Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-08-18
FROM TaE 7sD INDIANA REG.
TRlANNA, Alabama, Aug. 9. 1864.

day | have concluded to improve it by wri-
ting you few lines for publication, un-
derstanding that your readers. who are all
friends OF the soldiers as we'll as the cause
fer which they have gore forth to fight,
are fond of reading our crude thoughts
News items are rather scarce here at pre-
sent, all being quiet on this side of the
Tennessee. so that / will lie compelled to
talk little about matters up Moth in or
der to draw ont my yarn to a respectable
length. But l will dispose of the news
first. and after that attend to our Copper
head friends.
The health of the I'D regiment is good.
There are few, however, in the hospital
We have been engaged for some time in
building stockades on the north side OF the
river. and in a short time the rebels will
hna it rather unhealthy to attempt to cross
at this point. Major A. &. Wade. who is
now in command of the regiment since the
resignation Of Lieut.. Col. Walker. with
60 men, crossed over to the south side OF
the river few days ago. and proceeded as
far as Summerville, ten miles distant. and
returned again the same evening. without
encountering any rele els, which would
seem to Indicate that they are not quite so
thick over there as was supposed. How
ever, | learn that about Is Of Co. B, cross.
ed the same day a few miles below here
and were attacked by about so rebels. but
succeeded in cutting their way ont. and re-
crossed without the loss of man. They
also brought over with them qnite lot OF
forage. captured while on the opposite side.
The boys say that they emptied three sad
dies that they know of. This, | believe,
IN brief, sums up all the news Of any inter.
est floating around here at present
The weather continues extremely warm,
with an occasional shower of rain. Ri, e
peaches are making their appearance. and
ripe watermelons are getting quite plenty.
Green corn, new potatoes. &c, ale easily
obtained, and we do not apprel end the
least danger OF starving as long rs these
articles continue as plenty as they are at
present. But this will suffice for the pre-
sent. Now. with your permission. | will
pay my respects to my Ccpperhead friends.
as | call them by way of courtesy, but
God deliver us from such friends.
j noticed very remarkable Article in
the Plymouth Democrat OF July Dist. I'M
der the caption of "Why VIC Want Peace. "
The feelings of the writer seems to be very
much exercised because the terms "pcace
sneaks, rebel sympathisers, "disloyal-
lists, tories" &c. are applied to him
and his party. Now the question. why
are these terms applied to the Copperhead
parry of the North? is easily answered.
1t is hecanse they are guilty of all the
terms imply. and more too. All these
phrases combined only convey fcint idea
OF their dishonesty and sneaking meanness.
1t is a well known. undeniable fact, to ev-
cry one not blinded by prejudice. that this
same party has done nothing since the be-
ginning OF the war but TO stand back and
whine and find fault with every thing that
was done, and endeavor to embarrass the
Government in every possible way. Nay
more, they have even threatened to resist
tho tax and CONSUMPTION laws-laws essen
tial to the successful prosecution of the
war; Nor was this all. They purchased
arms and met in secret places, bound
themselves together by horrid oaths and
drilled la military. for the purpose ofen-
aiding them to carry out their reasonable
designs. There is no guess work abont
this. They wrote to their friends in the
army. telling them what was going on
among the Democracy. urging them to de-
sert and come home and they would he
protected. These are truths which not one
Of them dare deny. The evidence of their
guilt is in black and white. All know
why they did not carry out their design
TO get up an instruction in the North
They concluded that it would lie unhealthy.
Wise conclusion, for them. What is
their course now? They tell their dupes
that the rebels possess great strength, un-
limitel resources and that they can never
be conquered; they let no opportunity pass
to discourage enlistments, by telling their
friends that it is an unholy and uncbris-
tian war. an abolition war, an unconstitu-
tional war. war of subjugation and con-
qnest. crusade against civil. political and
religious liberty. nothing but a wholesale
negro-stealing expedition. and that every
negro we have stolen has cost us two hum
dred and forty thousand dollars anil the
lives Of five white men: the successes OF
the rebels they magnify tenfold AMI depre-
ciate the victories of the Union armies in