Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-27
4 Noble Letter from a Gallant Sol.
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CHArrAHoocHIE, Ga, Sept IS, OF
E6ffsfs JOarnal:
As your essimsble paper is one Of tae
few, truly loyal and out-spoken Unson
papers Of Southern Indiana, / thought
proper to write few lines which you
can publish st ysur option. g. 9 p
For some time past We have keea de-
priEsd Of our regular mail facilities by
the dAshing ehivalry uadsr wheeler,
operating on the railroad between Chat
tanoogs and Nashville.
Some are disposed to eensurs thsre5el
! General in shus severing our connection
with friends at home, bat think BE-
should be entitled to a full share ofglory
for stealing horses. plualering the cih-
zsas houses. hen roosts, dc. inasmuch
/ as he failed in the great grand object for
Which he started out, viz. compelling
GensFai sherman to reInqaish his hold
on Atlanta, aud fall back 10 Gbattsnooga.
4 Bat Sherman, instead OF retreatiug
quietly, withdrew bis army from the
strong Notifications in front Of Atlanta,
and started on bis famous expedition in
the rear OF Atlanta, leaving the gallant
Hood reposiDg in the city, and eongratu
lst'ng himself on bis superior general
ship over Sherman, proclaiming the
glad tidings OF great JOY TO his army and
the beuighisd citizens, telling them &c
come forth out Of their ''holes. thai
there was now no more fear from The
. Yankee shells, as they we're in full
retreat beyond tbs Chattahooehie.
But when Hood was apprised OF biz
mistake in regard 10 bis opinion o
shermans movements, be made hag,
specalations on the result OF Sherman
, stapidity. aad said he was Just on thl
eve OF another Of his gloricas victo
riss p; and SC be was We know, anl
| doabt not the rebels know TOO, the re
{ salts Of this movement The Stars am
Stripes now float proudly and default
j, over the rebslsious Gate CITY, as the
viii eventually do over every city ia 30
; rotten Confederacy.
e Gen Wheeler has hastily gathered a
b his spoils aud scattering bands OF mG
4 Fssders ia Middle Tennessee, and O
last accounts was making rapid stride
DixiewaFd, hotly pursued by Rousseau
q ! suppose be has probably ere this r.
e ported within The prieincts OF his worth
4 superior, Hood and they can mutual
congratulate each other on their reeef
rfefoyfss. and their prospect Of drivin
= the Yankees back 10 the Ohio River
Military matters, however, have a
= most sunk into oblivion 10 this Depar
msnt, now .ha. the campaign is endet
and the earnest attention Of all the so
y diers Is directed 10 the GuberIatori
r aud Presidential campaigns Of Il
10 North.
7 To say that Gov Morton isuniversal
!. acknowledged to be the soldiers frier
u would be TO repeat en- on told fact, az
=. TO sag that he ID tho unanimous ehoir
i Of The thousands Of loyal Indianiaas vi
have been serving their country for thr
PEARS, is eqsaily true, the malignan,
signs and slzndeFlngs Of the conservaiir
coppesaeaas TO the contrary notwit
Re standing
u The Evansville Tgmes may cease
r. efforts to prejudice the soldiers again
Gov. Morton, as they will NOT eonlts
>" ance any man who Is Antagonlssie 70 i
70 principles Of Gov Morton. They arc
IN man opposed 70 the proceedings Of q
IL soEardly sReaks Of the North, who a
bowling about az Armissiee with g
y rebels, and pronouncing this war a IA
o. are, and this even while onr viesorio
y, army vas marching into Atiantal
"a In short time The people can ha
the pFi vilege Of undoing All that 4
soldiers have done 10 The tolls ana bar
ships Of three years var. Wiz tbI
'p do ~ Let the ballot box decide sbe
Of soc BIZ electipg A5raham Lnooln I
z President, Andres Johnson fox Vice Pr,
- dent aud the soldiers friend, niy
:. T. Morton for Governor Of Indiana.
this be done, we win ere long eni
y, peace, lasting aud honorable
~ Respectfully,
Il