The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-08-10
The Cloud the Horizon

The Cloud ON the Horizon.
The following letter to the Circleville
Democrat shows what those, who carry
the musket. are beginning to think of the
war and the way it is maraged. The re-
action has commenced that will sweep
Lincoln & Co. into their original insig-
nlfcance. They have brought the coun-
try to the very verge of ruin, which fact
the people are beginning to comprehend;
and, like all, who have been deceived and
then ruined, their vengeance will be pro-
portioned to the confidence they had be-
slowed on the inaugurators and engineers
of the war:
[From the Circleville Democrat
AVo1CE FROM THE ARMY.
The subjoined letter, addressed to f.
W. Renick, Esq, by one of the prominent
officers of the 155th o. N. G., an ardent
supporter of Brough last fall, has been
handed to US for publication.
CAMP NEAR NORFOLK, VA,
July I'd, 1864.
FRIENDS Il have anxiously waited
to hear from you, or at least receive re-
ply to my letter written you from ,N artins-
burg, but as yet have not been favored
with line, so here goes for another at
tempt. You will see by the heading of
this that W. are "away down South in
Dixie" We have travelled over a great
deal of territory, and up tc this date have
not lost man. We have been to the
front and many have witnessed the sad
realities of war, ard their hearts have
sickened within them. The inquiry is,
when will this end The answer is diff
cult. Already once our happy country is
rent in twain-every hamlet and village
is draped in the SOM bre hues of mourning.
Limbless and disfgured men are met at
every turn, and yet the work of desola-
ton goes on. Again and again the ques-
ton is asked, is there no remedy? v no
shall the suffering millions apply to p
Have those in power the magic wand
which if waved would bring peace to our
unhappy country? Where, may Task,
is our boasted liberty Look around you,
and the vacancy of many familiar face,
is the silent response. Look upon this
portion of our country, and you will see
liberty in the back ground, weeping over
the blood-stained sell on one of the no.
blest and best States- Virginia The
bright CLEAN OF sunshine that but short
time ago appeared through the dark
clouds of despair, is fast being enveloped
in the gloom of disappointed expectations
Our hundred days are over half gone (;
the work we were to do is not half begun
and the future looks sad and mourn
full
But enough of this. There is reme-
dy which can be handled-it is the peo-
ple. To them self governed nation,
we must bow. Mems eyes will be opened,
they will see what to them was darkness,
and the crafty, selfish politician. will yet
be made foSeel that to his countrymen he
owes his position, and to them he mus.
bow in submission. And those who are
enjoying the great advantages of fat off,
ces and army contracts, who are for the
''last man and last dollar" may quake in
their boots, for the day of reckoning
is close at hand. They who have always
said go, and never say come-their time
draws nigh, for the people will rule, while
the selfish, ambitious fanatics, will ruin.
You may think am excited, bat 1 am
not 1 look at the facts and prophecy the
future. 80. SOLDIER.