The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1864-09-24
Correspondence OF The Jasper Courier ]
Letter from n Dubois Volunteer.

0hohtIAs sept. iotH, iotf
Enron JAsPER CouRIER:-sm; see
an article In your issue Of The 2O'h ult
written BY John 2. Norman. Of The 9th Of
August, 1864. concerning my correspon.
dence to your paper, in which he says W.
c'aim 70 belong g hut one'pnr,y. The nncon-
tiiip,al uuion party. He would make the
citizens al home believe We are all oli-
tonisls il he could; lie Is surely very duli Of
appreh.nsion, tor II their ever vas Two
parties We have them in our regiment, to-
wit; The constitutional and UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
he csms 70 belong 70 he urconstlruilonai
or The unconditional nnon party.
H. ssys We clsm 20 belong 10 the IN
conditional union parry, that implies The
idea hM they don't wsn' pence on any
terms Whatever; they don't want any hing
but sutjuraton and annihIlation. Then
there il no use Of taIkin. Of pesce as long
as The presen' party rules, II this u their
policy, for there u ust be a c condition before
lew bud order can be 'e~iersl; bnl arcord-
ing 10 Mr.. Norman's priacipai VIZ are Il hit
ing for subjng8'inn aud ex;trmifa' ION f.e
snys as lcng ~ there is an armed foe ~
this war 20 or, don't LEI him lay down his
arm. on any condition, hn' pub ~ 10 ex-
'rrrnini Tim; WI da.'t want pesc. ~ a.g
terms MOI even on the basis OF The consfi-
triton What will become 81 such menq The
devil wont have ih,m and they nre not fitl
for heaven so they vii have no stopping
place 70 gather their crop Of wool. aud M
will NJ w,s,e onar fighting three years Tor
IL. |, viii DO Them no good.
- lie says only endorse my opinion. andl
ny opinions don't agree Wit lhe,rs alto
gsther. No. nor w6u'd | have TIE n,pr+--ion
y 20 abroad that i, did iaf the world. What!
rights aiih nv. never never Give .nr
dissolution first, let The North be delugrd
with blood, aud the country ravagsd III its
wealth; lei artillery roar from The Aeghany
10 the Rocky Mountains; ~ i ,rtoana
from the city OF Washington % -. faul
be fore such disgrace as 10 give mcgee.
tree and equal rights with lhr Americans.
n such shameful law was mndt il would bel
said ot US ~ Il was Of Rome, Oh. Thou
proud md fNincns CRY OF The vis.; rrou
vert cra..led % Ci,c.s,, as'i roc.ea b, d.
n,os'henes; thou art failrn.
50 il viii be sid 81 Az rica. Oh iL"n
proud and IRE America. nhv Vas Graded.
lby Washington. and rocked ~ Clay andl
Webster, then ~ fallen; ond even me
.Arabean pyln'e,h hr ircer u scorn At you.
~ili We ever low suci, disgrace 70 s.slul
our couuir, W never.
Mr. Nurn,n sss- ne il IN ~ i v.qsrou-l
prost cUsInn - the war 70 overthrow his
re be ilIun. aud 20 an |. but don'i believe
IN prosecuting ne s~ar eynr'hrow s'svfrvl
sud give 'nea u smr right We y W, mr.
y dcn'i want - prosecute he nar luf sx-,
q rminalior or hnnhla'i.n.
II Mr. Norman il such lover " .sherty
~ a such lsw e''dIng man ny s.,rs M
nnri h,n - iur people u sprak iaer srnll-
menls! II ~ sud bic friends arr sucn iasrr-
Ut liberty. Why DO they want 10 deprive other
men 81 theirs! Why do they saw the,
will burn cer'ains presses ID lnd.,Dai Thy
even say if they ret 70 " home they wil
not have tree election, be says the ciiizsus
will have 10 vote as they tell them. ThrM
what j. tile use Of an election; why not Dc
clare The man they. want or Presi en', and
lei him take bis seat. II they want Ma
archal Government; why noi.go TO Europ-
at once! Give me free speech, free press
aud free eections; but Mr.. Norman don'l
want this, he wants 10 suppress everything
Then II we would have law, il we would
have the war brought. 10 close, change The
policy Of the government, and 90 10 fight
ing for the government, not 10 tree The ne
groes; fight for the old constitution. not
new one; fight for the Union, no, tor sub
jugation; fight 70 put down this rebellion.
not for annihila.ion; fight for the rights our
forefathers guaranteed to Us, aud The war
will soon close; and our old stars and strips
will wave al Ger this once happy land. and
peace and unity will reign. and our suffer-
In a. ~ IN and Kaurs Rosnsv