Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-02-03
MORNING LEADER.
WEDNESDAY MORNING. FEB ;, 1904.
FsE special and Telegraph News--ses
First Page. Eor LEGAL and Commercial
NeWs--See Fourth Page
A VOICE FROM THE WILL
DERNESS.
Rebel Soldiers Refused to be
Forced to Rs-enter the Rebel
Service.
They DenOunce their Leaders.
The Rebellion on its Clutches.
An Address tO the Rebel Soldiers
NI6RNING. FEB 3, 1884.
TheY DenOunce thelF Leaders.
The Rebellion on its Clutches.
An Address to the RebelBOIdlers
From the Cincinnati Commercial.l

EDS. Con-; The following address was
procured by me from some rebel soldiers
in Calhoun County, Alabama, q few dsy s
past. l WAS on secret service for the Gov
ernment, and was therefore in disguise,
and the rebels gave me the address, sup
posing me to be a rebel soldier. There is
no mistake as to its geuuineness; and
know that it has circulated to coDsiders-
bic extent among the dissatisfied rebel
soldiers. The following is the address
FELLOW SOLDIERS eF THE Army OF TEN
EEssEE: Three years ago we were called
upon to Volunteer in the Confederate army
for term Of three year, and we all nobly
responded to the call, with the express
understanding that We were to be die
charged SIS soon as our term Of service ex-
piTed Indeed, we we're faithfully assured
by all of our officials that such course
would be pursued. The Secretary Of War
proclaimed that those who volunteered for
''thres years or during the war;" would
have to be discharged from the army at
the end Of three years. But, TO cur utter
surprise, we are now told that we must be
coEsoRIPrKD AND FORCED to enter the army
for Csotker term of three uearsl Oilr feel.
mos are not TO be consulted-WE MUST BE
ooRsCRIPrEDl
uWss such thing ever heard Of before
D. the annals Of war furnish q single in
stance Of volunteer soldiers being forced
to continue in The service after the expira-
ton Of their term Of service Surely
not If we search the history of the
world, from the days Of Adam, down TO
the present, we will find that IN every
instance, volunteer soldier was discharged
as soon as his term Of service expired, un-
less, of his own accord, reenlieted as q
volunteer. And are we, Americans, once
the boast and pride Of the World-ARE WE
to be treated worse than the heather Of
the dark ages of the world treated their
soldiers2 Are We to be made the worst
slaves ever known to the world 2 And ore
pe to become the laughing stock of the
World7
"FELLow SOLDIERS is it not clear to
every rational mind, that our pompous and
merciless rulers are daily stealing GDay
our Tights and h6;rtieS, and reduting US
TO the most shject slavery ever known to
the whole woFld2 And shall we eouardly
submit To this pslpsble Infringement upon
our most sqered rights? We are told that
we must come out to fight for cur rights:
yet our inhumaR leaders are gradually rob-
bing US of every right iaherit'd By naturs
or transmitted 10 US By our predecessors The
Federals did not hesitate TO diseharge ALL
their nine months troops whose term Of
service expired last summer-they we're
promptly discharged, and their places FILL
ed u2 by new levies; and shall we suffer
ourselves TO be treated worse than our
enemies are treated No, brave comrades,
let's assert cur rights, and unfinchingly
maintain them Lets show cur besstly
rulers that they cannot thus enslsve US be-
cause we are private soldiers They have
already cunningly led US into the very
threshold of destruction; they have prac-
ticed one deception Efter another nna- -
they have told ne Iir5-nuEBIBLE LIEs-tO
induce us to become sbject slaves.
Among the iRHamsrdbIe lies promulgat-
ed BY these uRnitgatsd SeGmps, we call
your attention 10 the following; They
told us that the war would not last three
months; that foreign nations would rec.
ognize us An independent people, and help
US 6eht; that the Yankees could not tight;
that one OF us could whip Ten Yankees
that Vicksburg could never bs taken that
Chattanooga ooHld never bs taken that
the Peace party Of the North would force
Lincoln to make peace with the soulh;
thst we soldiers should be discharged as
soon as our time expired, and that we
should not be heavily taxed. These are
but few of the many hypocriticsl lies
proclaimed by those conspirators who have
precipitated us into irretIievable revolu-
ton. Shall Ds submit t2 be beguiLed BY these
objectionable gsuYpers, and permit our fam.
lilies to stqSue 70 deIth, through want of our
labor at home? Are we MT aware that if
our absence from our families De protraot-
/ ed another term Of three y~ars, many Of
them will suffer Wretohedly for the neces.
ssries Of life, If they do not entirely starve
to death And are We not bound by the
most sacred ldlps known to man 70 provide
for cur families And should we permit
set of ussTPiag pTofigGtes 10 prevent us
| from complying with this Divine Lqlc?
By the late laws Of Congress, cur families
are to be taxed to an almost, unlimited e.
tent; and il we submit TO become conseripJs,
the last ray Of hope will have to be ezPslled
from onr hearts, for we can then hope for
nothing but an tntimsly state Of aJjsct Stare
~, not only Of ourselves, but also Of or fam
! ilies
Now is the time to assert our rights, for
if We wait longer our doom will be forever
sealed We who write this address are
determined to demand our rights, and, il
necessary, we will demand them at the
point Of the bsyonetl We are not enemies
TO the South but we are lovers Of our
rights, liberties and families; and if we
must lose all our sacred rights, and permit
our fsmiIies to stsrve, in order 10 sustain
our wicked leaders in their deceptive
course, we prefer to return to our ale
gisnce to the old government, accept Of
LincelB's pardon, and let the leaders ard
their Confederaoy go to hell together This
may be hard language for men who have
fought in many a hard battle to use; but
silent endurance ceases to be virtue, and
confident are we that the government Of
the United States can treat us no worse
than we are being treated by our heartless
officials in the field as well as at Rich
mond.
"But we are told chat if we will let the
authorities conscript US the war will soon,
be favorable to our side Can any rational