Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-09-23

acter of the surface in and around it, gives it
The advantage of pure air and clean streets.
There are many large and handsomely con-
structed edi6ces, including several churches,
| academies, and other public buildings. There
are besides these, many large hotels, ware
houses and stores, all of which are invaluab BILE
to our army. The hospital accommodations
for our sick and wounded promise to be su-
perior to those of Nashville or any city south
of that. The streets are mostly well shaded,
particularly in the suburbs, which adds much
to the comfort and beauty of the place. The
railroad buildings and depot well built and
commodious, and remain almost intact. They
are already being rapidly filled with stores
brought here by our locomotives which, il
must be understood, follow the advance of
our skirmish lines. They were here almost as
soon as our soldiers shrieking paeaus Of exulta-
tiOn over The new home found tor them in the
land of cotton.
The effects Of our bombardmeut are visible
in every part OF the city. There is scarcely
building that has not been more or less
shattered by shot and shell. The missiles
have usually gone clear through the buildings
struck, and must have infused terror as they
spread desolation everywhere. There is no
place 10 the city where any one could fud
perfect security from their uninvited intru-
sions. The people of this war-scourged city
were as likely to make the acquaintance of
these impolite messengers from "Yankeedom"
at their morning meal, or midnight repose, as
in the open street at MONDAY. The first in
timatiou of their coming would bethe ferocious
whistiiug which would just precede their mad
crashing through the fragile roofs and walls.
Think Of this you who from day to day enjoy
the undsturbed quiet of your Northera homes,
yet are thankless to the God who has given
peace to your borders, and unappreciative of
that government which remains the only bar
rier between your loved homes and wars des-
olatiOn Think of oar peaceful Delaware
cur beautiful Dayton, and our Queen, or our
Forest City, being rdvaged and desoIated as
has been the once prosperous and happy city
OF Atlanta. Yet such, o, ye copperheads and
sympathizers with treason, is the fate ye fain
would bring upon our fair and peaceful Buck
eye State. If you desire peace, permanent
and lasting peace, you must sustain the gov-.
ernment of the United States. If you desire
war, for yourselves and cbildren's chill
dren tear 1t doUn. God has given you the
blessed heritage OF free government and ex.
poets you to maintain it. If you do not, woe
be unto you.
The house in which l write, for l have been
SO ior reclaimed to civilization as to dwell in
a house once more-is located near one of the
enemys heavy works on Peach Tree street.
1t is "a neat aud pleasant cottage, but for weeks
has bad DO other occupants than some rebel
officers, probably portion Of Gen. Hoods
Staff, as his Headquarters we're in an adjoin
ing building. Even this humble. / might al
most say, innocent, little cottage ranks among
the viclimized. A cannon shot has plunged
through the outside wall tearing hole nearly
a foot in diamater. Passing straight through
the room it has left daylight shining through
II large aperture in the wall opposite. Cross
ing hall it penetrated third wall and final
y lodged in room on the farther side of the
building. This huge iron monster seems to
have had contemporary in mischief named
mnie-a delicate name TO be sure for a.thng
so fraught with DEATH This interesting young
member of the saltpetre fraternity stuck the
building near the same spot as is grand dad"
of weightier caliber, but seems TO have been
coutent with less ambitious progress, for after
passing through one wall and leaving its
handwriting" on another it seems IA have.
dropped harmessIy 10 The floor. Citiz7ns say
hat most of the casualties which occurred in
be city during the siege were causeed by bull
lets. This statement is confirmed by the
marks left on trees. lences and houses by
those far fg,ng messengers.
Notwithstanding the fall of Atlanta there
is but little bitterness of feeling manifested
openly by its inhabitants Many of them
profess to be loyal and there is no doubt but
some of them are. Even those who claim To
be secessionists are not very ardent iu assert
ing it, and all classes seem to be more ap-
proachabe than the irreconciIable traitors of
Kentucky and Tennessee.
But l have written enough as A. Ward
would say, "lor oncf." Therefore with my
tender regards to the peace brethren" and
to the mourning friends of the late Maj Gen.
Mcclellan, for all OF whom I shall probably
have word OF consolation in my next note,
remain, Yours ior the Union,
T. SECuANn