Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-09-06
Army correspondence.
osmp Near Atlanta,
Sunday, Aug. IA. }


mir. AWAKENING thoughts of the hoAowed
Sssncistiops and venerated memories which
cluster around the sacred dsy-and giving
IN all u gentle Invitation to enter the por-
tails of the sacred temple of worship. Hap
nv children with smiling faces Tip in tidy
dresses along the e8iet streets to Sabbalh
School followed soon by staId ana SOBER
men md women clad in snnlbre attire
all moving to the house OF God TO cnsr W
10 An ever kind Providence praise sou
grateful thanks fer bis ben!hcen' aru 49,
tifnI rnereies. The rattle Of carriage Wheels'
.ha.h,,r, ~ vrices and the Thousand SOUNDS
,fbpsv every day lie are replaced by hsn
Loa,d uu,,6urs of the music oil distant
oho,rs ar the indistingt accents 81 ferV'u
ovhnrtations. Tbs day-the scenos-anu
Enc s,baed whispering sounds--sIl "hico
r,set the ear and eva tend TO awaken the
,InmberiUg feelings Of devotion even IN
,ba minds of the most worldly. The solemn
measures of sacred melody greet the gath
sriog audienoc,as each passes In and slow
" down the isle TO bis accustomed seat.
A the waves of the meludious food settle
softIy away, the minister's impressive tones
Bring to the eur those awe Inspiring words,
"Tbe Lord is in his h"ly temple let all
me earth keen silence before him." Who
that realizes those words can sit through
the services uuiEterested AnS unatten-
Eivef
The head bows in humble reverence be-
fore the il fluence Of the invisible presence
of Deity, and the heart melts with peris
.Eanne and euntrition az a sense of unWOrthi.
uess creeps upon the mind.
As tho precious blessings Of bountiful
Providence are rcmembered-tbs voice
raises in exulta5t tones shouting those ex-
altipg woIdF-''We worship Thee, we
glorifY Thee"-hut ps it sinks away into
those waiting torres of imEloriug entreaty
Thou that takest away the sins Of the
world have mercy upon us"-the fearfuly
Sivid picture rises before the vision, of the
des, lations OF war, the lettering fabric of
our beloved goverDmeut--the blood dYsnch.
ed battle-ielcs henped with slain, and the
slight CHARGE Of escape from disease and
death ofthose Eear end dear who are bat
Ting for their country. The changes of
years-the joyous ceremonies Of marriage,
the soTroWful ceremonies Of burial often
witnessed tbrOng through the memory
and under all these Christening, purifying
influences the mind sewers itself from the
grosser clays and burthens which have en-.
SwiBsd about it, to rise to an elevated
sphere of cODtepted peace on the buoysrt
support Of hope and faith. The day eIides
50 slowly away, and sinks so serenely into
the stiffness Of night, that life seems
ed to another world.
Here the arrival of Sabbath brirga no
peace and quiet-nO music of the church
Sell-no associations of devotional memo
Ti6s to Us. Before us lies the beleaguered
city. Grim looking cannon frowu at us
through earthen embrasures, occasionally
vomiting missiles Of death, awakening our
slumbering monsters TO reply. Scattering
musket shots interspeTsed by an occasional
Solly warn us OF the immediate presence
If an ever watchiul and wary enemy
Back from the advanced lines, among the
little clusters of white tents-,he men not
on duty, lounge in lisiless apathe,ic iudif>
ference to the scenes of the great drama
or rather tragedy in WI ich they are the
cbslt actors. Sume are cleaning and mel.
ishing their guns-soms writing letters +,
FRIENDS at bOme-writins with psucil
and the knse for desk-snme reading over
Old letters-letters from friends perhe,s
now dead while occasionally one NAV be
seen reading stray newspaper in which
the prospects Of peace are discussed, and
possibly spoken OF as promising.
The word peace gives him q momentarv
thrill, such M would the murmered stain
0F hall forgotten song of childhood -
fancy transports him to the quiet, hspp,
home with its peaceful scenes and cherish
ed friends, but they seem as shadowy ant
eVanescent as the heeting clouds aboy,
MIN, ana as his mind reverts from th,
pleasing thoughts to the scenes sf blood,
strife end carnage about him, the visions
81 peace, OF home and friends dissolve Ekt
the cI'ud. COm:a ads endeared to him by
long years association in danger and pri-
7atlon-who were with him but Yesterday
now 'Ieep ben'ath the g'oand where
'hey sank battling with the foe. Tie al,
most certain fate of death staring him IN
tne lace nerves him with stern receive IA
uie IKE soldier, and he dismisses all the
Soltehing reflections Of the happy reuuion
WIN friends at homo when he shall re,nrn
from the war. 1'' ''' ~ "
mere and there, but few aud far apart,
gre jealous sacrificing Chaplaius preaching
1aInest words OF comfort and sympathy 70
tue niue Knots OF attentive listeners, striv.
,Os 70 direct them to the marrow way;''
SN the teaching of the Gospel of Peace
present such broad and giaring contras,
T." he surging waves Of the war, that pray.
ers and sermons seem but to add darker
coiRrs to the tedious picture ins.esdso of re-.
heying its gloom.
buta few hundred yards to the rear
cleaning white through the green foliage,
are sns long rows Of hospital tents, filled
iuli Oh Inc shattered wrecks OF humanity +:
auG every few hours the slow beat of muf-
ueo drum tolls the martial knell of some
9eaH soldier, whose spirit took its Eight
mo inc shadow Of death, With no tender
u''her or sisters soft hand to vino the
oeathSdamp from the clamy brow.
what gloomy Influences, what gloomy
scenes are these when contrssted with
thos1 surrounding you at home Day af-
Ter day rolls by, ard zach setting sun
oouots eff q hecatomb of martyrs for their
1eonutry.
You wish to know perhaps what is being
dane here-and Of the I'D regiment. No
important movements are az present trans.
'rlsring, but the army lays stretched around
tho city on the northeast side in the form
OF an arc, aud about three miles 'front.'
OJnfronting US are strong works covering
powerful enemy. Works too strong TO
lie taken by assault. aud too extended to
be surrounded. What will be the next
move, appearances do MT Indicate. but if
che enemy is not reinforced. we can uki-
nately compel him to evacuate for want of
supplies. pho old regiment though worn
and weakened by the vieisitudes Of two
years srvice to the shadow its former size
ana strenSth-stiil holds its portion in
the front uDdismaved and defiant. Sines
the death Of L.. Schoonmaker on the sixth
inst no casualties have occurred, and its
general health is excellent, but as this let
ter is already too long, will close.
Yours g., X.
Casper Bllz, wealthy and prominent
leader among the Germans Ct tho north
,wesl, aud An Influential advocate of Lin
3oln's election 10 1860, holds the following
Languages now:
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