New-York tribune., 1867-06-21
GETTYSBURG IN 1863 AND 1867.

GErTysBrRc, June ls 1861
How were you affected by the battle Z" sand to
Mr.. Tate, meaning that he should give me some
glimpse into his emotional nature.
THE battle said Mr. Tate, turned ont well for
Gettysburg. Hack-dTiyn and hotel-keepn' ave a
bit more encouragin'. II was difficult to what
Providence set us atween two fires for but Oh oOkin
into our cash-accounts we understand il all
In truth the great battle of the war is regarded IN
Gettysburg ~ sort of tOrtultOuS and fn1ous I'M
auynropy nnvirg os-er~-s fcr ~ years how The
town unable 10 grow, came mp to il aud kicked %
into notice. arrived at IL from other fields Of val
orous commemoraton with enthusiastic antieipa-
tons. At first these were neatly dissipated. The
railway as il enters Gettysburg. affords poor view
of the battle prOmonores which lie on the opposite
side of the town and, except rongh iag-nole that
staggers up III the borough square, there iS no midi
cation that the Government eVerrequITed Gettysburg
for any more considerable purpose than 20 take IFS
census which is said 10 amount 10 about 800 souls
The architecture Of the village may he denominated
the German Useful, the houses having tendency TO
redness to broad-shouldered cornices, to light yell
low wash here aud there by way OF gliding the rose,
and the people at large are square-set, ford and
frugal little changed by the ebb and How and hnrri-
cane of history that swept upon them for fortnight
IL is evident that Gettysburg is church going town,
and the Lutherans seem TO have the preponderanee
of influence in il, there being college and tbeO-
logical seminary Of theirs near by it, on different
roads and when the evening mail arrives The Post-
Office becomes a place of congregation. the chubby
faced students of Saxon descent being most con-
spicuous, but during the hot days OF Summer the
streets seem none too shady and the yOung lawyers
cock back their chairs in the breezy courthouse haD
Baltimore and Philadelphia send their newspapers
here but the former is the nearer; the town of York
appears 10 be the natural metropolis of the sectOn
the hotel, are refreshing FROM their proud eonserVa-
tive standpoint, refusing either to charge any more
money than they used TO, or TO give anything more
for IT, Mr. George Mcclellan keeps one OF them and
the coincidence of his name with that of dlstin-
euished general has led many English tourists to
write home that the ingratitude of the Republic has
doomed its Chieain To keep village hotel on the
very field of his fame. As Mr.. Mcclellan Is OF the
opposite political persuasion this is sore point with
him. and had he the re-baptzing OF Gen. Mcclellan,
believe he would drown him altogether. IL was at
the house Of Mr.. Tate called by the gooG old sign
post name of The Eagle" that took my food and
there are good many cannon balls piled mp III mis-
yard, carbine and a scabbard behind his bar and
here assemble of very sunny days the young men of
the West End Of the town to consider the feasibility
of organizing cavalry company which, am told,
has been the great topic of conversation ever since
the battle These things give battlefield atmos-
pheIe to the nn and beyond all this tue holeI stan
and furniture are exactly what they were before tue
fight so that if it next July nstead oi J'uy'
1868 that was TO invade Gettysburg you mlghi getas
perfect understanding of the people to-day rs IL yo"
had dronped in here week before Ewtls corps
CANA Yelling into the village. The visitors to the
hat,le fsld are more remarkable 10y their KIND than
the; number nearly all the civil and military obea,s
f to limited States being registered upon the hote
Lool-s and now and then some proud-cJeu' sop'ns-
;.,.od Marty comes into town with an emOa''asseo
- and disappears toward the sites oi the great
items. Rebels are they, dsunformed and SILENT
come 90 look upon the ridges OF rock Oh Whiei lhe"
',ard.rno cause met lis gTandest overthrow. There
= ,o smothered nor unworthy revenge IN the hearts
81 ,e Gettysburg people it would not be safe for the
rate NeCausland TO come to this section, even With
Grants safe conduct in his pocket, nor for Jabai
Ta,lv the highwayman, perhaps: but there is thai
bieh-mindedness in Gettysburg that viii no more
tant the rank and file of its former captors than II
would knucke to them when they filed the town
ana Dragged that they meant tomorrow to murder
the entire Army of the Potomac Here and there In
the great mass of the citizens, burrows siiii some
a,ndced partisan that never learned n0riorgot any
thing who feels no pride in the great victory ha0er
whose presenee he lived because a De;0cIaiic Al,
;tration did not achieve il, los.;th the hailOwed
hottlefcld is nuisance and To lt-alihost sehlent
uov i'm Its dignity OF wood, stream, and mountain,
clad in the harvest garments ol peace lh'st - htlS
',nors are lces than the Rebel houts IL shnts away
INTO It's msgnanimous boeees l1e ha'R.qs u w
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