The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1885-10-07
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From the Enquirer
OFFICE CINCINNATI DAILY AND !
WEEKLN COMMERCIAL
CINCINNATI, Feb 10 1863. J
Gopcynor Chase:
Nv DEAR SIR: wrote you a some
wlist fantastic letter tbe other day. Bu
shat / suppose is not now strange.
write this morning 10 send you copy
al private letter have from our ar
my in front OF Nicksburg. IL is nom 4
close Observer, who endeavor- TO tel
the truth.
There never Was a more thoroughly
disguised, disheartened, demoraiized ar.
my than this Is, and all because it is un-
der such men as Grant aud sherman.
Disease is decimating its ranks, and
while hundreds of poor fellows are dy-
ing from smallpox aEd every other
conceivable malady, The Medical de
partment is afflicted with delirium tire
mems. In Memphis small>pox patients
are made TO walk through the streets
from camps to hospitals, while drunken
doctors ride from bar-rooms TO whore
houses in Goveri,ment ambulances.
How Is Il that Grant, who was
behind at Fl. Henry, drunk at Donel-
son, surprised and whipped al shiloh.
and driven back nom Oxford, Miss. j.
sill il command? ''
Gov. Chase, these things are true
Our noble Army of The Mississippi j.
beiug wasted ny the foolis',, drunken,
stupid Grant He can't orgs nize OF
control or hght an army I4have no
personal feeling about il but | know he
There Is not among the whole list of
retired Maior.tiener,.ls man who il
noi Grants superior. Mcclellan. FIRE.
nonI- Mcdowell. Burnside, Franklin.
even Pope cor Summer, won.i be an im-
provemeni upon the present cOmman-
der Of the Army Of the Mississippi.
viii you wake up some Of these days
aud find We have no Army Of the Ais
sissippi?
Then, there Is awful Encouragement
at the way the foolish old Hunter, who
h thought to he great man because he
- not insane IN his prejudices on the
negro question, is doing. IL God's
name, what is he waiting Tor? More
reinforcenenis? Pity he can't die and
get on, Of the way AS Mitchell did.
Bur to stop this sort Of grow ling, and
come 10 something more practical.
THE army West and East Is being
Weakened hourly 10y desertiOns IL Is
the grea; evil. The thing needful to-
stop il i for the President 10 give each
commander OF departments power to
SHOOT DESERTERS. They must be
shot by the dozen. The Prsident's
weak, pulling, bidding humanitarian
ISM il death and he'll 10 the army.
Can't you take him by The throat and
knock his head against = wall, until be
is brought Ia hisseases on The war busi-
hes 4? do not speak wan,only when |
say there sle +, rsons who would feel
that d, Was DOUG God service To kill /
him, ii a. we've not fearet, tina. Hamlin /
il a bigger isoi than he Is.
And yet the piliful Congress twad>
dies weekly i'm private caucus about
political matters, as if little more mig. !
ger. would do everything. Why don't !
1i,ey pass your finaBce messur,,, aud
Tie ceDscgipt act, aad mind .heis own
busintss:
The proclamation Is positive nni-
ssnee io every truly ,yal msn ia the
West IL Is a weapon in the hands of
Abe Buuernuts. II il is made patty |
ie-t Nallandigham would I've elected
Governor of ohio DO no, think am
talking al ssndDm.s Alas | know !
what am talking about. What l. |
wanted
!. a General for our Army 81 the
Miss.
2 Dtserters shot by Older OF CON-
n.ndsrs 81 departments.
8. Lees dependence upon the niger,
and more on the white man.
4. The consolidation of The fragments
of regiments.
.. Arrest aud try Henry May and
Wendell Phillips for treason.
6. Suppress the New York Tribune
aud New York World.
= NJ. HALSTEAD