Year: 1862

NhICAGol July 10, 4ooZ.


EDS. LEADER.-It has been some time
since have addressed you from the Garden
City, duties at another point having called
me away.


Since I last wrote, the ice has disap-
peared from the harbor, and now great
forests Of masts and clouds Of smoke be-
token the existence Of busy commerce.
Chicago still continues the centre Of life
and the marked exception to the general
prostration of trade All is hustle and
activity in her crowded thOrOughfares, and
were It not for the rebel prisoners at Cot
tage Grove, and the recruiting offices
opened under the late call for troops, the
grim visage Of war would scarcely cast q
shadow upon the busy scene.


The call Of the President has awakened
anew the patriotism Of the West. The
people feel that new sacrifices are yet to be
added to the already long and sOrrOwful
list, and fresh developments Of the Spartan
spirit to be made by the patriots Of the
West.


Men holding lucrative positions win find
but little alluremeDt in deadly warfare; /;
and there are n, so poor but may now
find work to do at remunerative wages
The skeptical would hardly expect any re-
spouse to the last CALL but there are many
who have had a sincere desire to serve
their country in some manner, yet have
not enlisted for good and sufficient reasons,
who will now throw aside all considera-
tions that have heretofore held them back,
and will rush to make this last grand and
united effort for the salvation of their
country. There are more such men than
some Of our over-zealous patriots have
given credit for. Many q timorous and
peace-abiding man whom the Phrenologists
would say had organs Of eombativeness
and destructiveness but moderately deTel-
oped, have, nevertheless, genuine feelings Of
patriotism permeating their hearts, who
have awaited any such an exigency as the
present to overcome ali hesitation and lead
them to the battle field.


The much derided Home Guards are
not necessarily devoid of patriotism. Many
men Of slight muscular Development, or
men whom other weighty reasons detained
athome, have spent much time and treasure
in drilling and in the support Of military
organizations preparatory for the worst
that might come.


Many Of these men are new marshaling
for the contest, and already have regular
organisations Of Home Guards handed
in their rolls to the Adjutant Generals Of
several Western States. These well disei-
plined and thoroughly drilled men are the
leaven that shall leayen the whole lump Of
raw recruits and enable the Government
in q very short time to hurl against the
rebel Oonscripts a fresh, disciplined and
irresistible force. ~


And these men who now 60 are terribly in
earnest. They have no time or inclination
toconciliate our Southern brethren-or to
avoid hurting the feelings" Of those men
worse than sepoys, who have not hesitated
10 deseerate the graves Of our soldiers and
use their bones for ornaments.


The fresh troops have many Of them
lost dear friends who died in camp Of dis
eases conntracted while working in en-
trenchments and swamps, while able-bod-
led and aoclimated men who were glad and
anxious &c work for US, have been turned
back from our lines and forced to do simi-
lar work for the enemy.


Nearly all the democrats are in the field,
and that portion Of that party known as
the H Resurrectionists, win send very few
men under the new call ~ as general
fbinQ they discourage eehlistments-sO that
veYnay safely estimate that from two hum
dred and ffty to two hundred seventy-hve
tbonssnd abolfiORists are to be hurled
arainst that institution which has been the
cause Of 50 much solicitude to the Vallan-
diehamers, and Of so much loss q blood
and treasure 70 the country. The effect
mon the institution Of these two hundred
and seventy-fve thousand aoohhonists
thank God H0p their name Is Legion J
Who are freshfrom the people can not %
Otherwise than most potent. hope te
write you again soon yet Iqr rtnst Z. ne ISc.
RB.