Year: 1863

WARREN, W. Mafcn H.


IIsssrs. Editors The following extract
from a letter written by Corporal II. I.
Haynes, of Bloomfield, is so true state
ment of the feelings and opinions OF the
men in the field, that it seemed well
worth place in your columns.


Mr.. Haynes is most worthy and rell-
able man, and has received favorable
mention IN your paper heretofore. He
IS an old soldier, having spent FIVE years
in the regular service, and did glorious
work in organizing and drilling men at
the outbreak OF hOstilities. He has been
a lifelong Democrat, and only ceased TO
be one when Democracy became synony-
nous with disloyalty and treason.


MY heart throbs with Indignation
towards those black-hearted traitors
North under the name of Democrats
What 20 those villains mean? Are they
Americans, born under the brave old
flag? or are they Hessians? Or are they
working tor political power, that they
want 10 destroy one of the best Govern.
ments the world ever produced! Dc
they forget when this war first broke out
how they urged brave boys to enlist
the promises they made US of u glorious
welcome on our return,-and now the
towards are stabbing us in the back
Would to God they knew the feeling oi
hatred and revenge that the soldiers
have for them. It would make then
thin cheeks blanch and their cowardly
limbs totter; but there is day of retri-
button. Let them heed. | would say to
the loyal people Of the North, stand by
the Army and we will stand by you
Believe not the lies of the traitors about
the disloyalty Of the soldiers. We are
as loyal now as the first day we enlisted,
and will endorse any means to put down
the rebellion. Arm the negroes, l say,
or anythig else. Do not the rebels do IL,
and are we any better than they, that we
should hesitate to take the same means
as they do? Would they not hurl down
on us ten thousand savages if they could?
Did not Washington and Jackson use
negroes Why should We stop to think
of such thing?


eff it will console the double-dyed
traitors at home to know how we feel.
tell them we are determined to annihi-
late the rebels, and then to turn our
guns on them if necessary, for we can
fight them better than we can the rebels.
We believe the rebels to be honest men
compared to them. Would to God had
my way. | would hang every one of
them by detail The Conscript Law is
what we want. Let it be properly en-
forced. That will make them fight, and
when we get them here if they wont, we
viii make breastworks of them.


The loyal resolutions which were
presented to the troops of this Depart
ment were universally endorsed. We
want peace, but no such peace as the
traitors would force on us if they could.
When the South begins to talk of peace,
there IS time for us TO talk about it,
Rather than submit to q dishonorable
peace we will fill Southern graves. This
is the way the boys in the field feel. 1t
is n general feeling with all.


:" Ny heart bleeds for my country
when | think of these things, but then
hope whispers, we will come out all right
yet. 1t is always the darkest hour before
day, and the day is not far distant when
these clouds will pass away and our brave
Did flag viii wave in triumph over all
May God bless our President and give
him strength and wisdom to guide us
through the storm.


" If you know any of the traitors read
his letter to them, or have it published
{ you think it IS good enough.


=. Yours, II E HAYNES