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lt;liic ii uiii| uiuviii^ fYtl r juiijvrij^v »» ■ - isv Jin* 4 w«ni i » v .■ .*•••*lt; ii ly.iiij ihiivii;continue todo baLtlc far the great cause; j host ihc obi Keystone State'has s e Lriu king from ..no .duty, dodging'no res- L l1o bailie andor the old fl.g.oigenerous action Id onr wouodcU at Gettysburg, is a ’fair str.nt1ari1.br ;\rlncii you-may judge of tlic-m at home. Although they arc all of the “Society of Friends.'7 yet they have I lifatiy relatives and frienils among the loyal;cut forward- - . ... . andl believeponsibihtvy -and : this 'too,-in-a- position • .. . ....P9.....where his' cvtry wonl and action wiil tcli CvcrfonQcI a more colonial W.e.upon the destinies ol -the country, in the j than.in the heart of fhe Quakers of Chester hold, and its the courts of legislation. [ County. In speaking of tlicir loyalty howev.—: f—~—— ------——-—■ — - -- ! or. I must not forget to remind von, that inOur Arniy CorrcspoeuSC36C,t.. i r-imc of Ul0 revolution, Chester County wastraitor.-, to-S]:HotinKodotThLetter ircm O'oi. Sheldon.IIe a d Qua ii t F-j:s/3d Brigade;)TNew I bee £ a ,. LaN oy. 1».18 C3. Peak DemockaT;—Two ■ days ae:o we- zof nA I r. m* nvi aItUl i\SSI oinfested by a gang ries— a /o' Copperhead—most coercions of whom were the notorious. Doan brothers whose headquarters were at u cave nearOuth*cainc 10 this 'place,, which'.is 'on Bayou j rlevillc*, and even io this day, Clicker CountyoredidNfI UCtheto VIShoTe’sclie about mid wo v between Brash car-City, and Opelousas. .:We- marched to the latter.’place, remained two days, and then faced about'-and marched back to thispoint. -The’ caiisc our. coiinter-marchis. not; disclosed, unless it' be in the factj-that: there -are no rebels hereabouts, ex-cept smnll roving bodies of mounted guerrillas who llee befure us. Besides we.had gone nbout as far as practicnbic from our base, of supplies—and. I ;ain disposed to -think further tliun good polity would dictate,khad we . attempted tb’remoiir afU*r1 i’-v!.. ..Viwr* » 'V v,/‘bus iis-tones, copperheads or traitors; but since the InEc elections,- . 1 think their own sense of shamo must compel them to make their headquarters, like their pre-doccsfor.c'the Doan«, in .coves and seelQiled spots,- or 1)KC Ohio’s pcL copperhead, whoccic*.encioofmakes bis hcinl-quarters under the paw, andcoils It is slimy form under tlio mime of ibeBritish Lion. ......-1t wns quite dark when wc walked from'the res!deuce of Mr. Pcnr06e, to Dr. Coals, pre*. v'ous to onr ret urn to Curlb:ievil!c, and looking nut towards, the. village on the left, t no*wcthiDCiCOCVItosclCOItheih'e'Kfcayy raiiM ioi r.V.. - \Ve liave.bail two | t«cclt;3. Ihcflir-ib ingof ligS.r, and twinkling of .sharp warnings on the subjecl,of attempt- stnrc, cs il reflected in wnlcr, anlt;l asked if ,inS to move large-trninn ,vhcn' the ground l,'-rt not n stream of water there. Yes’is Wet. The soil is of such character that sir *“ lhc reP*.v. »’c Brandywine.'-How my pulse quickened at those word©! and although the name has many fascinations I flisurc you it was not visions of ‘-BrandybntheNcNlt;roads rapidly become practically impassa-bIp for loaded wagons. .From this point to Opelousas the country is rich and beautiful, much of it being prairie, tolerably vvel 1 • limbered,;suclra3 it is,/which grows . along the banks of the numeroiis bayous. This little village is situated in the parish of St. Mnrv, the wealthiest and Lhc greatest fur sugar production in* the State. The people, are not numerous, but own large plantations, graced with magnificent dwellings and extensive -sugar. houses. The people being rich, are all rebeft, and are gone away generally. ‘‘ '/The prairies arc immensely stocked \vub cattle and . ponies—the former furnishing- -us with an abundance of goodswashes, nor yet of “Wine juleps that lb rilled my heart, but I thought of the duya whcu with eager hoyish delight I read in tbo well-thumbed history of the U-iited State.-, of the gallant deeds our forc-fathers performed onthe banks of “Brandywine, bow ihose historic memories bad caused my heart to swell, and in: my enthusiasm to tbirik how much more glonons.it was to live ia those historic days than in our time. Little thought I then, that almost within sound of the rippling waters of the Brandy wine, the blood-stained fields of Gettysburg!! bhqotd proclaim to the world that America's, sons have not forget what flag oar for2-fathers fanM»t under, andtlUithfthilanbtfresh beef, and tbe lUUer a plenly cf fun j whal S:Cflt !''nlbs lhs-v f',u2ht for uR lb= ia lhc use of. the krWt'in their caplnre I briIls.Df thc Branclywitwand training. These wild ponies readily submit to the control of man, and become at oice qniCB valuable in our service.— Many of them arc branded with the initials of some man’s name, which seems to be • recognized cs a sufficient reduction of Lhcse animal© fcrat .riaiwac to possession and ownership.The greatest interest has been felt by the whole army here in tlie Ohio election. Since the day it occurred, thc anxiety has been immense to hear the result. Manv• • *««»*• • + • s “ •were the vows token by .the Ohio soldiersthat they would never go back to dive iniho.Slate,.ifVallondighnm should bo elected. Nearly all said it would be too dis-■» • • %graceful—too treasonable in our/people, should .they., choose the great exile,9; for Governor, to justify a patriot in owing; allegiance to hc-r. • The news has been rc-O %,ceivcd'ond couf.rmcd. God be praised,-May He bless ’my dear old State.withOu Tuesday morning, (lOlh inst.,} I awoke wish a rciili/.alion of the fuct that 1 was still a nephew of Uncle Samuel, msd having thc f.ar of h;s iuitheriiy before rny eya3, io the shape of a ‘-leave of absence,’* whose day bad well nigh departed, I bid our Quaker friends “Good Bye,*'end wns sooo on rr.y wa}- to thc On pi; a1, via the Quaker City. Truly Your?,A. il. 2s\CLEVELAND EEEEDMAN’S AID COMMISSION. 'Ci.f.vki.ano, 0. Nov. 12, 15G3..To Auxiliary JJssrciaiionr, and Friends of Freedom and Jlutnanity, i/i Northern Ohio: ■]^y the- Proclamation of the President and the advance of' oar armies, hundreds of thousands of our follow-rr.cn, heretofore held in slavery have obiniocd their freedom, a large portion of whom are women and ehil-droi', and aged ncd iuGrm persons.1‘hey cornt: within our military lines bereft 0( evmthinr: hut \hfcir bumanitr. nnri inDDjid 1 n rGi.bn'narsniHeexindiphi a rinpa;JoYcnp;writethedirwbsirnri00-wprt is [thcfcrimnwhpoimethesher?i*r
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Elyria Independent Democrat
Elyria, Ohio, US
Wed, Nov 25, 1863
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