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encc that will be most valuable;; fiid: y:o ( generous at’lion to our wouudcd at • Geliys-man wi11 .excecdhim i o fui th fui u css, ear-j ^ u .fair standanl bv which von ro.iy nesfness.-and .^intelligent1 devotion to t‘»c J,cause ef the countryT .-As helms been: »n -If S« f tbcm ftt to1 *c- .^oagh hey are indefatigable ancJ fearless soldier,:^yer in .3,1 of the“iociely ?r Friends. yet they have | it he front, bravihg;every danger',.so \vilJ:be j many relative.* and friend;: Among the loyal ft! continue to do balllc for the great cause; j host ihe old Keystone State has scut forward ishrinking from no^duty, dodging no res-j lQ tio bnttie under the old fl ig, and 1 believe •ponsibilitv-. nnd-this too,..-in* n position [. .* - 7 .where his every word and action wiiI tell ^r funod a more congenial korr.cupon the destinies ol Ihe country, in the ; than.m the heart of Ihe-Quakers of Chester field, and in the courts of legislation. [ County. In Fpeakmg of their loyalty howev. j or. I must not forget to remind yon, that ininKOlir ArillJ CorTCS|Onlt;H'flBCl\ j-*uttc of the rtvolntion, Cheater County was)*setter irom UoL Sheldon, ••.* ‘ ' TTead Quaetfjis?$ brigade;) ’ New Ibebia, La,, Nov. 1, .18C3.J Beak Demockat;—Two days ago we came to : this place,: which is !oh Bn you .Tesche about midway between Brashcar City, and Opelousas, .Wc marched to the Jatter’placo, remained two days, and then faced about' and marched back to this point. -The ‘ cause hof. oiir. counter-march is. not disclosed, unless it be in the foct ithat: there.'are no rebels hereabouts, except small roving bodies of mounted guerrillas who flee he’jure us. Betides wc.had gohe nbout as far us prr.cticnblo from onr base of supplies—:Und . I -am disposed to ■think further tliun good policy would die-i l... -.n it-. A i n «l r.attnn » liiAifn.«.! — *■’* Ub«WI IV»IO(1«V A. I » 1tatc,:had we . attempted loremain after; :• /• i-vv. v :*v •••inivncu «.» g'lUg «-» unwi iv»io huihjh*, ivries— n fa Copperhead—mos** conspicuous of whom were the notorious Doan brothers whose headquarters were at 11 cave nearOuih' rieville, and even to this day,!Chester County bns ii5 toric?, copperheads or traitors; but since the Inte diction?, 1 think their own senso of shame must compel them to mnke their headquarter?, like their predecessor?/ the Doaii«, in . caves and secloikd spots, or litre Ohio’s pcL copperhead, who makes hi* hcml-quartcrs under the paw, and coils his slimy form under tho mime of iheBritish Lion. ........ .....•It was quite dark when we walked from the rrs I deuce of .Mr. Fcnrose, to Dr. Coals, pre-_ y'ous to onrreturn to Gurtb:ievUlo, uad look-1 ^ ing put towards, the. vilInge on the left, t obr: tI lie: KbaVy rai ti s' set in .' ‘ \Ve 1i a ve .bail tvJ-o j i'tcd Ihe flu.-.li ing of ligM.aml iwinkHng of;J.sharp,warnings on ihe subject,of attempt-. £UirH ?s 11 reflecte«l in wntcr, anlt;l askeJifi? .inn tn move largo irniiu when the groimil Ul,erC va* not n stream of water Lhtre.-Ycs’ ft is'wet.-'- The soil is of 'surh character that was Ibc reply, “that is the Brmidywine.’- t,roads rapidly become practically jihpassa-bJo for loaded wagons.mFrom this point to Opelousas the country is rich and bcnutirul, much of it being prairie, tolerably well*limbered/suclra3 it is,-: which grows along the banks of the iiutr.eroiis bayous. This lit lie village is situated in the parisli of St. 3lnry, the wealthiest and Lhc greatest fur sugar production in the Slate. The people, are Hot numerous, but own large plantations, graced ..with magnificent dwellings and extensive • sugar houses. The people being rich, are a'.l rebeft, and are gone away generally.The. prairies arc immensely stocked' • •with cattle and ponies—trie former furnishing its with an abundance of good fresh beef, and the latter a plenty cf funHow my pulse quickened at those words! and although the name has many fascinations I a^urc you it was not visions of ‘‘Brandy smnsbc.V’nor yet of°Wmc juleps” that thrilled my heart, hut I thought of the days wbcu with eager bryi.h delight I read in the well-thumbed history of the United State.-, of the gallant deeds our fore-fathers performed onthe banks of “Brandywine,” bovr ihose bis-toric memories bad caused my heart to swell, and in- my enthusiasm to think how much more glorious it was to live in those historic days than in our tiajc. Little thought I then, that almost within sound of the rippling waters of the Brandywine, the blood-stained fields of Gettysburg!) should proclaim to the world that America's sons have not forgot whai fl.ig oar fore - fathers ton ght under, and what great lruths they fought for, an thet;tb5a' the use’of. lhc Wkt:»n their capture of the Brandywine,and' • train;n«.. These wild ponlca readily V* 1 aeslt;1^ corning, (Ipouica readily submit to the control of man, and become at once '.quite valuable in our service.— Many of them are branded with the initials of some man's name, which seems to be - recognized as a sufficient reduction of Lhcse animals ferae -sicilw’oc to ^possession and ‘ownership.The greatest interest bns been felt by the whole army here in the Ohio election. Since the day it occurred, the anxiety hasbeen Immense to hear the result. Manv• • . . * • • •were the vows token by the Ohio soldiers that they would never go back to dive in the.Slate,.if Vailandighnm should be elected. Nearly all said it would be too dr's-• •graceful—too treasonable in our people,I 0!h inst.,) I nwoke wish a realization of the fuet that 1 was still a nephew of Uncle Samuel, and having the f-ar of his iuitliority beTorc my eye3, io the shape of r. ‘-leave of ahsellce),, whose day bad well nigh departed, I bid our Quaker frtocds “(Jood Bye/'and wns sooo on rr.y way to theUapila! vie l!:o Quaker City. 'IVuiy Yours,.. - A. II. N.AIDCLEVELAND FEEEDMAN’S COMKISSIOJT.Ci.evei.akd, 0 , Nov. 12, 1SG3..To Auxiliary .Orsr-ciaiion?, and Friends of Freedom and Humanity, in JVorlhernOhm:]^y the Proclamation of the President andhundreds of0tiaCbntheadvanceofoar armies.should .they., choose the ''great exilef for. thubcamls of our follow-mc-n, heretofore held!vnrsr.:v.1CIrLap.or:d-do2l-Covernor, to justify a patriot in owing allegiance to hc-r. * The news has been received-and confirmed. God be praised,-May lie bless ' rny dear old State;.with•• ^ I • •*,. s’ , k * • ,peace, prosperity, and greatness . forever. She 1)03 nobly, earned .absolution for all past sins, and exemption- from public affliction Ic tl.e •lutcsVtime.,’' Her mnjeslic column of loyalty roaches the very canopy. ^ She has strengthened the - soldier’s arm and filled liia fireast with fortitude.— She 'has struck lhc weightiest blow this infernal rebellion hnsye-L receivedi From the 13th- d;iv ol October, ldo,, OhioHi slavery have obinioed tbuir freedom, a large portion of whom arc women and children, and aged tied iufirm persons.#!’h«y cornu within our military lines bereft Ol evmriling but their humanity, and in their extreme destitndoh appeal to us far gar merits 1o cover their rjakwlcc??, aud preserve them from death. • • -in uddition to the oble-botlicd tnc-o and women, who enn hb employed in various capacities by the Government avd by individual?, it isi sfirnaled thnt there ore at least iwo ben dred thousand,% (»:iid' ihc.number is coostaritlv increasing) whose wnntp, for the time being, must be supplied by lho-e :to .wLom Gorl has given hearts of sympathy and means of ru:L*f. .. .. ..•■.•■•in ihe department of the Missipsippi alonesLar.ds first and foremost among the Statesof the republic.The inflexible-virUie and tBcre me firiecn contraband camps, 'having• lt;1 u,,, ■ - • i airenov gatliCfeu in them fifty thousand freed-courage of our people have won, too, tm* , ^ :f,M (JovcrmncnL ba3 ^tnblishcd rega.proud.position, aiju nojiislman can, ui.-hiss:V q: nPaiiPJ}awittlclY,S'a0VPistlrcrrwT)*n:llatdLiaa:s;Vbheart, dispute ii, My. heart’s desire, and prayer to God is, that I may live to humbly ;uid in advancing the glory,-and be honored with a burial in her sjil.Maj. .Gen.Dana succeeds Gen. Ord in the* command of our corps. 4 Our future-j. I destination is unknown, if determined tip-rcoh. We arc a11 well, and have cncuEjh'toin)CDfki-i. •.Q\ad10r.u-. imcat but :,scace on itM for .clothing, camp and,garrison .equipage... The , mosquitoes compel'me to rnakc this a short letter.Truly, . . L. A. S.Letter from Capt. Fickerson.,.W a?j 11 xlt;; ro.v,’ B.C.;• Nov. 1C,iBC3. • ’: .'Ed. I)em:—Ou0 week ago last SuL-jrdny, 1 locked, for thefir.^. limn, upon the. beautiful landscape,3, and rich 'farm, kinds of “Chester County, Pa. At four o’clock P.M , I arrived nt Downinglown E, P-. Slation, v.-lv^re T procured a private conlyetyu.-icje, •after a shortbut delightful-drive of four miles, reached Ihe p ; .qnict hamlet ol Guthriovilk', where I enquired at a vcrv substantial iiomc-likc mansion-if Ibiston--teiw:n-euia-ok-rc-iuLins Tor the employment,, protection nod cr.rc of these people securing the cn'islment of ablfj.bcdicd men, Ihe employment of all other?, able to work men, womeu and children in various capacities, in the army, in hospitals and on pkifitution?, , t•Engiig d, as it iv, in a mighty effjrt to putf, down the rebellion, wo ennaot ask tlie Gov- n ernmei.t to do more. 'I’he people must come p to tlie relief of those unable to labor or find employment.'• Chaplain Locke, formerly our ngcnt in Northern O.iio, and now stationed nt Vicksburg, writes under date ol October 3l3f,ns follows: 1 •“At Fine Blufis, below Memphis,' are sev*. enteen hundred, wbo,are witffout food, clothing ur.'l'pCa to^^ cin'alarming extent, and many are d);;:ig at that point for wauL oT food, clothing and medicines; There ore twenty ihcmsuifd s»t Yieksburg, seventeen thousand at Natchez., and large numbers at Little Rockaun'Millikens Bend, many of whom are in n suO’erirg condition, and thousands must perish this winter, ii not'assisted by the benevolent. tuThe Government is enlisting, feeding nnd clothing all the able-bodied bluck men, but there are thousands of old men, women and children, who can only be reached .by the be-benevoicnt in the'loyal Stated Will they let thfcte poor creatures perish in this struggleli*n-rt-ofal,was the residence of the Hop. Wm.lAV indie?A very kindly spedten Quaker ^Ludy: informed ; for freedom] I hope not. Let oar friends gome that it was, and upon jknowing/'who l was - to ivork in earnest. . Help friends of htur.amgove tr.c a very cordial'welcome; at the s^mc time saying. Ihsit her. husbaad ' .'was in the co an try, but would return that evening, and Ds,slie;.said she bad taken me to be an .‘/Olfico Ser■ker’,’before she kocvv my name, T'infcrrcd that even the Quakers”'were—some of tLem —-relatives of thV.nurncVoas family whose ac-kobwlcdged head is^OypSeus C. Kerr.”ty, for God's sake help now while JJis .poor j a re. or-ring Tor. help.*’ ;The “Cleveland Freedman's Aid Commia sio.V-ea-neslly appeal to .Auxiliary Association?, and all commitiiitics ur.d citizen?, to. take .hold of this work nc: once... It is too ox pensive to employ ogents. Let Auxiliary Societies call meethigs without delay. Letfdor^vmPn nnd Icadinrr r.ili7.cno wiiKimf rVic.clergymen and.loading.ciLizen^ without dis-tiaction of sc-et or party, take.measures to ores,•illn-03-at-?ri-iccIso25,ofreturn;dagain met tilosr, whoith yourscIf and olh* or?, so kindly cared for my re If and comrade*, when sufiering on. Lho 'memorable; l»tlle-field of '‘GettysburgNever having nict me except as au.invalid; Mr. Windle failed to re* cognize the party who stood before him, ns identical with tho soldier whom he had met under very different circumstuncc?, and who was then waiting for lhc grim spectre toitlr a ut he ra-Drowe! tO 30-. full rob ce-cst.ar-firi-ihrough the districts and solicit not only ond bancUclothing i but moneyIt is aot enough to give old clothes.. Contributions ivn money, ar:d.ihnt not sparingly must be .made if we would meet:the full .measure of this great.want. • * ■ ;.. .. We earuC3tly,recommend that collections be taken, up. for this object in all the churches on;iiie • ensuing Tbankpgiving Bay, or as soontbcreajlei; ‘asjnny'bel’praclii.'ubleV: , .-The. things most needed- are straw ticks, bed quill?, .shoes, and ’garmeuls for wemen ;.unrl children. •; Goods dc'siirncd fortake • him hcocc. \ ^ • . :a«d chiIdren..; Goods; designed - for geoeraiAh my stay was very limiipd. in lhc mom j djstrihulioii shon.ld b’c consigned to Spocicer ing wo drove over to'CoctsvillOj a tlislr.ncc 0.Gpodf designed Tor„ T i . ,i t » ,, « fllt'J nwi'iii'uhi' M Kft t.of six miles, and during Luc lt;1 uv called uponMrs. .James Fen rose, Mrs. Corson, Mias Spuclc.-man, ?iliss Coats, ancLE.-Tp Tiipriia?- Wo should have called upon Mrs. Cook, and Mrany.particnlar cun:p;.should be cbusigned, to the Suprintcud'eiit of iliat camp f.to .care of Spc.ncor ,tcllen; as.above', and all packages should bo-marked '‘Sanitary Goods.- 'Moat or our rnilrpadswill.seud to 'C lev el and Tree, and gqpda go fi-om -Cleveland: to.'.'Cincibnalimust beTa^nrf. who, as vou will remember, were of ‘ Jrcm Gtevolund ta .1WtovihiiA-i: c^u. Ife .O.bcinbaii freightMr. Tagghr^’until .sbmo fiituro -fhiy, :/I'tio rland0653 arid bospitalityf of these people i jpi’bvcrbiul; cod 1 have only ‘o'iay Llicir wnrrn7 . . j / 77— ^ • n* vi / yx | \co:i6ignmcrt3 of-goods will be 'promptly .acknowledged by ilim.: .*•. II. TL : HFKLLMA.N,'IW: - •. ; L V\ ML Li/BN, Hct-'y ^ Trco?, .
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Elyria Independent Democrat
Elyria, Ohio, US
Wed, Nov 25, 1863
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