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vn*tuth**a? rI):Doofra^wiIt:tl-PifaC-3airt*rrThe Work of Home Trattore-We have beard coe*itteffabte about the *t+ forts ol rii»ae Traitors. Noi ea'JsSed «itb j cmtiag divisions aiuon't!ieciliw,lt; «*t Loas^,they are trying bard to get t!» «!diers hons* from lie artar, and to poison their taiad* with strange stories and falsehoods.In order to create divisions at home and corrupt the people, there is a concerted moro-snent oo the part of tisas- rapid psrt:a*n«,—n°■x* will not simply call thesn parlixans—thcv axe deeply imbued with those sentiment* and feeling* which go to make up the full grown traitor. Nothing is needed but the overt actto make such subject to the palos and penal-tie* of tresoa.For the !asi C?e or sit week the Citizen's ■press* has published, what purported to be letter* or OilracU of letters from eld ers in tfae army in each number.We hiTostroDg doubts about thwft tetter* being genuine- Wo know 5vme men who would Ilk© to be furnished with ;om proof that they *r*. The sentimeuU of ?o?ne ofthese article are such as would procure to the sotdter who wntes them the attention of hi* superior officer* and might bring upon him punishment for insubordination. Tbe«e ie£~ ters are published, let them come from what J d source they timy. with the design to misrepresent the cause ofour bleeding country and the aims and efforts of the zidmlnist ratioe In this war, aad they are therefore improper, if 1 ^ they are not absolutely prohibited by the teg- j |( ulatioas of the army, and the rales of wsr. j ^ A few days ago, a worthy citizen of one th*- j T townships cast of Zanesville, vtas In a neigh- |* cboT£ storo and heard one of the sympathisers relate that a neighbor'* son. whu^was in the sxmv. had written home that he was tired of the war and that he would just sis Mon shoot a negro as a rebel, and a lot of similar eiprc--. Mon=. in regard to the warand tha army.when the citizen immediately contradicted him. a* he had heard the tetter referred to read at theKtzlt;oinaitunc it was taken out of Post Oilier, and knew that it contained no such expressions. The isoldier was the son of u. man who had passed for an abolitionist and the sympathiser thought that for this reason, his cane was muchslronger-We have been informed that nearly every eoldicr when becomes heme from the army, if he wts formerly*! Democrat, is at once accosted and taken to task- One o: these informed us that he met a former acquaintance. »• fellow Democrat on the platform as he got ©T theJ cn-r?. when something like the follow*sag coa-vcTsation ensued:CUtseti —T thought you -v-ere a Democrat-Soldier—lama Democrat.Oiiizai—I don’t think a good Democrat two old continue 10 fight the South in tlm abolition war, or would write horn*- suet: letters es you have written to the Zanesville Courier-Soldier—The truth of lie matter is aboutthis, I am a Democrat and you are JiOL Xo true Democrat would be willing to have this rebellion succeed. therefore I sight to pat it dowru You are staying at home and doing * service for the rebel* which is so mean that they dcspiso you for doing It. I have heard them talk about their Xortbcrn Democratic friendc. and if you could herr their real ©pea* ions about yon, you would :e for the war.Citizen did not want to talk any longer, he had met with a true man. one that he could not seduce, and ga - e it up.The soldiers who come come and fc*ar the covers alien of these secessionist are greatlyducoumged.*and we hare reason to believe j that letters are written to Democrats in the j arrav to induce them to return home: on fur !11lough, if they cannot get off any other tv.sy. j w* icili have the proof o: this before long. I Enough Is known row to convince us that j there is a systematic effort bem- made to cilt;- jhearten and dsaso^Vize the soldiers of our army, md we want to i$ctho*e guilty of such brought to justice. Arnold the great traitor of thd revolution wa^ a t a meaner «*n- ‘ eaiy of the country than iho-e men are |We say to one and all of the soldier*, ibe j masses of the people—the intelligent and in- j Suenlsal classes, wi.lsu-tain you. Do true to j. your country, and if God spares you in the ;■ d»y of battle, and you arc permitted return !: to voar home*, no true mas «rsH whath% |*;been y*ur politics. Tour noble szcnSc^ wdi |« esteem edj worthy the consideration of at} S * good men, and wjZ3 be eber-shed by futuregenerations when these vile creatures w:oi
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Daily Zanesville Courier
Zanesville, Ohio, US
Wed, Feb 11, 1863
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