. A personal history of Ulysses S. Grant, and sketch of Schuyler Colfax. early restoration ofthe Union, is a determined unity of sentiment North. The rebels have nowin their ranks their last man. The little boys and old men are guardingprisoners, and railroad bridges, and forming a good part of their garrisonsfor intrenched positions. A man lost by them can not be replaced. They have robbed the cradleand the grave equally to get their present force. Besides what they lose infrequent skirmishes and battles, they are now losing from desertions and othercauses, at least one regiment per day. u Wi
. A personal history of Ulysses S. Grant, and sketch of Schuyler Colfax. early restoration ofthe Union, is a determined unity of sentiment North. The rebels have nowin their ranks their last man. The little boys and old men are guardingprisoners, and railroad bridges, and forming a good part of their garrisonsfor intrenched positions. A man lost by them can not be replaced. They have robbed the cradleand the grave equally to get their present force. Besides what they lose infrequent skirmishes and battles, they are now losing from desertions and othercauses, at least one regiment per day. u With this drain upon them, the end is visible, if we be but true toourselves. Their only hope now is in a divided North. This might givethem re-enforcements from Tennessee, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri,while it would weaken us. With the draft quietly enforced the enemywould become despondent, and would make but little resistance. I have no doubt the enemy are exceedingly anxious to hold out untilafter the Presidential election. They have many hopes from its / K LIBRARY I r *<». UNOX AN0 1864.] Fighting on the Weldon Railway. 427 They hope for a counter-revolution ; they hope for the election of the peacecandidate; in fact, like Micawber, they hope for something to turn up. Our peace friends if they expect peace from separation, are much mis-taken. It would be but the beginning of war, with thousands of Northernmen joining the South, because of our disgrace in allowing separation. Tohave peace on any terms, the South would demand a restoration of theirslaves already freed. They would demand indemnity for losses sustained,and they would demand a treaty which would make the North slave-huntersfor the South. They would demand pay or the restoration of every slaveescaping to the North. There were still fears that Lee had sent Early troopsenough to endanger Sheridan and the capital, but theGeneral announced his determination not to be seducedaway from the front of Pet
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