Show from the san san F alta the great question fi aiom oin san ai alcisco an cisco mal maun in NL nevada evada wid and onoan onoma a petitions wei e pies in the alie senate today to day strenuously opposing po sill 0 the depeal of tile existing 0 coin coin cu rieney on the other hand and the at carna union T their commanding officer favor the bill now belote the senate the following followill let tee is f boll cul col blown linau AD Q CASH CAMP UNION Uv iov february Febi uary 64 sin SIK I 1 tike tae tile the liberty libel ty of trans 0 to yon yoa a petition signed b by Y tile alie men under my iny conini command and now at camp union I 1 asking of tile 0 atac a loceal of the 11 specific contract law inasmuch however as the soldiers in the of the united states who ale abc shedding lavois leveis i of blood and laying down thousands thoo Rs ands of lives in defense of their beloved country aie paid in treasey notes for their toil their suffering sul berill 0 their patience thil self denial 11 ial it may inay be said by those opposed to the further cution of tile war W ar that they ale aie interested directly in the result resul t of your action and hence should not be in their petition to suell such and tile enemies of their countey they would SIV say that they stop not to inquire if some may inay gain or lose icso by your action in the matter but it is sufficient for them to know that this war has been cairned on and is now being brought to a successful aci initiation termination by the paper culi ency of the government without it vicksburg would not have been taken port hudson would not have fallen chattanooga chatta would not have been won charleston would not now bo be in danger 0 noi would the gumbei less seaports of the enemy have been closed our splendid navy would id not have had an ah existence and lou those monster iron and moni monitors which command the alie admiration mi ini ration of the alic world would have been unknown in a woid we assert what wo we believe all must concede that this war bould have terminated to our eternal shame many months ago knowin knowing 0 this we ask at the hands of the ent Legisla 0 winch wh ich lepi eserts the U union lion 2 sentiments of the people of the state such action in the premises pie as wilt will demonstrator d demon C in rj n strato S t ra t 0 to our on r national I 1 Tat ional administration ali arwe support sup all ia measures for putting down the rebellion aid pr tl 0 colonel birst ca cavalry v alry 0 V |