April 10, 1863, Peoria Morning Mail (Illinois)
The Chicago Tribune says, “the latest private advices from our army at Vicksburg are all of the same tenor, and all amount to this: Have patience.” The patience of the people is well nigh exhausted. “Hope long deferred maketh the heart sick.” The people have been waiting on the promises of the Administration for a long time, and yet the prospect of putting down the rebellion grows darker and darker every day. Have patience, indeed! If the Administration could have infused into its composition a little of the spirit of a Jackson, no matter how small, the people would have patience. As it is, both patience and confidence are out of the question.