Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-11-07
Him Lanes OutraEos at Ocoola, No,

Sim Lane r - IfFss ECs at OccOia. No.
We find in the Missouri correspondence Of III,
Cincinnati Coml7erciai. a letter from OceoIa
No, dated the eith, written on the arrival O.
the Federal army under Gen. Sturgis at tha
place. Lanes brgands had preceded them-witl
what result viii BE- seen from the following ex
tract:
We broke the side dam Of the Usage, crossed
Our train in safety, and now occupy the here
after classic town Of Oceola. The town is beau
tifllly situated upon the left bank Of the river.
The forest has been left TO grow in It's natural
beauty, and the houses set down among the
trees in a way to make It very picturesque and
comfortable But how has all its glory and
beauty departed. The renowned Gen. Jim Lane
about four weeks ago, was passing through here,
when the citizens hid among the bushes, saw fl
10 open fire upon his men; he immediately tllrn-
ed his cannon upon them and the town, and
knocked il into "HercUlaneUm,' only it is not
quite SO deeply buried. Every business house
Is in ruins. lie destroyed in this place one mil
lion dollars worth Of property. It was the
county seat Of St. Clair county, and had large
wholesale trade. You can read Wholesale
Dealers - Bank" and such Ike relics of bust
ness now desoate, and their occupants. it IS said
in a body moved to Texas. Not over five fsni-
lies are left in all the town of Oceola Il was
the headquarters Of the secesh army, and they
had large stores OF army goods here. In one
store j noticed, as ] came along, over ten thou
sand dollars worth Of stoves. Of every pattern
and description. Farmers drove their serious
looking oxen near the ruins, and loaded in choice
patterns Of cooking and psrlor stoves, to be use
tul in case Sallie and Nancy (both Of whom have
recently had beaEx.) should, in years to come,
take upon themselves some little responsibilities.
The headquarters Of the 39th can be found in
a beautiful little cottage in the suburbs Of the
place. The family who left here evidently went
in hurry. They did not take time to pull tacks
from the carpet but cut and pulled it I'D, leav-
ing portion to show Us its quality and kind
Their cooking stove very superior article left
put up and in good order, for which we tender
thanks. We occupy the parloT AZ present, and
we take good care 10 leavei good as we fOUndit
Flowering shrubbery, and pots Of flowers in the
dooryard, indicate that woman has lately, by
the rude hand Of war, been driven from a home
about which cluster Joys, and hopes past and in
the future There Is great complaints in this
country against General Lane. When / stop at
houses as travel along. and listen 70 the pathet-
ie stories of w0men-how Lane has taken every
thing they had have pitied them from my
heart. and could say no Buckeye could do as lie
does. The next Union man | met who knew
the man Lane had SO despOiled. would say
q. Lane served him right" Yesterday I stopped
al q farm house where the postofiiee was kept;
the poor woman, who was sick, informed me
Jhat Lane took her clothing, and shoes from her
ehildrens feet. ] resolved that Lane was a |
scoundrel and had no soul; but met a Union |
man a mile or two Of, who told me Lane did so |
because johnson, the proprietor Of said house, |
was the most notorious leader Of the secesh forces
in this county. He had killed one Union man |
with his own hands, and had robbed a host of |
families. Our forces 60 along treating the most |
miserable traitors as gentlemen not even stop /
ping 10 ask questions, but Lane and his men |
know the men Of old, and they demand eye |
for eye and tooth for tooth"
Gen. Sturgis says he can bring the whole Of |
North Missouri back to her allegiance with our |
little army, and not fight battle, if Gen. Lane |
lid not undo and stir up contention. Gen. Stur-
gis invites rebels 10 come TO ;heir homes and |
lake care Of their families. Gen. Lane says. |
gentlemen, 70 home, / have left y0ur families
helpless, and your presence Is positively de-
manded or they VIII perish. lie takes their
horses cattle, and does not run the nigCeTS 0u'
of camp as our command invariably does. Gen.
Sturgis says to every negro, 1--WE do not want
you" General Lane, i'gO OF come when you
please" and 10 the master, "iind him if You
can-he is not troubling me or my command
Such are the widely distinct policies Of the gen
erals going the same road. Which policy 0uT
army viii be driven TO adopt, Of by chance
headquarters should adopt any poiicy,) time VIII
determine One thing is sure, an army let 10
Tun at loose ends, bv Judge and Jury in every
case, VIII become wholly demoraliT j