The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-10-29

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and settles down for another snooze.
Our mornings breakfast was a novelty
NOT in the variety or abundance of its
dishes, or the glory of snowy napkins,
but rather in the opposite extreme. The
rain put out the fire, and the patience OF
the cooks, dissolved the salt and sugar,
saturated the meat, and spoiled the coffee
But it would not do TO give it up. We
were in for three years war, and per-
force must distinguish ourselves. We
bad already captured few negroes,
drawn" horses, turkeys, and fruit un-
limited, and been drawn up in battle ar
ray several times. The memory of all
this served to inyiyorate, and forming in
solid phalanx the company charged upon
a barrel of crackers, and bore off the
contents, amid triumphant cheers, TO
their tents, for break fast
By the way, the negroes begin 10 have
lively sense of their condition, and are
not slow in giving their masters French
leave whenever opportunity occurs. Many
of them come TO camp to hide from their
owners and get employment, in the hope
of some day gaining liberty. Strange
what ideas property will get, sometimes,
to wish for position above brute life.
corn meal and bacon | saw one Of these
animals short time ago, that looked as
in;elligently, spoke as iuentlv, and be
haved as properly, as human being. Ii
of course had dark skin, and thick lips,
but on lis face rested a nvble expression,
and a soul warm, true and human shonc
from its eyes That's a pretty good
nigger, and will sell for a pile Of money, >
remarked a bv-slander. | turned around
and beheld bloated representative Of the
Caucasian race, with cigar in mouth, and
hat cooked to one side, complacently re
sarding the victim Of his darling insli-
tuition, who stood as far above him in
point Of moral worth, as the stars OF
heaven Some Of the blacks are luck y
enough to eluie all search, and obtain
situations in the regiment as cooks. The
captain has mulatto who Joined us here.
He is quick and handy at every species
Of work, good natured, and takes pride
III keeping everything in order. Thro'
his own exertions he learned to read and
write, sitting up all night, at times, to
study The books which the children gave
him on returning from school, He has
always had warm instructive love for
freedom, and now he declares that he
will gain ii, or die in the attempt There
is no end of boasling among the majori.
ty OF the people here in regard to South
ern chivalry and bravery They say
that we may conquer the South, pllage
her cities, and sow ruin and desoation
broadcast over the land, but we can new
er compel them to sue, or ask for peace.
Il is a noticeable fact that the boasling is
mostly confined to the southern side,
whle the north is calm, earnest, and
fearfully determined. A great difference
exists in the quality of soldiers, between
the two sections. Those of the southern
army are generally drawn from the poor
er classes, ignorant, and Of an impetuous
temperament. They drink hard swear
hard. I" blow" hard, but rarely. if ever.
light hard, when matched against even
numbers. Whether these qualities can
be matched against intelligence, sobre-
", courage, and unshrinking tirmness.
lei history tell. The naughty and con.
ceited Cavaliers and Stuarts proudly i'm
agned that no foe on earth was able 10
cope with them, but the bloody fields OF
Marston Moor and Stow on-the Woll
proved all their boasted valor powerlcss
before the psalm singing lrons;des OF
Cromwell When the South shall find
that the North can fight as we'll rs theo-
r.ze, that her principles are founded on
preeep,s calculated to inspire faith, will
the present unhappy difficulties be set.
lied, and, improved aud renovated, we
shall set forward on the path Of national
prosperity. Tho ambitious and con.
quclins Romans, who cried Deicndu est
Cartilage. were not more confident OF
success than many of these Missougians
ia ultimately obtaining possession OF
Washington. 1t is deemed by them a
ely OF pollution, filled with crazy sci
OF abuiliunis;s whose sole desire is 10
elevate themselves 70 q height Of power
from which they can hurl, like the gianls
! OF old. mighty stones upon the devoted
heads Of the devo,ees of slavery. MANY
Intelligent persons believe that the eleo-
ton OF Lincoln was but signal for q
general uprising OF the North against the
South. They are ready 10 admit thai
slavery is NOT profitable Gere, but they are
attached 10 the system. and hate TO nar