Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-03-28


One Of the 9th Missouri was SO enraged
on the second day, seeing his brother, a
member of tho same regiment, horribly
butchered and scalped, that he sworo ven
geance against the Indians, and for the ro-
insinder Of the day devoted bis attention
entirely to them, concealiug himself behind
trees and fighting in their fashion. An
excellent maiksman, he would often creep
along the ground TO obtain better range,
and then woe to the savage who exposed
any part Of his body. ag
When he had shot an Indian he would
shout with delirious Joy; "There goes an
other red skin to hi. Hnrrab for the
Stars and Stripes, and d--n all Indians r.
Though ever following the willy foe, and
though fred upon again and again, he re-
ceived not Rscratch; and on his return to
camp, after night-falL bore with him nine
scalps Of aboriginal warriors, slain by his
own hand to avengo his brothers death.
NATURE OF THE CONTEST.
1t only remains for me to notice the
character Of the struggle out Of which we
have Just come with victory. Probably
there never was such motley assemblage
Of warriors collected together under ono
head as met under this traitor Van Dorn.-
They represent the scum of the whole
Southwest, from the fillibusters Of New Or.
leans to the rude savages of the Indian
Nation. Texan Rangers, whose boast it
has been that they would rather fight than
eat, aud whose life has been one long pre-
datory warfare Of plumber and cruelty. Un-
couth and brutal Arkansans, who have
grown up amid murders and homicides--
Ignorant aud infatuated Missouriaus, led on
by designing and intriguing politicians.
These were the men which formed the sta
pie Of tho southern army, and these are the
men who prate of high-toned chivalry, who
talk contemptously of Northern mudsils-
Men who are crying like blind maniacs for
"their rights" Take the whole rebel army
as we saw il and it was one vast coDgrega-
tion Of reckless, vicious, ignorant and en-
bruted devils.
Opposed to them were the gallant sons
of Iowa, descended mainly from the Puri-
tan fathers. Immortal Iowa what page
10 the volumn of American history is re-
served for thee! Long, long will a nation
remember how her champions Of freedom,
like their sires of the Revolution, ragged
and bare-footed, remained after the expira-
ton of their term of service to lay their
lives sacrifice upon the alter of their coun-
try at Wilson's Greek; how they left their
mark upon the foe at Belmont; how they
scaled the heights of Donelson; and last,
but not least, how they crushed, with the
might Of Spartans, the advancing hordes at
Sugar Creek in the wilds of Arkansas
There, too, stood the patient, courageous
sons of Germany face to face with an inso-
lent and unpriucipled foe, conteuding for
those principles of liberty and justice for
which they have until now striyen in vain.
Honor to these men and their great leader
for the part they sustained in this momen.
tous day. Illinois, Indiana and Ohio were
represented there, and nobly will they bear
the wreaths of triumph. For the first time
the loyal Missourians have given an une.
quivocal and decided test Of their ability to
cope with the braggart traitors under the
banner of General Price. They have de-
served well of their country.