The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-10-30

i b, that Il A. nothing, come with NJ
sarthss . Montgomery, tho place.
whssv ~ oar lieutenanss wers sent. !
wae thsrv of AL places that the Officer
4sulyesed most IN IN old cotton war;
hoass, With not : blanket to lie on
|aos on. There were commissioned
oncers. Intelligent human being, forced
70 sse al their ingenuity in making bnnr
rings 70 sell to The eitisens % c6sais'
mossy with which 80 hay the f,od g.
sustain life. Il was there ,has Ct,l
Bliss q Michigan was mur,aered. I am
told to-day that siers are men here
mean enough to ..et You 10 disbslieve
these accounts. Ny friends. ! am here
tonight to testify to the truth, to be
neiit no man. no set If men. no party
e3od knows wish all party oraaniza-
,ions were swept away. CGrrst cheers.
u wonld that every man who l;vre H.
Illinois wonld Join hand in hand with
his neighbor in the one grca, canse of
pusting down this rebellion. lRsnewe.l
rhrer-
Col. Bliss was b,srlv murde,cd-le'
me tell Won how. F1e was getting n.
canteen file,1 with milk. He had The
privilege from the commanders nf the
post If alling i, inside Of the gnsrd. H"
vent frnm the warehouse 10 the ral,in
N the line of lie gnar,l. handed hi
can,cpn To the lady. who was ahon,
filing IL, when the rnari called on.
sYun have hnan there lang ennugh
ge, away" Fe sail wal, until get rnv
canfecn. H. reached his hand for it.
The lady passed i to him, he turned
ABOUND ani va. cninZ 10 his quarters.
when he was r,lnr.apra..-.w. charges
from he sh..t onn entering his breast.
fla fell dead. The ciiizens cf M,,ni-
g"m~rv gathered arcnni and locked a.
lis body a. 1t lay there. ard the oniv
remark made was. s.ThSi rl.i shot g,s,
a,l- .res,v good hole through ,he.
ismned Ysnkar.s fsrn-a.iar
That is ihe tr...tren, ynur of ..ers I e.
6 ivrd frsr. this chiralry. Yet vocr
'en Ter f,n,si Ur;aa man mp here viii
MT believe Il. Ii Is too true. am
s.dirnrd 10 have ~ recall i.
Thank Heaven! there ars to @ar swo
good. true. l,yal Union men in Mont
g,mery. They reside Ii: re. hat dare
MT tell their names in Chicago tonight:
in travelling over Iliino;s, dare not call
their name>. far there arc traitors here
that viii soon let them b known = Un-
ion men in Montgomery, Alabama.
Cries If" true. !" ,rue," " AMI arplausc1
Those two men sent me vord--ss 0en.
er.l Prcntiss. your sick and wuunded
soldiers who Sere wounded at Shiloh.
are saatring and dying IN the hsapit:l
here f:~ want OF attention" / obtained
permission, ,l:rougl, Col Gcdde.. of To-
~. 70 visit those mem Wo entered the
hospital together. As Ne came to the
door it vas announced 10 Tho men thaf
their General was coning-so pay then,
visit, and oh! if I ever brhell : sigh,
upoa earth that made me fssl sad L vas
when ! entered thai hospiixl
There lay over one hundred Of shors
brave su1.ring soldicrs-some dying
with various dieeases. and msny Of ,h-m
aithouxh il vas tvo m.n,hs and hall
since ihry were wounded >: S..;l.h. ye,
vore apoa their backs the foul and
bloody shirts they had broaght from
that Geld; never having been Furnished
= change. I wsnt anong shem and
took them by tho hand They cnrd-l
srisd. Col Geddcs cried. and ! could
car,s lhs man ihat would hot csy
(shsers). ! foand that hospitals warming
With vernia / found nsy ssidiers lying
,hsrs on paliets Of hay. bstweea boards
- spon tho edge. with nons y tske
cars of them savs ihoss of their ovs
| nanhsr Who had pxr,ially reeoAerd.
turned al.oE my heel after o"av~rsina
| sith them and said..s buys I will d.
.o,aethinx f,r you." vent 10 the sit.
and then ! faand tvo men from Chiea'
! " --naried men. They dars mt ~
mo they 1~rs Union msn bat know
they wes~. I vent int" the hneel. -
passrd thrragh shs hsll ] looked y III
top e she asairs. and th-rs v-rs twc
LADIES' crying I knew them; approach
ri lh-sa and ,ald them the onadition d
oar s.aldisr. and they Eeasrossly givs
- txo handred aud shy d.llars to y
lirvv those unfortunate men. God bles'
,Asa 1maea.s eae<r~l One q ,hos'
msn took tho oar ~ith me. and -,