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

SehS.ou III tae tTaln. but tHts hSs1SNt'
eo TO cut the telegraph wites IN time i
news was tclegraphed downto Chattan-
ocga; 3 force vas sent up, caught them; I
tried and condemned them without their |
knowing It: and then they took them
OF, Of prison ana hung them. They
died IS loyal men They died 4 glorious
and heroic death. They died for their
government. They were asked 70 re
cart before they were swing OF, but !
they said NO, We are ready We volun.
tcerei to she'd our blood in defence Of
of our country whose privileges we have
enjoyed. We sse At yo1r service TO DO
sour bidding. They were lung. Scn.
sa,ion.] | have their na,nes. Do you
want 10 compromise. Will, these menp
Twelve hundred Of your coun,rymen
are on their way hcmc now. They arc
perhaps to nigh, At Annapolis. A lady
Of this city, Mrs. Clark, called upon
me today to enquire for her husbands
who is one Of that number. There are
not two hundred, Of those men who can
hide their nskcdness. They have not
been furnished with single garment,
since leaving Macon, Georgia. They
are on their way home, barefooted,
bareheaie.s, half naked, some Of them
with pieces Of carpet round their kins.
What do you think Of that, you tender.
footed men? fCheers.] ! hope you
have none here. They will not remain
so when they know this people want to
make THE war Of determination, and
they will jim ir"the effort topnt down
! the rebellion, move forward the army,
never halt, but keep pressing right on
ward until il is crashed immense
applause | 90 70 these men, and their
comrades who have been with them,
and ion with them in marchinh South
again. let us visit those prisons--Tal
ladega, Macon, Montgomery, Madison
tearing up their railroads, destroying
their Notifications, burning their bridges
mot .houses. | was reported once as
having said, destroy tlieir houses
But never will destroy a'i.otse--over
woman's hcad--ncver. Applause. |
But / vii! take 0, destroy their govern
ment property and their Notifications,
and I will hang rebels, God being my
helper. ehesrs.
did not erter tie army fur the pur
pose of being promoted. ] seek no
such promotion i never asked the
government for IN Office. II | do not
please tier. win fight anyhow. Now
my friends have no time 10 stay Ion.
ger with yon. Cries: eco on, 60 on
have seven children ,ha,l dearly love,
who did not know until / arrived in
Washington that was alive. I have
MT heard from them, and | wan, to see
them. I. tclograp hca to them mat !
would be home tomorrow. ard 1 <,iii
rot .nisappoint them 1Cheers.1 /
stopped here tonight TO tell son how
your countrymtn had been treated ]
speak the sentiments Of every man con.
fined with me, but Republican and
Democrat, when / tell yoii, re DO no.
know party organization. We are going
to our homes in this State, and we will
tell the Govern,ntr..t the candidates,
and the voters, how we have beer
treated. It may be denied in some
quarters. | care not, we are determined
to tell the truth. fiere around me arc
many OF these men, my comrades, Re
publicane and Democrats, some Of whom
went sorth'ae apniocis,a FOR these.men.
Some Missoutiarsani Shareholders were
with me in prison. We all came rome.
Well call rs abol,ionists if you please,
OF anything else. 4 Applause.l I tell
you the slaves-in tho South that We saw
are better posted than tho butternut
gentry. Every little act Of kindness
that these men received were received
from slaves lChee's. Wehase come
home ready TO use every power that
God hath given rs to put down this re-
bcllion. Icheers.] To take tseir pro.
Perty, to take their negroes, 10 take
everything. IGreat and long contin Ssd
aprianse.1
How do you think we rartook ofour
food? For six months your commits.
stoned officers were fed on pigs. The
provisions were brought in and Ply, into
'troughs and then distributed by them
|Epon the table. rExhibiting a small!
wooden spoon.1 There. my friends, is.
my knife and fork and spoon. I shall
take it home. Zach Of as had similar
/ one I made IT, II ,gaa that or nofh;rr