The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-11-27


that day the steamer came, ai'd rs It
appears that al, the great events of this
war occur on the Sabbath, We AZ in
took up camp at o'clock amid The
cheers and good wishes 1T the lnyal
people OF Davenport, ne z Oh steamer
looscncd her mornings and to the tune OF
Dixie Land we started again for the
"land Of Cotton and. at 10 ,'cl."k \
NJ. on Monday d,>emba,kcd Al ,hc
head Of the Rapids 70 milr> a'''vc
Kcokuk and then after part kin. #
rations in \ very pleasant place, on i
very pleasant day, We again started -
rail IL. kcnknk and after \ pleaSan
ride on cars If all kird AMI drScr,r', MS
all the way was close Ivy the wi.t>
edge, We arrived ut Kr"kuk ,bnM S
o'clock p. NJ ani cxac'lv.s o'clock we
LETT again on board III. "S%'ck er State. >
We now feel that we are indeed
bound for Dixies Land as We are within
few miles ofthe mouth ofthe. "n,iyilv
Missouri" s. farewell good kind
loving friends aud if so that We nrvcr
should all Of see Won again, rest,as
>nrrei that the 2stl will do her du's
and that Co. + will be among ,ha, mum
her.
We :" far lave passed all the mos,
important places on the river af'cr nigh
which is I" III. ~ well ~ Others q.,i'r i
disappointment. ~ it is my frs, ri.
down W" exrrct I" be in 81. I.,u,-
this evening at 5 o'clock. II il raining
to day and 50 lark M, ut the clerks
desk havt, ~ write hv Lump light ,E.l
in consequence everything around looks
gloomy. Yer, few improvement 5
prc>rn themselves .uh what few
thrr" are. 81 ~. nos, miserable
kind Tnr NJ rsr."i,llv IN he Ms.
souri, side is low AMI here and there as
presented in sigh y miserable, dilapi
dated, tnr>akrn lacking cabin or villay,
giving one strong impression III the
situation of the poor white MS associated
with the institution. that in its every
pins" has Il feri.."y ON. :, Ir..,,.la
every person All 80" v.',iny Which
feelings called ~, Nv rrH...li.n np u
those things are r:,thr .',.S. If ,l.aSilre
than otherwise. ewing !" Me f-it' Il, !,
V" among H.. M NJ. ii,,> WIS
mission j. is unler i'rn,,d,.-.. J.: ~.
course "f events to blot ont forever IL
accursed institution from AL c..,,n-cfi.n
with our otherwise good y,v.r,.,nrn..
| wish now to saw !, {, /. !, i Mt
regard 10 ~, connection vi !, taa n
th"ri'ies ut Davenport. When war.
rived there. although we had ln,.,,
d"red down, we found II" quarters l.,
been prepared for rs. and up,n , YER,
polite AMI yen,len,nlv request fran
Gov. Miller II Gen. Baker I, provide
quarters for us, he took ...r: .ian 10
abuse beth him aud lis r.r;,n. II
him that i, was nntlii,Is ii, . !
mob" and ,h.t Il. .n,! j. t..i.,...,
might both Ego +" hcll' ".."l',., viii,
other such language. r!i ira..'cri>,is. II
the man. But | am =! Il '..s say III II
The independent AMI III -.nii. /. .,,.>.. .,
The Col,,rl .,,ve'he: with III. In,, sbn,
poured ~ hv b.. n,l,"r 'i|l and com
pans Ulcers. hrnnyh, III. drunken I'D
official !" u sense Of his duty, IA well AZ
I" a" ~. logv far his low Insulting con
duct. hk.. Gov. Kirkwood. In, If
s'n:l' men are retained in office t. insnl,
the good people Of Iowa. I'll" say ,hs,
he can nci'he, have my .nt.. m,r in
flnencc. How long sl.ll .lr,,nkar.ls IL.
held IT, favor. while m u IT snh;i,,
vii" have ~ ,nnl. ability ~ they. are
IL fact III hrnim> thar run
be "ili" are he in,t".r'. Of ,m.,ner#
man. who ST. Ear - kn,w /. a m IN II
good habits nn!',- his c,,n.cti -
wi:h hun mts haT. had a del. ri u
'n'l"rMc. ni.n Il ,,..,,ls which. t..,nk
= n"' u" .f.>r il"".Y". The