Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-06

NASHVILLE. December !

Nh-hNtiLtf bcNtAiStt a.
Whether il Is becaa-e have caught the itch
lrom -0mebody. and scratching. though great
laxury. Is entirely unsatisfactory. or because The
biscuit for supper Was greasy and heayy. aud the
steak tough and he coffee strong. aud no milk 10
put in il. or because this Commercial Hotel is
nasty. hlthy place. and can't ret arnom 10 N.Y.
self. or because last night, just after had got TO
sleep. the porter would break IN 20 see II the bed
already fbll wouldn't hold one more. OF because
when | determined TO move my traps 10 day.
went 20 n citizen TO whom | had been iatrodnced.
and inquired for some private boarding house, he
sent me 10 an old frame concern about n neal 10
IL outside appearance a. the Remington House
on our Msrkef street. opposite Bishop Wilkins.
which seemed ut first sight or because shoulder
straps have been rubbing themselves against me
every time 90 out. or because can't cross the
streets OF this town for mule teams, or because
the town itself has mean appearance, not having
been painted since. the Lord knows when. and the
streets sadly OF repair. being full ot rut-
something is the matter, and feel very much
like growing at somebody. that J. To say. things
don't suit me, and have a notion to say 20.
Firstly. We have big army here. aud ii is
doing nothing i'm particular. except keeping things
quiet Oh the Cumberland that Is. it killing some
body in the streets of this city or allowing il TO
De done every night or two by drunken soldiers
or other persons ! quietness Even the darkie>
are at it---soldier darkie<, I mean. And why not!
Ii white gentlemen shoot one another in an hon
orable way. am enough in favor Of negro equal
ty to insist that it j lawful sport fot sable gen
tlemen. The other day the COlOnels cook got
his back up at the Adjutant's cook. in the 18th
Indiana, upon some question of etiquette or per
sonal rights. whereupon he went to the Colonies
table, took the Coloncls pistol and shot the Al
iutant's negro through the head. As there is
nothing in the regulations" against one negro
shooting another negro, and rs the civil author
ities such they are, refused 10 take cOgniz nce
Of il. negro number one cooks "a usual, u bully
negro TO be sure.
/ Secondly. This morning went to heldquar-
tiers on business had gone Saturday abOu, 3
o'clock. when man dressed in blue pints and n
coat with huge brass buttons upon IL. stepped
right before me and said halt What's ia,
matterl' said Cant go in here this after
noon; call in the morning" So. skipping Sun
day. ! went this morning about : Halt said
the man in brass buttons, carving an ugly look
| ing gun with a bristling bayOnet upon il. hat
nowi' said |, rather indignant at is impertinence
Cant go in here till 10 o'clock" was the reply
| didn't care much. | didn't want a pass any
how. but already score or more were there who
did. Now, it is my private opinion that any
General, or anybody else, who don't open his
Office and set his machine to work before TO- after
child citizen or stranger, TO have . IS To 90 out
of town, won't do To tie to- lt Is the early bird
that catches the worm And now, ii General
RosecranS. or any of his staff wants to see me-
he can call at my room.
Thirdly | don't like the looks Of the men
| folks about here; there are no women to be seen
on the streets or at church. and nobody has in
vted me away from this hotel The men look
as cross and grabbed as bears with sore heads
| L
inquired of several who looked AS if they were
citizens but they protested to know nothing
| about churches. They said the Federals had
taken possession OF them, and that was all they
knew. The sinners, that they are, they seemed
unwilling To hear GOSPEL truth from Federal lips
Not much loyalty here, YOU may be sure Since
Braggs army fed from Kentucky. and Rosecrans
is 50 near upon him. they have about given up
all hopes of Independence and they sulen
as oxen about And some of them msdder
lust now at YOU Democrats than ever. This is
the only relief have found to day | brought
10. McDonald's late speech along with me that
they might see the unadulterateI doctrines ui
those from whom they hoped great things. 1t
talks of concession, adjustment, &c They will
hear nothing of the kind They want no adjust
ment-nothng but Independence They will q
10 Canada, Cuba any place. rather than live in
the Union. | suppose III lei them 90. ] tell
them, for the Union must he preserved They
hate Andy Johnson and Pdrson Brownlow, Mr.
Lincoln and the world generally Ny opinion is
they neesi thrashing. and they will get it if they
wait long enough
/ Finally | don't like the way the guerrillas
gobbe up people around here was ali ready
to take ride mile or two beyond our lines lasl
Saturday. and in the direction of Louisville al
thar, when information came in that somebOd,
was gobbled up by guerrlas. There are other
things that don't please me, but these are enough
for one time I. A. q.