The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-05-17

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Rebel SympaIhles In Federal Hospltals..
A singing 8ebuke.
We have had repeated occasion to notice the
fact that wounded rebels were better treated
by our medical agents than the troops who
have fallen in loyal cause. The Louisville
Journal now takes up the subject, withespecisl
reference to the hospitals in that city. and
handles the abuse with indignant eloquence.
1t says:
.With pain and deep regret We are impelled
to make representations upon the manage
ment Of our city hospitals, in doing which We
are Influenced by an overwhelming sense of
duty. On the battle field Of Shiloh, after the
dreadful carnage had ended, all who were dis
covered on the field were recognized as broth
srs Of the great human family, and all receiv
ed the same care, attention and comforts.
1t was most undoubtedly the intention of al
who aided to bring the sick and wounded here,
that the same impsrtiality should be exercised
after their arrival, but such has not been the
case. The bedsides Of wounded rebels are
crowded with dellicsciss-wines. jellies and
fowers-.in the same ward room where lay our
own soldiers deprived of everything but the
mere necessaries Of life and constantly expos.
ed to view of the profuseness with which
favors are showersd upon the others.
Within . week past there has been . great
change Of nurses and other assistants in the
hospital, including Ward.master Clark This
Mr.. Clark, about two weeks SINCE told one
of our lady informants that there would have
to. be change, in the management, for the
loyal nurses aud attendants could not bear to
aaot ho mr. civ fO Aso1ova1 pri
that although there was quite superabun-
dance Of sheets, pillow cases and bandages in
the establishment, he could not procure these
articles to make the necessary changes for our
own sick and wounded soldiers, many of whom
were suffering from wounds which had be-
como offensive, and necessarily demanded con-
slant change Of linen, both for the recovery
of the patient and the promotion Of general
cleanliness in the hospital. ~
The question now il, what can be done to
remedy these infamous abuses, and how shall
we prevent our hospitals from being con-
verified into hot.beds of treason, where rebels
| are pampsred with al the Injuries of the
| land, and comforted by words Of cheer and
| sympathy by those who taunt and derids
and insult the loyal sick and wounded on
their cots Of pain In the same wardY Some
way most be devised, and We call most ur-
| gently upon the medical directors, sanitary
commissioners, And surgeons generally for
the remedy. II the nuisance, the foul and
| pestilent nuisance, 10 not abated, We shall
deem it our duty to appeal to our sister States
to send their special agents here and remove
their respective sick and wounded from place
where insult and degradation await them. If
Louisville cannot be olesnsed from the leprosy
of-secsssion in its.hospitsl wards, let our city
rest under the stigma forever, and let oil shun
her - they pass and cry, Groom for the
isper!" that she may be avoided and despised.
i MORE GuERaILLA WoRK-PRoPosED RET
RIBuTIoS.-Of the guerrilla attack upon the
party Of tsamsters Of Gen. Banks Division,
We have learned further particulars. Twenty
six wagons were out on forsging expedition
without sufficient guard; and having met but
little success in the object Of their movements,
and no signs Of the foe, they imprudsntly
wandered beyondt the Shenandoah in the noun.
tains. and were cut of from their camp by the
sudden rising Of several intermediate streams
While in this dilemma they were attacked by
large guerrilla force. who killed several
tsamStsrs and horses, and destroyed sixteen
Of the wagons the others escaping.
So soon % the intelligence Of this mishay
. reached Gen. Fremont he ordered Genera
Mtlroy to send . force into the district whsrt
the raid WAS committed to hold the peopl,
thereof responsible, to take - many wagon
and % much forage % would make mp th,
loss, and to scour the region for the dspFsds-
tors. II any Of the latter should b taken
j summary disposition viii b made Of them IN
! doubleday. continued series Of prompt ans
thorcueh acts Of rstribution for such deprsds.
tions should BE- sxseutsd-and the guerrilla
operations which % harrass our troops an,
abuse and intinidsts the loyal people Of tn