The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-10-25

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accord, cried for Joy. I could not help IT.
felt 80 good.
We came to Fortress Monroe, and there ]
was told by Gen. Dix that had been exchang-
ed for over two months, and Gen. Crittenden
also, but my fellow officers were not EXCHANGED.
l found that Gen. Pettierew, for whom l had
been exchanged. had been slightly wounded,
and had gone home, and the managers OF the
Southern Confederacy were determined to keep
me out of service until Pettigrew got WE'LL
The truth is, that story which was in North
about the way in which was captured had new
er gone South. They gave me credit down there
for being gallant officer, which my friends at
home did not do for a month or two.
| And now word about the determination OF
these people. Some of you talk about ending
this war without severe fighting You are mis-
taken. You must fight, and fight hard we
have not a man too many now in the field
We have not enough, strange az it may appear
to you, for they have too many friends up here:
Immense applause, and cries, 'Thats true:
l will prove that to you by the record tonight.
These people have Kissed into my ear, time and
again, "We wish this to become war of exter-
mination, :" They have policy in that. What
making it a war of extermination, some foreign
power may interfere in their behalf. Further
more, they told me, "Sir, we have more friends
in Illinois than you have Union men in the
South" They puhls b that to their people
Lest may be misunderstood ct me tell you Re
publicans, am no Republican Democrats, l
am 10 Democrat. ! am soldier of my country.
TProdigious cheering l hold in my hand an
Augusta paper, one of some thirty or forty 9th
ers have il my possession with articles similar
to this one. Tories: "Read it," "read It'll
This is the Augusta Daily Constitutioaists pub
lished in Augusta, Ca 1. is the Oldest paper
in the Southern States. the one which has the
greatest circulation and is looked upon next to
the Richmond Enquirer as the organ of the Con
federacy. 1t is studied effort of their people
to divide us here in the North, to have the West
separate from the East. They continually talk
men, for you fight better than them cussed Yam
KEGS; we know we can't whip you, but we can
whip the Yankees two to one" This article is
headed "The Great West" and if it hurts any Of
you, don't blame me, tor you voted that should
read it.
"There is, however, evidently in the West and
particularly in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, a
strong opposition to the present war upon the
South The tone Of the press in those States,
the public meetings, and the Democratic Conuen-
tons, all prove this conclusively. This feeling
does not display itself as boldly opposed to the
war pey Sc, but assumes the form of opposition
to abotioDism, coercion and subjuga ton, =
Laughter and cheers 1t would not be safe to
exhibit it otherwise, for in that event the indlvl
duals giving expression to it would soon lind
themselves incarcerated within the walls of some
Yankee Bastile, and their opposition thus speed
! 4 1xNI p,,Sh D(nc
| sing devotion to the Union, the Constitution
and the Administration of Abraham Lincoln,
they can organize thoroughly for work, and thus
secure a way to triumph in the approaching fall
elections" Renewed laughter and cheers
That article proceeds to the length of col
umn in the same strain, alluding-for | will
mention the names-to Carlisle of Pennsylvania,
voorhees, Of Indiana, Richardson Of Illinois, and
| Vallaudgham of Ohio. Sensation Their
papers are full of it. They look upon you tender
| footed souls as traitors TO your country. Do
you want to help these men murder your brothers
aud break up this Government IF so, in the
name of Heaven, let US know it, and the Shiloh
prisoners will send you down South where you
belong. We came home fully determined to take
all men by the hand who think and feel as we
do that this rebellion should be crushed. We
came home sworn enemies to every man who
sympathizes with rebels or advocates compro-
mise with the country's enemies Great enthu
siasm) Oh that you could be sent there to
see the spirit of those men, and hear them talk
as they fell !
Ladies let me say to you, l have been pub
lished in all the Southern States as vagabond
who insulted the responsibility of that country.
In all the conversations that have had with
those people have aimed TO be strictly aftable.
have been very careful in my conversation
with them. Ladies, by hundreds, have called to
see the Yankee General. Upon every occasion
when they sent me word that people wished to
converse with me, went to the gate, if permit
ted by the guard, and talked with them plainly
and politely, as a gentleman should. Still, l have
been published through those States as having
insuted their ladies and their gentlemen, and as
having been horse whipped for SO doing. That
news went home to my family
| Here let me mention that whilst at Selma,
having a daughter some thirteen or fourteen
years of age, at home, l wanted to write letter
10 my child sat down ard wrote the exact
condition in which l was placed, how was con
fined, not permitted to go out of doors, what
my position was, what privileges had allowed
me- folded the letter and handed it to Col.
Kent. He told me: This can't be sent to your
home" "Why not? Is it not true 2" "Well,
it may be-" said he, Il think it is, but there is
| no use in letting your family know these things u
Sir" said l, 81 sm fighting tor my old govern
ment the Stars and Stripes, and there is no
power on earth can make me write lie to my
daughter Immense applause. From that
tour on, have never endeavored TO get any
word to my family, from the fact that other off
GERS could not write the truth to theirs Col.
Geddes desired to convey information to his
family, and was denied that privilege. 1t would
not do for you Northern men to hear from US in
prison. They did not want our friends to know
that we were. in person covered with verlniD,
each and every officer though am ashamed to
te! it Tonight but we could not help it. The
truth could not then be told You know some
thing Of it tonight, but stand here and call
my Maker to witness that | have not told yor
the h9ndgedth part OF our prosecutions. Sen.
sation
At Atlanta confined in court house, we per-
ceived a large procession coming up the street.
two or three wagons and great concourse OF
men, women ard children following. When
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