The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-05-23
ON the Army of the Frontier
ST. LOUIS. Mo-. Nav 1911

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From the Army Of the Frontier
| ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 10Th, 1865
Having just returned from the country
where Major General Blunt so brilliantly
| closed the last falls campaign of the Army
ofthe Frontier, can but lament over tn,
present condition of the many good anC
| loyal families in that section, and tremblt
| for the horrors that await them. The rebels
of that country well know every family tina
| received our Union army with hope anC
cheer, and with joy that the hour of deliyer
ance from the terrible expressions of rebe
rule had atlast come. These people, at oul
approach, threw off the mantle of decep.
self-preservation, and avowed themselves
what they really were, under the solemn
assurance Of our authorities that we had
come to permanently occupy the country
| and protect the people from their traitor
Gus prosecutors. True to themselves and
| their country, they cheerfully did ali in
their power TO aid our arms and put down
the unholy rebellion. Thus they have
| openly committed themselves to our cause
and that, too, with their homes surrounded
by traitors, who seek their lives at every
| step. 1t seems so strange that after our
| army had conquered and put to flight the
combined forces of the enemy, driving
them all to the other side of the Arkansas
river, in a state of confusion and powerless
to do evil, we should quietly fall back, and.
like some powerful beast that has gorred
himself upon the flesh of his prey. slug
gishly seek his lair until the gnawing of
hunger again drives him forth. Is it pos
slDie that for any personal, local cause, our
brave soldiers of the Frontier Army are
kept from holding and occupying the coun-
try, they have already twice conquered,
and aifordlng protection to loyal citizens
who have unmasked themselves in the face
of their bitter foes for our cause.
How many times must we conquer this
country, and how many times fall back
without any apparentcause? Allwho have
any knowledge of the operations of the
Army of the Southwest well know that all
that has been accomplished was done under
the personal direction and management of
Major General Blunt. Whilst everything
tended to discourage and dishearten him
he pressed forward; and, even after the
expedition was pronounced failure by
the ranking officer in the field, and General
Curtis was importuned to recall the troops
and abandon the whole project, Gen. Blunt
saw the critical condition of affairs. Feel
ing that the campaign would end inglori-
ously, unless prompt steps were taken. he
resolved to fight Gen. Hindman's army Of
5000 men, even though he did it with his
own division of less than seven thousand
men.
The result of the battle of Prairie Grove
is well known, and from this date the reb-
ell host fled in confusion. Gen. Schotield
being the ranking officer, Immediately re-
turned from st. Louis, and assumed the
command. Gen. Blunt, of course returned
to his district, and from this hour the con-
quered country has been gradually surren-
dered to the guerrillas and marauding
gangs VINO prey upon the Union people in
the most tiendish and brutal manner.
Our army certainly was not Withdrawn
on account of provisions, for the country is
nlled with wheat, beef, pork and corn. with
as many good Touring mills as any country
can boast of. Nor was it because a power
iul enemy menaced us, for they were
whipped; nor was it on account of any dis
aHectlon among the troops, for thew were
healthy and in the best of spirits, and eager
10 make their camp fires even south of the
Arkansas river. Then what was the rea-
son that Gen. Schofield gradually evacuated
Inc country, and again handed it over to
.he tehaer mercles OF the rebels? | have
asked the question, but l dare not. if
could. anSWerit
FIRST, Will tell you how things are run
ning, around the section of country we oc-
cupled in the fall and most of the winter
ana then something else. The rebel Dor
aioai oi tne inhabitants are jubilant. and
Avail avail themselves OF every opportunity to
Wreak their vengeance upon the Union nao-
PIE, VINO Will have to leave or lose their
hVes: constant raids from Marmaduke's
anu I rice accommodating forces keep the
country IN state OF confusion. Outraoes
OF ali descriptions are of frequent occ1r-
renee, and treason and terror are aoain
predominant, where but a short time aoo
they were crushed out,
The Indian country is vat hold h..
aioops, ouI "od only knows how long il
Will remain so. l almost fear that these
unfortunate loyal people will again he ro1
iugees.-Cor. Chicago Journal.
TERRIBLE DROUGHT IN AUsTRArr.
Accounts from Sydney, Australia. renre-
SEM that fearful drought has prevailed in
Australia. In some localities there had
cattle had died by thousands. One far, ,is
lost five thousand to six thousand shnor
and lambs; another, fifteen thousand and
all who owned stock of any kind suffered
in like manner. No one in the country re-
members such a season before. Wool conId
not be brought into Sydney, as all the bnI-
lock teams died on the road for want of
water and pasturage. In some parts of the
country nothing is met but the bodies and
bleached bones of sheep and bullocks.
MICHIGAN JUDICIAL ELECTION
official canvass of the recent Judicial
Election in Michigan toots up as follows:
For Campbell, (Union,) 69,2S3; johnson,
Comprehend 81 1881. No returns were re-
celved from the counties of Chippewa,
Deita, Manltow and Menominee. Union
9TH, sth and 10th Districts, and Copperheads
IN the I'd, 9th and 9th Districts. All the
Union candidates for Regents of the Uni
YerSlty by an average of about 7 600