The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-04-23
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ARMY CORRESPONDENCE
ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND,
MuRFREEsBoRo, April IA, 1868.


To the Editors Of The Evansville Journal:
would be glad to write you "sensa-
ton article" but imagine that that sort
of matter has about played out, and that
the people ego for" something else now.
We have no news, no stir, no fighting,
no quarreling, no nothing that it would
be proper for me to write of. We are
enjoying delightful state of "stand-
stillity," except it be that now and then
a reckless band of rebels approaches
too near Gen. RosYs boys, when the lads
There is no doubt but the enemy finds
himself hungry good portion of the
time now. They have made virtue of
necessity, and found a necessity for
stealing, until there is no longer much
virtue there, you know, for there is little
to steal any more.
The rebels are having some sharp
practice in our front now A citizen
with whom | have been acquainted for
wear, and is as truthful, / think, as a
man can be in this climate, gave me an
idea of the proceedings. Of late the
Grand Moguls of the army have con-
cluded that no man should be trusted
with a commission who was not himself
an original Secessionist; consequently,
that the turn affairs have taken has led
to the reduction to the ranks of three
line officers, he tells me, and Major, all
from this part of Tennessee.
,,,o,,o rakalc oro Ictr ct-
full of Tennesseeans, and say a good many
hard things of them-by that means not
very greatly increasing the love between
the two.
In one of my letters / referred to a
chap who had written to the AID, asking,
or advising, that certain officer resign,
on the ground that this is an Abolition
war Some covey in Evansville has,
am informed, come to the conclusion
that, like Billy Patterson, he was the
"struck" individual, and has promised
to kick "Wiggins upon his first ap
pearance" in the city of Evansville.
was always disposed to be as accommo
dating as the nature of the case will ad
NIT of, and am exceedingly sorry that
can't give the "laddie" a chance to ex
ercise his fourteen-inch pedestal. The
lad says that, if it is the intention tt
scare him, "he don't scare worth &
d-n." Nothing was farther from m,
intention-could not think of that; TO
then 1 know that he, like his illustriou
Southern Hgs bFSthrsRh Ga rfahnsd aaay and t6
bows of the AID would not have had I
chance to look on his charming fac
"with wonder and admiration" So lie
me tell that fel to keep cool-not to ge
skeered;" for in that case he might
like the Pennsylvania reserve, get de
moralized as =" &c. shall want thi
living curiosity when l am out of tn
war, to complete my collection of an
mails for exhibition in England an
France, and know there is money /
him" Besides, when l am done usln
him for exhibition, | can still turn hlI
to good account by having him give le'
sons in the art of tanning l" snakes IN
mans boots" or lecturing to crowde
houses upon the subject, " How he b
came a fool" But to speak seriously
l imagine that this fellow of infinit
Jest and most excellent fancy woul
not like to have his letter published wit
3 his true name attached; however,
: rather think I shall send that letter.
The soldiers are ju5ilant over the r
!. suit of the elections this Spring, but it
to be hoped that the Butternuts in Evan
vile will take it philosophically ar
Z, religiously; for there can be no dou
but that "the Kingdoms coming, Il
wear Of Jubelo," and we want them to
prepared Like the good old parson wi
; hheld forth +" at the burial of We
a mean man, we will soon be able to sill
g of every Butternut now in Office
believing, we rejoice
4 To see the cttss removed.
SO General Rosecrans has just issued |
order forbidding any one within o