Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-11-16

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4 moot notable letter iron Brig. Gen.
CAN'T Of the lebsl army, formerly
member 81 the isbsf Congress, aud 1t
presea. q SbsSs.s II was It Lutte Hook,
AskapsaA hos jasl made it, appearance.
L hears date October 7th, and Is add'ess-
ID BY tho writer 70 his fellow citizens Of
A,ksnsas. Who have doubtless enjoyed
the bsssdt Of ,ts resdidg during the
pass month. The letter is very long,
filing nearly FIVE closely prin cd cole
umns Of The New York Herald, and It's
points are 80 few and sharp tho reader
viii perhaps be "a contco, with sam-
mary ~ with detailed. statement Of
them. Gen. CAN'T sets Oat with this in
PRODUCTION
FELLow CITIZENS Since the Sd day
OF Jane have been . prisoner in the
Federal l,ncs.
Having bat recently becu throa2h
the entire South--hase s,ndied lis re-
sources AMI wept over It's run, ard hav-
10. become fuzzy acquainted with Its con
dtion, and the character Of Il. rulers,
have chosen, alter long hesitation, 10
remain here and address you, IN pref
erencs TO being tent home and exchang-
ed. am now on, OF the service, s,d
can therefore speak with unrcserved
fretdom.
My course 10 this struggle IS known
10 the country. 10 the army ard In
prison, with firc in the iron. and in the
rear, have been with You and Of you
30 loDg az hope remained. And to>das
know no devotion 90 strong as that J
10 my Southern home, and 20 the mass-
es OF our people, whose terrible suffer
ings bind me- closer 10 them row than
ever.
shall give You my views and coa'-
eel for what they are worth, frankly and
fully in this address, aud care not tor the
the consequences to myself. Ii /" The
path vi duty, aud shat follow IT fear
ie.sly.
1 shall speak to you ~ 40 Arksnsian.
Shall therefore confoc myself moe par
ticuiasiy to VII u has occurred N our
midst since the commencement OF hos
til',les, AID may thus give prominence
to events a persons that they would
not Otherwise deserve. As tear no one
l shall spare no one.
He then proceeds TO frame an iud'ct-
men,, which fo.ms the burlhcn Il his
letter, ngain.t jeff Dayis and his de-
attnc,ive management OF affairs from The
beginning Of tho rebellion. He charges
every species OF crime. cruelty aud d's'
hone,ty upon ilindmsn. kept IN com
mauJ IN Arkansas 10y DAVIS, and MOO
the Jnncons. une whom is nov IA reb,
as he was WacD the stale seeded
Federal Senator. lie charges u,ou
their mana scmpn. the loss o. the led A.
Comfy ana the turning Of the Indians
to the tedeia side. lie produces a ro
tes, scntt Davis. whict ieiled more
spunse, and then proceeds to hold tic
rebe' President up as "a cold, selfish 81 d
sd,rcmely ambitious m.r," Who sac'i6
ces every thing to bis loves and hates
who drove Gustavus W. Smith and Wal
ker oi Georgia from the army, and o,e'
slangh,d Beauregard ami Joe Jopnst u,
the latter Of whom he hates; oppressed
Price, and panpered such iu.bsciios as
Heath, Van Dorm, Dck Taylor, Davis
and Mansfield Lowell, all his own rela-
tives--who has as,euated Geor i. from
the Conteierscy % hat, IN the language
ola G. ,nieiera.c Il neral now in the hc'd,
il the G. ). A. should be Iccogn zed G,or-
ola would ut once secedc from ii. Gen.
CAN'T speaks OF Secretary Benz ann as "a
merccnary wretch" and lashes without
mercy tho shortcomings OF sll in power
and high places. As a resuI, OF Ill that
he pictures Tho conclusion is arrived y,
that the rebellion is failure-especially
that Arkansas hos nothing to hope for
from Daviss rule, and Can find her sal
va.ion only in returning TO her allegiance
in the Union. Foreign Intervention,
dissentions At the north, guerrilla war
fare, &c, are pointed to "a broken red
winch iuiure most those who rest upon
them. Submission Is Gen. Gant,'s rem
edy, and he reasons 10 reconcile The peo-
PIE Of Arkansas 10 that remedy for tnei
ills by showing them that tuey must
eventually come to it and that now is The
time for ,ationAl men to act. lie there
fore Gays:
The shortest way, 10 my opinion. to
resume our relations with lie led, raj
government is, TO instruct Hon. ". Il.
Scbas.i.n to take MS seat ~ the Usltcd
S;a Is S.n te. !, is BY ali means den
able that such ins .rne.iOns ee 50 c:ea.
that tho United States govern ment may
be At no losa to zee that our people ere
loyal. and ihs. Mr.. Sebastian may have
but ore courso IL conduct LETT. fee
surc that he vii respoud lavo,ably to
your wishes.
Whenever it can DO cone, meetings
sbouli he he'd proapis, | st u:i,ng
him TO resume his seat IL tue 5 .ia.r.--
Where it Sannot be done, or wh,r. cit
gems csnntt attend meet n.s, 1T them
ge, n, PCT lions to hat etfecf. The o.
ce-d,nus { su:h meetings., and The
,i.ion.. II esht 10 me At this pace, WI
vee.ye p,s,nt attention. Ne sh u,i 10