The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-10-10

JOHN MoRGAN's CHIEF OF STAFF, AND
HIS MIsFoRTUNEs.-Col. AllstOn. John
Morgan's Chief of Staff, has been paroled,
and is vending his way South. The Co.
lumbus Journal published a story about
him, which went to show that he was re-
pentant rebel. HE spoke in responding
terms of the rebels" said our cotempora-
ry, but that 'the rebels regard the success
of the peace men Of the Vallandigham
school, as their only hope of being victo-
rious. He looked upon Vallangham as a
true friend of the rebels, and would hail his
election as a promising indication of a
speedy termination of the war, by the
withdrawal of our armies from the rebel
States" This rebel Col Allston, decorated
in secesh uniform, cut large swath in
Columbus, before he left on Wednesday,
and nobody rebuked him, but on his way
to GAINESVILLE, via the Central Ohio Rail-
road, he fell into the hands of one of the
faithful. The incident was described to US
by an eyewitness.
Col. Allston sat with brawny Copper
head one side of the car vomiting out trea-
cepted. Col. Granville Moody, with his
daughter, sat opposite him, reading a
newspaper. Col. NJ. was FESTIVE, but re-
strained himself for some time. At last
the rebel Colonel-in full rebel uniform
who talked loudly and defiantly, evidently
DESTROYS to attract attention-said that it
was 1.-THE duty of the peace Democrats to
elect Vallandigham. 1t was necessary to
save them from Lincoln's cursed tyranny.
It was the most damnable tyranny on the
face of the earth. Three months hence,
you people of the North will appeal to us
(rebels) suppliantly to come up and rescue
you from Lincoln's despotism.
Hardly was the sentence concluded when
Colonel Moody, flaming with indignation,
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the car, seized the insOlent rebel by the
throat, and thrusting his knuckles into his
face, Kissed through this teeth: "You infa-
nous scoundrel how dare you insult my
Governmentwith your treason? How dare
you polute this atmosphere with your in
suits to my country? Shut your mouth
or I'll crush every bone in your Internal
body" Then the Colonel seized the rebel
by the breeches, with force enough, almost,
to raise him from his seat. The rebel hast
lily, and with considerable trepidation
stammered, 'I'll-I'll stop, STRIP
Quoth the Colonel, yes, you ,Uilt 0op you
Internal rebel Stop now, or pll throw you
out of the window the train was going at
twenty miles an hour-I know your rights
as paroled prisoner; you are under the
protection of the Government, That does
not authorize you to abuse and insult it,
You have abused your privilege. No man
in rebel uniform shall abuse my Govern
ment in my hearing without paying the
penalty of his insolence." By this time
Allston's big Copperhead friend attempted
to say something. "Not word from you"'
said Colonel M, "you miserable Copper
head, you sat here and listened to this reb-
ers treason, without resenting it; if you
had grain of manhood, you would have
saved me the necessity of interfering. Not
a word from you or I'll take you in hand.
You are meaner than this rebel" That
settled the fellow, and he subsidized. Third
attempted to interposeand was summarily
dried up in similar manner. The rebel
Colonel sunk back into the corner of his
seat and tried to look composed but his
mind was evidently "all tore up" He did
not even whisper again while the gallant
Moody was on the cars. Col. Moody was
right. He has shed his blood for his coun-
try; knew that a paroled rebel had no
right to insult the Government which pro-
tected him, and justly felt it his duty to
teach the villain lesson he would not for
get. A few instructions of this character
will put stop to the insolence Of the
scoundrels who insult US with their trea-
sOn.-Dayton, (O,) Journal.