The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-05-20
THE GATE CITY


E9T HxLxsA. Ark, May 10. 1868. y
EDrroR GAfE Ox7v ~ preaums your
columns have not been burdened of late
With items from this point, from the fact
that there is but little news Of interest TO.
communicate.
The expedition consisting ofseverAl reg
imen,s, composed of cavalry, ipfautry and
artillery, sent out by Major Gen. Prentiss,
sixor eight days sgo, has not returned
When they make their appearance sup
apose there will be something new to re-
cord 10 the way Of rebel defeats. Such
1t least is the opinion Of our present com
maader, who, by the way. 10 not - popu-
I lar - some Of Lis predecessors, (thst L.,
!. with thu seceSh, for the simple reason
that sympathy with traitors 10 repugnant
70 his nature. After an experience Of
many long months in "Secessia" as
j prisoner, living on the fat Of the isnd half.
baked corn dodgers, aud subject to al
manner Of insults, be knows precisely how
70 treat oil sympathizers and traitors
No more boots and hrogans NOW cross the
\ lnes on the feet OF fair dsmsels, nor quiz
nine suspended between heaven and earth
to erinolins. sash proceedings have been
entirely stopped, add no dcobt our rebel
ne ghbors feel II sorcly. For. in the man
nsr described, il the rebel fair ones were
allowed ingress and egress, As they were
At one time, whole compsnv ossN b.
soon supplied with drugs aud boots
Only yesterday the Provost Guard made
. 6ss haul in the shape Of quiaine. dons
up and sealed - pepper. OF course the
whole stock was couGscated and the par
ties engaged placed 10 the lock up. Such
men, coming from the North, and having
no regard for their oaths, should be dealt
with 10 the utmost extent of the law, as
no doubt 10 this case they will be.
On the 9th instant the lst regimen,
Arkansas volunteers, African descent, set
rail for Lake Providesee. This regimen,
il composed of active, able-bodiod con.
trabands, and II they have fair chance
] shall be very much disappointed il they
do not give good account Of them elves
Lieut. Col. Wood, of tbs LIST Indiana, ha'
command. and better fighter or scou'
capno, be found in the army Of the West
Quite crowd collected on the 'levee to se'
them of. Before leo ing they marehet
around town. going through the drill an
evola.ions an we'll as could be expecte,
for the time that they have been enlisted
The little sable drumuers, about ten o
twelve in number, seemed TO knock Yam
kse Doodle out of their drums 10 as goo
time ~ could be done. imagine that
some of our Northern cspperheads Ia
been here aud turned their backs on tn
sceue or allowed themselves to have bee
bhndloded, they would have had TO Al
knowledge that the cheers aud noise mad
by this regiment, for the old Aag'snd tn
Union, sounded very much as if comm
from human beings To me, and all otl
ers who Witnessed their departure. the
gatherings, cheers and songs, we're We
near imitation of the noise and bust
os white men. Imsy add that there we
few silent spectators, with mouths COZ
pressed, who, to all appearances, cou
have bitten tea peaas hah In two WI
but little exertion. However, none
Uncle-Sam men could be included
,hislis They we're oil old residents
.sRaekansack." G. p. Nc.