Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-12-11

DAVENPORT IOWA. FRIDAY EVENING. DECEMBER II. 1862

Css!-when q Camp NcCIsllan. tie Other
day. - visited ths lediss pes. where they
have come 3e5 Dse. women aed shildrsd real
'.nativs Aosrisans" We hsvs read sons-
thing Of Indian romsses. bst 10 locking at
those spscimens vs eould zee II. We bad the
good fortune . meet the Governor And Ad-
iutsnt 0ssersl It the Camp. and thus saiasd
Adnittasss ltsids. smosg the ''aDissls.' and
. more disgussing menageris ws never vit>
psssed. They we're ssilsd ess 10 line. jraws
up 10 front end required 70 listsn 10 talk.
from one ~ their orators. We bsvs read
sonsth,ng Of The "nssivs sloqusnce" Il the
red ass. bot here our vision failed. The voice
in expression. in Astiso. ws theusht "bull
Of Bsshsn would have been . fair sompstitor
Al any rate. - would bet on the ball. W
could zee no evidence Of peblsssss or dignity,
Of character, bnt rather evidence Of Il ssehery.
and cruelty. IL our mind vss the picture Of
The hoerid crusltiss perpssrassd spsn the peo-
pie Of Minnesota. Indeed Il wsuld Be diff
eslt Tor 10 to see Any other than the trs'ts
thsss developed. We saw the half.brssd, me-
gro and Iodisn who vas proved to haze slaie
sixteen Of our people. We we're dispoeed to
sivs him . vide berth and we're dlseusssd
With the psstiDg he received from others. We
had in fact, 10 disposition TO pet any Of hem.
but viewed them win feeling Of disgust and
Adherence.
In that terrible massacre, The hslplsssness Of
childhood, the purity Of the maiden. the sin
eerity Of the wife and mother. but invited the
mos. horrid ousragss their bsllish ingesoity
could invent. 1t cannot be said they kosw no
better. They were we'll aware Of the charac-
ter Of the work in which they were engaged.
snd were only mistaken in supposiug our arms
we're 90 engaged with the rebellion that vs
could not rssist them. Every one Of them
proved guilty Of the murder Of one Of the
whites should have swang with the 20 slrssdy
exesuted. The President ehould look for
worthier subjects for bic elemensy. The
hsif.brsed turned States evidence and thus
saved his neck, thus showing himself . COW
ard a. we'll as q most atrocious sooundrel'
They spend much Of their time In making
rings and trinks.s OF various kinds for sale -
visitors. l wondered at the esgerDess With
which they were sought. We would receive
none of them from such bloody hande. We
we're admitted to the female department. AID
saw anghtsr Of Little Crow. and one who
ia counted . beauty among them, who excit. d
the Jealousy Of her lord 90 much by the stten.
tion her charms received from othsre. that he
attempted to etab her . few days since. but
failed to do her much injury.
The pset's linss about "wooing the dusky
maid" cane to mind. No lack Of "dnsky"
but - to the wooing-ssi IL might do for an
Indian. The Lieutenant 10 command said the
more kindns,e they had shown them the sursr
th ~ we're to die.
The Governor suggested that Be devote TO
them his utmost attention. Some 81 have died
since they came to Camp McC!sllao. Although
the gallows was cheated. yet justice IS not al
together. Whoever wishes 20 retain any Of
the romance If ths Iadisn character. let him
tssp clear Of Camp McCiellan.-lova City
Republican.