Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1863-02-18

A correspondent of the Chicago times,
with our army at Helena, gives the fol.
Eowing incident of the war IN that region
ehat will afford food for reflection to the
limited few Of our Abolition friends who
are capable of reflection upon any sub
iees connected With the negro Z:
Helsna is she coanty seat Of PHILIPPE
| county. ARK, and M i1poc&ans point
| now, - it WAS hafoEs the war hsgsas--
The village contains about TWO thqusana
tinhabttauts, II Is situated on plateau,
back cd BY range Of broken bills ex-
teadinx bask Two miles from the river,
| where the finest prairie the ,Sauth can
| boast OF commences. This prairie is
about one handred and fifty miles wide
and sniekly covered with splendfd rottoa
! lplantasioas. The plasters szessog wsTe,
previoua 20 the VAS very wsalshys saAeaE
plantations and negroes being worth 40
average Of about two hundred thousand
bdoliars each. The Federal pitkets sx-
Iaand two miles back frons she rsssT. BET
lvoad thssn all are snenaes. GaeExillas
fswarm through the country, picking on
iniekets al t6s fate Of one TO thirty q
nfpht. Helena itself is alt secession.--
There is not truly loyal man in The en-,
tire eountEy, except those in uniEegn.
Since the frst of January the children
Of Ham are having a hard time OF it,
They are free. with no one TO care for
theEl, nothing 30 live on, half clothed and
worse fed. God only knows what waI
become Of the poor creatures. ssf..
Col. Busy, Post Commandant, ID 6
true veptlenag, and we'll liked, Prompt
Esourtsaas, mud business like, he is q gooC
man fer the position. Every day ne
groes are coming into his camp claiming
protection and food. Thursday morning
the kuaso wing actual event took place
J.R Pillow, brother of the rebel Gen
. sral, who has u beautiful plantation |
: few miles from Helena, who vas Worth
half million of dollars previous 70 th
! war. czme into camp tafoegh the hHes
With one hundred and eighsy-thrse ne
; groes, of both sexes ana all ages. "a
: the head OF his servants who followed i
! lunRie file. he walked No the Colonel
u headquarters, the foAs&iug oonTersasie
ktook place:
' 'Good morning sir" .ss. =.
: @Where is the commandant OF ID
= fpost Fs'
= aBefors you sir" .-5- IS
: "Well, Colonel, here is my sna
= change, ia the shape of American citizen
~ Of African descent, which deliver ov'
! to YOU. Here 10 correct list Of the
.s names. ages, sexes and Occupations
= Please send them on to the Presldea
:, with nv compliments, and sag 70 nj
~ that, ii he wishes anything under n
: !. roof or in my pockets, or on my groun'
"a all be has TO do is 10 ask nd receive.
~ aMr. Pillow, eannot recsiys ses
- peopIe. / have no food for then--ha'
o o.hing for them to du-hage not fot
= :. enough for our soldiers hardly -
: 9Aad / cannot use sbezas had b
con to keep them On, bnt it haa been st
lien. had corn, but il has been 20
4 bied Nov hare nothing for them
q eat, aud as LaacoIn has turned this arr
rs, tnto . Niger boarding house, you "
nsle please seal these Peep q as youg saele
IS sBnE / hava no such power." IL.
se- sssThen give them work. II you fail
&; mauage thea 1 will teach you. The
e. san be lsarned ia aboas shlEhy ysass.H
rec al have nothing for than 10 dor -
ant aNor have /. You win not sec. "a
rs- stsrve, | hope. am loyal man,
Es, have been q prosperous one, bet can
'ats longer care Tor these people. Zen b
m- surely sogae uae fer them. Nearly
ON trades are mere represented ainong
iss men. The women you can md use
rms somewhere gt57
s,WeIl | can't take then." .s,saB I
tier stMy God what will they lire On
GA. Can yon sell me corn and bacon q
ksd will ssagve unless you do" s. %
'snt f'As oannet." as T. f ..~
;ss 'sss ssAna \ goa cannot keep tAsn ss II
tect seFsil, God only knows what win
enss come Of them"
aas Al Ghs head of ais sid servants he ]
'sd and the free people followsd Asn =
cryina and. wondering what pext :
come in their behalfs The poor Greats
.sses cozas ints camp, -stea rsvisfcus,
,-.l 8 ars, kicked and aaafsd absat By nj hal
T = and al simes most annereifully poug
.5 by sogae soldiers who viii not stand |
ool- ssssss.,s The eaiy idea rinety nv
! en- -Ilssysrv huadrea pe siaves have OF free
ths il ease, sresson frsm labor, shafss
- last a3 tasI .ssgi tas ipssst
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