The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-05-14

MILLIKESs' BEND, La, !
Nav 4th. 1868.

DtAR oAIEs WIS nittiuS III NY bSut
last evening reading some letters | had
Just received from friends at home in
Keokuk, and thereabouts, when my atten-
ton was called to an article in one of
your columns, by Professor Gray, our
hospital stsward--and very efficient one
he makes too by the way--writtsn by my
old friend and fellow soldier, Capt. Nc
Queen, Of Company A, lst Iowa Cavalry,
stating that the boys in said company de
sired TO have few of your numbers reg
ularly sent to them, approving of the free
and independent course you have pursued
in speaking out your sentiments on the
present rebellion. which is laying waste
our country at such rate, and the just
censures you lay upon those, her worst
enemies, found at home, enjoying all the
blessings Of quiet home, family, friends,
and comfortable fresides. and only made
so by our efforts, yet sympathizing and
ever ready to aid and abet the so.cal He'd
southern confederacy. Shame on them,
| say God grant that they may not be
made to believe, on account OF their
wiekedness, lie. and thus perish in
their sins, is my humble and sincere
prayer. o. that God might open their
understandings, so that they may see the
terrible reiribution with which they must
shortly meet, and that, too, before many
of them, fear, are aware. | tell you
what it is, Gate. that il some of the men,
and pom,en. too, in and about your city,
don't stop writing such letters as they
have been doing to 3 fer of their friends
10 Company A, 3o,h Iowa Infantry, they
must and shall be exposed not that it
has the least Influence on said company.
nor any member Of said company, unless
it be Bill Davis or Bob Cooper. or some
other such GLASS, who never enlisted but
for the pay, and then desert tho FIRST OBJ
portunity they get; but because they
richly deserve to be exposed, and to
whose punishment every loyal citizen will
be made to say, amen. That is all l have
to say on this matter now. but NJ to the
article of the Captains referred to, be
lieve me, dear Gate, when ! declare to
you it msde my soul glad when read it
II is 20 much like the Captain, and it i,
just what | should expect Of Company A,
lst Iowa Cavalry or any other company
in the service with the amount Of intelli.
gence it has, together with its experience
Of the practical workings of rebellion.
You must not forget, dear Gate, that this
is my old company, and that am proud
Of the name that once had the honor to
command said company.
We in the 30th, are getting along very
pleasantly now, and think We have beer
doing good service. Notwithstanding on,
ranks have been greatly thinned By dis
ease and death. We were day or two
since relieved fiom doing outpost duty,
and right glad we're we too. for too much
even of a good thing sometimes proves in.
furious and right here ! would say,
since the good people of Iowa have made
her soldiers laugh and grow fat by send
ing them their liberal and timely dona-
tons in he shape of fruits, vegetables,
&c. which We at the tine did SO much
need, We feel our faith in the good work
increased ono hundred per cent, and that
We shall fight Eve hundred per cent. bet
ter than we would or could have done
three months ago. Yes; when think
Of the mean, lo~. contemplate spirit that
our enemies at home manifested, and at
just such time, too. rs they we'll knew
our armies were most demoralixed. hav.
ing met with the reverses they did meet
with, and then the mud, water aud dis.
ease with which We had at that time to
contend, all conspTing to give them the
decided advantage : but thank God, .the
kings heart is ia TIE hand of tho Lord,
as the rivers Of water, and he turneth i,
with ,rsoever he will" Like Pharoah
with his host, when 10 hot pursui, OF the
people of God, he waited his attack unit
he found them likely to be the mos. de
moralixed, rs indeed they were, for Is,
find tho people saying unto Moses--no
Abraham - and because there we're NJ
grain in Egypt. has thou taken u
away to die in the wilderness Where
fore has thou dealt with us thus? Is no
this what We told you would happen lon
before We left Egypt? Would 1t no
have been far better for US 70 have stat,
in Egypt when W could get potat oes
Ieeks and onions TO eat, and serve tn
Egyptians. than to have brought US her
to die And about this time Phsroa
made dash upon them, but their lsade
Abraham like--true 10 his trust, knc i
that he had done nothing but what wa
right, could say with faith. " Fear ye not
stand still and sse the salvation of tn