Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-04-24

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Union Specialist Friday night, JOHN
Brooks, formerly Of this place, but more
lately and at the breaking out of the Rebel
lion. resident Of the South, addressed quite
a large audience in OvERMAN's Hall. Mr.
Brooks related his experience in Secesisa,
and it was told in very interesting manner
| Known to be Northern man, and suspected
Of entertaining abolition proclivitics, he only
saved himself from death at the hands of a
mob by enlisting in the rebel army, where
he served some eighteen MONTHS latter
part of the time acting as Quartermaster-
He finally obtained permiss ion to 60 to Mem
phis and try and smuggle through the lines
some medical stores that the rebels sorely
needed. On reaching the city, instead Of
fulfilling his ostensible GRAND, he immcdi
ately reported himself to Gen. SHERMAN,
then in command at that place. Mr.. B. is
now in the service of the United States, his
experience and acquaintance through the
South rendering his services particularly val,
liable. He says that the half has never been
| told of the malignant hatred and ferocity the
rebels show towards persons that are the
least suspected Of having Union sympathies
He has known Of hundreds having been
mohbed and put to death, merely on suspic-
ion that they were Union men. Mr. Brooks
declares that he is now rampant abolition
list, and that WENDELL PHILLIPS, GEnRIr
SMITH, or GREELEY, cannot hold candle to
him, and that the spirit cvinced by Southern
people is the sole cause of it. He thinks
that if a hundred such men as VALLANDIG-
HAM, MAHoNY, ct al, were hung instantcr, it
would save the lives of hundred thousand
of our brave Northern boys.
The State CoapcH Of the Union League Of
.America for Iora.-The Dubuque Times of
the 10Th inst gives the following report of
the meeting Of the State Council of the Union
League at Waterloo last week:
AS was stated in our last issue of yester
day, State Council was organized on Wed
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following gentleman were elected officers -
K. A. Guilbert, NJ d., of Dubuque. State
President; Hon. Norman Boardman of Ly-
ons, State Vice President G. E. Snow of
Eddyville, State assistant Vice President -
j. F. Withrow, of Des Moines, State Score
tary i; }. p. Grahdtham, of Mount Pleasant,
State Treasurer; K. IL. Taylor of Benton
county, State Marshal
Thp Stafa Drau;Ia,t IL
ing gentlemen to the Offices named: Rev. O.
+. Merrill Of Jones county, State Chaplain
JOS Monsoon of Floyd county, State Herald
j. p. Brown Of Tama county, State Senti
mel.
An excellent constitution and code of by
laws were adopted, and the organization was
quite thoroughly perfected. The first an.
nual meeting will be holden in Des Moines on
the second Wednesday in June next. The
proceedings at Waterloo were enlivened by
many pleasant episodes, prominent among
which was the splendid reception given the
representatives at the depot on the arrival Of
the Eastern train. The Waterloo leaguers
met the car load of delegates with banners
and a band Of martial music, and conduct
ed them to the hall of Waterloo Council No.
4, where brief reception speech was made
"AA' Suil ditcI WHICH tle representa-
tlves were summarily arrested by numer-
Gus posse OF paters, and taken to different
private residences, where they were royalty
treated. At different times during the ses-
sions of the. Convention quartette of admir-
able singers favored us with patriotic odes.
The Convention was composed of as fine a
body OF men as we have ever seen together.
The following gentlemen were elected
delegates to the Convention to be holden at
Cleveland, Ohio, May 20, to form National
& T., viz: For the State at large Hon. B
Young of Marion, and DR.. E. A. Guilbert of
Dubuque. LIST Congressional District, Hon
Mr.. Edwards Of Mount Pleasant. I'd Dis
trlct Judge Stacey of Anamosa Sd District
Hon. w. B. Allison Of Dubuque. 4th Dis
trict Hon Mr.. Cattell of Des Moines. 9Th
District Rev j M Wurtz of Benton county.
9th District, Colonel W. II. Sessions Of
Cedar Falls.