Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-05-09
The Way 10 Restore The Union. Aboii.
ton Love for the Poor Negro.

Of sending you few extracts from letter Jus,
received from an Iowa soldier In Gen Steele's
division Of the army recently near Nicksburg
+, The letter was written at Greenville Wash.
ington 60, Mics. and bears date April lath
1865 The extracts are important A. having
been written hy a soldier who never geis on
the sick lIst, but il ever at his post Of duty
! one who is some thirty yesrs old. ana who Tor
the last six or eight years hne been member
OF one of our leading churches In this state.
\ The writer too, IL one who generally "splits
bis ticket upon election day-that 10 he as OIL
ten voted for Republican nominees as he did
for Democratic ones, and prominent Republic
ans in this township now claim him a sol
dier having voiunteefod from the ranks OF the
Republican party
But hear him speaking Of their return 70
Greenville after having folio we'd some 'secesh
as far as Deer Creek. some forty miles back OF
nteonville. he aays
never saw such eight before and never
wish to see another such one. They burnt
all the corn and negro houses. and all the cot
ton gins and corn blades the blade. nro all
+ the Iced they have except grain. J aud In fact
everything that they had that would burn. ex-
cep, their dwelling houses They took u II their
horses and mules too. Wa gJl abeut | 900
/ head OF them, and about 250 head of cattle
b siies what We HI isi Tor mea along the
road, and We also brou hit in about 100 mig
g.fs. They went out egaio Yesterday and got
another lot Of mules and cattle and about 100
head OF sheep.
don't blame the southern people for ii eht-
ing. va would tight too, were they to 20
through our country and destroy everything
as they 70, "a we do.
Again he writes:
"Dur Black Abolition frends make an aw
ful fuss at home about the way the negro il
usei toy the Southern people, but when they
get down here they forget al about what they
sail. They take them from their mastrre and
then curse them and lueck them around
sha melu ly. and hall stafys them In the bar
gain
But again he writes and now you see IL:
Il hope that the time will socn come when
We can all come home and eniaY tho pleasures
OF home ard lrisnde for | am getting tired of
this abolition specuating war Tor that s all il
is. he officers will tax. the nggsis from
tn ir ma-ter,, and then trade them back again
tor cotton
,he poor negro" IL stolen and exchanged for
Gotten, suppose will depend upon the nun
Der Of bales OF cotton the Southern people
have, or the eum of money on officer Wishes 10
make before resignng. and the cursing
knocking down and starvation OF the poor
slave is. presume to make him willing to by
traded SO4,h again, 30 os to make "cotlon
trade an ensy thing for our phianthropic 4b
oitiou freedom thrlekeis
But enough. 1t lie no wonder our Savior
said, when relfoying the Ser ,bes and Phari-
sees, But do MT ye after their works for they
cay and do not surely these modern pLsr-
sees. while preaching freedom and pratftring
si"uery are stra'ning knats nrd swnlloaing
camee, aud lhsy would do well to ponder fully
the question asked the Scribes and Pharisee.
by our l. I'd aud Master, IA recorded IL /
Mathew-"ie serreuts, ,e generation Of vi
pers, how can ye escape the damnalon ot
hell SCOTT CouNrY.
MAY 4th, 1868.
DurREY Il GRERs's MrssIRELs
THE troupe will give entertainments in Metre
politan Hall on Friday and Saturday evening,
Of next week The Madison, Wis, Pairiot. Of
May -. says:
TIE musical and bqrlesque part OF the enter
tainn!ent IL most superior Mr.. Ls~ Benedict I
In his "Grocsry Merchant" Mr. Ain-eIey scot,
IN the sweeps Refrain and Charley Rey-
mods with his cou5ca.ites afford rare sect I
meus Of genuine humur. Bidaux sings senti-
mental ballads with swsetnsss and power, aud +
10 80 effective IN giving hs '0rad Patriot T
Welcome Green IN bis moeking bird song /
Collins and florence in their dancing and ali +
the members Of the troupe IN their yariou.
parts are ptacticed artists.
Commodore FoIto IL all and more Of the
world. wide wonder that he ia represented to I
be. On the stage he is a polished speaker an
accomplished actor aDd graceful gentleman and +
in his room at h. hotel he is perfect model F
of pol,enese and courtesy. Smaller than Tom 1
Tbuub physically, he i. his full peer In every
requirement
Col Small. although younger and larger than
the Commodore, is al interesting wonder Of
pleasing manners ana department. and dances /
and performs with the Commodore very skill. |
fully.
From what we eaw and heard last night, we
can confidently pronounce this the most ae-
complished and talented band OF minstrels and
delineators that have ever visited Madison.
CHANGE RAILROAD AND IosT OFFICE
1mE On Monday morning another new
tim e.thble on the NJ. d. NJ. and G. d II /. Rail.
road goes into eifect. Trains will leave for
the West at 3 o'clock A. M and 245 + NJ,
and arrive here at 645 r. NJ. and 945 =. NJ
BY this arrangement the Western mail not ar
rive in time for delivery in the evening. The
trains for the East will leave at Q 10 A M. aud
. 55 7. h., and arrive at a 80 A. n. and 5,20
z NJ. Passengers leaving here in the morning
train arrive in Des Moines at O'Clock Of tbs |
same day. making the distance in thirteen
hours. making this route far the West the
quickest that runs through the State.