The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-12-30
Correspondence Of the Republican.
Thatfanoopa Dar 10

Chattanooga, Dec. la.
Morgan, John, the feet OF foot, has
escaped his pursuars, and i now safe in
Dixie-that is, safe as any OF the rebel
leaders. John has been both over and
under-rated; By his friends, he has been
dei6ed as something moro than herp
by bis enemies, he has. been looked upbn
as miserable being, who bad made dse
Of the brains Of others upon which to 4s-
tablsh his own reputation
Why either OF these opinions should
have emned currency, il is impossible TO
imagine. John will not fight, hence is
not hero IN the full sense Of the term
bu. - dashy guerrilla leader, A. m en-
emy to undefended railroads and bridges,
and 40 a parolsr of convaleecen.s. he has
20 equal In al rebeldom. As dashifg
officer, whose business is to annoy ohr
communications, he has no peer in the
Southern service, and, hence, is really to
be dreaded but further than this, he
amounts to little
He crossed the Tennessee at Gillespif's
Ford, between this point and Knoxville,
90 Monday, and on Wednesday evening,
learn that he reached Dalton, aud fe-
ported 70 Gen. Hardee for active service.
Blu. the rebel cavalry are scattered, q pd
they are, in every sense ofthe word, badly
equipped. Months must intervene before
they ,an be rendered ofany service, whf lie
ours 80 lately useless, is now in superb
condition, and has already commenced
operations against guerrillas.
Wheeler has lsf. East Tennessee, and 10
now at Dalton. trying to aid in the rebr-
ganization Of the cavalry; bu. he will
have difficult task to perform, even with
so able an assistant as the late resident oi
the Ohio psnitentisry. Horses in Dixie,
are difficult to obtain and sccoutreme pts
are scarce and costly, at time when the
Richmond treasury il bankrupt and the
treasurer calling Tor forced funding ol
all outstanding circulation.
ARRIVAL or sHERMAS's TROOPS.
| Sherman's men-those who were no
left with Foster to operate against Long.
s.reet-have returned. They had harc
march of twenty three days on eight days
provisions, and what they could forage of
OF the country. Of course they lived
hard, endured the tolls and privations o.
which little comfort could be found They
found the people of East Tennessee de-
votedly loyal. and ready to contribute t.
the extent Of their ability to the aid OF oul
gallant men. They could not. however
do much, - the country had nearly beer
made desolate BY the alternate visitation
Of rebel and Union armies, who have beer
4 subsisting of the country for mouths -
Indeed, many Of the people must starve
unless they receive aid from the Govern
ment, such has been the extent Of III
foraging done in this vicinity.
QUEER, AT LEAST.
The following paragraph 10 from re
port Of Tuesdays proceedings at the Gin
cnnati Fair:
4 CAT the table OF the Church of tn
| Redeemer, splendid Afghan worth 500
vas drawn BY Thomss Miller, Of 81
Louis. There were twenty chances, 9
ii which be bought the one at second hand
i from R. b. Field, Of this city,
It. This may Be AL fight, on the princiPl
i that ssthe enc jus,ifes the means; still
! it must be confessed that it sounds no:
Elittle queer. to read i'd public journal
i here In the Christian land of Ameries
that "a splendid Afghan, worth $780,
has been "drawn" in : lottery, and -
the tablsof The Church Of tho Redeemer,
too. Many persons viii probably mes
: little trouble in reconciling such thing
.. With prcpriety, md IL nsy be wrong !
! raise any question On the point; ysl
I those who have in mind the scene 1
!, lda5s Of old, when "tAe Redeemer" him
self entefsd the temple and osefthfe'
the tables Of those who sold doves unde
!, the auspices of the Church, and VII
|. also renambsr fhat ths laws Of the lans
= wall = The teschings Of the s'Redfen
!. I &. " forbid lottsties. subjecting thoa
i lenRaae1 il theq AZ severss puAiabsper
! Senos eniirely avoid misgivings j Y
|. {matter. It may b "old fogyish, yet