The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-09-28
ARMY CORREsPONDENCE.
CANP NKAR New ORLEAKs, La
Sept. 4th, 1868.

Lear Gdte: we greet you Win .
hearty welcome when you show your ia
miliar face in camp. You bring US news
from home and friends. You also keen
Us posted in regard to the acts of the
apostles of Copperheadism, alias Tories,
alias Traitors. But before paying my
respects to this species Of the genus rep.
tile, | must say something about the
Nineteenth, presuming that you and your
patrons are interested in us to some ex.
tent at least.
We left Port Hudson on the 18th ult.
and came to this place by river, arriving
here on the morning of the 18th. We
were crowded on small boat where we
had scarcely room to lay down, the con-
sequence of which was our sick list was
very much increased. During the two
weeks we were at Port Hudson we had
four deaths in our Regiment. and since
here We have had four; still We are, per-
haps, the healthiest Regiment in our Di-
vision and have more men for duty than
any other. Of all modes of travelling for
soldiers, that by transports on the river is
the meanest. Uncle Sam or his agents
are much to blame for crowding men on
board boats and transporting them like
SO many cattle. The thing .don't pay
when recruits are worth SO much, leaving
out of view humane considerations.
We are camped in beautiful grove.
The trees are large and their limbs are
hung with moss, affording dense shade
and giving quite a tropical appearance.
Just in front of our tents there is a row
of orange trees full of fruit, but unfor-
tunately for us, not yet ripe. We are on
the east bank of the river, four miles
above New Orleans. The suburbs of the
city extend almost to our camp. The en-
tire Thirteenth Army Corps, Of which
our { Herron's Division) is the second, is
here. We are now under marching or
ders, and our supposed destination is Mo-
bile. This far-famed city has many
places Of interest. Jackson Square is a
beautiful place, full of shrubbery and or
namental trees. In tie centre is large
bronze statue of the hero of New Orleans.
He is represented as mounted and in full
military costume. On Canal street there
is large bronze statue of Henry Clay,
representing him in the attitude of speak
ing. His earnest look would indicate
that he was warning the people against
Disunion. In the French part of the city
the streets are narrow, some of them very
fine however. Other streets are wide
with trees in the centre, and all are scru-
pulously clean. Many of the people are
French or of that descent; even the ne
gro women, who come around camp SELL
ing trinkets and soliciting washing, talk
French. They are more sprightly in
their manners and more intelligent than
the negroes farther north.
The shipping is matter of interest to
a western man. There are large num-
Der of ships at the wharf, some of them
| observed loading with cotton. Alto
gether, New Orleans is not so much of a
city as st. Louis, though it probably lacks
much of what it was in its palmiest days
We have received Gen Tuttle's letter
in which he consents to run for Governor,
at the solicitation, he says, of "men Of all
classes, both in and out of the army"
The soldiers would like to know wha,
party he represents. He does not say in
his letter what he is. The letter itself is
all right, but we want to know whether
he is Copperhead. Republican, or a
Union man. These comprise all the or
CARNATIONS known to the politics of the
State at this time, | believe. But further,
the General says he comes out at the So
licitation Of men of all classes. Now,
there is class of men in Iowa known as
Copperheads, and we want to know if he
runs at their solicitation. The soldiers
have very decided opinions in regard to
these Copperheads, and any candidate
must clear his skirts of any affinity or
sympathy with tn an, if he expects our
confidence and support. Gen. futile has
proven himself soldier and is a yery
popular officer, but that is not enough
Arnold proved himself soldier in the
Revolution, but he also proved himself
something else. The soldiers not only
want to vote for soldier, but one who ia
beth soldier and patriot, and whose
record places him above suspicion. If
General futile is honest in what he saws
in his letter, then he ought to support
Colonel Stone. They represent the .,u.
principles and Stone waa an