Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-05-02

N. NJ. Pomeroy, editor Of the La Crosse
Democrat, who has for some time been
army correspondent Of the Milwaukee
Ners and Chicago Times, has been Or
dered to leave the Department Of Gen.
Pfentiss for giying the facts as he saw
them, without gloss or transformation. 1t
is only necessary to say that Mr.. Pomeroy
has been Of the war Democratic stripe"
and strenuous supporter Of "war for
the Union Commenting on his arrest
and exclusion from, the lines, Mr.. Pomeroy
says. ...-.
sour offence was, simply this: we had
told the truth. After months Of observa
lions and close investigation, we deter>
mined 10 give our readers facts, leaving
lies to be spoken by official reports of vic
tories never won, by commanding officers
like Prentiss, and the telegraph. The idea
Of writing Jacts. startled, as with the sting
Of lightning, the willing tools Of the ad.
mnis,ration, and it should not be allowed.
"The truth of our letters the existence
Of evils and wrongs stiIl greater than we
have written of, is still in the army. We
asked Gen. Prentiss if we had written a
word which was not truth simple aud un-
contro~er,ible. We dared him to deny 1t
gave him proof upon proof to substan.
tinte the articles. No one can contradict.
His reply was this Mr.. Pomeroy, want
you to understand that the truth shall not
de ,critten from this dristrict to discourage
the people Of the North, go long as am
here
$50 long as we remained silent to the
dishonesty and corruption among officers
in the army, we were prince of good
fellows. So long as all editor endorses
every move Of the administration, or writes
up hero Of every ignorant, thieving and
cowardly General cursing the army with
his presence, and the country with bis ex'
is.sace, it is all right. Just so long ~ We
see 6t to remain silent and see poor peo-
pie plundered-men deprived of all legal
or political righ.s-the flag Of the North
marking the depository Of stolen goods
Generals stealing cotton; Colonels steal
ing horses; Captains stealing mules
Chaplains stealing negroes; and privates
stealing Iaees, jewelry, clothing, bedding
pictures and loved momentoes OF friend
ship from innocent women and children
without our writing word Of protest and
demanding that such damnable vandalism
lie stopped, we become traitor to th'
government-bM, thank God, not tn
people.
80 long as we could witness the per
sistent efforts in the army to crush Demo
Gratis rather than the rebelion-could se
Union residents Of the South robbed an,
insulted BY the men they once prayed t
God might reach them quickly, we be
come traitor So long as We had dali
evidence CLEANED from picket post, cam
fires suffers tents and hospitals, that th
army was becoming demoralized, and th
men that we're not afraid to speak, wear
aud disgusted with the life Of pluader sn
idieness they were leading, and mention
, not, we we're loyal citizen.
"Nine months since Helena was occ,
; pied by federal troops. Thirty FIVE thou
, and men under cotton stealing Curt
t pitched their tents there in the rich cote
. county Of Philips, and the work begun
9 In nine uon.s eight changes Of comman
h ing officers over that post have shown Il
. uns,ableness Of the government and ten
g ed TO demoralizs the troops. Six out
!. the eight commanders there have ma
!, independent fortunes in cotton, mules q
0 other speculations, but the enemy b
If never been met" il. a.s..5
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