Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-18

traitors ~ tst j0Ufodi'
| noticed in your paper few days
since, J statement that the Adjutant
General had published list OF drafted
men and substitutes who had failed to
report and deserted siuce the draft; and
IN a later issue you call attention to the
fact as you say, that Fergena Fergus
hanson is reported deserter, and you
state that Mr.. Hanson has served in the
army, and been discharged for wounds,
&C., &C., and you call on the Adjutant
General for a correction all of which in
relation to his service and discharge
are undoubtedly true.
But YOU are mistaken, first, in stating
that said list has been published by the
Adiutant General. ii Was issued by the
Provost Marshal of this District, and if
Sou will notice the heading OF said list
speaks OF two classes OF persons, viz:
L" i)eserterS - and Drafted men who
have failed TO report, U0feSs Such dr0ttc0
men sAoN not huGe beer notjfed - that is,
- drafted man who is absent from home
at the time OF the draft and does not
learn by any means that he has been
drafted, i not considered Il deserter,
provided he repairs within a reasonable
time after getting the information that
he is drafted.
lou may also see by reference to said
list that he ismarked rs sin Californian
and therefore not served, and hence not
a deserter until he is informed that he
has been drafted, and n reasonable time
elapsed for him 10 report; when. II he
fails To do SO he will be liable to be ar
rested ~ a dcscrter
But even tier, when arraigncd, lie
will re examined, and il found physi
paIiV unfit fer the service he viii be re-
leased. 80 you see the case is not Il
very hard one after all if men will come
anywhere near doing their duty.
l.. II. W.
Erec...aeis-N Celebration AT Nashville.
\ Nashville letter of October 18th. in
!ue Newark UUiiY s1rartiSc!', says:
One ot the most unique, strange and
.,,IGactive celebrations, ! venture to say,
ever seen in these United states, took
piece here last evening. -Four thousand
.uyI OF color. the great majority OF them
soldiers, assembled iii mass meeting
5u1i formed Il procession seldom surpass-
60! iur order, discipline ana Soud be-
haVior vet characterized by the widest
enthusiasm. Their march through the
principal streets of the city was COM
IlIete ovation: the windows and doors Of
every building were filled with white
citizens waving haudkerchiefs, cheering
and encouraging these freomen OF the
South. The numerous tranSparencies
and tle cumming devices for exhibiting
,h&ir principles, were strongly chaTac-
tnfi.tic Of the ShreWdneSs and ability Of
tie i'rte negro thrown CT his own re-
sources.
t\tter marching through the princi
pal streets they assembled at the Capitol
ana were addressed ut length by Andy
Johnson, III his dry, humorous man
ner. No one knows the hearts OF these
people better than he, and as he told
again the story OF the war, its causes
and its future effects, every ear was at
tentve and every tongue silent; but
when he spoke of freedom for the slave
and told them, He who would be free
himself must strike the blow shouts of
prolonged cheers rent the air ard made
the welkin ring in wild enthusiasm
almost frantic. The scene at this mo-
ment, while their dark features were lit
I'D by The flaming torches which brought
to view the battle flags OF the four col
cred regiments stationed here waving
their heavy folds, was Il fit one for an
artist,
A." Hal any one four years ago pro
,lictcI such q scene in this city at this
time, the idea W0uid have been consid
cred rs more prepOstcrous than the
story of Liliput or the deeds OF Sancho
Panza"