Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-12-10
LETTER FROM FORT aAxDALL.
FoRr RANDALL, Dec, 3. 1864

UDELL late arrivals At this Post from your
city, report you as smiling and good.
natured as ever. 1t shows good pluck for
q man to smile often after such . defeat
~ you met at the polls. There is no smil.
ing done a, this Post by any but Good
Templars.
We are all flush here now a. least We
have plenty Of greenbacks, which will buy
about one third as much Of any article as
gold will. Major Shreve has been here
and paid off the boys. Then it was that
your billiard and lager beer saloons were
missed oy us. Our officers did not find
as many drunken men at tattoo as they
did when we had the run of your city.
On the Oath ult. in accordance with the
time honored custom Of our country, and
also in compliance with and obedience to
the command Of our good natured Com.
mander-in. Chief Abraham Lincoln, TWEEN.
ty two private soldiers aud four officers
assembled at the chapel and listened to
Thanksgiving sermon from Rev. D. II.
Mitchell The sermon urged all to be
thankful for the improved state Of the
country-for the goodness Of God in
making this war war for the liberation
Of the-negro and destruction Of slavery
He also urged US to be thankful for the
blessings, friendships and amenities of
home and society But we poor fellows
enlisted for three years, deprived Of the
comforts Of home, the society OF friends,
and the amenities Of society could bu.
help feeling more like mourning than re.
joicing.
The Missouri is open for boating now at
this point. 1t has however been frozen
since last wrote you, so that teams cross
ed safely. 1t is very tickle however and
out of repair abou. as often as the Rail.
roads in rcbe!don,. We are in hopes, BY
the aid Of cold weather, to be able to
bridge it permanently soon. The practice
Of bathing in its cold and muddy waters
has been quite common for the past two
weeks. Among those who have avaled
themselves Of the effects of its waters |
will only mention a few: Col. Pollock,
Major Shreve and Lieut.. Udsl Of the
military, and the Hon J. B. S. Todd, NJ
c., and J. S. Hill, civilians.
BY the way, it is rumored here that you
were mistaken in announcing Burleigh as
successor to Todd as Delegate 10 Congress.
Burleigh is certainly not, neither has he
ever been a resident Of Dakota Territory.
He was at the time Of bis appointment, as
Indian Agent, resident Of Pennsy Ivauia
Upon his appointment he removed to, aud
has since resided upon the Indian reserva
ton. Now the Organic Ac. Of the Terri.
tory expressly excludes such reserved land
from said territory. This is the claim of
many here at least. If the foregoing is
true Burleigh was not residen, of the
Territory at the time Of the election, and
Of course was not eligible to the Office Of
Delegate in Congress. General Todd will
therefore be his own successor.
see By your last paper that you are
glad Lincoln is re elected find also BIZ
reading short speech Lincoln made to
his friends, that be is glad too. Well,
Frenzy, to tell the truth, am glad too,
for the following reasons, with others:
lst-It was highly gratifying to Lincoln
to be re elected;
21.-Tbe people wanted him re elected;
3d-lt secures employment for large
number of quartermasters, commissaries
and other officers who could not make an
honest livelihood at home
4th-It is n guarantee of continued EN-.
ploy,nent for all our population in military
pursuits;
5th-I. is q pledge that the war shall
not stop until negro is equal mentally,
morally and politically to the white man;
6,h-lt gave Democrats chance to be
liberal by giving money and clothing to
their Republican friends.
BY the way Frenzy, we have Theatre,
and next week will have a Democrat per.
using the election returns as representa-.
tive Of a highly delighted man.
We have a newspaper lately establish.
ed. It. is expected that the strife between
that and the Union d. Dakotian for circu.
lation will be lively. will advise you of
the result. Yours. &C., THOMPSON.
Correct the Lists.
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