The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-13

EDITOR HAwK-EYE, EeQ.:-Dear Sir -
thought you would like to receive ON
cial' Information once more from this
part of the Southern Confederacy. To The
shame of somebody be it said, that with an
army Of forty thousand men in Arkansas,
the rebels are permitted to roam unmolest-
ed wherever their thieving, murderous,
propensities, lead them. For month
they have had White River. 70 efYectually
blockaded with few shot guns, that the
let, until we have been reinforced by three
or four thousand men under Gen. Lee, who
is stationed at st. Charles, on White River.
We now get our mails regularly again.
Joe Shelby is on the north side Of White
River conscripting. numbering Union men,
destroying property, and threatening Du-
Wallis Bluffs and the railroads occasionally,
but has not force enough to do much se-
rious damage on those points. We learn
from the northern papers that Gen. Carr
had battle with him at ClarindOn some
time since, in which Shelby lost 600 men,
Am sorry, but didn't see it; nary gun -
mary prisoners" the killed were GOO, just
a mistake Of one ~; ''tis Pity . 'tin-
true" to spoil such good news. There is
Es0E,ething lacking in this departmentS en-.
ergy perhaps; Ass re have force enough 70
drive every rebel to the south side Of the
Saline river, and kept them there; but At
Beyond our picket posts. The p azol hon
the Tfckets are GequeHtlyi bushwhAtked,
within five miles of Little Rock. This ar
my would like to be with Grant or SheI.
mar, where they could be <nsstri. me
Question is often asked why 20 many
troops are kept here At % hueh expense to
the Government. This IL IN expensive de-
partment, because the question of dollars
and centsSase never taken into the accounts
Aillions could be saved by proper. efforts
and economical officers, and discipline and
efficiency promoted. a good General
executive ability our resources would last
much longer; II all our officers would la
Dor for the interest of the government
financially, our national debt would not
now be what it is. There are many re-
forms necessary which should be made BY
passage of judicious laws by Congress, clo-
sing up many Of the avenues for the use-
less expenditure of money. M
The death of our old brigade commander.
Brigadier General s. A. Rice, has cast .
cloud Of gloom over this entire army. H
was one Of the bravest Of the brave, add
Iowa officers held . meeting ct the head.
quarters Of Brig. Gen. Bussey, who, in his
usual happy style, pronounced o short en-.
logy on his life and public services. Our
brigade are raising fund 1br the erection.
OF suitable monument to his memory.
our division. He i ono Of Iowa's most
competent and faithful generals, . true 10
triot, an earnest lover Of his country. 4
strict disciplinarian, and possessing rare
executive ability, cannot fail to succeed in
any capacity in which he may be called to
serve. he Ia warm friend Of the Union.
and believes the political campaign this.
fall - to decide the fate Of our once happv
and prosperous Government. II the Dem
ocrattc party would be a. true to their for
mer teachings and patriotism a Gen. Rus-
sey has been, the rebellion would have lons
since been thing Of the past. Could some
Of the peace 0noako 1t homo take = Valk
around the suburbs Of Little Rock. ana -.
the hundreds Of families driven from their-
homes, robbed Of everything they possess..
ana compelled to take refuge within our
Lines. and hear their tales Of suffering. anl1
brutal treatment Of the hands Of the South-
ern chtvalry, ] think they would not a.
mire their Southern allies.
we are not going TO fall now IN crvashinS
the monster, after 20 much sacri6ce. anS
while We are in last desperate etrpc~le.
Let the people at home stand BY the Gov.
eminent, at the polls, and fill up our denle-
TED ranks once more, and the vict0yv is
ours. God grant Grant glorious triumph
at Richmond, and Sherman the snccee. ko
deserves at Atlanta.
The health of the army ID ssaa rool1 an II
could be expected" DR.. SAWYER. tie d.
vision Medical Director. renor4s a GOOD
many cases Of scurvy. Vegetables are Verv
scarce and cannot be procured IN sufficient
quantities to meet the demand.
The weather has been very cool for a
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