Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-05-03

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A Tribune correspondent, who was at the
battle of Pleasant Hill, thus describes some
Of the awful scenes which met the eye Of
the spectator, the day after the fight ON
Sunday morning at daybrcak ] took Occa-
sion to visit the scene Of Saturdays bloody
conflict and more CHASTITY spectacle have
never witnessed Over the field and upon
the Shreveport road were scattered dead
horses, broken muskcts, and cartridge
boxes stained with blood, while around, as
far MS the eye could reach, were mangled
bodies side by side. Here were great
manyrcbcls badly wounded, unable to move,
dying for want Of water, and not drop
within two miles, and no one to get it for
them t4tS.
Their groans and piteous appeals for wa
ter, WATER were heart rendering, and sent
shudder to the most stony heart Such
horrid expressions as dwelt upon each
deathlike eountenance cannot be described
or imagined. Here was brave sergeant
his trusty rifle grasped in his hand, while
each eyeball glared from its glazed socket
with fierce excitement. The dead were
everywhere, and in every possible position
which could render the scene more appal-
ing. r0
saw one sweet face, that of young pa
triot, and upon his icy features there lin
gered heavenly smile, speaking of calm
ness and resignation. The youth was prob
ably not more than nineteen, with full blue
eve beaming even in death with mcekness
The morning wind lifted his auburn locks
from off his marble forehead, which was
bathcd with the heavy dew of Saturday
night dismounted for moment, hoping
to be able to find some trace of the hero 5
name, but the chivalry had stripped his
body Of every article of value. The fatal
ball had pierced his heart.
Not twenty feet from this drcary picture
ayprostratc the mutilatcd body Of an ole
man, apparently A. years of age. His car
lay by the side of his head in a pool of his
blood, while his long, flowing gray beart
was dyed with blood. \ shell had fearful
ly laceratcd his right leg, while his belt wa:
pierced in two places, both balls entering
the abdominal region. In front of the Ions
belt Of woods which skirtcd the open field
and from which the rebels emerged so bold
ly, was a deep ditch. and at this point tn,
slaughter of the rebels was terrific. Ii
many places the encmy's dead were pile.
up in groups, intermixcd with our dead
saw two or three of our men, whose bodie
had been hrutaly violated by the cxasper
ated foe, too horrible to mention.
So Loyalty at the Chase lncl
Doubted.
The publication Of an old letter. request
ing the postponemcnt of the Repubi;ea
Natiesala(s) Convention, furnishes the N Y
Times with an occasion to throw distrus
upon the "loyalty'' of the Chase men. Tn
Times says:
''rhe letter is dated month ago. 1t is
little singular that the Trib,tae and othe
presses which favor the movement, SHOULD
now, for the first time, bring the documer
to light. Il il now hardly bcttsr thai
waste paper. Since its date, the sentimen
of loyal men generally has been manifeste
so decidedly sgainst the postponelntnt ths
the committee have in fact hardly been abb
to consider il an open question. As repre-
sentatives of the loyal cause, they are DC
the men to override popular opinion"
AS this is nominolly ''free country" "
shall venture to express our concurrence i
the Tvaes' estimate Of Mr.. Chase's ''loya
ty" - here Implied. He seems to heed tn
constitution just about MS much, as = Coz
would heed SPIDERS wei pun pun across he
path Of, asJyne morning! 81 xf..-
The Times has also assumed that the T. !,
reason why postponemcnt is desired, is
hostility to Lincoln. 70 this, the Ereni,
Post, Chase organ, replies
us there no politicsl foresight out 6f Il
Times officee Do the writer's Of its editc
ials monopolizc all tho wisdom, the sagadi
and sincerity Of the country? Cannot
man say.that he iE;i4 iavdfs the postpor
ment Sof the nomination without having
party dragoon impetjsnt ~ TIE aneiyl7,
he is to put "a tie badge and livery o.
party leader, step up to him and say IS
you are an enemy Of Mr.. Lincoln?'"
The Post don't like to be. treekcd 3
treats Others Its first imbdlse q = die
sion with a Democratic journalist is to ]
pugn his motives and especially his 10y
IT," BUTT objects to such imputafs
when itself is the party to suffer by the
The Irish papers continue to report
extensive emigration from ireland IT, 4
United States. No fewer than three h,
dred and ffty persons, for instance. h,
left Sligo, that number including forty r.
Lord PalmeIston's estates Ris MN
provided for the passage and SutRt Of Is