Washington telegraph., 1864-05-25

/ prIsing private- take out COMMISSIONS o1n-
ditional upon their raising their company \
Of ''ron clads.' s. they become yory un-
scrupulous ID their measures. The .ulr T.
they STATIONED at private houses were
plckel nei well tc do nt hons h. aud spies
upon the families convrrsed freely with
. them, rud fuu them To be quite az Ia
tell-ent ani more Communicative than
their officers ! did not id thu first
avowe ab ,litiOni.t among privates or off
GERS, yet all are ra1icil- in p,.rri;-, (Hf /
know the meaning OF that wor They
hate the negro with perfect hatred
Trey say they knock dywn aud dra- them
out" fhey sly they make Gn1i sJldicrs,
but regard The whole negro business ~ 4
stain upon the service, aud an excu~- for
a white man not 10 re enli-t : idier~
unfit rmly declare that they will never
submit To- the cJnpetitlcu of negroes
against white labor Would not fight ii
they thought such would be iha rr-uIt
&c, &c . &c. Col. Manter, chief Il S'af
70 Gen. Steele (SteaD cnnversint rith
Mrs - made this pinus remark
If God ALI ighty had sense, he would
kill ntt the whole negro race. ~
] lie game Of brag lasted werk Their
encnuT meuts were all abou, in the wonls,
where 30 one could make an estimate, aud
the town seemed to sworn with them
They represented their force % BE- over
wheimiug. Thry were lab rim rar .
puiitico military .ifact, and there ware t.:o
ways ~ talking. Tie army said. '-l m
the rebels ard Mr L'ncplu's "a nne-ty
D-m mln that takes the oatH. N are
able to >ubJugale the count. y. aud ln cud
a conquest ~ complete as the y lin
Conquest Of EHgland [" ihuy shovel
printed map, IT, which tile pres nL a-e. W:
the COnfcieracy Is in b!-cG, pad ti.e plTts
already conquered are light. The wnJls
Of Arkansas to tile Red river, the Who'll, /
think. of Louisiana and Mississippi, aud
the whole of Florida, are represented ~
lIghtl The conservative civilians, say
This war Of invasion, in the WY il j.
conducted, aud IN spite of the best Iuten-
tiOns OF any commanding general, Is
disgrace on tie annals ot tho nation, aud
must be brought to close. This PresI-
Dental campaign must end u. The citl-
zcHs of Camden must convene and piss
esoiutiJus. They must Strengthen Cen.
Steele in hi concIliatory policy" a.. a..
tried 10 hul out how II l. precisely tie
cunservIiI'es expect to end the war; buijust
~ ! came a. the poi {, bam. BAN. Kirby
Suith was at tie Two Bayou Cau,ewly.
Buc am tpo fast with the history .
THE Fed r1l occupation VI CIuIen. ana
b fore ! resume il, let me say, that | saS
nJr "a Federal officer that -e1mei IT, a.
ike Il gentleman. | aIn more and more
cnlvinc-j tl,at NJ Liuc1ln's ajncrenis
are the low style ot oks at the n rrn, yet
the more numerous or that account.
Tle frderal- got Ia re on tbe 10Th in
furnishing condition. They sad Camden
was tho point they started for. u rectiy
they were 10 our very kneading pI.h-
Oar negroes Iampered with all nIsuI to
lind out oar secrets. They had rdrIyu- ..
corn whc, lhry pare ned. O.irar- siia
they rather liked It. Men preferred 10
steal sumethIng better. 4 bare suspicion
was enough tn wIrrlnt them III ripping
up IA house Here and there were guards,
and again they were wilhdrawn. Provost
guard, passed occasionally, but the me-
ment their backs were turu. the ra>c A.
became bold again. But enough uf tIi,
The untry round about was foraeed
Si;h besom of destruction. | Judge by
the c intrnts ot wlrOns r-rrrnir<. 1'He
very rats, u aGd dogs. " re il Per-ruIi
dauyer That resource was isst eXnaU-
Cd. The ra.liu, IT plumber extended. TIE
4
upon a. expected train NJ suppig. ~ w.
Little Rock. that had to come vi Pruv
Bluff, % tird feed fpr the teams In lett
I,iftl, Rock 20 the lUIh, and arrived un
the 10Th. The escort wrs 40 rriniorc.
mrEt-; all but tory nisn had gone forward
to meet the train a: The :,iiIuc Ruin. 4
families drew ratIons, but it YaS $40 d
f1uud that il wa. ID Dr blt 0nl-f.Ir. N wv
tiors On the morning of the 1871.
heavy 6rlmg in the west. lii the rvuniitg
fuEiiivea held groups of soldiers III th.
st eots in solemn sience, To- h ~ 'hc story
ot tile fight at Poison Spi that day At
FIRST they were stunned, and exaggerated
their nwn l-ss; but ever might b-cilnr re-
1 fncilcl. aud pronounced IL ! p,Ur aif ilr.
Cic Nh4te EDit'fi o'if' dhu "''ui tyD
negroes killed. The wagons iey S-li
we're old and shackiiug. ava tie .ailI.leiy
very poor They were well rid uf rhv
ioil After that | cvnrlulri they must y
uncuuquerable, at least ~ T. cir own
e. cem Th.ir true irs- was f5J mn
killed, wru:irl aurl prisoners, rnd 49,
wagons, VI Il tc,n aud loading. Prig-
ginE, the life and soul nf that arry, VS.
again 10 full blast. B-aggint; sfsars Uf
tneIr overwhelming numbers, ~ ! the
rights u rlc s,.cr igh prrpie ag rns
rebels Their whole org ,niz tIpn and
,ac,ics sem "a 10 he fir rif ct Their
army wts led by four biiyndiur-. sait ~.
be COMMANDING divisions. The b.iIIdes
all led bs cnlursls con- 4. nding. Thr,v
were enc .mp-d all rcur.d for nj r., and
by the way tn.y pervaded every II 'vk aud
corner, il dii look ID citizen ike au in
mpnse ARMY But on The evening If ;
,urday, the % |. Gen. > NTH in person,
(his rpeciatles were recugliz "a uitie !
sighs 9emonStration at the T.o u y,lH
Iau..way The eifrci VA. inatInfaueon>
a. doubtless Gen. T. itrul-,i ID ID be