Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-11-19
Now it presents the appearance of a large

fabulous length trains of cars constantly
arriving and departing; hundreds Of yes.
sells al the wharves and out in the river
steamships and Hudson River steam boats
moving about everywhere, it presented a
scene of hustle and activity seldom wit.
/ messed. Everything tended to show the
magnitude and ponderosity Of the war
now waging.'
Thousands Of tents are ranged on the
hills in every direction, giving proof of
the presence of the wounded and sick of
the immense army but few miles from
US, who, perhaps are awaiting Transporter
ton to Northern homes and hospitals.-
! Red Tape prevails to great extent here. J
All the remaining conscripts and sub
stitutes are landed, and at once loaded on
the cars, and off they 60 to the 'front.'
which they reach 10 an hour or two. As
the trains leave, all on board feel in duty
bound-as is the custom-to give rousing
cheers, while at heart, most Of them wish
they were safe at home Ask new soldiers
what induced them to enlist, and ninety.
nine out of a hundred will answer "big
bounties.' The days of patriotism are
about over--at the iront--but any quantity
Of it can be found OF home, where sage
heads in their wisdom, can give advice,
plan campaigns, and do everything, but
fight them. Most soldiers, especially the
new ones, are Mcclellan men, why, it is
hard to tell-unless they have lingering
hope that his election will cut their term
Of service short
AT Bermuda Hundreds We see on
smaller scale the activity of City Point
reproduced. 1t was hard to realize while
there, that less than score Of miles in.
tervened between US and Richmond, aud
what almost unsurmoun,able obstacles
were in the way. Even as far up as this
the James River is over q mile wide. AT
City Point We left the transport aud took
passage on board Of the old Hudson river
steamboat Utica well known to travellers
Of the pasta boat at least twenty years
old--for Washington. 1t is observable
that all the old tubs in the country, which
were played out years ago, are reaping a
rich harvest from government. ANYTHING
that will float, or has months service in
it, is impressed, and if lost, then Uucle
Sam pays for it, a, original cost.
Passing down the James, met more
transports loaded down with troops for the
front. AZ Point Look Out, where we en-
ter the Potomac, is large collection of
barracks and tents, where are several
thousand Rebel prisoners of war. The
Point runs out into the Chesapeake Bay
some distance, aud is mere sand plain
1t is understood that the prisoners suffer
mach from the want Of good water, and
disease is quite prevalent among them
AS we go up The river we pass more qua
boats stationed wherever there is sus.
pected Seeesh hamlet or blockade runner.
Ia some cases the crews Of gun boats con,
sisted of African citizens. Poor devils
they might as well be Southern slaves as
Northern ones, as far as good treatment
and attention is shown them. Northern
phian'hrophy is Il farce. and a close OBJ
server Of men and things in this par, of
the world will see much to en!ightcn them.
At Alexandria we see another military
town, aud another feet of transports and
war vessels. Trains of cars laden with
soldiers were starting out--for news had
been received that Mosby's gang had made
a raid Oh the Manassas Gap Railroad-
Changed on to another boat aud soon
reached Washington, which we found very
quiet for war times business slack ard
very few soldiers to be seea in the streets,
quite a contrast to what it was during the
summer. "A month hence Congress will
be in session and then Washington will be
itself again.
Elec,ioneering for soldiers votes seems
to be the principal occupation Of politi-
clans, but how bona tide the votes will be
on election day remains to be seen From
present appearances i. is probable the
rights Of suffrage in the soldiers cases
will be considerably trhed with, and no
method Of redress is presented so votes
thu, cast need no, he any criterion of the
actual feeling Of The army Corruption
rules high with the powers that be, both
pro. and con.
In Baltimore the Republicans were &c,
lebratng the admission of Mary land as a
free State, but they have not much to
boast of, as the new State Constitution
was carried by vote of only two or three
hundred majority. However, the end
sought for is attained.
Should any more jaunts to foreign or
rebel ports come off, you may perhaps.
obtain few more items from A.
p swim FIR the benefit Of Dakota