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rron the 37eh Eowo.

Ep1roR or BURLINGTON HAwK-EYE,-
Thinking the thousands of your readers in
Iowa would like TO hear how tho guerrillas
Of this western part Of Tennessee live,
when the trade 10 restricted and vigflant
watch kept to prevent goods going out
upon your patience q little In giving . ~
nopsis Of the modus operandi Of getting
supplies; also how they, the guerrillas,
move uD0n the Railroad trains for plum.
der, or to ambush and then TO 6re upon the
guard, mounted on the top q the cars,
hoping to kill some Of 10 for the favor be-
slowed upon them, ia examining the pass
and overhauling the load Of goods invoiced
and permitted 70 pass the picksts to some
one day last week, while on picket, the
writer had the opportunity Of examining Z
permit and goods invoiced to the amount
Of 500 or $500. An old gent-Uey no
doubt in hatred to the Union-and . young
looking man named Williams, living out
q miles in Upton county, Tennessee, came
DIP in 4 great hurry, and very loq1acious,
especially in regard 70 guerrillas, handed
oos TSe load sd' consisted Of zoo
lbs, sugar Il bbl4, coffee, sack, with 2
quantity Of poor tdn0ls.foot,, or e the Rebs
call poor whisky, Cnl-0-lot. The young
man exhibited band box with ladies hats
for hin sisterss said he was about to v1sit
his mother QUIT jackson county, had not
seen her aimee the war commenced and -
the Feds now had poesession q the place,
hs purposed TO make her visit. Then the
permit called for shoes, hose, and hoop
skirts, &C., all things needed to make 2
Reb comfortable. We, the guard stood
Ola media for q while toward the videttes,
which seemed to be N object Of dread 70
the old grey rebel rat, and he did not think
there were any guerrillas about now, tho
they stole good mule up In his settlement
a week or SO ago. But, sdr, thasse done ana
gone oxt nth Forrest nov. Ark s-f
Most Of US thought there was darkey
In the fence at the time the hble VIII.
liams passed. and last evening being out
on the OUTPOST, just at dark the darkey
came along. painting like any fugitive. On
being told she could not pass after the mr.
Ing Of the evening gun, she told the story
thus, handing out paper giving her re-
commend az . good worker, DC. 1t was
signed Mrs. Jenny a. Williams, Upton
county, Tenn.fA ~ ss-< :.
/. 9. "Are you her SERVANT" sNo, SIR
in true Yankee style, fell upon my ear.
Then, you have been working for herr
"Yes, sir" She told the Gulh, 1.1he
said. Her husband Il in the rebel
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service: tSGaHA he b . corporal under
Forrest, and there = four or five squads
or companies in that part of the coun.
try, aud ny mistress's husband was out
here q Memphis 9 week or ten dsys
rot HI new hat and one for the corpo.
rails siater.lALots Of bscon, whisky and
sugar. yNo}tsW who fseds the wretchesfS
STOP; Nm told have no right to
think hut thinks itself and all creation
cannot stop 1t. / wish 4 could tell you
all ne think about il. But We hope
but not ON the top Of the cars. for IN inst
way We 60 by them 20 quick we cannot
shoot more than one, and then only where
We see q cloud Of smoke behind tina
bush, tree or fence. BY the way this dar-
key il Q,eadro0n and q native OF Penn
syfvania and came here with ladies 1t
tached to the New Memphis Theater. She
is q free woman. and ID supposed to have
been deceived ID going out to Upton. II
more !. singular circumstance Of
guerrillainy and then close. You have
heard, no doubt, that the 37th sent out 9.
guard on the train to Lagrange on the 5th
inst, and were fred into going and com.
one shot through the wrist. Now, gentle
reader. see how the negro comes in to aid
us in getting at the facts, for it is we'll
known to the soldiers that there il some-
thing in this city acting in aid of these
mean, contemptible, cowardly villains, or
else they could not live. There is no other
place near TO get supplies, On the 9th inst.
several contEabands made their appear
ance within the lines. They say they
escaped from their masters home, out
on the Raleigh road some Is miles-that
on the 4th Of July the gueSrillas planned
an attack on the train leaving this city on
the NJ. 4 G. r. r. They manifested . good
deal Of surprise when they found out that
the MORALLY wounded that died the next
day there were only 3, 2 of the 37th and
q brakeman. We killed Of the guerrillas
two and MORALLY wounded six. We, I
say, for my own dear self was one Of the
guard. 7.Hc .,,
vh;ch vo,, be eve f the sccpunt are tSis ~
f.r n..f ss.f.a at FRANK.
A.NPHIS. Tenn. July 10, 1864. =.
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4 Erom the 0th lowa cavalry.
CPArrAHoocHHH RlvxR, Ca,
Y,>1v, 1pGA

EDITOR HAWE-EYE:-Ihinking that the
friends Of the 9Th in Iowa are anxious u
know Of our Whereabouts; I have concln-
ded 70 send you letter for the general
benefit Of all our friends. We are at the
present camped in beautiful pine grove
nanks', whore the railroad crosses the river.
There are two strong forts 1t this place,
which We now hold, and have two bate.
ries in them to protect this point on the
river, while our Infantry army 10 Ranking
tho doomed city Of Atlanta. The rebels
hold sonnet three or four strong forts on the
opposite side Of the river.
On the 17th, they silenced our guns in the
forts but that night our men got their
and since then they have mot opened, for
our men make it . warm place for them
every time they show themselves at theft
guns. Our regiment Of cavalry has built
ft0e pits in front Of the forts to watch the
rebel sharpshootefs on the opposite side Of
the river, who lay there TO pick OF onE
gunners whenever one shows himself. Bat
our boys are marksmen, and the rebs nave
70 lay low to save their ocalps. There are
We have TO relieve each other in the night,
for It j. not considered very healthy for eli.
Their side 70 ohoW themselves. i.BaasA "
/ On the 18TH, Sergt. ]. N. Dolsen, zof Co,
4, was killed, while advancing from one
ride pit to another. On the 18th, james
Cooper, Of Co. =, was woundedi in The right
thigh seriously. These are all the casual
ties in the regiment sincew We came 70 this
point. =.
Our loss in this campaign has been light.
for which We may thank our officers. Col
]. 3. Dorr, the brigade commander, 10 on
Of those wide awake men, and always LOOK.
ing ont for the interests Of his men. and
seeing that they are not rushed into placee
to be slaughtered; and with such men ~
Majors Price and Roots to command onr
regiment under him, we are safe, for thew
have shown themselves to be men capable
Of filling their positions with credit "a
themselves and honor to the State.
The health Of the regiment il good. and
has been ever since its organization; Aome
say the healthiest that has ever LEFT the
State. My company lF) has but five sick.
! think this Is less than any other compa.
ny.
While I now write, I can hear the roar o,
ARTILLERY on the left Of our army, which
Iests near the State railroad, running easf
rom Atlanta, for our lines now run south-
esst, and II Johnston don't watch General
SHERMAN very close, he will be fanked out
u n1 strong position between here and
Au&0A IN q short time. a
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There is new oil excitement ~ MssasS;S
Pennsylvania. Gushing wells, senu .Ss.
out oleaginous streams, and many ~
backs'' are the result. In Greene ana
cite counties the excitement p intenss Nd
great - It used to be about Tltussaea
and Oil City. Several new comPsSse
have been for med, and before many M &
pass all the available territory WIZ
bought up. M ~ 81
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The 10th Iowa lnNA1tFy-0n the
WAY - the Front.
CHICAGO. july

V6lCAOOs ZDtuS ACV1s
EDITOR OF The HAWK 2
little in advance of our regiment, which
will be here tomorrow morning, will
drop you q line from this place, En- route.
There il general rejoicing 1.-THE exception
Of the copperheads IL too Insignificant to
vary the expression) here a. elsewhere
over the cheering news from Sherman
many hearts will be tortured with an
aching suspense, and how many families
viii ere long be clad in mourning. And
vet we may surely rejoice that % brilliant
success has been gained at comparatively
SO little loss Of life to the Union army
Amid the universal rejoicing let US not for
get to be thankful, too. !.
arrived tonight, and had most magnifi-
cent reception. The square at City Hall
was the place Of reception, and for two on
three hours before their arrival the tides or
life began to set in towards that spot
street cars, omnibusses, coaches, with long
lines Of pedestrians, crowded the streets
and sidewalks, growing more and more
Lake street, throughout its entire length,
was all ablaze with roman-candles, fire.
works, kept up continuous play, resem-
bling the Smelling Of city on small scale.
The flremen were out in full procession,
their engines brilliantly illuminated with
torch-lights. In short, the whole affair
was credtable to the patriotism Of the peo-
pie, and certainly fattsring to the soldiers.
But you will zee full account in the Chi
cago papers Of tomorrow.
!. While we all rejoice over the good news
from Atlanta. We cannot bat feel that vic
tory was dearly purchased with the death
Of the gallant Mcpherson. The 10th Iowa
was for more than year attached to No
Pherson's, old corps, the 17th) having
been transferred from that to 6herman's
corps lthe 18th, now Logan's,l just. before
the battle Of Chattanooga. The GOODNESS,
courage, ability and gentlemanly courtesy
of Gen. Mcpherson won the confidence
and affection of his whole commando
Grant and Sherman excepted, and Nc
Pherson had probably no superior in. the
army, east or west His place will not be
easily filed.
We leave here tomorrow. and i shall
hardly have another opportunity to write
this side Of Georgia.
Yours, DC, w. G. X.
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@Mlr9 ! srsas many ars daily mak-
iniAue 81 ry abont IL tsrribls hard
ship6 a. ~ W1R, men Of sensvat al events
win ma much In he past and prysent to
b thankful Jor. The men ,Whe do COM
plain are modtiy thd1s Whohaye dos moth.
ingtt @t IL pfosecnflhg the war. They
% gVptdnfe = . Aght themselves They
Sedoeaall hey daRad TO- prevent othsas
iron snlhaalg = ~ desencs Of 1aw and
colAtsy. And soliis, Who have hid the
MESA havs aet1el1J ssnt their sous out Of
theaeeohtE1to prevent sscall upon them
for skdr pSe6Sional itt.Jlie They are meii,
toosyho svsr ases ~ wat tspks out have
actually nto1eameue pscaniasy prespeei-
" IN iStt9 befbeA They ars ast1ally
richer to-day than they would have been
but for IL war, and they really appear to
hayUnouisaion On ssasth but 70 impUove
the prseent opportunity 70 make ~ the
mona tAAt can. They denounce the var
With one breath, and the next 6lch al they
"a iron the pabaic trsassry. a 9i9si ]
~, - enks 70 the eallaitzy o. our ar
M. "a ii ~ North have thus hr,been
. snsi,says! ~ upt nom ths usual des-
cl.tsore ~ civil var. n With one Or two
casual exospdons our son ~ oeen nee
nom The tread q armed hostile iofces. Our
catiss.s hays bssn NJ 70 pursue fl,eir Or
s,..s,' ..rs.sa,eu1. Nm - much security
=. ,.ashS 49, rn.ecsafnl f,mAa. Ana e. III
ca.e.se, 49, avocatioGus have uniformly.
- nm rlroatnhle dan ever. We have
bsen shared the more terrible and trying
oalanites which ,hayp visited Missouri.
Ksntuohy, NaxylandAnd Western Virgin
h, uutWiiA1AA b1in8 ~ snceasing e0osts q
The Valla1dis heIhs, Woods, and other hu-
man wolveA Who haNeAeuoht and atill sesk
- bsane - Wo1 t0QveGy mans door, and
. d6luos ~ whoaS 0ountzY With = need.
Len saei40 Of hannah Ita. .sE.seFvaa 50
II notorHnnl exssnsa,an .6nsethink - II
thankful ibrs ~ - vIS1 Iaxhibit foo much
sr.titude "a 49,. 49, retrso1ia laevso4lou
81. seysa - ~ -. fiom ~, visatine1
Of thiss dirsilsft calSmiAy ~ aIlf while ~
are ex,arnIt fton this. en- ~ ,niota ealaily
snhunit[ y Ill othor ceila mon us4 i 4
not eesier 70 supply . comparativelv m
meu-t6 dc increase Of chr armiss "a tn
held g,en IS hi Of n 70 incur TIE psces
sity g beasing azmsaf homss = net tn
sa1sty g person and property we have e.
joysd WIN scarce IN excspuon : msHef 9
IL eEsvese impoet ana requiring unase'
publie seneamsns g sustain anvsoiase - q
CT o. whatever else Of eese ana expendi
tnrss s @
Men a any discretion viii q cours
soek - oa0ure continuance Of local quie
in aii parts Of the country. Men who q
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~Judge Mason delivered an Grafton,
on the 4th of July, at Washington, before
the hungry, God-forsaken Cops and seces-
sionists Of that city. it's just what might
BE- expected from Judge Mason, a renegade
Yankee, full Of gall, bitterness, worm
wood and want Of of1ce. Mason is man
Of education, but totally wanting in hon.
esty, principle and moral courage. He
has not the manhood TO stand for what he
knows to be right ana just. Educated at
West Point in tho class with jeff. Davis
and ever since subject to Davis and his fell
low 6re-saters, Mason is still after the
flesh. pots, and can never acknowledge any
but Southern master. he wants to be
right upon the record. When JEFF. Davis
il declared President, Emperor or King,
BY virtue of Southern powder and steal,
Aason can come boldly before his Excel
lency and say, at such time said so and
20, and have always been true to the South.
And il any man in the North can show q
record, since the War commenced, perfect
~ satisfactory to Davis, in the North, it is
Charles MasoA. There is but one thing
that can be said against him. He is Con.
necticut Yankee-blue-bellied. But on the
other hand, he remains true to nothing in
his New England education, but its mean
ness. He used to. carry his dinner IN his
hat. while Judge, and eat it upon the bench.
That is all Of him that IL Left at all like New
England. In fact, it is his best trait Of
Dixie cannot produce meaner
secesh, q more vindictive rebel, . more
cowardly political guerrilla, than Charles
Mason. And nothing can be found in all
the ntteranees Of the rebels more disloyal
in spirit than this 9Th Of July Grafton, ut
tered At the National Capital on our great
National Anniversary, in Dissertation Of
the day and the place. May his reward BE-
worthy Of his infAmy. p a~
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its full power and impose the seyerest PEN
alties.
The present condition Of Missouri should
serve as warning to4he rest Of TIE coun-
try. Murder, arson, and fapine, there riots
in indtscribable horrors. We have es-
capped thus far q similar visitation Of the
most aggravated outrages. only because
those who are disposed to sustain the laws
and The public peace have manifested their
discrimination and ability to, suppress
them at once. They must continue to do
this, and all will be.1well. If they relax
their vigilance, If they indicate any halt
ing or hesitancy in thsir purpose itfnay
chsncethat in sons' locality the. ineendi-
aries may succeed IN their desperate aim,
and inangurate acts Of yiolince and blood
shed. That it, what they want to do, but
what they will be quite unable to accom-.
plish If the people everywhere do their du-
ty.san We are grateful for quiet in the past
we should prove it by maintaining It in
the future by the mere force Of public sen
timent. ei u
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prisoner "a tho hands of the rebsle -
supposed to be morally wounded: O. =
count Of which many 3nteresting detaisa
the battle were omitted.
The battle lasted shout I'VE hours g
had been fighting shout two and q IA
hours when Wa wounded up to W.
time we had repulsed every ch1rte -
enemy and except the great disparity =
numbers the prospects 0fsvictory wAy =
IN nv whole force ensaxed.4sot inslsdGg
the 77th Ohio-did uoe exceSd oaethpe
- men. 50 at Ns.Hr q e~skEs
I ascertained during nv captivity ~
the rebel force consisted Of seven 6rjeod
commanded severally by Brig! Ge00e
Shelby, Dockery, Cabel, Cooper And CAv.
ford and Colonies Wright and 0reenes
numbered eight thousaod men.
The offcial report Of the f6bel casualitS
i have been informed WAs 10 killed. ~
wounded and 40 missing. The mie9I
hoing Shelby's men dreSDed - lede
uniform were Afterwards aOcountee i
- killed and supposed to, have 80 !.
cent out ffom Pine Blu& under nax pftg.ss
to bury our dead. Among the kd1edNH
two rebel Colcnels-one, Col. rst0 4
Arkansas. 100 ssss o.,
Most 81 the wounded NOT aba 70 TN.
myself included, were parolled andc8 u
Sd of May taken out Of tho rebel Nnp "
der Z nag Of truce % Pine Blum.
.sf Very respectfully. DC, /. -. 80. q
= 1t Col. 36th Iowa IntA1tys
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They know that they mast triumph or Re
publican Governments are made impossi-
bile through all the future. They are the
peace men, who would secure peace in per-
petuity. Those who would do otherwise
are merely co-conspirators against the ex-
lstenee of the Republic. - e sta
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49, There are great many people who
realize that there Is war going on in the
fcountry. But they do not realize that they
are personally interested in it. They act'
at least, a II all the concern they have with
It il - make money out Of it. s. long -
they can do that, they are not merely con-
tent but happy! s s.,sss.@s-
But these thoughtless persons most eyre
rionsly deceive themselves. Though they
have no idea above that of .money-grab-
Ibinr.n even that should arouse them to
some act Of patriotism. 1t may. be very
rood time for . man to ''put. money in his
purse, but II win not be Of very great adj
vantage to him unless he can keep it there.
The only mode in which he can ensure it's
future secure enjoyment, 10 by aiding in all
possible modes to bring about that peace"
which win result from the speedy suppress
sion Of the Rebellion and the complete reg
toration Of the authority Of the Union
throughout all its borders. A S. ',' +.
!, II any man wishes to enjoy his gains, he
must appropriate part Of them. So a. to
make that enjoyment possible. The more
promptly he does this the more elfectnal
his aid will prove. # Grant had hundred
thousand men now, how suddenly he
could wipe out Lees army! How easy
would it be to supply this number il only
that many Of our people, who are able to
do It, would each send man who 10 quite
willing to GO If the burdens which keep
Him 1t home are 20 lightened o. to enable
him TO doso. If this class Of men are not
patriotic enough to 60 themselves to the
front, they ought At least to zee that it -
but prudentin them to aid others to 20 and
thus hasten the consolation Of the conflict.
They may delay. too long. Noy is the
very time TO oct. let Lee b crushed and
tie rebels are rssgons up" forever, What
may epms of delays no man can foretell.
But one thing must b borne in mind,-|
II We dent crush the rebellion the war
oomes inevitably to our own hearthstonee.
Il that Gaze, what win any mans property
ivail him9 Send the men while they
cAp do most service. e1'}szaaz stassa.f
*
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~ William Cornell Jewett, otherwise
called Colorado" Jewett, is q rich speci-
men Of humanity. He wrote letter on the
2lst, in which he tries to explain his con.
nection with the bogus COMMISSIONER
The explanation is unimportant. But he
nevertheless manages 70 prove himself lit
tie better than Zone Of the profane." he
How just and noble the position Of
the South, to negotiate Independently Of .
condition for independence or Jurisdiction
over slavery submitting disputed points
to fair tribunal"
The snake creeps ont through this and
more of the same sort Of falsehood and alb
surdity. It is false because the men who
control Dixie with rod Of iron, have new
or offered anything Of the sort. Absurd it
is, too, for the people Of this Union never
intend to submit the question Of its perpe-
tuity and supremacy to the arbitrament Of
any tribunal on earth. They may listen
to conditions Of submission to that authQf-
ity on the part Of the rebels. They have no
desire to tyrannize many way over the peo-
pie in rebellion. They require only that
they submit to and support the Constitu-
ton and laws which are the guide and pro-
lection Of all tho loyal. But they are not
likely to be guilty Of the supreme folly Of
arbitrating on thequestion Of their enforce
ment. It would be quite az sensible for IN
armed and resolute man to submit to q
third party whether highway robber
should be allowed unresisted to blow out
his brains. Such propositions as these are
not debatable. 1.-THE Union mast be pre-
servedv said Jackson, and SO say our peo-
ple-aN who are not traitors. It is notice.
able, however, that none of the gang ever
mention IN idea Of "peace" except in such
. way as to include the preliminary recog-
milton OF the "Confederacy.' Arbitration
includes this. An armistice includes it,
They want that particularly, for they know
that it includes European recognition.
That is the milk" they would draw out Of
that cocoa.nut.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-11-17

DEATH or TIE Hos. JOHN P. ElroS.--We regret to record the death of the Hon. John P. Elton, of Waterbury. one of the Pfesiden- Electors at large, who died of typhoid fever, on Thursday last, aged ffty-fve years. He was aman of unusually robust health, but on Tuesday, Nov. lst. while making preparations to attend tho Union Mass Meeting in this town. he was taken with sudden chill, which resulted in fever, which soon assumed ty- phoid character, and under which he sunk rapidly and died as above stated.
 MT. Elton was the son of Dr. Samuel Elton, of Watertown. where he was born and reared. He removed to Waterbury in 1880, and soon became engaged in the brass rolling op- erations of that town, and by his industry and energy soon built up the business to it's pres ent large dimensions. He was one of the most prominent business men in the State, and was universally respected for his honorable, up right character. He was an unwavering friend and supporter of the Government, and during the present rebellion he has been unsparing of his influence, exertions and means in it's de- fence. His funeral was attended at St. John g Church, Sabbath afternoon last.
 The vacancy in the Electoral Ticket occa- stoned by Mr. Elton's death, will be filled by the remaining electors. e
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-11-17

D@- The opposition appeared to be greatly surprised at the result of the recent vote in this town for Presidential Electors. Of course they mention greenbacks. bribery and cor ruption as among the causes, judging, falsely, others by themselves. We can give them a better and truer reason the result was brought about by the causes we hinted at before cleo tion-that there were dozen or more oldline Democrats in this town, loyal Union men, who chose to vote according to the dictates of their own conscience. and not at the dictation of vallandigham, Eaton, and other tories who believed President Lincoln meant to put down the rebellion and Gen. Mcclellan didn't, and whom bribes could no more reach or afeci than the sneers and ironical " farewells" of the oopperheads who saw them vote.
 Do the coppers uuderstandi
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-11-17

THE CHAMPION BANNER.-The Union State Committee promised, before election, to give handsome banner to that town in the State which should give the largest increase on the vote of last Spring, to the Union candidates.- It is possible that some other town in the State, by colonization or fortunate accident has gained larger per centage than our town, though we have yet to see the figures to show it; but for plain, square fight, and in spite of frauds exposed and even yet unearthed, the good old town of L1rcHF1ELD is certainly de serving of banner, with her increased vote ofF1FrY-s1x, and her plain majority of TWENTY THREE, whether she gels the champion flag or not. ...