Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-10-29
MORNING LEADER
AFFAIRS IN EARKIYSIS.
The Administration of OfARairs.--Causes
Of Discomfort.
From a Little Rock letter 10 the Co

From a Little Rock letter 10 the Com
nasreiGI we make the following extract
THE ADMINISTRATION OF AFFAIRS.
1t is scarcely possible to advances as much
in favor of this as has been urged in defense
of the situation itself The regulations
touching civil matters and intercourse with
the citizens have been weakly and uncer-
tainly enforced in many csses, and seem
often to have been wanting entirely
Whoever shall deny that General Steele is
perfectly brave in action, and has display
ed good ability in handling men in the
field, either falsifes or affirms that concern
ing which he knows nothing. But the
General is kind-hesrted, sDda man fond of
leisure and enjoyment, sndit is undenisble
that perfdious and double dealing seces-
sionists are continually taking advantage
ofthese traits to accomplish their purposes
and evsde their just deservings.
Let an instance o: so show the matter of
their procedure.
On the 18th of august Captain Cohoe,
of the lst Missouri Cavalry, proceeded
with a squad of mel on a scout to Benton,
an intensely rebel lest, and made a decent
upon it scattering company of rebelcav-
airy from it, andcapturing some of them.
Some of the horses belonging to the Cap
tain's party were ex lausted by the march,
which must necessarily be very rapid to
effect surprise, and as hereturn must be
equally expenditious to forestall persuit
they had TO be abandoned. The Captain
ordered his men to take the best horses
they could find blythe roadside, and follow
up. At five places they tried, but at each
place they found the horses owned by
"widow," and secured by protection-pa-
per, and then abandoned the attempt
Where we're the husbands of these "Wid-
ows2' In the rebel army to q man.
Where we're the sympsthizes Of these 'wid
owsP In the rebel army to a woman.
Benton is thirty miles from Little Rock
a considerable distance for protection-pa-
pers to travel.
Among the prisoners taken on this scout
was one, a regular Confederate soldier, be-
longing to "a company Of cavalry command
ed by one Smith, stationed at Benton
This man, when taken, had in his pocket a
pass from his Captain, allowing him to
come out Of his camp, a copy Of an oath of
allegiance he had taken, which, of course,
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of sale Of goods purchased in Little Rock,
which he had carried out for himself and
family.
Such instances are not singular.
CAUSES OF Discomfort.
The croakings and mutterings which
have come up to your ears from this de-
partment, were, perhaps to have been ex-
peoted; and from certain men, are almost
pardonable. Who ever knew an army of
to be contented with smiling?
It could not be calculated that this should
prove any exception TO the rule. Men of
ambition and restless activity find nothing
more irksome than to rust away in idle
ness; and each man of them has his stick |
with which he marks out on thessnd, with |
precision, where and how the cam |
paign ought to go, and by dwelling upon
bis grievances becomes soured and fault |
finding.
Another fruitful scorce of discomfort is |
The prevalence Of the sgue. Ifthere is one |
hing more than another which will enrage |
q man of spirit and give a dull one the |
blues, it is this necessity of being shaken |
and chsttering his teeth like a swallOw-
Though it is not fatal in large number of |
cases, it is vexstious and dispiriting beyond |
,oleration. The extent to which the people |
IF Arkansas and the soldiers now there are |
afflicted with this nuisance may be best |
Iet forth by repeating an ancient joke,
which has it that the people of this country |
gather their apples by turning their swine
lmong the trees, and allowing them to
can against them during the crisis of the
lgue.
ssThe grumblers would do well likewise TO
'emember that General Steele has stand
ng order to "hold the department" This
shuts of, necessarily, any considerable
of campaning.