The Burlington weekly hawk-eye., 1865-06-10

maintained, so that no person jE the up.
right form of man can be shut out from
their protection. Then will the uuity ~
the Republic be fixed on foundation that
cannot fail, and other nations will epiov
its security. The corner stone of National
Independence is already in its place. and
on it is inscribed the name Of George Wash.
iEgton. There is another stone which must
have Its place at the corner alsO., This is
the Declaration Of Independence, with III
its promises fulfilled. On this stone weviIi
gratefully inscribe tho name Of Abraham
Lincoln. s,,. IS. -
III FFsm she seth lows. ars
ST. CHARLES, ARK, May Is. 1855.
EDITOR HAwK-EYE-Not often, Mr.. Ed.
itor, do you hear from the classic land az
Arkansas-the far famed sArkansawu-
the sacred precincts OF the irrepressible
"ArkaEsas Traveller OF whom YOU hace
heard. Neither may you wish to-and vet
you shall, for why should tse be doomed to
pass three years OF our precious existence
in this God-forsaken part Of Dixie, merely
because we had patriotism enough to rs.
spond to the call OF our country, and u0u
exempted from the pains and penalties of
bearing from US? Yes, you shall hear
from us!
At this time, when onr victorious broth.
ers-in-arms are marching from the East.
crowned with fadeless wreaths of glory
and renowD, and all loyal hearts are proud
to do them honor, and are strewing their
path with flowers, their no less WORTHY
compatri0ts, who have ba:tled side by side
with them in the West and Southwest, in
the deadly miasmatic swamps and bayous
of Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana,
are liable to be forgotten.
Yet We feel proud of0ur brOthers-in-arms
in the South and East, who have dealt the
last final blow to the rebellion, and who
captured the rebel confederacy in hoops,
making for the ''last ditch"
To Western troops who fought their way
from the Mississippi TO Atlanta and Savan.
nah, and thence to Richmond, is our coun-
try mainly indebted for the final closing
victories of the war, But pardon, Mr.. Ed
itOr, / wish to contiDe myself to "Arkau-
saw" and other sublunary themes.
Upon the southern bank of White river,
about eighty miles above its mouth, and
upon the first elevated ground or bluff, re-,l
mains all that was left OF the prosperous
town of st. Charles, from whence this ebu-
litiOn prOceede,h.
The only notoriety attached to this place
was gained by the rebels firing into the
gunboat Mound City and exploding her
boilers, in 1862, and in barbarously shsot-
ing the struggling victims in the river, q
graves of these victims are on the bank or
the river at the lower par; Of the town, and
are about thirty in number.
At present the former site Of the town Is
covered with grim fortifications, barracks.
tents, suttler shops, contraband camps,
refugee camps, etc.--the never failing &C.
compartments Of this "cruel war;
Of war looms up the camp Of the 36th Iowa
infantry, inside the main .ortidcations.-
Until recently this poat was commanded
by Brig. Gen. J. NJ. Thayer. He was re-
lieved from command here few days ago,
and assigned to the command Of the post
OF Helena. This post is now commanded
by our own gallant Lieut.. Col. Drake, who
He was assigned to this command by spe-
cial order OF Gen. Reynolds, and BY his
untiring assiduity and zeal he has brought
the troops under his command to high
state of military discipline. He is . strict
disciplinarian, and certainly has % much
energy and military ..vim'' % any general
officer IN the service, and no apprehension
will ever disgrace his stars.
Among his first Official acts after assum-
Ing command ct this post was the captur-
ing Of tho outlaw guerrilla, Morgan. who
shot Gen. Candy last summer, while going
ND White river on . steamboat. Il WAs
cleverly arranged plan. and proved sue
cesoful. L.
A number of the lat Indiana cavalry
were dressed up in regular butternut style,
and otherwise diguised, and sent down in
the direction Of Arkansas Post, where this
Morgan lives. He mistook them for kim
dred buttefnut rascals, and was nicely ta-
ken in. He 10 now in the guard house in
IRONS, where be has an opportunity to in-
dulge in pleasant reflections upon the cute
ness OF Yankee tricks and other abomina-
lions. s6
A day OF. two after this, Gen. Drakehear-
ing that the county records Of this county
,Arkansas) were safely hidden away in
yarret near Dewitt, the county seat, s6nt
0ut an expedition and had about q wagon
load Of documents brought in. ee
The officers composing Gen. Drake'ss
are as kollows:
Lieut. ! NJ Thompson, 96th Iowa, A A
g. Mai A III Hamilton, do, A A g.; 1t
George Hickenloper, AAQ q; Mai e q
Strong, Post Surgeon; Lieut. s E johnson,
18Th U 8 Colored Inf, Provost, Marshal;
Lieut. O Pickering, 9Th KansaA Cavalry,
A ACS. tI
The troops now composing this COM
mand are the 36th Iowa Inf, l26th Illinois
Inf. lat Indiana Cav, 5th Kansas Cav,
Battery d, Cd Missouri Artillery, and 3
Freedmens' Camp, commanded by Capt
w w Willis, Goth u g. CT.
II is rumored that Kirby Smith has sur
rendered, and II this be true. 1t 10 expected
kU0C We 100 Wiz OOOu I0C6Jve OIVSIS ~ SOJu
our faces homeWard.
Every boat passing up White river is
with ''grey backs going home.
thoroughly disgusted with the Southern
Our Government very kind
y furnishes them transportation and ra-
hons home. aa
But % you now have heard from 40, /
will close. Very respectfully,
Iowa.
THE CouRr THAT Will. Try JEFF. DA-
President Lincoln reconstruct
ID the Courts Of this District after Cor
gress had legislated the judges out. b. ap-
pointed ~ Chief Justice, Hon. David *.
Carter, Of Ohio, who was Representative
from Ohio from lS48 to 1863, and then Min
lster to Bolivia. Judge Carter IL large,
earnest man, personal friend Of Secresa-
p Stanton's and decided opponent OF
slavery and of the rebellion. The Assis-
liant Justices are Hon. Abraham b. Olin,
4. AHNauDN