Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-10-10

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sSst these ssusmsnts, smiling - psacsfully
through the green foliage, wsss The former
Senes Il masy sheusesas II or 0isgusdsd
southern brethren. YET such u the fact.
Here tine chivalspus eraE- dad Johupy Reb.
drssmed q hss' sunny h6ms aid AeWcDa-
whereof the corner stone was an
African hsre be sickensd and dseda was
buried, or tunneled 70 rocky soil 70 escape.
Or inveigled iato his possession stray does.
whetstth q sks6 ut the scanty supplies Of
U6cls SSn, or csught rats for the same Dur.
pose. or, in short, did anything that sue-
Dael0a ilAelf - 0eAnsu ef ksepine soul n
body, and Of Willing away the weary hours
Of his imprisonment. Wheteves ~ rcb1s
may say Of their Gre and tfeastnerN. ti.eV
cannot deny that the location Of their prison
is one Of the loveliest on the continent, If
they were obliged to eat dogs and rats. they
nsa surrounding. full Of poetry. At their
fset vent ths. Mississippi, ever full of yug-
gsetivemsrmuAngs, and eroshd and a8sse
To- were green foliage, os6sive shadows,
seimnering lieAts. che silvery pans1smn OF
the MississsppI, and Ne bludb traced N,
over with the sweeping curvilinear lines Of
beauty. Who wouldn't dine forever on
dogs aud rats for the privilege Of such sur
roundingss The reoels who grumklee 4
eh's must have more stomach than. p1otryi
In his disposition.
Winding up among the oak>clad bluffs, and
passing elegant residences at intervals, We
reach Camp Mcclellan. Ilou the super-
loyal popd5atioAsf lhis seoe3on ever 4olcra-
ted the nsming ~ Urls camp Mcclellan, I
cannot say, unless it be that they have over.
looked and forgotten the circumstance, ~
they have the contents Of the CAMP ITSELF
Camp Mcclellan 10 situated On the TOP 81
some high bluffs, some two miles from the
city, and consists Of high board Enclosure,
With = sort Of balcony on the outside. and
towers for (hs use a sentries. Within ers
confined what is LETT Of 900 Indians who
were removed here tom Minnesota after the
massacres q, 1852. They are Sioux, and
we're sent here originally to be hung, but
- the Federal Government doe, good deal
more hanging in theory than in practice,
they have been allowed to remain here un.
III, Of the original number, ere is left only
about 2OC. Of these, perhaps one-thrd arc
tncn, and the rest squaws and pappooses.--
The remainder have died, with the ex,ep-
ton Of . few who have been sent to reser-
vation in Missouri.
When these Indians first came here, they
we're full blooded set Of savages, and num-
bered among their ranks some notabilites.
Now there are no chiefs, all having died or
been removed, and none who present the
slightest likeness to the naughty savage as
painted by the imagination Of Cooper
There are few masculins individuals IN
dirty United States uniforms, and few
squaws in species Of aboriginal cost umc,
in which dirt il the prominent quality. In
fact, they ART Indians with the Indian taken
out Of them-a sort Of dirt colored, peripa
tetic COZ Germs in human form that look as
Il there was nothing on earth for which
they are adapted, except to be recipients Of
the charity Of others.
Perhaps | should make single exception
in the person Of Miss Grow, an indian belle
Of twenty summers, and the daughter OF
that asjsoUcratic savage Little Grow, Of
much-ssaip notoriety. She is young lady
ot complexion that il just little tinged
With brown, email regular features. eyes OF
deepest and most melting black. end hair
je,ty rs ravens wing. Her form is petite
and of willowy l,thcness, and her hands
and feet Of the smallest and most approved
aristocrattc pattern. Miss Grow is q lady
who possesses what good many Of her sex
do not. that is, modesty. She is Is shy rs
. young gaxelle, and It requires no incOn
amount Of craft aud perseverance,
to gain sight Of her supple form, and much
more to obtain view Of her face and
10 entirely unmarried, and is supposed in
her " maiden meditations to be fancy
free" and when to this have added that
her virtue like her beauty does not admit
# doubt. will dismiss one who, among
her companions, is what pearl is among
swine" With reference to the others, |
will only add that they are very religious,
very fond Of dogs, and that, despite their
faats in scalping, they entertain "well.
founded" hope Of fair treatment in the
spirit land.
A mile or 70 from Camp Mcclellan, and
We emerge upon an open, elevated plateau,
upon which Is located the richest farming
country Of the great west. AS far As the
eye can reach, the country rolls gently away
and is covered by farm-hoases. many Of
which, in their comfort aed elegance, re-
mind one of the luxurious agricultural dis
tricts Of central New York. Three milos
out we reach the premium farm Of Scott
county, collection Of slightly rolling land
Of $50 acres, and owned BY Geo. H. Sitter
ly, Esq, late Of New York. This is the
kind Of farming life that would suit the
most fastidious. There is house furnish
ed with every known modern luxury, a yard
filled with hundreds Of varieties Of flowers
aud shade trees, stable in which is g,
900 span of hoescs, and close by carriage
house in which a vehicle worth So, coo more
and whose value and elegance is not excel.
led by any turnout in Chicago. just across
from Mr.. Sitterly's princely residence is the
home ofsGeorge Murray, Esq, a substan-
tai old farmer, and life long democrat.
who works his own homestead containing
$40 acres, and Of which every square ward
IL under cultivation and is blooming like .
garden.
All through this country lying Just back
Of Davenport are just such farms and lust
such farmers. dined with my old friend
We " - NJ SsSN VI O0vCupOTtt W1lUs
after an elegant and substantial repsst,
shows the through his grounds, in which
are some 20 varieties Of grapes; and apples,
Plums, pears, and other fruits in endless
protusion. 1t must be that the original
Eden was located in this section, and that
now It has been restored 70 its primal beau
ty and fruitfulness.
But my letter is getting too long, and
will close. viii only add that il our cit
liens Of Chicago wish . place to recuper
ate, they can not find more delightful one
shan BY few days scjourn among the
hospitable residents. palatial dwellings,
beautiful ssenery, and invlgorsting air Of
Davenport and ito suburbs.
F. B. w.
Rancsor1mg the Bible.
We find the following little historic con-
tribution By General Sherman in . letter
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