The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-08-30

BUS mockery Of life, The innocent, with
luivering lip, may well stand aghast, and
ask, whose turn next.
Information from Southern ARKANSAS, &c /
far as Red river, states that the people are
engaged in putting down the lawless bands |
that invest the country, and rob and plum
der Unfortunately. They have already
caught and hung several Of the worst scoLn-
drels.
Gen. Gilmore, commanding in South Car
DINA, has issued an order, mastering out
Of service the famous 54th and 55th Massa-
chusetts regiments, the first negro regi-
ments raised for the Government.
Some soldiers who went out from Jack
son, Miss, TO look after stOlenAorses, were
attacked by guerrillas, and were obliged TO
leave suddenly with a loss Of three men
killed and four prisoners.
Gov. Murphy, OF Arkansas, has notified
the President that IN view OF the ingrati-
tude and rebellious spirit evlnced by the
leading returned rebels, he will not recon-
mend any more pardOns 10 be granted
A party of outlaws known a. Tom Clark :
band. whom even the late COnfederacy did
not recognize, and Tor the arrest Of whose
leader Gen. Hood offered a large reward Gin
rebel money! last fall, have lately been
making havoc in Northern Alabama. They
made a descent upon the house Of John ;.
Wilson, near Florence, killed him by roast
ing in order to extOrt money, and then kill
ed the rest Of the family, including the
overseer, bis wife and two daughters. \
lad named Foster, escaped, after being Sc
yerely wounded, by fegning death. The
| Federal troops succeeded in capturing tive
men, who, upon being recognized by young
Foster. we're shot The soldiers continuec
the pursuit, and killed ten more on thei
own recognizance.
Mr. Robert Ridgeway, the editor Of thu
Richmond Why, announces himself as ;
candidate for Congress. lie is opposed Il
any prescription or punishment "upoI
q brave and chiyalrous people, in their hou
OF destitution and distress" He does DO
want Jeir DAVIS, or any one else concerned
in the rebellion, punished, and thinks d
should be Immediately set free.
A New Orleans correspondent writes tina
Texas Is a wilderness. Very little cotto
has been planted. Corn is so plentiful a
TO be a drug. Society demoralized. Seno
Amigo a Mexican General residing at Sa
Antonio. was robbed in that city Oh TIA
10Th OF July, of $50, 600 in gold coin an
dust, by 20 disguised men.
1t is undoubtedly the fact that the numbC
Of pardons granted to rebels, who hay
made application in the regular way pr,
scribed by the President, has been great
exaggerated. The number OF applicants il
deed has been large, but comparatively T.
have yet received a favorable respOns
In relation to this question a Rchm0n
correspondent of the New York T0u
writes:
"In Virginia alone over 3, 200 application
for pardon have been signed by the Cover
or. OF these about 300 have been passt
b upon by the Attorney General ut Washin.
ton; but Is 10 the number signed by q
! President, the authorities conflict in stat
ing either 10 or L. 80 or 10.
q The business Of securing pardOns IS
a certain class Of individuals, a very lucr
? tive employment Recruiting agents, b0ul
~ brokers and claim agencies have been
curse to our soldiers by their extensive sy
tenn of frauds in cheating the wives an
families of our men out of their Just due
) and the experience OF the past four yea
has demonstrated TO the people the fl,
I that in future wars this class of person
should be severely dealt with, and the
. frauds upon the public thus avoided So
: Richmond have pardon agents sprung al
, and II is a notorious fact, four Of them az
already cleared over $50 900 apiece. by oil
tanning the signature OF Gov picrpOint
applications. The names OF the few wi
, would indicate the greatest latitude give
for repentance; and it is hoped such on,
will profit by past experience. and set a
example OF answering loyalty, such as
greatly needed in this very city, dressed
sackclOth and ashes