Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-09-19
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THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER ss. Ise7.
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ANOTHER MILITARY OUTRAGE:
OhiciOus Interference with the Tour
nament at IukR. Miss.-A Case for

OhiciOus Interference with the Tour
nament at IuER. MiRs.-A Case for
GEN. Ord .s......
On the 18th inst. the citizens Of Iuka,
Miss, and the surrounding country, gave
tournament, for the purpose Of decenty
interring the naked and harmless bones Of
the late Confederate soldiers, that whiten
the ground in that vicinity But little
military meddler, without common sense
or cultivation, took upon himself the busi-
ness of interfering His conduct is thus
mildly described by the correspondent of
the Memphis Appeal, of the 18th:
Everything passed of as pleasantly as
possible, and nothing occurred to mar the
harmony of the occasion, save an inter
ference on the part Of a little bloated and
bigoted military satrap, who rejoices in the
euphonious patronymic of Theaker,
Theeker or Sneaker, (the latter, very like
", with thirty other. representatives. of the
"best government the world ever saw" be-
longing to the 34th regulars, who came
down to the Judges stand and hoisted from
the music stand the stars and stripes, and
placed several soldiers thereon to see that
they we're not interrupted. After this most
gallant and chivalrous charge, which sur
passes in the glory Of the achievement
the charge Of Mcdonald a Wagram,
Murat at Eylau, Lannes at Lodi, or the
heroic and intrepid charge Of Washburn
on Fort Pickering, Of more recent date,
this heaven-daring hero ordered his men to
occupy seats on the amphitheatre, and to
watch the movements Of the vanquished
and dismayed "Rebels" with strictest
vigilance. They did so, and everything
passed of without any disturbance, the
knights continuing their riding as though
nothing had happened, and the immense
concourse Of visitors treating the brainless
orploitcrer with perfect contempt and in
difference. Not satisfied with the laurels
won on this occasion, but painting for more
glory and notoriety, even TO be obtained At
the "cuan0n's mouth" Capt. Theaker or
Sneaker, or whatever his name is, upon the
conclusion Of the proceedings, marched his
men up hill, like the French General,
to the hotel, and proceeded to elevate the
glorious symbol Of truth, liberty and Re,
publicanism over the ballroom in the
hotel, where it was understood ball would
come off in the evening. This was done
with the same intrepid daring which
characterized the first performance; and
now, the field being won and no enemy so
foolhardT as to offer resistance, Sneaker,
having in the meantime put himself out
side of as much rOt-gut" as he had Abra~
hamic shinplasters to pay for, laid down to
quiet dreams, perhaps TO muse over his
victories, or else to dream of reward in the
shape Of Radical endorsement and promo
ton to a position commensurate with his
merits.
Let Hercules himself do what he may,
The cat win NEW and every dog have his day"
So thought the citizens, who having no
prejudice against the flag being raised were
determined not TO admit this fellow into
their society, even on the pretext of sup
pressing dislOyalty; and hence the corona
tion did not take place in the ball room,
but in private room, where this fellow
could not enjoy the pleasure of Witnessing
the affair
We should not omit to say that an engine
was pressed at Corinth for the purpose Of
bringing them here. He admitted to us
that he saw no evidence of disloyalty, but
said that the people were hostile to him,
"a Yankee" and he intended TO "go for
them" on every occasion. We hope the
citizens of Iuka will report this affair to
Gen Ord, with all the facts connected there
with, and we have no doubt he will dof his
shoulder-straps as he did those of Lieut..
Buckland, for shutting up the hotel at Cor
inth, because the proprietor would not allow
him 10 board his femme de J0ls there"