Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-15

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From The lows Tribuas. t0ssnas
WA, h;rd ar chap y - ask o. rod
!. 80, ir.ooeocc. vho knew nothing
~. - HssssvjIie o. Of ~ "hsst" We
Iii nnre again play ocboea0assef.
Hssssviiis il the county eeas Of Wright |
county. in south Missouri, in whoes vicioity, |
on the ilth Of January. 1883, . fight took |
place between the Union snd Rebel troops,
~hseh ended - retreat On bosh sidse. In
this there y noshiog worthy of attention.
U wonder that the friends Of the Re
publican candidate for Gevetnor-Co Sam'l
Merrill, DOT Of this simple affair, claim for
him the tit.s Of Hero Of. Hartsviile :"
Is il absolutely necessary that the Gov
ernor Of Iowa should be distinguished
warrior
A citizen Who has never stnelt powder,
When ore apsahu Of the military past, truth
hsss fuli justice and be called BY the right
nerne.
II Lisut. Dun'sp's official report BE-
worthy Of credit, Merrill deserves the name
Of Ass Of Hartsvslle"
See Adj't Genie report Sor 1854; page
ACT 20, the following. "Col NessiI's cem.
,uand consisted 81 the 9lss Iosa, 99sh Ilin>
ois, and some artillery which pa he'd for
wsrd IRON Houston, In the direction Of
Springfield. The enemy attached our en-
csmpmsnt nssr Woods Fort, wsstwardly oi
Iisrtsviils. WhsseDpon our troops, ai,e,
they had fspules6 he stack. rctSsesed q
usr,sviIis. .. rstbss bel,ipd Il, which. wea
Z immSdistely eeespied by the rsbsas Pscu
this point, they made several attacks upos
our troops. but vsse every time rspnlssd
: Becauss their sharp shootsss we're posted n
Q the court house and other buildings IL IN,
!. town we're continually annoying us, Dun q
: sent for Merrill 70 obtain artillery for th'
purpose Of firing upon the town. Mr.. Aer
y r,ll was nov here 70 % found Th.reupof
10 Dunlap ordered 1t. Waldscbinidt OF the ar
J. ullery, to bombard the town, Who hret
some shots and then retrested, and IN lac
In accordance with n previous command
CT (which must have come Giom Merrill II
At the direction oil Lebanon.
% "Dunlap believed this strategic move
:. ,ncnt, and continued his tnusket fire, 4
draw the attention Of the enemy from it,
&c but later, when he threw ous bic scouts 4
= the right and left. ne fund he had beet
IL abandoned, aud that the strategic" man
- @uves was . retreat 70 Lebanon.
Ju0e4 the ctrcumotouc0Ss ~ CVuesuetc'
o. il for the best, with his 220 men 70 hold hi
=, p sition. repulscd three different attack
I'd and fnally:hsd the pleasure TO see the rebel
.. retire from the town at sun down. Now
became unpleasant for him. and ~ soon .
70 It was dark. he ordered . resrsst 70 Lebanon
:! where be arrived by morning. and shss'
e found, safe and sound, Mr.. Merrill, Who ha'
=. arrived the evening previous. whose heroisu
=, in this instance. c.,nsis1h in that he gave VI
- : won battle. expossd : pan Of this ragimen
81 to capture, or destruction. while he, ior hi
" worthy self, sought . place u saietyt
is HE hero Of llartsville. indeed il
:. should be called ASS or Coward"
y This figure of speech has not the merit
Of newness. Gen. Fuz Henry Wsncn, VII
1T 1t The tine Of the fight. 40 comaandcs>ia
y. chief. SIT quietly 1t Houston, played tn
~ same role last year and the year before.
- AZ everything that Midas fucbsd tuses
I'D to gold. 40 with these people the most glai
at ing unfitness is intended to be convcrte
n into political capital.