The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-19

,bsrs. ana Lieutenant Taylor, 1t Hanlsy. Not vsr1
ons since General Ord In Official order called attain
ton 10 gang Of dssperadoes In Woodruff county wnos
snv crime to be found in the Newgale calendar The
band is up Of men belonging to various gueriis
during me Wat sou they s,v nop BURNING
the houses OF Union stealing their STOCK and where
known to have money giving him the cnolce o.
case ia point illustrative Of this hatred Of Yankees,
though possibly the hatred in this instance might not
deyelou itself 10 deeds crime has been furnished me-
by an army chaplain as part Of his late experience In
travelling up the White river An old man got 70 talk-
ing with another about Northern peopis ~, am" Wns
all my fe I've raised children to hate them, and
now that my wife dead mean 70 marry again 70 Iaise
another family hate them" The instance shows how
deep seated this intense Of Northern people 10 in
the hearts OF some and foretells long time before u
will be eradcated This hatred, TOO, 10 at times very
quickly excited and when the least anticipated
gentleman from the North, who has lately pougnt
bors indsposed 70 interfere with him though he
talk his political views freely with them has found s
otsafe 70 do SO when he gets away from home sno
time ago he went town the White river and put
up for the night at log tavern. He and hve or SIX
others including three members OF the state Legisla.
ture were talking political matters quietly around
the blazing fire of sitting He not aware
having expressed any very ulira-radical sentiments
when suddenly man. who 1t turned out had served as
! major in The Confederate army, jumped up and
squared himself before him.
uYou damned old Yankee scoundrel you, IT'S through
Just such you lost everything ! possessed, II =
wasn't your gray hairs I'd cut your damned throat
the fierce utterances that greeted my inIormants
"Who arc you" asked my informant, in q tone about
as fierce and likewise jumping 10 his feet - :.
s.Ill let you know was the response, and Win u
the latter drew a bowie knife and made pass at my
informant, just glancng his shoulder. Notwithstanding
his gray ha rs the blood of Northern immigrant was
up He seized chair but before he could use or the
Yankee hating major make another pass with ms Dowe
knife the parties present intererea ana WOUND sne
affair up then there, and hostties fortunately were
why did not you shoot the scoundrel :" asked,
MI yyAn
"For very good reason" he answered. "If had
shot him would have six bullets gone through me
SO quick would have known which shot first
only Yankee the room and probably the only
In connection with the prosecutions of Union mem
for 1t virtually amounts TO this and al least - denance
OF the government-an interesting chapter might oe
written troubles experienced by assessors and col
lectors OF the internal revenue. good many flank
requiring both extra courage aud extra en-
dowment of strategic ability has to be gone through Win
by these financial agents Of Uncle Samuel Az an In
stance Of manv will give one which happened Dut Q
few days deputy collector arrived at Clarendon,
on the White river, on a steamboat The first place he
went into the following brief dialogue occurred
Are you tax collector asked the proprietor Of the
place.
t'Do you tnats' in tones quite bland con-
tinued the aforesaid proprietor pulling out revolver
and pointing at his head. Now you get out OF here
git up and sit, and the man began TO essay gentle
retro grade movement sFaster, faster, and - he
reached the OF the establishment about face and
dig Tor that steamboat straight and last as you can
he might not 60 to the steamboat the aforesaid proprie
tor iollowe AMER him and compelled him to double
quick Il before striking the gang-pank, much 70 the
fcaion and amusement OF the crowd OF lockers on, noe
one Of whom interfered on behalf OF our gov
eminent functionary The discounted deputy re-"
turned here and recited his reception TO Cap
tain Patton tax collector. The Captain u An
Arkansian by birth, served through the war In the
federal army, and is not man to be trifed with The
boat found him AZ Clarendon He walked
into the same place and quickly his from the
dasc nth He
"Youre he'll Pm told; now that's my game I'm
the Internal Revenue Collector Of TINS district xou
and now you've got chance to try II on me."
.Ask your pardoD but was drunk that day. STAN.
'.Then you don't about any shooting to-day"
grinned the captain. You'd rather pay your tax :"
response; and he did pay it. This part OF this las
story particular connection with the present sub
Several other deputies have been and shot 81
and ndlgnities heaped upon them, and wholly
because of their being representatives Of government
odious to such members living here
One other topic connected with those prosecutions Of
Union men and will draw my letter 70 close =
gentleman residing here informs me-and II 10 news TO
though 1t may not be 10 many others--that these
very led the passage Of the
ton Bill. committee OF Union men from this state.
and all OF born Rackensacks, wenqto Wash
ington impore that something might DO done BY
Congress for their protection They had stood al they
meant to or rebel prescription indgnity and
they did not stand much longer Thad Stevens
was seen and senator Wilson was seen, and Senator
seen and others seen, and the Recon-
strucon Bill and supplementary acts, though not suit
ing in all regards were passed. Had the session gone
over and these bills not passed. fullest preparations
had been made to set " motioa the "Grand Army
Of the Republic" Arms and equipments were
army of nifty thousand Union men, including
freedmen who would flock with alacrity 70 theiH
ranks, would have had It's headquarters at Little
Rock After taking charge Of the State government and
setting things working to suit them, they would have
taken up their line OF march through the STATE and
cleaning out all the rebels In Arkansas, pushed into
Texas and done the same thing and thence traversed
louisiana and all the other rebel States destroying root
and branch, every vestige Of rebeldom- They would
have made short work Of reconstruction They would
have left nothing to be reconstructed However vision
airy scheme this may strike many Of serious
temptation there be doubt. Union men here saw
themselves enjoying but little Of the fruits OF the victory
they had striven hard 70 gain. They getting
discouraged. disheartened What government failed 70
do for them they resolved 70 do for themselves The
organization Of the Grand Army Of the Republic" still
exists and holds its regular meetings in this city the
present Of Union In this State do not
before long yet may be fighting for this
"Grand Army Of the Republic" 70 do.