The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-09-04


The above is the Rebel account Of affairs
in Arkansas. We have private letter from
Radical in Arkansas, in position to know,
which gives rather different account, and
more natural and truthful one, at the same
time. From the letter referred to We ex-
tract the following:
The forebodings Of my last letters are
shaping into realities. The days of 1851 seem
upon us here. Yes, the war has actually be-
gun. Nearly all the country between the
Ouachita river and tie Texas line is in per-
feet state Of lawlessness--more so than ut any
period during the war The new State GOV
eminent is not respected, or its authority
heeded. There is determined effort to over
throw this State Government. In Lafayette
| county the Rebels have begun to strip the me-
groes of their arms, from which 6ght &C.
cured, killing one white man and seven col
ored. A friend Of mine, Colonel McCoon,
Circuit Judge in that District, is in the woods
and corn, endeavoring to escape. Adju,ant
General Catterson was driven away, and run
for dear life.
Fifty miles north Of here, the County
Judge Of Conway county, while holding court.
with colered men in the jury box val dis
persed and broken up by band Of rufians.
the Judge being shot at several times. Some
two hundred armed Rebels afterwards rallied
and began dripping he colored men Of their
arms. shsn an indiscriminats fight began. In
the adjoining county Of Perry a4colored
woman swore an illegitimate child upon y
white man, when general fight set in there
yesterday. ] saw one of the members of the
las, Legislature, Mr.. Gibbons, reliable Rad
zeal, from Perry, who reached this city early
yesterday with band of thirty men.
Mr.. Gibbons reported TO the Governor that
some six hundred men were camped in Perry;
that theS we're stripping the colored people
of their arms, and ewore no Radical or col
ored nan should remain in ihe county.
This afternoon, with his guards, the
Governor goes up the river ON the = Hesper'
to quiet down the excitement, if possible. |
iDent Rebels With him from this city, who
agree TO help coscrLIATE. = We are in
| terrible awkward position-no arms and no
militia. joined : company Of guards last
| night for home protection. II was reported
esrly this morning tbat Dr.. "A. NJ. johnson,
late candidate ssainst Mr.. Brooks, in the
FIRST Congressional District, and member Of
the last Legislature, WIS assassinated.
II will be utterly impossible to register or
canvass The State nnles. there is great
change.
There are numerous rowing bands of the old
Confederate army and who nov Oh. under Mr..
Hair, md are defJins he State Government,
and swear they will not recognize Or obey any
/ officer or man connected with it.
The loyal men in very many counties sleep
in the woods and fields. fearful Of being Ku-
| ing. speaking of war and the troubles, says
that the Radicals viii find their little party
swept away when the 100, 600 white men rise
| in their strength, and that they will do il q
| way hat tsst-saths and registers will never
Be needed. III warof raees has y gym, and
those villainous Radical carpet bsggers shall
be the first to fall &C., &c.
! Whether this means general uprising |
cannot tell You may Judge Union men
are anxious and fearful
! i do hope the North will awake and elect
Grant and Colfax. We csanotelive 10 get
away from here if Seymour and Blair are
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