The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-12-18
From Tie Ne,o York Graphic.
ELI PERKINS ON THE WAR PATH.
He is Recruiting for the Spanish War In
Indiana.

am here in Terre Haute. The room where
T now write once resounced with the el0queIlce
of Abraham Lincoln. Tomorrow Chicago
drummer willsoccupy it to sell sheep clodings.
It is shame-a national shame-that a room
once occupied by Abraham Lincoln and myself
should eyer echo to the traficking voice of
commercial traveller. Alas we live in evil
times. Only yesterday I saw them using Mr..
Lincoln's two-hundred- d-thousand.dollar monu-
naent, over in Springfield, as a profane theatre
cal billboard. They were posting the yellow
hand-bills of minstrel troupe ON it.
$50, base imitation negro leave this sacred
the bill as he remarked, eff Mr.. Lincoln was
alive. Judge, he would be the last man to OBJ
iect to a poor negro minstrel pasting few
hand-bills on his monument"
Yesterday when I arrived in Terre Haute to
stay over Sunday, registered my name 'soi.
Eli Perkins" My arrival caused great ex-
citement. 1t was understood that was going
to open recruiting Office for the Cuban war.
Ali the old soldiers here who don't hold lucra-
tive Offices in the Oranges" are enthusiastic
for war A good many rebel soldiers have
come over the river from Kentucky to i've IN
Terre Haute. They are for war, too. Iney
all desired to be Colonels or Generals except
one man, who said his heart throbbed SO TOR
the Stars and Stripes that he was willing to
take sutlership. I have telegraphed General
Grant that Terre Haute alone can supply 1000
officers, and all that the Government will have
to do will be to appoint few privates.
Colonel Gapin says he is ready to tiy to arms.
He has probably flown before this. lie says
mis- heart burns for the American eagle, and he
1,oor> fropo rucbino IN to New York
where he can be first to say "good-by to the
brave Cuban patriots"
Adiutant Sterne says he fought all through
the late war, sometimes on one side and some
times on the other, and, rather than see Amer
lea kneeling at the feet of Spain, he would
gladly welceme war-war to the knife-and
accept a paymastership. He is 80 enthusiastic
for the cause that, in case of no vacancy IN our
army, he has telegraphed for place on the
staff of Spanish General.
DRILLING FOR WAR.
This afternoon we all assembled in the
Square to drill-nine hundred Union officers,
two hundred rebel officers, and several suffers
and quartermasters. We all agreed with Alex.
Stephens that foreign war would heal dones-
tic reimbursement US together. This is why
I lend my influence to war. am anxious to
heal up our national wounds-anxlous to put
my arms around my Southern brother and sell
him some more dry goods.
As the patriots came out they brought their
old battle flags with them. Our officers brought
out their battle banners which they had carried
all through the late war. AS they shook out
the folds we saw inscribed on them "Gettys'..
burg" Lookout Mountain" "Antietam,"
"Spottsylvania Court House" and "Vicks.
burg" The rebels pulled out their flags and
unwound the inscription "Balls Bluff" "Bull
Run" "Seven Oaks and cred River" When
our fellows saw this they didn't cement
they didn't "heal" to any alarming extent.
They said they didn't enjoy looking at battles
where they got licked, got wounded and cap,
tured, and cut up generally. The rebels said
they didn't want to fight under any SUCH In.
scriptions as "Antietam" and "Vicksburg,"
and one fellow said if we didn't take the d-n
Yankee rags away they'd charge us out OF the
square. This made our fellows forget all about
"cementing" and "healing," and, instead, in
ten minutes we had a little one-horse rebellion
on our hands. As usual, was first in battle
coming towards the hotel.
And now, Mr.. Editor, [ don't see how we
are going to Cement" and "heal" much
don't see how we are going to get the rebels to
help us much in the Spanish fight till we get
our flags changed-till we carry out Mr.. sum-
ner's ideas. At least I've postponed my re-
cruiting Office in Terre Haute till we get sort
of general flag to fight under. What do you
think of it?
May heaven bless your newspaper and pre-
serve it, from yours truly.