The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-12-17
Eli PCrkin on tho (Cuban) Var Path.
HE Is RECRUITING FOR TIE SPANISH
WAR IN INDIANA.

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HE Is RECRUITING FOR TIE SPANISH
| WAR IN INDIANA.
Yesterday when I arrived in Tcrre
! Haute to stay over Sunday, register
cd my name as "Colonel eli Perkins. >
My arrival caused great excitement
1t was understood that I was going
to open a. recruiting office for tho
Cuban war. All the old soldiers
here who don't hold lucrative Offices
in tho "Granges" are enthusiastic for
war. a good many robol soldiers
have como over the river from Ken
tucky to live in Terre Haute. They
are for war, too. They all desired
to be colonels or generals except one
man, who said his heart throsbcd SO
for tho Stars and Stripes that ho was
willing to take a sutlership. I have
telegruphed General Grant that
Tcrre Hauto alono can supply 1000
officers, and all that the Government
will have to do will be to appoint a
few privates.
Colonel Gapin says he is ready to
fly to arms. He has probably flown
before this. Ho says his heart burns
for the American eagle, and he can
hardly keep from rushing on to
New York, where he can be first to.
say ''good bye to the brave Cuban
patriots"
Adjutant Stcrne says he fought all
through the late war, sometimes on
one side and sometimes on the Other,
and, rather than see America knccl-
ing at the. feet Of Spain, he would
gladly welcome war-war to the
knife- and accept IL paymastelship.
lie Is SO enthusiastic for the cause
that, III case of no vacancy in our
army, he has tolcgraphcd for Il place
Oh the staff Of Spanish General.
DRILLING FOR WA.
This afternoon VIC all assc mbleL in
the Square to drill-nimc hundred
Union Utliccrs, two hundred rebel
officers, and several suffers and quar-
termaStcrs. We all agreed with
Alex. Stephens that foreign war
would heal domestic troubles-ce.
'meut us tosethcr. This is why leud
my Influence to war. | am anxious
to heal up our national wounds-.unx.
lous to put my aims 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
ola battle banners which they carried
all through the late war. rs they
shook out the folds we saw inscribed
on them "Gcttysburg," "I,ukout
Mountain,' "\utic,un," Spot,syl-
vania Court House" and "NicksUug."
The rebels pulled ont their nAns and
unwound the inscriptions "!,alns
Blun," ""Bull Run" ""Scvcn Oaks'
"Red River" When our fellows a.w
that they didn't "hcal" to any alarm
ing extent. They said they dihu, cnj2y
looking at battles where they got Lex.
ed, got wounded and captured, anL
cut up generally. The 1ebc!s said
they didu't want to fight under any
such inscriptions as "Antietam and
'Vlcksburg," aud one fellow said if
we didn't take the Id Yankee
rags away they'd charge us out Of the
square. This made our fellows for.
get all about "ccmcnting" and "bcal.
lng,' and, instead, in ten minutes wo
had iittlo .one.horsc rebellion on
our hands. AS usual, | was first in
battle--ccuing toward the hotel.
And now, Mr.. Editor, l cont sec
how we are going to "evment" and
"hcaP much--l don't sec how We
arc going TO get the rebels to help lis
much in the Spanish fight till we get
our flags changcd-tiil We carry out
Mr.. Summers ideas. AZ least l'ye
postponed my rec, uiting Office in
Tcrrc Hautc till VIC get sort of
general flag to fight under. What 10
you think Of it2
May heavcn bless your newspaper
and preserve it, from yours truly,
I'D Il