, 1876-03-19
CEN. WEBSTER.
Lcatlin. the Pioneer Chicago
Troops to Cairo, LII.
The Organizations, and Some Of the Hen
Who Went Oh That Memorable
Trlp,
How They Reached Cairo, and What
They Did There.

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T3,av n;d Thera
To Ike Edtor Of The Chicago Yribune:
CHICAGO, March 18-rhe creat Iosa snstained
IN. rh;,,,a 90 ,ro,1 =, ~ 80. -; ~ -. =.
een' 'oseia ~ "eoasef is 1nhy appreciated
and IL one which can hardly be repaired. THO
press and the pulpit taye not ovorcstimatad his
worth. nor nainted in too vivid co1or7, tbo nnr;ty
of l,,a cb.,,ctor III. ta;,,, IN 49,. ,4,io,,,. :.
Ai'' aa.'S "'o "ao eIns'ns
feouke to every species OF oVerreaching and sen
ttmental hypocrisy. or what has become known
and passes cnrfeut for sbnrp business tact.
which ia nothing. when strionea at ;ts fa1ao
,o,.x;, H.. 80, ,..t: -
e' ~. 11s ',l4to osh -. - W. a'Aoo' -,
'ao eeaeta' 6taei as tno nofoa'omont, II Would
not bo unscemiy to recall some OF tho
scenes through which our now dead friend
pnssad with a handful Of narticl1v INV recruits,
ta =. 81, .,..I - -: -.
''a ",i,, ~ nat,,o t.av ~ os aades
ualoay oeaoto 'ne eotsin OF WET Aao Issoanaeo
M sI'louEaous toe !Aua' ~ oceupI9a . ca11o' toe
nost soutne!n ppul ~ !n1no!s: 1ns1a g. arc osn"
,ia saa7 Va ssaoso ps:
t .1s uo iauo "uo .uo n.'s. p4oti1
ust @ ls sna ~ a; ~, ehai .ntao ~ w recGro e1ta o.
Lnu uo4nss ~ .uo nlinols p1oI.oia ~ Io Hal,
ana nv otsantEas'on uo" III eiistenee conta'nns
ans e9i.sloeaau" l ., nunuea VI .ue paltc'pAots;
lucy nafe nnu NV laasiaF talAo.y a"&s' anu
soon I'LL WILL nave 1olneo tnele % .a.o cora1aos'
1,,o~o .,.aat e.'.;ta,,oe. -. rt;,,a;,, et,+
luolo "aa s1eas oae.te.n9uh M ~ tniilols otate
Capltai n .9at sunpy ana ahoMels. Ianshing snu
GIy,hs' Anll', Aool, "aen quo morh'ng uoV.
Nicnaru Ia'es fecelvea !ntoFuaat1on from an
onsc5 Ut Gc VI too ul!uoG eahslal l.4roAu 1ouPaoy
~ casso' suppol!eu oy tne convlcIlous ana Tears
OF prominent clIl2ens OF inat DuIe' tnat move
ment wes on loot at alesnphls' Tenn, 70 senu
steamer Win poaS 81 a1inod men 70 tako !orcl,
pie posaessiou VI 1no PiAeo At'u ene 1a1tfoau
properly: me seneme "aa nlauslolo' ana
suo"eu loles'snt ~ 1ue o1ls1"atole, 10 6onoo-
Iusnt oseute plo'su 1os.' as 81 pon1' ~,
Galfo was OF tne nist Importance Anu 1of tne
Aeoets 10 get 1ootaola tiiefo Ut tnat 1'ne Wouid
nave beon 81 great ao7antaee 10 tnen1- ana heso
precapitateu lne secession VI DoIn hentuchy ano
MISSOURI. our GOOD 1o'olnor took III tne sltua-
f1ou st ooce' ano saW tuat pto1lpl acIloa was
necessary 10 aeteat Tue OBJECTS u Tue tfeAsoa-
aole o1peditloo. ~ tssu'[Ea on.y self sno1t
time TO impfoss upon tne E1ecutlVe 1nlna INC
POVERTY OF HIS al1I1ANf EsrAsLisaAENI*
Look ~ whas alfecnon rs y, Woa.u' ne %" no %as
oue OF tne a.letn1na' uusi n.s eseo tesLoa oo In'
cago. 10 had an lnolstinct reeoalecslon that
Chicago once had some military spirit, and. upon
maRtns ine hecossa1s ln4un1es, taasneu tna1 eno
Ae;ropoiis Q! tbo West hao s~o patteflea OF
4eht aitnor toalphnses - anu D. tuo onraso 1si;
i'ght Guafu' tao .non'eoua.y Su1ue. nI19-
worth AouaFea, anu ond or TWO dgrman CON-
pauics-aA private orSa1lzat.ons. lne E1ecu-
tiSe cfaalum Was stni tt tultaes t'enesIs1ea WE
the fact shat PORTIONS OF she5e o1eanlzatiohs qad
once uoao 1ne esy sone sef, ~nsn tue . Ies
1ne1ses ~ = ~! Hot 4*5 nno uoAe1 sno i""t
marched on tue Cours-House fof tue purpose OF
enforcing thor demands, aud, falling i'll that to
capture tue cl'v ata5of, ~. Il. - oooae 1oa1
at the raquest OF that ollcla! tney took posaes-
sion OF tho anlecteu o's!3cE, panteo tnelr cannon
IN trout OF the Confs-House On sne hanaoiph
strees sl3g o 1ne 9a Iuso a's: o 1nd 50 oe
posed OF their snall iorce, ana keps soch con-
p1ete surFell'ance over the r1otot1s mop through.
out the city, that great Joss OF hie "as no do0ot
prevented, and the f1o1eFs were 1olceo 10 ols~
perse ...
cn1caao To TIE HsscCE.
The PATRIOTIC GoTe!nor's mind was greatly r.
1ieTsd Oh learning these Facts, and, acting 'Flth
prompt1es:, as was us wont when no saw hls
way clear. no dispatched prisato auq 3r tfnsIy
agent to Chicago, VINO sought ont aen. woostes sn
{e1en Captaiu). and placed li us hauds W., oo0.
to be used iu organizing What force he could
get, Win I'LL tne ln1or1na1!on 1toln euo .nteas-
cned pant, aud to occupy Calro aa soon aa pos
s1ble. Ihe Governors nual 1oluncelon 10 Neo-
eser "as, "anythins 6ux dctaI luz aHent
also con7es1ed WIN II. A.. Owls WY neto
commission as bfseatefusneaa; o. % '1.ta, WIN
request that ho cooperate Win cape. Meosssr;
The Intelligence that the state OF LIMOS %ou'9
urobably be invaded soon oy q heoei
fofce was n4s iong 10 fe*Gnaas VI pai.a
OF tae cit}. 1hAfor 1unau =. nunsos e"uoI -,
naeeanG tho eatue eFou1a6 ut eno1as ILL., -. ,a rae
nos much talk after the GOVERNOR iutoiaasioa
tad been mnoe KNOWN. 81 ace1oo' ~ Rloaps auu
vigorous #as "has "1s Hanseu. tno .ne1sb
VAS large anu ooshuslastfc Fofuusoots. s.;,:o ooa
from tue nl1itary olganlzaalous *uu ctVtna4s;
enrolled themselses 10 large euunoo1s,-sona ~
tue former tenoeT.ne toe.l et's'te .ustnoessu.H '
Caps' Nepsser aIo osu. OWL mulnsn o1.hn,a1,
ouoif tohetnoA. .;t ctts ITS, nos;t;on -iaH
ne occnpaeu 44bu otats lut!ta. eoa!t:t, 5a9
lnG WILD goon 1aste ~ lne 'o4Iooi a''...
cation anu experience ana se:onoeu anu a.uou
ail the a[fanKemcns. Coieasos c.l1eAs "n.o tn
not 1ounu "a''slns ~ ehot. 10. Sa F,oth;aer
oxpcdit'on' eno eonttlo4sea - Ioou s.otnus, %
ind arms generously. E'4stun.g "ens aous
" saoV ~. na a T.. rt'y -aa,;zag tha chanras
"utos' taat ui8nJ aHa fo;ier;, ernaor ,,;aht
3o'ue W uueu VI 'no AoI""4'a ~"1 AA6AS'
April Il.
\ MINED AND Co9t1CALrLooK1So CROWD
we're closely packed in the Illinois Central cars.
yn,tine, for tie iron horse to carry thpLn Cairo
yard
The ecanes outside and in the cars were varied;
,,a ano sro etaarT1 and ioeuIor Wills otI1ers
xore anxious countenances. seeming to 1orpoae
disaster, as many never returned ahye. Moth |
m. wives, and sisters, were there bidding, as |
hav imagined, short good-by, for no ono had !
van snsnIcnn Of vt,nt vss to occur in tho ter
;h1o fn11re An ,bonrht a fov yeoks-montns ]
1ole ln1ute a. saou tin .sa,,r|o ,ro,,o1,I .hnnt
It most-Woula eno lae ttunnlo
y handfu! OF crazy lanal'cs- Ao" 1eA4u'
we're they mistaken! Character alWag6 e1erta
tae1f md ia felt for good or for evil It noT !?
,eran to ghow itself IN Capt Webster. With !