Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-24
Our Washington Letter

w ASHINGTON,D .C., AuS.IO, 10.
Another dull rainy morning,
with umbrellas in great demand.
n Notwithstanding this, numbers
of sentimental centennialists
may be seen on the streets gap
ing and staring in every direc-
ton. A telegram was received
at the War Department yester-
day dated Camp Brown, Aug.
18th, stating that a Shoshone
Indian had come into camp who
| left Gen. Crook on the 10th inst.
He says Crook struck the Sioux
village on the 11th or 18th inst,
and that small parties of In
dams are watching and annoy
ing the troops excessively by
burning the grass. The proba-
bility is this war Will be pro-
tracted affair, and will be very
troublesome, us it will be impos-
sible to prevent the Indians
from separating into small de-
tachments and attacking the
troops whenever they can take
them at a disadvantage.
A dispatch from Rockbrldgc
Alum Snrin0s at 10 o'clock
last night, stated that there was
not the slightest hope of Mr.
Kerr's recovery, that he was
suffering terribly and his death
was hourly expected.
Mr.. Cameron has written 6
letter to Gen. Sherman in which
after quoting Mr.. Lords bill
which passed the House on the
10th inst, he says, "The Presi-
dent directs that in accordance
with the spirit Of the above res
olution, you are to hold all the
available force under your com
mand, not now engaged in sub
DUNG the savages on our West
ern frontier, in readiness to bC
used upon the call or requi5i'
ton of the proper legal author
tiles for protecting all citizens
without distinction Of race, col
or or political opinion in the ex
ercise Of the right to vote al
guaranteed by the fifteen amend
ment, and to assist in the en-
forcement Of certain, condigI
and effectual punishment upol
all persons who shall attempt
by force, fraud, terror, intimida
ton or otherwise to prevent thC
free exercise Of the right OF
suffrage as provided by the laws
Of the United States, and have
such forces so distributed an(
stationed as to be able to rem
der prompt assistance in the en-
forcement Of the law. Such ad
ditional orders as may be nee
essary to carry out these in
; structions will be given to yol
from time to time after consul
tation with the law officers Of
the government, signed j. D
, Cameron, Secretary Of War.
OF this order the New Yorl
Sun Of yesterday says-Gran
has seized the first moment at
} ter the adjournment Of Con
gress to show his hand, and tn
people Of the country can Sc
! that it grasps a bayonet, tn
! point Of which is turned'toward
the Southern States. It is
feeling not of alarm but Of in
4 -dignation that Will be raise
: throughout the land by the mill
: tary order that was yesterda
issued from the War Depart
ment to Gen. Sherman. Th
order means that ten or twelv
Il thousand troops of the regula
: army are to be concentrated
e the Southern States-in thos
of them which have been {
without this o. der surely woul
l. be wrested from Grantism i
> November next. They doub
: less will Be stationed mainly
e Mississippi, Louisiana, Alab;
= ma and South Carolina, and
q is not improbable that befol
the election the Southern d,
Il partment will be put in charg
+ Of Gen. Sheridan, who has ha
n some experience in the kind c
work he will be called upon
perform. 1t was very cunnlr
in Don Cameron to resort to IL
! pretext Of basing this order {
). the resolution of Mr.. SEQ
$, Lord, which was passed by Il
IA House of Representatives
ID the 10th inst, and received Il
vote of nearly all the Dem
10 cratic members. He has d
o layed its issue till one week 6
n ter the passage Of that resol
M ton and has kept it back till o,
day after the adjournment