The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-10-15
TREASON! TREASON!!
Nurat Halsiead's Letter
Cincinnati Enquirer of Sunday

Cincinnati Enquirer of Sunday.
| OFFICE CINCINNATI DAILY AMI
WEEKLY COMMERCIAL, 4TH AND RACE
,for. Chase--MY DEAR SIR: l wrote
vou Il somewhat fantastic letter the
other day But that ] suppose, Is
not now strange l write this morn
| ing To send YOU copy OF u private
letter / have from our army in front
OF Nickobnrg. II is from u close
Observer, who en'ie;.vo-s to tell the
truth
Ttere never was a more thorough
~ aisgu.ted. disheartened, democrat
izea army than this is, and all be-
ran-e ii i under such men as Grant
and Sherman Disease is decima
ting in ranks. and, while hundreds
II poorfellows areaying from small
pox and every other conceivable
inai.dv. the medical department is
afflicted with dellinm tremens. In
Memphis smallpox patients are
made To walk through the streets
from camps to hospitals, while
drunken doctors ride from bar
rooms ton government amhu-
lances. - How is it that Grant,
who was behind at Fort Henry.
drunk at Donrl,on, surprised aud
whipped ut Shiloh. and driven back
from oxford, Miss, is still in com
mani?
GOV. Chase. these things are true.
Oar noble army Of the Mississippi
Is being wasted by the foolish. drum
ken. stupid Grant. He cant organ
ize Or contiol or fight an army. l
have no personal feeling about it,
but | know h. is an ass.
There is not aaong the whole list
ef retired major generals a man who
i not Grants superior. McClelien,
Fremont, Mcdowell, Burnside,
Franklin. even Pope or Sumner
Wpmli H. IN Improvement upon the
present commander or the army Of
tile Mississippi. Will you wake up
snne OF these days aud find We have
10 army o. the Mississippi?
Then. there Is 4aful discourage
nlenl al th" way the foolish old
Hunter. vino is thought to he great
man because he IS not insane il his
pt.jHaice- III the negro question. is
doing. In Gods name. what is he
waiting for: More reinfoicamen.s.
Pity H. can't de aud get out OF the
way as Mitchell did
But stop this sort Of growing. and
come 10 something more practical.
The army west and east is being
weakened hourly by desertions. II
il tho great evil The thing needfnl
10 stop il is for the president to give
each commander ~ departments
power To shoot deserters. They
must he shot by the dozen. The
presidents weak, pulling. piddling
humani.afianism is death and hell
t" The army. Can't you take him
by the throat and knock his head
against a wall. nntil he is brought to
hi- senses on the war business? l
10 not speak Wan;only when say
there are persons who would feel
hat i, was doing God service to kill
him, ii il wrr. net feared that HamIin
i. bigger fool than he is.
And Yet the pitifal congress twad-
dies weekly in private caucus about
political matters, as if little more
digger would do everything. Why
4 mt they pas. your finance measure.
ani the eonscript act, ana mind
their own business?
The proclamation is positive
nuisance 10 every truly loyal men in
the west. 1t Is weapon in the
hands OF the bntternn,s. II it Is
made q party test Vallandigham
would be elected governor OF Ohio
DO not think am talkiniEg ut ran
dom. Alas! know what | am talk
ing about What Is wanted:
l. A general for our army Of the
Mississippi.
.. Desertrrs shot by order of COM
nanlcr OF departments
y Less dependence upon the mig
ger and more on the white man,
4. The consolidation Of the frag-
nents ofregiments.