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‘The entrance of Thy Word giveth light.’
JAS. NATHAN ELLS, Editor.
Associate Editors : H. C. HOENADY, Atlanta.
J. M. WOOD, Newnan.
A. C. DAYTON, L-Fayette.
D. P. EVERETT, Florida.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA:
SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1863.
'I3F° The editor of The Banner is from
home—attending the convention of publish
ers at Macon, and the missionary conven
tion at Henderson. Corresponnents will
please be patient for a few days.
Science.
No one who has read history can be in
sensible to the importance of the achieve
ments of science. Amongst the consequen
ces of man’s fall were the perversion of
reason and the introduction of ignorance
into the world. Man, turning from
the light which the Divine presence shed
upon him, plunged into gross darkness and
fearful superstition. His imagination, sur
rounded by a maze of ignorance, conjured
up the most dreadful forms and invested
them with the most potent influence for
evil. The curse was upon every object
which met his gaze; and even the sun,
moon and stars were invested with malign
influence. All the powers of nature were
regarded by him as enemies, and in their
operation sent terror to his heart. In the
sensitiveness of his dark and over-wrought
imagination, he was ready to start at the
Sound of a rustling leaf, and to tremble at
the roll of thunder as if it were the voice
of destiny. But the light of science, at
length, dawned upon the world, and those
dreadful phantoms, which had haunted man,
were dispelled as the. mountain mist. His
life had been an agony of fear, but now he
began to breathe more freely, as the hide
ous shapes, which had hung around him,
took their departure, and eFe long he began
to exult in his deliveraftce from this night
mare of superstition.
Thus far had Science shown herself the
friend of man, and had she continued in her
legitimate sphere and prosecuted her true
mission, her triumph would have been com
plete. But unfortunately she, in some in
stances, confounded belief with superstition,
and struck b ddly for the complete disen
thrallment of the human mind. Diverging
from her proper work of investigating na
ture, she turned her energies against reve
lation, and by her speculations changed the
truth of God into a lie. But no sooner did
she leave the path of duty, than she ceased
to be the chaste virgin, and became a vile
Magdalene, polluting everything she touch
ed. But while she has thus prostituted
herself, revelation has succeeded in gather
ing around it all those who prefer to walk
in the light; and until she shall return to
the chastity of her youth, her influence over
the wise and good must continue to wane.
That she has been, in her debasement, the
fruitful mother of infidelity, no one can
deny who has kept pace with the progress
of events. And it is time her votaries
should learn that her true mission is to in
vestigate nature, not to contradict scrip
ture; and hence labor to confine her to her
legitimate sphere. Many of the maxims
of infidelity, which afflict the world, may be
traced directly to the perversion of science;
and he who would set aside the plain lan
guage of scripture to accommodate some
theory of science, is a friend to neither, be
cause true science and revelation agree in
their testimony upon the works of God.—
They do not, they can not, clash. 11.
New Publication.— Hill <(• Co.'s Con
federate States Hailroad and Steamboat
Guide.— We are indebted to the publish
ers. 11. p. Hill Ar Co., Griffin, Ga., for the
April number of this new enterprise. The
Gutde is issued in the best style of tvpo
graphical art, containing the time-tables,
tares, connections and distances on the rail
ways of the Confederate States; also, the
connecting lines of railroad, steamboats and
stages; together with a complete guide to
the principal hotels—in addition to a large
variety of valuable information, collected
and arranged by Mr. J. C. Swayze, one of
the firm. The work (which will soon be
come popular) is sold by all book-sellers
throughout the Confederacy.
♦
The Baptist Banner is sent to soldiers
at the rate of $2.50 per year
Have the Brethren considered it?
Considered what? The obligation to
| support The Baptist Banner. That paper
has never, under any administration, given
forth any uncertain positions. In everything
which has come before the denomination, it
has pursued an open, fearless and manly
course. If Baptists dislike a plain, outspo
ken man. er, then of course they will not
like The Banner; but if this is considered
an excellence, it will meet their approval.
Taking it for granted that all true Baptists
like a straight-out open advocacy of truth,
1 would call upon them to come forward
and subscribe for this paper. And I can
do this with the greater freedom, as 1 am
: not pecuniarily interested in its success.—
There are enough good, substantial Bap
tists in Georgia to sustain it, and there are
several of these Confederate States which
have no Baptist Banner. Is it unreasona-
- b’e to expect patronage from the Baptists
of those States ? The paper is only #3.00
per annum, and never was an article cheap-
- er at that. Brother Ells is making one of
i the most interesting papers in the Confed
i- eracy, and there are many who are losing
more than they wot of, by not subscribing
| for and reading it. The brethren will sus
itain it, because it is a Baptist paper. Why
| not? Yes, why not? 11. C. H.
■, * The Editor.
-1 The editor of The Banner is absent this
- week, attending the missionary meeting of
f the Rehoboth Association at Henderson,
e and 1 take tins opportunity to address a
i word to the friends of the paper. Arrange
-1 ments have been made to make it the ex
-1 ponent of Baptist views, and I hope the old
- friends of the enterprise will continue to
1 sustain it, and encourage the present pro
-1 prietors to enlarge and improve it, until it
‘j shall come fully up to the wants of Land-1
u mark Baptists. 11. C. 11. j
r Southern Baptist Convention.
, I Place of next meeting.
The Southern Baptist Convention, held |
in Savannah, Ga., May, 1861, adjourned to
meet with the Baptist Church in Columbus,!
Miss., on Friday before the second Sunday
lin May, 1863. For various reasons it has
■ been thought inexpedient to hold the meet-
I ing in Columbus, and at the request of the
two Boards of the Convention, ‘he place of
! meeting is changed to Columbia, S. C.
The Church has extended a cordial invi
i
! tation to the Convention to hold its next
'session with them. We hope to see a full
delegation of our brethren present.
' B. Manly, i V. Ps.
T. Stocks, >of the
P. H. Mell, ) Con ven.
March 19, 1863.
Georgia Baptist Convent ion.
,1 * Griffin, March 25, 1863.
I Editor Baptist Banner :
Dear Brother—Please give notice to the
I members of the Convention, to be held in
' this place in April next, that when they ar
rive in Griffin, they will call at Col. L. T.
Doyal’s store, and there the committee of
arrangements will assign them places for
, lodging, &c., during the sitting of the con
j vention. Yours truly,
J. D. Stewart, d ®
B. Milner, u ~
A. B. ALtiikws, I E *< f
T. J. TAp.i.keld, I E<s i
I W. 11. C. Mickleberry, J Q 2 ■
[Christian Index please copy.
—.
The Question Sell led.—Columbia*
South Carolina.
from the official announcement of breth-!
■ ren Manly. Stocks and Mell, in our paper
to-day, it will be seen that the ‘Southern!
1 Baptist Convention ’ i eeting will beheld
5 at Columbia, S. C., on Friday before the I
’ second Sabbath in May, 1863.
Lhe Georgia Baptist Convention will'
- hold its next meeting with the Baptist
j Church in the city of Griffin, on Friday be
i tore the day in April.
.. . . -——■J l
'rhe Georgia Baptist Convention.
By appointment, the approaching session
of this Convention is to be held at Griffin,
and to prevent misapprehension in regard
i to the desire of our churc# and people that
- the Convention should meet in our city, we
desire to state that the necessary arrange
ments have been made by the Griffin Bap
tist Church for the entertainment of the
I Convent! >n. And in relation to small pox,
we have to say that the disease has disap
peared there being no case whatever now
in the place; we therefore take pleasure in
? announcing that all danger of small pox has
entirely passed away, and there is no rea
son w hy the t'onv union should not be held
here. M e extend a cordial invitation to!
the Delegates, brethren and friends, to'
e come, and our church and people will take
J great pleasure in receiving you, and will,
o we trust,render your stav with us pleasant
and agreeable.
Ihe different Railroads will, as usual
pass the members at half fare—that is, thev
f will pay full fare in coming and have a free
passage home.
s By order of the Church.
L. T. Dotal, )
E. W. Beck, V §
s J. Q. A. Alford, ) .
Griffin, March 17, 1863.
. asa b st.
Religion the Soldier’s best Armor.
War is now a terrible reality to us. We
feel its effects, we see its results, we mourn
its ravages. Three years ago it seemed
impossible to realize the fact that this dread
scourge, under which other nations suffer
ed, could ever come so near us. Even
when the war cloud darkened over our
land, and its thunders muttered in the dis
tance, we were incredulous; so utterly at
variance with the spirit of ouf institutions
did it seem for brother to go forth to shed
a brother’s blood. So mudi did we depre
cate the horrors of civil war, that we thought
that the same dread would surely operate
[ successfully to prevent sensible, not to say
. Christian, men of the North from forcing
upon us the awful alternative. But God,
i in His infinite w isdom, has ordained other
i wise; for what purpose w'e know not, but
. doubtless for’one wise and gracious. Let
; us not then spend our time in useless re
) grets or sinful murmurs; but bowing in
. submission to His will, let us seek to know
f how we may best prepare ourselves for the
. emergency which is upon us.
r It is with reference to the soldier that we
r more particular! y write these lines. Thou
. sands of brave men havejeft the peaceful
, avocations of life, and taken up arms in de
fence of our common rights. In addition
to the ordinary dangers incidental to hu
man life, they have to encumber the risks
’ of war, the exciting dangers of the battle
s field, and the calmer, but not less dreaded,
> sufferings of the hospital. Disease and death
1 in many forms are incidents of daily occur
rence in the life of the soldier. He seeks
advice to guide him in reference to his
physical health, to teach him how best to
care and provide for the perishing body
| amid the surrounding perils, but how much
i more important is it that he should learn
:how he may but care for his never dying
I soul, that this priceless jewel may not be
lost, or perish with the comparatively
■ worthless casket that contains it.
Os the gre it army in the field, we know
J that many, and probably the greater part,
iofits soldiers are unmindful of the value of
their souls, or at least have ma le no prepa
ration to insure their eternal salvation in
the event of their falling in the strife upon
which they have entered. Before they left
their homes they were careful for the body,
to clothe it well, to protect it as well as
possible from the exposures to which it
would be liable; but they forget the soul.
Engaged in the conflict, they are continual
ly on their guard against the enemy, who
can only kill the body—but they seek not
the favor of Him who is able to destroy
both soul and body in hell. This is the
saddest aspect of this terribly sad war. If
w’e could know that the thousands, who fall
victims to the sword and to disease, had
only made due preparation for the future,
we could look up, amid our sighs and tears,
for earthly ties sundered and happy unions
broken, and feel that all was well—that the
departed ones were faithful soldiers, honor
ably discharged, and gone to their homes
above, while we who remain are still in the
war, striving for the mastery over our ene
mies, spiritual and temporal.
We knew a young man who, two years
since, was engaged in a pleasant and useful
business, happy in the enjoyment of home
and friends, hopeful for long life and hon
! orable advancement. Having given him
! self to the Lord, his pleasure was in the
duties of a Christian life. Though not de
isirous of military glory, he volunteered in
his country’s service and entered the field,,
determined to illustrate the life of a Chris- j
I tian soldier, and, if need be, to die his death.
He has done it both, and done it well. Our
hearts mourn that one so full of promise j
should be so early called away from us,
i but for him we know that all is well. How
it must have comforted his heart in the tri
als of the camp, and nerved his arm in the
perils of the field, to know that in the days
•of peace and security he had insured his
life for time and eternity I that dying was
but sleeping in Jesus until the resurrection
■ i morn ?
Soldier, do you believe in the immortal
ity of your soul ? Do you believe in hea-,
ven and heli ! Do you believe that without
an interest and faith in the blood of Christ,
you can not be saved ’ These are momen
tous queries, and one of equal importance
follows: Have you obtained that interest
in a crucified Saviour which will protect
you against all these awful dangers and se
cure yottr eternal well-being? In your
hours of stillness and loneliness, we entreat
‘ y ou, ponder the question in your heart.—
Sv- . *• Know by blessed experience how
m:. ' eligion can soften the hardships you
are <. a. ed to encounter ; how it can strength-,
er. y . r arm and raise your courage in the
dire conflict with your earthly foes; and
how it cm disarm death of his terrors. —
Have you left wife and children at home ’
How blessed a privilege to be able to com
mend them in faith to a covenant keeping
God. How consoling the knowledge that,
you are the subject of their prayers; and (
above all, how all-sufficient is the assurance
that in your wanderings, your trials, your
sufferings, the everlasting God is your
Guardian and Guide. Then the sweet words
of the poet will certainly comfort and sus
tain you: —
“ Sovereign Ruler of the skies,
Ever gracious, ever wise,
All my times are in thy hand—
All events at thy command.
******
“ Plagues and death around me fly,
Till he bids I can not die;
Not a single shaft can hit,
Till the God of love sees fit.”
S. P. R.
Camp Young, Mai ch 20, 1863.
Brother Ells:
I have deferred writing several days,
thinking I might have more leisure time,
but have concluded that the prospect is not
flattering. I am preaching for Wilson’s
brigade, there being no other chaplain
among us. The labor is great. I have
held sixteen meeting sin the last twelve
i days and there is much interest manifested.
I do hope that 1 may have help in a short
time. There are efforts made by one of
our regiments to get a chaplain. I hope
they may be successful. I have labored
among fourteen regiments, battalions and
independent companies since I have been
on the coast. I have distributed as much
or more than a thousand Testaments, and
many tracts; I trust that I have done some
good. • One thing I know, I never have la
bored so much in the ministry for the same
length of time. My congregations are usu
ally very large, and I never in my life had
better attention to my ministrations. I
have baptized four, and if I could have an
associate in the labor, I think the prospect
good to have others to witness the good
confession of the lovely name of Jesus be
fore men, in order to put Him on baptism,
and walk w’ith Him in newness of life.
There is a camp rumor that we will have
to go to Tennessee in a short time, but it
seems to me very improbable while pros
pects for a fight here are so menacing.—
Our men are in fine spirits; they wish to
meet the enemy and decide the war. If
there must need be more blood shed, they
are ready to make bare their breast for the
leaden hail of the Yankees.
I lately visited a detached portion of my
regiment, to hold meetings with them. —
Tiiey are at Proctor’s Point, about three
miles below Fort Jackson. From the pre
parations of defence 1 witnessed on the riv
er, the enemy will hardly reach Savannah
by water. Our men at Fort Jackson, Lee’s
Battery, and another Battery (the name of
which 1 have forgotten), and Caustou’s
Bluff and Thunderbolt, are ready for the
fight. The ladies’ gunboat and the Fingal
are in the river just below the Fort. A
people were never more united in the de
termination to conquer or die in the contest
’han our soldiers on the coast, (dur cause
is just, we know it, we feel it, and the God
of justice and righteousness gives courage
to the hearts of our soldiers, and nerves
their arms to drive back the hateful Yan
kees, who wickedly and lustfully would
take our homes and insult our wives and
fair daughters of the South. May the God
of ancient Israel, who discomforted the
Amelikites and caused ITis people to tri
umph over them, help us; and He, who
sent the destroying angel in the camps of
Senachereb and slew his army —may He
be oug God to help us and fight our bat
tles, and deliver us from the wicked pur
poses of Lincoln and his minions. So
mote it be.
You will please send The Banner to the
' names below :
******
Dear brother, I desire the prayers of
God’s people, that I may prove faithful un
’ til death.
I am yours, truly, in the good hope.
A. B. Fears.
Vicksburg, Miss., March 10, 1863.
I have no war news. Everything is qui
et on both sides of the river. It is the gen
eral opinion here that the Federals will
I shell the town and leave, as their camp
j will soon be overflowed, if it is not already.
One of their gunboats came down close
, enough to throw a few shell in the town!
yesterday, but done no damage, as they did ,
not reach quite far enough. A .boat ofi
some description pissed down last night—
it was so foggy that we could not tell what
kind ; but the opinion is that it is only a
coal boat; we will know soon.
Yours, R,
Principles and Passions.—l don’t mean
to say that principle is not a finer thing
than passion; but passion existed before j
principles. They came into the world with
us: principles are superinduced. There
are bad principles as well as bad passions,
and more bad principles than bad passions.
Good principles derive life and strength
and warmth from high and good passions,
but principles do not give life; they only
bind up life into a consistent whole. One
great fault in education is the pains taken
to inculcate principles rather than to train
feelings. It is as if we took it for granted
that passions could only be had, and are to
j be ignored or repressed altogether.
From our Army Evangelist.
A moving mass and a crowded city—An interesting
lecture—Dearth of the Word and thirst for it—
Wagon trip in good company—lntelligence and
morality of our soldiers—Brigade meetings.
Savannah, March 16, 1863.
Brother Editor :
After an absence of a few days, looking
after home matters, I returned to this city
the day following the last attack on Fort
McAlister, at Genesis Point. Ou my way
down I encountered a moving mass rushing
hither to meet the foe, armed with almost
every kind of weapon, and resolved to de
fend this city or perish in the effort. From
the crowds of men on the streets and in the
neighborhood, one would almost conclude
that the whole male population of the State
had emptied itself into this place. The en
emy seems to hesitate. No wonder. Foil
ed in his third attempt on Fort McAlister,
and knowing, as he no doubt does, the
strength of our defences and the desperate
resolution of our troops, he shrinks back
from the fearful sacrifice he must make in
capturing this city. If he could form even
a faint conception of what awaits him, he
would relinquish his mad design altogether.
I had the pleasure, a few evenings since,
of hearing a most interesting and instruc
tive lecture on the wai, from Dr. Palmer,
of New Orleans, who is known to many of
your readers as a distinguished Presbyteri
an clergyman. His manner is peculiarly
free from affectation and ostentation, and in
this respect he is a model speaker. His
lecture was well-timed, and was calculated
to inspire the patriotism and nerve the arms
of our people. He is confident of our final
success, and the triumph of our cause. He
can not be much rising forty years of age,
and, if I am not mistaken, joined the army
as a private immediately upon the fall of
New Orleans. He wears a felt hat, and is
dressed in a full suit of gray homespun.
At least 2,500 Testaments have been dis
tributed around this city since the year
commenced, and yet I have no idea half the
■ soldiers are supplied. If your readers knew
the real number of troops hereabouts, they
would not think strange of this. Yet they
are more anxious to obtain religious read
ing, especially Testaments, than ever be
fore. As far as I know, the Baptists are
the only denomination which has missiona
ries in this field. If there are any others,
I have not found them out. And, with the
same qualification, I state that there are
only three chaplains around this city, two
of whom are Baptists. “ What are t hese
among so many?” Shall we, as a people,
shrink from the responsibility thus thrown
upon us? God forbid!
On a certain day I hired a single-horse
wagon (for which I had to pay three dollars
for about three and a half hours), and invi
ted brother D. G. Daniel to join me in a
colporteur expedition among the camps a
few miles from the city. Wherever we
went, w'e received a most cordial welcome,
the poor fellows flocking around us and ac
cepting our wares with many expressions
of gratitude.
I take occasion to repeat a remark made
by me months ago, in regard to the intelli
ligence of our soldiers: that is, that I sel
dom find one who can not read, the propor
tion amounting to one per cent. lam sus
tained in this opinion by brother Daniel.
This may not be true of all our army, but
is certainly true of our Georgia troops. —
And then the idea, entertained by some
people, that our soldiers are a most reckless
and God-forsaken set, is untrue and deeply
| unjust to them. Ido not remember that,
| during the past month, I have seen a drunk
i en soldier or heard one utter a profane oath,
j I do not mean to say that they neither get
drunk nor swear; but 1 do mean to assert
that such is their respect for religion, they
do neither of these things in my presence.
I could, however, tell your readers what I
have heSrd and seen. As I have passed
among their camps, “ sowing the good seed
of the kingdom,” I have heard the sweet
songs of Zion floating on the passing breeze.
Yes, and I have often heard the voice of
prayer ascending from groups of Christian
•soldiers, pleading for their country and
t for their wives and little ones at home. I
have seen hundreds, if not thousands, sit
on the ground, or stand, for an hour at a
time, and give the most marked and serious
attention to the Word preached. And I
have seen hundreds bathed in tears, asking
prayer for themselves and their fellow-sol
diers. Therein much wickedness in the
land, but it is not all confined to the army.
Like the ministry of the gospel, 1 think it
probable that the experience of our men in
campswill prove to some the “ savor of
life unto life, to others the savor of death
unto death.”
For two Sabbaths past, I have held brig
ade meetings, which were more numerous
ly attended, and were every way more en
couraging than any I have hitherto had.—
: Yesterday I preached, in the forenoon, to
Col. Gait’s regiment of State troops, in a
fog of dust, blown right into my face. At
the close, many presented themselves for
prayer. Had only fifteen or twenty min
utes to rest, when a common two-horse
wagon, without springs, arrived to convey
me to a brigade three miles below town.
Here I found an immense.crowd of officers
and men, to whom I preached in the after- .
noon. Here, as elsewhere, they all observ
ed the utmost decorum, gave the most se
rious attention, and many of them exhibited
the most tender emotion. I should think
from two to three hundred came forward
for prayer. J. JJ. Campbell.
Bible and Colporteur Society.
The friends of this society are now in
orme that we have paid* all demands
against it, South. We now owe to .the Con
federacy about 81,200, sequestered. This
m y Dpinton, is a favorable time to pay
, IS 11 / e bL As agent, I propose to
pay and, as an individual, S2O. Now
my good brother and sister and friend, will
you do as well ? If so> send it up to me>
at Macon, Ga., and our cherished society ’
wm be placed on an independent basis.
The society is now more than selfsus-’
taming, and it is very desirable to increase
our stock, besides paying off all indebted
ness.
Our sales are greater now, by far, than
at any former time since my connection
with the society. We now’ have on hand
a very good variety of religious books;
several excellent libraries for advanced
children in Sabbath-schools. We have
Ist Youth’s Library- -70 vols., $16.00
2d Evangelical Fam. Lib. - 15 “ 10.00
3d “ “ “ - 25 “ 16 00
4th “ “ “ - 37 “ 25.00
sth Religious Library, -20 “ 20.00
6th, Set of bound tracts, -13 “ 13.00
Miscellaneous books for Sunday reading,
and a variety of writing paper, envelopes
and other things.
The Board has abandoned the idea alto
gether of closing the Depository and sell
ing the books, and this is a -wise step, for
our prospects were never better than at
this time. Therefore send up your sss,
slos, s2os and ssos, and let us pay the
$1,200; and by the blessings of God, - we
. may live long and do much good.
F. M. Haygood,
■ Macon, Ga., March 19. Agent
r . O *
Heard From at
The following letter was received a few ’’
days ago. Really I had began to fear the
worst for brethren Compere and Slover.
Their friends will rejoice that matters are
no worse with them, and that we may ex
’ pect to see them‘during the Spring, the
! Lord permitting.
Dardanelle, Ark., ) .
» Jan. 10, 1863. f
Elder J. M. Wood :
My dear Bro.—You see that I am yet
’ west of the Mississippi river, though still
hoping to start east in two or three days.
1 was ready to start three weeks ago, but
> w'as detained by a General Order from Maj.
t Gen. Holmes. I called on Gen. Hindman
to see if he could give me a pass over the
river. [Perhaps you are not award that all
persons going from this District east of the
I Mississippi are required to procure a pass
t from Gen. Holmes.] Gen. Hindman re
ferred me to the Enrolling Officer of our
County, who would certify to my exemp
tion, and thus ensure me a pass whenever
J might desire one. Col. Spring, the En- i
| rolling Officer, is a thorough Methodist and .
a perfect gentleman, and has known me
ever since I came to the State. He assured
me that he would take pleasure in certify
ing to my character and right to pass ; but
showed me his printed Orders from Gen.
Holmes, to cause “ all male persons, between
the ages of 18 and 40, to go into Camps of
Instruction." He advised me, therefore,
not to leave the District till said order
might be modified, or till the roll list#
should be completed. A week after he
sent me the pass.
Being detained by the General’s Order,
I I waited, hoping that brother Slover would
lbe able to get his family from north ofy
Boston Mountain to the south of Arkansas
river by the time I procured a passport for
us. More than two months ago he was
j driven from his family by the Federals,
and up to the 28th December had not been
! able to return. On that day Gen. Hind
man started a train of Commissaries for
sick soldiers north the Mountain, nnder flag
of truce. Some citizens from north
Mountain started back with this train. Bro. *
| Slover was in the company. It is said,
when the train was a few miles out, and
Major Crump, Commandant of the Post,
F, \ an Buren, heard the Feds were near town,
, he ordered it back. At all events the train .
I was seen coming back ’in a great hurry ;
and as it has not been heard from further,
the conclusion is the enemy captured it, not
- regarding the flag. Thus 1 have waited a
i fortnight to hear from brother Slover, and '
5 j no tidings yet. Besides waiting for brother
j i Slover, I have been closely confined with
my father, who has been, and is yet very <
' sick; so that I cannot leave him till there
• is a change.
. About two months ago the Feds—that is,
Gen. Blunt’s division of Kansas Jayhawk
ers, Pin Indians, negroes, and other out
laws, rushed down into Washington Co.
and took position on Cane Hill. After a
few days Gen. Marmaduke, commanding a
Division of Cavalry, crossed the Mountain
and gave them a running fight, with a loss
of eight men killed, while 130 of the thieves#
bit the dust. W e lost neither prisoners
nor trains, an"d took none. Such was the
battle oi Cane Hill. A few weeks later/
Gen. Scofield left Springfield on a forced '
march to join Blunt. Some friendly agen
cy, almost with electric speed, communica
ted the intelligence over the mountains to
Gen. Hindman at Fort Smith. He rushed’