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Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-16

GENERAL PATTERsoN.-IfGe General Patterson
does not think it due to his reputation to ask
for Il court of inquiry, it is the clear duty of
the Government TO order a court martial
Gen. Patterson had been recently weakening
the main body of the army near Washington
by sending urgent requests for reinforce
ments, representing that they were absolute
ly necessary to enable him to cope with Gen.
johnson. In compliance with these repre-
sentations, some of the very best and most
efficient regiments were dispatched to him
like Col. Buttertield's New York 10Th for ex-
ample--and one Of the splendid Rhode Is
land batteries, which would otherwise have
greatly strengthened Gen. McDowell's army.
Why did ne draw away these important corps
to keep them in idleness? What is still agorse
- on Saturday, the day Jetore tic great battle,
Gen Patterson sent a messenger 10 Vashing-
ton to assure the Government that he had tie
most positive evidence that JohnSton ,caS stih
IN Winchester. That false intelligence, con-
veyed at that late hour, is the very best SER
vice he could have rendered the rebels, if he
had had perfect understanding with them
and had wished to aid them. On the next
morning Sunday, when the battle had ac-
tually commenced, and it was too late for
knowledge of the retreat of Johnston to be of
any adyantage-a second messenger reached
Washington from Gen. Patterson, saying that
he had been mistaken on the preceding day,
and that Johnstons army had escaped We
will not undertake to pronounce on general
Patterson's motives, they are the proper sub
ject OF an investigation by military tribu-
nal. But we do say, in the light of these
facts. that whatever his motives may have
been, his actual proceedings could not have
been more for the advantage of the rebels if
he had been in secret league with their lead
ers, and had deliberately intended to insure
the defeat Of the national army.
You will recollect that, on the breaking oat
of the patriotic tt1rofe which followed mme-
diately the Sumter outrage, the houses Of
Generals Patterson and Cadwalader were
both mobbed, and their inmates compelled to
display the American flag. This movement
would seem to indicate that there were then
suspicious ailoat touching the loyalty of these
gentlemon.-N y World
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-16

"OLD SECESSION WHIPPED AT LAST We
are acquainted with q gentleman who is the
owner among other things, of couple of
bright little boys, and large flock of chick
ems. Some time ago the boys named the
roosters-there = quite number of them in
the flock-after the different military heroes
G whom they had beard and read. After
their list OF names had run out, there yet re-
mained one ungdiwly old rooster without a
title, so the boys called bim Old Secession
ii chanced soon after that the roosters, while
attempting some new tangled NOV enent in
their domestic aft irs, fell out, and resorted to
rpurs to settle their difficulty. The war was
fierce and bloody; :" Old Secesh coming off
victorious in every engagement 4he boys
watched the progress of the war with con-
siderable interest, aud no little annoyance at
the repeated victories of "Old Secesh,' for
the boys are both strong Union O,cn. The
other day there was change in the tide of
events; "Old Seccsh lost battle, and then
was whipped again, and again, until now, to
the boys great satisfaction, the smallest little
rooster on tine farm can chase him around
the yard with impunity.-Y Yreka Journdl
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-16
WI 10 q IT II "
Col. lst Regt. California Volunteers.
San Francisco, August IA, 1861.


GossIr ABOUT THE CABINET The New
Herald recomGends the following changes in
the Cabinet:
For Secretary OF State, n. P. Banks; Sec
retary of War, John c. Fremont Secretary
of the Navy, Cornelius Vanderbilt; Attorney
General, Joseph Holt, of Kentucky.
The Bulletins New York correspondent
says:
The reader will wonder why Bennett
should have spared the Secretary Of the
Treasury, who is the most decided "Aboli-
ZIONIST" to be found among Mr.. Lincoln's
Constitutional advisers Thereby hangs a
tale. If Bennett is altogether lacking in
mo1esty, he is not wholly destitute of dis
creticn. Whenever the President kicks out
his present Cabinet at the Heralds dctation
Chase will 60 with the rest of them. The
vacancy LETT by him must be filed ct the
present crisis by financial genius, and who
so competent for the post as the man whose
peculiar talents have financiered "penny
journal into one of the most successful insti-
tutions of the age ?" Verb sat. sap.
But the Herald and Tribune do not stand
alone in their ATTACKS upon the Cabinet. The
New York Times and even the staid Com
mercial Advertiser, have each word to say
in the matter, but their opposition only ex-
tends to Messrs. Cameron and Welles In
this they are supported by some of the inhu-
entail men of the Defense Compittee. includ-
ing Charles II. Marshall and Moses H. .Grinnell
who at the meeting on Tuesday night of that
Committee both declared that, in their opin-
ion, the Secretaries of War and the Navy are
incompetent to the duties of high stations in
a crisis like the present. There was a rumor
in our streets yesterday, to the effectthat Mr.
Welles had intimated to a friend in this city
his purpose of very soon resigning position
in the Cabinet.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-16

=, LIVERY husband thinks that he can tame a
AeW' except the poor fellow that has her.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-16

PERHAPS A SUICIDE, AND PERHAPS Hoax
We were informed last evening by man
from the country, who gave his name as John
Hall, that person named John Woodland
had committed suicide by poisoning The
circumstances of the case were given as fol-
lows Woodland. aged 80 years, from La
iayette county, Wisconsin. had been employ
cl 10y A. Mnsick, at Whisky Hill, on the
Stockton road, three miles from the city. lie
recently received news fro,u the East that
young lady to whom he was engaged, had
married somebody else which Intelligence
preyed upon his mind to such an extent that
he yesterday morning attempted first to shoot
and then to hang himself, but failed in both
attempts. He was brought to the city in the
afternoon, ind in the evening succeeded in
killing himself by means OF arsenic. His
death took place on Eighth street.-the point
not precisely epecied-has an uncle and
brother-in-aw in Grass Valley. At a late
hour last evening Coroner Murray had heard
nothing of the case, nor had anybody on
Eighth street. that we could ind. --Sacra-
Ulslito Union.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-16
UNION COUNTY TICKET.

FOR SHERIFF.,
UERNDON BARRETT.
For Clerk
f. NJ Raglan.
For Dist.ct Attorney,
GEORGE ROWE.
For Recorder,
L. 7. CRANE.
For Tax Collector,
HORACE BEACH.
For Assessor,
T. J. SHERWOOD.
For Treasurer,
J. P. BROWN.
For Surveyor.
c. V. ID. HUBBARD.
For Superintendent Public Instruction,
ii. II. RHEES.
For Public Administrator,
A. j. HEWITT.
For Coroner,
e. HAMILTON.
For the Assembly,
f. TEEGARDEN,
j. G. SARGE ENT,
T. .. JACKSON.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-16

BIGLEn's RUY,-At Manassas, there was q
general foot-race on lhe field of battle, which
should be recorded in all sporting journals
1t was between a representative of the New
York Herald and Senator Bigler, of Penn
sylvania; these gents took the lead in the
race from Bull Run to Centreville, and kept
it the whole distance, the Senator slightly in
the rear. Time, % minutes. Distance, 2
miles.
LAWYERS Crocker in his remarks last
night, said that California has always had a
lawyer for Governor, and the people should
let somebody else have a chance at the
honors, and therefore elect Stanford, who is
not a lawyer. Gust then an old citizen, wbo
was sitting in front Of the St, George beside
our informant, said: "Why that argument
will apply to Conness better than to Stanford
for the former is no lawyer, while the latter
was brought up and has practised at the pro-
fession besides, if Crocker's man is elected
f, b. will be the Governor, and he, | believe
is lawyer. Bee, Of Wed'sesday
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-16
II Xxx IL k n M 'S
Patent Combination Cushions
and Model Billiard Tables.

and Billiard Trimmings of every descriptiod. Parties
desirous Of purchasing Billiard Tables will thus have
opportunity Of selecting from varied assortment,
both in style and nsh and also test the superior
ity claimed for the Cushions and Tables. Mr. DAN
LYNCH will always be hand A1d ready to give all
required information with regard to the merits of
these JUSTLY Celebrated BILLIARD TABLES
The subscriber cordially invites all interested Larties
to call and examine.
NJ. E. HUGHES,
San Francisco,
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-16

GENERAL MoDowELL.-Gen McDowells 8
bearing during the conflict, says correspond
ent of the Commercial Advertiser, | can say
from personal observation, was unexception-
able. Foremost in the fray, where the death
shot were falling thick and fast, he never for
a moment Ainched. His commanding person
was always prominent in the van, and the
favorite target of the enemy's sharpshooters
Ills escape from their well-sent bullets is the
wonder Of the battle
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-16

The REcRuIT,s CATACHIsM-Q. How would
you form your men to meet the enemy?
A. On the square.
q. What, in your opinion, is the most use
full movement in the Zouaye tactics?
4. Running.
@. What time would you choose for, march
ing through hostile country?
A. Time of Peace.
@. How would you get supplies and STOKES
in hostile country?
A. Steal 'em.
@. What would you use for breaking the
ranks of the enemy?
A. Mortars.
@, How would you measure firearms?
A. By the barrel.
@. At The close of the engagement, if the
enemy asked. you to treat, what would you
do?
a. Make him stand the shot.
G. What should follow cavalry on re-
treat?
A. The enemy.
@ If the drums beat to arms and your
men refused to leave their quarters, what
would you think of their intent?
A. l should think those ip-tents were mu-
tinous.
@. What would you do if the enemy sur
rounded you 10 overwhelming force, and all
retreat was cut off?
A. Fight like thunder.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-16
1lailp Natlonal Drmotrat.

Txr following picture Of an Illinois editor
:. drawn by the sucker genius OF the Craw-
I'D County Bulletin. The party eompli-
.n,sd ia the Bulletins rival, oyer at Pales-
tine:
The low. slanderous articles which have
.aeored in that sheet within the last year
rpr sppe been enough to corrupt the very soul
" ri body of the writer, and if it is a wonder
a" .'1ot the good citizens of Palestine allowed it
W .a 90 through with its wide slanderous ca
.sep of last tall, against some of their very
na.t and most respectable citizens but we
snnnose Ur they looked upon the editor as a fool
hfr ;sh ridotic, imbecile. harmless, witless, thick
stulled, blockish. silly, senseless, irrational,
muddy-headed, unenlightened, preiudiced,
higoted, purblind, narrow-miuded, ,crotchety.
oanceited mulish, besotted, infatuated, hypo-
critical, cadaverous, half,fledged, unwashed,
God-forsaken, hungry-lookipg, soft-brained,
woolly-headed, knock-kneed long-eared, low
bred, squnt-eyed, lantern jawed, slab sided,
;ll-patured, puerile, Insignificant, sappy, vi
cious effeminate, sheepish, mellow, utterly
depraved and miserably wretched nincom-
noop. and SO let him slide. Like JOB of old,
I'VE learn, he is much afflicted with boils.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-16

5ouN r. MoCoNNrLL, nominated by the
Se,essonsts for Governor, but who, we are
;old, says he is a Union man, is reported on
the authority of the Narysville DEMOCRAT to
have,said kentucky is my State. AS Ken
tucky goes so go, and Kentucky will be out
Of the Union in less than three weeks" viii
Mr.. Mcconnell say tonight whether he made
those remarks-yes or no-and, if Yes, why
he asks Californians to vote him in office p
Sacramento Bee.
The Unions report of Mr. McConncll's
speech contains no answer to the Bees in-
terrogatories.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-16

A NrRMlr The Los Angeles Star has The
following:
1t is said we have a vertable hermit, who
resides upon one of the Islands off our coast
iIe lives in a cabin seven miles from a neigh
Dor, refuses to converse with any one who
happens to approach his quarters, but retres
at once and closes the door. He is said to
possess plenty of means, and few years ago
lived in Napa Valley, where he was remark
able for his social disposition and business
capacity.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-16

TIE bravery Of Beaurega-d is shown 10
his late attack on the English (language) set
forth in an epigram, by Quip:
That Beauregard
Has no regard
For perils that others might furry,
Is shown to q fault,
In his recent assault
On the oGnonS of johnson and Murray
Boston Post
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-03-15
sentinr as we then shall strong

senting as we then shall a strong
err and more united front than
ever. They will then understand
that the voice of an intelligent
public, through the ballot-box is
more potent, and can perform that
which never could be accomplish
ed by the sword. 1t is now too
late to talk of coercion and, every
movement of that kind is an init
nation of war. 1t is true we are
told that the seeding States
threaten war, but they threaten
b ccause they apprehend coercion
Their cause is lost and hopelessly
when they shall find they have
no enemy to fight. The message
is mystery, while the Cabinet
is composed f''not an inch" men,
until the line of pol
icy to be pursued is more fully in
dictated, we cannot pass upon its
merits 1t may be construed
either peace or war, coercion.
or compromise, to suit locality
and feeling.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-03-15
THE EMANCIPATION.

The new Republican administration
at Washington has been installed with
all the usual formulas and without one
particle of disturbance. The wagon
loads of torpedoes that beset Lincoln in
every railroad car and station house
have all failed to explode. The i'm
mense efforts of unknown conspirators
to destroy the trains upon which he
made his triumphal march to the White
House, have proved signally abortive.
The grand plot of the ,,statesmen and
bankers" of .he South to kill him, fell
utterly harmless. The five hundred
men sworn to kill him with an pair
gum" have gone the way of all men in
,buckram" or Lincoln green" Not a
torpedo f.! nary pop gun nor nothing.
This is as it should be; and, as pat.
riot, We are glad of it. But for the
sake Of Pin kerton and old D Fuss and
Feathers" one cannot help regretting
that some very small boy had not let
off squib; or some very unlucky wight
with bad cold and good ,.conk, had
not blown his nose in the basement of
the Capitol! Something ought to have
been done to give color to the misera-
BILE lies of the secret police, and the
patchcd-up flight of Lincoln's. With
this minor oversight, the Inauguration
went off secM,,duns artem.-Chicago
Times.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-03-15
FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES.

FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES.
We are authorized by w. w.
Beebee of Dubuque, to act as
agent in soliciting orders for fruit
trees and ornamental shrubbery in
this vicinity. Mr.. Beebee informs
us that if the farmers of thi, Sec
|tion wish to get trees that will en-
dure this climate and will leave
the selections to himself, they will
receive the most ample satisfaction
in all purchases.
1t is not our anticipation, or in
fact desire to sell an unpreceden-
ted large number of trees tn is
year, but putting the most i'm
plicit confidence in Mr.. Beebce
ourself and in his selections of
trees especially adapted and &C
climated to this climate, it is our
desire to sell enough that their
hardness may be tested fully and
fairly.
In the course of a week or two
we shall publish a treatise pre-
pared by Mr.. Beebee, embracing
the whole range of the fruit grow
ing question, and which we shall
in advance commend to the can
did attention Of our farmers. In
conclusion we will only add that
we have no particular anxiety to
sell to those who have no faith in
fruit growing in Northern Iowa,
and whowill not in consequence of
lack of faith, devote to it the
management and care requisite
in it's growth. and culture
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-03-15
The Best Platform After All.

The Best Platform After All.
It will be noticed in the speech
es of the President and Vice Pres
ident electthat they have no faith
in the Cabinet which is shortly to
assume executive powers in the
new Congress, the fossil peace
Convention, or the politicians
They put their trust in divine
Providence, and, wepresume, take
the New Testament for their plat
form. The doctrine there incul-
Gated, s'peace on earth, good will
to :nen,,' is just the very best for
the present crisis. Mr.. Lincoln
and his advisers will find that it
will work better than the Chica-
90 platform. So let them stick
to Divine Providence, ard cut the
politicians altogether.-N Y
Herald.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-03-15

The Inauguration of Mr.. Lincoln
makes the eighth ceremony of the kind
at which Chief Justice fancy has offici-
ated, having administered the oath Of
Office successfully to Presidents Van
Buren,, Tyler, Polk, Taylor, Fillmore
Pierce, Buchanan and Lincoln.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-03-15
THE HOUSEHOLD JOURN Ill.

lHE HOUSEHOLD JOCRN al.
We have received from the pub
fishers, A. Harthill & Co., No.
20 North William Street, n. Y.
part V. of the above journal. 1t
is published in quarto form, in
weekly and monthly parts, and
furnished to single subscribers at
$3.50 per annum; clubs of six,
$3.50 a year; Of ten, Sll,50; fif-
teen copies $780,; twenty-five
copies, $25.
This is one of the best and
most deserving magazines publish
ed, if true merit is any criterion.
Its literary matter is of a high Or
der Of talent, prepared expressly
for it's columns, full of pure sem
timents and noble attractions
Each number brings among other
useful and interesting matter, a
sheet Of choice music, adapted to
the Melodeon or Piano, which at
the Music Stores, would cost
alone, SO to IS during the year.
It also brings lessons in German
and French; which to any person
that desires knowledge of
those languages is more than
worth the subscription price.
Persons DESTROYS ofhaving the
Household Journal, can see speci-
mems at the Plain Dealer office.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-03-15

The following gentlemen
are confirmed as members of Mr.
Lincoln's Cabinet. Hon. VIM H
Seward, Secretary Of State; Hon.
S. P. Chase, Secretary Treasury;
Hon. Simon Cameron, Secretary
of War; Hon. Gideon Wells,
Secretary of the Navy; Hon.
Montgomery Blair, Postmaster
General; Hon. Caleb B. Smith,
Secretary of the Interior; Hon.
Edward Bates, Attorney General.
The votes were unanimous for
all except Bates and Blair; four
or five votes being cast az ainst
each of these gentlemen! That
many objected to them because
they were unwilling any
one from slave State should go
into the Cabinet.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-03-15

The Report of the n. Y. city
Inspector for 1860 shows that,
there were only 1854 births in
that town during the last year
while the deaths numbered 22,7lO
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-03-15
SPRINGS.

"A. H. Harris of Vernon Springs
is rapidly repairing the breach in his
dam. He is now putting in a struc-
ture that will stand the test. The wa
ter is almost stopped 'and in two or
three days at farthest his mill will
be in operation.
He is also making arrangements for
erecting bridge on the dam. This is
the proper place fer it, for then it will
have cheapness and durability CON-
bined.
IS. H. Noble has removed his
stock of goods into his new store
opposite the store building of
Clouse & Kellow heretofore occu-
pied by him. Mr.. N. Barber is
in business with Dir. Noble. They
are good men and honorable in
all their acts.
-Strother 4 kirkpatrick are
to occupy the store vacated by
Messrs. Noble & Barber as soon
as it can undergo some slight re-
pairs and be slightly renovated.
They have good assortment of
goods, and what is more, the con-
fdence of community.
Mr.. w. Clouse is engaged
in the manufacture of Howell's
Patent Washing Machine in the
upper story of the store building
Of Clouse & Kellow. They are a
good machine.
The Long Brothers are also
carrying on the Shoe Business in
the upper story of the same build
ing They axe good workmen
and honorable men to deal with.
Mr.. John Walker is carrying
on the Blacksmithing business in
the stone shop formerly occupied
by Mr.. Gates. He bears the rep
utation ola good workman and
an honorable man.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-03-15
PEN i 4Gg3H@R4.

AUSSt>& VIC SoAlSSCAOA VI WIG
Price Current of Bradley & Co.,
in this weeks paper. From this
it will be seen, that the price of
many of the leading staples in
trade has slightly declined from
their last report, while farm pro-
ducc in the main has advanced.
Read the advertisement of
Potter & arms in this weeks pa
per. They are both good men
and worthy ofall confidence. They
will have, and manufacture
such articles as the wants of our
farmers demand. Those wishing
to commission good and respon-
sible parties here, to engage in
the sale of agricultural imple-
ments, and men in whom our
community repose confidence will
do we'll to correspond with them.
Some two weeks since the
body of a Norwegian was found
near Trout R un just south of De-
corah, having been dead some two
months. 1t is supposed he froze
in state of intoxication and the
Coroner's yer dict was in accor-
dance with the facts elected.
Lincoln says he will possess him
self of the Southern sea coast forts.
He had better be careful in doing so
or he will find himself possessed with
what in old times made certain swine
pitch headlong into the sea.
John A. Kasson Esq of this State
we believe Of Des Moines, is First As
sistant P. NJ. Gen. under Lincolns
Administration.
N. B. Judd of Chica 60 is confirm
ed as Minister to Berlin.
-Clemmer & Mitchell have the
"Prince of the House of David' ''The
Pillar of Fire" and ,.Israel in Bondage"
Price 81 IS per volume. .......
Next week we shall publish
the proceedings of the Board of
Supervisors for the adjourned
session. This will be far more
interesting to our people than the
proceedings in January.
Missouri casts 1868 notes.-the
largest vote ofany of the slave States.
Frank Fobes has quantity of
Mammoth Spring Wheat for sale;
a very choice article for seed.
M. r. K. sends a commu-
nication for the Plain Dealer,
very good, but rather long. Try
again; be brief and to the point,
and remember to give us your
name.
The Dubuque Herald gives
the following extraordinary prices
for fuel in that city. We rather
guess Mr.. Wilkie is joking. He
says:
Woodbury. in market with
large demand. Holders firm. Buyers
yesterday offered all they had, yet but
few transactions at those prices. Prices
advancing steadily. We quote:
GREEN per stick 81 1-2 and 81 Is.
ROTTEN per stick, go and 81 25.
GREEN and Rotten mixed, per arm
full, So IS and SIS 70. RoTTEN and
GREEN per hand-sleish load $75 90
and 800 90.
The Atlantic Monthly for
March is at hand and as usual
one of the best Magazines in the
land.
Peterson as usual is one of
the best and ivelist Magazines
published.
Reports are in circulation