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The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-19
Extract from the Tenlh Chapter
OF JOshna--With = new Trans
latiOn. Is ---

Now it came 10 pass when Abe
Lincoln, King OF the Aboliti"nists At
Washington City, had heard how
JEFF. Davis had taken Fort Sumter,
aud how the inhabitants Of Nirgtnin
had made peace with the children
! of Davis and were among them:
2. That he feared greatly, because.
! Richmond was great city. as one Of
the royal cities. and nil the men Of
Virginia We're mighty.
3. Wherefore Abraham, King Of
Washington. sent unto the ive Abe-
lition Governors Of New York. Mas
sachusctts, Pennsylvania. Obi" and
Indiana saying,
i 4. Come up unto me, and help me.
that we may smite Virginia, for it
hath made peace with JEFF. Davis.
s. Therefore the five Abolition
= Governors gathered their a,7nies TO-
:, cether and went up and ca,npsa he
= fore Manassas and made war against
, Virginia.
6. And the men of Virginia sent
UNTO jeff. Davis at Montgomery. say
; ing, Slack not thy hand from thy
, servants. but come up to Us quickly
i and save us, and help us: for all the
! Aboli,iouists of the North are gath
cred together against us,
II 7. SO jeff Davis assembled from
II Montgomery. and all the men OF va
lcr with him.
r. S: And the Lord discomtit,ed thr'r
/ before the chiilicn ot ,h.> South. and
l. they were slain with great sinusht
:. cr at Manassas. and they were chasct
t. along the way that g""'h up t" Zen
n trevill,., and sni,t.n I" Alexandria
and near unto Washington City.
n And it, cumc to pass as they h:'
i. from before The children Of the South
that there were moro tha. died fro,
iear tl,:,n WY. slain hv the sword.
ri For there was no day like that h'
Ne fore il. 20: he Lord fought for IN
a. children of ;i.e south.
81 And Jcn. Dayi, said. Stay yc no
but pursue after yonr enemies 4"
r. sni,. the hindnost of them, and :"
" fer them not TO enter their cities.
nix And jeff. said tn tn. children
f,r ,l.n Sol,.h. Fear not. for thus th"
the Lord lo +" al your rnem,cs:
ig- n. y. Deif0.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-19

A gentleman who arrived at N EN-
phis on the 9TH informs the Bulletin
that there was great excitement at
Cairo on account of the capture of
the steamer Cheney. Says the Bull
| letin:
Our informant states that there are
no less than nine gunboats, or rather
nine steamb boats with guns upon them,
now at Cairo, and it was reported at
Columbus on Saturday that they in
! tended coming dGwn and taking any
Of our boats which should venture
I'm. 1t was also said that Latimore
the captain of the Cheney, had teie
graphed to Cairo for them to come
donn and take the s. II. Tucker
but they did not attempt it. Lati
more, it is said, was particularly
: chagrined because those who tool
his boat had no ri ght to do so no
acting from instructions from an
: one in authority. The names of tn
punboats now at Cairo awaiting n
opportunity to ''pick np' any of on
steamers are as ioIlows: Lexington
! Conestoga, 4. o. Tyler, City c
Louisiana, j.. y. JanuaIy, G.. w
Graham. Empress, Swallow and Git
Of Alton. The last named boat,
is said, has steamed up all the time
ready to run down and ,s. naence npo
any of our boats that may venture u
ESQ high. In consequence of th'
fact, the Kentucky-dia not go up b'
: vond Hickman on her last trip u
the river:
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-19
The Editor being confined TO his
he'd, our readers will please overlook
the spar.cness of onr paper.

The New Orleans Picayu OF the
nth has n card from II. A. Hunter
ESD, president of the board OF cur
rcnrv, or which the following IS the
closing paragraph: .:,,
Our banks have done, and arc stu
doing all they can to sustain 'ilS
southern cause, and it is to De hoPed
that No unfounG.d reports will be per
mitted to excite a prejudice IN the
,wblic mind against any OF theih.-
rhev merit the confidence ."f the
p.ople, and they should have it.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-19
OUR COAST DEFENsE.-The Me,

OUR COAST DEFENsE.-Thr Mer-
curry (Charleston) expresses tt'vopih-
ion that as soon as frost makes its ap-
pearancc, the seat Of war VIII be
transferred to the southern coast. 1t
says that the North is busiiy engaged
in building vessels Of proper drausalt'
and that the plan will be to land men
at different points on our coast, who
will run off negroes, burn houses
and destroy plantations. If arrange
ments for such a campaign are In pro-
sress now-and we have but little
doubt that they are-it behoves those
having charge of this important bu
siness to see that our coast detenseS
ere tn a condition successfully to re
sist the Invaders.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-19
~ DeBow's mortality statistic

- DeBow's mortality statistics,
compiled from the last census, saow
that the people of the United States
and Coufedel ate States are the heal
thiest of the globe. The deaths are
100000 per year, one ana nan
per cent of the population. Virgin
ia and North Carolina are the heal
thiest States. and have 63S inhabi-
,ants over LOO years Of age.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-19

n place for which he is 'anfit. We
are decidedly opposed 70 catering !"
unreasonable ambition by jeopardi-
zing the result Of this important war
upon the contingencies Of a different
philosophy. or no philosophy. OF No
philosophy at all
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-19

ITr D,Ncrcn"c.-An honest '.'"
true Southern planter, who had mn.
..-tat,. and numerous s"! ans. " no
Jared su!nptu"n-i. every Gay I"tt
hi pleasant lrnlnc. joiurd %" H"i'in-
, tcrr company. ana pledged his hrst
tfayt- and h.S life IN ';c'"n-s oi i''-
,.ifr. children. home. servants, -
,n,.s. and couutr>. iii~pr"1s"S W"i"
in.cvcrv Iadr'a mouth, i1G Lr was
true, man. and did Il noble act iAch-
~ did he deserve all III" h"n"rs Il"
received.
In the same company waH "n hon
80, u,or man. Who had neither wife
family, l.nluc, estates, nor servants 10
d.fl,d. But H. loved his country
and liberty. and hated his country >
nnrr,esors. Like the rich mon. hr
WIS ready to suffer and dir. for that
country. He had much less 10 IL sh'
;, tor than the rich man, b!' he vas az
hravr, and as ready aud wiling 10
fiaht and die. But the world has
u n,y.r learned auvthing of his nam'
or his fame. This man eniisis fro"
nnre low. of country and hatred I:
( her appressors. II" .tiere hnse!t
willin.. sacrifice in defense OF hl'
u.irhbor's family. and others estate
f. and PROPERTY. I he rich man ma,
H.. as pn,r,otic ~ he. nut il is out Q
\ his power 10 prov" that ruch II a"
=" casr. Aud The southern army Is III!
of this kind of men. And when IN
!" war is over. their rich neighbor
H. should remember them kindly. lie
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-19
TELEG G R A 2 HIC,


the town killing Il home Guard aud
and losing two Eleven hundred
Southerncrs are twenty miles below
here.
St Louis. Aug. l2.-lt Is rri'"oiv
stated that jeff. Thompson Is hover
in~ in the Immediate vicinity otCape
Girar,lcau.
New York, Aug. 12.-ihc Mary ,
! Alice, recapturcd iro,p the DING .
prize crew has arrived
Washington, Aug. is-fr'hc'
Napoleon las departed Tor Ne"
! York. -,
Fortress Monroe, Aug. ne
Quaker CITY has h's'@n' ~ 'h'
George v Bakers ere" III IRONS, S''e
was captured oil GaiV"-''n ""w re-
captured off ua'teraS ny 'h' ii "iN
Four Contrd"rat"S "fr" P''c|'
aboard the York she was afterwards
chased by gun boat. heac"e" an"
hurn-d. the crew "seaI,nS'
Ih" New York l iri'"ne say
that Garihalti has tsn""r'" ms SER
vices TO III" '"der'n'sis, an" ,i'a'
Sew ard accepts them mas hhs '"''''''-
+ "'' itn = " n;c.,nw Of IL. Evening
e D.. ,no;n,ed Consul nj Paris.
: yya,l egg, ,;u,v ordered to com
,J -. Enr,,.ss Monroe.
New } "rk' AUGUST I "' y:
{ Louisa has arrived nom '", -, i''""'',
u 20, with dates 10 tie 2''h' ne |n'
g ,1 .,,., d;fl;c,I,;cs adjusted. The
S,,;s,, .r,,ori,i,. have issued Il
o II, ,,,,Eshiur slavery forever.
~, Void says ,ha, market pco.
q ~, ,ro,, VIRGINIA are forbidden to
;, U-..,;nor,n,
n Ear.-.ss Monroe. August 22.-
VI l,'.;,,,,.. or.. c,,,.r,ainrd to,
No.. ,,.I;,r, Cr,,hy with hi.
- - ;.,,,xn.i;,ion. who have be.l
t., n ''''''-
al Jo,,;.yiI,. Aug l2-Thc follow
$50 ,,. - Ior;y.d from q reliable source
II ..Ihn pns.,nos,.r General decline
,o :,,,, .,,,,,, ~, dad letter Off ic
i, I,,n,as,;c l,.t,.s addressed to III
-. '''''', I,I s-,.,,,s III o,. ornoe
. ,,,,;...5 ,nl g,nr,a,ly re-
~. 'a '"s ~, r.,.;,or. F,r,i .rn L.,
ns III lr delivered on presents
rs tiers VIII p' ','i'' - H. ,a.,;,.
49, w." ta..,J
mM 49, N",''' Ean.r.l~v Cnurrrss,nan i
IF Thoss'ss confidence says that IT VI
lc- be heavily ur@' that Inc :! S,''',
~, permits "''' " "',,'','o', .,-i,,' -.
.,k ,.3m..J -, can,.ahand "t wax VIII |
an, ll,,,l,,d..l ot ,Li- point. allowing ba,
,o. .-;.,.- rom, fal,irs. provisions q,
T.. III s.tr.- ,.i.,-,, with the exec
~. Inc
~, ~. ,.., r,l..,.,,i,u =
va, ~ VI. ',,.,I,,,.,,,.,, nu, ha
H-'"- ,rt:,t,
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-19
The Battle Ground.


The editor of the Rockingham
Register has recently visited Manas-
sas Junction, and gives the follow
ing view of the field of battle:
On Thursday we visited the heia
on which the greet battle OF th'
Stone Bridge was fought. We here
witnessed a. scene the like OF which
we had never imagined. After b"-
rying our dead. our men tried t" give
their slaughtered enemies decent
inter,nent, but the job was so great
that, after several days hard work
they were compelled, because OF the
horrid stencil of the rotton Yankees,
70 retreat from the field they had so
cloriously won. and abandon their
humane undertaking.
We had proposed to take a sur
vey of the whole ield. but the p"tre-
fving bodies of the corrupt Rep"b-
! licans so far, outstunl< any thing We
ever snelt, that we too were compel
cd. to some extent, TO abandon oul
n,rposes. We, however, succeeded
in getting to the point where Sher
mans Battery vas captured ah'
where the flower Of Mr.. Lincoln
army fell by by thousands under the
, "a, ~
so;,ii..s. I'here we saw hundreds "
the ..pet lambs regulars' &c.' II
+; quiet possession Of the farms assign
: ed 10 them in Ola Nirginia,whllst 10
miles around us they were'occupy!ni
the lands of treelnen they had dare
ia coerce. Besides dead men. "
e saw dead horses, cattle, hogs, nc
9 scattered over the .ields. The who!
u country through which the invader
4 passed we marked with destroye'
4 forests tclled, and many other vi
:, ,esses testified TO us that barbmot
a foe had titus far advanced upon o'
j soil.
The Reactt0a.-lh ne democracy
IL Iowa have held State Convcnro
! in which resolutions We're unanlm"u
n, ly passed condemnary o. lAncolr
r. war. and in favor of peace.
T. In Maine Il State Convention
I all opposed to Lincoln's war h
in been called by the Democratic Sta
IS Central Committee.
no In New Hampshire the Democr'
ne who voted for Douglas. rs we'll
ur those who voted for Breckinrid,
* are opposed to the war, and h'
III called a State Convention of all "
are in favor of II prompt cessatinn
he hostiiities and the recognition OF
I'M Confederate States.
M The same action has been tai
rp by the Democratic State Cent
rd. Committee of Ohio.
.ge+ We saw a letter the other {
ots from a gentleman in Western \
tly y ork. Black Republican, to his
ent in this city in which 1t was stat
.ne that if any more soldiers are ohtal'
the in his vicinity they will be draft
,de as no more will volunteer.
of Louisville Courier.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-19

The Confederatos have captured
two aud perhaps four of the armed ice
boats on the Potomac.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-19

The forty-seyen steam s"n-b"a's
which the Lne4la government has
conaracted for, wiz. b. eearleted and
ready for sea in about f'ur months
The aggregate irina'!''m fhd 'orc''
of these ves-cis will br =. f''i"ws:
Officers aui inca. -s'ooo
3S pound cannon -aoo
Ten-inch gums. 40
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-19

WAS probably at Springfield on the
ssth. Stiles Regiment are at Lex
ington. coming lome-leaving that
city d,frnseless. The Secessionsts
.Lay. three guns which will expedite
them rs they descend the river lne
Dutch are becoming weary OF bush
whacking. No accession to tne
lUousc guards have been reported III
n few davs. The Missouri war Is
confined to abolition invaders and
Missouiians.
Washington, August 13.--Minis-
ter Faulkner has been arrested ana II
not allowed 10 converse with ms
friends.
! New York, August l3.-Au al
tachment has been issued aSainstIo''
Burk ordering him to show cause
why he should not be punished Ton
disobediencc to tho writ of habeas
CORPUS, granting to the Baltimoreans
confined in Fort Lafayette. The No
va Scotia has arrived.
starlle won the Gnodwood stake
omtcmist came in THIRD.
The City Article of the London
Times says that it will be dangerous
for England 10 touch the American
. Loan.
Washington, August l3.-!h'
President made ovcrtur.s to Garlbal
= di on the statement of Con,ul-, tina
Il. would come. Garibaldi has mad
no direct, and scarcely an indirec
pyot,rr of his services.
: \ W. Flowers, an cN-G"vcrrmcn
: Clerk has been arrested as spy.
r The Son,icrners have capture
|, two. and probably fonr ice boats.
. Louisviilc. August l3.-critiei
Il den. Davis and others have lett tc
Crab Orchard to persuade the 1 MO
> men to hrerk up their camps. la
c sengcrs b. the California steal.'
who came past vas with Albert Sy'
- n.v Johnson state that his suite col
,r sists o, thirty officers with servant
j. IL. would arrive in New Orleans b
n tween the lsi and 10th OF Septe'
bcr.
v New York. Aug,tSt 81 ne thi
g. uiun with California dates to the 81:
- has been signailed.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-19

Coon H,T.-lt is said that Lord
I.vous on srcing the fugitive t-deral-
making their way back to Washing
ton in forlnrn fight irnnrth field OF
battle at Bulls Run. quietly remark
ed, rha, he hoped Mr.. Lineoln's GOV
crn,nen, would not any longer think
hard Of thr British government f"'
recognising the >ouuhcrnrrS as b"'Iig
,.r.,.,s. :.t least
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-02-15

ErrrLLrD IRON SouIH CAROLINA. III.
wari Manchester formerly Of Bennington.
W.. arrived home from the Pal me,to State
q few days since. lie says he hal a choice
between three thing.-,o leave the State. TO
remain AID JOIN the rebels, or don coat Of
tar and feathers. IL chose the former. and
withdrew in the night. leaving his trunk
behind. and an unsettled account with his
en- ployer. who was owing him quite q sun.
Two other Bennington comrades. jerome
Seymour and Albert Cushman, were not 30
lucky, bat, as Manchester say' were I'm.
pre..ei into the service Of South Carolina.
lie believes they will never 6ght sgain',
the Union.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-02-15

Tnpr N INV Yoat. The proverb is
an III ~rni that blow. no god" end. -.
preisl application a, the pr,.en, time, IN
New York City. The Southern troubles
have nearly closed all the Southern ports,
and are turning trade into new channels.
nearly all coming to New York. The cot.
ton crop Of the South, and the pork and
whca, crop Of the West. instead Of finding
cutie, a, New Orleans, are forwarded by
rail 10 New York, where the vessels tina,
are to ,nn'pOr, those supplies. mus, land
their goods. furnishing return freish,' for
the heightened trains. Thu. new trade i.
giving IN immense impetus 10 the BUSINESS
Of the city, exceeding tina, Of any previous
season.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-02-15

Mill.on, Ciemees. Botslsr. and Harris took
. Grm stand Tor the Uaioo. and !, mus, now
ts eye d,ngly srauiy'n' :" 'h'si gentle
men to receive such an endorsement IRON
the people Of their State.
I, 1. gratifying To know that d.an'cu
and treason are. in this city. growing more
and more unpopular every day. The terri.
be condition 10 which the people in the 80
ceding State. have slrcady pceo reduced by
the madne-- and isnatici'm OF their traitor.
on. Leaders. IL having ,ts eject in opening
tho eyes OF the people, all over the country.
II the awful Consequences iha, mus; follow
those Who trust their interests to traitors
and demascsue.. And bad as are 'he fear
ful results that are NV cursins the people
Of South Carolins and Georgia. and the
other seeding States, !, s only the "be'
ginning Of the eud."
Mr.. Lincoln !. expected here before the
sS,b inst. lis cabine, will then be agreed
upon, and hi. policy iOrc.hadOued.
Tho friends Of Governor Chase OF Otio,
and Of Mr.. Colfax Of Indiana, are urging
their claim. TO cabinet appoin,mcnts-'he
former for the Treasury Department. and
the latter for Postmaster General. Two
more fitting appointments chnno, he made.
They would add greatly to the strength and
influence Of the incoming administration.
Judge Black. now a, the head 81 the
State Department, has been nominated for
Judge in the place Of Judce Daniels. de-
ceased. but will probably no, he csnfirnei.
All the members Of the House and senate
from the seeding States, have left cOnSrc-..
.Ieept Mr.. Bouliguy, of Louisiana. who !.
q strong Union man. and declare. he will
stand by the asc of h'- eoun'ry. aai rcagr
whenever he !. officially notified OF the de-
.irc Of HI. State that be should ,aeate h'-
seat.
Nothing new with regard TO the relation.
e,i.np: between the gOvefnmsn, and The
Tycoon ofSouth Carolins.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-02-15

The Ofscial Custom. House rrpor, Of So.
Carolina. shows that the shipping. from
Dec. 80. 1889. To Jan. 81. 1861, was only
III. again., go came period in the precs.
ding year; the cash dune- received at tho
pOr, declined from 500, 900 to ga 900, and
the value Of foreign eIpor. from 5000.
600 to s9oO.Co0l The publication Of this
fearful state OF things. and the melancholy
letter OF Mr.. Colcoek. the Collector OF tho
rebellious port have produced the u,mos,
CONSERVATION. Several Of the corn factors
proptss to remove their business to apOtber
port.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-02-15

LEGISLATIVE. On Monday DR.. Howe. Of
the Mass. Blind Asylum gaze an interesting
exhibition in the Representatives Hall by
some Of hs pupils.
A bill vas reported for raising . regi-
men, Of 1000 m'n TO be prepared for call
by National government. Ordered TO BE-
printed.
BIll Incorporating Maine Temperance AZ.
.oe,s,ion va. read and assigned.
An Act, 6iins the place Of meeting Of
legislature oil 1862. Was ordered to be print.
ed.
The COMMITTEES on federal relations TO
ported . resolve appointing Commissioners
Accepted.
Resolve removing Objectionable require.
men,s. in the b,ll granting aid to the Maine
Medical School. was passed.
Mr Harlow introduced bill 70 ineorpo'
rate Eas, oxford Agricultural Society Re
fsrred to Committee on Judiciary. Tn,
sane senator also introduced Q bill TO -.
tabli.h a bank a. Canton.
A bill in relation To Grand Jurors hal
been referred.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-02-15

NV Books. Messrs. Gould 4 Lincoln.
Boston, have jus, issued two works OF great
interest to the religious community. They
are. The Life Of Trust; q Narrative OF
the Dealings Of God with George Muller. ="
and :" the Year Of Grace, history Of the
Great Revival IN Ireland. in lsSo-by Rev.
William Gibson" The title Of the latter
Explains n.elf Tho former comprises the
history Of an orphan asylum established by
George Muller, at Bristol, with no means,
which has grown from small beginning to
become . very extensive establishment.
This work has been sustained without or.
ssn'.ation or agencies; but simply BY the
means Voluntarily furnished in answer to
prayer and implicit trust In God. Il i'
pronounced most remarkable narrative.
The publishers will forward either book on
the receipt Of the priee, 4l,ss.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-02-15

lost by the repeal Of the Missouri Compro-
misc let us protect slave States from in'a.
sion +; let us have the provisions Of the Con.
siitution faithfully observed, or changed by
deliberate consultation In each section. aud
oil may yet bs we'll.
Men say that they cannot oompromi.s
because Of ,hi. or that party platform. Bu,
what has a party platform 10 do with ma.
lions veal or wos1 Who makes them' A
few men NEE, In primary assemblies and
select whoever hops for or a'pires to Gus
tom house or . Pos,.Orics. for q delegate
10 na,ioosl convention. Ito with q host
OF other delegates elected In the same way
attend thu conveption--a body unknown 10
the constitution or laws. a platform Of
trueisms or " glitiaring generaliti-. " IL
written by somebody in the Convention or
on, OF II. and the delegates, withou, half
OF them knowing what IL IL. and without,
momen, Of time Tor discussion. vote for and
adop, this platform s.a party creed. amidst
loud hurnr. And then. forsooth. the
p-ople and country are told that no, word
or phrase Of this pl'tform-go, up in this
way, with no more deliberation than a town
or mAs' m.eting-csn bs departed from.
Such an Objection ough. not 20 have the
weight ofs feather in ~ttlinga grci, M.
,ional question. Merit. necessity. and eI.
pediency are the only elements which should
DO consulted In such . case JUSrIrIA.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-02-15
BRYANr's POND.

We have been having slisht touch Of
cold weather during the past week. which
No presume Was not limited TO our locality.
On Thursday evening the mercury suddenly
fell from 90 above TO 100 below zero. with
Q high wind IRON the northwest. Friday
morning the mercury registered 3S' below
and did no. rise above ls' below Tor the
whole day. This snow Is now about SIX feel
deep In the woods.
Diptheritis 10 making sad havoc among
tho children In some Of the families in ihi'
town. Al North Woodstock there have
been seven deaths within . lev days. Ia
one family ofsix children, the four Oldest
have fallen victims to this awful disease aud
the other two are not expected to recover
Thi, evening I understand Il 10 breaking
on, In the south part Of the town. In q
family OF three children. ono died to-day
one 10 dying. and tho other cannot live.
Thus far ws have had no marked cases Of
II in our village; but parents are very
solicitous for the safety Of their children,
md are hourly expecting an attack.
An accident happened . short way from
here. a fe~ days ago. which should warn
people to remove the accumulated SHOWS
from their buildings. Mr. Hiram Day had
q shell and granary. extending from bis
house TO his barn. q distance OF ninety feet
hut the weight Of snow upon the roof caused
the building to spread 90 that Il oil went to
tho ground together, heap OF ruins. There
Was abou, hundred and City bushels Of
corr, fifty OF wheat, and soms other grain.
which was moro or less damaged by being
buried under the snow. SIR. Days littls
boy had just BEEN sent out for wood which
wa. in the shed. but thought he would take
one slide teforo doing IL and that slide
probably saved his life.