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The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-05

TIE Nat;onai Hgn.".-Ihr New
York correspondent of the Boston
Traveller writes:
1t will be remembered that a priz"
of $500 was offered recently hy tn"
New \ ork Union Defence Commute"
for ana.iomal hymn. Up to July Is;
some thirteen hundred contributions
had been received and examined
and fifteen only reserved for future
consideration. \ final meeting. OF
III. Committee was held in New \ ork
ON Thursday last. Two mus,cnns.
M.ssrs. Schartcndcrg and Cutler
have been summoned as experts IN
aid o, the Committee. the tortunat"
competitor will be anltounced ina few
davs
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-05

- We cut the following from
.h'\.yy Y,rk I>rr,s- Of July 10.
TLi. ,po,nioo. a, ahou, @ o'clock.
, larn. ,r,nb,r a., woman assembled
=, ,r6r. ~ \,. II Fourth Avenue,
,Ia n,.i, di.,ribu,ion ntii,. of the
I',;'m D.t,nc. Co,nmitt-c. in rxpcc-
.,-;a,, If r.r,i,inr some assistance
,r,n, III. body. 1t seems that some
,,,,,,,,J or malicious person,
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-05
Mon Cher Colonel =:

Mon Cher C0lonel:
The excitement and anxiety occa-
stoned by the receipt OF the news o'
our glorious victory at ManassasJun
ton, has abated but little. a very
natural despondency pervades many
of our family circles as each moment t
they expect to hear of the loss OF
some one near and dear TO them. Not
withstanding this depression there Is
a manifestation of exultant JOY per-
vading the community which serves
in n measure, to buoy the spirit OF
all classes and look the worst III the
face with fortitude. That hundreds
of our brave Louisianians have shed
their life-blood on their countrys al
TER there is no doubt, but our loss
is small when compared with mat OF
our despotic enemy. From dispa,ch,
es received last evening, we may De
inclined to believe that Lincoln does
not know how to "appreclate rhl'
sound thrashing, for he is marshaihne
his demoralized forces again foi
slaughter. According To the enemies
account, terror would give but f'nh
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-05

Ta7mablc Trophjcs.-Among the
spoils taken on the field, on the event
full contest of the 2lst, was the ceie-
brated Rhode Island Battery, Capt.
TompEins. 1t was composed OF SIX
rined cannon, made by SenatorJamcs,
manned by l3o men with 9s horses
The guns weigh nearly SO pounds
eoch. and can be fred with astonish-
ing accuracy. Each gun is provided
viii, kind of telescope arrange
ment instead of the ordinary sight
and by means of this can strike a
tree r,,, Which may be SO far distant a,
10 be hardly perceptible to the make 1, ed .
eye. The guns are nomlhahy ,.
nounders, but the shells used Wel77l
nearly fourteen pounds and are sell
exploding. The guns comprising tins
battery were made for the state o !,
Alabama, hut after that State seeded
the captain refused to carry on' "l'
. contra, t. Picoyane.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-05


The procession then marched into
the Mayors office. while the clerks
gazed upon the unusual sight, Win
AZ astonishmen> bordinG ON the lu-
dicrous. A loud cry for"the Mayor
went up from the throng, but the wo-
men were informed that His Honor
was not in, and so could say nothing
to Them A, this point n widow nam
ed Mnhon, whose son had enlisted i'll
the Mozart Regiment. said that he
would not have gone had he not been
promised that his mother should re-
c.iy. 81 a week she had had moth.
! ing to eat since Saturday, and would
not beg. en- though she died.
Another woman, quite respectable
in appearance, whose husband WAS
AT Fortress Monroe. had an infant in
her arms, and said that she could do
withou, food herself, but the child
mus, have something, "even,' added
she. with almost fierce energy, .rt
hav. to steal it, Still others cry
out that they We're starving, and that
-, If the food We're not forthcoming,
o. death must cnsue. A small. pale
+ looking female. threatened to drown
= herself aud child, because of the PM
: walton they We're suffering, and ior a
i tinc there was u perfect Babie.
Al last a clerk referred them to the
f. office Of the Union Defence Com
= nit;ee, telling them they would meet
h the managers there. and get full in
formation from them personally. The
il idea was Immediately acted upon,
.. and in a moment one hundred and fit
,l
!, rnorns of thc Committee in Pine street.
n ON the route down they were follow
rrI ed by = large aud curious crowd "h"
~ listened. some with aston'shmept.
and others with pity, to tn" tales OF
woe told 10y the poor applicants TOR
n relief promised but not forthcoming
b. When the procession reached the
" Committee Headquarters, the mem
hers paz.d upon the scene with iecl-
inos OF ANYTHING but pleasure. lhey
knew very well. tha: the women
. y.,,.r IN want. mud they had 10 means
~ of rc,i.yiunth them. so is " As determined
-: .ba. General Wetrnore should explain
'S matters. The crowd rushed ny stairs
va and in "A moment the antc-room vas
a. ,hrone.d. and the cry went up NV
w .,ra s.aryine,f. Ivy" want money!
IN, ..Thcre is none here replied 'h'
,,j clerk.
va VA Then it should not have beer
promised SAID Que "i the women
''' ,.Uad my boy known this he va"
,''' never have deserted me TO fight tor a
'"> ,,urra.gful set of aristocrats. lou
'''' ,-,t linn away, now, aud intend.
''' supposc. to lct US starvc.
- l. I
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-05

We are informed by one skilled IN
Heraldrv, that such tiag is in ruiz :
and II desirable to change the ar
r,ngement of colors, the 2ro""d could
\. IIuc. and the stars rcd--cro-s whit"
in either, So as to be ,aet0i on cotor
an imperative requisition in correct
tHaricstoa lucycuyy.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-05
Brcckinridge'S Speech.

We commence in to-3ay's paper.
the publication Of Hon. John L,
Brecllenridges speech, and viii con
cIude it in to-morrow's issue. 1t l.
bold and stateSman-Hi<e, being de
livered by this gentleman on the re
solution pending in the senate OF the
United states relative 10 the appro-
val of the acts of Mr.. Lincoln. We
feel confident that every reader OF
til. News, will think a we do AFTER
careful perusal Of a speech as
could emmate only from such man
rs Mr.. Breck enridgc. he takes =
bold and defiant position, aud fully
sustains himself in it. Let this doc
'umcnt be carefully read and proser
we'd.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-05
Official NGcUmHet,.

Tie following i Document y. al
udcd 10 in the Message of Ir"sidcnt
I.ff. Davis:
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-05

Our fellow citizen, Col. B l..
Hodge, arrived yesterday from
Richmond, and proceeded to Spring
ridge. 1t is the intention of the rol'
to form a regiment of mounted men
for which purpose he has a commits
sion, and will commence operations
Immediately, we understand.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-05

Warning to LRco'R.-1he
Richmond correspondent Of tho NJ en-
phis Appeal, in letter dated l2th
inst, after giving the particulars OF
Gel. Taylor's visit to Washington on
boba1f of the crew of the Savannah,
further says:
1t speaks we'll for the promptitud"
of this Government, that il did not
wait to receive information OF the
sentence of Baker and the second
,f;;car of the Savannah, before inter
fering to arrest the further progress
of proceedings. As soon as news
reached this city that the trial through
which The prisoners were hurr'eG haa
,asnlted in their conviction, Presi-
dent Davis drew up and dispatched
n letter of warning and remonstrahce'
in which, after duly setting forth the
facts of the case, as well as the Ia"
applicable thereto, the Lincoln usur'
nation was warned that any attempt
70 ;,n;.. upon the prisoners the pen
alties of piracy, would be followed
Inv Immediate retaliation upon th'
nrisonars the penalties OF piracy
would he followed by immediate re
taliation upon the part Of the Gov Gov
crnment of the Confederate States
That this warning is no ld!e threa,
every one who knows the iron VII
and infiexibIe purpose OF the fresi
dent is fully aware, and in the pul
suit of the policy thus Indicated n
-, H. Cordial and unanimous aF
proval of every member OF the .ao
E ministration, as well as the salioSio
of the popular feeling' 30 1t rss'
, with the Federal Governmeh' 20 o'
: ltermine whether it will lnauS'fa'
: one of the bloodiest and most reieh
, less civil wars that ever darkehe
+ the page Of history with the ssof
of its atrocities. VIII they--da'
+ they do it! We shall see
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-05

The river is still falling. Weather
very warm.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-05

This sort Of weather our people
need a good stimulant, and therefore
they should get the best. Try Crook :
Imigorating Cordial.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-05
New Orleans correspondence.

Social to the Daily News
New ORLEANS, !
July "a, 1861. )
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-05
Wants Il SiiOr: u ar

Greeley of the \. \. tribune
talks as though he is coming to ms
senses, H., wants short war: here
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-05

President, and 'ommander-in-
Chief Of the Amy and Navy of the
Confederate States.
, 1861-06-13

The recall Of Harvey from Portugal has
caueed deal Of ofspeculA1ion as to his guilt OF
innocence. No doubt there IL satisfactory
proof at headquarters on the point at issue
and If Hntvey sees fit to call for 1t, on his xe.
turn, he will be accommodated. Meantime,
we have = word to say as to. the a p7iofi res
soning Of some Of his friends.-;;. 8.
In 1871 Harvey held cleEkshfp under Tyler,
In the State Department, and he ,there had
access to state, secrets. In the spring Of that
yesr series Of letters appeared In the Ne,e
Washington, and revealing an manner Of kuch
secrets The Administration were much per
picked at these revelations, and made efforts
to discover the traitor. HazVc among others,
was suspected, and he WAS at length distinctly
accused of the authorship Of the letters In an
editorial article In the aurora, dAily paper
then published in New York; By Anson Her:
rick. Harvey wrote to the Auroro, indl8.
nant1y denying the charge, and encloalng a
letter from the proprietor Of the Neas World,
which seenad to sustain Hhr7ey's deuial,
though It did not sustain 1t In fact :. -
At this stage Of the proceedings some agood-
natured friend" obtained from the Office Of the
At7o World page OF two Of the original "copy''
Of one of the Washington letters, and from the
Office Of the Au1ora the, original letter oi
we're fonn1 to be II: the handwriting Of one
and the same person. They were forwarded
to President Tyler, who had interested himself
in tie investigation, and HargeJ "a promptly
removed from his 01ice~ i =
:; These fncta ahov;thstr -whether Harvey l.
Innocent OF net Of the treason NON charged
UPON him, he carnpt claim IN acguitta1 on the
ground Of previous good chasaeter.-i1eto fora
fba. ,jt,-',. =,
, 1861-06-13

The gallant State Of Florida II determined
not to be outdonc by any Of her Confederate
aisters In acts Of "ahiyelzy." She is ssbent''
upon achieyiDg reputation that shall adorn
the pages Of Southern history, IS it reveals to
startled and far of poste1ity the noble deeds
their struggle for life, liberty and the pursuit.
Of Northern men. Tie latest effort Of Flor
idianic patriotism Was the expulsion from the
municipality Of Apalachfcola OF Mr. D. Y.
fDean,: native Of. Michigan. MI. Dean was
'chlvaly II the thriving city named, and Wills
:. diligently, pursuing bis ,avocauon} ono day
was Surprised to receive tbs following com,
municatlon from the Mayor of the Dixlanic
burg. We give tho episna str6atim d Aterd-
tim. etc, In hopes that It may In some n1cas-
ure excuse the conduct Of HIs Honor, belie7-
Ing - We do that our readers viii agree With
rs, that his ayetslon to sehoo1mAsters Wac
natural to him, has no doubt existed from his
Infancy, and has steadily increased since the
sDeas q It having been proved to ms By
respectable testimony that you have mad .use
crate states. of america you are hearby com
manded to leeve this town BIZ the very furs.
opportunity or1t will becum my duty to hxYe
you dealt with under the act OF treesou. !:
you are ESQ required to deliver up to the
bearer Of this communication ali arms such as
Gains &'Co and In refusing at oncs to comply
you viii be compelled TO submit to proper
search. j II G Huntex mayor.
: Accompanying the ADORE, Ms the following
highly, epnsolatoIy documeat: =
"MR. lDEA1--satr: the .unders!ned having
herd that you have given utterance ia treason.
able language would say to you tha. to avoid
the penalties Of the 1aM In such cases made
and provtdeu for traitors, to 1eave BY the 1urst
opportunity for moar northern climbs"
, 1861-06-13

ingly unfair to the Quartermaster General,
whom, as we before remarked, We believe
to be thoroughly upright man. We
have too much regard for him to take
advantage Of the Journals method Of de-
tending his policy. Weexpress'y declared
that while Chicago houses had received
the lions share Of the" contracts, we did
not regard that circumstance as lteringit
And as for the advertising patronage, re
have only to soy that our opinion differs
from the Journals ns 10 the amount likely
to influence the course Of o daily news
paper - ~ r
Now this whole question is very aim
pic one. A reason has been offered, to ex-
plain why the proposals were were not
called for by. advertisement. Considera-
bly, more than ! month has elapsed since
the contractors first began together at
Spring Twas there was no time to adyer-
tise We will not question The fact, if the
Quarte1master is Of that opinion. He
knows, Of course, better than VIC do. But
it is not unreasonable to ask what arc the
prices agreed to be paid for the various ar.
tclee. The public have right to this in:
formation. We have seen some of the
schedules in the hands Of private parties
and we are glad to say that the rates are
very fair and advantageous to the State
Nevertheless it is just and proper that al
these things be conducted in the daylight
No good end can be served by secrecy
The high reputation Of the Quartermastel
General, among all classes and all parties
especially demands the publicity. If tht
State Journal has that regard for hin
which ne hare, it will not seek to throw
dust in peoples eyes when respectful in
quiries are made concerning public busi
, 1861-06-13

The Boston Iraoeler states that the South
Boston Iron Foundry now employees two hun
;drcd operatives in the manufacture Of heavy
ordnance and projecti1es for the government.
Some Of the machinery il kept In motion the
whole twenfy:four hours, SO urgent arc tho
demands. The 1saueuer adds: - !
"At this foundry are now: making not only
twelve and thitle9ninch Ehen for mottars but
ekcll fer twelve and: d:sixpounders, with canis-
fer md grape. From two to three hundred of
stct and shell arc made per; day, and about
tnel7e guns per week. Many parsons suppose
that norta1s and heavy ordnance are cast hol-
Low, ready, e1ter dnsshing. for, uae. This Is q
7mistkc. The gun: Is cast solid. and then
,bGred,s -. E:,s; p =. :: 4
'aThe government inspection Is Of the most
rigid Character, SD a fos tie slightest dexi ion,
Is rejected. We eau: one heavy nIne-incA
Dah1grcn rsyy gun. which was cut in three
pieces for tie furnace, simply because IN
Finishing the outside. :where il could not be
turned, The wo1kman hsd chippcd OF b:t o.
vzs Just e good a. 7ny one th1t bsd ha.a
IaGc. hu: the inspector had rejected L."
, 1861-06-13

AbAA4kAA E40 ~ y 0EAA1SA2
The Illustrated London 1snses thus Musfrutes
the accurate knowledge Of American affairs IN
England. It is not farther from tho truth one
way than its namesake, the Thnnderer Is in
other wsye. The former Ia out aa to the facts,
the latter as to principles and policies;
"m 1884 VIM B. Seward became caadi-
date for the post Of Governor Of New York;
but .March, who was afterward Franklin
Pierce's Ainis<r cf Fer, chosen In hla
ee1nbled a fer years ego ut Chicago) Seward
WIS one Of the most distinguished candidates
for the Presidency but his pretenaions to this
very natursl goal Of his ambition were thwart-
ed By celebrated josss'salsk, 4orahaos lin
coin.
rs. P. Chase, the new Finance Minister,
{8scsetary Of The Treasury, was bon In the
year 18c8, at Hashtngto1, II Ohio; Hcreceived
his early o3&e1tion ut Cincinnati College, OF
which bis uncle, Bishop Chase, WIS President.
Chase left that Institution to proeeed to Rsv
settled, and he finished his studies at Dart
mouth College. ! -
"Montgomery Blair, the Minister Of Aasine
IN the present Cabinet Of the North American
Union, IL the son Of Francis B. BIsir, who, In
the he days OF FFesident Jackson, WAS q man Of
aGideon Wells, the fhstn.a..er. General, is u
fallen into the ranks of the Republicans Van
Bureu made him Postmaster at Haytfo9, but
In, ,1e40 hekayc:1 mp that post. III; 1850 he Naa
oneof the delegates to the Convention oil
Chicago, aud be WAS a]so = member Of the
Committee !, appointed 70 nominate zf"eo;n u
, 1861-06-13

The Conference presents to the people OF
the United States two distinct propositions,
In the following words, a remedy for our
national troubles and an effective measure OF
rncidcation: ~.----~
list That Congress shall at once propose
such constitutional amendments - will sa-
cnre to shareholders their legal rights, and
allay their approximations In regard to possible
entertainments in the future.
I'd. If this ahould tail to bring abons the
results 60 desirable to us and so essential to
the best hopes Of QUE connt1y,~ then let =
voluntary Convention be called, composed Of
delegates from the people of all the states,
N which measures OF peacefu1 adjustment
may be devised md adopted, and the nation
reecued from the continued horrors and Gala
The logic Of the address is very weak, its
patho6 very effective, and its recommends.
io1s Of an Impracttcablc and inefficient CHI
racter. We hare an in2tinctlIe respect for
any e1hihition Of grief, and there are many
11aniteatat:ens of such a feeling in this ad-
dfesa. War always brings voc, and the
fheto11c of wee must necessarily be very al.
1ect1ng. We have lsrge number of pretty
SPECIMENS In our literature, bnt 1nany far moro
commonplace than psseagcs Of the document
oeioIe us. Il peace could eyer teault from
Pain1ul metaphors and lad SMILES, we would
commend the gentlemen OF the Border Stats
Gonierence SO fully eQuAl to the work Of paci'
1eaton; but the hour n1a5 calls for
deeds, not .wofd1, md thess worthy people
oase yet to show themselves equal to lts de.
.
, 1861-06-13

A letter from cape Haytlen, dated May aosh,
taJs the government Of Hayu has sent two
thousand men to garrison Hinche, on the span.
ieh frontier, and i collision wns spprehended.
About one week before, deputation of Dom
lnlcan officers went to Fort Liberty, in order
; to communicate with the President; to whom
IN express was at once sent with dispatches.
"Report says they wanted 10 know II they
would be allowed refuge on this eide IN case
Of their being repulsed By the sp&aiards whom
they were dispoeed to resist. IL Domintcans
do not take the anntxnHon Of their country to
Spain quite as quietly a the latter desires to
make tt appear, and I am told large bodies Of
them viii fight rather than allow themselves
to be diaarmed.n
The Hinchc mentioned in the letter is 3
Hnyucn post which lies in the tract Of deepu.
ted boundary, and, as the Spanish NOW claim,
within the newly annexed sp1n{ah territory.
From al that We learn It appears probable
that the Haytiens VIII forget Old feuls and
help the Dominicaus, If those mike any o.
gsntzed resistance to the aeta ofsPain.
, 1861-06-13

Ths work Of raising the regiment Of fvolun-
slowly, and Al owing to the fact That ths Ter
ritor3 Is without means to def1ay tho expense
of keeplng the men here until the whole rest-
ment Il Teady, to be mustered into service.
Gov: saundern and Lieut.. Me1llt, foined in
requesting the War Department to ALLOW the
companies to- be received aud mustered Into
service whenever any company, regularly or.
gnnized. might present Itself at the place Of
rendezvous; but up to last night no answer
had been received Il the War Department
Ehou1d adopt the course suggested by thc
Governor, there could be no doubt shout thn
regiment being made up and in camp within
ten days from this time,
That cur readers may fully understand the
difficulty that prevents the regiment from be-
Ing at once formed, we will say, that In the
States, funds are advanced and charged to the
states to deftay all the expenses Of the compa-
nfea from the time they are accepted by the
Governor until they nre mdstered into tie SCI.
vice Of the United States. This costs an In
men5e sum, often thirty, forty, and sometimes
fifty thousand dollars. In this Territory we
have no such funds for such expenses, and It
Is to avoid this expense that Gov. Saunders Ia
now corresponding with the Department.
The Governor is anxious to hsve this regiment
IN the field, still he proposes to wait a fen
days in order to save this heavy expense to
the Territory. Some geyen or eight compa-
MES have fled their papers, aud arc awaiting
the Instructions from the War Department.
, 1861-06-13

The Chartered Steamer Vanderbilt
! On Monday last the: United States Govern
ment chartered the noble steamer Vanderbilt,
~ transport for war purposes: By tho terms
Of the contract the steamer Is to be employed
.tbirt five days, and as much longer as the
Government Las use for her. >, l. -
She is NOW taking on board, an immenBe
freight Of military stores and ordnance, inclu.
Ding eight ten inch Co1umbfads weighing eight
tors, and two seven inch riaed caunon.kA por-
tion Of her freight is NOW on board; q paft Of
which is white pine plank to the extent of fsev-
enty-tWo thousand feet.
A ecow from the navy yard lies along side,
laden to the waters edge with shot, shell, and
mortars. The weight OF metal in ordnance
md prcjectiies alone Is several hundred
tons. ~..-'
As the Vanderbilt carries about three tunes
as much freight Is any other transport steam.
|rer, her cargo assumes commensurate impor-
lance. About fourteen hundred barrels OF ar.
my stores haye been taken in already from
lighters; how much more fs to follow depends
upon the Vanderbuilt's storage capacity
only.
Ala1ge scow will form part Of the freight,
ard sevt ri score Of mules, which gives force
to the impression that the scaled orders under
which she sails viii be found to lndicate Fort
Piekens as The point Of dfsemh arkation, or
some point where landing is made on sandy
beach. Some Of the heaviest guns, however,
are marked, Major George Arnold, Fort Jctfer--
son, Tortngas.
The Vauderbult, which is ono Of the finest
steamers odost, has been lying Idle for several
months, undergoing, in the meantime. thor
ough repairs. She Was built In 1856 BY Mr..
Simonson, under the Immediate eye Of Com
modore Vanderbilt. Unexceptionable oak
was used In her construction, and great care
taken In Strengthening her frame By all the
appliances known In marine architecture,
"6he measures three hundred aud fifty feet In
length, hsB forty-two feet breadth Of beam.
and, when loaded, drawB twenty -four feet OF
water.
Her Tonnage is registered a. thiitJy.isix hum
dred, but her entire bulk Is something over
five thousand. She will carry on the present
voyage, over. two thousand ton4 Of dead
She Is furnished with two engines Of ninety.
3nch cylinders, With twelve feet stroke, both
turned out from the A1aire works at tho time
The vessel was built. They work beautifully,
rs neiielets - lady's watch, aud with scarce
" q vtsiblo. hemor."-; :;
The Vande1bui!t is capable Of great speed,
| and has made with .esse,, three Hundred and
| seveuty-h five miles In tweutT.four home. Sha
ts provided with the sailing power Of i full
| Iieged brig In addition to her forty-tTo feet
Fodd1es.' She Is now coaled for. q VOYAGE OF
thirty days, and will start about Wednesday
for IN unknown point of destination; Il is
net known as yet whether OF not she vii CIR.
r Unltet etates troopa-M 7. Commercial
| 4d1cTgixr.