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The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-06

FoRrREss MoNR,E-rhis il An exlen.
sive military establishment. and ii is prob.
able that th re will be- some sharp work
there soon. The Government Intends IL
gain possession ot Norfolk at an early dav
aud while 10 doubt have TO fight for IL,
Active preparations are Ia progress al
the Fortress. for defence and offence
About one hundred men are at work ia
the forge shops. preparing Tor mounting
guns OF the heaviest c,libre. In addition to
those already mounted. 1t requires three
hundred men 10 do guard duty at once,
the fort being about one mile in circumfcr-
nee. very large garrison is thereiore
necessary To properly mount. guard aud
relieve. The ditch around the land side
IS seventy tive feet wide. and at high tide
contains ten feet of water.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-06

1t is related of Mr. Lincoln that one
day last week gentleman presented him
self with 'he following introduction. Mr..
Lincoln. | have but single recomne nda
tIoh to your favor. sir. l am repubi-
can. and Ido not ,eam an of2ce'. Abra-
ham raised himself to his full height. put
on iacelious look, stretched ou, his lone
arm. saying. with all emphasis: &c d
bless YOU. si, You are refreshing si.shl;
you are good for sore eyes. Let me give
you word OF warning aka cars les, Bar
Ya'1 eosrh yc,s.''
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-06

CARcAssEs OF Diseased ANNALS Can.
ton People who have occasi on 10 skin
or not diSSecl animals that have died oi
disease. cannot be 10 ocautou-. as deaths
frequently occur IN consequence OF ,cei-
dental woands from knives used in the
operation. A Salem 90. paper thus meu-
;ions an accident Il this nature: One
day last week. while ROBERT ToLsRr \
WAS sklnning IA COW tlat hal died from
some disease. he cut his wrist badly. aud
in So dong he poisoned himself by getting
some of the blooi of he animal in The cut
Mr.. TowLERroN Is In a very critical con
dltion. and but hide hope /. entertained q.
his recovery. Persons should be very
carful when they are skinning dead All
mails. that they do not cut themselves with
the knife they have been using for that
purpose. as it will doubtless result fatally"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-06

Dipikeria is committing fearful ravages
it, The nei shborhood Of Somerset and Chcs,
terville. Me.
Ii is estimated that there are now con.
greyated at Elmira. y. Y. abou, 5000
volunteers.
The popul.iou of Virginia is as follows:
Whites. ci9 6GI free colored, 57,579
slaves, 39o987
The city Of Berlin is overrua by mil
Ions of rats. The police has been called
upon ~ interfere,
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-06

CHEATING CrNTRACTORs "A writer ON
camp Scgtt. York. Pa, denounces .rot
ten paniloons. sent there for the soldiers.
Blankets. he says. are ditto
The worst punishment (he says)
could desire for the contractor who fur
nshcd them. would be 10 compel him to
sleep under twenty OF them. with the !her-
mome,er at zero. He would freeze to
death III an hour.
was next shown a sample ofthe shoes.
aud was permitted TO bring one Of them
with me. This shoe bad been worn two
days and yet it Is as gultless Of a sole a
the man (if man he may b. called) who
made il. | also brought sample Of TIE
insole Of these shoes. which. for the credit
of the manufactures, | am happy TO state
10 made Of real good pine shavings.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-06
Important from Washington.

DETwEES THIRTY AND FORTY GUN3hATS To
BE BUILT. --Proposals will be issued to-mor-
row oy !he Navy Department for the build
ing of steam propeller gunboats for the
use of the navy. The boats will be about
five hundred tons burthen There will be
between thirty and forty, and 1t is the pur-
pose Of the government 10 distribute them
among all the principal shipbuildiug es
Establishments north of Was hington. The
object OF building them outside Of govern
ment yards is 10 complete them with the
u'mos. dispatch. The proposals for the
machinery for these aud the other s::ips to
be built will be issued at the same time.
A large number Of the principal ship
builders are now here, to look after the mat
ter.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-06
MILITARY MATTERS.

Tie New York Fifth and twenty cishtl
regiments are TWO mile, beyond Alexandria
on the line of he railroad
a car loaded ~i;h provisions and having
eighteen secession soldiers on board IN
ci;iz.n's dress has been broushI 10 Aaxan-
drla.
Two Zouaves also seized secessiorls;
with about TWO hundred and fifty doil.r-
on his persons, together with pistols aud
papers. lie was deprived Of thes. effects,
aud released on parole. O.her seizares
continue 10 Be made.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-06

ANDREW JOHNSON or TESyE,sEE DEFY
INc THE BEDELs.--The Washington Na.ion-
al Republicans Of StIui lag says:
1--WE have heard reliably from Senate;
Johnson as late as las, Monday. when he
was sixty miles west oi Knoxville. ca his
canvass # d.- State, which votes Oh the Oh
OF June upon tie onesiirr IT secession.
Mr.. Johnson and his friends Were. at that
da'e. hopeful. The passage of the orlin-
ance Of secession by the Legislature proves
nothing, as that body has been for sec S
sion from the start. At Knoxvillee the
Union men were rs firm AS ever The
nomination Of Union candidate for Gov
ernor. Mr.. Campheil by the convention
presided over by Wm. IL. Polk, brother
of the ia.e President. has given animation
u that cause. The election Of Governor
comes Oft in August.
The style of Mr.. .Iohnson's canyas.inr
may BE- Judged OF from the commence
rnent Of his speech L, Ceaveland Tennes see
where threats against him had b~en large
y indu.ged in. lie ;oi the crowd that he
dill not come here To be shot, but to slop-; :
that It there Was T. be Il light, ho and llS
friends were ready for it. and that lie pre-
ie;rei 10 ihisl up the fighting before msk-
ing his speech NYbody coming forward
to fight, The intrepid Senator proceeded to
speak. ard by the the line he had
finished nineteen tweatieths OF the audi
enc were with him. IIe told them. among
other things tia, Jea Davis and the CIV
ernor oi the State ought to be hanged and
would be hanged a, that not .ar distant
perioi when The Judicial power of the
sovernmen could be brought 10 bear up
on them"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-06

MAJon McCLURE.--Maj, Daniel Nc
Clare. formerly Secretary Of Safe Of this
Strie, and recently Paymaster in the Uni
eel ) a,eS Army II Tex!s. who was widely
reported TO have gone over 10 ;he Seces
lists AT the lime of Twisss' treason. bu,
afterwards ascer!ainel 10 b, "irue hlaa. -
ana Was made prisoner =; San Antonio
with several o,her officers. rs we noticed at
the time has returned home iie looks
we'll aud talks like 4 parrot should H..
says The officers of The Army a,mo,: uni
versally consider Twisss good many de-
grees m-auer than Benedict Arnold. W..
presume. ~ he is sill Ia the Army. lha,
he will soon b. put In some other post of
duty, and II he Is, we will guarantee tha;
h. never fails in i, or betra, the counirv.
y" one regre-s more sincerely than We dp
that al unfortunate blunder led Us 10 sas-
pect his fidelity LndiaAopolis journal
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-06
LATEST WAR NEWS.
The Organization of the Volunteer
Forces.

Forces.
tn. Secetarv Of War has sen. to the Governors
.,e ,l;G,reDt States circalar, of which the fol-
owing Is cony:
War DEPARTMENT.
WASHINGTON. May % ls6l>
-. sta:-Bv reference to Orders No. ID OF
-, W,r Department, appended, copy of which
,l.revith forward YOU, giving the plan OF organ
,,,.an Of ,he volunteer forces called into the ser
vice If the United States by the President, you
,.;v nreeeive that all regimcnia officers of those
r,,natecrs. on ColoneiS down TO Second Lieu'eh-
A., inclusive, are appointed BY the Cove rneFsoi
states.
Having thus conflea to you the appointment
. tl,,,.. officer. for the regiments furnished by
y,nr St,te. YOU will. trust. excise this depart
,n.,t f,r inpres,ins upon YOU in advance the
,ace.sltv O.. bsolute adherance IN your appoint
,,.nts 70 the following suggestions, winch are
.o,,ed of the hi. hest Importance 10y the General
:, Chief. under whose advice they are submitted
- you
Fir,t-To commission no Of doubtful NOR
=, or patiiotisgn, and not of sounl health.
second-ro appoint TO IA Licutenancy,
.,,3ui or first, who h,s passed the age o. twenty
tsc years, o. TO q Capt.ncy ovor thirty years, ana
=. ,,,pon; no ici officers. VI ior, Lieutenant or
Coloncl. unless a graduate of the United States
Military Academy, or is known to posse military
srovei-e anG experience. who has passed the re-
.,e.--e arcs Of thirty Eve, forty ani foT,y FIVE
Th- department f,-l- assured it will not be deem
ii offensive To so1. Excelcnay to adj this gcner-
al counsel, that the higher the moral Character and
se..r-.l IItel -cncc of the officers - appointed,
IN greater the efficiency of the troops ana the re-
sal.n- gl5ry To th.;rr.s- ect We 5.a;es.
am. sir, respectfully,
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-06
TIE GOVERNMENT LOAN

The Treasury Department.. Immediately
after the opening of the proposals on Ss!
"r'lsy. commenced informing the success
lul bidders Of the result. The Secretary
accepted all for the bonds placed at 85 and
and upwards. and awarded the remainder
to The bidders for The Treasury notes at on
above par. There We're awarded of the
bonds Sc. 753. 900, aud OF the Treasury
notes 50. Oil. 900.
l learn from Secretary Chase that the
amount offered for bonds was seven mi.
lion Four hundred and lidy thousand seven
hundred and fifty dollars. Tie amoun,
declined. one hundred and fifty one lhous
and dollars. The amount awarded IN
bonds. seven million three hundred and
nineteen thousand seven hundred and fifty
dollars. The amount awarded In Treasury
notes, one million six hundred and seventy.
four thousand two hundred and f!lv tol
lars. Total. light million nine huadred
and hinely-iOur thousand.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-06
FRANCE AND ENGLAND.

There is an evident itching on the part
Of certain Distinguished French residents
here 10 see England interfere in our pres
ent internal affairs. They know that in
such an event Franch would strike blow
at the British Isles. and wipe out The mem
oiies Of Waterloo. and Canadas would re-
sent the Interference Of the mother coun-
uy IN such an attemp. to aid Je!r Davis in
establishing y slave aiisarchy ON this con
,inent. The Canadas and the great Norsh
would be n unit, and there would no longer
be Canada line. nor such y thing as Bat.
ish colonies upon this continent. So the
battle lhickens.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-09-09

NEW VERsoN, BY DICK FArss, cs4GHErrE RIFLE GUARD.
For the New Orleans Crescent
Way down in New Orleans, when we heard of the
@uEs~
Between Old Abe Lincoln and JEFF. Davis, ha, ha
Just kc Louisiana Eoys, with but very little noise,
Why we started for the happy land OF Canaan.
Ch0rus-Oh, oh, oh ali. ah, ah !,
~. ihe bul!y tlfth Regiment is a coming.
10 MAKE old Lincoln howl, ana to send him cheek
With the devil from the happy land ofeanaan.
This Regiment is composed Of Rough and Ready
b9vs,
That Tor some time past have been a training,
, ha, ha
For 70 US it's onl~ fun to make those Yankees run,
Heltcr-sLelter IRON our happy land of Canaan.
The Orleans Cadets are first, whose merits are dis
Cussed.
Very often By the whole of our Battalion, La, ha !.
Inc SoutAron8 are next but which Of tie tv0 g the
best
VIII be proved i'll the happy land Of Canaan.
Then there's the Bien7ille Guard, whom nc foe'lI
e'er retard,
And thatyo can bet your bottom dollar or. he ha !
Nhcn there's hSetlng to be done, these Eoys will
never run.
For they're bound for the happy land Of Canaan.
Next the Crescent City Guards claim our very best
regards.
For their country's rights they'll maintain, ha, ha
lneyH :, giTe ;re Ola Abe some rlls thatll cure him
And rid him from our happy land OF Canaan.
The Perrett Guard they come, perfect soldiers
every one,
For their countrv;s Colors thew will sustain en-,
ha, hA
And without spot O. stain, while one Of tLem re-
man,
viii be borne through tie happy land CT Canaan.
To their coIors they'll prove true, and old Lncoln's
hordes will rue
If ever they attemptto regain 'eul, la, ha!
On, they Il teach his Yankee crew, were not easy
10 subdua,
When were fighting for our!happy land of Canaan.
The Desoto Rifles too, every one Of them true blue,
iAelr countrys wrongs they will ayenge them,
And with all their might for their country thew
will fight,
Their homes in the happy land of Canaan.
When there's any whisky round, tie Monroas are
And fer chickens they've an appetite amazing,
ha, ha
For whisky, fighting, fun, they can never be outdone
BY any in the happy land Of Canaan.
The Carondeet Invincibles are next upon nv list.
Aud to their name they will meier prove recreant,
ha, ha
And the Swamp Rangers too with their of,oers)
true blue,
All bound for the happy land of Canaan.
Then with the Chalmette Rife Guard, my vocation
Ssaherd
For the present is brought to a cloge, ha. ha
The fame of Chalmettc plan, with their lives they
will sustain,
Or die bravely in the happy land of Canaan.
Chorus-Qh, oh: oh. ah, ali, ah, etc.
?: s'-To say that the foregoing possesses any
merit, to pretend so, would entitIe me to a free
ticket 70 an Insane Asylum. Isend it merely as
squb, and only request its publication as such.
/ IeIc
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-09-09
NUMBER 100.
The Battle of xanawha.

The Frankfort 0Ky) Yeornan publishes tae fol-
loving extract from letter written by a reliable
gentleman from Maysville, KY, dated August 81:
From boats which have just landed from Charles
Town, Va, we have the gratifying intelligence
tl ntat Iylers command, Consisting Of about two
ahoHsand troops, have all been cut up or taken
prisoners by Cen Floyd, except two hundred and
nlty' VINO succeeded in making their way from the
scene Oh the battle to Charlestown. a gentleman
on one o. the boats who formerly lived here, says
committed f0gitives arrived, and that they came in
VITA much dIsordsr3 without arms, hats, or shoes,
and many OF them with their clothes torn into tat
1efs. Ine telegraphlc accounts of this last disaster
are studied talsehoods, intended to deceive the
public, both by ezaggerating the force fthe Con
tederates and diminishing the loss of the Federais
When will the mad tyrant be taught to know that
the South cannot be subjagated, and how many
lives will ne be allowed to sacrifice bsfo-e bs
learns what all the world beside himself ust now
know, that he can never succeed?
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-09-09


WASHINGTON, Sept, 7-The Confederates are
- within five miles of the Presidents mansion and
| three miles from Arlington Heights.
At daylight the reliGf-guard of the FedeTals was
I fired on near Hunters Chapel. At sunrise two
i Federal companies we're sent out to reconnoitre
! 1hey discovered that tie Confcderates had taken
possession OF Ball Crossroads, having thrown for
ward two regiments during the night Three regi
ment5 are posted along little creek near Hunters
! Chapel with four brass howitzers drawn by men
They have no other artillery and are digging rife
| pits west Of he chanel
| The COnfederates are brisElv enrarpd in drilling
on Munson's Hill, occasionally firing our pickets.
Railway Communication with the South.
Lou1EuLE, Sept. "A stampede among South
| erners here occurred this morning occasioned by
an unauthorized statement that the road was to
| De stopped. Up to 3 O'Clock today nothing was
received from the War DEPARTING mt, and authorita-
i've assurances are again given that ample notice
Will De given of the stoppage of the trains.
Pafues writing North for their ladies and child
! rem make an unfortunate mistake in advising them
10 get passes, as none are granted, and they are
| not required. The fear Of venturing on Journey
W!thout them is keeping many North, who, but for
| THIS mi8apprehension, would have been home long
ago.
Kentucky Commissioners.
Commissioners from the Kentucky Senate are
here on their way to Southern Kentucky. The
, precise object Of their mission is not known.
The War in Missouri.
Green's men captured a Kansas regiment at
service, volunteered to escort train Of cars to St
joseph. MANY arrests are reported to have been
made nvarious parts Of Missouri. The prisoners
Will be held for retaliation, in case Cen Fremont
| carries his murderous programme into effect.
Reported Fighting at Faducah.
we have no intelligence from PaducaIl, though
u6hAug Is reported 10 have occurred at that place.
Mission Of the Kentucky Commissioners.
The commissioners are to visit both the ConfeGer-
ate and Federal forces on Kentucky soil to see by
what authority and for what purpose they are
US, Naval Movements.
FoRTRESs MoNRhE, Sept THE g1nboat Roam
oke is here, having been relieved Of Charleston by
the rigate Wabash
The Quaker City is here, coaing for a cruise.
Reports from " asnngto1
WAsHINgTo%, Sept. 7.-Reports from various
points on the other side Of the Potomac represent
everything quiet last night and this morning
The Confederate war steamer Patrick Henrv
formerly the Yorktown. is twelve miles above
Newport News awaiting an opportunity to run
the blockade.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-09-09

The St. Louis Republican Of Monday has the fol-
lowing version Of the affairs at Lexington. The
story is improbable, and as it is well known that
the truth is net permitted to appear in print in St.
Louis, our readers may reverse this news:
4 gentleman VINO arrived in the Pacific cars last
evening from WaTensburg, Johnson county, gives
some additional information in regard to affairs at
Lexington. He had news direct from that CITY to
Friday. AT that time, the troops in the entrench-
ments still held out against the Coniederates. He
says that on Wednesday the Confederate forces
mace demand for the surrender of the troops in
the Lntrenchments. This was Indignantly refused.
On Thursday the Confederates attacked the Union
troops, and were repnlsed--the loss of the former
being fifty Or sixty killed. The Union men had
none killed, but some were wounded inside the in
trenchments. Five Or six Union men belonging to
the Union troops serving scouts, had been killed
i'll the neighb0rhood by the COntederates.
The assailing party had no artillery. Their num-
ber was estimated at $500, but they claimed 1000.
The commanding officer felt quite confident of be-
ing able to sustain himself against any further at
taCks unit! reinforcements could arrive. They
were certain to be there on Saturday night, and
consisted Of n regiment of Illinois troops, under
command of Col. Marshall, part of the Johnson
county Home Guards, and part OF regiment Of
Home Guards, under command of Col. McClurg-
numbering in ali about II 0 men. This force
would enable them to drive the Confedorates from
that section Of the State, when aided, as they soon
would be, by two or three regiments on the march
from Jefferson City.
When near Georgetown, the Illinois regiment
was fred at by person from window, with a
double barreled shotgun, killing one man and
WOunding another. The person firing was Cap-
tured, and proved to be Col, Magofin, the leader
of the Secessionsts in Pettis county. He is now a
prisoner.
Capt. Staples, who has been greatly instrumental
IN bringing about these troubles, was laying waste
the country, sezing the wheat Of Union men, and
having it ground into flour for the use of the Con
federate forces. Their day will soon be over.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-09-09

.
On presenting the flag, Miss heplinger delivered
the following beautiful little address, which was
listened to with wrapt attention, flashing eyes and
heaVing breasts. Every word went home to their
ponthf7 sorls and under the iDgpratiou Of her eo
.1s. ,11 taa foI, ,.,1a ;,
4uehce t'iey "oul" nave lo"' iessly sf"pP'eu Win
the combined powers OF the earth:
Mn Yo1sng Friends-I address you in behalf of
few Southern ladies, and present to you, the King
Cntfcr Rangers !" this flag the emblem of our
Southern Confederacy, feeling assured that you
know the full importance of The trust and that
should it ever be REQUIRED of yon you would defend
tito The last moment of life. Though you are yet
but Young yalor is not measured by DAYS or
years-the truly brave spirit displays itself even
from the cradle: the warm blood of the South
flows through your veins: YOU were born and mr.
tured beneath these sunny skies. YOU like your
fathers, would not yield yonr beautiful land 10 the
Northern horde, nor bow your heads IN serViie sub
mission to the oppressor but like your brothers in
arms in Virginia and Missouri If in the hour OF your
c0u9try's peril you are called upon, your blood
would How as freely as theirs in her defence We
feel assured that the noble impulse Of Southern
chivairy anTnates this band OF youthful patriots,
ana that there are none here VINO Will ever Disgrace
me name OF hlnG cutler, the patrlouc gentleman
whose name yo0 have chosen to be designated by,
and which Is placed upon tins symbol OF the eleven
gallant States VINO nave nobiy thrown oil the yoke
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-09-09
mo. 81

=, MAsmsGroS, D, c., August a. 1851
Sir our letter of the 18th inst. in which you
urg1 tie re1 7la from the limits Of Kentucky of
the Military tOTc2 71Olg organized and in cunlp
wuhGt said State" is received.
may not possess full and precisely accurate
knowledge upon this subject but believe it is
true that there is & military force in camp within
Kentucky, acting by authority OF the United States
whkh force is not very large, and is not now being
augmented
/ also believe that some arms have been fur
nshed to this force by the United States.
also believe that this force consists exclusively
of kentucEans, having their camp in the immediate
vicinity OF their LOmes, and not assang or menag-
ing the good people of i entuckY.
Ia all have done in the premises have acted
upon the urgent solicitations of many Kentuckians,
and in accordance with what | believed AMI still
believe, to be the wish of a majority of all the
Union-loving people of Kentucky.
While ! have COnversed on this subject with
many eminent men of Kentucky, including a large
majority Of her members of Congress, do not re.
member thai any one Of them, or any other person.
E,cellencT's letter, has urged me to remove the
militar, force from kentucky, Or to dsband it.
One other very worthy citizen of Kentucky did
solicit me to have the augmentng of the force sus-
pended for a tins
Taking all the means within my reach to form
Judgment, do not believe it is the popular wish of
Kentucky that tLis force shall be removed beyond
her limits: and, With this impression, must re-
spectuLy decline TO so remove it.
l most cordially sympathi2e with your Excel
lency in the wish to preserve the peace of my own
native State, Kentucky; but it is with regret
search and cannot bud, in your not very short
letter, any declaration or intimation that you en-
tertain any desire for the preservation of the Fed
er0 niCn.
Your obsdlert servant, A.LINCoLN.