Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-09-06
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CAMP MCCLELLAN, DAVENPORT, Iowa,
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CAMP MCCLELLAN, DAVENPORT, Iowa,
Sept. 2, 1861.
FRIEND MAuIN:- ON Friday last, unknown
to the Captain, petition was signed by every
commissioned officer Of the cavalry in camp,
recommending him for Major of the Regiment
and presented to the Governor, who, seeing
the unanmity of the officers, so strongly ex-
pressed, at once made the appointment, and
our Captain was transferred into Major. He
we'll deserves the honor, and may his shades
never grow less-is the response from every
one.
By request of Company A, he telegraphed
to his brother Frank, the hero at. Bulls Run,
to come and take charge Of Company A.
This morning he received dispatch that he
would accept the position.
To-day, Company A were mustered into
U. S. service-ninety- five rank and file-the
full number allowed. About twenty-five were
left over, who were sorry enough.
The tenth company Of cavalry came in last
evening from Hamilton county The Regi-
General proposes to make it twelve companies
Yours, DIFF
Fremont and Missouri
Gen. Fremont's proclamation of martial law
in Missouri is most timely and needful That
State is now virtually overrun with traitors,
armed and unarmed Guerillas are skulking
in ambush on the alert to STAY loyal men; in
cendiaries watching opportunities to fire bridges
and public buildings; robbers sneaking about
the doors ofbanks at midnight, and waylay-
ing honest men on the highway; encamp-
ments of traitors scattered about in every di-
rection invaders in quest of plumber, pretend
ing to be deliverers Of an outraged people,
such are the troubles and evils that annoy and
distract and burden the unfortunate State of
Missouri, and it is for Fremont and the army
of the Union to expel the ruffians from her
soil, and protect her people, her rights and
her liberty from the assaults ola tyrant and
the menaces and outrages ola tyrants min
ions.
Gen. Fremont is gradually getting the State
of Missol ri under his control, and if the North
West will but send him more troops, and
that speedily, he will soon drive the rebel in
vaders forth, and re-establish the peace Sc
curity and allegiance not only of Missouri,
but of the entire Valley of the Mississippi
chicago Journal.
cW- Bonaparte once said, Thepresence e,the
genera is indispensable. He is the head, he
is the whole of the army. 1t was not the
Roman army that subdued Gaul, but Caesar
it was not the Carthagenian army that made
the republic tremble at the gate of Rome, but
Hannibal; it was not the Macedonian army
that was on the Indus. but Alexander; it was
not the French army that carried the war to
Weser and the Inn, but Turenne; it wss not
the Prussian army that for seven years de-
Tended PRUSSIA aginst the greatest powers of
Europe, but Frederick the Great.
News Paragraphs.
Gen. Schenck has been detailed for duty
in Western Virg MIA.
The camp as St. Louis il named Camp
Jess in honor to Mrs. Fremont.
Within fortnight % 900 men will be in
the field from [ndana alone
In ) ebraska, bushel OF wheat is given in
exchange for pound Of coffee.
Cullfor MIA and Au -tralia Yield nearly $780,
OOO,O of gold annu lily, 'l.e latter leading
the former about $10,O0O,O(0.
Stoppag. has been put to what never
should have been tolerated-thc transmits
sion of letters by express to the rebel States.
The Montgomery Gala Confederation sus-
pended on the 10Th inst, owing to the scare
ity Of paper and the lack of money to buy it.
A daily Overland Mail is now in operation
between Council Bluffs and San Francisco,
and a trl-weekly from Council Bluffs to Den
yer City.
The Adams Express company have taken
il all ninety five car loads Of war mate ial
through Columbus to Gen. Fremont, at St.
Louis.
Nearly ten thousg nd horses have reached
Wa-hiI gtOn since the middle of July; near
" four thousand mules, and over thirty five
hur dred wagons.
Ex-President Pierce was stopping at La
fayette & nd for few days last week On
Thursday evening he made a short speech,
which was not satisfactory to the crowd
At the head of the Ohio regiment are now
al Colonels, of whom Is belonged in the
Democratic party and IS to the Republican
party and t. the American, the politics Of
being unknown.
Gov. Buckingham of Connecticut has ap-
pointed Hon. James r. Pratt, his late Dem
ocrat;c comp tiior for the Governorship, a
Major General of the militia CT that State
That's right.
Cab. Jackson having stolen the fund of
the Insane Asylum at Fulton, Missouri. the
directors have given notice that on the LIST
of September they shall release all the in
mates now under treatment
At Ph9nixviile, Pa, number of rited
cannon are being made for the government
and three hundred Of them will be ready
in lew days. They are Of kind invent
ed by Mr.. Griffin, of the Ph@nixvllle Works
The rumor of serious dlsagreements among
the rebel leaders, continues to be repeated,
and is believed by those who are supposed
to have the best means of learning the facts.
Mrs. Mary Parmen,er, Of Rochester, died
recently at TIE age of one hun red and two
years and half. For a century she had
never known one day of sickness, except
that incident to thirteen additions to the
American population.
The notorious Magoffin, brother to the
Governor of Kentucky, was, with several
other rebels, captured, by COL Marshalrs
cavalry, at Georgetown. Mo, on the 10th ult.
One of Col Marshall's force was killed ard
one badly wound G.