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Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-06-14
DRY GOODS.

SPRING AND SUMMER
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G.. 8. WMISLRR,
has just resolved the
LARGEST a N d Cheapest
FANCY &sTAPlE DRY GOODS
-IvEa o1ynsD-
IN the state or IOWA
BOUGHT FOR CASH,
AND WELL IR SOLD
Cheaper Than The Cheapest.
CONSISTING IN PART OF
1900 pieces Merrimack and other prints.
500 pieces brown and blsachsd muslin.
800 pieces Lawns, Baragss, Brilliants.
400 pieces Delaines. Challiss,. Mohairs and Silk
Poplins.
800 pieces Domestic, Scotch, and other Cling
hams.
| 00pisces Cottonades, Denims, Hickory, Checks,
Linen Drills, 10.
500 doc Hose, Gloves. Nitts, &C.,
500 Summer Shawls, Of Ill kinds and qualities.
| 600 Silk Parasols and Sun Umbrellas, and every
other kind.:of goods usually found in first class
Dry Goods Store.
DON'T Fail to Exam t1ee
wHI0IMR'o
CHEAP & GOOD GOODS,
before purchasing. - No trouble to show goodi
ct WHISPERS.
| The Peerless
SPRING STEEL HOOP SKIRT,
The very latest and best in use, just received
5000 for sale 1t New York price, at
WHISLER'S.
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A RESOLUTION Of thanks to Gen. Hal
leck, which also embodied the declara.
ton that "this House would rejoice to
see the Constitution "a it is and the
Union as it was maintained and restored
everywhere. without further efiusion of
b'ood," was introduced into the lower
House Of Congress the other day. 1t
was not permitted to pass. The Adolf
,ionists found nothing in it that awak.
ened a response, and the resolution was
laid over. They are opposed to the
restoration CT the Union as it was, and
they will fight it to the lest. They are
not in favor of prolonging the Coastitu-
ton as it is, and they will never submit
to any such conditions, if they can help
it. Less than q year ago these same
individuals declared by resolution that
the object of this war is to defend and
maintain the supremacy of the Constitu-
ton aud to preserve the Union, with all
the dignity, equality and rights of the
several States unimpaired and that as
soon as these objects are accomplished,
the war ought to cease"
What change! No wonder that
the Democracy are arousing with fresh
energy to battle with the foes of the
Constitution and the Union.
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SENATOR DooLrrrLr said in the Sen


ate, the other day, that 'if Congress
undertakss4A tsanpls on the Ccnst,to-
ton by usurping powers not granted. y
is Just % much rebellion and revolution
- the acts Of the insurrectionary States
If the Fedefal Government can thus
u.urp power, then the days ct he re-
public are past, and the days c,s's
Empire begun Z"
Who, 10 Congress has been attempt
ing to ",rample" upon the Constitution,
let u. ask. Who among that body OF
men have been endeavoring to "osu'p
powers not granted" by the Con''''u.
tjoul Who does the Senator refer TO
Not to the Democrats, surely. Ihey
arc rcyiled for their constancy 20 the
Constitution not the conservative Ne
pubIicans-Mr. Doolittle is enc himself.
Tho words of the Senator we're addressed
to the Republican Abolitionists Of Con-
gress, who in their higher Law dights
have entirely lost sight Of the Constitu-
ton, and consider it no crime to
"trample" upon its provisions. Those
persons are very properly cIassed BY
Senator Doolittle with the rebels Of the
insurrectiouary States.
1t is to defeat just such men as these
that the Democracy Of Iowa and OF all
the States, arc called upon to rally
around their old standard and arouse to
energetic action. There are those in
Congress to-day, from the Republican
party, who seem to have no more regard
for the provislons Of the Constitution
than any Southern rebel. 1t only re-
quires a majority of those traitors to
"trample" that document under foot.
The remedy is in the hands Of the peo-
pie. In order to defeat them and main.
tain the supremacy of the law, an entire
ly different class Of Representatives
must be sent to Congress. Send men
there who have wholesome respect for
the white man, and believes in the white
mans Constitution. Send men who
are honest. Democrats have great
duty to perform. Let them take the
field and diligently labor tor the safety
and preservation Of the Constitution and
the perpctuity Of the Union.
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DoCT0Rs PARKER 4 MCCAIN.
physicians AND SURGEONS. OFFICE
I No. Z Frsnkiin dloek, seeosd AsoF, eeAdy D..
between Second end Third, Davenport, Itwa.
On. PAnKBs's UsDidaoe, eosDsf oeh cod AeCJssfe
strosts. Ds. Csc. v. MCCAns's sssileeeo, saoe
Besdy. eeoeua Aeee lteo eoepse q M.
17.d1f -sAff1as'F @tss
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The Adjutant General desires to b informed Of
tho names, residences. AMI places Of nativity Of oil
field and staff officers appointed from this state.
IAN newspapers in the State are requested to
copy the last paragraph above.
ine1 a 1Odv1t
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Pressing PLAYED Out

II will be seen by the following order
that there is to be no more pressing"
as it is called, except by special order
of the Major General commanding. This
will put stop, we hope, to tho horse.
stealing and other impositions which
have been practiced upon the people un.
der the plea Of military authority"
Headquarters Department East Tennessee, |
Knoxville, Sept. 9th, 1862. !
General Orders, No. I.
All authority to impress or seize pro.
perty heretofore granted is hereby revok.
ed, and hereafter impressments will only
be made by commanding officer, or by q
special order of tho Major General com.
manding the Department, the property
to be receipted for at proper value in all
cases, and return madesto these Head.
quarters.
BY command of Major Gen. McCowN.
H. S. BRADFORD, Major and A. A. Gen.
This order does not apply to the i'm.
pressment Of leather. Tanners will be re-
quired to deliver tho per centage of lea
Their specified IN General Order.
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From the Richmond Enquirer Extra.l
LETTER FROM GEN. LEE.

The following letter, addressed by Gen.
Lee to the President, has been received
- HEADQUARTERS Army N. w. Va, J
Chantilly, Sept. Sd, 1862.
HIS Ercslsncy. JEFFERSON Davis, P,ssiaen,
q The Confederate States of Au,erica:
Mr.. PREsIDENr--My letter of the Goth
ultimo will have informed your Excellen.
cy of the progress OF this army TO that
date. General Iongstreets division hay.
ing arrived the day previous, was formed
in order OF battle on the right of General
jackson, who had boon engaged with
the enemy since morning, RESISTING an at.
tack commenced On the 28th. The an
envy, on the latter day, was vigorously re-.
pulsed, leaving his numerous dead and
wounded on the field. His attack on the
morning of the Goth was feeble. but he.
came warmer in the afternoon, when he
was again repulsed by both wings of the
army. His loss on this day, as stated in
his published report herewith enclosed.
amounted to 5000 in killed and wounded.
The enemy being reinforced renewed
the attack on the afternoon Of the 30th,
when general advance of both wings of
the army was ordered, and after a fierce
combat, which ragged till O'Clock, he
was completely defeated and driven be-
yond Bull Run. The darkness OF the
n'ght, his destruction of.the Stone Bridge
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after crossing, and the uncertainty Of the
iorda stopped the pursuit.
The next morning tho enemy was dis
covered IN the strong position nj Centre
vile, aud the army was put In motion
towards the Little River Turnpike, to
turn his right, Upon reaching OK Hill
on the ist Of September, he was again
discovered IN our front on the heights Of
Germantown, and about Ave +. M. made
spirited attack upon the front md right
~ our columns, with view OF apparent.
w covering the Withdrawal OF hia trims
en the centeiville road, aud making hie
retreat uNr position was maintained
with slight iees on both eiden. Major.
General kearney WA left Nv tho enemy
dealt on The field During the night tho
enemy fell hack 10 Fairfax e, H.. and
abandoned his position at Centervillc --
Yesterday About noon, he evacuated Fair,
MN G, H., taking the reada ~ reported to
NE Go Alexandria and Washington,
have ~ yet been unable 10 set official
ieNs,fla Sr our lasa er eaptures in theae
ratieNs engagements, Many gallant ct.
aSefs have been killed or wounded OF
he 3eNesAl oiheeps, NweN rrimhlc, Tai,
AteSlSN JENKINS, and Malone, have been
TelSStea wounded, C,a,s, Means, Mar.
sNSN, iaAyleN NeiI and Saaeergy. i>illed,
ASaAe f,CNN prisoners have already been
S>ssoileSs, AS,,sN che same nea,ber of small
tSYAs eoileeeeS Nora me Geld, and thirty
s'iecHt ~ CANNON captured, besides a
SaeaAer II Wagons sss,'alsaecS. &c. 4
large fNSaees 81 AREAS sal, remain ~ the
e5~@HS sNot waNl - transportation val,
sshle tt,oies hsS a. De DESTROYED as eap,
t5iite9 While sAe esessS. Al her various
&eoott sfe reported - NaS ? ,lsssea rs&Ny
SnAGesls a yro3pesU IN JaesC re,real
Nothing seala sasipas> the callaas~y
sga,essaagance al sAe troops, who have
eheartallr horne every danger and hard.
ship both on the hattie field and march.
hare the honor to be. very respectful.
II. vou. mos! obedient servant,
r. Z. LEE, General.
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Our Great Disaster in Virginia.

lIFoni the NeW 1ork world
The rebels could have afforded to pay ten mil.
lions OF dollars for the results Accomplished by
their cavalry raid on Gen. Popes headquarters
at Cstletts Station, Friday night Thoy took
possession Of our camp, pillsgcd end plundored
to their hearts content, and Decides, the lives,
money, horses and personal effects lost, General
Pope lost the muster rolls Of his army, and his
private paperp, copies of dispatches and reports,
memoranda of the campaign snd the past aud
present condition Of the army, copies Of all the
kilograms that he has sent to Washing ton since
bis taking his present command. all the dispatch.
cs received from tho President, Gen. Halleck,
Gen. Mcclellan, Gen. Burnside, and tho War
Department, copies Of all the orders Issued to
his Generals Of corps and divisions, all his maps
and typographical charts, and in short. every
record and piece Of information which any one
could have wished to know, with perfect accura-
cy and detail, the past history and future plans
Of the campaign, the numbers and disposition Of
our troops, and the purposes of the War Depart
,nAnt aud the Genossis If those had ali i,.sn
destroyed by Are the loss would bave been most
serious, and would have greatly retarded tho
prosecution of the war. Captured and possessed
by the enemy, their loss is incalculable.
President Lincoln himself could now tell j effor-
son Davis and his Generals nothing concerning
our army in Virginia which they do not already
know. The loss, we repeat, is incalculable.---
Unless our force is so strong that such perfect
knowledge of our purposes by the enemy is NO
detrment in their successful execution, the whole
plan Of the campaign must be changed. It will
hardly do to say we thus strong when the
loss met with occurred during retreat.
This loss is SO stunning and SO complete that
the report of it would hardly be credited did it
come in any doubtful shape. But our own spe-
cial correspondent, who with all other members
of the press was about being excluded from Con.
Pope's lines, was present and a witness of the
raid. He and one other correspondent were the
only members of tho press then and there PREF
emit His letter, which we published yesterday,
which created such profound regret in this city,
is amply confirmed, not by kilograms, from Gen.
Popes NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. notorious that moth
ing can be trusted which comes to the public
from that source, and that however eloquent he
may be over fictitious Victories he is silent over
real dsasters--but it is confirmed by his own
verbal statements and the statements Of others
who reached the city yesterday from the field Of
battle.
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From our Knexville Correspondent.

NN'S''t'ti tPp't wa iNUNf
There ean he bnl little doubt as to the
truth ~ The telegram hem Grenada, Niles,
stating that ued, Saith 10 ~ eovine,eh
erpes,,e 0ineIauAil Me we have, dis
patches W the iNaehtusa PAPERS ef ,es
tefdsy, taken hem the thhade,phis IN.
ssssSN dated Cincinnati the al Inst, STAT.
ins wthe toaNde,Ates had seised .he rA'i
goad AZ MdepeNaenee kyU 70 miles hen
tRa SiN ,tSnelaastil fhey ate ssid te w.
ts.SSN steAF. the ete,,emeut Is meStAs.
mg. NV SeaSpAeNts Ahe cNossVAg 6ver ~.
Is NeHtSSSy," tNa tei2gYAm Ma aA,ea
an N. tNe M Se,t AHo,ASE aA,S 10 -
N shys, "yAe eNt1ytmSNt Shd SSSN MA
bA6Sy. sA6 SStItSns WttS SnioiiSS@ Va.
VNtN Ia tt6 dyfv''tnt whgoSs hoS stNvo
bUtnl5'y@ Mlste WSlNjhE On tbc RSi4f65A-
tt6hs On NShHicNN HM S6N~t sSt No|]o
tltslr %Hh kt,etuts that ,'4%rset9S-N !.
rotth,e siitEw,,pt slsthtea Haa ihs NJ
a,,,Nt Ny'cslcH 10 TITO stivstcinE S>dluinr
81 "rssl,sd e.N,',, ,,y,tg 70 V,hastSc ~.
. ms,'S,,tSu6 niv,,A;nr So.
fro mtsstr,,es r>,tn ,c,,r N'rri,,A f,r
{ Ses IS eGSt'i,,r nhtic>a. .IS,uessN>et's a.
v5Sio,, ic,i re saten>eHtrc>s no f',scn,ny
lin;o Ma,yiaro rat's>,,% n,,d a p. Iiil'N
t;irSSio~s fo'ltyvsS. Ti>e tsses,,,, ,vny e.
lvecfc5 vstE-nt So >s;,;,, 1r,,>>liiE,,
sfrv c-aSyisE o,,y .n-nl, .>'\ W ~,
r~t r-s-cl, s,,,~,~y3s 12>,fssrlilc. -,
save ~, se~>fte,- e,>>r l-ciS,,,b az
tessisr g. ~ ~ ii,s ipl,Ass &inisss 2 ,ifi,s,,
f'ssHs Ralmnra N mi s,;sssss,nr. . A.
tia, sr,irn.1t:s q e. Ems ee t,us. bow
r.n, 1siss 7 E.,-ssss am escape except down.
Sie Eau.Gac' C,i1g the language of one
II .1s 4Iily papers: Our nobl, army is
cushing the enemy TO the wall and the
prayer Of every patriot should be. that
their victorious advance may TO, hc ar.
rested. until the Independents Of the
South is fully acknowledged, AID au hon.
orable peace fully secured, with indem.
nifty for the future"
o'clock, p. n,.--No fresh news up to
this time from any quarter.
Yours, Y.
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The Mississippi.

1t is stated as one of the results Of Gen.
eral Breckinridge's expedition, that he
occupied Port Hudson, and is having it
put in good state of defense. Sufficient
force has been left to hold it against a
land attack. This point and Vicksburg
being held gives US the most valuable sec.
ton of the Mississippi. The rich sugar
region of the Atchafalaya and the mouth
of the Red river ara under our control,
together with the large scope of valuable
country on both sides the. river above
All marauding in that country has been
stopped. and large scope of the sugar
region has been opened up, from which
valuable supplies may be obtained
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suit. Gen. Lee was believed to have NOV
his troops over Little river turnpike,
which runs to the North of Centreville,
rom gum spring through Germantown, to
Fairfax O. II.
Ample preparations have been made
TO meet him, and the probabilities were
that there would be great battle fought
Tuesday or Wednesday.
Reports brought by other officers was
that the enemy had fallen back with his
whole army, from lack of supplies. being
satisfied with what lie had already done
or ut least feeling himself unable to nc.
complish more.
There " no doubt there was heavy skir.
mishing between our forces and the reb
ola advance on our outposts last night
This Tuesday mornings reports arc not
yet accessible.
Philadelphia, Sept. Sd.-The dispatch
tclcpraphod from hero on Monday init
mating that tho New York Tribune had
been ordered to be closed, had no foun.
dation. The statement was made with
no other purpose than to appease the
mob.
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NORTHERN ACCOUNTS.

The Philadelphia Enquirer of the SOth,
makes the following statement:
Falls Church has been evacuated by
our troops.
The wounded in the hospitals at Falls
Church have arrived at Washington.
The railroad bridge ct Bull Run has
again been destroyed by the rebels
Stonewall jackson is on his way to Balti-
more via Leesburg, with forty thousand
men-he intends crossing near Edwards
Ferry.
The latest from Gen. Pope's headouar-
tiers says that his whole column is falling
back to Washington.
Washington, Sept. 2.--The city tonight
is in state of great excitement, and not
0ithout cause. Last night there was seri-
Gus diminishing along tho whole front,
during which we lost two of our best Gen
erals and other valuable officers, among
them Kearney and Stevens.
1t is stated that Rockers brigade drove
tho rebels back, but this diminishing was
attended with great loss of life.
At four o'clock this morning train of
one hundred wagons commissary stores
was intercepted by the enemy between
Fairfax and Centreville, and driven off
towards Manassas before it could be over.
taken.
When this raid on our rear at Centre
vile was known, the necessity of guard
ing that direction caused our whole army
to abandon Centreville. and it was march,
ed to this sido of Fairfax G. II. This
morning it again marched and by eve
ming the advance was in sight of Nun
sons Hill The rebel cavalry followed at
distance but made no attack to-day.
The government is exerting every en-
ergy for the city's defense.
The New York Trbune's Washington
correspondent says, the latest trustworthy
news from the front was brought by a
surgeon who left Fairfax G. II. at 9 o'clock
Monday night. After midnight the one
my ~as still pursuing or threatening pur-
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"Generalsbipn
We find the following paragraph in the
New York "Tribune.o

We find the following paragraph in the
New York "Tribune:"
Some of our cotemporaries, who are
still'in the way of doing military oriti-
cism, are lashing out viciously about
these days. We advise them 10 keep
cool. Scolding don't seem to mend mat,
tiers. II is unlucky to have poor Gener-
ais 70 nave our soldirs know it seems to
mako the matter worse
One thing is very certain things are
TO 60 on as they have done, the order ok.
Guiding reporters from the camps of the
armies is an absolutely necessary one
II will never do to have such perform.
ances fully reported. On the contrary,
the Government must forbid the news.
papers to give any account whatever of
what is Transporting in Virginia, or-still
better-suppress them altogether. Such
strategy doesn't bear reporting, save in
the rouged diction of official bulletins.
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Confederate Counterfeit Note..

The Lynchburg Vn8nian says, that "in
a late number of the New York Herald
yhich has heep kindly laid before III" we
find thefoilowing rascally advertisement:
Confederate Treasury Notes, beaut-
fully printed on bank note paper for sale
at 81 per 1000 by w L. HILTON. IL
Spruce street"
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TENNIS 81

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General Lee.

The Commander-in-Ch of the Con-
federate army has achieved, says the
Richmond Dispatch, new renown by the
splendid combinations which hare result
ed in another crushing defeat of tho Fed.
erals. As modest and unpretending "a
the Yankee Generals are boastful and
false, he quietly permits results to speak
for him. and those results prove him one
Of the greatest military leaders of modern
times. We congratulate the country that
it has at the head Of its armies this calm,
seif.poised, consummated soldier--one
who both as General and gentleman is a
worthy representative of the glorious
South.
rey- Several cases OF, dipsheria have oc-
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Forrest Again in Murfreesboro'.

The Rebel Of Thursday morning con-
tains the following paragraph:
1--WE learn from perfectly reliable sour
ces that Con. Bedford Forrest re- occupied
Murfreesboro' on Sunday last. The Fed
eral troops had all left the place previous
TO the arrival Of our forces. The last who
departed act fire to the Court House, but
the flames were extinguished before any
serious damage was DONE"
There is report in circulation that the
Federals have also evacuated Nashville.
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Lexington, KY, is in Fayette county.
rs miles Southeast from Frankfort, 80
mikes. South from Cincinnati, and 95 miles
East from Louisville.
Richmond, KY. is tho shiretown Of
Madison county. and is 80 miles South
Southeast from Frankfort.
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J. P. BENJAMIN, sec'y of State.

The Niger Oath.-The following is the
form of oath usually administered to
''contrabands" that enter the Yankee
lines at Fredericksburg:
"You. Cicero, do solemnly swear that
you will bear true allegiance TO the
United States; that you will take good
care Of the horses and mules and if any
OF them get away, you will go after them
no matter how dark it is. and will also
black boots to the best of your knowledge
and belief So help You General McDoT
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