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Government or anarchy-that's the ques-
ton. In one-and-twenty States we still
hsye government; in eleven, anarchy in
its worst form; In two, 8 mixture Of both
The one OF the other will prevail over all.
We must not only check the spread Of the
disease, but 1,arish it from the Republic,
If re permit it to lurk in any corner, it
will break out again, and the relapse viii
be far more dangerous than the first attack.
There is no safety in delay, Armistice
is but another nsme for national suicide.
4 reign of law, with quiet and security
or reign Of terror aggravated by mystery,
where that which is endured is less terri
tle 1hen that which is anticipated-man-
hood will secure the ffst-cowazdice Wll
b1ing uecn us the second.
Anarchy, after sa5yertiug constitutional
government, must II its turn be oycr-
thrown by mill AIRY force And then there
is an end Of liberty; for the power used
to restore order Will be used to preserve
il. We are still 80 far Tie masters ot
OFT OWL position that We can employ oul
aTuy as Ill Instrument in defense Of oui
institutions, and not as master and
protector. But if by our inactivity
NC lose this Yantagc-ground, there is nc
certainty that it vii ever be recovered
This is the grcat peril. fnox successfully
put down rebellion, there will not for gen
n-e, 1o,ts 3,f, Il pfti,tr Outhrrnt Thera .Til
be no temptation TO repeat the same ezper:
inltnt. But il i succeed, it will be only
the beginning Of series. It will demon
stratc lie weakness >f GUT system and en-.
courage rcretilivns Of tho attempt when
tycr disappointed ambition shall be able te
muster q tur11ida:,le power. But thank
God, the people will save the Government
il tue Government will 90 its duty ouly
irT;f;rrcntIT we'll
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CAPE G1RARDEAU, Ho.. Aug. 16, 1864
Editors Chicago Tribune:
TIE numerous friends Of Lieut.. J. G. Mann
of the 1st Wisconsin cavalry, and now the
=ctige and popular post quartermaster here,
will be pained to learn that he yesterday had
his left leg shocking1y crushed by the fall Of
his horse upon the payements in one Of the
streets Of this city, causing no 1ess than three
compound fractures in as many bones near the
ankle, and the dislocating Of the ankle joint
besidea! He had been out during the day In
command Of an important and responsible ex-
pidition into the country, and upon the return
Of the. party at evening they were pro-
ceedlng up the street toward head.
THEY encountered one Of those solid aui-
mails oflarge size, familiarly known as porke7a,
and which, with ''dorgs" Of unknown breed,
ard Occasionally spotsed,' are beautifully
and plentifully eprink1ed shout the streets
he1eaway, as if Tor ornament One Of the
horses struck the animal with his foot, when
ne sprapg between the fore legs OF Lieut..
Mann's horse, canElng hin to fall instantly,
tie left leg Of the rider coming Under the
horse as he 1el1.
Our boys have had hard knocks dpwn in
ArIaneas, but 1t Is cheering to know that they
Gid themselves and Wisconsin CREST creditor
they fought like heroes and veterans.
, 1862-08-22

fONIEEss MoS1sOE, AuEEQst t. Is99.
The Newbero IN. c. Progress. Of the 12ih
inst, in speakir. Of the election which Tas
held in that State on the 7th, says:
The final result indicates tue defeat of John
sor, The SECESSION candidate for go:ernor, by
the unparalleled majority Of Il. .QN.
The glad tidings come to hand just as We go
to press, Of the complete overthrow Of 5eces-
sion In every department Of this State.
The Cnien opposition, party haVe elected
legislature By still greater majorit:es. Every
candidate who advocated contIuu alton Of the
WEI and separation from the Union has been
defeated in every Instance.
It has been fair aud square issue, strictly
OF q political nature, With no side or local
iseucs Of any kind,
Governor S.an1y regards this vote IS an
emphatic decision in taror Of the Union.
, 1862-08-22

The organization of the SD regiment Of
1lliuois volunteers WAS completed yesterday
at Monmouth, by the election OF A. a Smith
to the lieutenant co1one1c5, and E. G. Brott
to the nlsjority, Both these gentlemen are
citizens Of Knox couaty. A, c. Harding, OF
Monmouth, is commissioned as colonel, and
J. 3, Cotton, Of Galesburg, Is quarteruaster.
This is the regiment c1aimed BY the Chicago
TRIBUNE to have been ralsed in Warren county;
yet We see that out Of the four principal
officers, all but the colonel are from Knox
county. If the TRIBUNE will stop o minute
to think about the matter, it viii naturally
come to the conclusion that some OF the men
composing the SD regiment were recruited In
hpox county, The TRIBUNE was never known
to DO Justice to Knox county.-Knorvinc Re-
publican.
AS the TRIBUNE was stnever known to do
jastice to Knox county va circumstance that
strikes us as novel in the extreme 1t will en-
able the Republican to do so By calling uuiver-
sal attention to the above paragraph,
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Killed, Is wounded, eS; missing, %. Total, LOG.
I.uos. Il. ECIEE, Col. Con'g ID His. Vols
Josh, Alien End j Judye Duff.

The telegraph in;erms us that these men
have been arrested on charge Of treason.
They were bo.h prominent members Of tue
lutte constitutional convention, and bitterly
pre.siayery. Our deck was next to Aliens.
aHo but 2 little way from Dun'e. Allen Left
the house 50 as not to vote on the resolution
over 'hc taking oi Fort H-nrs. They wer
both examined before the whitewashing come
n1ittee, aud TESTIFIED hat they knew nothing
OF tilt Greer of Knights o! thu Golden CIR
ele." We believed then, as we do now, that
they perjured themselves, although Daft pro-
tess, S 10 be L rei yioue man. Nox il taey can
tind our TIE facss, it will appear that A1exa1-
der ard O'alelvt ney aud AfcNee'y aud falf
it,zen u:hers are Of the same stripe Tat
Na!landieham democracy arc fast going into
CAMP at Fort Warren and Fort AEcHenry. By
November ,hty will have but few leaders left.
They are arranJ rraifors, and should be taken
care of-Eigin Gazette, 20th.
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Death Of Gen. 7. II. Plumner.
,fCo1reIpoadence of the Illinois State journal

CANT GAYLORD, Miss, Aug, 10, 1861.
General J. B. Pinmmer, one Of our most
able generals, died yesterday st o'clock:
General Plummer was graduate of West
Point, and had been in the Uni1ed States SER
vice for over twenty five years. He was at
tacted to the lst y. s. Infantry until he took
command Of the llth Missouri Volunteers
from lllinoiE.) He was one Of the best OH
GERS in The army, and his sudden death will
be felt by all who knew him. He had been
absent on sick leave, and returaed to camp
only yesterday, complaining Of not being
we'll. Iu two hours be was dead man. 1t
was we'll that be should re>urn from the city
and die Oh his camp cot, in his tent, with none
but fellow-soldiers around him
Please announce his death In your Jonrnai,
for be has friends among your readers
With respect, Major 4. J. WEBER.
, 1862-08-22

The T3a nliucis volunteers is commanded
throughout By Methodist preachers. The col
oncl is Rev Mr. Jaquea. Some OF the lieu
teusnts and many Of the prigates are mem-
hers OF the Me1 hodist church. The Metholi
Church North may have slight difficulty
with the Church South, which needs settling,
and they may have chosen this as the best op.
portunlty. We do not advance this as fact,
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however, for ne belieye they 60 for their
countrg's best good. Those chicken roosts,
too, will be very likely TO suffer. Every one
knows that Methodist preachers Always like
hen-roost guards in this 1egiment.-Roysd
Transcript.
, 1862-08-22

Scott county, Illinois, has l 800 soldiers en-
listed, out Of voting population OF 1900 all
told Has any county il the Union done
bttters
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me; my horse taking fright, broke my stur-
rup and fell heavily on the ground, and conse- |
ouently was obliged to retire from Tue field.
The rebels were forced back one mile and a
hall, our forces occupying their original posi-
tion. Our man lay on their arms during the
day and night.
The confederate loss WIS heavy In killed
and wounded. Our loss Was about POO killed
and wounded. Among them were several
distinguished officers, whose names ! did not
learn.
On visiting portion of tha field Oh the
federate soldiers and colonel that were not
yet buried, some twenty hours after the
engagement. Prisoners taken report their
force at from 5000 to 10000, while our foree
did not exceed 2,500.
The field officers of the 9TH Wisconsin regl-
Col. 8. 4. Bean, acting colonel, retained his
position at the head OF his regiment during
the entire battle. While standing with his
hand on fence, In a perfect shower Of grape,
8 cannon bali pissed between him and the
fence, and under his arm, but he did not change
his position. G. ". PORTER,
Corporal 9TH Wisconsin regiment.
BRECKENRIDGE ON TEE DOUBLE QUICK.
From the New Orleans Delta, Aug. 81
The t'time made" by Breckenridge shoddy
followers On the morning Of the 5th, IN their
4C1<at AtM DAt0u huuSt1 IEeCA ft5 puDllC
mention. They began the retreat at ten
O'Clock, and at twelve they were ten miles dis
tant from the scene Of their tnglorious repu1se
This is certainly the sbest time on record"
Nh. Breckinridge always rau well before the
people. He understands running. On this
occasion he ran to fight another day, perhaps:
but it Is our Judgment, Jefferson Davis, when
he hears Of this exploit, will hang him up to
dry, right beside Mansfield Lowell. Why not
Breckinridge is 10 more Of . soldier than
Lowell But let us forget him. He Is the
meanest traitor ever raised in Kentucky.
Just think Of it. He had fifteen regiments
Of infantry, n-body Of cavalry and ten pieces
Of artillery, and yet be was pushed of the
field By force not one-fourth bis number,
To our apprehension, this fight at Baton
Rouge il, in its results, one OF the most sig-
nal victories Of the war. Whist with the total
rout Of the ragged starvlings Of Breckenridge
the s'sledaddling party" as somebody styled
them yesterday-and the destruction OF the
ram Arkansas, the day deserves to be remem'
| btred.
THE FEDERAL LOSS At DATOE EoEGH
! In the battle at Baton Rouge the Union
| forcts suatained 8 loss Of about seventy killed
| and 2l5 wounded We have not 8 list OF the
dead. General Williams had three horses shot
| from under him. He was Filled while rallyiug
| the 2lst 1ndiauans, who had Just lost field
piece. The gun WAS fetaken; but Gen. vii
liame fell, his body having been pierced b
several bullets. The wounded ara in the fol
| lowing proportion:
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FROM GEN. uED3tAS TO GEN. BRAGG,
and is marked "private-"
HEADQUARTERS TRAKs-. -.a1ss1ssRP1 DISTRICT, |
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, July 16. 1861. {
GENERAL: hope not to be though impor-
tunate, but if you only could realize the
troubles that are upon me. am sure you
would send Cleburne and Marmaduke to me.
I stand, excerpt my staff, absolutely alone.
There is no one to help me. For Gods sake
do you give me the relief have asked. With
those two ofhcere, and the old mnskets and
batteries east Of the river Will be content
and will trouble sou no more, Very respect
fully and truly, 7. 9. H1snNAS,
Major General Commanding.
Gen. Braxton Bragg, commanding western
department, Tupe1o, Miss.
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Epr ann Ear.

EURGERY FOR DISEASES OF
~ T9E EYE AND EAR..1Da- ]. B. NALREa IL II!
lis undivided astcar1ou 10 this Important speciality,
and pertornz al oosr'ons connected st o25aa
wl.ic, f-eQcsnt1y Cause Deafacss and noises ,n ths
head vii also rfr-tve sgscfsi attention. ~ s.,
fnatious rtte, Post Office Hox 2&I1 III 13@S3n
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Operations against Gueri;las on TIC H11sn;ba1
ant. 81. Jostph Ra'1rcal- -Ezcltenseat al Lcav-
e7ts'u7kt a7su hunSds Eify.
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utterly crushed out. How stupid, blind.
mad is it then, to think Of anything else,
than how to utterly destroy 10 the quickest
yay this monstrous source Of danger and
ruin The struggled is one Of life and death.
Il We do not gather up all ouz strength,
and strike with all our might and destroy
its Life, it is sure to destroy oura There Is
no other choice. Let not foolish fears and
ford hopes keep Us hesitating, until it Is
too late, and the overthrow Of the Union
and constitutional freedom is made sure.
, 1862-08-22

LINELE 6 LYON ShWIAG
TIC friends AMI patrons Of tie FDRe & Lyon seW1A
"achae -o1npany In Chicago sud 7IcnItE. w q
happy TO learE tit hare IN this city IN oice 7srt
fnn assortment of Mn"ilu"s 1~e e1ishiecd .i:t1.1
s;Gns =lv"n and ts applied Old Nich ~
:.ct aac!nc Is warranted to give EErrcR satsfa:!ifc
E;a7 a:J Machine in III FE.t CT noEey retI7'6 1e.
rsG.t:G Agents WAnte1~ 1:a3 a~3-:1
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TIE following correspondence WIS found in
1ebel mail recently captured On the st. Ffan-
els River, Arkansas:
GEN. u1SDA1AN TO MAJOR BRENT.
HEADQUARTERS TRAHs-Mlss,ssrrPr DIsrR1cT,}
LITTLE RuCR, Ark, July l9u 1864. !
MAJOR: have now at ny different camps
Of instruction in Arkansas, and on the march
10 them, thirty {:'0( regiments Of lnf3ntrY, ay-
traging very nearly, il not quite, 1000 men
TO the regiment. OF these not 200 are
armed.
Ir North Louisiana have three (3) regi-
ments unarmed.
In btIs sDuri six {G) regiments are FORMING
for which have no arms.
In the Indian country there are four a. or
five (5) regiments whose arms are worthless.
/ baTe gathered up By purchase and impress
ment about all the arus IN ny di-trsct. Il is
perfectly certaiu that not 1.eC0 more GINS can
be obtained, Of those that have Only ab3ut
SEQ are valuable, the balance being shotguns
md c0uwcn rifles.
In response to my previous appea! for arms,
G.r. Beauregard ordered turned over to my
ordnance officer, M.jor Lockmaa, some $50
damaged ehotguus and rifles, and sent NE
worthless battery. These have received.
Curtis is devastating Eastern Arkansas. A
gunboat snd transport fleet is st the mouth Of
1he Arkansas River; Union force OF between
2,oO and 5000 is in the Cherokee Nation.
Another Union column of about the same
strength is in Northwest Arkansas.
If AIMS and ammunition we're furnished me,
I could do something in the way OF defense
| wi'heut them SIN nearly powerless.
There are old muEkets and batteries in
| abundance east Of the Mississippi I apply
| for them. The requisitions I send do not
| cover the fourth Of my wants. have stated
the facts. Begging and complaining cannot
| add to their strength. Very respectfully,
7. G. HISDAAS,
| Major General Commanding.
| Major G. W BRENT, Chief Of staff, held-
| quarters western department, Tupe1o, Miss
| May I ask that copy ct this be forHarded
! to the secretary OF war Immediately.
| 7. G. H.
! Of the same date with the above, the fol-
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TIE BATTLE OF BATON
ROUGE.
Official Report Of Co., Cahin-Commandet
Porter'* pep'r: Of the Engagement
With the drkansas- Narrative
Of q salaleF of the 4st His.
fo1sIn Regiment, ets.


C4PT4E-I have the honor to report that
an attack was made early yesterday morning,
by confederate force Of about ten regiments,
under command Of Major General j. u. Breck
inridge, and that after light OF four hours
duration and Of great severity, ths enemy
we're repu1sed.
Iregret to state that Brlgadier General VIII
liams was killed On the held By rife ball
through the chest.
During the battle our forces were obliged to
retire ABOUT 8 quarter Of d mile from our
original position, and the enemy were thus
21st Indians, nh Vermont and 141h Maine
regiments, and to destroy much OF the bag
gage and camp equipage. They we're, how
ever, driven out; but, our numbers being
much lessened ~ sickness, and the men on
the field being much exhausted by fatigue and
heat, it vas deemed tnezpedient to pursue.
am unable as yet to give report Of our
casualties, which, am sorry to say, are con-
siderable
The enemy haVe retired several mf1es, and,
from all can learn, are still retiring. I am
expecting it possible they may receive rein
forcements, and am disposing OF my troops
in the strongest positions. Our force engaged
numbered less than $500; the enemy had at
least 5000, with twelve or fourteen field
! pieces, and some cavalry.
| The ram ArkanBas approached with the in
teDtion Of engaging our g1nboats, but ground
| ed above the point, at distance Of about six
milee, and to-day was engaged by the iron.
clad Etse1 and destroyed.
| Enclosed are copies of communication re.
ceiyed BY flag of truce from Major General j.
! G. Breckinridge and my reply thereto. You
| will see by the latter that Brigadier General
| Clarke and his aid-de-camp have delivered
| themselves up as prisoners Of var.
have also fully seventy wounded prisoners
| who were left on the deld, also about thirty
t captured. l would like instructions a5 to tbs
disposition you wish made Of them Some
| exIrcss wish to be paroled.
! Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
| THos. ". CAuILL,
Colonel Commanding Post.
| Captain r s. DAVIS, Assistant Adjutan1
General, Headquarters Department Of thu
Gull.
The following Is the communication Of Gen
e1al Breckirrldge to Col Cahill:-
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-06-05

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT On Friday
last Mr.. Enoch Harvey of this village
met with an accident which resulted
in his death within one or two hours
afterwards. He was at work in the
steam saw mill, near town, and in
attempting to adjust the belt connect
ing the main shaft with the pump, his
arm was caught in it and he was car
ricd many times around the shaft in
rapid succession before the motion OF
of the machinery could be stopped.
His flesh and bones were bruised and
broken in shocking manner, which,
together with internal injuries, canscd
his death as above stated. Mr.. Harvey
has left a wife and two children as
well as large circle Of friends who
mourn his loss. He was an upright
industrious citizen, and was respected
T. by all who knew him.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-06-05

On Sunday last, the Cedar river
! and other streams Of lesser preten-
sions "went on rampage" Up in
Minnesota it must have raincd some
last week, and it is strongly suspect
ed that the bottom fell out, so that
the water all came down in a lump.
People from the Wapsic countrlc +"
say that stream rose five feet in one
hour The water came rolling along
like the rolling of barrel, ovcrtaking
cattle, sheep aud ho,s-(why didn't it
come this way?) On the Turkey riv-
er several cattle were drowned, and a
boy there was compelled to climb a
tree, so sudden was the rush Of waters.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-06-05
Louisiana.

Louisiana has a peculiar and inter
tsting history. Within the mcmor,
of persons now living, its chief cit,
has been in possession of three nation
alities and one bogus confederacy
Originally settled by the French, i
was transferred to Spain in 1895, bnt
in few years was again coded f.
France, and after various negotiations
became the property of the United
States. On the 2sth of January, 1861,
Louisiana adopted an ordinance OF
secession. But the rebels held sway
IN New Orleans only fifteen months,
when the national ensign was again
unfurled over the public building of
the city.
This place early attracted the at
tention of Washington, and during
his Presidency a treaty was made
with Spain, in which was obtained for
three years the right of the citizcns OF
the United States to deposit mcrchan-
disc in the port Of New Orleans, and
export it thcrcfrom, without paying
any other duty than fair price for
the use Of the stores. His Catholic
Majesty promised either to continue
this permission, or if he should not
continue it at New Orleans, he was
to assign to our citizens on another
part of the bank of the Mississippi an
equivalent establishment. In 1901
and 1902 the Spanish committed nu-
mcrous aggrcssions against American
vessels on the Mississippi, and the Cit
liens of the United States. When our
Government complained of those law
less acts, it was informed that Louisi-
ana was transferred to France. The
correspondence in regard to these pi-
racics ended in the purchase OF the
whole territory then known as Louisi'
ana. whose area exceeded in extent
the whole Of the thirteen States.
The State Of Louisiana is thus the
property not of its own citizens, but
Of the people of the United States. 1t
is ours by purchase, and in its case,
at least, secession was simply theft.
It literally stole out of the Union.
There is therefore peculiar satisfac-
ton in the thought that its chief city
is now held by Yankee general, that
it's inhabitants are under martial law,
and that Pickayune Butler" for
whom they have expressed so much
contempt, is their master. Buffers |
Proclamation is, indeed, tic bittcrcst
pill which secession has yet been COM
PEELED to swallow
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-06-05
Tge gntelligtntu.
CHARLES CITY.

The above is n0ac the name of on
Postoffice the Postoflicc name of thi.
place having been changed from st
Charles City to Charles City. Viii
our exchanges and correspondents
please govern themselves according
ly, and direct to Charles City, Eoyo
County, Laoa2
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-06-05
DENTISTRY.
DKS. MARSH e GROSS,

4 RE now prepared to do all work
"A in the way of Vulcanized Rub UIYYYfS
Der, Gutta Percha, and Amber Bases for the
insertion of Mineral Teeth.
ALL KINDS OF PLATE WORK
Done in the most approved style. Teeth in
serted from one to an entire set, on Gold, Sill
yer and Platina Plate. Whole sets from $50
to 500; half sets from SIS to $50. Speci-
mems can be seen at their Office.
Natural teeth thoroughly cleansed, and
filled with Gold, Tin and Amalgam, and fill
ings warranted firmly inserted Diseases o
| the Gums, and irregularities Of the teeth sue
cessfully treated.
81" All work warranted and prices accord
ing to work and to suit the times. Office il
overman's Block, Main Street, Cedar Falls.
June Is, 1860. 25tf
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-06-05

. Brig. Gen. Scholicld, commanding
the Missouri State Militia, has issued
a general order, stating that hereaf-
ter all guerilla bands, when caught in
arms engaged in their unlawful war
fare, will be shot down on the spot,
and all citizens who give shelter or
protection to these outlaws, or who
fail to give assistance, in their power,
to military authorities in detecting
and bringing them to punishment, will
be regarded as aiders and abettors tc
the criminals.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-06-05

On the first page may be found the
Millinery card Of Mrs. Dunn. of Mil
waukee. Hers is the leading MILL
merry house Of that city, and both
wholesale and retail purchasers, visit
ing Milwaukee, should not fail to give
her call. She has an immense stock
OF Millinery Goods Of every descrip.
ton, and every week receives new
supplies from New York, Philadelphia
and Boston, Orders by express OF
otherwise will be faithfully attended
Al