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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-02-10
LETTER FROM CAPT. GREGG.
CAMP DOUGLAS,
Chicago. Feb. 9Th 80,

Chicago. Feb. s,h, 'G2.
DEAR COLONEL: We march for kentuc XIV
on Tuesday. First destination probably Cal
70. Friends writing hereafter, will, until
further notice, direct: Care of Capt. Gregg,
Company X, j8th Regiment, Illinois volun,
tecrs, Cairo. We 50 without pay for men OF
officers This is pretty hard but we, rs good
soldiers should, will be ready at the tap OF
the drum We are promised pay at Cairo
that is, the men. Under the ruling Of the late
secretary Of war the officers will be nearly
beggared unless congress comes TO their re.
lief
assure you colonel, that when start for
Kentucky, will not have in my pocket, the
price of n three cent cigar, having used every
cent OF what little private fund, had for my
men.
How some have succeeded in getting pay. |
will show up at II proper time. Perhaps my
political complexion is too dark for the times
But il is no time now to swop jack
knives"
My boys are all fat and hearty. They were
furnished to day with q new uniform. \ bl lie
irock coat i the distinguishing feature Of the
dress. have been pestcrod for rurloughs
since the boys sot on their ue' ,oggcry. They
think they could pass for officers, and have all
the girs--well won't say what-thcy say
dying for them
The 51th regiment leave tomorrow.
Camp Douglas will be soon cleaned out. and
it ought to be. Yours, &c.,
II iREIt
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-02-10

The PRESIDENT ON THE WAR.--lIon. Mr.
Owen, member of congress from New York
in letter published in the New York Times
says: that the president stated the other day
IN his presence, that there was probably bus
one man IN the country more anxious far a
oaa1e than nimse!t. and that man pas Nc CleI-
Ian.
Inc president repudiated, in words of
wi'herlng reouke, the charge that he, or Mr..
Seward or Gen, Mcclellan vsr. ,,,n,or;,
or delaying out Of any consideration for reb.
els or rebel institutions, Or that they inaulged
any thought Of ending the war otherwise
than BY conquest on the battle fea y
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ESTRAY.

N office is hereby given that on the 23d day
" OF December, A. D., 1861, in the Town of
Moline, David r. Wood took up as an estray, one
Dark Brown Mare colt about one year old, wb,rb
was appraised before Ellsworth Mapes, ESQ ,
Justice of the Peace in said town, at Thirty dol.
lars. JOSEPH COMET, CLERK
Rock Island Jan'y. 10th. 1862.
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NOTICE.

I'llE notes, book accounts and papers of
l Mr.. Julius Schulze, saddler and harness
maker, have been left with me for settlement
All those indebted to him notified to make
immediate payment, cost will be made.
HENRY FlSCHEL, Justice Of the Peace.
Rock Island. Dec 3. 1851.
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Prices 10 Suit the Times.

oil "work done on the square" All letters
promptly answered. J. P. SWAIN
Joliet, Illinois
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The damaging effect to the cause Of the re.
belIon by the capture OF For. Hen y, follow.
ing 50 closely on the defeat of Humphrey
Marshall and Zollicofter cannot be everest
mated. An advance upon Nashville will
probably be the next move which will dis.
lodge Buckner from Bowling Green, and lie,
Gen Buells immense column move forward
upon Tennessee at all points.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-02-10

The RAscALLY CONTRACTORS - In the histo.
~ of this war, according to the Albany Ecen.
ing Journal, the meanest attributes of nature
have received striking illustration. After
stating some Of the startling developments OF
fraud brought up by the Investigations by
different committees, the Jo'rnat says: eff
the cause Of the union fails-which God for
bid the shame and the guilt must rest not
SO much with the army Of JEFF. Davis a, the
south, as with the army of plunder-rs at the
nnrfhN
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-02-10

The story Of the Tribune, who can't ret
along with Gen. Mcclellan, no way. that sec.
rotary Stanton Is about to supersede Gen.
tleilan--takug the chief command Of the
army upon himself, and assigning the gener
al to the department Of the Potomac. turns
out as might have been anticiuated, rs 10.
day. dispatches show 1t is Of a piece with
the other story that Secretary Stanton is
about to force Gen. Mcclellan to abandon his
| own plan Of conducting the campaign, and
ADOPT an immediate forward movement
policy. This is SO rreposterous upon It's face,
that 1t is strange that ever these would be
shapers OF the affairs Of the government,
should have given currency to it, The object
OF concocting such Il story is, of course, to
transfer whatever credit may be due to Gen.
McCiellan's military skill! and sagacitv to
another, and thus, as they imagine, Justify
to the public their cndeavors to DESTROY non.
ular confidence in General Mcclellan.
The fact u.s. as we are assured from various
sources worthy of credit, that Secretary
Stanton cordially approves of Gen. McCleli
ans plan OF the campaign, and that they co
operate with each other to the fullest extent
and that whatever may be the order of tbiuys
when the forward movement " shall taxa
place from the Potomac, it will be in accord
ance with Gen, McClellans wishe, and the
secretary,s approval. all attempts of mscbiey
Gus political tricksters to the contrary not
Wthstandlng. - (HicQqO JOaD,ytal
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The New York Herald urges the sonata to
pass Summers bill creating commissioners -
Liberia and Hayti, and suggests that jim,
Lane disappointed to one place aud Greeley to
the other. Both love the niggers, not wisely,
but too well both refuse TO fight let both be
sent where niggers are inevitable, and they
may associate with eufee eternally.
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". l.. DALRYMPLE.

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE and General
y Collecting Agent, Cambridge, Henry county,
III. Office in the Court House. Reference: u.
Bonar, County Clerk; A. Gould, Circuit Clerk /;
aud Thos. Morris, Treasurer, all of Henry coun-
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aver held. A poor boy, he came Into your
legislature; aud mere boy he went out Of
vanr Legislature richer for no charter
ibat passed it; for no scheme Of private
speculation or plumber. lie went into con
yres.. IIe sat in his seat there session after
Session, while untold millions were passed
upon but whoever said-much less, whoever
believed--that one cent OF public money wen,
wrongfully into the hands Of Stephen A.
DouglasY
Like Clay, Webster, Benton and other
great and honest men, he died poor, How
many gentlemen are there now within the
sound Of my voice who have had business with
Stephen A. Douglas, and where is the man
that ever dared 10 breach the proposition to
him, that with his success with this or that
legislative enactment, he might possibly be
the richer? And how few Of our public
men in his corrupt age, can be 80 spoken
Off"
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-02-10

Long John Wentworth, in the constitution.
al convention, on the lGth ult., paid the fol.
lowing high compliment to the virtue, of the
great and lameuted Douglas. Where is the
democrat who does not feel proud TODAY that
he cast his vote for such MANI Would to
zoo there were more such that men in high
places would pattern after him; and il 80
our national treasury, which is now empty.
would be well filled We hope to find room
tor the whole of Mr. Wentworth's admir- able
speech before many days But this extract,
coming from political opponent, will be
likely to stop the mouths Of those who contin.
ued to SANDER Judge Douglas, when living, and
scarcely ceased their calumnies when the
great man was dead VIZ. W. said
Judge Douglas died poor lie had filled
almost every position in public iile--all but
one to which he had aspired but he died
poor. lie had been politician. lie was IA
paftIzan himself, amongst partzans and com
pell'ors, but never in the severeRt contest in
lss career was it charged By the most bitter
=. its opponents that he had put his fingers
'oo iIE'nto the pubic treasury.
Ne'ef was lie richer fer any position he
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-02-10
Gen. Mcclellan Thanks the Western troops
tor the Victory on the Tennessee.


The following special order was issued this
afternoon:
HrADQuaRrrRs DrP.RTMrSr oT Tmr Mis-
s0thI
ST.. Loun February Sth, 1862.
The Major.General Commanding this do.
partment takes great pleasure in making pub
lie the following telegram jus, received from
the generalin.chief OF the army, in regard to
the capture Of Fort Henry, and tho expedi
ton up the Tennessee river
Thank General Grant, Flag Office foote,
AMI their commands, for me.
GEORGE Is. MCCLELLAN
Commander-in-Chlet."
By order ofMaor General lIaeck
n. Il. Mclean, Asst AdJt Gen'l.
af,- For the best Advertising Medium IN this
region, 60 10 the Rock Island AtGus.
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Artists and others in want of anything in my
line, are respectfully invited TO give me a call.
R:J- Shop on Illinois street, over D. Llnge 8
furniture store, near Temple Butord's grocer,
store. RICHARD PLATT
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-02-10

Tho Rock Island argus says that one
might ms well say that "CoIumbns was the
cause " Of the present war a. slavery; " for
if he had never discovered America, the pres
ent horrd civil war would never have occur.
red Does not that reasoning sound very
much lake the proposition that had God new
er created man there never would have been
any sin with all its disturbing influences and
mischieyous consequences in the world .
Aledo Record.
Yes, but it is iust a. sensible as to say that
slavery is the cause. II the people of each
state would mind their own business and let
their neighbor's alone we can live in peace,
but not otherwise.
The Record is one among the abolition pa
per=, which agrees with the Chicago lriJtp,e,
when it says:
but for slavery we should have had no
civil war. Then destroy slavery"
That is the Language of the 7ribrusc, but
this kind of compendious reasoning fails to
DO Justice to the subject, 1t is not half com
prehensive enough The mischief and the
remedy can be formulated in much more
thorough manner, thus
d" But for the union, we should have had
no civil war. Then destroy the union"
That would be more truthful statement,
and it is the real meaning OF the abolition
lists. II there had been no union there would
be no civil war to Dissolve 1t.
The southern system Of labor is the occa-
sion and the pretext, and may be the victim
of the war; set on foot by these pestlent agi.
tators in both sections. But that it is in any
1t is much nearer the truth to say that the
Tribune and those who sustain it, are the
cause of this WARRIOR no influence, north or
south has contributed more directly to it,
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Gs,- For the ates, news, take thu Rock Island
Daily ARGUS
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Old paintings cleaned and FURNISHED, Old
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.ss. su,r HENRY AFFAIR.

-a4,r news ...w. .hA; Gen. NcClernand
6rnur VI, ;hs Erst 10 scale the rife pits OF
- many 70 The rear Of the fort. From ap'
grl.4zs :. iAs troops were about eating din
,.r-sbanioning their quarters without re-
=.rirg q thing. Thousands Of shot guns,all
their camp equipments, clothing, in fact eve
.ything connected with an extensive camp,
fell into our hands. Our gunboats silenced
seven OF their immense guns in 50 minutes.
The number Of mounted guns on the tortl'
ica,ion captured is lG, also battery Of six
pieces Of flying artillery, The latter was ia
ken by Lieut. Col Mccullough, Of Col. Dick
ey's 4th cavalry, on the road to Dover.
Col. Dickey, learning the enemy had taken
fight, dispatched Lieut.. Col. Dickey on the
road leading from Fort Donelson to Dover,
with two companies Of cavalry, he overtaklng
them some six miles from Fort Henry, and
and they abandoning the guns upon his APP
proach
We have not lost more than half dozen
Of the land force if SO many. There was no
fghting on the part of our land forces except
that Of firing upon the fleeing foe.
Among the prisoners taken (some sixty in
number) is Major General Tilghman, com
handing, and Capt. Taylor.
Col. John A. Logan took eight guns ant
thirty.three prisoners late Thursday night.
The gun boats Conestoga and Tyler wen
up the Tennessee river, some distance toward
the bridge of the Clarksville railroad (som
sixteen miles Distant and reported the enc
nv in considerable force north Of the bridge
On the way up they reduced the batteries o
the enemy on either bank of the river. A
large land force was about starting from the
fort on Friday, III the same direction, and
doubtless our troops have already taken anc
destroyed the bridge, and thus cut of all com
munication between the rebels at Bowling
Green and Memphis.
1t looks as though the rebellion was abou
to be cut in two pieces.
Gen. Smith captured the tents amnuni
ton, and camp equippage Of ten rebel regi
ments on the heights opposite Fort Hen
ry, on the west side of the river.
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The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-09-13
Proclamation.

| BALrnoRs, Sept. Governor Bradford has
ire for the protection of the State, - =,
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been 0utgeneraled, outdanked, and go disheart-
ened BY shetdaily and hourly evidences of supe
rior ssneralship ON the patssof the rebels that
il is, nov On the way to, Alexsndria, mourning
the loss Of many gallant, officers and men Who
have lost their lives, or are suffering from wounds
and exhaustion, many Of them ii the banda of
the rebels. By the; time this letter reaches, Won
the whole command Of Gen. Pope will have fall
en- back upon the intrenchments and works for
OF Gen. NcOlellan. abnSlsF sii 10 g7i5sla57 +
} A. fer a. can alsarn here the history of the
past three days has been . succession of ANAL
disasters, both in the front and tho rear. Last
night there was series of skirmishes along the
whole front, in one Of which Bhgsdier General
Isaac !. Stevens Was killed. His scolor,bearer
having been struck down he took the Gag iup
himself and vas leading on his troops wien I
minnie ball pierced his forehead and he instant.
y fell dead. Daring the evening General Kear.
ney sent out scouting party in piece of woods,
who reported that there Was no enemy in sight.
At later hour, having some doubt ss to the re-
port made to him, be is supposed to have walk.
ed out in the woods himself, and was shot Iby
some Of the enenys scouts. He was missing
during the night, and this morning his body was
sent ID BY Gen. Lee, under 1 flag Of truce. Il
10 now here, along with those Of Colonel fetch.
,er Webster and General Stevens, being embalm.
ed for transmission TO their families.
The whole number of killed. and wounded in
oil the battles up to the present time does not
exceed IL ,O00. In the first battle on Friday at
Bull Run the loss on the Federal side did not
exceed I, 900, although General Pope announced
II 5000. What the loss Of the enemy has
been, o. whether any of their prominent OH
GERS have suffered, is not known. 1t is, how
ever, believed TO be equal il not greater than
ours .-lf "a elgf .yliA1 s. u
In conversation with the wounded who are
constantly arriving here and that they have no
ta in In Gen. Pope's capacity to command .
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The Confederate cavalry il tho finest arm in the
service, and the artillery the worst I have no
faith IN the reports that the enemy ia, now NOV
ng north towards Leesburg, end thence through
b Aides Smokers, and Ashbys Gap 70 the val
icy OF the Shenandoah, OF, that they intend q
=: movement in force on our right flank. / believe
eAPeoiept for the army to withdraw to Airing.
sun heights, and re.organize. With, 20 many
Era :.a We can have no unity Of movement -
y, WIN sne army at Arlington Heights more can
We uone With less expense to the national Gov
s'amens 10 recruit our army-to. re-fatten our
!.ueo horses and Bespoke our tottering wagons,
ha aa can Dc done at any point distant from our
\ ! lnclose list Of wounded brought OF BY our
emouiances from the battle. 6eld. Nh. i.
~, - WAsauGroH, Sept. Q, 1853.
. 0eSanons overfows to-day with cofaesrs and
l.a OF fegiments which arsa at the 'front.' and
ssa osners whose new uniforms and shining
S qs.pmenss show shat they have not yet been in
sa'as. Inc most contradictory runors gil the
49, , sao u IL almost impossible to get consist
nssratiye OF the events Of the past few days.
..sg,mentl Officers know nothing Of what occur.
a. su beyond their own line, and the officers of
S.e s'ans only recall that the night was wet, the
uty very sultry, or the fight fierce one. From
wounded Captain Of cavalry, who was in the
1assies OF Friday and Saturday, and only left the
.I9ot Yesterday, have got the following outline
III Me pfogresa Of Affairs, which throws some
A'su' upon points previously obscure. sas
A., Vn FRIDAY and Saturday, Gen. Banks guarded
Az Wafrenton road, and was not drawn into
we bloody engagements of those days. The bat.
w VI ff'0ay was mainly directed BY sigel, tho
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EAr1ex rOso - seven u tue eve0ine. Not hAf
amle beyond the town met q train of heavily
loaded wsgons, and hailed q driver-"Where
iarstyos FROM" "Ceptrevils.ps The whole story
WAS told in word. The army VAS retrsstipg.
For the next ten miles the road Was filed With
where crowded end frequently hating. Minded
lanoes and carriages, filed With wounded and
dying men. They had been all day on The road.
day of confinement privation, discomfort. and
torture. Many must have remained oil night on
the road-many also in the wagons, which. a
conyeYsnces for wounded men, are only one de-
gree worse than anlbulanceA AA''''0 y ~,
81 Near Alexandria, and at intervals for come
miles beyond, the bivouac sAfee ,of MANY Gamma
blased along the road and glipmered in distant
fields. Guards for the trains. Struggling covv.
ards from the 'front.' sections Of batteries, SQUAD.
rons Of cavalry, and further 06 toward Fairfar
regimsnts and shattered bfigadas mavine to The
rear and finally the last division of reenforce1
msnts marching for the front, streamed along ~
road, and wound In and ont Of the endless tra ina
Il was impossible TO ride faster than, 4 vail.
reached Fai,fax At III. : The town was quiet
only guard at the further end, none of xhoze
officers knew where headquarters were. whethet
at Centeryille or to the rear. So spent What
was left of the night ct Fairfax, and rode Ion
nexs morning TO Centerville. -4l n "a q
It is needless nov to explain the constantly
changing disposition Of forces during the days
which followed the defeat on Saturday Three
corps at least remained at Centervile on Non
day, and werescattered over the broad slopes Of
the hill on either side Of the road in unmilitsry
disorder. They had never been in order-no
more had the rest of the army since the retreat,
There was no head to put them in order. There
was no head to put them 10 order. There Vas
no order in any department of the Service
There was not ammunition in the batteries or in
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Vvs "ss .saUvos1SAAse sAs0 AsveA AOSA0
But it is needless, and I have no time 70 accu.
mulate evidence on such points. Half the
strength of an armyo b acon1dsnce in ts COM
lmander That con6depoeliss not given to Gen.
Pope. The, opinion Of his troops is unanimous.
" against him. saw numerous officers Of Ill
ranks IN almost every corps Of The army. There
ID no dissent Of diss8rssmsnt. They will not,
cannot fight again undss Pepe With confidence
The army Of Virginia demands . General. =
, . state these facts g find them, expressing
no other opinion than Whist mouIds Itself out Of
the facts. t5Heretofore l. have praised General
Pope-some frields of mine thought TOO liber-
ally I do not think "a It is still my opinion
that down to the time when he arrived on the
Rsppahannock his campaign; tss puria4d with
ability and vas bdeservedly successful But
from the mommt hs cot his foot this aide Of the
river there have been only delay, disasters, and
retreat. That Bis army has lost confidence in
him IL fact Tam bound TO efecofd. If state
ID strongly It is because. the impression sudden-
~ received was equally strong. na.8 ,r,t, 81
On Monday there was no fight till towards
evening. Gen. Howard, commapding the First
Brigade of Gen. Sedgwick's Division, msds an
armed reconnaissance on road leading north
ward from Oentefvilie to 'Stusrt's house, on the
Little River Turnpike Gen. Sedgwick supper.
ted the movement With Gen. Gorman's brigade.
Near the Junction Of the roads, they came upon
the enemy's cavalry pickets, who fell back on
the infantry pickets.' The latter refused to be
driven IN, bus opened . rapid, scattering fire on
Gen. Howard and bis escort. Rho were in the
advance. /, The enemy we're finally compelled to
unmask line Of battle extending along the
turnpike and ia the woods nearly two miles,
developing cavalry and artillery, beside infan-
try. II, became evident that they were holding
the position to the rightin force. or moving bv
that road in heavy columns. In consequence
of Gen. Howard's discoveries, Gen. Kearney
was cent to the support Of Gen. Reno, who with
his division held the extreme right Of our po-
aition, s--.- ti#