Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-02-21
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WASHINGTON, D. g., Feb. 10.
We are all in u glorious mood over the good
news of the past week. Here is an invento-
ry Of the lot.
Fort Henry.
2.-Roanoke Island.
3.-Florence, Alabama.
ARREST OF Gen. Stone.
5.-Arrest Of DR.. Ives.
6-France won't interfere.
TIE Administration "still lives," in fact is
convalescent.
Secretary Stanton's order for the arrest of
DR.. Ives is charming document, and is ap-
pauded to thu skies. 1t is very healthy in
tone, and if followed by little hanging and
shooting. will save the country. But great
~ fear that hanging and shooting are among
the Lost Arts" in this vicinity. It's uery
serious thing, you know, and, and in fact, It's
very embarrassing to hang or shoot respecta-
biz persons like DR.. Ives, who ougot to be
hung, and Gen. Stone, who ought to be shot,
A few more such arrests, few more Fort
Henrys, Roanoke Islands, and no more Balls
uffs or Bulls Run, and rebellion is gone to
the demn,tion bow-wards," as Mantelline
would say.
Opinion is greatly divided as to whom the
honor of all this belongs. McClellan's friends
say that this is the result of his plans, while
those who think Mcclellan lotereI, say the
glory is Stan,on's and the Presidents -
There is very general satisfaction amcng all
classes of critics with the razeeing Of General
Mcclellan, and his command of the Potomac
is considered to be all that he can well
manage.
General Fremont, have it from reliable
source, has completely vindicated himself be-
tore the Investigate. g Committee, and has, as
a mark of restored confidence, been offered
Gen. Banks command, which he refused, but
signified his willingness to accept Gen. Sher-
mans. His vindlcatlon, is, for the present,
withheld, as it IS understood TO implicate
those in whom the pubic must yet confide !;
but l believe no such delicacy re-
strained action in superceding Fremont 1t
is said that Gen. Halleck has contributed
much to Fremont's Notwithstanding as
sured the authorities that Fremonts plans
were thoroughly made and judiciously con-
ceived.
There are rumors of the transfer of Gen.
Hunter to Gen. Stones command, thus leav-
ing Gen. Lane to conduct tho campaign in
Kan. as, and Gen. Banks name is mentioned
n connection with rumored changes in the
Cabinet, and Post Master General Blair is
spoken of :or the Supreme Court-but these
are only rumors. Should the latter rumor
ever become fact, Hon. John A Kasson may
oe promoted to the vacancy thus created
So mote it be.
Yes, our national affairs begin to look
cheering. BY the the goth Of March we shall
be in possession OF Nsw Orleans-yes, sir, in
possession Of New Orleans We shall have
fine lot of Colonies to provide for by mid
summer; and by fall we may safely beat our
swords into ploughshares and our bayonets
into harrow-te teeth, and 60 back-go back, did
I say, no, go .tor,onrd to ahigher civilization;
only we must hang spies and shoot traitors.
[ insist upon that
The armory you all want at Rock Island
has the favorable ear Of the Senate, though
the House may decide against it. Strenuous
efforts have been mad, to defeat Rock Island
and money has been spent freely for that pur
pose.
New England favors the project of increas
ing the Springfield works. Chicago is trying
to persuade men that she needs and ought to
have an armory there. Various other cities
present CLAIMS.
The facts that Government already owns
land at Rock Island, that a perpetual saving
can be n ade by the use Of water power, tina
material for building, that labor, and provis
ions can always be had there cheaper thar
in the East, weigh we'll in favor of Rock Is
land. The personal influence of Mr.. W. II
IF. Gurley, of Davenport. has been of grea
service to the measure. For nearly month
he st: id here, bringing to the eyes and ear
Of the Senatorial members the claims Of tn
, Northwest in general, and the advantages o
Rock Island in particular, and ifthe bill pass
es it will be largely owing to his efforts.
The weather has been a series Of change
; from bad to worse for ten days past-fron
: overcast to gloomy, from gloomy to rain, iron
rain to snow, from snow to sleet, then turn
; ing to cold, and then to thawing, and the
soggy, and then returning to the first order
has repeated itself again. This is what "
I. have overhead, and description fails to te
what We have under feet. Mud up to tn
eyebrows, almost The popular resort agains
. these evils Of the climate is qunine and whit
XIV, blue pills, and whisky and quinine.
l long for breath of the crisp, bracing al
3 Of Iowa, where whisky and quinine are.-take
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