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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-31
FROM HAMPERS rEnRY.
washington Nav 90

" ocuiASto uf may 20.
The following is received tonight from
the Times correspondent 1t Hsrper's Fer.
~. In yesterdays reconnaissance a,
Charleston. Capt. Van Keaber, co. g L..
y. S. cavalry who WAS scouting topcthe,
with eight Of his men about 9 miles be-
yond Charlestown IN the woods we're CAP
tured by the rebels. A rebel soldicr was
brought in prisoner to day. He says he
deserted: be is native of Ireland and
had lived in Cincinnati, went down to
New Orleans just before the war broke
out TO find work, and Was pressed into
service. He complains Of the treatment,
be received in his regiment the 9Th Lou
isiana. The rations were one pound OF
-four and half o pound fresh beef. and he
called that starving. The rebel forces at
all points in this region he guessed from,
what he had seen and heard, to be from
twenty Eve to thirty thousand, but evi.
IDENTIFY he was not well posted. He is de-
tanned as q prisoner. Several secesh citi-
Gems men and women arc ct presentin
durance here as spies.
The advance otthe rebel forces in front
Of our battle line here made the expert
ment Of firing At US for an hour and 4
half or so at intervals of few minutes
their shells falling short quarter of .
mile. We replied and they retired be.
hind hill; We continued half an hour af.
forwards having range eDouge to follow
them; the firing caused some excite
ment.
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GTATE OF IOWA.
ADyurAHr GesExAL's OsyrcE
CLiHroH, Mar ~, 1851.
GENERAL oRpra no. 7O.)

GENERAL ORDER NO. TO-
Teauisition hiss inside By the nj an nj.
6xcelsucy, The Governor OF Iva fbr another r.vi-
ment OF lnfantry tsr tbs United states servtce
vale our state has responded nobiy TO the e., OF
tne Genessl GosessDent for troops 6 AID In crushing
the Ekaallc schemss aimed against ths Uaioa siIl
frcasef sacy6ces IRE required OF MS more oaey and
moFe blood No sta1s has sxcelied orr ewn In the
aacrty With Which she hs- filled former reauisItoDs
Of tas 6enssst tscverpment n re ihsn TwEsrY
TAoreA ~ Ofthe d9wsv ~ State hive so ue 10 the
tenisd dsid shall W fAitsr In responding 70 he
mnud Ne Z thOusand mofef
TIE fequsion has been answered BIZ saying that the
Regiment SHALL BE- raised In sixty days and Il viii be
done,
heLiaoie psrsons applying 10 me for recruiting COM
olseee0s wll rtcoive then with fdtf Instructions
The sspstaslsu Of the gallant soldiers Of Iowa have
achteved for themseivsS and the state ID world vide
untiithe name Of an lows soldier has become 1 dis
tlncnve mara Synonymous with discipline, bravery,
after.
~ orderof the Commander n-Chlef.
@t n. r. BAKER
AdGt General Of Iowa.
IL r All papers on the Mississippi River ID Iowa.
the lows City, Dss Aoiaes City. and s papsa the
ilnss Of hsiisosds and In The vatiey Of the Cedar
hsvsf WIN sepy. fmsyso d2sl
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Fsrncy 81 tAs signs q che Times
-Iwassinsson csnssposdsnos ef Fsrssy's Prs~.l
Il i 70 b hoped, however, that Mr.
Lincoin's proclamation, disavo~ ing Gen
Hunters order, will at lass avaken the
Border Shtes TO . sense oftheir true con.
dition. He disavows that order, but in
doing 90 he brings them back to his eman
cipation policy. and tells them that they
cannot, If they would. .'Je blind to The
signs effAe lines And -hat are these
sigma OF the timess They are the midi.
cations of wide spread change of pub
lie opinion on the subject Of slavery, o
changs extending TO hundreds Of thousands
Of men IL the free 6.stss, who have here
tofore supported the South, and that has
reached the hearts ofnearly all the Demo.
Gratis IN the army of the Union. The
rebels themselves contribute to swell pub.
lie opinion against slavery by their inhu-
man barbarities, and the slaves, as If con-
scious that their hour is come, are de-
claring themselves free 10 most of the
slave States. The border States, when
they see Mr., Lincoln restraining and re
buking IN officer for IN order which has
given the greatest encouragement to his
own political friends, should at least man
ifest such an appreciation of his course
a. will show that they are no longer in
sensible to the signs Of the times.
In my letter yesterday anticipated the
step that the President has now taken.
He owed it, probably, TO consistency, and
to his understanding of his own obliga-
tons. to issue this proclamation, and you
will perceive that while denying the right
Of any officer of the army to Issue such
an order. he reserves to himself the ex-
ercise Of all these powers. The great
question involved in the decree of Gen.
Hunter becomes most momentuous when
considered apart from its mere political
aspect. Regarded rs sanitary msasurs
it may force itself upon the Government
at any moment. Thousands Of orr best
citizens are now enrolled in the army in
the cotton States, subjected to the dan
gers and diseases Of climate to which
they are unaccus,omed. In South Caro-
lima they are surrounded BY population
nearly universally disloyal. Ia New Or
lesns they may soon become the victims
of fatal epidemic, and should Gen Hal
leck defeat the rebels before Corinth, his
solums will press forward into the low
lands OF Mississippi and Alabama.
It's painful fact that treason contin-
ues to flourish ID the seeded states in
spite Of the victories Of our arms. What,
if in order to punish this treason, and to
protect the white men of the free States
now in the far south, the alternative of
using the energies Of the manumitted
blacks should be presented to our civil
authorities? This remedy may be imper-
atively pressed upon US At any moment,
and | believe that when that hour comes
the President will not hesitate to do his
duty. and in doing it, his proclamation is
the best proof tina: he will act from the
purest and most patriotic motives, and
that the civilized world will sustain him
in the step,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-31
Washington, May 80.

The Circuit Court to-day formally re-
fused writ Of habeas corpus for the dis
charge Of an alleged Fugitive slave.
Subscriptions Of money are being pledged
for the purpose Of testing the 1egali-
ty Of the application of Fugitive slave
law to the District Of Colnmbis
before the Supreme Court Of the
United States. The claimant Of the
female sfxvs recsntty arrestcd from MIR.
shall Lamon By the Military authorities is
about entering suit against him for the
recovery Of the value Of the woman.
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Get. Corcoran - 30 Exchanged.
Washington, May 20.
Times Special. 4

LINES OpeclA.
The return 70 Fortress Monroe of Col.
Hanson and the report that Gen. Huger
declined TO effect the exchange has crea-
ted considerable surprise here. Letters
from Gen. Wool explain the matter by
giving the reply Of Gen. Hnger which is
that no more exchanges will be made till
the privatsersmen ia our possession are
delivered up. It will Be remembered
that the rebels held Cols. Corcoran, Will
cox and others rs hostages 10 be treated
~ the privateersmen were, but it was not
supposed that they were to BE- exchanged
for those. Nice however rs is the re-
quirement Of the rebels it will probably
be speedily granted. The privateersmen
are already at Fortress Monroe. Mr..
0deA gees thitheH te-metfew 10 see that
they are properly sent 70 Gen. Huger and
hoping to return ia few days, bringing
Coils. Corcoran and Wilcox and union
prisoners to the number Of the privateers-
men with him.
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At rebel gathering in Knoxville,
Tenn, last summer, w. L. Yancey made
speech. He called on Parson Brown
low to step on the stand and be catechised
by him. Brownlow did not 70 forward.
The ParseH tells the balance Of the story
thus:
But the crowd hallooed to Yancey,
"Brownlow is here, but he has not nerve
enough to mount the stand where you
are" / rose and marched up the steps
and said, will show you whether have
the nerve or not. Sir" said hs-and
he is beautiful speaker and personally q
very 6ne looking man-'are you the cele-
brated parson Brownlow?" 81 am the
only man on earth" replied. .'that Ellis
the BILL" "Don't you think, said YAM
cey, "you are badly employed ~ preach
or, a man of your cloth, to be dabbling
in politics and neddling with State af.
fairs"' "No sir" said |, "a distinguish
ed member of the party you are acting
with once took Jesus Christ up upon !
mound and said to the SAVER, lock 1t the
Kingdoms of the world. All this will l
give thee if thou wilt fall down and wor-
ship me-. chow, sir, said l, "His reply
to the devil 10 my reply to you, "Get
thee behind me Satan" rather expect
ed to Be knocked down BY him; but stood
with my right side to him and cooked
Derringer in my breaches pocket. in
tended tina. if went off the scaffold he
should 60 the other way.
"Now,.'' cir said !, ..ifyou are through.
would ike to make few remarks. .
Certainly, proceed" SID Yanoey.
"Well, sir. you should tread lightly upon
the toes Of preachers, and you should get
these disunionists to post you up before
you launch outin this way akainst preach
ers. Arc you aware sir, that this old
grey headed man sitting hers, 1saxc Levin,
the president Of the meeting, who has
welcomed you, Is IN old disunion M9tho-
dis, preacher, and Buchanan's pension
agent in this town. who has been med
ding in politics all his lifetime SIR
said /, 'are you aware that this man,
James d. Thomas, on my left, il Brock.
inridge elector for this Congressional dis.
tricty He was turned out Of the Minis
try for whipping his wife and slandesiua
his neighbors. Sir" said l, care you
aware that this yonng- an-si..iae in
front Of us, Colonel Loudon c. H.ynes.
the clsctor Of the Breckenridge ticket 70,
the State Of Tennessee 1t large, Was ex.
PEELED from the Methodist ministry "a,
lying and cheating his neighhor IN !
measure OF corn? Now said /. 40,
Gods sake say nothing more about preach h.
era until you know what sort Of preachers
are in your ranks" And thus ended the
coIloquy between me and Yancey.
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New York, May 80.

Seventeen hundred barrels Of oil in
sheds At Williamsburg with six schooners
end the bari, Silver Cloud were burned
to-day. The most Of the property b.
longed to Sheffield Bros. 4 Co. Their
loss was nearly $4,000 dollars.
Another valuable prize was brought
into Port last night. The steamer Con-
stitution alias George Washington, cap
turcd of the North Carolina coast BY
the gun boat Picotory on the ED. II i
believed that she Has valuable cargo.
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Jet. Davis has assured the anxian.
inquiries Of the Virginia Legislature that
ne has no intention Of abandoning that
state, and that if contrary to his present
expectations he should be forced from
Richmond he can maintain the contest for
twenty years, ON Virginia soil. JEFF. has
Just been confirmed BY tbs church, but
We fear his habit of lying has proved
stronger than his confirmation vows
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Maryland Episcopal Csnventien.
Baltimore, Nav 20.

The Episcopal Convention adjourned
this afternoon. No discussions we're had
on national affairs, the disloyal members
hlying majority until the sentiment of
excluding from the standing committee
and delegation to tho general convention
nearly all loyal men who were named for
those position. Clear as mud; bat that's
way the telegraph sheds it'll
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Washington, May 80.
The following has just been received
ct the War Department: IS
Headquarters Department of the Mississippi,
On Corinth road, May %. +

To Hem Al STANTON
Three companies accommodating in col
umns advanced this morning on the right
centre and left to feel the enemy and nm
mask his batteries. The enemy hotly con-
tested his ground :: every point, bbut Va
driven back with considerable loss. The
column on the left encountered the strong
est position. Our loss is 25 killed and
wounded. The enemy left thirty dead on
the field. Our losses at other points are
not yet ascertained. Some Eve or six Of
6cers and number cfprivatss wers cap
saIed. The Sighting will probably b ro-
summed tomorrow It day break. The
whole country 10 80 thickly wooded that
W ars compsllsd to feel 0ur way.
ESigned1 H. W. HALLsck.
Maj. Gen. Com &.
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The recent notorious address of the
Vallandigham Democratic caucus, of four
teen members of Congress, (ineluding
Dick Richardson aad our member, Kasp,
contains the following remarkable pre-
tences:
1T 1.-THE Democratic party] is the only
party capable Of carrying on war; it il
the only party which has ever conducted
. war to successful issue.
If success, then, in military point Of
view be required, the Democratic party
alone can command it,
To ny nothing Of the vainglorious
boast, coming from men who themselves
profess to be the leaders Of this extrao rdi.
nary fighting party, and, Of course, the
only men ft to hold the reins of Govern
ment, we propose to examine the deeper
meaning of these two sentences.
This country has its armies in the field
and is prosecuting . war, compared with
which AL the wars the country has had
under Democratic auspices are but skir-
mishes. The hostile armies are arrayed;
terrible battles have been fought, and
more terrible ones are expected daily-
but the Government il not in Democratic
control And now, in the very crisis OF
events, come Valiandigham 4 Co., and
say that the war cannot be successfully
prosecuted for the next three years, OF
until they are placed in power Give up
the battle, soldiers in the field! 'tThe
Democratic party alone can command
success y Fight no more; you must fall;
for "the Democratic party 10 the only par.
ty capable Of carrying on war!" Come
home and give Davis and Bcauregard full
sway in the South. efor If success ia a
military point Of view be required, Il
cannot b attained till WE, the Democrat
ic party, are restored 70 power, which, oil
course, will not b. till the next election.
Now what does al this mean, land the
whole address bean to the same point,
but that they propose an organized oppo-
sition TO the war
They propose to organize FIRE in the
rsaT" party to oppose the government ia
all measures which it may take for subdu.
ing the rebels. Some parts Of the address
cover up their purposes under the spe.
clous preten5s Of preserving the Upion
'.as Il xas' and Of putting down Adolf
lion. But here their true intent appears
to dsstroy the confidence and unity With
which ths people have rallied 70 support
inc Govarnment, ana 10 labor 30 convince
then, that success cannot b attained BY
the Pssidsnt's war policy and that : res
tontion Of the Buchanan dynasty, and
such comproniss - they proposed BE-
fare this war commenced, ID the only
hope Of preventing disruption of the
Unioa. Il i, In short, ! resume Of the
old Opposition 70 csercion, which became
. unpopular that they we're compelled "a
drop Il.
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The Lon aoM Press ON the Late
TTeArv.

Our treaty with Great Britain on the
subject Of the slave trade, gives occasion
to variety of comments. The Times re
CARDS it as one of the fruits of secession
arguing that if the Southern members had
been in the Senate no such treaty could
have been confirmed, and then going on
to infer that = division Of the Union would
lead to other beneficial international ar
Engagements. But this reasoning is dis
ingenious. The conclusion of the treaty
ought to have convinced the Times that
the real afhnities Of Great britain are with
the Free States, and that whatever causes
OF dispute have heretofore arisen have
originated in the interest of Slavery.
The London News. in abiding TO this
article Of the Times, takes this view and
says:
That il is one OF the fruits of secession
is no doubt true. 1.-THE Southern men,
bers still sat in Congress, there is little
doubt that the ratification of a treaty con-
ceding to Great Britain The right Of
search for this particular object would
have been at present impossible, or very
difficult. Il would have been resisted, rs
the admission Of Kansas with a free con.
st'tution was resisted during two long
years, with that desperate and unscrupa-
loas tenaeity which the Slavery party
has OF late years always displayed; and
such was the strength Of the league Of the
Southern shareholders with the Democrat.
ic party at the North. comprising the en-
tire Irish vote, there is little doubt thew
would for the present have been success.
iui What occurred in 1858 would have
occurred over again. Aessrs. JEFF. Davis
Mason and slidel1. Toombs and YaDcy'
Wise. Floyd and Hunter. oil Of them nov
lights OF the new Confederacy. would
have played over again the very mart,
which they played 20 successfully onl,
Tour years ago when this very Question
was under discussion.
The inference 0. the News is th.t n.
Common civilization of mankind is inter.
es'ed in The complete supremacy Of FIRE.
society
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FOREIGN NEWS.


The Army and Navy Gazette gives cur
vsncy to report that on the 28sh ult. or
dcrs were given to the Federal Chief of
Ordnance to send fifty thousand stand Of
arms and as many old uniforms to Port
Royal, for the use Of the slaves. This the
Gazette regards as scarcely credible, but
has IL from good authority.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-31

s~The Republican Convention oil
the 18th judicial district has been called
to meet It lows Falls. Hardin county,
Jsly Gath, to soainats Judge sad distric,,
attorney. This y tie 6rse district con.
vention yst called in IL ehts, We believe,
for the approaching camp6iu.
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CORINTH EyACUAr'ED.
Washington. Nav z

A Dispatch just received 1t the War
Department fully corroboratss the former
message that Oorinth is svacuated by the
rebels, and occupied BY our troops.
Prisoners say the enemy left last night for
Okolona, point about $50 miles south
of Corinth On the Mobile and Ohio Rail
Road.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-31

A"Biddy, said lady, II wish you
would step over and see how old Mrs.
Jones is this morning" In I few min
utss Biddy returned, with the information
that Nm. joiner was just seyenty4wo
Jsss asssa moatAa and Two days old.
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FROM FONT PILLOW.
Miss Fiotilia. above TT. Pillow. ]
May 28th. 8 a. M. !
wsa nosrr %

Especial 70 the Chicago Tribune.
The siege which was resumed on the
part OF our fotilla Yesterday afternoon
was kept up until after 8 o'clock in the
evening by the continuous firing from the
2 mortars located off Craighsad. They
sent their iron shell over toward the ene-
my, part being directed 10 the fort and
part to the location of the rebel fee,
about once in FIVE minutes during the day.
The range was good. The enemy soon
commenced to return this FIRE and kept up
the mortar practice at regular intervals
until . o'clock. Somc..of their missiles ex-
ploded with fair range in the vicinity Of
our steamers, the fragments falling with
splash in the river but doing no dam
age. Many of their shell failed TO ex-
plodc at all.
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rSn.c;al 70 the Post I
Washington, May &c

Washington, May 80.
Col. Jennison has gone West it il said
with the promise Of command.
Ii is stated that the rebel forces under
Jackson still linger near Martinsbarg or
Harpers Ferry.
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BY TELE c RAPH.
neb stores Capsurea.

Ill., Why u.
Steamer Maria Deming went to Colum-
bus to-day to remove the anchors, chains
and ordinance store, captured from the
rebels when the Fort was evacuated. The
value Of the property is estimated at over
$1,000
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A Geographic dispatch has just been
recsived at the War Department from an
unofficial source stating that the rebels
left Corinth last night and that General
Nelson occupied their entertainments 1t
s o'clock this morning.
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Rattle ~ Hanover Csurt Hsus~.
New York. Nav %.

The Herald gives an incomplete list Of
killed and wounded ut Hanover Court
House, the 25th New York, and the Ellis
warth 44th lost the most. Berdan's sharp
shooters, 9th Massachusetts,, and End Me !,
also suffered. The remaining regiments
in Geo. Aartindales Brigade suffered
more or less, as also the batteries employ
ed IN the different engagements. Col. Nc
Doads Brigade suffered the least; the 25th
regiment was the only one which had any
of their men taken prisoners. They had
about 80 captured.
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FROM FoRT PILLOW.

Cairo, May 81.
Rebel mortara have again been placed
in position near Fort Pillow and are re-
turning our FIRE. The ram Monarch
made reconnaissance of rebel works
yesterday morning. She an around
Craighead Point within range of their
upper battery guns and after accomplish
ing her mission returned without moles-
tation. Several refugees from Memphis
arrived; they report no additional news.
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NOTICE.

The ANIMAL Aesting Of the slnckh1I1ess OF The Keo-
kyk, ~ Pirasaae Muscatins Railroad Company
loss, on wednesday the lelh day Of june 1854 ct 10
o'clock O. 10 elect Board Of Directors for the en-
autsx and 70 such other kusiaess ~
properly come before The meeting.
>. ". OUUEN, Secretary.
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Settled, for Cash, about $47,oOO.
. ORSE STOLEN.

btoisn from nv pasture, mile and 4 hall sorth
% Primrose, - Wsdnesda. night the qsth or Nav
sDoat four yssn old He Il particularly 1arksd By
the horse or Information Of his vhersshou
mAy3l-dAw9w JAsuN rOoK
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FROM WARRINGTON.

washington, May ~.
Every member Of the Cabinet and !,
is believed every earnes, friend Of tho
Government here deplores the ha.tv cen
sure visited unon thc War nen.r.men,
nv some nc tha l,,a, ,,n..;, r. .a,.a
try. Il has already been stated bv ~
Wilson in the Senate. unon the hiches,
authority. that the dispos;t;on ~ onr
force. which Is ce,snrad was sanctioned
BY the President and i j. eouallv trina
that it was .psroved bv the rhole Al.
m;n;strat;nn Srcc.s... .uci, :. ~. go
try did not snticipato have already att.nd
ed Mr.. Stanton's conduct of the war IA
nartment ana afE,r.. =. ~. a
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Bcfsre Corinsh.

There have been no additional move
ments, except pickets skirmishing and
strengthening our position. Gen. Hal
lecl moved his camp two miles forward
to-day.
Lieut.. Webb, Aid to Gen. Donnelson,
was among the prisoners captured yester-
day.