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The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-11-19
Cause Of R1cClellan's Removal.

Extracts from Gen. Halleck's letter
HEADQUARTERS OF THE Army, !
*.' WASHINGTON, Oct. %, 1862.
Hon. z. II. Stanton, Scy Of War:
SIR In reply to the general interroga,
tories contained in your letter Of yesterday,
l have the honor to report.
First.-That requisitions for supplies to
the army under Gen. Mcclellan are made by
his Staff Officers or the Chiefs of Bureaus
here-that is, the Quartermasters applies,
by his Chief Quartermaster, on the Quarter
master General for commissary supplies by
his Chief Commissary on the Commissary
General, &c. No such acquisitions have, to
my knowledge, been made upon the Score
tary of War, ard none upon the General in
Chief
Second.-On several occasions General
Mcclellan has telegrsphei me that his army
was in want Of certain supplies. All these
kilograms arriving referred to heads of bur
reaus with orders to report. There has not
been, so far as could ascertain, any neglect
or delay in any department or bureau in is
suing all the supplies asked for by McClel-
Ian, or BY the officers Of his staff: Delays
have occasionally occurred in forwarding
supplies by railroad, on account of the
crowded condition of the railroad depots or
of want of sufficient number Of cars.
Third.-Soon after the battle of Antletam
Gen. Mcclellan was ordered to give me in
formation ofhis intended movements in order
that if he moved between the enemy and
Washington the renforcements could be
sent from this place. Oh the first of Octo-
Der, finding that he purposed to operate from
Harper's Ferry, l urged him to cross the
river at once and give battle to the enemy.
pointing out to him the disadvantages Of de.
laying till the autumn rains had swollen the
Potomac and impaired the roads. On the
9th Of October he was peremptorily ordered
across the Potomac and give battle to the
enemy or drive him out. said to Kim
your army must move now while the roads
are in good condition. 1t will be observed
that three week has elapsed since the order
was given.
Fourth.-In my opinion, there has been
no such want of supplies in the army under
Gen. Mcclellan as to prevent his compliance
with my orders to advance upon the enemy
Had he moved his army to The south side o,
the Potomac, he could ha 1e received his
supplies almost as readily;s by remaining
Inactive on the north side.
The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-11-19

Frederick NsId. the American who ranks
nigh among :hs Chinese Mandarins ON &C.
count Of services in the Imperial army-xho
in fact IS Chinese prince with Chinese
wik-has offered Prince kung to put down
the rebellion in thu. Empire, which has been
in progress for burtsen years. for ten mil
lion dollars Il be should he successful in
that job. perhaps he may eb,a;n con.raca
to do soznethins u the same way il thl
United Ska.ex.
The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-11-19
WHOLE NUMBER $40.
i Cause of the Removal.


+ Gen. Mcclellan Ought to have been dis
missed from the service the day after the
battle Of Antietain for falling to pursue and
route the retreating rebel army. Had the
advice Of Halleck or Stanton been taken, he
would have been removed six weeks ago,
but the President, with a patience and for
bearance unexampled, continued him in COM
mand, hoping that sooner or later, he would
do something. s. x..s., ,.:.. ...~e -...
But there is limit even to the matchless
patience of Abraham Lincoln. Since the
26th o. October, the left wing of McCle!lan's
army, under Burnside, has been creeping
along the first spurs Of the Blue Ridge south
ward towards Ashby's Gap. A tight reign
has been drawn on Burnside. lie has had
to consume twelve precious days in march
ing thirty miles. the pretended object #
which was to oufank the rebels the real
object being to force the enemy from his
position to another little farther South,
and then j1r 10Th arm'e tn ga int, ,o:n.cr
quarters We learn by telegraph that Lee
has leisurely fallen back towards Gordons-
vile, and that the flank attack is a fall
ure, as Mcclellan designed it should be. lie
had no intention to fight decisive battle,
as that might lead TO the destruction of tie
Confederate force he wished Simply to push
or scare the rebels beyond the Eappalan-
mock River, and thereby enable both armies
to take up winter quarters. The reason
tha: he did not commence the pursuit six
weeks earlier is that he would have been
obliged to pursue the rebels too far before
winter set in. lie waited until but few
weeks Of campaign we.thor remained and
then set out on his travels at the ext,aordin-
ary velocity Of two miles AMI 16o rods
day The march Vas therefore not for
ward to Ejchlnond,' nor forward to victory
but forward to winter quarters. II was NJ
cessary to move ittle distance from the
Potomac to satisfy the public, bIti nothing
more was intended. He looked forward to
an armistice and degrading, dlshonorable
peace, by a restoration Of the shareholders
dynasty or division Of the Union. Moth.
ing more was intended. lie is the great
embodyment Of Major Keys programme.
But the last straw broke the camels back
The escape of Lee without fight detelmin-
ed the President to tolerate him no longer,
so off went his head into the same basket
with his dear beloved brother Buel, whose
head came off as soon as TIE President learn
ed that he bad let Bragg escape. There is
now hope for the Republic. The two great
est obstacles to vigorous warfare, ARE removed
from the path of our arm; ;es. l!encefor,h
there will be uctitn. The rebels will have
to mourn the loss Of their two best I. i.;cnds.-
:. Chicago Tribune.
The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-11-19
@isfellanepms Beadiu0.

Blind Joe Parsons of Baltimore.
A correspondent Of the Baltimore 7'an-
SCI ipt, writing from the hospitals at Alex
andria, relates the following anecdote:
Joe enlisted in the First Maryland Regi-
ment, and was plainly rough originally.
AS We passed along the hall, we found him
crouched near an open window, Justify sing
ing, Im bold soldier boy and observ.
ing the broad bandase over his eyes, I said,
What's your name, my good fellow?
Joe, SIR he answered, Joe Parsons
And what is the matter with you?'
Blind, sir-blind as bat.'
I'm bat,le?'
1es-at Antictam. Both eyes shot out
at one clip
Poor Joe was in the front at An,ietam
Greek, and Minnie ball passed directly
through his eyes, across his face, destroying
his sight forever. lie was but twenty years
old; but he was as happy as a lark!
1t is dreadful said.
i am very thankful that am alive, sir.
1t might heve been worse, yer see,' he con-
tinoed. And then he told me his story.
I vas hit, he said, and it knocked me
down. l lay there all night, and next day
the fight Was renewed. l could stand the
pain, yer sec, but the balls were flying all
round, and wanted to get away. could
not see anything though. So l waited and
listened, and at last heard fellcr groanin'
beyond me. Hello = says l. Hello,
yourself, says he. Who be yer:' says /.
rebel? You're Yankee says he.
So l am,' says l; what's the matter with
you?' MY legs smashed said he. Can.
yer walk?' NO. Can yer see?' Yes,
WELL says !, you're id rebel, but
will you do me little favor?' L will >
says he, 'ef l KEN Then says, well,
ole butternut, can't see no,hin'. Ny eve
is knocked out-but l ken walk. Come
over here. Let's get out of this. You pint
the way and l will tote you off the field on
my back bully for you,' says he. And
so we managed to git together. We then
shook hands oa it. took wink outer his
canteen, and he got onto my shoulders. l
did the walking tor both, an he did the
navigatin an ef he didn't make me carry
him straight into a rebel colonel's tent, over
= mile away, I'm liar! Hows'ever the
colonel came up, an says he, Whar dyer
come from? Who be YER l told him.
de said / was done for, and couldn't do no
more, an he sent me over to our lines So,
after three days, came down here with the
wounded boys, where we're doin' pretty
we'll, all things considered
But you will never see the light again,
my poor fellow I suggested, symp.thet-
ically.
That's so,' he answered g!;bly; but
can't help it, you notice. did mJ duty
got shot pop in the eye-an' that's my mis-
fortune, not my halt, IS the old man said o.
his hoss. But
| "pm . bold soldier boy
he continued, cheerily renewing his song
and we LEFT him in his singular merriment
Poor, sightless, unlucky, bat stous-heartet
Joe Psrsons. a..
The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-11-19
Thu Age Of the Jtarlhl

Among the astounding discoveries Of mod
ern science is that of the immense period
that have passed in the gradual formation Of
the earth So vast were the cycles OF the
time preceding even the appearance of man
on the surface 0: our globe, that our own
period seems as yesterday when compared
with the epochs that have gone before it.
Had VIC only the evidence Of the deposits Of
rock heaped above each other in regular
strata by the slow accumulation Of materials
they alone would convince Us of the long
and slow maturing of Gods work on earth;
but when we add to these the successive
populations of whose lie this world has
been the theatre, and whose remains are
hidden in the rocks into which The mud or
sand or soil of whatever kind on which they
lived has hardened in the course Of time
or the enormous chains Of mountains whose
upheaval divided these periods OF quiet ac-
emulation by great conyulsions-or the
changes Of a different nature in the conffgu
,at,ons Of our globe, as the sinking Of lands
beneath the ocear, or TIE gradual rising OF
continents and Islands above OF. the slow
growth of the cora! ees, those wonderful
sea- walks, raised By the little ocean arehi-
.ec:s whose own bodies furnish both the
building stones and cement that binds them
together who have worked SO bu.iIy during
the long centuries that there are extensive
countries, mountain chains, islands, sGd
long lines of coast, consisting solely Of their
remains the countless forests that haye
grown up, fouri.hed, died, and decayed to
fill the s.orehouses Of coal that feed the
fires of the human rsce--if ne consider Ill
these records Of the past. the intellect taiis 70
grasp chronology Of which our experience
furnishes no daia, and TING that lies behind
us seems as much an eternity TO our coreep-
ton IS the future that stretches indefinitely
before MS.
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The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-11-19

b GEN. BANKS declares that the presens
winter is not 10 be lost in :n.c,isiiy. The
government, be says. IS determined 10 pa,
forth its strength, for numerous expeditions
are on foot that cannot, il Vigorously pressed
bat be fatal to the TsroI.ed States. Gen.
Banks has conferred with the Goyernos's Of
ali the new E..siard States on his new ex-
petition, which s 70 Be entirely under his
|eommand.
The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-11-19
The Ccmova! Of Mcclellan.

The telegraph brings the intelligence, not
entirely unexpected, Of the removal Of Gen.
Mcclellan. Burnside is said to be appoint
cd in his place though some authorities COM
tradict that part of the statement. Presum.
ing heretofore that the President know his
business we have not found fault with his
retention Of Mcclellan in command, and
still presurning the same thing, we have no
complaint to make of the removal. Now a
heretofore. the commander selected by the
President shall have what little aid and
comfort Wa can render him as long as the
labors and responsibilities Of the command
remain with him.
OF course the partisan enemies Of Nc
Clelian are jubilant over this change and per
dict as consequence the war near its ter
mination, while his partisan friends arc
equally despondent, ana equally confident
of certain and speedy disaster as the conse-
qucnce. Not having been a partisan o.
either side, we do not partake very largely
of either their hopes or fears. Whoever is
commander, we apprehend will find great
work before him and we have learned
enough in this strife not to throw I'D our
hats in advance COR any general. We shall!
rejoice over successes accomplished as hear
tily as any one, Lut we are not quite partisan
enough in our feeling to see either the i'm
mediate success or downfall of the republic
in change of generals. M,aoauk:e Sent.
The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-11-19
The Signs of Dru:l!tcnl,ess.

Every one of the signs Of drunkenness is
a sign of depression ; first of all, the fare
becomes unnaturally flu she'd, and the move
ment OF the eyes Unsteady that is TO say,
the muscular coats Of muscles Of the eyc-
balls are parylized then the speech becomes
thick, that means, that the tongue is getting
pa'sied. Later, the muscles OF the trunk
and limbs get parylyzcd too, and the drinker
cannot walk, nor sit upright, but sprawls
upoa the ground and, at last, if the doses
OF alcohol have been very large indeed, the
muscles Of the breathing get paralyzcd, and
death results. The power of pcrceiving
sensations, too, is uniformly and progressive
ly lessened from the momcht that intoxica-
ton begins and The effects unon the mind
are wholly of paralyzing kind. First f
all, the drunkard loses the power o! coherent
reasoning; :hen o1'iteration Of IDEAS OF time
and space and locality ensues. A friend Of
my own tells rather a good story Of two
convivial youths who were turning from
public dinner in State OF .bfusfca:ion.-
One Of them took it into his head that the
broad door steps Of one Of the houses in
Bedford Square was his own bedroom, and
invited his companion to take a shake
down" with him, as it was so late. Iii.
friend agreed, and the pair proceeded to di.
vest themselves Of some Of Their clothing,
and laid down, each with his head resting
on one Of the scrapers, as it might on pill
low. An early policeman found them sleep
ing softly, their hats and coats, &c, suspen-
ed or the rear railing, their boots arranged
with supernatural accuracy and nea.ness,
side by side, upon the edge Of the upper DIOR
step.
The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-11-19

EuA CHArPxlL. Esa, IN old aud wealthy
eitisen Of New London, Conn, hss, for )
number OF winters past, distributed xsekiy
several hundred loaves of bread to The poor
Of that totn. and be has already begua his
charitable lahoss foS this sennne.
The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-11-19

A registered package was mailed 1t the
New York Office . sw days since; the post :
age on which, prepaid by STAMPS, amounted
to $14S, ,46. Itwss addressed to London,
and the ecntents were stated b The sendess
TO Be Of tho value Of $7ooOOo.
The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-11-19


A REBEL NAvY Bzfyg guiLT-Tbere can
be no doubt that the rebels are again MAX
ing formidable progress in the construction
Of a navy. We published the iact few
days since, THAT the English ship yards are
being used for the purpose Of building large
iron-clads for the rebel Government tho
payment for which il is nearly certain is
made from English sources. Two Of these
vessels have been seen By one Of the persons
from whom our information is derived.
We have positive assurance, also, from
Richmond. that the new Merrimac is fin.
ished, and that two other sisnilar vessels are
usder way. All these facts. With Tho recent
exploits 81 Capt. semmes. clearly indics,e
and ioftitude On the part 81 the
rebels. that promise Us . stubborn struggle
in their sutjng.sion,-. r Times.
The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-11-19
Selertsa 2petru.
Union Hymn:

l..
Athem of liberty,
Solemn and grand,
Wake in thy loftiness,
Sweep through the land!
Light in each breast anew
Patriot fires,
Pledge the old flag again
Flag of our sires!
Fling all the folds abroad,
Banner Of light
Wave, wave forever,
Flag of our might!
God for our banner
Freedom and right!
Amen Amen!
Spirit of Unity,
Potent, divine,
Come in thy kindliness,
Prove to our enemies
Ever Il rock,
And to each traitor scheme
Ruinous shock :!
Wake the old banner word!
Shout it amain
Union forever !
Once ana again?
Union forever!
God it maintain!
Amen Amen!
Shades of our forcfathers,
Pass through the land,
Clothed in full majesty,
Terrible, grand!
" Faith, Hope and Charity"
Rule in each breast!
Faith, in our Farherland,
Hope, in our Lord,
Charity. still to al
Blindly who've crr'd!
God save the Government!
Long it defend
Thine is the Kindom,
Father and Friend
Thine be the glory,
World without end
Amen Amen!
The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-11-19

Ma LToxs has proposed : resolution 10
The rebel Congress offering go to every
negro who should kill white UDion soid-
ier. Pretty coed for our .wayward sisters,' /
Who howl % dismai,y oIer the enormisy o.
arniDg negroes.
The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-11-19

WrnIx the last sixfy yrafs. thefs tare
been started IN Washington no less than ons
hundred and fur papers md periodicals.
md all but three o. four hare died 10 the
shsdox d Tie Jatlnar Idf<1f;yereey.
The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-11-19

TO WHOM 1T NAY CONCERN.
4 Ii those indebted 70 rs, either by noss or
- book account must pay up by the 18th day
OF November, OF they will Be saed. - ws must
have money. .. BUNCH q co.
ksd Wing, Oct. 81, tss:- alsv7vs
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-09-12
New Counterfalts.

CounLerteits of the Ten Dollar issue of
Sept. 2, 1861, printed in colors, appear to
be in circulation. The Chronicle d, Sen
fasl, of Augusta, thus describes them:
1.-The principal distinguishing mark is
the filling up of the red oblong IN the
lower centre of the note. In the genu-
inc, the filling up consists OF the word
"ten" IN small letters frequently re-
peated, lin the counterfeit it is mere
dots. The counterfeit has the words
adrian Sharp, Sc :" on the lower left
hand corner, not on the genuine. The
red color of the counterfeit is paler than
the genuine, the engraving is coarser, APP
parently on wood. while the genuine is a
we'll finished steel plate. There are many
other points of difference, but the gene
raj appearance is sufficient to enable per-
sons to detect the counterfeit. There
are other Ten Dollar genuine notes print
cd in colors of the same date, with some
body's portrait on tho lower left hand
corner, and the picture of half naked
child on the other, upon which 10 coun-
terfeit has yet been detected"
Supposed counterfeit OF the 1850 inter
st-bearing Treasury notes, the same pa
per says were exhibited in Augusta Sat
urday. They varied principally from the
earlier issues by having in the vlgnette
t,co Geographic ,cireS while the former have
but one; but upon further enquiry these
appeared 10 be only separate Issues. and
are therefore genuine. atlanta Inteltgen-
| Ger.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-09-12
The Evacuation of Fredericksburg

The Evacuation of Fredericksburg
The Richmond Dispatch of the I'd, con
tains the following:
This town for the past four months has
been in possession of the Yankee forces,
was evacuated on Sunday night, and the
government of the place surrendered to
the civil authorities. This we have from
two reliable and respectable citizens who
arrived in this city yesterday, and who
have been appointed by the town author
tiles to acquaint our Government of the
fact. Before leaving they destroyed ev-
erything in the way of stores, and set fire
to the bridges over the Rappahannock.
These were much injured by the explo-
sion which took place during the night.
as the fire reached the powder which had
been arranged for their destruction
Large fires were visible during the entire
night on the opposite side of the river,
in Stafford county, where their extensive
depots of provisions, commissary stores,
barracks, tents, &C., were burned. .ogeth-
er with the large barn of Major j. H.
Lacy on the Chatham estate. They &C.
complished their work thoroughly, as
though they had no intention of return
ing to this part of the Confederacy du-
ring the war.
heeentlemen who constitute the COM
iuitteo alluded to, desire US to state to
the fugitives from fredericksburg and
neighborhood, that they can now return
to their homes with perfect safety as no
| invader is left in that vicinity. No pri-
yate property, except that of Maj. Lacy,
was destroyed in the evacuation.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-09-12

will take its proper stand along with the
most profitable in tho country--and no
longer be hawked about as thing of
uncertain value. With regard to the in
judfcious and exceedingly dangerous in
reference Of some military officers, with
your conductors and engine-runners, in
charge of, and responsible for the safe
delivery of, trains, freighted with hun
dreds Of our brave soldiers, almost inva-
riahly producing collisions, or other Sc
rious accidents, causing the loss of life
and property, we will not trust ourselves
to speak, least we might do so intempe-
rately; but bearing somewhat on the
came subject, we adopt an extract from
3 recent report of that judicious Railroad
President, Hon. john z. King, of Geor-
gia. He says:
:" 1t is to be regretted that our military
authorities do not take different view of
their power to seize and control private
property for public uses. In certain
emergencies, the exercise of this power
is certainly necessary and expedient, but
it is Underlined in the Constitution, and
unregula.ed by LAWS subject to the
grossest abuses, and should never be ex-
ercised for mere temporary convenience,
but only n obedience to the most press
ing public necessity. Being arbitrary in
its nature, it is regulated by no system,
and submits to no rule-but subjects all
private rights to the caprice Of Government
officials; thus weakening confidence in
private enterprises, and the security Of
private property. In peace or war, the
resources OF Government depend mainly
on the resources of the individual citi-
zen and policy that leads to the de-
struction of private enterprises, and pri-
vate property, must in the end dry up
the resources Of the Government itself.
The control lately exercised by the ar.
my over the property and operations Of
Railroads, must soon leave them without
the means of efficient operation for eth
er public, or private, uses.
1t is earnestly hoped, that the Govern
ment will take an early opportunity o
revising and regulating practice tina
threatens such serious consequences
both to public interests and private rights.
During the year, one of our numbe
Col. James A. Whiteside, departed tn
life. A man, eminent in all the qualiti'
that constitute the good citi1en-and
Railroad man, none more capable, vi
u liant and indefatigabie.
Respectfully submitted for the Dire
tors. g. WALLACE, President.