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MCCLELLAN At NEW BRIDGE,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-05-30

STILL MOVING on.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-20

LATE AND RELIABLE FROM BEAUREGARD.-
Beauregards whereabouts are now ascel tain
ed. Gen. Halleck telsgraphs to the War De.
partment that he is at -. This is reli.
able; not by . reliable cantrahand, for Gen.
Halleck is very particular about the constitu
tionalty of his military intelligence, prefer
ring blissful ignorance to intelligence of a
questionable complexion. 1t has been sus-
pected that Beauregard was myth. First,
it was Pierre Tenant Beauregard, but lattsrly
his romantic dispatches are signed g. T.
Beauregard. 1t is singular too. that this
mysterious person is looked upon as the
great General of the rebels. although he is
never in command when any great fighting
is done. He is always second, when he takes
command Of he retreat.
But Low the thing is settled. Gen. Hal
leck says Beauregard is at Blank Ofcourse
the enemy know, and Gen. Halleck knows
The secret is between him and the enemy
It must not be breathed to friends Blank,
the present position of Beauregard, will be as
celebrated as that place call,d statu quo,
whore our army was 50 long in Aexieo. I'VE
suppose Gen. Halleck is advancing on Blank;
and that when be has arrived by way OF
the place will be Cincinnati
00GSEIG. y
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-20

REBEL GovERNoRs ON THE WMa.-The list
is formidable. The first to start was Claib
jackson of Missouri, then johnson of Ken.
lucky (dead), with Harris of Tennessee close
on bis heels; and now, Moore of Alabama.
and Rector Of Arkansas, are on the wing. to
be soon followed, We guess, by Letcher of
Virginia, and possibly Clark. the accidental,
of North Carolina. Even the three OF four
remaining, Gist of South Carolina, Brown Of
Georgia, Shorter of Alabama, and Pelter Of
Mississippi, may be consid cred packed up
feady to take wings at any moment Fare
well, gay and festive hem stretchers, Mex.
10, this d. not your abiding country,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-20

Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.

Special Dispatch to tho Chicago Tribune.
CAIRO, June 14th, 1862.
The steamer NV. H. B." has Just arrived
from Memphis with the following dispatch
from our correspondent:
MEMPHIS, june 10, 1903 a. III.
Matters now are quiet in Memphis. There
were no rows last night.
The steamer ALEXANDRIA cleared last eve
ming for st. Louis, being the FIRST packet, out,
loaded down with passengers and two barges
of sugar, molssses, &c.
Gen. Villipigue, late of Fort Pillow, has
assumed command at Grenada, superscding
Major N r. Chambliss. Villipiguo is a
South Carolinian.
Gov. Andrew johnson was at Fl. Pillow
yesterday, and will be here to-day. The
Avalanche has an editorial on Prudence,
Justice and Policy" considering courtesy,
cvility, and at least suppression of all hos
tile feeling toward the Federal invaders, it
says, "Be proud, but not petulant, neither
showing favor nor revealing anger, that now
can be but bootless. Discretion is the better
part of vaior to-day, even IS liberation is the
wisest policy" The second leader is on
"Indiana and Illinois politics." 1t claims
that in these States, Tor with sold ers from
them, reconstruction, not abolition, is tho OBJ
iect of the war. They want the constitu-
ton, the Union, and the free navigation Of
the Mississippi river. The Northwest and
Mississippi should not be arrayed against
each other," &c.
Dispatches of the 10th from Richmond
state thrt Jackson had whipped Shields,
capturing one regiment and his entire artil
lery. Fremont appeared on the opposite side
of North and Shenandoah Rivers. The reb
els claim complete victory, with loss very
heavy.
Fremont has crossed North River with O
small force at Rockland Mills. The rebe
loss on the 10th, was 200. A third dispatch
says Fremont is falling back, and blockadine
the roads.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-20
Iowa News.

The people # New Oregon sustain loss
by the late floods to the amount Of 5 500.
= The McGregor papers say that wheat
and oats are looking well thereabout, but that
corn is backward.
- Tho Sixth Congressional District Re-
publican Convention is to be held at Webster
City, August 7th.
"A little boy about eight years of age, son
of Peter Bush, Rchland township, jackson
county, was bitten by rattlesnake last Mon
day week, about 9 o'clock A. ~, of which he
died ut about 10 o'clock the same day.
- The project of horse railroad from
McGregor to Font Atkinson is likely to be
put into successful operation. The President
of the company starts for the East this week
to purchase the iron, which will be laid as far
~ Monona this fall.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-20
Negro W. White Labor.

The various Democratic journals scattered
throughout the State have struck 'lead''
IN the shape of report that the Minnesota
Packet Company has resolved to employ
contraband instead of white labor on its
boats. As might be expected, prodiglous
howl is set up-the Dubuque Herald open
ing to be followed by the whole battery down
to the little, one-horse, pot-metal Democrat
of Davenport. To say that the whole story
is miserable falsehood would be wasting ink
to prove an axiom. We have it from good
authority that the employment of contrabands
to the exclusion of white labor meyer has
been contemplated by the company. Gould
these contrabands be secured they would De
ct for nothing as boatmen. Experience on
the lower Mississippi has proven this long
ago. The New Orleans and st. Louis packets,
which might have employed slaves exclu-
sively as roust-abouts and deck hands, have
always been manned by white men, for the
very simple reason that one white is worth
three blacks for hard work.
The report was started by the st. Paul
Pioneer to injure the company, whose hands
had struck for higher wages. The Herald
and other pro-slavery sheets Immediately
siezed upon it and held it up to the world as
another instance of the increasing disposition
to crowd out white labor by the employment
of blacks. What contemplate subterfuge
will next be resorted by tho dooghface press
we are at loss to imagine. 81
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-20
Words Of Warning.

Ex-Governor Neil S. Brown, of Tonnes
see, spoke at Union mass meeting, in
Columbia, in that State, on the I'd inst, and
warned the rebels that their last hope of sue.
cess is destroyed. He said
EYES, see the workings of this war. You
will lose your young men, the flower Of
your population Will lose your cotton,
your commerce, your tobacco The air is
thick with their smoke, and the waters Of the
Mississippi are sweetened with your sugar.
This ruin will tell on your credit aid your
banks when you are dead. 1t will tell on
your friends and kindred. | congratulate
myself that never urged a man to 60 to war.
But reproved no one for doing go. feel
more like weeping than utteriag reproaches,
but l feel it to be my duty to stop the
wrongs of this war, i'll can, for the future.
"The President and Congress have both
said emphatically, that they had no wish to
interfere with slavery, or disturb the rights
Of property. But at the same time the
President has intimated that he reserved to
himself t. judge hat nj hit be a military
necessity in the future, if the South persisted
in waglng this var with stubborn oppo-
sition.
"And my word for it, rather than allow
ihS hSEAOSo w SShNhho SA'H3 aAN w sAAS
Southern army, he will emancipate every
slave in the South. 1t will become what is
called military necessity, and the question
will be, whether the Union or slavery shall
perish. He will be certain to say the latter.
Suppose, however, he never does do this-I
don't say that he wlll-but suppose this war
be fought on to the bitter end, what will be
come of our slaves? Of what value will they
be? They are running away every day
', hen the war gets TO the cotton Sta.es
where are large districts densely peopled with
blacks almost exclusively. then slavery will
be ruined The slaves will ,ur loose over
the lind, and then he VINO loves his famil
would live among savage population roam
;ng about in search OF food and plumber !?
The white population will be expelled, o.
rather self eyiled. The question is frauzht
with trouble Whether the Government wills
it or not, emancipation will become a neces-
sary result of the war, from the trouble and
friction it occasions.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-20

ENLIsTINa SEoEsH.-The Chicago Tribu no
saws we are informed that over three HIM
dred of the secesh prisoners at Camp Doug
las were recruited into the Irish Brigade and
left with It en- Saturday last. The bulk Of
them belonged to the Tenth Tennessee, -
Whether this was done by the authority Of
the Administration or not, we are ignorant !;
probably not. In any event we look upon
it as impolitic. What rebel prisoner in that
camp would not jump at the chance Of saying
that he had been impressed into the rebel
service if an opening was presented him Of
joining the Federal service and thereby once
mors getting back to Secessia with every
prospect of escaping or rejoining his rebel
comrades by delivering himselfup, the FIRST
opportunity There are any numbers of
prisoners at Camp Douglas who daily are in
venting pretexts for getting away, and are
seized with sudden attachment for the Union.
This farce is about played out, and we are
glad to learn that steps are being taken 10
investigate the matter.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-20

Col. CoRCoR AN-The bascness and treach
cry of the rebel authorities in their treatment
OF exchange-violating even these to which
they have agreed-deserve the execrati,n Of
The world. Yet we do not know but their
conduct in this harmonizes well with all else
in their career. From thieves it s absurd to
expect honesty from liars, pro,nse-k eping
from perjurers, faith Of any kind. Why look
for humanity from men who scout all those
moral obligations by which human society is
held together?
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-20

TREATMENT OF PRrsoNEas p Tnsc.,oos.
daily rations Of corn brr I'd. and one dav
meat and beans and the next day mast sn3
rice, with water to drinF was the fare Of the
Federal prisoners a: Tuscaloosa. Tn. wa te
was taken from we'll in the centre Of I tho
yard seventy fec. deep, and about thirty
feet ss from the web is sink thirty feet deep,
and used by three hundred prisoners. on on
the 18th of April one of the prisoners was
shot dead and another wounded for looking
out OF the Window. This was the third man
who was shot for the same thing. The
printed rules, signed by j. H. Winden. who
was commander of the prison. said if prison
ers looked out of the windows they were
to be warned towithdraw. and if they refused
they were to be shot These rules were NOT
generally posted up, and this prisoner who,
was shot had just come in. Sergeant -Wirts,
louisiana creole, had charge of the prisoners
and was very abusive to them, calling them
Id Yankee --, and said if the Yam
KEGS came there he could burn all the prison.
ers in the building. The soldier who shot the,
prisoners at the window is named James
Geesley, and lives in Tuscaloosa county -
There are three hundred prisoners at Tus.ca
lOOsa
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-20

~In speech lately made at Cincinnati
the Hon. Robert E. Pugh, late Democratic
United States Senator from Ohio, made a
very plain speech. He said the Democracy
had foreseen the present trouble with the
South for years past and the only reason
they supported the government now was be
cause they expected to get the next admins
tration. To this he added. that he believed
the only way the present troubles could be
ended would be by restoring things to their
former and original footing. Mr.. Pugh no
doubt spoke the truth, but a little too plainly
and earlier in the campaign than the mem.
bers of has party generally considered desir.
able. To restore things to their old footing
will be the Democratic doctrine as the re-.
bellion draws to close. s.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-20
Telegraph Laid to all McClellan's
Lines.
From the Lancaster pa. Express.


From the time the army of the Potomac
first lett Washington the United States mill
tary telegraph has never for an hour been
allowed to remain in the rear. Before reach
ing his new headquarters, Gen. Mcclellan al
most invariably learns that the wire is on
the advance; that an office has already been
opened at the point designated before he left
his old camp, and that communication to the
War Department at Washington is open for
him. In several instances, when the army
had marched fifteen miles in one day, the
telegraph had reached the new quarters two
hours in advance. When our troops are
obliged to remain few days in one posi-
ton, the wires are Immediately run from
Gen. McClellan's quarters to the headquar-
tiers Of all commanders of divisions, thereby
placing the entire section of country occupied
by our troops under his instant control.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-20

Our Army IN TENNESSEE. GRANT
TENDERS HIS RsslGNAr1oN.-A special dis
patch to the Chicago Tribune says an impor-
tant change has been recently made in tsas
location of the different divisions Of the army.
Gen. Grant is said to be ordered to Memphis.
Gen. Grant recently rendered his resignation.
but Gen. Halleck refused to accept it, sayin e
that he appreciated his services too highly to
allow him to resign at this juncture. The
tender was subsequently, withdrawn. Gen.
Grants friends say he has an accumulated
mass Of testimony showing that he was IN no
manner responsible for the P,ttsburg Landing
disa> ter, and placing the respons bility where
it rightly belongs When the proper time
comes the whole affair will bs ventilated.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-20

The ultra Republicans repudiate all idea
Of Cancellation. They seem to tax their re.
sources of ingenuity to find measures, and
utter language calculated to irritate and exas-
perate the whole Southern people to deadly
resentment. Indeed, their leaders openly r.
pudiats all idea of Uaion restored BY meas
ures of Cancellation" C0nstitution.
The above Is sweet specimen of re-organ-
ICED Democracy, and fair illustration Of the
means 10 be used in winning back the rebels
into the protecting bosom of the Democratic
party after this war shall have ended. We
must not say anything against this great and
wicked rebellion for fear of Irritating and ex-
asperating the whose Southern people to
deadly resentment" We must look calmly
upon the dead bodies Of our murdered sons
ard brothers ard be quiet. We must listen
silently to the cries and lamentations Of the
widow and the orphan, and refrain from de-
nouncing those who deprived them of their
natural support and protection, lest we irr'-
tate the murderer. We must let sweet
smile illuminate our countenance, and look
benignly upon the Southern ruifian as he
fashions our brothers. skull into spittoon
Or his bones into spurs. We might offend
his chivalrous nature should We fiown. We
must pay an enormous tax without word
against the cs use of its assessment, el Q We
might "irritass and sxasperate our Southern
brethren to deadly resentment" In word,
81 ,vhN h0yA ny,kr Uod
US aud compromise with the assassin, though
he lies at our mercy. This is the pith and
principle of the scheme to re-organize the
Democratic party, and Gods free sunlight
never shons upon more miserable exhibit
ton of meanness and officiating than is now
shown to the world in the great, constitution
al, recognized Democracy.
What kind of time is this to talk of win
ming back the Southern heart" that has re-
fused every Offer Of peace, and tn rsting for
blood. declares its intention to massacre US ?
Who but sympathiser with rebellion would
even hint at such a thing? What kind Of man
| is he who can witness the terrible effects of
this war, here in Iowa, and while the groan
Of the cripple and the cry of the widow for
her husband, of the mother for her son, and
Of the daughter for her father is yet ringing
in his ears, raises his voice to apologize for
murder and treason and lift his hand to shield
them from the punshments of justice.
The Republican party demands that these
| Hocda in human shane shall he Vanished
Death to the leaders and con6scation to the
followers. The memory Of our dead calls for
vengeance on the heads of the murderer and
assassin, and urged by no hope OF political
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT the loyal masses Of the No, tn
wish retribution to be melted out to traitors
that will forever hereafter stop such exhibi-
IS this rebellion has brought forth.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-20

TIE SIEGE OF RicHxoND-Letter from the
Union army near Richmond state that Gen.
NJ cClellan is st work VITA the spade AMI pick
cnce more in the erection OF parallels and en-
tr ,nchments around the d omed city, which
will doubtless result in the surrend # Of the
pi zee, as no defence will avail against the
power of our heavy siege guns
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-20

~ Advices from New Orleans confirm
the reported arrest of Pierre Soule, for some
high ofense, the nature Of which is not given.
He is to be sent North. On the first capture
of the city, Soule acted as medium of COM
munjcation between Gen. Butler and the
citisens, and doubtless attempted the perilous
policy of "carrying water on both shoulders"
Gen. Butler has shipped lot of church bells
to New York. which have been confscated,
because donated to Beauregard.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-20

% Dispatches from Memphis report
Beauregard fifty miles south Of Colinth. He
is still ubiquitous. A previous report placed
him at Charleston and the National Intel
liQsncsr has ali an sable editorial proving
that he is on the way to Richmond. Ifasked
where Beaurcgard is say you don't know, and
the answer will be nearer correct than any
of the reports we are receiving as to his
whereabouts. The rebels succeed we'll in
concealing their movements from our Gen.
erals
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-20

HAUL OF Gun MErAL.-When Gen. But
ler's troops toox possession Of the Custom
House at New Orleans, they found in the
same $50. 900 worth of church bells and bells
of all sorts and sizes, that had been contri-
buted by the rebels in response to Beaure-
CARDS proclamation for gun-metal. When
made up, these guns will speak in different
tone from what their donors anticipated
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-20

The RIGHT WAY AND THE SAFE Way
Eight bushwhacAers were shot about three
miles from Lexington, No., on Sunday, 9Th,
under the orders of Colonel Huston, of the
N. S. NJ. There were ten of the party, and
light of them found their rights or the spot.
Two escaped.
Colonel Huston, we are informed, has
given the general order that all guerrillas
.ken lurking or ambuscading, with arms in
their bands, bc shot by the capturing party.
Under this very proper order the eight were
=: Of
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-20

~ Nothing succeeds like success, John
Bull has heard of our victories, and SO, when
his friendship can be of little use, he oats
Brother Jonathan affectionately On the back
and calls him my sweet cousin. Lord LYONS
called at the State Department on SATURDAY,
oy direction OF his government, and. in its
name, thanked Secretary Seward for his ser.
wees % both countries and to the cause Of
humanity, in his agency IN the new treaty
tor the suppression Of the slave trade. This
Is ell very well, but considering bow NJ
Bull looked askance at US while he hslie- ::
we were going to the dogs, the prsss- .ted
courtesy looks like attention be- 1t act OK
supposed poor relative "a D"' slowed on 4
pectedly discovery that .aking the unex-
of substance, Ae is after all = man
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-20

la 1t may be piecs OF interesting in
for patton to our soldiers to learn the fact that
the government has given the army paymas-
ters strict orders to withhold the pay Of all
Off ,ers or soldiers who are absent from their
regiments ON siois lsaye or furlough.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-20

= During the past year no papers have
beel more fercely reasonable than those of
Ne aphis. In no city were Union men used
more ferociously, and all freedom Of speech
was effectually crushed. Yet, that tEe.c were
lar e numbers of Union sympathizcrs there is
evi lent from the manner in which our forces
hase been received. OF course no loud pa
trioic demonstrations are for the present to
be expected, but there appears, from oil &C.
couats, to be an absence Of that rancor and
sullenness which the people Of Nashville,
Alexandria and New O-leans have exhibited.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-20

~ The Consul for the government of the
Kingdom of Netherlands, a. New Orleans,
has been arrested by order of Gen. Butler, on
account of his concealing property stolen
from the government by the rebels. Eight
hundred thousand dollars in specie was found
in his Office, for which he could give no salts
factory account, and he is therefore arrested
and imprisoned.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-20

~ The Dubuque Times is informed by
Lieut.. VIM. Cotton, of the 5th Iowa infantry,
that the two sons of Gen. Lewis, of Dubuque,
late of the Confederate army, were captured
by our troops at Corinth. Gen. Lewis is, OF
course, a Vallandigham Locofoco and his
hopeful offspring take after him. Of such
material is the party composed which prom
ises, during the coming campaign, to wipe
out Republicanism in this State.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-20
Illinois Election.

AURORA, June II.
Aurora polled 1902 votes. The majority
against the new constitution is 926.
PEORIA, june II.
The official vote in the city today gives q
majority for the new constitution OF $780,
PRcAroNIoA, June II.
For the nev Constitution, 81; against,
49,
ROCKFORD, II.
The official vote of Rockford is, for new
Constitution 3l2; against new Constitution,
955. Majority against, 64a.
DHIcAao, June II.
The majority in favor of the new constitu-
ton in this city is 903. Returns from the
State are meagre and not large enough te in
d,cate the result
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-20

CUMBERLAND GAP.-The Louisville Jour- al
OF Saturday says: "The rumor that the
rebels had evacuated Cumberland Gap is fully
verified. The Military Board at Frankfort
received . dispatch to that effect on Thursday,
and the report is otherwise officially corro-
bvrated."