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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-12
Expected Attack ON vicAsburg.

Expected Attack ON Vicaksburg.
Upon this last remaining Confederate
stronghold on the Mississippi the rebels are
fixing their hopes and concentrating their
forces. They have cut away all the timber
on the Peninsula opposite the city, which OBJ
structed the range of their guns. 1t was
across the neck of this Peninsula that Gen.
Williams attempted to cut canal early last
summer, but did not succeed. The rebels
have since partially filled it up. @
The attack upon Vicksburg will be made
simultaneously by land and water. The feet
from below and the gunboat hotilla from
above will, it is expected, operate at once,
while the united forces of Generals Grant,
McClernand and Sherman will, at the same
time, make the assault on the land side.
Gen. Grant is pushing southwark on the
line of the Central Mississippi railroad, and is
upwards of 100 miles north Of jackson, the
capital of Mississippi, and the latter is about
30 miles eastward from Vicksburg. The
force under McClernand will probably be
carried down from Cairo and Memphis by
river transports. Grants progress is neces
sarily slow, as the rebels destroy the railroads
and bridges in their rear.
Doubtless the rebels will bring all thei'
available forces to the defence Of Vicksburg
but the attack on the part Of the Union forces
will be SO overwhelming as to leave hardly
any doubt as to the result ,i..uE gae .
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-12
The Report of the Secretary Of
War.

Secretary Stanton's report is of great
even than the Presidents
Message. 80 aleT
The Secretary states that the scene af war
like operations comprises ten military depart.
mcnts, and that 'the armies operating in
those departments, according to recent off,
cial returns, constitute force of 775,33e
officers and privates, fully armed and equip
ped. Since the date of returns this number
has been increased to over 100000. When
the quotas are filled up it will number mil
lion of men, and the estimates for next year
are based upon that NUMBER.
He then proceeds to give review of the
campaigns of the armies in the different de-
partments, and states that if these cam
paigns have not equalled in their results the
expectations of the Government and the pub
lie hope, still they have not been unpro-
ductive of good results Chicago Journal.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-12

but it was that high sense of honor, known
among thieves, of taking without compensa.
ton, as common in the South Had the
South been true to its obligations, every mill,
factory and ship yard in the East, would now
be in successful operation. v.y Z
The removal Of Mcclellan has effected one
good, to wit: the conversion of his friends
and admirers to an energetic and vigorous
war policy. Weeks ago they were defenders
of McClellan's cautious, slow and easy poll.
cy, having a thousand and one excuses for
his failures. To-day they are complaining
and grumbling because Burnside don't move
fast enough and display more energy. As
Burnside grows in the love and admiration
Of his soldiers, they assert che ought to have
seized upon Fredericksburg Immediately up
on the arrival of his advance at Falmouth -
There are others who endeavor to console
themselves with the delusion that Burnside
is acting upon McClellan's plans and that
when the former achieves avictory he will
give to the latter all the honor. But they do
not seem willing to throw the responsibility
and blame of "a Burnside failure upon Nc.
Clellan. .7s.7S .;45 r-A voa r.'.i .sl
Well, 1 know how they feel, for I felt
exactly so when Fremont was removed after
a three months probation. But then I sup
pose there must be strategy in plans, which
take fourteen months, to prove worthlss
and insufficient to achieve victory
Mcclellan must be the next Presi-
dent. Why? Because his speech
es of Newark, New York, &C., demonstrate
his craftsmanship h0saa- 'oa s,ai +.
"Fellow citizens, I am too modest for ut
terance over this distinguished and unantici-
pated honor am happy to see you. I led
the soldiers, brave and courageous, from
Manassas through the Chickohominy swamps
and back to Antietam. l think much of
those soldiers. l think much of you. I
thank you for your presence I can say no
more"
Has any one read or seen a word uttered
by Geo. B. Mcclellan, of encouragement or
hope Of counsel or advice to the friends of
the Union. Not a solitary, manly, patriotic
sentiment worthy Of an American soldier and
statesman has he deigned to utter Also
Napoleon -Cincinnattus, the chief who sold
himself for mess Of pottage to Tory Brokers
how has he disappointed the hopes Of his
most sanguine friends. Tell me, Journal,
is the Courier published since the departure
of j. P. c.?
God bless, protect and preserve the brave
men Of the 35th. May they always have
victory. D.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-12

UNSUCCESSFUL EXPEDITION. On the 18th
of Novembsr, the 4th Iowa Infantry, along
with eight or ten other regiments, started on
an expedition from Helena The troops were
under command Of Gen. Hovey. The feet
consisted Of "A transports and the gunboat
Carondelet., They moved down the Missis-
sippi to the mouth of White river, 100 miles
below Helena. The navigation Of White
river was attempted, but the water was 0
low to make any Roadway. As > consequence
the enterprise was abandoned, and the little
army returned to Helena. re- j0s@1Ss'l 9 -
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-12
The Mcneil Execution In Missouri.
A St. Louis correspondent ofthe Columbus

OgtSSS WIltcS aS lVuOWS.
''The man for whom Gen. Mcneil shot ten
some time ago, and which was noticed in the
Crisis has returned home alive and we'll, and
his wife, before the execution Of those men,
went to him General McNeiD and plead with
him to wait and see if he had been killed be-
fore he executed those men, and the brute
spurned her. can write no more.
ST.. LOUIS"
The story of the correspondent of the Cri-
sis is a lie out of whole cloth. 1t has already
furnished theme for extravagant and abu-
sive comment from the Cincinnati Enquirer,
and will doubtless 60 the rounds of the
Democratic press Of the whole North. There
will be no measure to the horror these papers
will exhibit at the atrocities of General
Mcneil. The we'll authenticated barbarisms
Of the rebel authorities however, excite no
revulsion in the feelings of these patriot ed
itors. They have never said word at the
savage cruelties practiced upon the innocent
Union men of East Tennessee The horrible
shooting Of the drowning seamen in the
waters of White river, at the storming Of
Fort st. Charles, by order ofthe Confederate
commander, is passed by without one tithe
Of the condemnation they now visit upon the
unavoidable seventies of Union officers
There is but one conclusion in view of this
state of things, and that is, that the hearts of
the majority of the Democratic editors of the
North are altogether with the South. They
are pack of villainous traitors, exaggerating
the rigors of Federal rule, and manufacturing
the grossest lies against the Government and
its officers, for the purpose Of dividing the
people of the North in their attachment to the
Union.-Ss Louis DEM, Sd.
The Courier of this city published the
statement of the Crisis with flourish of
trumpets, and with the additional untruth
that the men shot by order Of Gen. Mcneil
were not charged with any crime, and were
punished because of the absence of one man
from the community. 1t perpetrated this
unblushing falsehood even after publishingin in
its own columns the official notice
condemning the ten men who were shot,
charging them with having been members of
Porter's guerrilla gang and with having vio-
lated their paroles of honor-some of them
five or six times. Two of them were notori-
GUS murderers. Yet the Courier and papers
of its kind expend vast amount of sympathy
for these men, and not a tear do they shed
over the cruel death and suferings of Union
men at the hands of the rebels. How consti-
tutional how patriotic !!
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-12

STOLEN HORSES RECOVERED. - Mr.. Gates,
horse-contractor, from Lyons, came down day
before yesterday, and found that there had
been claimant in town for two pair of
horses that he had bought for the Govern
ment, and that they had been taken away by
the owner, a Mr.. Morford, of Muscatine
county. Mr.. Gates bought the horses of a
man at Fulton, ILL.,, calling himself Eggleston,
but he has since his arrival here found out
from ans accomplice of the thief, who is now
in irons at camp, that his true name is Will
liams, and that he is the same scamp whom
we noticed the other day, who abducted Mrs.
Jamison's little daughter. Mr. Gates has
gone down to Quincy to look up the rascal,
who is supposed to be in. that part of the
State, in Jail on another charge. We hope
he may succeed in getting hold Of the right
man, and putting him where he will steal no
more horses for ten or fifteen years to come.
Of course the horses area dead loss to Mr..
Gates, as there is no probability that he can
get any money out of the villain, even if he
succeeds in finding him.-Dav. Dens, til.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-12
Democratic Journals and Rebel
.y4A3 iCrueltfeS. Gfftils~ ~


.yN4 1Cruelties.
"The last advices from New Orleans
brought statement that seven of the Ma
tional soldiers who had been taken prison
ers Of war by tina rebels, were shot by them
for treason to the South, because they were
enlisted at New Orleans. The Democratic
Journals which have expended 90 much hor-
.ror on the execution of ten rebels in Missouri
have not even noticed this case. Yet, to a
mind unbiased by rank disloyalty, the other
would seem light affair compared with this,
in which, to the atrocity Of shooting seven
prisoners Of war, in cold blood, is added the
monstrous rule that all loyal Southern men
who enlist in the National armies shall be
shot when captured. How can savageness IN
warfare go beyond this and the just retail.
attain for It? This liberation and silent ap
proval Of rebel atrocities, and this excessive
indignation when rebels are hurt, win proba
bly, Do regarded BY the public IS indications
ofthe general nature Of these Democratic
journals. - Cincinnati GGsetts. - 81 b
1 Wonder If the Muscatine, Courier viii
take this gentle hinti-Dass.psrt Gasssts
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-12

D1scHAsesD.-Th following discharges
from the army, for the following named per-
sons, still remain at the hospital at Corinth,
uncalled for. sass ezra 3o- ieNans+ ..tsl -
Michael Sepple, Go. I, 18th Reg't Wis.
volunteers. 81 ~
Silvanus Moore, Co. E, 18th Reg't Wis.
volunteers. @N''
Hezekiah B. Carpenter, co. F, 18th Iowa
volunteers.
Simon Sisley, Co. D, I'd Iowa cavalry.
William Arms, Go. B, 4th MINI. vols.
Corp. L. D. Miller, Co. G. 10th Mo. vols.
Lewis Gown, Co. B, 10th Mich. vols. 81
Address, .lsla afs ssesgs sTs s5s5it
DR.. Norman Gray, Surgeon in Charge, or
Chas. 3. Welty, Serg't and, Clerk, General
Hospital, Corinth, Miss. q S.. .fss
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-12
The Only Path to Peace.
From the Washington Daily Ohronicls -Forney's ,

paper.l r :.
At last all sides seem to agree that the only
path to peace is through the bloody waste Of
war. The strongest alone can succeed It
is not diplomacy, but strength and the sword,
which can adjust this stupendous problem.
The European nations, England chiefly, now
see this thing as we present it. The rebels
boldly refuse to accept any other umpire but
that offered by the victor on the battle field !,
and the loyal people of the United States hav-
ing so much to lose, and having offended the
seceders and traitors so little-indeed in no
one wrong that can ever be respectfully
charged, not to say decently proved-these
same loyal people will never consent to COM
promise or barter away any one of the fran
chises, great or small, which attach to . Gov
ernmept based upon the popular voice, and
for nearly eighty years the source of unend-
ing blessings to all the hunted races of men.
There is therefore sort of unanimity on this
question among those directly interested
The seeding and adhering States desire
peace, and finally see there is only one way
to achieve it, It is true that the aggressive
party would gladly consent to adjustment on
the basis of a recognition Of their treason
condition which is Indignantly rejected by
the other and unofendiRg party, which, in
turn, offers as it's preliminary to peace, sub
mission to the Federal authority. Rather
than this, say the leaders Of the rebellion,
come pestilence and famine and the thirsty
sword. The day for describing the horrors
| of disunion has passed. They are felt by all
men in the horrors of secession, and we fight
apainst the first because we know they must
be more fearful than the last II, whethe,
through the fofcible remedy Of Fernando
Wood or John Van Buren, or if the next
Presidential election came off tomorrow IN
stead Of two years hence, Abraham Lincoln
should be superceded in the Presidency, th'
new Federal Executive would be compelled
to wage this war for the irestoration Of IL
Union and the the, punishment of the rebel
lion with resistless dissemination to the bite
end. So that the path to pe4ce,a and to- . res
toration of the Union is either through th
bloody waste Of war, OF by means Of tha
submission to the Fedeeal Governments whicl
must result when the southern peoule sr
tconyineed that the President ID determined i
prosecute it uncomp mpronihinsiI 10 ths acaoss
"a y, tt..a All r
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-12

aW Suppose the Democratic peace compro-
mise schemes fail, will the leaders of that fac
ton be willing to fight it out on real war
principles, or will they advocate letting the
South go? There is great want of informa-
ton ON this point. -. !. la .Ena. i. 1.l .---N
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-12

~ 1t is stated, on what is said to be good
authority, that not less than one hundred
and eighty thousand of the soldiers whose
names now fill the muster-rolls are absent,
with or without leave. Who is responsible
for this astounding fact? and cannot some
punishment reach the guilty? 7,di be5rg99
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-12

~A Federal supply train of forty-seven
wagons was attacked by several hundred
mounted guerrillas in Texas County, Mo-,
about thirty miles south Of Lebanon, on the
oath ult. The train was escorted by fifty
men of the third Missouri Cavalry. They
made vigorous resistance, had five of their
number killed, and about dozen wounded,
and inflicted an equal if not a greater loss
upon the enemy. The latter succeeded in
capturing twenty of the wagons. Tbs rest
were brought eff in safety, with their con-
tents, by the escort and the teamsters. The
guerrillas were pursued by the 23d Missouri
regiment and completely routed at Houston.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-12

EIt seems to be accepted as settled that
Secretary Smith takes the vacant Indiana
Judgeship in January, and the rumors re-
garding his successor point most strongly TO
Judge Holt Of Kentucky. The stars Of mill.
tary promotion have fallen upon two Illinois
officers Sod. Dave Stuart and Col. E. N.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-12
3 Dfrectory of HospftaIs.

The attention of clergymen, editors and
others is requested to the following notice,
which is of interest to all who have friends in
the army, and which therefore should be
widely published: .-........ ..... .....j
| DIRECTORY OF THE HosPITALs.-The Sani-
tary Commission have established an office of
information in regard to patients in the hos
pitals of the District of Columbia, and of
Frederick City, Maryland. By reference to
books, which are corrected daily, an answer
can, under ordinary circumstances, be given
by return mail to the following questions:
| 1st. Is [giving name and reg
iment] at present in the hospitals of the Dis
trict, or of Frederick City,?
I'd. If so, what is his proper address?
Sd. What is the name of the surgeon or
chaplain of the hospital? ria i-s, 7s
recently been in hospital? ......
| 9Th. If so, did he die in hospital, and at
what date 3 assa 3s.o.e aeI' ass. 'e1
9th. If recently discharged from hospital
was he discharged from service? sn, .t,,
9TH. If not, what were his orders on leav-
ing 1? 2@ 81 '- r
The Commission is prepared also to furnish
more specific information as to the condition
of any patient in the district hospitals, within
twenty-four hours after request to do so,
from an officer Of any Of its corresponding
societies. 1r a aa 5E9 H9 LsH s73.i a'
The Office of the Directory will be open
daily from 8 o'clock, a. m. to 8 o'clock, p. M,
and accessible in urgent cases at any hour Of
the night. s'' - :-''
/ The number of patients in these hospitals
is about %, 900. If found to be practicable,
the duty here undertaken locally by the Com
mission will be extended to include all the
general hospitals in the country. -ra srs&
/ .r,;ssissiG SIS IS FRED. LAW OLMsrED,
4 .ssf NJ 7rgss.s5 y, General Secretary.
| Adams House. 244 f street. M e., J --...
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-12

! GUERRILIAs IN Iowa The Ottum wa
Counter reports an event in Wapello county,
which looks much like guerrilla raid into
Iowa. Three bushwhackers and rebels from
Missouri entered, on Monday night Of last
week, the residence of Mr.. Rambo, on Little
Soap Creek. They seized MIR. R., threw him
down, and threatened to kill him if he moved.
They then robbed the house of much valua-
BILE property, including $66 in money. At
ter their disappearance, Mr.. Rambo proceeded
to neighbor's and gave the alarm. The
three scoundrels were not fortunate with their
booty. They were nabbed and placed in the
Ottumwa jail: --r.i
K, FT. D. NJ. & NJ R. R.-The Eastern
connection of the Keokuk, Fl. Des Moines &
Minnesota Rail Road will be completed before
the close of navigation. When completed,
Passenger Trains will run from East Keokuk
to Toledo, without change of cars.
DEATH OF Col. DEwEY.-A dispatch has
been received at Des Moines, from Col. Dewey's
son, announcing the death of that officer,
which occurred on the 30th ult., at Patterson,
Mo. The deceased was Colonel of, the 22d
Iowa, having been promoted few months
ago from Lieutenant Colonelcy in the 10th.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-12

EThere is . strange omission in the
Prssidsnt's message, and that is, that he did
notFecommend . mediation between France
and Mexico. "e SN ~
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-12

WELL SA1D-THE Price OF GoLD.-During
the war Of 1872, gold was sold at premium Of
35 per cent, and United States Treasury
Notes were worth only two-thirds oftheir face.
We then had genuine Democratic Admins
tration, and an able one; yet the currency Of
the country was in worse plight than it is
now. Those who charge the present none
| tary .derangement upon Republicans should
remember that it does not rest with human
power to prevent the disturbing influences Of
war, and the speculation whichit engenders.
[-zmajens H~0H. ne hGs aaasg aiasnie
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-12

PENSION EXAMINING SURGEONS. fol-
lowing is a list Of Physicians and Surgeons
appointed by the Commissioner of Pensions
to make the bienial examinations of pension
ers, required by existing laws, within the
State of Iowa. We extract it from the report
of the Commissioner of Pensions:
Preston s. Lake, Bellevue. iesef2 Z
B. S. Lewis, Dubuque. ;i i.l.9e
Isaac Wlndle, Desmoines.
E. s. Barrows, Davenport.
Freeman Knowles, Keokuk. ,a4 = sus
Wellington Bird, Mount Pleasant. n sss4
Charles Beardsley, Oskaloosa. vab zsAs,
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Southern View OF the COMscrva.
tive Victory.

The radical manipula ton of the President
and his policy have never ceased to shout that
the triumph of conservative principles in the
elections at the North would afford great aid
and comfort to the rebels at the South. Stupid
as was the assertion, it may doubtless have
had Its weight with the thoughtless and ig-
norant; and we have no reason to suppose
that the shouters themselves are not fully
capable of believing what they shouted
Nep York World of Wednesday,.
A fitting comment on this paragraph is the
following extracts from the New Orleans cor
respondent of the New York H.rald, under
date of November 10Th: .e
The National Aduocate, Jacob Barker's
paper, has been suppressed. The reason
why is contained in the following order:
SPECIAL oRDERs-No. 513.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF GULF,l
New Orleans, Nov. A.
The Daily Advocate having, after warn
ing, published the following:
"THE BALLOT Box.-This palladium of our
liberties, this charter of our rights, this en-
blem of democracy, has been speaking in a
voice of thunder; as we knew it would if the
people could be aroused from their slumber.
1t has been our unceasing endeavor to awake
them throughout the nation. We were the
first to tell our readers of its successes in
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana, and now
we have gratifying reports from Illinois, New
Jersey and New York. If these reports be
confirmed, an armistice will soon follow. Ne
gotiations once commenced, there will not be
any more fighting. Whether an armistice
results from the Democratic auccess, or from
foreign intervention, we shall hail it as a
peace measure to be welcomed by all parties. ;"
The publication of that journal will be dis
continued from this date. By command of
Maj. Gen. Butler. i5.;
GEe. c. STRONG, Acting Adjutant General.
"Bully" for old Ben. Butler
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-12

81 The election Of members Of Congress
IN Tsnneasss, North Carolins and louisiana
maya shangs the compisxion If the next
Congress. .isrDs -
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In the Mcdowell Court of Inquiry, the de-
fense offered the testimony Of Col. Ruggels to
prove the witness examined yesterday WAS .
man of ability without good reputation, hav-
ing been detected in attempting fraud against
the Goveznnent. This testimony was ruled
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