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The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-06-12
The Emancipation Bill.

The House on Wednesday Of last
week by nineteen majority, reconsid-
cred the vote by which the bill to
emancipaie the slaves of rebels was re-
jected week before last, and the subject
was then recommitted to the special
committee, with instructions to report
Mr.. Porter's proposed substitute to the
original bill.
This substitute which will probably
be passed, frees the slaves of rebcl
ringleaders, and con6scates their prop
erty, and frees the slaves of all rebels
who remain such sixty days after this
notice. 1t disonalifies those whose
slaves are freed, from ever holding of
fee, and contains Blair's voluntary
emancipation proposition. Among
the ''noes" we find the name of 3. r
Granger, the representative from the
1st District Of this State.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-06-12

GEN. BUFFERS Much hue
and cry is being raised by certain jour
nails over Gen. Buffers treatment of the
sherebels at New Orleans. We con
fess our inability TO see any good ground
for the ciaDlor. 1t seems that by a
municipal regulation in New Orleans,
"women of the town practicing their
avocation' are liable TO be imprisoned
in the Calaboose; and Gen. Butler mere
ly intends to say by his order that
women who insults or express contempt
by word or gesture, for any officer
or soldier of the United states, shall be
subject to the same punishment. IT
there is injustice or impropriety in thus
checking their shameless aud impudent
expressions of the bitterest hatred, we
should be glad to have it pointed out.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-06-12

THE TAX BILL PAssED.-The Tax
Bill passed the Senate on Friday last,
by 81 ayes to l nay. 1t is estimated
that the Senate has stricken off about
one third of the items embraced in the
House Bill. A good many petty items,
which were calculated to produce mere
annoyance than revenue, were stricken
out entirely Sumo SiInposts are re-
duced one half The only new item of
much account is Cotton, which is taxed
half cent per pound. Among the ar,
ticles which the Senate refused to tax
are watches, plate, and dogs. Slaves
the Senate, like the House, ultimately
refused to tax. Should the House con
cur, we may look for the final passage
of the bill during the present week.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-06-12

~ Some conlrabands" who have
reached the blockading fleet from
Charleston say that the rebels at the
city have submarine implements of de.
s,ruction and death planted in, the
channel, and an internal machine sub.
merged near Fort Sumter, which is tn
be fired by a telegraph which connects
with the fort. They have also huge
RATS and logs constructed for obstruct.
ing the entrance of the Y ankees.-E;c-
change.
Those contrabands should be re.
turned to their masters" forthwith.
What right have they coming into our
camps with such information. Time
enough to learn about these implements
of destruction when thousands of our
brave men meet their death 10y means
of these internal machines. Where's
Hallrck ? asNh s
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-06-12

off and made for the Arkansas shore,
where she remained during the engage
ment. In the meantime another ram,
Monarch, came to her assistance. At
first the Beauregard attempted to run
her down, but missed her and struck
the Gen. Price in the wheelhouse, max
ing a complete wreck of the boat. She
made for the Arkansas shore aud sunk.
A number of persons on board were
killed and wounded by the enemy's
sharp-shooters. At this period four
Federal iron.clad boats, which had
taken no part in the action. except fir
ing at long range, came up. Upon
their arrival the cannonading was
hercely resumed. In short time the
Gen. Lowell, pierced by large shot,
sunk. Little Rebel was soon after
wards struck by Federal shot, and at
once started for the Arkansas shore.
The Beauregard nothing daunted by
the disasters btfallen the others, con.
timed vigorously firing as she retired
towards the point, two or three of the
|enemy's large boats close upon her,
pouring broadside after broadside, was
struck several times and raked fore and
aft; Federal ram coming up also dealt
her blow, when SHE sunk rapidly in
deep water, opposite Jackson Mound.
The remaining Confederate. boats zap
idly moved down the river. One OF
them was shortly afterwards discovered
in flames Pursuit was made by the
Federal boats, but they returned in a
short time. The conclusion arrived nj
was that the remainder. of our fleet
shared the fate of the others.
The loss Of life in the engagement
cannot he estimated with any degree OF
certainty. A number is known To have
fallen by the enemy's sharp shooters.
1t is supposed that great number
went DOWN with sinking vessels. Loss
to the enemy, other than the damage
TO the ram above mentioned, not known
Their boats are altogether superior to
ours in every respect, therefore sus
tanned small loss save in hand to hand
encounters. goo
The bluffs fronting the city were
crowded with spectators during the en-
gagement, and business of every kline
was suspended. The engagement
lasted one hour and FIVE minutes.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-06-12
wThe recently appointed militia


The recently appointed military
Governor of North Carolina, Edward
Stanley. has signalized his advent int"
that State by closing the schools re-
Gently opened for the negroes. lie is
also actively employed in returning fu
gitive slaves by the score to every per-
son who will take the oath of allegi.
ance-some of the negro. claimants
having already taken the oath of allie
glance three or four time over. He
has sent Mr.. Helper out of the State,
for writing respectful advisory letter,
and in due time will probably send
home the Massachusetts troops under
Burnside for abolitionism, as the latter
have expressed great Indignation at
his remarkable zeal. He is the wrong
man for the place, and evidently does
not understand his duties, nor the ma
ture of the crisis in which lie is called
upon to act. The virus of Slavery is
in his blood, and he imagines the I'm.
ION can only be restored by throwing
sop to the slaveholding tyrants Of his
native State.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-06-12
Matters in Arkansas.

BY recent arrival of two men from
Helena, Ark, point on the Mississippi,
ninety miles above the mouth of the
Arkansas river, the Missouri Democrat
of w ednesday learns that great suffer
ing must soon exist among the people
of that part of the State. and that they
will require food from the United
States authorities, or else many must
starve. All the beef cattle has been
driven off to the rebel army; and the
water had been so high that it stood
three feet deep in many of the first
floors of the stores and dwellings in
Helena. The cotton had all been
burned by order of the rebel authori-
ties ut that place, included in which
was some SIS, 900 worth Cat Arkansas
prices) belonging to a gentleman now
in st. Louis. The CONSUMPTION act
was being rigidly enforced. The
water was all over the country for
many miles. all the plantations being
thoroughly drowned ont. with the June
rise still to come. The people, many
of them. were looking for the approach
of the national troops with hardly con
cealed joy. uas -. re
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-06-12

Mr.. UELPER.-The Detroit Tribune
states that the MIR. Helper, who has
just been expelled from North Carolina
is not him Of the Impending Crisis y
who is away enjoying consulship, but
a brother. He wrote a respectful letter
to Mr.. Stanley, expostnlatimg against
the closing of the negro schools, and
inquired whether the course indicated
by this first act" was to be the line
of policy adopted" by the Governor.
elf So" adds Mr.. Helper, 81 shall
need no further light, and will prepare
rs soon as possible to leave the State
satisfied, as am, that l can render the
State no service SO acceptable TO you
and them" The only reply to this mis-.
sive was an order TO leave the State
!" by the first vessel going North !"
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-06-12
HE CASS COUNTY REPUBLICAN.
DowAG1AC:
Mark Him.

B. F. Granger, member of Congress
from the Detroit district of this State,
elected as an anti slavery Republican,
seems in the last few weeks, to have
surrendered himself, body and soul, If
he have soul, to the vile uses of the
traitorous Slave Power. He seems in
deed to have degraded himself to the
level of mere bloodhound of Slavery,
and has been and still il, running neck
and neck with the infamous and besot-
ted TalIapdiqaam, and the other semi
traitorous, Intensely pro-slavery Loco
focos in Congress, from the free States,
who are betraying the loyal north in
all matters relating to Slavery, the
punishment of the rebels and the
prompt and unqualified crushing out
of the rebellion. Granger votes with
those creatures in all measures for con,
6scating the property of the rebels to
aid in paying the expenses of defeat
ing them, and for depriving them of the
services of the loyal slaves who have
been compelled to render such officia
services against us; services without
which the immense Notifications bcfor.
which so many thousands of our noble
young men have died in battle and ir
hospital, could never have existed, and
without which this Internal rebellion
would have baen crushed long ago.
If Granger thinks he can have an,
political existence in Michigan after
this joining hands with the traitorou'
Vdllandighana, he much mistakes til.
the character and temper Of the PEG
| pie.
The loyal men of the Free State.
are marking all those, in high and il
low places, who elevated to power upol
the distinct anti-slavery platform ant
issues of 1860, are proving recreant Il
their party and its principles. The in
dignation ever visited 10y honest an,
intelligent constituencies upon politica
Iscariots, is surely, even if silently, &C
cumulating, and will in due time com
upon them in the infection of the meri,
ed scourging.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-06-12
Whereabouts Of Beauregard.
WASHINGTON, June 8.

The following message was received
at the War Department this morning:
go Is sE CoRINTH, June 9, 1862.
Hon. E. NJ. Stanton Secretary Of War:
The enemy has fallen back to Tupelo,
fifty miles from here by railroad, and
near seventy miles by wagon road.
Gen. Pope estimates the rebel loss
from casualties, prisoners and deser-
tons at over 1000, and Gen. Buell. at
between 1000 and 5000.
"A person who was employed in the
Confederate commissary department
says they had 100, 900 men in Corinth,
and that now they cannot muster much
ever $4,000.
Some of the fresh graves on the road
have been opened and found filed with
arms.
Many of the prisoners of war beg
not to be exchanged, saying they par
posely allowed themselves to be taken
Beauregard himself retreated from
Baldwin on Saturday afternoon to Oko.
Iona.
(Signed, II. w. HALLEcK,
Major General.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-06-12
~ The late ballIe before Rich

- 4 : = - 81 q
- The late battle before Rich.
mond is called in the eastern papers
"The Battle at, Seven Pines. Tie
N. r. Tribune says that every success
sive day developes more and more its
desperate character. It's Fortress Mon
roe correspondent learns that already
1000 of our wounded have been taken
care of, and that accommodations for
5000 more. Good judges fix our
whole loss at 5000 to 5000. That of
the enemy is pretty surely double this
number. Richmond is one great hos
pital, and deep gloom and despair has
fallen upon the So lately defiant foe. ?
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-06-12

Charleston Attacked.--The Preliminary
- -Skirmish. IRE bel Accounts.
PHILADELPHIA, June Q.
The following dispatches are taken
from Southern papers received in Bal
timore:
{" CHARLESTON, Sd. = The Federal
gnnboats are maving up as If to engage
our batteries. The greatest excitement
prevails, az the gunboats are in sight
at times. Every confidence is expressed
in Gen. Gist's ability to drive the in
vaders off. III
CHARLESTON, June 4, A. M.-Ths
enemy landed this morning. 1000
strong, at James Island opposite the
city,. A battle took place the enemy
were repnlsed aud twenty men taken
prisoners by the forces of Gen. Gist.
"The prisoners will be sent to Selma,
Ala, Immediately.
"There is still heavy firing in the
direction of James Island, and il is ru<
mored THAT lruindred more Yankees
have been cnt off and, captured.
s"aCHARLEsToN, June 4ih, p. NJ
Gen. Gist's last dispatch says :: ilasgys
"The prisoners taken this morning
report that the enemy landed 100
strong on Battery Island aud on john
Island. 49,, -..f...-,
The enemy is now in front Of me ifs
force and under cover of his gunboats,
and an advance is imminent" aai-l -
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-06-12
w- Col. Corcoran has written from

~- Col. Corcoran has written from
his Imprisonment letter thanking
Gov. Morgan for his appointment as
Harbor Master at New York. but declin-
ing the position for the reason that
during his Imprisonment he is not viii
ling to have another perform the labor
for which he is paid, and that when re-
leased he intends to at once re enter the
army. He endorses also the loyalty of
Col. Croker and Major Cassidy, con-
fined with him.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-06-12
From the shenandoah.

Jdckson's Army Scattered. He is in
Full Retreot aoiM Only 5000 1fea-
Fremont Captures Stores, prison
ers, dec. - p'rq -
Front ROYAL, Va, June s.-News
from Sclenck's division states a scout
ing party crossed the river al Columbia
Bridge, and went to New Market and
found Jackson had retrrated through
there three days ago, and with his army
reduced to 5000. The remainder had
scattered through the mountains. FIRE.
mouts army followed. them the: entire
way, capturing wagons, supplies. and
prisoners.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-06-12
az The Newbern correspondence

az The Newbern correspondence
the N. Y. Times says, have care
fully watched in every quarter for the
uprising of the Union sentiment in this
State, but, unlike the reporters of the
Tribune, have failed to see it. Hence,
have refrained from misleading the.
public on that subject. For the corr
RICHNESS of my reports, ir this respect.
Idppedl NTH confidence to every off,
Ger and soldier in the department"
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-06-12
Freedom National.

The Senate, OH Monday, passed the
House Bill, prohibiting slavery in all
the Territories of the United States,
thus demonstrating that "Freedom is
National and Slavery is Sectional"
The friends of human liberty can thank
God that our broad territories are now
open TO Free Labor. and that their fair
acres will never be polluted by the tread
of the negro driver.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-06-12
From Gen. Mitcheii's Command.
Gen. Negley Drives the Rebels from
Winchester, Tenn.
WASHINGTON, June Z, 1862.

WASHINGTON, June 7, 1862.
A dispatch has been received at the
War Department from Gen. Mitchell,
dated Huntsville, June 9th, stating
that an expedition under Gen. Ncgley,
drove the enemy, commanded by Gen.
Adams, from Winchester, through Jas.
per, back to Chattanooga, and utterly
defeated and routed them at that point.
Wagons of ammunition and supplies
were captured. Still more important
results are anticipated from this NOV
ment.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-06-12

W Beauregard's rear guard passed
Guntown, thirty even miles below Cor
nth, on Sunday night, on their retreat
South. Desertions are exceedingly nu-
merous. Its thought that fully half of
his army viii leave him before he reach
es Columbus, a point one hundred and
ten miles south of Corintll. e
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-06-12

PRoGREss.-Twelve years since Mr.
Seward introduced bill into the Sem
ate to abolish, slavery urthe District Of
Columbia. The bill received his oscya
cote-not another beside. Now what
he then alone voted for, is a law (!
Events march faster. than armies.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-06-12

EAETHoUAKE AT CAIRO. CAIRO,
June "a shock of earthquake was
felt here at lO:45 this morning, lasting
q few seconds. Part of chimney on
an old shanty, in the lower part of the
city, fell with crash, causing quite a
conformation among the inhabitants.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-06-12
= =
Recognition of Hayti.

The H"use'of Representative, We'd
nesday by a vote of sc To 81, passed
Senator Summers bill for the recogni-
ton of Hayti and Liberia, 1t was
mainly owing to the indefa;igabls- ,eE
forts of Hon. Chas. Sumner, that ibis
long deferred act of political jasticerhass
been accomplished. - /, = E, 30, - --f.,e
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-06-12

TIE NATIoNXL ID EBT.-The national
debt ON the 10Th of May, 1862,
amounted to 1891 ,44s,9s The aver
aging rate of interest paid on the en-
tire debtis4 s57.looo per cent. -
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-06-12

g#7Gen. Sigel has been appointed
to succeed Gen. Saxton i'm command of
the troops atHarper's Ferry. He. was
enthusiastically received.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-06-12
Hvacuation Of Fort Pinow.

EVACUATION Of Fort Pi3OWs
WAsHfNGToN, June 8.
The following was received to-day
It the Navy Department:
CAIRO, june 8, 1862.
To Hon G. welles, Secretary Of tbs Navy
The dispatch boat of last night re-
norris the evacuation of Fort Pillow,
and its occupation by our troops.
Most of the fiotilla had passed below
Fort Randolph.
LlEur. A. E. Pxxxoc Comm'r, lie.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-06-12

THE N1GGERs AGAIN.-Very TRUTH
fnllyremarks the N. Y.iIribuae: ST our
troops escape All ambuscale or surprise
it is almost uniform through the timely
warning given by "contraband." III
they surprise the enemy or take him at a
disadvantage, the cause Of their success
is the same. Our brave soldiers have
irraGiatedthis whole contest with prodi
gies of valor, yet the two most desperate
and gallant achievements of the war are
those OF the negro who recaptureda a
vessel taken bya Confederate cruiser
killing the prize crew; and the runnino
OF the steamboat planter on. of Charlie,
ton harbor by the negeo Robert Small
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-06-12
FIRST NEWS OF THE EVACUATION.

FIRST NEWS OF THE EVACUATION.
The first Indication orr troops had
of the evacuation of Corinth was the
blowing mp of rebel powder maya
zine, at about half past three o'clock
ON Friday morning (30tln) 'Rhe noise
was distinctly heard at PIttsburg Land
ing, distance Of nearly twenty miles
on ii straight line. There were appar-
emily, four different explosions, about
a minute intervening between each,
from which it appears that there were
fonr separate apartments in the maya
zine. The reports resembled that fol
lowing the discharge of a thirteen inch
mortar, but had not quite so much re-
verberation. Alter the fourth explosion
the whole town appeared from our lines
to he enveloped in smoke for several
minutes. Shortly after this, one of
General Pope's picke,s, whose suspi-
cions had previously been aroused by
the fact that there had been no Skin
mishing for several hours, rode up To
the rebel entertainments and afterwards
inside of them, and fnnnd them deser-
ted. The news of this mans expedi-
ton was conveyed to the General, who
immediately ordered accommodating
party to approach the town, which they
did, and soon found themselves i'm un
disputed possession thereof. General
Pope's whole division was soon under
marching orders, and before seven
A. NJ, several regiments of his com
mand were i'll the town. Sherman was
then ordered in. OF his division the
Ash and I'D Ohio were the first TO oc-
cupy the deserted stronghold.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-06-12

The Richmond papers acknowledge
loss of 5000 in the late battle ON the
Chlckahominy, 5 Generals, % Colonies
and 81 Captains being included in the
number,
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-06-12
EVACUATION Of c0RINTH.
Correspendence of Cincinnati Commercial.
NEAR CoRINru NV 81

MAJ OohiNTH, May 81.
An addition has been made to the
already long list of butternut ske.ia.i-
dies that adarn the history OF the war.
Our troops-had been advancing eau
tiousIy on the rebel position for six
weeks, building breast-works and en-
trenchments at every change of camp,
and making every preparation of OF
tense and defense. On Friday morn
ing the 3Oth inst, the Commanding
General of the Western Department
was aroused from his SAUNDERS at an
unusually early hour, by the explosion
of the rebel powder magazine, and was
shortly afterwards officially notified
that CoriutIl had been taken-without
:, SfruOUla
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-06-12


The Memphis Argus of the 9th, in
its account of the naval engagement.
says: Three shots were fired from the
Confederate feet before any reply was
made by the Federals. After firing
commenced, shots for some time fell
wide of the mark on both sides, when,
on the arrival of several more of the
.enemy's gunboats, Commodore Mont
gomery ordered the fleet to back, which
was done, firing, however, was kept up
vigorously. The rebel fleet retired TO
opposite Bear street, no longer in line
OF battle, when one of the Federal
rams shot ahead of the remainder of
their fleet. The Beauregard prepared
to receive her, but the contest was of
short duration, as the Beanregard
avoided the blow Intended for her and
struck her adversary forw ard of the
wheelhouse the blow palced the Fed
eral boat hors dm combat, She hauled
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-06-12

On Tuesday, Wednesdaylan Thurs.
day of the present week, good deal of
artillery was engaged on both sides,
and to all appearance general en-
gagement was inevitable on several
occasions. The firing would continue
uninterrupted all Along the lines of
Generals Pope and Sherman for an
hour at time, and the rebels response
was on a scale equally extensive. Lit.
tie execution was done on either side,
owing to the denseness of the brush or
"undergrowth, (which prevented the
keenest eye from taking in circuit of
a hundred yards. The rebels believed
the right and left wings of General
llalleck's army were moving to sur
round them, and their whole attention
was diverted from the centre and he mt
on driving back these wings. They
found our forces gaining on them grad
ually, effecting their object, and, think
ing it impossible TO prevent the capture
of their entire army they withdrew.
On Tuesday AFTERNOON they made a
desperate effort To force back our left
wing, aud for a time they succeeded,
but soon found it impossible to hold
out against Gen. Pope, and their fire
slackeupd.. a fH ~ sd "a sss II
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-08-26
FOR RENT.

IND, very h,,e house In excellent order on Market
liiiF neiWsen Iwslith and Thirteenth ttreets. vii
lib minRton Also several small houses In ysrons
AaaaaAis& parts Of the city Apply to IN 'A'''u'
July Is, Ise0 eOe Market a.. WiIlsils,ts,,. WTi1IIIst,
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-08-26
FOR RENT

sssas lArge fmr story brick hnnse Ma sl5 Market
I,si& sres between Eighth aud Ninth strssts vii.
iii mnslo1. Dol u IL suitable for private TAMIL
tpm, parlnr dining AMI kitchen wlih ,lry sesr
o. u wonld he cohvsted into STORE by altering lle
uoodr store. Apniy 10 " '
July 10, 1857 COG Market !, a. wiimin.,c, 'wviuimiini,