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The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1862-08-02

County. and will leave the citizen. %
their own protection. He has taken
this action at the unanimous request of
all the officers OF that county.
Gen. Butler has forwarded to Wash ng,on the
three swords presented TO the II. itor Twipps Tor
me-iIori 'us conduci n solder while fieh,ino
for his comfy. They were obtained through !,
negro.
The latest news from Kentucky j. that bat.
t'e was btin, tou ht between a small BODY NJ
rebels and Federal troops near Mt. Sterling.
md that ,he rebels were between two fires and
hke,y 10 he c"t OH. The telegraph lines gave
oit before the report ct the fight was finished.
The Mormon train fem igran,s for Salt LAX.
hns been stoop at Fort L,r,mir by the mili,.,y
and none will he allowed 70 proceed until Tho
d ihcnIties are settled The reason for this 10
.nId I" I've TIA, the recent robbcr es of mail. and
destruction o property at,ri Iuted 10 the Indian.
has been perp, lraied by Brigham Younp's mi" :.
ion', and that government has evidence 10 TIM,
effect II they are guilty, let them suffer for +,
The ~. Louis Arzeiger gives details of move
by the rebels 70 seize that city. They are 10 ns.
semblc number OF the boldest bushyyb ,cL ar,
in the in'nediate vicinity OF the city wber, ,be,,
wit! arrive NJ pe'ce!dl, raveless and he furnished
with arms iron the secret depots OF the sec, q.
sionisis Al in-urrcction will then be a IT, mp,ra
IN an appointed dav, and ms soon us tho rnrr;.
50, shall have ht IN eiiel in from the for,s IN
suppress H. ie Fehes will fall upon the forts In urn
the cannon. upon the city. and leave the ci,i.rn,
he choice between imm' diste bomLnrdmens or
shameful surrender.
MExco Mo-, July 90.
From an officer inst from the field ett The
following reliable account of the figb, n, Moors
MilPs, IL miles east Of Fulton. on Monday sf.
ternt on. Our kaces under Col Guitnr nu1,her
The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1862-08-02

case oil TIE Mcrrlmac and Monitor, there
may be mach damage done before the
craft can be successfully handled.
At meeting Of prominent citizens
in Philadelphia. held few days since.
presided over by Mayor Henry. $40 900
were Subscribed towards raising ten reg.
iments by SO parties. several subscrib
ing $4,000 and SO, 900 apiece and none
less Than $1,000.
Major Gen. Tom. G. Hindman. OF
the rebel army Of Arkansas. has issued
an order to his men in which he Directs
them Ito lie in ambush-surprise de.
tachments-shoot mounted officers
block up the rcads-ki!l scouts-shoot
Pickets-slaughter pilots-burn supply
trains-murder teamslers. and destroy
grain6elds."
And that is the boasted southern
chivalry and ref nemenl -
1t is said that on the south side Of
the James river the rebels have an ar.
my Of 10000 and that they design to
attack Suffolk. They surely cannot
have co., there and 60. 600 at Cor
louisville. Some one is drawing upon
his imagination for figures and men.
= The excitement in St. Louis contin-
ues. and the rebel sympa,hizers are
often roughly handled.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-08-02

The Washington dispatch Of the Phiadel-
phia Inquirer says, "(7en. Hallock told Ger
tain prominent gentlemen, to-day, and au-
| thorized them to use the statement, that he
was, and always had been, in fas u Of a tho
rough conhscation Of all properys Of the Re-
bells, slaves especially included. lie had order
ed Gen Mcclellan to impress and use as many
for which they could be employed. He III
structod him to make no inquiry as to whether
they were slaves or free; or, if slaves, whether
Of disloval or Union masters. These were mat
ters that belonged to the civil authorities, and
when they had themselves forced the superin-
tendency Of these upon the military, they had
no right to look to look to them for protection
in the matter. It was not the business Of mill
tary men,
The report that Mr.. ValIandigham, Of
Ohio, has been arrested is contradicted, 1t
created considerable excitement in Dayton.
Gen. Hatch, it is said has been relieved
from his present command III the Army OF
Virginia, and will await orders from Major
Gen. Pope. ~
A great many applications are made al the
War Department by individuals for authority to
raise regiments in the States N>yne Ct these
applications are granted, because the entire
control Of the new regiments has been given to
the governors of the respective States, until
they are ready for service.
| The occupations Of the emigrants who have
left England during the past year are set forth
in an official report. The largest proportion
were miners and quarryman, but there were
eight hundred and eighty-eight who are class
| ed as ''geptlemen, and six hundred an twenty
six ioipers and carpenters, while the total mum
| her Of AGRICULTURAL laborers ald gardeners was
| twelve Hundred and el lghty-nine. Ofenglneers
there were ninety-fve, and Of shopkeepers
| over eleven hundred.
| 4 loud cry for onions comes from the camp
| at Harrison s Landing. Ten cents is paid tor
single onion, because scurvy is appearing
and there is nothing like onions to keep of
scurvy. Government is lmplored to send
| along some onions.
The Board Of Survey who examined the
| Niagara upon her arrival at Boston, recon-
mend TO the Department that her buIwarks be
cut down about four and halt teet light
rail and hammock netting to take the place Of
the present heavy bulwarks; that she be pierced
for battery of twenty broadside guns on her
berth deck, and ten broadslde and TWO nea7y
pivot guns on the present spar deck
The New York Journal Of Commerce de-
clares that fraud was attempted upon the
President Of the United States, If any pretence
was put FORTH that certain sol~dlsont Commit
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-08-02
PUBLISHED (DAILy] By
EDGAR SNOWDEN, JR.
asy~ 0FFICE-No. lA King street, over
etoDa,e formerly Erench's s. Book Store.

PprrF PARAGRAPHS. -" Nultuna III Rtrro, .
The Cherokee nation Of Indians has issued
treasury notes Of that nation, in small notes,
4or cbange-Rev. Washington Roby, Of the
Metho9ist Protestant church, died IN WASH
;npon on Thursday night.-Thos, +, Bowie,
,ocenrlv arrested in Prince Georges county,
Ma, and carried to Washington, has been dis
CHARGED ed-The Criminal Court IN Washington
has adjourned to the next regular term ii De-
comber.-P Persons in Washington continue,
every now and then, to be arrested for alleged
disloyalty, as betrayed in expressions as we'll as
acts.-Gold was quoted yesterday, IN n. York,
at 1853 The Confederates attempted TO cap
ture another schooner near Harrison's Land
ing. on the 30th, but did not succeed.-The
Chicago Tribune publishes the names Of three
thousand reported absentees from the illinois
regiments. -Four runaway slaves, from St, Ma
rvs county Nd, were arrested in Washington
this week, under the fugitive slave Law, and
delivered to their masters. Col. Jas Monroe,
Of the New York Twenty second infantry, died
Of typhoid fever, at Harner's Ferry, on Thurs
day morning.-The fund for bounties for vol
unteers in Philadelphia is 5000, 900, exclusive
Of the railroad subscriptio on.-The price Of coal
in Boston has been advanced to St so per ton.
The T. s. brig Bainbridge and steamer Vix~
en- at New York, have been ordered to be put
in commission forthwith. .-Quantities Of coun-
L. l. j !, of r a
rate notes have been carried to, and are circu~
lated In, the Valley Of Virginia and the upper
counties. The clerks in the Treasury Depart
ment IN Washington, are organizing volun-
tecr company The speech Of Mr.. Wickllbe,
Of Ky, at the Indiana convention, IS denounc-
ed in the abolition journals The Washington
Republican says that Miss Belle Boyd, the Sis
ter Of Mrs. C. J. Faulkner, has been arrested
and brought on to Washington, where she now
IS IL the Old Capitol prison. An order trom
The headquarters Of the State militia Of Mis-
souri, states that the order for a general enrol
ling IS modified, and that al who pay ten dol
lars Will be exempt from military duty Ter one
year.-Slnce the exposure of Rev Mr. Clark,
Of Texas, who recently made speech in Bos-
ton> and who turns out to be al impostor, the
Boston Courier says, there are other justsuch
1mpostors going about 1.-THE sensation stories
! and lying rumors so often circulated, have put
the public on their guard and newspaper ac-
counts and street statements Of all war opera
ions and army movements, are received with
more caution than formerly THE New York
"orld has au article Oh the present military
e a(ua5on OF, affairs arguing that everything
oI oSPends upon SO timing operations as TO
nas ,IaAo Mcclellan movements and Pope's sim
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Attack on che Camp OF James River.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOM

Westover Their pieces were handled well
and fired WIN great, rapldlty.. -Four OF our
men were hlleo allo I'VE or SIX WHunoeo.- T9
5oaet"l o5 - III tl wvl' as4 1 'l'n o eony
troons m were not antic;nating an attack: mt the
tbirty-two poun1ers stationed close to COL In
gals headquarters soon s1lenced the e1omy,s
guns aIeI '11ey ol9Sl'eu u 5 sew ol 'ne sesselS
ta;nod hv anv of thom With t],is oxcent;on
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-07-12
Confession of a Republican.

I voted for Lincoln. That's so.
carried lamp sixteen nights, and wore
out as many as two capes. You see l am
about to confess all and make a clean
breast. voted for Lincoln because was
told that his election wonld put an end to
the slavery agitation, and quiet the coun.
try. The Tribune said so; large com.
mittee of Republican leaders confirmed it.
l don't proto nd to know much myself: but
l supposed our leaders knew, and bcliev.
ed them
Ivotcd for Lincoln to make times good.
The leaders told us that times would be
better than ever, if Lincoln was elect
ed. That six dollars was only a Locofoco
price for pork ,and that L mig ght better have
the Lincoln price, which would be eight
am not rich man, was not able to
give my land to my sons; but wanted each
of them to have farm. The leaders told
me that my boys should each have 100
acres when Lincoln was elected, Poor
lads? One of them sleeps in trench at
Fort Donelson, and the other in the hos
pital at Mound City.
After Lincoln was elected, and the fuss
fairly begun, l wanted the Crittcnden com
promise adopted; but the leaders persuaded
Inc out of that. They aaked me elf want
ed to sacrifice my manhoob," and break up
the "Great Republican party?" l didn't
know what to reply.
Then they told me that the South vas
only "gassing,' and that we could not kick
her out of the Union if we should try -
That all the Secession there was only spa
per Secession and would come to moth
ing. That il the South should secede, we
would be better without her; and that if We
wanted her back, 1T would only be the job
of half day to thrash her into submission
That the whole world, especially England
and France, would Immediately take side
with the North All this, and much more
of the Same sort, our leaders told to me
Thus L was deceived, and led from on
terrible mistake to another And all thi
, time, and upon each and all these matters
the Democracy told me the truth. 1t wou
have been much bttor for me and for tn
country ifl, and all Of US, had been Dem
ocrats.-L0gan Gazette.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-07-12
His Name Jesus.

"Thou shalt call his name Jesus" said
the Angel who announced his birth to Jo-
seph, 'for he shell save the people from
their sins" Even Joshua, whose hame
is identical in Hebrew, was so called pro.
photically, as the Saviour or deliverer of
Israel from enemies and dangers and in
this he was type Of Him who was to
come, not as military conqueror and
earthly prince, though men SO expected
him-not as a delivcrer of the Jews from
Roman vassalage, and the restorer of
their ancient independence but as Sa.
viour from far worse bondage, and a
more terrific ruin from perdition, from
damnation, not of angels, not of devils,
lot of men, without exception or discrimi-
nation but of those prcdestined to belief
in him; his people, the Saviour of his
people; not from temporal or physical dis.
tresses, but from sin; not from the sins Of
others, but their own; not from its effects,
but from itself; not merely in the stream,
but in the spring, the source, the principle,
the essence for the Gospel is not only
good news of Saviour, but of him who
came, of him who was called Jesus, because
he was to save the people from their sins
Joseph a. .Herander, d. d.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-07-12
II Did It."

ABRAHAM LINCOLN has always at his
tongues end an unanswerablc excuse and
apology for the rascalities committed by
his understrappers, and the geeater the
thief is, the more spirited is the Presidcn-
tial interference. Witness the devotion of
His Excellency 10 the interests Of Simon
Cameron-When that distinguished despot
was arrested at the instance Of Pierce
Butler, for false Imprisonment, and there
was probability that Simon would suffer,
it was enough in the eyes of the law for
Abraham to assume the dignity of an Ori-
entail satrap, say"I did it," and the il
lustrious prisoner goes free.
No ordinary man would have dared to
share the notoricty of the financial exploits
of Simon Cameron. The whole country
was shocked and amazed at his pecua-
tions and frauds, which were OF such gi-
gantic proportions as to call forth even
from Republcpn House of Representa-
tives, a resolution Of censure. Abraham
Lincoln dares to share the fame of Simon
Cameron. In his late special message he
by insinuation rebukes Congress for its
censure, saying in substance, You were
wrong in censuring Cameron. 1t was me,
| did it--now what will you do?
81 did H!1 What superciious inso-
lenec, coming from such a man as Abe
Lincoln, who occupies by chance posi-
ton once held by George Washington
Ibid il! So that is to be the way the
American people must be answered when
they become uneasy over frauds and vio-
lations of their liberties J. Abraham Hp-
coln-I did 1.-THE Presidential ukase
which is to stop the mouths of the Ameri-
can freemcn complaining of oppression.
To such pass we have come at last.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-07-12

incompetent counsellors whom he saw fit
to select and be guided by.
Mr. Stanton's ideas upon the war which
he was called on to conduct have been
throughout crude, hGadstrong and incor-
rect. TO prove this we shall cite single
example. Prior to the siege of Yorktewn,
Mr., Stanton publicly stated in Washington
that the campaign in Virginia was over,
that no further resistance would be made
to us, and that Richmond would be evac.
uated. The result has shown how false
were his assumptions, how baseless his
conclusions, in spite of the article published
lately in the Boston Transcript, (undcr
stood to be the production OF Mr.. Senator
Wilson, with hints from the higher source,}
intended to rehabilitato him. As to the
absence of further resistance in Virginia,
General Mcclellan is known to have en-
tertaiDed and expressed very different
opinions, and they have been in every re-
spect justified by facts. First and last,
Mcclellan has shown himself to be the
man of the day. Thwarted and checked
in every possible manner, deprived of for
ccs promised to him, his plans broken up
by alterations made, not only without con-
sulting him, but without even notifying
/ him of them, he has nevertheless neither
paused nor complained. What he was
not allowed to do in the right way, he has
done in the best way which the means fur
ni>hed him have permitted.
Even the dullest now are beginning to
understand how things are going, and to
see the ruinous results of the policy of the
War Department. If the question of re
moving Mr.. Stanton were put to the vote
in Philadelphia to day, he would scarcely
receive dozen votes out of the circle Of
those having pecuniary interests in con
nection with the War Office. In New
York the feeling seems to be the same. -
Even the olu opponents OF Mcclellan seen
to see that the success of the war in til,
East depends on him, and we find tn
war correspondent Of the New York Tri;
6,olc urging that he be reinforced with TIL
least possible delay. Soin Boston; so i
the interior. Every one knows that il
the army Mcclellan is idolized. No on
who comes in ca intact with the sick sol
diers is left in any doubt Of that. If MI
! Lincoln wishes that Mr.. Stanton's erro
shall be retrieved, if he hopes to see tn
war brought to a speedy close, if he de
sires to perform an act universally accept
t able, let him make Gen. Mcclellan ono
l more Commanderin chief, and let hin
+, replace Mr.. Stanton by Gen. Banks G
h some other competent. person.
t Philadelphia Bulletin.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-07-12
Miscellaneous.
A Confirmed Grumbler.

Some time ago there lived in Edinburg,
u well-kuown grumbler named Sandy
Black, whose often recurring fits Of spleen
of indigestion produced some amusing
scenes of senselcss irritability, which were
highly relished by all except the brute's
good patient little wife. One morning
Sandy rose bent on quarrel; the had
dies and eggs were excellent, done to a
turn, and had been ordered by himself the
previous evening and breakfast passed
without the looked,fo cause of complaint
"What will you have for dinner, San
dy'' said Mrs. Black
ga chicken, madam" said the hus-
band.
"Confound it, madam, if you had beer
q good and con.iderate wife, you'd ha We
known before this what l liked,' Sandy
growlcd out, and slaming the door behind
him, left the house. 1t was in spring, and
friend who was present heard the little
wife say, "Sandy's bent on disturbance
today shall not please him, do what |
cam
The dinner.time came, and Sandy and
his friend sat down to dinner; the fish
was eaten in silence, and, on raising the
cover of the dish before him, in tower.
ing passion he called out, "Boiled chicken
| hate it, madam. A chicken boiled is q
chicken spoiled" "
Immediately the cover was raised fol
another chicken, roasted to turn.
"Madam, / won't eat roast chicken,
roared Sandy; you know how it should
have been cooked ~
At the instant broiled chicken, Will
mushrooms, was placed on the table.
Without green peas!" roared th'
grumber,
"Here they are, DEAR" said Mrs. Black
elbow dare you spend my money in tha
way?'
"Tbey were present." said the wife
interrupting him.
Rising from his chair and rushing from
the room, amidst a roar of laughter fror
bis friend, he clenched his fist and shoute'
Chow dare you receive 4 present YithOp
my leave y
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-07-12
Select Poetry.
There's A Letter Awaiting for
You.

The New England Route Agents will
no doubt be gratifed to learn that they at
last have genuine Poet in their official
ranks. If they doubt it, let them read the
following pretty lines from his pen, which
have been recently set to music by pub.
fishing house in Boston.
There's letter awaiting for you, Lizzie Lee,
There's a letter awaiting for you,
From Jamie, who went away over the sea,
TO fight for the red. white and blue.
wiped the sad tears from your eyes when thoy star
ted,
As Jamie sped of on the wave;
Yet you smiled through your grief although nigh bro
ken hearted,
To think of your lover so brave, Lizzie Lee,
To think Of your lover SO brave
And what is he telling oyOu Lizzie Lee
And what is he telling to you
lie is safe, by the light i'll your eyes can sec
God blesses lover true.
How proud he that he shrank not from duty,
Could he gaze The flush of your cheek,
And read the high hopes that DER mantle your beauty
As plainly as language speak, Lizzie Lee,
As plainly as language can speak
III had lover, like you, Lizzie Lee,
IC had a lover like you,
With Mcclellan to fight for the flag ftle Free
would weep, too, when saying adleu
Yet Id bid him fight thro' the rush and the rattle
For the life Of our bcrty.tree;
Then, after the roar and the din of the battle,
Pcrchancc he'd be writing to me- Lizzie Lee,
Pcrchance he'd be writing to me.
What blessing TO all, as to you, lizzie Lee,
What blessing to all, as to you,
That wherever the van Of our armies may be,
We can write to the loyal and truel--
And the soldier, who tolls, Overtaskcd, heavylader
| When the daylight grows dusky and dim,
May retire to his tent with his maiden.
! Or the mother who praycta for him, Lizzie Lee,
| Orthc mother who praycth for him!
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How Soon FoRGoTTEN.-So lately
dead; so soon forgotten. IT'S the way of
the world. We flourish for while. Men
take US by the hand, and are anxious about
the health of our bodies, and laugh at our
jokes, and We really think, like the fly On
the wheel, that we have something to do
with the turning of the earth. The sun
does not stop for one funeral; everything
goes on as usual we are not missed in the
streets; men laugh at new jokes; one or
two hearts feel the wound of afliction, one
or two memories still hold our names and
from but the crowd moves on its daily
circle; and in three days the great wave
of time sweeps our steps, and washes out
the last vestige Of our lives.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-07-12
Political and General.
The Tangled Campaign.

For some time past the public has looked
with surprise and bewilderment upon the
in Eastern Virginia. 1t was
understood to be the intention of the War
Department to envelope all military
movements with secresy and mystery, and
every one hoped that if we were perplcxed,
the enemy was no less SO. We comforted
ourselves with the hope that if every thing
appeared to be in confusion, it was be.
cause the plan was so skilfally concealed.
But with time came enlightment, most
unpleasant cnlightment we witnessed
four, five and even six Majo Generals,
with detached commands, no one with
any control over tie rest, and found that
they were all playing at cross purposes
Here was positive invitation to the enc
my, nor was he slow in acccptingit. Then
came the disgraccful scenes of Jackson's
raid. We had plenty of troops to capture
him and all his men, but there was no CO.
operation. The opportunities were so
greatly in our favor, that after having
missed half dozen, we still had Jackson
in tight place, and by the destruction of
the bridge at Port Republic might have
cut him off But here as in all previous
cases, things were mismanaged. We shall
not undertake to pronounce whether Col.
Carroll was himself at fault, or whether,
as alleged in his defence, he had no op.
portuuity Of destroying the bridge, the
simple fact remains that the bridge was
not destroyed, and Jackson oscapec. How
Mr.. Stanton came to be still Secretary of
w one day after this became known, no
one is able 10 understand.
Why was the army cut up into seperate
commands, and why were departments
constituted for them? Sotely because
there a0eIG Generals far qOhOm commands
must be ,tou,ad, and who would not be sat
isfed to be subordinsted. Political expe-
diency overruled military considerations
and in order that this or that general
might have his command, all strategy, nay
all common sense was discarded, and we
now see lives lost, millions spent, time
wasted, with what fruits ?-disgrace anc
universal dissatisfaction. The American
people, looking with eagerness and impa-
tience for the close of this terrible contest
demand that unity of action shall be re
stored, political cxpcdiency disregarde'
and the war conducted with view to re
suits and net to making capital for presi'
Dental candidates. As to the abortion
of campaiguin Virginia, no one care
whether Mr., Stanton planned it, or Ger
Hitchcock, or Mr.. Buckingham. We ap
pretended that neither will be over anS
ious to assume responsibility for so wretch
cd failure. Nevertheless, when MI
Stanton undertook to upset all Genera
McClelIan's plans, he necessarily assume
tho res possibility for what be substituted
whether it originated wlth himself, or wit