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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1862-09-12

In the House, the conscript bill was fur
ther discussed. Amendment adopted ex
emptlng from enrolment regiments of State
troops, organized in Texas for the protection
of the frontier of the State.
RICHMOND, Rept. l5.-The Legislature as
! sembied to-day in extra session Gov. Letch-
ers message urges prompt action to increase
supplies of salt for the people of the State.
ana advocates an aggressive war against the
enemy 1t recommends that an amnesty be
granted to loyal citizens IL the portions of
the State oyerrun by the enemy, who have
taken oaths binding them to abstain from
active participation in the war, and expresses
the confident opinion that usurped govern
ment under Pierpont will soon be overthrow:
IL denounces extortion and extortioners, and
concludes with congratulations at the bright
ana glorious prospect before the country
RICHMOND, Sept. 15.-0ficial dispatches
received here state that General Loring has
defeated the enemy in the Kanawha valley.
Va, and that General Jenkins had made a
successful raid into Ohio. General McCowu
has made application for a large number of
arms from the Kenluckiaus who are Joining
the Confederate army.
RIcHmoNO, Sept. 15.-Nothing later from
Maryland.
Northern papers of the 18th represent that
McClelians army had marched beyond Rock
vile in quest of the rebels, and a battle was
expected In few days between that place
and Frederick
AUGUSTA, Sept. 15.-The Savannah Repub-
llcan OF this morning has a letter from Lake
City, Florida, dated the 18th, says the Con-
tederate battery at ST Johns Bluff, near the
mouth of st. John river, on the 18th, repulsed
two Federal gunbOats, badly riGdled and
crippled. Gus loss one man killed and four
slightly wounded.
CHATTANOOGA, Sept. l5.-Intelligence re-
ceived By the Daily Rebel says, Buell. has re-
turned in force to Nashville. It is stated
that between ten and twelve thousand ne
groes are working on Notifications around
Nashville. The negroes are starving and
many have escaped to their owners
large meeting was held by Tennesseeans,
in Middle Tennessee. The country is aroused
and Is resolved never to allow the enemy
again to control their State.
TUPELo, Sept. l5.-Gen. Prices army
moved from Baldwin, Miss, Friday last, on
a forced march.
Messenger inst arrived, reports Saturday
afternoon an advance guard, under General
Armstrong, surprised and attacked Yankees
5000 strong, at Iuka, driving them out of
town, and taking 200 prisoners.
Gen. Price, with the main body, came up
on Sunday morning. The enemy fed in the
direction of Eastport, leaving in our hands
hundred thousand dollars worth of stores,
principally -four and salt. Gen. Price gave
chase when last heard from he was seven
miles behind the enemy.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1862-09-12
The Movements i'm Middle tennessee.

Int mUttHCHsS III hiouiC ICHHCSSCCs
A correspondent of the Mobile News
says:
AS General Buell. has been made aware
of the fact, by unmistak able demonstra>
tons, that General Bragg is after him
with sharp stick, [ suppose it will not
be considered high treason to state that
the race between the two General B.
for Nashville is becoming highly interest
ing. The army that reaches the Cum
berland first will certainly win the stakes.
Buell., it is true, had much the start.
but. then, the race is not always to the
swift. Besides, another column of our
army is following up Buell's rear, as we
have seen, by way of Stevenson so that
if he does not cross the Cumberland before
US we shall have him ScoHed by fire
in front and in his rear. 10 the mysti-
cal language of Washington Yankee re-
DOrters. | have heard a rumor of the
greatest importance from the grand army.
but what it is | am not at liberty to state.
especially as [ don't exactly" know,
but | am led to believe that the move
ment is of the highest consequence, should
it ever take place, and should the place
ever be taken, when, | will send you the
particulars as soon as made known, and
authorized by the military authorities. |
have just been informed. and have reason
to credit the report. that the above ru-
NOR is based on the surest foundation,
and that things are working"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1862-09-12
i. T, VAUGHN,
1t. Col. Com'dg.

CHATTANOOGA, Sept Geographic COM
municdtion has been established to Hunts
VILE, Ala.
The Yankees destroyed all the works aid
engines of the Memphis and Charleston road
before leaving that place
RICHMOND, Sept. l6.-Northern dates to
the I4th received by the Examiner. The
Herald says the Rebel camp at Frederick
WAS broken up on Friday, and army marched
20 Hagerstown, preparing to enter Pennsyl-
yAaia 10 Chlmbersburg. 1t also says the
rebels have retreated from their position in
Kentucky, before Cincinnati Kirby Smith
made a speech to his army on Wednesday,
assuring them that in a few days they would
quarter In Cincinnati.
The Washington Chronicle of the 18th
says General Loriug made an attack on
ilarper's Ferry and was repulsed with great
Il aughter, and that the attack was renewed
q the next day with the same result.
q Excitement at Harrisburg ana Philadelphia
& increaSing.
q Military exemption bill further considered,
and constitutional question discussed for
Several days. Was disposed of by adoption
p the amendment excepting from exemption
II lch State officers as the several States may
'Fave declared by law TO be liable to militia
%aty
s An amendment to exempt one editor of
bach newspaper was rejected. Yeas 8, nays,
.
i On motion to strike out Minister of the
tospel, negatived; yeas 5, nays, II. Ad-
Burned
!. In the House, a resolution from the Senate
king the 3Oth September as the day for the
adjournment of Congress was agreed to-
q Conscript bill further discussed.
# RICHMOND, Sept. l5.-In the Senate the
IiItary exemption bill was discussed all day.
communication from the President in
eFmlng the Senate, in reply to al resolution,
PAT he has no authentic information of the
eAecutIon OF soldiers in the Confederate army
p any General officer, without tfial.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1862-09-12


The following is an extract from
letter recently written By Daniel S. Dick
inson, of New York. in response to an
invitation TO address war meeting in
Pennsylvania:
My views are. to-day. what thew
were when this hell-born rebellion as
sanlted the glorious flag of our coantry's
pride and hope at Sumpter. that ii must
be put down without regard to cost or
treasure put down upon the field of
blood, and put down. too. By severing the
head ofthe loathsome serpent from its body.
1t IS not a mere REBELLION or outbreak
1t is the result of a dark and malisn con-
spiracy. conceived and prosecuted By
worse combination of evil spirits than as
sembled at Millions Internal Confer
ence." 1t will never relax or yield until
it has over thrown the government or
been crushed into the earth beyond hope
or prospect of resurrection and not only
TO its overthrow, but its humiliation.
should We as a people address ourselves.
The government should lay It's hands
with iron rlgor upon every interest which
will give it strength or weaken It's ad-
versary, and should strike hardest where
ii will be felt most should condemn and
confscate to its use every species of prop
erty. of every name and kind. whether
animate or inanimate, on two legs or
four.
1--WE have not now. nor have We ever
had. over about one half men enough IN
the field to conquer aud hold so vast an
area of rebellion and the occasion Is
now presented for US to crush the venom
out of this pestilent curse.
lin raising such force. the President
should understand that the people will
not hesitate at any moment. for they
mean this rebellion shall be destroyed.
cost what it will, come what may.
1.-The people should understand that
the popular demand of to-day is not only
for the raising of three hundred thousand
men already ordered. but for a further
order for an equal number. with a rec
concentration that every able bodied man.
between the ages of eighteen and forty
five, should prepare to take The field IN
case of necessity. Let this be recom~
mended, and so much of it as may be
necessary carried into effect. even to the
whole. and conspiracy will find its re-
ward, and rebellion so where it belongs
Let the people demand this. and our
good President proclaim it. and little
more will be wanted than an act of am
nesty for the masses, and halters for the
leaders.
"Let every one who has ability to
shoulder a frelock come forward to do
so. and helr rescue this land our fathers
loved from the hands of despoilerS.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1862-09-12
SAVE EVERYTHING.

The Lynchburg Republican prudently
suggests that the farmers save everything
that will serve as food for either man or
beast during the winter. 1t says that
corn, peas. potatoes, aud, in fact, every
imaginable kind Of edibies, will command
high prices this winter, and our country
friends should make it point to save as
much of everything of the kind as posi-
BILE. Forage. too, of every description.
will sell well. and the farmer who takes
care of all he has to spare. will be high
ly remunerated for bis trouble. The
idea that the war will close after the
spring is INDUCED by some. but we do
not share in the opinion. Our independ-
ence we believe TO be already achieved.
but its Acknowledgements by the North,
we fear, is far in the distant future.
Until it is acknowledged. our armies can
not be disbanded, and must be fed
Farmers will then see that they cannot
lose. but may gain largely by saving
everything that can be at all useful in
the field.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1862-09-12

nasr Col. James L. Autry, our late Military
Governor, has been assigned to new COM
mand. He left for Yazoo City yesterday,
where he will doubtless remain for some
time, looking after the interests of the Con-
feaeracy in that quarter Ficksbarg Wbg.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1862-09-12
Special to the Mississippian.l

TUPgLo, September 16.-Oficial informa-
ton has been received here this morning from
General Price, stating that the enemy had
evacuated Iuka in such panic that they
could not destroy their stores Our General
captured seven hundred barrels of -four, i'm
msnse quantities of hard bread, desiccated
meats, seven thousand sacks corn, seven
hundred bales cotton, three hundred Few
muskets all amounting in value to a million
Of dollars, in army stores.
WARRIOR
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1862-09-12

The PREss.-The Richmond Enquir>
err, speaking of the common notion that
every body has a right to publish what
he pleases. at the publishers expense
and not lis own, says. very forcibly:
1.-The press is only free to its editors.
and to those whom its editors believe to
have good ground for addressing the
public, and something to say which the
public has an interest in bearing. We
would recommend those who labor I'M
der this mistake TO consider the following
fact: that newspapers are made for the
large class who read, and not for the
small class who want to write. The
ides that when man subscribes for
newspaper, he lays its proprietor under
some de6nable obligation, or that he has
a right to publish his communications
therein with the single proviso that they
shall be inoffensive, is a popular fancy
and most ridiculous mistake, which
ought to be corrected. Not only has he
no such right, but the editor who per-
mits him to put undressing matter in
his columns infringes upon the rights of
four or FIVE thousand other people to
CRAFTY one individual. Very few edi-
tors act so absurdiy."
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1862-09-12
WARRIOR.

The Tupelo correspondent of the Missis-
sippian says:
| have just returned from a three days
scout in the vicinity of Rienz, and have been
a witness of the effects of the most horrible
and atrocious conduct of the Yankees, such
as make the coolest blood boil and the
weakest fist clench at the recital. There is
not a slave left in the neighborhood, save
few who, having been forced from their
homes to the Yankee camp, were true enough
to return to their masters. Every man hav-
ing Southern sentiments has been forced
from home, and the women left at home are
the recipients Of constant insult.
A lady whose husband had been forced
from home, had all her slaves carried off by
the jayhawkers, but eutreated the Colonel in
command to grant her permission to retain a
girl of thirteen as nurse, and to this the
hvpocritical thief consented.
The party had not left the house an hour
before BALI dozen returned, with the moth
err of the girl and demanded her. The lady
replied she had received the consent of the
Colonel to retain this slave, when the brutes
set the negro woman upon her mistress,
whose features and arms still bear the i'm
preston of violence-and themselves draw
ing revolvers, aud threatening instant death
without the girl was released.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1862-09-12

SEQuEsTRATIoN- Henry, of
Tennessee, has introduced bill in the
Confederate Senate to extend the pros
visions of the sequestration law to the
property of such citizens of the Confed-
eracy as refuse allegiance to the govern
ment.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1862-09-12
ADDRESS OF GENERAL MAxEY.

General Maxev has issued the follow
ing address to the citizens of Jackson
county. Alabama, and Marion county.
Tennessee:
To THE CITIZENS OF MARION COUNTY. TIN
NEssEE, AND JACKSON COUNTY. ALABAMA
A few days ago your beautiful country
was overrun by the hireling hosts of an
ignorant fanatical despotism. They vaunt-
ingly proclaimed their intention of crush
ing out the government TO which you
acknowledge obedience. and of destroy
ing an institution reared BY our fathers.
and that has fourished for centuries, and
is of vital necessity to US as a people.
both rich and poor
They have stolen hundreds of your
negroes, destroyed your property, III
suited your manhood, grossly insulted
your wives and sisters and daughters
They have erected gallows at Battle
Greek and Bridgeport, upon which To
hang those who were bold enough 10 bid
defiance to their authority.
They have employed poor. miserable.
cowardly sycophants, who bend the sup
plant hinges of the knee hat thrift may
lOllo" la"biuS W Huut uO"H SuUu duO
true men.
Woe be to the cowardly. dirty traitors
and tories.
Thank God, better day is dawning.
The enemy has been swept from our
midst like cbaff before the wind.
They endeavored by tyranny to destroy
your spirits. Prove yourselves men
worthy of your ancestry, your birth and
your country, by joining the soldiers of
the South in hurting Lincoln's slaves
deep back into their Northern holes
Never let the Yankees Ieturn-make
wall of adamant of your stout hearts,
strong arms and trusty guns. and bid
them defiance, follow them up in their
retreat.
Join any company and regiment en-
gagged in the holy cause. You have men
from the distant State of Texas. from
South Alabama, Mississippi. Georgia.
your own Tennessee. to help you. Will
you have it said that you are afraid TO
help them in this holy enterprise There
is no time for delay.
s. B. MAXEY.
Brigadier- general commanding forces.
September, G, ls62. Near Battle creek.
sags The Baltimore American estimates
the loss in front of Washington at eleven
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1862-09-12

EF General Joseph E. Johnston re-
ported for duty at Richmond on the lst
instant. He has entirely recovered from
bis injuries.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1862-09-12

szgs The Baltimore American estimates
the loss in front of Washington at eleven
thousand.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1862-09-12
s. B. MAXEY.

Brigadier- general commanding forces,
September, G, 1852. Near Battle ereel
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-16
Z bags Black Pepper just received asd los saie By
LHAS. wA MCLEAN,
mAyi6sd3 I3B Main street.
EGAL NOTICE.

Tow Msrishsw. Louisa Hsrishsw, Oliver X Reeves,
kilea 9 Reeves, Absaham lamb, owen Baidulr,
Cstharne hAldAin. lsxae Hall, ana Macy Ana Hall:
Your SD sash Of Jon, hereby nstted that th4r6
Is now on nie IN the ease OF Hiram Aarpey PainslG,
tbcing spil In chancsry 10 fsrseioss mostesee,j
against Isaac GArdner and others Dsfsadants, sd
Ing N the district Count Of Lee county lowa q Kss
kuk, an answer and crossbill Of Mslsoa Gasan&s .
kxeestor Of The estate Of william Roach dsoaoesd,
who u defendant In the ORIGINAL suIs clatmins 81
you, the said =. w. Msvithew and Oliver r. Reoves,
ths sam NJ SSveLtssn Hundred Dolart, With ten per
cent interest pr annunl, money due mortgage
made BY Jon 70 Wiiiian hpach In his iiestns, also
claiming seainas each u yoa the foreclosure OF ss1
moExaxe The sams being upon the horlh-east quarter
Of Ne south VEST quarter Of section seven E Jcwn-
ship - nOv1h Range west In L@s county, isssa A.
also praying that the Southeast quarter Of ~ south
we quarter or said section bo FIRST cold to psythe
eneast which msy be found due the PisintiG, Aivsn
barney, and thst then the NOrh-east quarter ftAe
SouthWess quarter u snd section bc next sold ~ ~
PAtptiab ciAim, further askns fora sais Of ssd
premises 70 pay Ne said Gardner ~ Hxec
utor and Tor general relief: Aud nnless yen appeer
and answer sAtd petition before l0en os ~ &C
onu uay Of Tue htxt trim Of sAd Court, 70 eo0saed
st kecknk on the Arst Monday Of Sept mber, Al d.
1884, default will BE- entered asaiDst md tudr.
n'ea rendered thereon prayed for sad pstiti.n
NOBLE 4 STkuEG
mayh Att'ys for Piaint6
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-16
The Use q Democracy.

1t is because the platform Of the Dem
ocratic party survives. Its grand mis-
sion in this war is to preserve the Con-
#stitution. Where would the Constita-
ton have been to-day but for the Demo-
cratic party? Where would the Govern
meut and the Administration have been
to-day bnt for the Democratic Iarty -
Every patriot, in such crisis as this,
ought TO thank God, upon his knees,
three times day, that the Democratic
party is not dead [Cha.feld Mimi
Democrat.
Hence, | took the liberty Of questioning
both the patriotism and the wisdom OF
those antique Democrats who have be-
come SO hard-shcl.ed that the rays Of
truth cannot penetrate their cutaneous
covering They are, no doubt, old, and
might have been called 1cgy. They car
not iift themselves out OF the mire Of par
ty politics. They can see nothing right
or patriotic, except it cmanates through
them. They would invoke the ghost oi
party, even when the country was in ru.
ms. and would see the whole fabric per.
ish rather than save it through any other
influence than that of their own party
II. W. Ciasc,i to Dir. Bailey.
One-half Of the party, in the South,
are secessioEists and traitors, the other
half, in the North-with the exception
Of few sympathizcn with the southern
Winr-aro actually aiding their old p0lit-
ical enemy ftho Rspublicans) TO whip
them into obedience 70 the Constitution
and the laws Of tho country which they
are seeking to overthrow IN civil war.
The Democratic party. y distinct pc.
fitical national organization, has had il
back broken. 1t is lame in. its spinal
column. It's nationality is gone. Ii il
no longer m organization existing in oil
the States. Ito capacity to restore peace
to the country is gonc.-IThos. W. Clag-
EFT.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-16
Keek nlktans In Dixie.
CAnp WISE, TENN. RlyER, !
Nav 8, 1869.

CAMP WISE, TENN. RIVER,
May 5, 1862.
The Iowa 18th arrived at this place in
good condition. Some Of the men were
sick from the use Of Tennessee water, bul
they are generally conyalcscent.
At Fort Henry the Continental, which
broueh. the regiment from s.. Louis, va,
boarded by the Fort Surgeon, and a dis.
tressing appeal was made to the command.
er Of the regiment to delay, as near 5000
rebels we're approaching the Fort. 1t waa
further stated that the 18th would be at.
tackled near Paris Landing. The Colonel
ordered each man to be furnished with
three rounds Of cartridges, and that they
BE- in readiness. Nothing happened.
The regiment is nov III miles from Cor
NTH and advances 10 miles to-day.
! lsst night saw John Cameron, formerly
Of Keokuk, clerk Of II. B. Ten -Eyck,
Esq, and brother Of James Cameron,
merchant. He, Is : rebel Captais, vas
captured two days since. He says thai
he heard Beauregard say that be would
live Or die ct Corinth, and that the battle
thsre would be fearfully bloody. He sayz
that Dr.. John r. Allen is one Of the
most determined and furious rebcls il
Memphis; that banker Lucas. dentiss
Barber and Sam. Reeder ara privates ia
IN artillery company, and that generally
the Keokuk men who went to Memphis
have taken bold rebel stand.
We arc now 70 leave. Farewell. good
friends. J. W.R.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-16

81 The Washington Republican says
Hon. Caleb B. Smith, Secretary Of the
Interior, has authorized Mr.. Newton,
Superintendent Of the Agricultural B hi
vision, 70 use the ground enclosed dong
Ninth street, In font Of the Patent Oiics
building, in experimenting on the Guilt
yation Of cotton.
- SO many Massachusetts, fishermen
have entered the navy that four thousand
green hands are repaired 70 man the mack.
erel feet, soon to 60 out. The fisher
mon have been tempted away By the more
profitable "hauls'' Of the blockade. In.
diyidual cases are given where seaman
have made u 300 o. $4,000 apiece 10 !
single eapsure.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-16

DR.. Sanford Of this city yesterday re-
cciyed telegram from GAINESVILLE, Ohio,
stating that DR.. w. r. Thrall arrived ..
Cairo on the 18th. The inference, there
fore, Is that the statement in the Mem
phis paper, which appears in the tele-
grams this morning, Is erroneous, as he
could not we'll have been killed on the 9th
and then appear at Cairo on the l4th.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-16

The members of the RoLLA FIRE Co.
return their thanks to Mrs. Weyand for
the handsome bouquet presented to the
company on the day Of the grand review.
VIM ABBOTT, CHAs. SCHULZ,
President. Secretary
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-16
Regulations ~ Transporsation AN,
Travel.

Ffom and after Saturday Jan astb, no raiiroadsa
stage cosch, or vehicle running west or wsstwardly
from the Mississippi river oriuto Noh Missouri viii
oepermtted to carry freight passengerafrcm Kse.
kuk without the stcesi compliance with the Yssuls-
tons Of the Treesusy Department At Washington,
which require that sail freights. Of whatever natuse
except snch may be under military orders shall b.
covered BY Custom House rmii, and that nil bag
EAEA OF trAvsIers shall be- carefully and duly
sealed BY Custom House onieer."
The undersigned will issue permits for the trans
portation Of agoods for proper pereons aad
pacss with the least possbe trouble delay and In
spect and seal alitsgEsge niissee LEAVING the city
~ msnRerto cause the issst trouble consistent lib
The end desired.
The object aimed atis to prevent any ald Or asssa-
anee, or communication with IN, persons directly o.
indirectly dlsloyaito. orin arms against the FEDERAL
Government. JOHN sTAkNUsg Surveyor,
Cusiom House Ksokuk. Jan. Is, leoa.dkf
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-16

New York Nav II;

New York. May Is.
The Post says advices BY the 0Ahawha
state that Gen. Hunter bad Issued PROD
lamation freeing the slaves in his depart
ment. He was organizing negro brig
ade, and had detailed some officers to
train the contrabAnds ii the use Of arms.
Hon. Chas. Jared Ingersoll died ID
Philadelphia yesterday, in the 80th year
Of his age. -
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-16

@The Fire Companies we're out yes
terday afternoon, pursuant to order, and
had general review, which was highly
enjoyed BY them and hosts of spectators.
We we're not able to get there in time, aud
80 can not give details.