Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-10-10
FIRE IN BOSTON.
Letter from JEFF. Davis to Sidell In
tercepted.
Engagement Near NeOshO.-COl.
SalomOn Forced to Retire.

Enhancement Near NeoshO.-Col.
SalemOn Forced to Retire.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 2.
The Journal is informed of a sharp Skir-
msh last night with Gen. Sims advance and
1000 rebel cavalry at Sibley Fork. The ene-
my being posted on the surrounding hills
were repulsed. They returned, when we
brought our artillery against them, and they
again fled.
We captured in an old house in that yicin-
ity, 40, 900 rounds of ammunition.
Heavy musketry firing on the Shelbyville
clock this morning. The result is not
known.
The Journal also says there was skirmish
town road The rebels were repulsed. Loss
unknown.
Our loss is twenty five killed and woun-
ded.
Gen. G. w. McIgan, with his whole force
posite Portsmouth.
Cannonading has been heard to-day near
Mount Washington, in the vicinity of Salt
river.
The rebels evacuated Shelbyville last night,
first compelling the store keepers to receive
Confederate scrip for what they wanted.
cept two secessionists, sent their goods away.
The rebels procured, Of these two, supply
| of blankets, paying them in Confederate
upon cutting up these storekeepers' carpets
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clined receiving Confederate scrip for the car
pets, when they were arrested and put in Jail
for discrediting Confederate money. We
learn that Kirby Smith has been playing the
same game upon some secesh store keepers at
Lexington.
| INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 9.
The War Department has ordered Colonel
Darlington, Superintendent Of recruiting. to
accept nine months volunteers, as substitutes
for drafted militia. If the quota of 5000 is
filled Immediately it will obviate the necessity
of draft in this State on the 9Th inst
WASHINGTON, Oct 2.
| The following is an address to the Presi-
dent of the United States, adopted at the
meeting Of Governors of loyal States, held at
Altoona, Sept. oath, for the purpose of taking
more active measures for the support of the
| Government
"After nearly one year and a half spent in
contest with an armed and gigantic rebellion
againt the National Government of the United
States, the duty and purpose of the people of
the loyal States continue, and must always
remain, as they were at its origin, namely: to
restore and perpetuate the authority of this
Government and the life of the Nation. No
matter what consequences are involved in our
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the Republic, preserving the institutions of
democratic liberty and justifying the hopes
and tolls of our fathers, shall not fail to be
performed and we pledge, without hesitation,
| to the President Of the United States the most
loyal and cordial support hereafter as hereto
! fore in the exercise of the functions of his
great office.
We recognize in him the Chief Executive
Magistrate Of the country, the Commander-in-
Chief of the Army and Navy of the United
head, whose rightful authority and power, as
we'll as the Constitutional power Of Congress,
must be vigorously and religously guarded
and preserved as the conditions on which
alone our form of Government and the Con-
stitutional rights and liberties of the people
| themselves, can be saved from the wreck of
anarchy or from the gulf of despotism.
| In submission to the laws which may have
been or which may be duly enacted and to
lawful orders of the President, cooperating
always in our own spheres in the National
Government, we mean to continue in the most
vigorous exercise Of all our lawful and proper
powers, contending against treason, rebellion
and the public enemies, and whether in pub
| lie life or in the private station, supporting
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conquer, until final victory shall perch upon
its standard or the rebel foe shall yield du-
| tiful, rightful and unconditional submission.
And impressed with the conviction that an
army of reserve ought, until the war shall
end, to be constantly kept on foot, to be
raised, armed and equipped, and trained
at home, ready for any and all emergencies,
we respectfully ask the President to cali
for such force Of volunteers for one years
service, of not less than one hundred thou
sand in the aggregate, the quota Of each State
to be raised after 1t shall have filed its quotas
of the acquisitions already made for volun-
teers and militia. .ll
We believe that this will be measure of
military prudence, while it would greatly pro-
mote the military education of the people.
We hail with heartfelt gratitude and en-
COufdScu uopc tuc pEUClAHdtlOu VI Gi1e TrcSl-
dent, issued on the 22d of September, declar-
ing emancipation from their bondage, all per-
sons held to service or labor as slaves in the
rebel States, whose rebellion shall last until
the first day Of January, The right Of any
person to retain authority to compel any por-
ton of the subject measure of military pru- |
dence, while It would greatly promote the
military education of the people, we hail |
with heartfelt gratitude and re.encouraged
hope. Ho'sa4 1>
The proclamation of the President, issued
on the 22d of December, declaring emancipat-
ed all persons held to service to labor as
slaves, in the rebel States. who are in the re-
bellion, shall last until the first day of Jaaua-
~. The right of any person toretain author.
ity to compel any person or subject Of any
nation to rebel against or to maintain its enc
mics, implies to those who allowed the DOS
session ofsuch authority to rebel themselves
and, therefore, the right to establish martial
law or military government in State or Ter
ritory in the rebellion implies the right and
the duty OF the Government to obliterate the
minds OF all persons living therein by the ap-
propriate proclamation and assurances of pro-
lection in order that all who are capable, in !,
tellectually and morally of loyalty and ODE )
silence may not be forced into treason as the =
willing tool ofrehellious traitors who have CON 4
inued, indefinitely, the most efficient cause, d
support and stay Of the rebellion, would have
,een, in our Judgment, unjust to the people
whose treasure and lives are made willing Il
acrifice on the altar of patriotism; would 3
lave Disseminated against the wife, who is n
orced to surrender her husband; against the G.