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White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-20

Ouch l-Congress is about passing .
tax law which will make the people grunt.
The British taxation Of the Colonies.
pvsvions to the Revolstion, was me scir-
eomstanes to ii. The Stamp Act would
be relisf. 10 csmparison with It. Eve
y .newspsper printed, every dollars
worth Of goods cold BY the merchant.
every hog killed By the butcher. and. We
are not certain bat that every draught o.
sir taken into the lungs. is to be roundly
taxed. Some imported articles upon
which there is high duty. are to have
. heavy additional tax placed upon them.
before they can be used. An fact. every
thing imaginable is so heavily taxed, that
Il the article were placed In one side Of a
balance, and the tax on the article. in
coin. were placed in the other scale, the
coin would weigh it down. The labor
ing classes. of course. will have to bear
The great burden Of the tax. There are
certain necessary articles which they mast
have. and the merchant will place an ex-
trs per cent. upon his goods, the butcher
upon his meat, the miller upon his -four,
and 80 on-all of which the laboring
man must pay. And all this is because
Of the traitors down iu Niegerdom. As
the tax is to he for the preservation Of the
Union. loyal people should grin and bear
Il but if the war closes without wiping
ont the cause of the rebellion. and crush
ing treason in America for all time to
come. the people of the North will be
justified in rising in rebellion.
Now, gentlemen Congressman. try your
hands on your own affairs. and abolish
The frsnking privilege.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-20

~ The Military Department of Kan.
sas has been merged into the Department
of the Mississippi. with Gen. Halleck as
Commander in-C Chief, and Gen. Hunter
has been ordered to the Potomac. Guess
this arrangement will close out the gam
mon abont "Great Expeditions" cen
circling Slavery with a corion of free
territory" -" cherished hope of my life. /"
+" Stats" whose names are legion. etc. /;
and perhaps half of the time of the next
will not be consumed in en-
deavoring to indorse'' somebody into .
Major. Generalship.
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Winchester, Va, Taken.
W1NcHEsrER. March /.

WINCHESTER, March IL.
This place is at length recovered to the
Union. The march of our forces to
Berryville. on reconnaissance in this vicin.
ity. succeeded 10 misleading the enemy,
so that they did not know where to ex-
pect an attack. Yesterday afternoon they
commenced evacuating the place. An
engagement took place in tho afternoon
between . regiment Of rebel cavalry. sup.
ported By artillery, and some Federal
Cavalry and one section Of artillery. The
tight lasted bot short time. the enemy
rstrsating leaving their guns. several
horses and about 30 killed and wounded.
Oar loss. Z killed and Is wounded. Large
stores Of ammunition and many horses have
fallen into our hands. The reception of
our troops By tho people was very enthu-
siastic. i1g5.ia5
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-20

WAsHHoroS. March Il
The President has approved ~. a.
article Of war prohibiting officer, .; !; n:s
itary or naval services. or force. y NIL
their command. returning fugitive, 'ads
officer found guilty. BY court mari, A'l
vioIatiuethis srtiele il TO be dism;.. d
from service. -
Gss Wsd sorih. to-day, .ssDn.,,,
'duti6I Of maiary Governor And =. 'a'
man1ts Of the defsnesa of Wasbin,...0 .0a'
B0inee ~ msssrially improssSd
Alexssndria sncs IL back country w. ~.
ual,i spsls,l 6sqsst s'a'
Tie steamers Yankee and Ana,
Yesterday shslled the batteries at .' l".
Greek. the enemy replying. Al,hop,t
thSif nTS 1ss very accurate, thev,; f,;t
to;reseh the steamers, lyhoss heavy wv.
enabled them to keep out Of range Of u
rebel batteries.
4, il 10 thought the rebsls arc ,rsuovi
storss Of Ordnance from the Aqui. b.'
teriss.
A large uumber Of enns have been >,
covered which wbre l-It by. the rebel, !,
their upper batteries. JIG !"
Cannon Of the best description are h.
ing daily found in the river ct the v,,;
o6s bshriesI 0AIlargs snoant Of lo,ds
ed SHELLS hss also ibesA foond.
Gen. Mcclellan addressed the sold;.,
of the srmy 'of the Potomsc on the IAN
saying that for . long time be had k,,,
them inactive. that they might be d..
ciplined and armed. Thsir pstienc. and
confidence in their General were worth ,
dozen victories. The moment for actin,
had now arrived. The period of inaciio,
has passed. ] viii now bring you fac,
to face with the rebels.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-20
@ Upon our return home, Ne end

~ Upon our return home, We end
that Hons. s. C. Pomeroy and N. F.
Conway have not been forgetful of us. as
huge piles of documents will testify.
We 6nd copies of Congressional Globes.
Patent Office Reports. Explorations. and
other valuable works. We will here
take occasion to cay that Messrs. Pome-
roy and Conway have been in their pls-
CO Ill Winter, instead Of running about
acting the demagogus. and humbugging
the public.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-20

REroRrED ron THE CHIEF.
Battle in New Mexico.

00tSbS II NSW ACAuCOs
ST.. LOUIS, March IL.
The Republican has letter from Al
buquerque. February 23d. giving IN &C.
coant Of fight and skirmisbess bstweeu
tie, Texa ase6sls and Union men under
Col Candy, on the morning Of the
2Ia. Two hundred Tssan mules,i With
the wagon master. wers captured. The
Texans'wsre on the heights on the oppo-
site sids. .of The Rio Grande from the fort
and destitute of water. Col. Candy had
the pass to the water guarded BY . bat.
tery. and two Thousand men. and all other
outlets guarded in force.
The Texans must surrender OF eat their
way through. When the express was
closed on the morning of the 2lst. the
booming of cannon was heard announ-
cling that the battle had commenced. A
later military Express just arrived from
Fort Craig ssys the battle commenced
at 9 on the morning OF the 2lst. between
q portion Of onr troops. under Col. Rob
erts and the enemy across the Rio Grsnde
with varied success until noon. Col.
Canby then crossed the river in force. with
. battery Of six pieces end two howitxers,
under Capt. McRea. Towards evening
most Of the. .enemy's gnns were sileneed.
They. however. made . desperate charge
on the howitser battery. which was de-
Tended by Capt. Plimpton's company Of
regulars. and portion Of Col Pino's
regiment of Mexican volunteers. The
Texans six hundred strong. armed with
carbines, revolvers and seven pound bow
les charged desperately and furiously. and
after discharging carbines at close dis
tance. drew revolvers and charged on the
battery, amid storm Of grape and can
lister. The Mexican volunteers, panic
stricken, fed. Capt. Plimpton's compa-
ny stood their ground till half were kill
ed. Capt. McRea refused to leave his
guns and was killed at his post. Kit
Carson, in command of the regiment of
volunteers. displayed. as the skirmishers
did. good service during the action. Our
loss is 200 killed and wounded.
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New Madrid stGone Up.s

81. LOUIS, March IA.
To Hon. E. NJ. Stanton. Sec'y of War:
After several days skirmishing and .
number Of attempts BY the enemy to de-
stroy Gen. Pope's batteries ct Point
Pleasant. the enemy hes evacuated his
fort and entertainments ct New Madrid,
leaving al bis artillery. Geld batteries,
tents. wagons, mules, and an immenss
quantity Of military stores. This WAS
the last stronghold Of the enemy in this
State. The rebel flag Is no where flying
in Missouri. d. w. HAILxck.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-20
Latest from Island No. 10.
CARo, March 10.


The published accounts of the capture
Of Island No. 10. are doubtless premature.
The latest accounts from Columbus are
up to IL o'clock yesterday A. NJ, at
which time heavy cannonading was heard
in the direction of the island,
The collection Of 80 transports at So.
vannah, in connection with circumstances
known here. and not considered proper
for publication. indicates that the couu.
try in the vicinity of the Tennessee River.
near the Alabama line. is to be the thea-
tire Of extensive military operations.
None Of the gun.bosts have sscendsd
higher than Savannah. since the engage
ment Of the Lexington with the rebel bat
terV.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-20
J Jackson sked adding up the shensndo oah.

Jackson Skedaddling mp the Shenandoah
WINCHESTER. March IL.
Gen. Jackson's force yesterday con-
sisted of one brigade, several field bat
teries. three companies of cavalry, about
1000 in all.
1t is represented that large rebel
force is at Strasburg. intending to make
. stand. r-.
1t is believed that Gen. jackson will
make his way up Shanendoah Valley, to
the Virginia Central Railroad. and themes
to Richmond.
1t is represented. BY Union citizens Of
this place. that two thirds Of the popula-
tion of the town and surrounding country
are loyal. but have been compelled to
sucumb to the secession pressure 90 far a
any expression is concerned.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-20

.s3t w WAoAIH01o1s March 10.
The grave Of Col. Cameron 10 said to
have bssn found at Ball Ron. The body
has hsea sent to Harrisburg.
At station II mils from Hanassas,
We found So freight ears loaded with
eoomisssry stores. worth o10. 900. Ths
enemy had kindlsd Gre undsr them,
bot they failed to burn. es-pa. :
The rsbals barsed Wsrringtoh Station,
II miles iron Manassas also, : heal
sud ssvsssl dWslliags thsgs. al.'
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Fighting Still Going Q. .. Island No. 10

TSsoAoS Ssis1 ~OlnS % u 1S1oo0 No. To-
CAno. March 1S.
A messenger just from Island No. 10.
says our boats kept up an incessant Gre
all day yesterday. The rebels have six
distinct batteries on the Tennessee shore.
One shot struck the Benton, killing
one man and wounding two others.
A rided gun on the St. Louis burst,
and wounded several. The St. Louis
was struck several times.
The enemy are strongly fortified. and
have . large number of troops on the
main land. t- :.'fl-.i Hs, =
The shells from tho mortafs fell in the
enemy's entrsncbments every time
All the mortars arc to leave here i'm.
msdiately. @
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-20

4 ~ The Leavenworth Conservative
has ceased it's visits to our shop. Well.
we'll have to grin and bear the misfor-
tune. Web. send us copy occasional.
ly. when you have something in about
Lanei
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-20
ssDown the Mississippi Fioatias.n
..FI ,CAIRo. Msrch Is.

A naval expedition. composed Of eight
gun boats, eight mortar boats, with two
boats and transports and ordnsnce boats.
left here at seven O'Clock ysstsrdsy morn
ing. and arrived at Hickmaa ct four in
the evening. The ensnyis picksts left on
their arrival. 4 strong Union feeling
Was manifest there. r,ssg f.
lslsnd No. 10. il the only place where
it 10 supposed the rsbsls will make .
stand this side Of Randolph. At On .Isl-
and in The vicinity. there = supposed To
Is. 600. aud ct Humbolt 1000. .
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-20


s9 New YoRk. March IA.
A London letter of the 1st March, to
the Commercial. says that on the whole
there is an obvious growth Of the impress
in England that the struggle will be ter
minated in the spring. American secu-
rites have been consequently buoyant.
A special Washington Dispatch to the
Philadelphia North American. says that
Beauregard has been appointed comman-
der.in- chief Of the rebel army. and that
the evacuation Of Manassas was at his
suggestion. It is further said that be has
arrived 1t Richmond.
The line on the Rappahannock has
bssn deserted BY the rebsls. and balloon
rsconnoisanee from Pohick Church shows
DO enemy within thirty miles.