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Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-28

TVS secession army Is threatened with q
trouble from which We suRarod Al The s1.
plralion Of the term Of service Of the three
monthI volunteers A considerable part,
I'VE DO not know what portion, --Of the
Southern troops enlisted for six AID twelve
mouth's service. The time Of some Of these
men have expired and thu. Of many more
will cad 10 tue coming month, A grave
question il therefore pressing upOn the
rebel authorizes. How shall they make
good the deficiency oecASlOnsd by the
withdrawal Of these experienced trOoPIl
We End the matter vigorously discussed 10
some Of the Southern papers Some Of
them propous to force the men to remain
regardless OF their terms Of enliIImsnt.-
Others think tina. the men will re'euliss
provided their llay.at home neighbor are
drafted Into the service, and tho buzz
dsnu Of military duty are equally di'tFibu-
ted.
The Richmond EEaRiaG holding this
view ItrenuouIly advocates the resort to
drafting. 1t rsprOAchs, the government
for having so long delayed It. It'ays that
the attempt to carry the war GU longer
without It 10 ITO break down uttsrly-i'
llusrally to lean upon broken reed
lis, therefore, apparent that, 50 far as
the volunteer system is concerned, the
strength Of the South has been taxed to It's
utmost, and must decline, rather than in-
crease. For It Is not to be supposed that
many Of tho six months men or twelve
monthS' men will fs.euliIt. They may be
forced into service. Butt the accounts
which the Examiner lately gave Of their
moral aud physical condition Is correct,
not even the eloquent appeals Of the Ez.
amiatr itself, will DO able to move them to
continue in tho ranks. Drafting, then,
must DO rcJOrtsd to, or the rebel army
must dwlndls. Thu experiment in drafting
ia Tennessee was not very aatterIng in It's
results. 1. cauied riots and bIOOdshsd,
and brought comparatively few into the
service.
Now Just at this time, when the South
srn army must be suffering from the de-
mOrAliulus effect Of the expectation on the
part Of 50 many soldiers of speedy re-
lease from duty, our immense army, in a
higher state Of discipline than 1t has ever
been before, and longing for an advance
Is closing ln on all sides upon the rebel
host We cannot help thinking that the
moral advantages are altogether on out
side, that our army must come to tho con.
test in higher state OF efficiency than
their opponents. And We know that moi
yet has there been fair 6ght in an open
field, in which our troops have not been
victorious. De BOp's RtpisE tells US that
the rebels mean to act on the defensive
and never to SIGHT, unless when they have
the advantage 10 situation or in numbers
or In both respects. This is a taeit con-
fsO,lOu that they dare mot risk their fate ID
battle ia which the terms are equal
But Il the government plans, which seem
TO have been formed BY our leaders, are
executed, they will have to fght soon on
some terms Tho considerations WO have
named lead US to hope for the most SuSpi.
ciOus results Of the contests about to take
nlhce.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-28

THERE was crinOllne autter in the
camp Of Nuufordsville lately, on account Of
Gen. MeCSok's ordering all the women ont
Of the camp. ons LADY, an Indiana cap
tnlu's wife, aatly refused to 60 and the
General had to Suecumb to her will.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-28

God rutFd or aSE, and keep sash star
Raeh SlFips ~ bright ~ nov ihsy uaVo,
Sun mahsil lad our rnhhsin var,
stu h6at above path patriotic grave,
Death 70 The tFait0T that Vould dare
Totfnii Il through The dnst q SHAME
AIi honest hFaFts its l0t will share
Ard i1llOv Il 70 Death o. HamO.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-28

THERE was she largest kind Of n "chick-
en- dispute at Troy, las. week. The "cOu-
troversyn was between tWenty.Siz Albany
cocks, and as many from Troy. The
aghtiug was terrific, aud lasted from 10 P
". until "a. n, the contest ending by the
Troy cocks winning the royal maln-uine
matches out Of thirteen. Something like
s., 600 changed hands, Of which Norris
lsy, the priIs.aghtor, won $1,000. The
spectators were rOuEhs and sporting gen.
tlenen from all the large Northern eitiesr
as the main had for weeks excited atten-
ton. One between New York and Troy
cocks is announced. Where arc the per-
lice
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-28

Tue Richmond Wing breaches lay ser.
mon on dancing. 1t says the juuketlnSS
and cuttings ofpigsOnI' wings In Richmond,
when huudreds Of fathers, brothers aud
lovsrS are langplShiug in camp aud hos
pltal are disgassiul, and will nOtsavs them
from conquest.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-28

PuuOu's Almanac advises the farmers to
SOW their Ps, keep their U'warm. hive
their BS, shoot their is, feed their No, look
after potatoes Is, and thea take their Be.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-28

War does Cameron want to go to
Russia I Because It Is the country Of the
Sa5iss-M Y Erprsm
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-28
Notice.
HTLENI

Ii steamboats, navigating The Ollie river, ~
a Iuusn Wheeling aud CiheinhAu AW requested
q obssrVe the i0lllWihg
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-28
Vocalists and Harpists,
AND AS
LANCASHIRE BELL RINGERS.
FIRST ESTABLISHED IN 1889.
Gard 10 the CItIEonI Of this place.


Amer nine months SolOuFu In the isles Of Cuba,
and successful tour through tho Brtiah Provinces
the above troupe Of artist contemplate series Of
concerts through the States 0f PennlylvaulA, Ohio
and Indiana previous To their departure foe CAlOf
MIA the coming Spring. llGying closed = very sue.
essafnl engagement At RlblOs, New York, they will
have the pleasure Of Appearing In your city ~ Ad
VeFtiAed.
The only company Of original Bell Ringers 10 the
UnlIod States. Two full istiu Of SILVER BELLS,
two hundred 10 numberl Selections from the Open
Of Martha. bohemian lfl, &C., upon the Belle,
sonEH, Ballads Duets. HumGrJus and ehaFaeisTistie
Is. entire Company viii spp.ar ia SWISS cos
TUNE.
POF further particular SEQ Programmes.
~. Reserved seats IS ctI extra.
Admltanes IS cts. No half price 10 the evening.
Tickets Tor sale At the Music store Of JeaBs D. Mel
lOF, where 4 diagram Of the Hall may be seen. No
tickets sold after the Hall II comfortably filled. "a
Of Tickets TO commence At 10 o'clock wednesday
4 GRAND MATINEE
will bs given on SATURDAY AFTERNOON, fer the
accommodation u Families aud Children. Children
admitted 10 the Matinee for TEN CENTS. DoOrd
open 1t 81 TO eomnsneS at o'clock. Matinee
70 eommbneo At . p. m.
A splendid Ut o. Photographs may BE- seen At the
JausS 9. 9. CHASE Bushes, Manager.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-28

[our correspondent is 'ligh,ly in error
in regard to the salaries of the Judges
They have been acted on and that OF the
Supreme Court of Appeals fixed at $4,000,
and Of the Circuit Court at $500 per
annum.-EDs. IxrEL.l
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-28

400 KEGS d. Carbonate BodA,
lUOIO Refined saltPStTO,
bbll. Glue,
- MaSon'G Hacking, iOF ale BY
deem LAUGnLlNs BusHnELD.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-28

az BAGS slnSd Pepper,
NOIn Albplco,
Cloves,
Cinnamon, u
dss3i LAUdHllNs Z BusHTIELDs.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-01
The War Meeting at Pattsburc,

The great War Meeting at Pittsburg,
last Thursday was remarkable Demon
stration. The whole population of the city
was emptied into the north common, ALLIE
ghany, and speeches we're delivered by Gov.
Curtin, Judge Wilkins. Hons. John Co.
vode, P. S. Shannon, Ex-Gov. johnson and
others from the English stands. and Messrs.
Leibenick, Felix aud Others from the Ger
man stands.
Gov. Curtin in the course of his speech
alluded to the President as having at last
learned that we are actually engaged in war.
Without charging that mistakes have been
made, it is enough to say that, after lopg
months of schooling, the war is now to be
prosecuted with vigOr. War means vic.
lence, and in time of war man reIapses into
barbarism. The property, nay. even the
life of the enemy everything be has--we
must take and use against him. In the ab,
surdity of civilization our armies have left
guards at every house, and they left our ere-
mics behind them to hunt and DESTROY.
This is not war. The crops in the valley
of the Shenandoah belong to US, that horse.
that man, be he black or white. if claimed
by our enemy, belongs to US.
Another aspect of the war is foreign
intervention. The rebels having blistered
their souls in perjury ask for the interven,
tion of foreign nations. When one of our
commanders seized two of their representa-.
tives, we surrendered them to an arrogant
power for reasons well.known. Now if
that power desires to test the pluck of this
nation let the English lion show his teeth
by Intervention Our sea is girted by iron
ships, and if twenty millions of our people
rise in their power they can crush out rebel.
lion and at the same time protect them
selves from intervention.
A number of patriotic resolutions were
passed complimentary of the general and
state administrations, calling for the citizens
of every county in the commonwealth to
come forward at once and sustain the Union,
recommending bounty of fifty dollars to
each volunteer, and appointing committee
to solicit subscri ptions for such purpose, al
ter which the meeting adjourned
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-01

a very strong reason for paying defer.
ence to the wishes and opinion of the Bor-
der States, is to be found in the exertions
and ready selfsacri6ce Of the loyal white
population, who, in proportion to their
members, have more men in the field than
any other class of people 10 this country.
Statistics prove this. The Hon. E. II.
Webster, of Maryland, referring to this
subject in the House of Representatives, on
the 18th inst, says:
By the census of 1860 there are 2, 74l,l7l
white population in the States Of Delaware,
Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, and Vest
err Virginia, at $4,000. From these States
we have, according to report made to the
Senate few days since, by the chairman of
the Committee on Military Affairs of that
body, (Mr Wilson, of Massachusetts,) and
furnished from the Adjutant Generals office,
at this time 1880 men in the field, or one
in 80 of our entire white population, seces.
sionists and disunionists of every grade
included. Take from this number cne.third
of the population for secessioniste, sympa-
thizers with secession, and men opposed to
the war, as they say--and think this is
about fair divsion--this will leave one n
every twenty-five Of the entire loyal white
population in the army of the United States.
Now, the Northern States, with their white
population of 18,683.53O, have, according
to the same report Of Mr.. Wilson, 53l ALB
men in the field, or one to thirty five of their
white population. Thus, gentlemen will
perceive that these much abused border
States have almost as many men 10 the
field in proportion to their entire white
population as the Northern States and
many more than the Northern States in
proportion to their loyal population.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-01
LETTER FROM GOV. RAMSEY.
TUsCUMBIA, Ala, July Is, 1862.

TUs0UMBIA, ALA, July Is, 1862.
Hon. !. DONNELLY, Lieutenan mt. Governor:
DEAR SIR: In company with Captain
West, of our Second Cavalry, who, at the
instance of Major Bracket, has accompa.
MED me ever since ! passed by the camp at
Humboldt, I reached this place night before
last, by railroad from Corinth, distance
about sixty miles east. Before breakfast
that is the time to do your work here-we
walked to the camp of our Second Regi,.
ment, about mile from town, on salubri-
Gus and picturesque elevation, and adjoining
the camp of Colonel (now GeneraD Robert
McCook's Ohio Regiment.
was surprised to find the men and the
officers of the regiment so we'll. There are
from five hundred and seventy to six hun
dred effective men on the rolIs-more than
the average strength of regiments so long
in service. The Colonel Lieut.. Colone
and Major, are with the regiment, well and
in fine spirits, and the same can also be said
of the Company officers.
Doctors Tolman and Wharton are giving
all attention to the few sick with them.
There are but ten in the regimental hospi>
tails. lightweight are in other hospitals.
We spent the day very pleasantly there.
This morning we returned to town, and bv
the train from Decatur had the first ipfor-
nation of the unfortunate affair at Murfreess
boro, and further that the bridges on the
road beyond Decatur were destroyed. So
l am compelled to abandon my trip east
ward by Mu.freesboro and Nashville,
and at once turn towards Washing
ton. If time allows, l hope to see our
brave and unfortunate men of the Third, af-
ter the transaction of necessary business at
the Capital.
Since my return to Corinth, General
Halleck informs me that the division of
General Thomas, including our Second
regiment, is ordered on to the country be.
tween this and Murfreesboro.
l leave tonight for Columbus and the
East.
Very truly yours, ALEX. RAMSEY.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-01
THE SURRENDER AT MURFREEs-
.'|E N BORO
Official Report Of Major Mattson Of the
Third Regiment to Gov. Ramsey.

Third Regiment to Gov. Ramsey.
NASHVILLE, TENN, July 20, 1862.
DEAR S1R-lt is with regret that have
to inform you that the Third Regiment of
Minnesota Volunteers surrendered to the
Confederates at Murfreesboro, Tennessee,
on the 18th inst, after desperate fight of
eight hours. The non. commissioned officers
and privates were taken to McMinnville,
and there released on parole. The officers,
with the following exceptions, were retained
as prisoners of war.
Myself, together with the Adiutant.
Lieut.. Blakely, and Lieut.. Swan, were ab.
sent at the time. Captains Mills, Company
G, Eustrom, Company D, and Lieutenants
Greenleaf, Taylor, and Hodges made their
escape after the surrender. Lieutenants
Hewlett, OGn, and Putnam, were released
on parole, on account of sickness.
About forty men of Company G, Capt
Mills, were sent on detached service, under
Lieutenant Grummond, to Talohoma, and
were not taken. A few, perhaps twenty,
non commissioned officers and privates made
their escape after the surrender.
The whole regiment, except the officers
retained by the Confederates, together with
six companies of the 9th Michigan Volun.
teers, four companies of cavalry, and the
1st Kentucky Battery, who were also taken
and paroled at the same time, are now en-
camped near Nashville, under my command,
awaiting the orders OF the Government.
AS can see no prospect OF an immediate
exchange of these men and officers,
would suggest that some arrangements be
made, whereby the officers and men who
were not taken and paroled, may be again
put into active service.
Oar regiment did not suffer much loss :;
but as the Chaplain and both Surgeons ale
not prisoners, but are here. will leave the
report of killed and wounded with them.
All who were present at the engagement
at MurIreesDorO' agree that the Third Min.
nesota stood cooIly and noby up to their
work, and that when the order to surrender
was given, the men shed tears because they
had no longer chance to fight the foe,
which they so much desired.
Corporal Green, of Company I, was one
of the killed. He distinguished himself as
a hero.
regret that my absence from camp on
that, to us, eventful day, prevents me from
giving fuller particulars, as could now
only give them from hearsay.
Very respectfully,
Signed II. MATTSON,
Major Third Minnesota Volunteers,
Commanding Paroled Prisoners at Nashville
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-01
Recruits for Old Regiments.

The new law authorizing the President
to call OUT the militia, contains the following
section:
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That for
the purpose of filling up the regiments of in.
fantry now in the United States service. the
President be, and he hereby is, authorized to
accept the services of volunteers in such mum
bers as may be presented for that purpose, for
t,relre months, if not sooner discharged And
such volunteers. when mustered into the ser.
vice, shall be in all respects upon q footing
with similar troops in the United States ser.
vice. except as to service bounty, which shall
be $50, One-half of which to be paid upon their
joining their regiments, and the other half at
the expiration of their enlistment.
From this it will be seen that where a
man enlsts in an old regiment. be has only
to serve for one year, and is paid therefor a
bounty OF fifty do)lars-half of it in cash
upon joining, and the other half at the ex-
piration of bis enlistment. The old regi-
ments require on az average at least 400
men to fill them up to the maximum
standard.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-01
Quarterly Report of Chaplain Fiske, of
the Fous til Regiment.

Chaplain FISK of the Fourth Regiment
has written lengthy report of the religious
and sanitary condition of the regiment since
his appointment to the Office of Chaplain,
from which we take the following list OF
deaths. Previously to this quarter april
lst,] there were but three since:
Richard Pascoe, Co. E, consumption, Fort
Smelling, April 10, 1862.
Antoine Kapser, Co. G, drowned in Tennes-
see river, May ID, 1862.
LIST Sergeant Geo. w. Van Syckle. Co. d,
lung fever, Hamburg, May II, 1862.
Wallace Dorr, Co. E, fever, camp Farming
ton, June 4. 1862.
Lieut.. H. M. Stanton, Co. d, Benton Bar.
racks, June 8, 1862.
Newton Colby, Co. Ii, consumption, Far
mington hospital, June 10. 1862.
Francis Thompson, Co. C, brain and typhoid
fever Pennington hospital, June 10, 1862.
John Henry, Co. D. pleurisy, Benton Bar
racks, June 10, 1862.
James Brinton. Co. A, fever, camp Clear
Creek, June Is, 1862.
Alfred Robbins, Co. l, fever, camp Clear
Creek, June 90, 1862.
Conrad Hochstettler, Co. d, cholera NOR
bus, Pennington hospital June "a. 1862.
Charles Brown, Co. B. fever, camp Clear
Creek, June &c, 1862.
Geo. Lint, Co. l, fever, general hospital,
June ~ 1862.
Philip Eddiburn, Co. A, fever, camp Clear
Creek, June %, 1862.
George Kinney, Co. d, fever, camp Clear
Creek, June 20. 1872.
George Schranth, Co. l, fever, general hos.
pital. June 30, 1867
Henry Eich, Co. l. fever, camp Clear Creek,
July i, 1862.
Charles J. Allen, Co. F, fever general hospi.
tai, July 5, 1862.
MN. Scoville, Co. D. fever and erysipelas,
general hospital, July Z, 1862.
George Scmdt, Co. G, fever, general hospi.
tai, July 8, 1862.
Lieut.. R. A. Judd. Co. D, varioloid, Rienzi,
July 9. 1862.
Corporal ]. G. Stearns, Co. F, fever, general
hospital, July o. 1862.
Corporal Jno. Hunter, Co. l, fever, genera,
hospital, July 10, 1862.
Nelse Nielsen, Co. l. fever, general hospital,
July IL, 1862.
Of these, all have been buried near the
camp or hospital where they died, with
their names and the dates of their deaths,
and the regiment to which they belonged,
plainly cut in boards, set firmly in the
ground at the head and foot of the grave,
or upon tree at its head.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-01
The War In Mississippi .

The news from HALLgCK's late depart
partment is not encouraging. 1t is report
ed that Grand Junction has been evacuated
by our troops and that the rebels have tai
ken possession. and also that they have pos
session of almost all the railroad between
Memphis and Corinth, and worse than all
that the rebels have taken Humboldt, Tenn
and torn up the railroad some ten or twelve
miles. If this proves true, our forces in
Mississippi are pretty thoroughly cut off
from receiving their supplies by any other
route than the Tennessee river. A later
despatch says that this road is repaired and
in running order.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-01
SADQU ARTERS ARMY OF VIRGINIA,
WASHINGTON, July Is, 1862.
MA jGr NattsOn's Report

We publish this week the report of
Major MATTsoN of the affair at Murfrees
boro. 1t is made up from hearsay, as the
Major WAS not present at the surrender. He
evidently wishes to put as good face on
the affair as possible AID rather overdoes it.
That regiment of men can fight eight
hours, in an open field, and lose only two or
three men. is too ridiculous a statement to
publish. The brave men who were surren-
dered, Notwithstanding their tears and pro-
testatons, will receive the sympathy OF the
whole State.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-01
bounty to Volunteers

Late Washington dates say the subjec t
OF bounty to soldiers has been brought to
the attention of Secretary STANTON. 1t is
urged that unless some uniform system is
established by the several States, enlistments
will be retarded rather than encouraged.
As it now stands, some men will enlist 10
the city or State Offering the largest pc.
cuniary inducements, whilst others will be
dissatisfied and hold back. The Secretary
having left the mode of recruiting volun
teers entirely to the discretion of the State
authorities, will probably take no action in
the matter now, unless it be to advise that
the several Governors confer together.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-01

From the Rev Yook World, 23d.

From the Rev Yook World, 2sd.
The success achieved by the rebel ironcIad
ram Arkansas 10 running through our en-.
tire Mississippi feet admonishes the Gov,
eminent to be on its guard against The
Merrimac No. 2, now nearly completed at
Richmond. There is 20 doubt at all as to
the existence and formidable character of
this vessel. She was seen by several of cur
surgeons in Richmond, and by Col. Charles
of the TammaDy regiment, who is now in
this city wounded. The new vessel is de-
scribed as being formidable ram. If the
Navy Department has provided any thing
of the kind for the James River it is not
known to the public, and while this state of
things continues much uneasiness will be felt.
1t would be awkward if some fine morning
an array of formidable batteries should sud
denly make their appearance on the banks
of the James River below the position of
our army, and at the same time the new ram
attack our wooden fleet above. Neither
the Galena nor the Monitor are rams, and
would therefore scarcely be able to impe :e
the progress of the Merrimac No. 2, if she
is thickly ironclad, as reported. If there
are to be any more Merrimac raids, let us
at least be prepared for them.
The postage stamp currency will be
..J- &ho G,,k &c Oor<ocoho~
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-01

The National IntelIigeascer has an abe
of forces, contrasting the policy OF the Fed
eral army with that pursued by the Rebel
army, which concludes as follows:
If we might venture a suggestion upon top.
les with which we are so little acquainted, we
would say, let us have at least one army which,
as compared with any force the enemy can
bring against it, shall be so strong, and there
fore so confident, that it will not need to carry
the spade in one hand and the musket in the
other. One such army will spread terror far
beyond the reach of it's onward march, which
would only be g conquering and to conquer"
We are bound to believe that it was nothing
but the paucity of his forces which constrained
General Mcclellan to 'waste time" in throw.
up breastworks in the presence of the enemy
on the banks Of the Chickahominy, as it is this
which now compels him to lie inactive on the
banks of the James.