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New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1862-05-09

PRETTY GooD.-The Hartford wis Home
League feelingly complains If there were
5000 negro families in Wisconsin over whose
fated heads some impending calamity hung,
like that which harnesses and perplcxes the
Farm Mortgagers, there would be host OF
phlanthropic gentlemen who would promptly
volunteer their aid. But as they are only so
: many ,chite families, nobody cares to bother
themselves about them, In some countries j.
is an advantage to be a nigger.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1862-05-09
WANTED FOR THE 10th
INFANTRY IS. A,

For the United States Army young and able-boied men,
between the ages of eighteen aud hirtyfve years Pay
to commence from the day of enlistment at from IL to "a
dollars per month also, bounty OF hundred dollars
hundred sixty of land This is one OF the
regiments authorized by Congress consisting OF 400
under Col Andrew Porter the Provost Marshal OF
Washington Major Semmer the Hero Of Fort Pckens
1t will be armed with the Minnie Rifle Head quarters CO.
lumbus Ohio the most healthy climate for troops Full
uniforms issued at the time of enlistment sample OF
and equipments be seen by calling at the Eagle
change this place The will be put upon subsistence
Immediately at first class Hotel.
For further information enquire of
CORP. j. s. NEYF,
(n31va.tf) 16. Init, United States Army
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1862-05-09
Office.

Is hereby given tina I have this day
resigned my position as u member o.
the Board of Trustees of New Oregon
Cemetery, for reasons we'll known to
most of those interested.
New Oregon, May 9TH 1862.
G.. NJ. MUNSON.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1862-05-09

Report say S that the Russian govern
ment has objected to receive ex-Secre-
tary Cameron as I. S., minister to its
court. The Gar is probably afraid
such a resident would teach his officials
some lessons that would be detrimental
to the financial vaults of the empire,
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1862-05-09

Two Kinds of Treason.

There are two kinds of treason, although
there is but one which is regarded as GRIMM
al by law Moral treason, or treason which
is committed without the performance of an
overt criminal act is as hcinous a crime, al
though it is not so declared by law, rs is the
species of treason which the law makes
criminal offence 1t frequently happens that
Moral treason is the inieiting cause of Legal
treason. The subjects ola Prince and the
citizens of Republic may be soaded into the
commission of treason, by arbitrary and ty-
ral;c acts of tie Government or of the Gov
crning power.
To say nothing Of ancient Despotlsms
among which the crime of treason was not
so clearly defined as it is in modern times, 1t
is glorious that most Of the cases OF treason
which have been brought to the notice OF the
world in the Courts of Great Britain, have
been the result of moral treason committed
by the Government itself, or by the Govern
ing power
The treason. so far as it was treason, OF the
colonists who rebelled against the Mother
country was the direct, and for time, I'M
willing effect of the arbitrary course OF the
Mother Government which committed moral
treason against the Constitutional rights of
the colonists; and they having no other
means of redress, were forced to become
ira tors in the eye Of the law or submit to
become serfs of Despotc power
These historical facts and precedcnts
should not be treated with indifference, nor
lost sight of in our own days. Like causes
will generally produce such effects as they
have done before Citizens Invested arbitrari-
w Of their constitutional rights will become
Mun, concious of natural rights which no de-
cree of Government has the power, much less
the right to take away Governments should,
therefore, be as far from committing Moral
treason as it requires the people to be free
from the commission of Lega! treason. In
other words. the Government should be as
legal to the Constitution as it is required OF
the people to be legal and disloyalty in the
Government i. e. in the Governing power, is
as much treason as is disloyalty in the people
OF in any individual person.
These are principles which should be bet
ter understood than they seem to be: for
among tie people at large, there are many,
perhaps there arc majority, who take it for
granted that every thing the Government
does is right, and that the Government, IN
deed. can do no wrong. This is great mis-
take great error of Judgment which should
be corrected least by aating upon such pre-
sumption, the people of the United States
find themselves and the Government both in
opposition to the principles Of Constitutional
liberty.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1862-05-09
More Evidence ofDeSpOtiSm.

The commission consisting Of Gen. Dix and
Judge Perpont who were deputed to examine
into the eases of persons held in Military con-
tinment without any process Of law, after in
vcstisating the ease of VIM. NJ. Hill Of this
State, arrested Illegally and al bitrarily by u.
S. Marshal Hexie. offered to give MIR. Hill
his liberty. on condition that he should with
draw suit he had commenced for damages
against Marshal Hoxie, for false imprison
mcnt. We would rot in Fl. Lafayette, and
same spirit of American citizenship and man.
hood before we would accept the freedom to
exercise our right on such conditions Let
him and every other person arrested illegally
and punished arbitrarily and without cause
never relinqush the right of obtaining red, ess
Of their grievances, nor never give up the pnr-
pose to enforce their rights at any sacrifice
and at every hazard.
the Government officers have done right
in making those arrests, why does the Govern
ment fear the consequences ! If they have
done wrong, why should they be shielded or
exempted from punishment At all events,
why prevent or attempt to prevent, a judi
cial investigation when the reputation rights
and everything that IA American holds dear
tyrant would attempt to enforce such condi-
tons as the price of liberty Her.
AID
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1862-05-09

Prentiss says: ''We shouldn't Won
der ifawherever rebels against the Con.
stitution, such as Wendell Philips make
appointments to lecture, the patriotic
hens there commence laying rotten
eggs q week beforehand
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1862-05-09

The N. Y. Sunday Times suggests
since the Tribune under its new editor
is vigorously engaged in writing down
Gen. Halleck, the President will have
to appoint another Of its attaches to a
lucrative position, and advises that, that
officer be entitled General Abuser."
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1862-05-09

AusTR,A.-The Austrian govern
ment have sent two Naval Engineers to
America to inspect the Monitor and tn t
Merrimac and the new coast fortified
ito ms.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1862-05-09

TESTIMONY OF "HoNEsr JOE
HoLr.' We make no apology for this
wicked effort in the south todestroy the
Government. W. grant the necessity of
suppressingit, but abolitionism, that
produced it, must also be suppressed.
Abolitionism and secessionism must he
buried in the sama political grave.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1862-05-09
Nj NJ f.. DEMOR ESTiS,
QUARTERLY MIRROR OF

QUARTERLY MIRROR OF
FASHIONS,
WITH GREAT IMPROVEMENTS AND ADDITIONS,
THE SUMMER NUMBER CONTAINS
FOUR LARGE& SPLENDID. FASHION
PLATES,
THREE PUBLISHED PATTERNS OF DRESSES.
COMPRISING THE
New French Waist, an Elegcnt Sleeve, and
Misses Sack,
ANDA SHEET OF NEW AND BEAUTl-
BRAID AND EMBROlDER,NG PATTERNS,
Together with nearly 100 Ensravings of all
the novelties tor
Summer Bonnets, Cloaks, Trim
mines, Children,s Dresses, Etc. 4
Valuable information to Milliners. Dress Ma.
kers, Mothers, and Ladies generally. prcscn-
ting the largest and best Fashion Magazine
in the World, published 473 Broadway, and
sold everywhere ut 25 Cts, or sent by ma
post free, on receipt of the amount, in stamps
or silver Yearly ST., with the following valu
able premium.
Each yearly subscriber will he entitled t"
II receipt for the selection Of so Cts worth OF
plain patterns from the designs in the book.
or from the show room or they may DO or
dered and sent by mail any tine during tho
Year, by paying the postage.
Splendid Inducements to CanvaSsers.
SUMNER NO. NOW READY.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1862-05-09

Some Of the Democratic papers of
this Congressional District, suggest
West Union as the place for the Demo.
cratic Congressional Convention. We
cheerfully coincide with the suggestion
West Union is the place, by all means.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1862-05-09
ExuIBlTloN.-Messrs Caldwell

ExHIBlT1oN.-Messrs Caldwell e.
Co., will give an exhibition to the peo-
pie Of New Oregon and vicinity at
LAWYERS Hall on the evening of the
10Th and 16:h of May. The Lectures
preceding the exhibition are upon the
science of Astronomy, and will occupy
the principal part of ths evening, each
night. Persons DESTROYS Of obtaining
an insight into this wonderful and
sublime science will obtain many times
the worth of their money in patroniz
ing them. They do not deal in words
that are barren of results, every topic of
the lecturers accompanied with charts
fully illustrating the movements of the
heavenly bodies; their effects upon the
earth and upon each other, in produ-
cling the phenomenon which all see and
know to exist, and for which so few can
satisfactorily account. On the evening
of the 18th they show aud lecture at
Howard Center, and on the 14th at
Vernon Springs.
Gen. Magruder has two Col. Wal
laces in his army at Yorktown, one of
whom, like the General himself is an
inveterate whiskey drinker. They
ought to call him Corn. Wallace.
The Ladies' Repository for May is
received. 1t is as usual one of the best
publications of the day. For subscrip-
ton apply to any Clergyman Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, or to w.
M. Doughty, Chicago. Ill.
Clemmcr e. Mitchell are receiving
direct from the east piles upon piles Of
new goods, among which may be found
any quantity oflittle delicacics, beside
the more important necessaries of life.
We notice some of the finest dried fruit
among their stock ever brought to this
market. Any quantity Of Arnolds
celebrated writing fluid; bird-cagcs in
endless variety, and all cheap; of course
STEAM Ml1L.-The Steam Saw &
Grist Mill Of Munson & Pierce is again
in operation, and wading into tho i'm
mense pile of logs lying about the mill
yard in fine style. Persons having
saving to be done will take notice O
the fact, and attend to filling up the
log-way. as may be required. The time
of the mill is to be divided between
saving and grinding, SO as to attend t.
the former by day and the latter BY
night, as ne are informed.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1862-05-09

AN On Dirt is said in an eastern paper
that Com. Vanderbilt has taken the job of
sinking the Mcrrimac for 81 ,OOs,Ooo. For
that purpose he has put an iron PROV on one
of his largest and most powerful steamers, the
'Vaude, bilt,' and sided her with cotton bales
in such manner that she is supposed to be
impregnable. With this steamer he intends
to sink the rebel battery, and, if successful,
he is to receive from the rebel Government
the above amount; if not, he is to receive
nothing
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1862-05-09

BIZ CAREFUL OF INITIATED TREASURY
NorEs-The practice Of mutilating Treasury
notes by tearing off the corners and cutting
pieces from them for the purpose of defra"d.
ing the Treasury by making up an entire bill
out Of the detached pieces. as grown so com
mon that the Treasury Department has re-
solved not to redeem any bill at par unless it
is whole. and to deduct one dollar on every
tenth part of note tore off, and in that pro-
portion for larger amounts removed. The
best way to deal with these mutilated Treas
nry notes is, for the public to refuse to take
them, just as they refuse to take clipped and
punched coin. By refusing to take them, the
loss will fall upon the rogues who originated
the practice.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1862-05-09

Gen. Magruder has two Col. Wal
laces in his army at Yorktown, one of
whom, like the General himself, is an
inveterate whiskey drinker. They
ought to call him Corn. Wallace.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1862-05-09

The Ladies' Repository for May is
received. tbs as usual one of the best
publications of the day. For subscrip-
ton apply to any Clergyman of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, or to W..
M. Doughty, Chicago: Ill.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1862-05-09

SIR Il have the honor to state for your
information, that the mails are now allowed
to 90 to and from New Orleans and other
places, which, having been heretofore seized
by insurgents, have since been recovered, and
are now reoccupied by the land and naval
forces of the United States. 1t is proper to
state, however, that military surveillance
is maintained over such mails as far as the
government finds it nessessary for the public
safety. am, sir, your ob't sv't, -.
WM. H. SEWARD"
Department of State,
Washington, May s.
Sir II have the honor to state for the in.
formation Of your government that collec'
The Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1861-1862, 1862-01-11
<->-S-e-"<on------
The Situation i'm Kentucky.

The Louisville Journal of yesterday con.
tained the following paragraph, which derives
additional significance from the fact that Mr..
Prentice had just returned from visit to the
army at Green River:
1--WE have the very best authority upon
which to base the opinion that battle will
take place in the vicinity Of Green River, on
the Louisville and Nashville within day or
two if indeed collision has not already oc.
Cured. Gen. McCook was perfectly aware on
Sunday that the rebel forces were advancing
from the direction of Bowling Green, and .
force Of one thousand regular troops had been
thrown forward on Sunday night to meet Gen.
Buckner's advance. We may therefore anti
cipate exciting news from Green River in
day or two."
The Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1861-1862, 1862-01-11

Every man and woman, says cotempors-
ry, will shortly begin to feel sensibly the cost
of the war. The law which Congress has
just enacted and which the President ha
signed puts duty of twenty cents per pound
on tea, five cents per pound on coffee, two
and half cents per pound on raw and eight
cents per pound on refined sugar and six cents
per gallon on molasses. These taxes will 50
materially increase the expenses Of living that
thousands of people will be compelled to de.
prive themselves of articles which have hith-
erto been esteemed necessaries Of life. This
they would cheerfully do in the holy cause of
preserving the Union, if they could feel assur-
ed that all their sacrifices were subServing that
cause, and that no part of them were for the
benefit Of those infamous men every where
found seeking opportunities to speculate in
the misfortunes of their country, and il, too f,
they could feel assured that the very fountains
of this infamy was not in the Presidents Ca
binct
The Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1861-1862, 1862-01-11
Mrs. Douglas and Her Children.

Very few people indeed, says the Detroit
Free Press, have been placed in a more trying
position and sacrificed more for the sake of
the Union than has Mrs. Douglas. She has
pers;stently refused to entertain the PROPOSE
ton, forwarded to her by special messenger,
under flag Of truce from the Governor of
North Carolina, asking that the two sons of
the late Senator Douglas be sent South to
save their extensive estates in Mississippi
from con6scation. If she refused large pro-
perty would be taken from the children, and
in her present reduced circumstances they
may thereby be placed in Strengthened circum-
stances. Here, then, was an appeal made di-
rectly to her tender regard for them, which, if
she should refuse, would work disastrously
against them in after years. But her answer
was worthy Of herself and of her late distin-
guished husband. If the rebels wished to
make war upon defcnceless children, and take
away the all of little orphan boys, it must be
SO, but she could not for an instant think of
surrendcring them to the enemies of their
country and of their father. His last words
were: "Tell them to obey the constitution
and the laws Of the country" and Mrs. Doug
las will not mako herself the instrument of
disobeying his dying injunction. The chill
dren, she says belong to Illinois and must
remain in the North. Illinois aud the North,
we take it, will see that they are not suffer-
ers by the devotedness and patriotism of their
mother.
The Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1861-1862, 1862-01-11
our Treers IN the south.


Late advices from the South by way of
Richmond and by the Vanderbilt from Port
Royal, bring gratifying intelligence of the
further advances of our troops into the rebel
domain.
A portion of Gen. Buffers Division has
crossed the Mississippi Sound from Ship Is
land and taken possession of Biloxi, one of
the fashionable watering places on the Gulf
coast. Biloxi is a small village in Harrison
county, Mississippi, about ninety miles to the
eastward of New Orleans. Within a short
distance of Biloxi are Pass Christian, Missis-
sippi City and Pascagoula-all places Of sum-
mer resort.
According to the rebel account, Gen. Butler
landed from 5000 to 1000 troops at Biloxi,
and captured two cannon. The rebels say
they expect the Federals will occupy all the
towns on the coast in that region, and they
give rumor that our forces express the de
termination to push on to Jackson, the Capt.
tai of Mississippi
A force from Gen. Sherman's command has
landed on Edisto Island, about rs miles south
east of Charleston, and from there penetrated
inland to an important station upon the
Charleston and Savannah Railroad, which was
taken possession of. At the latest dates the
brigade of Gen. Stevens had advanced to with
in six miles of Charleston, the rebels having
fallen back on their i6rtifcations, said to be
extensive, and defended by over 10000 under
Gen. Pope. General Stevens held possession
of the main land with force of $500, and
awaits re-inforcements from the North, to
proceed. No doubt there is some panic in the
rebel city of Charleston.
Edisto Island is a fat sea island, upon which
long staple cotton, rice and sugar are grown.
1t is ten miles in length, and about FIVE in
width. The waters of the North and South
Edisto rivers, flowing eastwardly through the
main land, mingle their waters in the narrow
strait between the latter and the island
South OF Edisto is Hutchinson's Island.
Edisto is occupied by about hundred
plantations, and has, moreover, a collection o.
houses upon the ocean, where many of the
planters reside during the summer when the
interior is unhealthy.
Adams Run Station. Colleton District
which is undoubtedly the point upon the
Charleston and Savannah Railroad occupied
by our troops, is twenty-three miles South O
Charleston, and has a population of less thar
two hundred.
Advices from Hilton Head, dated the 3Otl
ult., stated that preparations were then being
made for an expedition to an. unknown point
which was to leave on the following day.
The seizure of Adams Run places the
Union troops in possession of an invaluable
strategetical position as it effectually sewers
the railroad communication between Charles.
ton and Savannah. The water communica.
ton between Hilton Head and Adams Run is
perfect and practicable for vessels Of light
draught.
The Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1861-1862, 1862-01-11
Condition OF the Rebel Army.

Reliable gentlemen" and runaway contra
bands' have from time to time furnished what
appeared to be fabulous accounts of the mis-
erable condition of the rebel army Of the Po-
tomac, but the Richmond Examiner of Janu-
ary Cd gives what is no.doubt a truthful pic
ture, and which is hardly less dark in its CO.
lorings. It declares that "the present condi-
ton of our army is cause OF severe and
painful anxiety"-that "therc is too much
drunkenness among the officers on the Poto-
mac, and too much vacant idling among the
men'-that "tho practice of regimental drills
has fallen into complete disuse"-and adds :
"What can be predicted but utter demoral-
i1ation tor an army whose condition is that of
tens of thousands Of men living in utter idle
ness, grovelling in their tents, with no other
occupation than what is afforded by the greasy
pack of cards that is the inevitable inmate of
every tent, or the yellow covered novel, whose
wretched and perhaps filthy entertainments
has more than once gone the rounds of the
company?
We cannot shout our eyes to the fact that
the army is becoming name of terror and
dread to the minds Of our citizens. The
newspapers are still filled with advertisements
of bonuses for substitutes" although the
War Department has adopted rule restrict
ing the number of substitutes to one in each
company. The rates paid to substitutes are
enormous. We are informed that they aver
age from two hundred to two hundred and
fifty dollars; and we have been told of re-
cent instance where fifteen hundred dollars
was paid for the prompt procurement of a sub
stitute to take the place Of private suddenly
constrained to leave the army.
Evidences stare us in the face of the unwil-
lingness of men to accept the life of famine,
dirt, and vacant idleness in the army. Rich
mond is filled with soldiers who have come
out of the hospitals, or who have got here
on some pretence or other, applying for dis
charges, and striving and wriggling in all sorts
of ways to get out of the army. 1t was but
a few days ago that soldier discharged from
one of the hospitals here, committed suicide
rather than be constrained to return to the
army"