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The Placer herald., 1862-03-01

S. P. & N. r. r. Co.-The work on the
Railroad from Folsom to Auburn, held in
obeyance by the storms and the serious dam
age to the Valley Railroad, will he resumed
the first of next week, and will be pushed
with all the speed the weather will permit.
With favorable weather, a division will be
odened early enough to do a large share of
the Spring business. There has been late
arrival Of iron for the road, at San Francisco,
ond more is about due.
The Placer herald., 1862-03-01

How TO GET Power AND How TO KEEP Ir.
In 1856 there appeared party which up
held this motto:
Free Men, Free Speech, Free Press, Fre
montn'
In 1861 that party obtained possession Of
the United States government, and before
the close of that year the motto of 1856
was annihlated from beginning to end, and
this became the cry:
Suppression, suppression, SUPPRESSION,
SUPPRESSlON!' Telegraph.
The Placer herald., 1862-03-01

BUDS AND BLossoMs.- Through the cloud
riffs comes the first breathings Of the balmy
spring g-tellng of returning life to inani-
mate nature, when field and woodland will
lie tinted with the beauty of many colored
flowers, and the bursting fruit buds give
forth their grateful fragrance. Already are
the buds swelling, and the blooms appear
ing. A few genial days and the glories of
a California season will gladden. us. The
robin red breast is also herading its ap
proach.
The Placer herald., 1862-03-01
SACRAMENTO VS.. The S. V. r. r. Co.-Un

SACRAMENTO VS.. The S. V. r. r. Co.-Un.
der the instruction of the Board of Super
vsors, the District Attorney of Sacramento
county, has commenced suit against the Sac
ramento Valley Railroad Company to res
train them from running their trains east of
Sixth, and to COMP el them 20 take up IT. cir
track from Front street, and that portion of
the r street levee west Of Sixth street.
We hope it isnot a fair presumption that
the action of the Supervisors is an indica
ton of The sentiment of Sacramentans to
ward the Railroad Company. 1t would
seem that the natural f, cling of that people
would be, (now that the bridges across the
American are destroyed, and the streets OF
the city impossible to large freight teams,
to rejoice at the restoration of an avenue OF
business that will enable mountain merchants
to obtain regular supplies from, and give
travellers easy access to the city. The peo-
pie of the mountains have great interest in
having the Railroad reach steamboat navi
cation, for obvious reasons, and they wish to
believe that this fight against the Railroad
Company does not meet the approval of the
people Of Sacramento. II is the true policy
Of Sacramento make friends of the aljoin
ing mountain counties; which cannot be
done by attempting to lay an embargo up
on the travel and freight of the mountains,
for the benefit of a few draymen and hack
drivers of Sacramento If the Valley Road
cannot reach the river through Sacramento,
it must DO so at some other point-the re-
qurements of trade will demand it, and the
Company must study its own interest in
meeting that demand.
If Sacramento expects generosity from
others it must practice the same virtue itself.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-23

charity hospital and one in the French par,
Of the city.
The Acalanche also says it has been form.
ally decided that Savannah shall neuer 6t
surrendered.
AT Memphis flour was quoted at $20@21
wheat - O0@2 25; bacon 30@32c for sides
and hams; sugar 6@7ac; molasses 26c =
cotton and tobacco no sales, receipts or ship
ments; corn 81 40; oats 81 %.
The Araldnche ga s, Notwithstanding the
Federal progress we feel an abiding confidence
that Magruder will get to Richmond some
time before Mcclellan.
Memphis papers of the 14th are looking
for battle at Corinth with terrible interest
They estimate the Federal army at $4,000,
aud insist that il is greatly dcmoralized.- -
They say they don't allow themselves to
think Of being defeated. Beauregard is un.
doubleday at Corinth. q
The Richmond Dispatch Of the 18th. in an
article on the evacuation Of MOI folk and York.
town, and the conduct of the war, says, ''by
abandoning detached points which it is i'm
possible to defend, We concentrate powerful
forces and arc enabled to battle the enemy in
every attack Of vital importance" This pa
per mentions terrible panic in Richmond
on Friday on the approach Of our gunboats.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-23
From Halleck's Army.

BEroRE CoRfSrn, May II, 1862.
Latest alvices from General Curtis are that
his forces are between Scorcy and Little Rock
Ark, and are rapidly marching on the capt.
tai. General Rector called out the militia
and the people generally, and large numbers
applied to General Curtis for protection
They desire to come under the old flag.
A general advance has taken place along
our lines towards Corinth. Much skirmish-
ing and several severe engagements have TAX
en- place. Gen. Sherman lost A killed and
considerable number wounded, in attack
ing Russells house, which the rebels occu-
pied some time past, worrying the pickets.-
We succeeded in driving the enemy from
their position back. They are expecting an
attack on Sunday morning.
Skrmishing took place with the 9th Mis-
souri,, only about three hundred yards from
the enemy 5 brcastworks. Several rifles were
captured in the skirmish on the right, and
arc perfectly new, marked "Brecse & Frymon
Bremen" They are much superior to the
rifles used by our sharpshooters, having a
range of from 800 to 800 yards, while ours
arc only effective at about a 900 yards.
In all cases the rebels left OH the field were
shot in the head, and the wounded were shot
in the neck and breast The enemy's loss
on the field was about forty killed and one
hundred wounded. Descrters from Corinth,
all report the entire absence Of chloroform
in the medicinal stores. There is probably
none in the Confederacy. The weather is
warm and the roads quite dusty.
Deserters report that the rebel army is suf.
fering greatly for water and provisions, and
that many ofthcir cattle are starving for wan.
of forage.
Passengers from Pittsburg give currency
to report brought into our camp by desert
ers, that Bragg commands the army at Cor.
NTH, Beauregard having gone East. Price
commands the right wing, Polk the center
and Van Dorm the left.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-23
Congressional Committee.

The manner in which the Congressional
Committee for this District was appointed,
notice of which was given in our columns
last week, seems to meet with no approval
so far as we can learn, aud will probably not
be recognized as legitimate. We have the
authority Of Messrs. Brown and Curtiss,
whose names appeared among those appoint
ing the Committee, for saying that they do
not concur in, or approve of, the arrangement,
and that their names were used without their
knowledge or consent. These gentlemen
think, as we do, that the proper manner in
which to act in this matter would be through
the several County Central Committees. We
make the above statement as matter of
justice to Messrs. Brown and Curtiss. We
look upon it as rather an understandable lib
erty to use mans name in matter of this
importance without his consent, end would
like to know who the originators of the
scheme are. Can friend Hunter inform us ?
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-23
Federal Gunboats Repulscd on James
River.

The following has been received ct Wash
ington, by the War Department:
WILLIAMSBURG, May 1.-THE gunboats
Galena, Monitor, Aroostook. Naugatuck and
Port Royal were repulscd from Fort Darling,
7miles below Richmond, yesterday.
a portion of them have returned to James
town Island near this place. in James River
Seventeen of our dead have already been
buried, and there are numbers wounded
aboard the vessels, including Lieut. Morris.
The 10O-pound gun on the Naugatuck, OK
ploded the first fire.
(signed) DAVID CAMPBELL.
BY authority of Gen. Mcclellan RAJ. ..
WASHINGTON, May 1s.--No official report
Of the gunboat affair on james River has been
received. Messages received indicate an op-
portunity to do better in future. The river
is now clear Of Instructions to within eight
miles of Richmond. AT that point is a heavy
battery on high bluff. The river is tempo.
rarily closed to navigation by sunken vessels
among which arc reported the Yorktown and
Jamestown, piles, chains, etc.
The Monitor could not elevate her guns to
reach the bluff, which rendered her useless.
The banks of the river are filled with rife
pits, from which incessant fire was poured
on our feet, part Of which We're engaged
within six hundred to a thousand yards of
the main battery. After an action of four
hours, the fleet, finding it impracticablc to ST.
lence the battery OH the bluff, withdrew.
WASHINGTON, May 10.
No official dispatch has been received from
Commodore Goldsboro, about the expedition
up the James River. 1t comprises the steam
frigate Susquehanna three gunboats and the
tug Zouave, the latter mounting one gun
They found the first rebel battery at Dogs
Point deserted The rebel flag was flying
over the battery at Hardy's Point, fifteen
miles above Newport News, but on landing
the place was found deserted; also. all rebel
batteries between there and Jamestown, with
guns mostly dismounted. Near Jamestown
they met the squadron under Commodore
Rodgers, which had previously gone up the
river and learned from them particulars OF
the fight at Fort Darling and the disaster to
the Naugatuck. Goldsborough's expedition
was last heard from Friday, and were still
going up the river securing most of the ord
nance left by the rebels The general evac,
uation below Fort Darling has given Colds
borough chance to bring up the mortar
boats and to act effectively against the fort
James River and its banks are now clear
of rebel soldiers. The Monitor and Gaena
were the only vesselsthat run by Dogs Point
and Hardy's Bluff batteries. The remainder
Of the feet stopped below.
Of % shots which struck the Galena Is
penetrated. None did the Monitor any dam.
age all glancing off Both returned dowr
the river on Friday last. The Galena is moi
materially injured. She doubtless followed
Goldsborough on Saturday, up the river.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-23
News from southern Source

Martial law has been proclaimed over
Charlcstown and ten miles surrounding.
The Baton Rouge Adcocatc has closed doors
and suspended publication on account Of the
approach of the Federal gunboats.
Col. Poser, commanding the post at Mem
phis. publishes special order, by order of
Beauregard, requiring all banks, persons and
corporations to take Confederate money at
par, and all persons will distinctly understand
that nothing in the least degree calculated to
discredit the operations Of the Government,
will be tolerated or treated as anything but
disloyalty.
There were three cases Of yellow fever at
New Orleans at last accounts, two in the
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-23
From General Hunters Command.
NEW YORK, May 10.

By authentic news from Port Royal we
learn that negro pilot brought from a
Charleston fort, rebel tug, with a number
OF men destined for Fort Ripley He surrcn.
dered her TO our squadron. He is great
acquisition. he knowing all the intricacies Of
navigation in that region.
Hunters proclamation is being published
in Charleston. A negro instruction was
imminent. Vast preparations are making to
lombard Savannah. Our gunboats are mp
the river, and pickets are within four miles
of the city. Massive batteries with Parrot,
guns are erected around the city. We have
a portion Of the Charleston & Savannah rail
road in our possession.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-23

PEssAcoLA Navy Yard was evacuated by
the rebels on the 10th inst Al the build
ings were burned except the Custom House,
which proved fire proof All portable Con-
fsderate property was removed.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-23
THEGAZETTE.
CEDAR FALLS. IOWA.
FRIDAY, MAY %, 1862.
Latest News.

Last accounts place Gen. McCean's army
within eight miles of Richmond Bottom
Bridge, which is simply corduroy through
an extensive swamp, has been passed by on,
troops. Richmond is ours without doub,
ere this.
Dispatches from Corinth say that heavy
skirmishing is continually going on, and that
an engagement is likely to take place at any
time, as the Federal lines extend close to the
rebel pickets.
The latest intelligence from New Orleans
says that Com. Porter's mortar feet was be-
fore Mobile, making preparations to lombard
the defences Of the city
The telegraph has it that the Government
intends calling out 100000 more volunteers.
We doubt the reliability of the report.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-23

The Democratic State Convention Of Iowa
is to meet at Des MONIES, Thursday, June
18th, to nominate candidates for Secretary Of
State, and other officers. Lafayette" Jones
and Clay Dean, a worthy pair of rebels are
traversing the State. as emissaries of jeff
DAVIS, under the cloak Of organizing the Dem
ocracy to respond to this call.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-23
Letter from Surgeon Cool of the 81

Letter from Surgeon Cool Of the Sd Iowa.
llEAp QrARrEns Sd REC. Iowa VOL. IyrAxrRY,
In CAMP sEroRE CoRISTH, May 18th, 1862.
Editors Gazette:
To-day Adjt Sessions starts for home much
to the regret of his many friends of the rcgi
ment. Lieut. Sessions has been unwcll for
over TWO months, doing not only his duty as
Adjutant of the regiment, but for long time
acted as A. A. A. General. But his failing
health compelled him to quit work, and final
ly, after much advice from his friends, he
concluded to ask for leave Of absence for
few days. went with him to the Division
Surgeon in order to assist him to get the ncc-
cssary leave. The Surgeons reply was that
nc must resign if not able to do duty. This
he refused to do until he became firmly con-
WINGED that he could not recover if compelled
to remain in camp, and be subjected to the
diet, water, &C.. that it was impossible to
remedy. Under these circumstances he hand
cd in his resignation, being thoroughly con-
WINGED that that was his only hope. l took
the document myself 70 Gen. Lauman, now
commanding this Brigade. The General said
that this would never do; that he was one of
our best officers, and that We could not afford
to lose him. laid the case fairly before the
General, who recommended that instead of
accepting his resignation leave Of absence
be granted him. then went to Gen. Hurl-
but, who made the same remarks, attaching
his certificate that he ,cns under his eye on
both lays Of the battle efthe 9th and 7h at
Pittsbny Landing, Tenn, doing great serrice.
and that VIC could not afford to lose him. |
then went to Dr. Derby, the Division Sur
scon, who heartily approved the matter, and
the result was that, instead of being compel
led to give up his commission and go out Of
the service, he has just what he wanted, and
so much needs, a furlough. lie goes from us
With our good wishes, and when you greet
him at home you may be assured that you
are receiving brave man and true soldier
Capt. Smith is in command of our regiment
giving general satisfaction. lie is a gentle
man in every sense of the word.
Company X boys are generally enjoying
good health, and arc in fine spirits.
We expect to either have big fight or a
big run at Corintb, and that. in very few
days. have neither tim, or space to write
more, and wishing to be remembered by all,
lam Respectfully Yours, de-,
ID. NJ. Cool.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-23
Freedom in the Territories.

The bill reported to Congress prohibiting
Slavery in the Territories, Government dock
yards, arsenals, forts, etc, was modified by
striking out the clauses in reference to all but
the Territories, in which shape it passed the
House. The bill as passed reads as follows
ITO the end that freedom may be and &C.
main forever the fundamental law of the land
in all places whatsoever, so far as it lies with.
in the power or depends upon the action OF
the Government of the United States to make
it so; therefore,
BE 1t enacted, etc., That Slavery or invol.
untary servitude, in all cases whatsoeve,
other than the punishment of crime, whereof
the party shall have been duly convicted
shall hencetorth cease and be prohibited for
ever in all the Territories of the United States
now existing or hereafter to be formed or &C,
quired in any way"
The Committee on Territories in the Sen.
ate reported back the bill with a mere chang
of tie language to that of the ordinance oi
1887, so as to make it read as follows:
"Be it enaeted, etc., That from and afte,
the passage Of this act there shall be neither
slavery nor involuntary Seryitnde i'm any Of
the Territories of the United States now ey
listing or which may at any time hereafter be
formed or acquired, otherwise than in the
punishment for crime, whereof the party shall
have been duly convicted
As the action Of the Senate does not alte,
the effects and purposes of the bill, the change
will probably be concurred in by the House
Thus will the vexed question Of Slavery in
the Territories be forever settled.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-23
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Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-23

May 10.
To-day We have been in readiness for an
attack, but it is now sunset and the battle
has not begun. To-day company Of the
Indiana 23d, think, who were posted as
pickcts, came running in having deserted
their posts. II was reported to Gen. Hurl.
burt, who turned round to Lieutenant Barnes
and says Detail one company from that
Iowa Sd to take their place." 1t was shor,
speech but it spoke volumes as to the ssti-
nation in which the Third arc held. To-
night we shall lay on our arms and be ready
for another attack on Sunday. Last night
some of the pickets of our brigade were post
ed within one hundred and fifty yards Of
that of the rebels.
~ May H.
Still all remains quiet, save occasional
skrmishes between pickets. There is little
going on in camp-now and then fist fight
or something of the kind. A few days since
the boys pitched into Sutler Fox and cleaned
his tent Of sundry things. Fox is quite un-
popular with the regiment, but they are now
rid Of him as he has been arrested for steal
ing horse and sent to st. Louis with orders
not to show himself here again.
The second death by disease in our compa-
ny took place few days since. Private
John @. Laird died Of small pox last week.
Thus far our company has been more fortu.
nate than that Of any other in the regiment.
Some of the companies having lost as many
as ten or twelve by disease since we left Keo-
kuk. Gen. Thomas has the command Of the
army Of the Tennessee, Gen. Grant being
placed second to Gen. IIalleck in command,
which looks to me like left hand promotion,
he having in reality no command at all.
s-. ST. CHARLES.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-23
- THE GREAT CAUSE OF
zasAsy Human Misery

"'S' '"piishe" III "a se'e" fh'eiope; ffce D CTS
ALECTURE By DR CULvERWELL, ON TIE CAUSE
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Aversion to Society; Love of Solitude; Timidtv; Self
Dstr,,st Dizziness Iieatlache Affections Of the Eyes
Pnpes on the Face Involuntary Emissions and Sexual
Incapacty the Consequences Of Youthful Indscretion
&c, &c. ........... ...... .....
~ This admirable Lecture clearly proves that the
above enumerated often self afflicted evils, may he
moved without medicine and without dangerous surgical
operations and should be read by every youth and
man in the land.
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the receipt Of six cents two postage stamps by ad-
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Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-23
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Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-23
Gen. Hunters Proclamation.
HEAD-QuARTERs DEPARTMENT OF THE SorrH,
Huron HEAD, s. Z. May 9th, 1852.


GENERAL ORDER NO. 1l2.
The three States Of Georgia, Florida, and
South Carolina, comprising the Military De.
partment of the South, have deliberately de-
cared themselves no longer under the pro-
lection Of the United States of America, and
having taken up arms against the United
States, it becomes military necessity to de.
clare them under martial law. This was ac-
cordngly done on the Goth of April, 1862.
But slavery and martial law in free coun-
try are altogether incompatible. Persons in
these three States. Georgia, Florida, and
South Carolina, heretofore held as slaves,
are, IN refore, declared forever free.
tSignedD DAVID HUNTER
Major General Commanding.
The above proclamation of Gen. Hunter
is attracting considerable attention through.
out the country. 1t is said to have been is
sued without the knowledge or authority of
the President, and that it meets with no
favor at the hands of the Government. 1t
is generally considered an absuldity from
the fact that martial law can only be le-
gally proclaimed where it can be enforced
and made to supcrsedc the civil law. AS
Gen. Hunter has no force at his command
sufficient to enforce martial law in the three
States named, and cannot free a single
slave beyond his picket lines, his procla-
nation is mere nullity. His order like
wise makes no distinction between loyal
and rebel shareholders, distinction which
The Government has always been very care
ful to make. If Gen. Frcmont's proclama-
ton freeing the slaves of all rebels in Mis-
souri, could not receive the sanction Of the
Government, certainly this one of General
Hunters cannot. The rebels deserve to
lose their negro property, and we should
like to see them deprived of it, but there
is no earthly use Of declaring this species
of property free when VIC have no means
of enforcing our decree.
The latest intelligence from Washington
states that Gen. Hunter will be recalled,
and that the President will improve the
opportunity to definitely state the policy Of
the Administration on the slavery question,
as regards the war. Heretofore Generals
have had no definite instructions, but have
been left to exercise their own judgment.
Let us hero state for the benefit of those
who call this Black Republican, Aboli.
ton war, that Gen. Hunter is a Democrat
but like all the Generals who have been
South in the service of the Government,
during the present war, and witnessed the
working Of treason in its own hot-beds, he
has been converted to full-bloodcd Abo
| litionist Ia.
Since the above was put in type we have
received the Presidents proclamation relative
to this matter, which we publish in another
column.