Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-10-10
THE DRAFT RESISTED IN BLACK
FORD COUNTY, IND.
Massachusetts Democratic Convention
Broken up in Confusion.

Massachusetts Democratic Convention
Broken up in Confusion.
FREDERICK, Nd, Oct. 7.
Last night, at Harper's Ferry a house for
merly used as a powder magazine, was ex
ploded. The powder had all apparently beer
removed, but enough remained to cause an
explosion from spark from soldiers pipe
The house was used as guard-house. Nine
soldiers were wounded by the explosion.
The Heralds Washington correspondence
says: "Gov. Bradford and Ex-Gov. Hicks
were here yesterday to ask the aid of a mill
tary force to protect the agents of the State
in making enrollments for the draft in GER
tain counties of that State. The enrollments
have been completed in all the State except
the southern counties of the western shore,
where the secessionists have destroy ed the
partially completed enrolment lists and driven
the officers out of their counties. The request
has been granted, and the secession counties
of Maryland will be forced to submit to the
law
"Parties from the Pacific coast are here
the Government to accept the
services of 1000 cavalry, well trained horses
and good men, who can march across the
plains and reach the Atlantic coast at very
little more cost per regiment than is now re-
quired to bring a regiment of infantry from
the city of Boston to the Potomac"
u, HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF PoToMAc,(
Camp near 'Sharpsburg, Md, Oct Z.
General Order No 1e3.
The attention of the officers and soldiers of
the Army of the Potomac is called to Gene
raj order No. 139 of the War Department of
September oath, 1862, publishing to the army
the Presidents proclamation of Sept. Odd
A proclamation of such grave moment to the
nation, officially communicated to the army
affords the General commanding an opportu-
nifty of defining specifically to the officers and
soldiers under his command the relation
borne by all persons in the military service of
the United States towards the civil authorities
of the Government.
The Constitution confdes to the civil au-
thorities, legislative, judicial and executive,
the power and duty of making the laws, and
the armies are raised simply to sustain the
civil laws, and are to be held in strict subor-
dination thereto. In all respects this funda-
mental rule of our political system is essen
tial to the perpetuity of our Publican insti-
tntions, and should be Thoroughly ~ understood
and observed by every soldier The princi-
pie upon which all the objects for which it
shall be employed in suppressing the rebellion,
must be determined by the civil authorities
and the chief magistrate, who is charged
with the administration of national affairs, is
the proper and only source through which
the views and orders of the government can
be made known to the armies of the nation.
Discussions by soldiers concerning the
measures determined upon by the Govern
ment when carried at all beyond the temperate
and respectful expression of opinion, but
greatly to impair and destroy the discipline
and efficiency of troops by substituting the
spirit of political faction for that form of
steady and earnest support of the Govern
ment which is the highest pride of the Amer
lean soldier. The remedy for political errors,
if any are committed, is to be found only in
the action of the people at the polls. In thus
calling the attention of this army to the
true relation between the soldiers and the
Government, the General commanding merely
adverts to an evil against which it has been
thought advisable, during our whole history
to guard the armies of the republic, and in so
doing he will not be considered by any right
minded opinion as casting any reflection upon
that loyalty and good conduct which has been
so fully illustrated on so many battle-felds in
CARRYING out all measures of public policy.
This army will of course be guided by the
same rules of mercy and christianity that
have ever controlled its conduct towards the
defenseless.
Mai. Gen. MCCLELLAN.
JAS. A. HARDEE, A. D. G. & A. A. G.
r. HELENA, ARK, Oct. 4.
The St. Louis Republican has late and re-
liable intelligence from the rebel forces in this
State which are regarded by military men as
worthy of confidence. 1t is as late as 18th
and 22d ult, and seriously modifies many re-
ports we have heard, some of which have
reached the country. a.t
According to this information the rebe
troops in Arkansas number and are encamp
ed as follows Gen. Hindman, at Austin, 25
miles north of Little Rock, with 5000 mer
and one battery. H.
Gen. Roam, at White Sulphur Springs, neal
Pine Bluffs, on the Arkansas river, so miles
southeast of Little Rock, 5000 men, two regi
ulCuIS Vi WuOM dAC COuoCA1Pto, OlIO uAA1A AAOA
also Texan regiment and one battery, con
sisting of three 6-ponnders and one seige gur
mounted. s.44-4. ..-..-.-i d.t-
Gen. McRae, on the Arkansas river, a
Coop Hollow, with 1000 or 5000, mostly
conscripts. 5asa-
| Gen. Holmes, commander-in-chief of al
the forces at Little Rock, with about 1000
and two batteries, one of two 12-pounder
and one Of three 6-pounders, and another o
two riAed 6-pounders and two 12-pound how
tiers.
Gen. Mcbride, at Batesville, with abou
1000 men, only 1900 Of whom are effective
Most of their cavalry force has been dis
mounted. At present it is not believed the
have more than 1000 cavalry in the State {
Arkansas. tr+i SD
| At Akadelphia, 80 or 100 miles south-wes
of Little Rock, the rebels manufacture mum
tons of war, and have removed there a
State records and papers,
| Although the rebel Generals boast of the
intentions to invade Missouri, it is not b
llieved by intelligent men who have been
their camps that they intend to do so.
they save the Capital Of their State, it is
4 they desire at present, and perhaps more tn,
they expect. rs''e a.t i'a