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The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-31

WHAT is GOING TO BE Done "rnIs MONTH"
The following extract from letter received
by one of our prominent citizens (savs
the N. Y. POSO comes from a responsible
source, and hints certain movements said to be
impending:
WAsnINcToN, Jan. l2.-Ny Dear Sir: :: =
The night of rebellion has passed,
and the dawn is about breaking. Before the
present month has gone these. things will sure
ly come to pass Gen. IIallccf; with the great
ilotilla, and an army of one hundred thousand
strong, will sweep like an avalanch down the
Mississippi, where they will be joined by Gen.
Butlcr in New Orleans and'mobilc. Gen. Buell.
with nearly or quite the same force will march
into Tennessee, capture Nashville, and COOP
crate with the Union forces in manner and
direction it would not be polite now to point
out. Generals RoScncranz and Kelly will ad-
vance from Western Virginia, and do their
share in harmony with the general plan.
Generals Banks and Stone will move, in con-
junction with the rest from the Upper Potomac.
General Burnside will do his appointed work.
General Sherman will explain by deeds, not
words, his inaction. General Mcclellan will
force the rats from their holes at Manassas
attack them at three points at once, and fulfil
his modest pledge that tho war will be short,
hut dcsperate.'
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-31
BLoCKADE.-The Baton

FRANCE AND TIE BLOCkADE.-The Baton
Rouge Qa.) .1drocote, says:
"a French gentleman, lately arrived from
Paris, had conversation just before he left
with Judge Rost one of the Commissioners
of the Confederate States, who informed him
that the blockade could not continue much
longer. All the continental powers express
themselves fav vorablc to our success. A large
number of armed vessels of the best and latest
construction, would soon enter the service of
the Confederate States; their condemnation
by their previous owners being due to the ne
cccssity Of employing them in opening the way
to cotton and tobacco-Col. Harvey Brown.
U. S. army, being judge their iron sides and
ritled guns will enable them to open cotton
port or two with great case,
KENTUcKY.-A late number of the Mem
phs -lppeol contains an encouraging article
on the situation IN kentucky. The whole
force of the enemy under Gen. Buell., in that
department, does not exceed one hundred and
ten thousand men. Against this army, says
the 1ppcoI, VIC are enable to state, upon sat-
isiactory data, that the Confederate Govern
ment can bring force of between ninety and
a hundred thousand men, all of whom are now
under arms in Kentucky.
The enemy's light boat, stationed near the
'Middc Ground" in place of Cape Henry Light,
went ashore on the Pleasure House beach on
Friday morning last. Our Pckcts nabbcd her,
of course, securing seven prisoners with fine
riied cannon, 400 gallons OF OIL, about sixty
days provisions, and seven muskets
Destruction OF ST. LoUls.-The unholy
W war which the North is waging against the
South has effected St. LouiSGke stroke of
palsy More than sixty thousand inhabitants
have left that city within year, an immense
number of houses and stores arc vacant, and
all business, except Government contract is at
dead stand.
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-31

DOWN.
Leave Camden, H. .4oa. m.
Leave Boykin's l2.l2p. m
Leave Claremont 1.248
Leave Middleton Ito "
Leave Manchester juno
ton lis, p. m.
Leave Clarkson's 1.38 "
Arrive at KiDgsville l.50,
Nov. 8-tf H.
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-31

The CAPTURE OF CEpER KEys.-Of the
reported occupation of Ccdcr Keys by the enc
my, the Tallahassee Nc,cs saws:
The Governor received a despatch on Satur-
day stating tha. Ceder Keys had been captur-
ed and probably burnt by the Federas. The
despatch is based upon the statement of pas
sengers on the train running from Ccder Keys
to Fernand;na on Friday, who reported some
Federal steamers coming up TO Cedcr Keys,
and after the train left large smoke was seen
1t is supposed by some that the smoke was oc-
casoncd by the burning of some of our boats
tnat were loaded with rosin, &c. and that the
people OF Cedcr Keys fired them to keep them
from falling in the hands of the enemy. The
report needs confirmation.
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-31

Leave Kingsville. S.5 q. m.
Leave Clarkson's $40 d"
Leave Manchester June.
ton 8.3S a. m.
Leave Middleton 8.43
Leave Claremont 9.08 "
Leave Boykin's 9.4s L"
Arrive at Camden, 1920
L. PEAKE, Gen'l Sup't.
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-31

At the late session of the Mississippi Leois
laturc, law was passed subjectng any slave
holder to a finc of not less than 5000 nor more
than $1,000, who suffers his slaves to be quar-
tered at any distance over one mile from the
residence Of the master; unless an oversccr or
other aolc bodied white man shall be kept
with them.
The Goodhue volunteer., 1862-07-02
EMIGRATION.

The passage Of the Homestead law
by Congress. has had the effect predic-
tea, d,by its friends in Minnesota. A
steady tide Of emigration has been
rolling into Minnesota ever since, and
at4thespresent rate every vacant quar-
ter rssection eforil0O miles west will be
occupied before nthetclos of nayiga-
ton. We understand the emi igration
is pouring into the south western part
Of the State very rapidly. During the
past week not less than fifty families
have passed through town, with large
numbers Of cattle and horses, seeking
homes innthe'West? 6Emigrants should
by all means give The vacant lands be-
tween this point q and the Minnesota
river d look befre going farther west.
!, There are fine farming landssI in
Steele, WasecaI and LIE Suer counties,
which, we understand, are unclaimed {;
and those who, prefer. locating in ,
settled country to a frontier life, can
find excellent lands in the hands of
speculators which can be bought
cheap "t'']" i'.;r ? III nj q -
IaThere is sm for thousands in
Minnesota, and aall 5enligrants can find
fine farms and free homes.-EaribauN
heO.y = -. e.; * -.s3 3 -, e.. .- ga
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.AGooD GUESS ABOUT MEXICO.
Charles Francis Train is still anu.

Charles Francis Train is still anus
ing the. people of England by his
spread eagle, and, considering the
circumstances, rather impudent though
clever speeches. He holds forth once .
week and always succeeds in creating 1
sensation by his extreme Y Yankee,yiewf
and the peculiar way Of stating phem
The last London Aneericon contains a
speech on the Mexican imbroglio by
Mr.. Traiu,f which is likely to attract
no little attention from a very re,
markable prediction it contains con
cerning the probable fate ofthe French
army iii Mexico, It is embraced ir
the following extract: ~.' 1'"o1
"France has gone to Mexico. Or
izaba is seventy miles from the shore.
The next station is La Peubla, where
we shall hear from the army by the
mail due here on Saturday, which left
Vera Cruz on the 9th of April =
Juarez will fight in the mountains
Guerilla warfare is a Mexican patent.
France is in singular position away
inland no reinforcements- yellow
fever in the -guerillas on all
|sides-England and Spain hostile
100 miles from Mexico! Good gra.
cious, what a position The French
army has been sent there to perish
to be sacrificed in order to allure
France to the proper pitch of enthusi:
asm to send reinfercements. (Cheers.
For to-day The invasion meets with nc
favor in the army-the navy-or Will
the people. All are against it-all op
pose. The Steele La R'esse the Op;se
zone Rationale, and half the journals
Of France. England, France and
Spain signed a contract to do a GER
tain thing. QIear.) If England is
right i'll returning, France is wrong
If France is right in remaining, Eng.
land is wrong. (Applause.) Prin
lays the blame on France, while the
English press are all cheering France
ON to destruction. IsEngland trying
TO get France into a war with Amer
ica? The way to win your game O.
chess is not to smash the table. .IIeal
hear) l mentioned that France mus
have reverse in Mexico to arous.
the French. That is the way Palmer
ston managed the Chinese affair
Remember the Peiho How easy afte
that it was to send out ships, ant
troops and cannon, and add 100000,
600 to the taxes. (Hear.) Palmerstol
understands the people. He can elect :
Parliament any time on any war, any
where unless it should so happen tha
the people are hungry!"
These remarks were made be i
understood, on the Goth day of Ma,
last, before the slightest hint was givei
in the Mexican news knowncin En-
gland to warrant speculation on tn
probable fate of the French army
Had Mr.. Train claimed to be trance
medium this guess would have made
his fortune, for it proved correct eve,
to the locality Of the apprehendcd dis
ter.-Ne1o York World.
The Goodhue volunteer., 1862-07-02
- i.G.s! IL, ? =. .."1.
Gen. Dana,S BRIGADE,

All authorities are loud in praise Of the
determined bayonet charge made by our
troops, which; SO Disconnected and signally
defeated the rebels at Fair. Oaks, before
Richmond, on Sunday, June lst.~ We per-.
ceive, by the following brief notice Of the
brave and gallant conduct Of our troops,
that our former townsman, Brig Gen. N. j..
T.. Dana, evinced the same coolness, courage
and efficiency which distinguished him in
The Mexican War, and it seems almost pro-
videntiat that in his late exposure 20 50
calling fire." he should have escaped even
a more dangerous wound than that he re-
ceiyed at Cerro, Gordo. .....,.. ..-... .:...
Gen. Dana led in person one Of his regi-
ments, (the '7th Michigan, whose Colonel
was absent) to the bayoret charge-won
the field at dark on the 3lste On the extreme
left--his horse falling dead perforated BY
six bullets, and the regiment losing 10l men
-P0rtsns3.th Journal. .:
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A pEAR LITTLE E."a REBEL WIDOW.

We have received a magnificent
magnolia blossom from beautiful and
charming young widow Of Nashville
who tells us that, although she is q
terrible rebel she is an .admirer of ours
and that, if we will visit Nashville, she
will not spit in our face, as some Nash
vile trollop lately threatened to do
but give usa cordial welcome to he,
home. '~f-. T'z ".;T ~ -. - 7F@s>. :
Sweet widow, we thank. you. i
there are Z any created 81 beings more
charming than the angels, it must ac-
cording to our notion, be young wild
ows. You are a widow after our own
heart, and we acknowledge you have
got it. We will soon pass an hou,
with you, and if we do not make you
loyal the first half hour, we will agree
to be- rebelthe last half: We slep,
last night with your great, sf1agran,
blossom at our bedside, and VIC hard
| ~ sneed tell you that our dreams were
a blending Of flowers, and music, and
birds, and stars, and love, and moon,
light, and paradise, and kisses, anl
witches, and : widows.-Lou;soilA
.Ea,,-n,,Y> ~ sgEssSE8s zsf gsassz a<9@ sz@$5
The Goodhue volunteer., 1862-07-02
OVER THE RIVER,
BY HATTIE GERMAN.

Over the river-.le deep, dark river,
Came Il messenger grim,
And sun moled our Alice-our gentle Alice,
To hasten and 90 with him
On her breast we folded her snowy hands,
And robed her in spotless white.
And he bore her over the turbid stream,
To the far off re aim Of light.
Oh there's beautiful, beautiful realm,
Beyond that flowing river,
Where streams Of perpetual blissfulncss
Flew on, and forever.
And Alice-our darling Alice has gone,
TO that blessed blessed land,
While ON the verge of the E,thomless stream.
With tcar-blinde2 eyes we stand!
Oh: yes, we weep, though we know she is frcet
From pains and sorrows of earth
We weep for the sweet loved voice that well
hear
No more at our family hearth!
We all must cross over the mystic river
Before we enter the land
W here the fragrant flowers Of Joy and love
In tldcleSs beauty expand
By-andby avoicc will call and hand
Will bcvkon us DER the river
In the unseen world, where parings and tear
Are known 60 m ore forever!
All, Il happy land is the realm Of light,
And Alice has gone before,
10 welcome us after little while,
On its ever tranquil shore
The Goodhue volunteer., 1862-07-02
A, SECESH AMAZON. j

Aprivate letter, which the Boston
Courier copies, from Clarksb,1rg, Va,
tells of the capture. Of rather a for
midable character-certainly a very
unsafe companion for persondevoted
to the Union to sit up with. The let
ter says; rrdr a:..u yln e,,.rn. .c,,;.. -.
We also captured very desperate
woman, by thu name of, Jenny Green
and sent her under guard to Wheeling.
She is only about Is or 20 years Of age
aud not bad looking; She lived about
80 miles from here, and told Gen.
Kelly that she cut all his telegraph
when he was up the Kanawha, and
she'd tsbc id if she wouldn't do, it
again" She has been in the, habit, OF
visiting the rebel camps, rides a fine
horse, carries pistol, revolver, and a
handsome revolving rifle, presented Il
her by some rebel officers, and with
which she boasts she has killed great
many"d-d Yankees" She is said to be
an unerring, shot, and can put, a bullet
through the: ace Of clubs, lat distance
Of one hundred yards, nine times out
Of ten. She has been pursued many
times but has made her escape by the
t1eetness Of her horse, and, when cor
nered where escape seemed impossible
would cause her horse to leap the most
horrible ravines, and lplungeoverrocks
where the soldiers dare not follow her.
She was taken by strategy and sent to
Wheeling once before, and imprisoned;
but by the intercession of some. seces.
sion ladies there Gen. Rosencrans re:
leased her on parole. When brought
before the captain Of the company
who arrested her, the captain said
"Well Miss Jenny, you are come te
visit7us again." to which she replied
with a terrible oath, and snatched 3
rifle from one Of the guards, discharg.
ing it at the captain in an instant bu,
he saw the movement and struck ur
the muzzle OF the gun, and the bal
passed through his cap, just grazing
his head. = ~;.f.1 7''' '*'. - '>~. q:
The Goodhue volunteer., 1862-07-02
RED WING G00DHUE COUNTY MIMI, WEDNESDAY, 1852

the States into Canada, an English.
man is struck by the feeling that he is
going from a richer country into one
that is poorer, and from a greater coun-
try into one that is less. ----:a4 ---a
| could not enter Canada without
seeing and hearing and feeling that
there was less of enterprise around me
than in the States-lcss Of general
movement, and less Of commercial
success. To'say why this is so would
require a long and very difficult discus
sion, and one which I am not prepared
to hold. 1t may be that dependent
country, let the feeling of dependence
be ever so much modified by powers
ofself:governance, cannot hold it's own
against countries which are in all RESI-
poets their own masters.
The Goodhue volunteer., 1862-07-02
III 79TE = TT Z : :
STATE POLITICS.

Never since the foundation Of Che
government, has thereobeen a. time
whehso weighty responsibility rested
upon every: American citizen as at the
present, time. Our country demands
our. entire solicitude and our. unceasing
efforts to restore it 70, its wonted peace
and prosperity, To saY,e thee re- Union i
and perpetuate it through untold cen
turics Of lasting and permanent peace
should beothe' great object <ofaevery
loyal citizen. ii The zduty sofipelitical
parties is plain; like. that ofindisiduals
they are in duty bound to make every
consideration subsidiary to- that OF
country, 4<1 at.a~,.n, ~ ,c.,;.5., -; -,
/. We had hoped that an exciting par
tizan strife on either side Of the COM
ing fall, would be avoided. 10 Bit the
late movements of the Democracy
plainly indicate that an uncailed for
and very injudicious7 contest is before
us: They have inaugurated it, and
must be, held responsible for doing
so. i :~'.s xxi %4.M 10 :ao;.1a aid n:e!., +
What is the duty Of Republicans un-
der existing circumstances is the ques-
ton to be decided. ~
TO us the way appears plain. We
must meet our adversdrics and 60 be-
fore the people of the State upon a
Republican Union platform. j The
principles issue to- be decided at the
ballot-box at theeapproaching election
from present indications, will be, Union
or no Union.; country OF no country.
! There is no dodging it, this will. be
the. real issue, though it will be made
up in different language. -' ''''~
Therefore, It will not BE difficult; for
the people to decide, which side they
will join. -: :.:' -...7f5o1 :. ~s:' !:
Opposition to the Administration
and the preservation Of slavery, will
be the work Of the democracy, Who
will aid them. in such endeayors.-
Lake City 1TliY'es: 49,. ~. ::...,
The Goodhue volunteer., 1862-07-02
The Leesburg Rebels Come to Grief

The Leesburg Rebels Come to Grief.
The, Secretary of War having received
complaints that the Jail Of London county,
Va, was being used for the detention Of the
slaves of rebels, and that the rebels of that
county, swere 4 actively co. operating with
authorities ofrthe, rebel States, the matter
was referred to Gen. Wadsworth, as com: : ::
mander Of the department Col: Swain, OF
Scott's cavalry, was ordered, withA detaeh-
ment Of his command, to go to l'eesburg-
After arweek's absence, the command re-
turned, last evening. Col. Swain had :
general Jail delivery Of the negroes confined
On rebel accounts, Strengthened up things
generally, and brought Justice Asa Rogers
and Rev. E. H. ,Noarse as prisoners, they
refusing to take the oath of allegiance, and
being proved to be active in the rebel cause,
the reverend gentleman acting as = kind Of
rebel post boy. 2Nourse is charged with
being sort of pecipatetis secret mail agent,
the medium of communication between
rebel spies and sympathisers in rebeldom
out Of the county. '''''!7
It is alleged that Rogers sent his ewn
negroes to aid Jackson in his second raid
upon the valley. He also presided very re-
Gently at session OF county court tnas
acknowledged allegiance to the reasonable
ate.governmenta at Richmond which, under
pretence, we take lit, of providing for the
poor, took, the liberty OF. assessing on the
county a tax Of, $4,000, really to aid tho
rebellion by providing for the families and
other dependents Of citizens Of London now
in arms against their country. Leesburg
proves to be hotbed ofsecession, tho ladies
of the place crossing the streets to avoid
meeting the officers Of the troop, the child.
rem singing "Dixie" in front Of the quarters
and most Of the stores were closed during
the stay Of the troops.-M \. Herald, June
The Goodhue volunteer., 1862-07-02

ny nt|'nu oa! ana myself sat upon al
antiquated backlog, listening to the
music of nature, such as tree>toads
ROSTERS, grunting pigs, and now ani
then the mellow mnsic Of o distant
Jackass was waited to our ears by the
gentle zephyrs that sighed among the
the mullen stalks, and came heav,
laden with the delicious orders of hen
roosts and pig-styes. r The last linger
ing rays Of the, setting sun, glancine
from the brass buttons of solitary
horseman shone through a knot. hole
IN the heg-pen. full in Sal's face, dyeine
ne: hair with.an orange peal hue, and
showing off my thread-bare coat to {
bad advaEtage-one of my arms wa.
around SAILS waist, my hand resting
on the small of her back-she was toy.
ing with my auburn locks of let black
hue she was almost gone and | was
ditto. She looked like grasshope,
dying with the hiccups, and 1 felt like
2 mud-turtle chokcd with a codfisl
ball.
"Sal," says in voice as musica
as the notes Of dying swan
''Will you have me?''
She turned her eyes heavenward
clasped me by the hand, had an attack
of the heaves and and the blind stag
gers, and with sigh that drew he1
shoe,strlngs to her palate, said,
eyes !"
She gave clear out then. and squat
ted in my lap-She corkscrcwed and
curhumexed and rolled in it. hug
ged her till I broke my suspenders,
and her breath smelt OF onions which
she had eaten the week before.
We'll, to make long story short, sh<
set the day, and we practiced every
night tor four weeks, how we would
walk into the room to be married, til
we got so we could walk as graceful
as y couple Of Muscovie ducks.
The night, the company, and tn
minister came, the signal was given
and arm in arm we marched through
the crowded hall. We were Just en-
tering the parlor door, when, down
went kerslap on the oil.cloth, pulling
Sal after me. Some cursed fellow ha,
dropped a banana skin on the floor
and it f'oorcd me. 1t split an awf',
hole IN my cassimcrcs right under IN,
dress coat tail.
1t was too late to back out, so clap
ped my hand over ii, we marched il
and were spliced, and taking a seat
watched the kissing of the bride oper
alton. My groomsman was littl
tight, and he kissed her until iumpe,
up to take a slice, when, oh, horror
a little six year old imp had crawle,
behind me and pulling my shirt through
the hole in my pants had pinned it t.
a chair, and in jumping up, I display
cd TO the admiring gaze Of the aston
ished multitude, trihc more whit
muslin than was pleasant. The wo
men giggled, the men roared, and
got mad, but was finally put to bed
and there all my troubles ended.
The Goodhue volunteer., 1862-07-02

T~ PosERs. s.-Fresident Lincoln has q
very dry way of"putting the question"
Par example: A clergyman recently
gave the President his. views Of con-
Quoting the war, and afte. five minutes
drew up to see what the President
had to say. 'Perhaps you had better
try to run the machicn a week" qrietly
remarked Old Abe. Another gentle
man after pouring ont his walls Of wrath
upon a Government officer, was sur
prised to hearsthe President quietly
remark, "How you are, just the man 1
have been looking for. l want you to
give Inc your address and tell me ifyou
were in my place and heard all you've
been telling, and didn't believe work
of it, what would you do" It was :
DOSer ST &EEt-'-.7E -
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A NEW IRON-CLAD WAR STEAMER

Jersey City is the birth place of a
new iron vessel, the keel Of which was
laid there yesterday-the work of con.
struction having been secured by
the Colwell foundry. The new
vessel will be built on the plan of the
Monitor; the hull of the best quality
Of flange iron, three-quarters Of an
inch thick, butted and strapped every
six feet the bulwarks Of series of
vertical blocks of oak and the turret
of twenty-onc feet internal diameter,
composed Of eleven plates in thickness
which are to measure through eleven
inches. The top OF the turret is form,
ed of wrought iron plates, half an
inch thick, resting on forged beams
and raj lway bars the pilot house to
be on the top Of the turret, and enter.
ed by an aperture in its root. This
'pilot-house is to be six feet in diameter.
The turret is intended for two 15-inch
Dahlgren guns, ard will revolve
around a fixed centre column ol
wrought iron twelve inches in diane.
ter, and its rotation will, by means Of
ingenious machinery, be controlled by
the gunner while he is looking over his
gun. The impregnable smoke-pipe, in
height eight feet and inside forty six
inches, will be composed of six plates
'of iron, rivited together in such a
manner rs to effectuallv break the
joints. The engines will consist Of
two cylinders, forty incher in diane
ter and twenty-five inches in stroke
combined in one piece.
The vessel, which will contain many
improvements, suggested by the ex.
perience of the Monitor, will be of the
following general dimensions.
Extreme length over armor, 2oC
feet extreme length of proper, or
water line, 100 feet; length outside o.
stem and stern-post 159 feet; extreme
beam over armor, As feet; breadth O.
beam of boat -proper(moulded)s7 fee1
s inches; depth Of hold amidships
from top beams to skin, IL feet 10 in
ches; crown of deck amidships, ) in
ches; shear Of deck, measured OF
gunwale, II inches; distance from
stem to extreme end of boat proper
10 feet inches; distance from stem
to extreme end of armor forward. II
feet; distance from stern-pos. to ex
trane end of boat aft, 20 feet 3 inch
es; distance from stern-post to ex
treme end Of armor aft, Is feet
She will cost s4oo, 900, and is to b,
delivered in FIVE months, fully equipped
for sea service, excepting ordnance
|coal, guns and ammunition. Tb,
Government has prohibited the use o
any foreign iron IN the vessel, SO sI,
win be : purely American production
W y Post @ss