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The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-03-12
RICH SCENE IN THE WHEELING.
g.. LEGISLATURE,

The Wheeling Legislature having
finished the business before il, adjourn
ed on Thursday evening Immediate
" previous to adjournment, the follow
ingEather rich proceedings transpired:
Mf. Ratcliffs offered = resolution. pro-
posing to ascertain if the Senate
would accept the Ten G Commandments
without amendment, If first passed bv
the House. He remarked that no pro-
position from the House had ever gone
10 the Senate without coming back
amendel. He desired before the ad-
tournament to submit something which
would meet their appreciation. The
Speaker appointed Mr.. Ratcliffe TO
communicate the passage Of the reso-
lutien to the Senate. Mr. r. accord
|ingly picked up tie resolution, and
amidst great laughter proceeded "a
the Senate Chamber. He subsequent.
II returned and reported to the Hous<
|that the Senate insisted that there
were thirteen Csmma.dments and
refused, thsEefeFs, 20 aceept the HOUSE
resolution without amendment.
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Z &
GINSENG. The ST. Anthony Neaos
says Mr., Scheitlin informs us that he
has pain out for ginseng in Minnesota
during the season Of 's6l' Sf7, 500
The operations of other dealers will
swell the whole value of this produc,
to our citizens, to S75, 900 or $4,000.
This is large amount of cash to
disburse for wild root which costs
nothing but the digging. Mr.. S.. says
the diggers will on an average gathe,
twenty pounds per day, which at five
cents per pound, the average price,
pays one dollar day as wages TO,
work. Sometimes three dollars q day
are realized. In some instances mel
have paid for their farmsU5 J this sin
gle branch of industry. ..o... ,.
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At WIT AT THE WHITE Hot. E.--Our
w Washington Reliable'' sends us the
following flash of Federal fun by Tel.
egraph
AT the late levee at the White House
the President asked the Russian An.
bassador. whether he. would have taken
him tor an American if he had met
him anywhere else than in this coun.
try"
FNo" said the distinguished Musco.
vite, who, like Old Abe, is a bit Of a
wag, q 81 should have taken you for
$50 am" exclaimed the President
Strengthening himself up to his full alt
titudc, 'sand a liberty Pole at that
Tall Talking, wasn't it?--- Vaait1
Fair. -
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War Department, Feb. 16th.'' ,sa

LATE discoveries in Pathology shows
that many Of the diseases which af1lic,
mankind arise from impurity of the
blood. This has long been suspected,
but IS only lately known. In consump.
ton, tnbercles are found to be ced.
imentary deposit from the blood
Dropsy, Gout' Cancer, Ulcers and
Ernptions;all arise. in disordered de-
positss from the blood. Bilious dis
easeses and fevers sre caused solely by
its deranged unhealthy state, and even
the decline Of life follows 3 want OF
vitality in the blood. In view Of these
facts Dr.. AVER designed his Gal1.ar.
|fic PHI especially % purify aud inrig.
|or2te the blood, and hence We believe
e arisc its unparal al4IIed suecess il con.
trolling and curisg, disessess Medical
Iyo1rnak
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A WOMAN ELECTED MAYoR.-At
q recent local election in Oskaloosa,
Iowa there was but one candidate pres.
ented to be voted for. The boys'sdid
not like him and were bound to have
another candidate, and so, more in the
spirit ffun than otherwise, they nom
mated on the day Of election Mrs. Nan
cy Smith, and TO the astonishment o1
every body, when the votes were count
ed in tho evening it was fonnd thai
Mrs. Nancy Smith had twenty. .ont
majority n over the regular candidate
80 oskaloosa has actually elected {
Mayeress. who will, we presume pres
lde over the official destinies Of tha
city for the ensuing year. 9, r
The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-03-12
THE HUT ON Til E VACANT, LOT.

We live in a hut on q vacant lot, .
Father, and mother, and 4;
'Tis away up town, and dreary spot,
With old stone quarries hard by.
Father is lazy, and mother she drinks,
And am ragged and thin
And look like thief, for it's hard to be pure
When circled around with sin.
'Tis q desperate place, this vacant lot,
A region of famine and woe;
The ]a5orers found a strangled child
In the quarrios not long ago.
And father is sometimes out all day,
And comes staggering home at night
With money and things that he hides away,
For he never came by them right.
Mother ia always at me to steal,
And "rges her plea with curse
She tells me to sneak through the city crowds
And pocket watch or purse;
And father beats me because say
That I'd rather any day die;
never have robbed, and never will rob,
And I'll tell YOU the reason why.
There came to our hovcl three years ago
A man with sw eet, mild face,
And he held a holy book in his hand
That he tried to read in our place.
But mother she swore at the mild-taced man,
And drove him out Of our den;
And tod him never as long as he lived,
TO darken her door again.
But something made me follow tho mar,
l think he bcckoned to me,
And he led me down to a quarry's cleft,
Where none Of my people could see;
And he read to me things from the holy book
That never had heard before,
And somehow peace came over my heart,
And it didn't feel half SO sore.
They may curse and beat me as much as they
like,
know what they don't know
l know that things in the end come right
For those that suffer below.
No matter how ragged and hungry am,
With no one to like or to l>vc.
know there's vacant lot for me
In the beautiful land ab owe.
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THE PUNISHMENT OF CowAnD1cE-->
Order of Secretly Stanton.---Complaint
having been made by Gen Lander
of the misconduct Of an officer under
his command, and the matter referred
to the Secretary Of war, the following
instructions we're given .>ass 81 II
elf Gen. Lander is satisfied that
Col. Anisausel was guilty Of coward
ice or misbehavior before the enemy
he may be tried on the spot, and, il
found guilty, the sentence of death may
be executed on the spot, or he may be
cashiered by his Commanding Gener.
al at the head of his regiment. The
former course is recommended as the
preferable one. Cowardics in an off.
Ger, exhibited on the field of battle
should received the swift punishment
of death. 7.s*s IL -.... ~. +.
(Signed) o~ EDWIN II. STANTON.
.aszz.z ss-1s ze Secretary OF War
War Department, Feb. 16th.'' go.
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WASHINGTON.

Being on visit to Washington dur
ing the recess of Congress in the spring
of 1857, walked ono day with a
friend to view the works which were
then already in progress for the extern
sion Of the Capitol. AS we sauntered
among the pillars in the basement of
the old building, we fell in with a
vcnerable-looking man, having the ap-
pearance OF a countryman, who seem
ed to be there on the same business
that We were. We entered into con-
versation with him, and he informed
me that he was a Virginian, raised a
few miles down the river, not far from
Mount Vernon.
"Very likely, then," we remarked,
you may recollect General Washing
ton"
'Perfectly well' he replied. EIn-
deed, saw HIM when he laid the Ioun-
dation of this building. I was but a
boy then," he continued, "but re-
member very distinctly how he looked
as he stood in this way over the stone
and put it in its place with a pry. 1t
was huge stone, and as placed must
have required no little strength to move
1t. But the General was a very ath.
letic man, and moved it apparently
with ease. There were a number OF
boys there from our .neighborhood,
and it was standing marvel to us ali
how the General moved that stone.
"A few days after, the General hap
pened to be riding by our school. house
on horseback, as we were playing out
side. We all pulled off our hats tc
him, and he stopped bis horse for a
moment, and spoke to us very pleas
antly. One of the boys cried out
sPlease, General, tell us how it wa,
you moved that great stone up yonde,
the other day. ~ -. ~ n
why, boys said he smiling, did
move that stone p tOh, yes, Genera
you moved it; we all saw you, 'Wel
boys, said the General, looking yer,
ssrious, and speaking slowly, shaking
his finger at us as he spoke, do yol
see that nobody ever moves tha
Estone again. ~ ~ :rr. <>s =. e. . -.
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GEN. M.CLELLAN-TuE PLAIN
TRUTH.

The Journal Of Commerce, in a
dispassionate editorial on eThe Po-
sition,''' holds the following Just lam
guage with reference to the Major
General oommanding: ~.
"Confdence in the wise policy of
the Administration, and in the ability
of the Commander-in.C Chief, and the
strength of his disciplined aud educa-
ted, army, is felt everywhere. We
cannot better illustrate this than by
reference to the fact that only. ten or
twelve days ago some of the impatient
lpress, who have loudly condemned
Nc Clellan for his 'delays,' were ex-
|ceedingly bitter in comments on him
for one act. They said that the forces
lat Cairo ought to have been sent to
attack Columbus when the water was
high; that the opportunity was too good
TO be lost that an application was made
to Nc Clellan for permission to make
the attack; that Nc Clellan telesraphed
! a peremptory refusal. This was charg.
ed against him asa great blunder +:
s~'1A SA1~tS W. Sl = kiOt d lew DCODic MILO
really believed that the newspapers
knew more about that case 81 military
necessity - than the COMMANDMENT
Chief Today, the same papers might
be disposed to deprive Mcclellan Of
any honor in the victories, we're i,
not plain to all the world that that re-
fusal, which has been so widely spread
as discreditabls TO his skin and indlg-
Iment, is the unmistakeabls proof 81
his claim to the present glory. No
man in the nation fails 70 see that the
Iferbidding Of that attack on COLUMBIA.
WAS McC ClelIans wisdom, and that lie
vas working the victories at Forts
Henry and Donelson, which would
have been frustrated by An stack q
lOelumbus. Such ! vindication does
inst often come in two weeks. This
|coaiidence Of the people Of the Norti
FIN the ability Of Gen. MeC Clellan, anf
1.-THE wise policy of the Asirnnis.r.tior
Is now past shaking.
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RED WING G0oDHUE COUNTY MINI, WEDNESDAY MARCH l2 1862

are to be won now and by us in the
same and only manner that they were
ever Won by any people, or in any
age, since the days of:Joshua, by bold.
ly pursuing and striking the foe
What, under the blessing of Provi-
dence, ] conceive to bethe true organ
ization Of victory and military comb
nation to end this war, was declared
lin a few words by Gen. Grants mes
sage to Gen: Buckner---|.'s' I propose to
neove ;:nsnaediately on yoa41 quorks p
D.. Yours, truly Il t.~.< i
!. .o.. EDWIN M. STANTON.
The Tribune makes some very ap-
propriate comments on the above let
ter, viz: rn ... -
".The profound modesty and unaf.
fected religious feeling of Mr.: Stanton
do him more honor than any laudation
that even the voice of Historical JUS
tice herself could bestow upon him.
He is right, too. It is to the men who
fought and who won upon the bloody
field, that under God, the glory of vic
tory belongs. But for their skill and
valor, their devotion and heroism, the
wisest preparations and the most truly
inspired resolves of all others had
|proved worthless. But we, whose Of
flee it is, as far as possible, not alone
to chronicle the facts Of this great war,
but also to evolve for our readers their
inner relations and moving causes, and
to extricate their real truth of events
from the tallacious pretences and ap-
|psarances with which party spirit and
individual ambition often conspire to
envelope them, must still remember
that, eohereas the Nation qoas but lately
at the very point Of death, it now stands
forth in tho plentitude Of new life and
power, and whereas the people were
full of doubt and almost of despair,
they now breathe nothing but hope
and confidence. For a change SO
mighty any noble and conscientious
spirit must naturally shrink from claim
ing any personal merit, ascribing it to
God and the people alone. But we
still believe that impartial history will
hereafter record this auspicious trans
formation as not merely cotempora-
neous with the Secretary's accession
to Mr.. .Lincoln's Cabinet, but as bearing
to it a much more vital relation. And
we here once more declare it as our
sober judgment that, if Mr.. Stanton
has not organized victory, he has a,
least unbound it, and set it in notion y
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DETROrT. Feb. z.

New ORLEANs.---New Orleans is
represented as having been made al.
most impregnable. The shell road and
every avenue Of approach to the city
are defended by very powerful batter
les, sweeping them for miles, while on
either side telled trees form an impsne-
traple abitts out into the swamps. And
to man the fortifications, and aid in the
defence. they have force Of no less
than fifty thousand men, under Major.
General LoyelL-C Columbia Guar.
dim. -. :. :. u.
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MEASLES. Mr.. AR. Swift ofDetroit
a gentleman whose statements can be
implicitly relied upon furnishes the fol.
lowing: -'.'.~ ..".'
DETROIT, Feb. 3.
To the Editors Of the Detroit Adv.:
As there is great deal Of the meas
les among children through the coun-
try, I wish to make known a plan tha,
will speedily cure and keep the disease
on the surface Of the skin until it turns
and will bring it out when it has turn.
ed in, or struck in. Though simple, i,
lis sure: Take pint Of oats and pu,
them in tight vessel pour on boiling
water, and let it stand a short time
then give it to the sick person to drink.
1t must be pretty warm. In fifteer
minutes you will see q change for the
better. .- s". A. r. SWIFT.
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Quick Work AGA1N.-'rhe rapid
work of the Senate in the last day o,
two in the dispatch Of business, has a
corresponding effect in the House.
That body on yesterday considered in
COMMITTEE Of the Whole, and passed
upon the merits Of thirty.fue bills
reading them all at length, and dis.
cussing the provisions of most of them
The House was iD sessions eight hours.
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FHozEs TO DEATn During the
very cold weather Of two weeks ago,
an elderly woman residing ia Saratoga
undertook TO 60, one evening, from her
house to that Of neighbOr ii some
distance. but the difficulty of. travelling
through the deep snow and the ea,
treIme cold together, 90 exhausted her
strength that she was unable to reach
her destination, and she was 3onpd
next day, dead. We. hare not learned
The name Of the unfortunzte uomsn.
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CX miles iron Red Wing, on TIN, znmbrota
~ road Coed sccommoda tons for both mar
poS beast at reasonable rates. Sssss -s.sxsss.s~
JOHN HACK. Proprietor.
s6-N11:ly.
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AN ACT

Ar1, -5<F2Sfl!
TO amend chapter 80 Of the Public
a@ Statutes, relating t. the punishment
of crimes. @12s5 . z E&@f ss=7E .ss}9192
Be It enacted 6ytk Leyis1at,4re eftat
State Of Minnesota
j, Section I. Section two Of chapter
eighty-nine Of the Public Statutes is
amended to read as follows: 70 a'S@'
:" Such killing when perpetratsd with
. premeditated design to effect tie
deathao Of the person killed, or any tu:
man being, shall be murderin the first
degree, and the person who shallsbs
convicted Of the same, shall suffer the
penalty Of death but any person cor:
yicted Of any capital crime shall. bs
kept in solitary confinement for . pc
riod Of not less than one month, nor
more than six months, in the discretion
of the Judge before whom the convic:
tion is had at the expiration Of which
time it shall be the duty Of the g over
nor to issue his warrant Of execution.
Such killing when perpetrateds by any
act eminentlv dangerous to oneo Or
more persons, and evinciBg s depraysd
mind, regardless Of the life Of sueh
person or persons, although without
any design to effect death, shall Be
murder in the second degree, and Nall
be punished by fnprisonment in the
State Prison for fife; whom perpetrated
without any design 70 effect deafh by
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The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-30

10 seize and confiscate property Of rebels,
and for other purposes, approved July
18th, 1862" aud which sections are IN the
words and figures following;
SECTION o, dnd b a further enacted,
That all The slaves Of persons who shall
hereafter be engaged in rebellion against
the Government Of The United States, or
who shall in any way give aid or COM
fort thereto, escaping from such persons,
and taking refuge within the limits Of
the army, and all slaves captured from
such persons, or deserted by them and
coming under the control Of the Govern
ment Of the United States, and all slaves
Of such persons on or being within any
place occupied by rebel forces, and af-
rewards occupied by the forces Of the
United States, shall be deemed captures
Of war, and shall be forever free of their
seryilude and not again held as slaves.
SEC, 10. A1id Be u FURTHER enacted, That no
slave escaping into any slave territory or
the District Of Columbia, from any Of the
States shall be delivered up, or in any
way impeded or hindered OF his liberty,
except for crime or some ofiense against
the laws, unless the person claiming said
fugitive shall first make oath that the
person 10 whom the labor or service Of
said fugitive il alleged 70 be due, is his
lawful owner, and has not been in arms
against the United States in the present
rebellion, nor in any way given aid or
comfort thereto: and no person engaged
in the military or naval service Of the
United States shall, under any pretense
whatever, assume TO decide on the valid
ity of the claims Of any person to the SER
vice or labor Of any other person or
surrender up any such person to the
claimant on pain Of being dismissed
from the service.
And do hereby enjoin upon and or
der all persons engaged in the military
and naval service of the United States,
TO obey and enforce within their respec-
tive spheres Of service, the Article and
Sections above recited. And the Exec
utive will in due time recommend that
all citizens of the United States who
shall have remained loyal thereto
throughout the rebellion, shall, upon the
restoration of the Constitutional rela-
tions between the United States and their
respective States and people if the rela-
ton shall have been suspended or dis
turbed, be compensated for oil losses Jy acts
of tie United States, jneluiing hs loss q
Slapes.
In witness whereof have hereunto SET
my hand and casued the seal Of the Uni
ted States TO be affixed.
Done at the City Of Washington this
the twenty second day Of September, in
the year Of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-two, and Of the In
dependence of the United States The
eighty seventh.
[Signed ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President.
WBI. II. SEWARD, Secretary of State.
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TO OUR READERS.

This morning the USioN is presented
20 lbs patrons diminished somewhat in
size. The fault is not ours, nor is Il in
our power to control it at present The
paper maker on whom we depend, informs
us that il viii be necessary for him 70
get several articles essential to the manu-
facturc Of paper, before he can supply
as again with the proper size. lie has
enough Of the size we print on this
morning, TO last us until the other can be
furnished. We assure our patrons that
tits contrary to the wishes Of the Pub
fishers Of the UNION TO take any step
that viii detract from its merits. As
soon as we can be supplied with the pa
per. we will resume our regular size
Notwithstanding The reduction Of the
paper from its former size, there will be
no diminution in the amount Of reading
matter from what has heretofore been
given.
September II, 1862.
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Justices Court.

HANNAH CALLAHAN, Pltn) In a suit before q. d..
rs. fSOuthgatc, Justice of
c. D. ELEloyr, Dcrt tie Peace foI Davidson
County, Tennessee
The plaintiff, Hannah Callahan, Ia this action have
ing obtained an Attachment against the defendant,
g. ID. Elliott and isucd 20 a Constable Of said Coun-
~, and returned BY him, levied on property belong
ing 10 tue defendant; and on motion OF plantin il
appearing 10 the sltsactOn OF said Justice that tho
defendant q q non resident Of the state OF Tennessee
Ii Is ordered that publication DC made for four sue.
cossiye weeks in Newspaper published In The city OF
Nashville called the Union, warning the defend
ant % appcar before said Justice the nth day Of
October isd2, aud plead answer, or demur 90 said
attachment, otherwise the cause viii Dc eel lur hear
ing er porte on that day
G., n. S0UTHGATE, Up.
SEPT 9th, lsC9-ftg prs. Zee, $500
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Proclamation of the Governor.

ID virtue Of the power and authority in me ves-
ID ted, as Military Governor Of the state OF Ten
ucssoc. 1 do hereby appoint the following persons 20
hold and exercise the functions Of the respective Of
fees attache'tO his aud their Names aud to perform
the duties thereof according To law, 70 wit
TtRsI WARD.
John Carp.r, Alderman. James Tuuer lud VIM.
Roberts, CouuQLmen.
SECOND WARD.
Jos. J Rohb Alderman q. n Southsate Wd A.
Myers CouuUilmou.
THIRD WARD.
Ell Mulloy Alderman. Andrew Anderson 0ud
AloX. Mcdaniel, C0uncilmcn.
FOURTH WARD.
II. G. scovcl, Alderman J.. T. Hun and CHARLES
Slyers, Ccuncimen.
FIFTH WARD,
W. S. Chcatham, Alderman. q. .. KNOWLES and W.
A. McCelland Councilnlen.
SIXTH WARD,
NJ. NJ Brien, Alderman. }. Yarbroagh and
VIM, Driver Councilmen.
SEVENTH WARD.
NJ. G.. L. Claiborne, Alderman. Nm Stewart 1ud
Thos Cready, Councilmen.
EIGHra WARD.
Jos. smith, Alderman. VIM ilily aud VIM,
Sanborn, COuncineu.
- Is TESTIMONY WHEREOF | have here
unto set my hand and caused the Great
D. Seal Of the State 70 be affixed, at Nash
~-,T vile, this October list 1862
ANDREW JOHNSON GQvFnNoa
EDWARD H. EAST, Secretary Of state.