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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-04-03
A Prophecy mad "a FuIGlmemt.

From one OF Volney Frenchs published let
tiers, written while he was on the Danube in the
southern portion of Russia We make the follow
ing extract. 1t is dated Oct. 25th, 1855, dur
ing the Crimean War. The Capt Hollins al
luded to is the Rebel Commodore Holins, in
command of the Ram Manassas at New Orleans.
Greytown was an old city of mud huts in Mic
aragua, Central America
And speaking of war reminds me that the
people Of the United States, that is many of them,
indulge in the idea, particularly before the pres
ent war in this quarter commenced, that wars
aud rumors OF wars had ceased and that our peo-
pie would never see It again, and much iess suf
fer from it. Now this is all de!Uson, that the
American people ought TO rid themselves Of as
soon as they can. Human nature has not es-
seutialy changed from the time Cain slew Abel
10 the memorable and heroic attack OF the brave
Capt. Hollius upon the impregnable walls of
GreytoWn al Europe IS bristling with arms
from one end Of the continent to the other, her
seas are covered with battle ships, and her ports
and magazines are filed with the material of
war. Everything is quiet, il Ia true, except in
the Crimea but let the torch once be applied
and the whole country Is in blaze, and blood
will flow like her rivers. Il is just as idle and
not less foolish to suppose that there is no ne
cessity of war than that man is always safe in
person and in property, in travelling on hGz-
ardous journey. So long as We hear from our
own country of the most horrid aud revolving
cases of murder and bloodshsd by individuals,
how can one Of our countrymen suppose that
we are exempt from an attack of nations COM
posed only Of individuals laying no claims TO a
civilization equal to our own.
I" To be forewarnad is to before armed.
Let this be carried out and the boast Of England
and her allies, that we have no navy. no army
nor anything to defend ourselves, will not be
thrown in the face Of every American traveller
abroad"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-04-03

K, G. Cs-Tke MiI,0aHkee Wisconsin says, It
IS said to be reliable that a certain newspaper
editor ip that city is q member Of the knights
ofthe Golden Circle" We don't doubt it, #
shere is aay such society, and its principles are
..,rb a. thay are said to be, there can be no
doubt Of it. Nobody can read The Md'co@tee
Nc,,; without the conviction that some one Of
lis editors is under some very strong incentive
more controlling than the mere bias OF par
tizanship--to misrepresent, belle, SANDER ana
abuse every man, loyal to the Government ana
evsrv measure that does not tend directly or
indirsctlyssto the laudation or approval OF tue
course of the Shareholders. Not a day passes
but one or more articles appear IN the edltofiai
columns of that paper the purport OF which 49,
that. the Southern people are fighting IN good
defend their rights against the usnf'
pations of the Northern people. grosser A6el
or more palpabe falsehood never was uttered
In two or three articles in the last weekly, the
soutbern rebels are compared to the patriots and
baroes Of the revolution. In one article we ind
.bese words, "Fhe people Of the southern States,
in the ratio of about one STAKEHOLDER to htteen
non-slayehoIders, have taken up arms, not Tor
the projection of any one southern interest put
under the false impression that majority Of
the northern people intend to Cypress all south
ern interests IN the exercise of apreponderad ng
sectional power" If the southern people ever
had any such impression,w should like to kno"
y,ho gave them that erroneous impression =
No act of the Northern people has ever given
sucb An impression. But The NeloS and other
pspers like it. have constantly for at least ten
wears. labored zealously to create such an I'M
nression. Even now, there is hardly number
of The Netcs published, that has not al article
telling how the republicans "a large majority OF
the people of the Free Statcs) hate the south
the people of the south, and their institutions,
In the same article from which we quote ABOVE,
little further along We are told, that Upon
this matter they (the rebels) reason just as our
fathers reasoned, when they inaugurated REBEL
ed against the British government in opposition
to a tax upon tea" This certainly sounds 7ery
much as if tho writer was under some secret
aIl-controlling powor-bind alike to the eviden-
cas Of his own senses and tho testimony Of every
days experience
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EGsc. of ,l,o Fs,ieraI victories abroad.

Eject of tllo Federal Victories abroad.
I.odon Correspondence ofthe New York Times.
LONDON, Friday, March IA. 1862
Never were victories more opportune than
those Of Roanoke Island, Forts Henry and
Donnelson. These blows fell upon the British
sympathizers with the South with stunning
force The papers published the news at first
without a comment. Had there been Con
fed crate victory, we should have had columns
of publications. I except, Of course, the two or
TIN ee papers with Northern sympathies The
thund erer was silent, and thus surely. When
il became necessary 10 say something, the pub
lie was assured that these victories were really
Of very little Importance, and could Edo moth
ing toward the conquest and suhjugation OF so
vast a territory as that included III the South
ern ConfederaCy.
Batwhateyer nlay be the affect Of the ma
tioaal success OF the war n America they
have been sufficiently decisive IN lhe British
Parliament lIT Gregory made his attack en-
the blockade in the sHOuse OF Commons, AMI
Lord Campbell iii the House Of Lords. They
we're listened TO with patience and with sym
pathy. They did not luck the encouTa cement
OF cheers. b.. Gregory ayowed his sympathy
with the South, and made tho strongest case
possible against the blockade. Ar. 70 ster de-
molished his argument but that was not needed
Gems. Burnside, Grant and Buell. had done that
u Il .1r.y 3 Al a.
more eHectuahy' ~ was oGG-oeG Jha' tLe
chaae Is Soo4 enough oIccNaoe' "H'iI
mere are some co"leoeidtc victories.
Disappointed in this effort, no attack has
been made upon the principles of bockades,
but England Will not give up the night arm OF
her power. 1t IS not Tor her interests to eStao
hsh preceedents against bIockades. She has
three times resisted urgent appeals from the
Fr5Dch Government to interfere. This is stat
ed NOS only BY tie press, but N paIhamenb ana
without contradiction" while IL American pa
pots are praisins Loans Napoleon for his sup.
posed friendship 70 the Union. England, as
nrrtters now stand, will not break the block
ado, because she may wish next yeaI to main
tain one Of her own,, hut there is no doubt she
would be gao Of any pietezt TO do so. fou
saw with what a!9erlty she sp'ang to arms IN
the affair OF the Trent case Do you doubt
inst she Is watching eagerly '9f similar OPP
P'Itunity! "h"1 "'e Lef less man tnlIy
thousand troops IL G@"aoa a2i..-i'' me t ,I
th't might De mare" against He! "hra mere
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~ Fruit prospects for 1862 arc almost every
where pronounced good. This is true of West
ern New York. SO Ear as observed, and in Della
ware the prospect for peaches is much better
than usual Many who own large orchards are
represented to be fearful Of such large crop az
20 reduce prices bslow remunerative point
In Pennsylvania all other kinds oftruit promises
well. This Is indicated oy the healthfuI condi-
ton of the lands. which has been remarkably
favored In Eastern Massachusetts the fruits
crops all promise WELL the mercury not having
fallen below zero at any time this winter
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70 Hon. Emerson E5hrldgo made speech
at Nashville Tenn, on the 18th Of March, from
which the following sentences are extracted;
Let me tell the people Of Tennessee a plain
truth; You have to live in the Union-with
your negroes If you tgiH, without them if you
must The Union is worth more than all the
Secessionist and negroes in the world
Rather than see the Union severed, I wo'd
today have Slavery destroyed, and the last
slave liberated"
The Government ,05H maintain its authori
w. win you return! am for the war going
on forever, until the rebellion is subdued ,
A benign Government offers pardon to all
that were misguided and deceived. If you do
not accept it, and return to your allegiance
YOUR every town win be converted into an ar
senal, and your pastures into fields of blood"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-04-03

He CANT Do IT.-The editor of The Port
age City Ksgistsr has, in common with the pub
fishers Of the country, we presume, received a
circular from a certain Delegation of " Proprie-
larry Medicine Houses, to which he makes the
following .ePjy:
"Ob, No, We Can't Do H!-We have receiv-
ed a circular from Delegates Of Proprietary Med
icins Houses, as they style themselves (Which
means, we suppose, Patent Medicine men, ask
ing us to address confidential letter to our Rep
resentatiye in Congress, urging hun to oppose
that feature of the Tax Bill which heavily taxes
patent medicines Says these gentlemen:
You viii at once realize, IN this onerous and
di4proportionate tax The entire ruin OF hts branch
Of business, and while it may not embarrasS or
jeopardize existing advertising cOntFacts,lt must
involve positive prohibition against any future
ones being made and certain embarrassment
and probable suspension of large portion OF the
country press
That is precisely what we want-a positive
prohibition against any future advertising CON
tracts with Patent Medicipe men, and ifs heavy
tax on their medicines win do this then pile It
on The certain embarrassment" and ''sHs-
pension Of a large portion OF the country press
are far more probable If they continue TO sdyer-
tise for these gentlemen, than If all business in
tercourse with them is suspended. That is the
experience OF Wisconsin publishers.
Congressman Sloan can consider himself prl-
vately addressed by US, and his vote for high
, taxes or Patent Medicine, solicited"
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slavery in chic.

We learn The Senate's committee who Wis
tied Camp Chase prison to examine into the
condition and number Of 'contrabanGs," held
in "durance 0iIs" among the "Secesh' of that
popular and populous institution, found g
grsater number of darkes there than had been
sxnectsd. Instead Of about thirty they discov-
ersd upwards of seventy. The found also that
the amiable Secesh officers, upon whom these
contrabands were waiting, claimed them az
their property, and waxed both indignant and
in,olent at the idea Of there property being de-
tailed TO the igu0Jic duty Of waiting nPon
,.vaukees' at the hospital. Those gentlemen
from "Dixie's land will perhaps learn in due
time that their 20 odd slaves are not SO much
trronerty" now as they FUSED to was" We
sbaIl probably have the committees report to-
dsv.-State Journal 25th-
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csus.eatisn in Practice.
sT. LOUIS, March 81.

Cen. Curtis issued the following speci 81 or
der, dated headquarters Of the army Of the
Southwest, March 90:
.SCbarles Morton, Hamilton Rennada and
Alexander Davis, colored men, formerly slaves
emDlored IN the rebel service, and taken as
coptrabsnds Of war, are hereby coniscated and
not being needed in the public service are per,
mitted to pass the pickets of this command
northward, without let or hindrance, and are
forever emancipated from the service Of the
matters who allowed them to aid in efforts to
break up the Government and laws OF our
country.
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Eho Victims OF the Emgc EsuilrOnd bis
uHtCF.


Tho Victims OF the Lugc RailrOnd Dia-
uHter.
Quarternaster Il. w. Farr, of the 3rd Wiscon-
sin Cavalry, makes the following report of the
condition of those wounded By the late disaster
on the Northwestern Railroad:
Company Il Captain Damman) -Frederick
Billings, confusion; not serious.
Byron Wiic0X compound fracture at right
leg amputation probably necessary.
Company G (Capt. Moore) Il. j. Edwards,
two ribs broken,
The two first named wounded are in the
hospital at Camp Douglas ard well cared for
Mr.. Edwards is at the Eagle Hotel, under the
medical treatment Of Doctor Hahn, and will
soon be able to 90 home. Some twenty or more
were slightly wounded, but went on with the
regiment.
The dead OF Company A were, taken Friday
evening under the charge OF Captain Dsmman
and an escort Of men Of his company TO be car
ried to their friends Those Of Company g.
we're taken in charge by Lieut. COodseU. e&oeP /
Smell, whose brother residing 10 Chicago, per
tormed the sad duty himself Hospital Steward
Sharp was taken Saturday morning By his broth
er, VINO came from De,ayan Oh Uelug summoned
by telegraph.
The foregoing comprises all ] have been able
TO ascertain from personal attention and may
be relied upon as correct. The accident occur
red from The breaking OF am axle. he forward
car was occupied entirely by company Z, and
upon the seven killed in that car, no wound
could be found sufficient to produce death
They were evidently drowued,the ear being up
SET into q ditch filed with water. Those OF 20,
G were badly mangied, being caught between
1he first and second cars, and could be- removed
only by demoIishing the car.
1 remained after the regiment left, to attend
to the dead ard wounded, and make this state
ment that the friends Of the unfortunate may
know the facts of the catastrophe
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Secretary stanton 10 GEN. Shields.

Shields On Wednesday
WAR DEPARTMENT, WAsHINGToN,
March 70, 1862 (
Brigddicr General Shields
Y our two dispatches relative to the brilliant
achievement Of the forces under your command
have been received. While rejoicing at the sue
cess Of your gallant troops, deep comnisera ton
and sympathy are felt for those who have been
victims in the gallant and victorious contest
with treason and rebellion; your wounds, as
well as your success, prove that Lander's brave
division is still brayely ted, and that wherever
It's standard is displayed, rebels will be routed
and pursued.
To you, and the officers and soldiers under
your command, the Department returns thanks.
Signed EDWARD NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War
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~ If winter refuses to give way to spring
many days more, Vermont will be "8newed I'M
der" A Montpelier paper states that, up to
Saturday last, there were between five and six
feet Of snow on a level in that vicinity; and a
storm which commenced on Sunday deposited
nearly two feet more-twenty-one inches by ac-
tual measurement. Several Of the railroads have
been Obliged to succumb.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-04-03

WHAT TIE PRESIDENT SAID.-WendelI
Phillips in his lecture at Chicago the other day,
stated that President Lincoln declared last week
that l1hom rcbej's sEGoe touched The hem oftie
garment ctthe GOvernmant,he acas free It seems
there are many of our Generals, who represent
the Government, have not yet learned this
fact
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-04-03

Bailey u Co. having purchased the choice and
well selected stock Of Groceries Of Perkins Co., have
removed to the store formerly occupied by Il. Bailey
where they viii be found rea 10 receive The old pat
rous Perkins Co., and having added to their already
large stock such articles the times demaudt they think
they will be able to compete with any ia this line Of
business They have ia addition secured the agency Of
II /. Spaids' celebrated Monumental Oysters, which
everybody" knows cannot be bea>
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s Another of B.rstow's cavalry has d

Is Another of Barstow's cavalry has died
from his injuries at the railroad accident, max
ing eleven killed in all The inquest places 10
blame upon any one, but says it was in conse-
quence of four cars being thrown of the track,
caused by the breaking Of the front axle tree of
the forward truck of the 6rsr passenger coach
while the train was moving at the usual rate of
speed-irom % to'26 miles an hour.
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~ Dan Rice was rotten-egged while per
forming in Philadelphia, the crowd evincing
by their laughter that their reason for doing so
was because they had no confidence in bis 10y
atty, but believed that he is secessionist. He
admitted that he threw up his hat for JEFF"
when he was South, but protested that it was
all IN fun. The crowd couldn't see it," how
ever, and Dan was completely cowded down
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28- The people Of Newborn, on leaving the
town, set jugs Of poisoned rum and whisky out
on their counters, so that our troops would get
hold of the liquor. Only enc death resulted
from this yillany.
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FHNHE UNDERSIGNED pIocurcs Agrcarages, Bounty
z Pensions, &C., for Soldiers and tEejr Heirs; the
STATE BOUNTY FAMILIES; attends the settlement and
collection of MILITARY ACCOUNTS AGAINST THE STATE and
the United States, and any BUSINESS THE STATE
DEPARTMENTS. g1G}~ Send tor Circulars.
Address, W it'll return stamps,
Iy49 b, e. GUNNER, Madison.
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40. w. va EB CEsEA.
OFFICE KEEOSBA TELEGRAPH
gf-.J fgsR

OIFILE KENU6UA IELEJRAFH,
APRIL 9Th, 1862.
GRAIN MARKET.-Ths receipts Of grain owing to
the bad state Of the roads extremely lghtindsed
there is hardly sucen: doing to establish quotations.
The feeling in the market, however, tri1e more
sanguine regards wheat. Oats scarce for homo
consumption Barley is in fair request for prime
pies.
We quote Soa7I cs for No, 2, Spring. "A cts. for No
J. and Extra brings 1a2 cts better. Barley 45olG cts
for 50 lbs. Oats 20 cts.
RovIsIoSs.-Potstoes 2oa25 cts Butter SAP cts.
Eggs SASH.
VIZ quote from salrH Jouysoss Price Current oft'-
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rho Ratr1e ot yy;ncy,es,e,.

WAsHINaToN, March 28.-Gen Shields tele
graphs that victory at Winchester has been
more fatal 10 the rebels than was at first supposed
Union prisoners who escaped from Mount Jack
son prison, just arrived, saw eight wagons loaded
with dead aud wounded enter Mount jackson on
Monday at 10 p. un. forty four miles from the bat
tie field, in about thirty hours. The rebels al
mitted that they had II 900 in the field; also that
they lost between / 900 and 1900 in killed and
wounded. We are finding their graves at some
distance from each side of the road. The blow
has struck terror to the heart Of the Shenandoah
Valley.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoToMAC2
"FAIRFAz SEMIEART, March II. (
'tTo Brigadier Gen. Shields
"The Commanding General congratuIates YOU
and your troops under your command on the vic.
tory gained by your own energy aud activity, and
their bravery on the 23d. He is panied to learn
that the wound you have received IL the sIirn
sh on the DAY before, is serious than at first
expected
''By command Of GEO. B. MCCLELLAN
a. 5. WILLIAMS. Adj't Gen'l"
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From our O"'i 0oil ,-..,, r.
March 20th, 1862.
Dear Telegraph
DO not know how TO express the satisfaction
I feel, at being able to direct letter to you
from Nashville. 1t seems as ii the back OF the
rebellion must be broken, when snch man as
Parson BTownlow can make D." speech !" the very
place where but short time since ms properly
was contscafed ana h'inseh linPiISoAeu' lhS
| Inhabitants submit with rathef DE-" grace 10
this, and IN conversation Win 'He.' '''ey Ses'',
TO think their army Wi" SOON 10 OaSA ~ ieP''
the northern invaders I"' 1'"'"1''I' "'',0''
which has been as near rebel as IL dared 70 oe'
since We came heEe, was The other Gay piaceo
undo such restHc"onS' tAaI 'no euItol, sooII-
ing to be Jramineied h"s lease" 'lS 0A-i'' ~ '''
employees.
For some unknown Is@'oN' ,'''' az. '''''
oIoc4Ada ol tIS HAII' I0' IL" ""! = az" VIC @i0
getting ANXIOUS 10 near rom '"o LsSt u ''0
world. Ifyou should not ger th's' 20" 'Asy 10
as the Ir1shman dld' write ana 1851 Inc KNOW
In" health OF the Regi0'ene mas Sloa'ly IN.
proved since we nave isiS 'he e'0iN". "7P'"' "
rua IN MuhIoFdsVll'e' no Climate Ao.' - ~
llghtful, ana the country oeA""AU'' ''n'e We
came mere, there mas oeen no "eA'"0'
would not 90 justice 10 Inc i@''ei par VI AP''''
The country abounds in the best OF springs
The inhabitants are evidently wealthy F"rkS
and fish ponds, and other evidences OF An't0c
racy are frequently met.
4 few days since, on picket, our line was at
tackled by company of cavalry. This Is the
first skirmish VIC have been engaged IN. Only
two companies, B and G took part. Owing
to bad management Co L was not alarmed,
though they were but short distance from the
afray. Co. B lost one man Killed and two
w0unded--one Of whom has since died Inns
style of Indian fighting, will probably be all the
rage, when tho Southern armies are dispersed
Tt shows how much honor and dignity there IS
III the Southern army, and how much they are
entitled to the respect of other nations. These
scouting bands deserve the ssyerest punish
ment which can be inflicted. It is they who
burn the bridges and houses as they are driven
southwark. Only few days since they dsE
troyed the depot At Galstin, and bowed up the
only remaining locomotive on the road, between
Bowling Green and Nashville. the bridges at each
place being destroyed. presume communities
ton will be opened thO Cumberland.
The boys, after waiting impatiemtly for many
week and months, havs at length oeen paid
They are now living on the lat OF the land
Provisions are abundant here, at rates like tho
81 fo ~ . III OA
to 30 cts per dog; cheese 10 cts. mouthful /;
bsllona saugage 5 cts m inch; pies (heaIthi-
ast Variety 20 cts apiace bread 10 cts. loaf
At thsse rates the boys are fairing sumptu
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~ The following Joint Resolution APPROX
ing the principles Of the Presidents late grad
ual emancipation message, was passed by our
State Senate few days since, after pretty
warm discussion
ResoEued bu the Senate the assembly eOncur-
ring, That ali persons claimed or held by rebels
as slaves, ought by Congressional enlistment to
be made free-that it VIII be good policy for the
Federal Government to aid pecuniarily such
loyal States as may initiate system of general
emancipation -and that the property of all per,
sons in rebellion, subject TO confScation should
be appropriated to the payment OF tie expenses
and burdens Of the war.
That the Governor forward copies of these
resolutions to the President Of the United States
and to each of our Senators and Representatives
in Congress.
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gPACz.&4 NOTICES.

f'o11tsns ~ Co. having disposed o. their entire stock
to BAILEY & Co., are settling mp all accounts and
deraauds-aud those indebted said firm OF Perkins
Co.. are requested to call at the Captains Office andset-
tie. Omce in Bailey & Co.'s store