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The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-09-12
SpeCia! Correspondence.

CoLuMLr>. GA. lAth August, 1859.
MIR. J. Dickinson,
Dear Sir 3: You will please receive the
following Extracts from Nerthern papers.
also Il few lines from l.y humble self,
which mi ght he of some interest.
GrcHt var Meeting in Hashington Fix
Gov. Boutnell Of Mass, would here say that
if it had not been tor slavery there would
have been no treason, and when slavery
shall cease to exist there Will be no traitors
(Cries of good and appausc) The begin
ming OF this War is slavery and freedom is
its end. There will be no peace antil
throughout the length and breadth of the
Republic, tile cry shall come up that ''s!a
very has ceased
You have to take your choice either to
aboliah slavery in the seeded States, and
invite their negroes from the Nortt or al
low the North to be overrun with fugitivcs
from the South. Say to them. There is
Territory yon may have safely for your
own Use" and give the white men of the
North the unrestricted enjoyment O.! their
rights.
To save the Government, slavery must
die; go by the board. The war Will last
as long as slavery, unless you take it by
the throat. He had belonged to the Demo
cratic party. If you declare with courage
that slavery shall cease, let this be the wur
cry. (Applansc and Music}
Gen. Shcpley military governor of Lou
lslana-Iherc was no ground for despond-
ency hope, confidence and ultimate tri-
umph. He among other things, alluded to
! the planting and defence of the stars and
| stripes i'll the so called seeded States.
y strong rope and short shift, in New
Orleans, tells the fate of a man who dares
| to haul down the American flag CAP.
plause and laaghter)
| 1t having been announced that General
Shepley was the man who hung Mumtord
! for hauling down the national flag" the
immense assemblage gave three cheers
but Shepley said the honor belonged tc
| Gen. Butler, not to him.
BY this time Mr.. Editor, hope you have
read the famous proclamation OF Gen. But.
| Ter, in regard to his setting negroes a,
| liberty in New Orleans-in fact he having
! set several women free who went to hin
with very simple excuse. How long car
the people of New Orleans put up with
such treatment, that is the way private
property is protected as Commodore Farrn
gut promised, when allowed to take pos
session in New Orleans. 1t is truly aston
ishing that there is not patriot in New
| Orleans who will rid this southern Confed
eracy of at least that tyrant Butler, his name
would he inscribed upon tablets of golG
equal to that of VIM. Tell when he liber.
ated the Swiss of the tyrant Lessler. But
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-09-12

Gen. CAss ON THE WAR-It has
been known that Gen. Cass has re-
Gently very heartily cspoused the
cause Of the North in this war. At
HiIlsdale. Michigan, the venerable
statcman made speech, from which
we quote:
Patriotism and policy equally dic-
tate that our force should be such as
to enable us to act with vi gor and eff
cheney against our enemies, and re-
duce them to unconditional submits
sion to the law Foes will then be
converted into citizens by the restor-
alton everywhere of the Constitution
to its Legitimate authority. as. it came
from the hands Of the trainers. And
shall this appeal be UNDECIDED \
long life has taught me to know my
countrymen better than to fear they
will not answer to the calls made.,p-
on them. Our business now is with
the present and the future The diff
terenres of the past. if not forgotten
should be adjourned till the standard
OF the Union again floats. unopposed,
from Maine to Texas. and to the Pa
"!iic ocean.
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-09-12
The Sky Looks Clear.

During the past five or six days,
news Of the most cheering character
has been received and published by
us, showing couclusively that we are
destined to prove the victors in this
great struggle, though it may require a
long time to settle things satisfactorily
ly. The enemy have become so dis
mayed of late that they no longer pos
sess the protessed courage boasted of
in :. the beginning of this terrible
war. They find that though it is a
matter of ease to devastate the farm of
some farmer in an unprotected spot,
they cannot make the sons Of the
South finch when drawn up in bat
tie array. They have also been sad
ly disappointed in discovering the re-
sources of .ur country.
The celebrated Generals Of the
North, have thus tar not exhibited any
metal by which they can fri"hten our
people, nor nave they shown the
requisite valor to entitle them to the
title they bear while, on the contra
~, we have leaders Of whom we may
be justly proud. Even naughty Eu-
rope, in comparing the Northern and
Southern armies culogises our Gener-
ais, and when they condescend so far
we can depend that some Of our lead
ing military characters stand unsur-
passed in the world,-which many
may think. is saying too much.
What will they say when they
hear of the glorious news from Ma
nassas and Cincinnati. if true.
1t has accidently leaked out that
Abe Lincoln speaks of resigning -
this is published in a Northern paper.
Lincoln is urged to this course, be
cause his party differs much in their
opinions, thus overtaNing his encr-
gies, and thinks that rendering his
resignation is the best policy. The
dissatisfaction of the people in the
North: our successive victories, iriv-
ing the enemy before US at every po:nt.
and appearances generally, leads US to
think that 1.-The Sky Looks Clear. y
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For the Semi-Weckly News,
AaCi Fatui.

Mr.. EDITOR 1t is Il well attest
ed fact that travellers over praries. es-
prciallv in Western Texas, are often
attracted out of their path by the APP
pearancc of Il beautiful Silvery lake in
the distance. Its waters are without
a ripple and reflect all objects beyond
il. like mirror. Occasional islands
add to the variety and beauty of the
scene. But. alas after riding for
hour, and sometimes half day. the
weary and thirsty traveller discovers
that his eyes have deceived him.
there is no lake III the prairie,
When | first heard of this singular
appearance some months ago. attri-
butcd it to retractions and reflections
in the atmosphere as Ill the case of
mirage ; but my informant assured me
that such could not be the cause. since
there was no real lake at any rcason-
adj, distance beyond the apparent on"
and. moreover, it did not appearin the
air but on the ground. | then CON
soled myself with the belief that there
was, some mistake about it but re-
Gently had an account OF several
similar appearances from source
which | could not doubt,-l have
never seen one myself. | was gtati-
fed, in the last case, at being able to
satisfy my mind as to the causes of the
deception, which | now propose to
give.
was walking through the capitol
in Raleigh in 1857, whose ground
floor. as many of your readers may
know, is composed of large blocks or
tiles through granite. Many Of these
are seine what worn, so that the floor
is far from from smooth surface. Its
length | do not remember, but it was
sufficiently distant from door to door
to lead me tosuppose that by looking
in at one door, with my eye nearly
on a level with the floor, there would
be, near the other door, points enough
occupying the same plane, to produce
a rejecting surface. In other words,
| thought that distance would destroy
the irregularities in the granite.
made the trial and 10, Washington S
statue which stands fifteen or twenty
steps from the south door, looking
from the north-was reflected from
the floor as if from wafer The same
effect was produced by the other end
of the floor. A leaf of letter paper,
which few persons would substitute
for Il looking lass, Twill reflect objects
in the same way.
So prairie. 1fi,is tolerably lev
el and tar enough of, it will become
smooth enough to reflect objects be-
You'd it, and any points init more ele-
waited than the rejecting surface will
themselves be reflected and appear as
Islands. Respectfully,
b. +. G.,
OF 25th Texas Cavalry.
~
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-09-12

Ot'TRAGE> OF PORES .ARMY.-Thc
" ashin-ton correspondent of the
Chicago Times admits the ou,raccs
committed by Popes army in Nir-
ginia. In 4 letter he says:
The apprehension expressed in my
letter of July goth, about the i'll et
frcts to be expected from the e1ecu-
ton of Gen. Popes order permitting
the soldiers 10 plumber. are already
beginning to be realized Nor are
the men much 10 blame. They in
varibly quote Cen. Pope's order, Il
printed copy 81 which, cut from q
newspaper, every man carries with
him. as justitying them, and even
enioining it upon them to subsist up
OH the enemy. Every farm. every
farm house, every dairy, every smoke
house, every plantation, every dwell
ling. if it comes within their track is
remorselessly plundered of every
portable article, and it is fortunate
for the owner if his houses and barns
are not burned down over his head.
As it is, he is left with his family to
starve, and with no clothes except
those OH the persons of his family.
Every domestic animal, every horse,
every. chicken and pig. is either
killed or driven off The country,
as left by our troops, is desert Is
this the way to restore the Union :
Does any one believe that those peo-
pie, thus despoiled of everything.
will ever again become willing citi-
zens of the Government whose sol
diers thus ruined them! l repeat.
the Union can never be restored, I'M
less these practices are instantly
stopped, and full restitution made for
the damage already been inflicted
What does Mr.. Seward think of such
practices Is this "humane" way
Of carrying on the war? Is this his
'sconciliatory" method of winning
back our erring fellow citizens?"
Truly, indeed, the world is standing
appalled, at the "masnanimity" dis.
played by by the men in power un
der this administration.
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-09-12

day last week. 1t extended from Jun
bingham 8 to Austin, and was brough,
to light by some gentleman who over.
heard two of the negroes talking in
reference to the proposed insurrection
airy movement. The plan was. that
the negroes should secure all the fire
arms, knives, &c, that they could get
their hands on, and so soon as Allen's
regiment should leave Austin, they
would kill their masters, and all
others who might be in the way, take
their horses and go over to the Yam
KEGS, or make for Mexico.
About 60 negroes were implicated.
40 OF them, upon separate examin-
alton, making about the same state
ment, as related above. What has
been done with the negroes, we have
not heard.
This should be hint to the peo-
pie throughout the State, to put out
active and visilant Patrols in every
county, to be on the alert day and
night.-Lagrange True Issue.
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-09-12
See new advertisements in to-day
paper. They are all important.

The following description of genu-
inc and counterfeit G. S. notes, we
publish for the information ofthe pub
lie, and our readers would do we'll to
preserve it
From ENGRAvERs AT RICHMOND
Description. furnished By Hoyer md
Ludmig, engrauers c genu,me G. S.
Treasury Notes.-2O. Hearts be-
tween on right hand, lower corn
er do not join ;in counterfeit, they do.
l.G. in counterfeit-cotton bale plain.
In genuine only the L, and that by
aid of glasses.
80. Genuine, two sailors, one with
mallet, has hairwell downa and smooth;
in counterfeit, blown up as in Il gale.
100. Cotton Wagon, mule and cot
ton press and mule near ;corton press
blurred and spokes Of Wagon wheel
clumsily done in genuine and two
stones at foot of sail or in left hand
corner. In counterfeit, mule and press
distinct and well executed. and three
stones at foot of sailor.
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-09-12

Gen. Bras" has Cisbandcl the 2lst
and llth Louisiana regiments on
account OF the alleged deficiency OF,
Confederate field officers. The men
have been scattered and dispersed to
fill w other regiments. They were
not even allowed to select their own
companies.
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-09-12

Kadrid Bey, late captain in the
Imperial Body Guard Of the Sultan,
has written a letter to Lincoln tender
ing his services to the Federal army.
1t is very propable the President
will assign him to the staff of Gen.
Mcclellan, who has been in Constan-
tinople.
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-09-12

Hon. j. II. Allen, member of the
Federal Congress from the Cairo (Ill.)
district, and Judge Mulkey, of Cairo,
We're arrested on the 18th. The
charge was disloyalty and. discourage
ing enlistments
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-09-12

By reference to the advertisement
it will be seen that Mr.. NJ. Levy, has
just received a lot Of articles by a
schooner which run the blockade at
Galveston.
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-09-12

~SERvuE INsURRECTfoN.-W learn
fs3m 4 gentleman just down from
Bas,rop, that a horrible and deeply
plotted scheme OF n servile insurrec-
ton was detected in that county one
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-09-12

Mr.. Foster introduced a resolution
in the House Of Representatives. Of
the Confederate States, which in
substance is as follows
That the Military Committe be
requested to inquire, and report to
this House at a day as earl y as prac-
ticable, as to the expediency and
policy of authorizing the President to
call out and place i'll the service Of
the Confederate States, during the
war, all the male negroes who are
resident or owned in the Confederate
States, between the ages Of 20 and
80 years, at the time the said call
shall be made, for the purpose here
matter mentioned-that is to say, as
teamsters, cooks, nurses in the vari-
Gus hospitals, and laborers or me-
ahanics in the arsenals, on railroads,
IN workshops, forges, furnaces, foun-
dries, and manufactures of the Con-
federate States, or which may here
after be under their control, engaged
IN the production of salt, saltpetre,
lead, iron, leather, and such other
articles necessary and proper for the
efficient and successful conduct of
military operations against the public
enemy, under such legal limitations
and restrictions as should secure the
erof property a just and reasona-
bic compensation for the labor of said
negroes, on the one hand, and the
Confederate States their. services on
the Other, duringlthis momentous time.
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Any person having a negro girl for
sale or hire are referred to the adver-
tisement in to days paper.
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-09-12

Mr.. f. W. Spilker will accept our
thanks for Richmond paper. Mr..
M. Manheimer has laid us under obi
cations for the same favor.
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FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER IL. 1862.

When subscribers see II Red
pencil mark on thei1. paper, 1t sig.
niHes that the time paid for has
i..Xl,i1'ed.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-03-20
Arrival and Departure OF the Mails.
P0sToFPICg AT DAVENPORT, IOWA.

EAsrsRS MAIL-Via & Il X I X R-Closes at
o'clock NJ Closes at ~ o'clock + arrives
1t 10 O'Clock N arrives at SH o'clock = NJ
Sundays excepted.
WESTERN MArL-via N : NJ Y R-Closes at 9N
o'clock A NJ arrives at S o'clock p N, Sundays
excepted.
NORTHERN MAlL-via Lyons h Camanchc-
Closes at 9o'clcck NJ arrivssat6 o'clock Pm.
NORTHERN MAIL-Via Dewitt h Mnquoketa--
Closes Sunday. Tuesday and Thursday at o'clock
pm arrives Tuesday, Thursday snd Saturday at
0 o'clock Pm.
RoUrE No. IO977-via Blue Grass, etc-Closes
Monday, Wednesday and Friday At . o'clock N !;
arrives Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday At Q
o'clock PM.
ROUTE No. lO94s --vis Upton Closes Tuesday
and Friday at IL o'clock NJ arrives Tuesday and
Friday at IL o'clock NJ.
SOUTHERN MlIL-Vla Burlir gton / Keokuk--
Closes Sunday, Tuesday and Friday at . O'Clock p
DRIVES Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
o'clock A n.
RopTx No. losa7-via Puffalo-Closes Friday
At 8 o'clock A NJ arrives Saturday ats o'clock
pm.
ROUrK No. l0950-via Annaross 4 Walnut
Fork@--Closes Thursday ut l2 arrives Thurs
day at IL o'clock N.
fIorRs-Ofice open At o'clock A n closes ct
o'clock N. Ofice open on Sunday from to
10 o'cloct A NJ.
~ A. the prnsipa! mails arc carried by Rail
Road, oil tho time as ssated in the sbove notice,
will be RAIL ROAD TIxE, the clock in the Super
intendants ONCE, n l. NJ Depot, being tho stand.
ard. CHAS. II. ELDkIDCE, +. ii.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-03-20
AUDITORS OPFICE, IOWA.,
nRa MoauRa EehYuarv Ath 1eh0

1t Is hereby certified, that on the fourth day Of
February, 1862, sworn statement was filed in this
Office, showing the condition Of the Phenix Fire
Insurance Company, located at Brooklyn, New
York, on the first day Of January, A. ID. 1862, in
accordance with provision of an Act of the Gen
eral Assembly of tho State of Iowa, entitled IAN
Act in relation /, Insurance Companies" approved
January 2sth. 1851, and IN Act amendatory there
to, approved February 9th, 1858; that said state
ment shows that said Company is possessed of the
requisite amount Of capital, and invested as re-
quired by Law.
Authority is therefore gwen to the above named
Company to transact business Of Insurance in this
State in accordance with the laws thereof, until
the 8lst day Of January, A. D. Ono Thousand
Eight Hundred and Sixty Three.
l. is also certified, that John l.. Swits, Esq. Of
Davenport, has been duly appointed BY said Com
pany their lawful Agent and Attorney for the
County Of Scott, with full power to take risks Of
Insurance therein, and to acknowledge servise Of
process, as provided By law, upon bis fling with
tho Clerk Of tho Distriot Court in and for said
County, . certified copy Of the statement on file
in this once. 1t is farther certified that tho At
taehed 10 true aad correctcopy OF the said state
ment.
In testimony whereof, I have hereuuto sst my
hand and aiixed nv seal Of oface, this 18th day Of
February, 1862. =, c.n
Snch2o :. Auditor of State.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-03-20
All other claims against the Compa-
ny, none, except for small csutin.
gent expenses.
Total liabilities
s37,lW.0o

Total liabilities S27 loO m
NlscBLL AHgous.
The greatest amount insured in any one risk,
$4,000.
The greatest amount allowed By the rule to be in
.sured in any city town or village, SO as not 10
endanger more than $4,000 by aoy one hre in
tho judgment Of the Agent.
The greatest amount allowed to be insured in apy
ono block, same as last answer above.
Thsamount Of its capital or earnings deposited in
any other State rs security for losses therein,
naming them with the amount in each and
whether such Company transact any business Of
insurance in said State or States, none.
The Charter or Act Of incorporation Of said Com
Pany ac'py is now on fle in your Office.
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS,. "a
COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE, o''
+. II. kellogg, President, and J. q. Goodridgc,
Ssc'y Of the Western Massachusetts, Insurance
Company being severally sworn depose and say
that tho foregoing is full, true and correct
statement Of the affairs OF the said Company
that the said Insurance Company Is
the bona-fde owner Of at least one hundred thou
sand dollars Of actual cash capital invested in
stocks, bonds or In mortgages real estate worth
double the amount for which the same was IN or,-
gagged, that tie above described investments nor
any part thereof are made for tho benefit Of any
individual exercising auth ority in mt Of
said Company either as President, Secretary,
Treasurer, Director or otherwise, that the mortga-
ges above described have not been assigned nor in
any manner released Or impaired by said Company
lSigned] +. Il. KELLOGG, Prest.
subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th
JULIUS ROTHWELL,
Judge Of Supreme Court Of Massachusetts,.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-03-20

VvHE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESPECT
i fully inform the Ladies Of Davenport and
vicinity that be has taken rooms 1t the New
Pennsylvania House, where he will remain until
the oath inst, for the purpose Of giving instrnc-
tiops in CUTTING LADIES and MISSES
DRESSES, Boys Clothing, Gents Shirts, etc.
His reputation throughout tho United states 10
such as to guarantee him the confidence and pat
ranage OF every ono.
TERM0.-For instructing in Cutting, ac
comumsied with FINE AUTOGRAPHED
MODELS, ONE DOLLAR ONLY.
would also state that am able TO instruct
Misses from years up, with any Cutting method
and GUARANTEE SUBTRACTION.
t1y- Office hours from 2 to o'clock daily.
No Subtraction, No Pay !
J. kOHLER,
mhlS-1wl Teacher in Cutting.
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LATEST NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH.
xxxyu CONCREss.-FiRsT SESSION.

AAAVAA EScSs-r 40 OEsSSAONs
WAsHINGroH, March l8.
SRSATY.-The Senator from Kentucky, Mr.. Da-
Wis looks upon it in that view entirely. lie says
the negroes to be liberated by this bill become .
burien and charge on the white population, be-
come criminals, hsrpers and pests to society
and tho powes which undertakes to liberaae
them shall relieve the white population Of
such barieD, but there arc other predictions and
other facts which show tho different consequences
Of emancipation. No referred to eman patton in
tho British West Indies. The Island of Jamaica
was the only one that deteriorated in exports since
the emanci patton, and that begun long before the
10 Barbadoes. The exports have in
creased more since emanci patton some three mill
ion pounds, and the imports still more, tho result
being an increase Of 2,l58,35. The opportunity is
now presented to motion to try the experiment in
his District. lIe did not ask that aLy PROV sion
OF the constitution be trampled under foot. Tho
supreme Court had not decided against the right
Of Congress to legslate for the District Of Colum-
bla. The inauguration of emancipation in tho
Wet Indies did not lead to any such results as the
Senator from Kentucky feared, bat the result full
y proved tho justice, wisdom and expeGie:cy Of
the measure. He said nothing was more unkind
and unjust than to ensave and keep in dsgreda-
tion and ignorance the blacks, and then abuse and
deride them because they were not able ct once to
riso to an equality with their masters.
On motion Of Mr.. Wilson the subject was post.
pCned Ii tomorrow.
The senate went into executive session, after
which it adjourned,