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The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1862-07-19
Correspondence Of the Doniphan County Patriot
6TATH AFFAIRS.

6TATH AFFAIRS.
Fa1ErD GlAnr-Having recently
made tour Of the State, ! take pleasure
q informing your readers that in every
part visited I found the crops most excel
eas, particularly tho wheat. There is >.
scarcity of help through the country, caus-
ed by the number ofrecruits to the army
We could find employment for few more
if we only had them, and
would pay them good wages, which is a
little different from what they have been ac-
customed to in Dixie. The southern part
Of this State has taken advantage of this
contraband immigration and have much
more produce in the ground than the north.
ern part. 80. a...a.l-t
In the southern part Of the State they
are getting fine lot of sheep, and fruit
trees are doing we'll. The farmers are
generally attending to building good
houses and barns, and are opening up fine
farms. They are paying considerable at
tention to hedging.
During my tourI was at the Capital,
and noticed considerable improvement in
the building of houses both for business
and residence. They are laying out hand
some grounds and paying attention to hor-
ticulture and ornamental shrubbery. To-
peka has the best buildings in it of any
town in the State, being mostly composed
of brick and stone. I dropped in one day
to the Court of impeachment, and saw an
expression of care, anxiety and concern
on the faces of the members there sitting,
which plainly showed the humiliation
which they felt that the State was under
going for the rascality and crimes of its
high officers. l hope the people will take
good care to elect men who will conduct
our public affairs more creditably hereaf.
ter. .,.t.r e t. 4..ss
The members Of the Senate and others
seemed to realize this matter, and were.
talking amongst themselves as to who
should be nominated this fall. We were
glad to see thai they were seeking for hon
est, faithful and competent servants of the
people, and we hope the fall convention
will keep the same thing in view in their
deliberations and actions. Crawford, Ad-
ans and Phillips seemed to be the promi-
nent candidates for Governor. The mem
bers of the Senate did not seem disposed
to commit themselves to any candidate at
present. There seemed to be an impress.
ion that A. C. Wilder, of Leavenworth,
would be the candidate for Congress-
which might have the effect of defeating
Adams. There was some feeling against
Adams on the ground that he had appoint
ed a Board Of Managers composed of
Robinson men, who had failed to do their
duty, and he was held responsible for their
appointment.
The character Of the people of Kansas
seems to be verging towards fighting abo-
litionists = and therefore the action of
Congress in regard to the District Of CO.
lumbia, freedom in the Territories and
confscation Of rebel property gives gener-
al satisfaction. The people seem to think
that the passage Of the Homestead bill, the
Pacific Railroad bill and the above re.
ferred to, will rapidly develop the re-
sources Of the State.
Yours truly, S.
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MonE "SA1Srs. The Mo. Democrat
of the 18th, says: About two hundred of
the disciples Of Brigham Young arrived at
New York on the 9th. in the packet ship
Windermore from Havre. The number
was pretty equally made up of men, wo-
men and children-all quiet, inoffensive
looking, blue-eyed Swiss. They left on
the day following their arrival en- route for
the Great Salt Lake. Since the beginning
of the present year about two thousand five
hundred Mormons have arrived at New
York and have gone West 10 swell the
number of Brigham Young's followers.
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1862-07-19

" lon,"the well. known correspondent Of
the Baltimore Sun, says: Colonel John
5. Phelps, long member of the House
from Missouri, and now, for some years
past, recognized as the father of the
House, has been appointed Military Gov.
ernor of Missouri"
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ARTHUR's HONE MAGAZINE for Au-
gust, is filled with choice reading matter,
fashion plates, steel engravings, etc. The
opening article, .Only Memory" is a
story of considerable interest, and the 9th
er articles are such as to fully maintain its
reputation as choice literary work.
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THH QUESTION: or MrHRvnNT1oN.

THE QUESTION or INTERVENTION.
The Washiagtoa correspondent of the
New York Times saysi:
The question of foreign intervention is
again agitated here. All the latest advi-
ces, public and private. from England, in
dictate spirit Of restiveness in that coun-.
try on American matters, more significant
than any hitherto manifested. It is sta.
ted that the tone Of the last dispatches re-
ceived at the State Department is not alto.
gether satisfactory but that nothing is said
from which it could at all be inferred that
the European Powers designed taking any
immediate steps towards mediation. The
defeat of the Militia bill in the Canadian
Paliament has not improved John Bulls
temper, and he will seize upon the reverse
at Charleston with as much avidity as he
did upon that in Banks Department.
On this subject, Hon.. 4, A, Gurley has re-
ceived letter from q highly intelligent
adopted citizen of Ohio, who has been in
England for the past six months, spend.
ing much time in the cotton district. He
says:
First-I have the best reasons for know.
ing that Intervention in our affairs was
determined upon by England and France
some months ago, and for the reasons,
amongst others, gave you in my letter of
March last. ...t..
Secondly-This determination would
have been acted upon before this, had not
the contest between the Monitor and Mer-
rimac taken Europe-the world, in fact
by surprise, and upset all the caculations of
France and England especially. They
became alarmed for theirown safety.
Thirdly-Ths dread of Monitor fee+
which I understand we are now building.
adds another to- the reasons which deter
mined these Powers to interfere, and they
will never permit this feet 10 be completed
if they can possibly prevents it.
Fourthly-They will soon offer media.
ton, taking decided Southern ground
well-knowlng that this will not oe accepta-
BILE to our Government. It is not their in
tention or wish that it should be accepted.
Fifthly-This being refused, they will
send their combined fleets to surround our
coast whilst there is but one Monitor in
existelce, knowing that this terrible little
thing cannot be everywhere at the same
time.
Sixthly-the first of October next, if
not an earlier date, will find the French
and English fleets on our shores, unless our
army is victorious in the meantime, and
the rebels defeated.
The visit Of Lord Lyons 10 England at
this time is in accordance with and neces-
sary to this latter programme to conferwith
the Governments of both countries so as
to arrange the details of the expedition.
Seventhly-The interference of these
Powers is altogether owing to selfish mo-
tives, not that either care for our condi-
tion, although the ostensible reason to be
given for such interference will be "the
cause of humanity"
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Lieutenant Sullivan, of the 4th q. S.
Cavalry, accompanied by some two or
three other gentlemen, arrived here and
put up at the American House on Monday
night. He has been for long time Ad.
jutant General of Carr's Division in the
army of the southwest under Gen. Curtis,
but lately severed his connection with the
latter to join his regiment at Fort Kear-
ney.,. As many will remember, Lieut.. S.
was the hero of Dug Springs and behaved
nobly at Wilson Greek and Pea Ridge.
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The following is from. the Leavenworth
Conservative of the 10th: : 81 8
Fort Scott, July Ia messenger, ac.
companied BY small escort, reached this
post last evening, with some Interesting in.
telligence, direct from the Indian expedi-
tion.
He reports fight between a portion of
Col. Weer's command-the 9th Kansas
regiment, Col. Lynde-and the rebels, a,
Grand Saline, thirty miles this side of
Fort Gibson.
The enemy were completely routed. with
the loss Of 60 killed, and one hundred and
three taken prisoners. They numbered
between two hundred and fifty and three
hundred, under the command of Col.
Clarkson, who may be remembered by
some Of the I" oldest inhabitants" of Kan
sas, as Buchanan office holder at Leav.
enworth City.
The 9th Kansas Regiment, Col. Judson,
have had fight with secesh also, surpris.
ing aparty of them, taking some prison
ers and killing number. The particulars
of this latter engagement I did not learn.
The loss Of the Kansas troops in these
two fights is very rrifling.
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The advertisement of A. E. Lowell will
be found in another column. He keeps q
fine assortment of. Prints and Calicoes,
Summer Clothing, Boots and Shoes Drugs
and Patent Medicines, Groceries ETC., etc.,
all of which he will sell cheap for cash or
its equivalent.
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Thos. Mccoy appeals to the understand
ing. His shop is on Broadway, and his
card is in The Union. Read the latter (the
Union, we mean, of course) and then go
to the former (McCoy or the shop) and
you'll there learn how nicely the shoe
fits all around, and after that you can
not but resolve that you'll go slip-shod no
more, at least SO long as Mccoy makes
boots and shoes at so low prices.
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The Republican State Committee are to
meet in Lawrence next Wednesday, 23d.
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Thankful for a good rain this week.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-05-14
HENDRIcK B. WRIGHr.
Rreekinrides.

What --wonldithe Republicans do without
Breckinridge They should certainly in
tercede for his life after he shall have been
captured, out of pure gratitude for the ser
vice he has rendered their cause. His
name is in every Republicans mouth. 1t
would be sore trial for any Republican or
Abolition paper to mention The Dem mocratic
party without The prefix of "Breckinrijge
ALI Democrats whether they supported
Douglas or not, are now "Breckinridge
Democrats. But this is not the only use
made OF the traitor name Ii is employed
as a sori of moral raw.h head and bloody
bones to frighten iimid men way from the
advocacy OF constitutional principles. As
an instance Of this argumentum al Breckin-
ridge, The Tribune, in the course Of a threat
enine article against Senator Davis, says
that like Breckenridge, he insists that the
s'war is 10 uphold the Constitutions, and
smusi be conducted in all things according
''io the provisions thereof" Naughty Da.
Wis Had yoe insisted that the war is moi
waced to uphold the Constitution, and mus
not be conducted in anything according 10
( the provisions thereof, you would not have
( been likened unto Breckenridge, and migh
have even received the approval OF sum
ner and the congratulation of the Tribune
This thing of attempting to render con
situtonal principles odIous because Breck
/ inridge once defended and afterwards de.
serted them, is too shallow dodge 10 be
dealt with seriously. Breckenridge beca me
a traitor by abandoning the principles ht
once commended for; they did not lead hin
into rebellion. And BTeckinridge is no
tie only one who insisted last July that III,
war is waged 10 uphold the Constitution
fol- Congress solemnly declared, with bu
two dissenting votes in the House and on'
in the Senate that to 'tdefend and main
'tain the supremacy of the Constitution ant
go preserve ihe Union," were the sole OBJ
iects ol the war. II this recorded pledg
has not been lfved up TO, who has violates
Fiil
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The State Committee OF the peoples
Party" which mel in Philadelphia on the
Isl inst, has issued call for Stale Con-
veniion al Harrisburg on The 7ih o; July
The '.people OF Pennsylvania" are invited
TO send delegates 10 this Convention. The
"People's Party" and the Republican par
ty, and the "Loyal Leae ne" are all quietly
ignored, while the paFtizan committee
calmly appropriate all the loyal people OF
the Stale OF Pennsylvania. The Republic
can organization is thus deceHtiy inferred
without single mourrer TO drop a tear al
its funeral, except, perhaps, William B
Thomas and his followers.
While these Republican politicians thus
abandon their parry name aud seek 70 COW
er their sins with the mantle of patriotism
it behooves the loyal, Constitution loving
citizens OF Pennsylvania 10 combine against
Them. All who are in favor OF prosecuting
this war with the soc view of restoring the
Union as il was, and preserving the Con-
stitulion as it is; all who are opposed to
Abolition -dsunionism all who desire 10
show their deiestaiion of the organized
I plunderers who have in a single year rob
bed the Government OF over sixty millions
/ of dollars, viii rally to the standard Of the
Democratic party You ma5 be sute thai
every AboIitionst and every member o
! the plumber gang in ihe Stale will enrol
himself in the new organization proposed
i by the Republican leaders; and hence the
: necessity for union among all patriotic cit
izens who desire 10 see the institution;
transmitted BY the Fathers preserved unim
paired
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our ARMY CoRREsPoNDENCE.
CAMP Mean FREDERIcEsBURG. Va,
May sth, 1862. !
FR1Rsp JAcoBY -


FsIRsD hcoRY -
AS Ihave few leisute fSnomens this
afternoon, ] will endeavor TO spend them by
writing you q few lines, informing you Of
our whereabouts.
B, the above caption, you will perceive
'Dixie's Land" Our brigade under COM
maud of Gen o. G. 0RD, took up our line of
march from Calletts' Station on the morn
ing of the lsl inst, for this point, and arriv
ed here after three days hard marchiBg.-
The roads being badly cut up by the Artil-
| lery of the advance Division, causing our
march 10 be very fatigung. The most Of
the way we were compelled TO hunt our
| own road, through woods and fields, in or
der to avoid getting into pools of mud,
knee deep. The country which We passed
through is a swampy one.
General Nc Dowell's entire corps is at this
point The men under his command are
eager TO perform the work which is before
them The force here is estimated to be
thirty FIVE thousand, strong.
We are encamped on the northern side OF
the Rappahannock River Fredericksburg
is not occupied by the Union troops, as it
has been reported by some of the papers
no doubt it will be in a lew days, as the
| bridges are nearly completed which the
rebels destroyed in their hasty retreat when
the yankees" as they call Us, made onr
approach 10 his place The soil on which
our troops are now encamped was once oc
cuped by The soldiers OF the Revolution
and il is said that Cen Nc cDowell has his
headquarters on the same grounds where the
immortal WasHINGroN bad his, nearly a
century ago.
Not day passes but numbers OF contra
bands come into the different Union camps
They meet with but lille encouragement
among the Pennsylvania boys. Deserters
100 come. .focking in our lines daily from
the rebel army, and give themselves up a;
prisoners OF war. They say that there i:
quile a dissatisfaction raging throughout the
rebel army. The farmers in this section
are as a general thing, strong secessionist
I be female members always seem to be
more biuer in their denunciations of iht
Yankees than the remainder OF the family
Occasionally we meet with Union farmers
but are generally OF Northern birth.
The evacuation OF Yorktown by the rebel
has created an intense feeling of Joy in on
camps, which but inspires the hearts OF ,h'
soldiers with new zeal 10 meet the euem,
in the field of battle Yorktown has beel
evacuated, and the rebels are now huntin!
their "la, ditch" Where will hey find il
Some OF them no doubt will fnd it before
Gen. Mcclellan gels entirely through will
them.
The men in this brigade are, in general
in good health The "Iron Guards" ar
well, and in fine spirits. Our directions t
Washington, D. C.. Yours truly,
Isaac HARTM,N.
P S-I understand that the "sars an
stripes" are floating over Fredericksburg
and some OF our troops have crossed IN
!, river to day, and took possession of III
towE. !. H.
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matters not, but the property OF loyal men |
will 60 as far 10 project
| will maintain the objects which inaugu-
rated Ahe war, viii sustain the govern :
ment in every constitutional measure 10 pdt
down rebellion and punish treason, butt
will not lend myself TO promo:e abolition
schemes, thereby weakening and destroy
ing il forever. ! profess TO be. patriotic
man, lit am not ] am mistaken in myself)
and therefore it is with ms matter OF con :
science. II therefore the wild doctrines of
abolition'are 10 be made party test, as il
now seems TO be, and the negro set up
against the constitution, must stand as !
ever have done, by the latter. cannot and
will not consent TO yield the life principle
of the Republic Ii is true the vote OF the
House was comparatively small in opposi-
tion 10 the bill, but think those 80 nays
represent principle which must survive,
and the chances are that the number will
be four fold increased in the 38th Congress,
for be'ween this and that period OF time, the
great tribunal of the sovereign people will
have.setiled the question whether abolition
or the constitution is king.
Your obedient Servant,
HENDRicK B. WRIGHT.
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THE WAR NEWS.
GENERAL naLLEcK'S ARMY.

Gen. Brogg makes an ah7ck on P0iae's Dsuis-
ion. .3esmegard reinforcedby Gen LsUsit
acifh 80, 900 men. The rebels repuised.
CAreo, May 1.-THE steamers Courier
and City of Hilton atriy ed here this afternoon
from Pllsburg Landing, with news up TO
Saturday noon. upto which time no general
engagement had taken place.
On Thurs lay, The second battalion OF the
seventh Illinois Cavalry, under command of
Major Applingion, accompanied General
Paine from Pennington on a reconnaissance
Of the enemy's position
When abont Two miles ont, the scouts
who had been sent in advance, came back
and reported force of rebel infantry lying
in ambush in the woods on both sides of
the road leading from Pennington to Cor
inth.
After consultation the Federal force al
vanced for the purpose of asceraining the
rebel strength. They were surrounded
the rebels. who had formed in The road and
making their way back 10 camp, bringing
off The body of Major APplingtou. who was
killed, and four of our wounded
A deserler, who came in subsequently
says the rebels ostforty zine killed, wound
ei and missing, OF whom lieutenant colo
mel aud captain were killed..
On Friday the rebel Gen. Bragg's divis-
ion attacked Gen. Paine in his position, two
miles beyond Pennington. A sharp engage.
ment followed, our men fighting bravely,
making several bayonet charges on the en-
emy, who were repused with great slaugh
ter.
Large reinforcements ofthe rebels having
arrived our troops retired TO Pennington.
We lost nearly two hundred killed and
wounded and prisoners. No particular
} have been received.
THE HORRORS OF WAR CAN 81
4 greatly miligaled by that sovereign remedy
HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT, as il will cur
any wound however desperate, il i be wei
rubbed around the wounded parts, and the,
+ be kept thoroughly covered with it. Po
should De in every mans knap>ack. Onl
/ % cents ,psF Pot 227.
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Riot at POttsyilIe, Penna.
THE MILITARY CALLED OUT


PoTTsvILLE, May 6-The colliers of sew
eral of the N ines in this vicinity are on a
strike, and 10 day united in The commits
sion OF many outrages and high handed
acts. The pumping engines OF some OF our
largest colliers were stopped by them,
causing a serious destruction of properly.
Heckscher's mines were the object OF their
united violence The Stale authorities have
been called upon TO furnish troops to pot
down the fio.ers, and volunteer companies
have organized here.
p. S--Snce the above appeared in print,
the difficulty has been adjusted, by the
Coal Companies having raised the wages
of the strikers. The poor laborers have
worked about long enough previous to ex>
periencing ssbetier times" A strike was
made, one day last week among the min
efs at Pitsion. The result We know not.
SUNDAY BATTLKs.-The battle of Pitts.
burg Landing was brought on by the rebels
on a Sunday morning and they, the attack.
ing party were beaten. Il is a singular
fact that every battle in this war, fought on
Sunday was iosl blythe party that COM
menced the engagement. ..isols IL,
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Ex-Setrelary Cameron CensurGd by The
HnDSp

The House of Representatives on Wednes
day last, adopted she following resolution
offered by Mr. Holman, of Indiana, BY a
vote oil yeas seveny-fve, nays forty-6ve
Rssolued, That Simon Cameron. late Sec
relary OF War, by investing Alexander Cum
mings with the control OF large sums OF The
public money, and authority to purchase
military supplies without restriction with
out requiring from him any guarantee Tor
/ he faithful performance OF his duties, when
the services of competent public officers
we.e available aud by involving the Gov
eument in vast number OF contracts with
| persons not egitimalely engaged in the bu-
! sness panaining 10 The subject matter OF
such contracts, especially in The purchase
| OF arms Tor future delivery, has adopted a
| policy highly injurious 10 the public ser
vice, and deserving The censuIe OF this
House
The following is the vote by which this
resolution was adopted =
/ YEAs-Messrs Aldrich, Allen, Ancona
| Bailey, (Pa, Baker, Bidde Blair, (Mo.,)
Blair, Eva } Brown, (R. l) Burlington, Cal
vert, Casey, Clark, Clements Cobb. Fred
erick A. Conkl:ug, Coming, Cox, Cris field,
! Crittenden Gutter, Dawes, Delano, Dunlap,
Damn, English, Gooch, Grder, Hail. Han
chelt Harding, Harrison, Holman, Horton,
Keuigan Mailroy May, Menzies, Mitchell,
Morrill,, (Vi } Morris, NixeR, Noble NOEL,
! Nonon, Nugent. OdelI, Patton, PeHdelon,
Perry, Pike. Richardson, Robinson, Rollins
On H. ) Rollins, mo, Shiel, Smith Steele,
! IN. Y, Steele, IN j., Siraiton. Thomas,
/ Mass } Thomas, lMd.,) Train, Vallandig-
ham, Verree. Vibbard, Voorhees,, Walton,
Wood and Woodruff-75.
] NAYs-Messrs Arnold, Babbit, Beaman,
Bingham, Blair, CPa. Blake, Barn nam,
Campbell, Chamberlin, CoiiaX, ROSCOE
Coukling, Duell Egerion. Elliot, Ely, Fess
enden, F7anchoi, Frank, Goodwin, Haiehi
Hooper, Hulchins Julian, Kellogg, Mich
Kellogg. ILL., Lansing, Ledman Loveloy
| NJ Pherson Moorhead Morrill, Me Rice
! Mo I Riddle, Sergeant Sedwig, Shanks
Sheffield. SheIlaearger, Stevens. frmnle
Trow bridge, Van Valkeaburg, Wall, Wal
lace and White lind, ]-45.
OF the yeas twenty eight are Republicans
and the balance Democrats and Union men
The nays are all republicans, with the ex
ceplon OF Mr. HaighI, MIR. Leman and MIR
Sheffield. A large majority OF the Republ
can members voted agans, The adoption o
the resolution. All the Republican mem
berS from Psnneylvanla VINO Voleo al al
voted agaius, the resolution; but the major
ity of them lodged Those who venture'
to place their names on the record arr
Messrs Babbiil, Blair Campbell. blcPher
son Moorhead and Stevens-ive out o
nineteen.
AS if 10 give peculiar emphasis 20 thi
vote of censure, the House Immediately al
forwards rejected a resolution censurin!
Secretary WelIes for The employment
George D. Morgan. in the purchase OF YES
sells, by vote of yeas forty five, nays sew
anty-two. This discrimination in favor Q
Mr.. Wells may be accounted for from th
fact that he is still in office with pauonag
TO distribute, while Mr, Cameron is out 2
Office, and has no more favors 10 dispense