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IMPORTED WEBFooT THE Washington
Standard is pitching into some one of the cand-
dates for the Delegateship, STYLING him an i'm
ported webfoot," and says it is opposed to that
kind of stock. 1t is supposed by some of Ray
nor's friends up here (who forget that the editor
of the Standard did not know the man three
weeks ago-until Re found that he was pledged
to old Henry that he is alluding to Rev. JO
and they regard it a most unkind cut, inasmuch
as the Standard is protesting to be his, now, as
well as old Henry's organ. They remember that
JO belongs to the Oregon Conference, and that
less than two years ago he was stationed at Ore
gon City, where he made an - Of himself in
trying to define his "pOsish" in regard to our
national troubles. He will not have completed
a two years scjourn in Washington Territory
until the middle of next August; and he is La
BILE to be exported back to the land of "Web-
foot" (Which the Standard affects so much to des-
pise,) at the next session of the Oregon Confer
ence,-according to the ruling of the Presiding
Elders and the Bishop. All the other candidates
are old residents in comparison with Raynor,
who we believe, in very truth, can not become
bone .Jfde resident of either Oregon or Washing
ton, so long as he is subject, by the laws of his
church. to he compelled to itinerate annually, or
at farthest bennially, from one to the other, ac-
cording to the dictates of his Elders or Bishop
Mr.. Cole has been a resident Of the Territory for
more than three years,-as long as have the
great majority of our ctzens,- and Messrs Kin
ney and Turney are both "old Washingloni-
ans, 1--WE mean in the sense of their being old
residents Of the Terfitory.] The truth is, the
Standard is trying to use this ,0eapon of I'm
ported Webfoot' against Mr.. Cole, and in doing
so, the editor has most unquestionably "put his
foot in it." We are constrained to believe that
he was honest in his first report about Raynor,-
that he knew nothing of him. The fact is, John
Henry, Hale, Miller-evely one of you You
have got your fingers in the fire, and you better
take them out
, 1863-06-27

Regular meetings cf Enterprise Lodge No. 2, 7. 0.
0. F are held every Wednesday evening at O'Clock
All memb RS in good standing arc invited to attend
N G.
, 1863-06-27
Religious Nnficn.

Preaching at the N. E. Church every Sunday morn
ing and evening. Morning services at 1919 o'clock.
Evening services at Ga A cordial invitation is ex-
tended t. all. Rev. JOHN FLINN. Pastor.
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pc4ofty Dill b Ct litSIo vslue, and hank debts
VII eenssally bssons worthless obi
I 6uth 10 war coatinues, Ne hays seen that
seeundans end deprecated svrrsssy. would in>
osease @, Expenditures 14O8, 100000 per an
spsssl tAx, oa which, lie. sbass Of New York
woulA = over 90, 0OO. 600. andi ~ share Of
s!:ry other STATE IN Ike proportiop 70 it, pops.
g1 rre..u,y ..b.. IS, IS g stock Stat. and
Fsdslal, hsld ~ he Nsv York bsnks 10 1850.
was 429, 606, 3le, the circulat;on 140 aae o6O
and The capital I'LL, ssl ,sS7, Thusit appear
that the increased tax 70 Do p,A nnrxsIs hv
New York. - the consequence Of :, redundant
and dspreciated currency, would be nearly
doubls her whole bslk cirsulation and that Is
months Of this Increased tag % b baid BY the
nation. would largely exceed the whole capital
Census table ST. These are he ffiehtful re-.
suits Of AZ irredeemable, redundant And depre-
ciated currency. 500
Such course, on the part 81 Z Government.
which must make large purchases, resembles
that Of "A individual who wishes 70 buy largely
on lis own credit and paper, but deprecates Il
80 much as TO compel him to pay quadruple
ton. y fta ESQ 10 Dsglf ~ baaI
There is great hope in tie fact that New York
takes no contracted view Of this great question.
She knows that her imperial destiny IL identified
With the fate Of the Union. Rea!izing this great
truth, she has more troops In the field than any
other State-she has expended more money and
more blood than sny other State TO suppress
this rebellion, and she will never array State
stocks or State banks in hostility 70 Che safety Of
the Union. a1l! si5Y mod GiY gtilil
And what Of Pennsylvania, thss glorious old
Commonwealth, 80 many Of whose noble sons,
cut off mostly in the morning of life, now Gil
graves prepsred by treason q Is she to become
border State, and her southern boundary the
line of blood, marked BY frownins forts, by
bristling bsJonets, BY the tramp Of contending
armies, engaged in the carnival Of slaughter and
reyelry Of death Ia, New England to be re-
colonized and the British flag again to float over
the chosen domain of freedom! What of the
small States, deprived Of the secured equality
and protective guarantees Of the Constitution,
to be surely crushed BY more powerful commu-
| mites? What of the Wests Is it to be cut of
from the seaboard and rendered tributary to the
maritime power? What Of the States of tho
Pacific Are they to lose the great imperial
railways destined, under the Union, to connect
them with the valley Of the Mississippi and the
Atlantic But alas why look at any Of the
bleeding and mutilated fragments, when all will
be involved 10 common ruin?
May gracious Providence give us all the
wisdom to discern what Is best for our beloved
country, in this her day of fearful trial. and the
courage and patriotism to adopt whatever course
is best calculated to save US from impending
ruin! hahl ~ a5a " 2'f2s atI98s
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The Pre.Idenp. Re.pon.,b,,..y.

The members Of Congress, who are urging
upon the President the necessity for q Cabinet
united BY single purpose and policy, that it
may give frmness, direetness and energy to
his Administration, represent the anxiety
which weighs upon the hearts Of the loyal peos
pie. Distraction in the subordinate manage.
ment is inevitable. from distraction at the
head. He who can be contented under the
present course Of affairs, and can blatantly as
sail patriotic statesmen who are unwilling to
see their country sliding down the declivity to
ruin, without making an effort to arrest its
course, would have been well. placed playing
second fiddle to NERO, or he might find steady
employment rushing in where angels tread
with apprehension. A. ' -.'., ,a'
Congress has done its duty. It has placed
the mesns and blood Of the country in tho
hands Of the President; and the representatives
Of the people would be unfaithful to their
country if they did not clearly represent to
the President that the people regard the re-
suits as inadequate to the immense expendi-
ture ofmeans; that they see want of method
and energy IN the military direction, and an
inef6ciency, beginning at the head and run.
ming through the who'd system-s distraction
in the head which results In wan: Of 6rmness
and sternness in enforcing responsibility, duty
and integrity in the subordinates, and that tho
people must and do hold him responsible.
The popular kindness for the President,
which diverted oensure for failure to subor-
dinstes, has been worn out BY time, by the
accumulstilg peril, and by the tenscity with
which the President clings to these subordinate
failures and soaps-goats. BY right the Presi-
dent Is responsible for the use Of the means
which sre committed to his absolute control,
and there il no longer any disposition on tho
part Of the intelligent people to look beyond
him for responsibility for the results.
The people regard the distraction in the
Cabinet and in the military direction, - evil
dsnos and the consequence Of inarmity in tho
head Of the Cabinet. The hearts Of the loyal
people srs oppressed with fear that all their
patriotic devotion and sacrifices win bs wasted
BY weakness ct the head Of affairs. Tha. this
is the common feeling 10 one will deny. It il
proper, and 1t 10 also vital to the country that
the President should know the truth, and
there are noas 90 qualified TO represent this
sentiment Of the loyal people q those whom
they elected toarepresent them.-fCincinnati
Gszette. liBhs 81 5i' 51h3.5ai3 tu
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|. The PROCLAMATION OF FRsEDoM.-GensraI
Clusseret has written to Senator, under date
Of January ], at Winchester, letter that will
give that perfect soldier . stronger claim upon
the admiration Of his adopted countrymsn.-
He says:0 ~ e9tiS ~ ~ me- e4+'
qs.We have received Gen. Milroy and my.
seli-the Presidents Proclamation Of Freedom.
In consequences, We yesterday posted on all the
walls Of Winchester, and scattered throughout
tie country, from farm to farm, an order from
Gen. MIiroy notifying all slaves that they ara
free, beginning from the 1st of January, and
have the right to claim wages from their mas
tiers, or to quit them, and that in this case the
troops win protect their rights precisely as
they win those OF all other citizens"
p The northern neck of Virginia, the heart Of
aristocratic and wealthy slavery, is alive with
a vast hegirs, of bondmen and bondwomen,
travelling under President Lincoln's pass. The
proclamation is depopulating the whole region
between the Rappshannock and the Potomac.
In farm wagons, in coaches, on horseback,
afoot and in buggies with valuable property,
in every case, this second movement from
Egypt tothe promised land fills the highways
and the woods. KS aa
The freed slaves come straight to our lines.
On the other side, Rebel raids daily snatch
valuable slaves and hurry them southwark and
westward to the maintain Businesses for Sc
curity. It was so that masters hid away their
perilous property in the mountains Of San
Domingo. In Baltimore, the proclamation
daily strikes the letters OF the large number
Of slaves sent for safety to that city from the
Shenandoah Valley. They claim their frees
Ion, and-for reasons that coloni9stionists
understsnd-their IA ters and mistresses
make no resistance to the clsin.-Wash. Cor.
N. Y. Tribune.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-01-24

Gov. PAsLPs Governor Phelps
the Executive Of Arkansas, Who has long been
seriously III q the Plasters Hesss, II this city
10 at length 90 far recovered - to b able 70 &c
up il his room. Yesterday, - We learn, hsrose
for The lsst during his illassl No Den. l7thi
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.s,iivsi1sFz 10 oRss. saT
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SUMMER lgazf .4at-a.. gsaiosj ssa 43
General Dodge is very active MAJ. and uni.
versaliy liked BY the Officers and men in bis dis.
trict 1t is impossible for the enemy to get
within less than fifty miles of him without bis
knowing all about it. His system of espionage
and scouting is the most perfect in the west. We
do not know what his politics are (nor do We
care) but we certainly consider him an officer
and gentleman and be speak for him . brrht
future, if he lives. ! 5s's ~ 2wil 8 Z .g'~4
The Regiment formerly known as the "Unionn
Brigade made up Of the fragments of the stb,
18th and l4th Iowa, and the 5sth Illinois, for
merly in this Brigade, left Us just at the begin.
ming of the troubles here, to rejoin their ex.
chan ged comrades in camps in Iowa and Illinois.
The 6ssh got through, but the Iowa boys we're
detained At Jackson and along the road above,
until Forrest was driven Of. They are now at
their places Of destination, We presume. We
wish them pleasant visit at home and speedy
reorganization Of their regimenn. This regi
ment never numbering over Eve hundred men,
has won worldwide reputation a. the "Union
Brigade" Unpleasant - II has been, thus jan.
bled mp, the boys have borne il for eight long
months and performed their duties like men. In
the advance on Oesinth. at Danvills during the
summer. which they held alone, Ia tho bloody
eight IN October. end recently at Jssksos, they
have .obly desc their dsty, and - trust that
The 0svsrnss will not forget these v,sthy boys
| n ~ asv ergaaisssislA Ia
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ommeroe and money are exetusivs, proves thst
the States cannot, BY any instrumentslity, di-
rectIy or indirectly, control their exercise. An
exclusive authority necessarily forbids shy
control or interference. But there sre express
prohibitions in the Constitution q well q
grants. That instrument declares that emo
State shall emit bills Of credit" The State it.
self cannot emit circulating pepper; how, then.
can it authorize this to b done BY State
corporation, which is the mere creature Of .
State law! The State cannot authorize its
Governor to issue such paper, how, then, can
it direct cashier. deriving all his power only
from State law, to do tho Same thing! !Qui
faeit per alism, fact per se, and this fundamen-
State does, through any fundamentally Gre
ated By it. what the State cannot do ITSELF
It is true that majority Of the Supreme Court
Of the United States, ia ii Peters, 257, did de-
eide that the Bank Of the CommonWealth of
Kentucky did not violate thst clause Of the Con-
stituton forbidding States to ''emt bills of cred
it" but Justice Story, in bis dissenting opinion,
said: when this cause was formerly argued
before this Court, a majority OF the Judges who
then heard it were decidedly OF the opinion that
the act Of Kentucky establishing this bank was
unconstitutional and void, as amounting to an
authority to emit bills of credit for and on be-
half of the State, within the prohibition of the
Constitution Of the United States In principle,
it was thought to be decided by the case of
Craig agt. The State of Missouri a Peters 4lO)
Among that majority was the late Chief Justice
Marshall" This decision in the caae Of the Bank
I of Kentucky is overthrow, as an authority, by
the fact that it was against the decision OF the
Supreme Court in former case, and against the
opinion of majority of the Court 10 that very
case before the death Of Chief Justice Marshall
In delivering the opinion of the Court 10 the Mis-.
souri, case 4 Peters, 4lO), Chief Justice Mar
shall defined what is that BIZ Of credit which
Stats cannot emit. He says IF the prohibition
means anything, If the words are not empty
sounds, it must comprehend the emission Of any
paper n,adisw by q State Governments for ths
purpose of common circulation" And be also
says: "Bills Of credit signify paper medium
intended to eiyes1aas between individuala And
between Government and individuals. for the
ordinary purposes Of society" That the note
Of tho Bank Of Kentucky came within thia deS
milton and decisioa u clearly stated bv Just;c.
Story. In that case also It Was expressl, dsc;-
ded that If the Issues b snsonstitutionsj Il.
asts gisA f~ IL less Of aksn IA voIn. Il
said, hovsvss, hat The blb ~ keved by
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'asla, Sdt Any s.n Ave tss tabels On, distance
desired sbatfor an army like ours to attempt
The taking Of vicksburg, almost ssithousr bea-
" siege gun, Is madness. Why We verso not
provided with those Indispensable articles, for
the capture of an exceedingly we'll fortified city.
With NO lack Of natural detenses, sad full of
troops. is question cannot answer. The
heads Of The expedition are the persons to sat-
isfy that inquiry Respectfully yours. a;s,
III yn ea anNRIaOE
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wounded although think this will come up.
der the actual loss The rebel loss, according to
deserters who came into our lines, is much lar.
ger, our shells having made sad havoc among
them in the Notifications. see.e s,51,,'
As general thing, the officers and men feel
dissatisfied and disheartened with the results Of
this expedition. The confidence 10 the leaders
of the expedition is shaken, and no hesitency il
made in denouncing the manner in which mat
ters, connected With our attack, have been man.
aged. There ia nodoubt in the minds OF any.
of the immense strength of the rebel forti6ca.
tions around vicksburg. They have an abun.
dance Of heavy guns, planted at every approach
capable Of defense; and At this moment they
have an immense force, numbering at least 80.
GOO men, within the protection of those batter.
lee. Our attack was made upon Taylors Hills.
eight miles in rear of the city, and their forti6
cations extend from thence the entire distance
to the city. It can only be taken BY heavy
and protracted siege, and at this season of the
year, movements By land are almost utterly i'm
possible. Some Of their guns are of formid.
Bile character. proven BY the fact, that bal
from the fort on Haynes Bluff. passed entirel,
through an iron clad gunboat I think the Ben
ton. I'D ,5rs ti
have written somewhat longer letter tia,
inteaded. and you must b the judge of its 6t
mess for publication, and I CLOSE With this q
cert ion, In wish an ssstained BY Tie opinio,
Of IL in this portion Of ths army. that II fai
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they rejoined the Regiment, which was moving
forward, and before we had reached the point
before occupied by our skirmishers, the enemy
IN considerable force appeared, but were
promptly met and driven back by two compa-
MES "a and F. from our Regiment might
putting an end to the advance for the time be-
ing During the afternoon heavy firing was
constantly heard on our right, but with what
result We could not ascertain. Be it remem-
oesed We were now on the extreme left Of the
a'acking army and although q junior Regi.
mens We were in the front during Saturday,
but sustained nc loss. 80 h.s5 .t3ai.i' !,
100 Sunday morning opened with terrific can.
nonade from both sides, which continued
almost without intesmission during the day.
Our disposition was somewhat changed On this
day-the Sd, 18th and 18th Missopr; Rs,;.
ments holding the advance; the 9th and a..
Iowa and 10th Ohio next. composing the lst
Brigade. and the remaining Brigsdes in the
rear. All day the shells from the en.u,,s
batteries burst in and around US. thouo LIT
out doing much damage. A few men v.r.
bruised and slightly wounded BY piece, a,
she'll. II seems almost . miracle how =. 40
sapsd being badly cut up. The Rebel sb.,,
shooters kept up an annoying FIRE on our les
during the day. Company B Of the 25th "a,
sent out to hold them in check, and lost on,
man, Corporal Issae Yount, bullet p.s.ip,
through bic lungs. John Burns Of Co. + "a,
vssnded. bullet passing entirely throu,l
~ thigh sad falling into his bsot
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-04-06

On the afternoon Of the 10Th OF June between and
three O'Clock, the enemy considerable force made a
vigorous attack upon tho troops OF General hcCals diyi
sion stationed al Mechancsvie, consisting % The two
brigade u Seymour and Reynolds. The action lasted
until nghtal, when the enemy we're rep8lsed Troops
we're sent up by General Porter to the asance of he
engaged but they not Ia the battle though some u
them we're Tosion ~ support the fgst of the line
About twelve O'Clock that ght the fooN we're ordered
10 fall back 70 Gaines MIL, which Was accomplished
without loss
cpay by hs troops enera Porter Our orees there
engaged from u 0OO " 80 600 the foos The enc
nv being twO 10 three times that number The enemy
we're IN superior force that, although our urps
fought With exceeding bravery, they sere driven back
With Ices q about 1000 men 10 Killed, sounded and
missing. .. -. -,
ing the right wing, consisting 81 only sboui % 90
10 meet the attack o. the q e enemy n.
s,ead OF vithdrawing W the right bans n thc Cbcsa
n pny before the battle of Canes Nils. He ,as,isory
on that y'lAt ~ a. fnllovsi-
o-whaisvsr might have been The Intentions - the
w1H not have bess bettsr 70 have p..f 10th ~
our army On ssns eiss of h- chi saominy io
hsy. BE- bfoash, 10 the a De VI The fssI ~ors
VIA saraa,Ags "a. ssls.s by ssvirr Ne rghs uior
of,ur afny abused N asrefuJ slpertpf ffcei A.
n ,yr-.us.d he rusuIY from ting sni
AMI IN ~ oiinion, snAoed 20 y ~taar.~ tLs ArmJ ss
VII ,os srpian vhai ~ss dors ~ As rirai Hias :,
op, ,rmy 4 sbo 4 ne time a. isft al ~lci
sav.s y ntrs stak sni er.9'~1 fhs amy 30
nssris " . suifr.wn' A-iI oss'.fss Aehine ~
ae,t ID ths sf = ths nvsf. a1a . a.
or malsral o-tp hs va
stEsssr. ~ rms Jsuss ntrs
rgrinr he ulg afsf iie bate ~ Anss Ai' 10 o-i
forees sns'aled 90 tn nsb' tans q ths NJ
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General Hontxelman. who commanded the first troops
OF the Army of the Potomac that andedon the
arrived at Fortress Monroe the 23d Of March.
weeks after the evacuation Of Manassas He had orders
10 encamp Fortress Monroe ssble Ia order
that the enemy should have no idea Of the direction IN
which the army TO move-wbether towards yorktown
or Norfolk General Beintzelman states that shortly
after landing he obtained information that the enemy had
not more than ten thousand troops at Yorktown and
the peninsula. and II satisfied that that he cuuld
have advanced and Isolated York town in which case
there would have serious obstacle the way Of
proceeding directly " Richmond On the 2Th Of March
he sent out reconnoering parties Big Bethel
and Watts creek, and went near the Hallway House
where about hundred u the enemy ana little art
lcry Hs telegraphed 70 General Mcclellan
what he was doing, and received despatch IN reply
that General McCelanl hoped that nothing had been
done 70 rive the enemy Information OF the line opera
tons q the army. The Reconnaissance was then with
drawn.
;he 20 Il April Gen Mcclellan himself cd On the 9TH
of April the army commenced s yement in the dircc
tion OF yorktown, and tie 9th appeared before the
enemy General Mcclellan states that be moved
from Fortress Monroe than he otherwise would
have done, upon hearing tnat the enemy were sending
All the testimony goes 10 prove that when our troops
ars landed the peninsula the force Of the enemy there
consisted q hagruder mmand varousy estimated
from 1000 10 IL 900 men, except by General McCiei
Ian who estimates from 10 900 10 % 900. The Hon
Lemuel J. Bowden, United states senator from Virginia
then living within the rebel lines. William burg
testhes that the rebels did determine
Hsgrudcr until was apparent that our Intended
the place IL s now evident whatever may have been
the opinion OF our officers tn time that forces
when they first appeared before Yorktown culd have
pierced the line of works the penus there With
out nuch dfculty, soiatng Yorktown and cutting OF
re- euforcements when the place have fallen 10 very
short time some OF our ecuer IN exleced aud dc,tt
that that should be done General Imam torva dd
10 General Mcclellan the aplcsoB Of ,,eneraI Hamilton
commanding divisiou, tor lcrm s.in force the enc
nv, lines No answer eiyed 70 the aptllcatlop
Instead of that however ~ 80 determined utsYp
contrary to the desie0 the rs-i'ut ~b, c.rls a.
the 9th q April, wrote Z" "eu~ral -e 's'ian a, fol
lows .
A mouth vas spent before Yorkt0rb, army " the
opinion Of Of ablssi OF cers bee nns nGrv Dc