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Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-09
HE is AGAINST REUNION.

l have never allowed myself to indulge in that
superstitious adolairy of the Union so prevalent
among simple but honest people, that political
cant about the Union so prevalent among the
dishonest ones have simply regarded it as a
form of Government, to he valued in proportion
to its merits as an instrument of national pros
perity and power.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-02-12
For the Transcript.

THE DONATION LAST FRIDAY EVEN
lsG.-To our "many friends" who as
semblsl at the Cary House last Friday
evening, whose genial faces, kindly
greetings and social chatting made the
evening pass off so pleasantly, | and
my family wish to say that each and
all Of them have our sincere thanks tor
their expression OF kindness aud good
will to us.
In the preparations made, the mum.
Der present, and the amount Of the do
nation given, there was enough 10 make
us feel fattered as well as truly graft
fed.
The table prepared was really mig
nlfiicent; for which our lady friend,
have our special thanks.
Thirty five dollars and seventy cents.
the amount Of money donated, was more
than we could have expected after the
e1hausting process Of building and fur
nishing our house Of worship this 81 q
son.
After our special thanks to the ladies
we would give a little more than special
thanks to DR. Cary and his lady and
family for the use of their house &c.
Our prayer is that the great giver Of
all good may abundantly reward you
ali for your liberality. We wish that
we were more worthy of your regard,
and our aim will be 10 do you all the
good we can.
Yours truly
LUTHER DODD.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-02-12

Iowa, is acting Is Provost Marshal
during the absence Of Lieutenant Ed.
wards.
Yesterday, several boxes filed with
goods, which were smugeled throsgA
he lines on the Randolph road, were
qrerhauled and brougt back to Colonel
Antony's Office.
Snow is five inches deep here.
ANOTHER DISPATCH.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 2 (r;a CAIRO, Feb. 81.
The steamer Adeline has just arriv-
ed from Vicksburg. She left the fleet
still opposite tho city. A terrible snow
storm is in progress. The ram Queen
Of the West ran tie blockade and Draw
ed the rebel batteries, on Monday morn
ing, at daylight. Over 100 heavy siege
guns bclchc,l forth their contents upon
her as the steamer swiftly past. The
noise Of cannonading was terrific. A
rebel boat also opened FIRE upon the
Queen, which the Queen returned, and
crippled the rebel steamer. The Queen
then passed to the foot Of the canal,
and there stayed until +. M, when she
.eft for the point below. A line Of
lower batteries then opened upon her.
The Queen went through in safety
nobody hurt. 1t Is feat, the accom-
llishment Of which should make Capt.
Suthcrland's name stand among the
best and brayest Union officers. The
Queen, at The lower batteries, Was
under fire for three quarters Of an hour.
CAIRo, Feb. 6.
The steamer Hilman has just arrived
fromNIemphis with Yesterday mornings,
dates. They contain nothing of impor-
lance.
The Argus says 100000 Dol. in
ereenbacks had arrived, and aio to be
used III paying the soldiers and for
other Government purposes.
The steamer Kenton had arrived
from Helena, but brought nothing later
from Grants army.
Cotton spectators At Memphis ara
very sick over their recent sky.rockct
performances.
1t now turns out that the excitement
at Island No. 10 all grew out Of big
scare on the part Of the officers Of the
New Era. There were NO cbelS near
the place.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-02-12

selves and, IS several have expressed
wish to see it, Propose to offer it for
publication in the transcript" to.
gethcr with short history OF the pro-
ccedings upon it. The resolution reads
as follows:
"Resolvcd, That we the Board OF
Supervisors of Tama County Iowa
heartily endorse the late Proclamation
of the President liberatng the slaves OF
the rebels, and that in it, we recognize
the good time coming when the Union
shall be restored, not as it cas but as il
should be.
The resolution was offered by Mr..
Mason and seconed by Mr.. Kilr. Mr..
Council moved to lay 1t on tho table
which motion prevailed the vote stand.
ing as follows as near as can recollect.
Democrats in italics. Yeas Messrs.
Berry, Forker, Lewis, McRoderts, Nor.
rison, .Se1rey, Council, Clark, Johnston,
Morehousc, Tenney and Townsend,
Democrats {, Republicans 6, Total l2.
Nays, Messrs. Conant, Hall, King, Kile,
Mason, Wiley and Talmage, Republi.
cans :, Dem. none. A motion was then
made to adjourn which was carried
after which Mr.. Connell called for an
''impromptu" vote upon the Proclama-
ton as "War measure" The result
was all the republican members voted
for it, Democrats against it, and did
not vote. This is a brief history of the
matter Now for his objections
LIST 1T was considered out Of place ?"
Why?
ond "Thc wording was objection
able" In what respect?
A | am unable to answer the qnes-
tons, and he has not and MS | do not
like to argue both sides Of the questions
invite Mr.. 'One Of the Board 10 hold
friendly discussion through the
columns Of the Transcript on the sub
ject. GLOVER.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-02-12

FAIRBANKS ScALEs.-Weighed in
the balance of a just criticism, all are
obliged to admit that the scales Of Fair.
danks & Go. are without exception, the
best ever invented. We'know whereof
we affirm, because we have tested their
value, and are fully satisfied of their su-
perior merits. The introduction ofthese
scales has wrought revolution in the
transaction Of various business, and
their accuracy is such that = uniformity
in weights has been established all over
the country, Thus making them nation.
legalized standard. Nor are they con-
find to the United States; they have
found their way to almost every part OF
the civilized world, and are adopted to
the standards Of all countries, 80 that it
may b said, all nations, if not weighed
in these balances at least weigh them.
Hunts Aevchonts' Magazine.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-02-12
Mr.. Editor.

Mr.. Editor
In the next issue Of your paper after
the Jan. session of the Board of Super.
visors appeared an article apologizing
for the Board, for voting to table re-
solution approving of the Presidents
Emancipation proclamation, in which
the author gave his views under the
name of "One Of the Board", by which
name / shall recognize him until he secs
Gt to give his real name.
His objections to the resolution were
as follows:
lst "The resolution was considered
out Of place.
End The wording was Objectionable
In as much as "Onc of the Board"
did not quote the resolution, (nor was
it published with the proceedings Of the
Board) thereby depriying the public Of
the opportunity Of Judging for them
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-02-12

From vlcksburg and MenaPhls.
MEMpHls, Feb. (via CAfRo, Feb. 81
Adyices from the feet are to Sunday
afternoon.
Preparations for the great demon
stration are in progress.
Water was running through the canal
at a slow rate. About half it's length
is commanded by the enemy's guns.
Steam dredging machines have been
sent for to deepen it.
Vessels were preparing to run the
blockade. 1t is reported that the Car.
ondelet had already run BY the bat
teries, and was at the mouth of the old
canal but the story needs confirmation.
There were no signs Of success from
Port Hudson.
Lieutenant Whilden, Of General Bur-
BRIDGES staff, has been detached for
duty in the Signal Corpe.
Captain E. B. Woodward. Of the 9Th
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Arn,iug the Negroes.

Why not Would it not reduce the ex-
pcnscs Of the war hundred per cent !?
Would it not reduce the mortality of,he
army, on accout Of the acclamati"n 1t
the vulorel race to Southern latituleS..;L.
hundred per cent ! Would not their
employment spare an equal number of
our fathers, brothers an. sons to our
hearts and homes, to the hnsbandry ut
onr lands, manufactures and commerce !?
Would not their paramount interest in
the issues Of the rebellion developc all
their latent manhood, and make, them
good soldiers I? Would it not seem y
nal rctributior chat plotters against thu.
Rebubllc should be punished by the
race TO perpetnate whose bondagc they
originated The rebellion?
Is the rebellion ofsuch trif1ing prs-
portion, Importance and guilt ~ IT,
demand special fastidionsncss a. 20 rho
mears to be selected for putting u
down All persistent rebels against
the best Of Governments too good I"
be disarmed, or, it need be, stricken
down BY the hands Of loyal colored
men?
Do those caviling so much about the
means Of putting down the rebellion
expect to put it down At I'll !? The ship
of State has sprung aleak in great stress
Of weather. After careful COUNSEL and
consideration Of the comparative prom
Use Of reaching the shores, by order Of
the captain, her course has been taken.
Though if wrongly taken, It il her only
hope. A mutiny on ship board, dis
placement Of commander, and reversal
Of her course, would doom her to early
and hopeless wreck. Unless all hands
shall stand by her and give their best
efforts to the work Of her salvation, the
Republic will be driven . hopeless
wreck on the tempcstucus sea Of anar-
chy.
Can discerning and patriotic men in
the North fail to see their line Of duty
in this emergency II does not seem
possible. Chicago Journal.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-02-12

Capt. Mallory, Of the l4lh III. in
letter to the Springfield journal, thus
depicts some OF the beauties OF slavery.
lie is located at LaGrange Tenn.
Il would that Northern Christian
sympathizcrs with slavery could see
with their own eyes what l have seen
in the last month. The silent sight
would be sufficient rebnke. | will
call few names in connections with
facts. Mat Cox owns y plantation
near Chulahora, in Missis> ,,.... 500
acres,laO negroes. He is 4 bachelor.
An intelligent, bright mulatto woman is
his housckeeper, .a,loress, etc. She
has daughter about sixteen years of
age, in form and features taultless. She
has female child, two years old, in
which no one can detect the stain Of
African blood, and which the grand
mother, says it is Mats child At
Judge Clayton's near Cold Water, there
are three families OF slaves, numbering
some ten or twelve children, aged from
ten to or twelve years, who have blue
eyes, auburn hair, As perfect European
features as the most accomplished ma.
bob Of, the land. At Massa Kruse's,
even more OF the same sort. At Moody,
little girl, ten years old, with as fair
and clear q complexion as any child
in Illinois, and these children held as
slaves-treated Us tuch--and raised
for the market by their own fathers and
grandfathers. This is the character of
your chivarlry, who are seeking to des
troy the Government, and these are spe-
eimens, the frnit Of the system which
has SO long been curse to humanity.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-02-12
The war news.

No attack is expected to be made on
Vicksbnrg for some time. Our forces
are still at work on the canal, and in
tend to make it success.
There is much sickness among our
troops at that place, owing to exposure.
The o3d Wisconsin left Memphis with
500 effective men, and can now hardly
muster 500. Many other regiments are
in the same condition.
The claim Of the rebels that they had
raised tie blockade at Charleston, il
untrue. They did attack two Of our
vessels and succeeded in injuring them
considerably, and killing twenty one
men on one Of them, and then returned
back to Charleston.
A scheme is now started to raise a
large expedition, to send to Texas, and
it may be given to Gen. Butler.
It is reported that Charleston is soon
to be attacked by large land and naval
force at the same time.
From Philadelphia the news comes
that Gen. Mcclellan is to. be recalled
to the command Of the army Of the Po-
tomac. We doubt the recall.
The rebels have sent off all their for
ces, once in front of Fredericksburg
but about $4,000. But their railroad
communications are SO perfect that they
can concentrate all their forces there,
from any point in the South, in seventy
two hours.
cW A bill has been passed by the
Senate Of Minnesota expelling the Sioux
from that State. The House will IN.
doubleday concur in the measure.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-02-12

"Probably you would like to know
how get along with the rebels. | will
tell you. BY being 60, d sound Proc.
lamationist. Emancipat,ons., Extcrmin-
ationist, Annihilstonist and everlasting
Damnationist to all rebels and rebel sym.
pathizers. The most rabid Aboltionists
whom ever met tind here
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-02-12

Assessors once, 9TH Dist, iowa.

Assessors Ou1C0t SI0 O4oVJ AOWd.-
Iowa City, johnson Co. Iora, Feb. 9th, 1863.
The Undsrsignsd, Assessor Of the I'll Dist
riot Of the State Of lows, in pursuaaee Of
Sec tiep rs, Of law entitled IAN Act 70 pro-
vide Internal Revenue, and 70 auppert the
Government, and . pay Interest % the Pub.
lie Debt" hereby advertises oil persoas oon-.
cernsd, that the lists, vaIuabioAs and enumsr--
atoms made and taken BY the Assistant As
SCISSOR within the County Of Tsna, in sid lth
District, may DO examined An tho 9th Day q
February, 1863, at the Office Of the Lose 1tas-s
sept in TOLEDO. Tama County, that said lists
viii remain open y said Ofhss for the space
Of fifteen days.
Notice 10 also hereby given. that % the 3D.
day Of March ct 10 . clock, A. NJ ct the Once,
Of the Editor Of the Iewa Transcript within
said County Of Tama, aud after the expiration
Of said fftHen days, appeals will b reseiv4a
and determined relative u any errensous Or
excessive valustions or enumsrations By the
said Assistant Assessor. I'M
GEORGE n. JEROME,
Assessor fox Tho 4th District of Iewa
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-02-12
CINCINNATI, February 8.

CINCINNATI, February =.
Late Nashville papers contain inter-
esting items relative to the movements
Of Rosecrans' army.
General Davis division has occupied
Shelbyyille, after slight skirmish.
Kennett's cavalry surprised brigade
of Nheeler's rebel cavalry, near the
river, and, after short skir,nish, repnl
sed the rebels, who fed.
Nashville papers report large bodies
ofoonscripts coming into our lines and
surrendering.
Rosecrans has been reinforced, since
his Murfreesboro battle, with twenty
regiments Of infantry, four Of cavalry,
and six batteries.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-02-12

BY the statement Of Gov. Bae-
bingham, it seems that the Draft in
Conneetisutlpro sed almost total fall
ure.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-02-12

"After a careful examination of the
various Sewing Machines on sale in
this city, | prefer decidedly that Of
Grover q Baker, as the best. That in
use in my family has given entire salts.
faction.'-Rea. J. Campbell, albany,
NY.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-02-12
ALBANY, Feb. 3.

ALBANY, TcO. -.
Edwin y. Morgan, Republican nom.
ince, is elected U. S. Senator in the
place Of Preston King.
sJohn G.. Scott notifies Hon. John
w. NOEL that he shall contest his seat
from the Sd Missouri District in the next
Congress.
BIG FIGUREs.-The January dividends
Of the two great firearms companies in
Hartford, Colts and Sharp's together
amount to nearly 100000, dol.
BosToN, FEB. Sat the last meeting
If the Board Of Aldermen resolution
to extend tho Inequalities Of the city
TO Gen. Mcclellan was negatived.
New DlsEAsE.-Ausw disease, some.
what similar to dipthcria, is now pre-.
vailing among children thro'oue Pen
nsylvania. The medical fraternity are
puzzled as to the manner Of dealing with
it. Very few who are taken down,
recover. The disease commences with
violent purging and vomiting, accom-
panied by fever.
A Bro HAUL OF CouNTERrEIr Prs.
TAI CuRRENcY.-TwO professionals
were arrested while on their way from
Detroit to Chicago on Friday night last,
and on their persons were found 10000
dol in counterfeit money, 5000 dol. Of
which was in postal currency. The ar
rest was made on the Michigan Central
road by Detroit officers, and the pris.
oners taken back to be excellently ex.
ccutop, with tho exception Of the postal
currency. which Is of a much lishtc,
hue than the genuine.
A HUNDRED Tons or GoLD.-During
the past year there was received at San
Francisco forty millions Of dollars
in gold. This amount of the precious
metal would weigh hundred tons, and
would make the freight OF a train 81
fourteen cars on railroad.
A country which produces gold il
such quantities only neecds the adoption
Of correct financial and mere antil,
policy to have its currency upon a sure
foundation, and N sufficient quantity
for all useful purpsses.-I'hiludelphio
paper.
Our Iron Clad fleet on the coast O.
Georgia. have twice attactcd the rche
fleet on the Oycecilce river, and bee,
repulscd.
The ship canal bill before Congress
for the states OF Illinois and New York
has been defeated in the House.
There is a new Draft bill mp before
Congress, with some prospect OF its be
coming law. 1t divides those suhjec,
to the daft into two classes, the second
class not to be drawn ont until the first
has been. The first class is to be com
posed Of all between Is and 80 years Of
age, and single mon TO 45. The second
class to be composed Unmarried between
IS and As. Very liberal exemptions are
also made.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-02-12
Variety.

Variety.
Without the deer ladies we should be
but stag nation.
IL soldier supposed to be raw until
he has been exposed to FIRE?
A business man can go along without
advertising, and SO can wagon with
out grcasing, but they go hard.
The following notice might have
been seen some weeks ago, stuck up in
corset makers shop window in Glas.
gov "all sorts Of ladies stays here"
An eminent divine preached one Sun
day morning from the text-"Ye are
children Of tho devil" and in the after
noon, by q funny coincidence, from the
words, "Children, obey your parents"
A cute Yankee in Kansas sells
liquor in , gun barrel instead Of by the
glass, that he may avoid the law and
make it appear, beyond dispute, that he
is selling liquor by the barrel.
The Louisville Journal supposes that
':the fortunes of war; we hear so much
about, are the fortunes made by army
contractors.
I'll teach you to play pitch and toss J!
I'll fog you an hour, | will" Father"
instantly replied incorrigble, as he bal.
lanced penny on his thumb and fin
ger. I'lltoss You to make it two hours
or nothing!'
"Well, what next !? said Mrs. Par
tington, as she interrupted Ike, who was
reading the war news, ''the pickets
were driven in FIVE miles =
BLESS my poor soul, but that will
make strong fence. suppose they
had to be driven in deep to prevent the
sessionaders from digging out under
them"
Crcap, may be frozen by simply put.
ting it into glass vessel, and then put
ting the whole in an old bachelors
bosom. This is an excellent way to
make ice cream.
Every political leader thinks that
like church choir, he should have an
organ-with big bellows attachment
What is the difference between a
church organist and the influenza One
stops the nose and the other knows the
stops.
A goose pen is filter thing TOR some
AUTHORS 10 live in than to write with
81 like your imrudence," as the pref
ty girl said when her beau kissed her
Nobody likes to be nohody but
every body is pleased to think him
self somebody. And everybody is
somebody but when anybody thinks
himself to be somebody, he generally
thinks everybody else to be nobody.
A Michigan soldier who was accused
ofstealing a rebels goose, said that he
found the bird Kissing at the Americal
flag, and arrested it for treason.
A good story is told Of one Of our
country constables, who was directed
to serve an execution. He was told
that the property to be levied upon
consisted Of three heilers, and after
taking charge Of them he must endorse
return describing the property. With
view to be entirely correct, and not
finding saul hefEcrs' he specified as
follows: II want to level on heffers,
but they wont aul heffers, ownly wun
wars = shee heffer, and the luther wun
wars moody bull and the luther wun
wars bully mule. Dubuque Herald
1After a careful examination Of the
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-02-12
Iowa News.

The Cedar Fails Ga.ette, says that
place boasts Of thirty four Stores.
. w. T. Bennett, Of Dubuque, went
down into Dixie with $500, dol. and
was robbed by the Secesh.
The Unionists Of Burlington drove
the Copperheads to the wall, at the Bur.
lington Uowa) municipal election on
the I'd inst. The Union majority avcrag
ed about l50. Last year the Copper
heads carried the city by 800 majority
The contest was:clearly defined between
the two parties, and the Copperheads
were loudmouthed and malignant in
anticipation Of their triumph.
IT. p. Dean, of Upton, has shipped
eastward 1000, turkeys and 600,
chickens within the past month. The
weigh: OF this lot Of poultry was ten
tons.
The merchants Of Vinton are call.
ingsin sc,ip and sending it to the bank
for retention, and paying out Postal
Currency in its stead.
Captain CASTOR, Of the osth Reci-
ment is at his home in Vin,on, having
resigned his position in the army.
In Boston the::rcsidents Of Ward {
have returnedlto;,hc Assessors l2o, 900
ounces of,taxable silver; Ward Q returns
sc, 900 ounces.
sW Rec.ntly Mahon"y started sor
Independence, Iowa, to deliver one Of
his reasonable speeches. His friends
hearing,,of his coming, were frightened
at the probable result that would follow
in disgusting the more sensible Demo.
Gratis, and dispatched one Of their mum
Ger to stop him. This vas done and
D. A. NJ. stepped off at some point on the
road & took the next train to Dubuque.
We have read.ef the king OF France
marching mp hill and then marching
down again, but D. A. N. marc led
only half way up and then ske-.., lied
back Anamosu Eureka.
THE PoRKoroLIs OF lowA-The
Pocket City News says that nearly 200,
10000 dol. has been paid for 90 .754,
hogs weighing 4,5l1 ,939 pounds Of pork
purchased in McGregor: within the six
weeks previous to January 9th there.
upon it claims thot MeGregor is the
"Porkopolis Of Iowa.
TIL. Society Of Friends in Mahaska
county recently raised, BY voluntary
contribution, some seventy dollars for
the relief ofs'contrabands'' at Cairo.
MUSTERED IN AND PAID.-Eleyen
companies Of the Sixth Iowa Cavalry
have been mustered in and paid. The
other company which was made up from
Capt. Bryne's and Browns companies
Of the AID Infantry, vii, also be muster
ed in and paid when complete, num-
Der Of the men being now absent on fur
longh.-Dav. Gazette.
The Buchanan county GYardiar pub
fishes an extract from letter received
by citizen Of independence from his
son now resident Of Louisville, Ky.
The writer says that the rebel sympa.
thizers of Iowa would find no favor in
Louisville, since there have been instan-
ces there in which men have expressed
their sympathy with the South, and
have been arrested and held to bail. or
made to take the oath ofallegiance.-He
adds.