White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1863-08-13
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% A Bio FOURTH OF JuLY.-The opening o
die Mississippi. BY our great victories At vicks
burg and Port Hudson, has caused throuehou
the West the most enthusiastic rejoicing, an,
the event has been celebrated a never IN,
other event was since the birth of this eres,
Republic. In the annals of our country III,
opening of the Mississippi. with its immene,
results in favor of the commercial prosperity o
the West and South, will rank a. second i,
importance to but few of the momentous event.
in our history.
% The correspondence respecting prece
dence of rank among the Major Generals Is nos
published. Gen. Mcclellan argues thus:-By
referring to the history Of the present war, il
will be found that prior to the date upon which
Gen. Butler erroneously says that was ap
pointed, had, a. Major General Of the Regu.
lar Army, organized an army and conducted q
successful campaign, BY which Western Viz.
ginia was restored to the General Government,
and an army of the enemy destroyed. had
supposed that eve.y officer knew that held
. commission during that campaign" Gen.
Halleck's arguments are in conformity with the
finding of the Board.
70 DEsrRvrNo WELL OF THE CousraY-
There are several regiments of Massachusetts
troops with Gen. Banks at Port Hudson whose
time expired some time ago. but Who nobly
determined to remain until the last rebel strong
hold on the Mississippi should fall, and their
valor has at last been rewarded BY the eonsum.
nation Of their most ardent wishes. Such men
deserve the warmest gratitude Of the country.
T Smith, the rasor-strop man, now in the
10th New York regiment, was badly wounded
in the leg at Gettysburg. But he has 'just one
more leit."
CO Mr.. Wolf, candidate for Congress in the
Louisville district, Ky. was arrested on Thurs
day BY the enrolling officers in Owen County,
and sent to Gen. Burnside At Cincinnati, in
consequence of these words, used in q speech
to the people Of Owen:-"This Is . John
Brown raid, . war against slavery. and be
hoped every true Kentuckian would rise in
arms in opposition to it," He was for seces-
sion, separation. or anything else against it.
u HooKrR.-The editor Of the Baltimore
American says he has heard from respectable
ear witness, that Gen. Hooker in his parting
address to the officers, said, "that the Army
of the Potomac fought two hours with the reb-
els out Of twenty -four. and with the Govern
ment at Washington the other twenty 1.-TWO.
T HoRAcr GarrLEY IN THE InDErrsprxr-
Mr.. Horace Greeley, over his own signature in
the Independent, says:
"We ought now to be near the end of the
great struggle, and our Government may, with
out compromising its dignity, not merely vel
come, but openly invite. proposals from North
Carolina, Georgia, Texas, and other revolted
States, for peaceful restoration of the Union.
Let US all be prepared-nay, We shall. we must
already be-to welcome peace whenever it can
be achieved without a sacrifice ofduty, of prin-
ciple, Of honor, of plighted faith"
p A suspicious character lurking around
the Federal camps was arrested last Sunday at
Fredericksburg. He gave his name as VIM.
of Baltimore. In his boots we're
found complete drawings of the defences of
with information concerning the
strength and movements of the Army of the
Potomac; also passes from Gems. Ewell and
Johnson. He confessed his guilt, and was
hung on Monday morning.
@ A number of bachelors, over thirty five,
we're drafted in Providence. On being laugh.
ed at for not being married and thereby esca.
ping the draft, they maliciously replied: 1t is
better to serve three years than for hfe."
q SLAVE OvERsEERs ExEnrrED FROM Con-
rebel CONSUMPTION law e1empts
rom military service every owner Of negro
10 Georgia the Law has been interpreted to in
,lude even overseers, and in Baker County
courts . man so employed has been discharged
rom arre.t on this ground.
u A lady secesher In this city said few
lays ago that Gen. Price and Guitar would
'oon be here again, and she wanted to "see
hem cut up the editor of the Herald into inch
'ieees." That is a tri1e below our sized piece,
md, We trust our fair friends-ve think they
Ire friends, they talk like twill not 20 to
' cutting up" in that style. Somebody may get
hurt.-St. Joe Herald.
II An IScrDENr.-Colonel Frank Hampton,
,son of the late Wade Hampton, of South Car
olins,) who was killed in Q recent battle, seems
10 have been overtaken BY . just retribution.
About six or seven years since he married q
young lady Of this city, and the day previous to
The wedding, being called upon at . dinner
party at the house Of the brides father to give
. toast, totally regardless Of the rights of hos
pitality. and the proprieties of the occasion, he
proposed !" Tie dew.fau d de Ameriesn Union"
20 It h generally understood that if the
Grim Chieftain" does not succeed in . re.
election to the United States Senate, be is to
engage himself 70 Mr.. Barnum, together With
he negro thas vas rocked in the same cradle
With him when bsby;" both to be exhibited
The principal cities of the Union
'ne - possessing the tlseksst heart. the other
he blselsx aha in exissencs.-G,sssh.gp~
ysfesssniG1.
u Accused b the hsnd that Is put forth 10
loosen the golden chord Of Union Thrice
DO the traitorous lips, whether Of
Northern or Southern demagogue. which shall
,ropose is ssveranee.-S. s. Pse.tiss, Of Ms
'issiepi.
% Tho Columbia. Georgia. Sun says
The people Of the Confederate States win
'oon be called upon to undergo severe trial,
me that will fully test the professions hereto