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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-22
Chicago Canal Convention.

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On the I'd of June, Convention of dele
gates from all parts Of the Union will be held
at Chicago, to agree upon some plan for tie
enlargement of the existing channels of COM
merce between the valley Of the Mississippi
and the Atlantic, or the opening of new
routes that will provide more speedy and
economical transportation Of Western prod
ucts to the great eastern marts. This is a
matter in which the farmers of the West are
especially interested, as every reduction of
freight on produce sent to the East is just so
much placed in the pocket Of the farmer who
is the producer. As the call specially invites
Agricultural Societies to send delegates, we
hope every such society in our State will be
represented in the Convention.
One reason why it is important that Iowa
should be strongly represented in this Con-
vention is this The people of Illinois, and
particularly of Chicago, viii use every effort
to obtain money from the national treasury
for a canal from that city through the heart
of their State to the mouth Of the Illinois
river. This would be benefit to that State,
but none whatever to the vast region, of coun-
+ try West Of the Mississippi. The proper
| point for the great canal to reach the Missis-
sippi river is the mouth of the Wisconsin ola.
Lake Winnebago and Fox river. Then the
entire valley Of the Mississippi will be bene-
fited alike. and its interests not sacrificed to
build up Chicago and Illinois. '-'E,t'' ~
Let movement be made at once for the
appointment Of delegates. The time is
short. ar,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-22

sg The following are some Of the places
made prominent in the late battles on the
Rappahannock: .-.-. --..-...-... ......,..-
Falmouth, asst is generally known, is nearly
opposite Fredericksburg.
The Rapid Ann is small river which, en-
ters the Rsppahannock from the south west,
about twelve miles above Falmouth. -
United States Ford is about one mile below
the mouth of Rapid Ann.
Banks Ford is about midway between
Falmouth and the United States Ford. ..s!,s
Kelly's Ford, where Generals Slocum and
Williams crossed the .Rappahannock on pom
toons, with four corps d arnsee, is from twenty
to twenty five miles above Falmouth. - t''
GeriAania Ford where the same force
crossed the Rapid Ann, is some ten or twelve
miles south Of Keily's Ford, at place called
GermaI la Nj Is.
Chancellorviile, distant seven or eight miles
in the direction of the rear of the rebel arn,v. 1
Here they encountered body of rebels in
their enrrenchments, who, after some eharp
skirmisfing, fell brek. The gsinirg Of this
point m tde the flank movement on The ene-
my's feft a complete succt S. iH z. ~ n9ia.
I The Mattapony River il from twelve ID
fifteen mies south of and parallel with the
RapphannOckg syrf su ,sI III s2-ebr9 e-y tr
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-22
Reason for lll-Fortune.

A soldier of the 18th Wisconsin, now serv
ing in Gen. Grants army, wrote from Lake
Providence on the list of April to the Clarl
county (Wis.) Advccote, letter narratinl
the incidents Of an expedition wherein he hat
just been engaged, from which we extract, as
follows:
''The rebels had slowed away a large
amount of cotton among the cane-brakes Un
Gle Sam had concluded to appropriate it.and We
were to guard the train while it was being
transferred to the boats; but to be brief
we remained at this place about two weeks
took about $500, 900 worth Cf cotton from the
rebels without being molested by them; but
we received information just as we were about
to leave, that three thousand rebels were
marching against US, which, without doubt,
hastened our departure.
"There is one feature connected with this
raid, which pains me to relate
'There were about one hundred negroes on
the plantations near by, and many Of them
had been pressed into. our service. They
had worked cheerfully to assist US in getting
the cotton aboard the boat, and some of them
had been instrumental in aiding us to find a
great portion of the cotton. Nearly all the
negroes on the adjoining plantations, men,
women and children, had been enticed to leave
their homes, and were gathered together on
the shore just as we were about to leave,
expecting, of course, that we would take them
with us. But no, an order came from Gen.
Grant to take no contradands on board
Some of them said their masters would kill
them if they went back, and we have since
been informed, by good authority that four of
the poor fellows who rendered US much as
sistance, and who were instrumental in find
ing cotton for us, were shot Immediately after
we left, by their cruel masters. Who should
be held responsible for such neglect2 The
laws of our country say that we shall protect
the slave from the cruelty of his master, when
he applies to US for protection. These ne
groes are perfectly willing to do anything in
their power to assist us, and yet many Of our
Generals scornfully reject their help, only
when it is utterly impossible to get along with
out it !; and then they get cold shoulder in
return for their kindness.
''To show with what effect the negroes are
used against us. will state what a person
told me who was in the fight at Vicksburg
''He said that the outer works were al
most wholly manned by negroes; and that
they dare not retreat, for fear that their cruel
masters in the rear would shoot them down
consequently many Of them fell in our hands.
Strange, isn't it /! that the 'chivralic South
which, with lofty and ostentatious pride, has
always looked upon the blacks as an inferior
race, assign to them the responsible duty of
manning the outer works Of Vicksburg!"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-22
A kindly Fellow Feeling.

From the moment that the arrest of Val
landigham was made public, the copperhead
press of the North sent up a loud wall, and
thundered its terrible anathemas upon the
head of Burnside. They grew eloquent over
the suferings of patriot statesman. The
outrages upon our brave soldiers by worse
than savage rebels sank into utter insignifi-
canoe compared with this great outrage on
the coming President. Iowa boys might be
starved to death-have their eyes plucked out
their ears cut of-their tongues torn out
their bodies mangled-but they were all deem
ed unworthy Of notice or publication, and
were pushed aside by the Rerazds, Times
and Couriers to manifest grief over the ar
rest and Punishment of a traitor. And now
comes to their aid the other great champion
of freedom of speech, personal liberty and
Southern independence, the Richmond En-
quiTer, with Savage article on Burnside, for
his order against spies and traitors at home,
and condoles with Vallandigham in his per-
secution." The Chicago Times, Dubuque
Herald, Burlington Argus, and Muscatine
Courier, aver that Vallandigham is perse-
cuted man, and in steps the rebel organ at
rebel headquarters, and corroborates them
The copperheads of the North denounce Burn.
side for arresting spies and traitors at home,
and so do the Richmond rebels, and yet these
fellows up here insist that they are loyal, and
have nothing in common with rebels. The
Richmond Enquirer boasts of its rebellion
and revolution, but stands side by side with
Northern sympathizers who insist upon their
Democracy. When Northern Democrats oc-
cupy the same war platform with Southern
rebels can we be blamed if we call them by
SO mild term as coppcrheads- are
they not traitors. By the way, what becomes
of that idea of the Dubuque Herald, that
Vallandigham was banished because the reb-
els of the South and Abolitionists of the
North demanded it? Does Hutchins read
the Enquirsr? The number of the Courier
that contains the telegraphic reference to the
position of the Enqnirer relative to Vallan-
digham will be eulogistic of him. Such is
the kindly fellow feeling between traitors.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-22

i The PAcirIc RAlLRoAD.-The Springfield
Gid Journal states that Messrss. Ross, Steele
& Co. have contracted to build $50 miles OF !
the great railroad to the Pacific This diviis.
ion, or ratherl separate work, ,1lies Within the
boundaries Of Kansas, beyond which the Il
Union Pacific railroad properly commences 1t Z!
is intended ITO havethe first forty mi,es opened Is
the present year. The whole line, through n.
Kansasa lst9 eee completed within four yearsois
YtSeh 1'sassissdsr saaa.q sSf aa.1gb sasa4ss 81
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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-22

They had heavy snow storm in Otsego
county, New York, on thes6&h Of May.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-22
Out of their Own Mouths Shall
they be Condemned.

Out OF their Own Mouths snail
they be Condemned.
The Vice President of the rebels, Alexander
Fl. Stephens, said in his famous speech at
Milledgeville, attempting to check the seces-
sion movement
T" What right has the North assailed?-
What interest Of the South has been invaded?
What justice has been denieds and schat
claim founded in justice and right, has
been soithhe.d? Can either of you to-day
name one Governmental act of wrong, delib-
erately and purposely done by the Govern
ment Of Washington, of which the South has
right to complain I challenge the an
st1er.
snow, for you to attempt to orerthros0
such Government as this, under which we
have lived more than three quarters Of CEN
tury, in which we have gained our wealth,
our standing as . nation, our domestic safety
while the elements of peril are around US,
with peace and tranquility accompanied with
unbounded prosperity and no rights assailed
is the heighth of madness, folly and scick
sdness, to- ,ohich can neither lend my
sanction nor nay cote.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-22

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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-22

- -. = NEUKUK, way TO.
Henry Clay Dean was placed in the hands
of the Provost Marshal last night, and is still
in his custody. He will not be,tried here, but
will be delivered to the Provost Marshal Gen
eral at St. Louis, for trial. The affair has
been conducted thus far very quietly and sat
isfactorily to all loyal men. No excitement
in consequence of his arrest. All but the
copperheads agree that his course should
now be ended. n au- if'.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-24

word would soon be free from 4, e.. s..
only two other States in which SLAYER, !. can
living power-Brazll and Spain-wopld Or,
long be compelled to follow the example Of ina
United States. Such testimony may surely B..
regarded as conclusive as to the effect Of N.
Emancipation Proclamation abroad
It is also significant that the statesmen -
England never pronounced more decidedly aud
more unanimously in favor Of nOn.interierenc,
Even the leaders Of the Tories, Earl Derby
aud Mr.. Disraeli, fully Endorsed tie deter.
mination Of The Government not to interfere.
and even approved the nou-recOguilion Of tho
Southern States. Lord Russell stated that no
one in England thought Of an armed interier.
ence. Both the Ministers and the Tories stu
express their firm belief in the permanent
separation Of the Union, but they aso CLEARLY
show tia. the South has much lees reason nov
to expect aid from England than before tts
lst Of January.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-24

/ Mr. Richardson OF Illinois undertook IN SEN
ate yesterday to break the force of Gen.
Wilson's demonstration that tho Shareholders
that the Democratic politicians Of tho South,
with whom Col. Richardson has been as O.
ciated for many years past, are the cOnirNers
aud responsible authors Of this most needless
and desoIating war. To prove this, he cited
the fact that john Bel 10 now a Rebel, and
asserted that West Virginia, now loyal, wa
the Democratic stronghold Of the Old Domin-
iop and that the Wings Of that State were
the leading DiSunionists.
Nov it Is true that John Bell has Joined the
Rebels, ns have nilny other old Wings; but
he aud thcy did 30 after the Rebellion had
obtained such leadway that they deemed
longer resistance at once perilous and futile.
We are not justifying their treasoni we simply
state fact. John Boil, with at least nine.
teen.twentieths OF the tme.hOnoTed Wings of
Tennessee, voted against Secession when the
question was first presented TO the People, and
did his best to stay tho rising flood which
finally carried him and the State away. So
was it very generally throughout the South
including Virginia. We do not know a Wing
county of That State that elected Secession
delegates to the Convention of 1861 we do
know that nearly every one of the old Wing
stroaghods- Loudoun, Augusta, Ohio, Rich.
mond City, &c.-elccLed UniOnisls. Many Of
these were finally bullied into voting for Seces.
sion By the negrO-tradcrs mob that surrounded
the Convention after the bombardment Of
Sumter; but that was the fault of their own
cowardice, not that Of their constituents.
On the other hand most Of the Democratic
strongholds of lalf a centnry-Mecklcnburg,
Halifax, Sussex, Surry &c.--were over
wheminsly Secession FROM the start; and the
leading Democratic poticians--IIenry a. Wise,
John NJ. Daniel, Robert VI. Il. Hunter James
W. Mason Bococh, SedlOn, De Jarnettc &c.
were the insPirors and managers Of the
Succession movement. We are confident we
are Tar within the truth when we assert that
al lea't nine'tenths of tue Wings OF Virginia
Voted against sending Secession delegntes to
that ili-starrcd Convention.
DIR. Richardson must be aware oC ,h. o.o,
that Tor several years past-bcginning 80 earl,
IA loiJ-there has been gradual sr,d;oa
oSer Of Wing politicians ut the South 10 tbe|
ranks OF the Democratic party. Ils is doubt.
less po'~.aIg 't'9a'a.,l wa = scoss Of
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-24
TEE AMERICAN WAH 81 Tsst
HIIEgs.gs PARlsNf.EN1,

Once mc,e since the beginning of the war,
a Queen Speech has officially acquainted us
With the attitude of the British Goyernme mt to-
ward our own, and thc leading statesmen ofGrea,
Britain have Uguin put themselves on record
Ou ths--iur us--a.impor,ant question. IL is
the first limr that EUglnd has SPOKEN official
y aud so.euuiy since tho isouc oi. the Imanci-
patton Proclamation. aud, On THAI account, the
declarations Oi the Government and OF the lead
ing statesmen deserve special attention. Let
none OF our readers fail to read the interesting
documents which we publish this morning.
They are rcpetc with valuable information
which fully confirm Tho existence, as We have re-
pcatcd'y pointed out, of the change OF public
opinion that is now going on in Eugand. We
have this morning only time to refer IN a few
words to the most inporian. TEXTURES Of the
Parliamentary debate;
There was DO violent deuunciation OF tho
Emancipation Proclamation and Of the appre-
hcndcd civil Instruction, which many
have painted in the BLACKLIST colors. We have, On
the contrary, the important admission by the
member OF the House who moved the address
i'll reply to the Queens Speech, that
last year thoughts of mediation m.ht have
been entertained, but that after the
Emancipation Proclamation of January t.
no European Government would venturo to
interfere in the war. This speaker showed
himself, in every other respect, tho most ardent
admrcr OF the South. He expressed his utmost
contempt for the Federal government but ad-
united, amid the cheers of Parliament, that
the Ant.Slayegy character Of the war ought 20
and would prevent foreign interference IN be.
half Of the South. The same speaker pointed
to tho important fact that, ii Slavery now
should 60 down IL tho United States, tho whole
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-24

tbe,a--Foulkner of Virginia. Clingman OF
North Carolina, Toombs, Stephens and Butler
King Of Georgia, Benjamin of Louisiana, James
r. lanes of Tennessee, Archibald Dixon and
lanes b. Clay Of Kentucky, &C., &c.-and
oll these are now conspicuous as most OF them
were original Rebels. Stephens, being wiser
and better man than most of the others, tried
TO hold out, but was swept away, and IS no"
Vice. President of the Southern Conederacy'
In fact, the Democratic politicians OF inc
South broke up the Democratic National Con-
vention Of 1850, aud made separate
nomination, on purpose to inaugurate this ke'
bellion, as Col. Richardson cannot fail to
know. There was no corresponding movement
at that early day in any other party.
But what of all this Do we recall these
facts to heap reproach on the Democratic or
any other partyf BY no means. What We
insist on is ths--snd we pray Mr.. Richardson
to heed it well--the horrihe derGStafions and
cglamities Of Mi, Cira Var are justly charge
able 10 those mho (om,nted and inapg"rated The
Rebellion, not to those who have done their utmost
to suppress it. If this War shall cost our
couutry-as it too probably will-IIalf Mil.
lion precious lives and one-fourth Of its entire
property, the blame will rest not on the
loyal and patriotic citizens of all parties who
have in good faith endeavored to save the
country and cause its laws to he obeyed, but
on those iacious and violent demagogues who set
brother against brother in deadly strife and OPEN
ed wide the lOOdgates Of desOlatiOn by cOnspiring
to divide and destroy the American Union.
And this fact. if Mr.. Richardson is himself
loyal, he will not wish to eyade or belittle.
Let the Wnr cost what it may in blood and
treasure, that cost will be justly scored up
against those who perjured themselves and
plunged their country into CONFUSION and war
by repudiatng their solemn obligations to up
hold the Union and obey the constituted au-
thorities When our chiIdren's children shall
sweat and sroan under the load of taxation
which this War will throw upon them they viii
lay the blame where it justly belongs-On those
architects Of ruin who conspired to overthrow
and destroy The nobest political fabric ever
reared by the wisdom Of sagcs and cemenled
by tie blood of patriots.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-24
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE w AR.

"A special dispatch from Memphis, dated on Sat-
tie 18th inst. Active hostiIities against Vcksburg
commenced on that day. TIE mortar boats were
towed into position, and opened the ball by firing
briskly. The effect Of their shots was not known.
The firing was responded to by three Confederate
batteries, when our position was found TO be too
much exposed for Elective operations, and Was
changed. Tie boulba fment was then renewed
TIE euuboat Indiuuola which ran the blockade,
had provisions and eoal suGicea; to last her three
months.
The appraisers Of the slave property of the late
Charles Carroll Of Maryland, ono Of the largest
siave-owners in May land have made their returns
10 the Orphans Cour,, assessing the value oi l1o
slaves st an average Of only s. each Other slave
holders .4y they would not give s. piece for all
the slaves in the Safe.
AS specimen Of tie tender mercies of the
Rebels, We quote from Richm9nd paper propo.
,tou nov before their Congress 10 sell into per-
pstual slavery every negro captured from the Union
armies. This is, however, al improvement; the
practice has been to shoot all such prisoners.
A letter from our army before VoksburG states
that Jacob Thompson, Buchanan's Secretary Of the
Navy was found in the river to-day 3ls) in skill,
b. one OF our musketo boats, and compelled 10 heave
TO- file is now in care of Rear.Admiral Porter.
Gen. German emphstically denies, and offers
complete proof to sustain such denial, that he has
rver 10 any manner speculated in cotton or Other
property since he has been in the United States SER
xtaH
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-24

descriptions At the close the market steady At tho
O'Clock Board the market unusually active At the Sec
ond Board the market continued TO be very active Govern
ent Coupons sold l0Oia further advance Sevcnthitos
1914 aud Debt Certificates 81. At the O'Clock call
with fair rcvity the market generally strong Tie
Money market very easy call at cal y cent with some
Transactions low as T. cent to leading house," In rape
the demand 10 good 5d6 p cent for well indo'ed sSe
named Is 5d3 q for leading names Gold WIN i'S
transactions has again advanced and touched higher POM
than ever before-i6si /, advanced with CONSIDER O'
,eadines, during the day from ls to lot anu o'0''
1881 hid
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AMIN, ,opu nAuy TRIBtJNE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY d. 1868
landigham, and Of other less infamous but not
less deeply committed conspirators

landigham, and OF other less infamous but not
less deeply committed conspirators.
But there came pause There was an Gle
meDt indispensable to the success of tue con-
spiracy which no ingenuity proved able to
beguile, no boldness .udacious enough to en-
courage The people Of the North West
refused TO become partncrs in such n crime
refused to permit the authors of the plot to
proceed with it, and all over the territory
which was to have been sundered from the
Union began to declare in uumistakable tones
that they were loyal and not traitors; that
they meant to stand by the Government and
its supporters, and to put down Treason,
whether North or South. The loyal minOrltles
in the State Legislature took heart and spoke
out boldly. The Indiana Military Board pro-
ject was killed in the home of its iriends-a
Democratic Caucus, which became frightened
at the storm its own audacity had raised 10
Illinois, the investigation into Gov. iatess
acts could find nothing to inquire into, and
the bill which placed $4,000 as contingent
fund in his hands was passed. Above oil, the
bill for TIE appointment Of Peace Conv entiou
Commissioners utterly failed for want Of q
constitutional majority. and with it failed also
the whole plan for the immediate commhtal Of
the Northwest to the disuDiou schemes o.
Kentucky. The mine had exploded too soon,
and some at least Of the engineers are hoist
with their own petars. There is reaction
throughout tue West, return Of reason and
q development of loyalty.
The conspirators who seek to carry Con-
necticut and New-IIampshre along the path
which Indiana aud Illinois have just refused 10
tread, may or may not take warning by the
failure Of their Western accOmplices in treason.
Whether they do or do not, we shall still have
the same record to make up The People OF
the East, Like those OF the West, are loyal to
the Government, aud will presently show it in
such way that the most insolent snd boldest
traitor shall Clearly understand their meaning
and purpose
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-24

In the House of Representatives yesterday,
there was long and rather personal debate
upon the Seuate's CONSUMPTION bill. Some Of
the Ohio Democrats worked themselves into
unnecessary wrath. threatening Northern
rebellion in case an attempt should be made
to put such law into practice. They were
met firmly and squarely By the friends of the
Government, who had determined to put the
bill on its final passage without rshing delay
by proposing or accepting amendments. The
discussion lasted until midnight, when an nd
iournmcnt was carried by one majority.