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Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-08-13

Gen. John E. Smith having command
of the post. The troops have nearly
all left Jackson and come to Big Black
and this city, where they will rest un.
til cool weather returns, when vigor.
Gus action will recommence. .. 4.
A detachment of prisoners has gone
to Mobile under a flag of truce, in
charge of Capt. D. H. Gile Of General
McPherson's staff The rebel General
Taylor is here in the city doing all he
can to effect an exchange of prisoners
The South needs all her troops now
therefore he is very anxious. Accord
ing to his report JEFF. Davis will en-
trust another command to Pemberton,
as he considers his conduct quite
praiseworthy. This seems to disagree
with the rebellion people, who make
many demonstrations of anger.
An amusing incident happened here
a few days ago. The women come in
from far and near for provisions. One
young lady came to the headquarters
of Gen. Logan, to have her requisition
approved. As usual, the stars and
stripes were waving over the door.
The lady took circuitous route to
avoid walking under the starry folds.
As she approached the General she
said g. could not walk under that
flag for worlds" ~
MADAM !" said the General, if
you can't walk under that flag, By God,
you can't eat our grub" The lady in.
dignantly left. Truly, the way of the
transgressor is hard. WINFIELD.
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PRICE, TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM.
NUMBER 33.

from whence they were driven by the
Government in 1853 to Salt Lake.
Whatever may be the morals of these
people, they have certainly the faculty
of selecting fertile and picturesque
spots for their abiding places.
Music, singing, &c, diversified the
evening until 1880, when the mouth
of the st. Clair River was entered, and
through the rapids sped the Idaho at
the rate of twenty miles an hour The
scenery is varied and beautiful, and
many model farms are to be seen along
either side.
Port Huron on the right and Port
Hudson on the left are promising de-
pots for the back country, and yearly
make substantial progress. The la
dies were called from below to see
tug in the river exhibiting a variety
of colored lights, which We're pleasant
ly attractive in connection with the
silvery light Of the moon.
On the morning of the 26th Lake
st. Clair, shallow and uninteresting
with its fat islands and low shores,
was entered. Detroit was welcome be-
fore breakfast-welcome because of
all uninteresting places in the world is
the Lake through which without i'm
pediment we had passed.
The sun shone out fiercely, and
even in a shady place it was difficult
to sit in comfort. Hawkers, gougers,
and inquisitive people came aboard to
pester, stare, and ask questions. And
newsboys, too voiciferous and impor-
tunate. Sitting on deck with Mrs.
He, one of these apostles of cur
rent literature approached, when I
asked him if he had a good secesh pa
per. "No secesh paper" says he in
dignantly, Nothing but good Tn
ion paper about here" and then moved
sullenly away. "Ah," exclaimed Mrs.
He, II am glad that there is one
man in the company who can see as
see, and appreciate the present state
of things. Union indeed ! l would
lose every dropo blood before Iwould
surrender Vicksburg to any such q
crew!" Mrs. Louise had little idea
that the request for the paper was
made to ascertain her sentiments on
the subject of current affairs. But, af-
ter all, she seemed to be clever, al
though impetuous woman, and per-
haps q reunion with a loyal man
might change her views. G. B.F.
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deltstharS tbs Gonrst Of empire takes its aNap.'


reputation will kill him past all hope
of political influence or advancement
in future. Neither will it avail him
if he may have kept in the back
ground himself and employed others
to do the dirty work. The mark" or
brand will be applied by an intelligent
community.
trust Mr.. Editor, that none of the
preceding remarks will be applicable
to any of the caucusing this year. The
people are interested, 0 how deeply
interested, in the result Of the coming
election of Representatives, Senator'S,
County and State officers. And while
no one ought to complain of the can
vassing Of the claims of rival candi-
dates for the different offices within the
gift of the people, for ourselves, for the
sake of others, for the general good,
let only honorable efforts--the shrewd-
er the better-be resorted to in the
primary caucus or convention to carry
out any particular measures in the
choice of Delegates to County or Dis
trict Conventions.
A word, in closing, about candidates
We seldom lack fair supply, at least
in number, and probably shall not
this year. Probably there will be
found sufficient number willing to of.
fer themselves for the good of the coun-
try-if not in the army. Must men
seek the Offices, clamor and scramble
for them, or will the people seek the
men for the Offices ? The latter would
indeed be refreshing. What consider
ations shall decide the choice Shall
it be office seeking, party services,
locality, patriotism, particular fitness,
wealth or other considerations ? The
people will answer at the fireside, the
caucus, the convention and the ballot
box. 1s rH " a j. w. s.
Charles City, august, 1863.
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like it, but because I see no other prac-
ticable course. This I must do, or
else support the nominees of the Dem
ocratic Convention, standing as they
do upon tha Vallandigham platform
imported from Ohio. This last 1 can
not and will not do. 7 aD
With Judge Dillon am acquainted.
He is gentleman Of learning, of abil-
ity, and integrity, and every way well
qualified for position on the bench OF
the Supreme Court. a ea'3za1a g
Judge Eastman is an old politician,
of Democratic antecedents, clever and
honest, and as well qualified for the
position of Lieut.. Governor as thous-
and other men from any other portion of
the State, but no better. He is inf
nitely preferable however to his Dem
ocratic opponent, Duncombe. -4
With Judge Stone I was member
of the Chicago Convention, where he
was immensely noisy, and as 7" Link "
says" talked too much with his mouth" /"
| have since met him at Des Moines
where he was immeasurably overbear-
ing. My personal acquaintance with
him has not made me like him.
But on the great question of the day
and of the hour-the support of the
Administration, the crushing out of
the rebellion, and the preservation of
the country believe they are all cor
rect. These are questions which rise
higher, and above all questions of To-
cality or men. Our first duty is to do
what we can to save the nations life.
When that is done and peace once
more restored, then we can turn us to
our foes, whether they be our common
enemies, or they of our own household.
Now, let us support the ticket, spike
the flag to the masthead, and once
more move on to Union and to victory.
Meantime, like the Nations treasured
wrath for England, aee acW bide our time.
When that time comes, "God defend
the right" esv asaa .-.us.a
Mr.. Editor, these reflections, sugges-
ted by some editorials in your paper,
the letter of our friend Ingersoll, and
the many inquiries to which have al
luded, have been hastily put together
and are submitted to your maturer
Judgment to do with as you deem best.
Yours, ever truly,
L. G.. BowDoIN.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-08-13
LETTER FROM VICKSBURG.
HEADQUARTERS 18th ARMY CoRrs,
Vicksburg, July %, 1863.

vicksburg, July %, 1863.
DEAR HILDRErH IL have but little
news, and that is Of but little impor.
tance. The officers are busily engag-
ed in remodeling the army. A part
of McPherson's Corps is at Lake Prov
idence, and Gen. Ransom's brigade is
at Natchez. Ransom has captured
over 1000 head of cattle and several
thousand rounds of fixed ammunition.
He reports plenty of forage and all
necessary supplies for his brigade at
the city. Steamboats, are now plying
the river to New Orleans and there is
at anchor before this city one of the
vessels Of the "Gulf Squadron"
Watermelons, peaches and oranges
are brought in here in abundance, also
nearly all kinds of garden vegetables.
Gen. NJ. M. Crocker has returned
and assumed command Of the old 4th
Division.
1t seems that there is good deal Of
blame attached to some one in regard
to the late massacre of the lst Brig.
ade. The Sd Iowa regiment lost l27
men. Nearly every commissioned Off
Ger was placed Aors de combat. Of the
Floyd county boys, Wheaton butcher
of your town was killed, John Blinn
also of your town was wounded il
the thigh and taken prisoner, and Ches
ter NJ. Townsend of Cedar township
was taken prisoner but not injured.
Business is becoming quite lively il
this city. Stores are being opened
and hotels fitted up. The postofiict
has been opened by Colonel MARYLAND
special agent in charge Of the posta
department Of the seeded States
johnson, a citizen of this city, said Il
have been loyal man, has charge O
the Office. ha'a'' ifa - s
Gen. Grant still has his headquar
! ters here, Gen. Logan has gone home
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The Soldier to his Mother.
BY THOMAS MAcKELLAR,

Kiss my little brother and my sisters, and tell then
died for my country"
IN th. f.,a of hott,s mot,,er
All the n;obt alone I law #..
Anaa,s ,va,cb;na o,er me motb.r
TiIl The hraaL;py of The dav 2a#
r,aw ,h;nt;n,, of yo,, ,notLer
r,.;, Anu 'no ,osns v - atL' n'
AZ, W oui uI". . so ~
os "e"''A = '0e "
ua to who,, ro,, t.,obt mn motber
I'm NV infant me- to nrav
Kent nv haart fro,o fa;pt;ny mother.
when tho vision mas 4 away.
In the gray of morning. mother.
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happen to know, and are prepared t.
prove, that Gen. Crocker expressed
himself as exceedingly displeased and
chagrined on account of the speech Of
Mr.. Nourse. He felt it to be discour
teous, nay, insulting, to the two broth
er officers then and there before the
Convention as Gubernatorial candi
dates, and also to their friends; while
he (Crocker) was not member of the
Convention, and was there by invita-
tion of delegates who desired to show
they appreciated and felt grateful for
his military services. He said that,
had he been with reach of Nourse he
would have pulled him down.
AS to emitting matters with jus.
tice to Others" &C., it may be that Mr..
Nourse alludes to our accidentally
overhearing him during the balloting
for nominee for Governor) concoct.
ing one of his schemes, when he said
to Mr.. Withrow, "We'll put old Enoch
to 'em up there, and that will fix Will
iams." Or it may be that Mr.. Nourse
alludes to the time when Hon. Reuben
Noble withdrew from before the Con-
vention the name of Judge Williams,
and the friends of the Judge were in
suited by boots and Kisses from cer-
tain delegates in the Convention. Or
he may allude to many other incidents
of like character which we could name,
but which, in Justice" to the one par
ty and "credit" to the other, should
not have taken place. .. .a
The tuf about living in DesMoines
and Polk county sending delegates of
whom Mr.. Nourse was one, is all very
pretty-indeed, it is Noursey. We
have always liked Des Moipes, and at
one time had thoughts of making it
our place of residence. There is, there
fore, no occasion for his apologizing
for Des Moines, however much the city
may desire to apologize for having
him for one of her citizens.-Ed.
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80 " For the Charles City Intelligcncer
County Agricultural Society.


County Agricultural Society.
Editor Of tie Inteligeneer -
The time for the annual Fair of the
Floyd County Agricultural Society is
near at hand. Permit me to remind all
classes of citizens that it is only by
their hearty cooperation that we can
expect to have No. Fair. There
is no good reason why the, coming
fair shall not be better than any form
er one. The products Of the country
are larger and more varied than those
of any former year. The premiums Of
fered are larger in number and amount
than previously, and fhrcc grades Of
premiums are now offered upon many
articles upon which but one and two
have usually been offered.
Let every man, woman and child re-
view the liberal premium list-copies
are still On hand-and see what can
be done. Do not say you can do moth
ing, or have nothing worth exhibiting
for premium, but resolve now to be-
come a member of the Society, and to
do what you can from this time until
the fair, and then to exhibit every ar
ticle or product that you can by TAX
ing considerable trouble, for you will
thus contribute your share-and bet
ter to do little more than little less
and will cause your friends to 60
home from the fifth annual Fair, feeling
that the half had not been told them
in regard to the productions and re-
sources Of our county. The citizens
Of Charles City have prepared half
mile trotting course just outside of the
town, which is believed to be little
ahead of any thing of the kind in the
region, and where some fast if not tall
trotting is expected at the Fair. S.
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Letter from Hon. E. G. Bowdoin.
ROCKFORD, FLOYD COUNTY, Iowa, I
August Y 1864


DEAR HILDRErH During the last
few weeks, from difioront portions oil
the State, by letter and otherwise, the
question has been asked me, What
are your people going to do about the
State nominations ?-are you going to
support them, or are you going to Sc
cede T? .. .... ....... ...s...
To this inquiry I have made sub
stantially but one answer-that, in the
present condition of our national af-
fairs, the only thing we can do seems
to be to aoquiesce At the same time l
cannot but feel that the results of the
Convention are very unjust to this por-
ton of the State.
On looking over the present distri-
button of Offices, we find them to be
as follows: The Governor and Lieut..
Governor, Messrs. Kirkwood and Need
ham; all the Judges of the Supreme
Court, Judges Wright, Lowe and Bald
win the Reporter of that Court, Mr..
Withrow both the Judges of the Uni
ted States Courts, Judges Miller and
Love; the United States Marshall, Mr..
Hoxie and both the United States
Senator'S, Messrs. Grimes and Harlan
all are from the South half Of the
State.
In the session Of the General Assem-
bly, Of 1860, after hard contest, we
succeeded in electing Mr.. Palmer, then
Of Dubuque, State Printer. We did
this on the supposition that by SO do.
ing we should help TO build up the Du-
buque Times, and SO strengthen Repub.
licanism in Northern Iowa. But, i'm.
mediately after his election, Mr.. Palm
er sold out his interest in the Times, re-
moved to Des Moines, and ever since
has been forgetting his Northern orr.
gin, until he now entirely ignores it,
and has become as completely South.
ernized as his surroundings.
In offset for all of these places held
by the South, the North has got abso
lutely nothing; for if we examine the
remaining Offices we shall find them
no more than equally distributed. This
unequal distribution exists not only al
the present time, but has so continued
for long series Of years. In view o.
this state Of facts, it was justly due
this year that the North should have Z
large representation on the State tick
ct. This, previous to the Convention
was conceded by the men of the South
But we have long since learned tha
their concessions mean when brough
to the test, If you can carry more
votes than we can, then we concede tha
you may take your rights but if 9th
erwise, then we will take all we caI
get'
i So it was last year and the year be
fore, and so it has again been the pres
ent year. The least they ought to have
lgiven us was the nomination of Judg,
Williams, and this we were entitled t.
on every ground Of ability, qualifica
tions and locality. But the North hal
been again slaughtered, and now they
turn around and ask us, what we ART
lgoing to do. For one, as l have sait
before, am going to acquiesce in !
land support the ticket, not because
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-08-13

Newspapers abound with an item stating
that - in the seventeen churches of different
denominations at Newburyport, in Massachu.
setts, ten of the organists are misses I"
This case reminds us q little of that of the
Alabama, nine out OF the ten efforts 20 capture
which slippery craft have been " misses"
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For the Charles City Republican Intelligencer.
THE SUMNER BIRDS.
BY AMELIA.

BY AMELIA.
Sweet birds Of the sunny hours,
Forever on the wing ..t.
] love them as love the flowers,
The sunlight and the spring.
They come like pleasing memories,
In summers joyous time, s
And sing their gushing melodies,
As would sing rhyme.
Amid the mornings fragrant dew
Amid the mists of even
They warble on rs If they drew
Their music down from heaven.
How sweetly sounds each mellow note,
Beneath the moons pale ray,
When dying zephyrs rise and float, .|
Like lovers sighs away.
For never can my soul forget g#g
The loves Of other years
Their mem'ries fill my spirit yet
I've kept them green with tears,
And their singing greets my heart at times
As in the days of yore, -...,..F..... r
Though their music and their loveliness
Are o'er-forever Ger.
The birds, the birds of summer hours
They bring a gust of glee
To the child among the fragrant flowers
To the sailor on the sea.
We hear their thrilling voices
In their swift and airy fight,
And the inward heart rejoices
With a calm and pure delight. j.
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Misttllanp.
Mrs. Doctor Hasbrouck.

The following letter addressed in the
columns of the Sybil to the great Re-
former-ess, on the subject of Soldiers
Appreciation of Noble Women" shows
the predominance of the sex, though
it takes different view
"DR. LYDIA SAVER HAsBRoucK Not
until this cruel war; has ceased, and
peace shall again be ours, and doz-
EN- histories be written, containing all
the facts and events that each histori-
an shall have collected, and the noble
women from all be compiled, not, say,
until then shall the world know how
much the women have done.
Nowhere are the disinterested SER
vices of women so highly appreciated
as among the soldies. 1t is true that
there are some exceptions, but they are
few. Low and ignorant men look
upon women as dolls or drudges wher-
ever they are but the truly noble APP
preciate worth wherever it is found,
and value it highly indeed in such
times as these
There are number of ladies at
the corps hospitals on the Potomac,
and the surgeons of some told me that
these ladies could not be spared any
better than themselves Officers and
patients were enthusiastic in their
praise, and it was evident that they
had respect for them that was more
than respect.
Il cannot speak in too high terms
of Mrs. Mary Husband, who was in
the Third Corps, Third Division Hospi-
tai. She has two tents, in one of which
she has hospital clothes and delicacies.
She dispenses many of the same with
her own hands, and cheers the sick
and wounded with her ever pleasant
and cheerful face. She has her private
tent, close to and in the rear Of her
business tent, and from early dawn
to latest even she is the ministering
angel to our brave boys.
There are two other ladies in this
corps hospital-Miss Gibson in the
Second Division, and Miss Mckay in
the First. They were also highly COM
mended. l have met a number Of
others and heard of still more, in the
various corps hospitals, but time for
bids my doing them justice at present,
as | write in great haste.
Your co-worker,
"DR. MARY L. WALKER"
This same Mrs. Hasbrouck, in q
speech at the Dress-Reform Conyen-
tion, says:
"The men of the North have not
yet learned the full need Of woman's
help, but they may come to it soon.
Women and negroes have been held
politically in the same scale for long
time but as we can now see very evi-
dent signs that the irrepressible Mig
GER is to be made the most Of, we,
too, may be called upon to do some
thing besides scraping lint and sewing
shirts-as necessary and commenda-
BILE as these duties are. Should this
be the case, let it not be said Of Amer
lean women, but few generations
down from the heroines of the Revolu-
ton, that, unlike their grandmothers,
they were found wanting in the hour
of their country's need and that lib
erty and outraged humanity, though
bleeding at their feet---in piteous
tones imploring aid--can only be an
swered: Helpless, dependent beings
that we are-shackled and bound down
by customs and false fashions-alas
what can we do?
"Oh, women Of America in th.
dress you wear may be seen the eut
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dramatic tragic attitude, he exclaimed in 9
startling, agonizing tone: whats that
see there Z" Still louder, Whats that see
there!" Here little old woman in black
cried out, with shrill treble tone Its
nothing but my little black dog he won't
bite nobody - E
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-08-13

An Irishman, by way Of illustrating the
horrors of solitary confinement, stated that
out of one hundred persons sentenced to en-
dure this punishment for life only fifteen sur.
x;vad II
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-08-13

Surgeon said a Western soldier, with a
bullet in his leg and another in his arm, " the
rebels came very near hitting me-" And,
Surgeon said another, whose nose was
shot of, " they came very near missing me-
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-08-13

Tue CLIMAx.--A clergyman in Wisconsin,
one Sunday, informed his hearers that he
should divide his discourse into three parts
the first should be terrible, the second horri-
BILE, the third terrible horrible. Assuming Q
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-08-13

A man who had been fined several weeks in
succession for getting drunk coolly proposed
to the judge that he should take him by the
year at reduced rate.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-08-13

II is perfectly natural that physicians gen.
orally should have greater horror Of the sea
than anybody else-because they are more
likely to see-sickness. P
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-08-13

FREScHr,--A Frenchman, wishing to say
Of young lady that she was as gentle as
lamb, thus expressed himself" She be mooch
tame like the petite mouton
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-08-13

A Dutchman, summoned to identify sto-
len hog, being asked if the hog had any ear
marks, replied, "Te only ear-mark dat !
saw vas his tail vas cut off.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-08-13

The national flag now bears thirty-five stars
lone additional for the new State of West
Virginia.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-08-13

New PRovRB.-A thorn in the bush is
worth two in the hand
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Young ladies should certainly be subject to
the conscription. Jones says they are accus-
toned to :. bare arms"
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@ittitiisn,s.

Conscience is Monitor, but the Monitors in
most bosoms are iron-clad.
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Wanted, by curiosity collector, the horns
of an Irish I" bull