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The Goodhue volunteer., 1863-09-09
Plain Men not to be Despised,

Philip III, King Of Spain sent his am.
bassador to treat with the States of Holland
about recognizing their independence -
When the great man arrived, he was shown
into an ante chamber. and was told that, If
he waited in that room, he would see the
members Of the state pass Ly. The am
bassabor waited patiently, and seeing none
but parcel Of plainly dressed men carry
ing bundles in their hands. or under their
arms which contained their food and their
clothes-tor many Of these persons came
'ro" different parts Of the State, he turned
to his interpreter, and asked him when the
State would come? The man replied
The persons whom you have this moment
seen arc the members Of the State Upon
hearing this the ambassador lost no time
] in writing to the commander in chief Of tn
Spanish army to advise his royal master to
make peace without delay; 4 expected to
have seen in the States splendid appear
ance' but instead Of nat, only saw par
Icsl Of plaiaIy dressed men with very sensi
s.bie faces, who came into the council with
their provisions in their hands Their par
|simony, said he, will ruin the King. m,
master, in the course Of the war. If it !.
continued, for there is no fighting with th.
people who can themselves live upon few
pence day, and their peb'es upon shill-
ling. and who will for nothing do eYerythin,
that their coun,rv requires ......
The king had the good sense 10 listen I,
this sage advice, and he agreed 10 trea
with these Hollanders u an independcn
State. and this put an end 10 the war.
The Goodhue volunteer., 1863-09-09

PERILoUs When jack
son, Miss, was occupied by the Federal ar
my, Gen. Sherman discovered that in the
roalsleading out Of the city, Gen. Johnson
had buried torpedors Having some two
hundred Consederase prisoners on hand.
General Sherman set them at work dig.
ging up the torpedoss which they had
planted. They went u i unwiilingly. bus
accomplished it without any fatal results.
The Goodhue volunteer., 1863-09-09

A wise father once sndeavored TO teach.
hrs son the nature Of an inference {.
Thus Tor example. SAID he, when Ne
read hist the deiugc covered the whole
earth, the inferehce IS that the snhahi,anta
shersof wers oil drowned New Naamar
The Syrian. uas commanded 10 wash seven
times u the Jordan -what snkercnee sculd
ron 6Iar srnm that Z.
That b nast havs bssn vsry dirty ].
was the precocious lad's aas~sr.
The Goodhue volunteer., 1863-09-09

Our naval reporter yesterday visited Capt..
Ericsson's great ocean iron clad, the 'Dicta:
tor, building at the Delarnater Iron Works,
foot Of West Thirteenth street. This sea-
Imonster'-the most formidable vessel Of
fwar that will float on the water-will be
finished and launched on the first Of Ccto-
Ter. Her form is one Of beauty as she lays
On the stocks-3l2 feet long, fifty feet beam,
and 20 feet depth Of hold, She will have
Ione turret, two immense wrought iron guns,
carrying from eighty 70 100 pounds Of pow
|der. The frame and plates Of the hull are
Entirely finished, deck beams all in, and the
planking is being laid. With the beautiful
lines of the vessel, and the immense engines
that are being put into her, the builders
confidently expect that she will sail over
eighteen miles an hour. The ram extends
thirty fee:, is perfectly solid, and is very
much strengthened by the sponsors, unlike
any of the monitors built. Her bow is as
sharp as needle, as is also her stern, 50
that she can ram at either end. The ar
NOR is three feet solid oak, and ten and a
half inches Of iron-six plates being lappe
on to the oak. The armor is two feet above
the water line, and goes down six feet
The two upright cylinders, the largest ever
constructed for screw steamers in this coun-
try, or perhaps in any country, arc set in
the vessel They are 100 inches in diane
ter, and four feet stroke of piston. The
propeller is two and half feet in diameter,
thirty four feet pitch, and four plates 1t
is the largest ever cast IN this country, and
weighs over $4,000 pounds. It is ready to
be connected to the screw, which is being
set in position, and is twenty. enc inches in
diameter. The screw and the rudder are
protected by the usual overhanging in the
monitor vessels. The turrot and pilot
house are constructed on the new plan,
dispensing with through bolts; they are
impregnable,- protected by immense bars
bent to the required shape. The supports
IOI IlAo IuII - duO Ik1OSt VI Iu0 uIdCullcTy
70. working it are in place. The engine
room is separated from the fire room by a
water tight iron bulkhead, so that no dust
or smoke can enter the fire room The
heavier portions Of the engines are Set in
position in the ship. The boilers are six in
number, three on each sido, and nearly
completed. Her coal butnkcrs are built in
water tight compartments. The officers
and crew have superior accommodations
TIE ventilation Of the ship is on q plan in
vented by Captain Ericsson, and will be as
comfortable and airy in warm clicate as it
would be in winter season at home. Fifty
thousand cubic feet of air can be forced in
minute through the vessel. There are 9th
er improvement in this great ocean monitor
which we are restricted from publishing at
presently =. Times.
The Goodhue volunteer., 1863-09-09

A man who chea's ia shor. measure is 4
measureless rogue. II in whiskey. then he'
is rogue in spirit. II he gives bad title
70 land, then he is rogue in deed. II hs
gives short measure in wheat, then he is .
rogue in grain. And II hs cheats when he
can, be is in deed, in spirit, in grain meas
ureless scoundreI. II hs cheats at all, hs IL
. tall cheat. <<s-2;@3 : a. '''s8 ~.'.'
The Goodhue volunteer., 1863-09-09

JACOB STRAwN, the great illinois farmer
of Jacksonville, has collected one hL- lred
cows, donated by himself and neighbors,
which are intended for our hospitals a:
Memphis. The matron Of tbs hospitals
asked for the,e one hundred COWS, ana one
farmer has collected and will forward
them ..@.. e -.
The Goodhue volunteer., 1863-09-09

THE oldest vessel afloat has just been
condemned on the Peruvian coast. She
was 80 years old. This Was none other
than the whaling bark, Maria, Of Bedford,
United States. She WAS the first ship
which carried the United States Gag in The
British Channel aftsr the great revolution.
The Goodhue volunteer., 1863-09-09

If you would be tolerated, be tolerant
If you would hear the truth, tell it. Ifyou
would not be troubled, don't be trouble.
some.
The Goodhue volunteer., 1863-09-09

The Chicago 7imes, which ought to know
the feelings and condition Of it, southern
friends gives q the report Of Cen. 3hsr.
man. that the people Of Mississippi ars
the worst whipped and subdued Of any "a
the facS Of the earth. @sz5s'' s'@'.
The Goodhue volunteer., 1863-09-09

Some time ago, it was Gus omary to ask
an individual arriving here, who put on airs
il he came up on two boats Now, the
most unp,etendins passengers comes up on
three boats.-PrsscoH Journal.
The Goodhue volunteer., 1863-09-09

A piece Of bread soaked in vinegar, and
applied to corn on the foot, on going a.
bed ss night, and bound with 3 p,See u oil1
cloth, will remove the corn ID TIVE Of three
|app'icatios.
The Goodhue volunteer., 1863-09-09

Al up country editor psys h;s respects
70 newspspsr borrowers thus: Nay their
be : life of single bsssedns1s may their
path b. eapstsd with ersss eyed snakes,
and their sights b hauntsd with knock-
kreed tom-cats.'
The Goodhue volunteer., 1863-09-09
WHOLE NO. 400,
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The s Atsl1lartYE's" " WeIcome.

~ .13s3 Il. ETEs5sl II 80 iG.ft1 81 =
s2Fhs Welcome receiYed hy the poor, per-
secuted marty, valiandighaln. on his arri.s
val#at Windsor last night. Was Of : char,ctsrc
which mnst have been in, III. highest degrees,
gratifying to the lacer.ted feelings. Of the,
victim Of q Lincoln tyranny" His, coming
had been delayed for several days, in order
to allow full m time for preparations. (uDr, a
has been asserted, .because. bis baggage Wa
held for board bill At Niasare Falls, ) and
the ceremonies were vol worthy Of the oc. r
casionao The martyr wss met at the. .dspot,
by depntation o! citizens Of Windsor; and,
repal sympathizers, headed. by the distitf-
guished os:ler Of the Hiron,s Hotsl, 6anked
by q fierce leg llooding man with bushy whisksrs
ex captain ola company: ofrebel balloon ar
tillery.s4 After = short speech Of welcome
from the eloquent ostler, 10 which v.llan-
d'gham responded, IS became suffering
martyr, only BY sghs. tears and groans, J..
procession was formed in the following or
der: -. ~.n...... ..,:Io e..
II. A Porter's head. ....1 g.. ...
T. 2. A pair ofstout shoulder. supporting q
valise. ,rsz5..>rg. t,~e...st ,,-,:..s...
3. Porter's, coat tail. j. e.. ..... ..'
t f. s:Vallandigham's cane, acting as honor.
ary escort. Oh ell .9.:... vna =: ...
5. Vallandigham's nose. s5....., .'-....
. 6. Vallaudigham.: .2a - :.r... . =
+ z. Vallardigham's coat tail. a..
g. A pair Of bushy whisksrs. ... ,..
y. Owner Of do do.
: 10. Coat.tail, with white handkerchief ex-
posed, of owner Of bushy whiskers.
u l.ogDog-(loQuitur, "Bow-wow.")
Tho following WAS tho route taken by
the procession {: From the Great Western
Depot:to the street into the street I across
the street into Hiron's Hotel up ,t.irse.
Into room No. 1000 All along. the route
the street was lined with sympathetic walls
and fences. which preserv ed the most pro.
'ound silence as the martyr. passed, unwill-
ing to disturb his sad reflections Lv noisy
demonstrations. L.. Z. s..:..... .... 4.'
Shortly after he had taken up his QUAR-.
ters, no Was visited by Acting Major Phelps
OF Detroit, who offered to furnish tn, illus
trious stranger with all the bread and bacon
be should desire during his stay in Wind.
sor an offer whica was gratefully accepted.
John Hull shortly followed, With offers Of
Unlimited beef: Other noted sympathizsrs
crossed the river in small boats after dusk
to pay their respects to their patron saint.
Among them, we understand was . we'll
known undertaken on Woodward avenue.
who, with an eye to business, called on him
to secure permission 70 furnish the coffin.
hearse, &c., :or the martyrs funeral, which
hs understood was shortly te come off in
Ohio. We learn, also, thst tho vsritabls
Wilbur F. Story, Of the Chicago 7sa,.s, ven.
tured through our city last evening. in order
to visit the martyr and taste Of : bottle Of
tobacco juice from jeff: Davis spittoon
which he had brought with him from Rich
mond IS great treat to Northern Copper.
heads.-Detroit Tribune, Aug. 25.
The Goodhue volunteer., 1863-09-09
A d. LaDue Forced to Cheersthe Stars
. = :. aid Stripes. .a+:~~} J@Ss,zS
= 49,. Ts

g.. ....-,. ST. PETER, Aug 80, '63.
To the Editor of the St. Paul Press IS
Since the nomination of the Copperhead
Convention. which recently assembled il
your city and nominated State ticket, have
become known here, the inquiry is oftez
made, Who is A. D. rL4Due p In order
that a correct answer to this oft repeated
Iquery may be given. desire, through the
columns Of your journal, TO PROFOUND to the
friends of that highly respectable. and very
loyat gentleman, OF Of any others posses.
ing the requisite knowledge on the subject,
the following interogatory 49,. vi s's7a7&ss
+" Is A. D: LaDue (the Copperhead candi-
date fer the office 0. Lieutenant Governor
Of Mipnesota) the same A. D. LaDue Of
Dodge county, Minnesota, who in the early
summer of 1861 was compelled by the
brave boys Of company raised in that
county, (by James George and Peter Man.
tor.) and mustered into the glorious Second
regiment Of Minnesota Volunteers, to kneal
beneath the glorious folds of the American
flag, and give three cheers for the STARRY
Banner,' on pain Of having the "Stripes'
|appied to his own craven back-alter hay
ing delivered himself in the presence OF
those patriotic soldiers Of disloyal speech.
in the village Of Ma21orville.
An answer to this inquiry, through tho
columns Of the Press, would be gratifying
10 many an INQUIRER.
Speaking Of the Copperhsad nominees the
Winona R<pu5lican makes the following
mention Of the vile thing alluded 10 By our
correspondent
OF LaDue, the candidate for Lieut.. Gov
ernor, more is known; as he has been a
chronic or standing candidate for something
for several years past; but the Democratic
party has never until DOW been low enough,
or scarce Of better material to give him
even respectable complimentary VOTE
He is ono horse lawyer, or, in more famil
lar phrase, "pettifogger' Of Dodge county,
who is chiefly spoken Of ther, OF account
of his heartlessness and intense copperhead !,
ism. When Company c, Of the Minnesota
I'd regiment, was about to leave that coun-
ty for the war. a dinner was given to it in
the village where LaDue resides, and flag
was presented to it by the patriotic ladies'
o! the vicinity. On the occasion he made
himself so obnoxious to his nsighbors who
had enlisted for the war, by his reasonable
and coatemptuous language in regard to the
war and those engaged in il, that he was
seized and roughly ha ndled by the exas
perated soldiers, who would have rode him
on rail through the town and perhaps
hun. him, had they not been restrained
by their officers. uo was finally let off by
being led under the flag and being made to
hu1rah for ,t-whiie his knees smotc toeeth
rr like Relshazzai's-thoueh he swore he
never would, and we understand still swear.
that he didu't. lie has very fit place on
the ticket.
The Goodhue volunteer., 1863-09-09

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The Goodhue volunteer., 1863-09-09

StA miles from Red Wing. on shsZamhrcsa
~ road Good aecommod ations for both man
and hsast ~ ressosahlc rates.
JOIN HACK, Proprietor.
The Goodhue volunteer., 1863-09-09

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Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-05-03
Adjutant-Ge,4 4sraI Thomas.

a correspondent 'of ths Cincinnati CONNER.
ssal, writing from Milliken's bend, La, under
gate st April %. says;
Adlutant General Thomas ia stll in this vi.
oin'ty, His headquarters are In the Rocket.
Chartered In Memphis, for bis especial benefit,
he has been repeating throughout the different
divisiona the speech he made at Lake Proyl.
dence. His Helena speech was a little different
from il. He said there that IL was the ipten.
ton Of the Government to arm the neeroes and
put them into the field with white soldiers.
Down here ne eaya he is going to assig them
to the work OF guerrilla.hunting--a vocation
ior which they arc not at all suited, and in
"nleh they can render but little service. 'sf
General Thomas made speech, a day OF
two ago, OF Young's Point. He was attentive
listened to, but the soldiers from Ohio, II
iinois and Missouri did not indorse his polio,
as enta usastically as at come other places.
General Blair issued an order tnat compan,
officers of bis division could be made field Off.
GERS OF African descent regiments; non com
missioned officers could be made company off
GERS, and privates could be promoted to or.
derly sergeants.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-05-03
Hon. S. $. Cox at Home Again.


Mr.. Cox, after an absence of three weeks,
returned home on Saturday looking quite we'll,
He went to Chicago with his family, to visit
friends and get little rest; but the Democracy
there kepthim az work until after their great
municipal triumph-and then gave him with
Hon, C, KRIBBEN, of ST. Louis, and DR.. EMIL
Roth, of MiIwaukee) magnificent compli-
menttry dinner, at the Sherman House. The
Chicago papers and the Chicago Democracy
gratefully recognize his efforts In behalf of the
good csnse in that city, and speak of him 10
.trms Of highess commendation.
y From Chicago heswens to Fort Wayne, upon
Invitation Of the Democracy Of Northeastern
Indiana, where, on the 2sth Of April. he ad-
dressed ono Of the largest meetings ever held
in this countsIsG IL q :.
Last Friday, he was one Of the speakers at
Mt, yeruon, Ohio, where twenty thousand
Dsmogats were in council.
,r His many friends in this city meet him with
kindliest greetings, and give him most cordial
welcome home-after an absence during which
be has done so much for the cause Of personal
liberty and constitutional rights
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-05-03

Possibly he might oonstrue any commentary on
his acts as tending to bring the war policy into
diacredit. Men in this country have been here
tofcre 80 accustomed to use language some
what unguardedly; we are all so much of parti-
sans that great mistakes might be made. The
observations Of the celebrated Montesquieu, on
the propriety Of making words criminal, may be
worth the attention of our military command
ers who are charged with the execution Of this
delicate trust. He says in Spirit OF Laws
book XII, chapter ~. 5s ( M 4hSKI
"NothiDg renders the crime Of high treason
more arbitrary than declaring pecplo guilty Of
II for lndiscreet speeches. Speech is 70 subject
to interpretation; there is go great q difference
between indiscretion and malice; aud frequent
ly s there 80 little Of the latter in the freedom
of expression, that the law can hardly subject
people TO capital punishment for words, unless
1t expressly declares what words they are.--
Words do not constitute an overt act; they re-
main only in idea. When considered by them
selves, they have generally no detcrminate sg-
MITIGATION; this depends on the tone in which
they are uttered, 1t often happens that In re-
peatiIg the same words they have not the same
meaning; this depends on their connection with
other things, and sometimes more is signified
by silence than by any expression whatever. =
Since there can be nothing 80 equivocal ant
ambiguous as all this, how is It possible to con
meet il with crime OF high treason2 Wher
ever this law Ia established, there 10 an end no
only Of liberty, but even OF its very shadow.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-05-03
A Soldiers Opinion of the "Union
LPagues.D

An officer in an Iowa regiment, who formerly
resided in this county, TO friend in the coun-
ty, thus gives his views 10 regard to the "Union
Leaguee:" Think thas Union Leagues, made
up OF men pledged to enter the army at their
couuuy's CALI would be of some benefit; but
Leagues composed of men pledged to stay at
home and vote the Republican ticket. or In 9th
or words, prepare for the campaign Of '64, can
not be oil any use to the Administration, as far
as soldiers are concerned IL we are compelled
10 fight the South into the Union, II is soldiers
zoe want. Theee meetings are very good places
for lOud-talking patriots to 60 to aud talk about
suppressiDg the rebellion, and calling all those
who may happen to differ with them copper.
heads and exterminssing the white race of the
South and liber itiDg the black. One of these
meetings is the last place TO 60 for recruits
Perhaps some of them may be drafted; then the
$500 would be paid quickly, as IL Is presumed
League is able TO fork ou.y but would that
benefit the war powerf'-Chillicothe AdusgtisT
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-05-03
[From the indianapolis Sentinel
Gen. Hascall,s Order No. O.

In General Hascall's Order No. 8, he ssys:-
"All newspapers and public speakers that coun.
eel resistance to the eonseription act, or any
other law Of Congress passed as war meas
ure, or that endeavor TO bring the war rolicy
of the Government into dIsrepute, will be con.
aidered as having violated the order alluded to
10 (this) order, and treated accordingly"
We respectfully suggest that this exposition
Of the order 10 somewhat vague. To resist o
Law, or to counsel resistance, embraces some-
thing Of positive and distinct nature. To re-
siat the execution of Q law lie an overt act i'm
plying the use Of force; to counsel resistance,
10 TO participate 10, or az least abe an overt act
But Il seems not very easy to determine what
words shall be considered evidence Of GRIM
inai design to bring the war policy of the Gov.
eminent into dsrepute Such on order, in the
hands of some men, might be used to prohibit
all comments on the oondoct OF the war, unless
to praise and approve. Suppose that in some
military department gross mismanagem
should occur. Must no one expose III Or II
The commander Of o military district should act
arbitrarily or oppressively, is be to be
the Judge of what words are criminal?
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-05-03
loorrespondence of the Ohio ststesmsn.l
Adjutant-General Thomas at Young,
Point-Negroes to be Armed for Guer.
rilla Duty.
CAMP NEAR YoUKe's PoINT, LA.,1
Tuesday, April 81, 1863


Eds STATEsMAN:-The new canal is progress
ing very well. Yesterday two small steamers
passed through to reoonnoiter the ground on
which we will hereafter operate. The dredQes
are still scraping the bottom. Four of them
are now at work night and day. The plan is
to have the canal in good condition by the frat
of May aud ready for all transports.
Yesterday Adjutant- General Thomas made
q speech before our Division. We were ali
drawn up in one immense body-one regiment
In the rear Of another-making quite con-
course Of listeners. Gen. Thomas said he had
been sent here by the Secretary of War to as.
certain the feelings of the army, and of the
officers particularly, in regard to the raising and
arming of negro regiments; that he was au-
thorized to raise ten regiments, but he was not
going to stop with that number, and did not
think he would with ftosnty He wanted to- se-
lect the officers for these regiments out of the
Western army-enough for two regiments out
of our division. This would REQUIRE about
eight from the 95th Ohio. The orderly SER
gsants and all officers Of higher rank were 10
be white men.
General Thomas's address was followed BY
speeches from several of our officers, who in
dorsed fully the policy of arming the negroes,
and thought itwas what the Government ought
to have done long ago. l have since learned
that some of these men have been appointed to
higher offices In the negro regiments than they
now hold.
General Thomas said The negroes must be
treated kindly and with respect. Whenever
they came to our lines, we should receive them
and take care of them. The use the Govern.
ment designed to make of the negroes was this
A Aregiment Of blacks was to relieve regiment
Of whites at some fort or garrison, and let the
latter (the whiles) be sent to the field to fight
lin this manner saving the negro and sacrific
ing the white soldier. II the Government is
determined to arm the negroes, let them be sent
into the field to fight their own battles. But il
they srs placed In garisons, and in this man
ner protected from harm, the soldiers here gen.
orally pronounce the negro arming business
"played out" most emphatically.
At the close Of the meeting Gen. Thomas
asked the men TO take of their oats, and there
upon proposed three cheers for the Presdent
spd three more for the policy Of the Govern.
ment. OF course they were given; but not go
long and loud az the same number OF men
could have given, had they been 80 disposed
wonder II the peace question is talked OF
at home as much as Il 10 in the army7 The
boys are all making calculations Of what they
will do when they get home. Bets are being
made by the most sanguine that peace will be
declsred In three months.