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Maryland and Delaware Railroad.

Ihere appears TO be some hitch in the progress of
this road, which readers are no doubt aware
runs from Smyrna to Greensboro, Judging from an
article in the Denton Union. It saws that thon.
sands of dollars have been expended upon the ropd
and That upon the Maryland portion not a single
mile has been laid and that with the advancement
OF the work under the old officers who have had thu
management and control of uffars il never will ho
completed The same paper also publishes in the
report OF the State Comptroller, which audes 10 this
"ork IN the following manner. 1t says:
" The appropriation to the several works of in
provemcnt by the Act referred to, were made upon
the condition, that the payments by the individual
Stockholders should at all times be equal to the psv
ments made by the State
" In the case of the Maryl. nd and Delaware Road
IT Is aedged, that in order to meet this condtion
promissory notes, mortgages and other liens have
been received as money from individual Stockbo,a
ers, by which procedure il is rendered Difficult, I.
determine the Proprety of further payments to tb..
Road by the State"
The Union expresses distrust Of the Direc,o,s
Since we copied Ihe above from the Denton J,,;..
we have seen gentleman connected with the road
ne informs US that our State had pledged the rail
road over 100000 Of the lottery money, that rslv.
ing on 1t they had spent all the Maryland money in
laying the six miles of the track that is nav lain in
ou' State They have only received about sl4. 600
OF tins money and suppOsng they would receive tho
balance had made their arrangements accordingly.
The n0n.reesiPs OF this has stopped pu.grss. on
the road. They have the track graded and brids.d
for several miles towards Greensboro, and al that !.
needed is tbs laying Of the rails to put large psr.
lOn of II into use. If the v ar had no, broke nm,
the road would have been finished by this time as
they had all but concluded contract fer ths iron far
sooOO mile, to be paid for with .he bonds Of III.
| cOmPanJ.-Chiehtn.
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SUFFERING IN ARKANsAs AND TExAs.-.The Mem.
phlH Bulletin of the l3lh inst mentions the arrival
at that place of two Kentuckians, lately from T...s
Of whom it says:
They were merchants in Kentucky vhsm Mo,-
gan made his first RAID. Morgan took all ,bev b,d
and gave them Confederate scrip for it. In ord., -
save themselves they concluded to go to Texas and
buy land with it, They had made IN. trim and ,,.,.
homeward bound. The give gloomy accoup, oftb.
condition OF affairs as they observed them from diff
ierens stand-pcns. In Texas they met with ovo,
two thousand of Hindman's men. who had b.o,
with hIm IN Arkansas, had deserted in droves md
a'o"c' theiF determination never to 20 back alv.
lhey consider the enemy on his last legs-tb., n.
Confcderacy is about played out They saw tbo, m.
extent OF dcstiutiOn cannot be conceived bv ,bo..
VINO have not seen it. The well.to.do fs,me,. xh.
nave substitutes in the army, and the women. ar.
the only classes who are olamorous for the
ton sfthe war. The poor people, who feel ks.uIx
the present condition Of affairs, are scmeiau;u~
the rich are az home. while shey have TO 70 insO IN.
army and avsw their desire for peace on any terms
IneJ have begun to realize the true object Of ,h.
leaders IN P'eciPtatng the county into fr.srsid.l
war, and on fair consideration of the na.t ,b.x
would prefer the Union as it was.'"
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and nerve the arms of our brave soldiers in
the army
GENERAL ORDER, NO 2.
STATE OF DELAwARE.0
Executive Department,
March 10Th, SI63.
To the private soldier as well as the COM
missioned officers belongs the honor of de-
Tending the Republic.
When the army of the United States shall
have triumphed over treason, and peace
again settle upon an undivided people, pos
terity will inquire for the brave men to
whom they are indebted for the preserva-
ton Ofthe Union and the future historian
will search the records for the names of
those who saved the nation from destruc-
ton by the most causeless and wicked
rebellion that has disgraced the annals of
mankind.
In the State of Delaware he would search
in vain; in no department is there any evil
dence that Il private soldier is in the field.
The names of those in commission only are
to be found This must be renedied A
permanent and durable record will be made,
to which the children can refer as the evil
dence of their fathers loyalty.
1t Is therefore ordered that the command
ing officers of. the several regiments and
| corps from the State of Delaware, shall
cause to be made out and transmitted to the
Adjutant General of the State full lists OF
| the officers and enlisted men of their res
pective regiments and corps, whether Ar
tillery, Cavalry or Infantry, showing, at
length, the full name and place of residence
of each officer, whether commissioned or
non-commissioned, and private soldier, and
also any casualties: by death or otherwise,
during their term of service
That injustice may not be done to those
who have faithfully served their country, and
obeyed the obligation of the oath to dis
charge their duty.
1t is further ordered that the list shall also
show the names of those, if any there be,
who have brought disgrace upon themselves
by desertion.
1t is also Ordered that the commanding
officers from time to time return to the Ad-
jutant General the condition of their regi-
ment or corps, and whatsoever there may
be any special instance of bravery or good
conduct. that it be reported, to be filed in
the State Department rs a memorial Of in
dividual worth
1t is further Ordered that each command
ing officer shall cause General Order to be
made known to his regiment or corps, that
it may be understood by the brave men un-
der their command that their services are
appreciated by the Executive, and that, in
so far as his power extends they shall be
remembered, and their deeds perpetuated
By order of his Excellency, William
Cannon, Governor of Delaware,
SAMUEL NJ HARRINGroN,
AdmHa General
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The Governors of New Jersey and Delaware

IT Joel Parker, of New Jersey, has ac-
quired the doubtful fame of proving how
much mischief a hesitating Governor may
intilct upon the people of a free State, Will
liam Cannon, of Delaware, has achieved the
honorable fame of showing how much bene-
fit loyal Governor can confer upon the
people of slave State Parker, like Can
non, was a Democrat unlike Cannon, he
supported Douglas The Governor of Del
aware was friend ofJohn c. Breckenridge,
but when he sawIthat Breckenridge, was
preparing to ruin the Republic, did not
wait for the advice of the reckless leaders
that surrounded him or consult his own
selfish interests by conciliating them, but
the old flag, and resolved to sustain the
General Government and the war. Gov.
Parker saw not simply the acts of the Dis.
union candidate and party, but heard the
dying words of his own great leader, pro.
tecting and warning the country against
disunion. He would not, however, be i'm.
PEELED by the one or follow the Warning OF
the other, and now, who would not rather be
patriotic William Cannon, of Delaware,
than disaffected Parker, of New Jersey
Delaware has been rescued from treason by
the plain Democrat of Sussex New jersey
is threatened with anarchy, by man who
may felicitate himself on the double discred
it of deserting the injunctions of DOugla,
and imperiling the peace of his own Com
monwealth. In these times, when the doc
trines of State Rights preached in the Soutl
have given way in that quarter to a colsol
dated slave despotism, and are only recog
nized and practised in the North by politi
clans who are outraged at the efforts made
by the General Government to protect itself
one strong, conscientious, and loyal Cover
nor can WELD ten thousand times the intlu
ence for good than has ever heretofore been
supposed to attach to his office. Imagine what
the condition ofPennsylvania of and Ohio, and
especially Indiana and Illinois, would have
become at the outbreak of the rebellion, il
the Executive of each of these States had
been a man like Parker, of New Jersey
What would have become of Maryland
without Hicks, or Western Virginia with.
out Pierpontl The lesson taught by the
terrible past two years must not be lost al
the coming elections, when Governors oi
several of the free States are to be chosen
| OCCASIONAL.
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recognized and it should be used without
reference to any antecedent party associa-
ton. Every American, whatever his opin-
ions about slavery, who is for maintaing the
unity of the country at all costs, is literally
and truly \ loyal man. All others are cop
perheads. Precisely as in 1878. every
American, whether Puritan or Cavalier, who
was for maintaining the independence of the
country and repellng all. negotiotion with
England on any other terms, was loyal
man, while all others were tories-N. Y.
Times
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WHOLE NO. 4O1

The copperheads of Berks county are
secretly organizing under the lead of prom
inent snakes of that party, for the purpose
of resisting the military laws passed by the
last Congress. 1t is said that these organ
izations prevail in many other counties in
that State. We shall soon see of what
metal they are composed, as the military
laws will be enforced in spite of every cop
perhead traitor in the North.
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A Patriotic Order.

We publish, below, the following highly
important and eminently patriotic order of
our truly loyal Gov ernor, which must com
mend itself to albright thinking men every
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THE ImPRovED CONDITION OF THE Army
OF THE PorOMAc.---Genersl Stoneman, now
in command of the Cavalry of General
Hooker's army, an officer forrcrly ruon ,
the most devoted to the fortunes Of Gereyal
Mcclellan, in a private letter recently re-
ceived Mt Washington, says: .fs 17.n
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A resolution has been introduced into the
Ohio Assembly to expel Otto Drepel, one
Of its members, for offering resolutions dis
loyal and insulting to the county.
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War News.
Sixteen new iron clads, it i, expected, will b. add
ed to the navy daring the present year

Sixteen new iron, clads it is expected will h. .1S
ed to the navy daring the present year.
The health of the army at Vick,burg is said to BE-
improving. II is believed that the Lake Providenes
canal scheme would be entirely successful. large
number of transports and gunboats have gone up the
Yazoo Pass, the capture of Vicksburg depending
upon the movement.
Rebel papers received at Cincinnati contain detail
cd accounts OF u raid into northern Alabama. bv +.
brigade of Union troops under Col Corwin The
| expedition was accompanied by FIVE gunboats. and
reached Tuscumbia on February 22d, at which plaea
two ferry boats were destroyed. Another was des
troyed at Florence. The Union advance guard mn.
to flight part Of the rebel cavalry at Tuscumbis
and took possession Of the town. An assessment
was evid on the wealthy rebels. On the o5th Coi
Corwin and his command proceeded into the ist.,or
taking considerable plumber. Nothing farthsr ,eop.
cerning them is published
Major Breckenridge. cspturedin AverilI's cavalry
raid, was brought here today, and is in the Capitol
prison. He cofesses that his .Eriends were thorough.
y whipPedi and suys that Ihs was the frs. stand.
up cavalry fight of ths war, in which there was o,
both sides equality OF numbers aud Of eopd;.;on.
He describes it az sabre fight purely, and the de-.
preston fSpiri ha sstrays s psEy due 60 Oh. ssx
citation Of the battle, that in fair Geld even ovr
cavalry ars al syssnaish for thsiss.--M Y 1is.ss.
The rsbsi gusrEillas in Tennessae ere sobsinx
suffers Whenever they can catch shsa~. A Un;oa
caPtais wn murdered By them reesatiy.
The main &rlny the CHmbcriand has NOT moved
from Its qua r,er. at hlurfsecsbpro. The tessnt
skirm'snes were only fought BY detached pss,ios,s
on scouting and IseOnnoitering duty .'.et.,.;
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fPusLic-No. I41


AH ACT in relation to commissioned of6c.r. a..
n. United states revenue cutter service.
~ q enacted by The Senate and House NJ R.r~.
s.Ma''pss " The Uaited States of America ia Con.
sT assembled. That the commissioned officers .,
a. an revenue cutter ssryiGe shall be- appointed
s.,s oe ,s s.aent hy and with the advice and CON.
ose :. ana hs y further ENACTED. That sbe Grade.
snsnsers shall be chief engineers, 6rss and sec'
osa ASSISTANT enginsers, with the psv ara
lively. = "su'ehah1, respect
- pee. j. Asd be d farther enacted, Tb.a the w,x.
10y officers and crew shall not exceed the 80
Psc;ss PAD tor like services ON The AtIant,c or
Sac 4 rssspsetivdy. in the merchant .ery;es
.fsss 80. as o further snaeted, That ,he os
.e'enss Ssasr service, when .sr,;nr =;
aahce *slh 'sw as part of the nav ~ ae
sno 70 relative rank. as follows: Cap,;a ' ~ emu:
sexs afer iieutsnsnis eon,mandav ~ ~, ~,n ano
nrss sisusen~st's with the asxs aseer Is.,ay navy
tbs navy sseond lieutenans. with ARD eas 'n
masters 70 ns IN the navy third iisu,en,,,a' aie'
sno next Aster passed midshpmsn in the ns,s p
SIDED That no change Of rank by ihs bill ~, nfo 70
sss.ss Tho ysy to which sssh officer Is now sai;,I. N
@ @saIsa 80 lAppPs0Hsd, Fsbraa1y 4, 1858.
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The nain &rlny 1ithe Cnnbcriand has not moved
from Its quar,er' at Murfsecaboro'. The tetett
skirm'snes were only fought BY detached pss,iOas
on scouting and acknowledging duty. -:
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The rebel gusrillas in Tennsssae ere rosAin,
suffers whenever they can catch 4hsm. A Unioa
caPssiA wa murdered By them reesntiy.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-09-17
Don't support futile,
We tiud the following in the Dubuque
WeHu H1uH, of the 9th inst:

We tiud the following in the Dubuque
Weekly Hruid, of the 9th inst
"Thc Muscatinc Jou,noi aad other
abolition Org ms are quoting article, from
tins paper drnuncia,ory Of the war, add
ing, as they present the @arbled extracts,
that we support Gen. Tutlc, who is at
the head Of an army division, fighting in
war which We condemn. These fel-
lows and the public have no excuse for
Misunderstanding or miSrrprrscutlng our
position Gen. Tuttlc's name occupies
place at the head of the ticket a. prlnt
ed in this PIPER because it has boon PIT
there by the Democratic State Central
Committee, but We have never announced
our support of it. To advance the claims
of Gen, futile would for us, be stultit-
cation and dishonesty, something which
we consider as criminal in a political
sense as it is morally. We are frank to
say that between the two candidates.
every man who loves his country, can
have but one choice, but this admission
does not commit US to the support of
Gen. Tuttle. Let us then be not mis-
understood, for personally we are not one
of Gen. Tuttlc's supporters.
Ii IT is crinti, al and dishonest 70,
StlI>on Hutchins to support Gen. futile
how is it with. those men hcreatouts VIII,
have opposed the war? We agree witt
Hutchins, that with his views he cannc
support futile, aud 1t is so with all wh
believe with him. We are credibly i,
formed that many Of the opponents
the war, residing in this county, are n
going to vote for futile. Although =
loathe their sentiments we admire the
consistency.
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BB- We understand that there is talk
Of resusci,atlng the Cedar Democra' to
be edited by the CC.nty Committee or
somebody else. We commend to their
consideration the following outline of
their duties and of the "wcar and tear of
conscieuce' that they will be subject to.
provided always that they have such
commodity, as given by the Burlington
Hamh Eye:
We pity the sorrows' of the Butter
nut editors i Iowa. They certainly
have hard time Of it. This thing of
attempting to carry "both ends of the
pole is exceedingly difficult and vexa-
tious, to say nothing of its immortality
It must be terrible travail to seek to
prove to the soldiers that they are zeal
ously in favor Of prosecuting the war,
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diers or seamen, enrolled, drafted =,
mustered or enlisted or belonging 70 ~.
land or naval forces Of the United St,,..
or as deserters therefrom, or o,h,,v;..
amenable to military law, or the rules ,nS
articles Of war, or to the rules aud reorS
latior prescribed for the military Or n.,
val services by the uthority Of the Pr.
ident of the United States, or for res;.,
ing a draft, or for any other offen'.
against the military or naval serv;o..
now therefore, I, Abrshsm Linkol,
President Of the United States, do bs..'
by proclaim and make known to M 49,
it may concern, that the privilege d il.
writ of haJeas corpus is suspebd.S
throughout the United States, in ~.
several cases before mentioned, and ,h.s
this suspension will continue throcpbr~'
the duration of the said rebellion. q, ~
til this proclamation shall by -. .uh,.
queut one to be issued by the Prc,is.,,
Of the United States be modified and ;.
voked. l do hereby require al m,o;.
trates, attorneys and others, and OH,
civil officers within the United S,.,..
aud all officers and others 10 the pil;,,,,
and naval services of the United S,.,.:
to take distinct notice o: this eus pen.;os
and give it full effect, and al ci,;,en1 ~
the United States to conduc. and pov.,n
themselves accordingly, add 10 conform.
ity with the Constitution Of III. Uu;,.a
States and the laws of Congress in st.h
cases made and provided.
In testimony whereof 1 have her.tnto
set my hard and caused the seal Of Ii.
United States to be affixed, this 18Th
day Of September: in the year OF our
Lord one thousand eight hundred md
sixty three, and of the Independence Of
the United States of America, the Ssh
Signed ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the Pre- sident.
WV. H. SEWARD, Sec. Of State.
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Where the War Commenced and Who Bee
gun il.

Ia a speech delivered in Springfield
Ohio, Governor Todd, well known as al
old line Douglas Democrat. delegate tc
the Charleston Convention in 1860, thus
gives the origin of the existing war:
/ "In 1860 We went down to Charleston.
! | went down, as did also Mr.. Spence,
whom YOU know here as the most active
of the Vallandighammers twas grea;
way down to Charleston, and we had con
siderable difficulty in getting there.
hope never to have occasion to go to
Charleston again. | never want any
thing to do with that Internal city. One
little pinch of its ashes is all | want of
the traitorous town. [Grcat applause.
"Mr Yancv. polite, insinuatinc and ell
oquent-dead now, God have mercy up
on im.-Mr Yancy said he wished to
have it distinctly announced as the poll
cy Of the party that the Constellation shall
protect slavery in the territories, and al
so the STAKEHOLDER in travelling through
the free States attended by his servants!
He said that to the Ohio delegation. Mr..
Spence among them. On behalf Of that
delegation ked:
"'What will you do if We won't accede
t. III
I've will scccdr, lie replied.
"Tkere was not one Of the Ohio dele
gates, not even excepting Mr. Spence that
did not rrjoin 'S"cede if YOU dare
Then and there we man'UIly bid them
dctiaucc They did secede and at that
moment rebellion began. Through all
tina: struggle Mr. Pugh wa conspicuous
and heroic il the Union party. No man
was more unyieldng than George f
Pugh He took up the challenge and
hravely hurled it back into their teeth.
AID vet this is the man who is now sec
end lieutenant to &. L. NaIlandigham.
[Shume
"Thu>, you perceive, it is our war and
not the war of Mr. Lincoln. 1t is the
Democratic party war. We inaucura-
ted j.. and now Mr. Pugh turns his back
upon hi, proud position at Charleston and
will not fulfill his noble pledges to the
Northern Democracy at that Cunvcntion
the pledge that he would coerce them,
should they sec, d..
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-09-17
:. Are the Democracy in Favor Of the Narl''

.. Are the democracy III faNOT OIL the "AI1
Under the above b, aiding the Cducus
ian gives an account Of a meeting of the
Democrats of Flushing. l.. to select
delegates to an Assembly Convention, at
which there was discussion as to the
war. 1t says: "Thc merits Of war and
peace were therefore duly canvassed, af-
ter which tho house was divided wit
the following result: An,i-war, ALB;
war, SO. Such an uncxamp'ed result
was a perfect astoui,hcr to the war party,
and similar one, We do not doubt,
would be the effect Of vote taken almost
anywhere. The Democracy are not. and
never have been in favor Of this war,
only the shoddy leaders aud corruption-
lists We commend the above to those
men who were so eXccedih ely wrathy be
cause we said the same Ting of them
two weeks ago. This is good Demo,
cratic authority which they cannot dis.
pute, and yet the hypocrtcs hope to elect
few members Of our Legislature BY put
ting "war man. on their ticket for
Governor. Gentlemen, your cloak is too
short at both ends, the ears and hoors are
both visible, and are recognized by the
people.
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%l If reports are true something will
have to be done with General Blunt. OF
all the outrages committed by our Gen.
erals during the war, that Of attacking
eleven thousand FIVE hundred "mudsiIIs"
aud "negroes," and driving them ono
hundred miles towards the Gulf, and cap.
turing their stores, is, We think about
the grossest and most offensive! That
will "Irritate" our "Southern brcthrenw
That will fiji Butternuts with iudigna-
ton! That will play the very deuce
with the "faIl crop" 1t is worse for
these fellows than frost to the cucumber,
and cuts their spirits down to the roots.
Something must be done to stop this
fighting General! 1t will never do Ia
allow him to continue such pranksl Il
hurts the rebels terribly. 1t makes COP.
peads writhe. 1t drops the Butternut,
in very "green' condition. 1t really
is doing something for the Union. II
must be attended to at once If it isn't
more rebels will be hurt and Butternut
sympathy will ssain be Outraged -
Haukeye.
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that they are uuconditionally loyal in

that they are uucouditionslly loyal in
their support of the Union, that there
are no "buts," or "Ifs" in their vocabu
larry, that they detest traitors and adore
the gallant soldier, while they at the
same time keep up the spirits of the
home gang Of Butternuts who are oppos-
ed to the war, hate the Union soldier,
and love the rebels and their treason. It's
nice job they have on hand 1t re-
quires very "judlcious pens,' and it is
not wonderful that most Of those who try
to do it, make sad bIuuders aud almost
universal failures. Ought they not to be
pitied? An earnest traitor, who talks
Just what he thinks aud means, will be
entitled to some respect for his sincerity.
But the men who seek 10 impress one
class Of men with the belief that their
aims are loyal and honorable, and iucite
an opposite class to the commission of
treason. IS, We think, the most p;tiable
Object to be found among men. And
in this condition are the pure Butternut
Editors. They devise lies by the thou
sand aud seem to imagine that lies which
confute themselves and confute each
other will be accepted as truths by their
readers! In one paper they profess to be
loyal. In the next they prove them
selves traitors! Do they think men who
have wit enough to read, are unable to
see and note that men who talk treason
one hay the time are traitors all the
time? Yes-we pity them almost as
much as we despise them. We hate
traitor with all our soul, but a But,ernut
who processes to be loyal has not man
hood enough 10 him to excite any emo.
ton bu: that of supreme contempt.
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ga. In letter which Col. J. A. Will
Hanson writes to a Des Moines friend,
he uses the following language:
Every body is surprised at General
futile, and do not think he can get
many votes down here know he will
not in this brigade, if anything is to DO
inferred from the general tone and ex.
preston of the soldiers. "-Des Moines
Register.