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Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-09

in conclusion. any one asreein. with
Mr.. Conrad, will recall to mind the
horrors OF the French Revolution,
and see how fatal to u government il
is to interfere with apeoplos religion
II our government wishes to be sub
jugatcd, then Mr.. Conrad has show
the way. Close up our churches--
suppress the influence of religion
stop the voice Of prayer, and subjuga-
ton is certain. A pure literature is
is the palladium Of nations great
ness. Then if our press is silcnccd,
where is our public Safeguard : See
the soldiers far from home, weary
and sad hearted : with frightening
eye he srizcs the welcome paper, and
hcsuiles the lone dreary hours.--
Truly it is the soldiers friends;
speaks to his very heart it tells Of
home and kindred dear. Of his coun-
try. her siories aud her wrongs it
whispers courage in the nour e de-
spoudrncy, and hope amid the dark
est gloom. Then away with such
ideas rs Mr. Corrsd's Ic, on! c"un-
trv'S religion h. undisturo,d, and let
her press forever be free and untva:n-
meled AN "DLD MAib.'
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-09
I L l. L e Il 1 p II | c

Chattanooga Fob. 2O.-rraiua r.
Tui:ahona MAXI counrction at i.ook
ONT creek, where p ponloou hridg,
has h"tn constructed t"r pas-eu1rrs
:" cross. An officer n' III" 2. Ar.
kansas has been -rutcAcrd e. hr s!,.;
Oh III" 2.G h for c"w Irl.cc =; Nuri'rg~s.
boro.
The Louisville Journal Of rhc 10Th
iIas hrru received. Prentice saws
the Democratic couy sati0u ~ Frank.
!o,; is an artiticc. distonrrahic IL fac,
a. it Is deadly IN purpose. /, is ihc
cat az secession ~ ,h,. meal tu,. IT
Democracy Il also saws the robot
sympathi:"rs IN 1.oui>N i!j- ar" hold
ing meetings .prrpareioiy to shi-
State convention al fTunk fort s:r the
18th. an" that similar meetings ,vlrc
being held Ill the adjoining cnun;ie.
llnln"Ms" preparation. were being
made in indianapolis for Rrpnbli-
can meeting on the 26th.
Tho kingston. ,Iamaira, parc-z,
received ty st"a,ner STATESMAN. an
nsuuccs the arrival OF the Alabama
on the goth OF January, with the off
GERS and crew. lC5 in number. Of the
Federal gunboa, lia.tcras. The Al
ALBANIA was severely riddl-d in the
encounter. Two Federal men O. war
were reported off Jsn,aica
Capt. Ss,nmes had a reception a;
the Commercial Exchange. Kingston
by the merchants Of that city. and
was loudly checred.
NORTHERN INTELtlGENcB.
Memphis papers say that four mil
lion Of dollars has been sent down to
Grants troops. The health of the
troops WAS bad.
One hundred bales Of cotton were
brought up Oh the steamer Ruth.
Prisoners say the Fcderals have
been repuled in every demonstration
against Port Hudson.
Cassius NJ. Clay has determined to
abandon his commission and return
10 Euesia.
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-09

35 miles above the mouth of the
river, aud 60 miles below Pine Bluff.
There were a good many ,aen who
made their escape, | presume at least
500 or 600, including teamsters and
others who were not engaged in the
battle, and l saw several who were
in the trenches when the place sur
| rendered, who made their escape,
also learn that several escaped from
them at Memphis. -Four men in
Porlock' s regiment froZe to death on
the boat OH their way to tha. city
All the prisoners have been sent to
Columbus. Ohio, where, as we learn
here, they are to be retained until the
close of the war.
The weather has been very bad
since the fall of the Post, which has
caused a vast amount Of suffering
and sickness in the army; at the tail
OF the Post, Wolk' $ division was
! l,urrNinS 10 our relief, and got %
miles below Pine Bluff, and had sent
hac!, their tents and baggage. when
! there fell the larges, snow ever saw.
and many y poor devil WAS making
his way from the Post wi,i'ou, any
thing ut all, and some without any
thing thing TO eat for three or t"ti-
! DAYS, Since then there has been
another considerable snow, and rain
all the time Old sol is getting to
be quite Il curiosity IN this county
We are now rrca,nprd within halt !.
mile oi' Little Rock. Lieu,s. Srw.ll
and Tally and ahou, 80 men OF Capt.
Nuts company are camprL here
with us th-y arrived a Jew days
since from C:,4Io old ,nan l"i
Thomas, OF NAt,'s COMPANY, died a
few days age in the hospital. 80:
much sickness, her" nt present. ,y":
We have :; few sick and left some at
Pine Bluff. WHO l learn are getting
better. Oar Two Liruts., llccoX End
Culr. with 35 men. left on Sunday
last Oh al expedition up TO The moUn-
:ains n ibis STATE. attcr arsrrt.rs
and other persons who are resisting
the toMscript Law, and raising iir
devil generally. Il Is said IN. CON
scripts and drSrrtrrs Aayn co,nbin"L
together. :a1d have quite n form ;G"oly
force in lhr mountains tbrr NE
taking al the guns :hry can fad,
and ar!niHg themselves for q stout IT
s!stauc". NnI stealing Whatever they
want. There is much dissatisfaction
existing in til, army here, owing TO
the fact thai he Ins-n are :aiI.t. clad.
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-09
AI ola naiI a.ier tonrad.t,

l.e: the following letter published
IL the his=issippi,.u, 50 ,h. rounds
OF :hc press. TO lie preserved lo* "a
tuye reference:
Nj. Idi;cr.-l on tender 70 us
your columns IN reply 20 Mr. Conrad :
speech in Congress, auu II igs.i
due - lha; IuNc. abused class ci NV
sex. deem 4 response necessary.
have long waited for so!!e;hiu. on
the ,uo iect. from .pjnsl-rs more r,pa-
be O.! melting out 10 lao o,l- ut!e-, MS
mcritcd remarks; but i, appears that
they have cone tutird 10 pass i.' in
silence, OF have not .pthci"u,!v re-
covered from their anger TO Ia IN
IN Cd Tor writing.
This Louisiana - sensation" con
greostuau advocate. the consclipt lon
Of ;h- Editors Oh he plea tha, '.rhrv
are doing luore harm than good"
shoUid think lir. Conrad woutl be
sA- last nam in ;l- South. no would
wish o send Editors 10 tnc wal
Why, the newspapers hav" 'mnor.
fal'=c6 hiin. Had ;Ac5 been ,itsnc-
cd by conscr!p'lun, thi, famous
speech Of his would have never been
heard beyond III. halls oi' Congress
Us il is, ii has been published Dv ey-
cry paper. read 10y every preacher.
and scow!"d nt by every old maid in
;Gc Cani"drracv.
| fear Mr.. Conrad Is c.Ail,s ike
l1 I
name immortal, set fire to the magu-
ticcnt temple oi Diana.a, Ephvsus.1nd
burned d i; 10 the ground ihus viii
our veritahle Congressman. liz wa
not content {" T1sie.!y pursss ,Lr
"even tenor Of his way" in ;hc dis
clars. Of his duty y---thc consciou,n.
Of being a h'eing Congressman, did
not Halter his self complac"ncv, s,:iii-
cirntly he must do something to
particularly Y distinguish himself from
the common class ot individuals, ana !
forthwith set his invcntivr auniu, to ,
work t" devise a pathway 10 fame. !
At last it fell upon an eHpeGicn,
That speech was to lead him to glory !
and reuown,
Some one has said, "c1ll n woman !
iIl-te1rpered, stupid, anything bu,
ugly, and you need net despair OF for
giveneas." Now I differ with the
gentleman. and say woman can for
give any oiiensc easier than being
treated with utter contempt. Mr.
Cenrad has done this he says.
"prcachers can lie better employed,
than preaching to empty meeting
houses, old maids and grannies."
Now if this be true, l wish to offer an
which is. ifpreachers are
not needed at home, there is no use in
being allowed to stay,
to make laws for cold maids and
grannies."
George Land says, "Woman's ire
pardons not" Then forbear further
knexine her. arc xe, OF thers
te hs beard from. I beg however, II
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-09
The Vicksburg Citizen thinks we
will have peace by April.
Communicated.

Communicated
EDITOR News IL was very much
pleased to find an article, in 4 late
number ofyour palfr, respecting the
south w estern, on the subject of
truth and truthful newspapers. am
strong advocate for truth unde, all
circumstances, yet I believe, Will.
lie should never be told, the truth
may frequently be omitted without
injury, and frequently with much
benefit in times of war. In fact, the
greatest efforts should at all times be
made 10 conceal the truth from the
enemy, respecting the strength OF
our resources and our means of de-
fence. I would no. wisl, to dictate
IN any way respecting the proper
method Of conducting a newspaper in
Revolutionary times. Many excel
lent articles frequently find their way
into the columns of the South. West ern
yet could not help observing, in u
late number Of that paper, that some
great improvements could be made
respecting the location of articles of
important intelligence in its columns
| have reference to a lengthy article
on the al! important subject Of kiss
ing. in its editorial column. while the
all important intelligence of our re-
cent victories by land and water, find
aheir way into its columns without a
word Of comment, under tho head of
"General Intelligence" I am in IA
vor of procrastinating the whole qucs-
tion of kissing until the war is over,
when tue soldier shall return from the
field of victory to the bosom Of his
family. and our young men to the
fond embrace Of the girls they left
behind them. Respectfully.
ION.
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-09

Small bets have been made in this
city that we will have peace by May,
1868. We wouldn't objee. to a wager
that we won't, though we would like
70 see it realized.
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-09

We have various reports about the
Indianola, sunk by our fleet near
New Carthage. Some say we blew
her up to prevent the enemy retakins
her, others say we are making Ar
rangemcnts to raise her. The latter
is more probable.
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-09

Mr.. A. II. Isaacson will accept our
thanks for a copy Of the New o.
sans Picayune.
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-09

The Vicksburg Wing comes to us
from every direction. Last week it
reached here via Houston, Texas.
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-09

In the engagement between the
Webb and Indianola, we lest bu. two
men. The enemy lost &C in killed.
We captured 1SS prisoners
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-09

The Federal soldiers Mt Menphis
have recently been paid off. It might
be supposed this would put stop to
their pilfering, for a short time al
least, but such is not the .cass, -------
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-09

A letter from Murfreesbero to New
York, says the reason Rosecrans' ar
my don't advance is it is mud-bound.
The army is in excellent condition,
but diminished by desertion.
| Bills have been reported in the
Federal Congress, appropriating ten
millions Of dollars for the abolition Of
slavery in Maryland, and one million
and halfin Western Virginia. and
four hundred and forty thousand in
| Deiewar,~ The select committee
agreed upon Il bill to establish a
| board Of emigration and coinrl zntion
/ in connection with the war depart
/ H7riit.
The steamer Asia, from Liverpool
JANUARY 3Ist. reached New ort< on
/ the 18th Inst.
Sir Robert Peel. in u late speech
declared himself in favor o. scpara-
{ .ion between he North aus South,
and strongly condemned Lincoln's s
enamel patton rdict.
( Tangipaho", Feb. lG--l, is re,
ported in ,h- Ne~ Orleans ricuyunc
. Of l3t! tha, Banks was fired u: from
window in tie City 1lolei. las,
night
( The Delta. however denies il. and
says the r-po., originate! from an
officer though less!y throwing two
explosive cartridges on the side
side walk.
/ The Bank Of Louisiana building
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-09

The other day a hog attacked the
child of one Of our citzens, aud but
for timely assistance, we are told the
poor child would have been killed.
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-09
/ Charleston. Feb PA British
steamer reached Contedsra;, port

Charleston. Feb ga British
steamer reached Confederate nor,
yesterday.
Another British steamer on enter
ing this port last night, ran aground
on the shoals. about one nils from
Sullivan's Island, on til. beach.
where shs now lies in full view Of
the blockaders. Sh. contains val.
liable cargo from Nassau.
The iron clads, Chicora, and Pal
mette State have gone down to pro,
| tcct her. 1t is expected she will b,
adoat this afternoon.
Richmond Feb 24.-The Senate
has occupied to-day session in dis.
cusslng the amendment Of the Senate
bill abolisLins the subs,itut. system;
the amendment provides that any per.
son who haas heretofore furnished a
substitute. shall be enrolled for ser,
vice III case OF the desertion OF the
substitute, After II long debate tho
amendment was rejected and the bill
passed.
lhc House after the adoption Of
rari"us resolutions Of inquiry. wont
into secret session on the bill 70 reg
nlaie the issue Of Treasury Notes.
lhe New Orleans papers contain
nothing Of Importance They repor.
;he killing OF Brute Butler BY BouI.
/ 'Ene.v. in Washington City.
Delayed Reports.
Grenada Feb. lG.-I'hc Federal
,;nnboat Glide was burned u, Cairo.
on the 18th, loaded with stores. Loss
zoos
Lincoln decides ,bn; tbs blocked.
NJ Charleston was not disturbed ,u;i
clrn' I" render dc novo necessary.
sherman o: Ohio. made speech
III 'hc n!tcd States Senate, advocut-
ing general drai, North. Being
Lincoln 'snou'', piece, his declaration
created inte,IHr excitement in polii-
caI circles
Several additional meetings hnv.
been held in the Nor,hwes, oenoune
'hs l>nc"!u- policy. asd calling for
an ar,.iis,irr
iirHirIcks. senator eicr, from IT.
diana, has delivered mn address. Yak
ing decided grounds.
Orders have been issued to push
'he cana! I,"4icc, 4; Vicksburs isor-
ously.
T"d"ral officers report ten t'oS.-
end sick ia camp near Njcksiury
! he Federal fleet i. sill engaged
in clearing ob.tructions from .lle Y.
!'rL~ y ,t,lt,t,,,,I' f..-,.-
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-09

March is on US with the weather
peculiar to him.
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-09

Mr.. w. Lassater will accept our
thanks for the loan Of papers.
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-09

~ 4 ro..,.:.i o!1!,;r o: :in command
:ng general Il; por, Hudson, al! per
sons not at:achch 10 the arinr. ar..
required 10 '2'rol ;!:sil- name, a: 'l,v
proves: :Harshai'> office.
Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-09

The river II ;h;. place !. nearing
tho bottom
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-07-25
Loyal Leagues.

Where were the Union League organi.
zations when Pennsylvania was invaded
by the Rebels! WHERE, and echo may
answer WHERE! for only from echo will
answer be received so far as the Leagues
are concerned. 1t is true that few of the
members volunteered, and that some Lea
CUES undertook to raise volunteers, in
which they were remarkably unsuccessful.
Protesting more patriotism than any body
else specifically sworn to an extra de-
gree of pa9rioti.m denying that admira-
BILE quality to every body else and stigma
tising all who do not belong to them as
"Copperheads organised thoroughly as
they are and some of them are drilled it
was natural under these circumstances to
suppose that if the Rebels would dare to
invade, all the Leagues in the State
would rush to repel them. But no Leagues
turned out-no majority of any League
that we have heard OF turned out-only q
small per centage of Leaguers faced the
laundering cannon of the rebels ! Demo-
Gratis were there in abundance-one in
chief fcommand--even 'Copperheads rushed
to the rescue without organization, but no
organized Loyal League weut in a Joly !
Who would not sneer at such patriotic
organizations LoyaI Leagues Union
Leagues-organized, enrolled, but nary
turn out when The Rebels came! No they
arc organized to villify Democrats, not TO
fight Hebels! To defend and protect Abo-
liionism, not the Union TO act as a
home guard for the women and children
while those who are not Of their organi-
zation nobly fight the Nations battles -
Sueh defenders Of the Union
But the Leagues can yet vindicate them
selves. Let them offer their services as
organizations to the State, giving full lists
all their members, and be put under legal
oath to be ready at any time within three
years to obey the orders of the Governor
to march to any given point, at any mo-
ment, to repel invasion. We are not au-
thorised to speak, yet we do not in the least
doubt but that Judge Woodward, will, un.
der his administration, give them all a
chance TO test their metal in case of inya-
sion That would vindicate their honor
for their remissness under CURTIN. If
they are better patriots than the Democrats
the "Copperheads" s"-lat them give some
proof oil it-substantial proof-but no more
of their big words "of learned length and
laundering sound"
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-07-25

THOSE "SToLEN ARMs."-Perhaps no
story has been more widely circulated or
more generally believed, than that large
numbers of arms were stolen and sent
South in anticipation of the war. Mr..
Buchanan, in his last letter to Gen. Scott,
settles this question beyond denial. lie
states, and shows from report of Mr..
Stanton, of Ohio, made to the House Of
Representatives, February 18th, 1861
that the Southern States received in 1856
less instead of more than their quota Of
arms to which they were entitled by law,
and that three of them, North Carolina,
Mississippi and Kentucky, received no
arms whatever, simply because they did
not ask Tor them
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-07-25
BLOOMSBURY, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PENN'A, SATURDAY, JUL
Thaddeus Stevens Policy.

In speech delivered before the Re-
publican County Convention, in the city
of Lancaster, on the Sd Of September last,
Mr.. Stevens said:
Abolition yes, abolish evcrytt,ng on
the face Of the earth but this Union free
every slope--sLAvE EVERY TRAITOR
BURN EVERY REBEL MANSION, if
these things be necessary to preserve this
temple Of freedom to the world and to our
posterity Unless zee do this ace cannot
conquer Mem."
Curses, like chickens, come home to
roost-so says the old provGrb, and Mr.
Stevens has had it verified in his own ex-
perience since the rebel invasion of Penn
sylvania. While the rebol troops were
occupying York, detachment of the rebel
force crossed over into Adams county and
destroyed the Caledonia Iron works, own.
ed by Mr. Stevens, involving loss of
from $50, 900 to 100000! This vandal
policy may do we'll enough to talk about
when invading the enemy's country, two
or three hundred miles off, but it is quite
different thing when we, in turn, become
the invaded party, and have our property
the hard earned accumul alton of many
years-become prey 10 the enemy. Mr..
Stevens prophesies and ferocious precepts,
by their pitiable results, serve to point
moral which the American people would
do we'll to heed. 1t proves that he and
the party Of which he is q conspicuous
leader are lacking in foresight, capacity,
discretion, and those higher moral quail
ties which make people progressive, pow.
erful and honored.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-07-25

"THE men who instgated tho fearful
riots in New York are answerabe for the
wanton and useless loss of life, not only
of innocent, but of guilty men. The mill
lary have in every encounter defeated the
mob, and our telegraphic dispatches stats
that the rioters fell in heaps before the fell
discharges of musketry. These misguided
men have been betrayed into the hands of
power which they cannot resist, and
which their secret leaders knew would be
exerted. These riots are the embodiment
Of double crime-the brutality of the infu-
rated many, and the satanic cruelty Of
the heartless few"
The above precious moycSaur is frem
the Philadelphia "organ' of the Admins
tration in this city. 1t is the seversst blow
the Aboltionsts have yet received Ev.
cry sensible man knows that tho spirit Of
mob law inaugurated by the Jacobins, and
thai they are morally and legally guilty
of every drop of blood that was shed in
the recent fearful riots in New York.
They have repeatedly counseled resist
ence to known and recognized laws and
they have trampled upon every right
claimed by the citizen, which came in
conflict with their own treasonabie ane.
dsgraceful doctrines. The editor of the
Iress himself said, that "secret usurpa-
tlons against such wrongs" as ga consc ipt
bill" which "tears the husbandman from
his plow, the father from his family, the
son from his widowed mother, would be
justlfiable and right, for we are taught
that resistance to tyrants is obedience to
God II" 1t is such teachings as these that
have produced their legitimate fruit in
New York and elsewhere ; and public will
place mark of scorn upon the heartloss
few" who furnished arguments for the
mob, and urged "the inluriated many to
array themselves against the laws Of their
Countrywide Age.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-07-25
VOLUME 27.

instrumentalities of military power. We
have seen ia the experience Of the last two
years. how futile are all our efforts .
maintain the Union by force Of arms
but even had war been carried OH by "
successfully, the ruinous result wlold tx
hibit its utter mpracticability for thg az.
taiDment Of the desired end Throu~A
peaceful agencies alone, can VIC hope TO
form more perfect Union, establish JUS
tlce, insure domestic tranquility, provide
for the commen defense, promote the gen
eral welfare and secure the blessings Of
liberty to ourselves and posterity," the
great object Tor which alone, the Consti-
tuition was formel If you turn round and
ask me, what If these agencies fail what
if the passionate anger OF both sections
iorbds what if the ballot box is sealed
! hen, all efforts, whether ol war or peace.
having tailed, my reply is, you will take
care of yourselves; with or without arms,
with or without leaders, we will, at least
in the efforts to defend our rights as
free people, build up a great mausoleum of
hearts to which men who yearn for liberty
will in after years, with bowed heads and
revercnily, resort, as Christian pilgrims to
the sacred shrines of the Holy Land.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-07-25

R9- An Incident in Railway Car
Monster "Im afraid I'm sting on your
crinoline, mama
Affable young lady ooh, never mind
sir, it's of no consequence; you cant hurt
it,"
Monster: ''No, ma am, it's not that;
but the confounded thing hurts me-"
sa- A Maine editor, having been elect
ed fence viewer and feld-driyer, announ.
ces that although he is somewhat afraid Of
horned cattle he is great on the fence
Any of his constituents who wish any
viewing done, are invited 10 bring their
fences to his Office
BS- Whiskey is now tested by the dis
tance a man can walk after tasting it -
The new liquid called 'Tangle-leg,' is said
to be made of delutsd alchohol, nitric acid,
Pepper and tobacco, aud will upset man
at the distance of 400 yards from the dem.
John.
pas- A prominent speaker at Repub.
lican gathering in Ohio, said that h. .cx-
pected to spend an eternity in coMpauy
with Republicans" to which a ,ipe Cd
Democrat replied that he rather thought
he would, unIess he repented Of his SINS
seg- If girl thinks moro Of her heels
than of her head depend upon it she viii
never amount to much. Brains which
settle in the shoes never get much above
them. This will apply as well to tie mas
culine as the feminine gender,
B0- Stirring them up,-A Michigan pa
per publishes the following: "Fellow-
citizens |! Ii You are asleep-awake IT
you are awake--moye Ii you are NOV.
ing-walk! If you are walking-yun
If you are running-fy to tho res cue 80
ess-"Attncting his Rear, ,"-"Old ag'
is coming on me rapidly as the urcli'
said when he was stealing apples from tl,
old mans garden, and saw the owEs
} coming, eovhide iA hand