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ne Of all the infamies committed by


the Aldermen of New York, the action
of the present Copperhead Board during
last weeks riots bears away the palm. 1t
was not enough that the Nc'os should insti-
gate gang of desperate ruffians, that Sey-
mour should call them friends while in
the act of defying the laws, alike OF the
State and Nation, that Mcclellan and jeff
Davis should be cheered by the same
throats almost in the same breath. All
this was not infamy enough to satisfy the
traitors elected by these same miscreants
to Office. They imagined and, so far they
could, executed, the greatest infamy OF all.
While the city was, as it were in the
hands of the mob, while the miscreants
were robbing, burning and numbering
with fendish exultation, these patriotic
Aldermen convened special meeting, and
got through an Ordinance rewarding these
murderers for outraging the law and HUI
manity, by assuming to exempt them
from the draft, at the expense OF their vic
Tins! OF all the acts of treason, that seems
to us to be the most worthy Of execration.
To adopt such an ordinance under any
circumstances would be an outrage. But
to do it in fear of, or as favor to, mob
while enacting its horrors, is an evidence
either of the most abject .cowardice or the
basest treason conceivable. 1t was left to
New York Copperheads to reward MUIR
derers and traitors, and to do it out OF the
property of their loyal victims.
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THE CONDITION or THE NEGROES OF
NEW YoRK.-There are not spires enough
in this city to avert the wrath of Heaven,
if something is not speedily done to light
en- the awful misery which this mob has
brought upon our colored population. 1t
is not sufficient to lift from them the night
mare of terror. They have physical wants
that must be provided for, or they will per-
ish. Hundreds of women and children
have been forever deprived by murderous
hands of those whose daily labor was their
sole dependence. Hundreds of them have
been plundered of their clothing and of ev-
cry article of their personal property
Thousands of them have been kept by
violence from their work, and thus left
with their families exposed to starvation.
They are all, in the present condition of
things, absolutely helpless. They can
make no appeal. They can do nothing
but hide and crouch, terror-stricken and
furnishing. The movements for their re-
lief can not come from them. They can at
best only be passive. Just men think and
act for them, and do it promptly, too, or
themselves become partners in the dread
ful guilt.-NelQ YORK Times, lSth.
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va They have County Judge in Du-
buaue named Stephen Hampstead. He
was once Governor of Iowa, though prob
ably few persons remember him. They
have also a Justice Of the Peace there
named. Chapline. Both are CopPerheads,
ready to do any dirty work their masters
may demand of them. A Deputy U. 5.
Marshal few days since arrested two men
in Clayton county, and, taking them to
Dubuque, lodged them in Jail in the custo-
do of the sheriff. The Copperheads got a
writ ofhaJeoS corpus of Copperhead Hemp
stead. directed TO the Sheriff, who respond
ed thereto, and the Judge discharged the
fellows forthwith. Under the advice OF
Mahony, as is said, these two idiots then
fled complaint against the Deputy Mar
shall, and two others, before Copperhead
Chapline, charging them with kidnappin9(!0
and the Copperhead held them to answer
in the moderate bail of $1,000! We trust
this conduct will reach the ears of Judge
Taney, and that he or his Copperhead
friends viii tell us what they think about
these gross outrages! How these villains
do respect the decisions ofthe United States
Courts!
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ao-The number of rebel prisoners now
in our hands, or unexchanged, is reported
by Col Hoffman, Comsnissary General OF
prisoners, at sixty-five thousand. Ihat
will do for the present.
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-" Brigadier Gen. E. n. Kirk, who was
seriously wounded in the great battle near
Murfreesboro', died at the fremont House,
Chicago, on Monday last.
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Gg~ The rebels lately captured at Vicks-
burg, and paroled by Grant, are said to be
utterly demoralized. AS they left that
place without arms, Pemberton had no
means of enforcing discipline. The result
is said to be that very large proportion OF
them have already deserted, and are ma
king tracks for their homes with all posi-
BILE speed, notwithstanding the penalty for
desertion which hangs over them. This
desertion commenced before the rebels
were marched out of .Vicksburg, large num-
bers escaping over the river, and filling the
woods in that vicinity. The Mississippi
rebels, especially, are determined to keep
out of the army if possible, and the pres
ence and movements of our troops in that
State, will greatly facilitate their purpose.
In fact, the late call of jeff. Davis for all
the white men, will not meet with much
response in that quarter, or west of the
river His call, in fact, will not help him
greatly. His cause is topping to its fall,
and the people will only be anxious to "Set
from UNDER 1t is only our Copperheads
who will continue to huzza for Davis
They are not yet included in jeff con-
scription! If they We're, we guess they
would admire it less than they do now.
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lG-At the latest accounts from Europe,
all the friends of the rebels-which term
includes the whole aristocratic governing
classes-were enjoying themselves hugely
over what they supposed would prove the
triumphant can. paign of Gen. Lee. Alas,
that these friends of human liberties and
republican institutions, should be doomed,
like the Copperheads, to so terrible dis
appointment! They were busy in sug-
costing what would be done when Lee
captured Washington, and with pleasing
alacrity, were removing the fimsy vail of
their neutrality. The news they continued
to receive for some days was likely to en-
courage their delusion and induce them to
act with less caution and more malice
But what dropping Of hands there will
be when they hear that Lee has been driv-
en- back, defeated and demoralized, that
Vicksburg and Port Hudson have fallen,
that Bragg is retreating, of the repulse at
Helena, and the attack on Charleston !
What 'chapfallen'' set they will be
about that time! The only illustration we
can offer Of their CHASTITY looks are those of
Northern Copperheads when thesamenews
greeted their ears. To be sure they, like
the rebels, will be revived again when they
hear of the New York riots! They will
look bad once more when they learn of
their suppression. But the result will be
good. They Will show their fangs good
deal, and then be wonderfully sorry over
their folly, which is as absurd as that of
the traitors.
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Letter from Detroit.
DETROIT, July Il, Is

DETROIT, July Il, 1868.
EDITOR HAwK-EYE:-To the parched,
dusty denizen of Burlington, the refreshing
showers, live springs, running streams and
even the mudholes OF Michigan are quite a
curiosity. There has not been an excess of
rain in Southern and Central Michigan, but
sufficient for the wants of the farmer.
Here and there are little sections less IA
vored, but as general thing, the crops
have not suffered from drouth. Jack Frost
has nipped the corn in some places, and the
Hessian fly, the nudge and the cold winter
have injured the wheat. The cereal crops
of the State, will hardly reach the average
this year. Fruit promises an abundance.
Michigan is noted for its excellent fruit
Its peninsular form, lying like a sandwich,
between the lakes, and it's loamy, fertile
soil peculiarly adapts it for the cultivation
of all the varieties of fruit grown in the
temperate zone. st. Joseph, upon the east
ern coast of Lake Michigan is great peach
mart. Large quantities of that fruit find
market at Chicago-affording quite reve-
nue. to the thrifty horticulturists of south
ern and western Michigan. Detroit pre-
sents at present, no remarkable features of
activity-although business is good.
The Copperhead movement receives but
poor encouragement from Gen. Cass, and
other "old liners,' who prefer to retire
from the poll tieal stage, leaving names I'M
tainted by treason, even in it's milder forms.
The cry of the Detroit Free Press, and other
confederate journals, that oil democrats are
denounced as traitors, is sufficiently an
swered by the respect and honor shown
such patriots as Cass, Butler, Dickinson,
and others by loyal people Of every political
prediction.
There seems,,but little excitement here in
regard to the draft. This is very conven-
lent location for those desiring 10 fee the
CONSUMPTION, to cross to the dOminions of
her Royal Highness. The skulkers can
make the transit at an expense of only
three ceats,-and that is about all they
would be worth as soldiers. p. b.
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rs Mason, Carpenter, lie Grand Bying-
ton and other prominent Copperheads held
a caucus at Davenport Tuesday, with a
view, it is said, of choking Fisher off and
substituting some other man. We pre-
sumo nothing was done, as our reliable
friend Hudson was not there. Byington
INDUCED in some insulting remarks to
Adjutant General Baker and had his nose
n,,l1a5
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EJ~LiSt of sick ndwounded Iowa soldiers
from Vicksburg, per hospital steamer City
of Memphis, arrived at st. Louis July II,
1868, furnished by Thos. w. J. Long, OF
Iowa, Office No 2 Laclede Block, Olive ST.,
st Louis, No.:
ThirdInfantry.-Edw Kendale, co F;
VIM NJ. Magruder, II; Jack Blackman, G.
Twenty first Insantry.-S Irwin, +; J
w Stocks, 6; Alex Melic; F; c P Dunton,
K; H Hyshan, ID; Michael Lynch, A; A
Green, /; JOS Rogers, l; l. w Archer, X;
w w Ormstead, X; VIM c Boyington, B;
VIM Kerr, F; Frank Barties, E; q r Rob-
erts, B; Francis X Roe, d; j w Hicks. E.;
d Robinson, d.
Twenty-second Infantry.-L w Mcken-
zie, X: John Brooks, s; r T Alcron, G; r
Shatfer, D; w B Coventry, F; Henry Muir
ling, D; John Dodd, T; & w Green, K;
Alfred Salts, F; r w Mills, c; Joseph c
Dewoff, G.
Twenty -third Infanh y.-Jas Yearwood,
B; VIM Chapman, l; David Stipp l; l.
Land, c; A Jones, E; II Forest, E; $ c
Beals, B; Henry Garfield, E; VIM f Cam
eron, D; w A Caniles, A; f r Nichols, X;
VIM + Wilkie, D; Peter Lynch, II; A NJ
Blackman. E; j B Beaver, +.
Twenty fourth Infantr7-Thos Richards,
c; d Williams, x; Daniel A Embrie, d;
David Moore, X; Ezra S Edwards, E; Jas
II
serg't d; Geo Fleming, c; + ii Cotton, L;
L Mitchell, E; Peter Hiel, !;
Twenty-tifth Infantry-Henry Sucker,
F.;
Twenty eighth Infantry-J r Snaviy E;
NJ F Snavly, f; w II Dickey, A; JAS NJ
Jones, A: Jas S Francis, A; II Falkner, 1;
VIM Mace, c; Petit, +: Daniel Williams,
Lance, II; JAS L Fitzgerald, F; James
Brown, I; H s Thomas, I; David Wicker,
I; A Pike, E; John Kelley, D; Rran-
dolph Hilfker, /; Benz Farance, b; M B
Ruth, G.
Thirty ighth Infantry-Wm Stephen
son, E; John Kirkpatrick, f; David Mich
OILS, G;
Died on the trip-Mark Hoover, co B,
18th, July Z; r NJ Hensley, co c. 3Sth; Da-
vid Findley. c, 34th; John Reed, II 34th;
Alfred Chaple, F, 3Sth; John Grimes, D,
July g; Jos q Jack, g 10Th; Henry II Rose,
X, 23d; Milton Tempieman, O, I'D; Geo
w Grggby, I'D, Jnly 10; John Virtue, B,
23d: Walter Bedell, g, oath, July II; Ly-
man Mills, G, Goth, July IL; l. Leonard, b,
sd, July Is; John w Williams, X. 2lst;
VIM Kysor, sergt, Esd July IL; c Pool,
d, 2lst July II.
rs List of deceased Iowa Soldiers who
have died in the Hospital at St. Louis, Mo-,
from July 10Th to July 18th, 1868; furnished
by Thos. w. j. Long, OF Iowa, office No.
2 Laclede Block, Olive Street, st. Louis,
Missouri:
July 15;-Wm Wiley, co G, u, chronic dys-
entery.
VIM Harper, co E, %, typhoid few.
John " Williams, co X. u, do
VIM II Dickey, co A; IS, chronic
diarrhea.
July l7th.-John C Pool, corp co L, 81, do
W Spencer, corp co g, %, gun
shot wound.
Isaac Stoneburner, co l, 80, con-
sumption.
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ARCHBISHOP HUGHES RECOMMENDA-
TATIoN OF A DRAFT.-The New York I'fb-
une of Tuesday morning, in an article con-
corning the draft, said:
"The first man we ever heard advocate
general CONSUMPTION for the prosecution of
the war for the Union, was Archbishop
Hughes, in his sermon directly after his
return from Europe last fall
The Archbishop says in card that he
did not Recommend a cOercive conscrip-
ton, but that the people of the North, who
stand by the Federal Government should
tary choice and act This would be their
own system of volunteering"
This is very curious statement. The
Archbishop did say in his sermon on his
return from Europe:
"Volunteers have been appealed to in
advance of the draft, as l understand, but
for my own part, if l had voice in the
councils of the country, would say, let
volunteering continue. If the three hum
dred thousand on your list be not enough
this week, NEXT WEEK MAKE DRAFT OF
THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE. 1T IS
NOT CRUEL-THIS IS MERCY, THIS Is HUI
MANITY. Any thing that will put an end
to this drenching with blood the whole
surface of the country, that will be hui
mainly"
The Archbishop in his sermon went on:
''Then every man on the continent, rich
or poor, will hare to take his share in the
contest. Then 1t aOiU not be left ,0ih the
Government, aUhdteuer Government it ,ciU
be, to plead wtth the people, and call on
them to come forward, and ask them if they
W0utd be drofte6. No, it is for them, the
people, to rise and ask the Government to
draft them: and those a0hO are UeuJthy and
con not 90 themselves, can oroVjde subSti-
tutes, and bring the thing to close, If it
can be DONE"
The distinction which the Archbishop
assumes to make between the sort of draft
he demanded, and ''coercive draft, seems
to be one without difference.-Ctn. Com.
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M@ But the other day, the Copperhead
Press insisted that the war ought to cease,
because it was the heighth Of folly to sup
pose that we could ever conquer the trait
ors! Their independence ought to be ac-
knowledged because they had already fully
asserted it, and were able to maintain it
Now portion of these same villains OPP
pose the draft on the pretense that no more
soldiers are wanted II there are already
enough in the field, they say, to accomplish
the complete subjugation of the rebels!
All this talk of theirs, and whichever of
these opinions they announce, only means
that they are opposed to the Union and are
the supporters of treason. They are work
ing acith the rebels and to the same end.
They profess to be democrats while they
are laboring to destroy the last hope of
Democracy in the world. They profess to
be "peace" men, while they are striving to
SOW social discord everywhere. They say
they are law-abiding men, while they sed-
ulously instigate opposition to the law, and
endeavor to establish Mobocracy in its
stead. They exclaim against the shedding
of blood to defend the country and main
tain the Union, while they are themselves
the authors of all the murders which have
been committed in the land. But these do
not trouble them. They gloat over them
because it is only their dupes that suffer,
while their friends, the rebels, take cour-
age as they smile at the "fire in the rear"
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THE DEAD, WOUNDED AND CAPTURED
OF THE LATE RIoT.-Over seventy inquests
have already been held upon the bodies OF
persons killed during the late riot in New
York. There are over a hundred in the
various hospitals, who were wounded du-
ring the late riot The whole number OF
killed and wounded reaches about two
hundred, and over one hundred of the riot
ers have been captured,
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PROGRESS OFTHE DRAFT.--The draft has
been progressing in various parts of the
New England States, and in some parts of
the States of New York and Pennsylvania,
without any serious trouble. Here and
there we hear of an attempt to create dis
turbance; but, with the exception of New
York city, the movement has in every case
been .'nipped in the bud In New Eng
land, especially, and so also in Pennsylva-
MIA, the draft is acquiesced in quietly, and
the drafted men respond with alacrity.-
Many prominent men and sons of wealthy
men are among those drafted, and in not
few instances they prefer to enter the ranks
and serve, rather than buy exemptions
Some of the wealthiest young men in Mas
sachusetts have been drafted, and have de-
termined to serve.
When it falls to mans lot to have his
name drawn in the draft, he should not buy
an exemption unless for reasons aside from
that of simply not wishing to serve. The
draft is the finger of Providence that points
to a man, in national emergency like the
present, indicating that he is aCanted. If he
fails to respond, he disregards the sum-
mons of destiny. Among the drafted men
may be the Napoleons and Wellingtons of
this war.-ChicGgO Journal
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How AN EAsTTENNEssEE GIRL WRITES.
We have before us letter picked up in a
rebel camp near Vicksburg. 1t seems to
have been written by young lady residing
in Greene county, on the Northeast border
of Tennessee, to rebel soldier bearing the
name of Jacob Bible, and is dated March
Seth, 1868.
She tells her friend that she was glad to
hear from him, but would have been more
pleased had he told her he was with the
Union army. She mentions number of
mutual friends who had recently gone into
Kentucky to fight on that side, and wished
Bible had been with them instead of fight
ing for jeff. Davis. She says that old dew
il, Morgan, has gone into Kentucky with
q, 600 men; that she has heard they had all
been captured, and hopes the reportistrue."
She speaks OF three.bridges having been set
on fire by the yankees" but says they
were saved by the rebels without much IN
jury. She hears, also. that 10000 Union
cavalry were coming into East Tennessee,
and wishes they "were. herenow." She says
81 have not been to meeting since you left,
and don't intend to 60 to hear the secesh
preach-I had rather stay at home" The
rest is merely personal. But the venom of
''that old devil, Morgan" indicates the zeal
she feels for the Union and her hatred Of
"Jeff. Davis and his cause. How she
shames the Copperheads of the North!
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PULLED HIS NosE.-The terrible lie
Grand Byington, who threatened to block
up the way of our soldiers, destined for the
South to invade the land and desecrate the
homes of our Southern brethren, with
the carcass his own precious self, had his
nose pulled and face slapped by Adiu-
Tuesday night. 'Old tax-titlesn was de-
livering one of his reasonable harangues.
during the course of which he promulga.
ted some outrageous reasonable sentence,
when Gen. Baker pulled his nose and
slapped his face. LeGrand the terrible
bore it like a martyr.-NEscdtine Journal.
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Mg- 1t seems that Johnston couldn't hold
Jackson against Sherman, and that the lat
ter has got possession of that place for the
second time. If Johnston couldn't hold the
Capital of Mississippi. what place can he
hold? Where will he go? He can't join
Bragg, unless both retreat to the interior OF
Georgia, and to getthere he must moveround
by Mobile, or make the journey on foot. If
he does that, he yields us the possession
of the whole of Mississippi and Alabama.
If he makes stand, he confesses defeat in
advance by his present retreat. If he
reaches stronger position, it must be
where he has no communications and
where he can easily be starved out without
even battle. Take it all in all, the rebels
are badly off in Mississippi. We hope
they will everywhere have the same luck.
If they do, as we expect they will, where
oh! where will the Copperheads hide
themselves from the wrath to come
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ns~Brig. Gen. Q. A. Gilmore, who is in
command of our forces operating against
Charleston, is a native of Ohio, and was APP
pointed from that State to the Military
Academy at Long Point, from which he
graduated in 1S49. He was First Lieuten-
ant of Engineers when the war broke out.
Under his command Fort Pulaski, near
Savannah, Ga, was captured, over year
ago. He was afterwards transferred 70
Kentucky, where he whipped the rebels
under Pegram several times, capturing
many prisoners. He was taken out OF KY,
when he was assigned TO the command IN
South Carolina, relieving Gen. Hunter
He is evidently live. go-ahead ofiicer'
His name is Quincy Addison Gilmore
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Ms- The Copperheads who complain so
bitterly of the draft and of the Lincoln
despotism,'' ought to so right down into
Dixie. jeff Davis calls out the whole
male population in his dominions, between
the ages of IS and 49, and proposes to shoot
appointed time. The Peace sneaks who
are organizing mobs, and raising the old
Nick over CONSUMPTION that will not take
one in ten, ought to so South where every
body is conscripted and compelled to fight,
not only without pay, but find themselves.
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BURLINGTON WEEKLY HAWK-EYE]

GROWING DEsPERATE.-The Richmond
Enquirer of the 18th contains proclama-
ton by JEFF. Davis, calling out, under the
Rebel Consumption Act, all white men be-
tween the ages of Is and As, to serve for
three years, under penalty of being pun
ished for desertion in case Of disobeying
the call.
This proclamation will account for the
Copperhead opposition to the draft in the
North. JEFF. evidently considers his posi-
ton very desperate. The Copperheads
concur in this opinion. Hence they are
Just now making extraordinary exertions
to prevent the reinforcement of the Union
army In proportion as the rebels are
weakened, so do these home traitors in
crease their efforts to create diversion in
the North-to intensity the "fre-in-the-
rear
Well-these scoundrels say our conscrip-
ton is wrong. Now, just for variety S
sake, let us hear them ring the changes on
that of Davis. Do they think his better or
worse than ours? He calls for every white
man. Do they like that? Is it constitution
al? But our Northern Williams will not
complain of Jeff's call. 1t is all right, they
think. 1t will increase his ability, and aid
the treason. That Will suit the Copper
heads. Anything that promises hope to
the Rebellion-anything that is likely to
endanger the Union cause is greeted with
delight by these miscreants who disgrace
humanity. But we may look for a new
howl from these men. This confession Of
Davis that he is playing his last card-that
he is crowded to the verge OF the last ditch
that, unless superhuman efforts are
made, he must inevitably be tumbled in
with all his hopes, will probably enkindle
among his Copperhead friends similar
despair. They, too, will make their most
desperate efforts-they, too, will call for
the ''last man to aid in saving JEFF and his
cause from utter and immediate ruin. See
if they don't.