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, 1863-08-28
TIRE WAR ON THE BORDER
Proclamation by Col. 3enulson.

Col. C. R. Jennison, who NOW heads the
Kansas toops, issued in 1861 the following pro-
c1ana.ion to tho people Of Jackson, Lafay-
ette, CaEs, johnson and Pettls counties, Mis-
souri:
hare come among you wi b my command,
under the authority Of the General Govern
ment, for the purpose Of protecting the sup.
Ply trains, and all other property of tho
United States Government, and for the pur-
pose Of throwing shield Of protection and
defense around all men who are loyal to that
Government,
No eSccsses will be committed by any SOL
dier In my command.
We march to enforce the laws and snstaiu
the Government. Every luYal citizen Ia ex-
rected 10 give evidence Of his loYa1ty, By
sctive efforts for the protection Of the f1tg.
For fonr months onr armies have marched
ship las been q fraud; your oaths Of allegi-
npce have been shams and pe71uries. You
feed the rebel army, ron act "a spies while
claiming to be true to tie Union. We do not
care about Jour past political opinions: no
man will be peEsecuted because he differs
from us. But neutrality is ended. If yon
are patriot, ron must tlght; If you arc trait
The time for lighting has come. Every
man who feeds, harbars, protects, OF In any
way gives aid and comfort to the enemies Of
the Union. will be held responsible for his trea-
eon with his life and property. While all the
property OF Union men and all their rights
will be- relieiously respected, traitors will
everywhere he treated as ourlaws-encmtes OF
God and man, too baee to hold any descsip-
tion Of property, and having no rights which
IoYal men are bound to respect. The lust dol.
lar and last slave Of rebels will be taken and
turned over to the General Government.
Plying war Is played out, and whenever
ULfon troops ore fired upon the answer will
boom from cannon and deso1ation will follow
treason. Loyal citizens will be fully remun
Grated for all property taken from them tot
the use of the army.
All the land between Fort Leavenwnrth and
the headquarters Of the army Of the West Il
under the jurisdiction Of the United States
and We propose to hare regular road over Il
and safe communication through 1t, NO mat
ter ut what cost Of rebel treason and blood.
It is to be hoped that you will see tha ne
ceebity Of abiding By the laws aud actively
sustalnipg them. But If you riise au arm
agasnst the Government We have sworn tt
protect, have briefly marked ont what vii
be followed to the letter.
C. r. JESS1soN,
Col Cpm'ding 1st Kansas Cavalry,
, 1863-08-28
THE DRAFT IN NEW YORK.

New YoRk, Aug. a5.-The following west
ern regiments are among thoss on duty IN
New Yotk:
First regiment Mirnesos. Volunteer, infantry.
Fourteenth 'egtrntat lndiaaa Volunteer, In
Twentieth regiment Indiana Volunteer, intsa.
Fwertg.aerenth regiment 1ndiana Volunteer,
'11ia Thtra regiment Michigan Volunteer. infantry.
Thiril regiment Wisconsin Volunteer, iniln-
fiah regiment Wisconsin Volunteer, infantry.
Scr ond Connecticut battery Of artillery
Seventh regiment Michigan Volunteer, tnfan'
Txenty-slzth regiment Michigan Volunteer.
Fi1stnelawaze battery OF artillery.
Seventh Massachusetts, battery Of artillery
These regiments aud batteries are stationed
At City Hall Park, Washington Square, the
Battery, aud other places In this city. and In
nS5s ie o1 H. feTf md other for
The following regiments are on their way
10 this city: The 5th Ohio infantry. iii
Ohio infantry, Goth Ohio infantry, G6:h Oaio
infantry, 5th Michigan infantry.
The following Is classification Of the reg
iments and batteries Of artillery on duty.
United States regular infantry regiments and
New 4ofk csysii5 and iaiAntzy regiments and
artillery. ..~.,.......-........-.
Otto infantry regiments.
Massat hnsetts infantry and artillery.
Vermont infantry regiments ....-............-. s
Connecticut batttry. ..-...............-....--
Delaware battery. J....--...-..-..-.-.....
Michigan infantry regiments ........-......,... 3
Indiana infantry regiments.
1inpeeota infantry.
Wisconsin in!astty.
Total q $ regiments aud batterie. On duty. AZ
, 1863-08-28

TIE X. G.. C'S IN MISSOURI,


Five men alleged to be members ofthe K G.
C in Putnam county, Missouri, have been sent
to st. Louis for trial. and with them nre sent
minutes ot the testimony Of number Of wit
nesses. From this testimony the following
Gact6 appear:
In Putnam and other counties In North
Miseop1i, ALd especially in Uniooyilie and
elsewhere, exists an organization represen ed
as *'a Democratic organization" having "a
bsDtpg s:gn,n' consisting in raising and bring
ing the right hand down the right cheek The
answer is by ra!siIg aud bringing down the
=: l.fs hand 1o~n the left check Six or sevea
weeks sgo one depobent was asked to attend
"a Democratic meeticg At night" mite
northwest of UDic1yille, and on the PhEpDs
term. The came person "he inri:ed dcponent
to The Democratic. secret night meeting, also
proposed there to 60 into bush = hacking, but
tie proposal was negatiyed, Acather depo-
merit v as initia:ed Tito the organization ard
received TIC signs Of recogni'ian. and then
learned no more, but was told that death
would be bis portion It he should diyulse
Bis motive vas sim1ly to 1sar1 what was the
1a'ure Of the league. To another teponeat
we've eloun the constitution aud oath Of
society known as the Knights of the Golden
Circle, or Democratic Organization" and he
Was ini:iAted.
Anotl er depopc1t, resident also OF Putn,m
county. 6TcIe tlaf la!t sprtuE U1a0 from
Iowa stald MI night at his house. He cou-
ye,sed, were both De1nccrats, and the Iowa
man remarked that where be llved the Demo
cats knew each other, By signs, which he ey-
p1sIned. BE also stated the oath. about IS
follows: "Thar ron will support the Coasti.
, tution Of the United S ases, and Of the St1te
Of, snd thu. Jou y i'll not voluntarily take
up arms to ecerre either North or South"
Tic sign Ct recognition vas by throwing up
the right hand, the palm towards the person
1eccgnized, ard the answer By thro *lng up
the 1T hand fn like manucr. Another sign
WIS b3 shaking hands, with the thumb resliog
in ,nediately On the joint Of the first tuger,
the answer was the same When the parties
wish to btc6 me better acquainted, one asks,
=. Can you spell ?" and the other answers, ssA
lit4le.'' The frst aeain askes, (which way"
The other replies, By letter. The rest pro-
ceeds thus, questioner-" Begin Answer
LAP. Questioner-"L," AnsTer-a F."
oqcstion:t-'tS-" Answer-*.P." Question
tr-"L'' Answer-@.A.'
Fer imparting the signs are: When com.
u,andcd to brig their guns to an order, thcS
bring them square bcf5re them, between their
feet. When ch1Fylpg guns ST shoulder: they
carrF them to Incline rather on the arm. There
ale signs for mounted men and officers, INT
depcncnt had not heard them:
Any member could administer the cath to
oilers He was sworn In, and ~as told there
vas no intent to oppose the Government, only
the Abo1itiopists. he did not consider the
organization treasonable.
, 1863-08-28

This place, now firmly held By Il portion OF
Ger. Rosecrans' troops may noy be consider
I'd the base Of our army in the operations
aga.nst Chattanooga. The torn WAS found
cd by Col. '. Z. Stevens, President Of tue
Nashville aud Chattanooga Railroad, who laid
ont this depot in 1852. Five miles distant is
cicnt Cherokee rendezvous.
Stevenson is located at the base Of spur
Of Cumberland mountains. tno and half
miles from Tennessee River. md contalas300
Of population. The surrounding country
IL c1ay soil, rather broken, climate tolersbly
healthy, and the princlpal agricultural pro-
, 1863-08-28

# A rebel paper contains the followiDg:
Gen. JEFF. Thompson is at present in this
city, full Of hope and vigcr such as never
fiug iu his bosom. If he has not recently &C.
comp}ished what Was expected from his ear.
her career, 1t is because Of inexorably ad-
verse circumstances. His time will certainly
come. 3
As JEFF. Thompson is now in Federal hands,
We presume his time may be considered to
have arrived. His present circumstances are
tsinexorab]y adverse" In fact. Shave his
head and send him to Morgan.
, 1863-08-28

ducts are cotton, some grain, horses, ca1t1c,
mules, and smaller stock. There is one steam
circular saw and g1lst mill, four dry goods
houses. one drug store, aud two hotels j.
Stevenson is the intersectlng point OF the
Memphis aud Charleston aud Nashville and
c7mttsnooea Railroads. Among the natural
cnr3osftice Ia the vicinity fs 9:N{ckajack Cave"
at which = bloody encounter Is said to have
occurred between the whites and Cheroktes.
It hiss been explored for several mi1ea, and
aboupds in matters interesting to yieltors.
B- The American Emigrant Company is
doirg much for Iowa. It is made up Of tue
hest and Fea1thiest men In New England.
The company owns half million Of acres Of
land in this State e-se]ls only to actual settlers
-hns agents in different parts Of Europe.
They cell lands to European emfgrants and
transport them to their destination at less
than half regular fares. 4 large number Of
German and Norwegian families are expected
to be sent to Iowa next spring. To these the
company furnish means to stock their farms
with sheep. They are now sending large
numbers Of sheep into this State to let out
among settlers In the counties where they
: own lacd5,
A WEALTH. ESGIIsHNAs KILLED II SIB-
LET's sExrEpITIof.-Amoug the slain in Gen.
sibley's expedition was John Beemer, 4
wealthy Englishman, 1 graduate Of Oxford
and former officer On the staff Of Lord Ragglan.
He had come from England on buffalo hunt
In the Northwest, and took nominal post
ton upon Gen. sibley's etsff to crafty his
faste Of adventure. Sent on accommodating
service, he was caught in ambuscade and shot
doxn with iron.headed arrows, the savages
eca1plpg bin ard hacking off one side Of his
head while he was Jet alive. he leaTes a
splendid yacht and Urge library in Nea
York.
, 1863-08-28


to rob Of their well-earned lau1els the colosed
regiments who have met the enemy face to
face In deadly combat. The ButIalo Courier
publishes, and all the slavery. worshippIng
presses are copying, 4 statemcat from IN an
nopymons source, pufportiEg to be from ian
officer in the army beforc< Charleston" to the
following purport:
The stories about their splendid fighting
are IS all III my eye" At the assault on Fort
Wagner they ran away as East as'they could,
ard csme NEAR demora1iziDg the whole attack.
ing force. In an hour sf<er the fight eou1-
1nenced, over thoneaod Of them came etEag-
cling down 10 the south END Of the island,
ard before morning there we're at the hospital
and dock over three hundsed of them not
hunt In the least.
But the fa1sity Of this mean and atrocious
-Attack Is Gemonetrated by every account Of
the assault from an authentic source. Official
and non-of1icial accounts Of the affair ali
unite in Saving that the negroes fought
brayely.
The following letter from DR.. Hamlin to
Senator Wilson completely dlsp:oyes this
libel: -
.DEArroa7, s. c, Aug. :, .s5a
DEAR sM: Knowing that you feel an IN
ttreet In the fate Of the 54th Massachusetts,
as well as in the problem Of the human races,
Twin drop you liae to assure you that slau-
der will NOT Affect the reputation Of tha. regi.
mtnt in the TWO battles in n hich they have
taken part
Law them march along TO tho assault US
tt adily ard stern1y rs the most veteran Of
the battalion. / saw them plunge bragely
into Tie rtr1itle abyss Of death, which the
darkness of hight was rapidly eoncealing from
view. As TO how they fought, there Is the
'org LIT Of the fslien to Show. As to how far
captured within the fort, and so ad nlttod to
NE BY the sebels under The nag Of truce.
can testify that they bore their wounds
with the fo1titude Of tho most determined
veterans, mud that they died US nob!y.
Very respectfully,
a. c, HAML1S,
Medical Inspector U. s. Army.
, 1863-08-28

IMPORTANT TO LADIES

THIRTY YEARS EXPERI-
i .EECE OF An OLD NUEsE.- MIS- Wins1owt
Soothing E3rup the prescription ot Of the baAt
feae h1fcilnn and nuEres IN the United States ard
haa bee used for thirty Tea!s With naver-faag safe-
" Anu SUCCESS By nilsiona Of mofhBrs AID chdfo1,
iiru, ihe feeble intaat eng Eeek old TO the adult
1t cor.tt:s acldlty OF the 8.omaeh.
Eeltevtg Vtkd colo.
Eegn:ates tie bowels
And Efvta ssst health and comfort to u,o.her 21d
chlla. Is cant5 bottle x12l k7I 3m.dp
, 1863-08-28

The Reese Co,taty Rteeille, neat little paper
published in far Oft Nevada, among the 1nlncs,
has the following items Of interest, in this
State:
CoRrEz.-The first white women IN this
district were Mira. D. G. Clinton. Mrs. e. Fl.
Hertick and daugster, late Of Illinois. They
we're great curiosity to tho Indians, rho
"whlte mans mahala," with her balloon rig
Of cr1Doline, etc. The ladies seem to get
Along well enungh In their new home, though
every. thing is 80 very primitive out there.
Families are now located In most OF our new
districts. and society seems to be taking
very healthy shape
D1ED.-Jay Dean, for ten years resident
9f chlenge; and notlve T'a Of I Watertogn: Y: y.
day from general debility and typhoid fever.
The team was driven thirty miles on Friday,
with the hope that the sufferer might reach
here and get relief, but he was too fur gene.
The family were kindly cared for at the lnter-
national and assi.ted By various citizens.
They cannot express the full measure Of their
gratitude for theEe things.
, 1863-08-28

at home can never be tolerated. Traitors
in the South are patriots struggling for in
dependence. Traitors in Canada arc only
fit for the gallowB The jackass in the
lions skin has at Last found his fellow, and
we commend him to season Of meditation
omnnr l,ia rwn f17;Eflaa
, 1863-08-28
THE CANADIANS ON TIE Il AM
PAGE.

PAGE.
We print herewith m article from the
Toronto Leader setting forth the alleged
existence Of plot in the Canadas to de-
liver those proyinces into the
hands Of the United States. The Ka-
nucks Of late haye been growing very TN.
easy. We have already chronicled Nj:
darcy McGee's famous discovery Of the
invasion Of Montreal by one hundred
thousand men, and the quiet manner in
which Nr. Brown, Of the Globe. collapsed
the silly story which Mr.. Vallandigham
poured into tic rather capacious aud con-
fding car Of The McGee. It has been re-
served for the Leader, however. to cap the
climax BY locating the reasonable plot in
the Canndas, and kindly relieving the'pco-
PIE Of the United States from any COM
plicity to rcap crop cf Canadian thistlcs.
not worth tue soil they cucumber.
Apart from the nonsense Of this revela-
lion, as fact, there is a principle to be
applied so obvious that VIC cannot refruin
f1om alluding to it. The Leader, OF all
~an"'''1" ~" el'e,S' .-.,a -" 'ao's NV
'c4ts olFee14 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...s,aa ' 70 20
~ eu - *..:.a., 49, r:1,aaa;~ham h.s
.,eea Dn ~ w.. s.tron sa;n, and Iea Davis has
,,ss- @ ~, "s!e-:.a., - =, ;.e oo1rn,ns ~ s1,ro.
,e,a..a | " aas s,a..a ~ dr;~ors - cxte,5od tte
-..s. s ..s ~ - c,1....,,;. 49, ,,o.oa ;te
, 1863-08-28

Col. O'Brien by brutal mob in the stsects Of
New York, but without another parallel out
side OF rebeldom. While he lay dead and mo-
tionless upon the ground. he was shot > sec.
ond time, and attcf this aro.hor Copperhaad
came up with hinge club and crushed the
head OF the corpse bJ 9 tremendous btoF.
Col. Hawkins had finger shot off. Col.
Gulnup SCENT d to bear charmed life, He
was In the fhickest Of the fight. but escaped
with slight scratch from half spent ball.
A number were wounded, but none nostaily,
above those mentioned The Union men rc.
NAMED In possession Of the town, and the
CopEerheads rallied at their place Of rendez.
vous outside Of the corporation. Meanwhile
Capt: Pazke, Provost Marshal Of this district,
had been summoned by telegraph to send !
military fhrce to Danville, and left about 8
O'Clock with 100 men Of the 104,h, nntlcr
command Of Capt. Dutch, a veteran soldier
Upon bis arrival everything was reported
quiet. The Copperheads were still in camp,
how ever, and the Union men, exasperated BY
the murder Of Alr. Lamb and the brutal out
rsges to which his dead body had been ex-
posed, were determined upon an attack This
was the situation at daElfght this morning,
and we have watched every click Of the tsie.
graph from the west to day with intense In.
ferest+ But happily Tor all concerned, better
counsels bave prevailed, and 4 dispatch ut 5
o'c1S ck this afternoon reports all quiet and
the excitement subsiding.
, 1863-08-28

aCttI III LlOPt1u A-Vf ftAc1p4tts 1o1 ~ nAAt
crowned heads to stoop to the ignolniny OF
/; dealing with an unknown abstraction call
/ ing itself Secret National Government!
1t is mystery within a mystey-and il
1iussia did Mi know what she was abnut,
il she did not direct the counsels Of the
great Powers, she would never submit to
the ignon'iny Of being party to any such
: mediation.
The difficulties set forth above have been
su1mounted in some way or other, and we
have intelligence from the Vienna Press,
us quoted in the Constantinop1c papers Of
July 18th, that the Polish Government has
published the following conditions upon
which it will accept tie mediation Of the
European Powers.
"First, the official recognition Of the
accredited representatives Of the National
Government. Second. the dispatch Of a
; squadron Of the Western Powers to the
Baltic, aud their cooperation with the
i Danish and Swedish feels. Third. tue
occupation cf Poland Iy French and Aus
! t,1an CRIMES! Fourth, the concentration
! Of Russian troops on the frontiers Fifth,
+ institution Of Provisional National Gov
| c1nmcnt, Sixth, the prompt election Of a
/ National Representation, and the assembly
| Of Congress at Warsaw"
t fit should turn out that this stipulation
! is official land there is no reason, on the
! tace of it, that it should not be so-it will
scarcely be possible for any one, however
| infatuated he may be By the Power which
| holds The destfnies Of Europe in its hauds,
not 10 sec that this Power dictated the
provisions Of the stipulation, which strike
| at the root Of Polish nationality and lib.
! erty, and could never have been written
by Pole loyal to the traditions and hopes
! Of his country.
, 1863-08-28

On Saturday morning last General Clrripg-
ten visited Camp ofth, Lafayette, (Indiaa aaa.)
to review and dri1l the 10th regiment. The
regiment was first maneuVesed by General
Mnnshcld, who WAS present. and who address.
cd the soldiers briefly, after which General
Carripgton spoke rs follows:
I coon leave you-do not expect . speech.
I AM man Of few Words-thsy will seem
home]y, but they arc the result of expert
cnce:
God Of battles, and holds the issues of life,
should be reEe;ca, If you would have His
blessing. The man who honors His holy name
Is true soldier; he fears not to die, because
be Is prepared for tue issues Of death
Temperance is the next virtue. The best
stimulus to the soldier Is his coffee. Liquors
are temporary and brjug relaxation, aud they
s1so inyoye bad habits Water should be used
frequently, but in small dsaushts-too much
wafer, at . time, involves persplration and
weakeps the body. Drink it often, bnt always
in moderation.
Be chnste and truthful Be as good citizens
in The service as ONT of it.
Bathing IL important. Keep clean. Ifyour
feet are core after march, battle them in
soft water, and you wM be fresh in the morn
IN closing, let nc say that nothing pa;us me
SO much as to see soldier Tllo fofgets his
duty as citizen and a Christian. Be 10 pure
that your wives and sweeetbearts will homer
yeu every step Ct your progress as a soldier;
If we meet again. it will be my pleasure and
duty to serve the country with you It not, be
true to the flag. and your country will honor
you, To yourself ali have to eay after two
Days drill is, am satisfied. Take that as
soldiers good bye
, 1863-08-28
2ufftuh 9Rias.

PY E. & W. MORGA n.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-01-14
III H. BENSON
Mineral Point, Jan. 9Th, 1863.

WISCONSIN FARMEE.-This choice Ag-
ricultural journal is regular visitor to
our table. Its selections as well as origi
nal articles are of the highest order, such
as every Farmer and Gardener viii appre-
ciate The Miners Department, conduct
ed by Rev. JoHS MuRRIsH "a man VIII
known to our readers--is of peculiar in
terest to the readers in this portion of the
state. The Farmer is cheap at one dollar
q year, but every subscriber who pays that
sum for it gets one of Lloyds maps worth
nearly the price of the subscription. Adj
dress Hoyt and Campbell, Madison, Wis
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-01-14

Mr. BLIss-I improve the opportunity
your paper presents to express the pleas
ure it afforded my family and myself, to
welcome TO our house so many of our
friends, on the evening of the 18th inst
We heartily thank them for all their
kind benefaetions, amounting to about
seventy dollars. 1t was good for US, our
prayer is that it may be doubly so to
them
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-01-14
SOLDIERS AID SocI-TY.-This Society

SOLDIERS AID SocI-TY-This Society
meets this "wednesday evening at Mrs.
MoFFETs. The present wantsof the large
mum Der ofour brave soldiers in the Hos
pitfalls call loudly upon the Ladies to exert
themselves to send forward necessary ar
ticles as speedily as possible.
The society has much more work on
hand at this time than it can accomplish
and asks the cooperation of such Ladies
not members, as are willing tolend hand
The object is worthy one, and it is hop
ed that the Ladies generally Of the City
will attend the meeting and render such
assistance as may be convenient
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-01-14

REroRrs-We are in receipt of the
Annual Report of Hon. j. L. PIcKARD,
Superintendent of Public Instructions, and
of Hon. J. r. LEWIS, Secretary of State
The latter document is very voluminous,
making nearly 1000 pages. We have
had no time to examine either, but hope
20 soon, when we shall notice them more
at length.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-01-14
Gen Roseorans' Official Dispatch
Washington, Jan. 6, 1868

Washington, Jan, s, 1868
The following dispatch has been re-
ceived at headquarters
DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Jan. 5, IS
To Maj Gen Halleck:
We have fought one of the greatest bat
ties OF the war, and are victorious.
Our entire success on the 3lst was pre-
vented by surprise of the right flank,
but We have, nevertheless, beaten the en-
envy after three days fight
They fed with great precipitation on
Saturday The last of their cavalry coll
umn left this morning. Their loss has
been very heavy. Their Gems. Rains and
Hanson, are killed Gems Glsdson, Ad-
ans and Breckenridge are wou, ded
Esignsdl W. & ROSFCRANS.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-01-14

rR-The Tableaux Exhibition, under
The supervision of the Ladies oft the Ep,s
copal Church at the City Hall on Friday
evening was perfect success. The house
was crowded to its utmost capacity, and
every body appeared pleased with the per
formance, as we'll as with the refresh
ments