The Goodhue volunteer., 1864-01-06

This farce cannot much longer continue.
4 few moe months must end it and that
Let US wait for the dawning.
Editorial Brevities.
The St. Paul Press Of tHs 1st inst, was a
perfect New Years gift: It is a double
sheet containing cdrisise statement Of the
prominent events iii the History of Mi nne.
sofa, together with much other exceedisgly
interesting matter.
A convention Of unconditional Union men
has been called to meet at Little Rock Ar
kansas to take measures to bring that State
into the Union. The people their are get
ting to be nearly al! abolitionists' The old
political leaders have taken sides with the
rebellion and gone into exile with General
Price, leaving the people under the fostering
care of Union army. to cultivate loyalty.
They say slavery shall be blotted out OF
their Constitution. A correspondent Of the
St. Paul Press, writing from Little Rock
says:
Az a Captain in the 81 Arkansas Cavalry
and who had been refugee in the noun
tains for 18 months, said to me. "Brfore
The war, we had heard but one side of the
Slavery question. The politicians and
stump orators all talked in favor of it. Now
We see the thing in different light. Now
uuo hmm, that Clavor1 r,oIo Tho xror rh;ch
has cost the most Of US all we are worth
we have tet Slavery now, and are abound to
kill it, 1t has got to be put out Of our
State Constitution ard tho vile Secession.
lists that arc sneakiog back to Little Rock,
and protesting to be Union men, had better
find home further off. They can't stay
there. Their day Of reckoning is coming,
and is closer by than many Of them think
for"
The Navy department have lately com.
meacsd the erection Of two large war ves-
sels At the Brooklyn Navy Yard. They are
to Ike first class seagoiug vessels. Iron clad
and armed with the !tesviest armament now
in use. Verify the days o. old things has
passed away! The old vessels h"nored for
the service they have done are no longer o:
any use except to be converted into mer
chant ships. W. now have larger Iron
clad navy than any nation on the globe, and
a threat of war from America, every when
We are in tho midst Of the most gigantic
struggle that was ever known, in sufficient
to "cause reflection" a; was the case with
England lately.
Representative Donnelly has given notice
Of Bill to establish bureau Of Emigration.
We hope. we believe this Bill will become
= law: 1t may be Republican measure,
but it is certainly nat ;onol measure, and
that is what it ought to be regarded Next
to the Homestead Act nothing will more
rapidly dcvciope the country.
Heenan is represented as feeling very bad
ly ABOUT his defeat, and attributes it to An
injury he received on the nineteenth round
when he threw King. and had decided ad
vantage over him, but struck his own head
in tho fail, nearly stunning himself Jim
Mace has challenged Heenan, but there is
no information as to whether he has accept
ed or not 1fhe has not, he will, and VIC
predict that in very short time he will 70.
challenge King.
The gallant Second regiment have rein .
listed, almost to Z man. Eight full compa.
MES have reinlistsd As companies and the
greater portion Of the other two companies
doubtless will. They are soon to come
home on thirty days furlough.
Col. Mattson informs ~ that the Larger
portion Of the Third will probably reeo.
list.
News. that is considered reliable from
the frontier shows that the Indians arc in
the most desperate condition. They are
nearly naked, and many Of them have a.
.ually died Of starvation. They n, exceed
insly anxious for peace.
Tennessee Will accept the PROPOSE, ion of
the President and rstsrn to the Union an
der the condition Of his proclamation, Il.
ready the work IS going On, and il 10 said
thsrs are Uni men enough in East Ten
nsss>s to claim the right, under the pr,cl.
ma''oa q representing .hs goverumen. Of
the Unisu.
The Third Regiment.
This regiment is now stationed 1t L;t,.
Rock, ark, ding provost guard duty. I, Is
quartered in the Capitol Building, and - in
excellent condition, both as regards di.ci-
pline and health. The Ptss corresponden,