Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-04-07

The Auburn Publishing Co., Au-
burn, n. Y, have Just issued the first
volume of a Complete History of the
Great American Rebellion, embracing
the Causes, Events, and Consequences,
by Elliot G.. Storke. Editor of The
Family, Farm. and Garden. Vol. l.,
500 pages octave, price in cloth gilt
$3.50, in arabesque leather $500 per
Volume" A second volume of the
same size and price is in preparation,
and will complete the work.
Seven chapters of the first volume
are devoted to the causes Of the Re-
Jellion," and the remainder of that vol
ume contains a full and well arranged
account of all the civil, military, and
naval events Of the war from the at
tack on Fort Sumpter to the Battle OF
Frcdericksburgh.
The plan, size and execution OF the
work are indicious, and the time Sc
lected for its publication is well cho-
sen. During the first year of the war,
several Histories were rushed ont in
great haste, in order to secure the first
market. They were written in few
months, and the first volume issued
embraces less than one.fourth of the
events which have already transpired.
The progress of the war has rendered
them comparatively worthless. Sec
ond and even third volumes have fol.
lowed, and more still will be needed.
These early histories therefore are
necessarily imperfect in plan and exc
cution, unwieldIy in size, and need
lessly expensive.
Those objections are, in this work,
avoided. 1t was intentionally, and,
We think, wisely delayed until the
great and significant events of the
contest could be accurately stated,
aud its important facts probably APP
piled. For those reasons, We regard
this work as decidedly superior to its
rivals, and more worthy of the public
confidence and patronage. We COM
ment it, therefore, to all who desire
and who does not pa full, reliable and
cheap History Of the Great Rebellion.
A complete History of the war can be
obtained much cheaper in this work
than in the early Histories even for
those who already have the first vol
ume of the latter. The early period
and great haste in which they were
prepared prevented tue adoption of
any systematic plan, aud make their
works needlessly elaborate and expen-
eive.
The work is having very large
sale, the utmost efforts Of the publish
ers being insufficient to meet the de-
mand. 1t is fully aud finely illustra-
ted. with portraits. maps, and battle
scenes, and it is beautifully printed
and substantially bound,
From tho work above named we
make the following extract regarding
the Indian troubles in Minnesota.
The Sioux of Minnesota and Eastern
Dakota, had been tempered with, by
agents of the rebels. as well as by em
issaries from Canada, at the period
when an effort was made in Canada
TO provoke war with the United
States. The injudicious, aud in some
cases fraudulent, management of some
of the agents of the Government
among them, had helped to fan the
flame of discomfort among this vicious
and blood-thirsty tribe, tho largest in
the northwest. and an insurrectioD OF
the most fearful character, broke out
among them. 10 August, 1862, which
led to the massacre of some hundreds
OF innocent victims. As part Of the
plan Of the rebel leaders for wreaking
their vengeance upon the defenders OF
the Union. "a short sketch fthis Indian
war may be of interest. Though there
had been violent threats made by the
Indians, and they had occasionally as.
sembled in hostile manner, the first
murderous outbreak, which occurred
on the 10th of August. was the resul,
Of an apparently trivial cause, A par