Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-09-16
TELEGR APh!c,
A Draft Ordered next Monday.
Important Letter from Gen. Grant.

Monday, the 10Th, to continue until the
remaining deficiency under the call is
filled by volunteering or drafting. The
present deficiency is understood to be
something less than 1000.
The 44th Iowa, 600 days men, ar
rived here this morning, and will be
paid off and mustered out of the service.
The 45th is coming up the river OH the
same Grand.
NEW YORK. Sept. 9.-The CONNER
cidfs Washington special says that all
officers and soldiers on detached duty
have been ordered to report to their res
pective regiments.
Lee evidently defers his grand attack
until his reintOrcements come up.
No demonstrations have been made by
the enemy since Wednesday. Recruits
were hurrying to the front this week
from Pennsylvania and especially more
rapidly than at any previous time. The
Post says that according to the records
of the transportation officers in this city
the number of recruits from the north
ern and eastern parts of this State and
from one or two points in New England
States, passing to the front daily avera-
ges 800, and frequently as many as
800 of the New York State men alone
procure transportation orders per day.
Many others of this State who come
from Elmira do not obtain their orders
here and therefore no record is kept of
them in New York, others go south di-
rectly by the Northern Pennsylvania
Railroad.
Besides the recorded number of re-
cruits who pass through New York, an
average of about 400 convalescents are
sent from this Department. They are
experienced troops who came home in
the summer slightly wounded, and now
return to the field rested and invigorat-
ed. The total number Of men who go
through this city daily is not less than
/ 800.
The Class of men coming from the
country NOW are among the best who
have yet entered the field. 1t is said
by their officers, who have been engaged
! from the first in the inspection and
transportation of troops, that in detach-
ments of 600 to 200 now continually
arriving, there is sometimes scarcely. a
man who could not at once become an
eXcellentnOn- commissioned officer. The
common impression arising from the
fact that in aliens the most Of the mate
rial which now enters the army is OF an
inferior grade, is shown to be wholly
incorrect in reference to the quality of
| men from the entire country.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.--Forged drafts
purporting to be signed by Hon. James
Harlan, treasurer OF the Union Congress
sional Committee, are being presented
to postmasters in the West by some
swindler who claims to be duly author
lied to collect for the committee. No
ii pnft hos Il
and no agent has been employed to col
iect from them by Senator Harlan.
The Navy Department to-day issued
orders that after the 10th inst. no person
shall be enlisted in the Naval service
for less period than two years.
CINCINNATI, Sept. "a safe contain
coach between Portland and Gallipolis
last Monday.
Henry &. Lord declined the Demo-
cratic nomination to Congress in the I'd
district and Joseph G. Butler was NOM
mated in his stead.
WASHINGTON, Sept. S.-The follow
ing is an extract of 4 letter from General
Grant, dated Headquarters, City Point,
Va, Sept. 9Th:
70 Hon IL q. jTustLx,sse--De,.y. Sir.
l state to all citizens who visit me that
all we want now to insure an early res
tOratiOn of the Union is determined
unity of sentiment North. The rebels
have now in their ranks their last man.
The boys and old men are guarding pris-
oners and railroad bridges, and are
forming good part of their garrisons
for intrenched positions. Any man lost
by them can't be replaced. They have
robbed the cradle and the grave equally
to get their present force. Besides what
they lose in frequent skirmishes and
battles, they are now losing. from deser-
ton and other causes at least one regi-
ment per day. With this drain upon
them the end is not far distant, if we
will only be true to ourselves. Their
only hope now is in divided North
This might give them reinforcements
from Tennessee, Kentucky, Maryland
and Missouri, while it would weaken US.
With the draft quietly enforced, the
rebels would become Respondent, and
would make but little resistance. l
have no doubt but the enemy are exceed
ingly anxious to hold out until after the
Presidential election. They have many
hopes from its effects. They hope for a
counter-revolution-t hope for the
election of the Peace candidate. In
fact, like Micauber, they hope for
something to turn up. Our peace friends
If they expect peace from separation
are much mistaken. 1t would but be
the beginning of war, with thousands OF
Northern men joining the South because
of our disgrace in allowing separation.
To have "peace Oh any TERMS" the
South would demand tie restoration of
their slaves already freed they would
demand indemnity for losses sustained,
and they would demand treaty which
would make the North slave-hunters
for the South.
Yours, truly, U. S. GRANT.
New YORK, Sept. 9.-The Heruld's
correspondent from City Point, It'll,
says: Yesterday large number of de-
serters entered Gen. Buffers lines from
along their whole length, impelled to
leaving the Southern armies on reading
the recent generous order of the Lieut.. |
Gen. commanding. They say that the
more general circulation of the order |
would have the effect to bring rebel SOL |
diers into our lines by hundreds and !
thousands. They say that the impress
sion prevailing among Southern soldiers
is that the Chicago Convention but |
meant Peace, but if they thought they
were to endure another campaign, the |
army of Lee would PROFESSIONALLY fall |
to pieces. They assert strongly, and |
with apparent truthfulness, that great
and real WEAKNESS of war patriotism has |
given way to lassitude and continued |
lassitude to heartlessness and hopeless
ness.
SANFRANCIsCo, Sept. S.-The Demo-
cratic State Convention, now in session |
here, nominated Ex-Gov. Downey and |
Jam IS Caffroth for Congress. Resolu.
tons were adopted simply endorsing
McClellan's nomination and the plat
form on which he accepted it.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. Col. Holeman,
18th Kentucky Cavalry, captured the
sol desdnt Col. Jessie and $50 of his men
yesterday afternoon. They were en-
camped near Client, KY, and being