Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-09-23

was made at Che second board to-day of
$50, 900 in gold at 81. II.
A special to the Cnmmercio', dated
Washington, September 81, says: a
Nirg; nian to-day, white conversing with
an acquaintance from Richmond was
informed that Lee positively had but
TO- 00 troops, Independent of Early's
command.
The 203d Penna { Berdan Sharpshoot
ers) over 900 strong, left Philadelphia
for the front to-day.
1t is rumored in this city that Admit
raj Farragut's flagship Hartford was
accidentally blown up while on her way
to this city The report comes from the
navy yard, where it is believed.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2l.-The Selma,
Ga. Rebel Of the 18th, Il copy of which
has been received here is gratified at its
assumed information that the Northern
draft has been abandoned, and says the
pretense that volunteering is going on
to al extent which renders the draft I'M
necessary is thrown out for the benefit
of the fanatics who demand vigorous
prosecution of the war. The same pa
| per believes a few short weeks more of
| determined resistance will settle this
campaign, and time will do the rest
The subscriptions to the 7-30 loan for
the last two days are 81 ,O2O, 0oo, and to
| the I0-i0 loan ST. 900.
| The following is the reply of General
Sherman to Gen. Hoods charge OF UNI
generous cruelty, which was received i'll
Washington to-day:
Hcadquarters .Eiito.y Dtrision Of the
| Mississippi, IN the FTeid, It'dn q, sept.
| lofh, lS6l.-To Gen. J. B. Hood: l have
the honor to acknowledge the receipt OF
your letter of this date, at the hands OF
| Messrs. Ball and Crow, consenting to
the arrangement | had proposed to "a
cilitaIe the removal South OF the people
Of Atlanta who preferred to go in that
direction. enclose you copy OF my
order. which will, | am sure. accomplish
my purpose perfectly. You state the
measures proposed are unprecedented.
and appeal to the dark history of war
! for Il iarallel-as an act OF unSenerHus
cruelty. 1t is not unprecedented, for
even johnson himself very wisely and
nroperly removed the families from Dali
ton, Tenn, and | see no reason why At
lanta should be excepted. Nor Is IT ne
cessary to appeal to the daiis history OF
war when recent and modern examples
are 50 plenty. You, yourself, burned
dwelling houses along your parapet. |
have seen to-day fifty houses that you
have rendered uninhabitable, because
they stood in the way of your force
land men. You defended Atlanta at a
line so elcre to the town that every cam
non shot aad maug musket shots from
our line went into the hah,taf'ons OF
women and children. Gen. Hardee did
! the save ut Jonesboro, and Gen. john
! son did tie same last summer at jack
son, Miss.
! | have not accused YOU of heartless
cruelty, but merely instance these cases
OF very recent occurrence, and could 60
on enumeration of Il hundred others,
any war man to judge which Of Us has
the heart of pity for the families of 4
brave people. say it is a kindness to
those families OF Atlanta TO remove them
at once from scenes that would sadden
them, aud the brave people should scorn
to commit their wives and children to
the barbarans who thus are, you say
violating the laws of war. In the name
OF common srnse I ask you not to APP
peal to a just god in such a sacriligious
manner: you who in the midst OF peace
and prosperity have plunged nation
| into civil war. dark and cruel; who
drove and dared us to battle, insulted
our flag, seized our arsenal and forts that
were left III the hands of a peaceful or
dinance, selzed anG made prisoners of
war the very sarrisons seat to protect
your people against negroes and indians
long before any overt act was committed
| by the to you hateful Lincoln Govern
ment, forced Kentucky and Missouri
into the rebellion in spite of themselves.
talsified the vote of Louisiana, turned
! loose your prvates to plumber unarmed
! siaips, expelled Union families by the
thousant:s, bngned their houses, and de-
clared by acG Of Congress the cOnfisca-
ton of all debts due NOrtherE men for
goods. Talk thus to the marines, but
! not to men who have seen these things,
land who will this day make as much
sacrifice for the peace and honor of the
South Ia li.G best born Southerner
among you. RI we must be enemies, let
US he men and fight it out as ~ g propose
to-day, and not deal III such hypocracy
appeals to God and humanity. God
VIII Judge us in due time, and He will
pronounce whether it be more humane
! TO fia:.t with town full of women and
the families of brave people at our
back, or To remove them, in time, to
places ofsatety among their own friends
and people.
! am, very respectfully,
Your obedidnt servant,
! W. T. SHERMAN, Major General.
NEW YORK, Sept. 21.--Gold closed at
! iIn L'vapipc, g. ycb at 81 81