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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-08-05

seAs If the rebel reports of the number
of their recruits recently obtained in
Maryland and Kentucky are at all reli-
able, there is but little chance left of the
Copperheads carrying those States at the
Presidential election.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-08-05

A COPPERHEAD CANARD NAILED
The order removing Col. Bowman and
assigning Gen. Town to the position of
commander at West Point, was issued
more than year ago, for reasons DEEM
ed satisfactory by the Engineer Depart
ment and Secretary of War. Its execu-
ton was delayed by reason Of General
Towns wounds. AS soon as he became
strong enough to assume the duties,
General Delafield recommended that
the order should be carried into effect
without further delay. General McClel-
lan's speech at West Point had no con-
nection, directly or indirectly, with the
affair
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-08-05

4 n@- A large part of the radical Ger
mans of st. Louis have concluded to
stand by the State ticket, in spite Of the
determination of the candidates to sup
port Mr. Lincoln. ..f....l
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-08-05

nay Hon. Jas. Wright will please ac-
cept our thanks for a substantially
bound copy of "The Laws of Iowa,
passed by the Tenth General Assem-
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-08-05

THE RIGHT KIND OF A CHALLENaE.
Jacob Strown, the great Cattle King
of Morgan County, ILL.,, challenged the
County to match him with $4,000 to
the Christian Commission. The Coun-
ty toed the mark and Thousand dollars
better. So that the Commission gets
81, 900. .II..,.....',
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-08-05

n9r The st. Louis Republican regards
General Mcclellan asalready the virtual
nominee for President of the Chicago
Convention, and recommends Hon.
John s. Phelps, of Missouri, to be asso-.
ciated with him as Vice President. It
adds:
"The Pathfinder will have a strong
support from the Radicals, but it is
proper to say that he will get no strength
or support anywhere else"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-08-05

The following letter from Quartermas-
ter R. Cadle, of the 1lth Iowa, to his
wife, gives some additional particulars.
The letter is dated 2! miles from Allan
ia, July 23d:
Yesterday the rebels undertook to
turn our flank and massed their forces
for that purpose on our left, which is
held by the 18th Army Corps, but they
failed in doing it to any great extent,
and held only part of the works that we
occupied in the morning. Our brigade
lost very heavily. The 11th lost Captain
Rose, Co. B, Capt. Neal, Co. c, Capt.
Barr Co. G., and Lieut.. Caldwell, Co. G,
killed, and about the same number OF
officers wounded, besides Col. Aber-
crombie- slightly and Maj. Foster seri-
ously. We lost 1876 men in killed,
wounded and missing. The other regi-
ments of the Brigade suffered about in
proportion, although it is reported that
the 10th suffered more seriously, but it
is supposed they are taken prisoners
Our boys performed many gallant acts.
Being in breastworks, the rebs. charged
on them seven lines deep, but were re-
pulsed and driven back, and the men
mounted the works and chased them
out and were again driven back. They
thus fought for some time-first on one
side and then on the other of the breast
works-but were finally forced to give
back about half mile, where the rebels
refused to try it again. While 1 am
writing 1 hear we occupy the same
works we did in the morning. ts.
One Of the 18th killed reb. with a
club, his gun being out of his hands at
the time. ...t .tE
The reason the 18th lost so many is
that most of them were detailed to build
Notifications between our works and
Atlanta, and the rebs. got between them
and cut them off. l hear that Lloyd
Pocock, of this regiment, is prisoner.
The 10th is reduced to 13O men.
George (Magoon) had another sun
stroke yesterday, but is over it now. He
lost everything except what he had on.
You knew he was in the Pioneer Corps?
Most of their teams were captured, which
contained all the officers baggage and
their tools. He was out putting up for
tifications.
P.S. A letter from Hiram Hanna, OF
Co. H, 18th, dated 23d, addressed to his
father, says: "Our company lost nine. J.
E. Coe and w. P. Sparks are missing
They may come in yet. Capt. Beach is
all right. Our regiment lost 139 killed,
wounded and missing. The rebel loss
is at least three to our one."
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-08-05

s@- Gov. Morton, in Indiana, it is
said, will not call for volunteers to fill
the State quota, and on this ground:
When call is issued, the loyal Hoosiers
become at once greedy and fill the ranks,
and SO it happens that the Copperheads,
whose modesty on such occasions is
wonderful, get no place at all. This is
not fair. If there is no call nor oppor-
tunity to volunteer, manifestly it will
give the Cops. an equal chance to serve
their country. This is highly desirable.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-08-05

Why is it difficult to keep a black
smith in custody? Because he can gen.
orally make successful bolt.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-08-05
Collision Between the Soldiers and Cop.
perheadS.
4 COpperhedd Taken DoUn for Hu7rah-
ing for Jeff. Davis.
INDIANAPOLIS. July %

INDIANAPOLIS, July %.
The riot at Greencastle during the
Copperhead Convention, on Wednesday,
commenced by one of the followers of
VOORHEES, shouting for jeff. Davis. A
soldier of the 43d Indiana knocked him
down on the spot. Lieutenant Cooper,
of the ADD, who backed up the soldier,
was set upon by several hundred cop
perheads, who shouted, xiii the id
soldier-hang him!' He defended him
self with his pistol, and beat off the
whole pack till he managed to escape
The crowd gathered about the house
where he entered, but were kept at bay
by Miss Walls, who stood before the
door with a sabre, and beat off the cow
ardly traitors with the pluck of vet
eran. She wounded two of them, and
narrowly missed running Judge Hanna
"a copperhead Supreme Judge) through
the body. The 43d boys are raising a
subscription to present her with COM
plete equipment of side-arms.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-08-05
The Harmony of the Union Party q
Prime Necessity.

We trust that as the Presidential can
vass advances, the great loyal body of
the Union party will show that they will
tolerate no personal altercatiOns-tha
they will put the ban upon them as hos
tile and fatal to the Union cause. The
party cannot afford to be patient with
men who think more of their own re-
sentiments than of the interests of the
country. The millions who make upthe
party are themselves controlled by pub
lie considerations only; and they have a
right to insist that this shall be the all
ruling spirit of the party. If this can
be secured, the triumph of the party is
certain. There is that in the Baltimore
ticket and platform which will surely
overcome all opposition, unless it be be-
trayed by false friends. No observing
man doubts that the majority of the
people are for the prosecution of the war
until the rebels are subdued into an un-
conditional submission. That determin-
alton finds its only clear exponent in the
declared policy Of the Union party
The Opposition party will, and of neces-
sity must, go before the people either
with peace propositions outright, orwith
half-and-half, milk-and-water resolu-
tons that will express neither princi-
pie nor purpose. In spite of all the VEN
ON which the Copperheads will emit
against President Lincoln, and all their
Misrepresentation of the cause to which
he is committed, the great loyal, treason
hating majority of the people will stand
fast to the real issue and give an over
whelming vote for the maintenance of
the war, if those who act in the name of
the Union party truly devote themselves
to its thorough organization and the
concentration of its patriotic spirit. Let
there be an end of every old ranking,
every unpleasant memory; and let ev-
cry man who cares for the deliverance
of his country from it's terrible dangers,
know no purpose but to do his utmost
toward re-electing the President who is
pledged unreservedly never to yield to
the rebellion.-N Y. Times, July Is.
DsA. In 1861 the Federal soldiers called
the rebels "Secesh )" in 1862, "Confeds;"
in 1868, "Grey backs; ~ and in 1854 they
call them "Johnnies." A correspondent
gives us the following information about
the origin of the last named sou6riq,4et !:
The name of Johnny originated in a
quarrel between couple of pickets
which began by the Federal telling the
rebel that they (the rebels) depended on
England to get them out of this scrape
which the rebel denied emphatically,
saying they were able to scrape them
selves out. One word brought on an
other, until the Federal said his oppo-
nent was no better than Johnny Bull
anyhow; the Reb. swore he would shoot
Yank. if he called him a Johnny Bull
again. The quarrel was stopped by an
other picket, and they soon cooled
down, but the Reb. kept muttering 'I'd
as soon be called nigger as Johnny
Bull"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-08-05

n@- Gov. Morton has accepted the
hypocritical proposition of the Indiana
Copperheads to get the soldiers home
to vote, and will endeavor to obtain the
permission of the Government to give
the boys chance at the ballot-box.-
The peace gentry will find that they
have dug their own political graves if
the desired furloughs are granted.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-08-05

nea- Among the delegates elected by
the Indiana State Convention to the
Chicago Convention, is Washing Brad
ley, of Lawrence county, who served
two years in the rebel army. Messrs.
Petit and Finch, two others of the cleo
tors, were Breckenridge electors in 1860.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-08-05
IdahO...The Humbug Exploded.

The following is an extract from pri-
vate letter written by James Fergus,
formerly of Rock Island, to s. G. Stein,
Esq, of this city. The letter is dated
Virginia City, Montana, July I'd. Mr..
F. is a gentleman of intelligent observa-
ton, and his word can be relied on
His statement corroborates other late
reports of disappointment to gold seek
ers who have gone to Idaho:
"The mines here are not
proving to be as extensive as was expect
ed, and we have more people than we
know what to do with. Virginia and
Nevada cities are only two miles apart.
They are crowded with people. I have
just been in Virginia City to-day (Sun-
day. It is not quite year old. I
counted ten auctioneers on one street.
There was a dog fight at the theatre,
two dollars a ticket, and several horse
races. There have been good many
quartz lodes found, however. If they
prove to be good, they will give per-
manent employment to great many
men. Many of the miners have gone to
the Kotany country, north from this,
across the British line, where there are
said to be good diggings. This country
can't be beat for grazing purposes, sum-
mer and winter. The air is dry and
bracing, and not cold in the vallies for
the latitude and altitude. AS soon as
we can raise plenty of vegetables in the
vallies for home consumption, it must
be extremely healthy. The water is ex-
ce11entO
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-08-05
The 100 Days Men i'm a Fight.

Special Dispatch to the Missouri Democrat
Me- MEMPHds, sHS, July July g. via CAIRO, July q.
terday on the railroad at Forest Hill,
four miles the other side of German
town, ambuscading party of 100 days
men. Captain Wolf, company I, 46th
Iowa, with his company, were sent out
to the rescue, and upon coming up with
the guerrillas fought them for a while,
when he was forced to retire. Captain
Wolf was fatally wounded and lost sew
en- of his men prisoners. A large party
of cavalry was sent out before daylight
this morning to overhaul the party of
guerrillas who have been depredating in
Shelby county, commanded by Rawley.
[Capt. Wolf, we believe, is from Tip
ton, Cedar county,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-08-05

a CHAPTER ON BoYs.-Boys! What
a world of frizzled heads, dirty faces,
chapped hands, and toeless boots this
simple little monosylable suggests
Boys! living, moving institutions of
mischief and sport! Creatures, who
run, tumble, bite, scream, chatter, and
hammer their way through the world
with the greatest possible impudence
and nonchalance. They are the things
to worry the dignity of Old Ferrule, who
tries to keep them in rows, but fails, for
they are like crooked pins-can't be
kept straight. They turn the house up
side down, keep continual uproar in
the streets, batter things every way,
make life a misery, and threaten to pull
creation to pieces. They are all-perva-
ding. They are found in the woods,
in the fields, in the streets, in the attic
in the cellar, in the barn, in church, in
taverns, saloons, in stores and shops, on
trees, under ground-everywhere; and
ever the same noisy jostling, original,
beings. They wait not upon care, but
away they dash, upon their reckless
train, apparently needing nothing
lost in the giddy whirls of their sports
yet not single move is made, not
word is uttered by the Old Governor
but their ready eye and ear catches it
and lays it upin their storehouse of in
cidents for future consideration.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-08-05

% Moses command to Israel at the Red Sea.
(2J The closing words of Ezekiel, whose en-
blems for Gods chosen people were "vine"
and "green tree,' the emblems OF Connecticut
and Massachusetts.
81 AS the magicians set up Baalzephon, so the
South have set up slavery as their chief corner
stone-their God. After much suffering their
Lord will be powerless to help them.
4.) The Jewish doctors assert that there is a
tradition that the magicians by order of Pharaoh
erected Il "golden serpent" to prevent the pas
sage of Israel at this point By slight transpo-
Sition OF letters, Baalcruph-on would mean the
lord serpent sacred to the son.
o. There being some heSitancy in the land of
the colonists about marching under banner
with the cross in 1t, Colonel Pepperell asked the
celebrated George Whitefield for Il motto for the
flag that mems minds might be stiled. Whit
field gave the above.
6) When our Union was first proclaimed to
the army of the colonies, General Putnam caus-
ed red flag the emblem of war, to be display
ed from Prospect Hill, bearing the notices 'Ap-
hdnstutH sustinet,' of Connecticut.
0.) Blue was the color God commanded to his
chosen people to look upon it and remember his
commandments. Numbers XIV, v. 3S-39.
49, Referring to the rapid increase of the free
over the slave States.
o. The thirteen stars We're first displayed on
the flag of the United States in this form.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-08-05
Anti-Draft Plots.

The Ohio State Journal, of the 9th,
says:
Strange as it may appear to citizens of
this place, we have good evidence for
asserting that there is now being organ
lied, not only in this city, but through
out the country, secret oath bound clan
for the purpose of resisting the draft. A
prominent Democrat-a War Democrat,
was approached by person who is
known to be hostile to the prosecution
of the war-in other words, a "peace
man "-who wished to rent certain
hall in this city, and in conversation
with him in regard to the object for
which it was to be used, told him the
secret. .-t.
People may think this all bosh, that it
is got up for sensation item-a scare,
etc., but the truth will burst upon them
one of these days with astounding force.
There are men in our midst who are
prepared to meet such an emergency
with it's attendant horrors-men who,
when a small reverse to the Union
troops happens, can be seen in groups
chuckling over the news, and if per-
chance Union man passes by, will put
on long face and in a dolorous voice
recite the sad disaster, and with pious
sigh, wonder when this "cruel war"
will be over.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-08-05

z SCHUYLER HAMILTON, LATE MAI. GEN. VOLS.
U.S.A. - f-"'A +1l. ~
Above the lurid clouds of war
Is brightly seen our country's star,
Commanding those who trembling fear,
"Fear not, ~ behold the Lord is there."CN
He led his chosen people free Ib . ..t.
Dry-shod thro' Edom's heaving sea; ..
God did not smile on slavery,
And won for Israel victory. ..s A..
By BaalZephOn's (3) gilded fame
The serpent-god was reared In vain, a.
The lords of Egypt there O'erthrOwn
PrOclaimed-JehOvah-G alone.
The Lord who did their being give,
That all men unto him might live,
Whate'er their color, tribe, may be,
Says fear not, only trust in me.
l first did II ito man proclaim,
With sanction of Jehoval's name
That diamond of morality e..-...
Thy neighbOr as thySelf shall be.
Nj desperandum Christie d,tce, (O
Wrote Whitetield for the volunteer,
The cross is there, but dO-not fear:
Press on, behold the Lord IS there.
At Louisburg his words were proved,
God helped the people that he loved;
They said to all men never fear,
Where justice is, the Lord is near.
A red flag first our Union spread, (6)
Its scourge old Putnam did not dread;
On 1t " Appeal to Heaven met
With Qui tr0nst,.lit sustinet.''
Our flag these notices proudly rears:
Appeal to Heaven in white it bears:
Its red declares that God is there,
Press on, behold the Lord is near
It's Union is his color blue, G)
To it be always trusting, true;
God does not smile on slavery,
SO says our starry galaxy. (0
Our fathers first a circle made (U
And there the thirteen stars displayed;
Bright emblem of eternity,
Where all shall free and equal be.
Nil desperdndum Christie dAce
By these Well fight, by these Well die;
God does not smile on slavery,
By these he'll grant us victory.
MI deSperOndun, Christie dltce
The black men pray imploringly,
Their wives and children may be free,
Through General Grant and victory.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-08-05

Barbarities Of the Rebels i'm Mississippi.
A correspondent of the Dubuque
Times, who accompanied Gen. A. J.
Smiths expedition into Mississippi,
gives some startling and revolving facts
in relation to the treatment received by
our men at the hands of the rebels. He
says:
For a distance of ten or fifteen miles
south of Ripley, our men saw sad evil
dences of the disastrous raid of Sturges.
The bleaching bones and half-decayed
bodies of our men were scattered along
the road; and in some cases where bod
les had been buried in shallow trenches,
they had been rooted up and partly de-
voured by hogs. Gen. Smiths men be-
ing on short rations, were obliged to for
age good deal, and on one occasion
when a squad of them were foraging for
meat, rebel lady came out of her house
and sung out to- them-"We don't care
if you kill all our pigs. We can't use
them-they have been fattening on dead
Yankees for several weeksW She spoke
the words with an air of devilish tri-
umph. The rebel killed had been de-
Gently and properly buried, while ours
were left to rot where they fell. Nay,
worse than this, for in many instances,
as our correspondent AYERS, the bodies of
our men were found hung by the neck
to the limbs of trees. Three bodies of
Federal soldiers were found hanging on
one tree.
The town of Ripley, whose inhabit-
ants, women as well as men, had fired
upon and brickbatted the retreating
troops of General Sturges, was entirely
burned to the ground by Gen. Smiths
men,,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-08-05
Army RatiOns.


Section 2 of the act passed June Goth,
having modified the army ration, the
War Department has issued the follow
ing regulations:
l. The ration is twelve ounces of pork
or bacon, or one pound of salt or fresh
beef, eighteen ounces of soft bread OF
flour, or twelve ounces of hard bread, OF
one pound and four ounces of corn meal
and to every one hundred rations, fifteen
pounds OF beans or peas, or ten pounds
OF rice or hominy, ten pounds of green
coffee, or eight pounds of roasted OF
ground coffee, or one pound and eight
ounces OF tea, fifteen pounds of sugar,
four quarts OF vinegar, one pound and
four ounces of adamantine or star can
dies, four pounds of soap, three pounds
and twelve ounces of salt, and four ounces
of pepper. The Subsistence Depart
ment, as may be most convenient OF
least expensive to it, and according tc
the condition and amount of it's supplies
shall determine whether soft bread OF
flour, and what other component parts
of the ration as equivalents, shall be is
sued.
2. On a campaign, on marches, or on
board of transports, the ration of hard
bread is one pound.
3. Desiccated compressed potatoes, OF
desiccated compressed mixed vegetables
at the rate of one ounce and half o1
the former and one ounce of the latter
to the ration, may be substituted fol
beans, peas, rice, or bounty.
4. Beans, peas, salt and potatoes, fresh
shall be purchased, issued and sold by
weight, and the bushel of each shall be
estimated at sixty pounds.
5. When deemed necessary, fresh veg
etables, dried fruit, molasses, pickles, OF
any other proper food may be purchased
and issued, in lieu of any component
part of the ration of equal money value
The COmmissary General of Subsistence
is alone authorized to order such pur.
chases.
A new order allows suffers to supply
their respective commands in the Army
of the Potomac with such articles as are
included in the Wilson bill, and the
supplement thereto, in such manner as
may be prescribed by the Provost Mar
shall General.
Officers will be permitted to obtain
such articles as they may desire, and are
not included in the Wilson bill, in the
manner provided for by paragraph five
of circular of November Z, 1862.
Attention is called to- order No. 1O5, Of
December II, respecting the delivery OF
wines and liquors ordered by officers
and to order No. 227, of August "a, regu.
lating the quantity of stores that may
be ordered by officers.
Suffers and traders will at all times
hold themselves in readiness to leave
the army upon short notice.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-08-05

Both these papers are engaged in lying
against the Administration. Would it
not be we'll for them to have some UNDER
standing between each other, so that
when both are discoursing in reference
to the same subject matter they shall be
able to tell the same lie?
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-08-05

THE COPPERHEAD PRESS ON A DEMO
CRATIC GENERAL.-Gen. Grant lost
nearly one hundred thousand men,
without any compensating advantages
President, tt the overlaad = Route 'tt towards W r
Richmond, whereas, had he pursued the
route by water he would not have lost
a man.-Secesh Chicago Organ.
Mcclellan twas ordered by the Presi-
dent to do certain things against his
own judgment, and he was compelled to
obey. On the other hand, General
Grant had been allowed full liberty to
move his troops when he pleased, and
how he pleased. He, therefore, had no
drawbacks from the Administration" ~
At
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-08-05
From the Evening Post. a-i'.
Our Flax-The Stars and Stripes.
AN EPIToME AND PROPHECY.

BY SCHUYLER HAMILTON, LATE MAI. GEN. VOLS.
U.S.A. f-@'ts 't- -4
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-08-05

KILLED BY LIGHTNING.-Mr. Beck
man, of Burlington, was killed by light
ming, on the Goth. He was standing at
the gateway to his door yard when the
fatal accident took place.