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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-26

H A new Department has been proposed
in Congress, to be called" the Department Of
Industry" and to include Bureaus for Agri-
culture. Mines and Minerals, Immigration and
Rreedmen's Affairs. The war has crowded
greatly increased labor upon the Government,
and such department as proposed will find
constant and profitable work. For the bu-
reau Of mines and minerals, and immigration,
the wants Of the present and the future re.
quire increased energy, and the industrial de-
partment will find an ample field in laboring
for the interests Of peace, while the nation
prosecutes the war. The condition of the
freedmen makes some speedy action impera-
tive. o.e5al isqggib gaa.sslge iIsg
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-26

~ From the little we see on the surface,
we conclude that Mr.. Lincoln will be re-
nominated, and that General Fremont will
run on an Independent ticket, and that the
next President of the United States will be a
simon pure Democrat. Courier. ~
''The wish is father to the thought" No
true patriot will contribute by means either
direct or indirect to the elevation of what you
call simon-pure Democrat to the Presiden-
cy. The friends of the Union. will Stand
firm and united, aud whether their leader
shall be Lincoln, Fremont, or some other
sound Unionists, they will elect him The
lackeys Of JEFF Davis can calculate on re-
naming out in the cold for another four years.
term, and forever, unless they sooner emf.
CRATE to some warmer cline. ...-
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-26
The Kansas Complication.


Jim Lane has been ''hoist by his own pc
tard " Carney, the present Governor of
Kansas, just elected to succeed Lane as Unit
ed States Senator, was Lanes candidate for
Governor, and it was asserted by the anti
Lane party that Carney was elected by fraud
and corruption on Lanes part Very likely
it was SO; at any rate he considered the cleo
ton Of Carney for Governor as security for
his own reelection for Senatorship- now
Carney has gone and taken that chance him.
self. Lane threatened to contest the legality
of Carney's election but there is no State or
national statute which forbids the election of
a Senator year in advance of vacancy,
and Carney can have the seat if he lives long
enough, which is not absolutely certain, since
Lane has an unpleasant trick of shooting
men that are IN his way. Carney is said to
be even more radical than Lane, which will do
him no damage if he is honestly so, and not
as trick to catch votes. The Republicans of
Kansas, and all peacable citizens, are to be
congratulated at the prospect Of getting rid
of Lane permanently.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-26
PROCLAMATION BY GOV. STONE.
All Citizens Forbidden 10 Remove
from teAe State before March
80 tt 10Th. 1851 - srR '7
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, |

UES MONIES, feo. 10, 1904.
am advised by numerous letters from
sources deemed reliable, that large numbers
of men quail fed for military duty, are pre-
pairing to depart at an early day, beyond thu
Missouri. 1t is useless to disguise the plain
object of this sudden hegira westward, in the
midst of winter, and months in advance O
the season at which vegetation appears or
| the plains.
None other than reasons Of most extraor
dinary character could induce men to leave
comfortable homes in the midst of plenty, al
a season SO unpropitious, to incur the priva'
tions inciden. to a journey across an unsettled
and barren country. Men who are capable Of
an undertaking so arduous, and able to deve
in the gold mines of Colorado, Nevada, and
Idaho would make excellent material for fill
ing up the wasted ranks of the Union Army,
Such men are abundantly able to shoulder
their muskets and perform soldiers duties.
The imperative demands of the public SER
vice are paramount to all private or personal
considerations. While men are required from
Iowa, to supply the army, we have none to
spare for gold hunting in the Rocky Noun.
tains, or the valleys beyond. Those who
have so far, during the great struggle, avoided
eAAS o'S''' o0'ohuo oA pdiiio|iC uuty, aHu uVW
attempt to skulk away, cannot be allowed to
leave the State until our obligations to the
General Government are fully and honorably
discharged.
If this unreasonable departure be prompt
ed by solicitude to avoid the impending
draft, their purpose can be more honorably
accomplished by remaining at home, using
the necessary means and exertipg their infu-
ence to induce others to volunteer, or by vol
unteering themselves.
Believing that gross injustice woald be done
to our earnest and patriotic citizens, both at
home and in the field, by allowing this exo-
dus to take place, and that the necessities of
the occasion require this Intervention. /
HEREBY FORBID all citizens of Iowa removing
beyond the limits of ike State, before the
10th day of March next. =. ~, -
\ Provost Marshals will be instructed by
proper authority to cooperate with me in
making this proclamation effective; and mil
itary commanders along the Missouri, are re-.
spectfully requested to place sufficient guards
of soldiers at all the crossings of that river,
between Lee enworth and Sioux CITY, to en-
force its proper execution. sEa1
No person will be permitted to leave the
State, in that direction, without proper pass
from the Provost Marshal of the district in
which he claims to reside and passes will be
granted to those only who make satisfactory
proof that they are going out of the State
for temporary purpose, and Of their inten-
ton to return and be in the State on the 10th
day Of March. W. M. STONE.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-26
The Terms Of Peace.

The Richmond Enquirer, which has been
from the first the more especial organ of JEFF.
Davis and his Cabinet, not long since favored
its readers with the following frank state,
ment Of the terms on which the head traitors
,0iH not make peace. 1t says:
''Save on our own terms, we can make nc
peace whatever, and must fight till dooms.
day rather than yield an iota Of them and
our terms are: r N!Ss = 81
Recognition by the enemy of the indie.
pendeuce Of the Confederate States.
"Withdrawal of Yankee force from every
foot Of Confederate ground, including Ken.
tucky and Aissouri. .es fas ,r-i. ar.
Withdrawal of Yankee forces from Mary.
land, until that State shall decide by free
vote, whether she shall remain in the old
Union, or ask admission into the Confederacy.
Consent on the part Of the Federal Gov
ernment to give up to the Confederacy its
proportion of the Navy, as it stood at the
time Of secession, or to pay for the same.
'Yielding up all pretensions on the part Of
the Federal Government, to that portion Of
the old territories which lies west of the Con.
federate States. @4, 49,. H..
An equitable settlement, on the basis Of
our absolute independence and equal rights,
of all accounts Of the Pubic Debt and Public
Lands, and the advantages acsruing from
foreign treaties.
''These provisions, we apprehend, comprise
the n.inimusn of what we must require be.
fore We lay down our arms. That is to say,
the North must yield all zoe nothing. The
whole pretension Of that country to prevent
by force the separation of the States must be
abandoned. which will be equivalent to IN
an avowal that our enemies were wrong from
the first; and. of course, as they waged .
causeless and wicked war upon us, they
ought in strict justice to be required, accord
ing to usage in such cases, to reimburse to US
the whole Of our expenses and losses in the
course of that war; ,sla r
whether this last proviso is to be insisted
on or cot, certain we are that we cannot have
any peace at all, until we shall be in posi-
ton, not only to demand and exact, but also
to enforce and collect, the treasure for our
own reimbursement. out of the wealthy cities
OF the enemy's country. In other words.
and break up their Government, we can have
no peace, and if we can do that, then we can
and ought, not only to. extort from them our
own full terms, and ample acknowledgment
of their wrong. but also handsome indem-
nifty for the trouble and expense caused to us
by their crime. els -- a..-,
Yet, in the face of these declarations from
rebel headquarters, we have party in the
North who are in favor Of peace, even on the
terms thus proposed. Can infamy sink to
lower depths than this?
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-26

No CHANGE OF CARS BETWEEN CHICAGO AND
New YoRK.-The public will be gratified to
learn that that paragon Of railroads, the
Pennsylvania Central, are manufacturing a
number of magnificent new passenger cars,
with new patent truck, and wide tread
wheel, by the use Of which express passenger
trains will run through from Chicago to New
York without change Of cars. This change
will be effected early the coming summer
twill be quite feature to enter one of these
magnificent high-backad chairs in the new,
wide cars, lighted by gas, and realize that
you have these luxuries all the way to New
York. ,;.4.-..
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-26
The Big Petition!

Oar readers are already aware Of the effort
made by the Loyal Women Of the country to
procure the signatures of one million persons
to petition praying for the passage Of an
act emancipating from slavery all persons of
African descent in the United States. On
the 9th inst, one installment of the sigma
lures, numbering one hundred thousand, was
presented to the Senate by Chas. Sumner, of
Massachusetts,. He presented with the peti-
ton an abstract showing the comparative
number Of names which had been presented
from each State. The abstract was as fol-
lows: .e.-U. e.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-26
OUR ARMY CORRESPONDENCE.
Movement of the 35th Iowa Down
Ihe River.
[ExtYacts from a private letter
g.. ~.-- E,.ps paVp N

| {Extyacts from private letter l@4.
ut a STEAMER EMMA BOYD, Feb. 2.
FRIEND MAn1N:-The working Of the en-
gines and the tramping of mules and horses
shake the boat. These circumstances, to-
gether with the chattering Of multitude o'
voices and the jostling of the crowds that
throng the cabin, with the jogging Of my ell
bow or the moving of my chair, by some cease
less passer-by, are not, as you are aware, cal
culated to improve chrography which, at the
best, is very imperfect You will, therefore,
please excuse the defective handwriting
upon this paper. .,...-.-..i .r,-... .
The evacuation of the Memphis & Charles.
ton Railroad began at Corinth, about the 18th
of January, and was completed down to Pc.
cahontas by the 25th. From the time the
troops began to evacuate Corinth up to the
time we left Pocahontas, largo crowds Of
refugees daily passed down on the trains to
Memphis. On tho night of the 26h, three
trains Of cars conveyed away all the troops at
Pocahontas, with a large number Of refugees
from the surrounding country. Previous to
our departure, the depot and all the buildings
formerly used for government purposes We're
set on fire. When their destruction became
inevitable, we sped away from the fiery illu-
mination, drawn by the iron horse, towards
Memphis. We stopped at Middleton to take
on the left wing of the 35th. Capt. Burmeis-
ter, Commander of the Post, had received
orders to be prepared to move at moments
warning, and had prepared accordingly. But
not having been informed when transpor:a-
ton could be afforded, he was not looking for
us at the time We arrived hence, we found
the tents standing, the officers and men in
bed, and the pickets at their posts. x
When we started from Middleton our train
was very heavily loaded. We had to go up
considerable grade, and the engine was unable
to draw us. A number of the boys descend
ed from the cars and pushed; the locomotive
pulled and tugged, and in three hours we had
progressed three-fourths of mile. A part Of
the train was then detached, and proceeded
on to Grand Junction. About one mile and
half east of Saulsb lry it was fired into, but
no one was hurt. Our boys returned the
fire, ani it was thought some of the guerrillas
were wounded. A short time after sunrise
the engine returned. and the remaining cars
were taken on to Memphis. We arrived at
Memphis about noon of the 9th. g..
The same day we were transferred from the
cars to the steamer Emma Boyd. The
Shreveport started out ahead Of US, on the
30th, and was fred into the same night. We
are now within few miles Of Vicksburg and
have not been molested. The design of our
expedition is kept quite secret.
We are now landing at Vicksburg. sup
pose we will not disembark until morning.
Yours, &C.,
We learn by other sources, later than the
above letter, that the 35th is again at its old
camping ground on Black River, in the rear
OF Vicksburg, and will likely remain there
for some time.-ED. jour.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-26

The CoNTRABAND SOLDIERS. is amusing,
writes correspondent from Port Isabel,
Texas, to see how completely nonplussed
some of our privates are in the possession. Of
their money. Some never had dime in
their lives to call their own, and could not
distinguish between one, two or five dollar
greenback. One fellow paid ten dollars for a
watch, and his lieutenant noticingit, inquired
the time Of day. -
,'Lor', cap'n," replied the darkey. (they
call every officer cap'n) "dunno; dye s'pose
I can tell ~ e7.c-r 50 - ..t
"Why did you waste your money for a
watch, then?" asked the lieutenant; where
upon the darkey broke into loud laugh, as
he said, "Why, cap'n. I bought it 50 dey
couldn't keep dis chile on guard ober two
hours" tt.-t--.f.-.. q s.......ss.,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-26

The members of the Wabash Avenue
Methodist Episcopal Churchin Chicago, which
was encumberea with q debt Of s2s, 600, on
last Sunday subscribed enough money to
iquidate the debt and one, thousand dollars
more, in less than twenty EIGHT minutes !
We think the members Of that Church will
do to tie to. Their pastor is Rev. Robert L.
Collier, formerly Of Iowa. 3 sfi 10 &.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-26

81 Gen. Sherman's s expedition, when last
heard from, was at Brandon, which is fifteen
miles east of Jackson. From Brandon to Me-
ridian is eighty-one miles. Polk is supposed
to have his forces concentrated at the latter
point. Whether Gen Sherman will continue
his march in that direction we do not know !;
but whatever road he takes, he will keep the
enemy busy in that section Of the country.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-26

A Coon SuaaEsT1oN.-A correspondent Of
the State Register-one who styles himself
an old Democrat "that the present
Legislature pass a law requiring every voter
at the next general election and each succeed
ing one while the rebellion continues, to take
an oath similar to the one prescribed by the
President for inhabitants Of the disloyal
Shtesi If any sympathizers could not take
the oath they should be made to stand aside p
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-26

81 Extensive preparations are being
made for the great Central Fair for the bene.
fit of the soldiers, which is to be held at Buf.
falo on the 22d instant: The ladies' of that
city are thoroughly enlisted in the enter.
prise, and high degree Of success is antici'
pated for it. aeB 81 ,ai5eeg -a3 to as9e Ls
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-26

EThe type founders have issued cir
cular to Ill printers that they have raised the
price Of printing material 25 per cent. Paper
makers haye raised the price Of paper 400
per cent. The reader win SEQ that publishers
Of newspapers are not likely to become mil
lionaires ina hurry, under this state Of affairs.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-26
W-In the Mi.sonr; Hou.e I'M tha ath the

#In the Missouri House on the 18th, the
resolutionirecommendihg Mr.. Lincoln for the
Presidency was laid on the table by As ayes
to 81 nnys; and the resolution indorsing the
policy Of the, Administration was tabld by 4s
ayes to as nays. Most Of the Radicals voted
with the Democrats In defeating these rssolu-
t;ons Tfof H%5fi GaS0-~vl f,I ~ lioiiDa.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-26

LARGE PURCHASES OF PUBLIC LANDs.-We
have seen recently notices Of large purchases
of Government lands by eastern capitalists.
Over million of acres in Michigan are men
toned as having been bought by some half a
dozen persons. This exemplifies the incom-
pleteness of the homestead law. At the
present standard of our currency, the Gov
ernment realizes only about eighty cents an
acre for these lands. For this nominal sum
they are monopolized, and the settlement Of
the country retarded. Congress should
either double the selling price, OF stop the SELL
ing Of the public lands entirely.
The proper time to do this is now, for in-
fations of the currency invariably cause land
speculations, and this undoubtedly will. 1t
does not come so soon as speculation in COM
modities, which are more available for trade
and transfer, but when it comes the momen-
tum is likely to carry prices above the cur
rency expansion, as we see it does in some
other article whose rise has made great spec
ulations-G Cincinnati Gazette. .7....
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-26
tw Both Houses Of Congress have pass

w Both Houses Of Congress have passed
the amended Enrolment and Conscription
bill which was agreed upon by the Committee
of Conference. The President has ere this
no doubt approved the act, and it Is the law
of the land. This bill consolidates the two
classes, limits the $500 exemption to only one
year, and provides for the drafting of slaves,
loyal owners to be indemnifed. 1t is as per-
feet bill as, under all the circumstances,
could possibly have been framed. ~,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-26
Gov. Stone after Stockholders to
ElahO
Special Dispatch to tho Chicago Tribune.

Speclal Dlspatcn 10 tho CnlcaRo IrlDune.
DEs MONIES, Feb. II.
Gov. Stone has issued proclamation pro-
hibitng persons liable to the draft from leav-
ing the State for the West. With pros
pect of a draft many have become enamored
of Idaho. The Governor thinks men capable
of undertaking an enterprise so arduous this
unpropitious season as crossing the barran
plains, and fit to delve in gold mines would
make excellent material for filling up the
wasted ranks of the Union army.
To the Editor of the Chicago Times:
"BURLINGToN, Iowa FEBRUARY, 16.
81 postpone my lecture until my arrival
Crossing the Mississippi is dangerous.
.-ts HENRY CLAY DEAN.
1t was considerate in Rev. Mr.. Henry
Clay Dean to postpone his ''lecture" before
the Chicago s'Invincible Club" until his ar
rival. 1t certainly would be very difficult
for him to lecture here, before he arrived
here. .0t's. y
Under all the circumstances, we think the
country would not mourn, and nobody in
particular would be missed if Henry Clay
Dean, the copperhead agitator, should hap
pen to break through the ice of the Mississip.
pi and go Chicago Journal.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-26

q Archbishop Purcell (Catholic) of Gin.
cinnati, says in an address Gust published)
to the clergy and laity of his diocese: =" We
60 with our whole heart and soul for the
maintenance Of the Union and the abolition
of slavery" .t.s -...
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-26

PATRIOTIC FAMILY.-John d. Hickox, of
Pine Meadow, Conn.,, with two of his sons,
enlisted last week. He had seven sons al
ready in the army, and the whole family Of
ten are now in the same service, viz: John D.
Hickox, the father, and his sons John H.,
George W., James, David, William, Edwin,
Abner, Charles, Albert one-tenth of a full
company of infantry. Probably there is not
a parallel case in the United States.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-26

The corpse of John Lehon Of the 10th
Iowa Infantry was found near Montrose, Lee
county, some days since. He had wandered
away from the Hospital at Keokuk while un-
der the influence of delirium trenaens, and
perished from exposure ....
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-26
~, The Lafayette Courier learns that

~,Ths Lafayette Courier learns that
Jesse D. Bright has modified his political
views to harmonic with the logic Of events.
He says the South has staked the institution
upon the fortunes Of war, and having lost in
the desperate chance, must abide the result.
E, In the Ohio Legislature, recently, a
petition was presented to the House from .
citizen Of fWyandotte county, to the effect
that inasmuch as Democrats had paraded on
their banners, during the last political cam
paign, the request of their daughters,
"Fathers, protect N from negro equality, and
give US white, husbands or none," and there
fore it is desirable that a law be passed to
enable the fathers Of Democratic young ladies
to ''proteef' them and give them none but
white husbands. Referred to sCommf e Of
the Whole It was the opinion on ~ &ends
that the trembling dears should bssf1ctstted.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-26
81, 500 IS, COL 10000

-. - ID-I- |- q, SS9 d, 6OI IOO,OOV
Salisbury, Of Delaware, and Powell. of
Kentucky, made speeches against the petition,
but after brief responses by Messrs. Wilson
and Sumner, Of Massachusetts,, and Hale, Of
New Hampshire, it was referred to select
committee on Slavery and Freedmen.L !. a.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-26
LAND MEAsuRE.-Every farmer should hay

LAND MEAsuRE.-Every farmer should have
q rod measure-a light, stiff pole-just 16a
feet long, for measuring land. By little
practice he can learn to step rod at five
PAGES, which will answer very well for ordi-
nary farm work. Ascertain the number of
rods in width and length Of lot you wish to
measure, and multiply one into the other, and
divide by 100 and you have the number Of
acres, as 100 square rods make square acre.
II you wish to lay off one acre, measure thir-
teen rods upon each side. This lacks only a
rod of full measure.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-26

GsoRGE Francis TRArN.-It is announced
that George Francis Train is now in the city. i
He owes little bill at this office which he will 4
please call and setue.-St. Louis Democrat. ..
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-26

E Colts pistol factory at Hartford viii
be rebuilt with IS little delay ~ possible. -
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