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CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
THURSDAY, JUNE 80, 1864.

lhUhbDAf, JUNE OOj loOf-
On the opening Of the SENATE joint resolution wa,
submitted proposing adjournment Of Congress Saur
day. the 20h of July but it's consideration being objected
to, it hes on the table.
The Senate resumed the consdr ration of the bill to rem
bnrse Pennsylvania for calling out her militia 1t was
amended on Wednesday evening by making the bin app
cable to all forces called out last to repe the
yasion of PeDnsylvania and Maryland.
message here received from the President and
on motion, the doors cosed and the Senate wont
into Executive session, in which it still remained until
four O'Clock. .8
OF importance WAS transacted. 'f#
The HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, on motion of Mr..
WAsHBURNE took up aud passed the Senate bill to aid
the construction of the continental telegraph line
Pror to its passage the bill amended to prohibit
the company from making any terms for the Transmission
Of newspaper dispatches different from those accorded to
the public.
The bill heretofore reported from the select committee
for the construction of railroad between Washington
and New York. motion, recorllDted to the select
committee.
Much miscellaneous business was transacted but none
of especial public Importance.
The evening session in part devoted to the enrol
ment question. No vote, however, was taken on the bill
amendedby the Senate An amendment proposed thereto
by Mr. LEBLoND Of Ohio to offer terms OF negotiation to
the Confederate Government was rejected by yeas ID
nays 85. na4s 44
Both houses adjourned about half nm st ten oc,ocL
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I .shasriots anA Efaasors. :,

sr oer1oto o11 EkAatofD.0
When Stephen A. Douglas told the pub
lie after the Rebellion broke out, thu,
there wers but two parties, .'pArr1ors and
1aArxsHs !" did he iapt1 what hs said OF
did - Aoss Did he mean what he said OF
did Aenot Was whasAs said trneor was
It mere figure Of speechf
We are Of the opinion that he kne,o. What
he said, that he meant what he said. and
thai what he said was true. II any one n
anxious 70 prove the contrary let him
make The attempt. II any one thinks that
b can convict Douglas.of folly, lAlsshood
and = wilful attempt to deceive. IN the
most manly, honorable and patriotic utter
ances Of his life, he IL welcome to all he Ia
likely 70 obtain blythe effort. II he should
succeed, he will only damn Douglas to
sYsrlasting infamy along with men he.
himssif characterizes - traitors. But Il
cannot be done. Douglas was in earnest
he was sincere, above all be was wise and
true to his copnty. 80 s.
What did he mean by whaths snidY WHO
wore the patriots and who the traieors,
There can be no difnculty in dsterminin.
this. = section OF tho country undsr ~
control Of what weps prstendsd Dsnocr,t.
&c leadefs, had revolted against the Con.
stitutiona1 aufhoritisj Of tho Union. Thew
had undertaken to seosds from the Union
and to set up and establish IN independent
Confederacy within it limits and in dea-
ance Of il lawful control. They had levied
war against the Union, and were mustsr-
Ing armies to make it, overthrow efBsc4u.I
and final. They were traitors. But he 49,
NOT addressing them, He va defining his
own duty, and what he believed 70 BE- the
duty Of the people Of The North. HE'S.
declaring what they ought 70 do, and vhere
they should place themselves. He VA not
only 8 Democrat, but the Acknowledged
leader Of the Northern Democracy IA
had no personal or merely political
affinity with the Administrator. He knew
the nature and the purpose Of the Tevol,
as we'll OF better than most men. He saw
the peril Of the country. he knew that q
united sentiment and action in the North
would make the revolt inefeo.ual and
hasten, ID discontinue. And his declare
ton that there could be but two parties,
s'pasrioss and traitors addressed to men
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WIN speAk . follows. to1wit:
Xeahi4utoa. Washingtnq On, Saturday, Sept. n
WaDe11o. Loui0 county, 0ondAy, q
4cft 1saison, I:s county, mcedsy, OCT
1Ssniaston, Van Barren county. FSidsy.
XouoAuQua, /" ssas: " easnrdAy. I
The0eaAlng WdN BE- - one o'eaoc1.R. Il e
OthQe aDpolntAoQ1a 1or Mr, Wilson VII be m.
n II. HoxIE. Chairman
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- According to the Chicago ITiosNe
Cyrus II. Mccormick, the "Reaper" man
who has been nominated as the peacs can.
didate in that District for Congress, IL aa I'll
representative Of the ''sneaks', ~ could
b found anywhere. He knows his p1sce,
and occupies it. Like his friends, the '.nig-
ger;drivers," he makes . point Of "appro-
Pf1ating" to his own use the skill and labor
Of others. 1t seems that he stole from Obed
Hussey. the invention Of the "Cutter''
which IL now used on all "Reaping Ma.
Chimes" called it his own invention, used
II, and made large fortune by its use, and
refused all compensation to Hussey, until
he United States Court at last compelled
him to make it.
That is genuine Copperheadism. That
is vivid illustration Of the fundamental
principle Of the "nigger-mongers." If q
man II poor, appropriate" his inventions,
or MS skill, or his labor, to your own use.
II he IL black, make him slave. That 10
the great principle of the traitors North
and South. And the more Of this 4 man
can do, the better gentleman" they think
him-the more he displays the instincts Of
"genilemaul" This Cyrus il just whore
no belongs. The poor men, the IaborinR
men, the Inventors Of Chicago, certainly
have good cause to support himi Haven't
theyf
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the laest q the suasfitut~, miles { ~
district b clear from which Tie latte, 4.
taken. s@@F G@dM-@4
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SuBsT1TuTEs.-Provost Marshal General
Fry has decided that substitutes may be
obtained from sub-districts that have filled
their quotas. However in case, of another
draft the principals will have to occupy
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- Sheridan seems, BY. sccounts thus
~, 70 have achieved : meet signal victoty
over tie rebels il the Sheaandoah valley,
and to have followed it upswith vigorous
spirit The whole account has not yet
reached rs; but there can BE no doubt that
the anair win prove fruitful OF important
results not merely in the valley but else
where. We do not know what forces are
under Sheridan, bat the loss Of the enemy
implies that the armies there are large.
This being The case, the victory already
won Indicates the possibility Of an advance
81 Sheridan towards Lynchbnrg,--,he OBJ
Jective point in that region--and perhaps
the capabiity of capturing it. That would
De most damaging blow to Lee in Rich.
mond, and We don't know but a. matters
now stand, i would make Richmond I'M.
senaole. But We know too little about the
comparative forces 10 ~ valley 70 venture
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1--WE should imagine that the soldier
Of the Union would Be highly delighted q
the assurance given them in tho Chicago
platform that the 'sympathy Of the Dem
ocratic party is extended to them," and
that they are entitled to is s'protection!'
Whata consolation that must be to the gal
liant soldiers who have periled life in the
defence of the country But what are the
unfortunate sailors to do7 They are not
even promised '-sympathy" or '.protec-
tion." The Chicago fellows didn't have q
word Of comfort Or encouragement for the
gallant tarswho. have given an inamortali-
ty Of fame to eur Navy. Not word. We
guess It must have been because they had
30 recently done 20 muchto prove that they
were devoted to the Union and resolved
upon hurting the rebels a. often - they
had chance. We can't account for It in
any other way. That attack on Mobile
interfered with tAspeace programme. TWAS
an outrage On the Copperhsads. It castthe
tars OF forever from any claim to the
sympathy'' Or .'protsction' Of the Dem
ocratic partyP' What . loss it IL. to b.
surei g9 p9 asei s4
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Ths Democracy" Of Geo. n. Nc
Cieiian = unqusstionable. In lsoo'he was
opposed to Douglas and supported Breck-
nraoges because, We suppose, the. latter
wac bred gentleman had the Gin.
stinets Of . gentleman,n ana Of course
deemed slaYery the proper condition Of All
laDorers. And Little Mac has done no
thing since to give evidsncs Of any change
o. sentiment. He was 1t the head Of the
army for while, but We are not aware that
While there he did anything that hurt the
rebels half a. much - it did M. ut was
not the game % finish the job too soon. -
He Wa much moro anxious to s.conaarva
slavery" than he was to sustain the Union.
and since he has heen out OF command he
has been conspicuous for nothing. 8 far Z.
we have discovered, but persistent asso-
citation with The worst sort Of ,Northern
traitors Ooppsrhsads and peacs men. -JHe
could walk Broadway. ann in IN ~,,h
Fitx John Porter, who had been disrr.oa.
fully kicked ont Of the army. ana -.
ought to have been hung Tor treason m.
World declares that he wss the :, nor...,
Of the Chicago platform. The Ne,es savs Ia
had agreed to that platform in sub.tancs
and spirit long before it, adoption. And
since then he has sought to whitevash that
platform. All Of which facts prove thathe
- = genuine Democrat Of the Copperhead
stripes and believes with al his soul that
the "aigger-drivsrs" have an imprescripti-
Die right to rulethe Union at their ovrecv.
ereagn pleasure, and that It IL treason for
any one 70 refuse to obey them. That il
the essence q democracy" in this year Of
1864, ~ near - We can get It II.
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@The duty ofall men who wish to sus.
tain the Union has got to be 20 plain tina,
there IL no excuse for ignorance. The fac.
ton that calls itself the ..Democracy'' has
openly avowed itself In favor Of stoppina
the war and acceding to any demands the
rebels may make. No man who seeks 70
perpetuate the Union needs to know more
TO induce him to shun and execrate such .
Democracy Is that. He will associate
with no such party will support no
candidate Of such ; "party." He will 70
with those who propose to sustain the IN
ion at all hazards, not with those who de-
clare that the effort is already / FAILURE"
He will not-vcte with men who declare
they will resist tie laws, and who threaten
armed revolution. He willn be guilty Of
the folly Of believing men seek an honora-
bic peace" who declare their purpose of
del1ging tie North with blood. They don't
see "reace" in such q programme. They
won't imagine that sort Of thing means
sustaining the Union or supprsssine the
Rebellion. Such . platform and such re-
oiutio4s cannot be white-washed into de-
cency or any seeming Of loyalty. j The is
sue j. made plain. Its Uaios or dSsssson.
Those who sincerely and intelligently mean
70 sustain The U9ipn will knew swhere to
30 and what to do. It looks % e ms.
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10 There was an Immense Union sath-
ering 1t 0alesburg on Tuesday last. The
number present was estimated at from ten
@ twenty thousand. It was addressed BY
Gen. Ogiesby, Hon. E. c. Ingersoll, Judge
Kellogg, and Gen. B. NJ. Prentiss. The
meeslng was as enthusiastic in spirit ~
great IN numbers. The ssEuckers" are
viae-awake. The sHawk-Eyes" mnst
ION out or our neighbors over the river
WI speak the loudest ID November.
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. IT &F = #4s~s
\ - In = speech made at Macon, Geor-
gia. BY Jed. Davis, about the time Hood
was placed in command at Atlantis. the
rebel chief declared that Atlanta was s.the
military key Of the continent and must
never be given upv' JEFF. is a military
man himself, and besides, has plenty q
military counsellors. he. undoubtedly be-
lieved what hesaid. Besides, the desperate
efforts nadeby them TO retain possession
prove tina; be was in earnest.
observation-disclosures has captured it,
He now holds the s'key," and iudaipp
from what be does, We are Of the opinion
that he intends 20 retain the s'key'' in his
hands. But Eow, our uper-seryiceable
Copperheads Of the North affect TO make
light Of Sherman's success. They say it il
. small affair anyhow-,hat it is no "key,,
at all, and that the rebels are Just as well
of as ever! Ali
Here is another one Of the proofs, accu-
nplating 80 rapidly, that our .'peace-on-
any-terms'. men, are on the side of the
traitors. They zee no glory in the deeds OF
our soldiers. They declare the war "fail.
ure,' and they prove that il - . failure By
asserting the most wonderful and i'm port.
ant campaign Of the war mere bagatelle
Of no earthly use 70 NJ and no damage to
the rebels! That il their sympathy, Tor
our gallant soldiers. go H
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upon any predictions The battle won 10
ours. It cheers the hearts Of theloyal and
carries dismay to the rebels and al who
desire their success. It il one, more step
towards the consummation Ill true men
hope for, the utter overthrow Of the rebel
armies and that enduring peace which
comes Of victory. It's good omen. Let
No pray for more such and many Of them.
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cede, an II Josvr cf olloV:ny them just az
sH0ag slaves and Just as mach ssdpe terrific
~ - they can hold at the point OF the bayo-
net {" Douglas was not an .'Abolitionist.n
He was never, while the revolving States
remained obedientto The Constitution and
the laws, ia favor Of Interfering with the
asserted rights Of the slaveholders.t But
did any ..Abolitionist,n either before or
since, more strongly express himself il "a
voT Of wiping out the Institution az slave
~. in case Of secession, than die Douglas Z
Compare this utterance with the present
position ofthe "Demcoracy.' That party
proclaims that j. eusrst have peace j" il
proposes accepting anything as ''peace"
which the rebels may choose 70 call By that
name; il is willing 70 do anything the trail
tors demand, and il is especially anxious
that .'slave-driving' shall be made perpet-
ual. II Douglas was Democrat, what are
these sneAks and paltroons? If they are
"Denocrats,'' what is Democracy but =
ccompoond Of oowardice, perfidy and trea-
sen? Douglas, at all events, was q man
and patriot Ee knew revolt admitted of
% compromise or concessson. He was for
putting il down by force, and he was in "a
vor Of destroying It's source and strength
with it. And yet these sneaks call this an
abolition warlp What WAS Douglas,
thenf ffa So" y
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9-t has usually been supposed thu,
New jersey was insepar4bly joined Is he,
idols, and would b. certain to vote the No.
ClellAn ticket II November. The Eastern
papers now say, however, that the Union
men Of that State don't intend to admit any
such thing. They say they intend to carry
the State for the loyal ticket. and seem
confident Of their ability to dsu. We hone
they are right II they can carry New
Jersey we don't know State in the North
we ought not to carry. What q pitiable OBJ
ject will Mcclellan be in that case! A cam
Gda,e fo- the Presidency without solita.
~ electoral vote!
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the war. They are oilty of al the blood
that has been shed In the civil strife; are
the cause of our vast expenditure Of means,
Of our public debt, Of the taxes we pay the
Government. and the high prices we pay
for what We buy and consume. We say
the Democracy" are guilty Of the whole.
because the war was begun and has been
waged BY the leaders ofthat party, because
every State, save two, which cast o Demo-
cratic electoral vote in 1850, has either se-
ceded and took part in the war as q State,
Or sought to do.uso through tho "Democ-
racy." cY tGr45~ e% saa e
II ID true that We might have avoided
most Of this expenditure or blood and
treasure by submitting to disunion. by ao--
knowlsdging the indedsndence oftbe Con
fsderacy.' There WAS 40 other possible
mode Of avoiding it. We did not rush has
lily or raAhly into this war. We patiently
bore almost innunsrahle indlgnities before
even making preparations for var. We
did not pick up the gauntlet until Ne were
compelled to do il BY the attack upon and
reduction Of Sumter. We were slow to
snger, We sought and hoped for peece and
Union until the only alternatives were WAY
or disunion. We would not submit to the
destruction ofthis wonderful National fab
nc without an effort TO save it. and there
fore We accepted and have since acted upon
the other alternative. We have waSed war
% sustain the Union, because the '4Dsmoc-
racy" waged war against the Union to de-
stroy it.
compelled to bow before the patriotic
senument Of the people, the leaders Of the
Nortnern wing Of the Democracy" were
dumb for while, while the mass Of them
we're seaAons for the forcible suppression
o. the treason. But their leaders were on.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-06-02

to be full and complete conveyance
of the parcel or parcels of land for
which it was made to the United
States. -
Sec. Q. And be 1t fnrther enacted,
That every claim against the United
States for the taking of land for pub.
lie use as herein authorized. shall be
forever barred unless, within three
years from the time Of such taking.
the claim for compensation therefor
shall be adjusted by agreement with
the Secretary of War, or be settled
by an award of the board of commits
sioners, or presented by complaint or
petition to the Circuit Court Of the
United States in the district in which
the land is situated /: PrOrided, ho'oer-
en-, That the claims Of persons, who
at the time of the taking shall be IN
der the age of twenty-one years, mar
ried women, idiots, lunatics. or insane,
or beyond seas, shall not be barred If
their petition or complaint be filed in
said court az aforesaid, within three
years after the disability has ceased,
but no disability other. than those emu.
meratcd shall prevent any claim from
being barred, nor shall any of the
said disabilities operate cumulative
ly. $40 tn ls1@ - .".
Approved, April 10, 1864. .a -seE :.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-06-02
Charles City, Iowa, June 2, 1854
Old Folks Concert.

The Usage branch Of "Father
Kemp's Old Folks" numbering over
twenty singers and musicians, gave
concert at the Baptist Church in this
village on Friday evening last Ow-
ing to the short notice and the numer-
ous calls upon our citizens in aid Of
the Sanitary and other causes, the au-
dience, although respectable and ap-
preciative, was not as large as it
should have been. The Concert was
indeed great treat and highly merit.
orious. Many of our citizens, who
were absent, deeply regretted their
non.attendance, on learning more
about it. The performers must have
been at much expense and trouble in
the preparation Of their costumes,
which, although true to the fashion of
the times represented, seemed now to
be Iudicrous in the extreme, and added
much to the interest of the occasion.
Some of our older citizens appeared
to be carried away in an ecstasy of
delight at the singing Of some of the
old fugue tunes and the revival of so
many associations of earlier days. If
our Usage friends would repeat their
and give US suitable notice,
We could guarantee them an immense
audience.
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p We were pleased to receive call,
few days since, from Job Chapman.
formerly of this place. Job has had
great experience during the past three
years among the rebels and bush
whackers of Missouri. He was q
member of the 9th Kansas regiment,
and was in nearly all the various bat
ties of Missouri. at Springfield. Car
thage. Pea Ridge, &C., &c, and car
ries upon his person several honora-
BILE scars from sabre cuts and musket
balls. Although somewhat disabled
and stiffened, he still thinks himself
good for q few more campaigns. and
at the present time is in regiment of
the Missouri State Militia for the pur-
pose of watching and fighting gueril-
las and bushwhackers. His business
to Floyd county was to convey the
remains of his brother, who had died
in his country's service, to his friends
in Rockford. aasa ai dee d94an
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Approved, April 10, 1854.
1PrBLIC-No. 4S.

AN ACT in addition to an act for the
establishment of certain arsenals.
Whereas it is necessary that the
Government of the United States
should at an early day, for the pur-
pose Of the arsenal at Rock Island, in
tho State Of Illinois, provided for in
the act passed July eleventh, eighteen
hundred and sixty-two, obtain the pos
session Of and title to certain lands,
now the property of private persons,
upon which to locate the said arsenal,
with the grounds and buildings need
full for and to make part Of the same ::
Now, therefore. a"s .". t.
BE IL enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the United States of
america IN Congress assembled. That
the Secretary of War be, and he is
hereby, authorized and empowered to
take and hold full, complete, and per.
manent possession in behalf Of the
United States, of all the lands and
shores of the island of Rock Island,
IN the State Of Illinois, the same, when
so possessed, to be held and kept as
military reservation by the War De-
partment, upon which shall be built
and maintained an arsenal for the con.
structlon, deposit, and repair of arms
and munitions of war, and such other
military establishments as have been
or may be authorized by law to be
placed thereon in connection with such
arsenal.
Sec. 2. And be a. further enacted
That if it shall appear upon examina
ton by the Attorney General of ih'
United States of the titles of the land
on Rock Island taken and oecupie,
by the Secretary of War for an arse
nal and other military purposes, IL.
provided in the foregoing section
that any part or parcels thereof art
now the property of, and are rightful.
ly possessed by, any individual Oh
corporation as his or their own private
property. the value Of snch private
property SO taken. and just cornpen.
sation for amy damages caused 10y
such taking. shall. if mutually agreed
on by the Secretary of War and the
rightful owner or owners thereof, ane
approved by the President, be paid 10y
the Secretary of the Treasury to sale
rightful owner or owners SO agreeing
out of the appropriations made or t
be made for the construction of sal,
arsenal Prorided. That before sucl
payment shall be made, the said own
er or owners of such private property
so taken, or such of them as shal
agree. shall by good and sufficien
deed or deeds, in due form Of law, ant
approved by the Attorney General 0
the United States, fully release an,
convey to the United States all thci
and each Of their several and respec
tive rights in and titles to such land,
SO taken. M.
Sec. g. And be IL further enacted
That if the Secretary of War shal
not agree with any private owner O
owners Of land SO taken for the use o
the United States for military purpos
es. or if any snoh owner or owners
shall refuse to accept the sum to b.
paid to him or them by the Secretary
nf the Treasury as and for the true
value thereof or shall from any other
cause neglect or fail for the space oil
twelve months after such taking to