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The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1864-03-03
Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.
From Grants Communication Tunnel
Hill, Ga.

In THE FIELDIN REAR OF
Tunnel HILL, Feb. Gath, 1854. +. M.
Harrison's cavalry hasjust driven q
rebel force of two hundrd cavalry out
of town. The rebels opened upon our
advance-mounted infantry under
Harrison = with artillery, wounding
three. Gen. Whipple had narrow
escape the first shell falling three feet
from him. The rebel infantry near
this place were parts of Hindman's and
CIeborne's divisions at Dalton. Our
troops are now fanking the enemy.
Only few shots were fred. The loss
is trifiing. We have sufficient force
to drive the enemy from this place and
Dalton should it be thought advisable.
LATER-5 p. NJ.
We have taken Tunnel Hill without
further loss. Our total loss so far is
ten. We occupy all the hills around
the town with cavalry, and skirmishers
are thrown out toward Dalton.
This is written from the hill one
mile south of Tunnel Hill. Hotchkiss,
I'd Minnesota and Harris 10th lndi-
ania batteries did splendid work in
Smelling the enemy out of the town.
Carlin's brigade led the advance, sup
ported on the left by King and on the
the right by Starkweather's brigade.
Davis division is now in advance,
proceed by a cavalry force.
AT the hour / write skirmishing is
heard about three miles in front. The
army will probably remain here to-
night and take Dalton tomorrow.
Rebel citizens are greatly alarmed.
Great credit is due Gen. Palmer for
planning this splendid victory and
Johnson for its execution, which the
gallant Davis, Carlin, Harrison, King
and Boone deserve a large share OF
the honor.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1864-03-03


heretofore enlisted, or have volunteered
in the military service of the United
states, all the provisions of this act, so
iar as the pay ment of bounty and COM
pensation are provided shall be equally
applicable as to those who may be
hereafter recruited. But men of color
.srafted or enlisted, or who may volun-
teer into the military service, while
they shall be credited on the quotas of
he several States or subdivisions of
states wherein they are respectively
.rafted, enlisted or shall volunteer.
shall not be assigned as State troops
Tut shall be mustered into regiments
or companies as U. S. colored volun-
iSers. l
Sec. 26. And be it further enacted,
That the words "precinct" and 'selec-
lion district" as used in this act, shall
rot be construed to require any subdi-
:ision for purposes of enrolment and
craft less than the wards into which
any city or village may be divided or
lhe towns or townships into which any
county may be divided.
SEC. 27. And be it further enacted,
hat 80 much of the act entitled Gan
set for enrolling and alling out the na-
iional forces and for ether purposes"
approved on the Sd of March, 1868, as
may be inoonsistent with the provisions
Of this act, is hereby repealed.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-11-04
TIE CAUSE AND CURE OF OUR
TROUBLES. 53
To the People of Minnesota.

The distressed condition 10 which we
find our country and ourselves as people
at the present time, appeals to every man
to examine into the causes of our troubles
and seek for the remedy.
For over sixty years the government
was in the hands of the Democi attic patty
During all that time we enjoyed the most
unbounded prosperity, and every mans
liberty was held sacred. No drafts dragged
the people from their homes. No "bell :"
was touched at Washington "to cause the
arrest of q citizen of New York." or ga
citizen Of Ohio" or Of any other State,
and their imprisonment in jsilsand bsstiles
without trial no boast was made to the
the ministers of monarchical European
governments that our own free America
had progressed in despotism beyond what
kings and queens dared in Europe; no
quarrel was raised between North and
South or East and West, and war and dis
union inaugurated. The rights OF all SEQ
tons were respected, and peace and har-
mony were the consequence.
Although the. country was involved, In
two wars-one with England aud one with
MexioO-the civil law and the Constitution
were everywhere (outside of military lines)
supreme over the military and the writ Of
habeas corpus protected tho humblest citi-
zen in bis rights and liberties. No ssmili-
tary necessity WAS claimed to justify set
ting aside or txamphng under foot the
Constitution. We had no Fort Lafayettes
nor "oells Number Four " for the Repub-
hcans who called Themselves by the names
Of Wings and Federalists then. as thew
have since BY the names Of know Moth
ings" and "Union men," and opposed
both these va1s-vhole States under their
control refusing to furnish soldiers or
money and threatening to secede-and
their orators wishing gOd-speed to our CO.
emies and hoping that our soldiers s'night
be welcomed with bloody hands to hos
pitable graves" We did not imprison them
for these sentiments and acts giving aid
and comfort to the enemy; we mobbed
none of their presses; nor suppressed
them by military authority we banished
none of their copperhead " orators; we
interfered not with their free speech, but
we safely conducted the country through
her trials and brought her out triumphant
over all her enemies at home and abroad
with not stain upon her fair escutcheon
as the "land of the free and the home of
the brave" lF iiE
during all that time tie people were not
only free, but prosperous and happy. La
DOT was well rewarded all thenecessaries
as wen as luxuries of life were within
reach OF the poorest man !, taxes were
lieht; and our homes were oar homes,
without the fear of Provost Marshals Or
notices TO appear in ten days before them,
or be " shot to death as deserters y" 'ag67
A CHANGE CoMEs-THE SERPENT r,,,rpps rr.u 3
GARDEN" CAUSE OF THE WAR"
But what change has come over MS
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-11-04


Before me dows river broad and deep,
Vexd into foam by the rude winds that blow
And urge the stately ships, whose sails of snow
Are spread to catch their sweep,
And ever and anon,
Reflected In the sun,
The sea-gun rises from the feecy foam,
And sinks to rise again, and ever on doth roam;
While clear and high above the angry river,
Stsndeth the calm blue armament forever. y
Now while gaze on this contrasted scene,
The angry waters and the pleasant sky.
And on the ships that still go gliding by,
Do sod thoughts intervene;
And Memory beckons up the hazy past
With all its chast'ning griefs and joys too sweet
Again stand amid my young compeers
When time sat fresh on my unfurrowed brow,
And nature lovelier than she seemeth now,
Adorned with flowers the unnoticed lapse of
years.
Life was to me dancing stream
Bordered with hopes immortal bloom.
Nor for moment did dream
II flowed into the silent tomb;
But love, and hope and youth and flowers
Crownd day by day tie jocund hours.
Then, as the years sped swiftly by,
The stream Of life grew broad and deep;
Above me bent the eternal sky,
Around me was the whirl-wind's sweep;
And many stately ships that sailed :.
On that impetuous angry river, ls
Were swept upon the hidden rocks.
And in moment wrecked forever.
Yet still my bark midst sunshine and mids
gloom. M >p sa~s
Glides sileutly into the silent tomb '.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-11-04
NEW SERIES mo. $40

Let us look for example at the prices
o. few Of the neoessaries, Of life and
compare them with former prices, which
We paid before the election Of Lincoln.
The difference is the tax we nay on each
!. Under par ~. ~ H.. ,. :, .,.d a.. 6
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-11-04
VOL. XVI.-NO Is


BIZ G. K. II.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-11-04

Regular scss;oW of 1852 St. $50.
Regular session of 1861. :.
The computation for the sec
ond session Of 1854 Il not
quite made up, but the Clerk
estimates It at. ;. .............
The estimates for the coming
session for appropriations By
Congress for, the next fiscal
year are now making out at the
departments. As the war Is
certain to last one year more Il
Lincoln Is reelected, the appro-
priations for 1864-5 win be. . |.
= The aggregate permanent ap-
preparations made for the ses-
sions above named, according
ing to standing laws from year
to year arc. 80. -. ~. ~.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-11-04

5000.

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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-11-04
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, moEnsYttt3 sil.
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The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-07-01

fOOr creatures.

When colored soldiers were first
being enlisted, favorite averment OF
Northern sympathizers, was. they
wouldn't fight! 1t was simple mur
der to put them IN the army as sol.
slicrs They would only he in tho
way, would run like sheep in battle
and be slaughtered needIessly.
Since the experiment, however; has
been tried and IL has been found that
black men will fight, and fight brave
ly, they have changed the tune, and
aver that to tell the truth about col.
ored soldiers fighting is slandering
white soldiers! True to their in
stincts they are bent on mischief and
mischiefonly. Let the colored troops
fight never SO well, it will not dis.
grace single white soldier, to pub
lish the fact. At Chickamauga 10,
900 colOred soldiers, with manhood
enough about them to stand up and
face and beat back the enemy would
have been welcomed by every SOLDIER
and officer in the army, snd to have
confessed their bravery would no,
have dislionOrcd n single white sol.
dier in the glorious army Of the Cum
bcrlaDd! No man puts the black sol
dicr above the white, or ever on his
lcscI, hut no loyal man would rejoict
that black men should prove good
soldiers and thereby save the lives o.
white men.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-07-01
Copperhead Convention Postponed.

The Copperhead National Commit
tee have postponed the Chicago Con
vention, until August I'd. What has
come over the bold Democracy ? Why
this shunling, this waiting and dodg-
ing? The reason is plaln-the party
as yet has no principles. The mana
gers do not know what attitude it is
safe to assume-they know not yet
whether to mount the peace or the
war horse. Hence the delay. If
Grant wins victories, Mcclellan is
their nominee, on vigorous war
platform. If Lee wins, then Vallan-
digham or Seymour will be placed
upon a peace on any-terms platform.
This is all very well for the mere pol.
iticians Of the party, but how do the
masses like it Is the ardent peace
man willing to be transformed into u
war man, at the bidding OF q commit
tee? Or is the war man willing to
howl for peace because committee
leads off? Is the moving principle of
the party, summed up in the word
"success. Are they willing to be-
stride any hobby on which they can
lcanter into ofIice2
Let the people mark the prediction
If Grant wins, the Democracy are
for war-if he loses they are for
peace.
Mark, also, the difference between
the two parties. The Union men arc
in favor of prosecuting the war to
: the bitter end, knowing that in nc
other way can the country he saved
from anarchy and ruin. Their trum
!, pet utters no uncertain sound-they
avow their principles and stand b.,
them. II the Democracy avowct
Peace principles and stood by then
!. we could respect their consistency
: while We deplored the effect of thei
: teachings. But what confidence ca
the people have ia party that cal
J. be war or peace, as the chances q
success may dictate.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-07-01
Hancock Conrier---nrtieles were pub

Hancock Courier---articles were pup 1
lishcd from Tic n. Y. Tribune and
Times, sustaining Mr. Fremont ana,
assigning reasons why he sh6nld be
elected. Tbc faithful were generallt
sold, and sJmdeh slated over tliepros
pect Of a division Of re .,,;c Union pa. =,
that they coul.... scarcely contain them.
selves, and when we met them on the
street we were accosted by them with:
"Well, what do you think of the
State journal being out for Fremont
Have you seen that the Tribune and
Times are supporting Fremont" &c
Now, we have no obie"..i, 4,
their enjoying thems.tives oy.r what
to them, see'Gs like a Prospect of sue
cess, Tor the terrible and overwhelm
ing defeats OF the past few years have
oeen truly discouraging, and with
o"t something to encourage q hope
their condition would be truly pitia
bic; but the idea of their own friend.
thus wilfully decefving them, by pub
fishing these articles, written eight
years ago, and so prcsuming upon
their Ignorance rs to suppose they
will Rnow no better, is so much lik,
cruelty to dumb animals that ever
the laudable purpose of infusing q lit
tie vitality into their detected ant
broken spirits does not, we think, jus
tify such course. 1t is true, tbcs,
papers, by sticking to the truth, oil
refusing to publish the truth, may
keep their readers in ignorance, ant
thereby in hopeful bliss, for n season
but in their association and contact
with their more intelligent and better
informed neighbors, who read tho
Union papers, they win ultimately
lcarn-not only that the Journal
Tribune and Times are not for Ere
mont, and that their lying papers
have deceived them-but that there
7 is not single paper in the States o
Ohio and New York that supported
Lincoln in 1860, that does not sup
port him now. A resort to sucl
means only shows the desperate con
dition of the party.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-07-01

WELL SAID.-That rebel sheet,
the Cincinnati Enquirer credits the
Dayton Journal for having said that
n colored resident of Cincinnati was
the early associate Of Andrew John
son, of Tenn, and it goes on to re-
mark that "there are tailors who
have to work in the North y and
asks 'what slavery is it that crush
es them 7" To which the Journal
pointedly replies:
Will the Enquirer and its friends
take notice that in no place but
in the slave holding States is II poor
white man compelled to sit on the
same bench patching breechcs with
u negro associate. In the free North
white men choose their own associ-
ates. In the South the institution
of slavery chooses a poor whit,
mans associates for him, and some
times boasts of the favor of allow
ing him to associate with their mig
gers" Andrew johnson was com
PEELED by negro masters to associ
ate with a negro tailor on the work
bench, but his ability and determin
alton enabled him to assert himsel
and he became the peer of the mas
ter class. In his case slime, at last
made all things even"
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-07-01
The $500 Clause

An effort is being made to stlike
the $500 Exemption clause from the
Conscription Law. We believe nine.
tenths Of the people are opposed to
this action-and they are right in
opposing it. Those moving in the
matter claim
!. The armies must he filed.
2. That Drafts with this clause re.
taincd, yield money, not men.
They are right in both assumptions
Drafts with the $500 bring but few
men, but they yield what will bring
Imcn-money. Last fall and winter
when bounty Of $500 was offered
almost every township in the Stat,
raised their quota and had them il
the field months before the draft was
made, and if the Government shoult
make another call, and offer the sam,
bounty, it would he again filed
There are men enough willing to O,
provided they can be paid somethin.
near what they would make at home
and the $500 added to bountics pai,
by townships and corporations woulc
make this sum.
One volunteer who goes willingl,
and of his own choice, is worth tw,
drafted men, because the volunteer i
one who can go, as well rs to stay, an,
the drafted man may or may not be
There is no township in Hancoc
County, that cannot raise It's quota i
half the time by volunteering, tina
the Government can by drafting.
Let the $500 clause be retained
that amount offered as bounty-le
every township know it must, its que
ia of men by n given time and the me
will be raised.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-07-01
A Word from Gen. Mcclellan.


On occasion Of the dedication recent
" ut West Point Of a battle monument
to the brave mon who have died in
the war, Gen Mcclellan delivered Il
lengthy Grafton. He thus stated the
cause of tile war Barring little ex-
treme caution in the opening sentence,
the cause of the war is very fairly sta
ted. 1t certainly will not commend
him to the "peace Democracy"
Stripped of all sophistry and side
issues the direct cause of the war as
1t presented itself to the honest and
patriotic citizens of the North was
simply this (: Certain States, or rath.
er II portion of the inhabitants of GER
tain State1, feared, or proiessed to
fear, that injury would result to their
rights and property from the eleva-
tion of Il particular party to power
Although the Constitution and the ac-
tual condition of the Government pro-
vided them with peaceable and sure
protection against the apprehended
evil, they prepared to seek security
in the destrustion of the Government
which could protect them, and in the
use of force against national troops
holding national forti ess. To eff
face the insult offered to our flag, to
save divided republics of Italy aud
South America to enforce its just
power and laws; maintain our very
existence as q nation these were the
causes which induced us to draw the
sword. Rebellion against n govern.
ment like ours, which contains within
itse,f the means of self. adjustment
and pacific remedy for evils, SHOULD
never be coBSoundcd with rev
olution agaisst despotic power
which refuses redress of wrongs
Such rebellion cannot be justified
upon ethical grounds, and the only
alternatives for our choice are its
suppression or the destruction, of oul
nationality.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-07-01
Mr.. L,NcOLx,s NOMINATION.

The Copperhcad papers have much
to say in the endcavor to dupe their
readers into belief that the nomina-
tion of Mr.. Lincoln, at the Baltimore
Convention, was the result Of tlic cf-
forts Of Office holders and govern
ment contractors. They know that
this is absurdly false, but, ifthey can
make their followers believe them,
they will have accomplished their oh
jcct, and this is all for which they
care. The fact is that in the nomin-
alton OF Mr.. Lincoln, the National
Union Convention simply gave ex
preston TO that popular feeling, which
will certainly sweep the loyal States
in his favor in the November election
And that the Baltimore Convention
represented the honest opinion Of o
vast majority of the party cannot be
questioned, since no other candidate
has received the endorsement Of sin
gle State Convention, nor, probably,
of u county convention. There may
be vast weight Of Influence in the
hands of the Administration, but nc
combination Of office holder, could
have secured such unanimity Of ac
ton, except as the indication Of {
common public sentiment To force
an unpopular or obnoxious man up
OIL the people and secure at the sam'
time such evidences of universal ap
proval, would be simply impossible
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-07-01

stroy the rebel iron clads or keep them
at Richmond. Nothing then can him
der our monitors from shclling the
rebel capital. The maneuvers of Grant
for the past week have not been TO
bring OH q general engagement, nei-
ther have we fought any considerable
battle. The main object was to give
relief to Cen Hunter Our main en-
deavors are TO obt: in full and perman.
ent possession OF the Petersburg and
Weldon Road, which cuts the rebel
Confederacy in twain. I..r
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-07-01
A Shiny Trick.

After the nomination of Fremont
and Cochran by the Cleveland Con
vention, the Copperhead papers gen
orally published their letters of ac.
ceptance, and in connection with
them what purportcd to he the com
ments VI leading Republican papers
on their nomination. The Statesman
had an editorial irom the State Jour
nal endorsing Fremont, and pledg
ing him the support Of that paper
In other rapcrs-- cmong them tn
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-07-01
TIE ENROLMENT QUESTION.

Mr.. Smithcrs of Delaware, offered
substitute for the Senate Conscrip-
ton bill, the provisions Of which are
as follows:
Authorizing the President, at his
discretion, to call for any number ol
volunteers. In case the quota IF any
State. district, &c, shall not he filed
in 60 days, the President may order
a draft for one year. Those who
serve for one, two, or three years, arc
to receive bounties, respectively, o.
$500, $500 and StQ0. No commuta
tion is to be allowed.
The bill passed the Housc-somc
thing of this kind will probably pas,
the Senate.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-07-01

The editors OF the Ashland Uuion,
have given us their opinion of the
sick and wounded of the Army of
the Union, and what they think OF
them. In an article abusing the Sol
diers Aid Society of this place, they
say of the sick and wounded soldier
for whom these women have labored
for the past three years, "TnEY MAY
FALL, fEsTER AND ROT, FOR AUGHT WE
CARE" Men who have no more of the
milk of human kindness in their hearts
than these fellows, should be secuted
from civilized socicty.-Ashland
Times.
Es- The Ohio Statesman repre-
sents the Delegation from Illinois to
the Chicago Convention, as for Gen
Mcclellan. The Cincinnati Enquirer
pronounces the Statement untrue ant
AYERS that the Delegation for "a mar
who is against the prosecution of thu
war in any form or shape,' Doctors
Twill differ, even the ont and out peac,
man and the dodger, who has, no
honor enough to be for peace or war
=. There is the highest authority 70
the statement that Gen. Grant gav
the President, when at his headquar
tiers, the assurance of his taking Ricf
e mond.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-07-01
The Army Appropriation bin

The Army Appropriation bin
which is now law cqunlizes the pay
rations &c; of all troops whether col
orcd or white except in the matter of
bounty. On this point it says that
every person Of color who shall here
after he mustered into the service
shall receive such sums in bounty as
the President shall order in the diff
fercnt States and parts of the United
States not exceeding 500.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-07-01

A WArcHwORp.- The Buffalo Ex-
press has the following watchword ann
prayer for these inomentous days :
"God-Grant--Vetory."
The total losses in the Army Of the
Potomac, since moving 10 the south
side of James river, foot mp twelve
thousand in killed, wounded and miss
ny.
yalnndfgham is paragon of mod
esty. He informs "the men Ohio
that tho year OF his absence was on'
OF disaster" AZ II The fire fly shoult
say IN the Night: "fIow dark yo,
have been without me-
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-07-01

llIinn L. IIunLred Unyts Men.

A Springfield dispatch states that
the organization of the One Hundred
Days Volunteers has Leen completed,
and Notwithstanding the bitter oppo-
sition of the Copperheads through
out the State, the efforts to relieve
the veteran regiments, and allow
them TO go to the front by putting
these one hundred days troops in
their places, and doing garrison du.
", has been success. Thirteen full
regiments and one battalion Of two
companies have been organized. All
have been mustered, clothed and arm
ed, and all are now doing duty at
Rock Island, st. Louis, Cairo, Colum-
bus and Memphis, except the l3stl
and Hist, which leave soon. The
aggregate of these regiments is Il,
900, and by their presence they will
relieve that number of veterans who
have gone to the from at this crit
cal time in our country. Toledo Btdde