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Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-11

Governor Hahn Ana Self VIndIcation.
GOyeruor Hahn, the newly elected Cos.
eFuor of Louisiana, writes to the New York
TEibpas in denial Of reports made by u cor
respondent Of that paper, ofbis former, con.
nectiOn with The rebels 1t appears that
he has been consistent Union man
Through good aud evil report" He says:
81 never preseuteda Nag 10 u rebel com.
pAny. was preseoLs at the presentation
of a flag TO company. Of citizen soldiers
by certain ladies OF this, city, aud at their
request 1 made Misrepresentation remarks
There was nothing OF a secession tendency
in what said; aud every person present
knew me to be a Union man. The COM
PAny had not then enlisted in the Uuiou
cause, andwhen II subsequently did vote
to go into the Confederate service, l was
tue humble mesTS cot 6fssuading mauy
members from going TO the war, as theS
can testify, for they are still in this city.
Instead OF taking AN oathIO tina rebel gov
trnment 10 order TO continue 10 the office
OF notary public, positively aud expressly
refused so to dO.Hnd the written official eyi.
hence OF this fact is still ID existence here,
When / was elected 10 Congress in 1864,
Gen, Butler, whose talent for finding Out
facts Is ProveT6lal, aud whose testimony
will receive yUsr credence, wrote lettersio
the President, members lOt 1.-The OabIuet.
Senators, etc., in sali OF which he speaks
OF me as IAN incorporating supporter
of the government and adds, "He stood
by it in its darkest hour, and merits the
praise of ali loyal men need not fsE
mind you Of other pio of receiv ed by you oil,
my constant devotion to The Union, aud as
the unjust comments Of The Tribune have
been adopted by oIhef Journals Of. nd
North, hope, for Ihe sake Of truth ana
Justice, and The fair fame of The Uufuh men
OF. this State, who have already suffered so
much at home, you will, mol persist in
these w1reeOgs. llj 23fqh,293 FL
Washington telegraph., 1864-06-29
= HDQRs. TRANS-MIss. DEPT,
Shreveport. La. Nay 20. 1864.

Shreveport. La, May 20. 1864.
GrXEnAL ORDERS
No. 70.
p! he following Act IF Congress IS published
1. for the Information CT the army in this De-
partmCnt:
IAN ACT 70 PROVIDE FOR RETIRING oFFIcERs
oF THE Army
The Congress Of the Confederate States of
America 40 enact, That the President be and
he is hereby authorized, upon the recnmm7n u
dation of any General commanding u depart
ment or al army, TO discharge from service
auy officer Of the Confederate States Army, or
Of the Provisional Army of the Confederate
States, who has command and cannot be
assigned 10 any appropriate duty, or Tho is in
competen: or inc ficient, or who may bs absent
rom his command without leave; Proyided
mat any oicer who may be discharged for
lne0npeteucy, ineffieiency o. absence from
his command without leave, shall be entitled
to Trial before examining Board, under
existing laws, if he demands it of the Com
manding General W thin thirty days; Provided.
JrFtker, That it shall uot extend 10 any officer
WHO Is absent or account of captivity" ZAP
proved February l1th, 1861
II. In puls suauce OF the above Act of Con-
eress. al officers, whether of the Regular or
Provisional Army in this Department, WHO are
aesent from their commands without antho-
Fliy, will be cropped frum the Rolls of the
Army on the 3Oth day of June. 1864.
Ill All officers in this Department who have
oeeu assigned TO duty away from their com
nands, whether by order of the Secretary of
war, Department or District commanders, will
report by letter to Department Head Quarters,
'ner address and duty upon which they are
engaged.
Ill All returns required by the Army Reg
uiatlons to be made to the Adjutaut and In
spec,or General, Richmond, Va, will in future
De forwarded to these Head Quarters.
v Erioiling Officers authorized to call
tu' the Reserve Corps of their respective eoun-
ues or parishes, whenever their assistance is
required in aIresting deserters, or for arrest
ing and quelhng bands of marauders.
u. Officers engaged ID the C oIlectio' of the
A IN Kind, and officers drawing the same
=; ~ Troops, will conform strictly to the iustruc-
rohs OF the War Department, the Quartermas-
f GENERAL, and OF the Controlling Quarter
masters.
Dy comma and of Gen. z. KIRBY SMITH,
.tsigned) S. s. ANDERSON.
AO4 Asst Adj't Gen.
Washington telegraph., 1864-06-29
nrtnoRa r2Axa.Alss nEp.r

H. Il ny iESA : IF.f J.,
Shreveport, Il, june I, 1854
General Orders ~. 81
THE press necessity cf the armies in the
/ Fed make 1t absolutely necessary that the
Corc;nucH; should use one-baif cf the Cotton
IL Ills Department, for The purchase Of naval
ana m.,itary stores, required for the defehce o.
the country.
Discreet ard proper bonded and com =
siauel G.fccr= rave been selected, who Wli
purchase, if possible, the amount required
Ifit cannot be obtsiaei by purchase, thay
are authorized 70 impress it, n strict acco- j.
ance with ;le terms of tue ImprcssmcIlt Act,
and the General Orders issued IA that suaiec'.
District Commissioners viii furnish tlen
fnch assistance as Elay be needed. in ezcclsic :
this order.
Any attempt at Illegal impreszman. will Be
promptly punished, being rep r.ed, wit.
satisfactory proof. to District or Department
Head Quart r..
The following officers are chsrged with tie
executi IN OF this order
Major i. : Cabell. Capt. b. Shropshire,
Maj"r ". p. Baughn, Capt. ". ". Barrett,
Ca t F. ]. Lynch. Capt y. \. Ri ge.
Al Cotton procured by them IL Texas will
be placed uDder the control OF L;ent.-CoI "
I. Hutchins who viii use it soiely in procuring
army supplies.
By conmsGl of Gen. Z KtBBY Smith,
S. ) ANDERSON.
l6-i Asst ! lit Gen'l.
Washington telegraph., 1864-06-29
HEAD QRs. TRANSMITS. DEBT, j

SHREVEPORT. La. June l. 1864. I
n he Hi'izer's IF ibs Trans Niss Dept
: HAVE deemed it my duty to issue Genera
Order, directing the purchase. and. if ne
ccssary, the imnressment of one half the Cotton
in tins Department. to supply the pressing
wants OF Gu, armies in the fed.
Your soldiers are the sole reliance for the
defence Of the country froa- invasion and desc
Iation. They have recently furnished you a
signal instance Of their willingness and ability
TO d. eEe 4 your bones. Without munitions OF
war. clo,hing aud rp"dieiies. they cannot Le
kept in tie field. These articles can be Or
taiaca only = importation. Cotton IS The sole
means Of purchase. Ia tire same lofty spirit 81
patriotism. whica lcnis your sons sHd brothers
to ofHr their lives for your ction, will you
not sell 80 t;.e Government the Only product by
whica their valor can be made effective against
the public enemy
The imp essnent Of Cotton will he avoided.
il poSsfn =. Bat supplies for the army must b
had II Is lett with roa i. terlains, whether
fyr the preservation Of your homes. You ii
ieree the Government to re<or; & itapressment
Z. kiRhT SMITH.
Genera. CYmnia nijag.
Washington telegraph., 1864-06-29

E1' The atlanta Appeal 3ist, says,
that there was little or no excitement or
alarm amongst the citizens. in view Of
the prospect Of the decisive battle Of the
campaign being fought in the immediate
vicinity. II had been contemplated for
some time that the army of Johnston
would fall back finally 20 the south bank
Of the Chattahoochie, within four or five
miles Of the city, just as it was contem-
plated that Gen Lee would fall back in
the vicinity Of Richmond. The Appeal
says with regard TO Atlanta, What the
defences are every body knows except
the enemy. They have been inspected
and approved. Grant and his Lieutenant
Sherman, who circumvailaied Vickshurg
about year ago, would no donbt like 70
hand over 70 Lincoln rs 4th Of July pre-
sents in 1864, Richmond and Atlanta;
but the former has been foiled, and the
latter will be.
Washington telegraph., 1864-06-29

CLEVELAND CoNvENTIoN.-This
Convention of ultra radicals and wal
democrats which assembled at Cleave.
land, May 3lst, adopted the name Of "thc
Radical Democracy" Their Platform
j. as follows:
1. That tie Federal Union shall be
preserved
2. That the constitution and laws ot
the United States must be observed and
obeyed.
3. That the rebellion must be sup
pressed by force Of arms and without
compromise
a. That the right of free speech and
press, and the habeas corpus, must be
held inviolate, save il districts where
martial law has been proclaimed.
o. That the rebellion has destroyed
slavery, and the Federal constitution
should be amended to prohibit its es-
tablishment. and To secure to all men ab-
solute equality before the law.
6. That integrity and economy are de.
manded NJ ali tines in the adninistra.
ton Of the government that in time OF
war, the want Of them, il criminal.
z. That the right Of asylum, except
for crime, and subject to law. is q recog-
nized principle Of American liberty; that
any violation Of ID cannot be overlooked.
and must not 90 nnrebuked.
;. That the national policy known as
the Monroe doctrine has become a recog-
nizcd principle; and that the establish
mcnt Of an anti-repubiican on this CONT
nent by any foreign power cannot be toll
Grated.
8. That the gratitude and support Of
the nation are due to the faithful soldiers
and earnest leaders Of the Union army
and navy. for their heroic achievements
and deathless valor in defence Of our in-
periled country and Of civil liberty.
10. That the one term policy for the
Presidency adopted by the people is
strengthened by the force of the existing
crisis, and should be maintained by con-
stitntional amendment.
IL. That the constitution should be
50 amended that the President and Vice
President shall be elected by direct
vote Of the people.
II. That the question Of the recon
struction Of the rebellious States belongs
to the people through their representa-
tives in Congress, and not to the Execu-
tive.
Il. That confscation Of the lands Of
rebels. and their distribution among TIE
soldiers and actual settlers, are measures
of justice.
From the report Of the proceedings we
extract the following:
Upon reading the resolutions, and be-
fore being acted upon, a letter from Wen
dell Phillips, which | sent yon yesterday,
was read, and received great applause at
the allusion to Fremont. The intense
opposition expressed to the adrninistra-
tim in this letter seemed to recommend
it more than its radical positions to the
esteem Of the audience
Upon the molten to adopt tic res9lu-
Washington telegraph., 1864-06-29

~ Federal despatch says: The
Richmond Sentinel Of the Sd, speaks Of
the arrival OF $50 prisoners and says that
on Friday fourteen assaults We're made
on their line, held by Kershaw, Hoke
and Breckinridge. All were repulsed
with great slaughter, and it puts
down our loss at 10 to $4,000, with 900
prisoners, their men escaping almost un-
harmed, The Seatiuel says:
"Grant's object was to gain tie strong
position around Gaines Mill. Open q
road to Bottoms Rock and connect with
Butler, but his object was sisnaily de-
fsated''
Washington telegraph., 1864-06-29
tNFELERATE MONEY IS GOOD AS GOLD

A Ii persons indebted to the late South
elf. western Democrat" published at Para
SnI%,' Ark, for Advertising, Job Work and
rste uon are hereby notified that Confede-
men. .'roney will re cheerfuily taken in settle
.dI eat OF accounts drawn out some time ago at
~asaanced rates =
Eqa'ltaents Eqsa can be made by calling st the
tr, ''' 1s'f3Tcph Otnes on the late propIie
x,,h; THOMAS A, SCOTT.
ston, sth June, 1854.
Washington telegraph., 1864-06-29

ARKANSAS NEws.-CaElden, June
17-Frcn the Front June 16.-A few
days since, Gen. Pagan ont scouting in
the direction of Arkansas river, when
near Richland. the new Federal steamer
igo was heard coming down the Arkan-
sas river laden with cotton: Our officer
commanding the scouting party, placed
his men IN position, captured the boat
with negro crew, 40 Yankee prisoners,
40 stand Of small arms, 1850 rounds Of
ammunition, sc. The boat and cotton
was burned, and prisoners and negroes
brought off
Camden, June 22.-St.- Repub-
iican Of the 18th inst, received but has
nothing Of interest in il.
Letters received from north Of Arkan-
sas river. officially say that Dan. T. Sick
les has suprrcdepd SIeele-niade speech
TO Steels troops. in which he said the
rebellion would Certainly be crushed IN
the Trans-Mississippi Department in five
months.
Much intersst is felt here by many to
know if Mrs. SicAies accompanies the
General. JUEo.
Meridian, Jane 11.-MarInaduke has
erected another battery On the MississiP-
pi at SRnhyzidc. below. .Greenvilic, and
bad destroyed .hree ster-nc7s up TO tie
18th ins.
Washington telegraph., 1864-06-29

PROCEEDINGS of Court of Inquiry
held at Gen. Dockery's Brigade Head
quarters, near Camden, Ark. by virtue
of the following order, viz:
HDQRs. DIsTRICT ARKANSAS, !
Camden, May 18th, 1864. {
General Orders, No 80.
l. At his own request, court Of in
quiry will assemble at Camden, at 10
O'Clock A. NJ, on Thursday, the 18th OF
May, 1864, or as soon thereafter as prac-
ticable, to investigate the conduct OF
Col. d. ". Jones, goth regiment Arkan-
sas volunteers, at the battle of Mark 5
Min, April 25th, 1864, and report the
facts, and express an opinion Of the case
The court viii consist of the following
members, viz: Col. w. w. Reynolds
18th Ark. vols; Lieut. Col. r. Stirman
1st battalion Ark. cavalry; Capt f. n
Drewry, 10Th reg't. Ark. vols.
BY command of
Washington telegraph., 1864-06-29
VOL. XIV.
DR.. VANN
HKAD-QU ,RTERs DIST. OF ARKANSAS,
Camden, March 8th, 1864.

General Orders No. l6.
All intercourse between the Confederate
and Feierai lines, except covered By a Flag o1
truce authorized by the District Commander
!. positively prohibited; and all pckess and
Scouts will arrest and deliver to their immedi.
ate commanding officers any persons attempt
ing to pass the lioes of the Confederate Army,
unless as prescribed above
II. No letters or papers will be permitted tc
pass the lines OF this army unless examined
and approved at Dis rict Headquarters. Al
wrs3ns bringing letters within the lines viii
biyer them to the first Commaudant of ths
c s. Army they may meet, to be by hin
nansmitted to District Head Quarters. An,
failure to comply with these orders will subject
tie offenders to arrest and punishment.
BY command Of Lt.-Gen. HOLMES.
J. F. BELTON,
l2v 1t. Col. and \. 4. Gen
Washington telegraph., 1864-06-29

FRoH GEoRGlA-New Hope, July g.
-Enemy still throwing forces forward
on our right. There has been consider
able artillery skirmishing since o'clock
to-day. General Echols very slightly
wounded in thigh. Prisoners continue
to be brought in.
New Hope, June 4--Ali quiet during
last night -Four regiments Yankees
were mustered out Of service at Kingston
On Thursday. The term of service Of
$4,000 will expire in the next twenty
days
In the action Of the 2sth, on our ieft,
the enemy lost 1900 killed and wounded.
The enemy is fortifying Kingston and
the river four miles below Their troops
are much dispirited. They were told
that after reaching Alatoona .hey wonld
meet with no further opposition in their
march to ATLANTA, and exaggerated &C.
count. Of our losses were circulated
among them to cheer them up. The
punishment inflicted upon them by Ste
| phensnn and Clehurne was very severe.
Portion Of the 18th army corps is now
on lis way from the Trsns-Nis to rein
force Sherman. 1t has reached Van Bu-
ren, Ala. All is tranquil here
Atlanta, june 6.--1'he reporter. who
left tie front at noon, reports our army
srill moving towards the railroad. the en-
emy having already crossed near Ac-
worth. Eook-r's corps reported s miles
east of i On Alatoona. Gen. Johnston's
headquarters we're weet Of Marietta, with
our left resting on Los, Mountain, Har-
dee commanding the right, Polk the left,
and Hood the centre.
The Yankee cavalry dashed into Big
Shantee. ten miles below Acworth, at 10
o'clock this morning. and were met by
Williams. who was fighting item when
| the reporter left.
Battlefield, eight miles from Marietta.
June 7th.-The Yankees are still NOV
ing toward Alatnona- Hooker corps ia
fortifying the hills between Alatoona
Some Slight skirmisliing occurred near
Lost Mountain yesterday morning. All
quiet this morning.
Washington telegraph., 1864-06-29

LATEST PROM TIE NoRTH.-We have
been permitted to see the Chicago Times
Of the 18th inst. The federal accounts
Of affairs are thus condensed BY tho
editor:
"On Wednesday morning, Cen Smith
with Is 600 men made an attack upon
Petersburg. carrying outer entrenchments-
In the evening he made another assault
and carried the principal line of works,
taking l3 cannon, several stand of colors
ARD between 800 and 400 prisoners
Tbs line was two miles from the city
Hancock come up and took position on
oIni.h's left al an early hour on thursday
and shortly afterwards there was heavy
firing in that direction. No particulars
of this affair have been received, but
report has been forwarded to Sec. STAN
ton on the authority. of captain that
petersburg is in our possession"
Butler reports that the rebels have
abandoned their works in front Of Ber-
lnuda Hundreds, and that his men are
engaged in destroying the trunk OF the
Richmond and Petersburg railroad
"A despatch in the Richmond Wing Of
the 18th states that Sheridan had beea
routed BY Fitzhugh Lee and Hampton.
losing 500 prisoners and leaving his
dead and wounded on the field.
lit is rumored at Washington that the
rebels are evacuating Richmond The
rumor is undoubtedly c0nard."
A despatch from DontEaTd Landing. !
P. u, June 16, says:
II do not think any Of Lees army had
reached Petersburg when Smith stormed
it. They seem to be making prepara-
tions 10 hold the west side of the Apo.
maitox The town they cannot think Of
holding. as it lies directly under our
guns"
The despatch concerning the taking Of
Petersburg, is as follows, dated june l5:
"I came down from the pontoon above
Powhattan, with dispatches 70 Sec. Stan
ton. Just as left. Capt. Pitkin report
ID to me that Petersburg was in our pos
session"
The news OF Sheridai.'s defeat i CON-
municated by dispatch from Gen Lee.
The Times Washington special (l6th)
says:
"Grant's whole army was across the
James river It's rear was several miles
west Of Bermuda Hundred. The wholr
of Smiths corps has arrived. Several
thousand fresh reinforcements had reach
ed Bermuda and We're coming up.
Washington telegraph., 1864-06-29

"Grant's whole army was across the
James river. It's rear was several miles
west Of Bermuda Hundred. The wholr
Of Smiths corps has arrived. Several
thousand fresh reinforcements had reach
ed Bermuda and were coming up.
Hammond gazette. [volume] (Point Lookout, Md.) 1862-1864, 1864-03-02
goetrn.
ECHO POETRY.

The following is a specimen of echo poetry
which possesses merit as literary composition,
and on account of the spirit of piety which
breathes through it -
If fanny be distressed and fain would gather
Some comfort, let him haste unto
Our Father.
For we Of hope and help are quite bereaven
Except Thou succor us
Who art in Heaven.
Thou showest mercy, therefore for the same
We praise Thee, singing
Halowed be thy name.
OF all our miseres cast up the sum
Show US thy joys, and let
Thy kingdom come.
We mortal are, and alter from our birth
Thou constant art,
Thy will be done on earth.
Thou madest the earth as well as planets seven,
Thy name be blessed here
AS It's in heaven.
Nothing we have to use or debts to pay,
Except Thou give it us.
Give US this day
Wherewith to clothe US, wherewith to be fed,
For without Thee we want
Our daily bread
We want, but want no faults, for no day passes
But we do sin
Forgive us our trespasses.
No man from SHINING ever free did live;
Forgive us, Lord, our sins,
As we forgive.
five repent our faults Thou ne err disdainest us;
We pardon them
That trespass against US
Forgive US that is past, q new path tread us;
Direct us always in thy faith,
And lead US
We, thine own people and thy chosen nation
Into oil truth, but
Not into temptation.
Thou that of all good graces art the giver,
Suffer us not to wander,
But deliver
Out from the fierce assaults of world and devil
And flesh, so shalt thou free us
From all evil
To these petitions let both church and laymen,
with one consent of heart and voice, say
Amen.
Hammond gazette. [volume] (Point Lookout, Md.) 1862-1864, 1864-03-02
WHOLE NO. SO.
A Turkish Joke.

stingy merchant of Bagdad hired a porter
to carry home for him basket of porcelain
vases, for which he agreed to pay three paras
AS the porter trudged along the merchant said
My friend, you are young and active, and can
easily earn money; am old and feeble, and
have very little; pray thee abate in my favor
one para of thy hire. Porter-Allah forbid that
should be ungenerous; / grant thy request
A second time the merchant besought the porter
to abate q second para, and the request was
granted. After reaching the house, and as the
porter was carrying the basket up stairs, the
merchant said-Friend, if you will resign the
last para, will give thee three pieces of advice
that will be useful for the rest of your life Por-
ter-Be it so. Merchant-Well, if any one tells
you it is better to be poor than TO be rich, do
not believe him: if he says it is more pleasant
to walk than to ride, credit not his assertion
and treasure up in your mind the fact that if a
man hath both wit and muscle, he will not
want bread. Porter-My good sir, | knew all
these things before; but if you viii listen to me
will give you piece of advice that will make
you ever watchful and prudent; 1t is this
Throwing the basket down stairs; if any one
tells you that either of these vases remain un-
broken, do not believe him Exit porter.l
Hammond gazette. [volume] (Point Lookout, Md.) 1862-1864, 1864-03-02

THE following incident occurred within the
knowledge of the writer:
!" A little five-year-old boy was undergoing
an examination in the chatechsm. He made
bad work of his lessons The words were too
long, and he did not understand them. The
blunders that he made were SO many that his
maternal teacher was obliged to rebuke him
sharply In despair he at last cried out, Ma! !
amt there any httehchism for little boys? this
catechism is so hard = That's not bad for five
year old is it?''