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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-05

the Hon Edwin NJ Stanton but from you. Henry II.
Naglec late BTie acor OF United States voIun
teels On tho night OF the 20th Of March, e6e you
wentin the from Broad and Prime streets TO Wash
lngion. DO you not remember the buoyancy with
which you related al this and how You exulted in the
success of the artifce in which you had been pron
ncnt actogi Ny dear General your csmpGSn had
not then been tested. bot that the resgl is before
u.s. do you not COVER before the ghosts OF the brave
thousands who were slowly murdered by the malaria VI
the CLickahoninyi
The gentlemen 10 whom you addressed your CONVEX.
sation Oh the night OF the GOTH Of March lsG2 were
Messrs George II. Moore and George W. Hacker OF
this city and II you revealed your secrets so publicly
that others could avoid hearing them, you not
wonder thct they have published them freely. refer
you and any wLo may doubt ms statement, Messrs.
Moore and Hacker, both OF whom are well known in
this city.
Mesrs Latham Rice and yourself bad IN coastrainng
the President TO retain Gen. Mcclellan IA command.
You know Gen. Gilman Marston. and, doubtless. re.
rneIter the fact that you and he Travelled time
later from Fortress Monroe TO Washington together, lie
being at the same time In command Of regiment Of
New Hampshire volunteers Do you not remember how
fully you detailed him all the cts have rccted
do not doubt that you then spoke the truths tho coat
era facts provo that you did Bat If error there be- it is
you who arc responsible Gen. Marston is brave and
truthful man. know him well, and cheerfuly refer
any OF our military friends to him for proof that you are
yourself the author Of the story yen waDton aspe 70
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-05-20

Muscatine sends the first full company
under the new call, into camp at Daven-
port. @
Two companies left Dubuque yester-
day, and to-day one hundred men from
Butler county, one hundred men from
Waterloo and Independence and another
full company made up along the line OF
the Dubuque & Sioux City Railroad,
will arrive at Dubuque, en- route for
Davenport.
One company from Clinton county
arrived in camp on Tuesday evening.
The work goes on, but not so promptly
as 1t should. We notice our editorial
friends, Moore and Jones, of the Davis
County Union Guard, have enlisted for
100 days. Capt. Moore was in the I'd
Iowa infantry until disabled by wounds.
He severely faxed Harvey Dunlavey,
last fall, in canvass for the State Sem
ate. With this kind of success against
rebels, he will do good service.
Lieut.. Gov. North, Military Secretary
to Gov. Stone, has raised company at
Des Moines, taking with him some OF
the best young men of that city.
Davenport will soon have company,
provided they can raise bounty enough
up there to induce men to come in from
other counties.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-05-20
The Draft I'm Iowa.

\ day or two since we published the
substance of correspondence between
Governor Stone and the Secretary Of
War, in which the latter signified his
intention of ordering draft in the de-
linquept sub-districts in this State, If
such step was approved by the Cover
nor. We hope Gov. Stone will, in short,
say to Mr.. Stanton, 'proceed.' II there
are localities in Iowa that have not fur
nished their proportion of former calls,
let them be made to do SO. All this talk
about the West not furnishing more
men until the East comes to time, is
nonsense. This rebellion must be sup
pressed by superior force. We cannot
succeed with inferior numbers. Men
are needed at this very hour to reinforce
Grant, Banks, Steele and Butler. The
government has too long trifled over this
matter of drafting. The nation is suf-
fering from a lack of firmness and decis-
ion. There is 10 justice in stripping
one locality of its male population
through motives of patriotism, and ex-
empting another because it is deficient
in that article. The draft has been or
dered in New York, New Jersey, Penn
sylvania, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts,, Maryland, Ohio, Mis-
souri, and Kentucky, and is already in
progress in some of those States. One
delinquent town or county is no better
than another in this hour of national
peril.
AS a journalist in the Banner War
County of Iowa-a county that has fur
supplies than any other in the State-we
protest against being asked to furnish
more men that our lazy, do-nothing
neighbors in Scott county may stay at
home and reap a greenback harvest
Muscatine has given, not grudgingly, but
unsparingly, of her best blood, in this
holy cause, and we are unwilling that
other localities shall do less, when they
have equal means to do with. There are
delinquent sub-districts; let the draft
force them to full time Townships
there are where not man is left save the
heads of families who must cultivate
their farms single-handed and alone,
trusting to rare chances of obtaining
help in the harvest season. There are
other townships where the reverse is
more than true. For one, we are not
willing 10 see one township favored more
than another IN its duty Of PATRIOTISM
Muscatine, Washington. Clinton, Linn
and other patriotic counties want their
unpatriotic neighbors to ''come to time"
Again We say to Gov. Stone, if you
will consult those who have done most
during this war, give your consent to a
draft upon those who have done the
least
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-05-20
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
xxxIn CONGREss----F1Rsr sEssIO,

WASHINGTON, May 18-Sesate.-The
House bill fixing the pay of officers on
the Lieut.. Generals staff was passed.
1t places them on footing with the
staff officers Of any corps General
The bill granting land to Michigan
and Iowa for railroad purposes was pass
ed. A.
The public printing bill was taken up
and amended by suspending the print
ing of the report of officers and contracts
made for carrying the mails. The bill
was then passed.
House.-The Secretary of the Treasu-
ry replied to the House resolution that
a man named Carrot had been dismissed
from his Department on learning that
he had been in the rebel service. He
had been recommended by Hon. J. G.
Underwood, Judge of the Eastern Dis
trict of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Garfield asked leave to introduce
a bill for the more speedy punishment
of guerrillas. g.
Objected to by Messrs. Eldridge, of
Wisconsin, and Ross, of Illinois.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-05-20

| The regiment Of Western colOred men
| of Massachusetts have recently made
some important captures in North Caro-
| lina.-G0te City.
Captured dead mule probably. We
have yet to learn OF any display of cour-
age that these dusky troops have given.
They ran at Port Hudson, caused the
defeat in Florida, surrendered Fort Pill
low without . struggle, and were with
drawn from the front by General Banks,
| when notified by the rebel General that
no quarter would be given if these
troops were taken into battle. Such is
| the character Of Negro troops, and such
the consequences OF Mr. IincOln's Ne
gro policy.-Des Moiises Statesmen.
We beg the indulgence of our readers
for mentioning, in the same paragraph,
(! the negroes who are fighting for the
CONSTITUTION and flag that have for eighty
years borne tiiaaa down with chains in
wicked slavery and Merritt, who edits
the Des Moines Statesman. We would
not at this time so insult the patriotism
and yalor Of one hundred thousand
blacks did we not remember that the
poor babbling sneak who penned the
| foregoing false and cowardiy extract was
at one time during this war humble
suppliant, begging Of the powers that be
to be hoaored with the responsible posi-
ton of chief Of staff to Jim Lane, when
he proposed to start his great negro-free-
ing and arming expedition through the
South West! When Merritt accepted
that position nc man heard him ques-
tioning the courage of negroes; but now,
soured by pecuniary embarrassments,
loss of political reputation and ship
wreck of political ambition, he sinks
himself to the common level Of school
of cowardly whelps who stay at home to
inn pugn the courage of those who fight.
Has the miserable tool no respect for
truth? Does he not know that he DELHI
erately lies when he charges the negro
troops with causing our defeat in florida
does he not know, rather, that they
covered the retreat Of our white troops
and covered themselves with glory?
Does the fellow know that he lies,
when he attempts to make our negro
troops in any manner responsible for our
disasters on Red river? Merritt, don't
you know you lie like the very evil one
himself, when you say theysurrender-
ed Fort Pillow without struggle ?"-
" Yet to learn of any display of courage
that the negro troops have given ?"-
More than you ever gave, sir. Go ask
their white comrades at Milliken's Bend,
at Fort Wagner, in Florida, on the South
side of the James river, at Fort Pillow,
in the grand army of the Potomac, and
yet, Merritt, the great Ex-chief-of-staff,
in the Negro Freeing and Aiming Ex-
petition, calls in question the courage of
men who are sacrificing their lives to
sustain government, to whicht they are
under no obligations for protection
The fellow must have been in "spirits."
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-05-20

Davenport is noble town-noble in
its liberality towards the Sanitary Com
mission-noble in its patriotic efforts to
get rich out of the Government and do
as little as possible towards sustaining
that Government.
When the furloughed veteran regi-
ments returned to the State, Davenport
received them as coolly, with one ex-
ception, Us though they were entitled to
no special regard, and as if she had not
become rich out of them.
When Gov. Stone arrived at Daven-
port week after the call for 100 days.
the utter indifference manifested in the
patriotic work by the people of that
place, and at war meeting which they
managed to get up in order to make a
little show of interest in the matter, he
scourged them with hot words about
their meanness. Adjutant General Ba-
ker did the same. Then the patriotic
people became aroused, and the good
patriots made a great hustle, and offered
to do anything but enlist or pay money
to encourage others to enlist. A week
passed after Gov. Stones speech, and II
men promised to go, but We're careful
not to "fx" themselves. Then the
Scott County Board of Supervisors met,
sent Committee to ascertain Daven-
ports quota of the Adjutant General,
found it to be three hundred and fifty,
and they passed u resolution offering a
bounty of $50 per man-$25 per month
for two-thirds of the term, leaving vol
unteer's family with nothing for the
other third.
One would think that this would
arouse the people-it probably did move
the feelings of the Taxpayers. But here
is the result, after three days of hunting
in Illinois and everywhere else for men:
"a young man in the employ of Whis-
Ter, and A. J. WOodside, from Child
Boot and Shoe Emporium, enlisted yes
terday for the one hundred days service.
Can we have no more noble examples of
patriotism than these? God bless and
preserve these young men. '-DauenpOrt
Gazette, 18Th.
So strange a thing is it in Davenport
for man to enlist even for three months
service, that the Gazette bursts out in
an exclamation of establishment, and
wonders if there are any more such in
the town.
Oh, what Il generous city! how CRATE
full its people for the monopolis they
have enjoyed and fattened upon. The
Governor ought to continue the military
headquarters of the State there. They
repay him so we'll and take such an in
terest in redeeming his promise to the
Government.
LATER.-TwO more clerks have enlist
ed, and the citizens are congratulating
each other on the self-sacrificing spirit
the city manifests.-Du6uque Times.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-05-20
The National Convention.

A call has been issued for popular
convention at Cleveland, Ohio, May Slst,
"for consultation and concert of action
in respect to the approaching Presiden-
tial election" 1t is signed by forty-sev-
en- citizens CT the various free States and
of Missouri, styling themselves "of the
Peoples Committee" The reasons as
signed for the movement are substantial
ly as follows: The vast patronage Of the
Government in a time of war, devoted
to the reelection of its chief, threatens
the safety of republican institutions,
therefore the ons-term rule ought to be
int1exibly maintained. They "do not
recognize in the Baltimore Convention
the essential conditions of truly Ma
tional Convention" Therefore they
have indicated a central position, more
convenient to the people, more removed
from interested influences and corrupt
ing practices, 81 to which every one may
go without too much expenditure of
means and time, and where the assem-
bled people, far from all Administration
influences, may consult freely and DELHI
crate peaceably with the presence of the
greatest possible number of men whose
known principles guarantee their sincere
and enlightened devotion to the rights
of the people and to the preservation of
the true basis of republican govern
ment"
If both these Conventions could be
postponed, and another called at Pitts
burg or Columbus, to be held about the
lst of September, it would be better for
the country and the Republican party.
But if this is not done, we think it the
duty of all to stand by the actions of the
Baltimore Convention. We do not be-
lieve it can be Influenced, in the manner
above indicated, to nominate man who
will be seriously Objectionable to the
people, or whose election would jeopar-
die the interests of the country.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-05-20

1t cannot be doubted that the people
of the South engaged in this rebellion,
have been encouraged to prosecute with
yigor their mad scheme of disunion by
the false reports made by their SO called
government and itsagents. Day in and
day out, week after week, and month
after month, they are stuffed with DELHI
crate falsehoods, and made to believe
that in nearly every engagement between
their troops and those of the Union
the Richmond papers published silly
account of rebel Colonel, who at the
head of 900 men, had met 5000 Yankees
from Natchez, Port Hudson and Vicks-
burg, and repulsed them with great
slaughter.
In his official report of the battles at
Mansfield and Pleasant Hills, in the
Red river country, the rebel General
Kirby Smith, says he has full 5000 of
the enemy prisoners of war" A Cap
tain in the rebel service, writes to Hous-
ton, Texas, that 5000 Yankees were cap
fured, while the official report Of our
Surgeon-in- chief, places ourmissing and
wounded at $50.
Treason, the great crime, embraces the
lesser of falshood and deception. These
lies are believed, and they serve to fire
the Southern heart. And there are peo-
pie too, right here at home, who will be-
iieve those faisehoodS rather than be-
Heve their friends have not been entirely
successful. Let our official reports be
countersigned by every field and line
officer, and sworn TO under oath, and
these fellows among us will swearby the
rebel version, such veneration have they
for Southern institutions.
A sample Of rebel falsehoods is given
in our dispatches this morning-tha!
Steele's army has been captured and
Grant repulsed. OF course there ii nc
foundation for these reports.
The AMENDE HONORABLE.-TheC Chi.
cago Journal having had its attention
called to the injustice of emitting the
First Iowa from its history of the infant
ry force of the United States, remarks:
1--WE cheerfully make the amaendt
honorable. The LIST Iowa was indeed one
of the very first in the field, and no reg
iment that has since been organized has
done more valiant service than it did in
Missouri, under the leadership of the
gallant Lyon, during the opening OF
hostilities there. This was the regiment
that seven DAYS after it's term of enlist
ment had expired, led the celebrated
charge in the battle of Wilson's Creek
which saved the day on that hard-fhught
field. All honor to the deeds and the
record of the LIST Iowa.
And, indeed, which of the many no.
BILE regiments from that State has ever
been found delinquent in the battle or
on the march? That patriotic young
State has always done her duty in this
national emergency, both at home and
IN the field, and if we ever in any re-
spect fail to give her or her brave men
credit for all they have done. or may do,
it will not be the result of design"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-05-20

The Eighth Annual State Convention will as
semble ut Des Moines, on Thursday, the 7th day
Of July, A. D. 1884, for the purpose Of placing in
One Judge of the Supreme Court, Secretary of
State Auditor of State, Treasurer of State, and
cordially sustain the policy now being pursued
by the Administration of the National Govern
ment to crush the Rebellion, restore the Nation
foundation of which the cornerstone" of the
Rebel Confederacy shall form no part, are re-
the following ratio: One delegate for each
County, and one additional delegate for every
hundred votes and fraction of over fifty votes
cast by the electors of the County, at the last
general election for VIM. NJ. Stone for Governor
the number of votes to be determined by adj
ding to those cast in the County those cast ny
the soldiers Of the County in the field.
By order of the Republican State Central Com.
THO. F. WITHROW, Chairman.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-05-20

D9 Our attentive correspondent, E.
H. G., with the 18th Iowa, informs us
that Gen. Forces division of the 18th
Army Corps, which left Cairo on the 18th
inst, after considerable delay at way
points, arrived at Clifton, Tennessee,
May 9th, and is now encamped at that
place awaiting supplies, preparatory. ito
taking up its line of march for Hunts
vile, Alabama. The I'd brigade of this
division consists of the 18th, 18th and a
detachment of the 18th Iowa infantry
together with the SD Indiana infantry.
Col. Hall, of the 18th Iowa infantry, is
commanding the brigade, whichis suf-
ficient guarantee that it will be an eff
cient organization.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-05-20

The DRAFT.-Major Duncan, Provost
Marshal General of Iowa, has received
instructions from Washington to COM
mence the work Of correcting the en-
rollment lists of this State, which he
will proceed to do as soon as the proper
preliminaries are arranged. Davenport
Democrat, ,a.,...s.. .,-7.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-05-20
IOWA NEWS.

The foundation for the first pier Of
the bridge at Clinton was laid on the
5th inst.
"A catamount, measuring nearly four
feet from head to tail, was killed near
Dubuque few days since.
&C. A. Whelan of Mt. Vernon, Linn
county, has invented link which will,
when a car is thrown from the track
either way, detach the car and let the
other pass on without endangering the
lives of the passengers. So says the
Record.
Three soldiers compelled DIR. Ross
and J. Burwell, two rampant copper
heads of Upton, to take the oath of
allegiance, one day last week. The for
mer caused the soldiers to be arrested for
assault and battery, and they were fined
ten dollars each. ....,.s.,
The work of erecting paper mill
at Cedar Rapids has been commenced.
The Times says the company who are
building the mill have been delayed
some time by various untOward circum-
stances, but are now in full operation,
and will go forward rapidly toward its
completion. ...
The next meeting of the State
Teachers Association will be held at
Dubuque OH the Goth of August.
ARMS ARRIvED.-Ten thousand stand
of arms for the Iowa 1O0-days men ar
rived at Rock Island last week.
The Dubuque Times is greatly i'm
proved under its new regime. 1t is
printed on new type, and besides being
the largest daily in the State, is conduct
ed with marked ability.
The Gate city says three companies
for the 100 days. service arrived at Keo-
kuk OH Saturday. Thus far only one
company land that from Muscatine) has
arrived at Davenport. The prospect for
10, 900 men in twenty days is exceed
ingly slim.
a SCARE.-The people of Keokuk
were greatly alarmed, one day last week,
by report that Quantrell and his guer-
rilla band were in Northeastern Mis-
souri, marching towards that city. The
report proved to be wholly unfounded.
Quantrell was in South West Missouri
at last accounts.
WIFE MURDER.-A brute named
Rockefeller, in dispute with his wife
at Keokuk, few days ago, shot her
while she was attempting to get away
from him. She died about 4S hours
afterwards. Rockefeller has been ar
rested, and bids fair to swing.
WAPELLo ITEMs.-The Republican
chronicles the arrival of little steamer
at that place-the first of the season.
which took on cargo of wheat for Bur-
lington.-The' house of Leonard Rose,
of Wapello, was entered last Friday by
burglars, while the family We're at
church, and $500 or 5000 were stolen
$500 of which belonged to soldier who
had deposited it with Mr.. Rose.
RELEASE OF INDIAN PRISONERS AT
DAvENPoRT.-The Davenport Gazette
says quite number of Sioux and Win
nebago Indians confined at Camp Nc
Clellan have been released by order of
the government. They will return to
their homes In the wilderness. The
Gazette regrets that the able bodied men
were not retained and sworn into the
service, SINCE many of them have desired
it in preference to returning to hostile
land.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-05-20

Hg Gov. Stone reports the response
to his call for ten thousand men very
gratifying, and creditable to Iowan pat
riotism. We regret to learn, however,
that Des Moines is rather in the back
ground under this call, but doubt not our
full quota can and will be forthcoming.
-Des Moines Register, May 1lth.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-05-20

Be- The distinguished individual
known among the ancients as Cupid has
recently changed his napae to Cupidity,
and will hereafter devote his attention
to matters of money as well as matri-
mOny. @ i tQ. 4
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-05-20

H1- The Chicago Tribune has hit upon
a good classification of certain of the
copperhead press 1.-THE New York
World, the Albany Flesh and the Chi
cagO DevH,O.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-05-20
More Skirmishing but no General
Engagement.
The Advance upon Richmond from
the South--Butl Forces carry
Another Line of Entertainments
The Danyille Railroad Cut.
Sigcl meets with a Reverse on the
Shenandoah and Falls back to
Strasburg.
New York and Chicago Markets.

f,.'rt- .' t"- CHICAGO, May 10.
Flour l5Y2Oc higher. Ss5O(9s,75 for white win.
ter extra; s5,75GS9.S1$ for spring extra; $500
500 for spring supertihe. Wheat 26D21ac higher
81 271aDl 2sA for No Il Sl.2434Dl ,261a for for No
2, closing at II ,26@l, 27a Corn Be higher. sl,lOL
@l ~ for No. l.; $1,000, 10 for No. p Oats active
ond lc higher. 6S74@7Oc for No. |. Whisky
steady at 81 ls1a@l,ls34. Mess pork better s26,5(
02.OO Lard firm Mt 1917.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-05-20
n6y- The entire loss in the Red river

nr The entire loss in the Red river
campaign in men, was 1890, killed
wounded and missing. The mismanage-
ment Of operations was not exaggerated.
The feeling in the army against General
Banks is very strong. General Banks
army has been reinforced, and il four
thousand stronger than when it first
advansed.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-05-20

p@ The copperheads feel so bad that
Mcclellan didn't get the sword at the
New York fair that they are taking up
subscriptions to buy him another. They
have raised Sal for it. u-7 $685.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-05-20

"a He who gives up is soon given up;
and to consider ourselves of no use is
certain way to become useless.