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Year: 1862

The reader will find in another part of to-


days Intelligencer. a Proclamation of the
President of the United States, declaring pros
pectively the emancipation of slavesin the in
surgent States on the 1st of January. next,
unless in the meantime the people of these
States shall so far return to their constitution
al relations as to send Representatives. to Con-
gress.


With our weIl-known and oft repeated
views respecting the inutility of such procla-
nations, it can hardly be necessary for us to
say that where we expect no good, we shall
be only toe happy to find that no harm has
been done by the present declaration OF the
Executive.


This new proclamation with regard to the
contingent emancipation Of slaves in the in
surgent States not being self-entorced any
more than the proclamation of Gen. Hunter
in regard to the immediate emancipation of
slaves in. the States Of South Carolina, Geor-
gia, and Florida the only difference between
the two papers resides in the signatures re-
spectiyely attached to them. And as, in
themselves considered, they are likely toprove
equally void Of practical effect, we are not
without the suspicion that the President has
taken this method to convince the only class
of persons likely to be pleased with this proc
lamation of the utter falIacy Of the hopes they
have founded uponit This opinion, we may
add, derives confirmation from the fact that
he suspends for some months the enforcement
of so much Of his declaration as denounces
the emancipation of slaves in punishment for
contumacy on the part of the insurgent States,
while he gives immediate force and effect so
far as force and effect result from proclama-
tons, to the regulations prescribed by the new
article ofwar and the provisions of the con-
fscation act in the matter of slaves. On any
other theory than this the proclamation may
be said to open issues too tremendous and to
be fraught with consequences too undevelop-
ed, to admit of calculation or forecast by any
intelligence we can command.-Nationa7 In
teZigencer.
Year: 1862

CHINESE JUsTrCE. Much has been said of
the "happy dispatch" among the japanese
But the Chinese often dispatcha poor wretch
in a somewhat unhappy manner A letter
dated Shanghae, May 3, states that the keep
er Of an eating house in that city had a few
days before charged visitor with eating a
quantity Of rice not paid for, when an angry
dispute arose. A mandarin was sent for
who ordered the victim to be ripped open to
ascertain whether he had swallowed the food
It was done, and no rice found. A false
charge had been made and to put things to
rights according to Chinese ideas the head Of
the accuser was quickly taken of, when the
magistrate was ready for another job.
Year: 1862




IT is curious to notice that, while the least
respectable portion of the Republican press are
engaged, for purely partisan purpose, in the
mischievOus business of trying to prove that
the members of the Democratic party are dis
loyal and traitorous, the only State in the
North which did not castirs electoral vote for
Mr. Lincoln CSew Jersey is the frststate to
eli up its quota of volunteers under the two
calls, and that, too, without draft.


Connecticut which contains the largest pro-
portion of DemOcrats-and those, too, of the
Breckenridge type-of any OF the New Eng
land States, is the first of them to complete its
quota, while Massachusetts the most Repub-
ilcan State, has already postponed the draft
three times, and now again puts it off until the
Ist of October, with small chance Of the
quota being filed even then. Of the West
ern States, Indiana, the most Democratic
State, has done the best both in recruiting and
fighting oil through the war.


We do not allude to these facts with any
intention of rejecting upon the courage Or
loyalty Of the Republican masses. 1t would
be as grossly unfair to do so as is the attempt
now making by the Republican presses to
convey the impression that the members OF
the Democratic party have not only not done
their duty by the Government but are serret-
ly in the interest Of the enemy.


Thoughtful and prudent Republican leaders
would do well, however, to caution their more
associates against the impOlicy OF
as disloyal party which the
coming fall election may prove to be in the
in the North. There are those
who believe that the Congressman about to
be elected will show large prepOnderanee Of
Democrats, and surely no lover OF his country
would like to proclaim in advance to the world
that this majority viii be in the interest of the
York For7d (RepublicaH).
Year: 1862

A CERTAIN Western Colonel in Major Gen.
Grants army, took advantage Of q sick far-
lough to canvass for nomination to Congress.
On applying for an extension Of his furlough,
Gen. Grant wrote on the back as follows:
" If Col - IS able to travel his district to
elecGoneer for Congress, he is able to be with
his regiment and he IS hereby ordered to join
it Immediately, or be dismissed from the SER
vice y
Year: 1862




The late William ]. Smelling writer for
the Boston Press, who died there several
years ago in the House Of Correction was on
one occasion found dead drunk in the street
and taken to the watch-house where he was
kept over night. On being brought before
the police magistrate, next morning be had
become partially sober, when the following
dialogue took place:


Magistrate-Wen Smelling, what do you
do for Hving7


Snelling-I am public writer.


Magistrate-And pray what do you find to
write about2


SneIing-A little to commend, much to
eensure, and very much to laugh at.


Magistrate-Umphl and what do you COM
mend2


Snelling-A handsome woman that viii
stay at home; and eloquent preacher that viii
preach short sermon; and fool who has
sense enough to hold his toungue.


Magistrate-What do you censure9


Snslling-A man who marries a girl for
her fine dancing, a workman who believes IN
professional gentlemen; youth who stud
les law or medicine while he has the use Of
his hands; and people who elect drunkard
or blockhead to an Office.


Magistrate-What do you laugh att


Snelling-I laugh at a man who expects
his position to command that respect which
his personal qualities and qualifications do
not merit,


Magistrate-Oh, perceive that you are
an uttersr of pithy sentences; now I am
about to utter one that viii surprise you,


Snelling--A pithy sentence from your
honor would indeed be matter of astonish-
ment


Magistrate-8Gy sentence is, that you dis
continue writing for the term Of thirty days
while you rest and recruit yourself in the
House of Correction. s Il1t
This report was poser. Smelling submit
ted to the requirements of the Vagrant Act,
and retired from the hall of justice in COM
pany with the officer, without another syTla-
bic.
Year: 1862

WEBSTER on FREEDOM OF SHEECH-Daniel


Webster, while in Congress and at period


when free discussion of the acts of the Ad-
ministration was sought 10 be restrained, Of
fered the following, in defense Of the freedom
Of speech:


Important as deem it to discuss, on all
proper occasions, the policy of the measures
at present pursued, it is still more important
to maintain the right of such discussion in its
full and Just extent Sentiments lately sprung
up, and now growing popular. render it ne
cessary to be explicit on this point It is the
ancient and constitutional right of this people
to canvass public measures and the merits of
public men. 1t is a home-bred right, a fire
side privilege. Ithas been enjoyed in every
ouse, cottags and cabin in the nation. It is
not to be drawn into controversy. It's un-
doubted as to the right of breathing the air,
and walking the earth Belonging to private
life as a right it belongs to public life as du-
ty; and it is the last duty ofthose whose rep
resentative am shall find me to abandon.
This high constitutional privilege I shall de-
fend and exercise within this House, and in
all places-in time of war, in time of peace,
and at all times. Living, Twill assertit dy-
ing, I will assert it; and should leave no
other legacy to my children, by the blessing
Of God I will leave them the inheritance of
free principles, and the example of manly,
and constitutional defense Of
Them"
Year: 1862

THE New Haven Register says: " \ few
nights since owing to an accident the SPRING
field train did not reach Hartford until late
and, in consequence, those awaiting its arri-
val at the station had a tedious time of it.
Among them was a demure looking Yankee
inclined to have nap. Fixing his feet on
tho upper round of his chair, he leaned back
against the wall and went at it." He was
not fairly under way, however, when he was
tapped on the hat by one of the officials and
told that sitting up sleeping was not allowed
in the depot"


"EhI CALCULATED the astonished sleeper, no
sitting up and sleeping? ?"


No Sir'-agin the rules Of the Company,
said the official


Well I declare, replied the other, ''this is
a mean place Won't you ask the Company
if I mayn't gape? following up his query
with stretch that put the oficous official to
instant flight"
Year: 1862

THRTLLNe.-The Tribune correspondent re-
lates the following thrilling incident:


/" A few days ago saw the color-bearer
of the Tenth New York III. Alexander) car
ried into the Mansion House hospital He
was wounded in three different parts Of his
body; one wound in his thigh was terrible
one-but he still clung to his colors, and
would not allow them to be taken from him.
As he was being taken up the steps he be-
came insensible, and an effort was made to
take the flag from him; but his clutch was
like grasp Of iron; his hand seemed glued
with his own blood to the Stars and Stripes.
brave and noble fellow" burst involunta-
rily from surgeons and bystanders."
Year: 1862

clads for river and harbor defences howevsS;
and BY this time next year We shall be ready
10 demonstrate that Columbia will rule the
ocean in her new iron armor az completely as
she ever did In the old days Of our wooden ships
and our ironhearted heroes who defended them.
Year: 1862

| We have but little love or respect for those
men, ,who in this hour of peril, will systemati-
cally abuse and villify the Administrations
Do the Democratic leaders and editors not
know that every attempt on their part to
create want of faith in the Government is a
serious detriment to the Nations cause? They
cannot fail to see it, and seeing it they must
appreciate it. Instead of ceasing their brain
know nothing, they seem to re double their
efforts to make the people believe that the
President is a fool and incapable of managing
the affairs of the nation. Is this the part of
true patriots? Will one who loves his coun-
try, when he sees that country struggling for
its own existence, find fault with those who
are using every exertion to maintain it This
scheme got up by politicians to ride into p over
at the cost of thousands Of lives and millions
of money, should meet with the unqualified
disapprobation of every one. The exigencies
Of our cause demand that three hundred thou
sand more soldiers should be enrolled. Now
what do these Iowa Democratic wire workers
do? Instead of giving the Gov ernment their
hearty support, they abuse it roundly and de-
clare that the way things are now managed
there is no hope. The effect of this is ap-
parent The people lose confidence in the
President and his Cabinet They regard the
war as grand swindle to enrich Federal
office-holders, and refuse assistance. Without
this assistance our brave soldiers must be left
to struggle against overpowering forces and
the country goes to perdition. The only sat
isfaction to be obtained is that the contempd-
office-seekers will be absorbed in the general
ruin, and that all will be involved in one COM
mon destruction.


There is but one way, perhaps, to stop
these proceedings, and that is for every true
minded man who is alive to the real state of
affairs to withdraw his support from papers
of this class. Let every Republican and
every lover of his country refuse to counte-
nance any attacks on the Government, and
these semi traitors will soon awake to the
painful consciousness that their villainly is
understood.
Year: 1862

1t is rumored that the calling out of three
hundred thousand more troops by the Presi
dent is not so much for the purpose of at
tending to the rebels as to take care of our
national enemies across the water. The seven
days fighting before Richmond will, ofcourse,
be magnified into a tremendous Confederate
victory by the rebel emissaries in Europe and
may possibly serve as an excuse for interfer-
ence In such an event that three hundred
thousand will be a very handy thing to have
in the family. No one knows the action of
England and France for day in advance and
it is eminently proper that every precaution
should be taken that we may be prepared for
any emergency.


The question now is, will Iowa furnish her
proportion of this new levy? We think she
will Although designing politicians have
used every endeavor to create want of faith
in the government, the war spirit of our peo-
pie burns as intensely as ever. Notwithstand-
ing the vile attacks made on the Administra-
ton by the doughface press, our word for it
Iowa's quota will be raised, and that too with
out any resort to measures Of conscription.


Men of the Hawkeye State, already has
the Governor issued his call for five
new regiments, which must be filed up i'm
mediately You are to fill them. The people
of the Eastern States are rushing almost as
one man to enlist The cry "to arms" re-
sounds from all sides. The mountains of New
England echo back the war Cry of her thou
sands as they hasten to offer their lives upon
the sacred altar of their country. The mer
of New York and Pennsylvania are organizing
and filling up regiment after regiment with
unexampled rapidity. Will you stand back
and do nothing while your sister States art
doing so much? Shall the bright fame o
Iowa be tarnished? Will our brave soldiers
in the field have to stand the taunt of tn
Eastern soldier, who, as he passes, scornfully
remarks, "Iowa, the State that had to resor
10 CONSUMPTION to save their country?" W.
cannot believe our fellow citizens will fail t
respond to this, thelast call of the govern
ment.


Arouse then, lend yourselves to the work
and let it be said that Iowa was among tn
first to furnish her quota to aid in putin
down the rebellion.
Year: 1862

This body will meet soon, probably at De-


witt. 1t has one of the most important du-


ties to perform that has fallen to the lot of


any political convention since Iowa has been


State-that of presenting to the people of


this district candidate for what is to be


Congress which was ever convened at the


National Capital. The next Congress is
either to witness the death or the salvation of
this Government. 1t behooves the Amcri-
can people to send off to its councils serious,
earnest, able and honest men, for surely if
ever the republic needed the best counsels of
its children, now is the hour and the moment


In the Senate and on the field of next au-
tumn and winter are to be fought the great
est battles of history. Nay, mere than that,
are to be weighed and decided the best
interests of humanity We need not say
that the men for the times are men of nerve
and force men of will and energy; men
who will dare to take responsibit


Such man. the unanimous voice Of the
AecPuoiiestl party VI IMuSCutltle COutlty Has |
presented to the district in JACOB BUTLER
fearless in the announcement of his princi-
Piles, energetic in carrying them out, open
and above board IN his friendship and his en-
mites, with pluck to the backbone; man of
liberal culture and large information, and of
rare natural abilities, and without superior
as an orator in the district Muscatine coun-
ty presents in Jacob Butler candidate with
whom she is proud to meet either friend or
foe. Considering the claims that this county
has for its turn in furnishing Congressional
and the personal merits of its
nominee, it will not be considered presumptu-
Gus in us to say that we consider her claims
as the best that can be offered to the Conven-
ton.


Whatever will be the result, Muscatine
county desires nothing but what is right,
and whoever shall be the nominee, she will
give him one of her handsomest majorities
Year: 1862

If the late news from Washington can be
relied upon, the policy of employing negroes
in the suppression of the rebellion will soon
become fixed fact. That such measure
would be right, expedient and just, no think
ing man will deny. This rebellion is an out
rage upon every principle Of humanity and
must be put down. This world cam OF af-
ford to have the Republic blotted from exist
ence merely to crafty the friends of the in
stitution Of slavery. 1t is not the citizens of
the United States alonShat have an interest
in the matter. The down-trodden and op-
pressed millions of the old world look across
the ever surging waters of the broad Atlantic,
and behold in this great and free Govern
ment living monument of mans ability to
govern himself The victim of despotism
reads Of America and loves it as the land
where a man is man, no matter how low
his birth or how humble his prospects,
Untold generations yet to come have a claim
upon us that cannot be denied, and as the
only safety of our country lies in the preser-
vation of the Union, we violate the trust be-
queathed to us by our forefathers if we allow
it to be dissolved.


There are in the Southern States thousands
of men who would hail the privilege of stri-
king blow for the Union as the bondmen of
old hailed the year of Jubilee. Why, then,
should we deprive them of that privilege
If any good through them can attach itself to


our cause it is criminal folly to allow it to pass
by unheeded when it can be had for the
asking The preservation of the Union and
the suppression of the rebellion is the result
to which every thought and every act should


be given. Let us employ every means


placed at our disposal by nature and nature.


God. What boots it that slavery must perish
if the negro is employed in the service o


the country? Does this Government ow'


any love or gratitude to slavery that i


should emperil its own existence in providing


for its safety? Are the people of the Nortl


bound by any obligations to respect tn


property of rebels?


4 1t has been already demonstrated that tn
negro can be employed to good advantage
We can use him to perform the work tina
fills our hospitals and wears out our soldiers


God Almighty made the negro to work unde
the hot rays of a tropical sun. If the neg,
! can work upon Notifications where our so
e diers cannot, let us put him right at work an
q save ourselves. Again, the prisoners tn
e through the fortunes of war may fall into OF


hands can be watched as we'll by eyes peerir
+ forth from a black countenance as from
q white. Let African soldiers watch the rebe
q already taken while the men who now pc
$ form that duty 60 and catch more. II
}. government needs every soldier in the fie
" and we can see no use in pandering to the p
p litieal prejudices Of miserable minority
1t keeping our brave soldiers on duty that c
ye be performed just as well by others.
Year: 1862

ton.


Paymaster's Clerks S700 per annum, and 75
cents per day when actually on duty.


Chaplain in volunteers SAG so.


In addition to the pay as above stated, one ra-
ton per day and an abunaant supply of good
clothing is allowed to every soldier. Quarters.
fuel and medical attendance are always provided
by the Government without deduction from the
soldiers pay. If soldier should become disabled
in the line of his duties, the law provides for m
a pension, or he may, if he prefer it, obtain ad
mission into the Military Asylum, which will
afford him comfortable home so long as he may
wish to receive its benefits.


To the above pay for private soldiers must be
added the additional 50 month TO be paid du-
ring service, the 500 bounty at the end of the
war, which has already been provided for. and
the quarter section of land that Congress will
provide for at its coming session. The bounty
and land apply to officers and privates alike.
Year: 1862

has won tor Itself such a renOwn Tor The cure OF
every variety of Throat and Lung Complaints,
that it is entirely unnecessary for us to recount
the evidence of its virtues, wherever it has been
employed. As it has long been in constant use
throughout this section, we need not do more
than assure the people its quality is kept up to
the best it ever has been. and that it tRay be re
lie on 10 do for their relief all it has ever been
fnnnd 10 do
Year: 1862

WHAT TO DO WITH OUR SLAyEs.-Jim Lane
made a speech last month at St. Louis, in
which he said:


loyal male slaves, who have fed and c!ot ed
he rebel army, and have as good as fought
on their side. Government now proposes
that those loyal slaves shall feed apd clothe
our army and fight upon our side. The other
day, while l was talking with the President
Old Abe said to me, "Lane, how many blac K
men do you want TO have to take care of your
army p ! told him as my army would num-
Der "a 900, proposed to have 81 900 contra.
bands, in addition 10 my teams,ers ard
wagon masters. l con sIder every one Of nv
soldiers engaged in this glorious crusade OF
freedom knight errant, and entitled to his
squire TO prepare his food, black his boots.
load his gun, and take OIL his drudgery
Vanity aud pride are necessary adjuncts Of
by meDial offices, nor com pol him to perform
the duties OF the slave 80, while l shall
elevate the slave by giving Linn his freedom
and making man OF him, / shall also ele.
vate the soldier and leave him no work to
do but lighting. "a voice III the crowd,
What are you gong to do with the mig
gers!"1


The General, singing out the owner Of the
voice, and pointing his long hnger at him. re-
l have been looking for. will tell you
what am going to de with them. I am 60.
Ing to plant them on the soil OF the gulf
coast, after We have got through this war,
let them stay and cultivate the land have
Government extend a protsction to them, az
IT does to the InuiaIs, aud send superin ten.
dents and Governors among them and pay
them wage. for their labor There could be
no competition between black and white
labor
Year: 1862

lahassee Florfdiaa and Journal men tions ru-
NOR to the effect that the Governor OF that
State intends to set ct naught the ordinances
OF the State Convention, and to ignore It's
existence. From the earnestness with which
tue Flortdian argues and protests against
such course ON the part OF the Governor.
we infer there is something more than mere
rumor of his in tentious. Though not clearly
stated in anything we have seen on the sp b.
isct, the controversy, we infer, has arisen
out OF certain action on the part Of the Con
vention which the Governor maintains was
not embraced In the objects for which It was
specially called. The appointment Of an
originated the trouble, the Governor, doubt.
less, considering himself amply competent
70 take charge Of a1Airs Of STATE without
any such assistance,