Night Report

BOSTON., Jan. [sic] 6. – Great activity prevails in getting off the Butler Expedition.  Several vessels are already loaded, or loading, with troops and stores.  The Maine 14^th regiment, 1^st Maine battery, 2d Vermont battery and 4^th Massachusetts battery, of the New England Division are being embarked to-day. – Probably all the vessels will sail the present week.  Gen. Butler’s entire division will consist of about ten thousand men.

There was an immense Corcoran demonstration in Faneuil Hall this evening.  About four thousand people were present and much enthusiasm prevailed.

– Published in The Dubuque Herald, Dubuque, Iowa, Friday Morning, February 7, 1862, p. 1

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 5. [1862].

There is a light revival of business on account of communication with the interior counties.

– Published in The Dubuque Herald, Dubuque, Iowa, Friday Morning, February 7, 1862, p. 1

Abolitionism

The Dubuque Herald asks if the Davenport GAZETTE has set its face against abolitionism?  Against such as Wendell Phillips formerly taught when he preached disunionism and the Dubuque Herald now proclaims, it is and always has been opposed.  To such “abolitionism” as Wendell Phillips now advocates, it gives a hearty assent.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Wednesday Morning, April 2, 1862, p. 1

Nonsense

Wasting rotten eggs on an Abolitionist. – Dubuque Herald.

That’s a fact, better keep them for the pro-slavery Democrats of the Vallandigham school.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Tuesday Morning, April 1, 1862, p. 2

FORT MONROE, Feb. 5 [1862].

The Constitution which sailed yesterday, A. M., for Ship Island spoke the gun boat Maine about 40 miles north of Hatteras last night, in a sinking condition, and unable to make steam enough to carry her into port.  The Constitution arrived here this P. M., with her in tow.

The rebel fleet in Elizabeth river has been moving about considerable all day.

This A. M. heaving firing was going on at Sewall’s Point, and this P. M. a tug was seen steaming around, and at one time towing something supposed to be a floating battery.

– Published in The Dubuque Herald, Dubuque, Iowa, Friday Morning, February 7, 1862, p. 1

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 [1862].

Private advices from Kansas state that Gen. Lane was there about the 1^st inst., and announced that he had not accepted his commission as Brigadier General, and that he visited that State only as a member of the Senate Military Committee.  He declined to assume any military character, but maintained the most friendly relations with Gen. Hunter, between whom and himself there is no practical difference of sentiment with regard to the relations of slavery and the war.

The report that Gen. Scott is going to Key West, is erroneous.  He did intend to go for the benefit of his health, and the Government offered him a passage on board the Richmond, but the preparation of the vessel was delayed till the season was too far spent, and he has now resolved not to make the voyage.

Gordon, the slaver, was notified yesterday that a respite was granted, by which his execution is postponed from to-morrow till the 21^st inst.

– Published in The Dubuque Herald, Dubuque, Iowa, Friday Morning, February 7, 1862, p. 1

Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. – It is still believed that Mr. Spaulding’s Treasury Note bill, with the legal tender clause included will, merely on the grounds of supposed necessity, secure a majority of both Houses.  Were the Treasury less barren of funds, the measure would be more doubtful.  Strong opposition was developed yesterday.  The committee are four to one on the question of submitting Morrill’s proposition.

Senator Simmons will soon bring forward a project for a National Savings Bank and government fiscal agency, originated by him, as an improvement upon the old United States Bank and Webster’s Exchequer plan.

A bill is maturing authorizing the President to appoint a Lieutenant General from regular or volunteer officers, designed to put somebody over Gen. McClellan.

Young naval officers complain of the delay in retiring the senior under the bill lately passed, and of the consequent delay in making promotions.

It is suspected that the frigate Richmond will carry Gen. Scott to Vera Cruz, as a semi official Commissioner to the allies and the Mexican Government.

A track has been laid across Long Bridge, thus completing the road connecting between this city and Alexandria.  Trains now pass over the bridge regularly.

It is said that the changed treatment of privateersmen is Stanton’s work, contemporaneous with the sending of Commissioners South.

Letters from Cairo say that everything connected with the flotilla is working will, and that  new spirit has been infused since the President himself took hold.

– Published in The Dubuque Herald, Dubuque, Iowa, Friday Morning, February 7, 1862, p. 1

SPRINGFIELD, ILL., Feb. 5 [1862].

The Convention occupied this afternoon in discussing the amendment of Mr. Wentworth to Judge Purple’s report, first section.

Mr. Orme finished his speech, defending and defining the vested rights of banks.

Mr. Fuller took Mr. Wentworth’s side of the question, and the question being put, Mr. Wentworth’s amendment was sustained – 35 to 27.

Mr. Wentworth offered another amendment, preventing banking corporations making an assignment, giving preferences to creditors, also to prevent the stockholders of a bank from making assignments to the bank.  Unanimously adopted.

So far Wentworth has carried every assault of his on the banks, and if the Constitution leaves them as the amendments to Judge Purple’s report now stands, the banks are effectively wiped out.

– Published in The Dubuque Herald, Dubuque, Iowa, Friday Morning, February 7, 1862, p. 1

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 5 [1862].

A Rolla letter, dated the 4^th, states that an important report, if true, had reached there from Lebanon.  The report comes by letter from Lebanon, which says, in substance, that Henry King, formerly Sheriff of Webster county, his son Isaac, and about 90 others of the same stamp, are now prisoners at Lebanon.

The letter also states that Gen Lane has Captured Gen. Rains and all his rebel force.  Nothing is said of the time, place, or circumstances, under which the capture was made.  That general Lane himself has made any such capture, will not, of course be believed; but some of his forces being in the southwest corner of the State, the story is not improbable, as Gen. Rains is known to have gone down in the direction of Granby some two weeks since.

The remainder of General Sigel’s division – three regiments – left Rolla on Sunday, under command of acting Brig. Gen. Coler, of the Twenty-fifth Illinois.

The roads are somewhat improved and the teams are progressing with less difficulty.  The streams, which were a few days ago much swollen, have subsided so to allow wagons to cross without serious hindrance.

G. N.

– Published in The Dubuque Herald, Dubuque, Iowa, Friday Morning, February 7, 1862, p. 1

Special Dispatch to the Chicago Evening Journal

Special Dispatch to the Chicago Evening Journal

ON BOARD THE STEAMER “B,”

CUMBERLAND RIVER, Feb. 4.

This morning Gen. Grant and his staff, Cols. Webster, McPherson and Rawlins, Captains Hillier, Lagon, [Butick?], and Riggen, and Gen. McClernand and his brigade arrived at [illigible] Landing, some six miles below Fort Henry.

The gunboats Essex and St. Louis, with Gen. Grant and Staff, made a reconnoissance of the rebel works for the purpose of landing the land force.  They went within one and a half miles of Fort Henry.  Throwing several shells within the entrenchments.  The fire was returned.  One shot (a 24 pound rifle shot) struck the Essex, going through the corner of Capt. Porter’s cabin.  The range of the gun was obtained, and a fine place selected for disembarking the land forces.  It will be done this afternoon.

The force of the enemy is supposed to be fifteen thousand.  Our officers are entirely confident of success.  The fight will commence to-morrow.

JACK.

SECOND DISPATCH

FOUR MILES FROM FORT HENRY,

On Board Steamer “B.”  Feb. 5 – 11 a. m.

Gen. Grant and gunboats are within four miles of Fort Henry.  The enemy is 15,000 strong.  Fight expected today.

JACK

– Published in The Dubuque Herald, Dubuque, Iowa, Friday Morning, February 7, 1862, p. 1

Tax On The Telegraph

Telegraphed to the Chicago Post.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 – The representatives of the Telegraphic interests now here, have suggested to the committee on Ways and Means, their readiness to pay tax on their messages, and thus contribute to the support of the government.

Very Patriotic Representatives of the Telegraph Companies.  What difference does it make to them whether the Telegraph be taxed or not?

– Published in The Dubuque Herald, Dubuque, Iowa, Friday Morning, February 7, 1862, p. 1

The Times And The Paper Makers

The Trenton (N. J.) True American says that all the paper mills in that city have suspended operations, simply because they cannot get cash for the manufactured article; and in such times as these no reliance can be placed on men’s promises to pay.  Large sums of money have already been lost by our paper makers by the failure of the New York houses, and they do not feel like risking any more.  We had four paper mills in this city, all doing a very prosperous business a year ago. – Exchange Paper.

We wish that one or more of these paper makers would come out west, where they are so scarce that all the paper used in this region is made a good distance from here.

– Published in The Dubuque Herald, Dubuque, Iowa, Friday Morning, February 7, 1862, p. 1

A Slight Difference

While the green Rio coffee sells at 18 cents per pound in Philadelphia, says the Press, it can be had in Washington for 10 cents, and rice, worth 7 cents in the former city, sells at 2 cents in the latter.

– Published in The Dubuque Herald, Dubuque, Iowa, Friday Morning, February 7, 1862, p. 1

Read what the Chicago Tribune thinks of the financiers of Congress.

It says:

The committee of Ways and Means seem to lack the brains to perceive those clear, obvious and common sense propositions, or the patriotism and moral courage to reduce them to practice.  They are keen to tax the issues of newspaper publishers sixteen to twenty per cent., on the pretense of raising revenue, but really for the purpose of stabbing the press of the country to the heart; but they are blind to the benefits that would accrue to the National Treasury and the public at large, from a tax half as heavy on the issues of the “debt factories” that are absorbing the very credit for the want of which the Government is on the eve of bankruptcy.  Oh, wise statesmen!  Oh, profound political financiers!

The Tribune is quite right and sound on the money question, which is a good offset to its Abolition proclivities.

– Published in The Dubuque Herald, Dubuque, Iowa, Friday Morning, February 7, 1862, p. 1

Swindling Iowa Soldiers

“A Soldier in the Field” writes the following communication to the Hawk-Eye, which embraces some pertinent and important enquiries:

EDITOR OF HAWK EYE:– As the Legislature is in session and will undoubtedly be investigating several things relative to the conducting of the war, it might perhaps be well enough for the Investigating Committee to enquire how it came that the troops at Camp McClellan, Davenport, were paid off in a kind of scrip or certificates signed by the Quartermaster General Price; which certificates could only be cashed by the soldier at from 15 to 50 percent. discount.  They were so cashed at the State Bank and other shaving shops.  Somebody will make what the soldier lost.  Who is it, and by whose authority were the soldiers so paid?  The pay rolls of the soldiers are made out from the time they enlisted, and if they had not been put through this shaving operation, they would have been paid by the United States Government at their first payment the full amount of gold or convertible funds.

– Published in The Dubuque Herald, Dubuque, Iowa, Friday Morning, February 7, 1862, p. 1

Rebel Currency

From the New Orleans Delta.

The old table of school days, “ten mills make one cent, ten cents one dime, ten dimes one dollar,” is “played out.”  A dime or a dollar, in hard spelter, is a sight good for diseased optics, and a five minute’s survey of ten dollars in specie would cure the most hopeless case of Asiatic cholera.  But we have a new table of currency, and it is published here, free of charge, for the benefit of those who choose to cut it out and post it up for reference:

10 omnibus tickets make half a dollar

5 Schelke's beer tickets make a man drunk, invested in lager.

10 Krost's beer tickets make one city shinplaster.

1 handful of shinplasters (with the pictures worn off) make a man cuss.

10 half dollars make a fool of a poor man.

25 beer tickets (schelke's or Krost's) make half a cinq.

40 beer tickets, 10 omnibus tickets, 1 handful of shinplasters and nary half dollar, make an honest man steal. If they don't, we should like to know what will.

By the way, while we are laughing up North at the Rebel currency, let us not forget that paper money is getting ahead in this region at a rate which is dangerous to the public interests.

– Published in The Dubuque Herald, Dubuque, Iowa, Friday Morning, February 7, 1862, p. 1

Releasing The Privateers

The government has done at least what it was considered treason six months ago to suggest, it should do – viz: treat Privateer prisoners as prisoners of war.  The Rebels are to all intents and purposes belligerents and had they been treated so sooner, the Federal prisoners would not have been suffered to languish in Rebel prisons uncared for and almost forgotten by their Government.

Now, the government does ungraciously what it might have done with a good grace, gratifying the prisoners who fell into the hands of the enemy, and depriving the enemy of the weapons of taunt and Satire which have been used effectively against the Federal Government.

Some time ago, we suggested that the Rebels be recognized as belligerents, not for the purpose of giving them any advantage but to enable the government to carry on the war against them in an effectual manner, unrestrained by the Constitution, which protected them even as rebels.  But we were called and denounced as a traitor for our advice, which will have to be taken yet before the war can be carried on successfully.  While the rebels are treated as rebels, they have constitutional rights, of which no act of Congress nor no Military Proclamation can deprive them; but if they are acknowledged as belligerents in the attitude they have assumed outside of the Constitution, they could be treated accordingly, in person and property, according to the laws and usages of war.

When will the Government learn to act in accordance with the emergencies in which it is placed.  Will it ever?  It is doubtful.

– Published in The Dubuque Herald, Dubuque, Iowa, Friday Morning, February 7, 1862, p. 1

So Bright Is Expelled

The telegraph told us yesterday and we tell our readers to-day that Jesse D. Bright has been expelled from the United States Senate for writing a letter of introduction with one Mr. Lincoln to Jefferson Davis.  This act was derogatory to the Constitution of the United States, and on that principle the expulsion was proper.

Now, let the Senate purge itself of the Abolition traitors who have been offering violence to the Constitution for years every day of their term in Congress.  Let Sumner and Hale, and Wade and other violators of the Constitution be extruded from a chamber where none but patriots should dare to put his foot.  If the composition of the Senate as it now exists be such as to favor Abolition treason while ridding the Chamber of an offender who sympathized with traitors to the Union, then let the people arouse themselves and demand that every Abolition traitor be extruded from the Senate Chamber.  The Senate has set an example which must be followed up till that body be purged of traitors, whether to the Constitution or the Union.

Out, then, with those who have been the primary cause, by their attacks upon the Constitution, of the rebellion against the Union.  Out now with Sumner and Hale, with Wade and Chandler, or the people will put them out indignantly and with far less ceremony than Bright has been disposed of.

– Published in The Dubuque Herald, Dubuque, Iowa, Friday Morning, February 7, 1862, p. 1

Confederate Senators From Virginia

R. M. T. Hunter and Wm. Ballard Preston are the Confederate Senators from Virginia.  The first Session of the Confederate Congress will commence at Richmond on the 2d of February, unless otherwise ordered by Gen. McClellan.

– Published in The Dubuque Herald, Dubuque, Iowa, Friday Morning, February 7, 1862, p. 1