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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-07-14

sy7 The Society of Friends have
addressed a letter to The French En-
perer, entreating him 50 to exercise the
power entrusted to him that no proceed
ings on the part Of the French Govern
ment may in future open the way for
the revival of the trade in human be-
ings; that all attempts to introduce in
10 the colonies of France natives Of AT
RIGA, under the name of free emigrants
may henceforth be absolutely prohibit
ed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-07-14

No DANGER IN CHEsTER-AS EDIT
OR ABOVE HIGH WATER MARK.-The
editor ofthe Chester Herald says, while
speaking Of the food:
'OW Office is now two hundred and
seventy-six feet above the present tide.
Should it reach us, the city of Chicago
will be sixty-one feet under, and the
cnpola Of the state house at Springfield
will be in deep sounding. We will
then have to retire to the Lutheran
church, q point in our city some fifty
feet higher than our office, and there
continue to proclaim the great truths
OF the republican party to deluvian
vOrld.''
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-07-14
THE CORRrPTIONTST RFOT-IRFD TO

THE CoRRUPrIoNIsTs REQUIRED TO
PAY BACK.-We have seen in our ex-
changes that the Board of the Lacrosse
Company has passed a resolution re-
questing the members Of the Legislature
and all others who were estopped by
their position from being properly the
recipients Of such compensation, to re-
turn the bonds they received from the
old La Crosse Board to the Company.
We suppose that resolution will be fol
lowed by personal notice, and that by
suit, if the notice is not needed. IN
der what law, or by what process it is
intended to accomplish this object We
are not aware. We know that the
board anticipate recovering large pro-
portion Of the bonds.-Woaison dr.
gus.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-07-14

WHAT CONSTITUTES A DEMOCRAT
At recent Buchanan convention in
Illinois, a Mr.. Bonney defined a. true
Democrat as follows:
at is characteristic Of a good Demo
crat that he is as perfect IN obedience
as he is absolute IN command. While
he is private in the ranks, he feels to
be his duty to obey the 5ehests Of his
.party;: when he is promoted to lead
crship he cxacts implicit obedience to
the authority which has been vested in
him.
Then good Democrat is an OK, OF
ass, or any other beast of burden
Could servility go farther? To be a
Democrat, according to this man Bon
.ney, is to be slave, to abandon all
right of opinion, Or speech, to truckle
to any one whom accident may have
made u leader, to go in chains and kiss
the links that bind him.
Bat here Mr. Bonney little further.
"When we elected James Buchanan
President of the United States. we also
at the same time elected him President
Of the Democratic party: and he, TO-
gether with his Cabinet, the Democrat
ic Senators and Representatives in
Congress, are tribunals which the party
itself set up i'll 1856, to declare achot
are Democratic doctrines and Demo-
cratic measures"
Mr.. 3. has the merit of fankness.-
lie speaks out squarely that doctrine
which others like him handle more
softly. Mr. Buchanan and his party
are not merely executive officers, but
sources of opinion. The White House
is Vatican and its occupant the Vice
Gerent OF Democracy, authorized to
speak on cothedra while every trem-
bling slave obeys.-B4talo Cona1er-
ri1I
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-07-14

THURLow WEED TUX IN.''-A late
appeal was made on Thurlow Weed
at Albany, by one w. H. Crawford
purporting to hail from Dodgeville=
Wisconsin, who was in need of little
means to :'move on for which he ten
dered slight draft on Cobb & Co., of
Buffalo. Mr.. Weed accepted the draft
and in week Or two wrote to Cobb &,
Co., who wrote in reply that they we,
entirely ignorant Of Mr.. Crawford, Z
Dodgeyille, and made the following
cool suggestions:
"Were it not probable Mr.. Crawford
would consider. it disrespectful, We
would suggest that possibly the roll of
the Wisconsin Legislature might dis
close residence and IDENTITY
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rsSsf' Tho North lir.at1,.,, Irn,7y.;,,,.

The North Western Excelsior,
published at Waukegan, Ills, comes to
RS enlarged, Mr.. S. I. Bradbury has
become one Of the principal editors,
which is an accession Of value to any
publication. Mr.. Ira Porter continues
in the same capacity. We do not hes
itate to express our preference for the
Excelsior to any paper in the Union.
Terms $3.50. In advance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-07-14
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT +

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT FoN DU LAC.
just as We go to press, we learn from
gentleman direct from Oshkosh, that
very serious fire occurred at Fon du
Lac yesterday afternoon, destroying l 4
buildings and an immense amount of
property.
The fire was the work of an incendi-
airy, who was taken in the immediate
vicinity soon after the fire was discov-
cred. He was from the town Of
Rosendale, and the citizens declared
they would lynch him in the event Of
his guilt being proved conclusiyely.-
Excitement was at its highest pitch,
and we fear the citizens ofthat city will
commit some act for which they will be
sorry upon after refection.-Berlin
Co1tra11t.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-07-14

The O'CoSNEL FAMILY. - The
death Of John O'Connell takes away
the last Of the O'Connell celebrities of
Ireland. Maurice O'Connell, the eld-
est son OF the Liberator, died some few
years ago. Morgan O'ConnelI has
never been much known in the arena
OF agitation; for, early in political life,
ne surrendered the representation Of
Meath for All appointment in the office
Of Register of Deeds in Ireland
q Young Dan," now member from Ira
lee, possesses none Of the element to
make the name heard
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-07-14

HERETICAL.-Thc editor Of the Ad-
ans Co. independent is becoming bel
llgerent over the conduct of a priest III
his neighborhood. The time has gone
by when the supposed sanctity of the
calling Of professional soul-sayers, ex-
empt them from proper exposure and
bold denunciation by an independent
press. We extract the following:
0 Jerusalem! Elder Paine took UNI
bragg, and waxed beligerent, and. like
any coward, said nothing to us about
his imaginary injury, but sent us word
by his neighbor to stop his paper and
take out his advertisement. He is
doubtless praying that his pious exam
pie may be followed by the entire Bap-
fist congregation and the rest Of man
kind. In his christian charity he has
drayed all through the village ofthe &C.
tual benefits the editor hereof would
receive by undergoing severe cow
hiding.
Valiant Elder Paine! Christian.
charitable Gospel expounder Type
of moral and religious excellence! Pro
found Theologiaui Is it possible that
his illiterate, narrow minded, bigoted.
stupid, curmudgeon self can be made
to understand that he is making a great
er ASS ot' himself than the Lord ever in
tended him for? We don't care two
vibrations Of lambs tail about the dis
continuation ofhis patronage crudcin9-
" bestowed; but We wish to inform FL
der Paine that though we were brought
up to revere Baptist minister as the
supremest power on earth, we consider
han the most puerile drop Of creation
that ever disgraced a pulpit. 4 man
so shallow and Anticipated as to preach
the Gospel and pirate of enforcing re-
spect and allegiance to its teachings
with a cowhide, is one Of the kind Of
bigots who are doing more injury to
the cause Of true religion than all the
rum shops and all the infdels in the
land. He is just the kind Of clerical
Ounce who makes the cause Of religion
ridiculous; an arrogant, untaught, little
minded dolt; he would be great hum
bug if he knew enough to fool the
Baptist Society into hiring him to
preach; but he is too universally ac-
knowledged to be donkey, to have his
braying Of any weight, even in his own
church.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-07-14

THE ASSESSMENT STEAL.-Thc Mad
ison Argus is mad as al Argus about
the refusal Of the blanks of their print
ing by the Clerks Of the several coun-
ties Of the State, and, convinced that
no pocket capital is to be made out Of
the business, endeavors to make party
capital out OF it, as follows:
"Where republican papers are print
ed at the County Seats Of Republican
counties, and have friend as the Clerk
Of the Board Of Supervisors, they feel
unpIeasantly about the assessment
blanks. The only reason is that they
miss achance to sWindle the counties
out Of about a thousand dollars apiece
that We do for 5000 apiece.
II addition to this, there arc two Jobs
Of assessment blanks to be printed in
the counties for which the county pa
pers will average about 5000 apiece
But they are not satisfied with this
they want to steal a great deal more"
To all Of which we reply
LIST. The Democratic press has spok-
en- almost "to man. against the swim
die, as we'll as the Republican.
ID. Instead ofswindling the Coun-
ty out Of a thousand dollars, our bill
for the assessment blanks is but 5l25,
instead Of 5000, and for o job that the
-41yus thinks we charge 5000, we
charge but s25. We have printed the
blanks for the whole county, and Old
Sank is about on an average with the
other counties as regards population
and size
3rd. The -11yus proposes to swim
die this county out OF, not $1,000, oh
no. only 5000, but did not succeed.
Pray, Mr. 41gus, who foots the bill?
You Or Mr.. Secretary Jones.-Bara5oo
ReDuJ[ic.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-07-14

.I@ a cor cSnc ndent of the \. Y.
Herald estimates the number OF Spirit
ualists III America at 1857, 500. Wis
eonsin is put down at GO, O0O.--The ag-
gregate is not high enough by half, at
least
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-07-14

We are indebted to L. p. Pow
ers, Esq, for Canadian and Chicago
papers in advance Of the mail.-Mr. P
has just returned from a tour through
the eastern States, and reports that
business is rather inactive and money
abundant. The people there are en-
loving themselves immensely.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-07-14

THE LAST ATTMEPT TO AssAssISATr.
Louis NAPoLEoN-The Paris cores
pondent ofthe Liverpool Journal gives
the following particulars Of the late at
tempt to assassinate the Emperor Ma
poleon at Fontainblea:
''The Emperor was riding slowly OH
horseback little in advance of the rest
of the party by whom he was accom-
panied. Suddenly his horse reared
and SHE'D at some unseen danger, and
the Emperor, who is first rate horse
man, instantly aware, as if by PRESENT.
ment, Of coming evil, throw himself to
one side, just as a perfect volley was
fired over him! Tie assassins agere
ten IN number, all Ita5io1as; four hare
been taken, ac}sile the remainder. ND to
the present moment, haze escaped. It
is this latter fact which has caused that
sudden ra5e among the Italians dom
iciliated i'll Paris, and which the orders
Of the police rendered so stringent and
severe, together with the dismissal and
disgrace OF q certain C0rsican chef de
brigade Of police, who had hitherto
been great favorite, both of which
events have created great talk and sus-
picion of the truth in Paris during the
past few days. OF the reality Of the
attempt no doubt whatever exists, and
the REALTORS add that the Emperor's
horse was shot so severely in the neck
that he died the same evening" This
is the tale current among the moneyed
men at the Bourse, and believed by
them in private, while in public their
cry is all against the wicked inventors
Of such miscellaneous lies"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-07-14

THE CRoPs,-In this section the
wheat is looking beautifully, rye is first
rate, and the corn crop will amount to
something yet. The very warm wealth
er the past week, is just what we need,
showing plainly that providence knows
what is best for us after all, and with
the sun at so degrees in the shade, veg
citation comes mp with run,--Horicon
1 rZ,kS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-07-14

PERsoSN.-We had the pleasure Of
a call on the 18th, from Senator Durkee,
who has arrived st home, in good
health. from the scene Of his last win
tar,s labors. Elr. D. will be in the
State during the summer. His post
oaee address is Kenesha.-FTee Dean
ecr1'.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-07-14

Washington, July 8.-The war Dep
uty is in receipt Of dispatches from Col.
Johnston 18th of June, they contain
nothing Of special interest.
The army was in good condition.
According to the copies Of official Or
ders, the corps were to march forth
with in three divisions, in as many con
secUtive days, to Salt Lake Valley, in
compliance with the instructions of the
government.
The Ericsson, with the eth regiment
OF National Guards, ran aground at 6
O'Clock this morning, agout so miles be-
low Washington. A steamer was sent
to their relief. It is expected they will
reach here about midnight, and visit
Mt. Vernon tomorrow. The district
volunteer company and detachment
OF marines, have been under arms all
day, awaiting their arrival. An invita-
ton has been extended to the regiment
to visit Baltimore.
We learn from reliable source, that
President Buchanan has determined to
protect the American Ship Canal Co.,
IN their contract with Nicaragua. The
Cabinet advised this course and Costa
Rica favors it. Instructions will be
forthwith despatched to Gen. Lamar,
directing him to impress upon the au-
thorities Of Nicaragua that our policy
toward that Republic has been chang
ed, and that remedies against all exist
ing or future evils will be enforced in a
summary way.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-07-14

-Four new stores on this side of
the river, and one on the other, are in
course of erection; and We learn that
two applications for each store have
been made A large number Of first
class dwellings are also going up.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-07-14

~ TIE Green Lake Democrat, IN
able, good looking, and uncompromis-
ing Democratic paper, published at
Berlin. is on our table.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-07-14

- Mr.. Burrell, a Quaker, living
near Rochester, some years ago mar
ried his cousin, and the product of the
marriage being an idiot child, the faith
er hung himself last week.-Syracuss
Journal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-07-14

New York, July 9.-Advices from
Fort Scott, (Kansas) announce the res
toration ofpeace in that region, through
the eXertions of Governors Denver and
Robinson. The sheriff Of the county
has been removed, and T. r. Roberts,
a free state man, appointed in his stead
Governor Denver announced that the
Y. ). troops would be moved from the
fort, and he would commission a COM
pany OF military under Major Weaver,
a free state man, to protect the settlers
from marauding Missourians.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-07-14

Prussia is the largest exporter
of wheat TO England, next Russia and
third the United States.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-07-14

Bellows Falls, Vt, July s.-The
Democratic State Convention assem-
bled here to-day and nominated Henry
Reyes for Governor, Walter Lyman
for Lieut.. Governor, and J. 7. Thurston
for State Treasurer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-07-14
/. z. Powers.
Clerk Of BID Of sup'rs, Wood Co, Wis.
Grand Rapids, July 10th, 1853.

REN1ARKs.-The correction made by
Mr.. 2. that it was his deputy, induced
by the councils of few members of
the Board, who refused to be the will
ing slave Of Secretary Jones in feeding
his pet organ, the Madison -4ryus, is
true. But will the real, bona fdo Clerk
inform us how additional expense" is
incurred by declining to obey the man
date Of one without authority, and com
plying with the enactment Of the Leg
islaturc? Many in the State who ex-
hibit a degree of wisdom differ with
him, and we shall be pleased to become
the medium through which to prove
what fools they are. "Brick" Pome-
roy is anxiously awaiting such a lesson.
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Whether the recent decision Of the
Supreme Court that negroes have no
rights which white men are bound to
respect, was necessary to harmonic
the theory of Southern laws with the
practices Of southern people, or whether
the Southern people arc seeking since
the decision to make their practice to
correspond with the theory, is not clear
and perhaps not important, in view Of
the fact, that there is at present, be-
You'd question, a avery exact correspond
ence between the theory and practice.
One Richard II. Barnes, in the neigh
borhood of Richmond Va, By way Of
delectating himself on his return from
listening to Sunday sermon. had one
Of his oversoers hold up the clothing Of
one of his female slaves, while he piled
her vigorously with raw hide for some
trif1ing neglect or disobedience Of his
orders. She declared she had never
been whipped before in her life, and
being rather FESTIVE under this unusual
discipline, Mr.. Baker, still fresh from
his Sunday ministrations, to complete
" subdue her, fastened q chain round
her neck and hitched it to a convenient
mulberry tree, and then retired to
comfortable lounge, smoke, and doubt
less, still further meditation on the SER
mon. His meditations, however, were
interrupted, by bis oyerseer informing
him that he believed Cora had killed
herself, which was found to be the fact,
or at least that she was dead was found
to be the case.
4 coroner's Jury was impannelled
who held long sitting over the chat
tel, and finally decided that she 'scame
to her death by congestion fthe brain
while fastened to a tree by chain, the
chain having been put about her neck
by Il. II. Barnes and J. ". Baker,
1t IS but justice to cur Southern
brethren to state that any inference
which might be drawn from this cor
oner's inquest, that the bred Scott
decision was to be brought in question
by the inquiry whether some punish
ment was not due for this offence,
would be mistake. The inquest had
no other object than TO ascertain where
the pecuniary loss Of the chattel ought
to fall. The question Of any guilt in
the premises, does not seem to have
been taken into the account or consid-
cred.
We begin to understand now the way
the Tract Society would not tolerate
the publication OF tract referring to
the moral duties Of shareholders to their
slaves. Itwould not only interfere with
such little Sunday pastines as this of
Mr.. Barnes, but it would be completely
subversive Of the bred Scott decision.
which says there are no such relations
existing between the shareholders and
his slayeS.-HiL Free Den
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-07-14
Congressional Nomination.
The Baraboo ReunLIicnLa has tMi

The Baraboo Republican has twice
or thrice recently, stated that the Re-
publicans Of that vicinity strongly IA
yor the denomination of GIr. Washburn.
for Congress.
We believe there has not been on
the floor Of the House, for the past
threeand-a-half years, a Representa-
tive more faithful to his constituents.
more honorable in his labors. more
punctuaI in his attendance, or more true
to Republican principles, than Dir.
Washburn, of this District. He is a
man Of marked ability, and peculiar
influence; a man Of whom the people
of all parties in the State will be proud
to claim, as long as he may do honor
to seat IN our Nations Capitol. No
Republican wishes an ADLER or a bet
ter Representative. If he is re-nomin-
ated. his party will support him with
the utmost confidence in his tried in
tegrity, which, together with lis at
tainments IN craftsmanship, and ac-
Inowledged shrewdness, will insure
his election, beyond any kind Of doubt
But Will the nomination Of Mr.
Washburn would be satisfactory to the
Republicans Of this vicinity, there is,
remaining in the breasts of many tour
self among the nnmberl, burninm re-
gard for that ancient and honorable
democratic principle of Rotation in
Office. The shortness Of the term Of
REPRESENTATIVE in CONGRESS. renders it
hiehlv proper. for many manifest rea-
sons to re-eIaot . GOOD and faitl,f;,l
REPRESENTATIVE 0ace, But Mr. Wash
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-07-14

New York, July THE steamship
Persia sailed at noon to-day for Liver
pool, with about 200 passengers and
100000 in specie.
Among her passengers are Mons.
Belly, who goes out to make arrange
ments for his Nicaranguan canal prof
ect, Mr.. Raymond, editor Of the Daily
Times, Charlotte Cushman, John Van
Buren, and daughter, 6. p. Putnam
and J. W. Field, of Boston, Mr.. and
Miss Ives, and Miss Howe, Of Provi-
dence.
Efforts are being made to start the
Collins line Of steamers on the 18th
inst, provided government will agree
to the proposed change of the eastern
terminus to Southampton; otherwise
the steamers viii be disposed of to the
French parties who have been III treaty
for them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-07-14
For the Reporter.
Those Assessment Blanks.

Mr.. EDIToR:--In your paper of the
9TH inst. find under the head of CAS-
sessment Blanks" an editorial article.
In which / wish to make some correc-
tons. Speaking Of the Blanks receiv-
ed by the Clerk Of the Board from Col.
Jones, you say: "But as our Clerk of
the Board had made arrangements to
comply with the letter Of the law, he
had no use for them; and thinking the
aforesaid Col. might desire to push
them off on some green officer, lie
deemed it his duty to send them back"
Now, the facts are, that the said
"blanks" were received at the Clerks
Office while the Clerk was absent on
a visit 10 the East, and that the Board
Of Supervisors of the County directed
the Deputy, in charge Of the Clerk
Office, to return said BANDS to Col.
Jones, and procure a new set printed
ill the county. The Blanks were ac-
cordingiy returned, without the know1-
edge or approval Of the Clerk. Had
the Clerk been at home, he, in the alb
sence Of any order from the Board Of
Supervisors to the contrary, would have
retained and used the Blanks furnished
by Secretary Jones, and not have in
CURED the additional expense Of re-
printing the same: Nor would the Clerk
have considered it any proof of green
ness on his part to have so retained and
used said blanks. Yours truly,