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Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-10-22
THE GAIN or LIBERTY.

If this prove q disadvantage 10 the
Southern States, owing to the peculiar
character OF their laboribg population.
they have no right to complain, for it is
a disadvantage they have brought uDon
themselves. Bal this vii. be a dlsad-
vantage only as compared with Us Of
the North; f07 il viii be better for The
South herself to have The negro popu-
latiOn free laborers than it is TO have
them slaves. In counting the popula-
non of the South, we mast count not
merely her white bat also her black
and colored population. The moral.
spiritual and material welLbeing of her
four millions of black and colored Deo-
pie must be considered. as we'll as the
moral, spiritual and material weil-be-
ing Of her eight millions of wLI.es.-
These black aud cOlored people are as
much human beings, whose welfare is
as imporlau. and rs net essary to he
consulted BY the statesman, the politi-
cal economist. the morals, and the
christian, as that Of any oIher portion
of her populat on and what they would
gain by their emancipation should be
thrown into the balance against what
might be lost by their former owners.
But even the three hundred and forty
seven thousand slave proprietors would,
in reality lose nothing, or gain in moral
more than they would lose in material
prosperity. We DO not believe South
ern society would, in case of emanci-
patton, BE- equal TO what it would be
If the whole population were of the
white rae. The negro element would
remain IN that society, and, wherever
it remains it will be an inferior Gle
meut; but far less so as free, than as
enslaved. The white population Of the
South must always suffer this draw
back for having collected, or submitted
TO the collection OF a large African
population On their soil, and they have
10 right to complain if obliged 10 make
expialion, as long as the world stands,
for having introduced ana sustained The
institution Of negro slavery. But aside
from the disadvantage of having lis Ia
boring population OF q race with which
the white will nc: mingle, The South
will gain by the assimilation of her la
bor system to that Of the North
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-10-22
a Queer People.

Chambers Journal, . 5scus~ins 4. recent book
Cf missionary tgay els III Africa, thus allrdes
70 one of tile tribes which are ioaud ii that
t.rra sucoga.L But tle saIaUgcst of all age
the stories told Of The Dul,s. who live among
lie moist, warm tGnhoo woods 10 the south
Of hag3 Susa. Only four feet high, Of a dark
Give color. savage and naked, tLey have ueI-
tLeg houses nor temples, neither fire nor Lu-
man food They live only on ants, mice and
serpents, diversified by few roots and fruit !;
they let their nails grow long, like talous, the
better to dig for ants, ard the more easily 70
tear IN pieces their fAvorIte snakes. They do
not marry, bat live iudiscrimiraie lives Of an
irnals, multiplying very rapidly and with
very NtJle maternal instinct. The mother
nurses her child for only q short time, accus-
tomiug It 20 eat ants and serpents a soon as
possible aad when il can help itself il wan
Gers away where 1t Will. and the mother
thinks uo more about II. The Duilos are in
valuable a5 siavos. and are taken Ia large
numbers The s.aveaUatcrs hold up bright
cola-ed clothes IS soon Is they come il Tie
moist warm bamboo woods ~ here these hu-
IN moa'5 keys live aud the poor HokoS caa-
not resist tie attrGc,laus offered by such su
pcrior people. They crowd around Them and
are taken lc thousands. In slavery they are
dac.!e, attached and obejieut, with few wants
aud excellent health. They have only one
fauli q love for ants, mice and Serfeujs, and
a habit uf speaking to Yer with their heads
en- tie ground and their heels IN the air
! or Is their idea of superior power, TO
whom they talk in Ills coolcai position when
they d.sp:riteu or angry. or tired Of ants
aud snakes aLd longing tor unkl own food
The DOkos seem to come nearest Of ali people
yet discovered TO tLat terrible cousin u hui
ulallty-tLe ape
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-10-22
EAsrrRx VlRGIxIA DrsrRrrp-at

EASTERN VIRGINIA DESERrrD.-At
every advance Of the Federal lroops,
the rebels Of the ca stern portion Of Nir-
ginia desert their farms and dwellings,
and fall into the arms of their rebel
friends. The consequence is, that in :,
ride from the Long Bridge out TO Nun
sons Hill, you VIII nol find more than
TWO or three houses that are occupied
b.. lirgiIian families. These houses,
stripped of their furniture, are taken DO
session Of by our troops tie moment they
are thus vacated, and the dwellings, are
speedily converted into officers quar-
lers, and these men grow fat on the pro-
duets of the farms that in many cases
make prolific yield of fruit and veg
eiables. At other points there is moth
iag bat mass of smoking ruins left 10
tell the tale Of the fate meled out 10 the
domicil Of some noted rebel. while al.
around there is abundant evidence 10
the fact of the bIighling influence Of
such a war as we are now engaged in.
Fields Of corn and grain that but an
hour ago proudly tossed their heads in
the golden sunshine. are now trampled
to the ground. Roofs, under which
childhood matured into man and woman
hood and under which bright eyes have
grown dim with age, are now converted
INTO broken fragments, or else have been
consumed by the torch of the incendlarv.
The tinkling of the bells attached to
the yoke Of the catile is yet heard in
the woods, their owners having left
them behind in their sudden flight y
silence reigns throughout the country,
save where it is broken by the sharp
yepor, Of musket shot, or the blast Of
bugle from distant camp. War is
proclaimed on every side, and rumors
Of war engage every tongue in this sec
ton Of the country.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-10-22

e. Among the loyal Tennesseans
now in camp IN Kentucky, is hule
fellow of about five feet four inches,
with gray and grizzled beard, dilapi-
dated nose, and an eye as keen as a
fsh-haWk's. The manner of his cs-
cape was remarkable and highly inge-
nious. He headed a large squad of
his neighbors, and eIuded the rebel
Pickeis by wearing a big shcep's bell
on his head, and bleating away over
the mountains, followed by a herd of
men who did It likewise. BY this
s!ra,agem he deceived the rebel scouts.
and passed within few feet of them
through one Of the most important
mountain passes. Old 1IcFarlane (for
that IS the name Of the hero of the
bells) thus won the sobriquet of the
Bell Wether, by which name be passes
through all the camps. lie is a rough
aud good-humored old man, with full
supply Of mother wit, and speaks Of
himself as under size and over age for
a solder, which he literally is.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-10-22
AcTlvE MILIrARY MOVEMENTS

AcrIvE MILIrARY MOVEMENTS
FROM NAsHINGToN.-The correspon-
dent Of the New York Commercial
1afclt5Scr, (who is not che Of tie sen
sauon sort,) writes that
" Troops arc just row on the move >
but where The fitting regiments,
squadrons or batteries are going. cor-
respondents cannot tell. Indeed, they
DO not know, for Gen. Mcclellan keeps
his own counsel, and hose who execute
his orders know too well that it will not
answer to proclaim him.
One thing is certain: that whether
troops now centering at Annapolis go
eoaslwise or westward, or whether The
grand army moves slowly along South
ward or makes a dash by rapid flank
movements, the officers and men are
OF good heart, and confident of con-
quest. The snufs Of gunpowder en-
Joyed BY those who have been fortunate
enough to 60 out on accommodating
parties or to forage, have inspired
Them with an almost an uncomfortable
desire 10 " pitch iu."
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-10-22

- The Madison, (Indiana) Corr
Ter, of the 27Jh, says: Mr. William H..
lsgrigg moved from this city, In March
last, to Meade county, Kentucky, near
the town of Garneusville, where he
rented small farm and put in and
worked a crop. In addition to attend
ing the farm, be erected 4 machine 10
make lalLes, which he had in operation.
Mr.. Isgrigg is q loyal nan, and re-
fused 10 JON secret society of the
rebels, the Object Of which is TO examine
and run away and kill every Union or
Northern man in the county, TO have
Kentucky a member of the so-called
Southern Confederacy, Sc, sc. An
intercepted letter from d friend in this
city 10 Or. Isgrigg caused suspicion,
and he was finally compelled to leave
his crops and his goods and flee by
night with his little family to the Indi-
ana side Of the river, on the bank Of
which he stayed all night lie arrived
N this city Yesterday, on the steamer
Poland.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-10-22

SHARP.-A Vermont broon-peddler
lately agreed with a Providence mer-
chant 10 sell him load Of brooms, the
payment to be made half in cash and
half IN goods from the Providence
mans store at cost prices. The brooms
were brought iu, and the cash for half
Of them paid over. Now, what viii
you take for the remainder of YOUR
biiil" asked the merchant. :. You
Providence fellows are cute, was the
slow reply ; you sell al cost, pretty
much, all Of you, and make money;
don't see how It's done. Now. | don't
see how lis done. Now, | don't know
atou, your gooLs-but one article 50,
seeing as il won't make any odds with
you, | guess I'll take the brooms. |
know them ike book, and can swear
to just what you paid for EN- And
50 saying, the PeddIer, reloading his
brooms, Jumped on his cart with a reg
ular Vermont grin. and drove off.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-10-22

- \ member Of The Second Wis
consln Regiment, writing on the l5th,
says; The Second has Jlst been paid
off. The amount thoy received is abou,
$40, 600 for TWO months pay, and at
least one-haIf Of this viii be sent to
Wisconsin in Treasury notes of So t,
$40 and $50 Denominations. The
Fifth and other regiments received
nearly an equal amount, and presume
will send home as much. SO you will
have a new circulating medium. In
relation to the notes, l will say that the
men were not asked to ,ake them, bu,
those who desired 20 send money homo
asked for and received them, instead
Of the gold. About one half of the
amount paid most Of the regiments was
IN ;hese notes.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-10-22

PLUcKT kANsAs.-This young State
seems 10 he ike Kilkenny cat 2Il
fight. She has furnished, complete or
nearly full, nine regimen:s for ihe war.
besides turning out thirty day men
when an emergency required and ev-
cry aOIe-bodled man IN The State is said
TO be undergoing drill. and ready for a
tight Kansas has some old scores
with the Border Ruffians of Missouri
TO pay off, the accumulation OF which
trained her men for fighting, and the
recollection Of which doubtless gives a
keen edge to their patriotism The
Missouri Secessionists are the same
breed that furnished the Border Ruf-
fans, therefore the retribu;iye Justice
can hardly go amiss among them
Cincinnati Gazette.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-10-22

UNM AREGED LADIrs.-The single
state IS 30 dimiuulion of beauties and
the utilities of HE female character; ou
on the contrary, our present life would
lose many OF the comforts and much
hNeWise of what IS absolutely essential
TO the Wtll-belng of every part of soci-
ETY., and even OF The private home, With
out unmarried females. The single wo-
man Is as important an element Of social
and private happiness as the married
Woman. The utilities of each are diff
ferenl; but it Is vulgar rousense, un-
worthy Of manly feeling and discrcdi,-
able to every just one, to depreciate the
unmarried condition.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-10-22

y PRUTTY IpEA.-A recent Ger
man journal publishes the following =
At Vienna, for some time past,
fruit dealers have sold peaches, pears,
apples, apricois, &c, ornam ented with
armorlal bearings, designs, initials, SC.
The impression of these things is exc
cuted in . very similar manner. A fins
frgi. IS selected at the moment il is be-
ginning to ripen-that IS, to take a red
color, and paper in which he designs
are neatly cot out, Is affixed After
while the envelope Is removed aud tho
part Of the fruit which has teen COW
cred Is brilliantly white BY this in
Hention the producers Of fruit may re-
alizc large SUMS"
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-10-22

An INsULT.-At the Provincial Fair
at London, Canada Wes-, there wasan
occurrence not very well calculated 10
promote the best feeling between the
" Yankees and Cannucks." On
the building in which TIE Fair wa.
held, were some ten or twelve flags.
among which, one morning, side by
side, appeared the flag OF The United
States, and the ensign of treason and
piracy. The insult was too much for
the Americans present, some of whom
were exhibitors al the Fair, and they
rallied and took down the rag. BY
whose authority or by whom it was
placed there, we do 10, learn, bur tho
act IN connection with the Canadian
sympathy for the rebels, was a gross
insult.-Rochestcr Democrat.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-10-22

i PATRIorIc FAMILY.-Eight tmem-
bers Of the family Of Fair, Of his city,
have volunteered IN Uncle Sans army.
Their average height is SIX feet. VII.
liam Fair, Jr., was wounded at the
battle of Bull Ru4. and is now a priso--
ner at Richmond. Il am family n he
Safe Of Ohio, or any other State, car
turn Out more SIX foot men for the de-
feDse Of The country, we would be glad
to hear from it.-D1yt0u Union Dem-
Ocrlt.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-10-22

TIE STATE OF ONO has IN store. within six
" miles Of Cincinnati, over eighteen tons of
uu>let aud cannon powder. % tie very best
quality that can be manufactured. This Is
being held for any emergency that may occur.
The state authorities are making active prep
SrstIoas 10 secure the safety Of the citIe, and
towns on the border, il case OF threatened
invasion.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-10-22
DESERrERs FROM tue REBELS AT

DESERrERs FROM rHE REBELS AT
foRr PIcKrvs.-TAe following Atract
from is,ter al For, Pickens, Septesn-
Der ;, viii be found iateresting
. Last night, the enemy's guard Beat
with 9 me:Slii armed 10 the teeth. came
over 70 our A3e, having deserted from
The secessionists. They are fine, s,ou,
fellows. ~, two men landed in
boat from plne called Milton, about
thirty miles up the boy. They arc
mechanics, and beio,g to Boston and
Rhode Island. They fled because they
could not get paid, aad were afraid they
would be forced to Join the army
Hundreds would desert from the rebel
army and leave the country if they had
a chance. They report. also. lha. a
large quantity of powder and arms
were destroyed by their own men
short time since. There IS a mu,iny
among them as l write. They are
half starved"
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-10-22

RAILROAD B1LL-The railroad fare
PAD ior the ttansporta :on Of one of The
Wisconsin regiments, which has jus,
arrived here, was SIS, ,00O.- Wasalng-
ton dispatch.
Ii this Wisconsin regiment had been
left at home and Wisconsin had fur
nlshed her quota Of inen for the Poto-
mac, this money would have been saved.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-10-22
i MQDERN WII.L.-Tl

4 MoDERN WILL.--The following is
a copy Of viii LEFT by man who chose
10 be his own laWyer:-This IS The last
Will and tesiameu, Of me, John Thomas.
| give all my things 10 my relations, to
he divided among them the best way
they can. \. B.-If anybody kicks Up
row, or makes any fu>s, he isn't to
have anything. Signed by me, John
Thomas
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-10-22

population Of Western Virginia or of
| Eastern Tennessee. 1t makes nothing
against this that these people have
heretofore been slaves bv the laws or
i usages Of the states in which they re-
SIDE; for those laws or usages are de-
prived OF all force against the Union
/ by the very act of rebellion. Rebellion
dlssolves all laws for the protection of
the life aud property Of tie rebels
BY The very act Of rebellion, the rebel
! torIeIts 20 the government against which
! he rebels beth his property and his life,
and holds henceforth neither, save al
+ It's mercy or discretion. If il we're not
T 50, the Government would have no right
TO coatiscate the property of rebels, or
10 attempt TO suppress rebellion bv
force Of arms. Ii the slaves held III
The rebelilous states are property, they
are forfeited TO the Government, and
the Government may confscate them,
as cotton, rice, tobacco, or any other
species of property found in the hands
of the rebels, The same principle that
gives to the Government the RIGHT to
conhscate 4 bale of cotton owned by a
rebel, gives It a right to coufisca;e eve
+ ~ negro slave claimed by a rebel mas
ter Ihls IS perfectly clear, and IS i'm
pied III the recent act Of Congress on
The subject. But if these people held
as slaves are not property, they are and
should be regarded as citizens of the
thlied States, owing allegiance 10 the
eder2i Government, liable to be called
into the service Of the Union in the
way and manner i deems mos. advisa-
Ule, ana, II loyal entitled to the same
+ pfo,ecLon from the Government as any
o-net class OF loyal citizens. Nobody
can pretend that the Federal G0vera-
meui IS obliged by virtue Of de laws
or usages heretofore existing in the
slave states, TO treat these people as
+ property " Whatever might have been
! IT'S otIgauon before the rebe..ious acts
+ oil those states, that obligation is no ion
/ ger n force.
SLAVE LAroR Axn rnrr mon
r.. .-.. -.
- ~ F.t90 - lcoC'lIoA proves "hat
sac,;0rs - ~ I'a,1a -. ~ '''oil ~ ~
nj s..4 -. ~ ~, 60 : .o''5 segn
-. - - I'0'eI' ''''oH y liie
(,-.a,--i..- - - 5S,S'.l . = uo'
frae-iai= o.-' ~. --''l = !, ana lL-e
i ;o TN o5I.-ar,- - o'-iei ~ ii''i''
.fY,.,s - i'u.i'"h
arl - ra,Lsr III H. - ~. >'eN
in ri,r F}-,.;l,, 50, ~,
sa,.,,,er tl...,.. ..,-.,,'..s-7i = - 80
a., =, ts,....,' - 50 az ~. ~
,a-~.. l-.r '''' '-'s' ''9!
49, -.t--IA ia ti-tl-C
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-10-22
Strength of Fremont's Forces.


Below will be found an extract from
a correspondent OF the Cincinnati Times
who IS with Gen Fremoals Army. |,
will be seen that he states the strength
Of that army TO be about fifty thousand
men. which IS no doubt near the truth.
This IS the first statement Of the
kind that we have seen which gives the
numbers. They are in five divisions,
under Generals Pope, Hnnter, Mckin-
stry, Asbolh and Sigel. who might have
some 10000 each. The army is doubt
less the finest one thai ever took the
active field on this continent. Com
mandod, as the divisions certainly are.
by men Of great military genius and
skill, we have no fear thnt they will
not give the most honorable account of
themselves IN tbs important campaign: ::
Camp jefferson. Jefferson Citv. Mo.
Saturday Noon. Oct. ;, 1861
SuIi are we here, meaning " we, 3"
the Bohemian Brigade. as we have
chrIstened 1t, of army correspondents
and artists and portion of our troops :;
but tomorrow we shall have departed
for more active and dangerous field
Of operations.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-10-22
THE MINERAL POINT TRIBUNE

Is PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY.
In the oId Ea-Ie Saloon opposite tie Iowa r.er,+
Bank, Mineral Point, Wisconsin by
b L 8 8 81 8 O N
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-10-22

Il was one Of the maxims Of Napole-
on that the fr.t duty OF a solder j, 10
know how TO make soup.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-10-22
Selertr1 5}lisCellann.

a Roman Catholic view Of the War
The October uueb-r Of Brozrus9u's
Quarterly Rericlr, tie official quarterly
of the Roman Catholics il the United
States, contains 4 most able and patriotic
essay on the different questions raised
by the pro-slavery rebellion, and in par
ticular on the relations Of slavery 10
the rebellion and to the Union.
Mr.. BroWnson takes the position that
If we value peace, honor, liberty, pros
perity, ali we have or hope for, we
must maintain the Union: and he be-
ljeves tlat to put down the rebellion,
and bring back Il peace which shall be
lasting and honorable as we'll as right
eous, we must not only put down the
rebellion, bat that which Is the soie
cause Of rebeL.ion-sIavery.
We make room for q few extracts
which well deserve careful perusal:
Mr.. BRowNsos's POSITION.
We need not say, for lie fact IS well
known 10 cur readers, that 10 man, ac-
cofdmg ,o bis ability and opportunity,
has, since april. 1883, more strenuous
s. cpIos the Abolition movement il
The free states than we have; not Be-
cause We loved slavery, or had any sym
paghy Wtd lha; hateful institution but
because We loved the Constitution Of
The Union and because we believed that
liberty al home ana ,hougl0ut the world
was far more Interested IN preserving
the Union Of these States under the
ID '-.r. ..t,
slavery Us l! !e1is.ed I'D the southern sec
tion of our common country. But We
believe, and always have believed, that
liberty, the cause Of free institutions,
The hopes Of pAi,an,hropis,s and Christ
ians, 10Th Al home and abroad, are
more Interested in nprcsery:ug The Union
and the integrity Of the nation, than
they are or caa le ID maintaining negro
slavery L We have opposed abolition
heretofore, because we would preserve
HE Union, We must, q fortl1ll, oppose
slavery Whenever, is our Jul1ueut, lis
continuance becomes lacomT mTau.le with
ta- maintenance IF the Union, or 0l
our nation as q free Republican State
Cewaiu.y wa sad Ia the article on
The Great Rebellion, III our last Re
rlefr, the North has no. ,ahen up arms
for tie destruction IF negro slavery, Lu.
for the maintenance Of the Iedegal Gov
crnmalt, the enforcement OF The laws,
and lue preservation OF The JLiou.-
Tins IS true. The liberation q The
slave IS noW engaged. The war IS war
against rebellion, an uaprovokeI and
wicked rebellion, engaged IA by the
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-10-22
TEE VAR 4 SERIOUS ,1ArrrB.

-, ~. ~ y,.,.I ,.-'- " -. ,'.-'-- -. III
- ,.. - - ~ - .I ''7. . -
ali ,z.l, 9rs r-o, In. ~ rs ---,.S. Is
We have something more ,aaa even he
Constitution aad avs % maintains ne
very existence of the nation Is a. stake,
and as 10 means are scrupied al 10 De-
s,roy i, We have : right 10 use al. the
means which The law Of preservation
renders necessary Or eSPedlens. We
wish ar readers and the put-lc al large
,o understand that we are ln war, ana
io let = get through their heads 'Aat
me "ar "atca .ae rebellion has forced
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-10-22
GREAT ANIMATION IN CAMP.

During the pas, two days ar extra
ordinary degree Of animation has per
vaded The camp, and Yesterday morn
inr, as early as lAree o'cIocl; NAM
tents were struck, and from that bour
until midnight our troops we're on Ibe
move. THIS ordinarily 1ull can;,aI
echoed and re-echoed with the lreaJ Of
infantry, the tramp of cavalry and rba
rumble of artillery. Companv after
company and regiment after regimen,
passed through the streets, and de-
parted for various points bv land and
water; some marching across lhe conn
try.
Gen. Fremont and staff with wbo,,
YOUR CORRESPONDENT nronoseS 10 ,rayal
will undoubtedly leave here ro.narro,,,
and, if as successful as he anticipates
IN dareari,,oe ,ba ,aI,,:. /, r.. 81.