Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-05-24


for the Second Regiment and are now engaged
in getting them out. The cloth for part of
them was received yesterday.
The EDITORIAL CoNyESrIox.-We forgot to
mention last week, the fact having escaped our
mind, that A. NJ Thompson of the Home Leaque
IS to read Poem before the next Editorial Con-
Yention, and that Harrison Reed Of the Madison
Journal is to continue his history of the Wis
consin Press These will be some of the most
attractive features of the occasion Thompson
is good deal Of genius, and knows how to
write Poetry, or Prose either, as well as any
man in the State Mr.. Reeds long connection
with the Wisconsin Press, has made him thor
oughly conversant with its rise and progress,
and renders his appointment as its historian an
exceedingly fit one. 1t is to be hoped the Con-
vention this year will be well attended No ex-
ertion will be spared on the part Of our citizens
to make their guests comfortable and furnish
them with all the enjoyment the town affords
Nor SOUND On THE USIox-Rev. J. B.
Patch, formerly Of this city, it seems is not
exactly sound Oh the Union, as appears from
the following item clipped from late number
of the Baraboo Republic. That paper says:
8 Rev. ]. B. Patch, of the Baptist Society,
Of this village having neglected or at all events,
somehow failed, to convince large portion of
his flock that his sympathies were with the
Government, which had all his lifelong guar
anteed to him liberty Of person, speech and
conscience, rather than with the the enemies of
that Government. thirty-nine of his congrega-
ton, including many leading church members,
considering that g he that is not for us is
against us, and having distrust in, as well
as distaste for, that piety which omits COM
mon gratitude from the catalogue Of the chris
tian graces, signed some three weeks ago a re-
spectful paper, intimating to Mr. Patch, as del
icately as possible, that discontinuance of
his labors would be more acceptable than
continuance of the same, and that his resigna-
ton was in order. Mr.. P. thereupon stopped
preaching, but has not. Jet resigned, for reasons
probably best known to himselfn
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE WISCONSIN STATE
SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION. = The first annual
meeting of this body is to be held in this city
next week, commenciLg on Tuesday and clos
ing on Thursday. Its services viii be held in
the Congregational Church. We learn from
the published call of the executive committee
that the end desired to be attained by the or
ganization is to effectually reach those desti-
tute children of our State who are not ander
the influence Of Sunday School instruction,
and to encourage each other by united prayer
and counsel, in our labors in this great work.
1t is therefore desirable that every Sunday
School in Wisconsin be represented, and the
Executive Committee earnestly urge that each
school send one or more delegates to this meet
ing. Superintendent are requested to send,
by their delegates, a report, stating the whole
number Of teachers and scholars belonging to
their school, together with the average attend
ance the number of children in their locality
who do not attend Sunday School with such
remarks of the interest, special wants and des-
titutiOns in their neighborhood as they may
think will be interesting.
- Prominent Sunday School men are expect
ed to be present and address the UnioD.n
The committee of arrangements rely upon
tue pitdlitJ u tue UIeUuS VI Guuudy OCnOOlS.
and the citizens generally, to open their houses
for the entertainment Of delegates who will be
present from all parts of the State. and request
all who are disposed to respond to this call to
report as early practicable to some member
of the committee the number each can accom-
modate Arrangements have been made with
the Rail Road Companies by which delegates
viii be carried at half price. The following
gentlemen are the Committee of Arrangements.
F. E. Shandrew, W 7. Moak,
c. L. Stockwen, Otis Hall,
W. c. Fountain, RI Reed.
Twenty-eight vessels have already been
captured by the blockading fleet at various
points, according to adyices at the Navy
Department.
Col Vosburgh's remains were escorted
to the depot with imposing military dis
play.
A schooner was seized at Baltimore hav-
ing Oh board two boxes of MIME rifles and
three boxes of ammunition