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Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-05-10
What Will be done.

We often hear enquiries made as to the
course that will be pursued by the Gov
ernmcnt in regard 70 the conduct Of the
war The following despatch from Wash
ington appears to awnser this enquiry
probably as accurately as it can be done
by any one outside of the Cabinet Coun-
sci:
The military programme of the Gov
eminent is comprehensive and will be Wig
orously executed. An army of forty thou
sand men VIII be concentrated at and about
this point, to check the the aggressive
demonstrations of the secession forces up
on the capital, and secure the control of
the Potomac river and Chesapeake Bay
and to march on Richmond \ corps of
from ten to fifteen thousand will be station
ed at Cairo and another of equal strength
at st. Louis, to protect the Mississippi
River and repel attacks that may possibly
be made upon exposed points in Southern
Illinois, and suppress secession movements
in Missouri and Arkansas. A body Of
twenty thousand Will be embarked upon
steam transports, under the convoy Of men
of-war, at the earliest possible moment, to
harass the rebels of the Gulf States, ex-
haust their energies by compelling them to
hurry their forces from point to point, and
effect landings for the recapture Of militia
~ posts The reli f of Fort Pickens will
doubtIessly be the first demonstration of
the floating army.
The precipitation Of Virginia, North
Carolina and Tennessee into the secession
movement was the immediate occasion OF
the second call for an additional force OF
eighty-three thousand volunteers Gener-
n Scott was confident of being able to put
down the rebellion in the cotton and sugar
States with the seventy-fve thousand first
called out Should the rebellion spread
still further in the Border Slave States, a
third call Will unquestionably be made
As it is, the placing of large resources up
on 4 war footing in all the free States, and
enable the Government to use the whole
OF the one hundred and sixty thousand
men summoned into service for offensive
operations, the reserve forces being more
than sufficient for home defense
ne Navy 'yO1aI tIripIto 0AUcCJS 10 NAV Z III
least fifteen men-ofwar put to sea for the
blockade Of the principal Southern ports
in few days. Some forty odd more yes
sells will be got in readiness in the course
Of the next four weeks, and in less than
sixty days every inlet on the Southern
coast from the mouth Of james river to that
of the Rio Grande, VIII be enectuaIly clio
sed.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-05-10

GENERAL Scorr.-Gen. Scot remark
ed to group Of genllemen who had
pointed 10 the report about his resglna-
non, they would more easily believe
he could tranlpIe their flag in the dust,
than he be suspected Of resignation al
this hour of trial, "No sirs, please
Sod will fgh. for many years yet for
this Union. and thai, too, under the pro-
sec,ing folds Of she Star Spangled Ban
aer.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-05-10

Gen FrOst's Brigade of Missouri volun-
teer militia, went into encampment to-day 1t
Sindelrs grove, in the western suburbs of
the city, in accordance with the order Of
the Adiutant General of the State
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-05-10
EDaSS6HAgE'EGDN

NOTICE is hereby give that the law firms hereto
= fore existing a Mineral Point under the
Ind style of Com. MEssMorE SUDrUrH, and ~ La
Crosse under that of Conn. MEssAoRs y MckkENY,
dissolved by the reduction Of Nh l. +. Mcssmore
to the Judgship of the 9th circuit.
The business of the old firms, respectively, viii bee
settled up the Miner al Point office b. Cobb Sud
duth and At the Lacrosse Office by MckeRny = john
AMASA COBB.
Dated Mineral Point April 70, 1861. II -3m
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-05-10
jeff. Davis Phrases.

Capt Taber of the ship Samuel Robert
son, who arrived at New \ ork on Sunday
from Savannah, which port he left April
sd, says:
Commissions for privateers are 'eing
prepared, and will be issued at the first
con~ening of the Southern Congress, on
the 29th inst 1t is confidently known
that no less than three vessels are prepar-
ed, and now waiting in the port of Savan-
nah for letters of marque and reprisal,
which they will receive in a few days
Their bonds, etc, are now ready to be
handed in.
Northern shipping on this coast must
now be on the alert, as skillful men are
waiting to take command of these illegal
pirate crews, amongst whom will be found
many rebel Yankees Never did excite
ment so rage in Savannah. Rucruits are
fast pouring in from every county in the
State, ready, "as they say, to sacrifice
their lives for a united and independent
South
For three days before our departure,
companies were preparing for quick exit
to join their brother rebels in the Border
States for the overthrow of the Federal
Capitol. The Union men are completely
overawed and to every appearance, all
seem to stand up "a one man, while one
sentiment prevades the entire South
Down with the Lincoln Government, and
death to all those who shall attempt In
ar dy to support it.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-05-10

How THE YANKEES ASTONISHED THE NlR-
GINIANs.-When the State of Maine ar
rived at Fort Monroe with the Massachu-
sets troops the Virginia residents around
the fort who are all secessionists, were
very much enrag3d and mortified They
collected around the captain Of the steam
er, who is as cool and intrepid a specimen
of Yankee as New England contains, and
told him significantly that the troops would
never 90 back to Massachusetts He re
piled that this was the last thing they
thought of; that the country was so fine
they intended to settle and send for their
friends and he was going to New Y ork to
get another load Another set, belonging
to an armed schooner engaged in enlorc-
Ing the local laws of Virginia, insolentlv
claimed the right of searching the State
Of Maine for negroes. The captain told
them they should not 90 aboard to take
out anybody black or white They re
piled that by the laws Of Virginia, they
had a right of search He retOrted, that
he knew nothing about the laws of Viz
Gin. a, but sailed by the laws and under
the fac Of the L. : He also assured
them, If there were any negroes there who
were DESTROYS Of a voyage to New y ork,
he should be very happy to accommodate
them and osed the conversation by say
ing" \ on have been preaching all your
lives that the Yankees are a pack of mi
sers and towards, who won't fight; now
you'll have q favorable opportunity to test
the accuracy Of your opinions on that
point
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-05-10
THE LATEST NEWS.

BY Yesterdays mail we gather the fol
lowing items:
The Southern Congress has passed an act
recognizing the existence Of war with the
United States, and authorizing privateer-
ing.
The mob spirit in Baltimore has subsi-
ded, and that city furnishes three thousand
loyal troops
The rebels are sending achievements
to Harper Ferry
Secretary Chase has ordered the stop
page at Cairo Of all supplies, Of any ki nd
for the South
Tennessee and Arkansas have united
with the Negro Confederacy. The former
pledges $4,000 troops.
Major Anderson takes command of the
Kentucky Brigade
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-05-10
The Mobile RaoiS+ar

The Mobile Register suggests the pro
priety of cutting through the levees above
Cairo and letting the water into the town
Should they attempt such a game it may
result in opening the Icvees above New
Orleans, by which nearly all Of Louis ana
would be submerged in water.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-05-10


The following important Patents were
issued to Western Inventors from the Uni
ted States Patent Office, during April,
1861. Reported for the TRIBUNE, bv
BRoADNAX & GRAY, Patent Attorneys q
Solicitors, st. Louis, Mo, CHICAGO, Ill;
and Washington, D. C., who will furnish
their circulars of instruction, gratis, upon
application.
+ Jacobs & n. j Wilkinson, of St
Louis, Mo; improvement in apparatus
for purifying water for steam Boilers
: /. Gilbert, Racine, Wis Improve
ment in Hollow Augers.
u. ". ;. Rawson, Galena. Ill Improve
pcnt in vanishing Photographs on Paper.
Joseph Tiberi, st. Louis, Mo ; Improve
ment IN Coal Crates, TO consume the smoke
and Classes Of Coal.
Wm. : Watson, Madison. Ind: I'M
provement in Brick Machines.
i. }. freeman, Heyworth, H.; Assingor
to himself and E. ; Freeman, same place:
improved Machine for cutting standing
Corn Stalks
Improvement in Water Elevators.
Joseph Bell, Belleyille, ILL.,; Vcntilators
Tor Boiling Chests, for removing damp
ness.
Allen NJ Colver Albion Mich; Improve
ment in Rotary Pumps
John r. Armstrong. Kendallsville. Ind:
Improvement N Steam Engines.
James NJ. I3oy, Fountain Green, III.
Improvement in Corn Planters
George : Curt s., Chicago, ILL.,: Assign
or to himself and Thomos b. Bryan of
same place; Improvement in Skate fasten-
ings.
Goo LuIl, Harding, Iowa; Improvement
in Grain Separators.
Syrus Roberts, BelleviiIe, Ill Improve
ment in Machines for Threshing and Sep
aratinr Grain
Henry +. Mann, La Porte Ind; Improve
ment in Plows
) Il. Mcdonald, Fayette Mo- Improve
meut in Hemp Brakes
Joseph G. Whittier, Attica, Ind I'm
proved Boot Crimp
; Sanborn, Sycamore, H.; Improve
ment in Coffee Steepers
REISSUES
Jonathan Smith, Tifin, Ohio; Improve
ment in Seed DrilIs-Pat. Jan. I4th. 1860
\ Gus Boat AT CAIRo.-Captain
James Smith, Of the Chicago Light Ar
thlery, now stationed ut Cairo, has al
ready captured two or three cargoes and
parts of cargoes coutreband of war, hy
means Of a gun and gun squad mounted
on the river steamer CIIver. It's now
proposed to send down the new and
staunch tug " Union" by way of the
canal. and mount upon her suita bic
gun for this river serviee. She is
s,aunch and fleet, and in the hands of
our boys would do excellent work for /
the Gnyernmept CLlc1oo TriI
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-05-10
Now y 0rk- May s

\ gentleman Of this city, bearer Of dis
patches to Washington, reports his con
yersation with the Secretary Of War. lie
told bir. Seward Of the determined feel
IN in New York to sustain the Govern
ment and that energetic action was ex-
pcctel IF the Governments Mr.. Seward
replied, the people should not be disap-
pointed, and thought they would be wei
satisfied with what would take place IN a
very few days. This gentleman also had
: conversation with Postmaster-Gcn
BLAIR, who cave him the programme of the
Government, and thinks 1t viii be efectual
in quclling the disturbance Troops viii
be sent to New Orleans. Mr.. Blair thinks
the war VIII he short. spirited and ener-
setie.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-05-10

Cow, SrocKroN.--Com. Stockton Of
New Jersey IS out ia a letter addressed
to Gov. OIden for the Union He says;
:" / viii hoist The Star Spangled Ban
ner at Morven, the former residence OF
one OF the sigoers of the Declaration Of
Independence the flag which, when |
was boy, | nailed 10 the masthead OF
the frigale President; that flag whose
honor / have maintained in more than
one personal combat that flag which /
have carried, houored aud respected IN
every clme-whIch | hoisted on Cap
Messurado in Africa. and carried thro'
The Territory OF California.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-05-10
CONDITION OF AFFAIRS IN ST LOUIS.

st Louis May D,
Four full regiments of volunteers have
been mustered into the United States ser
vice, and a 9Th is being formed The Sd
and 4th regiments, and part of the I'd, are
encamped in the Arsenal Grounds The
first is quartered at Jefferson Barracks,
twelve miles below the city, and part OF
the ID at the Marine Hospital, about
mile below the Arsenal Several buildings
outside of the Arsenal walls are occupied
by United States troops and Il heavy turf
breastwork pierced for four guns, has been
erected, which commands the vicinity
Gen Leigh has been elected Colonel Of the
third regiment and Schultner Colonel Of
the fourth
The Legislature was. in secret session on
Saturday, and nothing is known of its pro
ceedings.
The report of riots and other disturban-
ces in St Louis which are floating about
the country, ere entirely false. The city
Is quiet and orderly and the utmost free
dom Of speech prevails in all quarters
\ severe gale of wind passed over the
city yesterday destroying several houses to
a considerable extent, and forcing four
steamers from theta moorings at thewharf,
but as far as ascertained, no lives were
lost
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-05-10
IOWA COUNTY BANK.

NOTICE.-The Iowa County Bank will hereafter
be pen frm Q A. NJ. too y VI.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-10-03
The Difference.

4 correspondent writes that George
Fl. Rowland, the dictators' candidate,
"has been heard to say distinctly by re.
sponsible persons, that be would have
nothing to do with any of the Republican
papers, and that the New York Day Book
and Daily Neacs both secOssiop) we're the
only papers fit to be taken, and their sen
timents were his"
While John G. Westbrook, the Union
peoples candidate, says in bis card "li
elected. I pledge myself to vigorous sup
port Of the Government in prosecuting the
present war, not that an in favor of war
but believing it now to be an actual ne,
cessity, and the only means of securing a
speedy and honorable peace"
This may account for the fact that all
those tiDctured with secessionism arc GO
ing so strongly for Rowland, and also tell
US why they are SO bitterly opposed to
Mr.. Westbrook, who declares himself
emphatioally in favor of vigorous pros
ecu.ion of the war. Need loyal men hes
itatate as to which of these men is enti.
tied to their support!
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-10-03
Mr.. Walton's Speech.

We were pleased TO listen, as we did on
Wednesday night last, TO the able and pa
triotic address made by the Hon. James H.
Walton, Treasurer of the Philadelphia Mint,
at the meeting at the Indian Queen Hotel,
in this borough, to the soldiers of Capt Slut
ters Company, now organizing as Company
F, of Col. Staunton's regiment, In it the
speaker took the bold, unansw cradle ground
that this rebellion had been Matching for
years; and that il mattered not who had been
inaugurated President on the 4th of March
last, the status of the country, through the
Vaccinations of vile traitors, would have
been The same that il is now. The Hon.
gentleman most eloquently sustained the po-
sition, that for Northern men to cry peace at
this time, is TO abet treason, and that there
should be no offer of compromise save from
the cannon's mouth. The subjugation of the
rebels was all that was. left for the true
friends of the Union to do. Taken all in all
the speech was Union up to the hub; and
stamped the speaker as second to no man 10
his love for and determination TO support the
Union.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-10-03
The Latest War News.

The position of affairs at aud near
Washington remains without material
change. Our troops have been erecting
earthworks along their new line.- and
there is great activity among them. Ii
is now clearly ascertaned that the Reb.
els have not sent any Of their forces to
the Upper Potomac; they have merely
retired further back into Virginia Their
lines extend from Occoquan and Manas
sas to Fairfsx Court H ouse, Manassas
teing their base operations 1t is re
ported that they have seteral regiments
below Lee-hurg. AIthou. h there see ms
to &c, among those qualified to judge, 10
apprehension of an immediate attack Oh
Washington, an opinion of an Engli-b b
gentleman is quoted at the capital, to the
effect that the Rebel army ha. advanced
and that speedy engagement is not i'm
probable. The la;eat reports state that
the Rebel piekets are one mile beyond
Falls Church.
Reports were yesterday in circulation
at Cairo that Gen. Polk, With 10000
men, had taken possession of MayGeld,
KY, but they we're not generally believed
A new Military Department of the Pa
ei6c is contemplated. 1t is to comprise
California, Oregon. New Mexico, and Ar
izoDa. Gen. Mansfield is to have charge
of it. Gems Sumner and Hallock being
ordered home.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-10-03
FAME.

BY THE BARD OF THE EAsToN HALL OF FASHION
Earn your own glory; urge no claims for
fame,
On account of another's immortalized name,
Remember, Pope says, twill not aggrandze
towards,
To have flow in their veins, all the blood OF
the Howards.
What if your fathers, have noble deeds done:
And thereby with Justness, pre-eminence
In church or in State, can the sres mantle
be spread
AT will, on degenerate and graceless sons
head!
Rely not on that, this age is too keen,
10 honor The man, who is borrowing sheen
From other mems labors. Worth alone
gives renoWn,
On prelenslon the wise and good evor will
crown.
Depend on yourself, for true honor in life,
Galnst the snares in your pathway, wage
terrible strive;
Wlth virtue your armor, and truth, as your
guide,
Safe. over all hindrance to fame, you will
ride.
Then whatever yonr origin, lofty or low,
Justice, the well earned reward will bestow
The guerdOn Of praise, Oike that meted to
Pyle
For clothes of the choicest materials and
style.)
A splendid arrortnent of Fall and
Winter elotbing. at Pyle's Fashion Hall
opposite the old Easton Bank.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-10-03
Continuation of Court Proceedings.

Bush as. Brown, As stated in our last
weeks issua this case was on trial when
We went to press. The jury on Satur.
day rendered their verdict in favor OF
the plaintiff for fifty cents damages. The
plaintiff having brought the suit to try
the right, only claimed nominal dam ages
The following Deeds were acknowledg-
ed in open Court by the Sheriff.
For piece or tract Of land, situate 10
Hamilton township, containing two acres
more or less, to Charles Feathernan, for
ss3.25.
For all the right, title aud interest OF
Ferdinand Kester of in and to q certain
tract or piece of land situate 10 Stroud
township, containing fifty acres more or
less. to William s. Rees, for $500.
For tract or piece Of land situate in
Polk township, containing $50 acres
more or less, to Samuel S. Dreber, for
Ss9l.
For tract of land situate in Hamilton
township, containing 81 acres, to Charles
B Keller, for $50.
For tract of land, situate in Polk
township, containing l2l acres and l30
percbes. to Thomas Craig, for $3.50.
For tract or piece of land, situate in
Hamilton township, containing AZ acres,
more or less, to Luch Ann Kester, for
Ss40.
For tract or piece of land, situate in
Polk township, containing 33 acres, to
David Gregory, for S3O5.
For tract OF land situate in Smith.
field township, containing S acres and II
percbes, to John Boys, for S24l.
For a tract of land in Chesnuthill
township, coDtaining 81 acres, to Lewis
Heller, for S453
For two tracts or pieces of land, stu.
ate in Tobybauna township. one of them
containing fifty acres for $500, and the
Other containing seventy five acres more
or less, for $50 to Hon. John Merwine.
For a lot of land in Kresgeville, con
taiOing in front on the public road 100
feet and l50 deep, to John Kunkle, for
5000.
For a tract or piece of land, situate in
Pocono township, containing 3s acres
more or less, TO Jacob Stauffer, for S39.
IS.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-10-03
tn the Polls.

Next Tuesday, voters, we will again
have the privilege of going to the polls
and casting our votes for those whom we
may deem most worthy of our support
This is no triHiDg privilege, and one which
when properly used. results in great good
1t is the imperative duty of every honest
freeman, to cast his vote go that it may
tend to purify the political atmosphere
To do this, those who make politics a
trade; those who assume to hold Offices in
their hands and deal them out, as gam
bier does bis cards, to those whom they
can render subserviebt to their unworthy
aspirations, such rotten wire -pullers,
voters, deserve most richly at your hands
on Dext Tuesday, witheriDg rebuke.-
We trust you will give them their deserts
You will remember that Representa-
tive joint Convention was held in the
Court House of this place. few weeks
since, and that BY trickery and fraud
unprecedented in the history Of such Con-
ventions in this Legislative District. de-
trived worthy nan OF nomiDstiOn to
which he was fairly entitled, because the
rotten wire pullers found him to be too
honest, Independent and straight forward
to be rendered tool to carry out their
long since laid selfish schemes. There
fore the dictators conspired against him
and deprived him of that which was just
y his own, and made SO too. by the peo-
pie, in spite of the gambling politicians
The wire erullers then put in nomination
their pet, George H. Rowland. a man
whose loyalty is strongly called in ques-
ton, and they ask you to vote for him
because be is tieir man.
Let every one then, who regards jus
tice and right as superior to trickery and
fraud; every voter who regards an up
right loyal man as being more worthy
than the wirepullers' plant tool with
questioned loyslty,-let all such cast
their votes for the Union Peoples man
John c. Westbrook. And thus will
trickery, corruption, and doubted loyal
ty, together with their adjuncts, the
gambling wire pullers. be signally re-
suked and your manhood vindicated
against the gross insults of these trick
sters in attempting to compel you to elect
to the Legislature their pet tool, G. Fl.
Rowland. Let every one then be up and
do his duty until the polls close on mex,
Tuesday, and John c. We.throok will
BE our next Representative BY an over,
vote, But why talki The
people understand their duty and are do
iUg it nobIy. The dictators' candidate
is bound to be laid out
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-10-03
Military Punishment.

The military regulations of the United
States laws prescribe the following pun
ishment for military offences, all of which
are applicable TO volunteers who have
been sworn into the United States ser.
vice.
Mutiny.-"Apy officer or soldier who
shall begin, excite, cause or join 10 any
mutiny or sedition in any troops or con-
pany in the service of the United States,
or 10 any party, post, detachment or
guard, shall suffer death, or such other
punishment as by a court N artial shall
be inflicted
DeSeHion. -"All officers and soldiers
who have received pay. or have been du
ly enlisted in the service of tho United
States, and shall be convicted Of haying
deserted the same, shall suffer death, or
such other punishment as by sentence of
court martial shall be inflicted"
Absence acithout leaue on the part of a
non commissioned officer or soldier, upon
being convicted thereof, shall be punished
according to the nature of his offence, at
the discretion of a court martial,
Advising TO desert is punished with
death, or sucb other punishnent as shall
be inflicted by a court martial.
DFun6neSs on the part OF soldier is
punishable BY such corporal punishment
as shall be inflicted by sentence Of
court martial.
ReproachfM Speeches ty soldiers are
punishable by confinement.
Qu0rrels anil a6rayS by soldiers are
punishable by arrest aud confinement,
aud at the discretion of court % artial.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-10-03
ROWLAND'S GARD

1t will be noticed that we publish an
advertisement in another part of this pa
per signed by some of Mr.. RoWland's s
friends. charging John G. Westbrook with
disspproving of Col. Henry S. Motifs
course as Senator in reference to the
present war. Our readers will observe
that Rowlani's friends do not deny that
be is openly in sympathy with the South
ern Rebels. The charge has been N sde
upon him and is not eontradicted. We
can now only say that We publish this
Gard as a IN after Of business and that We
are well sati- fed that John G Westbrook
is true and loyal friend of the Union,
aud Se are just as we'll satisfied. from
evidence 10 our possession, that Rowland
is not.