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The Editorial Convention.

The last number of the WATERFOWL
DmoDot contains fall particulars of the
Editorial Convention to be held at Racine
on the 18th June
Z. w. BALLoU, Jr., the President of
the Association, has appointed the follow
ing 10 give addresses on the occasion:
The Annual Address" by C. w F,rCH,
of the Manitowoc Ucrald.
The Annual Poem" by T. W. BRowS,
of the Wisconsin, CbiT.
The. ealogy on w. NJ. GRAHAM, who
fell at Falling Waters, and was Com
merciaI Editor Of the Milwaukee Uiscon-
sin, by G. II. WRGnr, late of the Miwau-
kee Neecs, now Of the Chicago Post.
George IIYGn viii prepare a biography
of the pioneer editors Of the state.
The proceedings OF the convention viii
possess not only AZ individual but geu-
eral interest,
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From McClellan's Army.

The Union forces under Mcclellan are
making steady approaches upon the doom
ed city of Yorktown. TIE insurgents are
trying their strength upon our lines by
heavy skirmlshing, but are repulsed at all
points. The great decisive battles of the
war will evidently be fought here, and &C
cordingly both sides move slowly and cir
cumsr ectly. SO far the advantages are
on our side, and our brave young general
pushes the foe back with steady determi-
nation which knows no defeat A letter
from Fortress Monroe, under date of the
18th, states:
"From our army before Yorktown |
hear the most cheering news. From in
formation received from soldier, learn
that last evening Colonel and Lieuten
ant Colonel from the rebel army came
over to our lines and surrendered them
selves prisoners of war. These two Off
GERS also report that an entire Irish brig
ade mutinied, and, by order ofJeff. Davis,
were deprived Of their arms and sent to
the rear"
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THE PILOT.
PAPER OF THE COUNTY.
M A. N / T O w 0 G.:
FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 25, 1862.
DEATH OF GOV. HARVEY.

In common with the people he whole
State, we mourn the death of our Chief
Magistrate, Hon. LOUIS p. HARVEY,
who was drowned on the night Of the 10Th
inst, in the Tennessee river, at Savannah,
near Pittshurg Landing, while passing
from one boat to another. Immediately
after the recent battle, Gov. HARVEY pro-
ceeded at once to the scene of conflict, to
look after and protect our dead aud
wounded soldiers, and met his fate as
above related The Milwaukee Neus
pays an eloquent tribute to his MEM
DRY, a portion of which we extract -
"The popular demonstrations of grief over
the sudden death Of the Chief Executive
of the State are no meaningless formality.
Wisconsin never elected Governor to rule
ovel her personally more respected than
Louis P. HARVEY. Last autumn we ear
nestly opposed his election tc the office he
has since so honorably filled; but neither
during that somewhat animated contest,
nor since, did we hear one harsh word
spoken of him, or see an unkind word
written. His personalintegrlty was above
suspicion, and he leaves behind him a
name untainted, and record unstained
by breath of suspicion as to the purity
and sincerity Of bis public or private con-
duct.
Gov. HARVEY was a native Of Connect
cut. lie came to this state nearly twenty
years ago, aud settled at Southport, now
Kenosha. He was then both Young and
poor, and for some time supported himself
by teaching school. Soon afterward Ire
became the editor of the Southport Amer-
ican-a wing newspaper-which he cons
Quoted with considerable ability, bat with
out murh pecuniary success. Subsequent
ly he removed TO Rock county and was
elected from there to the second constitu~
,ional convention.
"In the fall Of 1854 he was returned to
the state Senate from the southern district
Of that county, and served until the close
of the session of 1857. In 1859 he was
nominated and elected Secretary Of State
on the republican ticket, and served in that
office until last December AT the late
fall election, at the age Of ~, he was cEo>
sen Governor for the two years beginning
in January last, having been nominated
for that position both by the Union and
Republican conventions"
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Our New Governor.

"By virtue of the death of Governor
HARVEY, on Saturday, the powers and du-
ties Of the office of Governor of the State
devolves by the Constitution upon Hon.
EDWARD SALoMoN, the Lieutenant Cover
nor, for the residue Of the term, or, until
December 81, 1868.
1t is fortunate for the people that the
sad fate Of Gov HARVEY has left the duties
of the chief executive to such hands. Mr..
SALoMoS is resident Of this city, Ger
man by birth, and lawyer by profession
He is man of decided ability, and unsul-
lied integrity, and in the discharge of the
duties Of the responsible position to which
he has been so suddenly and Unexpectedly
called, will doubtless reflect honor upon
himself and upon his adopted State" -
Mlwaukee Nems.
Governor SALoMoN formerly resided in
Manitowoc, and has many personal friends
here. He is a brother Of COL FRED SAL
ONION, Of the 9th Regiment, and relative
of Messrs. CHAs. KUEHN, LEWIS KEMPER,
CHAs. HorrELMAN, and FRED. RuDoLPH.
He is Democrat in politics.
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Another War Approaching.

As soon as the present war is ended,
and the rebel States have returned to their
allegiance to the Federal Government, the
war about "niggers" will no longer be be-
tween the North and the South, bu, trans
ferred entirely into the North. We are
to have an Abolition war that we must
fight out on our "own hook" in which we
can have no aid or sympathy from the
South.
The question will be-Shall TIE "con-
trabands" who have been freed by the pres
ent war, be admitted here on an equality
with the white race, or even to dwell
among US as hewers of wood and drawers
of water z" Illinois and all the other bor>
der Free States will exclude the free ne
groes from taking up residence within
their limits, and they must come further
north-into New England, New York, AMI
the Northwestern States.
What glorious old time we, the peo-
pie Of Wisconsin, will have in taking care
of the Abolitionists and their natural allies
the poor "contrabands % Manitowoc's
proportion Of the dark skins will be about
one thousandt We must begin to look
about us to see what disposition is to be
made of them, or. rather, what disnosition
they are to make of US, if permitted to
come here. We shall have to colonize
them and the Abolitionists, or they will
colonize US. In Illinois, free negroes will
be contraband," and voted out of thu
State and shall Wisconsin "eaye tht
bars down" and permit them to food th'
State? We shall see.
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From Pittsburg.

We publish the official reports Of tie
late battle at Pitts5urg Landing from Gen
erals GRANT and SHERMAN, together with
the correspondence which passed between
the former officer and .be rebel General
Commanding, BEAUREGARD. The accounts
of movements both in that section and
from the Mississippi iiotiIla are meagre and
unsatisfactory.
A correspondent Of The Philadelphia
Irquirer, after being captured by the reb>
els at Pittsburg, and afterwards escaped,
has arrived at Cairo. He states our loss
at 4 900 killed and II 900 wounded. The
battle lasted i3t on Sunday, and s hours
on Monday.
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Gen. Mcclellan.

The following, from the New York
World, Republican, we commend to the
attention Of those rebellious spirits which
infest this community, and have been in
the habit of annoying our good citizens
with their hoclings at this pet General OF
the People and the Administration, and
would rejoice at his defeat at Yorktown,
as the Tories of the Revolution would have
done over the defeat Of WASHINGTON by
Lord CORVALLIS
"Tbe intelligent and loyal people ofthe
North will shudder to hear that Gen. Me-
Clelan is still the object of a vindictive
and jealous hostility-that his military OPP
erations are crippled by those in power,
and his military rank and place coveted
by those who have only the prestige of de
feat. These schemers, civil and military,
had better be warned in time. The peo-
pie will suffer no further injustice to one
upon whom already so much injustice has
been wreaked. His patience, and their
silence bad better not be misconstrued -
They will be avenged upon the man or
men who have made, and are still making
the good of the nation and the success of
the army subordinate to their own selfish
ambition. 1t had better be understood
that he will not succeed to Mr.. Lincoln
place in 1864 who has made the most
proclamaions, nor he be the General
Commanding who has made the most mil
itary blunders and incurred the worst de
feats."
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Leading Republican U. S. Senators.

The Pitsburg Penn Post i'll some just
comments on Senator CHANDLER, of Mich
igan, says:
The republican party, which arose upon
the ruins of the old whig organization, has
performed some extraordinary freaks du-
ring its limited existence; but the seIec-
ton 1t has made of United States Senators
is perhaps its strangest proceedings. In
the place of a Webster, Davis or a
Choate, we have the fanatic Sumner and
he vulgar Wilson; in the place Of Wright
Marcy or Dix, we have that ponderous
mass of imheciIe of stoidity Preston King;
from Pennsylvania they have given us the
virtnous Cameron aud his contracts, and
after him the free trader Wilmot, whose
chief characteristics fondness for free trade
cheap liquor and strong tobacco; from
Kansas they have given us jim Lane,
common marauder; and rom Michigan
Chandler, the person already alluded to.
What a Senate compared 10 the days Of
the old democratic and whig pBrties
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A WONDERFUL CASE OF LONGEVITY
We saw to day case of longevity without
parallel in the United States. AT Austin 5
Picture Gallery, we met Mr.. Peter Rozelle,
of this city aged 100 years, sitting 70: bis
likeness. Mr.. Rozelle was born in the
city Of Brooklyn, on the 9th of April,
1853, and if he lives till the 9th of this
month, he will reach the extraordinary
age of one hundred and nine gears! lie
is still quite cheerful and hearty. Owing
to rheumatic complaints, he is able 20 use
his legs but little, but he sits up in his chair,
converses readily, retains his memory per
fectly, and chews tobacco vigorously. By
the way, let tobacco chewers take comfort
Mr.. Rozelle says he began the use Of tobac-
co when II years of age. and has contin-
ued it uninterrup'edIy for 81 years! To
bacco cannot be quite as injurious as some
people suppose. He never wore specta
cles, and is still able to read little with
out their use.
The clear memory which Mr. Rozelle
possesses renders his conversation of much
interest. 1t is like holding intercourse
with the departed of another generation
as he relates incidents of the days of Wash
ington and the old patriots who figured in
the time of the Revolution He has been
the father of twenty-five children. His
second wife is pleasant. and hale old LADY
of so years - Ospego ". \ } Times.
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ell by him, and plats carefully prepared
under his supervision, giving accurate in
formation of the nature Of approaches to
our lines.
During the two days battle he was coz
SANITY in the saddle, leading troops as
they arrived to points where their services
were required. During the engagement
be had one horse shot under him.
The country will have to mourn the loss
Of many brave men who fell at the battle
OF l'ittsburg, or Shiloh, more properly =
The exact loss in killed and wounded will
be known in day or two; at present
can only give it approximately at 1000
killed and 3, 800 wounded.
The loss OF artillery was great, many
pieces being disabled By the enemy's shots
and some losing all their horses and many
men. There were probably not less than
two hundred horses killed.
The loss Of the enemy, in killed and
left upon the field, WAS greater :han ours
In wounded, the estimate cannot be made
as many of them must have beer
sent to Corinth and other points,
The enemy suffered terribly from de
moralizs ton and desertion. A Gag o
truce was sent in 10 day from Gen. Beaure
gard. l enclose herewith copy of the
correspondence.
am, respectfully, your ob'd't ser'vt,
u. S. GRANT,
Major General Commanding
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The Fifth Wisconsin.

The Fifth Regiment, (Col. Cobb's) seems
to be skirmishing little, as appears from
correspondent. Of The New York World,
writing from the headquarters of Gen.
keyes, near Yorktown. The letter says:
Ion the 9th inst. very successful and
important reconnaissance was made by
Brig. Gen. ". S. Hancock, accompanied
by Lieutenant Merrill, of the Engineers,
and Lieut.. Bowen. Of the Typographical
Engineers, and the Fifth Wisconsin, Col
Cobb, ard the Sixth Maine Regiment, Col.
Burnham
your correspondent had the pleasure
Of being a witness. The enemy were
found posted along the entire length of a
stream this side of its works. The Skin
mishes thrown out in advance met the re
bells p'ckets at every exposed and conve
rient place this side of the stream. Our
men CALAMITY drove them up to the shore,
and in several instances across The en-
emvs Notifications were disclosed at all
these places, guns being mounted in them,
a sing le exception"
In another portion of the letter we find
the 1olloWlnS
Farther down and toward the James riv-
ef, the next entrenchment the devIish ge
MUS of rebellion has devised seems to g a
rifled pit, The skirmishes of the Fifth
Wisconsin, under Capt. Bean, drove the
enemy at this point down the hank, neck
and heels, over their foot bridges, and out
of sight into their works, whatever they
are.
Farthar down, and in the same line
stronger works, Fashioned forts, each
mounting several guns, were developed by
the Fifth Wisconsin and Sixth Maine Skin
mishers.
The enemy at these points of this splen
didly conducted reconnaissance were com :
PEELED to occupy the higher ground in front
of the plain towards their face. Here the
enemy from the highest of the two forts
threw she'll at Gen. IIancock's skirmishers
commanded by Major Larrabee. This fort
also commands two forts lower down.
Lees Mills was not more than 500 yards
from tie top Of the ravne, and at this
place the bugle calls, and the movements
of the eneny's light artillery were clearly
heard and seen AS Gen. Hancock drove The
eAems's sklrmishers in.
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The Victory in Chicago,

In last weeks Pilot we briefly announc.
ed the glorious result Of the election in
Chicago. The glad ;ijings OF the victory
we're sent forth to the world in the Chicago
Times in the following cheerful language:
The JOY in Chicago over the victory of
the Union arms at Fort Doneson was
scarcely greater than that manifested last
night over the Union victory won in the
municipal election Yesterday. Bonires
burned in all directions, the streets swarm
ed with happy faces, and the air was filled
with iubilant shouts.
Great as the victory was at Fort Donel,
son, we doubt if it was of so much value to
the Union cause as will be the civil victo>
ry of Yesterday in this city.
The one was a victory over rebel arms;
the other is victory over men who are
really more dangerous enemies Of the
Union than rebels in arms. II was vic,
tory over Abolitionism.
A ticket was brought out on Saturday.
headed by Francis c. Sherman for Mayor,
and yesterday ii ,ras elected Jyelepen humid
red and eighty three majority!
Seppn, and perhaps eight, Of the ten
wards elect democratic Aldern1en!
1t is emphatically victory of the con-
stitution and the Union--the old constitu-
ton and the old Union-alike oyer'south-
ern secessionism and northern abolition
| ism.
Chicago has been esteemed the very
stronghold of aboiitionism in the whole
country. Abolitionism here has affected
to rHle the roost It's overthrow is one Of
the most significant signs of the times that
has yet appeared in the horizon. Over
thrown here, where can it be sure Of domi-
nation
This victory, in the metropolis of his
own State and of the Northwest, is a loud
voice to the President of the United States,
and to all others in authority at Washing
ton. It's a voice of approval Of every act
of hostility by the President 10 the designs
of abolitonism thus far, and of warning to
bIm and to everybody that those designs
40 fearfully provoke the popular iispleas~
ure.
1t will be a cheering victory to the SOL
: diers in the field. It will nerve them to
still more gallant exploits.
And it will cheer the Union men of the
South. II this be the voice of Chicago,
they may we'll reason that abolitionism
has culmirated as n power in the North.
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Surrender of Fort Pulaski.

by way Of Fortress Monroe we learn
that Fort Pulaski, near Savannah, Geor>
gia, has Internationally surrendered to
our troops. The Savannah Republican
states that the surrender occurred on the
llth inst after seven large breaches had
been made in the south wall by the federal
battery of eight Parrot guns, at Kings
Landing; all the barbette guns dismount>
ed, and also three of the casemate guns,
leaving but one gun bearing on that point.
Three balls entered the magazine, and a
clear breach was made in it. Col. OLM-
STEAD, who was in command of the fort,
:elegraphed the previous evening that no
human being could stand upon the ram
parts for single moment, and that an i'm
mense quantity of large shells had expIo
ded within the fort. The balls used were
conical, and were fred with such force that
they went clear through the walls at near
iy every discharge. The Republican fur
tier states that none of the defenders of
the fort were killed, and but four wound.
cd
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A BELGIAN WOMAN IN AMERICA
The Green Bay Advocate gives the follow
ing instance of the industry and skill of "a
Belgian woman:
"As specimen Of western enterprise,
We will state that several days ago we pur-
chased Of a Belgian woman four thousand
goo shingles, which she informed US she
had split and shaved and packed, al her
self, and had yoked up her two cows and
brought them to market, a distance Of
fourteen miles. one of the cows gave
milk, which, with bread she brought from
home, served her as food on the trip,
which occupied two days"
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@ The Utica Herald saws w

~ The Utica Herald saws We
learn by a private letter from England
that the British government has Just con
tracted with CRosKILL & Co., the great
maehlnists, for the immediate manufacture
OF 5000 barrows, GOO carts and 500 wag
ons This looks TO the equipment of
large force Of engineers somewhere and
for some purpose
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Proclamation of Governor Solomon
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Madison, April %, 1862.

EXECUTIVE IMPAIRMENT,
Madison, April %, 1862
Proclamation to the People Of Wisconsin,:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased Almighty
God to take from the people of Ibis State
It's Chief Magistrate, the Hon. LOUIS P.
Harvey, who, on the nineteenth of this
month, lost his life in the waters of the
Tennessee River, while executing a noble
and self,chosen mission of philanthropy in
trying to recover from the recent battle
field, in Tennessee, the dead, and to allevi.
ate the sutferings of the wounded soldiers
of this State:
Therefore, [. Edward Solomon, Cover.
nor. of the State of Wisconsin, on assum-
ing the duties of The office devolved upon
me by that sad event, do hereby, in be-
half of this State, tender to the bereaved
widow Of its late beloved chief magistrate
the deep and sorrowful sympathy and con-
dolence of its people, and | do hereby rec
ommend that for thirty days from this
date, all public Offices, court houses, and
other public buildings, be clad in mourn
ing, and that during that time the people
of this State wear the usual badges OF
mourning; and do further appoint Thurs
day, the first dav of Nav, A. D., 1862, as
day Of public rest and cessation of busi>
ness, and recommend to the people of this
State that on that day, between the hours
of ten and IL O'Clock in the morning, they
assemble in their respective towns, cities
and villages, then and there to commemo
rate the death of the late Governor, the
Hon, Louis 2. Harvey, BY such public dem
onstrntions as may he appropriate to the
occasion
In testimony whereof, &c,
(Signed) EDWARD sALoaoS,
Governor
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STOLEN Bonds PONDS Of the Chicago
and Northwestern r. X. Co 10 The amour,
of about $50 900 were stolen on the night
of The 2ls. inst. from the office of the
brooklyn White Lead Co, Brooklyn, New
York.
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CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN CEN
ERALS GRANT AND BEAURE-
GARD

LETTER OF GEN. BgAUREGARD.

LETTER OF GEN. BgAUREGARD.
HrAporAErERs ARMY ~ THE MISSISSIPPI,
MONTEREY, April 6, 1862
Sin: At the close OF the conflict Of YES.
terday. my forces being exhausted By the
extraordinary length of tire during which
they were engaged with yours on ,ha, and
the preceding day, and i, being apparen,
that you had received, and were still re-
ceising reipforcements, felt II my duty
TO Withdraw my troops from the imme1i-
ale scene Of conflict
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To Maj. Gen. L. S. GRANT, U. S. A., Com
manding U. S. forces near Plt;sburg,
Tenn.
GEN. GRANTS REPLY.
HEADo'Rs ARMY IN THE FIELD,
Pittsburg, April 9, 1862.
Gen. p. G. I. Beauregard, commanding
Confederate Army of the Mississippi.
Monterey, Tennessee.
Your dispatch Of yesterday isjust recei>
we'd. Owing to the warmth of the wealth
er, deemed it advisable to have all the
dead of both parties buried Immediately.
Heavy details were made for the purpose
and it is now accomplished.
There cannot, therefore, be any necessi
ty of admitting within our lines the par>
ties you desired to send on the grounds
asked.
| shall always be glad to exterd any
courtesy consistent with duty, aud espec-
tally so when dictated bv humanity.
l am, General, respectfully, your obedi.
ent servant, u. S. GRANT,
Major Gen. Commanding.
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TO Town CLERKs.-Seyeral of the Town
Clerks Of the county have not complied
with the provisions q sections Il and Ts.
page 1S5, Revised Statutes,
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Col MULucAN.-This gallant officer is
yet in command of Carp Doug'as, Chi
cago. The guns for his battery arrived
there on Friday. They comprise four six
Founders and two twelve Founders, James
rifed cannon. and taken all together they
form the most complete aud formidable
field battery that has left Illinois. The
twelve Founders are mountain howitzers,
and are especially adapted to "a little
more grape" In this connection wemay
state that some time ago Col, MgLLTcAN
earnestly petitioned Gen. HALLEcK for a
transfer TO the field, and that he confident
ly expects to be relieved, and to receive
marching orders in few days.
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Col. ConCoRAN.-IheN New York W0rtd
SAYS the nomination by Governor Nor
GAN Of Col. CoRcoRAN az a New York
harbor master is no doubt intended as
compliment to that brave soldier, but 1T is
scarcely the position to which he is emit
tied by his past services. When he is re-
leased from Richmond, as be now must be
before long, President LINCOLN will no
doubt promptly send in his rame to the
Senate for the post of brigadier general.
He has endured peculiar hardships and ia
dienities at the hands Of the rebels, and
he merits some recognition Of his services
at Washington, net at Albany"
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