Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-09-17
Editorial correspondence.
MADISON, Sept. Z, 1862.

Dear Bill have frequently thought
during my various perigrinotions this
season, that this child's name should
come off from the 4" family paper and
your own take its place, as you seem to
be by far the most " responsible" man
connected with the sheet Aforesaid
You know that my connection with said
paper the past season, has been mostly
confined to settling bills payable" and
MS this is not peculiarly pleasing business
when receipts are small and scattering, |
have concluded to make you . liberal
offer, 4. eff you will pay me $4,000
for the. machine and fixtures, settle all
accounts against the same, and engage
me as travelling correspondent" with
a salary of 81, 500 and expenses borne,
will withdraw. You will keep this Il
secret as | would not have the =" Banner
County" know that | thought of selling
cut.
The trip down to Prairie du Chen on
the "lower line boat, Northern Light,
was a pleasant one. The day was deli
ciously cool and inyigorating, and as my
eye drank in the beauty of that vast
Panorama OF the Upper Mississippi
which though often seen, is ever new
and mingled in the talk of war, AID
battle, and frightful massacre, | thought,.of
those lines of Willis =
How strikiugly the course of nature tells,
BY its light heed of human suffering,
That it aras fashioned for a happier 'c0r3d -
What though the land is trembling to
the tramp of amies-though the whole
mir yibrates with the shock of battle
though fair fields are defaced with blood,
and the earth is burdened with the noble
dead-though the light Of flashing guns
and bursting bombs, flares like glare of
hell upon the midnight sky--what though
in our sister State the Indian war whoop
Las frozen the blood with fear, and the
mangled corpses of mother and child af-
night the eye; yet still, nature smiles as
serenely as if all was peace and joy
Surely, it was " fashioned for happier
world"
On the boat were quite large num-
Der of fugiliyes from the Minnesota from
tier, and the faces of the women were not
pleasant to behold. Take the peculiar
trial and privation necessary in the life of
a wife and mother on the far frontier, to-
gether with the
"Gare and sorrow, and childbirth pain
incident to women everywhere, and add
to these an Indian fight, and however
much the face may suggest brave virtues
and heroic endurance, it hints but feebIy
Of the divine beauty of full yoluptuous
womanhood. Martyrdom is noble, but
not pleasant to behold, and these faces
had look of martyrdom in them.
Arriving at Prairie du Chen, we were
soon in one of those elegant cars which
vibrates like a pendulum, from river to
lake, and conductor L. b. Rock, The is
by no means hard casey had the
goodness to examine our papers, aud pass
Us along. 4 welcome shower had laid
the dust, and the rushing train sped like
an arrow, through forest and dale 10
Madison-that shrine to whch Office
holders and office seekers make rIgrem-
aye.
[NofE.--It may be proper 90 remark
that on arriving at Madison, | quartered
at the AMERICAN" where prcsides the
benignant JEFF. JEFF, though Young
man, is still old enough to know his
regular biz" He still publishes daily
paper, two oditions,at I A. NJ. and P. NJ.
It is called =. Bill of Fare" and is n very
tair bin.
The members of the Legislature are
beginning to arrive for the extra session.
What they will do can be better told af
ter they adjourn. If tue prophet JERE-
aIAH were, here, | doubt if he would
dare risk lis "rep' by predicting what
the Legislature will do. Still there are
some very sensible men in it, as was re-
Gently proven by their offering to sup
port me for Chaplain Of tho Assembly
during the extra session. | watmly
thanked them, but declined, on the
ground chat if the Tax Bill should come
up and receive thu vote it did last winter,
l should be more given to cursing than
prayer-which would be very wrong in
Chaplain, besides bringing reproach on
those who supported me. The main
business will probably DO to provide for
taking the votes of the soldiers, for Civ
ing State aid to the families of volun-
teers in the new regiments, and fixing an
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