Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-12-27
They have Heard of 1t.

A correspondent OF the Watertown
Democrat writing from Helena, Ark, on
the 9th gives some account of the expedi-
ton to White River, in which our 29th
Regiment participated. He relates the
following among other incidents:
While at Montgomery several contra
bands came on board, among them pref
ty sharp negro, who was brought into the
cabin 10 presence of the officers, and in-
terrogated as to what he knew about the
rebels, &c. Among other things they
asked him why he run away and lett his
master2 He said four Nggers run down
to the boats the d., v before, AID he went
to neighboring plantation to see his
sweetheart, and it was three o'clock in
the morning when b. returned His mas.
ter accused HIM of trying To runaway too
and failed, and he should give him hun
dred lashes in the morning. He said he
had intended to stay till the first of Janu.
airy, and quit honorably with his master,
but wien he heard the sentence he thought
he had better square accounts and leave
that night,
"Wnat do you mean, Jack, by the first
Of January ?"
60, the Niggers all GOWN to be free
then"
How did you learn that?'
When the gentlemen come to massa's,
they talk about 1t, and the house servants
lear it"
do the negroes on other plantations
generally understand thie?"
Eyes, sir, they all do"
WheE did you hear Of these men talk
ing about such things last p
''Tbree or tour nights ago."
What did they say then 2"
They said they were going to have a
meeting down to Jackson, and have stop
put to this war, kase they are paying all
their money, and would lose all their Mig
gers, and twould'nt mount TO nofhn."
"Are ali the negroes loyal p
"No, sir; sometimes they go out for
spies"
He stated that they had eighty negroes,
snd one that his master sent out as a spy.
He said the other negroes got him into
their quarters TO play cards; kicked up
fuss, and pounded him So that he couldn't
go again very soon.
A FRENoHMAN ON AMERIoA.-Hear
| what NJ. Pelletan says of US in his new
work, LA Moderne Babylone." After
| descanting on the degeneracy of the in
habitants of Paris, and the tyranny under
which they live, be suddenly stops, and
apostrophizng Us, exoailns
The American of the North the
Yankee the clown the 'worshipper OF
the almighty dollar" behold what he do. S
when the slaveholding South, as if to fas-
ten upon the negro the tyranny of climate
tears the bond OF Union. For a simple
metaphysical idea-the Uuion; for an
other abstract idea, legality for dozen
of stars more or less on stripe of bunt,
ing, the American Of the North offers
upon tie altar OF his country his last man
and his last dollar. He gives the example,
never known before, of a voluntary bud
get; be takes the rifle himself, ready to
die for abstract justice. He learns the
art OF war, as the France Of the Republic
did under the fire of the enemy he hest
tates at first, he loses the battle at first
but be sure he wins the day at last. Do
you know any grander spectacle 10 histo.
ry-any talrer apotheosis of freedom9
9 The day after the last election liz
this State, Democratic newspaper in this
ely covered its bulletin with this an.
| nouncement:
See Indiana.
See Ohio.
See Pennsylvania.
See mOur.
A friend Of ours, stepping up to the
bulletin, wrote underneath,
Se.cesh. -Independent.
thompson, of the Home League, adds:
See.Bete.