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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-02-01

MIR. DICKINSON ON THE CRISIS.
Last evening the Hon. Daniel S.
Dl cklnson delivered an address at the
smithsonian Institute on the perils and
hopes Of our country. During the adj
dress he spoke as follows;
We must put forth al our forces
to destroy this rebellion. We must
strike hardest where it is weakest.
While we stand mp for and upon the
Constitution We should couiiScatc all
the property Of rebels Including per
sons held to service-total, absolute
Immediately, and employ them in the
camp; feed, clothe, and protect them,
and leave it to Congress to make such
disposition of them as humanity and
the nature Of the case demand"
He held further: CAN governments
claim a perpetuity and to preserve
government every power must be used,
even to despotism. Constitutions do
not make governments; governments
make constitutions. The habeas corp
US act must yield to the terrible cxi
gencies Of war. A free press must bow
before the iron rule of martial law
'Woman bids us be men and meet the
OCCASION and under all circumstances
whispers, 'preseve the Union The
hopes OF our coontry, Notwithstanding
its perils, are greater now than ever
before. '-LouiSUiHe Journal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-02-01
Light in Dark Places.

We have recently read with a great
deal of pleasure and thankfulness a
speech delivered some time since by
John Bright O. England. AS an ex-
preston of sympathy and affection,
amid the dearth of all kindly feeling
which England exhibits toward this
country, it is well worth perusal and as
\ document which sets forth the lead
ing ideas involved in the present great
struggle of free. institutions in a man
ner not surpassed even by our ablest
statesmen it is interesting as well as in
structive.
Mr.. Bright has earned, by long
and unsullied career in the arena ofEng-
lish politics, the deserved reputation
Of being the best prac tical thinker in
Britain. The interests Of the people
he.has ever been made the object of his
most earnest endcavors, and no man
is more securely cnshrined in tn. Eng
lish popular heart. 1t may well be a
matter OF rejoicing on the part of our
citizens that such man should have
the sense to appreciate, and the bold
ness to advocate, our great cause.
We feel that the general distribution
of this discourse would have the effect
of strengthe ming the spine of even our
own shakey and doubling countrymen,
so ably does he defend the necessity
of the war, and the method of our Ad-
ministration in conductingi it. We will
not venture on al synopsis of the ad-
dress. One Of the most satisfactory
points is the completeness with which
Ire tears to pieces, the English doctrine
of Neutrality. On this subject he
deals out justice with an .uLsparing
hand, and strikes severe blows of CEN
sure and satire st the British govern
ment.
: Mr.. Bright rises above any mere ma
tional prejudices, aud gives expression
only to sentiments Of the most cosmo-
politan nature. What American will
not thank him for the following?
should say that if man had a
great heart within him, he would rath-
err look forward to the day when, from
that point of land that is habitable
nearest the pole to the shores of the
Great Gulf the whole Of the vast CON
tinent might become one great confed-
Grafton Of Statesmen mixing itself up
with the entanglcments of European
politics, without custom-houses inside
throughout the length and breadth of
ita territory, but with freedom every
where, equality everywhere, law ev-
erywhere, peace everywhere, it would
afford at least some hope that men
were not forsaken of heaven, and that
the future of our race might bo better
than the past
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-02-01
" TELL Hin TO PUr 1T THRoUGr

TELL Hin TO PUr 1T THROUGH"
Among some documents sent in the
Senate and brought forward in the de-
bate as to the right of Mr.. Lane to a
seat i'll that body after being appointed
4 brigadicr general, there was read =
very characteristic note from the Pres
ldent, which We print below. Our re:.!!.
ers will appreciate Mr.. Lncoln's earn
est injunction "not to be writing or
telegraphing back but to pu: it through.
The note. with an endorsement made
Oh it by Mr.. Cameron, is as follows:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, June 20. '6l.
My DEAR Since you spoke to
me yesterday about General J. II. Lane
of kansas, | have been rejecting up
on the subject and have concluded that
we need the service Of such n,ru out
there at once that we had better sp-
point him bri gadier general of yo!-
unteers to-day, and send him off with
s1ch authority to raise force( think
too regiments better than three, but az
10 this l am not particularly as YOU
think will get him into actual work
quickest. Tell him when he starts to
put it through.
Yours truly, A. LINCOLN.
Honorable SECRETARY Of War
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-02-01

MORE OBS" THE rebels have been
boasting Of their success in the cps, -
as Bull Run, Bethel, &C.. The Gin
clnnati Enquirer, however, has an
achievement which beats them all. Fl
says that Mrs. Timothy Bradley, of
Trambull county, Ohio, recently gave
birth to eight children-three bows
and five girls. We Will venture a wa
ger that confederates can't beat those
Rs
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-02-01

az VIM. Lloyd Garrison delivered
a lecture at Cooper Institute to large
audience on Tuesday evening last. On
the same evening Frederic Douglas
delivered lecture in National Hall.
Philadelphia, which was we'll attended.
His subject was The War"
4 few months ago the announcement
that either of the above men were TO
lecture in New York or PHILADELPHIA
would have created a mob.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-02-01
GEN. CAMEkoN's REsIGSATIoN.-

GES. CAMERON RESIGNATIOS.-
According to the Washington Repu6-
hear the President desires it to be un-
dsrstood that no circumstances con
nccted with the recent change in the
Cabinet has in any way impaired his
confidence in Gen. Cameron, or dis
turbed the harmony existing between
him and the Administration. The
name of Mr.. Stanton was suggested to
the President by Gen. Cameron him
self, as largely possessing the quali6ca-
tons fitting him for the post of Secre-
tary of War, and enjoying the unbound
ed confidence of the commanding Gen
cral. The names of Mr., Holt and Gen.
Dix had been previously mentioned.
and the appointment of the former was
for short time regarded as determin-
ed upon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-02-01

a boats crew, and the Second Matsof
the -4n'se Thompson, when thew found
that the troops needed water, manned.
boat IN order to reach the General
ana OBTAIN 1t. The boat Swamped and
the Colonel, Surgeon and mate were
drowned. The crew were saved
Gen. Burnside has succeeded in oct
ting over the bar one half of his Yes
sells, including all the gun boats anH
1000 troops. Everything appeared to
be IN satisfactory condition when tho
Eastern State left. The large trans
ports with troops remained outside un-,
til the arrival of the Spalainq from
Port Royal on the Esd, when Captain,
Howes volunteered to bring them ALT
inside. This was accomplished yes.
terday p. m.
The Eastern State passed the last
of them as she left. A portion of, the
tugs chartered by Gen. Burnside for
the expedition, refused to proceed far
Their than Fortress Monroe. Fair
weather has set in, and the schooners
of the expedition are making their ap-
pearance with water, coal and proyis-
ions, and everything looks more PROM
Using.
Gen. Burnside has been indefstiga-
BILE. He is confident of the ultimate
success of the expedition, and has the
respect of every man under his COM
mand.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-02-01

4 TERRIBLE FATE oRJEFE,-At T.
festival Oh some occasion among the,
soldiers In Missouri, one of them FROM
Adrian, offered the following extrava-
giant sentiment, which is printed in q
Missouri paper, from which we copy ,
"Jef Dacis May he be set afloas
In an open boat without compass or
rudder, may chat boat and contents be
swallowed by shark, and the shark
swallowed by whale, and the whale
in the devils belly, and the devil in
hell, the door locked and the key lost;
and further, may he be chained in the
southwest corner of hell, and a north
east wind blow ashes in his eyes to all
eternity, Cd d--n him !"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-02-01

G The war department has inau-
gurated new system in the recruiting
service--sending out regular army off
GERS to beat up for recruits. One hun
bred of these have been operating in
Illinois for two weeks, and are averag-
ing one man per week, while the State
authorities send in 700 or 500 during
the same time-a slight argument in
favor of sending the regulars back to
the field, where they belong.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-02-01

A New PLAGuE.-New York is the
victim of new misery. We learn
from the Sunday Mercury that the
whole Eastern portion Of the CITY has
become infested with f1eas to such an
extent that the greatest alarm is felt
houses are vacated and places Of ampse-
ment deserted. What neYto
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-02-01

W The French residents Of New
Orleans are anxious to leave that city
without further delay, and as there is
only one method by which it can be
effected, they have appointed a COM
mittee to communicate with tho Fed
eral fol ces on the subject.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-02-01
Pen and Scissors.

-. ~. Motley mas been confirmed
as Minister to Austria.
j. D. Doty has been confirmed as
Superintendent Of Indian affairs for
Utah.
--trom Southern sources we learn
that Burnside will soon attack New
burn, n. G.
The ri ght of Gen. Lane to his seat
in the L. S. Senate was confirmed by a
vote of "a to l6.
Capt. Palmer, ofthe Iroquois, from
whom the Sumter is constantly escap-
ing, has been rec allied.
The President has signi6ed his in
teDtion to appoint Gen. Sigel to the
command of division.
The Adjutant General of Indiana,
reports that that State now has over
thirty thousand men in Kentucky.
The total losses in 1851 of the bu.
siness men of the Northern States, in
Southern debts is estimated at $780,
100000.
The Memphis Appeal complains
bitterly that the requisition of Gov.
Harris upon the militia of Tennessee
has utterly failed.
Our side has not been whipped
seriously within the past week "a de-
Walton from the great plan and the
magnificent combinations.
The Virginia roads across the Po-
tomac are now knee deep with the
mud, and an immediate advance Oh
either side IS out of the question at that
point.
There is a hog on exhibition in
New York, one year and ten months
old, which weighs 1880 pounds, and
is eight feet long and seven and half
in girth.
Gen. McCook was lately advised
by the rebel Buckner to withdraw
from kentucky within fifteen days, or
be annihilated. He replied by send
ing a cannon ball to his adversary.
1t is reported Of Secretary Stan.
ton that he says the army must now
earn its living. The soldiers in the
dismal, inactive camps, reply that all
they desire is to have something to do.
The recent big food in Califor-
MIA, among other minor things, drown
ed upwards of one hundred Cinnamon
Other celestials were washed by the
swool len waters for the first time in
their lives.
A circular from the Patent Office
says tho result of the cultivation of
Sorghum the past year settles the ques-
ton of it's entire practical Success
The value of its product is now count
ed by millions.
The Mexicans are railying to drive
the invading Spaniards from their soil
1t is stated that all parties are throw
ing aside their local hatreds for the
purpose, and that an army Of 10000
men is organizing.
-"Great expectations" have been
the order of the wook, and great dis
appointment the sequel. This is all
accounted for by muddy roads and
adjuration to ''hold on; it will all be
right when the logs come down."
The Washington correspondent
of the Boston Journal says that "a
Massachusetts, Colonel was attacked
on Thursday night by fit Of imagina-
nv rattlesnakes in his boots, and
had his sword taken from him on
Friday"
IA The war department has inau-
gurated a new system in the recruiting
understanding out regular army off
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-02-01

ORTuoDoxY.-Prenticc, of the Louis
VILE Journal, says Charleston was
shut in with dam Of stone, and the
next day she was nearly burned up
Like dead sinner, she was first dam'd
and then consigned to the flames.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-02-01

ExTINGUlsHED.-The war excite
ment i'll Canada has most effectuallv
"petered out" and after their fitful fe-
yer let us hope they will sleep we'll.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-02-01
From the 18th Regiment.
WEsToS, MISSOURI,
Jan. 10, '62.


Jan. 10, '62.
/ am at length seated to write you
few lines. We left Madison on the
18th fer Fort Leavenworth, but on our
.rrival here learned that there were no
quarters for us at the Fort, and were
ordered to take, by force if necessary,
quarters here for the present. We did
take them, but had no difficulty in do
ing so as there were any quantity of
vacant buildings, part made vacant
by the flight Of Unionists when the
town was under the sway Of secession
and the rest deserted by traitors them
selves when the Federal forces took
possession of the town, as the 9Th Mis-
souri, has been stationed here for sew.
eral weeks.
We are only about four miles from
Fort Leavenworth, and about seven
miles from Leavenworth:city. We are
located in city that was, during the
Kansas troubles, one of the most vio-
lent pro-slavery holes on the whole Mis-
souri, border, being the rendezvous of
= portion of the ruffian hordes that in
vaded Kansas for the purpose of en-
acting their part in the great drama,
the closing act of which is now riyet-
ing the attention of the civilized world.
Nor is the place free from similar pro-
clivltles now. AT least one-half-an
| believe three-fourths-of its citizens
are rebels ut heart, deferred only from
the open expression of their sentiments
by the presence Of our troops. Our
regiment, however, could do nothing
here, if our Col. was so disposed, As
we are attached to Gen. Hunters Di-
vision and are temporarily located with
IN the limits of Gen. Haleck's COM
mand but it is believed that we are
to be attached to Gen. Lanes brigade
-" a contamination most devoutly to
be wished"
Our trip from Camp Randall here
was not very pleasant one, although
the regiment stood it with little, if any,
mu'murlng. We were five days and
five nights on the way-slept in the
cars three nights, staid outdoors one
night, were in quarters one night, and
on the third day made a forced march
from Quincy to Hannibal-a distance
OF twenty-three miles-in five hours
and half. From the latter place to
St. Joseph we came on the Hannibal
d St. Joseph railroad-the road on
which the rails have been frequently
torn up and bridges destroyed by the
rebels. But no accident befel us.
Our boys are all feeling well-well
pleased with the prospect of having
something to do before a great while,
the only fear being that the delay may
be too long. Many Of the regiment
enlisted believing the hard work would
be done during the winter, and they
are anxious the blows should begin to
fall.
l have not yet visited Fort Leaveu-
worth, and am unable to write Won any
description of it, but will endeavor to
do So in my next.
CHAs. NJ. WEBB.
We are very grateful to Lieutenant
Webb for the above letter, and we as
sure him that be will confer great ia
vor on us and his host of friends in
Wood County, by "doing SO more" as
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-02-01

PUB. DoC.-oHn. "A. S. McDil, Of
the Assembly, will accept thanks fcr
valuable public documents.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-02-01
CHAs. NJ. WEsB.

We are very grateful to Lieutenant
Webb for the above letter, and we as
sure him that he will confer a great ia
vor on us and his host of friends in
Wood County, by "doing SO more' as
often as opportunity will permit.
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powder and q hollow shot It was fired,
recoilng three feet ten inches, producing no
unpleasant conclusion, and, as before, there
was scarcely any smoke in the turret-
Several of the spectators, who were in the
turret at the first firing, were outside, this
time, to see the working of the shot which
had been spoken of by those who were
outside at the time; but the noise outside
was so unpleasant that they preferred to be
inside the next time the gun was fired, and
accordingly they went in and remained there
through the balance of the firing.
THIRD FIRNG.--The third time the gun
was fired it was charged with thirty-fve
pounds of powder and a hollow shot. The
recoil was only two feet eight inches. The
same results were obtained without trouble ;
in fact, ii was much pcasanter inside than
outside of the turret. No noise was pcrccp-
tible tending to discomfort either on the
berth deck or in the engine-room.
FOURTH FIRING.-Thc fourth and last
time the gun was fired it was charged with
thirty-five pounds of powder and a solid
shot, the first one fired from II gun of this
size with full service charge The result
was precisely the same the recoil being only
two feet eight inches and no smoke ornoise
in the turrct
Thus ended the experiment with the gun.
which in every respect was satisfactory
We refrain from giving our foreign friends
or the rebels the slightest clue as to how
this matter has been accomplished but
suffice it to say that it is the plan of Captain
Ericsson, and it now is believed to be as
near perfect as anything mortal man can
make.-N J. UyQH, 18Th inst.
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