Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-08-20
Southern Matters.

The Richmond Despatch of the Cd
inst, urges that there never was time
so favorable for aggressive movements on
their part as now, and that they must
take advantage of it before our reinforce
ments reach the field.
The same dwels complacently upon
the purity and goodness of the citizens OF
Fredericksburg, and then invokes all the
wrath of Heaven to fall upon the brutal
tyrants, as it calls the Federals, for com
peling the Fredericksburgers to leave
their firesides and become exiles, or else
take the oath of allegiance.
The Richmond Examiner of the %
complains bitterly of " diabolical exces
ses" committed by Pope's army in Gull
pepper-of our troops robbipg rebels,
and leaving families on tue verge of star
walton, OF the troops committing exces-
ses upon the slave women, in the pres
ence of white women, and even upon
white women themselves; and other SIM
liar rebel lies. 1t complains that from
one "Captain in the Confederate army,
they stole twenty eight negroes, burnt
his house and all the out-buildings and
desolated his entire farm--one of the f.
nest in the county"
A special dispatch 10 the Lynchburg
(Va) Republican, dated Narrows of New
Rive r, July 2Sth, parades one of the
brilliant achievements of the war las
they say, to wit: the capture and butch
erv, few days before. of the entire I'm
ion garrison at Sumnerville, Va. 1t
says great CONSERVATION spread among
the Yankee troops in that vicinity, from
the affair.
The Richmond Enquirer, of the 3lst
ult., complains Of rebels being arrested
in North Carolina, near the Virginia
border, because they are rebels, and
speaks of large numbers of slaves esca-
ping TO the Dismal Swamp.
An old soldier growIs through the
Richmond Examiner because McClellan's
retreat to Washington was not cut off,
and also that the rebel soldiers need not
have been so "terribiy slaughtered" if
they had fanked Mcclellan, instead of
attacking his batteries in front.
The Richmond Examiner continues to
cry out against the high price of vegeta-
bles-corn for instance, 81 per dozen
and of whiskey Mt $lo and $l4 per gal
Ion.
The same howls for retaliation against
Pope, and that rebel soldiers give no
quarters to Understanding all the
Federais.
The same is indignant at the Federals
calling Fort Drury Fort Darling-says
the former is the true name, and that they
must ignore the latter.
The Atlanta Confederacy states that
the rebel army at Tupelo, Miss, have
mostly gone TO Richmond, and the rest
are in v est Tennessee. 1t also says the
skies are Frightening everywhere.
Tie Knoxville Register says that the
rebel Morgan had only 1000 "brave
spirits" with whom he destroyed over
100000 of property, took and paroled
over 1000 prisoners, and ERASED old
Ned generally" all through Central Ken
lucky, frightening the entire Yankee ma
ton; and also that his brave rangers"
are still to do greater wonders.
--sss-----
A CoMMENDABLE EXAMPLE FOR HE
LADIEs.-A lady in our city anxious to
contribute something towards the war
fund, and not being able to do it in cash,
has taken from her parlor walls three oil
paintings, the product Of her own skill,
and donated them to aid the cause of en-
Iistment. The paintings will easily bring
one hundred dollars, aud it is her wish
that fifty dollars each be paid to two re-
crnits, residents of our city, who may
have families dependant on them.
1t issproposed TO convert the paintings
into cash by the following scheme
Fifty tickets to be issued at two dol
lars each, the holders of the three tickets
first drawn from the whole lot, to be the
owners of the three paintings.
The paintings can be seen at the book
store of Strickland & Co., 1S5 East Wa
ter ST., st which place the tickets can be
purchased.
Will the ladies aid this effort to con-
tribute mite to the good cause
Persons not residents of our city who
wish to take chance for nice parlor or
nanent under these circumstances, on
sending two dollars by mail to SrRIcK-
LAND & Co, Milwaukee, will receive a
ticket by return mail.-Daay Wisconsin,
MitWaukee.