Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-08-05

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FERNANDINA, July 21st, 1868.
After three weeks of isolation and sus-
pense, il is refreshing TO receive the news
Of the fall of Vicksburg and Port HUDSON,
and the successes of our armies IN ZEN
nessee and Virginia. 1t toreshadoWs the
. beginning of the end Notwithstanding
rebel raids into Ohio and copperhead riots
in New York. All honor 10 the gallant
Metropolitan Police for their hrmness in
the hour Of trial. so long indicated by the
dark threats Of copperhead politicians. a
slaughter of q few thousand traitors and
their satellites in New York, would do as
much good as the overthrow of powe rful
wing of the rebel army. The time is not
far distant when the leaders of the "peace"
movements, which have induced the rising
In New York, win find their reward
III the condemnation of all lovers of free
dom and the nations honor. And | hope
the time may come when eren New York
city will be redeemed from her thraldom
u a vicious and degraded population, IN
der the lead Of corrupt and designing men.
If the counseis of the Hartford Conyen-
ton. il the war of 1872. attained the
character of its participants, how viii
these men stand on the page of history
who are crying peace, peace, when there
Is no peace" save at the expense of free
dom and the liberties of the country p
VINO for the sake of personal or party
ends are seeking to preserve slavery at
tie expense of constitutional government
and the best interests of the natiOn2 It
seems 10 me that If there is lower
hell than that To which the rebel leaders
m arms are entitled, it belongs alone to
these men who iG the free North are IN
augating resistance TO the efforts OF the
government TO put down this rebellion. 1t
there is 9 more heinous crime than that of
open and defiant treason TO the COnstitu-
tion it has been found by those who by
appeals to the passions and preiudices of
q vicious class have divided aud distracted
the power OF the nation, and paralyzed the
arm of the government TIE blood OF
hundreds OF thousands of brave men calls
loudly tor vengeance upon these sneaking
traitors from whom have sprung the dis
graceful resistance OF lawful authority
throughout the free States, and the scenes
that blot the fair fame of our great com =
mercial metropolis.
AN ARRIVAL.
on Thursday, we had an arrival from
the rebel lines under flag of truce, OF a
lady and q family of her egroes-Madam
Albert, who resides on the St. Mary's ri
yer, some sixty miles in the interior. She
is the lady from whose plantation Col.
Higginson took the specimens of magnifi-
cent 'jewelry" now displayed at Gen.
Saxton'7 headquarters at Beaufort, such
as shackles, stocks, chains, manacles and
other genteel ornaments, used by refined
people IN the South to sQbjugate and
chTisuan1Ze their human cattle. She is q
5uad-taced, plous-iooking lady, OF the
southern style, whose Appearance indi-
Gates that the ''diyine institution" rod All.
sorted ali human blood from her breast
She CONES now under the humane pre-
teuce OF taking this family of negroes to
settle In free country, in obedience to
tile provisions Of the will Of her late hus-
band, who is said 10 have been one OF the
most cruel shareholders IN Georgia. II
was commander, instead of furnishing
the amia5le and pI0us old lady pass to
New York or Philadelphia at government
expense, [ would relieve her Of her black
burden right here, and give her notice to
trot back 10 her rebel friends Immediately.
BY this arrival, we get the first news OF
The tall OF FIcksburg, accompanied with q
rebel saIvo that Lee had taken Harris,
burg with $4,000 prisoners The Lieut.
IN charge of the flag said to an officer that
large majority of the people OF Florida
would 20 day vote TO return TO the Union
even with old Abe and emancipation.
There has been tor several nights a dis
play OF signal lights from the opposite
shore, on the old site of ST. Mary's, and
answering signals within our lines. One
man here has been arrested, but no Ger.
tain evidence has been secured fixing the
reasonable conduct upon any one. Near
~ all the poor whites lett here are in
sympathy with the rebels, and will dc
most anything for pay. Every man OF
them should be conscripted into Il 9 army
THE SCHOOLS OF FEENANDIN.
The colored schools which hav. been in
successful operation here Tor the asst eight
months, closed on Wednesday fc- q vaca.
ton Of two months. The progress made
by the pupils more than equals the expec-
tations Of the most sanguine friends OF the
race. The children have eviuced an ap.
tltude to learn ard capacity fully eq1al
to white children sc the North, and In al
the better characteristics they are in nc
way behind them.
No one who has watched the progress
Of these schools SIS ! have, and witnessed
the earnest efforts OF both parents sud
children TO secure the benefits OF educa-
tor. can for 2 moment doubt in relation
tc their qualifications TO live in freedom.
And none who have witnessed the CRATE
full expressions OF fathers and mothers.
and the daily tributes Of flowers, and
other evidences of affection OF the children
for their teachers. will ever question the
natural susceptibility OF It's people to cul-
tivation and prompt response to the or
binary appliances which make mankind
respectable. The system pursued by the
teachers has been addressed to the mind
and heart rather than to the animal in
stincts. Corporeal punishment has been
30 rare, that / question whether, during
The entire term, among 500 children, there
have been more than half 8 dozen cases
and have never seen uueducated chill
dren anywhere exhibit more sensibility "a
the disLonor OF 3 Punishment from school
or other similar iuIction, than these chill.
dreu OF slavery.
Instead of rejoicing at the closing OF
the schools, there was one universal ex-
preston or regret ON the part of the chill