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Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-02-18
Two Important Military BiiIs-Nation al
Forces to be Organized.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.

Senator Wilson reported from the Com
mttee on Military Affairs, to-day, one of
the most important bills ever considered
in Congress. After setting forth in a pre-
arnble, the objects of the war and the ne
cessity of q military force to attain them,
it enacts that every able bodied male citi-
zen of the United States, between eight Gen
and forty FIVE, shall constitute part of the
national forces, and shall be liable to per-
form military service when called on by
the President.
A long list follows of the classes of per
sons exempt from this .equir ement, incud-
ing in addition to ordinary exempts those
who are the sole support of infirm, aged,
or helpless, only brother of young orphan
children, and like cases, as under the
French CONSUMPTION law.
The third section dividss the national
forces not now in service into two classes,
viz:
First Thoee between eighteen and thr-
ty, snd the unmarried above that age.
Second, All others. The second class
not TO be called into service till the first is
exhausted.
For the convenience of enrollm snt and
the apprehension OF deserters, the United
States is divided into districts answering
10 SoUgESSoiOual uISiTlClS III SbaUcS duU
Territories, the President to designate the
the districts where the State may have
neglected to do so.
Provost Marshals are to be appointed
for each district with the rank of Capt. of
cavalry, subj sct to tie orders of the Pro-
vost Marshal General. A Board of En-
rolment for each district, consisting of
the Provost Marshal and two others, Que
of whom is TO be surgeon, is TO divide *
into sub districts of convenient size, to
appoint enrolling officers for each before
March 10th, who shall by April report all
persons so enrolled, to be subject to call
for two years, after July Is, to serve dur
ing three years or the war, and to be Cd
the same footing with the volunteers with
the same period.
When it shall % necessary to call out
the national forces, the President is TO as
sign TO each district the number required,
who, with sixty ~ per cent. additional,
shall thereupon be drafted. The President
is to assign drafted men TO such corps,
regiments, &c. as the exigencies of the
service may require.
The bill goes at length into the details
touching the duties and penalties connect
ed with enrolment and desertion.
Another important bill introduced by
Sumner to day provides tor the enrolment
of able-bodied blacks between eighteen
and fo-ty-five who have been freed by act
OF Congress or proclamation of the Presi-
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-02-18

In THE LAST ExTREMITY.-T The wretch
cd straights, says the Louisvilles. J0arral,
that the rebels are put to for lighting men
are evident from the tact that they have
resorted 10 a third conscFiption TO include
all men between the ages of 45 and So,
jeff. Daviss having proclaimed that the
maintenance of the Contederacy depends
upon the raising of seventy-fye or hun
dre1 Thousand fresh recruits within the
next few weeks. The rebel President
said "the next two months" and this was
said some weeks ago.
Now no one who understands the sub
iect NJ all, can suppose it possible for the
new CONSUMPTION OF old men to furnish
seventy-fve or hundred thousand men or
anything like that number From is to
90 Is old sge in the South indeed pretty
old age anywhere. The two first South
ern conscriptions having exhausted the
class of young men and the class of middle
aged men, the rebels themselves cannot
and do net expect much from their con-
scription OF class regarded in all coun-
tries as past military duty.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-02-18

CEssIoN TO MINNESOTA ON LAKE So
PERIoR.-Hon. Mr.. Richardson's memo
rial for the appointment of Commissioners
TO treat with the State of Wisconsin
tor the cession OF a portion of Douglas
county, reviyes an old project of great
interest to our citizens. In 1858, we be-
lieve, DR.. Hoyt obtained the passage
through the Wisconsin Legislature, OF an
act looking to the same result.
The mouth of the St. Louis river be-
longs by geographical afiinities to Mime
sofa. Superior City, built al its mouth,
is an offspring of Minnesota, having been
laid out, settled md chiefly owned by
citizens Of St. Paul. all its actual and
possible communications, its mails, its
markets, It's future sources of trade are
with Minnesota; through which the trav-
eier must pass to reach, by a circuitous
route, the capital of Wisconsin.
Wisconsin is ii some sense the parent
OF Minnesota. Let her act generously,
and grant Us the few townships between
the Upper st. Croix and Brule rivers,
embracing the natural outlet on the south
shore of Lake Superior of the commerce
oil Minnesota.-St. Paul Press.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-02-18

THE Shakespeare describes in
the Midsummer Nights Dream, we believe,
a year in England when the seasons seem
ed almost to have exchanged characters
Sand on old Hyems' chin and icy beard
An odorous chaplet of sweet summer buds
Is, as in mockery, SET"
The late mldness of the season, we
learn, has brought ont In some places the
flowers of fruit trees 10 a higher latitude
than this, but we were this morning sur
prised at being shown branch of cher.
ry tree, just plucked at Yonkers, few
miles above the city, on which was little
cluster of fruit buds expanded into bios
SONS. If the cool weather to day does
not continue. so as to check this premature
awakening OF vegetation, the fruit may be
cut fl. Y Post, Sd inst.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-02-18
Col. SWEET AND LIEUT. Coz. HOBART

Col. SWEET AND LIEUT. Col. HoBART.-
In letter from Colonel SWEET written
in hospital at Louisville, KY, to the Edi-
tor of the Chiffon Times he says:
am here surgeon bound. Before ar
irving here my wound had commenced to
discharge, and probing disclosed some
pieces of loose bone, which must be ex-
tracted before the wound can heal.
The surgeon who attends me, DR.. Cum
Minis, has commenced the process OF re-
opening the wound by using compressed
sponge 1t is tedious bnt not very pain
full hope to have the operation per-
formed 5000. 1t will take two or three
day to open the wound sufficiently, aud
the sore healed enough to allow me to WIS.,
it the regiment within three or four weeks
at most.
You will all at home rejoice with me to
hear that Col Hobart and the regiment
have been warmly and specially compli-
mented in orders, by Gen. Rousseau, for
bravery and good conduct.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-02-18

~ The books OF the Deputy Collector
Of InternaI Revenue or Milwaukee show
that there are 549 liquor establishments of
various kinds in that city, and that Il 600
aoie- todled men, or one eighth of the en-
tire Population OF the city are engaged in
making and vending spirituous liquors.
The underlying cause of the mobs in Nil
WaGkee Is apparent. The wonder is that
they do not have more of them there.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-02-18

Lynx CArs.-Two very large animals
of this kind were killed at Fond du Lac,
last week. They had destroyed great
many sheep in the nighborhood.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-02-18

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE following
communication was transmitted to the
Senate to-day:
To the President Of the United States ::
The Secretary nf State, to whom was re-
ferred a resolution of the Senate, passed
on the 9th of February, in these words,
viz:
Resolrsd, That the President Of the United state
be requested to communicate to the Senate, If not
Incompatible with the public interest, the charac
ter Of the suggestions made by the Secretary of
State to NJ. MERCER narrated in his communica-
ton to M. Thouvenal, under date of the 18th Of
April last, which induced NJ MERCER to undertake
his mission to Richmond in that month, and what
representations, II any, he was authorized to make
from this Government from the Secretary of
State 10 the Confederate authorities
Has the honor TO submit the following
report: That no suggestions were made
to III. Mercier by the Secretary of State
that were designed or calculated to induce
him to undertake mission to Richmond,
In April or at any other time. DE was
not then, nor has any Other person ever
been authorized by this Government or
by the Secretary of State to make any
representations of any kind, on any sub
iect, to the insurrectionsry agents or So
called authorities at Richmond, or to hold
any communication with them on behalf
of this Government. From the beginning
of the present disturbances until the
spring of 1862, this Department was
charged with the authority of granting
passes or passports through the lines of
the Government forces.
1t soon became q question whether for
eign ministers residing in New York,
should be denied such passports. 1t was
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-02-18

Grande At Fort Duncan, one agent pur-
chased in Europe three vessel loads of
arms, and her arrival is daily expected at
Metamoras. a cargo of medicines, also
bought in Earope, is known to be due at
that port"
The New Orleans Delta is informed by
paymaster Fitch, of the steamer Tennessee,
that the Harriet Lane has not got out of
that port. Her masts have been taken
out, and she has been towed around the
bend beyond the town, 20 place her out
of the reach OF the Brooklyn's guns.
The Houston Telegraph, OF Jan. 5th,
seys that the guns OF the gunboat Vest
feld, which was blown up in Galveston
Bay, have all been fished up.
The Times New Orleans correspondent
says: I" | am sorry to say that rumors are
afoat here respecting disorderly spirit
having manifested itself among cur troops
at Ship Island, owing to the arrival there
of a coloreG regiment. Tie reports go so
far as to state that several officers have
been arrested for mutinous conduct"
A Port Royal correspondent of the
Times says the attack by the Msntauk and
the the gunboats Seneca Wiss1hikoh and
Dason, assisted by the mortar steamer G.
p. Williams, upon Fort McAllister, in the
OeeeChee iifeI, Na'' o' "J
morning, but have not been able to as
certain that much progress was made In
the reduction of the Notifications. Under
the guidance of a negro pilot, who had
escaped from the Nashville, the Montauk
was taken early in the morning to point
" thin 600 yards of the battery, and COM
mencing work at once, continued the
bombardnent until O'Clock p NJ, when
the ebb tide compelled her to retire. She
was unable to breach the works in conse-
quence of the immense thickness of the
mbankment-nearly twenty feet. The
Aontauk was struck forty-six times, and
received no other damage than the start
ing of six bolts in her pilot house by ri
fe shot, and SCATTERING her smoke stack.
! range, and kept up steady fire until sig
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-18
Attack On Burngide'S Out
posts.

WASHINGTON, Nov lit was stated
several days ago that two of Gen. Burn
sides most easterly outposts in Tennessee
had been attacked by the rebels, and halt
of the garrison, consisting of two regi-
ments and battery had teen captured.
Gen. Grants despatch did not describe
the exact place where the disaster occurred
nor did he state the strength of the rebel
force, nor the probable number Of killed
and wounded on our side.
The Republican of this evening says
Gen. Burnside telegraphs that the dis
aster occurred at Rogelsville, Hawkins
county, Tenn. This place is the terminus
of the branch of the East Tennessee and
Virginia Railroad, and is Is miles from
Knoxville.
Gen Burnside also states that the reb-
els captured 900 men and cannon. He
does not mention the number Of his killed
and wounded.
His main army is where it was when
the attack was made on Rogersville, in an
impaegnable position and in good spirits
subject to the orders of Gen. Grant, who
is perfectly we'll satisfied with its situa
ton.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-18
From the Army Of the Poto

NEW York, Nov 1.-THE Philadel-
phia lnquirer's army correspondent says
General Buford returned on Monday night
to the vicinity of Brandy Station, having
advanced to within four miles of Culpep-
per, where he met on Sunday night Viii
coxs corps of Hills division. with whom
he had sharp fight, lasting two hours.
He drove the rebels some distance and
picketed the ground, but being short of
forage and supplies he returned to the
main army. In this fight Lieutenant j.
A. Stephens, of the Sth Illinois Cavalry
was wounded The first Brigade under
Colonel Chapman, of the Sd Indiana Cav
airy, was principally engaged, sustaining
a loss of about fifty killed and wounded.
Rebel loss unknown. They left five dead
on the feld-they buried several men and
carried off many wounded.
On Monday morning the rebels retired
toward the Rapidan.
Buford, before returning, sent detach-
msnt to Culpepper Court House, who
found no rebels in that viciunity, The
supposition is that Lees army is across
the Rapidan They occupy Pony Noun
tain, short distance beyond Culpepper
and to the left of the ranroad, as a signal
station, whence they can view the move
ments of our army to advantage.
General Buford found the railroad un-
injured to Culpepper, and it was believed
to be in good condition to the Rapidan.
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Commercial says an order has
been issued permanently relieving Gene
raj Heintzleman from the command ot
this department, and placing General Au
CUR, who has been temporarily acting, il
the place. General Heintzlcman has
been assigned to no new command, anC
probably will not be for some time tc
come. There is no reason public for hi
removal.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-18
From Chattanooga.

CHATTANOOGA, Nov. 12.-All quiet in
and around Chattanooga. We have reli-
able intelligence from Bragg's army up to
three o'clock this afternoon, at which time
the rebel picket posts, twelve men, deser
ted to our lines. Disaffection among the
rebels is no longer confined to Kentucky
and Tennessee troops, but is widespread
among others. Our daily receipts average
twelve or fourteen,
Hardee is assigned to the command of
Folks corps, aud relieved Longstreet ON
Lookout. The latter has gone with six
teen hundred troops, part cavalry, to East
Tennessee. The balance Of the cavalry
have gene to IVka. Cheatham and
Stuart's divisions have returned. Bragg
now has three full corps, Hardee's, Breck
enridge's and Buckner's. Sixty thousan
men is a low estimate
There is report of duell between
Lookout and Moocason point batterie.
this noon. Our practice was fine, severn
shells bursting directly over point Luok
out. The reply was vigorous, but no casu
altes.
Thirty days furlough was granted the
farmers of the Georgia State troops. to nj
low them to SOW wheat. All quiet with
Hooker.
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Use OF the Army
The Proof.

The Jefferson (N " Union, noting
the great importation of Republican sol
diers into this State, says:
We have letter from the Tenth Ar
tillery, informing us that from fifty to one
hundred and fifty had been selected by
Captain Taggart, and others, to come
home to vote, all Republicans, but we are
not advised whether they succeeded in
getting them furloughed, as Colonel Piper
was opposed to the move
A friend of ours received letter from
Democratic brother in the same regi-
ment, informing him that he had been un
able, from sickness, to do military duty
for several weeks, and had tried to get
furlough, had failed, and that many we'll
men, who were Republicans, received fur
loughs last week.
The same writer says agents from the
loyal leagues throughout the State have
been to the army to select men to come
home to vote. John Hotchkins represen-
ted the loyal league of this village.
We have letter from detachment of
the Third New York Artillery, informing
US that the same thing was practiced in
that regiment.
| Many of the soldiers themselves admit
that they agreed to vote the "Union" tick
ct before they got furloughs We can
multiply evidences, but no respectable
man will deny that Democrats could not
get furloughs, while Republicans did not
even ask for them.
We learn from the Tenth Artillery that
there were one hundred and fifty from
that regiment furloughed, and there were
but eight Democrats among them-these
being smuggled in by Democratic off
Ger, the Democrats concealing their polit-
ical opinion The detail from the Tenth
Artillery did not arrive, however, until
this "Wednesday morning. We wish we
were at liberty to publish letter we re-
ceived last evening from a Democrat in
the ranks, but We are not, for if it should
get back to the regiment the writer might
be found out and made to suffer. We
have only to say there will certainly come
day of reckoning with this Admins
tratien.
1t is unnecessary to say that the Gov
ernment pays transportation both ways
costing over $500, 900.
TOO LATE.
The train that arrived here Tuesday
evening brought several hundred soldiers
destined for this, st. Lawrence and Frank
lin Counties. They were detained on The
road by some means, and failed to reach
their homes in season to vote. Some Dem
ocrats in this village talked "Union" t.
them at the depot, expressing their regre
at thei. delay, but telling them ''we hav
wiped out your enemies, the Democracy
without your help" at which they ex
pressed satisfaction. The soldiers wer
asked if they had any Democrats aboard
| "Not id one, was the reply
, "none such could get furlough." Whel
asked how they were furloughed, by regi
ments or companies they replied that the.
were picked out of all the companies
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The Soldiers Vote.

The Clerk of the Court of Monroe
County opened the Poll Books from the
army on the 18th inst.
There were 81 poll books; y Of which
contained less than twenty votes. that be-
ing the number Of voters which the law
requires shall be present to open a poll
The total number of votes was 5S4; of
which Vallandigham received 81 and
Brough SOB making Brough's majority
422 Our estimate of the legal majority
ls about $50. Morrows majority for
Senator is 324.
We give below the vote of some Of the
regiments:
11Gth, Co. e, Val, 3; Brough a.
Co. A, ValIadg' IA, 8, Brough, %; Co. 4.
Val., 4, Brough 5000. G, Val, s. Brough
29; Co. d, Val, 16, Brough, 25.
End Virginia, Val. l, Brough. II; Co.
A, 77tlr regt. Brough 30; Co. C,-77th regt.
Brough IL; Co. d. 9th regt., Val. 10,
Brough, 1; @. e, Both regt., Brough,
20; Co, B, 25th regt, Brough %; Co. c.
25th regt., Val, l, Brough %. ,
End Va. Cavalry, VAL, 13, Brough, %
| Quite number Of tickets were marked
on the back, ''ih favor of the draft. - We
suppose from this, that the soldiers un
derstood this to be the issue. The friends
1 of Brough seem to be in favor of draft
for they are very SLOW about volunteering
and this is a good way to get up draft
IF Vallandigham men, being opposed t
drafting, should volunteer and prevent {
idraff; the Brough men will be in a nic'
fix fAs. bG eae fu
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Wear reliably informed, that unless
the State of Ohio furnishes, by the 9th
of Janu ry next, about 35, 900 men volun-
tnily, they will be compelled to go into
the ranks. Monroe County must furnish
h,r proportion Of these men. We have
recruiting officers in our town ready and
anxious to take down the names of all
who desire to serve their country on the
tented field. The bounty is 1902; and as
a respected and well informed contemporary
slys, "the war is almost over" of course
the fighting is nearly done with. Won't
somebody enlist? The military com
NJ ttee ought to be stirring around. Mon
roe County, is getting behind.
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General Meade issues a Con-
gratulatory Order to the Ar
nv OF the Potomac.

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoTo-
MAC, Nov. 11.-Yesterday afternoon Col.
Upton who commands the brigade which
last Saturday so successfully charged and
captured the enemy's works at Kappa
hammock Station, accompanied by deputa-
tions from each of the regiments partici
pating in the assault, presented General
Meade with eight battle-fags, taken at
that time. Colonel Upton presented the
flags, in the name of his command, naming
the regiments: The Fifth and Sixth
Maine, the Fifth Wisconsin, and the One
Hundred and Twenty-irst New York
the latter Colonel Upton's own regiment
General Meade issued a eongratulatory
order to the army on its recent successful
passage of the Rappahannock, in the fac'
of the enemy; and says the President ha
expressed his satisfaction with its recen
operations
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General McClellan's Report


The mystery which overhangs the re-
fusal of the Administration to give this
report publicity is becoming more and
more impenesratra BILE. 1t is believed to
be the only report of military operations
in the war, out of some hundred, that has
been suppressed. Its length was first as
signed as a reason for not printing it; but
VIXEN we and other papers offered to pub
lish l. at our own expense, that idea was
dropped. 1t is now suggested that some
one, is prep.ring to reply to it! This Is
queer illea. The Government refusing
to publisha report of Military operations
until they can get ready reply 1t
can't be true. The seclet doubtless is
that the report contains an overwhelming
defense OF General Mcclellan, in its facts,
against all the slanderous attacks made
on him. But where is the honor of the
Administration if it still refuses to give
IL publicity? 1t seems we ware correct,
long age. in saying that it would not see
lig ht till after the elections, if then.-N
J.. Jourael Of Commerce.
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CONFEDERATE PRIsoNERs. There are
now about two thousand seven hundred
Secesh prisoners confined in Camp Morton.
There has been good deaf of sickness
among them this fall. principally arising
from exposure. During last month there
were 81 deaths. This unusual amount of
sickness among the prisoners is attributed
to the want of sufficient clothing and blau-
kets. The Government is now supplying
their defcie' cy by furnishing blankets
and clothing in large quantities. Two ad-
ditional hospital buildings are being built
in Camp Morton, one to be one hundred
feet long, and the other one hundred and
twenty feet The accommodations forthe
sick have heretofore been Insufficient
a requisition for the proper furniture has
already been made. The buildings will
be completed by the 1st of December. =
Louisville Democrat