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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-04-16
T ubNsned April :, 1905.
CHAPTER 266.

AN ACT to amend chapter twenty nine of the gen
ersl laws OF 1862 entitled IS act to repeal sec.
ton nine OF chapter thrice of the general laws of
the extra session of 1861 entitled act to pro-
vide for borrowing money to repel invasion, sup.
press iisurrection and defend the state in time
of war;
The people OF the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and mbly, do enact as follows:
Section J.. Section two of chapter twenty-nins of
the gen sral laws CT 1862, is hersoy amended SO as
to read as follows: Gan claims and dem, nds
against the state for expenses and disbursements
authorized by any law of this state, and which by
and the fund authorized ana created by the act of
which this is amendstory. denominatsd the war
fund, shall be presented within years from the
the time the same shall accrue; and all such claims
and demands are not presented for payment
within two years from the time the same shall have
accrued, shall be considered as donated to the
state.''
Section 4. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and aft er its passage.
Approved April 2, 1868. ~COPY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-04-16
Published April 8, 1861
CHAPTER 2OI.

AN ACT to provide for the publication of eight
thousand copies of a school code.
Tho people the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as Jolloos:
Section l. The superintendent superintendent
Of public instruction is hereby authorized to pro-
cure the publication, in pamphlet form, of eight
thousand copies of school code, containing all the
school laws Of the state, together with
structions and forms, with suitable index, to be
printed by the persons authorized to do the state
printing at the expense of the state and he is
ther directed to furnish copy of said code each
school district clerk, each town clerk and each
county superintendent of schools, of the state.
Sec z. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved April l, 1868. ga COPY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-04-16
OUR ARMY CORRESPONDENCE
From the Iron Brigade.

The Iron Brigade Denounces the Copperheads
A Unanimous Vote-CoI Fairchild's Erpe-
dition-,Foroging upon the Enemg-Secesh
Misses putting on Syle-A Rebel Deserter-TAs
Destisution of The Rebel Army-Results Of tho
Expedition-Ttrenty:fv e Contrabands among
the Spoils, dc. =
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-04-16
Published April 8, 1868.
CHAPTER 269,

utes, entitled s' of the writ of habeas corpus ~
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. ALI writs of habeas corpus issued by
any court commissioner, and all warrants issued
by such officer, under chapter one hundred and fifty
eight, section thirty-six, of the revised statutes
shall be returnable before judge of the circuit
coutt, or judge of a county court, or Judge of
the supreme court; and the judge before whom it
shall be eturnable shall have jurisdiction of the
same, and of all subsequent proceedings lift had
been originally issued by him. The court commits
sioner SHALL upon issuing such writ warrant, i'm
mediately transmit to the judge before whom the
same is returnable, the petition and any other pa
pers upon which the writ or warrant is issued and
SHALL thereafter, have jurisdiction in the mat.
ter OF such writ or warrant.
Sec. 2. This shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved April 2, 1868. Es- COPY.
Published March 81, 1861
CHAPTER IO2.
of 1862, entitled can act to establish system of
graded certificates, and to amend chapter l79 Of
the general laws OF 1907
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Chapter one hundred and seventy-six
of the general laws OF 1862, is he.eOy amended by
adding thereto the following, =. rev section:
" Any person refused certificate as teacher, by
the county superintendent, may apply to the state
superintendent for a determination; and if upon
such re-examin Ation the shall
be satisfied that the applicant is leg ally qualified,
he shall issue a certificate, which shall have the
same force and enttle the holder to the privi-
leges if he held certificate from the county
perintendent: provided, that any county superin-
tendent refusing certificate to applicant upon
demand, shall give said applicant written state
ment Of the reasons why he, the said supsrintend-
ent, refuses to issue such certificate; which state
ment SHALL in all cases, be presented to the state
superin tendent by the person desiring re-exam-
nation"
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after Its passage and publication.
Approved March 26, 1865. EA COPY.
[Publiihed April1, 1851
CHAPTER 1873.
AN ACT to authorize the holding of special term
of the circuit court in and for the county OF
Vernon.
The people of the state Of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. special term Of the circuit court in
and for the county of Vsrnon shall be held at the
court house, at the village of Viroqua, in sale
county, the second Tuesday of January, in eact
year, to commence at O'Clock said day. for the
transaction of all business not requiring the inter
vention of jury.
Sec 2. No notice of holding said term shall be
uired ether than the passage and publication
this act.
Sec 8. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage.
Approved March q, 1868. Es COPY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-04-16

Correspondence Of the State Journal.
BELLE Ma paals Is Vs. isss. .-nuarr
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-04-16

order OF the governor made under the authority
conferred by law the governor is hereby authorized
to appoint some other competent person or persons
to perform such duties. IT any such Judge clerk
or other person shall be guilty of any fraud in
relation to any duty imposed upon or required of
him as aforesaid, he shall, conviction, be pun
lshed by Imprisonment IN the state prison, lie 50
man one year nor more than two years. Such
Judge and clerk Cor other persons performing their
dutIes) shall each receive three dcusrs for each
days services in the discharge Of tho duties here
in before mentioned. =
Sec. So. Any person draft ed. may offer a sub.
stitute, who shall be able bodied man, between
the ages of eighteen and forty years. and sh all
consent in writing, (with the consent CT his father
or guardian, if he be minor,) to subject himself
to all the duties and obligations to which his prp
cipal would have been subject, had he personally
served; and thereupon such substitute shall be
accepted in lieu of such principal.
Sec "a. The persons thus drafted shall assemble At
the court house, if there be one, if not the place
place. where the circuit court hold their terms of
their respective counties within six DAYS after re
ceiving notice being drafted as aforesaid for the
purpose of being mustered into the service of the
state, and being transported to camps Of duty. As
shall have appeared st the rendezvous to form a
company or companies, they shall proceed to the
election OF their company officers, in the manner
prescri bed ia section twenty-seven of this act
Sec. SIS. Any company or companies of the an
rolled militia, SO drafted and organized NAV nv
direction OF the commander-in-chief, be enrolled
and mustered into any battalion OF the organized
militia, having less than Eve companies. and .nv
drafted men Of the enrolled militia not orvanized
into companies, may at the discretion of the com
mander-in-chief, be enrolled and mustered into any
eAissng company OF organized or enrolled militia
not having the full number authorized nv Iaw and
which has already been called into active service.
II the enrolled militia, when drafted into service.
shall fail to elect to any office designated in snch
! call for an election, such vacancy or vac.nci.,
shan be filled by appointments made by the com
mande1 in Chief and any company or companies Of
drafted militia not assigned to and mustersd in .nv
| incomplete battalion OF the organized yoinnts.,
militia, shall be organized into battaions or reei
ments, the field officers Of which shall be appointed
BY the commander-in- chief. such appointments be.
ing made in cases where, in the opinion of the
comma ader-in-chief, suitable persons can be OBJ
tanned from the officers of the organized volunteer
militia of this state.
| Sec. SO. As soon as the required number OF
! able-bodisd men liable to do military duty, shall
be obtained from the list Of those drafted, the re.
| malndsx shall be discharged.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-08-05
Day OF Thanks giving and PRAYER

President Lincoln, in proclamation an.
pointing d4v of Thanksgiving and PRAYER in
acknowledgement Of the recent succe,soa os
the National arms, says
=, 1t has pleased Almighty God to hearken
to The snPpIIcations aad prayers of an allIct-
ed people, and 10 vouchsafe to the Arm, ari
the Navy .! the United States victories nn
land or the sea s'signai AMI 81 eff .ctiy. A, tn
furnish Reasonable grnun Is for augnantaI
confidence that me Union Of tie SlllieS ri,
0s SHSfatne :, cir Consifutjc1! shuH be Dre.
erred "md peace dpoStcrity permanentiy
reSore4" '''''''S
hat does Mr. Lincoln mean when when
he talks of"the Uuion Of these States"-
Does tie forget, as soon. his recent refusal TO
aIl"w the State of Louisiana to resume her
p's'tjon ii the Union, under her established
constitution
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-08-05
Tbe..t:lory" of Our Arms.

On this subject an exchange paper says
The so.called Union armes, are now, no
doubt, gathering up a few victories at the rag
end of a series ofcampaigns involving two
wears land over) of terrible bloodHhed. I'M
mense expenditure of treasure, and ilnmeas'
urable lying. The great valley OF the M'ssIs-
sippl is temporarily at our mercy, and the
navigation of the father of waters Is unoo
structed from it's one end to the other. But
what Of all this? If, in addition to the sPlen'
did s'victorles" of VIcksburg, jackson u, Port
Hudson. &c, which have cost US thous
ands Of lives, and millions OF dollars, we take
Charlstown, Mobile, Savannah, &c-whs1
then d? Will the rebels be "cruShod" Nj
much Like ourselves, during twenty-thrCd
months of unvarying disaster, they may II
depressed, bu: not dismayed. We may COZ
quer every city they possess; but, III donk
so. we do nothing towards satisfactory
conclusion of the war, because the admirS
tration persists in turning a deaf ear to
propositions for peace until the rebels
down their arms. This they UiH neUer ~
lcbiLe q man 1Dith ntMSfet and 6ayonfs
stationed to oppose them, and they hdrtAe
similarly armed Of lchom TO make an ~.
The glory of which We are boasting,
fore, is the glory of the ingorious sfg |
over the honest weak. 1t is the glfof |
despotIc injustice, autocratcally cnfAd, !
over Democratic weakness sustained, thigh
principle, against any and every mis- l.
Take every city and town in the Southk Jar
rison it as strongly as you please, ajyet
these people cannot be subjugated. fter
mination will conquer them-and reaf and
compromise will conquer them also. mich
is your choice, dear reader
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-08-05
Close Of the Year.

This number closes the second year of the
publication of the New series of the North
Branch Democrat. There are but fifty
numbers in the present volume-the number
which we shall hereafter adopt to fill til e
volume. By mistake made in numbering
at the omission of a number on the week OF
christmas, there appears to be fifty one
The year having closed we have concluded
to close the volume with it; and to adopt
the almost universal custom among printers
of taking a respite of a week during the
Holliadays, and also one on the 4th of July
MS long as we continue to publish paper
as long as we have any liberties which were
secured to us by the Declaration of the pa
triots of the revolution. When the 4th o.
July l776; the Declaration Of independence
and the teachings of Jefferson entirely Civ,
way to Jan. 1st 1868, and the niger proc
lsmation of Abe Lincoln We will not, in al
probability, be allowed to publish paper
advocating the rights Of phite men. W.
shall publis sh no other.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-08-05
Mr. Failandigham In 60

Soon after Mr.. Vallandiob.n,,,
in Montreal became known, dinner Psess"ee a
Tered him at the club. H. declined it nn W.
count of having to leave town bv ,ho &c
train, but the dfecto. Of the rood 30 "'''
him special train instead, he finally .aeI o'.as
ed The dinner which was partaken of hr .
goodly company, Mr.. Walker, Of tonJ
we'll known in the Hudson Bav con.''
negotiations, Presiding. A cor,es,orh..
SAYS: p0'''e-e
Mr. Va'Iandighaln confined his
y general principles of liberty, law, m,,n.
clar'a' haoeaS corpus, without any perso,.I
Fpp'' cations to his own case, and dwa,, -
20" much tF" trainers OF our Cons. ;,o';..N
's'3 .R...l.1Ll1li1S ~ barois of Runny-
med@-eyea, and and fFsfr4,orit taaiaaA 0 -
,oh, fare until We tried your SARsAPARiLI4.SSs
ts"' d petTe'Lf7rdm King Charles, tho -
'erv'ns energy that drew ou. that BriIish r
WRIT Of liberty, the habeas corpus. &c H.
remarks were admirable and did bono-
NE american name. The people wera =,
gent that the demonstration should b. MI
lIc' but Mr.. V. would not consent to i. An
Canada would have turned out, if there had
been time to testify through him to uagD.
charta and hebeas corpus.
At II p. m. he went off on an extr, ,r.;s
which Mr.. Bridges had provided for him
Oar Montreal gentlemen were deliobtoa n;.,
Mr. FaIlandigham'o understanding Of and
comprehension of, the great struggles va
lad in England to preserve British liberty
when had cost our fathers two revolutions
me oi blood and one Of peace, in which va
lad dethroned king and taken oueen
William and Nary One Of the speaker,
Mr.. R.-sald, in compliment, the pleasure
i meeting Mr.. Fa'andighan would fully re.
'ay his voyage across the Atlantic,
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-08-05
Fnom the Philadelphia Age
How the Conscrtpts Love Things--Tht
Truth About the COnscripti)n.

One who reads the accounts that arc pub
lished in some Of the daily journals of this
city, in reference to the conscription, would
be led to believe the sensation of being
& drawn" is one OF the most delightful that
can possibly be imagined.
Instead OF anybody being at all discom
posed by the operation, it would seem that
the parties ''conscripted'' are the happiest of
mortals while those who fail to draw
prize are the only ones who are disappointed
the utmost good humor, We are informed,
prevails at all the drafting stations-great
enthusiasm aud immense cheering always
wind up the entertaipment-and,o on monday
last at the coucus of drawing in por
toA ofthe First Congressional District, Mr.
Parvin sang the Star Spanged Banner IN fine
styla, the crowd joining i'll the chorus, and
theassemblage finally dispensing with cheers"
| II these singular demonstrations were real
and c,me from those who are torn f"m
their hpmes by the operation Of he fatal
wheel, thcy might furnish material for strange
and serious reflection. Bot the public can
not be made to believe that the masses OF
this great city particularly those living in
the "stews," as depicted by the North
Amercan-in place of forcibly resisting the
conscrption, hail it With the same manifesto
tions of pleasure that would be exhibited
upon the return of peace and prosperity in
| the country. Those who cheer at the result
are the men who have three hundred dollars
| IN their pockets ;the CT, Td Of 4 administration
! clnquerS who are employed especially for
these interesting occasions and the throng
mere curiosity, and have no interest what
ever IN the result of the blind man,
manipulations. No sensible man will assert
that the transcription is popular. It Is not a
earnest applause Ct the admirIng masses
Men, ~ho attempt to convey the impression
that it is not an odious measure, are falst
| teachers, and ars assuming a fact which does
not exist. The constitutonaity of the act
will be thoroughly tested before the courts
and when decision is rendered upon thai
point, it will then be seen how many will
still approve the measure, fthe opinion of tn
should be adverse to the bill. Although our
city has heef be L. Of turbu
lent resistEnss TO the law, there is no place
where the consumption act has been more
severely criticised by the people. Let u'
! $500, ,srrrs=~a.a. then. about the rapturou
10 the ia"' until its constitrtionality is pro
nounced upon by the proper aitribunals
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-08-05
" LG Is the Traitor?

tcw m1n'hs ago the New York Tribune,
said = For the old Union We have n, reprets
and We do not wish to Sc, 1t restored. :"
About the same time lac editor of the Old
Guard wrote: Give US back the old I'M
Ion, under the Constitution framed by our
'a'hers-we want no other, and will never
Consent to anything less" Now the Tribune
dcnounces US as traitcr ard a SYM athizer
VII rebellion" If the editor Of this journal
is traitor for wishing to save tAe Union
what i, thS ediio. OF the Tribune for wishing
to destroy it.-OLd Guard.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-08-05

E9 The ". Y. Copperheod is the title
of new, neat and spicy paper, published
weekly at No. &C, CORTLAND St. N. Y. City
Price 81 so per annum. At the head of
this paper is fac -similee Of the head of the
Goddess of liberty, as appeared on the cop
per coin formerly quite common in this coun
try, whose place i'll the pockets of the peo.
pie has been supplied by little oblong piece
of blue paper with kind of sticking salse
on the reverse side. We would remind our
readers, who may have forgotten how tn,
head Of the fair Goddess looks, that it does
not, in the least resemble niger; and that
the newspaper Of, is in the interests 0
white men exclusively.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-08-05
* The news from the seat of war is

E The news from the seat of war is
comparatively unmportant The army Of
the Potomac is at standstill now, though
in the past few days. Quite a desperate
cavalry fight occurred at Culpepper on Satur.
day last in which our forces under Gen. Bu-
fort, were repulsed by Gen. Stuart.
At Charleston, the siege of Fort Wagner
has been suspended, and the rebels are BON =
harding Morris Island which was taken by
our forces.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-08-05

A1 Some ef'the Abolit; on Journals have
positively denied the statement. that =, tbo
battle of Gettysburg, the Federal troons
fought under the impression they were led
oy MCCLELLAN. But the evidence Of tho
tact accumulates, and We now have s,;J, f,r
ther verIflcatfon of it in the following from,
the correspondence of tho New York Comr.
o'o' 1aase'''se'' paper whose Republican,
'Sm VIII not be questioned by the most sad.
cal:
Previous to the battle report was re
ce'Ved to the effect that Genera / Meelela -
nad + put himself at the head of the new niliti,
lorce' and was fastening to their suppoyt At
aettysbnrg. There was grand outbnrst or
ae'lght at the news, VIII ch contributed NJ,
''''e to the stubborn defence subsequently,
made by the men.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-08-05
The AbolitiO eats

The abolitionists donP to argue the
ripht of Lincoln to enGle Conscriptlon
but say that it will nforced by the
"hole military power Federal Gov.
ernment. We didn't 4 The administra
ton had SO many So to spare while
Lee was in Virginia what do they
want Of ConscrIptio.
Nor is thatsalI, II no means certain
that one half the SOLE in the Federal ar
my would consent fsht against New
York. During the fot, one soldier at
the arsenal undertoAJ Join the rioters and
called on his compa 10 follow. He was
immediately shot d by his officer. In
case Of civil WARE shooting down.
may be on the othide, and private SOL
ders and non-comi ioned officers by tens
OF thousands, mayouse the cause of Lib
ertv and the peO1against the aatocralic
government al Wnston.
But the abolitsts are in too great q
hurry, and the Srs are trying to hurry
'ne aut ocracy itFouble wivhoua jnst cause
Where the balpx is free, there is no nee
'ssI'y for Rev, on, and all disputed OUTS.
ions can be sed by our Courts.
When they as, aud not before, it will
&c TIME enoaglr the Niggerheais to threat
u Us with mary despotism.-N. Y. Con
erhead.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-08-05
rights being inyiolably observed.

We have not in this article soid "oro
about the injustice of this bull. We have
merely endeavored to show that 1t Is aIeyat
The American people know too well no"
,u;.,st i, ;s 10 force man from his family
aud put him in military service for M'ee
uears We have often heard of this thing
being done un Ter the despite governments
of Europe, but we did no: expect It would
or could be done in the free republic of Amer
lea. ..Us. .-.a-
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-08-05
The New County Election.

The vote at the special eIectio, be,d ou
'he zlSf July to decide whether or not Lacka.
~ana County should be erected, resulted in
a7e- s1e "e'eat m OF the measure by mejority of
"S'' The vote was as follows
foF' new county 3450-against 7Iaz.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-08-05

III WORTHY CLAssMAlEs-Horstio Soy.
mour, now Governor Of New York, and Geo,
". woodward, the next Governor of Penn
spivania. graduated in the same class at Gene
va, N Y, and between them there has ever
existed the truest friendship. Let the peo-
pie 90 their duty, as we have no dobt they
Will and we will after next Fall have what
New York now has, Governor worthy Of
The great State over which he presides.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-08-05

HE ELRcTIoN IN KENrucKY.-WA bor.
as yet received nothing positive as to the 10
suit OF the late election in Kentucky, but it
may tie presumed that bayonets have fri.
pinphed oSer ballots
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-08-05
Northern War Men and Southern'eace
Men,

The Philadelphia Ecening Jur'give S
the following list of war and peace n:
Peace Men jefferson Davis, MssiPpi
J. C. Breckenridge, Kentucky; 1bert
Toambs, Grorgia John ShdelI and Bah ?
Benz amin, Louisiana !. c. HindmaA her'
Ru,,. Of Arkansas l. o. 3. Brarand
3. Vance, Of North Carolina mes :.
Qnarles, Tennessee: NJ. r. II G ~ ana
Alex K tier, Of Virginia, We're Eos
pr"in,nent peace men IN the CrH5r''i 1861
who arr now in arms against United
States Var men. Charles Sum Henry
Wilson, Anson Burhngame and lhater
of Massachusetts John ?. Hale Dame
Clark, of New Hampshire ; Zlcha Chand
ler Of Michigan; BENZ F. Wade vohn 4.
| Gur)ey, of Oao Hannibal Hamhd Wm.
| P. Fessenden, Of Maine =; JAS Dooli'tle
| and John +. Potter, ot WisconweTe the
most prominent war men who art IN arms
against the rebellion, but Office erS un te;
the U. S. Government, are opp even yer
! TO peace.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-08-05

THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS, OR Your LIFE.
line Republican party tax every man who
can raise 1t $500 to set negroes free, and it
proposes to take the life of every man who
has not the ready cash. 1t is hIghwayman
who says to every citizen, Three hundred
dollars, or your life I"
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-08-05

The NEw PUBLICAN BADGE. 1T is said
that the LcysLeag'ss are issuing splendid
new badge itbe'nga pegro's bead in India
rubber Eth his APPROPRIATE motto in silver
letters The Cosstiution be damned >,