Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1863-01-27

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Jan. 1Ith, 1863

Jan. 18th, 1861
Mr.. CovER:-Haying observed in your
last Herald of the 30th ult, short item
which I believe to be rather iajudicious to
the public eye of Grant county and the
State of Wisconsin, geLeralIy / offer few
remarks which hope may be deemed suf-
ficiently appropriate for space in your
next paper. The fighting second seems
TO be fated to 60 in front at every battle,
this is of course tantalizing to those who
haze friends in the 7th and other Wiscon-
sin Regiments that the second was the
only Wisconsin. Regiment that could be
trusted TO GO in front in battle, whether
lha writer intended to convey any such
idea or not ] am OF that impression, al
though am not prompted by any selfish
motive, nor do | wish to excite any feud
between the End and the Tin by sending
you this, but after tantalization Of SIM
liar character forebearance ceases to be a
virtue hence arises the prepriety, let JUS
tice be done to whom justice is due, not
wishing to say that the second is moi good
fighting regiment, but wishing to advance
the idea that the seventh and sixth are
as good, this is not from hearsay but from
actual observation during five engagements
that the seventh sixth and second have
been all engaged in together and at the
battles Of South Mountain and FredericSs-
burg, of which latter the s, cond was IN the
reserve the whole three days which we
were across the Rappahannock, the seventh
and twenty fourth Michigan Reg't. which
belongs to this brigade, forming the adj
vance line Of battle, and in the lolmer place
the seventh and nineteenth Indiana R.g't.
formed the advance line, consequently the
idea Of "the fighting second being fated
to 60 in front tt every battle" is ra b
absurdity which is rather an injury than a
value TO the reputation of the Reg'l. though
the writer might not have been concious
of the fact, have noticed several pieces H.
the columnes of the Herald writer 1y
some member Of the second last wip1er anG
occasionally during the summer. which I
consider as the boys call it, blazlng on them
selye over the other two Regiments in this
brigade, of course they had little better
chance to show they had been in one bat
tie, and the other Regiments had not, but
now as they have all fought together and
neither one have shown the white Feather
why should it he tolerated. G. B.
FOREIGN NEWS BY THE ARAB1A.-The
Liverpool Chamber of Commerce had
adopted a resolution for giving a suitable
reception to the officers Of the first ship
coming from America with provisions for
the distressed operatives. and to convey
to the liberal donors their appreciation Of
their generous and friendly spirit.
They referred the action Of the N. Y.
Chamber regarding the Alabama to spe-
cial committee.
Most Of the English journals attack the
London Times with great bitterness and
Indignantly repudiate its recent defense Of
slavery upon scriptural basis.
The Liverpool Post thinks that a re~c-
ton will soon take place, and confidence
be lost in Journal which so unblusLin- ly
jastifies slavery.
The London Army and Navy Gazette
says that the Confederate gene ais have
been overpraised, and that their great
strength has been to stand and fight. Not
one Of them seems to have made cam
paign with a purpose, and not one has
had the capacity to understand the value
of a victory and have mover followed
one up.
KEEPING ORCHARDS CULTTvATED.-The
Gardeners Monthly, an excellent journal,
published in Philadelphia, Thomas Nee
han, Editor, contained an article few
weeks since, the leading idea Of which was,
"that orchards are more success fu through
series of years laid down in grass and
annually top-dressed, than wien cultivated
and cropped" Tie Country Gentleman,
and some other papers, dissent from the
doctrine, and urge cutiyaii IN. The true
course, it seems to US, lies between The two
extremes. We have never known an or
chard to flourish that was continually in
grass, no matter what the other circum-
stances were. Perhaps excessive top-dress-
ing might make it thnfty,-we have never
tried it,--but it would certainly promote
the growth OF the grass. On tue olher
hand, orchard land continually cultivated
for many years, and annually manure !, will
SO force the trees as TO make them tender
and liable to disease, and produce such
surplus Of wood as to prevent their fruit
ing.-N E. Farmer.
BREAD 1900 YEARS OLD.-An impor-
tant archaeological discovery has Just been
made at Pompeii, Of mill with a great
quantity ofcor IN excellent preservation,
and an oven with eighty-one leaves, arrar-
ell in rows, and but slightly affected by the
heat of the lava, having been protected hy
quantity Of ashes which had covered the
iron door fitted to tie mouth of the oven
These loayes have all been got out entire.
A large iron shovel Cor introducing the
Ioaves into the oven has also been found
on the spot, with remnant Of IT'S wooden
handle. Ills is the first discovery a = g
kind on record. Not far from this place
So silver and SCI bronze coins have been
found.