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Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-09-19

BEtuTrruL Srx, with her eyes cast down,
Aud her braided hair so glossy brown
] see her still as she posses away,
The Eiirest face have seen to-day.
With a look though lowly and meek to me,
Royal and. proud as Queens might be.
Beautiful Sin, with her eyes cast down,
Aud her icweled arm and costly gown,
Sitting alone in the lusitrcus light,
TIE farest face | have seen ts-nlSht
| see her STILL as the music pleads,
Beautiful all but the life she leads.
She went out from our village years ago.
Cast out by her kindred to bear her woe
And she knew me well in the crowded street;
/ know her now that again we meet.
Aud all that maiden. fit heir for a crown,
Must meet my gaze with eyes cast down.
The music syvells and the music falls,
And deals in proud paeans along the walls
But | only think of guileless host
Killed by the shame OF a daughter lost,
And a mother. with too soon silgeIed head,
Who weeps for a daughter worse than dead.
And who is cursed to his heart within,
That Eoully he tempted her steps to sin
! saw him there with small thought of amends
Joyous, unpunished ,ringed round with friends
It seemeth all well that the felon go;
The world is judge. and it judSeth SO.
The music swells. the music falls,
And its last note walls TO the lofty walls;
Beautiful Sin, il is tine TO go home.
Outcast of A idenn, waif of the foam,
Who in life s agony ever Will HE
To lean his head on thy breast and die
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-09-19
The Board of Equalization.

The State Board of Equalization has
classified the counties and equalize! the
valuation of lands therein as follows:
1st Milwaukee, $2l per acre,
2ud Class.-Kenosha, Racine, Rock.
Walworlh and Waukesha, $I5 per acre.
81 Class.-Dane. Dodge, Fond du
Lac, Jefferson and Washington, $40 per
acre.
4th Glass. Green, Green Lake, She
boyagan, Winnebago and Ozaukee, So
per acre.
9TH Class.-Columbia, Grant and La
Fayotte, Sc per acre.
9th Class.-Calumet, Iowa, Lacrosse
Oniagamie, Sank aud Vernon, 81 per
acre.
9Th Class.-Broe Buffalo, Craw-
ford, Dunn, Dallas, Eau Claire, juneau,
Manitowoc, Monroe. Pepin, Pierce, Por-
tage, Richland, St Croix, Trenpelcau,
Waupaca, Waushara, and Marquette, So
per acre.
8th Cass.-Adams, Ashland, Chip
pewa. Clark, Door, Douglas, Jackson,
Kcwaunee, La Pointa, Marathon, Ocontc
Polk, Burnett, Shawanaw and Wood,
50 per acre.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-09-19
Referees sale.

Pierce county, Circuit Court, State of Wis
coasin. L. D. Newell. plaintiff. agains-
Hilton Doe. Louisa 4. Doe, and W. II
York, defendants.
DY yirtue and in pursuance of a jud Imen.
- aud decree OF foreclosure and sale. rem
dered in said court in the above entitled ac-
ton. dated the 9th day of May, 1863. shall
expose for sale and sell to the highest bidder,
at the front door Of the City Bank of Pres
colt. in the city of Prescott, in said county
and Stata. on the 18th day of September,
1868. AT 2 O'Clock in the afternoon of SAID day,
the following described mOrtoaged premises,
or so much thereof as shall be necessary to
satisfy the amount of said judgment and costs.
and expenses of sale. fO-wit: A certain piece
of land adjoining Does 2d addition 10 the
village (now city, OF Prescott, bounded on
the north by Hilton street, on the south by
st. Cioi; stleet. on The east by Chapel street.
and on the west by lane parallel with and
on the line Of Lake street: said streets heing
in said Cd addition. containing two acres.
more or les also lots three and four in block
one. in Does ID addition 10 the village (now
city) of Prescott, all in Pierce county, and
State of Wisconsin,
Dated at Prescott. June TO- 1853.
j. @. BUTTON, Referee.
You've & FITcH, Plffs Attys. 6-m3
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-09-19

SHUTTING UPA CONTAMINATION
inc to the CITY the other morning on q
river boat, Elk Governor Pollok was put
in communication with noisy Copper
head. The man was rather turbulcntly
seeking 20 convince some gentlemen pres
ent that the draft is unconstitutional. He
was taken down 10y the Tx Governor in
good style.
The draft is unconstitutional, is liz"
asked the Governor.
'Of course, it is"
"WcIl, is volunteering unconstitution-
alg"
"Certainly not. Volunteering is all
right enough. That is the way our ar
my should be formed"
"Well, have YOU volunteered to DO SER
vicew
enc"
"Havo you given any of your sons or
your household TO the cause Of liberty
have you endeayored to get any of them
to volunteer"
mo, have not"
"Have you given anything toward
bounty to those who volunteered. or to
the aid Of sick and wounded soldiers!"
81 shall answer no such impertinent
questions" said the man.
"Very WELL" said the Ex-Governor,
"You are a very fair specimen Of those
men who cry out that the draft is uncon
stitutional. You don't volunteer yourself
YES; you give nothing to invalid soldiers
in the hospitals, or the families Of those
who are absent on the field of battle;
you don't seek TO inspire others with pat
riotism, for you have none yourself; and
| believe that so far from doing this, you
have rather sought to discourage men
from serving the country"
"He has, he has" said several voices
together. You've drawn his portrait,
Governor. as well as though you bad
known him all his life. Hes fair spec
linen of the men who blather about the
unconstitutionality Of the draft. They do
al they can against the cause without
getting behind prison door and are
meaner than any rebel in arms.
The man, lividly pale, turned away
He was in too small a minority TO resist
the evidence against him. He had moth
ing more to say at that time about the
unconstitutionality of the draft.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-09-19
Administrators Sale.

Pierce County Couri-Tn Probate. Tn the
matter of the estate Of Timothy Edwards,
deceased.
NOTICE is hereby given that by virtue
~ and in pursuance of an order of license
made in said matter. on the 4th day of Au-
gust, 1862. by The county court of said coun-
ty, the undersigned administrator of the es-
tate of said deceased, viii. on the go day of
May, at one o'clock in the afternoon. at the
front door of Il. B. FIint's store. in the village
of River Falls. IN said county, o1er for sale at
public vendne the following described lands
to-wit: All of southwest quarter of north
west quarter of section number thirty-fve,
township number twenty-seyen, range num-
Der eighteen. excepting three and 1850
acres in the northeast corner of said quarter
section. The terms Of sale will be made
known at the time and place of sale.
Dated this 25th day of April. A. D. 1863.
52-w3 5. 3. CHILDS, Administrator.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-09-19
PREscoTr, Sept. Is, 1868.

RoBoRr J. Walkers OPINIog.-In
letter to Washington friend, the
Hon. Robert J. Walker, life long DEM
ocrat, says
Since the victory at Gettysburg, and
the fail of Vieksburg and Port Hudson,
suggestions appear that President Lin
coin should recall the Emancipation
Proclamation. This would ruin the
cause here. The Proclamation was le-
gal, and rs such it did emancipate the
slaves, and they are now free. How
can Mr.. Lincoln re-enslave them The
past is irreyscabe even by Almighty
power. Besides, 1t would be breach
Of faith to the slaves; and in view Of
their heroic conduct in battle, equally
unwise and unjust"
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-09-19
an Ordinance

70 Percent Ni.isonccs IN the city Of Prescott.
The Common Council of the City Of Pres
colt do ordam as follows
Sec. /. That no person shall throw or suffer
his or her family, or any one in his or her en-
ploy. TO throw, place or have any dead carcass.
carton, fish ertrails, or other unwhGleSo'ae
substance on any lot, street, or alley. or puu-
lie ground of this city, OF in the lake, or NV
or within or adjoining this city under PEN
atty OF FIVE dollars for each offence.
Sec p 1t shall be the duty of the street
commissioner in each ward of The city To keep
the allies, streets and pablo grounds Ia ms
ward free from all accumuldtions of filth and
rubbish and from all other distractions and
nuisances and any person who shall neglect
or refuse 10 remove any such filth, rubbish
obstruction. or nuisance from any street. aller
or public ground adjoining any -Ot owred
or occupied by him, or whercOn he may haze
deposited it, upon due notice of the street
commissioner, shall be fined the sum OF f:'e
dollars for each offence ia addition TO tie cost
of the removal of the same. and the cost of re
moyal may be collected the same as OlEcr
taxes against real estate.
Sec. 5. Every butcher, or other person i'm
mediately after killing any beeves, calves,
sheep, or swine, or other animals, shall des-
troy OF efsectually bury the offal and other Of
fensite ard useless paris thereof, or remove
the same 10 some place where the same shall
7ot be injurious or offensive to the inhabi-
tants, under the penalty of five dollars for
each offence.
This ordinance shall take effect from and
after its publication.
G. A. DILL, Mayor.
A. MILLER, City Clerk.
Notice Is hereby given, that The above Of
dinance was passed by The Common Council
of the city of Prescott OH the 9th day of A.
gust, A. D. 1868. A MILLER, Clerk.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-09-19
Senator Conness on the lse.
beElion.

The Philadelphia Press publishes the
following extract of letter from SeRa
tor Conuess, of California, addressed to
the editor, Col. ]. w. Forney
Since have thought at all, I have re-
ligiously believed in universal human
liberty. For while restrained my
self, whether rigltfully or not, in obedi-
ence to desire for peace and to the OBJ
legations | felt | owed to the country as
found it. The enemies of right, HUI
man PROGRESS and of civil liberty every
where have broken the peace | had fos-
tered. and have relieved me of the obi
cations have felt, 10y their malignant
assaults upon our government. L would
be less than man did | not feel that
everything must be done 10 strengthen
the hands of those through whose acts
alone we can save this great nation from
destruction. / DO not feel entitled to
anv credit for this. 1t is the simple du-
ty of the citizen. It is true that all do
not perform their duty. do not know
that our virtue is thereby magnifed.
have always been democrat.
was only democrat because democracy
meant the greatest extension of civil
rights 10 the human kind consistent with
civil order. We were working out that
simple problem peacefully until this war
was made upon us TO supplant liberty 10y
slavery, and TO degrade us IN the cstima-
liln Of mankind. Our enemies have
forced upon us contest between slavery
and freedom, between barbarism and
civilization, which they have said shall
be determined bv blows. They are dis
co, er,ng, what sensible people understood
before, that blows can be received as
well as given. The : Pine" is "swing-
ING against the palm," and | say God
help them" TO a severe and speedy pun
ishment for their great, unnatural crime
against evil Liberty
There arc those WHO profane and ar
rogatc themselves 10 the term dcmocra-
cy, which they undertake to use in re
slraint of the government in this great
/ fight to weaken It's arms and to parayze
/ lis limbs. o what cruel and base use
do they mike Of the democratic name
VI hen, before this, whore human rights
were involved, were the democracy OF
the nation not on the war-path Here.
tofore the name was the symbol of cour-
age. They would now use it to cover
/ crime and cowardice. Those who are
engaged in il VII Jet wish they had nev-
er been born.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-09-19
Men Wanted for tile Inya,;s
CGrpS.
HEADoUARTERs PRovosT MARSHAL }
9Th Dist. Wis. La Crosse. juno

9Th Dist Wis, La Crosse, June Is.
Only those faithful soldiers who :,
wounds or the bardships of war, are no
Ger fiji for active field duty. will be rece;,
in This Corps of Honor. Enlistments viii
for three wears unless sooner discharge
Pay and allowances same "a for officers 49,
men OF the United States Infantry. eve.
that no premiums or bounty for enlistror,
will be allowed This will not invaE la..
any pensions or bounties which may he ~
for previous services.
The following uniform has been ado,..l
for officers and men of the Invalid Corps
FoR OFFICERs.-Froek coat-of siIy.ll.
cloth, with dark-blue velvet collar and ce.
i'm all other respects, according 10 The prest
pattern for officers ia infantry.
Shoulder straps-According 10 present req.
ulations. but worked on dark-blue velvet.
PantaIoons-Of sky-blue cloth, with do
bic stripe of dark-blue cloth down the on
seam, each stripe one-half inch wide. W.
suace between of three-eighths of an inch
Forage cap-Prcsent regulation.
FOR ENLISTED MEN. Jacket-OfsLv.
hIGe Jersey, with dark blue trimmings. O..
like the cavalry jacket, to come well down O.,
The abdomen.
Trowsers-Present regulation. sl1y-blue
Forage cap-Present regulation.
Men 10 are still in service and unable ,,
perform effective field duty, may be transit.
red 70 his corps.
Medical inspectors. Surgeons in charge q
Hospitals Military Commanders, and all OH.
ers having authority TO discharge, under exis,.
ing laws and regulations, are forbidden 10
grant discharges to any men under their con-
troll who may be fit for service in the Invalid
Corps:
For the convenience of service, the men will
be selected for three grades Of duty. Those
who are most efficient and able bodied, aat
capable of performing guard duty. etc. etc.
will be armed with muskeis. and assigned f.,
companies Of the First Battalion. Those Of
the next degree of efficiency, including those
v no have lost hand or an arm and the least
effective, including those who have lost foot
or lee, Ia the companies OF the Third Battal-
lions: they viii be armed with swords.
The duties will be chiefly to act as provost
guards and garrisons for cities; guard hosp.
tails and other public buildings and IS CLERKS.
orderlies, etc. IL found necessary they mar
be assigned TO forts. etc.
Acting Assistant Provost Marshai> General
are authorized 10 appoint Officers of the r. :
ular Service, or of the Invalid Corps, TO 49,
minister the oath of enlistment to those men
who have completely fulfilled The prescribed
conditions of admission to the Invalid Corps,
viz:
1. That the applicant is unfit for service in
| the field.
,. That he is fit for the duties, or some Of
/ them. indicated above.
/ 3. That. if not now in the service, lie was
| honorablv discharged.
/ 4. That he is mcritoTious and deserving.
| For enlistment or further information ar
! NV to the Board Of Enrolment Tor the 6'h
/ Dist at La Crosse, Wis le-vS
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-09-19
Counting their Chickens too
soon.

All estimates of the probable strength
Of the opposition party in the next Con-
gress that copperherd journals have re-
Gently INDUCED in, set down California
rs being sure TO stand arrayed against
the Administration. The Now York
Herald places her there. and the New
York World says ''of course California
will 60 Democratic" Bat the people of
the Golden State have just sealed up
their virdict upon apprehension, and
sent it to the loyal States across the
plains. 1t opens up as rich MS her own
native mines-20, 900 majority for the
Union and the Constitution!
ale that hath ears to hear let him
hear"
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-09-19
why sERey have Riots in New
NOrlS.

At an address recently delivered be-
fore the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton in New York, the following startling
statistics were presented:
There are in New York loo, 1000 Ger
man nidels; $4,000 persons who don't
90 to church; 1000 families without BIZ
b!es: GO Goo children who never attend
school; $4,000 vagrant and homeless
children who graduate thieves AMI vaga-
bonds; 6,209 sailors in port all the time
a floating population of 90, 900; all sorts
of bad books ia circulation, and in any
quantity; 90,2Si arrests by the police
last year, three fourths OF which were
tr ceable to drunkenness; 5000 places
where liquor is sold; $4,000 abandoned
women, keeping up their end Of the So
called social evil, or one to every six
young man in the city; $500 brotheIs
arrests in 1862 equalling in commitment
TO prison one in every twenty-five of the
entire citizenship; the cost Of crime, pau
pcrism and moral obliqu;ty more than
100000 this year; 100000 wretch
ed people living in tenement houses; 25-
600 persons living under ground. B ess
us. talk of riots. Is it not a miracle
that they don't have riot every few
minutes, instead Of once every ten or fif
I teen wears!
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-09-19
RTsOyyNLOyy,S WILLIE
WING AND REBEL VEN.
TELATOEe.

Iprop@e to publish Weekly and
Tri- Weekly journal, bearing the above
title, at Knoxville, East Tennessee; and
the Weekly paper, made up from the
contents of tue Tri-W eeklies, | propose
to send out to distant subscribers, for two
dollars per anumu, inyaribly paid in ad-
vance. Subscriptions and renlitiancos
will be forwarded to mo at Cincinnati,
from which point | expect to ship my
paper and materials. / expect to issue
the first number in October, as it was IN
that mon.h two years ago, my paper was
crushd out, by the Ged4orsaken mob at
Knoxville, called the Confederate Au-
thorities. ] will commence with this
hell born and hellbound Rebellion,
where the Traitors forced me to leave
off, and all who wish The paper would do
well to begin with the first issue, as IN
tend that single paper shall be worth the
subscription price to any Unconditional
Union man.
In the rule of mr. Editorial conduct, |
shall allure hat seryility which destroys
the independence of the Press, and cast
from me thai factious opposition which
gives to parry what is due to country
! And whistle name of my Journal indi-
Gates, in umistakahle termes its politics,
| shall, a, faithful sentinel, forget
Wings, democrats, Know Nothings, and
Republicans, and remember nothing on
" nv Government, and the preservation
of the Fedeal Union-as richly worth
( all the sacr::;,oes of blood and treasure
their preservation may cost-eyen to the
determination Of the present race Of men,
and the comumption Of all the means OF
the present :ge!
Publisher inserting this Prospectus
once prominntly, and sending me the
paper to Cincinnati, will be favored with
an exchange
W q PP0WNTOW.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-09-19
Resolution.

ResoIUed. By the Common Council of the
city of Prescott. that the SUN of One Thouss
and dollars be raised as special tax upon the
taxable property of the city, to be expended
pro rata in discharging Judgments of record
against the city, and that the sum of Seven
teen Hundred dollars be levied for current ex-
Penses- G. a. DILL, Mayor.
A. miller, City Clerk.
Notice is hereby given that the above reso-
luton was passed by the Common Council Of
the city Of Prescott August 18th. 1863.
A. MILLER, City Clerk.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-09-19
September Z, 1868.

a WAR DEMOCRAT ON TIE UNION
TICKET.-A Democrat, residing in Grant
county, who was formerly q member Of
the ''Iron Brigsde," but is now dlScharg-
ed on account Of disabling wounds re
ceived in tie service, writes to friend in
this city:
| should like to see Col. Fairchild, the
hero of many battles. l hope that he
will be elected Secretary of State, as he
has done enough for the country-has
sacrificed enough. Wisconsin can boast
of no truer patriot, biaver soldier, or PER
feet gentleman than Col. L. Fairchid.-
lie IS my ideal Of a true soldier. | am
a Democrat, yet his namo bids me vote
the entire Republican ticket. No soldier
Of the % regiment will do otherwise
Though minrS az or"', he has many
enrolling qualities that thousands Of 9th
ers 90 moi possess.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-09-19
A LOYAL PLATFORM.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED By THE
UNION STATE CONVENTIONS

Res0lred, That this convention cor
daily approves the following propositions,
contained in tic call under which it as
sembles
That the Union be preserved in its in
tegriJy
That the Constitution and laws of the
United States be enforced throughout the
whole national domain
That the rebellion be suppressed not
by compromises with or concessions 10
traitors, but BY the sword, whose agen-
CIV they have themselves invoked
That The national administration sho'd
be heartily ami generously supported in
lis efforts to put down the rebellion.
Resolced, That the dignified, couste-
Gus and patriotic manner in which the
Hon. Edward Solomon has dis
charged the duties of the Office of Gov
ernor-devoIved upon him by the de-
cease of Gov. Harvey. at most ;mpor-
tant period in our political history, meets
our cordial approval
ReSOlged, That this convention, fol-
lowing the example Of the Union Con
venlions Of Ohio asI other States. pre-
sent to the loyal voters Of Wisconsin the
names Of tie persons this day nom'na
tel, rs Union men, not rs part.zans, with
o"s 'e'1'sti1e ii ''.Si t'o'.'',.'' - III
"n'' ''sN ~ '''''I. w s'i'P'r' = -
Rcsolrcd, That vo deplore the Parti-
H'H ''.,9'i..'1 ~ -, a. c',, 80.
- '' .'''.''''' Is.;..:,..
- - - 49,, v,..,h iol;a,.;r.s ,ha1
,'.'' - -
.''i "'' - ~ - ,ri.:.,r
~ 49,, =, 80 ia o,;.
- ~ - - :. -.
'- - - 80 -. .,;.f..,:.aI
~ - -. -. II
',.''' ''''''' ~. -. -, -
80 - ~ ''--'' -'e'''' :
- ,''''' \, .t.a.,t.. e
j, 49, ~ aal 40 -.
-. ~ Ne 4 ' ,l' - al dayo,ad j,
lcl1e' III = -" .,.:.i : 80 ,la.o.,ro l.
tLe mi fI,g and Molly and persisten;ly
f,p,,L, .ba battles of The coumtry. and
moi ,,.J vorc,i.I,od ON q many fields
a. l.,sts - r.I..lI;.,, saal,i,c, ~ DESTROY.
cur national Lilo ,rd TIA, we ,,ladge orr
seI.es before Heaven. to sustain ,hem.
J.. sl1;,o, nm th.;r ,I,;nnol ,.,ls IN the
,r,et oyoeI,i,,,s manner until The end
.,r al. roI,..I.;,, .Ircs,,,,, anil pa.ce h.
,cs,orca - lie i,n3
pssc7,,oJ ,ria, Ia admire all rovar-
o,as M steoJfa.t IovaIfv ~ The Un;op
men II TIL sinh which amid 50 nanv
.a,,,,.,;,ns mi ,,.rsac,,,ions Ia. La,-t
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-09-19

OHE OF FATHER ABRAHAa's BEST
UNs.-L;ke many Of his peers tie dis
tinguished conquerer Of tie Mississippi,
General Grant, has been charged with
INDUCING in Intoxicating drinks. A
committee" just previous 10 the fail of
Yicksburg, solic:tous fop the morals OF
our armies, took it upon themselves to
visit the President, and urge the reno
val Of General Grant . For what 2"
said Mr.. Lincoln. Why" replied the
Lusybodics. ..He drinks too much wills
key" "Ah /" rejoined Lincoln, scan
YOU inform me. gentlemen. where Gen
oraI Grant procurcs his whiskey -
Tie " committee" confessed they could
not. Because" added Old Abe, with
a merry twinkle in his eyes, " If | can
find out. I'll send every General in the
field a barrel of it y The delegation
are said to have retired in reasonably
order.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-09-19
PATRIOTISM.

Give me the death OF those,
Who for their country die
And oh /! be mine like their repose,
When cold and low they lie.
Their loyeliest mother earth
Enshrines the fallen brave,
In her sweet lap who gave them birth,
They find their tranquil rave.
-MoNrG oMER
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-09-19

GE- A French gentleman, who had
heard rum called spirits, went into ha-
tel few evenings since and called for a
glass of punch, requesting at the same
time that it should be made with ghosts
from the West Indies"
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-09-19

@ A miser who was asked why he
had married q girl from his own kitchen,
said that "the union was attended with
double adyantage-it saved him not
only the expense Of wife, but the tax
es on a servant"