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Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-06-13
THE DRAFT.

A w ashington correspondent says:
The urgency with which the draft will
be enforced will be regulated by the sue.
cess attending the organization of black
regiments. The completion of a hun
dred regiments of colored soldiers to do
duty in the South and to act as garrison
troops at various points now filled by old
and disciplined troops, will in all proba
blity ohyiate the necessity of draft ut
all. The question as to whether that
number can be obtained, is not solved.
The Government is now waiting upon
the report of Adjutant Thomas, who is
making the experiment in the Southwest.
If he reports fay orably as to the prospect
of procuring the requisite number, deter
mined effort will be made at once to do
so. The President who has been back
ed to some extent in this matter, through
Difference to the supposed prejudice exist
inc against the enlistment of the blacks,
has yielded whatever objection he may
have had, as the good sense Of the army
and the people have spoken out IN APP
proyeal of this measure, and now offer
hearty cooperation in its execution.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-06-13
Soldiers Wives.

Fanny Fern never wrote two para.
graphs, which contained more TOUCHING
truth than those which follow;
What an immense amount of heroisp,
among this class passes unnotced, not
only in this most righteous war which wa
are waging, but those of all past time
For the soldier, he has bis comrades
about him. shoulder TO sholder; he has
praise if he do well he has honorable
mention and plying tears if he folls nob.y
striving. But alas for the soldiers wifar
Even an officers wife, who has sympathiz.
inc friends, who has comforts and many
of the Injuries of life. whose childrep's
future is provided for if their father falls
what hours of dreadful suspense and
agony must she pass, even in those fay-
orable circumstances How hard for her
But for the wife of the poor soldier, who
in giving her husband to her country
has given everything, who knows not
whether the meal she and her little ones
are eating may not be the last for many
hungry, dosolate day;--who has no
friends to say ''well DONE" as the tagging
weeks ofsEspenss creep on, and she stands
brave at her post, keeping want and star
walton at bay: imagination busy among
the heaps of dead and wounded OF tray.
ersing the wretched prison dens snd shud
dering at the fought Of their demon;ac
keeper; keeping down her sobs, as her
little daughter trustfulIy offers up her
nightly prayers. "for dear papa to come
home" or when her little son, Just old
enough to read, traces slowly with his
finger the long list of killed and wounded
''to see if fathers name is there;" shroul
ing her eyes from the possible future of
her children should her strength give
out under the pressure of want aud anz-
iety; no friend to turn to when her hand
is palsied with labor, no waving banners.
nor martial music, nor one procession 10
chronicle her valorous deeds, none but
her own true heart to witness her noble
unaidcd srauggle; when think of these
solitary woman scattered throughout the
length and breadth Of the land, my heart
warns toward them; and | would fam
hold them up in their silent struggle
for all the world to admire.
When the history of the war shall be
written, (and that cannot be now let tho
historian, what else soever he may forget,
forget not to chronicle this sublime valor
of the henrthstone, all over our struggling
land.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-06-13
WIZ sIle Negro Fight!

This question Las been answered by
the End Louisiana at Port Hudson. The
discuss ion between tie abolitionists and
the corperhcads may now close. Those
who steadfastly ignored the historical
fact, that in St. Domingo, Toussaint
L'Onverture's black legions proved them
selves at least the equals in valor with
the veterans Of Napoleon, can hardly fail
to recognize the fighting qualities dis
played by the emancipated blacks of
louisiana. "They fought like demons"
says the New York Herald's correspon-
dent, charging on the siege guns at Port
Hudson, and leaving 600 of their num-
Der hors du combat.
1t will be remembered that tue black
regiments organized in louisiana are
larger than our regiments, being 1900
strong.-iStata Journal.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-06-13
The EiOnOr of the Martial Ca
HeeP.

At tho recent meeting of the Loyal
League of Utica, New York, letter
from Gen. Sickes concluding as follows,
was read.
Nothing will contribute to the martial
spirit which the exigences Of the tunes re-
quire than to make the profession of arms
the passport Of honor to soldiers as well
as chiefs. The brave men now returning
to their homes, after long period Of
faithful and heroic service, should be met
everywhere with affectionate welcome
aud hearty commentator. If disabled
by the casualties of service so that they
cannot re-enlist. just Government ard
a generous people should accord to them
a preference in all public and private en-
Payments, and this should be extended
to the bereayed families Of the fallen
brave.
A martial people, maintaining their
own free institutions, will not regard the
cons ,ription act as a hard method of
compelling a service not due. Thoy will
rather accept the national enrolment as
a Just mode of ascertaining the order in
which those who enjoy the protection of
the government shall perform their part
in its defense and support.
In all wars, whether waged in the in
terest of humanity or of ambition, the
great reliance Of nations is upon the
poor-those who have only home to
loose and country to save. Yet, in a
republic, neither riches, nor Office, nor
social position should furnish any ground
for exemption from military service
Every man not exempt from actual dis
ability, who, by evasion or fraud, fails TO
enter the ranks when drafted in time Of
war, should be forever ineligible to any
post of honor or emolunrent, and all his
property eschcated to the State he dis
honors and would betray to its enemies.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-06-13
What Have L EeOnc

That's the very thing. What have
you done For two years past the
country has been up and doing. Loyal
ty has armed itself, AID gone to the field
to battle with treason for the life of ma.
ton Traitors have arisen in every part
Of the land, and by their voice, the pen
or their sword, they have sought to over
throw the established Government anil
dismember the Union and what have
you done ? Perhaps you are man Of
wealth. Have you consecrated it to the
cause of your country ? Perhaps you
are a man or woman of high social posi-
ton, and commanding influence. Have
you devoted these to the welfare of the
nation. Perhaps you are professional
man, of educqjion, of talent; q physi-
clan, lawyer, a preacher, able to move
and control multtudes of men and wo-
men, and lead them to the adoption
of correct sentiments, and to put
forth patriotic efforts to put down
the rebellion and support the Govern
ment. Have you aroused all the ener-
gies Of your nature, and brought to bear
all your talents and your social and pro-
fess;onal influence to uphold the Govern
ment in its gigantic struggle with armed
traitors! Have you come up to the de-
mands of The day in which you live, and
met the vast responsibilities of a citizen
of great republic involved in all the
perils Of terrible civil war? Have you
by word and deed, to the utmost of your
activity, in your family, in your neigh
borhood, in your city, in your State
wherever your influence could be felt,
encouraged loyal and earnest devotion
to the cause of the nation, and opposi-
ton to, and detestation of the rebellion.
In n word, you have done what you
could to meet the demand which the re-
public has upon every citizen, to furnish
all the aid in his power to uphold its au-
thority and strengthen its efforts to over
throw the Vaccinations of traitors.-
Missouri Democrat.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-06-13
The GranaTies Of tEie North.
west

The La Crosse Democrat has good
opportunity % sec in the immense ANTS
of Minnesota wheat, which are shipped at
that point for the Lakes, the great strides
Of agriculture in a region which ten years
ago was 4 wilderness. 1t says:
ave begin TO think that the granaries
of Minnesota and north -westein W:scon-
sin will never give ont. There is 40 end
20 the amount, judging from the Leayy
loads the Davidson line Of steamers arc
continually landing at the depot of the
La Crosse a i Milwaukee railroad =
Where does it I'll come from z is the fire.
quent inquiry ofpeOpIe. We eau harily
tell. 1t seems impossible that there can
be much more left, yet steamboat men tell
us that the grain is not near all hauled TO
the shipping points on the river. " Inst
will this country be ten years hence at this
rate?
Imagine the amount of transportation
necessary to move the produce of
the upper country to market Ii IS
hard to state what will be the amount
of shipments Of small grains this season
but it WILDE well into the millions.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-06-13

w Under the act of donating lands to
the sevral States and Territories for the es-
tablishmant of Agricultural colleges, the
following States and Territories have nc
cehted the conditions in the order named.
l. Iowa--To select land within her
own limits.
2 Rhode Island--To locate with scrip.
3. Minnesota-To select within her own
limits.
4. Kansas-To select within her own
limits.
5. linois-Part selection. part SCRIP.
6. New York-serip.
Z. Kentucky-serip.
s. Vrmront-serip.
8. Wisconsin-To select within her
own limits.
10. Pennsylvania-serip.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-06-13

WINNEBAGoEs LEFT BEHIND, AND
SETTLING IN WIsCoNsIN-Some eigh-
teen or twenty Winnebagoes, including
men, women, and children, come in from
the Winnebago Agency on sunday even.
ing bound for the country adjoining Rob
inson creek, Wisconsin. They had all
their camp equipage, guns, horses, and
household goods generally with hem.-
Appearances indicated that they had
left the Agency. in order TO avoid the
unpleasant alternative of accompanying
their friends of the Winnebago tribe TO
their new home in the Upper Missouri
Valley. Snme of them conversed freely
in English concerning the proposed exile,
and strongly commended the mater as
being no: in the least to their likeing.-
They clanned. however that they were
exempt from the general decree Of ban
ishment, alleaging that their abiding
place forever was near Portage City,
Wisconsin, to which locality they were
going Winona Republican.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-06-13

Tue NEXT GovERNoR.-Who shall be
the next candidate for Governor on the
part of the Union men of the State? is
already exciting some discussion among
our contemporaries. The opinion has been
prevalent that the present incumbent of
the office, Gov. Salamon} would in no
circumstances be candidate for re-elect
ion. We are assured however on un-
questioned authority, that he has so far
yielded to pressing requests 70 allow the
use OF bis name, as to say he will make no
effort to secure nomination, but he will &C
cept one should it be rendered to him
This is frank, honorable, and sufficiently
explicit. The Governor has many friends
who will be pleased with this assurance
MIlWaukee Sentinel.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-06-13
letter from Dr. a. II. An
saTeWs.
We have received letter from A. D.
ANDREWS, Surgeon in tie 9th, from
which we make the following extracts

nave received 4 letter rom y. "
ANDREWS, Surgeon in tie Glib, from
which we make the following extracts !:
HEArquAErEns GrH PEG. C.yP NEAR
WHITE OAK CHUEcH, VA, June l.
DEAR Lutte The weather is dry,
hot, windy and dusty in the most super
lative degree. Lemons ten cents apiece,
and so rare that they are preserved as
curios;t;os; eggs five cents each, scarce
and bad fluids Of a more eXhiarating
nature than vinegar and molasses with a
little ginger in It, are contraband; Gallo
mel and tartar cmetlc ditto; wide recent
order of Surgeon Gen. Hammond J sick
ness mild and limitci; wellness generally
prevalent; the army of the Potomac
progressing in virtue and morality, de-
creasing in numbers, and at present ac-
lively engaged in waiting for something
TO turn up.
You mag rccollect that | recently in
duIged in brief excursion to Wiscon-
sin. | returned just in time to partici-
pate in the recent gunpowder explosions
at Characteristic aud other points along
the liIe of the Rappahannock. You
viii have observed that the old Iron
Brigade" gained rev laurels by its gal
liant storming of the rebel rifle pits at
the "Fitzhugh Crossing" The 9th
Wis. took the lead, crossing in boats, I'M
der a sharp fire, and losing in the as
sault three men killed and thirteen woun
ded.
Three days after the battle | was de
tailed with thirty other surgeons, to take
charge of our wounded, (near 800 in
number left within the rebel lines
We crossed the river at U. S. Ford, un
der flag of truce; were conducted at
once 10 the headquarters of the rebel
Brig. Gen. Colston, commanding at that
point, where we were paroled, and told
to make ourselves comfortable for the
night. They got us the best supper they
could, consisting of biscuits, butter, ham
and cold water. We were not allowed
to travel about much within their lines.
but during the evening quite a large
number of rebel officers came in to see
and talk with us. We found them cour-
teous and hospitable; mutual introduc-
tons were given, and we passed very
social and pleasant evening together
The war was discussed and opinions in
terchauged vely freely.
The leading questions that "reb."
always asks "yank." are
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-06-13

Ist. What are you'Hns down here
to fight ace'ans for 2"
Cd. "What do your people up North
there think about this war e.
Sd. "Have you got any newspapers
with you e.
They are evidently extremely anxious
for peace, on their oWn terms, and watch
with the most intense interest the mani
festations of public sentiment in the
North, knowing their greatest hope is
from divisions among ourselves. They
frankly told US that food was much less
plenty with them than it was year ago,
but claimed that they had enough of all
that was really necessary. They have
had no tea or coffee in the army for a
year past; said that at first they thought
they couldn't get along without it, but
had found by experience that cold water
was the best drink they could have.
Their rations now consist chiefly OF
flour and bacon, with variable supplies OF
fresh beef and vegetables. Their sol
diers certainly did not present any eyi-
dcnces of famine so far rs / could see,
but were hale, robust, dirty and ragged
set of men as | ever saw.
They are much less encumbered with
baggage than we, and their armies con-
sequently more mobile than ours. For
instance, a rebel Brig. Gen. has but one
tent for himself and staff, and their
mounted officers, when on the march,
can usually carry all their personal ef-
fleets with them on their horse. This is
certainly very far from the case in ours.
On our return the rebel Col. who es-
corted us to the river remarked 10 me
that . he did not see why we Northern
people should fight them-that all they
wanted was to be let alone-lhat we
never could conquer them-that we wo'd
have to exterminate them first"
| replied to him that there was no
doubt the war would never have occur
red had we of the free States been con-
tent to let the South have her own wav
entirely; that we were becoming every
day more firm and unanimous in the sir
repressible conflict doctrine, aud that
there was no difference of opinion be-
tween himself and me as to the necessi-
ty of exterminating shareholders in or
der to suppress the rebellion.
The rebels, l thiak, did the lest they
could for our wounded while in their
care, but being overburdened with their
own, the poor fellows Jared rather hard,
and were glad enough to get within our
own lines once more.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-06-13

e. The love of the Copperheads for
the Constitution is really wonderful; it
passes the love of mothers for their chill
dren, and the love Of maidens for their
lovers. The Constitution is their never
failing theme, and forms about third of
matter of their speeches and written ar
ticles. Indeed, il is wonder they do
not make unto themselves some gravel
image, and calling it Constitution, fall
down and worship it.
But do the works Of these lovers of the
Constitution show their sincerity? They
council resistance to constitutional author
tiles and conditional enactments; nay
more, they show the hoiowness of their
pretensions and their foul wickedncss by
daikly threatening the President with as
sassination. Beautiful IS the consistency
which these men exhibit in protesting so
much love and reverence for the constitu-
ton while they denounce every measure
of the Administration for the overthrow
Of an armed rebellion against the author
ity of that constitution. They are intense
ly Mortified at the fact that blatant dem
agogue and traitor has been deprived by
military authority of the power TO use ia
the midst of loyal State. disloyal speech.
es-speeches which have been re-
ceived with unbounded applause by those
in open rebellion.
They say that our liberties are in dan
ger, not from the rebeIlion-oh 10, but
from this Administration. They say the
President has trampled upos the con, titu-
ton. How has be done this )? BY military
arrests, and by suspendiug in few in
stances the privilege Of the writ of habeas
corpus. But is there no authority for this
The I'd clause of sect. 0. art. /. of the
constitution says; "The privilege Of the
writ of habeas corpus shall not be sus
pended unless when in cases of rebellion
or invasion the public safety may require
it." There IS q rebellion now. aud if the
public safety may not have sometimes re-
quired the suspension of that writ, or
may not vet require it, will the copper
heads tell us what kind of rebellion
would jutify its suspension?
Again, the CONSUMPTION law is especial
ly odious to them, and they rave about
its unconstitutionality, and talk about
resisting it at the point of the bayonet,
forgetting the fact that it was enacted by
Congress created in a constitutional
manner and exercising a constitutional
right. Section Of Article /, enumera-
ties the powers of Congress. and among
those powers is the one $50 provide for
calling forth the militia to execute the
laws of the United States, suppress insur
rsctions, and repel invasions."
So all this uproar about the invasion
oft the constitution by the President and
Congress, is wicked farce, INDUCED in
by some for the purpose of making polit-
zeal capital, and by others because they
are ignorant of the Constitution, which
they profess so much to revere.
We honor a sincere love for the Con-
stitution-we love it ourselves, and it is
because of this love that we hate this re-
bellion and all those who have soft words
for it, and who would hamper the Ad
ministration III its efforts to wipe out this
accursed conspiracy.-Daiiy Wisconsin.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-06-13


ard in fact ave everybody's dogs. They
arc favorablv known, and command the
respect of all good citizens Of San Fran
cisco. They do not miugle in common
with other dogs, entertaining the opinion
that they come from better blood, SUI
perior breed, and consequently one more
aristocraiic, and that it would be de-
traction from their dignity and high
standing TO associate with the common
herd Of dogs. Sometimes they prom
enade Montgomery Street, but no one
kicks them, no one cries get out, G.
cause everybody in town is acquainted
with them, and know that they never in
terfere with other peoples business. 1t
is acknow lodged that hummer has a
moro finished education than Lazarus,
and is more dignified in his department,
and more of the odd school" in bis
manners. This is accounted for BY Bnm-
mer being the eldest, and having received
good instructions from his tutor, as his
master was high-born Gentleman
Lazarus is by no means unpublished in
his manners, and is said to be equally as
generous, and more inclined to form new
acquaintance and lie social and pleasant
to stran. ers than hummer.
When the City Council passed the dog
law, that ''ali dogs should be muzzied,"
hummer and Lazarus were exempted
1t is related that on the night the city
Fathers were holding their deliberations
which exempted hummer and Lazarus
from the muzzle, the dogs we've waiting
on the door-steps of the City Hall until
he Council adjouine |, anxious to sarn
if they were to come under lie head Of
common dogs. The report Of the COM
mittee being satisfactory to their wishes
they returned to the old corner, appa-
rentiy with pleasing reflections.
These dogs have never been known to
steal, or in any d.shonorable manner
take beef-steak that did not virtually
belong to them. There is a certain meat
market which they regularly visit, and
where they receive their daily allowance,
and at this place there is always "money
on deposit" freely donated by different
liberal gentlemen who take an active in
terest in the ''good being" of the " Two
Dogs" This description Of these singu-
lar dogs may seem incredible, but it is
nevertheless true; ana numerous arc tho
remarkable incidents related concerning
their life, name and history, and all Of
which are familiar to every citizen in the
city. They are objects Of great curiosi-
ty, and present field of interesting
thought and study to the naturalist.
/ send YOU sketch of the Emperor
hummer and Lazarus, as they appeared
at a lunch-table it is life-like picture
and is drawn with great accuracy
hummer is the bushy, curly-tailed dog,
while Lazarus is the sleek, slim, smooth,
pointer-iike locking dog.