Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-08-04
General Grants Campa;pu,

The Chicago Joumol says Ex-Governor
RAMSEY, United States Senator from Mime
sofa, passed through Chicago, en- route for
home, Monday, having since the adjourn
ment of Congress, been on visit to the ar
my before Petersburg. He gives a very en-
couraging account of the situation and pros
poets. He visited our entire lines and with
out exception found the officers and men full
of hope and confidence. They feel sure that
their present campaign will result not only
in the capture of Petersburg and Richmond,
but, what is more important, in the destruc-
ton of LEES army, which is the main object
of the present operations. Everything APP
pears satisfactory in our position near Peters
burg, and the army is not idle. At present,
sapping and mining are the order of the
day, la Vicksburg
Governor RAMSEY had conversations with
Gen GRANT, who told him to request the PEG.
pie of the North to "possess their souls il
patience that all will come out right-that
his success is beyond dOubt-that his granC
plan has been successfully carried out so far
and is certain to be successful in the end
Gen. GRANT has never felt greater confidence
of success than he feels now. But it is
stupendous work he has before him, and the
people must not be unreasonable in their an
ticipations; they must not expect that to be
done in a week which cannot be done in a
month; for if they will but have patience
they will in due time be fully repaid for the
exercise of that virtue, by the splendid sue.
cess that will crown the efforts of the army
of the Potomac to overwhelm the chief arm,
OF the rebellion, The destruction of LEES
army Will be almost equal to the suppression
of the rebellion. The people, therefore, can
afford to wait, II that achievement is likely
TO result from the present oppareH inactivity
for it is more apparent than real
1t is fact that our people do not appear
to appreciate that the mere capture of Pc
tersburg and Richmond would be worth but
little to us, unless LEES army be at the same
time either captured or destroyed. Genera
GRANT could capture Petersburg any day, i
he should so elect; but it would be at a use
less and needless sacrifice of life The same
is the fact as regards Ricl mond By heav,
sacrifice of life, he could very soon get pos
session of the rebel capital But that is MOI
his object. Lees army is what he is after
and he believes he will end its career as the
result of the present campaign Let us
share his confidence, and patiently wait or
the progress of events.
SECESSION WITHIN SECESSION There is q
report, which apears to be well authenticated
OF the formal secession of the county Of
Jones, formerly of the State of Mississinn;
from the Confederate States" and which
set up an independent Republic The "Con.
federacy" declared war against it, and sent
an army, under Colonel MowERY, of Mobile
to crush the rebellion. The Republic OF
Jones placed their forces under Major ROBIN
son. They met, and desperate battle en-
sued, and resulted in favor Of the new re-
public The Natchez Courier saws:
'tTo many this may seem highly wrought,
but nevertheless it is true Numbers OF de-
serters having congregated in the swamps of
Jones county, determined to form a govern
ment for themselves. Colonel Mowery, with
force was sent over to disband them but
they fought desperately, and in their strong
holds defed the Colonel and his force, kill
ing, wounding and capturing many of them"
sS D. W. VOORHEES,, the VALLANDIGHAM
of Indiana, was renominated for Congress by
a Copperhead Convention at Greeneastle,
Indiana, on Thursday, and D. r. EcKLEs, an
avowed rebel sympathizer, was nominated for
Circuit Judge.