Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-09-01

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| -. Allow me to doubt that. think it more
| Aheiy ne would be hanged ifhe let the South.
| replied, smiling. 0e'
| I nave no fear of that reioiued Mr. la.
| Wis, also smiling most good bnno,e6I, 81
/ give you leave to proclaim + So 80.
| heuse-top in the South" 'ioni every
but, seriously, sir, you let the majority
| rule in single State; why not LET Il 81 :.
| the whole country?" -
| Because the States are indenendor. 49,,
sovereign. The country is not. 1t is oniv anu
! confederation of States, or rather it was : II
| is now two considerations"
'Then We are not people-we are only a
| political partnership"
''That is ALL"
Your very name, sir, United States,'
| implies that" said Mr.. Benjamin. "But, tell
me, are the terms you have named-emanci-
patton, no confscation, and universal amnes-
ty-the terms which Mr.. Lincoln authorized
| you to offer us ?"
"No, sir: Mr.. Lincoln did not authorize
me to offer you any terms. But I think both
he and the Northern people, for the sake of
peace, would assent to some such conditions"
"They are very generous" replied Mr.. Da-
Wis, for The first time during the interview,
showing some angry feeling But, amnesty,
sir, applies to criminals. We have commit
ted no crime. Confscation is OF no account,
unless you can enforce it. And emancipa-
ton! You have already emancipated nearly
two millions of our slaves; and if you will
take care OF them you may emancipate the
rest. had few when the war began |
was of some use to them; they never were
OF any to me. Against their will you emau-
cipated them, and you may 'emancipate
every negro in the confederacy, but we will
be free. We will govern ourselves. We
will do 1t if We have to see every Southern
plantation sacked and every Southern city in
flames"
81 see, Mr.. Davis, it is useless to contiaue
this conversation" l replied; "and YOU will
pardon us if we have seemed to press our
views with too much pertin~ city. We love
the Old Tag and that must be our apology for
intruding upon you at ALL"
You have not intruded upon me, :" he re-
| piled, resuming his usual manner. a am
glad to have met you both. | once loved
| the old flag as well as you do; would have
died for it: but now it is to me only the en-
| blem of oppression"
Il hope the day may never come, Mr.. Da-
Wis, when say that" said the Colonel.
| CLOSE OF THE INTERVIEW.
| A halfhours conversation on other topics.
| not of public interest, and then we rose to
60 As we did so the rebel President gave
me his hand, and, bidding me kindly good
| bye, expressed the hope of seeing me again
in Richno nd in happier times-when peace
should have returned; but with the Colonel
his parting was particularly cordial Taking
his hand in both of his he said to him.
Colonel, | respect your character and
your motives, and | wish you well | wish
you every good l can wish you consistently
with the interests of the Confederacy."
The quiet, straight forward bearing and
magnificent moral courage of our Fighting
parson" had evidently impressed Mr. Davis
very favorably.
AS we were leaving the room he added -
| Say to Mr. Lincoln from me that | shall
at any time be pleased to receive proposals
for peace on tie basis of oar independence. II
acW be useless TO approach me arih any other"
| When we went out Mr.. Benjamin called
Judge Ould, who had been waiting during the
whole interviewing hours-at the other
end of the hall, and we passed down the
stairway together. As | put my arm within
that of the Judge, he said to me
! Well, what is the RESULT"
! Nothing but war-war to the knife"
! "Ephraim is joined to his idols-let him
alone" added the Colonel solemnly.
HE ELECTIVE FRANCHISE IN MARYLAND
The Constitutional Convention in Maryland,
now in session at Annapolis, have adopted a
very stringent section on the subject of the
elective franchise, declaring that after the
| adoption of the Constitution no person shall
/ be entitled to vote or hold any office of trust,
profit or honor under the State "who has
| given any aid, comfort, countenance or sup
| port to those engaged in armed hostility to
the United States, or who has by any open
word or deed declared adhesion to the cause
| Of the enemies of the United States, or his
| desire for the triumph of the said enemies"
sc. 1t is also made the duty of all officers
of registration and judges of election care
fully to exclude from being registered or vot-
| ing any person so disqualified as above, and
the judges of election are required, at the
first election held under the Constitution as
amended, to administer to any person offer
| ing to vote an oath or affirmation in accord
ance with the above provision. The section
was adopted by vote of Al to II.
| ANOTHER UNION RAID IN GEoRGIA.-Gen.
FITZPATRICK returned on the 22d to General
SHERMAN's line from an expedition to break
up the Macon Railroad, which he succeeded
| in doing near Jonesboro, destroying three
| miles of track, two trains and locomotives
He encountered the enemy and had sharp
| conflict, dispensing their cavalry and capt1r-
| ing a battery and many prisoners. He de-
stroyed the guns except one, which he
brought in, together with 10 prisoners, find
ing the majority of the latter too much of an
incumbrance His cavalry had a hard and
fatiguing time, but suffered little loss.
THE MOVEMENT AGAINST MoBILE.-From
New Orleans, under date of the 10th, we
have the following news from Mobile:
The land forces under Granger are within
three hundred yards of Fort Morgan, and
general assault will be made in few days
The feet are fully prepared. The ram Ten
nessee is repaired, and fired a shot on the fort,
which is mysteriously silent. There is seven
feet of water to Mobile. Two monitors are
expected to ascend to Mobile also the Ten
nessee.
- The West Union iowa Record says
that a farmer who, last year, had a field al
most entirely destroyed by the chinch bug,
after harvest set fire to the stubbleg and
burned the field, taking care to burn all the
rubbish and stubbles. By this means he de-
stroyed the bugs and their eggs, and this
year harvested a full crop, while adjoining
fields Of his neighbors were severely damaged
by the bug