Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-03-03

an independent kingdom, and slavery broad
er area. The results are before them: ruiz
starvation-ignominy The foundation o
their political edifice has crumbled to dust
and, say again, it is the uork of their oacz
hands, They might have preserved slavery
The Constitution of the United States stood
! in the way of its destruction, by any free
state, or by any foreign power. But wher
they seeded from the Union and made the
war upon the Constitution, the Constitution
| destroyed slavery, as the sole means of pre-
serving itself.
Mr.. Speaker, for one | have no tears to
| she'd While the Southern States remained
! lovaI to the Constitution, | was among those
who Welded everything for peace. AFRO
| gance, obloquy, threats, party supremacy
all were submitted to, until the great Demo.
cratic party Of the Northern States was brok-
en- down under the load of southern control.
| II has had its day. The Confederacy will
have its day. 1t, and its dark foundations,
will be swept away, and the great temple OF
the Republic will stand-every corner of it
| upon the immovable basis of constitutional
| liberty.
| This war is to have record-a proud and
| glorious record. | would rather were it DOS
sible for so humble an Individual as myself.
that my name should 60 down in history, and
wears
| hence, as having acted a prominent part in
suppressing this the greatest rebellion the
| world ever saw, than to have stood at the
right hand of Washington and aided in throw
| ing off the yoke of England, and establishing
our national independence.
This war is to be fought through.
The gentleman from Dane says we can
never fight it out successfully, and therefore,
| infer, he is for piling up taxation. l think
| otherwise. l think the Confederacy is Cup
| on its last legs" A little more union and
| perseverance; few more heavy blows, and
| it must 90 down, with all its adherents, into
| everlasting contempt.
| But there is resurrection for the Southern
| States. Conquered they must be conquered
| into submission to tile Constitution Of tie United
! States But when they come back, penitent
! for their treason, and willing to yield obedi-
ence to that instrument, they will be wei
| coined again into the fold of the Union; aye,
| sir, welcomed, only too generously, by all the
| loyal people of all the States. They will
! then help to sustain, instead of laboring to
destroy, the best Government the world ever
! saw; because it is the only Government ever
framed, by the people, for the people,
In the mean time every man has his
duties to perform. We have ours, in voting
riotism and reason.
The rebellion must be crushed. What
ever is indispensable to that end, must be
killed. 1t will crush us, unless we crush it ::
and, though it cost all our property and half
of our lives, we must save our Government
With that Government rests life, property,
peace, to US and our pOsterity. Is the pro-
posed additional allowance to soldiers who
shall marry, indispensable? l think not
The Government of the United States has
recently offered, three and four hundred dol
lars bounty to soldiers enlisting, or re-enlist-
ing in the service And besides this coun-
ties, cities and towns are paying liberal boun-
ties The man without a family, who now
goes into the army, is reasonably provided,
both for beginning the world, and maintain
ing wife, if he has one. Other calls upon
the Treasury of the State, seem to me, more
pressing. The pockets of the people are
reached by thousand demands. The really
poor, and the national taxes are upon them.
| believe the soldiers will understand and
fully appreciate all this They will appreciate
our action here. The late convention at
GAINESVILLE, representing the "Loyal Democ-
racy" Of the State, declared that they honor
ed the patriotism, admired the valor, and
held themselves bound to cherish the memory
and reward the services of our heroic SOL
diers. The Union Convention, at Madison,
did substantially the same.
When the war is over, the army must and
will be provided for as a great, rich and re-
deemed nation ought to, and can do. Now,
while the conflict RACES, we must be prudent,
reasonable, just; not lavish, nor even gener-
Gus with the people s money.
Mr.. Speaker, | am in favor of the propos-
ition, to strike out that is my record.
Waits.
A certain Mr. David Fender popping the
question in letter, concluded thus . And
should you say yes, dear Mary, l will truly be
your D. Fender
An unmannerly wag being asked by the
landlady of his boarding house why, being so
tall man, he ate so little, replied, MADAME
little goes great way with me-"
:" Mother" said young Scott, on being
told that all men are made of clay, Duncan
Donelson has ane leg, has the clay been unco
dear, dye think, when he gangs wi timber
ane ?"
"Well, sir" said Dunner to his GRAND boy,
"did you present the account to Mr.. Dunup?"
Eyes, sir" "And what did he say?" ''He
told me to go to the Devil, sir" "And what
did you do then?" "Why, then, sir, came
to you, of course"
While recently engaged in splitting wood
Jones struck false blow, causing the stick
to fly up. 1t struck him on the jaw and
knocked out a front tooth. "Aye," said Bill
meeting him soon after, "you've had dem
tai operation performed | See" eyes" said
the sufferer, "axe-idental."
A gentleman, seventy-fve years of age,
recently lost his wife. A venerable lady, a
neighbor, of nearly four score years. was ask
ed If she had called Oh her old friend since
he had lost his wife. "Why, no, indeed !"
she replied, in almost indignant surprise. cit
would not look well for a widow like me to
call on him now, as he is widower."
An affecting incident occurred at the
New Haven barracks the other day. wo-
man desired to see her husband-embraced
him, began to 500 and cry violently. Hus-
band gave her his handkerchief to wipe her
eyes, after which she curiously manipulated1t
under her shawl and returned it to him.
| Husband took it as if it was brickbat OH
Ger OF the guard investigated, and found L
bottle of old rye whiskey in handkerchief
-Foote was in the habit of initiating the
| peculiar manner of General Smith, whom he
| introduced into his comedy of The Nabob,
under the name of Sir Matthew Mite. One
day the General sent for Foote "Sir," said
he, 4" hear you have an excellent turn for
mimicry, and | find that l, among others, have
been the subject of your ridicule" ooh"
said Foote, gaily, 81 take all my acquaintan-
ces off at times; and, what is more wonder
full, often take myself off," s'Pray let us
have specimen" said the General. Foote
put on his hat and gloves, took his cane, made
a short bow, and retreated from the house
without uttering another word