Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-12-08
AIiss In Rebellion.

Late rebel papers are filed with articles II.
Illustrating the bitterness of the different fac.
uons OF the chlyalry towards one another and
their intestine divisions, denouncing JEFF.
Davis, the rebel congress and the whole mush.
room government at Richmond Jeff's whole.
sale CONSUMPTION has stirred up storm of in
/ dlgnatlon- He Is accused Of design to make
himself an unrestrained dictator. and it is
prophesied that ere long he will he will reap
| the WhlrIWlnd. a convention of editors is
calIed TO protest against his attempt TO muz-
zle the press. Condemnation of the secret
/ sessions OF the rebel congress is expressed in
the strongest manner. 1t is declared that
| there can be no use for them, and that tbey
bode, no good for the rights and liberties of
| the people
| Foote, of Tennessee, in the rebel house of
representatives, few days ago, denounced
JEFF. Davis for granting exemption to a rebel
lrlshman named Mcmahon, and had to take
1t back day or two afterwards. He chal-
Ienged the whole rebel house of representa-
tlves, and got laughed at for his pains The
Richmond Examiner called him a reconstruc-
ZIONIST on account of his Monroe doctrine
antl-MaNlmillian-U Mon resolutions, and he
challenges the supposed author. John Mitch
ell was put under arrest on the Esd Foote
had fight with VIM. G. Swan, member from
| Tennessee, whom he denounced as no gem
tleman, and the trio, Foote, Swan and MitcL-
| ell, figured in the Richmond police court ON
the same day, much to the amusement of the
rebel congress, which appears to have ad-
journed for the purpose.
The Richmond SeAtuel has an article favor
| ing the arming OF slaves, which concludes as
follows: 6 We are Of those who believe that
slavery is the natural condition of the Afri-
hot for h>ba i l.
and fitted him, and that in which he is most
| happy; but we perceive nothing in the tender
of freedom in testimony of faithful service, to
justify the adverse criticism in which it is
| somewhat fashionable to indulge"
! The Richmond Dispatch of the 23d contains
message of JEFF Davis to the rebel Senate,
inclosing a communication from Secretary
Benjamin, stating, in reply to an inquiry
whether any state Of the United States has,
through any recognized authorities, directly
or indirectly, expressed willingness to 90
into convention with the states of the Con
tederacy for the purpose of negotiating
peace or consulting as to the best method Of
etfecting the cessation of hostilities that no
such intimation, direct or indirect, has been
received by the government"
The Petersburg Sun says: "Sixty thousand
and fifty pounds of Yankee shells have been
collected by parties in the city and vicinity,
and sold to the ordnance department. We
may safely put down 10000 shells as the
! number poured on the helpless non-combat-
ants of Petersburg; yet, strange to say, only
four white persons have been killed, and not
more that ten or twelve colored persons, and
twice as many of each race wounded"
| In the rebel House of Representatives, on
the 25th j. Leach, of North Carolina, offered
the following preamble and resolutions:
WHEREAS, The unfriendly difference of citizens
OF non iaVeholdng states with the reserved rights
| OF the states the cause of this cruel bloodv
and relentless war; and
| WHEREAS, The citizens of the slave states in an
unguarded moment, under the influence of nwise
| councils, and without mature deliberation as to
| the fearful consequences, made the election of
Abraham Lincoln the occasion for precipitating the
| Confederate States out of the Union, followed by
fearful train of consequences; and
| WHEREAS We, the representatives Of the people
desire to place ourselves fairly before tie civilized
world as anxious TO secure honorable and per-
manent peace, Therefore,
ReSOl0ed That any attempt to infringe upon
the served rights of the States should be resisted
by all lawful means.
ResO Ued, That when the United States shall sig
nifty its willingness to recognize these rights and
gu arantee to the citizens their rights of property
provided by the Constitution and laws of Cong
ress, we Will agree to a treaty of peace on such
| terms may be agreed upon by Commissioners or
by States acting in their sovereign character and
ratified by majority of the people, which shall
| constitute the bond of peace between the North
and South.
Mr.. Leach sustained these resolutions in a
speech and then they were voted down al
most unanimously. .