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Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-03-30


and learned the trick which had been prac
ticed upon her-the merriment of cousin Ho-
race-the satisfaction of the father and the
final recommendation of all differences-may
be far better imagined than described.
few weeks after, splendid party was
again assembled in Mr.. Walsingham's draw
ing rooms but Adelaide was no longer the life
of the party. Attired in bridal robe, and
decked with rich jewels which once sparkied
on the persen of the false Count, she sat in
blushing beauty beside her cousin Charles,
who, now that he had sharen off his nous
tache and reduced his wlliskers, looked like
what he really was, a true American. But
why, Charles, did you WOO me in such an out
La,adish guise," whispered she, smiling.
Because you vowed to marry none but all
oudamaiM wooer. Plain Charles Winstanley
would never have been allowed the opportu-
nifty of winning the heart which Count Pfeif-
fenhammer had so closely besieged."
GAY, ay, Charles" said the happy father
off American woman would only value a
man for his brains, rather than the lghtness
of his heels and the strength of his princi-
Piles, rather than the elegance of his manners
we should have less of foreign foppery, and
more of homely virtue in our country.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-03-30

and providing that the county supervisors
shall fix the salary Of the clerk of the board !;
reviving the provisions of the r. S. respect
ing the collection of demands against vessels
THREE c. 1Lock, p M.-The bill for uniform
tariff for railroad freghls was after some dis
cusslon referred to a select committee OF
nine, with instructions to report next Mon
day morning, by vote of 81 to 81. Though
not strictly test vote the reference is re-
garded as a triumph of the enemies of the
bill.
Bills authorizing the bank of Weyauwega
to reduce its capital stock and Grange its
name and place of business; and ext mptinS
lands granted to Breckway college to an
amount not exceeding 10000 acres, from tax
alton.
FRIDAY, March 25th.-lSaeate Bills were
passed providing for realizing the amounts
of unpaid mortgages due to the State; amend
ing K. S. for the relief and support of the
poor in relation to suits and proceedings by
and against the Joint stock companies pro-
viding sinking fund for paying certain debts
of the La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad
Company, and several local bills and appro-
priation bills.
Assen,bly-Leaves of absence were refused
to a number of members. Mr.. HUBBELL offer
ed series of resolutions commencing the U.
S. Sanitary Commission, and the Aid Socie-
ties of this State Mr.. GEO. B. SMITH, from
a select committee, recommended TIE passage
of the capitol extension bill, so amended as
to appropriate S35 900 to complete the walls,
and roof over the remainder of the edifce
so as to protect it from the weather.
Bills were passed authorizing the invest
ment of the school, university and swamp
edness of the State; to change name of Green
Bay Bank to La Crosse Bank, and authorize
it to reduce its capital to authorize the Gov
ernor to purchase flags for Wisconsin regi-
ments and batteries relating to evidence in
certain cases authorizing town supervisors
TO transfer moneys from the general fund to
chapter 1877 of laws of 1859, amending the
statutes respecting school lands to repeal
sections l, 2 and of chapter 100 of laws of
1852, respecting allotment commissioners to
incorporate Berlin g. Lake Superior R. r. Co..
to incorporate ST. Croix & Mississippi Steam
boat Navigation Co.; and the bill to continue
work on the State Capitol and appropriating
49,, 900 for that purpose.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-03-30

SHORT RATIoNs.-A correspondent of the
Berlin Co'rant writing from the 32d WiscoIr
sin gives an account of the experience of sic
regiment in the recent expedition unde,
Sherman. Rations were rather short on the
return from Meridian. He says:
On our return the men suffered consider
ably for the want of bread, and " hard tacks"
commanded fabulous prices. The standard
price for one of Uncle Sans crackers (size
AKA and inches in thickness-and warra- I'd
to keep for . three years or during the W. y
after leaving Meridian, was twenty-five CT ITS
and no grumbIing, and frequently when buy
ers increased and crackers diminished, fifty
cents was freely given; and | have heard If
dollar greenback being offered and refus d
in some extreme cases. To provide for IS
growing want, Yankee ingenuity sharpenei
by hungry necessity seemed for once to be at
loss, and the only resource was to use what
few plantation mills could be found to grind
corn, our regiment depending mainly upon
coffee mills and pop corn to lengthen out the
staff of life" Meat, especially pork, was
plenty; but the coffee and sugar rations grew,
Sc small by degrees and beautifully less III
| it took three days rations to make one cup
of coffee and sweeten it.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-03-30

UNION PRIsoNERs.-A. d. RICHARDSON writes
from prison in Salisbury, \. c., that one hun
dred and fifty citizens, prisoners, are confined
there; also number of army hostages, in
Guiding Capt. REED, of the Sd Ohio The
prisoners are all in good health, and tolerably
well treated.
The Union prisoners at Atlanta, Ga, were
detected in digging tunnel out of the prison.
There is similar report concerning Union
prisoners confined at Columbia, n C.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-03-30
through Lee. last hop.-.nd there they gained

Through Lees last hope-and there they gained
God heard their shout in heaven-and the wind
Bore proudly back to those who lay behind
Breathing tb si- asst, the great victorious cry
That babe them gladly clap their hands and die.
Meantime, the eagle, vaulting from his shield,
And sweeping grandIy DER that glorious field,
Caught up a little flag whose lettering said
The Union lives againl Rebelion's dead
And, wheeling high in air, he shot across
The broad Atlantic, to that friendly % coast
Where despots live, and lighting on the crest
Of the now covering lion took his rest;
Then, rising, clapped his lordly eagle wings
There, in the face of monarchies ana kings,
And proudly waved the little flag that said
The Union lives again Rebelhon's dead.
Who will deny after this that the war has
produced poet 1.-The mild and tender
playfulness of the warning angels is good
Another poet celebrates the eagle in the
Chicago Tribune. He is introduced while
poised in the azure depths of air." His
shadow falls on
"a boy whose right clasped maid,
While his left one held a gum,
a trying position for young soldier. The
influence of the eagles shadow impaired
strength and courage. The young man babe
his girl adieu, and the Eagle lowered over the
Eighth as it departed for the war. He follow
ed them, and his shadow still hoated above
the old flag, until he finally perched on the
tent of the boy before mentioned, who had
been wounded in battle. The boy and the
eagle became fast friends When the form
er RECEIVERS the eagle perches on his shoulder
as the regiment goes into battle, and his
scream sounding through the roar of artillery
is like that of the genius of Liberty. y
The poet concludes
The Eighth Wisconsin marches on,
By undeterred,
And one of them bears on his right a gun,
On his left the noble bird
A nd his dream by nigh is a vision sweet,
Of far Wisconsin glade,
Where he meets with his first and last retreat,
Outaanked, right and left, by maid.
These first efforts to immortaliZe our bird
may be little crude, but, by-and-by, surely
the traditions of the live eagle of the Eighth
Wisconsin will crystalline into some romance
or poem that the world will not willingly let
die.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-03-30
Letter from a Member of the Rebel Congress
Important Enthusiastically the Rebels
Hone and Fear.

The following letter was captured at Cdu-
| ton, Mississippi, during General Shermaus
march 1t was written by o. r. Singleton,
of Canton, Mississippi and was lent to sac
correspondent Of the Chicago Tribune by the
officer having it in his possession:
RICHMOND, January 16, 1864.
Hon, H. b. Hancock
Dear sir: The present hour
looks gloomy to be sure but, like yourself !
believe in ultimate success. To give Us this
success we want to strike effective blow
cary in the spring. This viii set US on our
legs again. Doubtless the Federals will open
the campaign by moving heavy column on
Atlanta, Ca, and at the same time a heavy
one from Knoxville, in the direction of south
western Virginia and northern North Carolina
&C. This latter, if not repealed, will force
upon General Lee the necessity Of falling
back from his present position, Il may be from
Richmond and almost entirely from Vilqi1liG 70
precent Himself from being taa,aked, and his al
my from being entirely disbaTded or destroy
ed. GU can see at once If this movement
be allowed TO succeed, that these consequen.
ces must follow. This portion Of Virginia is
now pretty well eaten out, and IF Lees aJ7sV
'ceye cat off from tie South Il could not be pro-
yisio1led for three months Pressed in front
and harassed in rear, with provisions exhaust
ed, disbandonment and destruction must fol
low.
'Then ii becomes matter of the first luo-
ment TO guard the rear army of the Potomac
Should the movement upon Atlanta sue
coed, then Georgia viii be laid waste, and
our chief source (at present) of provisions
will be cut off. No man can look forward 70
spring without great apprehensions Doubt
| less our seyerest trials will then be upon Us
| If we sustain ourselves, or more, if we gain
any signal advantage over tle enemy soon
after the opening of the campaign, zee nun
gre tie opposition elements of the North ehG1lcs
TO combine and beat Lincoln for President Iit.S
should hal good omen, and begin to think
| Of peace at no yery distant day. see no chance
| for peace until the Republican party is beaten
| and overcome. In the meantime things are
| assuming more unfayorable aspect in \ orth
| Carolina. Her course is deeply humiliating
| to every patriotic heart Congress is labor
/ ing diligently to strengthen our army and i'm
| prove our currency. | hope we shall succeed
materially in accomplishing both Of these
ends. The remedy is a severe one, but the
| disease is desperate and silly ncstruIn viii
| answer The cause is the peoples and they
must sustain it at all hazards, and the repre-
| sentative who falters in this hour of trial Is
not worthy of confidence. / would tell YOU
| what measures we are likely to adopt, but
| that would be contraband, our proceedings
| are in secret session.
| +" As ever, your friend, most truly,
A" .. k. SINGLETON"
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-03-30
From the n. Y. Independent
THOMAS STARR KING.

RY JOHN 6. WHITTIER

The great work laid upon his two score years
Is DONE and we'll done. If dr9p tears
Who loved him few men were ever loved,
We mourn no blghted hope nor broken plan
With him whose life stands rounded and approved
In the full growth and stature of an.
Mingle. bells, along the W estern sl7pes
With your deep toll sound OF faith and hopel
Wave cheerily still, o banner, halfway down,
From thousand--iasted bay and steepied town
Let the strong organ with its lsftiest swell
Lift the proud sorrow OF the land, and tell
That the brave sower saw his rlpened grain.
o East and West, morn and sunset twain
No more forever has ne ived in vain
Who priest of Freedom, made We one, and told
Your bridal service from his lips of gold
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-03-30

Peace has been ratified with the North
Carolina Cherokees. Those recently captur-
ed say that they were induced to take up
arms under the belief that they were fighting
for the United States government Since
the return Of the Indians TO loyalty the re-
bells have committed mum rous outrages upon
them
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-03-30

MORRIS Rteral -Neao Yorker pronounces the
Wine Plant humbug, and says it has re-
ceived letter from a correspondent in Dane
county, Wisconsin, which states that it has
appeared in that section in the hands of
competent agents." and is selling at enor-
nous figures.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-03-30

- London letter writer says tha'
United States greenbaek Treasury notes bring
precisely the same amount now IN the EnsisD
capital that they did one year ago-tWo Siin
lings and nine pence sterling on the dcilaI-
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-03-30

THE NEGRO POPULATION OF LoUISIASA.-The
correspondent of the New York Times, writ
ing from New Orleans, says that one year ago
Col. Hanks was feeding from the Governme Mt
Commissariat more than twenty thousand
negroes Besides this number, there were
quite fifteen thousand who hung around the
camps and elsewhere, obtaining their living
partly by cooking, washing, fishing and steal
ing; yet these were, to large extent, an in
cubus upon the Government. Now all the
negroes have been placed in condition of
profit to the Government and to themselves.
Not only does the labor system furnish en-
ployment to those within the limits of the
department, but had we ten thousand more
they would all be employed without expense,
but rather with great benefit to the Govern
ment.
The benefit that will return TO the Govern
ment this year, resulting from the operations
of this system of labor, viii more than pay all
the expense that the refugee negroes have
been TO it since the occupation of the State
by our forces.
sB- A short but remarkably spirited des-
cription of secessionist town in Tennessee
is given by a correspondent of the Chicago
Tribune. He says that before the occupation
of the place by our forces, "Larkinsville was
disloyal; with few exceptions its men, wo
men and children ehewed tobacco, drank
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-03-30

THE NEGRO TRooPs AT CLUSTER A Flori-
da correspondent of Charleston paper says
that in the racent hattl4 6 The Yankee dark.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-03-30

THE INDEMNIFcATIoN ACT.-The Supreme
Court of New York has reversed the decision
of Judge CLERKE in the case of Gro. W.
JONES vs. WV. II. SEWARD for false imprison-
ment. Judge CLERKE held that the case
could not be transfer ed to the United States,
because the law of the United States, which
was set up as defence, was plainly uncon-
stitutional, and, therefore, the defence was
not :" case arising under the Constitution
or laws of the United States"
The Court, in full bench, reverse this de-
cision, saying that the question is not wheth-
er the act of Congress which is set up as q
defence is constitutional, but whether the act
directing the removal to the United States
Court, of claims and defences under that and
other acts of Congress, is constitutional AS
to the constitutionality Of this act there
could be little or no dispute.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-03-30

INSIDE HIsToRY.-A pamphlet has recently
been published in Richmond containing the
correspondence between Gen. JEFFERSON DA-
Wis and Gen. JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON while the
siege of Vicksburg was in progress and Civ
ing some other interesting information of the
internal history, on the rebel, of that impor
tant campaign. 1t appears that JOHNSTON
was able to collect only twenty-four thousand
men, and that of these, eight thousand four
hundred were drawn from Bragg's army, and
six thousand from Beauregard's. There was
a controversy between JOHNSTON and DAVIS
as to the extent of the command of the for
mer JOHNSTON was not disposed to be held
responsible for BRAGG's army, and notified
DAVIS that either Tennessee or Mississippi
must be given up. His suggestions were not
ac5ed up, and so both states were lost to the
rebels. JOHNSTON also protested against as
signing Generals of Northern birth to this
depar ment, showing that the situation of
those Individuals suspected by the Southern
conspirators to whom they have lent them
selves must be very far from agreeable.
Neither DAVIS nor JOHNSTON is willing to ac-
cept the responsibility of the loss of Missis-
sippi and Tennessee, and their correspondence,
like our reports of the committee on the
conduct of the war;" indicates that the con-
ficts of jurisdiction between the civil, e1ecu-
tive, and military department commanders do
not tend to efficiency in military operations.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-03-30
Gov. Nance's Speech.


VANCE, the rebel Executive of North Caro-
lima, in Wilkes county, in that State, against
calling a State Convention, for the purpose,
as the Governor says, " of seeding from
the Southern Confederacy and repudiating
the whole thing" After indirectly admitting
that the convention party is very strong, he
opposed the project, first, because 1t is use
less; second because it would be dangerous !;
and third, because it is impossible. The
Governor is not complimentary to secession,
which be says has proved anything but the
peacable matter that it was promised it
should be. He compares the sufferers to a
man sick with fever, who, on becoming con-
valescent, tells the physician that the only
way to recovery is through another spell of
fever He asks the petitioners: "Do you ex-
pect TO find remedy by repetition of the
dose that brought you TO bed?"
He then goes on to say that secession from
the Confederacy would involve the State in
a new and bloodier war than that in which it
is now engaged; declaring in plain contra
vention to the secession dogma that the right
of retaining a revolving State is inherent in
all sovereignties. He does not apply the ar
gument in so many words to the revolt of the
South against the National Constitution, but
in effect does so by replying to the objection
that JEFF, DAVIS could not coerce North Caro-
lina because the Confederate Constitution
recognizes secession. He says: " So it is,
my friends; but you see by tie time yoI hare
ttro,o's of the Constitution, you haze gotten from
under is obligations, and sworn you would have
nothing to do with it. DO you erpect the Con-
federacy to be bound By document you refuse to
recognize as affecting yourselves ?''
Here is the very point on which the Union
men and Copperheads at the North differ so
widely The Copperheads insist that The
| rebels who disregard and repudiate the su-
thority of the constitution Of the United
| States, shall be entitled to have their pro-
perty protected under it, while fighting to
| destroy it.
Gov. VANCE appealed to the fears of his
audience by telling them that between the
troops of Lee and old Abe, they would
q catch the devil on both sides" He also
observed that if every man in Wilkes coun-
ty, who "had used abusive language toward
JEFF DAVIS and the Confederate Government,
were to be put in Jail, he would have to ad-
dress his audience through the prison bars. "
| The spirit of the crowd may be inferred by
the following paragraph IN the Speech as re-
ported in the Richmond papers: "Now, what
is it you desire above all other present
earthly good Voices-'Peace, peace, we
all want peaee.1 l know you do"
Before another autumn, we trust that the
armies of the Union will give them the peace
| which will follow the establishment of the
authority of the constitution and laws of the
| United States over the whole country.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-07
Latest Ship News.
kRRIN ED.

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- 10 - 90 . " ~ Wes,,rv,it. vesssl e. " saf'
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he passage. - =, 4, , ,v-.o.. ,.o,y 81.
T. II asy, with coal 20 John Boyn'on sen; 81, Id,
n.1i W,n Ps,hbon~ Pratt. Liver pool Au.- I'D vi" nv
aud 10 ps.. IN Lawrence, Gics 90.
scnr sea Ranger, Niygins Sorn"rsef. ,
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sem si.s Wright Stevens, Cold Spring -,
., ui.,,shs inHahs.n Gocklani for Sandy Hook
SEW Mime kinpe Chspir, Providence
srh adris Felicis. Ferue. Pswtncs-t
Scbr pos,on Welsh, Boston FOR Albany.
sshr Jsrah Jane. GartDor. Newport go
Schr Srnec.. Phnuey, Fad River for Albany, -..
sh, Uarfi.t Lewis. Taylor Providence iof fo'' ""e
ScbT Vendoyl Bray. Sas Hasbor.
Chr John Csdg allsder. -, New Eayer.
schr am Eliza, Cssewcl, Pfoviteaoe
sehr Harriet Ryan, Snow, Ncw-sedicrd
~ BELOW 80.
Bark Elise and Ma.hildo (Brem.), e days nom '''
BIis r. b. Minturn tHr.). 10 DAYS nom Cow Bay.
WiND-At Sunset. S.. with fog below.
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The Soldiers and Mcclellan.
To he Ed;iov Of III, n. Y. 7y1mns.

SIR: On Tuesday last there was very small
gathering Of the "unwashed' in Washingtonetrcct
near Murray for the purpose Of raising Mcclellan"
banner IN which we do not object but to the assertion
In The E1press and Hord that there usty cheering
by the u. s. troops when passing by we do object.
il was positively NOT So The was this; AZ the
time the meeting was IN full blast some troops were
passing by and not seeming notice the meeting all
when one OF the speakers called loudly 20 thcmthe
troo,s-and demanded II they had not q cheer for Gen
Mcclellan when too. and only tHo stepped out and
gave very faint response.
As 10 the truth of tho above refer 10 a number
Of respectable merchants In tho neghborhood WHO wit
messed the whole affair. "A WAR DEMOCRAT"
NV. YORK Oct 8 1851.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-07
he LATE SHOOTING ARRAY IN EoUsros-


sIgE.T--GCrGnsr i!dcy yesterday bold An isqHc5; as
the Now. ors Hospital or the body Of John Slnncn
VINO dod on the effects Of pistol shot wounds received
on Tuesday morning. amber u witnesses stated
that "a hat morning whiie engaged IN tslhrs via.
john G. Smith, ~ me eofner3f Houston and Ccalbla-
streets the deceased cane - ard addressed Smith in
! threatening .iasner At %. same tine ssaIoinc 10
wGsa him s.s..h rot-,aiel INTO tie street, and as
shannon sti ADVANCED toward bin, FREQ four SLOTS NJ
hiu Gad without waiting % zoe they bad iasen
esat IsB ~ s.rd The b,-Yolsi Prsoinc. Sisi"''cse
SHOW sd fol- short Jisa.e ny ShalIoD. Sgiis eni.red
Ito st,;io1.aouso and eaye h.Rse'f VI, stating tsat
be hrd fred at lial IN sefceepse;.nd wished - -
prOtet-cl Snanuog was taken "a the Acw-fo'E iros
;isf where he Lsali ~ DO suffering from fHise
wounds ono IN tie breast and ono " o5o io- Ioui To
effects of which hs-Gied wednesday, Officer shsng-
~. yI-cDct st@t-- thai The dece -s- = ~ vas
of no most desperate characters known 70 che loee;
t6at on tie slightest proyOcstn he woad Get ana stao
his onuoarnt- Seyer, mra have been n,ilnsd ior no
lirsisa is hf0taiiy. us Was very r>el-etiol! ego-
rec,ed ard resided - No. SIS filthstrc-i Were re
is,. - VII. AID one child. The jury rendered srr~
dict "that JOHN SLannoa came 10 his d."'" ~ p'~
shot wound ut the na..i.S ~ John e. SiuiH 'hi w PC
aye inst the shooting wes juslinsole." On ire rehds
ton o. this verdict tie accused was discharged Nss
custody.