Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-02-11
From the 9Th Regiment.
RE-ENLISIAENTS.


on furloagh-7 from &C. D. The subject wa;
again brought to our attention ON dress pa
radc last evening by Col. Allen, with the re
/ quest that VIC think the matter over Yora
| bly, if we could. I think there are 200 ol
more 'OId Veterans" left in the Regiment
The boys are discussing the matter, but
| whether many more will re-enlist is vet un
known. While many cities and towns il
Wisconsin have done nobl; their whole duty
in giving bounties to volunteers and veterans,
other towns are doing nothing The State as
a whole IS not coming up to the standard set
by many Of the eastern States. It is not
money that has kept many from rc-enlisting.
It is the disposition manifested Of late, in
many sections, of trying,, chow not to come .
TIE CoNEISCATIoN LAW N REBELLION.
That tie rebels fear our coafsc2tion law is
made very evident by getting an inside peep
at the devices made to avoid i. en- cxtcn-
sive manufacturer Of rebel whisky has pur-
chased ewo large estates latcly-one for
500, 900, now occupied by Gen. ScdgeWicIl
as his headquarters, two miles west Of BRANDY
ctation-and one for sll0,0O at that place,
now occupied by J. II. Bolts as homestead
Both estates are in his name on account Of
h;s supposed loyalty, thereby eyading the
coniiacation Iaw-Botts being the attorney,
agent, &c. It is said that soldier OF oui.
brigade has found grace and favor in the
,g, e., J
her; and further large landed estate is to
be made over to him, ostensibly as 4 marriage
dover; but we Ianks guess the confscation
laH has more to do with it. So it would ap-
pear the rebs. are setting their ',house in or
der"
VIRGINIA LADIEg.
4 goodlv number Of the fair sex are occa-
sionally within our lines-some very pretty
looking, but mort Of them rather plain, but
intcIligcnt-quite melancholy as we imagine,
from troubles experienced since the rebellion
broke out. They come within our lines IN
der escort to purchase Of our suffers. Some
times they bring vegetables ani pies of q
very indifferent quality; but say they have
nothing better 10 make them of, and are
to demand a great price to enable
them to get necessaries to live on. Between
the two contendins armies they have been
stripped of nearly all their stock and crops.
very much doubt whether many fair dam
seIs even Of the "F. F.,s," now consider :.
luito so degrading to exert themselves q lit
1n tn l,pn -tr IL.
urn up their eyes with holy horror at Il little
work, or to associate with '',nud<ills and
greasy mechanics, as thej did befsro the re
Jellion. May We 10, hope their experience
viii have saiutary effect Oh them ana gene
cations coming after.
\ SUGGESTION.
The coming Presidential campaign viii
readily be conceded to be one Of great i'm
portance in its results, foror against freedom
throughout the land. The ',poIicy" OF Presi-
dent Lincoln, as enunciated in lis Emanyipa-
ton Proclamation, is becoming a fixed fact
djssented from by but few leading spirits; SO
also Of the general policy Of the administra-
tion Ihe idea OF opposing the adninistra-
ton in It's earnest cndeavor8 20 crush out the
rebellion, and vet claiming to be loyal to free
dom, is about ''playe4 cut" The factious
opposition OF Democrats $50 caIled) in Con
grcss, bctrays the c!oye,. foot 50 plainly as to
deceive but few-thGy are acting in concert
with rebel traitors. Nov, ell who choose to
adhere to and support such factous leaders
how hn
their peril. The Importance Of the present
and coming struggle demands that every
mans position during its progress should be
known and well defined. Fer this purpose a
thorough canvass should be made Of every
voter IN the county; and a record made OF
every man therein and set down as either
loyal or dis!oyaI, according to his acts-not
according to his pretended loyalty by profess
sion when his Influence was all with the reb-
els. This record should be carried down to
the close of election day, and preserved for
reference. When the rebellion shall he
quclied, rs we confidently think it will be
soon, then we anticipate that but few will be
found but who viii claim great merit for as
sisting to subdue it, either by word or deed.
Il is then in after years that such a record,
IN the hands Of the Press, would be Of ines
Unable value. Let mans name be put
down III black on that record and it will fol
low him i'll all time, from Maine to Califor-
MIA, or wherever he might attempt to hide
himself The Importance Of the great Presi-