Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-08-31


find "the successful resistance of the South
proclaimed to be the only safety of the Dem
ocratic party and the armv Of the nfon
characterized as 'LIscors's Army" end sug-
gessions made for ieEying large number If
men for some great purpose.
Here are two other suggestive letters, from
Democratic Us. Senator,-and- zone of the
arbitrary s'uaFtyrss." >-4 A4s IL
SENATOR WALL ABOUT ARMS FOR VOORHEES,
ARMY OF 100000 MEN.
LONG BRANCH, Aug. II, 1868
Ny DEAR SIR: enclose you two letters
from a man By the name of Carr, in reference
to arms. letter directed to him simply
Philadelphia viii reach him. / can roach fol,
tie e1celteat q@qlty and great e5feiescg Of the
RITES. Yours in haste,
JAMES ". Walt
Envelope endorsed:
JAMES w. WALL, u s :.
Hon. Daniel Voorhees,,
Terre Haute, Indiana
Post-mark
Long Branch, y J August -.
. z. ". CARR TO Ho.-. JAAEs~yT.-- MALL.
s5t. - -PHnADEE:.inA, Aug IA 1 500
Hon. James " Val:
DEAR SIR: Your letter with one enclosed
about rifles, has been received. If the par
ties wish TO buy them, the best way would be
for them to have some one in New York APP
pointed TO purchase them, and confer with
YOU and me.
am satisfied that it is the very article
they want, and as you know all about them
YOU can ''speak by the card" You have
seen the article tried and no doubt are well
satisfied that it viii speak loudly in a good
cause
We will sell them in bond for Sl4, and
have no doubt that if the proper course is
pursued, the duty be RENTED The RI
fles are better and cheaper than anything ev
er offered il tits country, or made here, and
az good any ever imported We challenge
a comparison with any rifle execution what
ever. III rer-ar
There are about t,CsJtty thousand RITES,
and we desire TO sell them all at once. They
are a great bargain, and are worth to-day
more in Europe than we offer to sell them for
here. q
The price of firearms will advance within
year at least 80 per cent, as arms are in de-
mlnd all over Europe. As YOU know, there
is no more effective arm IN the world than
this am with great respect,
Yours truly,
tSignedl E. W CARR.
There are other letters not yet made pub
lie, but the character of which are indicated
by Gen. CAERINGToN, such as letter of Q. l..
T4LLANDIGH AN, from Windsor, c. w, assur-
ing that g our people will fight" and that ''he
Is ready and fixing point on the Lima
road at which TO meet you" a letter of one
W. :. WALKER, who keeps out of the way
because they are trying 10 arrest him for
officiating in secret societies" inclosing the
oath Of the K. e. C.s prior to that of the
o. \. X. letter of one CAMPBELL who says
the . Democracy was once not afraid to let
their purpose out TO daylight :" but that
Z" now it Is deemed best TO work in secret,
and asking your consent" &c., sc.
Such IS the character aud associations of
the men who are foremost in denouncing the
administration, and who are seeking TO get
control Of the National Government.
e. An ADMIRAL. OF rHE OEDES TINE. On
account Of his glorious achievements in this
war, stout old Admiral Farragut stands
among the gallant Jack Tars of tine Union, as
General Grant stands among our generals-at
the head of the roll of honor" The fear
ful fiery ordeal from enflading fortresses,
rebel rams, turtles, gunboats floating bate
Eles ana rats OF naming COntDuSLlbleS through
which the fearless Farragut fought his way
up to New Orleans, with his - wooden ships
and iron hearts, made him the hero of the
most wonderful naval victory on record.
There Is nothing to compare with 1t Ia the
naval ACHE ,enents OF any other nation. His
running of the gauntlet of the rebel batteries
at Port Hudson with his good ship Hartford
was also a daring and most perilous feat, but
a most important success in reference to the
reduction Of both Nicksburg and Port Hud-
son. IN his late brilliant victory below Mo
bile ve have another exhibition of the same
great qualities of skill, discipline, boldness,
GOODNESS and terrible energy in battle. The
good old flagship Hartford, here again, did
the lions share of the work. How she fought
and conquered we need not here repeat
But. a. reported, there IS one incident of this
fight which We cannot pass over. 1t Is said
that on entering into the engagement, Admi-
raj Farragut had himself tied fast among the
rigging OF his ship; that his feet pilot fol-
lowed his example; and thus, from their ele-
waited positions, they were enabled TO note all
the movements of the enemy's slips, and
through a speaking tube to the deck to di
rect the movements of our own. We have
often heard of mailing the flag TO the mast
but never before Farragut have we heard of
an Admiral entering into a heavy battle tied
fast among the rigging. Apart from this in
cideut, however, the victory of Mobile Bay
adds new lustre even To the glorious name Of
Farrasut.
SINGULAR FREAK oF AFFECToN.-In the
spring of 1861, when the calls TO patriotism
went ike wildfire over tae land, young
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