Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-02-04

valor had won it. The soldiers accept it
with rejoicing.
The Charleston Courier discusses guerrilla
warfare, with the purpose of showing
the efficiency of that style of hostility, to
which the rebel cause may soon be brought.
Richmond papers represent Hoods army
as suffering intensely until they reached the
more wealthy districts, when they Jared hst.
ter. 1t is thought he may be obliged ~
back beyond Corinth until the roads !, = s .s1
paired to that place.
1t appears from a communication - I lass
Secretary of War that the entire suban.
81 exchange of prisoners is now pli 1 332
hands of Lit. Gen. Grant and that 90 S 80
only partial exchanges have thus f. do $50
made, there is reason to believe a do SIS
change will soon be effected. a. 10
A party of rebel cavalry made lido 1925
pearance in front of the Union out 20 u al
cts near Newbern, n. c., on the night pei
l4th. During their stay some of hdo 2,,o
serted to the Union lines, and on the "a o'37
ry of this the remainder fell back, an ass
pursued to near Kinston by detatshl 90 go
the 18th New York cavalry. Rebel d. ~ ~ 9 5g9
are continually coming in at Newbern do eos
The bark Clifton, Capt. Gavet, has a.
the rebel privateer Shenandoah had de co 80
several American merchantmen alO DO 2.45
coast of Brazil, in consequence of whition
sells bound to the United States were Ia
ing British registers, so as to enable 7 s5s
sail under British colOrs. 1871 l,SO
The Washington special to the ia, IL 1,sO
that government has been assured tn, IL 1,o5
dian authorities have determined to ~ 1so
all causes of dissatisfaction on the paI IS les
country growing out of the recent sIN;
rences Judge Coursal will be } 10
This will probably lead to a speedy i.65
ton of the passport system.
The HerdlFs Shenandoah Valley cores.
pondence says an intelligent gentleman of
Madison county, who recently visited Rich
mond, states that he eonversed with Govern
ment officers, who told him the holding of
Richmond for any considerable time was de-
SPARED of by Davis and Lee. The public ar
chiyes, not necessary for immediate use, were
being sent into the interior. Hundreds of
families had removed to North Carolina and
Georgia, on hints from officials. TIE city is
said to be in process of mining, and Davis is
determined that Richmond shall not fall into
our hands except as a heap of ruins.
The Press Of Cincinnati gave a reception
banquet Saturday night to the escaped cor
respondents, Richardson, Brown and Davis.
Speeches of welcome were made on behalf of
the city, by Hon. Thos. FL. Weasner, president
of the city council, and on behalf of the press
by IL. Halstead, editor of the COmmerciaL-
The guests of the evening responded in an
entertaining account of their journey, and
startling details about the suffering of prison
ers remaining at Salisbury. Gen. j. D. Web
ster, Hon. Ben. Eggleston, NJ. c., Col. E. II.
NOyes, Col. S. j. McGroarty, Judge w. N.
Dickson, and many other prominent citizens,
also made speeches. Thos. Buchanan Read
said he had had the pleasure of writing
=" Sheridan's Ride" but now he found yet
more thrilling and stirring theme, "The
Walk of the Journalists" aud read the first
draft of poem on the subject.
The opinion of the Solicitor of the War
Department, published last August, is semi
officially reproduced as applicable TO the
present enrolment and quota for 100000 men
to supply deficiencies under former calls. In
that opinion the Solicitor said: II the num-
Der of men were taken into consideration
without regard to the length of their service,
it is clear that the grossest inequality would
exist in the respective contributions of the
different districts to the aggregate military
service of the country, and at each success
that call are made up, and the call for quotas
should be such as shall equalize the amount
of service required from each district in pro-
portion to the persons therein liable TO mill
tary service. That district which in the pre-
sent draft furnishes one year men, cuts up its
burden into three parts and shoulders only
one part at the present year, and leaves the
rest to be met at the next call. Thai district
which furnishes three years men now, gains
at once in its account with the Provost Mar
shall General the same benefit on the next
draft as though il had furnished three times
as many men for one years service. It is the
duty of each district to furnish the full num-
Der of men designated as its quota. These
men should be received, whether for one,
two or three years. Those districts which
furnish three years men now will be entitled
to the full benefit of them on future calls"
The House Committee on Military Affairs
has accumulated and is still gathering a large
amount of testimony and facts relative to the
frauds and abuses under the law for the col
lection and purchase of cotton and other pro-
ducts of the insurrectionary States, and will
doubtless report bill for the, correction of
the disloyalan and illegal practices of mereenary
speculation. q.