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Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-03-07
The FeN aud Wisconsin Rivers Improvement
---kesent Sale OF The improvement.

The sale of the lands, works Of imrroye-
ment, and other property Of the "Fdx and
Wisconsin Improvement Company" adj
vertised for n long time by the Trustee.
on behalf Of the State and post5arccl from
time to time because the sum required bv
the Judgment of the Court could not be oh
tanned, VIZ sum sufficient To discharge
the State Indebtedness and the cost of
completion according to the plans approv-
ed by the State authorities, ard tho expen--
ses incurred IN the execution Of the Trust
came off in this city on the lst, %, 80.
and 5th inst
Through tl,c efTC.ts Of the counsel IN,
this state Ct the Trustees, an arranqenent
was consummated between the claim
j-aoldcrs and certain cash contributors
whereby sum was provided which cover
ed ihe required amount and these parties
represented by Hiram Barney. Of New
ork, became the purchasers Mt the sale
OF land, works Of Improvement, water
powers, and other property Of the company.
/ ms purchase cXtlnguishcd a large debt
which has been called the State debt. he
cause the evidences of it were issued bv
State authority, but the State assumed no
other responsibility for 1t, than to plcdgo
the application of the revenue of the works
to the payment of the principal and inter
est However, the credit and good name
OF the State has long suffered reproach by
thls outstanding Indebtedness, and every
citizen must rejoice that it Is at length
cancelled
The bonds and stock of the Company,
an which the eastern capitalists invested
IN cash over n million of dollars is, bv
this sale, entirely sunk, beyord recovery:
and yet they so pride themselves on tho
ultimate success of this great National
work that it does not deter many of them
| from the determination to devote time and
money to the full realization of the enter
prise
The purchase places in the hands ofthc
trustees the required sum of money to
complete the works according to the plans
approved under the laws, and we trust il
wall be speedily and economically apnliej
SO as to give our farmers, merchants, and
manufacturers the increased facilities and
benefits.
Blt whilc We rejoice and think all havo
reason to rejoice over these things and
results accomplished by the sale. we are
not satisfied. This is theonly practicable
and economical route for steamship COM
munlcation between the Mississippi river
and the Lakes, and the canals and locks
should be enlarged to n capacity which
will answer the requirements of commer-
cfal uses and enterprises.
The lower and upper rapids of tho
mississippi should also be improved by
canals and locks, and then the whole
Mississippi Valley from New Orleans to
st Paul and the vast territory lying wes.
OF 1t viii pour its commerce through these
waters and the lakes to tue markets orthc
great East
Let the Northwestern States press this
matter upon Congress with all possible
vi@or, and the voice Of the people vii, be,
heard and hecded-Appleton Crescent
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NUMBER TO-.

Of the military in eases Of resistance to.
the law be essentially protected against
unconstitutional Infringement and y;ola.
ton should this expectation unhap;Iv
Isii' Ia winch do not anticipate, then the
powers conferred by the act Of March
1860 establishing the Frecdmen's Rureau :
and hereafter, rs heretofore, can emnIoy
the land and naval forces of the -copptrv
to suppress inSurrection, and to oycrcorae
distractions re the laws
AN EARNEST HOPE.
l return the bill to the Senate, in the
earnest hope that measure involving
questions and interest so important to the
country NJ ! not become a law, unless,
upon deliberate consideration by the peo-
pie it shall receive the sanction of an en-
Iishtencd public Judgment
(Ni2ned) ANDREW JouNsoy
Washington, y c, Feb. 10. 1866.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-03-07
4 PeriIons Ride from Chicago to pIttsburg.
Iprga The rsttsbarr Commercially.

Prom the Tl,tsburE Commercially
4 train on the Pittsburg Fort WAYNE.
and Chicago railroad laden with dressed
hogs which left Chicago on Friday morn
ing Of last week, arrived in this city on
Tuesday evening. Upon opening one of
the cars man was found lying among the
dead animals. lie was in filthy condi-
ton, and was almost dead having eaten
nothing for five days One Of his feet was
frozen, and he was unable to walk or even
stand. lie was taken out Of the car and
properly cared for. When he had recov-
cred sufficiently. ne stated that he was n
discharged soldier and finding himself in
Chicago, without means. and being anxi-
Gus 70 reach New York. he visited the
freight depot for the purpose Of discover
inE what chance there was for passacs
10 New York, lie was told that the cnr
containing the hogs would 60 directly
through in the shortest possible time, and
scizjng an opportunity to slip into the car
unseen, he did so, and had not waited
long until he heard the door showed for
ward and the lock fastened Here he re-
mained for FIVE days and nights withou.
water or provisions. lie gays that he did
not eat any Of the raw pork. as he became
quite sick, and had no stomach for it
The employees Of the Pennsylvania ReiI-
load Company raised handsome purse
for bin, and he was sent free over the
road to Philadelphia.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-03-07
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE,
Accompany Ei- Veto OF ehc EsilI EEs-
IabIIsysing Ihc E1reeGlncn's bureau.

IN oISsEsin@ tlac EfTeeGlnCn'S 8urcau.
To the Senate Of the United States:
I have examined with care the bill which
originated in the Senate, and has been
passed by the tEo Houses of Congress. TO
amend an act entitled Am act to establish
a Bureau for the relief Of freedmen and
refugees and for other purposes"
Having with much regret, come to the
conclusion that it would not be consists
ont with the public welfare to give my ap-
proval to the measure | return the bill to
the Senate, with my objections to its be-
coming 4 law.
No IMMEDIATE NECESSITY FOR THE MEASURE.
might call mind. in advance Of these
objections, that there is no immediate ne
cesssty for the proposed measure. The
act to establish a Bureau for the relief Of
freedmen and refu-eos, which was np7roy-
ed in the month Of March last has not vet
expired. tt was thought stringent and ex-
tensivc enough for the parr0se in view
Before II ceases to have effect, further cx-
perience may assist to guide Us to q wise
conclusion rs 20 the policy to be adopted
in time Of peace.
UNCoNsTITUTIoNAL PROVISIONS.
have. with Congress, the strongest de
sire to secure to freedmen the full enjoy
ment Of thor freedom and their property.
and their entire independence and equal
itv n make contracts ior their labor But
the hill before me contains provisions
which in my opinion, are not warranted
by the Constitution. and arc not well suit
Ell ta accomplish the end in view
NELIrARv -cRTsDIcTIoN.
The bill proposes to establish. hv au-
thoritv Of Congress. military Jurisdiction
over all parts Of the United States contain
ing refugees and freedmen. 1t would, by
is 7-rv nature, apply with most force -
those parts oG the United States in which
the freedmen mostabound, and it itexprcss-
II extends The existing temporary 5uris-
llc5io0 Of tho FrccGmcn,s Bureau. with
greatly enlarged power over those States
in which the ordinary course c judicial
( proceedings has been interrupted hv the
rebellion. The source from which this
military jurisdiction j. TO emanate Is none
her than the President Of the United
States. getting through the War Depart
raant AID tbs Commissioner Of the Freed
mems Bureau The agents 70 carry or
this military Jurisdiction are 70 be select
ea either from the army or from civil life.
The Country ) 70 bealvlaed into districts
and sub-di<tricts, and the number ot sala
ric5 agents to lie employed may he equal
u the number Of counties or parishes IT
all the United States where freedmen and
refugees are TO be found The subjects
over which this military jurisdiction IS Z
extend in every part Of the nited States
include protect ton toall employees, agents
and officers Of tins bureau II the exercIs'
OF the duties imposed upon them by IN
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-03-07

LETTING HIM Dow. Easy. - Young
America IS no respecter Of diznities or
persons. The followingi is a case in point.
and told BY the Hudson Star, of Sam.
Hartman. ct Croix county, Wis
General sam Herman went out in q
regiment from the Badger State a. Cap
tain. Before he left he was promoted to
Colonel, and FOR gallant conduct in the
field, Was breveted Brigadier General -
On his retirement TO civil life he toSa
friend
They let mc down easy. At wash
ington twas General Herrln'an at Mndi--
son it was Colonel Herman ut iindsons
where | orgAnIzed my company, it was,
{" How are you, Captain and when ho
cot r. Somerset where he resides, ever~
/ how 9Th frescocd nose, was shorp- n 2
I, ,fIello sam
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rrstessionalrnd Buaiu-ss Cards not exceelIng siS
Hnss, 10 per year.
Twelve lia-s Souparen type. compact matter,
tk equiv lIcnt space w b- counted square
Essray Notices published four weeks ~ for asinge
anffsaJ and afy cents for each additional animal in
notice.
Isxal Notices - statutsrates.
Special Notices lcafed and having rreceAence of
sriiu.ry edrertsaF~ nts 80 per advance on or
dInary rates
Advertisements not accompanied with direoti0rsTiI
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If it be asked whether the erection Of
such n tribunal within 4 State Is warrants
ed as a measure of war, the question i'm
mediatcly presents itself whether we are
engaged in war. Let US not unnecessarily
disturb the commerce and credit and in
dustry Of the country by declaring to the
American people and the world that the
United States are still in a condition Of
civil war. At present th2re is no part of
our country in which the authority Of the
United States is disputed. Offences that
may be committed by individuals should
not work a forfeiture Of the rights Of whole
communities The country has entered
or is returning to a state Of peace and in
dustry, and the rebellion is in fact at an
end. TIE measure, therefore, seems to be
as inconsistent with the actual condition
Of the country as it is at variance with the
Constitution of the United States.
NO NECESSITY FOR ENLARGEMENT OF THE
BUREAUS POWERS.
IF passing from general considerations.
we examine the hill in detail. it is open to
weightv objections In time ofwarit was
essentially proper that we should provide
for those who werc passing suddenly from
a condition Of bondage to . state Of free
dom. This bin proposes to make the
Freedmcn's Bureau. established by the
act, Of 1865 as one Of many great and ex-
tvaordinary military measures to suppress
Z formidable rebellion.a permanent branch
Of the public administration. with It's POW
ers greatly enlarged. | have no reason to
suppose, and | do not understand II to be
alleged, that the net Of March. 1868. has
proved deficient for the purpose for which
il was passed, although at that time. and
for q considerable period thereafter. the
Government Of tho United States remain =
ed unacknowledged in most of the States
whose inhabitants had been involved in
the rebellion. The institution Of slavery,
/ or the military reduction Of which the
Frcedmen's Bureau was called into exi--
teuce as an auxiliary force, has been al
ready ea'ectuallv and finally abro-ated
throughout the whole country by an
amendment Of the Constitution Of the Uni
ted States, and practically It's eradication
+ has received the assent anl concurrence
: Of most of those States IN which Il Mt a7v
. time bad existed. ] am not therefore
able 20 discern in the country anvthia-- to
+ Justify an ap0rca ension that the rav-ers
and agencies Of the Frcedmeu's Bureau.
! vtich were effective for the protection Of
freedmen and refarecs durin. the actual
continuation Of hostilities and Of African
\ servitude. Viii now, in time Of peace,
and after the abolition Of slavery, prove
Inadequate 70 the same proper ends. III
am correct iu these views. there can be nC
+ necessity for the enlargement Of the POW
ers of the Bureau, for which provision j.
made in the bill
+. sUTroET AXD EDUCATION OF TIE FREEDMEN
The Sd section Of the bill authorizes 9
general unlimited amount 0f support Il
the destitute aud suffering refugees anJ
freedmen. and their wives and children
Succeeding sections make provision 70
the rent or purchase Of landed estates 70
freedmen. and for the erection, for thei
benefit, Of suitable buildings for asylum
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-08-08
: Zarn;essyiillS !CO9;a.ie.' : relates. this

The 'ZanesyJills coa:iisjf"' relates. this
unccdoto Of Sherman = : - :, :,
sInseo,niversa.ion xi.h q number Of oih
Gers al al hia headquarters; in the. fall o'
1861 Tho PIesidontial ! election was
touched upon, when some Of tho number
addressed General Sherman with:
- General who will you vote for p
,. .%, al, shall vote for neither" =. :, ,, q,
."raai Not vote ! That is, very strange.
-" I'm tell, you Why. ".snid tho General;
a I liys, peyers voted abat once, and the then =!
aisftanyhised, ,ayselff:;:,,;5S. = - "a.
Suob looks Of: wonder and, increduslty
=. ihisyprodueed may be imagined, but :
tho. GenSrai; paying 20 attention those- lg
>, 70 !, ! sSsf voted for, 4 Prssideps but
onso cssscIii 80 ny:life, and that was for b bu' .
chanau. .and.I am ~siucc satisfied that
,py person who was d-d fool enough
ind6 fhSt has 6ot: sense enough to az;
s1eiss ike. .sls:soitiys 81 franc cbiss. T disfrans
obissd myself and consequently shall not '
vo,. ni,,e ,aEs,%t =" .f
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Sf1eetsa 2oetrY.
The Stnr-Spnnsled Banner.

friend has looked up. copied nnd handed us for pub.
lIcstlon the follow lux stirring p1Dn. which originally
appeared in the lIurdun lunch uf Ike. 4; lsc0-Eds.
AcInpll. Post.
The. Star-SMnslcd Banner, tlMt blows broad
"..f mud brave, .'.
Ger tho homo Of the free, DER the hut fthc
slave, d"
Whose stars in the face OF no foe Ger turned
'.. pale,
And whose stripes arc for those TINT the stars
dare assail.
Whose folds cvpry year broader and broader
.'" have grown,
Till they shadow both arctic and tropical zone;
From the Sierra Nevada to Florida'S shore,
And like Oliver Twist are still asking for moro.
That banner, whose inhntilc bunting can boast
TO hayc witnessed tho Unions great charter
" cnsrosscd; .
Which at Boston saw Freedoms stout strug-
, -, gle begun. e.. ..s-.n.
And from Washington welcomed its victory
:" - won; = :
For our fathers in rebel defiance It spread,
But to us it wears biothcrly greeting instead;
And concord and pcacc, not lscllona md Mars,
Now support England's Jnck md tue States
Stripes nnd Stars.
Cau it bc, thrrc are parricils hands that
would tear
This Star-Spangled Banner, so broad and so
fair? ... ..-
And if therc be hands would such sacrilego
try,
Is the bunting too weak the attempt to defy?
Al.s! while its woof Freedom wovc in her
loom,
sho paused in her work, and the Ficnd took
..l. her room, 49,. :. .'
And seizing the shuttle that Freedom had lctt,
Threw slavcry's warp across Llbcrty's welt
How tho FOND laughed and lcaped as the swift
-, 80. shuttle flew, 'i-, !"
With its blood.rottcd threads tho fair volt
e running through; 80.
Now cast out tho web: it is hroad, it is long;
rwixt Ficnd's work mud Freedoms let's hope
~ 1t Is strong.
And now, that tho blood-rottcd warp iS laid
-. bare, .... .. e..
The Flag it is praying-thc Flag it may tear !;
'Tis the Ficnd cheers on those who to tear 1t
essay;
For tho work he's had hand in is apt to give
- way. g.. ... O..
Now. Hcarcn guido tho issue; may Freedoms
white hands,
Erc too late, from the Flag pluck tho blood
u.qs :: rotted Strands . :.
And to battle and breeze fling the banner in
That ,.is al % her own fabric in warp and in wO0f
1r this may 4, not bc-if tho moment be nigh
When this banner unrcnt shall no more hout
tho sky ..yt e. =,,T., - q
To make fit division. Of beams and oi bnrs'
Let tho South hayo the, Stripes and tho North
''f'.' have tho stars.
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Sc accomplished bysEs snsrpris. offtes
labor: In,nobtberp portipu of eur coustsy,
MA.th a. 2onth ara khAra. mara in Hifin q

So accomplished by'tEe enterprise offtee
labor In'noStberp portion eur couotsy;
North or South, aIs there more s;ipsitiog
prospects TO labor, enterprise. and eaPl;
tal than, is now, presented 10 the GteAt
Kanawha Valley. Not onfyits 1nllmIted
mineral resources invite atteotton, but
tho best portioa of,the. trado ofthe great
Mississippi Valley may be diverted into
the channel Of tho Ksnawhs BY ordinary
mcaps. To those Who have observed tho
prodigious growtt of that trade, and the
still superior prol1iti6uI It must assume
in tho future, tie qusitions wo afs dis.
icussing Of thii now route 10 tho East
,xill4uos tesa matsss,of speculation, but
tof nscsIsisy TIC ibntess6ow provided
will not accommodate IL; while tho 90.
pcrior advantages offered by this route,
10 the hands Of a'frco and onterprising
people, can not fail to attract Attention:
Tho distance, the eleration, thep freedom
from ice,Y and tho constant supply OF
,oa,er from the mouth Of The Ksuawha,
all present important and available sd-
vantugeS which can not be overlooked. =
1t will be noticed BY the table'of dis:
tances given below, that the distance
from the head Of navigation on the Ka:
nawha to the head Of navigation on the
James River, at Richmond, is 320 miles,
or 36 miles less by land than from Pitts:
burg to Philadelphia: with a saving 10
dista uco by water from Oinein uati-as .
centre-of 200 miles: It 10 also 63 miles
less By fail than tho distance from Par.
kcrsburg to Baltimore, with about tho
samc distance by watcr. a,.' @..,
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Our Mines and . Mineral Re-
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g""cOAL, IRON AND OIL" ,"''''

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By SAMUEL H.nMs DADpOw, Practical Miner AND Engln
ecr Of Mines, and BxSJfMn RASHks, Editor and "
-.... Proprietor Of tho MHfr,s Journal. .i.,;.E.
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Kuuaxha Valley, nnd IS the bcs. advertising medium
In this section Of tho State. -" 10.
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The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-01-04

DLEB-!n his city, yesterday uiercin2r sler nesA
three weeks distressing ilue-=s Mrs. H-IzlsEsh a.
GLssoock, vie Of Z. r Giassocs. Esl. Cnled
S.sies Marshsl, IN the 49ih yesr Of her ase.
Mrs. 6sscocz was native ol BHnisyl lie, Ai'-'
where she Wa educated sad eOHiinced 20 reside
ulai 1874. when shs was untsB IA marriage 10 Mr.
Gaseo.i, snd removed With HIM TO this city. Bere
she spent the remain der q her lie. graduate OF
oae Ct the bet r. male Academies in the South, and
possessing remarkably sFrghtly mind and good
Judgment conbiaed VI h personal charms Of n Oh
order she wss regarded az one of the most pronls-
ing young lad e. o. her day. Catered upon the
threshold Of welded lie. devotediy attached 10 her
hu-bsnd, and loved as tenderly in r-turn, she had
every reason 10 expect happiness, and whilst or
nslnent to so,ie:y, 70 become the Light Of the do
mesiic circle. Her expectations were more than
raaizsL The mother Of family OF seven children
she gave herself up to them with an s.fsction a.
pure IS mother everfelt she withheld no sserihee'
stopped at ho labor, which might minister TO their
comfort and happiness. Thus Home bocame the
centre Ct al her hopes and pleasures. For ihe
o1ter-wg rid she cared but little. The little kingdom
over which she presided with grace and dgsity, and
love furnished Ter all the physical and ment,l ali
me1t she desired. Yet shs had many and warm
f. ends ouisids-lTisnds who respected and loved
her for her kindness Of heart, a8tJhs sraces VII Oh
formed her character. She ws= an ahectiOnste, con
4 ling wife, devoted, thoughtful niugen mott
er; sister, ever awe 70 the ties Of relationship
daughter, never frgelul Of a daughters h,ly du-
ties. Her loss viii be severely felt, and deep y
mourneJ. Sad, indeed, it viii be 20 the household,
ON which the rude hand Of death has lorn her
There is no earthly bsm can give the stricken ones
cOnsolstion. The hand Of Providence alone can
heal their Woe8- A chm stsI's experience assured
her OF immor Al hsppiness. They can rei-in her
in the home Of the redeemed.
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oninion. or GenernI rhomns.


Ia the following extract from a re-
cent order by Gen. Thomas, restoring
Inc privilege Of public worship in the
Protestant Episcopal Churches of Ala
bama, We have his opinion respecting
the temper Of the people Of that State;
las it Is, however, manifest that 50 far
if1nl entertaining the same political views
Sc Bishop Wilmer, the people Of Alabama
are honest endeavOrlugtO restore the civil
authority n that Stete, ia conformity with
the requirements Of the Constitution Of the
United Stsfes, anf 10 repud ate their acts OF
hostility during the past four years, and
have u1cupted with loyal and becoming
rpirit the lEaEnanimous terms offered them
~ the President. therefore the restrictions
heretofore impostd uTOn the Episcopal
..erry OF Alabama are hereby removed
This comedies with the views of Gen
Grant, as expressed in his report to the
President touching his trip through q
number Of the Southern States Mill
tary men, who fought the rebellion to
some purpose, and who have no ends
% accomplish 10 build up party or sec
uon, are more liberal than the politicO-
Ehoulder-straps, and psrtisans, who look
st things in the late rebeilious States
through glass eyes" Il has not been
Long since Gen. Thomas paid visit TO
Alabama, snd he knows whereof he
speaks. No one will accuse him Of an
.,pdue desire. OF any desire whatever,
10 placate the late rebels Of Alabama.
lie has less disposition, probably, TO do
that than any OF our lighting generals,
none Of whom had q more stern and
,nveterato repugnance TO treason and
traitors.