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tUTE A. TAYLOR, Publisher- >
VOL. VJ
Jlrfscott Jwital.
The union of lakes—the union of lands—
Ihe union of States none can sever—
Thv union of hearts—the union of hands—
\niit'<c Gaff our Union forever.-J/orrf«.
local and miscellaneous.
Prescott. Wisconsin- Sept 11, 1861-
For Litt of Banks, Market Report and
Lattfl Xen, see Fourth page.
Republican State Convention.
X Republican State Convention will be
held at the Capitol, in the city of Madison, at
12 o’clock, M..on Wednesday, the 29th day of
.Septembernext for the purpose of nominating
candidates for State officers.
Each Assembly District, under the new ap
portionment, will be entitled to two delegates
in the Convention.
The Committee recommend that the prima
ry meetings for the selection of delegates be
!Jd on or before the 14th day of September,
and that the District Committees issue early
calls for such meetings, that the people may
he thoroughly notified, and choose delegates
who fairly reflect their wishes.
HORACE RUBLEE,
Chairman Republican State Com.
Madison, August 12,1861.
Senatorial Convention.
The undersigned, members of the Republi
can and Democratic committees for the 28th
Senatorial District, under the old apport'on
ment. believing that all other political issues
should be postponed till the issue of Govern
ment or No Government is decided by the
contest in which the Nation is engaged, and
it being their duty to take some action in ref
erence to the nomination of State Senator,they
request the legal voters in the new District,
composed of the counties of Pierce, St. Croix,
Folk, Burnett, Douglas, La Pointe and Ash
land, to lay aside all partisan feelings, and
unite for the nomination and election of a
State Senator upon the single issue of fitness
£.r the office anil fidelity to the National Gov
ernment.
To this end the undersigned hereby call a
convention for the nomination of State Sena
tor, to be held at Hudson, on Wednesday, the
'.hhday of October next, to be composed of
the following number of delegates from each
•■rgtiiized county, apportioned upon the total
orfe polled therein at the last Presidential elec
tion.
Pierce County 6. Douglas County 2
St. Croix “ 7 La Pointe “ 2
Polk " 3 Ashland “ 2
DANIEL MEARS, JAm. Dem. Co.
JAMES Ik GBAY, •• Rep. ••
OLIVER GIBB Jr., •• Rep. •'
Prescott, August 24, 1861.
Note. —The above are all the committee
t < n residing in the District under the new ap
portionment. with the exception of I. I. Fos
if.k, dem, who declines to sign tire call.
Republican Assembly Dis t Convention
A Republican Assembly District Conven
■ion, composed of the counties of Pierce and
St. Croix, will be held at the village of River
Falls at 12 m. on Tuesday, 17th day of Sep
'tmber, for the purpose of choosing two Dele
ates to represent this Assembly District in
■jx- Republican State Convention to be held at
the Capitol, in the city of Madison, on Wed
vwsday.the 29th day of September ; and to
transact sack other business as is usual at such
Convention.
Each county will be entitled to six delegates.
H. A. Fabnhan, 1 , vi w * z< _
bAM. HarbimaxJ A “ cmbl y Dlbt - Gom -
Republican County Convention.
A Republican County Convention will be
held at the County Seat in Perry, on Satur
day, Oct. 14th, at 12 o’clock m. for the pur
posed rlccting six Delegates to attend the As
sembly District Convention, to be holden at
River Falls on Tuesday, October 17th, and
for the purpose of transaction of such other
business as may come before the Convention.
Each town and ward will be entitled to the
following number of Delegates, based on the
total vote of each town ;
Prescott—lst Ward, 3 River Falls, 6
- 2d Ward, 5 Glifton, 3
•'ak Grove, 2 Trimbelle, 3
’’•rtel, 3 Diamond Bluff, 2
Trenton, 1 Isabel. 1
h*tland, 1 p. Valley, 3
?e "y. x 1 El Paso, 1
Lvtb A. T av lob, )
GP. Barnard, > Go. Committee
. r ranklin Otis, )
Prescott, Oct. 3d, 1861.
Republican Caucus, «2<l Ward
The Republicans of the Second Ward of this
city, are requested to meet in caucus on Thurs
day eve, September 12. at the Council Rooms,
tor the purpose of electing five delegates to
attend a County Convention, to he held at the
t-ounty Seat September 14th.
C. P. BARNARD, ? ol , v . „
GEO. M. OAKLEY, i " ard C,>Tn *
m
Ist Ward Caucus.
A Republican Caucus will be held at the
Journal Office, in the Ist Ward of the Citv of
Oescott, on Thursday evening next, at 7
« clock, to elect three Delegates to tt>e Gounty
invention at Conuty Seat on I4th inst.
By order of Committee,
Our Platform.
T'wish solemnly to declare before you and
yp r ld that lam for this Union without
° r, litions. one and indivisible, now and forever.
rf7 fOr preservation at any and every cost
' Mood and treasure against all its assailants.
know no neutrality between my country and
1 foes, whether they be foreign or domestic ;
neutrality between that glorious flag' which
floats over us and the ingrates and trai
« who would trample it in the dust. Mv
*7“ for victory, complete, enduring and
? mg to thc artuieß of th, ‘ Republic
w.. n eneraieß - 1 against any and
iry Compromise that may be Proposed to
Made under the Guns of the Rebels, *
.* ,* The arbitrament of
oi'th d )fT " ’ lefiantl y thrust into the
is b Yv erjun< ‘ ft t and country, and there
no honorable escape from i\.-Joseph Holt.
A WAR PARTY.
If is frequently safer to trust to the
heart than to the head—to generous im
pulse rather than to colder considerations.
When Sumpter fell, the voice of the
whole people, like tliat of one man, pro
c’aimcd that henceforth, until this rebel
lion was crushed, party lines must be ob
literated. Demociats and Republicans
were to be unknown and all who'loved the
Government and revered its flag, were to
unite in one grand, patriotic party for a
vigorous prosecution of the war
But in this State this anticipation Las
not been realized. It is for the strong to
be generous, and therefore the Republi
can party, being in the ascendancy,
should have been the first to propose a
union of all patriotic men, on a common
patriotic platform. It is no excuse to
say that the Dem. Central Committee
would probably have rejected such an
offer; it was duo to the feelings of the
people that it should be made.
But we arc told that the Republican
State Convention can put out a platform
broad and patriotic enough for all. Very
true, but if it is called Republican, and
the ticket is named a Republican ticket,
loyal Democrats cannot vote it without
joining the Republican party and in
a measure endorsing its past action, and
this we do not wish to ask them to do.
There is a large class of Democrats whose
viewsand feelings are expressed by Mai.
Carpenter’s speech. With these men
we want no antagonism. They are as
loyal to the Government, as jealous of its
honor, as ready in its defence as any Re
publicans, and fur decency’s sake, let us
give them an opportunity to vote for a
loyal ticket, with some show of success,
without obliging them to join the Repub
lican party.
1 here are just two real parties at pre
sent; a party who arc in favor of a vigor
ous prosecution of this war till the rebel
lion is utterly crushed out, and a party
of timid, fearful, temporizing, “Good
Lord, Good Devil” fellows who want
peace any way, no matter at what sacri
fice of National honor and future safety.
Now let us divide on the one, only is
sue. Let us have a “War Ticket” and a
“War Party,” whose platform shall be
simply “The War, and the Men and
Means to maintain it.” On such a plat
form Democrat and Republican can stand
together, with no surrender of principle,
and the strength of loyal men will not bo
paralyzed by a contest against each oth
er. It has been discovered recently by
prominent Republican papers that such
a union is impracticable, but the people
demand and patriotism requires that it
be fairly tried.
What thc Republicans of
Pierce Co. Want.
We car. tell in a word, —they want
the Republican State Convention to ad
journ without making nominations, and
then have a Convention called anl a tick
et nominated composed of men from both
parties, whose ability, integrity and loy
alty are unquestioned, for which they
will vote. In short they want to vote as
patriots, not as partisans—as Americans,
not as Republicans. Pierce Co. has done
some service in the Republican party.—
Her Republicanism is of the kind which
is based on conviction, and defended
with honest purpose, but those who have
been sturdiest in its maintentance, are
not most desirous to bring about the
union indicated.
The sterotyped objection to such a tick
et is, that it will necessarily be composed
of the worst men of thc two parties. —
This is mere assumption. Why it is not
as easy to nominate good men in a un
ion convention, as in any other, we have
yet to learn.
The Red-Eye of Battle—Corn Whis
key.
A wind that does’nt blow thia year—
The Southern Trade Wind.
Motto of the Rebel Privateers-A thing
of booty is a joy forever.
Men of some vocations are usually un
der-sized. The strapping fellows in com
munity are the schoolmasters.
A wit once asked a peasant what part
he performed in thi great drama of life.
I mind my own businecs, was the reply.
Much of this world’s wisdom is acquir
ed by consulting the oracular dead.
It must be true that the virtues of
mothers, as well is the sins of fathers,
shall occasionally be visited upon the
children.
An affecting sight—To see a young
man swapping kfsss with a pretty girl.
PRESCOTT, PIERCE CO., WISCONSIN, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 11, 1861.
HON. g. GIBSON.
Hon. Moses S. Gibson, of Hudson,
will bo a candidate for nomination for
Bank Comptroller this fall. It is unnec
essary for us to urge his claims, as hs is
well and widely known in the State.—
Two years ago, his claims to and fitness
for the office, were conceded by the Re
publican State Convention, but the de
feat of Carl Schurz for the nomination
for Governor, and the necessity of giving
to foreign born voters a good representa
tion on the ticket, beat him.
Mr. Gibson’s ability and integrity aie
unquestioned, and he is peculiarly fitted
for the position we have named.
The Northwest has heretofore been
nearly ignored iu our State politic?, nev
er having had a representation on a State
ticket. We have now attained to an im
portance in wealth and population which
demands a recognition, and we are for
tunate in having a candidate whoso fit
ness is conceded by all.
The Northwest will labor for his nom
ination, and wc hope with success.
Bank Coinptrollcr--llon. M.
fit. Gibson.
In the present distracted condition of
our State currency—when so many banks
are closing up their business, it
is especially desirable that wo Lave a
Bank Comptroller whose integrity of
character and business qualifications and
experience fit him for the faithful dis
charge of the duties of that office. As
such a man, wc are pleased to suggest
the name of tlio Hon. Moses S. Gibson,
of this city. Mr. Gibson has been for
years prominent in our State politics; ho
has served several terms in the Legisla
ture, was a delegate to the Republican
National Convention which nominated
Abraham Lincoln, and is widely known
throughout the State as an active lead
ing republican. His business qualifica
tions are of the first order, with a large
experience, having been in the Land Of
fice here four years, and having boon
long engaged in banking. All who are
acquainted with the action of the Repub
lican State Convention two years ago,
know that Mr. Gibson would have been
nominated for Bank Comptroller at that
time, had he not been compelled to give
way to Van Steenwyk in order to have a
German representation < n the t eket.
Wo present the name of M. S. Gibsun
both because we believe he will prove
“the right man in the right place,” and
because this section of the State is entitl
ed to, and will demand of the Conven
tion a nomination. Heretofore the men
whom we have presented have given way
to those less entitled to the places, but
now the Northwest claims a nomination
and is unanimous in favor of Mr. Gibson
for Bank Comptroller. — Hudson City
Times.
- --
OUT OF THE WAY.
Ah, how happy we might have been—
Archy and I, in the golden west—
Only twenty years old, and a chin
Just as brown as a robin’s breast.
All the girls in the village knew
My love, and are lightly whispering,
“After all, he was all untrue.
And her heart is broken—poor silly thing]"
O if I dared to speak the truth
And say ; in spite of each lifted brow.
With all the strength of his manly youth,
Archy loved me, and loves me now J”
But I may not even speak throug’i prayer—
Custom —the sanction oi all the j>ast.
Shut me in the exhausted air
That slowly kills, though it kills at last.
The bird hasher season to build and sing—
The rose her time to be sweet and red :
But I, in the flush and flower o’ my spring—
I, the living, must be as the dead.
And am I less than the birds and flowers
That have no famishing need within?
To hold in reverence all the powers
That God has given me—this is my sin.
And am 1 living the life He mearit ?
Where mothers are smiling and children
gay—
No little hand within mine—content
To sit in the cornel’ out of the way.
—Alice Cahy.
Ed. Journal; —In the selected mat
ter in tbr Transcript of Aug. 31, is an
article entitled “Grumbling Soldiers:”the
substance of which is, that every soldier
who complains of his treatment or faro
is a mean fellow and should bo treated
accordingly.
Probably if th is great patriot who com
plains of grumblers, was obliged to shoul
der his musket and knapsack and be sub
jected to the swindling practiced upon
many of the soldiers, ho would find it
pleasant to have his complaints answered
with a sneer.
I cannot refrain from calling such a
man a traitor, for he might as well take
up arms against the Government as to
discourage men from going to fight for
its preservation.
i A Volunteer.
Prescott, Sept. 9, 1861.
■
“Miss Kate,” said a young man to a
fair damsel, “do you think clams are
healthy I”
“Yes sir,” was the response, “I nev
er saw one in my life that was out of
health.
"LET ALL THE ENDS THOU AIM ST AT BE THY COUNTRY'S, THY GOD’S AND TRUTH’S.”
Review of Gen. King’s Brig
ade.—The following is an extract from
King’s Brigade :
“ At 10 o’clock, Gen. McClellan, with
his staff, rode upon the field. He was
received by Gen. King in a gallant man
ner. The young Major General then
passed along the lines and carefully re
viewed each regiment and each company
—nut a man escaped his steady eye.—
His countenance indicated that he was
fully satisfied; indeed, he seemed to say,
“ with such men I can crush out trea
son.” The brigade marched in review by
companies. The sth Wisconsin Volun
teers occupied the right of the Brigade
and the 6th Regiment the center. As
our men passed you could hear the Gen
eral and members of his staff say, “no
ble men,” “good marching,” “ well dis
ciplined,” and other like expressions
When the review was over, Gen. McClel
lan complimented Gen. King and bis
Brigade in the higheel terms. He said,
“ the men appeared like veterans.”
— ••• a—
Enjoying Life, —“I must pity
that young man, who, with a little finery
of dress and recklessness of manner with
his coarse passions all daguerreotyped up
on his face, goes whooping through the
streets, driving an animal much nobler in
its conduct th: n himself, and who swag
gers into some haunt of shame, and calls
it ‘Enjoying Life!’ He thinks he is as
tonishing the work! and he is astoishing
the thinking part of it, who are astonish
ed at himself. For, look at that com
pound of flash and impudence, and say,
if on this earth there is anything more
pitiable! He know anything of the true
joy us life? As well say that the beauty
and immensity of the univereo were all
inclosed in the field where theproigal lay
among the husks and swine.”
The St. Croix Rifles.—This company is
now wry nearly full, and will probably be
accepted for the Bth Regiment. In the get
ting up of this company. Capt. Samuel,
Lieut, Vincbnt and others, have shown a de
gree of perseverance which entitles them to
great praise. Capt. Samel is one of the ol
dest settlers in the St. Croix Valley, having
been here about twenty years, much of the
time in the capacity of no Indian trader.—
The Indians have great confidence in him, and
early in the spring he tendered the services of
a battailion to Gov. Randall, but they were
not accepted,
Capt- eamnel has had many obsiavUa to
overcome in raising this company, but he has
freeh devoted time, labor and money to the
work, and is rewarded by now having a splen
did company. St. Croix has done nobly for
this company. Many ot the liest and most
reliable men who have yet enlisted, have come
from St. Croix, and without their help the
company could hardly have been filled. We
congratulate those who have labored so nobly
on their success and the sympathies and hopes
of us who still remain, go with them to the
wars. The following is alst of the names ot
the members of the company :
MAURICE M. SAMUEL— Capt.
W. J. VINCENT—Ist Lieut,
P. V. WlSE— 2nd Lieut.
Privates.
E Wnrendorp, L O Marshall,
T B Pickett, A J Jones,
J Mitchell, T O’Connor,
E II Hoover, P O'Connor,
J Crowley, E S Clark,
M J Beier, L B Bickford,
A Oleson, J Hebert,
G W Gore, J A Hunter,
R V Pratt, L Carter,
I N Nichols, J B Follensbee,
R Lovell, G W. Babcock,
A Pollard, W Beaver,
J S Durham, A Babcock,
J Dolin, A Houston,
G W Truman, J Phillip
Simon Lillis, J G White,
W Moody, G Carson,
N Hooker, L B Richcrd,
D P Hewett, D C Burr,
S Sweasy, C Fable,
G W Wing, A Jones,
D H Turner, J Wyatt,
J Gilroy, P Hudson,
C Manscrgh, M W Coe,
J D Putnam, J Bryant,
S W Button, H Kaylor,
E L Johnson, G Malonny,
J F Lenfest, H Wilson,
G W Forman, S Babcock,
P H Van Meter. A H Cooper,
H Cowles, J S Parmeter,
J Lapham, JB Peabody,
E Moore, N Anderson,
H Bennett, S Jackson,
W Wilkinson, S C Williams,
H J Bennett, M L Davis,
John Williams.
The Right Blood. —There is some of the
old historic bluod in the St. Croix Rifles now
in camp here. John D. Putnam, a private in
the ranks, is a lineal descendant of Gen. Isra
el Putnam—-the “ Old Pvt” of revolutionary
tame. He is a great-great-grandson of the
oid patriot. Mr. Putnam owns one of the
finest farms in the Valley, and could illy af
ford to leave his business, but the “ spirit of
’76” was stronger than the claims of business
und he is in the ranks. t*hus again is
« Freedom’s battle, once begun,
Bequeathed from bleeding sire to son.”
Artillery Company.—The Artillery Com
pany here is fast filing «P- Capt. Hillier is
now at Madison on business oi the company.
But forty members are required and nearly
thirty have now joined. Success to the light
Artillery.
Hotel Wanted. —Local items are scarce
this week, and whenever this is the case, we
intend to devote a short article to the discus
sion of the necessity of a new, large Hotel in
this place. But there cannot be any discus
sion, as there is but one side to the question—
the necessity of such a hotel being admitted
by all, but that necessity is not felt and appre
ciated. We never saw a town for which man
has done so little as for this. AH our rival
places have had mil'.s of sidewalk for years,
and we are just lieginning to build a little.—
There is probably no spot of ground between
La Cr<»sse and «St, Paul over which there is as
much travel as on the street between Broad
and Levee streets ; and yet all that travel has
to plod through sand or inud.
But the town suffers more for the want of a
large, commodious Hotel, than from any other
cause. More travelers stop here than at any
other point on the Upper Mississippi, but it is
because they are obliged to ; and they gener
allv get away as soon as possible, for the rea
son there is no good hotel to stop at. Even
Pt. Douglas lias a hotel which is far better
than ours.
Long use has so accustomed our citizens to
the present poor hotel arrangements, that they
do not realize how miserable they are, but we
almost daily come in contact with strangel’s
whose remarks on this feature of our place are
anything but flattering. The fault is not in
our landlords, but it is that there is no hotel
building adequate to the necessities of the
p ace. We are sure that if those most intel es
ted in the prosperity of the city saw the real
imjxntance of this matter, there would soon
be a hotel built here, which would not only be
a good investment in itself, but contribute
largely to the good reputation and prosperity
of the place. “ God made tlie country,” but
He never builds up towns, and great natural
advantages amount to nothing, unless backed
up by clear-sighted business, energy and en
terprise.
Post Office Notice.—ln accordance with
instructions received from the Post Office De-’
partment, all pel sons having Government En
velopes iu their possecsion are requested to
change them at this ofl’ce, within six days
from the date hereof, as they will not be re
ceived after that time in payment of postage.
Prescott, Septemlier 10th, 1861.
(). T. MAXSON, P. 11.
J. A. Wahnek, who lias been for two
years a compositor in the Jot'RNAL office, lias
volunteered in the Light Artillety Company
here. We kindly advised him to keep on
•* distributing leaded mattei” down South,
“»«I if possible, kno.’k the enemy’s “columns
into pi,” and he assured us he would do it if
his own “ form did not get squabbled.”
The County Fair. — Wc cannot
forbear to again urge our rentiers to pre
pare for the coining County Fair. Oth
| er matters arc attracting public attention,
but let each ono contribute a little and
the result will be a success. Let us have
a Fair worthy of the reputation wo have
already attained.
Items. — Tho water in the river is
rising very fast.
—Rev. N. McLeod has gone to Mad
ison ou military business.
The Indians are selling cranberries
fur one dollar a bushel.
—The Daily Conservcr is changed
to an evening paper.
—P. 11. Van Meter, who has been
engaged in the Hudson City Times office
from the first publication of that paper,
is in the ranks of the St. Croix Rifles.
—W. Beaver, of Rush River iu St.
Ccoix Co., well known to many of our
readers, is wi tho ranks of the St. Croix
Rifles. He is nearly fifty years old, but
says that if any one in the company can
jump higher, march further, or shoot
straighter than he, ho is willing to bo
called too old to volunteer.
—We have been having an old-fash
ioned equinoctial storm for a few days
past.
—Tho Chippewa Valley Union is the
title of a new paper just started at Chip
pewa Falls, by A. K. Gregg, Jr.
—Tho soldiers now have their letters
delivered to them at their several encamp
ments. Tho letters addressed so the diff
erent regiments are placed in packages,
and delivered by responsible parties.
—Wo have received a private Jotter
from B. N. Meeds, in which he says that
but two Prescott papers have reached
tho company since they left Madison,—
Probably the mail arrangements will be
bettor in the future, but St is of no uso to
send papers which aro not prepaid.—•
Every letter we receive from -camp says
“send papers.”
There is no war nows es impor
tance this week.
Now wheat is cowing in quite fast.
Price, 50 to 53 cents.
The La Crosse line of boats are
taking Wisconsin currency. '
New Boat.— The steamer La
Crosse, John Cochrane, Captain, form
erly of the steamer Milwaukee, will
make regular trips with his boat from
Prairie du Chien to St. Paul and Still
water.
Capt. Cochrane is an old experienced
Steamboatman and has been a favorite
officer on tho river for a number of years.
The steamer La Crosse is a good pass
enger and freight boat and no doubt the
popularity of the Captain will secure,
him a favorable portion of the patronage
on the river.
It is said that a “little nonsense now
mid then,” is relished by the best of people,
so we print the following :
“ Every schoolboy knows that a kite would
not fly unless it had a string tying it down.
It is just so in life. The man whois tied
down by half a dozen blooming responsibili
ties and" their mother, will make a higla-r and
stronger flight than the bachelor who, having
nothing i o keep him steady, is always floun
dering in the mud. If you want to ascend in
the world, tie yourself to somebody.”
Dissolve the Union ! Curse the thought,
The lip that breathed, the hand tl.at penned
it;
Our country never can be bought,
Nor conquered, while we can defend it.
As braves the storm the mountain’s rock,
As cleaves the cloud the eagle’s pinions.
We’ll meet disunion’s battle shock,
And triumph o’er disunion’s minions.
Waiting.—lt will be well if the pub
lic ever learns tho truth of tho following
words from Mr. Pnrton’s Life of Jack-
son:
“The chief employment of a soldiers
life is waiting. He waits half a life time
for the breaking out of the war. Ho
waits for mouths after the campaign
opens, for to day to arrive which decides
its fate and his own. Through the long
hours of the dav us battle, lie waits, com
prehending nothing of the burly burly
around him till it comes his turn to be
shot. Ho is a man whose lite time’s
work is done in a few t ifliug hours or
minutes, and the rest of his life is a wait
ing for those bouts or minutes to come
round.
Jenks. —Jenks has got back. He
says when ho was in St, Louis, about
every man he met camo up to him and
said inquiringly: “You fight mit Sigel?”
“Yes.” “Don you come and drink swi
glass beer mit me.” He seldom refused.
XE W AnVERTISMMEXTSr
FARE KEDUGEI >
BY THE
Wisconsin Stage Company.
STAGES leave Hudson for Prescott Daily,
(Sundays excepted.) in the morning in
tinue to connect witn boats going South.
Leave Prescott for Hudson, on the arival of
the Boats from the South. Fare—One Dol
lar, (each way.)
J IE AAA E L E R J
L. E. TEALE,
HAVING had an extenssve practice ia
the Glock, Watch and
Jewelry Business!
Would respectfully announce to the citizens of
Prescott and the public generally, that he is
now permanently situated at 1(. (>. Gumbey’s
old stand, where be will always be found rea
dy to Repair or Glean Wathes, Glocks, Jewel
ry, etc., etc. Also,
Cutting Stones- Setting of Diamonds.
Making Rings, and anything in his line.—
All work warranted.
Prescott, September 4th, 1861. 19 yl
ll oO K HER K!
SEE -1 D VERTISEMENT OF
George’s Livery Stable.
GOOD HORSES,
FINE CARRIAGES,
CAREFUL DRIVERS.
I have good stock, and can give satisfaction
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Prescott, August 29, 1861. 17tf
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Section 2, Town 26 Range 16.
OLIVER GIBBS, Jr.
Prescott, August 12, 1861. nl6w4
HRESOLUTION .
Resolved, By the Common Ceiuicil of the
City of Prescott, tliat Sidewalk shall be built,
on the established grade, on both sith-s of Or
ange Street, from Broad to Dakota Street, to
be eight feet wide, and of plank one and one
half inches thick, substantially built, to the
satisfaction of the Street Commissioners.
Notice is hereby given to all persons own
ing lots on Orange Street, between Broad and
Dakota Street, that they will have sixty days
from the publication of this notice to build
the sidewalks. If not built at the expiration
of that time, they will be built by the city, as
provided in Sec. 5, Ohan. '6 City Charter.
J. M. WHIPPIE. Mayor.
W. T. Hatch, City Clerk.
S. M. DAVIS,
Physician and Surgfon ; Office at his resi
dence, on Second Street.
River Falls, May 4,1861. nllf
{ TERMS: 82,00 per Annum-
I NO. 20.
Oamp Correspondence.
Camp Kalorama, near Washington, )
D. C., September 2d, 1861. )
Friend Lute :—Last Tuesday, tho
27th ult. General King's Brigade was
reviewed by Majoi General McClellan, on
tho extensive parade ground on the East
ot our encampment. It was truly a ve; v
brilliant afiair. The 14th and 15th
Massachsetts regiments had been trnrn
ferred and the 79ih New \ork and a
Pennsylvania regiment put in their pl>
ces. The 2d Now A ork tire
who are encamped close to us, were ) ■ •
viewed at the same time. The slli and
6th Wisconsin and I'Jth Indiana worn
the other regiments. We forintd at 9
o’clock a. m. in throe lines, Iu the fir.-t
line were the sth Wisconsin and Penn
sylvania regimen’s. In ihe second were
the 79tb Rew York ai.d 19tb Indiana.
The 6th Wisconsin and 2d Fire Zouaves
formed the. 3d line. At about ten o’clock
the Major General rode up the road from
the direction of the city, lie was mount
ed on a splendid bay horse and accom
panied by Colonel Van \ leet, Captain
Marey and other aids. A squad of Cav
alry followed a short distance behind. —
Ac took bis position about a hundred pa
ces in front of the lines, when immedi
ately the ranks were opened by com
mand of the Brigadier General. Tho
Major General then approached, and
when within sixty paces of the front line,
was saluted hv the whole Brigades com
ing to present arms and the music play
ing. We had no Artillery, and there
fore could not fire the accustomed thir
teen rounds. The whole suite then rode
down the front of each line from right to
left, jmssing around the left and return
ing to the right by the rear. When they
1 approached the third line the Major Gen
-1 oral called the attention of his aids to tho
straightness and beauty of the line of
our regiment, and upon arriving at the
left of it instead of passing immediately
to the rear, rode up between die ranks,
taking a musket hero and there from the
privates and examining it and speaking
kindly to the men. When through he
proceeded to where the Colonel stood,
before thc centre of the Regiment, and
told him that his men had kept their
muskets in the beat order of any Regi
ment in the service having the same kind
of urms ; that th >y deserved better arms
and should have them; and furthermore,
he wished him to tell the boys what he
had said. May bo you think several
rounds of lusty cheers didn’t go up for
Gen. McClellan when the Colonel formed
the Battalhon in close column after re
turning into camp and informed thc boys
what thc General had said ? If you do
then you yet have much to ham of sol
dier life and character. On Friday the
Coluouel took his requisition for the
promised arms and proceeded to t-c Ar
senal to lune it filled. Whom should
he meet there but General McClellan,
giving orders to the military store keep
er to furbish the 6th Wisconsin with
♦ho best Rilled Musket in the service
Accordingly, on Saturday, the 31st tilt.,
eleven hundred Belgian Rilled Muskets,
from the other side of the Big Drink,
were sent into camp, and oext day the
old altered 11 nt locks were delivered up
and the new muskets distributed among
the companies. Te grey uniforms fur
nished us by the State of Wisconsin will
soon be laid aside and replaced by the
regular blue coat and pants of the LT. S«
Army. Those who were at the Bu'l a
Run fight say the rebel soldiery are
dressed in grey, and that it is not desira
ble on the battle field to look like tins
enemv. The 2d Wisconsin are now at
tached to General Kings Brigade, and
are encamped close to the 6th. 'I hey
suy tl at in the fight they were taken
several times for rebels, ami actually fired
into by the Union forces, hence the ne
cessity for the bine suits.
Captain Dill’s company k m good con
dition. Private Malerv is still unwell.—
Sergeants Ellis and Converse are lioth
confined to their bods at |nesent, but are
not serlouslv ill. They are in good spir
its and anxious for a fight. I cannot re
frain just hero from giving a remark 1
heard Rev. Mr. Knapp of the Govein
ment Military Sanitary Commission
make. He has visited all the <umpa
around Washington, and it is his dutv
to make reports of the cleanliness and
general sanitary arrangements of them.
He was asked by Mr. Bates what Regi
ments Lo should take Win. 11. Russci to
visit, as Mr. Russel desired to visit some,
and says he, “ I told him to take him to
Massachusetts Ist and Wisconsin Sth.
Yours truly,
Clermont.
Narrow Escape of a Wisconsin
Captain. —Capt. Strong, of the Wis.
2d, had a narrw escape tin's morning,
while on picket duty, on the Virginia
side of the river, opposite the Chain
Bridge, being in advance of his men. —
He was taken prisoner by six secessionists,
composed of four infantry and two cav
alry. After taking him a short distance
to the rear they demanded his pistols;
he drew a revolver and shot two of his
captors. Then putting to his horse
started for camp. The remainder of the
party died upon him, one ball passing
through his canteen, another through his
coat, grazing his skin, and a third thro’
his left cheek, passing oat of his mouth.
He made his escape, and is in camp this
afternoon, ready again to enter upon bi«
duty. Capt Strong fought bravely at
Bull Run.