Grand Traverse Herald, May 29, 1863

Grand Traverse Herald, May 29, 1863

American newspapers--Michigan.

Grand Traverse County (Mich.)

Traverse City (Mich.)

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Bates, Morgan (1806-1874)

1863-05-29

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Grand Traverse County, Michigan

GRAND TRAVERSE EERALl).
T R A V E R S E C I T Y , M I C H . F R I D A Y , M A Y 29,1803.

VOL. V.

The

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TraT*r*oClty, Grand T r a w s e C o n n t y , Michigan

(V)ial in t h i s within my being
Ticking, ticking evermore.
Like the f o u n d of fairy footfalls.
Dropping on some distant shore ?
I can bear i t in the midnight.
Hear it in the busy day,
Hear its clear awl measured number*
Wbereaoc'er 1 chance to atray.

MOROAN* BATES,
BltfTOB ABB rBOrBIBTOB.

T K K M S .
O n * Dollar a n d F i f t y C e n t ® , P a y a b l e lnva* l A ? & ™ B « m ™ £ r t « a f o r O M Dollar p e r s q u a r e (ten
l i n i s V f o r t h e flrat Insertion, *nd tweoty.flva cent* for Btch
• a t a f t q a e n t I n s e r t i o n . Yearly A d ; e r t l M » e n i * - 4 l O f o r one
s q u a r e ; $ J 0 f o r t h r « e *qa*r**; *30 tor b * I f * column * »nd
150 f o r o n e coloran. L e g a l advertisement* at t h e rate* pres c r i b e d by 1** ; fifty cent* p e r folio *f 100 word*. fo< the
flr*t!n»ertion,
and twenty-Are centa 0>r each * u b 8 e q n e n t E v e r y figure c o u n t s a word. F i g u r e work w i t h o u t rules, 60
n a r c e n t a d d e d . Rule a n d Agar* work, donble price.
A l l l e g a l a d v e r t i s e m e n t s t o be paid for ttrietly in a d v a n c e .

On that myatic little dial
There use d e a r and telling lines.
Over which the sunlight glitters.
And the passing hour defines.
Quicker, quicker it is beating.
Swifter move tli»se mystic hands.
With their lean auil spectral lingers
Pointing to the shadowy lands.

ill M iflik Priibg Hull; ud Iifrfitwsll b?«'•
08i!!D STATES USDOTWa WTBSl cm, IIS.
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNT* OFFICERS.
J o J t o o f P r o b a t e — C U R T I S F O W L E R , M.pl.lon
Sheriff
E . F . D A M E , Trarerac Cltj,
County Treaanrer.....MORGAN BATMjif*'-®''/1
County Clerk-.... — J A M E S P. B B A J D i
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Reglater ol Deed*
JAMES P. BRAND'
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Proa. Attorney........C. H . MARSH,
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Circuit Court Com.--C. H . M A R S H ,
Cofbners—.....
L . R . S M I T H , - Elk R**lds.
R O B E R T L E E , CentreillU.

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But tlia day of life is iraoilig.
boon Its shadon* nill decline,
And within my spirits dwelling
Cease the little myatic chime.
Dust o'er all its m o t i o n s failing,
Mather* dourer duy by dav.
Voice*, f r o m the future calling.
Seem t o Mckon me awa>.

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Thrilling taic« this clock i* telling.
As the days and hours recede.
Noting every thought and action.
Yet wo give it little bced:
S o m e t i m e , wr may benr it ilnging,
Loud a n d clear the pausing hour,
Sending through tlie soul's deep chamber
Tones of deep m ) s t e r i o u s power,
Vet we fold our a r m s a n d listen
To a thousand stanger Bounds,
Where the Life-Clock, all gnlu-edcd.
Plods its tireless. loU-uin round*.

MORGAN BATES.
REUBEN GOODRICH.

Register
Receiver

Life-Clock.

" Sojourner Truth.''

O. H . M A R S H ,

j W h a t t h i s dev call i t ! "
••Intellect.'' whispered
one near. •• b a t " s it. honey. W h a t ' s d a t g o t t o d o
j with woman's r i g h t s or luggers' r i g h t s ?
If m y c u p
j wont bold b u t a pint and y o n r u holds a q u a r t , w o u l d n t
l y e tw nTeaii not t o let me h a v e my little half-measure
full r and s h e pointed her siguilicnut finger and s e n t a
keen glance ut t h e minister w h o bad m a d e t h e a r g u m e n t .
T h e c h e e r i n g was lonjj a n d loud.
l i e n dut little man
io black d a r he say women cau't h a v e as m u c h r i g h t as
man cause C h r i s t wan t a woman.
W l i a r did y o u r
C h r i s t come f r o m . "
R o l l i n g t h u n d e r could not h a v e stilled that c r o w d a s
d i d those d e e p wonderful tones, ami she stood there w i t h
o u t s t r e t c h e d a r m - uud eve of fire. liaising h e r voice
Still louder, s h e r > w n t e d .
" W b a r did yoiir C h r i s t c o m e f r o m ? F r o m G o d ami
a woman
Mar. had n o t h i n g t o do with h i m . "
Oh!
what a r e b u k e she gave the l i t t l t ranu. T u r n i n g again
to a n o t h e r o b j e d o r she took u p t h e defense of m o t h e r
Eve.
I cannot follow her t h r o u g h it all. I t was poiuted aod witty and solemn, eliciting at almost e v e r y sent e n c e dnafeniag a p p l a u s e ; and she ended by a s s e r t i n g
" t h a t if de fust woman U o d e v e r m a d e was s t r o n g eno u g h to t u r n the world upside d.iwn all her one lone, all
dese t o g e t h e r , " and s b e g l a n c e d h e r eye over us, " o u g h t
to be able t o t o r n it back and get it r i g h t side u p again,
and now dey is asking to, de men b e t t e r let c m " —
( L o n g c o n f m e e d , c h e e r i n g . j , •• B i e e g r d t o y e . for hearin'
j on me, and now ole S o j o u r n e r ha'nt got nothiu' m o r e t o

1 s®?"

A mill r o a r s of a p p l a u s e she turnrtd to b e r c o r n e r , leaving m o r e than one of us with s t r e a m i n g e y e s and h e a r t s
b e a t i n g with g r a t i t u d e
S h e b a d t a i k e n u s u p in h e r
strong arms and c a r r i e d us safely over t h e slough of difficulty, t u r n i n g the whole t i d e in our favor.
1 hove g i v e o b u t a f a i n t s k e t c h of h e r speech. I h a v e
never in my Bfe seen a n y t h i n g like the magical influence
t h a t s u b d u e d ' t h e m o b b i s h s p i r i t of t b e d a y a n d t u r n e d
the jibes a n d sneers of an e x c i t e d c r o w d into n o t e s of
respect and a d m i r a t i o n .
H u n d r e d s r u s h e d u p t o shako
hands and c o n g r a t u l a t e the glorious old m o t h e r , a n d b i d
her " t / o d - s p u n l " ou h e r mission of •' t e s t i f y i n g a g a i n
c o n c e r n i u ' t h e wickedness of t h i s b o r e p e o p l e . "
O n c e u p o n a S a b b a t h in M i c h i g a n an a b o l i t i o n meeting was held. P a r k e r PiSlsbury was speaker, and ex[ftcssed himself freely upon itic c o n d u c t of t h e c h u r c h e s
r e g a r d i n g slavery. W h i l e he spoke t h e r e c a m e u p a
f e a r f u l t h u n d e r storm. A y o u n g M e t h o d i s t rose and.
i n t e r r u p t i n g him. said he fe:t n . a n m d ; be f e l t as if
G o d ' s j u d g e m e n t was u b o o t to fall u p ou h i m for daring^to
sit a n d h e a r soch blasphemy ; Unit it made his h a i r almost rise with t e r r o r . H e r e a voice s o u n d i n g a b o v e
the rain (hat b e a t upon t h e roof, the sweepiug s u r g e of
tbe winds, the c r a s h i n g of ihe limbs of trees, s w a y i n g of
b r a n c h e s , a n d t h e roiling of t b u u d e r , spoke o u t ; " C h i l e
d o n ' t be ,-kcurcil ; y o u ' r e n o t g o i n g to be b a n n e d . I
d o n ' t s | * v k G o d s e v e r h e e r n tell o n ye 1" .
I t was all s h e said, h o t it was e n o u g h .
S o j o u r n e r T r u t h is n e t dead ; b u t . old a n d feeble, s h e
rest£ f r o m hor l a b o r s n e a r liuttle Creek-, M i c h i g a n .

M r a . H . R S t o w e baa r e c e n t l y w r i t t e n t b o s t o r y of
S o j o u r n e r T r u t h . " a r e m a r k a b l u colored woman, wbich~
i s been p u b l i s h e d in tbe A t l a n t i c M o n t h l y .
Reading
i t r e m i n d s me of a n o c c u r r e n c e in a W Oman's R i g h t s
C o n v e n t i o n a t A k r o n , Ohio, in 1851.
T b o c a u s e was
u n p o p u l a r then. T b e loaders of the m o v e m e n t t r e m b l e d
on s e e i n g a tali, g a u n t , black wonmu in a g r a y d r e s s not)
r r a r e r a e City, G r a n d Traverse County, Mltfc.
w h i t e t u r b a n , s u r m o u n t e d b y a n u n c o u t h suo-bonnel
O B e e In D w e l l i n g H o o a e .
My
m a r c h d e l i b e r a t e l y i n t o t h e c h u r c h , walk w i t h t b e a i r of
B queen u p t h e aisle, and t a k e b e r seat u p o n t h e p u l p i t
s t e p s . A buzz of d i s a p p r o b a t i o n was h e a r d all o v e r
t h f r h o u s e , a n d s u c h word* as these fell u p o n l i s t e n i n g
1:
T B A V K K S E CITY,
j
A n a b o l i t i o n affair !"' " W o m e n ' s R i g h t s and nigGRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MICH.
g e r s I" •• W e told y o u so. ( i o tt, oi«l d a r k e y I"
I c h a n c e d u p o n t h n t occasion to tvear my first laurels
in p u b l i c life, as p r e s i d e u t of t t e meetingA t m y request, o r d e r was r e s t o r e d , and the business of t h e h o u r
went on. T h e m o r u i n g sessiou was held ; t h e e v e n i n g
e x e r c i s e s c a m e a n d went ; old S o j o u r n e r , q u i e t a n d retic c o t as t b e " L i b y a n S t n t u e , " s a t c r o u c h e d auainst the
T R A V K R S K CITY
wall on t h e c o r c e r o! t h e p n l p i t stnirs, h e r s u n - b o n n e t
Talks About I l e n l t h - T h c Air v
s h a d i n g h e r eyes, her e l b o w oil h e r knee, and h e r c h i n
r e s t i n g on h e r b r o a d , h a r d palm.
A t intermission s h e was busv selling t h e " Lift- of
THIS BOCBX I* KOW OPKCKD FOR M B BK-VKTIT Of THE
S o j o u r n e r T r o t h , " a n a r r a t i v e of l i e r own s t r a n g e and
:
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P T T B I i I C i
N o o t h e r etibject b e a r i n g u p o n h u m a n h e a l t h is so via d v e n t u r o u s life.
OKDKB IBB SCffcBIXTBJtDBJCCB OP
A g a i n a n d a g a i n t i m o r o u s a n d t r e m b l i n g o n e s caroc t o tally i m p o r t a n t . M y life i» now c o n s e c r a t e d to gymnasme a n d said w i t h e a r n e s t n e s s , " ]>on't let b e r s p e n k . tics. 1 could not b u n - e n g a g e d in Uie work w i t h o u t a
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f o u n d c o a v i c t i m i of its necessity and value.
H u t as
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E v e r y n e w s p a p e r in t h e
jar
GIVE HIM A CALL. ^
land will h a v e o u r c a u s e mixed w i t h a b o l i t i o n and nig- c o m p a r e d with ventilation m u s c l e - c u l t u r e is i n s i g n i f i c a n t
W;D.
gers. a n d we shall be u t t e r l v denounced."' M y only an- O u r first, cuitttant, and i m p e r a t i v e need is p u r e a i r . If
we l a c k t h i s w e h a v e n o t h i n g . I ' p o u t h i s vital poiut,
s w e r was. " W e shall see wiien t h e t i m e c o m e s . "
. Traverso City,
IS. 1883. .
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T h e second d a y t b e work w a x e d w a r m .
Methodist, intelligent people are sadly and willfully s t u p i d .
Baptist, E p i s c o p a l , P r e s b v t e r i a n , a n d U n i v e r e a l i s t minis- large majority of the c a r s , theaters, hulls, parlors, a n d
t e r s catno in t o b e a r nod tiiscuss t h e r e s o l u t i o n s b r o u g h t c h u r c h e s are dens of poisons. I t must be a s t r o n g atIn Iccf o r t h . O n e claimed s u p e r i o r r i g h t s a n d p r i v i l e g e s f o r t r a c t i o n which can d r a w me t o a public ha!L
m a n because of s u p e r i o r intellect ; a n o t h e r because of t u r o s before lyceums. I q u a r r e l with the m a n a g e r s about
1 r e t u r n f r o m c h u r c h sint h e m a n h o o d of C h r i s t
If G o d b a d desired t h e equali- t b e a t m o s p h e r e of t h e hull
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t h r o u g h b i s b i r t h , life, a n d d e a t h of t b e B a v i n r .
A n - posing myself in a poisonous a t m o s p h e r e . T b e eminent
o t h e r g a v e u s a theological v i e w of t h e a w f u l sin of o u r B a u d e i o q n e declared it n* his c o n v i c t i o n t h a t the lack of
T a t a l a t h e l a r g e a t HoMfl.wlth the b e . t a c c o m m o d a t i o n s 6 r s t m o t h e r . T h e r e were few women in t h o s e d a y s t h a t p r o p e r ventilation in our dwellings is tjie principal cause
I n t b * c i t y ; tke leading Dally and Weekly P a p e r s ar* taken d a r a d t o " s p e a k in m e e t i n g , " a n d t h e a u g u s t t e a c h e r s of scrofula. H e b e l i e v e d il (here be p u r e air, bad food,
h e r e , a n d no palna will b e s p a r e d t o make jraasta c o m f o r t a b l e ;
i m p r o p e r clothiug, a n d want of cleanliness will no* proa n d eleven v e a r a ' realdenoe h e r * will enable me to gi*e relia- o f t h e people, w i t h long-winded b o m b a s t , w e r e s e e m i n g d u c e s c r o f u l a S i r . l a m e s Clark e x p r e s s e d the o p i n i o n
t o g e t t h e b e t t e r of us, w h i l e t h e b o y s in t h e galleries
ble I n f o r m a t i o n relative t o t h e raaonrcoa of t h e c o o n U y .
t h a t the bad air of our nurseries, sitting-rooms, a n d beda n d aneerers a m o n g t h e p e w s w e r e e n j o y i n g hugely t h e
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d i s c o m f e i t u r c , a s tliev supposed, of t h e strong-minded — r o o m s p r o d u c e s an immense a m o u n t of s c r o f u i o u ; disHome of t h e tender-skinned friends w e r e g r o w i n g iudig- uase.
A s a n o d i c a l man. 1 h a v e visited t h o u s a n d s of t b e
n a n t and ou t b e p o i n t of losing dignity, a n d the atmossick, b u t hove n e v e r found one h u n d r e d of t h e m in a
p h e r e of t h e c o n v e n t i o n b e t o k e u c d a s t o r m .
STANDARD
Blowly f r o m h o r seat in t b e c o r n e r r o s e S o j o n r w r pure a t m o s p h e r e . A m o n g lite well, n o t one in a hunThe air of our
T r u t h , who, till now, h a d h a r d l y lifted h e r head. •• D o n ' t j dred sleeps in a well v e i i l i . a l t d r " o m
let h e r s p e a k , " gasped a half dozen in my e a r .
S h e i close, f u r n a c e lieat.il houses p r t v n i c - fil.« in o u r c a t s a n d
OF A L L KINDS.
m o v e d slowly a n d solemnly t o t h e f r o n t ; laid her o l d | dogs, and would kill our h o r s - s o r m » « !•. n f e w m o n t h s
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b o n n e t a t h e r feet; a n d t u r n e d h e r g r e a t s p e a k i n g e y e s
Sold I n D e t r o i t by F A R R A N D A 8 H 3 L E Y .
I a h u n d r e d imles deep, with its w i n d s ami very hurricanes,
' me.
an exhuustJess fonntuiu of life and b ' - a l t b ! W h a t a
JMT* B e c a r e f u l t o b o y only the g e n u i n e ,
T h e r e tJ'as a hissing sound of d i s a p p r o b a t i o n above
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our civilization t h a t we should e x p e n d t b o u 8 1
January 13.18W.
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a n d below. I rose a n d a n n o u n c e d " S o j o u r n e r T r o t h , " [ s a n d s of dollars in erectiui; splendid houses, a n d so cona n d b e g g e d t h e a u d i e n c e t o k e e p s i l e n c e f o r a few mo- t r i v e t h e m a s t o c o m p e l o u r s e l v e s t o b r e a l b e . instead of
menta. T b e t n m n l t s u b s i d e d a t o n c e , a n d ev*ry e y e was
! t h e p u r e air of heaven, a vile m i x t u r e w i t h t h e poison
fixod on t h i s almost A m a t o n fbrm, w h i r h stood n e a r l y six !
ous e x c r e t i o n s of o u - o w n b o d i e s and t h e p o i s o n o u s
P E T E R LORILLARD,
f e e t h i g h , head e r e c t , and e y e p i e r c i n g - the u p p e r air like
gases e m a n a t i n g f r o m our g a s - b u r u e r s a n d tires.
one in a d r e a m .
A t h e r first w o r d t h e r e was a proS N U F F A N D TOBACCO MANUFACTtTRER
A d d e d t o the a b o v e a few p r i n c i p l e s of ventilation
found hush! S h e s p o k e in d e e p tones, w h i c h , t h o u g h
10 A 18 C h a m b e r s St.,
T h e y show good reason, if
n o t loud r e a c h e d e v e r y e a r in the h o u s e , and away ma« not b« u n i m p o r t a n t
( T o n n e r i y 41 Chamber* Strert, New York;)
need b e . f a r t h e stress I ' r I / - w i s puts u p o n t b e s u b j e c t
t h r o n g b t h e thrctyg a t t h e d o o r s a n d w i n d o w s .
Would call the a t t e n t i o n of Dealer* to t h e article* of hi*
" W e l l , cliiHcoi w h a r d a r ' s p o m u c h r a c k e t d a r mii-t
AD a d u l t b r e a t h e s from seven t o ten c u b i c feet of a i r
manufacture, v i a i
be s o m e t h i n g out o ' k i l t e r , l t i u k d a t " t w i x t t h e n i g g e r s
e a c h minute. A rapidly g r o w i n g c h i l d n e a r l y as m u c h
BROWN SNUFF.
of t h e S o u t h a n d d e w o m e n a t de N o r f , all a-iolking
Macaboy,
Demlgroa,
A i r a f t e r d a t i n g b u t once t h r o u g h t h e lungs is so laden
' b o n t rights, t h e w h i t e men will be in a fix p r e t t y soon.
B u t w h a t ' s all t h i s h e r e taikinjr ' b o u t ? D a t man o b e r with t h a t fearful poison, c a r b o n i c acid, as t o instantly
AmerlcanCentlerasn,
Copenhagen.
d a r say d a t women needs t o l » h e l p e d i n t o c a r r i a g e s , and e x t i n g u i s h a b u r n i n g cnndlclifted over ditches, and t o have t h e b e s t place every. YELLOW SNUFF.
A sleeper, in a r o o m nine feet s q u a r e and nine high,
w h e r e . N o b o d y c b e r h e l p s roe i n t o c a r r i a g e s , o r o b e r
Scotch,
Honey D e w S c o t c h .
would b r e a t h its q u a n t i t y of air o n c e o v e r in little m o r e
H i g h To**t Scotch.
F r e s h H o n e y Dew 8ootch,
mud puddles, or g i v e s me a n v best p l a c e
and. raising
Trial* H l g h T o a r t ,
Fre*h S c o t c h ,
herself t o h e r full h e i g h t , a n d h e r v o i c e t o a p i t c h like t h a n a n h o u r , b u t says Dr. Cutler, a necessity of fifteen
o r Lundyfoot,
rolling t h u n d e r , s h e a s k e d " A o d a r ' n ' t I a woman ? o r twenty t i m e s as m u c h e a c h m o m e n t as t h a t b r e a t h e d ,
« # * Attention fecalled t o the large reduction In price*
L o o k a t me. L o o k a t my a r m , " and s h o b a r e d b e r r i g h t arises f r o m the c i r c u m s t a n c e t h a t e x h a l a t i o n s f r o m t b e
o f F i n * - C u t Chewing and 8 m o k l n g Tobacco*, w h i c h w i l l be
t o t h e shouldoj', s h o w i n g b e r trerotrcdoos m n s c o l a r
f o o a d of * 8 ® * t l o r Quality.
b r e a t h and skin poison t h e a i r not yet inhaled.
p o w e r . " 1 h a v e plowed a n d p l a n t e d a n d g a t h e r e d i n t o
-TOBACCO.
T b e poison t h i o w n f r o m the skin merely, a m o u n t s t o
D&roa, a o d no m a n c o u l d b e a d m e — a m ! a r ' n ' t I a wor
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m a n f I could w o r k a s m u c h a n d e a t a s m u c h as a m a n . e i g h t p o u n d s in t w e n t y - f o u r hours.
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Spanish,
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S o . I,
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a woman t I h a v e b o r n e t h i r t e e n c h i l d r e n , a o d seen
No*. 1 A S
tolxed,
T i n F o i l Cavendish,
T u r k i s h . ' e m mos' all sold off i n t o slavery, a n d w h e n I c r i e d o u t penalties may we not pay. It i« c j u s t inference t o sup" Granulated.
w i t h a m o t h e r ' s grief, n o n e b u t J e s u s h e a r d — a n d a r ' n ' t I pose, V e r c we c a r e f u l a b o u t »t, h e a l t h would b e m u c h
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a. w o m a n T D e n dey talks *bout t h i s t h i n g in t b e h e a d . - . p r o m o t e d and h u m a n life v e r y m u c h p r o l o n g e d .

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E a c h r o o m should h a v e not only an openiug far let, ting t h e p u r e in, b u t a u o t h e r for i e t t i u g i m p u r e air o u t
T h a t for its egress should b e as nearly a s possible o p
posite the first, o r s'.iU b e l t e r , is the ceiliug a b o v e . A n d
w h a t a biesscd provision, t h a t with all t h i s n e e d G o d s
free air is - e x h a u s t less.''

UVOEIA.

Philosophy of Depp Plowing.
T h e r e was a time w h e n t h e cultivated soi! was m e r e i y
| s c r a p e d , w h e n t h e p o n d e r o u s plow, d r a w n b y lour
horses, laid b a r e tbe e a r t h b u t a few inches below the
surface. B u t t h e m e m o r y of the " o l d e s t it,habitant "
1
h a r d l y g o e s back t o t h a t easy g o i n g time, and how manu f a c t u r e r s snecesj-1 vr-lv n u t - d o e a c h o t h e r in the p r o d u c - •
tion of i m p l e m e n t s by which the soil i s t h o r o u g h l y uud
deeply pulverized. T h a t d e e p plowing i s beneficial t o
the soil is a d m i t t e d by e v e r y intelligent f a r m e r , b u t t h e
p a r t i c u l a r soi! most benefitted by it, a n d t h e p r o p e r
time f o r t h e p e r f o r m a n c e . t h e o p e r a t i o n , a r c s u b j e c t s
on which a variety of opioiou prevails.
Stiff clay soils
a r e t h e most benefitted by d e e p plowing, a n d the result*
a r c still m o r e satisfactory w h e n t h e subsoil is o f t h e same
n a t u r e as t h e supersoil. I f t h e f a r m e r c a n n o t e x t e n d t h e
superficial a r e a of his f a r m , he can. at l e a s t a d d t h e
c u b i c a l c o n t e n t s of its p r o d u c t i v e p o r t i o n .
B y thoroughly b r e a k i n g u p t b o subsoil i t is exposed t o tbtj action of the air, the mineral food of t h e p l a n t s b e c o m e
liberated from its latent state and m a d e available, a n d
the sourness, w h i c h is f r e q u e n t p r o p e r t y of t b e subsoils,
d i s a p p e a r s . I n t h e w o r k i n g of stiff soils, the l a b o r e x p e n d e d in p u l v e r i z i n g will be highly p r o d u c t i v e ; b n t
c a r e should be taken t h a t t h e q u a n t i t y of s u b s o i l b r o u g h t
t o the s u r f a c e is not g r e a t e r t h a n a w i n t e r ' s f r o s t is sufficient t o t h o r o u g h l y t o d i s i n t e g r a t e .
I f t h e land has
been recently d r a i n e d , uftd t h e underlaying soil e x h i b i t s
a blush tint, not m o r e t h a n one a n d a half inches should
be t u r n e d o v e r on t h e s u r f a c e soi). I f t o o large a quantity of the infertile su)>-soil be b r o u g h t up, the fertility
of the land may b e Seriously I m p a i r e d for several v e a r s .
T h e remedy in t h i s case is t h e r e p e a t e d a n d c a r e f u l tillage of t h e s u r f a c e soil, and tho a b u u d a n t a p p l i c a t i o n o f
miuiure. If, h o w e v e r , t h e subsoil be merely b r o k e n u p
by the s u b s o i l plow or spade, a n d n o t b r o u g h t in quantity t o t h e surface, t b e p u l v e r i z a t i o n will bo a d v a n t a geously m a d e t o e x t e n d t o a m u c h g r e a t e r d e p t h , a n d
small p o r l i o o s may f r o m time t o t i m e t-e b r o u g h t t o t h e
6orface in c o u r s e of tillage.
D e e p c u l t i v a t i o n M i n a p p l i c a b l e in t h e case of s a n d
soils, e x c e p t w h e n t h e y rest u p o n a stiff subsoil, w h i c h ,
h o w e v e r , is rarely t h e case, i f t h e r e be simply a thin
s t r a t a of stiff clay b e n e a t h t h e sandy soil, i t s h o u l d n o t
a l w a y s b e b r o k e n t h r o u g h , aa i t m a y p r e v e n t t b e moisture passing away too rapidly as drainage.
W h e n fri- •
a b l e soil r e s t s on chalk, g r a v e l or sand, d e e p p l o w i n g
should not b e p e r f o r m e d ; n e i t h e r is t h e o p e r a t i o n d e s i r a b l e . b u t the reverse is the c a s e , ou a n y k i n d of h i g h ly m a n u r e d land. W e h a v e o f t e n k n o w n t h o m a n u r e t o
be p l o w e d in s o deeply t h a t i t s d e c o m p o s i t i o n t o o k p l a c e
only a f t e r the lapse of several y e a r s . M a n u r e t o b e sufficient m u s t be as close t o t h e s u r f a c e a s possible, in o r d e r t h a t a t m o s p h e r i c influences may d e c o m p o s e it speedily, and t h a t t h e u o u r i s h m e n t f a f f o r d e d may be w i t h i n e a sy access of the rootlets of the plants. T h e p r o p e r season for p l o w i n g is in t h e a u t u m u io o r d e r t h a t t h o soil
m a y be e x p o s e d t o the w i n t e r ' s f r o s t s a n d r a i u s — t h o s e
p o t e n t a g e n t s by w h i c h t b e d o r m a n t elements a t e s e t
free and m a d e available for the s u m m e r ' s c r o p
(Agricultural Review.
Something Like a Whale.
From tbe New Iledford Standard.
Cap*. C h a r l e s N i c h o l s , of s h i p S e a Gull, o f t h i s p o r t
r e p o r t * t h a t o n t h e 2 6 t h of last A u g u s t , in lat 2 5 . 5 0 S.>
Ion 176.20 W , he u i c o u n t e r e d a s p e r m whale w h i c h he
i m a g i u e d would yield a b o u t 4 0 b a r r e l s of oil* T h e b o a t
s t e e r e r of t h e first m a t e s b o a t s t r u c k him w i t h a n i r o n ,
when the whale t u r n e d a n d a t t a c k e d tbo b o n t w i t h h i s
m o u t h , b r o k e i t up. p r e c i p i t a t i n g tbe six men w h i c h i t
c o n t a i n e d into the water. T h e second b o a t h a r p o o n e d
h;m uud s h a r e d the sume f a t e ; and a t h i r d b o a t s h a r e d
the f a t e of its predecessors.
E i g h t e e n men w e r e t h u s
p r e c i p i t a t e d into tbe w a t e r , and a f o u r t h b o a t l o w e r e d
lor t h e i r rescue a n d p i c k e d t h e m u p . T h e f o u r t h b o a t
l a u n c h e d its h a r p o o n , a n d was io t u r n a t t a c k e d b y tbe
whale, a n d . o l t b o u g h not d e s t r o y e d entirely, was very
m u c h i n j u r e d . T h e S e a Gull was run down close t o t b e
b o a t d i s w t e r s . b u t t h e whale d i r e c t e d his e n t i r e attention t o t b e b o a t s — n e v e r r e c o g n i z i n g t h e p r e s e n c e of t h e
ship. T w o of tbe b o a t s were safely p i c k e d u p .
Chase
was then g i v e o t o the whale, who, d u r i n g t h i s e n c o u n t e r ,
h a d tM"ver souk
N i g h t fell in b e f o r e t h e y could o v e r t a k e him, aud t b e pureuit was given u p a l t h o u g h he
was considered t o lie in a dying c o n d i t i o n , f r o m t h e
wounds. H e b a d IU his b o d y t t e v e u irons, a n d a t t a c h e d
were s e v e n b u u d r e d f a t h o m s of line. C a p t ^ - N i c b o l s rep o r t s t h a t d u r i n g an e x p e r i e n c e of twenty-six years, h e
h a s n e v e r seen so d a n g e r o u s a w h a l e .
C o n s i d e r i n g its
small size, t b e fight it s h o w e d was mnst u n u s u a l
A Beautiful Reflection.
B u l w e r eloquently says : •' I c a n n o t believe• t h a t
e a r t h is m a u ' s a b i d i n g place. I l c a n ' t be t h a t o u r life is
cast u p by t h e o c e a n of e t e r n i t y t o float a m o m e n t u p o o
its w a v e s ami then sink into nothingness • Elee why is i t
t h a t t h e g l o r i o u s aspirations, w h i c h leap like angels f r o m
t h e t e m p l e of our hearts, a r e forever w a n d e r i n g a b o u t
unsatisfied ? W hy is it t h a t t h e r a i n b o w and cloud*
c o m e over w i t h a b e a u t y t h a t i s n o t . of e a r t h , a n d t h e n
{diss off a n d leave u s t o muse u p o n t h e i r f a v o r e d lonliness. W h y a r c t h e stars, t h a t bold t h e i r festival a r o u n d
t h e m i d n i g h t t h r o n e set a b o v e the g r a s p of o u r l i m i t e d
faculties, f o r e v e r m o c k i n g bs w i t h t h e i r u n a p p r o a c h a b l e
g l o r y ? A n d , finally, t h a t b r i g h t f o r m s of h u m a n b e a u t y
a r c presented t o o u t view, ami t h e o l a k e u f r o m us, leaving the t h o u s a n d s t r e a m s of o u r affection to flow back in
A i p i n e t o r r e n t s u p o n o u r h e a r t s ? W e a r e b o r n for a
h i g h e r d e s t i n y t h a u t h a t of e a r t h ; t h e r e is a r e a l m w h e r e
t h e r a i p b o w never f a d e s — w h e r e the s t a r s will be s p r e a d
b e f o r e us like islands t h a t s l n m b c r on t h e o c e a n — a n d
w h e r e t h e b e i n g s t h a t pass b e f o r e U3 like shadows, will
s t a y in o u r p r e s e n c e f o r e v e r . "
I n t h e o b i t u a r y of a man w h o recently d i e d at B e t h e l
Me., is recorded the remarkable f a c t t h a t h e was c h o r i s ter in a c h u r c h f o r 3 0 years, a n d n e v e r q u a r r e l e d w i t h
the choir*
A second J o b .

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O F F I C I A L S T A T E CANVASS.

R e p u b l i c a n M a j o r i t y o n J nut I c e o f t k e S u p r e m e
Court
7,962.—A vri age Majority o n
Regents
Of t h e I ' n i v e r a i t y ? • 1 0 7 . — R e p u b l i c a n M a j o r i t y
T R A V E R S E C l T V l
o n C i r c n l t J u d g e * H.823.
F R I D A Y M O R N I N 0 , M A T 29, 1 8 6 3 .
FOB ClBCt'tT JCPOZS, 1st District. J o h n s o n ' * majority
over S l a e e v i s
..
1.584
2d District—fcraith's(Ih-p) majority over Coflinb'iip- is
1,685
Rebel Plan* Defeated.
3d District— Witherell's (Dem i m a j o r i t y t o » e r Clark"
W h i l e ^ c e r t a i n class of j o u r n a l s seem t o t a k e a s o r t
is
1.470
o f malignaiK d e l i g h t in e x o n e r a t i n g t h e e x t e n t of o u r -4th D i s t r i c t — L a w r e n c e ' * (Hep) majority o v r

M O R G A N

B A T E S , Bditbrand Proprietor.

losses in l o o k e r ' s late m o v e t n e n t a n d "making it

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c o n s t a n t l y c o m i n g t o l i g h t w h i f b s h o w t h i t , a l t h o u g h in 8tb District— Love!
u n l l a i K e p j m a j o r u t over Chain;-Bu ie
itllcjotiu'a Demi majority over ( orn
o n e seose a failure and an e x p e n s i v e ooe, t h i s b r i e f cam- Sib District— LittU
well is
p a i g n w a r d e d off evils g r e a t e r t h a n a n y w<J h a v e \ n f f e r e d 10th District—SutiierlaaC'n (I>em> majority
in c o n s e q u e n c e of it, evils w h i c h would h a v e p r e t t y
t h a t i t was s n u'.ter a n d

disgraceful

failure,

s u r e l y b e e n i n e v i t a b l e h o d t h e policy
vailed-

f a c t s are

of, inaction

pre-

Knight's majority o
•filbert's
do
Walker's
do
Johnson's
do
f o r m e d an e x t e n s i v e a n d a p p a r e n t l y feasible plan of ag- WiUard's
do
Sweezey'*
do
g r e s s i v e operat i o n * , on the s u p p o s i t i o n t h a t Lee, w i t h a
8weetzer'»
do
Burt i
p o r t i o n of his a r m y , c o u l d b o l d t h e A r m y of t h e P o t o - Josli
Cou It.
m a c iu c h e c k , w h i l e a h e a v y f o r c e m i g h t s u d d e n l y be Average Republican majority
Highest Republican rand Mate i Johnson
t h r o w n iQto P e n n s y l v a n i a , a n d t h u s t r a n s f e r the war.
Democratic candidate i l ' l i c h e r i . . . . .
w i t h all i t s d e v a s t a t i o n s , from desolated V i r g i n i a t o t h e Lowent Republican candidate (Walker
Democratic caadidau- (Kalihl
;
r i c h fields f o r pluilder afforded b y t h e f o r m e r S t a t e .
Anocinte Justice.
W e see no r e a s o n f o r d o u b t i n g t h a t t h i s p r o g r a m m e
Campbell
Counties.
w o u l d h a v e been c a r r i e d o u t h a d n o t H o o k e r ' s s u d d e n Ailegao.
a n d u n e x p e c t e d mo v e me n t , a n d t h e s e v e r e losses sus- Alpena
Antrim
. .
t a i n e d b y t h e r e b e l s d u r i n g t h e last fight, compelled a t Barry
l east an indefinite p o s t p o n e m e n t of t h o scheme, especial- Bay
Berrien.. .
ly since d e a t h h a s r e m o v e d t h e l e a d e r most eminently Branch
. .
c a l c u l a t e d t o c a r r y it ioto e x e c u t i o n .
Calhoon
Caaa
I t a p p e a r s now t h a t b e s i d e t h e a g g r e s s i v e c a m p a i g n Cheboygan
w h i c h c a u i e so noar b e e n u n d e r t a k e n , it was designed t o Chippewa
Clinton...
t h r o w a sufficient f o r c e into W e s t V i r g i n i a t o u t t e r l y Delta.
d e s t r o y t h e B a l t i m o r e a n d O h i o R a i l r o a d — a m e a s u r e Eaton
Emmet
d e e m e d by G o v . L e t c h e r a b s o l u t e l y necessary t o r e s t o r e
t h e new S t a t e t o t h e • ' O l d D o m i n i o n . " •; G e n . A v e r i l l Grand T raver
Gia'.lot
s t a t e s in his r e p o r t t h a t when n e a r G o r d o n s v i l l e , on the Hillsdale . . . .
3 0 t h u l t , J a c k s o n h a d t h e r e t w e n t y - f i r e t h o u s a n d men, H o u g h t o n . .
Huron
a n d it i s r e g a r d e d as t o l e r a b l y c e r t a i n t h a t h e m e a n t ei- I ogham
t h e r t o follow M o s b y t o w a r d s W i n c h e s t e r , o r I m b o d e n
W e ullnded y e s t e r d a y t o the

t o w a r d tho

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Philadelphia

t o t h e s e t w o m i n o r r e b e l forces, t h a t

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" he

could

s u p p o r t e d e i t h e r , b u t L e e ' s necessities called
o t h e r direction," and a d d s
.

have

R a g e for S p e c u i n t i o n .
T h e N e w T o r k H e r a l d soya :

•' N e v e r , in t h e h i s t o r y

t h e v o l u m e of

Isabella.
Midland. '
Saginaw,
Sutherland'.-" majority.

2.200
1.401
1,937
l.V.'l

1.681
332
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403
264
1,700

Isabella
Jack-on
Kalamazoo
Keewtuaw

h i m ii

W i t h the B a l t i m o r e and O h i o r a i l r o a d d e s t r o v e d . a n d
t h e c o u n t r y s c o u r e d b y g n e r i l l a cavalry,, i t was" d o u b t less s u p p o s e d t h a t t h e r e c o v e i y of W e s t V i r g i n i a b y t h e
old S t a t e would be a n easy task. T h i s r a i d m o v e m e n t
t o o k p l a c e j u s t in a d v a n c e of t h e e l e c t i o n s in t h o uew
S t a t e , w h i c h a r e t o t a k e n l a c o on t h e f o n r t h T h u r s d a y
in M a r , a n d a n o t h e r result t o b e a c c o m p l i s h e d b y it w a s
t o so d e m o r a l i z e t h e c o u u t r y t h a t no 1 e f c e t i o n s c o u l d b e
held.
B u t t h e w h o l e s c h e m e we j u d g e h a s failed, a n d t h e
f a i l u r e is t o be placed t o t h e c r e d i t of t h e m o v e m e n t of
t h e A r m y of t h e P o t o m a c t o t h e s o u t h of t h e R a p p a h a n oock, which otherwise terminated so,much to the popular disappointment
•

of the S t o c k Exchange, has

l.ittlejohn'i majority.

fact that the rebels had

r e g a r d to this position taken b y Jackson, with r e f e r e n c e

Livingston
Mackinac
Macomb .
Manistee
Maoitoo
Marquette
Maaoo
Mecosta
Menouinx
Midland..
Monroe
Montcalm
Mutkegou
Newaygo
Oakland
Oceana
Ontonagon
Ottawa
Saginaw .
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1.370
1 072

its business

St. Clair .
b e e n as large os i t is at p r e s e n t ; never, to t h e h i s t o r y of S t Joseph
t h e A m e r i c a n people, d i d t h e r e a p p e a r ' t o bo so m u c h Tuscola.
m o n e y t o invest o r s o

much to

h a z a r d in

and, while t h e speculative excitement

B

speculation ;
much greater

t h a n it was in O c t o b e r o r F e b r u a r y last, it d o e s
p e a r in a n y d e g r e e t o rest, as it

not a p

did then, upon an actu-

a l o r e x p e c t e d d e p r e c i a t i o n of the o a t i o n a l
W h i l e s t o c k s b a v o b e e n g o i n g up, g o l d

d r e n d - o f a c o l l a p s e in t h e c u r r e n c y , b u t o u t

of a

wide

s p r e a d conviction, b a s e d on f a c t , t h a t t b c i n c r e a s e

of in-

t e r n a l traffic a n d t h e g e n e r a l p r o s p e r i t y c r e a t e d b y p a p e r
money, a r e g o i n g t o render p r o d u c t i r o . p r o p e r t i e s w h i c h
h a v e been u n p r o d u c t i v e , a n d t o l a r g e l y i n c r e a s e t h o profits of c o n c e r n s w h i c h h a v e b e e n p r o d u c t i v e b e f o r e . "
A n u n i q u e g i f t is a b o u t t o b e m a d b to G e n e r a l
crans.

I t c o n s i s t s o f a g o l d j i ^ n a n d holder,

remarkable

Rose-

the

p i c k e d u p o n t h e field a f t e r t h e battlfc of S t o n e R i v e r
T h e t o p i s o r n a m e n t e d w i t h a figure of L i b e r t y ,

minute-

ly c a r v e d , t h e f i g u r e h o l d i n g iu one b a n d a b r o k e n chain,
flag.

A serpent writhing

d e r h e r feet h a s i t s f a n g s inserted in i t s p w u

un-

body.

A

n a r r o w g o l d b o n d w i n d s a r o u n d t h e h o l d e r spirally, a n d
bears this iuscriptiou:

T o Major General

riBST DISTRICT.

Hillsdale.
Lenawee.
Monroe,

w i t h y o u r s w o r d in h a n d , y o u h a v e led y o u r a r m i e s

to

terror

T h e r e p o r t e d rebel m o v e m e n t i n t o K e n t u c k y is r e g a r d e d by military m e n a? all nonsense.
R o s e c r a n s would
like n o t h i n g b e t t e r , j u s t a t p r e s e n t , t h a n t o h a v e B r a g g
d i v i d e the h e a v y r e b e l f o r c e s now in h i s f r o n t

I t would

g i v e h i m a u o p p o r t u n i t y t o t a k e a Btep f o r w a r d . w h i c h
i s n o w regarded a s (inadvisable, until G r a n t

shall

have

•whipped t h e rebels in t h e S o u t h w e s t
B u r n s i d c ' s f o r c e in K e n t u c k y i s s t r o n g e n o u g h
p r a c t i c a l , p u r p o s e s e n d " the s i t u a t i o n / ' b o t h

f o r all

in

Ken-

satisfactory,

in v i e w of e x p e c t e d e v e n t s in the n e a r f u t u r e .
A r a i l r o a d is in p r o c e s s of c o n s t r u c t i o n b e t w e e n

Cass,
S t Joseph.

Fen-

Cheboygan.
Emmet.
W.jne,

A new e l e c t r i c l i g h t is e x h i b i t i n g iu L o n d o n .
to

A strip
give

a

l i g h t e q u a l t o t w o t h o u s a n d candled.

1T37
2SI44
332S

5690
1

5832
1570
Sorrls.
1695
2666
3361

HMO

7722
288

Graves.

All Others,
1876
1*1
1852

1*40
2TOO
|s3S

9244
Graves' majority.
StXTU DISTRICT.
Koight
1 211
ls3»
Macomb,
Oakland,
Sanilac.
St. Clair.

Green.
265
2004
4493
296
1791
*222

Lapeer,
X-iungston.
t>hiawassec.
Tuscola,

DISTRICT
Turner.
•J.ITJ
1295
l«tt
1337
678
72*>

T o m e r ' s majoritx

Great Battle Fouxht n m r Jackson, Miss.—The
Rebels Defeated a n d Forced Across Big B l a c k
River—Supplies and Reinforcements Completely C u t O f f f r o m V i c k s b u r g .
N E W YORK. M a y 2 2 .

R i c h m o n d p a p e r s of t h e 2 0 t h c o u t a i n the following :
S o u t h e r n e d i t o r i a l s a r e d e v o t e d to the news f r o m Mississippi. a n d a r e very d e s p o n d i n g in their tone.
T h e K i c b m o o d S e n t i n e l of the 19ih says : " I t is rep o r t e d t h a t the C o n f e d e r a t e a u t h o r i t i e s h a v e d e t e r m i n e d
to detail one F e d e r a l C a p t a i n and one L i e u t e n a n t , with
a n e w of r e t a l i a t i n g io kind for t h e h a n g i n g of t w o Conf e d e r a t e officers in t h e W e s t by o r d e r of B u r n s i d e . "
A B r a n d o n , Miss., d i s p a t c h of the 17th. t o a rebel
p a p e r , says : ' T w o g e n t l e m e n rode t o J a c k s o n to-day
and t r a v e r s e d t h e c i t y , w h i c h t h e enemy h a d e v a c u a t e d
a b o u t 2 o'clock. T b e y a r e s u p p o s e d t o n u m b e r fortv
thousand, a n d h a v e reireated t o w a r d s V i c k s b u r g . F i r ing w a s b e a r d io t h a t d i r e c t i o n , a n d it is s u p p o s e d t h a i
P e m b e r t o n is in t h e i [ , r e a r . T h e y b u r n e d t h e C o n f e d e r a t e H o u s e , d e p o t s , p e n i t e n t i a r y , t w o factories, a foundry,
a block o f b u i l d i o g s , a n d the m t d i t a l p u r v e y o r s ' a n d
o t h e r offices, a l s o several miles of railroad t r a c k , a n d
both bridges over P e a r l river."
T h e r e b e l p a p e r s c o u t a i n a Mobile d i s p a t c h of t b c
18th. s t a t i n g t h a t the specinl r e p o r t e r of the A d v e r t i s e r
at J a c k s o n . M a y 17th, says : " T h e C a t h o l i c c h u r c h is
d e s t r o y e d , and the Mississippian office g u t t e d , the presses
a n d t y p e b e i n g t h r o w n i n t o (he s t r e e t a n d t h r e e I j n u dred u e g r o c s j o i n e d the Yankees.
The farmers C l i m a t e the d a m a g e by t h e F e d e r a l s a t , f r o m five t o ten
millions of dollars. M u c h suffering prevails.
T h e lust
of t h e F e d e r a l rear g u a r d left a b o u t 2 o'clock, when t h e
rebel c a v a l r y dashed in a n d killed a F e d e r a l Colonel a n d
c a p t u r e d t w o o t h e r s . T h e Y a n k e e s c a p t u r e d a n d paroled t w o S o u t h C a r o l i n i a n s and G e o r g i a n s . "
A d i s p a t c h f r o m G e n . J o h n s t o n t o t h e rebel W a r
D e p a r t m e n t d a t e d Brownsville, 1 8 t h . s a y s : •• P e i n b e r toe was a t t a c k e d ou the m o r n i n g of the 16th. Dear Edward's Depot.
A f t e r nine h o u r s h a r d fighting, he was
compelled to fall b a c k b e h i n d B i g Black r i v e r .
A J a c k s o u d i s p a t c h of t h e 1 8 t h t o t h e M o b i l e A d v e r tiser, s a y s :
" T h e r e was a h e a v y and indecisive b a t t l e
near E d w a r d s ' D e p o t on S a t u r d a y .
W e fell b a c k t o our
e n t r e n c h m e n t s . L o s s h e a v y on b o t h s i d e s
Gen. Tilgbman w a s killed. T h e F c d e r e l s gent a flag of t r u c e ou
the 18tb for surgeons. T h e officers in c h a r g e of t h e
flag s t a t e s t h a t t b c F e d e r a l s lost 6 . 0 0 0 men a n d took 1G
g u n s . ' ' T h e rebel t r o o p s fell back a c r o s s t h e B i g Black
river, destroying the bridge
T h e y a d v a n c e d eighi
miles n o r t h e n s t O u t h e m o r n i n g of t h e 18th t h e y fouud
J o h n s t o n in line of b a t t l e .
A c c o r d i n g t o the rebel advices, no a r t i l l e r y was lost,
and t h e b r i d g e was n o t b u r n e d . T h e rebel a c c o u n t
says : " O u r f o r c e of twelve t h o u s a n d f o u g h t t w o a r m y
c o r p s of t w e n t y - f o u r t h o u s a n d , s u s t a i n e d tliemselve*. a n d
fell back at n i g h t t o t h e e n c a m p m e n t
T h e loss was
heavy. T h e b a t t l e was severe and indecisive.
The
Y a n k e e s a r e on t h e way t o i n t e r r u p t c o m m u n i c a t i o n . ' '
A M u r f r e e s b o r o d i s p a t c h , d a t e d 2 1 s t says : " G e n
S h e r i d a n ' s s c o u t s r e p o r t t h a t t h e rebels a d m i t t h a t G r a n t
has defeated J o b n s t o u . a n d s e c u r e d t h e ntilroud b r i d g e
across the B i g Black, t h u s c u t t i n g V i c k s b u r g off f r o m
supplies and reinforcements. T h i s ' i r i d g o is t b c l a r g e s t
io t h e S o u t h . "
CINCINNATI. M a y 2 2 .

T b c G a z e t t e ' s M u r f r e e s b o r o d i s p a t c h has c o n t r a d i c t o r y reports a b o u t G r a n t ' s o p e r a t i o n s .
O n e says t h a i
G r a n t was d r i v e n f r o m J a c k s o n a n d P o r t H u d s o n , and
J o h n s t o u ' s f o r c e s h a v e possession of the J a c k s o n nod
V i c k s b u r g railroad.
A n o t h e r r e p o r t says G r a n t h a s beaten J o h n s ' o n a n d
h a d posrcssion of the r a i l r o a d b r i d g e o v e r t h e B i g
B l a c k , which entirely c u t s the c o m m u n i c a t i o n w i t h
Vicksburg.
,
A d v i c e s f r o m C a i r o say o u r loss at Raymorfd, Miss..
»s 7 1 killed and 3 0 0 w o u n d e d . W e c a p t u r e d sixtyfive c a r s , loaded with b a c o n a n d c o r u meal.
I t a p p e a r s to be G r a n t ' s intention t o m a r c h t o t h e
ar of V i c k s b u r g a n d H a i n e s ' Bluff.
R e b e l f o r c e s f r o m all p a r t s of the south a r e m a r c h i n g
t o reinforce J o h n s t o n .
F o u r Men Surprise T w c u t y - E i g h t
Rebels, Kill
Five, and Capture Thirty Horses, Guaa, etc.
Correspondence Cincinnati Commercial.
SOMERSET, K y „

390*>
5335

1611
G r e e n ' s majority.

In many p a r t s of P e n n s y l v a n i a t h e p e o p l e a r e g r o w i n g w h a t is said to be an e x c e l l e n t s u b s t i t u t e f o r tea

Witherell.

4173

l j i w r e n c e ' s majority,

Calhoun,
Eaton,
Kalamazoo,
Van Bnren.

6916
1685

Clark.
14

4>j

Ingham.
Jackson,
Washtenaw,

Coffinbury
2202
1399
1435
ISsO

e«il

Wltberell's majority.

n i c a t i o n w i t h a rich a n d p r o d u c i i v a c o u n t r y .

of silver foil, p a s t e d on t h e ceiling, is sayed

7274
I5S4

7154

Smith's majority.
TH1IUI 1••STRICT.

Detroit and Milwaukee

r a i l r o a d , a n d t h e S a g i n a w valley. H i s will open c o m m u -

Stacy.
1732
3509
2033

Johnson's ma)or''y.
saco'sn DISTRICT.
Smith.
B/rrKn,

a n d d i s m a y i n t o t h e h e a r t s of t r a i t o r s a t h o m e . "

tonville. M i c h . , a p o i n t on t h e

Johnson
3112
40'l.i
1WI

Hosocrans ;

glorious victories; with your pen you have struck

t u c k y a n d Tenneswee. is r e g a r d e d as q o i t e

...

Circuit Judge*..

latter

for having been carved from a cedar splinter

and the other sustaining a

Total
Campbell's majority

has gone down.

T h e r a g e t o b u y s t o c k s , w h i c h sepma t o possess alt
. classes a n d c o n d i t i o n s of people, g r o w s pot o u t of anv

l!aoo
285
1.214
3.3H5
5.577

Washtenaw...
Wayne...

currency.—

! P * " y w e r e asleep. S u r r o u n d i n g ihe dwelling, t b e y at
I o n c e raised a h i d e o u s yell, c r v i u g
Wolford, Wolford "
at t h e l o p of t h e i r voices. ' T h e rebels, a w a k e n e d by the
:
nois?. s u p p o s e d at once t h a t W o l f o r d ' s c a v a l r y , w h o m
; t h e y d r e a d as t h e y d o d e a t h , was upon t h e m , s p r a n g
, f r o m t h e i r beds, k-nviug t h e i r c l o t h e s und g u n s b e h i n d .
, and r u s h e d Tor t h e d.H.rs. O u t t h e y r u s h e d , with no' t h i n g on b u t s h i r t s a n d d r a w e r s , some w i t h o u t t h e latter
j e r e n . t o t a k e ieg bail.
Hudson Burke met Captaiu
j E v a n s a t the d o o r ; b o t h fired ut the same time. S a r k e
Litllejohn.
j was slightly w o u n d e d in t h e head, b u t the i n f a m o u s
; E v a n s w a s instantly killed. F o u r o t h e r s were slain, the
: r e m a i n d e r of t h e p a r t y escaping.
llot they abandoned
' n g ; all t h e i r horses. personal p r o p e r t y , g u n s
i and s 'eral t h o u s a n d dollars in g r e e u - b a c k s , iu a d d i t i o n
t o a c o n s i d e r a b l e a m o u n t of C o n f e d e r a t e money
Not b i n g remained for t h e v i c t o r i o u s few t o d o b a t t o gat h e r n o t h e f r u i t s of t h e i r v i c t o r y : t h a t t h e y divided
with W i l l i a m Milligau, a prisoner t h a t they bad r e t e o j e d
i f r o m the c l u t c h e s of t h e m a r a u d e r s .

Cham pi In.
I0S3
1273
110'J
2609
349

Barry,
Clinton.
Ionia,
Kent,
Uontc&lm

Harmon.
1674
1103
1904
1035
275
5991

isoe

May

11, 1 8 6 3 .

O n e of the m o s t d a r i n g a n d successful e x p l o i t s of t h i s
war was p e r f o r m e d by f o u r men on S a t u r d a y n i g h t M a y
l i t on R o c k C r e e k , in W a y n e c o u n t y . B e n j a m i n B u r k e ,
a citizen, H u d s o n B u r k e , a d i s c h a r g e d soldier, J o m e s
B u r k e , of W o l f o r d ' s c a v a l r y , and a n o t h e r citizen n a m e d
J a m e s Davis, h a v i n g received i n t i m a t i o n of a b a n d of
t w e n t y - e i g h t men. u n d e r c o m m a n d of C a p t a i n E v a n s , of
t h e f a m o u s b a n d of rebel r o b b e r s t h a t infest W a y n e a n d
Clinton c o u n t i e s of t h i s S t a t e , k n o w n as C h a m p F e r g u son's men, h a v i n g s t o p p e d at t h e H o u s e ol J o n a t h a n
B u r k e lo spend the night, d e t e r m i n e d t o a t t e m p t t h e i r
c a p t u r e . F o u r men a g a i n s t t w e n t y - e i g h t fiends w h o h a d
revelled iu the blovd of innocent n e i g h b o r s for a y e a r —
think of i t ! I t s e e m e d like madness, y e t t h e a t t e m p t
was jnade. ComiDg t o a sentinel, w h o stood w a t c h over
t h e i r t h i r t y - o n e horses, D a v i s o r d e r e d h i m t o s u r r e n d e r
bis gun, w u i c h the c o w a r d did, a n d received in r e t u r n a
b l o w f r o m i t t h a t i u o c k e d his b r a i n s o u t
T h e way
was now c l e a r t o t!ie h o n a e . w h e r e t h e r e m a i n d e r of the

T h e C a s e of V n l l a i i d i g b n i n .
I T h e t r u e p r i n c i p l e at nil t i m e s in r e g a r d t o tho f r e e j d o m of s p e e c h , a s in r e g a r d t o the f r e e d o m of t h e P r e ® .
I is t h a t it may r e a c h j u s t so far as it r a n g o w i t h o u t ioj j u r y to p r i v a t e r i g h t s arid the public interests.
The
• l i m i t s w h i c h p u b l i c interests impose a r e not the same in
I w a r as in peace. I n p e a c e the range ol discuiMon a n d
j d e n u n c i a t i o n may, w i t h o u t p u b l i c d e t r i m e n t , be a l m o s t
j b o n n d l e i s ; but war, especially a civil war, s u p e r i n d u c e s
I very different relations, a n d a latitude of uttereucu w h i c h
at o t h e r t i m e s would be p e r f e c t l y harmless, is t h e n
: s u r e t o be mischievous, a n d indeed m i g h t p r o v e disastrous.
,
T h e jirtt
necessity
in time of w a r is military efficienI cy. b e c a u s e s e l f - p r e s e r v a t i o n d e p e n d s on it. and self-preI servutioii is the first low of nature.
T o promote that
j efficiency, t h e G o v e r n m e n t may r e q u i r e the s u r r e n d e r of
I p r o p e r t y of the citizen, or of bis liberty, (for m i l i t a r y
i service i-> a r e s t r a i n t o n l i b e r t y , ) or if a forlorn h o p e is
j necessary, of life itself. J u s t so it may justly r e q u i r e a
j s u r r e n d e r , in s o m e measure, of his f r e e d o m of s p e e c h . —
I T h a t m e a s u r e is t o l>c d e t e r m i n e d bv t h e e x i g e n c i e s of
j t h e s i t u a t i o n , a n d not by any a b s t r a c t p r i n c i p l e s laid
j d o w n in the books, which a p p l y t o civil
relations,
und
I not t o m i l i t a r y . T h e e x i g e n c i e s of o u o military d e p a r t m e n t may be q u i t e d i f f e r e n t f r o m t h o s e of a n o t h e r .
In: Oammotory s p e c c h - m a k i n g t h a t m i g h t be q u i t e h a r m l e s s
; in t h e N e w E n g l a n d D e p a r t m e n t , m i g h t b e h i g h l y dunj g e r o u s in the D e p o r t m e n t of t h e O h i o — e m b r a c i n g as
| it does all t h e s e m i - t r u t u r o u s ami t u r b u l e n t e l e m e n t s o f
! K e n t u c k y — a n d positively r u i n o u s in the D e p a r t m e n t
j of N o r t h C a r o l i n a ar L o u i s i a n a .
T h e idea according
unlimited f r e e d o m o f s p o e c h e v e r y w h e r e , in t h e p r e s e n t
s i t u a t i o u of t h e c o u n t r y , can be seriously e n t e r t a i u e d by
nobody, e x c e p t a m a d m a n or a t r a i t o r .
B u t i t is t o be said t h a t theso t h i n g s a r e not t o b e judged by military tribunals. W h o . t h e n , j s t o j u d g e t h e m T
Civil c o u r t s c a n n o t for they may be off. uses n o t kunwn
at all t o t h e s t a t u t e b o o k s . T h e i r i n j u r i o u s effect, too,
b e i n g a m i l i t a r y effect, military a u t h o r i t i e s alone can
r i g h t l y e s t i m a t e them.
Moreover, t h e a c t i o n taken m u s t
be s u m m a i h y ; f o r military i n t e r e s t s never can dally w i t h
m i s c h i e f T h e a c t u a l military situati >o d o m i n a t e s all
o t h e r relations, oud t h a t can be d e t i r m i n e d only b y t h e
responsible military c o m m a n d e r s . If t h e s e c o m m a n d e r s
iibnse t h e i r p o w e r , it i s for the P r e s i d e n t as C o m m a n d e r - i n - C h i e f t o c h e c k them.
If, in a clear case, he fails
to d o so, i t is f o r t h e H o u s e o f R e p r e c u t a l i v e s t o imp e a c h him, a n d the S e n a t e t o t r y a n d c o n v i c t h i m . —
There, and t h e r e alone is t h e remedy. A m i l i t a r y o r d e r ,
so long as it is u n r e v o k e d , is a s b i n d i n g u p o n e v e r y citizen w i t h i n t h e lines as is t h e law on the s t a t u t e b o o k . —
H e has no m o r e r i g h t t o d o t h e o n e t h a n the o t h e r —
H e can r e m o v e o u t s i d o the lines If he pleases, b u t w h i l e
t h e r e be i s s u b j e c t Io e v e r y military r e g u l a t i o n opplicable to the civilian, j u s t as c o m p l e t e l y as the soldier is t o
every regulation respecting his c o n d u c t
T h e kind! and
t h e d e g r e e of d u t i e s m a y be different, b u t t h e i r b i n d i n g
f o r c e is the f a m e ; a n d it is t h e business of t h e m i l i t a r y
a u t h o r i t i e s to see t h a t b o t h classes bf o r d e r s u r e uot only issued, b u t p r a c t i c a l l y e n f o r c e d
O f c o u r s e t h i s is uot a pleasant c o n d i t i o n of t h i n g s —
A r e g u l a r civil p r o s e c u t i o n , t f l t h all o f i t s t e c h n i c a l i t i e s
and delays, a n J a c o m p l e t e j u r y trial, w o u l d b o f a r m o r e
a g r e e a b l e . H o t it h a p p e n s t h a t w e a r e not JiviBg a t ft
very pleasant period^ T h e uutiou is s t r u g g l i n g for i t s
existeuce, a n d s o m e infacilitiea a l w a y s c o m e f r o m s u c h
situations
T b e y o r e a necessity, a n d n o t t o s u b m i t . t o
t h e m is simply to c o u r t d e s t r u c t i o n — t o sacrifice life because y o u c a n n o t b e a r l o give u p one of life's p r i v i l e g e s
for a time. T h e r e b e l s u n d e r s t a n d t h i s necessity, a n d
t h o r o u g h l y c o n f o r m to it. T h e M o b i l e R e g i s t e r , i n , o n e
of i t s late issues, truly s a i d : '• I f a mun s p e a k s o r w r i t e s
a g a i n s t o u r C o n f e d e r a t e c a u s e be is b r a n d e d a n d expelled as a t r a i t o r or p u b l i c e n e m y " T h e r e p r e s s i n g f o r c e
t b u s e x e r c i s e d hos been the chief means o f i m p a r t i n g t o
the C o n f e d e r a c y its u n i t y ai:d s t r e n g t h .
W e have no
d e s i r e t o f e e t h i s s y s t e n c o r r i t d t o t h e same e x t r e m e in
t h e loval p a r t s ot t h e l a n d ; but it c a n n o t be e n t i r e l y rej e c t e d w i t h o u t e x p o s i n g u s t o a f e a r f u l risk of b e c o m i n g
t h e prey of the p o w e r t h u s m a d e so much m o r e c o m p a c t
and s t r e n u o u s . I t is c a - v e n o u g h for f a c t i o u s demag o g u e s to rail a g a i n s t the military r e s t r i c t i o n u p o n t h e
p r i v a t e r i g h t of e t e r n a l dentine a t i o n and d e f i a n c e ; b u t It
IM h i g h t i m e t h a t they should learn t h a t t h e r e a r e p u b l i c
r i g h t s q u i t e as valid, a n d j u s t now a g r e a t deal m o r e urgent
[ N e w Y o r k Times.
F i g h t i n g R e b e l X eg roes.
From the X. V. Times.
W e have, frotr. one o f o u r Mississippi g u n b o a t corresp o n d e n t s , c o n f i r m a t i o n of t h e statement already made by
o u r c o r r e s p o n d e n t with G e n . G r a n t ' s land f o r c e , t h a t t h e
t r o o p s w h o m n n o e d t h e rebel b a t t e r i e s ami fought t h e
a c t i o n , in t h e recent battle at Grand-t^ulf. were negroes.
T h e w r i t e r is in a p o s i t i o n t o speak knowingly, for be
was uot only present at the e n c a g e m e n u b u t . w« b e l i e v e
h a d a band in i t a n d saw the enemy with his owu eves,
as well a s felt h i m . H e says :
•* T h e g u n s in t h e rebel b a t t e r i e s w e r e manned a l m o s t
wholly bv negroes, a single white man. o r p e r h a p s t w o ,
d i r e c t i n g operations. T h e r e is no mistake on t h i s p o i n t .
T h e w r i t e r was neat e n o u g h t o t h e b a t t e r i e s f o r bim
t o o b s e r v e f r o m time t o time the rebel g u n n e r s .
Many
utbt-rs all w h o look any not i c e — c o n c u r iu t h i s . "
T h e rt M negroes in t h i s e n g a g e m e n t , s e e m t o h a v e
fought e x t r e m e l y well; a n d Ihe rebel j o u r n a l s c l a i m the
b a t t l e as a g r e a t v i c t o r y . T h e y w e r e u n f l i n c h i n g a n d
persistent; a n d t h o u g h w e h a v e finally t o c c t e d in c a p t u r i n g G r a n d Gulf, t h e r e is no d o u b t thut our iron-clad
a n d o t h e r g u n b o a t s suffered n ' v e r e l v . ami w e r e reputed
in t h e i r fimt e s s a y s
N o w t h a t J e f f Davis is c o n v i c t e d
of
using n e g r o soldiers t o s u p j w r t his t o t t e r i n g p o w e r
i
' and t o o v e r t h r o w t h e U n i o n , We do not see t h a t b e can
c a r r y o u t t h e proc lamation of D e c e m b e r last, d e n o u n c i n g
; o u r negro troops and denying them, when captured! t h e
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T h e A r m y of T e n n e s s e e l a n d e d a t B r o l i t u b o r o op t h e
1st of M a y .

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defeated the rebels under G e o .

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killed, w o u n d e d a n d p r i s o n e r s was

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400, besides immense stores and maonfactureft l a d . 17
• p i e c e s of a r t i l l e r y .
O n t h e 1 6 t h of M a y , w e f o u g h t the, b l o o d y a n d
s i v e b a t t l e a t B a k e r ' s C r e e k , in w h i c h t h e

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deciforce

of V i c k s b u r g . u n d e r G e n . P e m b e r t o n , was d e f f a t o d , w i t h
t h e loss of 2 9 p i c c c s of a r t i l l e r y a n d 4 . 0 0 0 m e n .
O n t h e 1 7 t h of M a y , w e d e f e a t e d t h e s a m e f o r c e at
t h e B i g B l a c k R i v e r b r i d g e , w i t h t h e loss of >2,000 m e c
a n d 17 pieccs of a r t i l l e r y .
O n t h e 1 8 t h of M a y , w e invested V i c k s b u r g closely.T o - 4 a y G e n . S t e e l e c a r r i e d the rifle-pits on l i f t n o r t h of
the city.
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reliable.

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a f t e r a c c o m p l i s h i n g all t h a t w o s r d e s l r e d a t J a c k ^ n ,
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o f a m a n w h o l e d r e a l e s t a t e t o a c b n r c b , n o t t o tie sold,
b a t w h i c h t h e y sold a n d C o l t . b o u g h t .
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.mansion j t a o d s o t ) t b u f t a n d , , a n d t h e w b a l o - f i r o p c r i v
• o k l m e d (a w o r t h $ 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 .
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about ei^opapoo.

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A S h o r t b u t I m p o r t a n t J"o b*— T h o ' L
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; t*ck on Vicksburg.
C o r r t a p o a d c n c e of the New Orleans Era.
OrKLocsAs. M a y 5, 1 8 6 3 . .
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p l a c e e a r l y t h i s -morning, I g a t h e r t h e following; parti-,
o u l a r s of t h e b o m b a r d m e n t of t b e G r a n d G u j f fafttcria,
a n d t h e m o v e m e n t s o f t h e a r m y of G e n . G r s j n t : }
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A d m i r a l P o r t e r , with seven gunboats, the same t h a t
p a s s e d a u d shelled V i c k s b u r g on t h o n i g h t o r t h e 1 6 l h
A p r i l , a t t a c k e d t b e b a t t e r i e s a t G r a n d Gulf on t b e 2 9 t h
nlL, f o r t h e p u r p o s e of a t t r a c t i n g a t t e n t i o n f r o m i b e
m o v e m e n t s of G e n . G r a n t
A f t e r b o m b a r d i n g the place
f o r m o r e t h a n five h o u r s , a u d u n t i l G e n . G r a n t b i d
crossed his t r o o p s a n d g o t iu t h e i r r e a r , he w i t h d r e w .
G e n . G r a n t h a d landed a t t h e m o u t h of flayotl. P i e r p e
and advanced t o U n i o n C h u r c h , where ho ' ' c a n * upon
4 , 0 0 0 Rebels. A s h o r t , s h a r p fi*bt t o o k p l a c e here,
w h i c h resulted in t b e c a p t u r e of 3 0 0 R e b e l s , a n d t b e rap i d retreat of t h e remainder of t h e m t o w a r d P 6 r t G i b aon, w h e r e th«y h a d a force of 9 , 0 0 0 m o r e , rapiflly p t j r
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O u r advacce, under Geo. Osterhaes, pursued, and
o p e n e d on t b e m a t s i g h t , a n d a n o t h e r hot, t h o u g h s h o r t
fi*ht followed- A f t e r losing a B r i g a d i e r - G e n e t * a n d a
C h i e f of A r t i l l e r y , t h e rebels r e t r e a t e d in t h e d j r e c t i o u
of Jackson.
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gmard of t h e rebels h a d n o t t i m a t o d e s t r o y t b e ! - b r i d g e
over which the read from' P o r t Gibson t o Grniil Gulf
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On T h u r s d a y . A p r i l 16th, S m i t h b e c a m e o w a r e of t h e
fact t h a t • d r o v e l o f e b m m i w a r y c a t t l e , t o g e t h e r w i t h
t h e mttil a n d a v a l u o b l e l o t o f s u t l e r ' s s-tons, would leave
G a l l a t i n t h e n e x t d a y u n d e r t b e e s c o r t of 6 0 men Irom
St.oko's c a v a l r y . N o s o o n e r w a s t h i s f a c t e v i d e n t , t h a n
S m i t h b e c a m e possessed of a f a t h e r l y d e s i r e t o visit
his little ones on t h e L i b e r t y p i k e , w h i c h d e s i r e h e imm e d i a t e l y p r a t i f i o f e n o t f o r g e t t i n g at « f c e f ® n i e ^ m c to
d r o p ' a W6r^conce> G i n g t h u e^hecti'ct c o n v o y . w f t f i m-ve. al suspicious, looking tudividnkls, w h o are reU'l c o u r i e r . . I
f r o m MoMinnsville, A l e x a n d r i a , S n o w h l l l , I ^ b e r l y , a n d |
f r o m t h e g u e r r i l l a P o r t e r , t h a t infest t h e C o n e v F o r k . I
were p r o u u t® h a p p e a t h e r e w b c t t w e r S m i t h Waited hi* I
family; he f o r m i n g a c o n n e c t i n g liuk. u s i t w e r e , b e t w u n j
o u r f o r e c s a n d t b u s e of t h e e n e m y , t h e r e b y e n a b l i n g h i m .
t o d o us c o n s i d e r a b l e domain:.
T h e r e s u l t of S m i t h ' s last a c t of t r e o c h e r y is Already '
well k n o w n t o t h e p u b l i c . T h e c o n v o y was c a p t u r e d
b y a largely i t t p e r i o r fore* of rebels w h o a f t e r s h o o t i n c
a n a r m y c h a p l a i n ami t h r e e K e n t u c k y citizens, r o b b e d
t h c stttler'ayiagops, t i e d t h e sutlers t o tlw w h e e l s , . ^ ! t h e
w a g o n s on 'fire, a n d t h e n preei p i t a t e l y retired, t a k i n g the
c a t f l e w i t h t h e m , l e a v i n g t h e s u t l e r s t o t h e h o r r o r s of
b e i n g b u r n e d a l i v e . H a p p i l y for t h e d o o m e d m e n , a furm e r l i v i n g in t h e n e i g h b o r h o o d , a t t r a c t e d b y I h u i r c r i e s ,
released t b e m t h o u g h not until b a d l y b u r n t .
} F o r t h i s perfidious a c t of S m i t h s c o n v i n c i n g p r o o f
wira o b t a i n e d ; h e was i m m u d i a t e j y a r r e s t e d , t r i e 1, and
t b e s e n t e n c e of d e a t h , b y h a n g i n g . p a s « d u p o n h i m .
,
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T l w o j f e i a i K o n 1 t o o k p l a c e u n d e r t h e d i r e c t i o n of B r i j
G e u . C r o o k . aii(l Uiu imm-. d i u t e s u p ^ v i s i o o of the p , o
vost M a r s h a l
T l i e g u r i l l a s t h a t i n f e s t t i c .opposite,
s i d e of tbo C u m b e r l a n d , d e c l a r e d t h a t h e should oot b e
h u n g , and d a r i n g the e a r l i e r p a r t of 'the a f t e r n o o n t h e y
— J a f e i n t o n t b e h e i g h t s o p p o s i t e ottf b a t t e r i e s . *t the
t i m e seridio^r o v e r w o r d b v a citizen, t o t h e elT-ct
t h a t .they b a d 1 2 , p i e c e s of artilk-ry, w h i c h would '»e
b r o u g h t l o b e a r u p o n t h e t o w n . A f e w well d i r e c t e d
s h o t s f r o m o a r b a t t e r i e s dispersed the g n e r i l l a s a n d a
f c o n t i t i g p a r t y sent a c r o s s t h e f i v e r , p r o v e d t h e i r artillery
t o b e p u r e l y Imajtitwry..'
A t fifteen m i n u t e s p o s t t h r e e o ' c l o c k t h e c o n d e m n e d
w a s - t a k e n f n a n t h e c o u n t y j a i l to t h e place of o x o c u t i o n
W h e n asked if he h a d j w y t b i n g t o say, he u t t c i e i l a few
i n c o h e r e n t remarks, a n d " a t t e m p t e d t o p r a y .
A praver
was offered in b i i b e h a l f b y a ' S e r g e a n t of t h e l l t h o L i o
v o l u n t e e r i u f a a t r y . T h e c a p was t h e n d r a w n o v e r his
b e a d , his h a n d s a n d feet w e r e t i e d , t h ? oo<»se p l a c e d
a r o u n d h i s o e c k , a n d at t e n m i n u t e s of f o u r p. m., tliv
d r o p s p r u n g . A f t e r b a n g i n g ten m i n u t e s the c o r p s e
was t u r n e d o v e r t o h i s f r i e n d s .
i d ' i V i -»iiu
> H. W. Gairrmi.

re-'

d a s h ami d a r i n g of C'uL W i l d e r a n d his c o m m a n d , h a v e
a l r e a d y tat?ght t!ie e n e m y a lesson t h a t t h e y will o o t soon
forget.

'ilanging of n Rebel Spy.
C o r r e s p o n d e n t of the C h i c a g o TfiliUue.
CARTHAOB. T e n n . , May, 12tb, 1863.

5

' m j , p c r « p t i o o of Col.
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r

noomamiio™K-ocr.1,

N o f u r t h v r explanation being required, tbo necessary
d o c u m e n t s w e r e o r d e r e d t o be i m m e d i a t e l y m a d e ont
ami p.'m-ed in t h e possession of t h e C o l o n e l
N o saddles. w e a p o n s or o t h e r e q u i p m e n t s h a d beon f u r n i s h e d
t h i s c o m m a n d ; c o n s e q u e n t l y Col. W i l d e r w a s f o r c e d tor
use t h o b e s t m e a n s w i t h i n bis p o w e r , t o t h e outfit of bi«
c o m m a n d . S a d d l e s a n d b r i d l e s w e r e p i c k e d n p here a n d
t h e r e , of all shapes, p a t i e r u s and.forms, a n d t b o new c a r - ,
alters w e r e t h u s m o u u t e d at^l drilled in t h e i r n e w o r d e r
of t a c t i c s .
A - :i siih»t:tute^>ir t h e s a b r e , the Colonel d r e w u p o n
the t J n a r t e r i n n s V r » 1 ' e p n r t m e n t f o r a sufficient n u m b e r
of h a t c h e t s ; t o t h e s e w e r e u t i u c h e d bandies b e t w e e n t w o
otid t h r e e feet in length, t o t h e e n d of w h i c h a sling w a s
a d d e d w h i c h slipod o v e r t h e wrist t o p r e v e n t t h e falling
of tilt* hutchr't fiiyi.i t h e h a n d .
W h e n not required for
use the weapons a r e s l u n g t o t b e s i d e by a b e l t
Their
fin- a r m s o r e t h e Kufii-ld rifle, with t b e e x c e p t i o n of
somtj of t h e thinking c o m p a n i e s , w h o are a r m e d w i t h the
H e n r y rejK»tii:g n t l e . A t t h e p r e s e n t time tho Colonel
hn« m o i v d m n 1 , 5 ^ 0 men m o u u t e d . e v e r y a n i m a l of
w h i c h IIIIM been collecteil by t h e c o m m a n d itself w i t h o u t
t h e h-ast: ai<l f r o m t h e G o v e r n m e n t , t b e e u t i r c n u m b e r
n " t c o s t i n g 1" m le S a m one f a r t h i n g . S i n c e t b e i r o r g a n ization. t h e C o l o n e l ' s c o m m a n d h a s b e e n f u r n i s h e d w i t h
a c o m p l e t e c a v a l r y outfit for t h e i r animals, a u d t h e y can
now b e p r o i o u n c c d in apropos o r d e r a s f a r a s e q u i p m e n t
is c o n c e r n e d . I n t h e way of a r m s the men o r e t o b e
f a m i s h e d With t h e i m p r o v e d S p e n c e r r e p e a t i n g rifle, one
of the m o s t effective w e a p o n s t h a t c a n b e p l a c e d in t h e
h a n d s of m f u t n d t f d men.
W i t h t h i s rifle t h i s c o m m a n d
will be c a p a b l e of r e s i s t i n g a f o r c e f o u r t i m e s t h e i r own
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" I t shall hi' a t t e n d e d t o . " w»id t b e G e n e r a L
" B u t 1 r e q u i r e t h ^ n r s W n o w . " o t w r v e d t h e Colooel,
" t h e r e p o r t * shall lie Gil-d ( ( • m o r r o w . "
B a t why t h i s bs«te ? " askod t h e G e n e r a ! .
'• W h y . G e n e r a l . I h a v e fire h u n d r e d h o m e s now in •
my c o m m a n d , a n d h a v e no m e a n s of s u b s i s t i n g t h e m . "
was the r e p | y .
< " F i v e h u n d r e d h o r s e s !" says t h e G e n e r a l , in s u r p r i s e .
'• w b e r p d i d K o n o b t a i n t h a t w i m b e r of animals in s o '
s h « r t a spam? of t i m e ! "
'• J o u n M o r g a n ' d t h e m !" was t h e r e p l y of t h e Col- j

a largo number

b y the President to night, detail his proceedings to

OK

T K A V F! R S T: ,

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:i km«t» of MKRCH AVOISR sac 1 ! s» *r«- •nlU'd to

- T h e y w e r e g o i n g t o P o r t G i b s o n a s t h e only p l a c e o f
safety f r o m t h e V a p k c e s , a n d i t m u s t h a t e ; b e a n ainnsiftg
t o witness t h e i r c o n s t e r n a t i o n und t e r r o r a t ruunir.g i n i o
a still l a r g e r f o r r o . •
T h e R e b e l s evidently i n t e n d e d m a k i n g P o r t G i b s o n a
g r a n d s ta n d - p o in t, u s t h e y w e r e e r e c t i n g f o r t i f i c a t i o n s of
t h e s t r o n g e s t d e s c r i p t i o n t h e r e . I t w a s fortifnatc t h a t
t h e 9 , 0 0 0 men a t P o r t G i b s o n h j d been called a w a y
f r o m t b e r o u t o t a k e n b y t b e Illinoi's b o y s a few d a y s before. o r t b e l a t t e r (night n o t h a v e e s c a p e d so easily —
T h i s was a d a r i n g t h i n g .
W h e n t h e fleet passed V i c k s b u r g . t h e officers w h o
c o m m a n d e d t h e b a t t e r i e s w e r e at a hall, a n d not a s h o t
w a s fired u n t i l o u r b o a t s c o m m e n c e d t h e a t t a c k .
They
s t e a m e d d o w n v e r y slowly u n t i l t h e y b a d passed t h e u p p e r b a t t e r i e s , a n d w e r e o p p o s i t e t h e town,''aud then a d e l i b e r a t e and regular fire WHS k e p t o p until t h e b o u t s w e r e
o u t of r a n g e .
T h o r e b e l s s e t fire to a h o u s e t o g i v o lig h t t o s h o o t b y ,
b u t such w a s t h e i r c o n f u s i o n a n d d i s m a y at b e i n g s u r p r i s e d , t h o y fired wildly a n d no d a m a g e o f c o n s e q u e n c e waa
sustained by t b e boats.
W h e r e v e r a tig h t a p p e a r e d a b r o a d s i d e would b e sent,
a n d t h e c r a s h of falling b r i c k s a m i t b e s h o u t s a n d cries
of a f f r i g h t e d p e o p l e m a d e Y i t l u b u r g seem a ptir.demoniutri.
A t o n e time t h o g u n b o a t B i n t on ran u p close t o t h e
s h o r e , a n d t h e rebels t h o u g h t •she was d i s a b l e d a n d h a d
r u n a g r o u n d t o k e e p f r o m sinking. T h e y set n p n wild
halloo a n d r u s h e d t o the r i v e r bittik, w i t h p l a n k s o r t h e i r
s h o u l d e r s t o b o a r d her, a t t h e s a m e t i m e s h o u t i n g out :
•• C o m e on s h o r e — c o m e on s h o r e .
Y*ou i-un't g e l awav
now f " T h e B e n t o n s e n t a b r o a d s i d e of s h a r p n e l l a m o n g
t h e m , a n d t h e y d i s a p p e a r e d in the d a r k n e s s with y e l l s of
.affright.
T h e w h o l e c a m p a i g n , on t h e p o r t of i h e jjunl-outs a n d
land forces, bos been a r a p i d aiiJ.vietorioti.* on--.
lien.
G r a n t ' s m a r c h i n g a n d fighting will c o m p a r e favorubl v
w i t b t h e recent a c h i e v m e n t s o f G e n . Bnnk»" c o r p s
He
h a s b e e n on b o t h s i d e s of t h e Misstissijipi ; n.u> ferried
o v e r b y P o r t e r , a n d h o s foOght o r miiVclied continually.
I t i s generally b e l i e v e d by t h e f u g i t i v e s m e t b y o u r
t r o o p s a t ' P o r t G i b s o n t h a t t lie damn go d t n e by the I I :
nois c a v u l r y is i r r e p a r a b l e . L o c o m o t i v e s .
w r y . s l o r e s - ^ h i ' i g ' of w l ' i - h I k , - „ r o . o p - ,
J
" f r *
r.'|>lnc.'.l w a n ; * • • • „ ; , 1 1 .

o f p r i s o n e r s , a n d t h a t t h e rebels a r e b e i n g d r i v e n b a c k

t o n d i s p a t c h says a d v i c e s f r o m G e n e r a l G r a n t , r e c e i v e d

TO THE PUBLIC
iKANI)

n

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J o s e p h S m i t h , a c i t i z e n of t h o c o u n t y , a n o t o r i o u s
r e b e l spy. w a s e x e c u t e d to-day, between the h o u r s o f
U i r t e otid f o u r a . m., a g r e e a b l e t o t h e s e n t e n c e of a gent o w a r d s V i c k s b u r g . I f t h e y d o n o t e s c a p e u p t h e Y a - e r a l c o u r t m a r t i a l held h e r o some t h r e e weeks s i n c e . —
W b e u o w i t r o o p s l o c c u p i e d C a r t h a g e , he fled *o o u r lines
t o o R i ver, m o s t of t h e m m u s t b e c a p t u r e d .
•'.1 .
Under
FOBTRKSS MONROK, M a y 2 4 . — T h e R i c h m o n d D i s p a t c h f o r p r o t e c t i o q , p r o f e s s i n g t o be a U n i o u m a n .
ilea of v i s i t i n g bis family, w h i c h live sonic five miles
o f M a y 23d, c o u t a i u s t h e f o l l o w i n g :
' "j'
'
rom h e r e o n t h e L i b e r t y pike, he has i m p a r t e d a knowl.
MOBILE, M a y 2 1 . — l u S a t u r d a y ' s fight wo lost t h i r t y e d g e of t h e s t r e n g t h a n d p o s i t i o n of otir forces t o t h e
p i e c e s of a r t i l l e r y , w h i c h w e r e Bpiked a n d a b a n d o n e d . — rebels, a n d a c q u a i n t e d t h e m with e v e r y ta u v e m e iin t. howO n S u n d a y t h e rebels a d v a n c e d t o t a k e t h e B i g B l a c k e v e r small, t h u t was m a d e by o u r c o m m a n d , so t h a t not
even a f o r a g e t r a i n could g o b e y o n d t b e lines, w i t h o u t
B r i d g e , b u t w e r e repulsed. T h e y c r o s s e d h i g h e r u p a u d
t h e enemy's k n o w l e d g e .
F o r a long time t h e G e n e r a l iu
t o o k u s in t h e rear, w h e n t h e b r i d g e was b u r n e d a n d t h e c o m m a n d w a s a t n loss a s t o w h o g a v e t h o i n f o r m a t i o n t o
w o r k s a b a n d o n e d . O u r loss is h e a v y .
tlio enemy. S u s p i c i o n at last f a s t e n e d iiseK Upon S m i t h ,
V i c k s b u r g i s closely b e s i e g e d , T h e e o e m y is cloving a u d by a coup de guerre, k n o w n only t o n few bo was
convicted.
i n ' o n every side.
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c o m m a n d as m o u n t e d infau
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i> arwunioi, t h e n e x t q u e s t i o n t o be a w a r d e d !
was. w
re Were t h o animals a n d e q u i p m e n t s t o b e ob- '
tair^

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«*e I a d v a u c e u r a p i d l y oo the b a t t e r i e s 10 h u e o f b u t t l e , a n d a s
t h e f o r w a r d o n e s c a m e iu r a n g e , o p e n e d tire w i t h slieli.—
B n t n o re.-ponse c o u l d t h e y g e t t o t h e i r d e a t h d e a l i n g
missiles t h i s t i m e — G r a n d G u l f Wa»- evncnateil, u n d i t s

W e r e m e m b e r R i c h m o n d , a n d shall n o t s h o o t u n t i l
t a r e fall confirmation.

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"Tbe
Hatchet Brigade.•»
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T h e m o o t e d b n g a d o o f C o l W i l d e r , c o m p r i s i n g thro.I n d i a n a r e g i m e n t s u n d ooo f r o m Illiuois. n o w with t h e
j a r n i y of theUL'umberland, is k a o w n as tbe - - H a t c h e t !
B r i g n d e . " w h i c h a p p e l l a t i o n originoteil f r o m t h e follow-

the n i n e t e e n t h o u s a n d t h a p p l i c a t i o n oi w i v e s m o d e widows by tbif w a r .
T h e c r o p p r o s p e c t s in W i s c o n s i n a r e

pronoonced

more fluttering now t h a n nt a n y time t h i s

season

about

X.VRltlED,
f.r thr bride'* S t e p - f j l h o i . in Tr«'
T. II. C'ijde.
Mr. UlLCa CIB
E*SK MII of Traverse.

4* T H R E E T I M E K A X D O U T . "
•i cause or provocatioc
or f r o n t i n g hor on in;
T c o n t r a c t i n g a f t e r tha
expensive.
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" A word to the wise is sufficient."

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number of w a r s .
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r«vet»r r i t e Hon>*. returns hi« sincere t h a n k s to bis
nl<i r o s t o i o r r s and frienita lor t h e i r liberal patronage during
the live j e a n s that he t c p t the house.
An}' of bU old friend* who r l s i t T n i r r r w City, and prefer |
acuoioiDoiittioiis at i piivatc hnase. will be e n t e r t a i n e d b> i
hlra at h i s present r.-«ldence next)lo'-»r east of the T r a r t r a e |
Cltv Housa. at his old rates of fore
WM. POW1.R. I Tn theeoDTrtrr. a n d our Ware-Rooms are Btrt eqaaJled. w e
Ti averse City, April
| S63.
Cw* | shall leasonabty e x p e c t , with the special a d v a n t a g e s above
e a u m e i a t e d . to have the p a t r o n * e e of all t h o s e w h o believe
MORG.VIf B A T E S ,
t h a t " a penny saved is aa good as two e a r n e d . "
HANNAH, LAY A CO.
Traverse City April, 1*. 1863.
OtHiw T r n T e i w O
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And t r i m t h e i r w o r d s f o r p a y ;
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Let other* b u l l t h e i r day.
Guard t h o a the f a c t : (hough clouds ol nigbrt
Down ob thy watch-tower stoop ;
'
T h o u g h thou sbould'st tee thine h e a r t ' s delight
Borne from thee by their swoop.
P a c e thou the wind. Thoogh safer seer
I n s h e l t e r t o abide.
We were n o t made to set a n d dream ,
T h e safe mustOrat be tried.

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b y the delusive p r o m i s e s of rebel a g e n t s .
T b e English
g o v e r n m e n t a l r e a d y , b y its a l t e r e d t o n e , s h o w s t b e f o r c e
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of o u r own j n s t claims, a n d a fair a n d ready admission
gratuity- I n t h i s war $100. as a b o u n t y , i s d a e t o the
(Organized
by Pcrmittion
of the Jiulkoritit*,)
of t h e j u s t c l a i m s a g a i n s t us, w i t h a c a r e f u l a v o i d a n c e widow or heirs of deceased seldiers a n d t o d i s c h a r g e d solW A L L . S T K K E T , N. Y .
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ws«> if sooner ended. In cases of deceased s o l d i e r s It Is d u e :
f u l d e m e a n o r in o u r d e a l i n g s with E n g l a n d , we thall j 1st, To the widow.iftbfcrebe e n e ; f a d . T o t h e c h i l d r e n , if n o
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On the p a y m e n t to this Company, u r a n y of i u s u t h o r i z e d
h e a r t s of the E n g l i s h people. If we c o n q u e r tLe S o u t h , j States. Commissioned ofiicers and soldiers discharged be- agenta, o f t h s aum or (SO, l l w l i l i«qt< a certificate of i n s a r
a n d e x t e r m i n a t e t h e rebels, we c o n q u e r our e n e m i e s in fore two y e a r s ' s t r v i c e . and their heirs in case of t h e i r death, ance, b l n d i n g l t a e l f to pay to such person the sum of P i v a
are n o t entitled, as the law now la, to any Bounty.
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E n g l a n d , a n d we win t h e b o ttle f o r t h e p e o p l e t h e r e as |
or Military S e r t l o e of the United States, p r i o r to D e c e m b e r
PENSION'S.
well as here. TTio i n t e r e s t s of h u m c t i i i y a n d of civilizaP e n s i o n s were formerly an annual p a y m e n t In considera- S 1st. 1866, or d a r i n g the war. In tbe same p r o p o r t i o n t h i s
tion a r e t o b e p r o m o t e d , t b e c a u s e of f r e e d o m a n d e q u a l
tion of past services. It has been extended in modern t i m e s Companv will insure axyr person liable to do Military d u t y ,
rights t o be a d v a n c e d , b y k e e p i n g a n d e s t a b l i s h i n g a to those who hava becomu disabled, and to tbe dependent in any sum from $100 io | i , 0 0 0 , bot not more than ii.OOO on
ice w h i c h shall unite t h o p e o p l e of A m e r i c a a n d of heirs of those who loae their lives in service.
It is doe In any one life. T h i s C o m p a n y also insures those In the service, officers and privates, a g a i n s t wouuds or death, d u r i n g
gland in a p e r m a n e n t b r o t h e r h o o d . P e a c e is for t h e t h i s war to soldiers disabled ' u service In the lihe of duty.—
the present war, t h u s enabling all p r u d e n t soldiers t o provide
p e o p l e ' s s a k e , w a r would b e for t h e interest of t h e a r i s t o c - Of deceased soldiers h i s d a e : 1st, To the widow, if there be their families against want, in case they fall in battle—die—
one ; Jd, To the children j n d e r IS year* of age ; 3d. To the I
racy a o d t b e slave-owner.
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mother d e p e n d e n t wbollv or partly ; Sth, To the sisters u n d e r I or are so w o a a d e d as t o be disabled from s u p p o r t i n g them.—
16 years, dependent wholly or partly upon any deceased sol- ] To the manly virtues of bravery and patriotism t h a t c a l b d
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d l e r who may be killed er dies of disease contracted or the soldier to the field, let him add the crowning e x c e l l e n c e
of a p r u d e n t p r o v i s i o n for bis family. In case he never reP r o m the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser.
w o u n d s received in service a n d In the line of duty.
R a t e s o f P e n s i o n s . — T o a non-commissioned officer, turn. then will he be r e m e m b e r e d with gratitude, as one t h a t
M r . J a m e s G l a i s h e r . w h o last y e a r m a d e e i g h t t r i p s
musician or private, if totallv disabled, or to thsir widow or discharged his whole duty to his God—bis c o u n t * } — b i s
into the upper atmosphere, where ho
reached a m u c h
dependent heir, if dereased. £* per month ; to 2d Lieutenants family.
Our ratea for inaurance a g a i n s t w o u n d s and J e a t b a r e aa
h i g h e r e l e v a t i o n t h a n h a d been a t t a i n e d b e f o r e . . h a s re- $1& ; 1st Lieutenants. $17 ; to Captains, $20 ; to Majors,
s u m e d bis o p e r a t i o n s t h e p r e s e n t s p r i a g .
O n e of t h e $25 ; To Lieutenant Colonel* and all h i g h e r grades, $30 per follows, to wit :
(10 on a h u n d r e d
against w o u n d s .
p r i n c i p a l o b j e c t s s o u g h t in t h o s e celcitial e x c u r s i o n s h a s monthl Fees in Pension cases arc only S i .
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Our certificates of insurance are assignable—are i n t e n d e d
Is doe to discharged soldiers to the time tbey are actually to be assigned to the family for t h e h care, s u p p o r t and rew i t h i n c r e a s e of e l e v a t i o a T h o scale t h a t baa been acc e p t e d u p t o last y e a r w a s a falling of t h e m u r c u r y one discharged. The undersigned have superior advantages for lief, In caae the events occur upon which they a r e payable.
speedily collecting the pay and claims of discharged soldiers.
Aa many in tbe aervice are where It Would 'be impoaa.bla
d e g r e e f o r e v e r y t h r e e h u n d r e d f e e t of e l e v a t i o n f r o m tbe
Back Pay Is doe the widows or heirs of deceased soldiers in for them to provide for their families in t h i s way, the wife,
e a r t h ' s s u r f a c e . M r . <J. s t a t e s t h a t t h o results of h i s nearly the same order as Bounty.
Tbe father, mother, or fsther, or b r o t h e r , or any I n d i v i d u a l t e ^ l l n g an Intereat in
several a s c e n t s m a d e last y e a r w a s t h a t , when t h e sky o t h e r belrs need not be residents of the United Slates.
tbe family of the aoldier. may Insure I h e m a g a l n a t wounds or
w a s clear, a d e c r e a s e of one d e g r e e of t e m p e r a t u r e t o o k
death. What can mortal man do nobler, than t o nreacnt t h e
MINORS.
family of the soldier with an Insurance upon bis life, or
laee w i t h i n o n e h u n d r e d feet of the g r o u n d , w h i l e a t t h o
sgaisst wounds, thus at once placing tbem beyond the reach
e i g h t of 3 0 , 0 0 0 feet a s p a c e of fully 1 , 0 0 0 b a d t o
of povertv, In caae t h e i r p r o t e c t o r never retnrna. T h i s .Is a
b e p a s s e d t h r o u g h f o r » s i m i l a r c h a n g e . I t will t h u s b e such sullstmenls are properly reported.
[n allcase8of S o l d i e r s ' P a y , Pensions, Bonnty, and in f a r t system of substantial charity towards tbe dependent families
seen t h a t i n s t e a d of a n n i l o r m d e c r e a s e w i t h a given numall j u s t claims and account* against the Government, tbe of volunteers, that baa been commenced by our wealthy citib e r of feet t r a v e r s e d , the decline t a k e s p l a c e only in in- undendgned b a t e the most p e r f e c t facilities for their most zens, and will be continued by the worthier p o r t i o n a of
them. What can our wealthy and patriotic cltlzena do, t h a t
v e r s e p r o p o r t i o n t o t h e rarity of t h o a t m o s p h e r e .
speedy collection.
Discharged Soldiers who have not got their pay we aTe dai- will go f u r t h e r t o Increase ealiatments and asalst t h e GovT h e last t r i p m a d e by t h i s c e l e b r a t e d a e r o n a u t took
e r n m e n t , than tn say to our hardy laboring m e n — " If you
p l a c e , on t b e 3 1 s t ultimo, f r o m t h e C r y s t a l P a l a c e g r o u n d s ly r e n d e r i n g the most i m p o r t a n t assistance to. besides seeing will enlist. I w i l l l n s u r e y o u r life until vou return, for 8100
that they secure all due them on t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , subsistence,
a t L o n d o n . D u r i n g t h e first mile t h e t h e r m o m e t e r sunk
—$400—$1,000, for the benefit of your f a m i l y . "
elotblng. ratlobs. Ac.
The ratea of baais upoh which this Company Insure i s
f r o m 5 0 t o 3 3 J d e g r e e s . A t t h e second " m i l e post"'
R a t i o n s . — S o l d i e r s are entitled to the cost price of rat h e m u r c u r y h a d g o n e d o w n t o 2 6 d e g r e e s : at t h e t h i r d tions in money while abneat o n , f u r l o u g h s , or other compe- founded upon a scientific statistical calculation of the mortality of wars for the last 600 years, a n d leaves but a rsaaonat o 14 d e g r e e s ; at t h r e e and t h r e e q u a r t e r s t o 8 degrees. tent authority, which money we'readily secure.
ble
margin for profit for the Company, while It placea the
G o v e r n m e n t Vouchers, Becrultlng, Quartermaster and
A t t h i s e l e v a t i o n a w a r m c u r r e n t was entered, r a i s i n g
Commissary Accounts separately made u p a t o u r office a n d famlllra of those insured be^-oad want and destitution f r o m
- TV of the vicissitudes of W ar.
t h e t h e r m o m e t e r t o 1 2 d e g r e e s . I n a few m o m e n t s t h i s collected.
This
is the only I n s u r a n c e Company In the United 8 t a t e a
was p a s s e d , a n d on reaching f o u r a n d a half miles t h e
All j u s t Military and Naval Contracts, Claims and l,oa»c*
that was organized especially for t h i s purpose.
adjusted and collected on application, either by mall or In
t e m p e r a t u r e was p r e c i s e l y a t z e r o . T h i s w a s at five
A d v a n t a g e s of h u n t i n g i n this C o m p a n y .
o ' c l o c k in t h e a f t e r n o o n . T h e wind was g e n t l e , b l o w i n g person, to
ROBINSON A BROOKS,
m o s t of t h e Way f r o m t h o e a s t
T b e a i r w a s q u i t e dry,
1st.—In tbe case of citizen#- I n s u r i n g sums for their famiAuthorised War Claim Attorneys,
lies, if d r s l t e d : If no draft tahes place In the county w h e r e
b o t h before and aflar leaving t h e ground.
DETROIT, MICH.
T h e a e r o n a u t s p e a k 3 of t h e r o a r of t b e city a s b e i n g
O r n c s — N o . 1*9 JeCorson Aveuuc. over Ives' Bank, op- the i n s u r e d rcaldea, half lb* Insurance money will be ref
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d i s t i n c t l y a u d i b l e w h e n h e was a mile h i g h . T h e c l o u d s posite Office U. S. Military C o m m a n d e r .
3nd.—Our Insurance In regard to the d r a f t covera n o t o n l y
f c u m u / i ) h u n g b e n e a t h b i m l i k e p a t c h e s of s h i n i n g wool.
le p r e s e n t draft, b u t all future ones.
R a i l r o a d t r a i n s a p p e a r e d t o c r a w l like c a t e r p i l l a r s .
At
3d.—Our Company insure for any sum desired, a c c o r d i n g
i c i r c u m s t a n c e s of Insured.
t h e h e i g h t of t h r e e a n d a half m i l e s t h e face looked like
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4tu.—'The men w h o have Invested their c a p i t a l in t h i s
glowiug purple, b u t this gradually t a m e d to a deep blue.
Hpiendld a n d A p p r o p r i a t e Holiday Preaeat.
Company have been well known t o the b u s i n e s s c o m m u n i t y
O n e of t b e travelers, t a k i n g hold o f t h c g r a p n e l , s c r e a m ir the past fourteen yesra.
e d o u t w i t h p a i n a s t h o u g h b e h a d been scalded.
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5th.—The capital of this Company will n o t be employed in
I n t h o u p p e r regions t h o s k y h a d t h e a s p e c t of d e e p
Banking or Real Estate operations, bot will remain In U. S .
artoawe sncn
G o v e r n m e n t S t o c k s , a n d will only be c o n v e r t e d so f a a t a s
P r u s s i a n b l u e . T b e b l a c k n e s s which c r e p t o v e r the J a n d
may
be necessary to meet tbe liabilities of tbe C o m p s n y t o
w h i l e t h e sun w a s s e t t i n g i s s p o k e n of as b e i n g v e r y re- T H E EMBODIMENT OP PRACTICAL UTILITY, AND
the i n s u r e d .
markable.
JL a marvel of s i m p l i c i t y ; makes the r u n n i n g stich very
6th.—The Company are bound t o take risks t o no m o r e
rapidly and perfect, uses a c o m m o n needle, and will last a t h a n $100,000,
lifetime. At the New York State Fair, i t s simplicity, efficienResponsible a g e n t s wanted ia every county In tbe U n i t e d
T h e Cost of a C a r e e r .
cy. a n d great practical utility, was confirmed by the award of States. They must give references of s t r i c t i n t e g r i t y s n d
Y o u will find m e soporific a n d lu g u b r io u s , m y d e a r
the r t i s t Premium.
responsibility, Those desiring to-be insured where a g e n t s
L., b u t I h o v e j u s t b e e n sick, a m n o v h a v i n g a headI t will gather. Ruffle, a h i r r . t a c k , ran up breadths, etc., with are n o t yet appointed, will remit to the Company, at C» w « l l a c h e , a n d — i t rains. I a m alone in m y hotel b e d r o o m , a single or doable thread on a n y material adapted to the run- street, N. Y., (by express), a sum of money sufficient to cover
a n d feel m y isolation all t h e m o r e f r o m t h e j o v o u s boli- n i n g stich. The t h i n n e s t , oanally the most difficult to stitch the C o m p a a y ' s per centage o a t b e amount desired to be Inday-ooiseg w h i c h c o m e b o r n e ou t h e wind outside. M o r e - by other sewing machines, b e i n g sewed the easiest. Por j u r e d ; a o d if It be a citizen desiring t o insure s sum, for h i a
ladle? and children's apparel, and o t b e r articles made of family, in case he Is a f t e r w a r d s drafted, he will, give hla n a m e ,
o v e r , I a n r m o r a l l y a n d physically t i r e d of "la
v i e de light fabrics, i t will t h e r e f o r e be found almost invaluable.
age and realdence. If it be a aoldier, he will give name, age,
carpet-bag,"
w h i c h I b a v e b e e n Icadi'ig for e i g h t
I t is attached to the table like a sowing bird, a n d h a v i n g no and the Company of the Regiment t o which he belongs, t h e
m o n t h s past. N o b o d y can givo seven c o n c e r t s a week, tension, and requiring no l u b r i c a t i o n or c h a n g e of stich, is n u m b e r of the R e g i m e n t and tttate it ia f r o m , a l l s t h e realm o n t h in a n d m o u t h out, w i t h o u t his intelligence (be the always resdy for operation, and such a marvel of simplicity dence of his family. If It be wife, brother, lather, ar f r i e n d s
t h a t a child-of six or eight y e a r s can u n d e r s r a n d It, and use of the family t h a t desire to take out an Insurance upon t h e
s a m e m o r e or less) finally t a k i n g it in h i g h d u n g e o n . —
a b s e n t suldier, t h e y will give his name and a g e , ' and also t b s
it successfully.
C e r t a i n n a t u r a l i s t s p r e t e n d t h a t insecets reflect in t h e i r
I t i s not at all liable t o get out of o r d e r .
Company, R e g i m e n t and State to which it belunga. The a p
c o n f o r m a t i o n t b e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s of t h o s u r r o u n d i n g veEach machine is put u p In a neat bos. a c c o m p a n i e d with pllcant f o r the policy will also f i v e the name and r e a l d e n c e
of the wife or tha person for whose benefit the Insurance lag e t a b l e life. I f t h i s p h e n o m e n o n e x l e u d s t o pianists. I full anil explicit directions, and twenty-five needles.
S e a t to any address in the United States on receipt of an p r o c u r e d .
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o u g h t by t h i s t i m e t o h a v e the m a n n e r s of a locomotive
order, Inclosing the amount, or msy be collected by E x p r e a s
Apply to, o r address,
a n a tho soul of a t r u n k . I h a v e c e r t a i n l y passed fiveon delivery of tho m a c h i n e .
SNYDER, W1LLXAM8 A Co..
s i x t h s of ray life's last t h r e e h u n d r e d d a v s on t h e railWhen tbe money is s«nt with the order and registered, we
69 Wall-etreet, N. Y .
r o a d . T h o m o s t p i t i a b l e of isolations Is t h a t experienc- guarantee its safe receipt a n d the delivery of the machine,
P. 8.—Money may be sent In registered letters, or b y e x press, at our risk.
ed by t h e Curious Deast s h u t u p iu a c a g e a n d e x p o s e d auvwhere within 2000 miles free of any Express charges.
V t n liberal a r r a n g e m e n t for agencies.
t o t h o g a z e of a c r o w d . - I t is mine. N e v e r t o b e anySee'MtaitOB o r FASHIONS, or for full particular*, specimen
N o t i c e s of t h e P r e s s .
t h i n g b u t a k i n d of a b s t r a c t i o n ; to be an artist, and n o t
o,
a person ; h a v s n g no right t o d i v e r t nny of the s y m p a <73 Broadway, N. Y.
t b y a c c o r d e d to t h e pianist i n t o t h e c h a n n e l of t h e man ;
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" The man that would be respected and loved by his f a m i l y
one of these valuable sewing m a c h i n e s .
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u n a b l e t o c o n q u e r those i n t i m a t e affecIn life, and gratefully remembered In death, will p r o v i d e hla.
tions w h i c h are i n d e p e n d e n t of t h e p r e s t i g e c o n f e r r e d
family against w a n t . "
" AU our most p r u d e n t citizens a n d soldiers are i n s u r i n g
b y c e l e b r i t y ( d e s e r v e d o r not) ; t o b e l o n g t o ofl, y e t t o ,
a competence to their families In esse tbey are drafted, o r
be nobotty's ; — s u c h , my d e a r f r i e n d , is tbe o t h e r side of
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killed, ie the service ; i t ia the only safeguard in these c r i t l t h a t b r i l l i a n t (?) c a r e e r to w h i c h I am c o n d e m n e d .
csl t i m e s . "
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W h e r e God hath s e t His t h o r n s about,
C r y not, " The way plain"
H i s path within f o r those w i t h o u t
la paved with toil a n d paint
One f r a g m e n t of his blessed word,
I n t o thy s p i r i t burned.
Is better tban the whole, half beard.
And by t h i n e interests t u r n e d .

Woe, woe to h i m on safety bent.
Becaose be fears t h e t r u t h .
Be true t o e v e r y Inmost t h o u g h t .
And. as thy t h o u g h t , thy s p e e c h ;
W h a t t h o a bast not by auffuring b o u g h t '
P r e s u m e t h o a n o t t o teach.
Hold on. bold on,—thou h a s t the rock i'
T h e foes are on the s a n d :
The first w o r l d - t e m p e s t a ruthless shock
S c a t t e r s t h e i r s h i f t i n g strand.
While each wild gust the m i s t shall clear •
We now see darkly t h r o u g h ,
A n d justified at last a p p e a r
The tree, in h i m t h a t ' s true.
War with England.
In the M i a m i irritation prodaoed b y i b t fact t h a t .
c o m m e r c e is b e i n g d r i v e n off t b e o c e a n by t h e C o n f e d e r a t e P i r a t e s , b u i l t manned a n d e q u i p p e d ip E n g l a n d ,
a n d w i t h t b e s t r o n g senso of w r o n g d o n e a s by a p r o f e s sedly n e u t r a l a o d l o n g allied n a t i o n in t h a t f u r n i s h i n g
t o t h e r e b e l s t b e m e a n s of i n j u r i n g us, i t re toot s t r a n g e
t h a t i n d i g n a t i o n s h o n l d for t h e t i m e o v e r c o m e o t b e r
feelings, a n d t h a t t h e t e m p e r o r t h e n a t i o n s h o u l d g e t
t h e b e t t e r of i t s r e a s o n . T h e r e f o r e , i t i s t b « J w e h a v e
h e a r d o f ' . a t c s o m a n y t h r e a t s of w a r w i t h E n g l a n d ; t h a t
o n r w e a k e r a n d m o r e i n t e m p e r a t e p o l i t i c i a n ^ h a v e solici t e d t b e c h e e r s of t h e i r a u d i e o c c s b y t a l k i n g a b o u t an
' a c c o u n t t o s e t t l e , ' ' a d o y of r e c k o n i n g t o , c o m e , ' a o d
b a v e f r o m low p e r s o n a l m o t i v e s u s e d p r e s e n t g r i e v a n c e s
t o e x c i t e a n d d e e p e n a lasting ill-will b s t w e d n o a r own
a n d o u r m o t h e r c o u n t r y . T h e r e f o r e al«o i t . i s t h n t o u r
P r e s s , t o o o f t e o f o l l o w i n g t b e pemiciotra e i a j n p l e of Ibe
L o n d o n T i m e s , h a s inflnmed t h o s p i r i t of a n i m o s i t y b y
e x a g g e r a t i o n and misrepresentation.
A l l t h i s is u n w o r t h y of a n a t i o c , s t r o n g e n o u g h t o b e
confident of its future, intelligent enough t o understand
i t s t r n e i n t e r e s t , a n d n o b l e e n o u g h t o b e g u i d e d in i t s
c o u r s e t o w a r d o t h e r n a t i o n s b y t h e r u l e s of n a t u r a l m o r ality and honor.
T h e r e is g r e a t d a n g e r m o r e o v e r , in allowing o u r p s s t i o n s a t s u c h a m o m e n t t o o v e r c o m e o u r cjooler j u d g e m e n t , lest t h e y b u r r y u s i n t o a c t i o n w h i c h m i g h t involve
u s in t h e m o s t g r i e v o u s calamitiesW h a t e v e r b e t h e c o n d u c t of E n g l a n d t o w a r d s Ui
t h l » t i m e , a s y e t t h e r e h a s b e e n n o t h i n g in i t w h i c h
wonld j u s t i f y on o u r p a r t resort to tbo inconclusive arb i t r a t i o n of w a r .
W a r b e t w e e n E n g l a n d and A m e r i c a
w o u l d b e a s h e a v y a m i s f o r t u n e a s c o u l d befell e i t h e r
n a t i o n . T h e g r e a t E n g l i s h - s p e a k i n g r a t e is essentially o n e
a n d i s b o u n d t o g e t h e r b y t h e s t r o n g e s t l i e s , of c o m m o n
sympathies and common prospects.
W i t h o u t speaking
of t h e m i s e r a b l e c o n s e q u e n c e s t h a t wonld instantly follow
in b o t h c o u n t r i e s on a d e c l a r a t i o n of w a r , * e may well
p a u s e t o c o n s i d e r t h e l a s t i n g a n d remoter c o n s e q u e n c e s
of a c o n f l i c t b e t w e e n E n g l a n d a n d A m e r i c a .
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t h e m w o u l d bo b u r d e n s a d d e d t h e l o a d a l r e w i y h o r n o b y
t h e poor, woes b r o u g h t home to many a household, the
p r o g r e s s of free i n s t i t u t i o n s c h o c k e d , a n d t b o h o p e s of
mankind>for t h e long desired day o f : b r o t h e r h o o d and
p e a c e d i s a p p o i n t e d a n d c r u s h e d . A c a l a m i t y so terrio l e a s t h i s w a r WQoJd b e {a t o b e a v e r t e d a t a n y sacrifico,
s a v e t h a t of n a t i o n a l d i g n i t y a n d h o n o r .
E v e r y lover of f r e e institutions, a n d e v e r y man w h o
h a s t b e i n t e r e s t s of h i s o w n c o u n t r y a n d o f h u m a n i t y a t
h e a r t , i s b o u n d t o e x e r c i s e w h a t e v e r i n f l u e n c e be may
p o s s e s s t o p r e v e n t difficulties(Which njay b e settled by
p e a c e f u l m e t h o d s a n d in a j u s t , c a l m s p i r i t , i f r o m d r a g g i n g t h e p e o p l e of A m e r i c a a n d E n g l a n d i q t o u n w i l l i n g
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E n g l a n d a n d A m e r i c a i s e a r n e s t l y desfrod b y t b e C o n f e d e r a t e s a n d i s ' t h e last h o p e of t h e rebels. U is t h e y a n d
a n d t h e i r allies w h o h a v e s t i r r e d u p t h e Uliwill b o t w e e n
t h e t w o c o u n t r i e s ; i t i s t h e y w h o b y t h e i r •. p a i d a g e n t s
a r e e n d e a v o r i n g t o c o m p l i c a t e e v e r y question t h a t may
•rise between tbo t w o governments, abd t o f e n d e r peacef u l c o n c l u s i o n s i m p o s s i b l e . A n d w h i l e t h e secessionists
a n d t h e i r N o r t h e r n allies a r e t h e m a i n f o m e n t e r s of w a r
OD t h i s s i d e of t h e A t l a n t i c , t b e a r i s t o c r a t s In E n g l a n d
a r e t h e only w a r p a r t y there.
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sympathy with t b e slave-holdera
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w c e e a t of t b e d e m o c r a c y e v e r y w h e r e ; i t ia t b e s u c c e s s
of e q u a l rights, of f r e e i n s t i t u t i o n s , of f r e e a n d well p a i d
l a b o r , of i n d i v i d u a l i n d e p e n d e n c e all t h e world o v e r . —
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r i c h landed a r i s t o c r a c y Bhonld i n s t i n c t i v e l y , a s a class,
d r e a d s n d d e s i r e t o p r e v e n t tljis succoaa.
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o f t h e a r i s t o c r a c y , " says P r o f e s s o r # o l d w t n S m i t h , o r
O x f o r d , one of t h o ablest a n d m o s t i n d e p e n d e n t of E n j
l i s h t h i n k e r s " t h e c a u s e of t h e a r i s t o c r a c y on b o t
s i d e s of t h o A t l a n t i c is o n e ; a n d a c c o r d i n g l y o u r a r i s t o c r a c y a n d t b e p a r l i a m e n t in w h i c h i t p r e d o m i n a t e s , h a v e
a h o w u for t h e c a u s e of t h e s l a v e - h o l d e r an e n t h u s i a s m
w h i c h t h e y h a v e n e v e r s h o w n for a n y o t h e r c a u s e in
h i s t o r y . T h e c a u s e of t b o p e o p l e on b o t h s i d e s of t h e
A t l a n t i c is a l s o o n e ; a n d a l a r g e p a r t of t b e E n g l i s h people n o w feel t h i s t o t h e i r . h u r t ' s c o r e . " L e t tho A m e r i c a n
p e o p l e a l s o fteJ-Uris, a n d r e s o l v e t h a t n e i t l e r t h e ulaveo w n e r a of A m e r i c a n n o r t b e a r i s t o c r a c y of E n g l a n d shall
s u c c e e d in p r o v o k i n g a w a r w h i c h wonld bo u n d e r t a k e n
b y t h e m for t b e s a k e of e s t a b l i s h i n g class p r i v i l e g e s t h e
m o r e s e c u r e l y in E n g l a n d ; a n d of p e r p e t u a t i n g & o syst e m of s l a r e i y in A m e r i c a .
T h a t t h e E n g l i s h p e o p l e ia really a t h e a r t ono w i t h
V » A m e r i c a n p e o p l e , is m a c i f e a t b y t h e w a r m t h of t h e i r
S y m p a t h y w i t h us in o u r s t r a g g l e a s e x p r e s s e d in g r e a t
m e e t i n g s i o t h e i r chief c i t i e s j b y t h e i r loud, i n d i g n a n t
p r o t e s t s a g a i n s t t h e c o u r s e o r t h e G o v e r n m e n t in t b e
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D e p a r t m e n t s a t W a s h i n g t o n , w h o claim t o be m e m b e r s
of t h e D e m o c r a t i c p a r t y , a n d frequently a d m i t t h a t tbey
h a v e no h e a r t in t h i s contest, n n d many m e m b e r s of
whoso families a r e a m o n g t h e most e n v e n o m e d o n e p e r s i s t e n t of t h o revilere of t h e A d m i n i s t r a t i o n of S i r . Liucoin. A l l t h e s e p e r s o n s will be retained b y t h e n e x t
A d m i n i s t r a t i o n of the F e d e r a l G o v e r n m e n t , shonld t h a t
A d m i n i s t r a t i o n be c o m p o s e d o." m e n like themselves ;
and t h e r e is not now a t h o r o u g h U n i o u man in office,
. R e p u b l i c a n o r loyal D e m o c r a t , w h o , in s u c h a n e v e n t ,
would n o t bo b u r l e d out of place, even if his p e r s o n a l
s a f e t y jtself is not in d a n g e r . T h i s fact is as well k n o w n
t o t b e g o o d men in office a s i t is t o t h e false m e n h e r e .
T b e latter congratulate themselves that more than two
y e a r s of M r . L i n c o l n ' s A d m i n i s t r a t i o n hove e x p i r e d , a n d
if t h e y c a n b e k e p t w h e r e t h e y a r e t h r o u g h t h e remaind e r of h l a P r e s i d e n c j - , t h e y will bo e n a b l e d t o assist the
p a r t i s a n s w i t h w h o m t h e y nre io c o n s t a n t c o m m u n i o n
by f u r n i s h i n g t h e m s n c b i n f o r m a t i o n as will b e l p t h e i r
d e m o n s t r a t i o n s a g a i n s t t h e G o v e r n m e n t io the F r e e
State*.
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ADVAJTTAGBI o r B r a v o A W O * A * . — A woman can nay
w h a t s h e chooses, w i t h o u t b e i n g knocked d o w n for i t . —
S h e c a n t a k e a snooze a f t e r dinner, w h i l e h e r h n s b o n d
goes i o w o r k . S h e can go i n t o t h e s t r e e t w i t h o u t b e i n g
asked t o '
s t a n d t r e a t " a t e v e r y saloon.
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s t a y a t h o m e in t i m e of war, a n d g e t m a r r i e d again if
her h u s b a n d i t killed. S b o can g e t d i v o r c e d f r o m h e r
h a s b a n d w h e n e v e r s h e sees o n e s h e likes b e t t e r .
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c a n get h e r b n s b u n d in d e b t all o v e r u n t i l b e w a r n s t b e
p u b l i c n o t t o t r u s t h e r no his a c c o u n t . B u t all t h e s e adv a n t a g e s are b a l a n c e d by t h o g r e a t f a c t t h a t s h e c a n n o t
s i n g baas, go s p a r k i n g , or c l i m b a t r e e w i t h any d e g r e e
of p r o p r i e t y .
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earUeat and best s e l e c t i o n s w i t h r e f e r e n c e t o soil, water, sur- C o r n e r o f " W o o d w a r d Ac J e f f e r s o n A v e n u e s .
face. and m a r k e t : e m b r a c e F a r m i n g Landa. Village Sites s n d
Water Powers, with or w i t h o u t i m p r o v e m e n t s . In q u a n t i t i e s
H18 I N S T I T U T I O N F O R M S O N E ! OF T W E L Y E COLt o a n l t p n r c b a a e r s . a n d a l p r i c e a m a k i n g i t a n o b j e c t , i n preleges located in the f o l l o w i n g c i t i e s : — D e t r o i t , New
ference to b u y i n g back f r o m s e t t l e m e n t s .
York, P b l l s d e l p h l a , Albany, BulISlo. C l i v e l s n d . C h i c a g o , St.
4 T r a v e r s e C i t y / M a y 1, 1841.
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p e r of the United 9tates, In its issue of J a n . 10th, 186S, ou p r e p a r a t o r y to e n t e r i n g upon tbe course of s t o r y .
J. H. O O L D S M I T H , R e s l d e n t P r l n c l p s l a t D e t r o l t .
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J . F . SPALDING. A s s i s t a n t .
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T h e most t h o r o u g h , practical and t r u l y p o p n t a r Colleges
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open-face watch combined.
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