Grand Traverse Herald, January 28, 1859

Grand Traverse Herald, January 28, 1859

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1859-01-28

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w h e n h e e n t e r s u p o n h i s d u t y , t o g i v e t o t h e l e g i s l a t u r e Inf o r m a t i o n by m e s s a g e of t h e c o n d i t i o n of t h e 8 t a t e , a n d rec o m m e n d Buch m e a s u r e s t o t h e m a s h e s h a l l d e e m e x p e d i e n t
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w i t h a firm r e l i a n c e u p o n P r o v l d e n c , w i t h o u t w h o s e aid, nat i o n s , l i k e i n d i v i d o a l a , m u s t a o o n e r o r l a t e r falL
It is w i t h f e e l i n g s o r p l e a s u r e , as well a s p r i d e , t h a t I c o n g r a t u l a t e y o u , t h e S e n a t o r s a a d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of t h i s g r e a t B u t e .
Y o u r l o t i s c a s t in a l a n d b o u n t i f u l l y b l e s s e d - b y n a t u r e .
T h e w o g r a p h i c a l l i m i t s of M i c h i g a n are g r e a t e r t h a n t h o s e
of a e w Y o r k . W h i l e t w e l v e h u n d r e d m i l e s of n a v i g a b l e w a t e r s
w a s h h e r Chores, h e r soil i s f e r t i l e , p r o d u c i n g in p e r f e c t i o n
a n d a b u n d a n c e all t h e f r u i t s a n d g r a i n s a n d flowers t h a t a r e
usually c u l t i v a t e d i n t h i s l a t i t u d e .
W i t h i n our B u t e a r e ext e n s i v e b e d s of coal a n d g y p s u m , a n d s p r i n g s of a a l i n e w a t e r s ,
w h i l e five s'.xths of t h e w h o l e S t a t e i s y e t a n u n b r o k e n wildern e s s of the finest t i m b e r in t h e w o r l d .
A g r e a t p a r t of t h e
n o r t h e r n p o r t i o n of t h e S t a t e i s o n e vast b e d of m i n e r a l w e a l t h ;
t h e e o p p e r a n d I r o n m i n e s of t h a t region s u r p a s s i n g *!I o t h e r s
in t h e w o r l d f o r e x t e h t a n d p u r i t y of m e t a l . W e h a v e to-day,
w i t h i n o u r llmlta, o v e r s i x h u n d r e d a n d fifty m i l e s of railway
In a u c c e s a f u l o p e r a t i o n , a n d o v e r e l e v e n h u n d r e d m i l e s m o r e
now being constructed.
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Y o u s h o u l d so l e g i s l a t e a s t o d e v e l o p e a n d m a k e p r o d u c t i v e
t h e g r e a t n a t u r a l r e s o u r c e s t h a t t h e G o d of N a t u r e b s s s o
bountifully spread out before you.
You have a duty to perform, n o t o n l y to yourselves and your
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d e s t i n e d t o p e o p l e t h i s b e a u t i f u l State, a n d I s i n c e r e l y t r u s t
t h a t in a l l y o n r d e l i b e r a t i o n s y o u will bo g o v e r n e d solely b y a
d e s i r e t o p r o m o t e t h e w e l f a r e a n d h a p p i n e s s ol o u r c o m m o n
c o n s t i t u e n t s , k e e p i n g c o n s t a n t l y in v i e w t h e g r e a t e s t good to
t h e g r e a t e s t n u m b e r , a n d t h a t y o u will e v e r b e r e a d y t o acknowledge y o u r dependence upon H i m who holds the destiny
of n a t i o n s in t h e h o l l o w of H i s b a n d s .
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a n d w h i c h a r e Uable t o be p r e s e n t e d a t a n y t i m e r o f p a y m e n t
All t h e s e f u n d s r e q u i r e i s t h o p i g m e n t of t h e i n t e r e s t a n n u ally, It b e i n g , I n tnir o p l h l o n , b e t t e r f o r t h e s e t r u s t s t o h a v e
t h e i r f u n d s in t h e h a n d s of o u r own S u t e t h a n in the h a n d s
or individuals or other 8 u t e s .
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s a c r e d l y g u a r d i n g t h e s e f u n d s , a n d h a v i n g t h e m p r o p e r t y appropriated t o their legitimate purposes.
T h i s f u n d p r i n c i p a l l y a r i s e s f r o m t h e s a l e of l a n d s g r a n t e d
bv t h e g e n e r a l g o v e r n m e n t t o t h e S t a t e f o r e d u c a t i o n a l p u r poses, b e i n g t h e U n i v e r s i t y , N o r m a l a n d P r i m a i y S c h o o l
lands.
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f r o m t h o s a l e s of all l a n d s t h a t h a v e b e e n or h e r e a f t e r m a y U:
g r a n t e d b y t h e U n i t e d S U t e s t o t h e S t a t e f o r e d u c a t i o n a l purp o s e s a n d t h e p r o c e e d s of a l l l a n d s o r o t h e r p r o p e r t y g i v e n
by i n d i v i d u a l s , o r a p p r o p r i a t e d by t h e S U t e f o r l i k e p u r p o s e s ,
s h a l l be a n d r e m a i n a p e r p e t u a l f u n d , the i n t e r e s t a n d i n c o m e
or w h i c h , t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e r e n U o f a l l s u c h l a n d s a s m a y rem a i n u n s o l d , s h a l l be i n v i o l a b l y a p p r o p r i a t e d a n d a n n u a l l y
a p p l i e d t o t h e s p e c i f i c otjjcct* of t h e o r i g i n a l g i f t , g r a n t o r
a p p r o p r i a t i o n . " A.1 t h e s e l a n d s a r e sold t h e m o n e y t h e r e f r o m
i s p a i d i n t o t h e t r e a s u r y , a n d t h o S U t e I n c o m e s a' t r u s t e e f o r
t h e f a i t h f u l k e e p i n g . o f t h e s a m e , a n d the a p p r o p r i a t i o n of t h e
i n t e r e s t a n d i n c q m c a r i s i n g tberelVoui a c c o r d i n g t o t h a t c l a u s e
of t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n h e r e b y rercrred t o . T h i s t r u s t i s a s a c r e d
o n e a n d s h o u l d be k ^ t I n v i o l a t e .
The Interest and income
a r i s i n g t h e r e f r o m s h o u l d a n n u a l l y be a p p r o p r i a t e d t o w a r d s
t h e g r e a t o t y e o t f o r w h i c h the g r a n t was c o n f e r r e d .
Should
t h e m o n e y a r i s i n g fVom t h e s a l e of t h e s e l a n d s be a l l o w e d t o
a c c u m u l a t e in o u r t r e a s u r y , n o i n t e r e s t o r I n c o m e w o u l d arise
t h e r e f r o m . T h e t r u e p o l i c y , in m v o p i n i o n , is t o a p p r o p r i a t e
t h o m o n e y a r i s i n g f r o m t h e s a l e of t h e c o l a n d s t o w a r d s t h e
e x t i n g u i s h m e n t or o n r S t a t e i n d e b t e d n e s s a n d t h e S t a t e payi n g a n n u a l l y a rate or i n t e r e s t - f o r t h e u s e of s u c h m o n u y .
T h i s b o s been t h ^ p o l i c y h e r e t o f o r e p u r s u e d , a n d I recommend
t h e c o n t i n u a n c e of t h e s a m e .
T h e o t h e r i n d e b t e d n e s s of t h e S U t e s t a n d * u p o n n f a r d i f f r r basis. T h i $ i n d e b t e d n e s s m u s t be p r o v i d e d for, b o t h p r i n c i p a l
a n d i n t e r e s t , a s t h e s a m e falls d u e . T r u e p o l i c y required t h e
L e g i s l a t u r e , w h e n it c o n t r a c t e d t h i s d e b t , in t h e e a r l y s e t t l e m e n t of o n r S t a t e , t o h a v e m a d e p r o v i s i o n s f o r i t s p a y m e n t ;
b u t t h e y n e g l e c t e d t o d o so, a n d i t d o c s n o t n o w b e c o m e n s t o
l o o k b a c k a n d w a n t h e i r a c t s , e x c e p t t o t a k e w a r n i n g from
t h e i r m i s s t e p s a n d o o r o w n c o n d u e t b y t h o e x p e r i e n c e of t h o s e
w h o h a v e g o n e b e f o r e as. W e find t h i s d e b t u p o n o u r b a n d s
a n d i t i s o u r d u t y t o m a k e p r o v i s i o n f o r it.
T h e C o n s t i t u t i o n of t h e S t a t e p r o v i d e s as f o l l o w s : " T h e
L e g i s l a t u r e s h a l l p r o v i d e b y l a w , a s i n k i n g f u n d of a t le a s t
t w e n t y t h o u s a n d d o l l a r s a y e a r , t o c o m m e n c e in e i g h t e e n
h u n d r e d a n d Ufto-two, w i t h c o m p o u n d i n t e r e s t a t t h e r a t e of
s i x p a r c e n t , p e r a n n u m , a n d a n a n n u a l I n c r e a s e of a t least
five p e r c e n t , t o be a p p l i e d scrlely t o t h e p a y m e n t a n d e x t i n g u i s h m e n t o r t h e p r i n c i p a l of t h e S t a t e d e b t o t h e r t h a n t h e
a r a o u n t a d o e t o e d u c a t i o n a l fund*, s n d shall be c o n t i n u e d u n t i l
the extinguishment thereof."
This Constitutional provision
h a s n e v e r b e e n c o m p l i e d w i t h ; a n d i t i s n o w t o o late, in m y
j u d g m e n t ^ t o c r e a t e s u c h a " s i n k i n g f u n d ' ' a s w i l l e n a b l e us
t o p a y off t h e e n t i r e I n d e b t e d n e s s of t h e S t a t e an It f a l l s due,
T h e p a y m e n t of t h a t p o r t i o n of t h e S t a t e I n d e b t e d n e s s f a l l i n g
doe the present month was provldod for by the Legislative
e n a c t m e n t o r J o n . 1858.
T h o forty t h o u s a n d d o l l a r s r a i l i n g
d n e i n J i m . 18Cp, t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e i n t e r e s t u p o n o n r c n t i r e ind e b t e d n e s s , o u g h t t o be, b y y o a p r o v i e e d for. Thi® d e b t is
n o t or o n r c o n t r a c t i n g . ' I t cast b e e n h a n d e d d o w n t o u s by
former Legislatures.
W e are, h o w e v e r , b o t h m o r a l l y a n d leg a l l y b o u n d t o p a y It a s m u c h aa If w e h a d c o n t r a c t e d i t
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a o o n folic d u e , a n d u n l e s s w e m a k e p r v i s l o n for i t s p a y m e n t
a t m a t u r i t y , o u r p r o u d S t a t e w i l l b e in t h e h u m i l i a t i n g a n d
d i s h o n o r a b l e p o s i t i o n of n o t b e i n g p r e p a r e d t o m e e t t h e j u s t
d e m a n d s of h e r c r e d i t o r s .
T h e S t a t e P r i s o n a t J a c k s o n w i l l d e m a n d a p o r t i o n of y o u r
consideration.
T h e r e i s n o s u b j e s t t h a t will c o m e u p b e f o r e
y o u t h a t w i l l r e q u i r e d e e p e r t h o u g h t o r m o r e p a t i e n t delibe r a t i o n t h a n t h a t of t h e c r i m i n a l j a r i s p r u d c n c c of o u i - S t a t e .
T h e p o n U h m e a t o r c r i m e h h s a t h r e e fold o b | c e t t o s u b s e r v e ,
t h e r e f o r m a t i o n o f t h e c r i m i n a l — t h e e x a m p l e of p u n i s h m e n t
w i t h v i e w of d e t e r r i n g o t h e r s from t h e c o m m l s e l n o of c r i m e
— a n d t h e s a f e t y of c o m m u n i t y . - V e n g e a n c e , in a n e n l i g h t e n e d age, is n o t o n o of t h e o b j e c t s t o be a c c o m p l i s h e d by t h e
p u n i s h m e n t of c r i m e . T h a t s y s t e m of j u r i s p r u d e n c e t h a t m o r e
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h i s aver been f o u n d the b e s t
I n m y o p i n i o n , ' c e r t a i n t y of
p u n i s h m e n t will do m o r e t o p r e v e n t t h e c o m m i s s i o n of c r i m e
t h a n s e v e n t y . C r i m e i n t h i s State is m o r e severely punished
than
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p r i s o n f o r lire, a n d t w e n t y - f o u r of t h e s e a r e c o n f i n e d in aolitary cells for willful and deliberate murder.
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s a m e ratio as in t h e p a s t a n d o u r p r i s o n a t t h e e n d o r - t h a t
riod will be f a i l t o i t s u t m o s t c a p a c i t y . I n J i n . , 1857, t h e
gialatore appropriated thirty-two thousand dollars for (be
p u r p o s e of c o m p l e t i n g t h e c a s t w i n g of t h e p r i a o n a n d cons t r u c t i n g o n e h u n d r e d a n d s i x t y - f o u r cella t h e r e i n , a n d f o r
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n e a r l y c o m p l e t e d o n e h u n d r e d s i x t y cells, a n d h a s m a d e o t h e r
I m p r o v e m e n t * c o n t e m p l a t e d by t h e a p p r o p r i a t i o n , for t h e
p a r t i c u l a r s of w h i c h y o u a r e respectfully referred t o t h e Ann u a l R e p o r t of t h e officers or t h e p r i s o n for t b a y e & r s 1857 a n d
1858.
F u r t h e r a p p r o p r i a t i o n s a r e n e c e s a r y t o be made, in
order to complete the prison.
Although one h a n d r e d and
s i x t y c e i l s h a v e been b u i l t s i n c e J a n . . IH57, y e t t h e i n c r e a s e of
c o n v i c t s b s s k e p t p a c e w i t h t h e i n c r e a s e of cella. I recomm e n d t o y o u r c o n s i d e r a t i o n s u c h a n a p p r o p r i a t i o n a s will enable t h e B u i l d i n g C o m m i s s i o n e r t o c o m p l e t e ' s o c h p o r t i o n s of
t h e p r i s o n a s are n e e d e d f o r t h e s s f e - k e e p l n g of t h e c o n v i c t s ,
a s t h e y m a y be b r o u g h t t h e r e .
F o r a d e t a i l e d s U t e m e n t of
t h e finsnces of t h e p r i s o n , a n d t h e m a n n e r t h a t i n s t i t u t i o n
h a s b e e n c o n d u c t e d for t h e p a s t year, y o n a r e reapectfollyrererred t o t h e I n s p e c t o r s ' R e p o r t a n d t h e a c c o m p a n i n g d o c u m e n t s
n o w on file in t h e p r o p e r d e p a r t m e n t
Much c o m p l a i n t i s b e i n g m a d e a m o n g t h e M e c h a n i c s or o u r
Stete, (and p a r t i c u l a r l y a n t i n g t h e c a r r i a g e a n d w a g o n m a k e r s )
a s t o t h e k i n d o r l a b o r in w h i c h t h e c o n v l c t a a r e e m p l o y e d .
O u r m e c h a n i c s c l a i m t h a t t h e i r l a b o r is b r o u g h t , in c p m p e t l t i o n w i t h c o n v i c t labor, t h e result o r w h i c h la, t h a t t h e y a r e
c o m p e l l e d t o sell t h e p r o d u c t a of t h e i r i n d u s t r y for beloW ren u m e r a t i n g p r i c e s . T h i s is a s u b j e c t w o r t h v of y o u r a t t e n t i o n .
T h e r e is n o class or m e n m o r o e n t i t l e d t o t n e f o s f c r i n g c a r e o f
l e g i s l a t i o n , t h a n t h e m e c h a n i c s or o u r S u t c . B a n i s h m e c h a n ical l a b o r from o u r sdil, a n d y o u s t r i k e a d e a t h b l o w a t o u r
prosperity.
T h e C o n s t i t u t i o n requires t h a t " N o m e c h a n i c a l
t r a d e s h a l l h e r e a f t e r bo taught In t h e S U t e P r i s o n o f ' t h i s
S u t e , e x c c p t t h o m a n u f a c t u r e of t h o s e a r t i c l e ^ o t w h i c h t h e
chief s u p p l y for h o m o c o n s u m p t i o n , i s i m p o r t e d from o t h e r
S t a t e s a n d c o u n t r i e s . ' " T h e s p i r i t of t h i s c l a u s e of o u r C o n s t i t u t i o n w o u l d s e e m t o p r o h i b i t t h e e m p l o y m e n t of c o n v i c t
labor upon such mechanical works, t h e chier supply o r which
Is d e r i v e d f r o m o u r tfwn S t a t e .
T h o m a n i f e s t o b j e c t cf t h i s
c l a u s e w a s t o p r e v r a t c o n v i c t l a b o r c o m i n g in c o m p e t i t i o n
w i t h free m e c h a n i c a l l a b o r .
I t - m a y l>o said t h a t n o c v n v i c t
in t h e S t a t e p r i s o n | a t a u g h t t h e c a r r i a g e or w a g o n m a k e r ' s
t r a d e , b e c a u s e no c o n v i c t i s taught all t h e d i f f e r e n t b r a n c h e s
of t h e b u s i n e s s , so a s t o c o m p l e t e a c a r r i a g e o r w s g o n . T h i s
k i n d of r e a s o n i n g w o u l d c o m p l e t e l y d o a w a y w i t h t h e s p i r i t
a n d effect of t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n . C a r r i a g e a n d w a g o n m a k i n g
.business m a y b e d i v i d e d i n f b a d o z e n d i f f e r e n t d e p a r t m e n t s ,
and because a dozen differaht convicts arc employed, each
u p o n a s e p a r a t e d e p a r t m e n t fif t h e b n s i n e s s , i t c a n n o t fortius
reason lie said t h a t t h e c a r r i a g e a n d w a g o n m a k e r ' s t r a d e i s
n o t taught t h e r e , a n y m o r e Wian U c a n be said t h a t c a r r i a g e s '
a n d w a g o n s a r e n o t m a d e b / t h e m . I n d i r e c t ia j u s t a s w r o n g
as d i r e c t v i o l a t i o n of t h e / C o n s t i t u t i o n !
In my opinion it
w o u l d lie for b e t t e r for t o e S t a t e t o m a i n t a i n h e r c o n v l c t a in
idleness, by a d i r e c t t n . v / f l i a n t o e m p l o y t b e m in v i o l a t i o n of
t h o C o n s t i t u t i o n , or, a t »ho e x p e n s e of o u r m e c h a n i c s .
In
o n e case t h e b u r d e n of s u p p o r t i n g t h e m w o u l d fall e q u a l l y
u p o n all, a n d in t h e o t h e r a single, class of o u r c i t i z e n s w o u l d
be t h e sufferers. B u t t h e r e is no n e c e s s i t y of e i t h e r e m p l o y i n g t h e c o n v i c t s in v i o l a t i o n of t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n , o r t o t h e Inj u r y o r o n r m e c h a n i c s , o r of s u p p o r t i n g t h e m In -idleness; I
then-lore m o s t respectfully ask you to inquire i n t o the alleged
g r i e v i u c e s o n t h e p a r t of the- m e c h a n i c s of o u r S t a t e , a n d if
t h e y h a v e j u s t c a u s e of c o m p l a i n t , t o g i v e t h e m s u c h a i d a s
yonr wisdom may suggest and justice may require.
Tho House or Correction is another Institution intimately
c o n n e c t e d w i t h t h e c r i m i n a l j u r i s p r u d e n c e or t h e S t a t e . T h i s
i n s t i t u t i o n was f o u n d e d b y an a c t o r the L e g i s l a t u r e , a p p r o v e d
in J a n , 1855, a n d h a s n o w b e e n in o p e r a t i o n for n e a r l y t w o
y e a r s , a n d in m y o p i n i o n i s a v e r y g r e a t i m p r o v e m e n t in a
m o r a l p o i n t or view, u p o n t h e old s y s t e m o r s e n d i n g m e r e b o y s
to t h e S t a t e p r i s o n for t h e c o m m i s s i o n of c r i m e . T h e r e a r e
n o w c o n f i n e d in t h e H o u s e of c o r r e c t i o n fifty-eight y o u n g l a d s
w h o s o r e s p e c t i v e ages, w h e n s e n t e n c e d , v a r i e d f r o m n i n e t o
sixteen.
T h e y a r e now . b e i n g e d u c a t e d a n d c a r e d for In a
m a n n e r s u i t a b l e to t h e i r t e n d e r y c a r s . T r a d e s are b e i n g t a u g h t
t h e m , a n d w h e n t h e y shall be fret at l i b e r t y t h e y w i l l be prep a r e d t o e n t e r u p o n t h e d u t i e s ot life w i t h a good c d u e a t i o n ,
i d f r e e f r o m t h a t s t a i n t h a t e v e r a t t a c h e d t o o n e w h o lias
n i n m a t e of S t a t e p r i s o n .
T h i s i n s t i t u t i o n n e e d s y o u r fost e r i n g care, and whatever appropriations arc necessary, with
a view t o its completion, and to enable it to be successfully
c o n d u c t e d , I d o u b t n o t will m e e t w i t h f a v o r a t y o n r h a n d s .
W e r e I t n o t for t h i s i n s t i t u t i o n , t h e s e fifty-eight "young lads,
i t s i n m a t e s , w o u l d be c o n f i n e d in y o u r S t a t e p r i s o n , the. c o m p a n i o n s of t h e h a r d e n e d c r i m i n a l , a n d s u l y e c t t o all t h e contaminating
i n f l u e n c e s of. s n c h a s s o c i a t e s .
N o m a n ' c a n visit
t h i s " H o u s e of C o r r e c t i o n , " a n d w a t c h t h e w o r k i n g s of t h e
s y s t e m t h e r e a d o p t e d , t o e d u c a t e t h e s e b o y s a n d reclaim t h e m
f r o m t h e p a t h s of v i c e , w i t h o u t a f e e l i n g ' o f g r a t i t u d e t o t h o
a u t h o r s a n d founders of s u c h a n i n s t i t u t i o n . T h e m»V» buildi n g a n d n o r t h w i n g are now completed. . I believe t h a t the
t r u e p o l i c y of t h e S t a t e r e q i i i r e s l t a e n l a r g e m e n t I t h e r e f o r e
r e c o m m e n d s n c h a n a p p r o p r i a t i o n as will I n s u f f i c i e n t w i t h i n
the n e x t t w o years, to erect <nd complete the sonth wing.
T h e C o n s t i t u t i o n or o u r S t a t e p r o v i d e s t h a t " i n s t i t u t i o n s
for t h e laencfiit of t h o s e i n h a b i t a n t s w h o a r e d e a f , d u m b , b l i n d
o r i n s a n e , s h a l l a l w a y s In- fostered a n d s u p p o r t e d " T h i s is a
w i s e a n d c h a r i t a b l e p r o v i s i o n of t h e o r g a n i c law. • T h e fram e r s of ths.t I n s t r u m e n t s e e m e d u n w i l l i n g t o l e a v e t h e c a r e a n d
w e l f a r e o r t h e s e u n f o r t u n a t e i n h a b i t a n t s t o v o l u n t a r y legislation. They have therefore required you before yon e n t e r e d
u p o n y o u r d u t i e s , to t a k e a s o l e m n o a t h t h a t y o u wonlil foster
a n d s u p p o r t I n s t i t u t i o n s for t h e b e n e f i t of t h o s e w h o a r e deaf
dumb, blind o r insane. Actuated by n wise and h u m s n e spirit
t h e l e g i s M n r e a t i t s a n n u a l s e s s i o n f o r t h e y e a r 1853, m a d e an
a p p r o p p f t f i o n in m o n e y o f t h r e e t h o u s a n d d o l l a r s t o w a r d s
t h e b u i l d i n g of a n A s y l u m a i t h e v i l l a g e ( n o w c i t y ) of F l i n t
f o r t h e deaf, d u m b , a n d b l i n d , a n d a l i k e a p p r o p r i a t i o n of 20000 d o l l a r s t o w a r d s t h e b u i l d i n g ' o f an A s y l u m a t K a l a m a z o o
f o r the> I n s a n e .
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m a d e by t h o L e g i s l a t u r e for t h e s a m e p u r p o s e . T h e r e Is c o n n e c t e d w i t h t h e A s y l u m a t F l i n t , a n d b e l o n g i n g t o t h e State,
n i n e t y - t w o a c r e s a n d e i g h t y - s e v e n h u n d r e d t h s of l a n d , a n d at
t h e AsvThm a t K a l a m a z o o , o n e h u n d r e d a n d s i x t y s e v e n
acres.
T h e e n t i r e e x p e n d i t u r e s upon t h e s e Asylnms (exclus i v e of w h a t h a s b e e n p a i d f o r t h e l a n d , ) t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e
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t h e m a i n b u i l d i n g h a v e b e e n e r e c t e d . i b o t It w i l l require a fort h e r a p p r o p r i a t i o n or o n e h u n d r e d a n d fifteen t h o u s a n d doll a r s t o f u l l y c o m p l e t e a n d f u r n i a l i t h e w h o l e edifice, a n d c a r r y
o n t h e i n s t i t u t i o n for t h e n e x t t w o y e a r s . T h e s o u t h w i n g of
t h e A s y l u m at K a l a m a z o o i s n e a r l y c o m p l e t e d , a q d a f t e r t h e
s l m e h a v e b e e n Tarnished, w i l l b e ready for t h e reception of
t h e u n f o r t u n a t e i n s a n e of o u r S t a t e . T h i s w i n g i s o r s u f f i c i e n t
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building t h a t was designed to divide t h e two w i n g ^ was unfortunately
b u r n e d , in t h e m o n t h of F e b r u a r y , 1868, a n d u n t i l
t h i s m a i n p a r t i s rebuilt, H i s f e a r e d t h e p r o a p e r e t y of t h e I n s t i t u t i o n will h e , i n a g r e a t m e a s u r e , r e t a r d e d . - — I t w o u l d T»0 " i r e a a appropriation of thirty thousand dollars to rebaBd
t h a t p o r t i o n b u r n e d in F e h , 1858, a n d e i g h t t h o u s a n d five h u n -

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dred dollars to furnish t h e w i n g already completed, so aa t o
enable the institution t o go Intosuccessfqi operation. These
t w o g r e a t w o r k s of h u m a n i t y a n d c h a r i t y , w h e n f u l l y c o n s i s ted, will b e t h e p r i d e a n d b o a s t of o u r S u t e . I t la e s t i m a t e d
t h a t t h e r e a r e w i t h i n t h e l i m i t s of M i c h i g a n , n o t leaa t h a n
t h r e e h u n d r e d deaf, d u m b and)blind persons, between the ages
of ten a n d t w e n t y y e a r a , quaNfled by m e n t a l c a p a c i t y t o b e c o m e p u p i l s in t h e A s y l u m a t F l i n t
O v e r o n e h a l f of t b e s s
are deaf m u t e s , a n d t h e b a l a n c e a r e b l i n d . T h e s e u n f o r t u n a t e
b r o t h e r s a n d s i s t e r s o r o u t » « r e by t h e h a n d or G o d , for s o s s e
wise purpose, forever t W t o u t from t h e " sights aad s o « n d a "
of n a t u r e .
T h e e x p e r i e n c e of t h e p a s t teaches u s t h a t t h e y
are equally capable with ^ s o f mental improvement; and while
our S t a t e Is yearly lavishing, h e r t h o u s a n d s towards t h e e d u c a t i o n a n d i m p r o v e m e n t of i h e r m o r e fortunate c h i l d r e n , i t
d o c s n o t well b e c o m e h e r t o w i t h h o l d a p p r o p r i a t i o n s f r o m
the only I n s t i t u t i o n that can educate a n d improve these unfortunate
beings.
T h e b i e n n i a l report o r t h e T r u s t e e s of t h e A s y l u m s , m a d e t o
t h e l e g i s l a t u r e in D e e . 18SC. s h o w s t h a t t h e r e w e r e a t
time within the State or Michigan, not leas than six h u n d r e d
i n s a n e p e r s o n s , a n d t h a t t h r e e h u n d r e d a n d fifty of t h e s e w e r e
s u b j e c t s for i m m e d i a t e m e d i c a l t r e a t m e n t w i t h a v i e w of effecting a c u r e .
T h e s e m i s e r a b l e b e i n g s »are s c a t t e r e d a b o u t
t h e S u t e — s o m e in j a i l s ^ o m e in p o o r h o u s e s , s o m e w a n d e r i n g
a b o n t o u r streeta, p r o d u c i n g f e a r a n d c e n a t e r n a t i o n w h e r e v e r
they go. while astill greater portion a r o confined at t h e i r o n e *
h a n p y h o m e s , m a k i n g t h e i r f r i e n d s a n d relatives m o s t m i s e r able, w i t h o u t in t h e l e a s t a d d i n g t o tfhelr own e n j o y m e n t
T h e r e i s n o s i g h t s o m e l a n c h o l y aa t h a t erf " t h e h u m a n f o r m
d e p r i v e d of reason." H u m a n i t y , P h i l a n t h r o p y a n d C h r i s t i a n
c h a r i t y , a l i k e call u p o n y o n f o r l e g i s l a t i v e a i d in b e h a l f of
t h e s e m o s t u n f o r t u n a t e or c i t i z e n s ,
h i t a subject t h a i add r e s s e s itself t o y o u i n d i v i d u a l l y , w i t h p e c u l i a r force, f o r y o u
k n o w not how soon you, or your wife, or y o u r child may be
"dethroned or
reaaon".
It is estimsted by those w h o have
m a d e i n s a n i t y t h e i r s t u d y , t h a t a t l e a s t t h r e " f o u r t h s or t h e ins a n e , if t a k e n i n s e a s o n , a n d p r o p e r l y t r e a t e d , c a n be e f f e c t u a l .
ly c u r e d .
,
I t Is c l i l m e d b y s o m e t h a t - f h e A s y l u m at K a l a m a z o o Is being built on too extravagailt a plan. I do not think so. l t i a
e x p e n s i v e , as all b u i l d i n g s of t h e k i n d m u s t n e c e s s a r i l y be,
b u t n o t e x t r a v a i p u i t Y o u s h o u l d b e a r in m i n d t h a t t h e g r e a t
o b j c c t of t h i a i n s t i t u t i o n is t o e n r e t h e i n s a n e , if c o n f i n e m e n t
w a s . t h e sole o b j e c t , a c h e a p b u i l d i n g , p r o v i d i n g It h a d t h e
proper strength, would answer the purpose. The o x p e r i e n c e
of t h e w o r l d t e a c h e s n s t h a t a n i n s a n e p e r s o n i s rarely if e r o r
c u r e d in s d u n g e o n o r j a i l .
I n a n a s y l u m of t h i s c h a r a c t e r ,
s t r e n g t h , c h e e r f u l n e s s , a n d b e s n t y or s t r u c t u r e , s h o u l d b e c o m bincd-^-strength to confine, ^heerfolness snd beauty t o aid In
dicawing t h e flickering I n t e l l e c t b a c k t o reason.
F o r , a d e U I l e d a c c o u n t o r t h e financial affaire o l t h e a e t w o
a s y l u m s , a n d t h e a m o u n t of a p p r o p r i a t i o n s n e c e s a r y t o c o m p l e t e a n d c a r r y t h e r e ' o n . y o u a r c respectful ly referred t o t h e
r e p o r t s of t h e s e v e r a l b o a r d s of t r u s t e e s h a v i n g c l i a r g o of
them.
T h e b u i l d i n g of t h e s e A s y l u m s o u g h t n o t t o s t o p o r b e delayed, b u t s h o u l d g o o n t o c o m p l e t i o n , as f a s t a s t h e financial
resources of t h e 8 t a t e will p e r m i t
I. t h e r e f o r e , recommend
t o y o u t o m a k e s u c h s n a p p r o p r i a t i o n a s will tend to t h e c o m p l e t i o n of t h e s e i n s t i t u t i o n s a t t h e e a r l i e s t p r a c t i c a b l e m o ment
T h o s u b j e c t of e d u c a t i o n i s o n e I n t l m a t e l r c o n n e c t e d w i t h
t h e h a p p i n e s s a n d p r o s p e r i t y of o o r p e o p l e . P r o m t h e l a n d i n g
of t h e " May F l o w e r " u p o n t h e r u g g e d s h o r e a of N e w E n g l a n d
d o w n t o t h e p r e s e n t t i m e , t h i a s u b j e c t h a s b e e n u p p e r m o s t 4n
t h e m i n d s of t h e A m e r i c a n p e o p l e . A c t i n g u p o n t h e p t i n c i t h a t t h e i n t e l l i g e n t a n d e d u c a t e d can s e v e r e be e n s l a v e d , o u r
N e w E n g l a n d b r o t h e r s fostered a n d e n c o u r a g e d c o l l e g e s , s e m inaries. a n d c o m m o n s c h o o l s , u n t i l t h e m e a n s o r a d u c a t i o n
h a v e b e c o m e w i t h t h e m a l m o s t a s free a s t h e a i r n p o n t h e i r
m o u n t a i n sides.
G o v e r n e d b y t h e name w i s e p o l i c y , t h e
f r a m b r s ol t h e o r d i n a n c e of 1787, In o h e of Its a r t i c l e s w h i c h
t h e y m a d e I r r e p e a l a b l e , d e c l a r e d t h a t religion, m o r a l i t y a n d
k n o w l e d g e , b e i n g n e c e s s a r y to g o o d g o v e r n m e n t a n d t h e h a p p i n e s s of m a n k i n d , s c h o o l s a n d t h e m e a n s of c d n e n t i o n s h a l l
forever bo e n c o u r a g e d .
T o t h e f r a m e re of t h i s i n s t r u m e n t
M i c h i g a n Is In a. g r e a t m e a s u r e i n d e b t e d for t h a t s y s t e m of
p u b l i c s c h o o l s , colleges, a n d s e m i n a r i e s of l e a r n i n g , t h a t h a s
p l a c e d h e r in t h e first r a n k a m o n g t h e S t a t e s of t h i s c o n f e d eracy.
We have our University a t A n n Arbor, that yearly
s e n d s forth to t h e w o r l d s c o r e s ot h i g h l y e d u c a t e d y o u n g m e n
while t h e N o r m a l school at \ p i s l a n t i perfects the m i n d and
reducca t o a s y s t e m t h e teaching f a c u l t i e s of t h o s e w h o s e d u t y
It b e c o m e s to take c h a r g e of o u r p r i m a r y s c h o o l s .
It Is tc
these p r i m a r y schools t h a t we must e v e r look for t h e stability
of o n r f r e e i n s t i t u t i o n a : I t Is h e r e t h a t o u r c h i l d r e n all m e e t
u p o n a c o m m o n level. T h e c h i l d r e n of t h e rich a a d t h e p o o r ,
or t h e h i g h a n d low, a r e h e r e t a u g h t allkp.
Our primary
s c h o o l s y s t e m , s h o u l d / h o w e v e r , be s o p e r f e c t e d t h a t no- m a n
w i t h i n o n r S t a t e c o a l d be ablo t o c l s i m t h a t p o v e r t y d e p r i v e s
him from educating his children. O n r primary schools should
bq m a d e freeT h e State should m a k e a m p l e provisions for
c a r r y i n g i n t o e f f e c t t h a t c l a u s e of h e r c o n s t i t u t i o n d e c l a r a t o r y .
t h a t " a s y s t e m of p r i m a r y s c h o o l s s h a l l b e e s t a b l i s h e d w i t h out charge for tuition."
During the past y e a r there were U u g h t withla our State, one
h u n d r e d a n d s e v e n t y t h r e e t h o u s a n d , five h u n d r i i d a n d . f l f l y
u i n e c h i l d r e n , b e t w e e n t h e a g e s of four a n d e i g h t e e n y e a r s ,
a t a n e x p e n s e or f o u r H u n d r e d a n d forty-three t h o u s a n d , o n e
h u n d r e d a n d t h i r t e e n d o l l a r s a n d s e r e n t y - o n e c e n t s , for t e a c h ers wages alone.
In r e g a r d t o t h e a m e n d m e n t e necessary t o be m a d e i o o u r
s c h o o l laws, w i t h a v i e w ot p e r f e c t i n g o u r c o m m o n s c h o o l
s y s t e m so a s t o m e e t t h e c o n s t i t u t i o n a l r e q u i r e m e n t a b o v e
m e n t i o n e d , y o u are r e s p e c t f u l l y refered to. t h e a n n u a l r e p o r t
of t h e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t of P u b l i c I n s t r u c t i o n .
T h e r e i s o n e s u b j e c t , h o w e v e r , c o n n e c t e d w i t h o u r s y s t e m of
p a b l i c i n s t r u c t i o n , t h a t I c a n n o t p a s s b y in s i l e n c e . I t is the
g r e a t i n e q u a l i t y or t h o w o r k i n g a o r t h i s s y s t e m aa a p p l i e d t o
t h e f e m a l e s of o n r S u t e . W e a l l o w t h e m toattend o u r p r i m a r y
schools and our Normal school. . . T h h i practically Is t h e extent
A l t h o u g h t h o p o r t a l s of o n r U n l v e r s l t v a t A n n A r b o r
a r e n o t b y law c l o w d a g a i n s t t h e m , y e t n o female h a s e v e r
been a d m i t t e d a s a p u p i l w i t h i n i t s walla.
Practically, they
are exclnded, and it makes but little'difference whether this
e x c l u s i o n a r i s e s from l e g i s l a t i v e e n a c t m e n t , o r from t h e cons t r u c t i o n o r s o c i e t y ; t h e e f f e c t is t h e s a m e in e i t h e r e s s e . W e
t h i n k It n e c e s s a r y ' t o b e s t o w u p o n o u r b r o t h e r s a n d o u r sons,
a b i g h o r d e r ot i n s t r u c t i o n , w h i l e o u r s i s t e r s a n d o u r d a u g h t e r s m u s t b e c o n t e n t w i t h s o c h a n c n e a s c a n be o b t a i n e d a t a
p r i m a r y s c h o o l . T h i s is all w r o n g . O u r e d u c a t i o n a l f u n d Is
t h e c o m m o n p r o p e r t y or b o t h s e x e s , a n d b o t h s h o u l d s h a r e
a l i k e in i t s e n j o y m e n t
T h e S t a t e h a s a ' d e e p i n t e r e s t In t b »
intellectual improvement or h e r daughters.
T h e m o t h e r m o u l d s t h e m i n d or b e r c h i l d , s n d sha}>es Its
d e s t i n i e s by t h o t e a c h i n g s b e s t o w e d u p o n ita y o u t h f u l i n t e l l e c t
H o w i m p o r t a n t , t h e n , tor t h e w e l f a r e of o u r S t a t e , t h a t o n r
d a u g h t e r s sbou!d4>c p r e p a r e d b y e d s c a t l o n t o p e r f o r m w e l l
t h e i r p a r t u p o n t h e s t a g e of lire. T h e y are, i n t e l l e c t u a l l y , o u r
equals. There was a time w h e n the world looked upon them
as " man's inferior," but (hat day has long since passed.
It
i s y o u r d u t y t o give t o t h e m t h e siune. m e a n s of o b t a i n i n g a
h i g h o r d e r of e d u c a t i o n t h a t y o n h a v e a l r e a d y b e s t o w e d u p o n
t h e s t e r n e r sex; a n d t h i s b o o n s h o u l d b e p r e s e n t e d In t h e m o s t
acceptable manner.
I therefore r e c o m m e n d t h a t yoo take
such steps as y o u r w i s d o m m a y dictate, t o w a r d s the establishm e n t of a separate, female d e p a r t m e n t a t A n n A r b o r , c o n n e c t e d w i t h a n d u n d e r t h e c o n t r o l of t h e U n i v e r s i t y , w h e r e i n t h e
d a u g h t e r s or o u r c i t i z e n s m a y b e e d u c a t e d i n a l l t h e h i g h e r
b r a n c h e s o r l e a r n i n g . I n o r d e r to m o r e e f f e c t a s l y a e c o m p i s h
t h i s g r o a t oliject. i l m a y b e c o m e n e c e s s a r y to e r e c t a n e w e d i fice, d i s c o n n e c t e d from a n y of t h e U n i v e r s i t y b u i l d i n g s .
T h e A g r i c u l t u r a l C o l l e g e i s a n o t h e r i n s t i t u t i o n of l e a n i n g
t h ^ l d e e p l y I n t e r e s t s t h e p e o p l e o f M i c h i g a n . F o u r - f l f t h i of
t h e i n h a b i t a n t s of t h e 6 t a t e a r e e n g a g e d in a g r i c u l t u r a l p u r s u i t s , a n d w h a t e v e r tends t o e n l i g h t e n t h e * u p o n t h e g r o a t
s u b j e c t or t h e c u l t i v a t i o n o f t h e soil, s h o u l d r e c e i v e e n c o u r a g e m e n t at y o u r h a n d s . A c t u a t e d by a noble spirit, a n d
b a r i n g t h e t r u e I n t e r e s t o r t h e p e o p l e a t h e a r t , t h e framere of
Our C o n s t i t u t i o n p r o v i d e d , t h a t " t h e L e g i s l a t u r e a h a l l e n c o u rage t h e p r o m o t i o n of i n t e l l e c t u a l , s c i e n t i f i c a n d a g r i c u l t u r a l
i m p r o v e m e n t a n d shall, a a s o o n a s p r a c t i c a b l e , p r o v i d e tut
t h e e s t a b l i s h w e p t of. a a a g r i c u l t u r a l s c h o o l " I n p u r s u a n c e
of t h i a r e q u i r e m e n t , t h e L e g l * l a l a r % a t i t s a n n u a l s e s s i o n of

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preparatory to the opening- of the institution for the re- guard against abuse* of elective franchise. Even! good i settlers) at the pice now fixed bv law. but the money re-1 aid, their wiflerings'before the next harvest mast be very
c«plfc»
-The tOanXOff of tMrCB!lcge-wss an'
- i i f f p r e « * T t a e t ^
the bal-»erivt?dfrom the- sale thereoC-rmgbt l o tve. anttlfcraaJn. * great The-pooulatiotrHrOrtHot Is not fa»-fro«rMexperiment in the agricultural history' of our country. lot box, no matter to what party he may belong. Our ^ fund for the purpose of reclaiming said lands in conformity thousand, and the most of them have gone there Within
AJthoagh the popjtfe Of this great nation arc more deeply laws npon this subjejet/sre ho^ la-tnyJOpinien^ swBcieiilly J-tfi Aidfirovjaoijsof thi genbU It is<thh Wl^nbtid jtcb* th^ past three years. The county is vcw" heavily thnW-red .
interested in agriculture than all other purxnita combine (1, guardetL Eask you to enact a law requiring every voter of the Legislature to determine how much of this fund is and has a rich! moist soil, as yet, the inhabitants have
«M awMidititra to his right of voting, to cause hiauameto aeeewary to bo used ia reclaiming there land*, -and at not been able to aoise sufficient produce fo their own cooventured upon the experi p e r t of
be regirffrfed at least,
ten days before an election, in a present it nwy.be impracticable to aq detenuinej.btit un- sumption. The past season has been very unfavorable for
i-poa *0 -*WqhigM bel
.the Jug record to be keptftw that purpose by some proper Officer, til this deterininntion be made; I reeoimheia that tide the putting ih of crop* Owing to the great amount of
midcr such rules and regulations as your good sense may money arising fron> the sale-of flies® lands, go into fat rain thatfoilin the fore part of the season, the settlers
of the proudtfst States in*tbe confederacy. dictate. 1 believe that such a law is demanded by a great general fund.' to be used by the State for nil legitimate were prevfjnledfrppi plaiitiiig their'^rops until y seedtime-'
'ftfe institutfotit)f learning is under the control and.man- majority of the people of the State, and would doj much ptifpoeei until she can better deterjfiinc when, where, and had passed, and such crops as were nearly destroyed by
towards preventing illegal voting!
agHaetitof the "Boardof Education," nod
how much of the same ought to be used towards the re- tlie squirrels that for the past year hare infested that por{SSTikv
1857, fornmlly ©peued; at
Congreseby an act apprort'ed upon (lie 3d day of June, claiming of these lands according to the spirit, true intent tion of the country in innumerable numbers. - All these
om different parti) of the State applied for ad- 1856, granted to the State of Alicnipui. to aid in the and meaning of the grant ami <jf -the act of acceptance misfortunes combined, have compdled the iieople of that
urfSBion, and Were received irito thc institution. » At the construction of certain railroad*, in the aggregate not thereof
'.
• portion of the State,fonchagainst their will, to seek temum tekobt term afterita opening, one bohUrtd students farfromtwo millions, two hundred thousand acres ofland. I respectfully call your attention to the salaries paid porary relief at yonr hands, nicy nre as industrious and ,
WIJTO admitted. , Tiik U iwwo than csui comem'eutty, bq The act making this'cessiou expressly dedares " that the your Circuit Judge*. The salary isfixedby the Constitu- respectable a class of people as we haw, .and without
accommodated without na enlargement of the buildings lands hereby granted shdl be exclusively applied in tlie tion nt fifteen hnndred dollars each, per annum. The some aid from you their suffering* must soon lie great
Connected /with-the College." Much has been add and construction of that road for and on account of which traveling expenses of thew Jmlgvs inrisitinptheirrespec- It is your duty to watch over the welfere of tho people
coUCge, j i t I heHeye that among the, such lands are hereby grantfd, and shall be disposed of tive circuits, are very great van-ing from three to five with parental care, and while tho great mass of our citigt^at inas8 0f our people, it is the most" popukr instiiaUon only as the work prpgresses, an( l the same shall be applied hundred dollars per year, which, when deduct*] from zens are blessed with an abundance of the products oftTie
of leaniinft within, our State, sad should I* fostered and to no-other purpodo whatever." , The State, by an act of their salaries, leaves a sum I tardy snflicient for the sup- earth, it would be .a burning shnqie to allow, tho hanly
aocouragcd by yon. It is DO longer a doubtful experi- her legislature approved npon the 14th day of February, port of their respective fhniilies." This compensation is pioneers of (jratjotflhdIsabella to suffer for the want, of
ment but is BMCCflrfuHr cWiducted ocrond the most san- 1857, accepted of this grant with tho restrictions and entirely inadequate to the services rendered. There 'is food I ask von to enquire into the true state of the. ease
gjjjne expecWfious of 1I5 founders. I recomtaend. that Upon the terms and condition contained in the act of no State in the Union that can boast ofobler or better .as respects the situation Of the jteoplo of the.se 'comities,
utepe ho taken by you,- |oward* the cnlargemeut of the ca- Congress. The. roads in aid J(/f which this grant was men than are the Judges of Michigan. Theirpntirc time and grant to .them such aid as their necessities.
nui^ repacities of this institution, so as to accommodate at least mada, have all been located and surveyed, (exoepting is occupied in the performance of thrir most arduous du- quire. The Legislature of 1857, by act1 &0. 77. made
two hundred students. For a detailed statement of tho those located in the Upper Peninsula,) and have an ag- ties, and certainly twy ought to receive such compensa- provision for tho establishing of-a State ro:id through;
: flnaudal Wtoation of this coBege/atod ,the manS^ment gregate length of oyer eleven hundred and fifhr-miles. tion for their services" es will* at least enable them to' five Gratiot, Midland. And Isabella counties, .and perhaps an
therebC and the amount neoefflaiy to be appropriated The building of tha>n is of vital importance to us. Thoy respectably. Vou cannot increase thcir salary. That is appropriation upon this road, towards the opening and
thereon for the ensuing two years, you arerespectfullyre- are chiefly located through the unsettled portions of tho fixed by the "Constitution. But it is in my opinion, en- improvement thereof would give j to the inhabitants of
Sstredtotbe report ofthe''Board of Education, "now on State, and no one can estimate the great ad vantages to be tirely competent for yon to make provision for the jtay- that portion of the State, all the relief that they might
fiJcitf the proper department.,
derived from their construction. At leant thirty millions mcnt of their traveling expenses while in the performance need. Such on appropriation, if properly expended,
State yoo. represent from it^ geographical poBitii _ of dollars will have to be expended to fullv complete nnd of thdr official dirties, ana I believe an act of that char- would give employment to those who might be destitute,
and natural ad vantages, must ever bola a conspicuous )>lace equip them for business, and a majority of this vast amount acter would meet with the approval of a very large rpor- and at the same time benefit tho conntrv, and relief in
in our Union. We ore the .dividing line that separates of capital must lie brought bore from foreign parts, and tioh of our citizens. I thereforerecommendthat yoijiass that form would lte- left nfounding to their -feelings than a
the Kast from the West We occupy the, great high- distributed among our mechanics and. laboring men,, a law making provision for the payipent of the ordinary direct appropriation;
way over which pass yearly tens of thousands of hardy thereby adding to the individual'wealth of our citizens traveling expenses of onr Circuit Jndgcs, while in the
That portion of the constitution that makes the swsion
e^nanU, ip pursuit pf. homes. , These emigrants take and to the wealth of,the State. True polityrequiresthat performance gf their official duties.
of tho Ixigiidatiire. bieuiual should be aipcwled. A new
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with them more or less wealth; at all oventa tliey take you should bo liberal with these roads. Foster ^uid ci}- Much compliunt is boiug made, as to the present com- State requires metre legislation titan an old one; There Is
with them the very. conrcc whonce all real wealth must "conrage thom, and in SQ doing promote tho prosperity of pensation received by the. soVeral Judges of Probate in no economy in hasty legislation. It is imposjble for the
that the fees for official duties LegislutnTC, in'forty dars. biennially, to do the ordirmn
erer sprite*—strong arms and •willing minds. Tyiththem the State. You should claim nothing from them on the theState. Jt-is'clairoed
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lobbr Js hroqrable, and wherever they make their hofnes strenght of tho grant made by Congress The State bears performed b^ thcm Ore too high, aniouuting, jnoeveral of busiuoss that conies before it. An luuiualsosjion of sixty
—whether iu Aid forest, upon the plain or tho qfouu'tuh to them the same relation that the guardian bears to his the older counties, to on aggregate sum much Uoyoud the days wouhl. in my opinion, be far l>elter for tho State
ride, prosperity and happiness follow in their footsteps. , ward, and faithfully iu all tilings should she perform tlie salaryreeievedliy'the several Jttdees of tho Supreme than onr present biennial svtftem. I would have the
For twenty years this tide ofemigration hasbcen steadily duties of thnt gaurdinnship. It is clnimcd thnt tlie act of Court These' fees have to lie paid, generally by the members of the TiPgislatne, elertfd as they iiow are. for
cooing "past us, with scanxlran effort on our, part to stay Febniiry, 185T, places upon these roads a-tax too burden- widow and the orphan, in the settlement of. tlie estates, twp years, but would require thrim to nievt ahifually, 'and
it'ih Jts ohwftrtl (iiitfcli. Ifive^ixths "of oar entire State some to be borne, and one disproportion^ to tho tax and at a timo when thev are illy-prepaid to muke (he pay- limit their session to sixty days each.
I recommend to you the most rigid economy in dlyonr
i»to4ayn wilderness, and as inviting to the emigrant as paid by tbo roods i}ow in operation. These new roads ment; I woukl recommend that volt take into considerathe morq distant prunes of the west Whole couuties in (to bo built, as they must be through an cutire wilderness.) tion tho propriety of making this office a salaried one. the expenditures and appropriations, but you should bear, in
the more northern-port ion of the State have scarcely a ought not to be taxed any higher than the roads alreadv amount thereof to befixedby the Board of Supervisors mind that parsimony iH never eronomy, and that you Wn
white settle*'within them, and, unless some moans "are constructed through the settled portion of our .State I of the respective counties, and to become a county charge. be liberal without lteiug prodigal. Your public buildings
adopted to develop iiixVmako • known the great agricul- respectfully coll your attention to the difil-rent acts of By so doing, you would mnke the expenses of that office shoidd be commensurate with the wants and dignity of the
tural resources of the unsettled portion of that region, it legislnturo npon thjssubject, nnd recommend that they be fall equally upon all, find tho niqoofit being paid annually State, and Whatever appropriations you see fit in your
wiH for a long time remain a wiflorric-y. We want more KO amended that tho burden of taxation will bo equally would scarcely lie felt We are all equally interested in wisdom to make, ample provisions should be made to
pedple. Of what use-to us are ou vast woodlandswithout borne by all the di^erent roads in proportion to their having this compensation properlyfixednnu paid annually, meet the same- •
the laborer to d e a r and cultivate them? Or of what con- several capacities.
for the estates of all, iwoner or later, must be administered Tho Auditor General in his annual report for the yew
Tho subject of the " swamp land grant" is one of no or-- upon, and under sucii a system small estates would not be 1858, and now en file has made an estimate of the revenue
sequence aro fnines of copper,, iron, and coal hid in the
bowels of the earth, with uo hruid to develop and "make dinary interest to tlie people of this State. Congress, by entirely swallowetMp in the expense of administration. and expenses of tho State, to which yoa are respectfully
them productive? The advantages of settlement within an act approved oil the '28th day of September, 1850, Should you see m(o pass snch a law, I wonld recommend referred for the itemf, nnd detaiU prom this estimate,
ouY State should be made known to the emigrant. He granted to the State of Michigan the swamp lands within that it go into operation from and alter tho first day of making all due allowance for contingencies end casualties
should bo ipado acquainted with tho extent of navigable her limits, to enable her to construct the necessary levees January, 18Cjl.' The.present Judges of Probate hold it is salb to.Calculate that the revenue of the State for
wate rs surrounding as, and within our limits—of tho fish- and drains fo "reclnimthe same." This act of cession their offices until that period, awl you ought not (o pass the next two years will be amply sufficient tp meet Iter
eries upon oTir nhore»—of our vest forests of pine and expressly providcs.that the proceeds of said lands, whe- a law, the effett of wlycli may Ite to lesson the compensa- liabilities dun wr thnt period of timo including the interest
otfier timber—of the mines of frotf; copper, imd coal— ther from sale or direct appropriations in kind, shall be tion that by law thoy were entitled to receive at the time npon our cntie State debt, and the payment of the forty
thousand dollars of principal that rails due in January
of our bodaof fgpsiun and springs of sahue—of the salu- applied tXdnsivcly, so far is necessdry, to tho purpose of of their deetion.
Our whole military System needs revising. It is against 18C0. This will leave aach apjiropriotions as you jn>y
brity of "our climate and productivones of our soil. A reclaiming paid lands by menus of tho"levees and drains
knowledge of all these great agricultural resources of our aforesaid. By virtuo of this grant, nnd the acceptance the policy of our government to tolerate a large standing make upon onr public works for the next two yearn, to be
State should'to brought hCmo to him, that he may there- thorcot the title to these lumfc. amounting to nearlv six army. In tiirje of war we mnst rely upon the patriotism provided for by direct taxation. Tlie sums necessary to
by bo induced to settle among us, and ajd it making pro- millions of acres, has become vested in the State to tw by of the " citizens'soldiery." This'reliance has thus far be appropriated upon the works already commenced inductive the natuijal resources of one of the finest States her " exclusively appropriated go'-far as is necessarv," to liecn found sufficient in every emergency. Our State is cluding nn appropriation of fifty thousand dollars towards
ia the Union. I recommend, to your consideration the the reclniming thereof. ITie Stute\was under no obliga- bounded by a foreign power for an extent of over five the bnilding of a "State Capital." would require u rate
and in case of warwith Great Britain, this of taxation of one mill and a mimter npon' the dollar of
policy, of appointing ah " Emigrant Agent," clothed with tion to accept of this grant She might have said to hundred 'in I left
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audi powers as to you mayseem meet, whose duty H Congress, the terms you impose in the " proviso" of your whole frootiei would be exposed to the inroads of a for- valuation of the property of the State, ; This rate of tax(p itidnce emigrants 'fo. our soil' Our State,is act of cession are too sewn*. She, however, saw fit, by eign foe. I trust the time is far distant when Great ation, however high it may appear, is for ltelow rates of
vat in its infancy. She has, however, boen settled by a an act of her Legislature, approved on the 28th day of Britan and these United States will IKS engaged in hostile taxation levied upon the property of our State, although
aetftejyiog and energetic class of people, who now num- June, 185L to accept of this grant according to tho strife; but pntdcncc requires that we should, at least it is much higher than that of the phst year. -It is unber DOK far from eight hundred thousand, with an aggre- " proviso" contained therein, and she expressly declares, have our military system so perfected that we could doubtedly your duty-to make tho burilen of taxation foil
gate valuation of one hundred nnd thlrtv-ecvefi millions, in this act of acceptance, " that all the monies received readily prepare onpelves to repel Invasion. Tlie most lightly uporf the people; vet there is a higher dutyforyfcu
tux hundred and sixty-three thousand dollars of property. from the sdle of Bnid lands Bhnll be, andremain,a fund foreffectual way of doing this in my opinion, is to. extend to perform—that of looking well to the truo interests .tiTho great mass of this wealth has boen dug from the soil the purpose ofreclaimingsaid lands in corformitv to the proper encouragement to the formation of '• Independent the State, even at tltr- ex|tenses of a high rate of taxatibn.
by the strong ahn of-your citizens. They nave a right to provisions of the grant" Thus did tlie State take upon Companies, " and for this purpose Irecommendthat you and I trust that tlie selfo-elianf and energetic? cor£tituc$<4'
expect you to pursue such a course of policy as will most herself the duties and obligations Imposed upon her bv the take such action as will most tend to their cncounigeT you repret^nt will never find fonlt with a reisonaWlc
amount of taxation, when the money is to be expended
tend to develop, and make known to them the extent of proviso of this act of cession, nnd she is now boond by mcnt
every principle of honor as well as law, to apply the prothegreatnatural resources of the State.
Tlie Legislature, at its speciul session in January la«t, for the good of.the State.
ceeds arising from tlie,side of these lands, " so far as is passed a law authorising the Board of State-Auditors to
That the people hereafter mm' the more readily deter•The appointment of a "State Geologist" would
necessary," towards the reclaiming of them. Thoy rare procure plantv drawings and estimates, for a " State Capi- mine the prerise amount that thev may be called -upon to
modi towards bringing about so desirable a result
yet, we know hut little of tho vast mineral wealth that lies principally located in the unsettled portion of the Styte, tol," to be submitted to you at your present session. In contribute towards the support of the State GoVcrtmltut
. beneath our soil Science alone can unyeil the hidden tfnd, when reclaimed, will be the most valuableforagricul- pursuance of the Legislative enactment, I nm advised that I rccommed an amendment to the present tax-law. As
mysteries of the earth. The legislature at its auuual ses- tural purposes of any lauds we have, but until reclaimed the Board of State Auditors prepared to report to you that law now stands, the State, County and Town Taxes
sion for the year 1837, passed a law authorizing the ap- they disfigure the'coilntry, retard its settlement nnd are their doings under the act above reflerred to.. Yonr are all blended together," and put into tlie tame column
pointment pf .a competent person, whoeo duty it was to the source of fatal diseases It is impracticable, in my "State Capitol" was built for a temporary purpose, and in the tax-rolL Irecommendthat the State tax hereafter
m^lfe w aQcftrate ahu conqwrte geological survey of the opinion, for the State to enter upon a system of drainage, at a time when it was jmpracticable to build any other. be separated from the the othet taxes and pat -5uto u
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Stat^, and furnish a full aad scientific description of its with a view ofreclaimingthese lauds, to the extent that We had at that time a population'of three hundred and column upon tbe tax-rdl .by itsdf.
rocks, soils and minerats, and of its botanical and'geologi- an individual would reclaim his farm; but there are many four thousand three hnndred and ten, with a taxable valu- In order for you to complete the business oflcgishtion.
cal productions. .An ample appropriation wa3 also made large Swamps, embraced in this grant where an appro- ation of property of only twenty-seven millions six hun- within the time fixed by the Constitution,-you will have
for the nurpoee ex carrying into effect thls enactment, and priation for drainage, of a portion of these lands of the dred and two thousand and forty dollars. We have now to be energetic in the performance of your duty, and all
one of the most enlightened and scientific men in the coun- runfl arising from the sale thereof, could be made to ad- population of not far from eight hundred thousand, with thp assistance I can render you; will be most "cheerfully .
try received tlwTapytointuent of "State Goologist" and vantage. . In such chses, I think it is your, duty to make taxable valuation of property Of one hundred ami accorded. All deliberations should be prompted soldy
entered: upon his outic^ but before he consumatcd his the appropriation, so far as is uecessory, to carry out the thirty-seven millions six hundred and sixty-three thousand by a desire to promote the welfare nnd peosperity of the
work.he was cut offby the hand of death, while in spirit of the grant- The early settlement of these lands is dollars. What was sufficient for tho wants and tiedessities whole people you represent. They have a right to exsrfqrmance of his official dutiex. After the death of of more importance to the State than selling them at a of theState at that time, no longer answers the purpose. pect that vour energies will be exdnsively devoted-to
the lamented Dr Houghton, the legislature, at its annual distant day for ten, dr evep twenty, shillings per acre. TWwfl'erent officers of your State government no longer their pood, and that party strife will find no place ID yonr.
seaion for the year 1816; piissed a law ^authorizing the As you increase your, population you increase the wealth have sufficientfroom in which to perform their dutie& councils. And above all, yon should ltcar in mind that
Governor to appoint some suitable person to collect and of the State; and thc-weight of taxation is thereby more The archives of the State are msafe—the very building the State you represent js "equal of the proudest in. this
arrange tho geological notes, memoranda, specimens, maps easly borne, because there are more people to share its in which they nre kept is in danger of falling. Touhave great Confederacy of States. '
MOSES WBXE% {
4c,; of fir. Houghton, with a view of preparing a final burdens. These swamp lands, when reclaimed according no proper and suitablo plai-e at Lansing for the holding
Executive Office, Lansing, Jan. .5,1859.
the intent of the respective acts of cession and accept- of the Supremo Court. It is believed that tho increase
report upon the geology of Michigan. >io action was
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ever had under this bat mentioned law. I recommend ance thercoC will be capable of supportlog a population of b^sines in the State Treasurer's department alone, in
NEW »omt, Jan. 8.
that some steps be taken hv yon wjth'a view of making a one third as largo as the present population of the. State. consequence of the genera] banking law going into operaThe President has sent to the Scnato the nomination of
, full and complete geological survey of the State. Apor- While they remain unsold the State derives no benefit tion, will require very meat additional room. The l i tiou of .the labor is already completed. The. annual reports fron| them. In'mj opinion it is for better to give these brary of the. State should yearly be increased, but the room Townsend Harris, now Consul-General, as Minister resiat Japan.
made to the legislature, by Dr. Houghton, during the time lands, In small quantities, to the actual settler, subject, used for the Library has not suffident caparity. In order dent
At a Republican caucus to-night there was a general
be acted as ••State Geologist" will aid very materially in on his part, to arainage„than ta keep them ten, or even to build a Capitol suitable to the wants of the State, and
that the bill for the admission of Oregon is
the cotaumatlon of such a work. The expense attemfing five yeare, unreclaimed, tho source of disease and death of suffident capacity to accommodate all of the different understanding
.... .. or the government, several years mnst neccs- to be opposed while the English bill ofprohibition stands
U will be t mere trifle in comparison to the great advan- By tusposiug of them in small pieces of forty acres to ealeh departments
reference to Kansas
tagea yearly to be derived from a thorough knowledge of actual settler, subject to drainage, you would therebv,« jgarily be expended in its completion. 'I rue economy ro- with
Mr. Thayer, of Mfcso. was the only man who dissented.
be appropriating tho lnnd in kiwi toward the great ob- quires that we should commence the work of building
the geology of-our State.
The^Wnty of elective franchise, is another subject well ject ot the grant and at tho same time, you would add season, and not wait until, either from dilapidation, or. Sowntno OP A CABOO W THK Fforj>.—The Chicago
Kjortky of your conaderation. Hie theoiy of our gbyern- more to the wealth and prosperity of the State, than if want of room, we can no longer occupy our present pub- Democrat relates that a servant girl about to visit a
meut w, MMX the majority shall rule, and when this theoiyyou sold them to the speculator at the price fixed by the lic buildings. Five years, at lcas£ will be required to neighbor, being suspected of appropriating tho family
is foirly and legitimately put to practice, no man has just present law. There are hundreds of hardy, industrious buikl to advantage. I recommend that you make some .supplies where she was employed, was,searched after ah'e •
• u s e of comjSlaint The coretitution of oar State Sixes men, scotered through our own, and sister States, and still provision towards the purchasing ofmaterials preparatory had started out when there waq found attached' to her
the qualifications of the eJectoi;, and declares, thatnodti- more from foreign ports, daily seeking oar shores, wh» to the buildings of a CapitoL
underclothing packages of tea, coffee, butter,, sugar' ami
Tho duties required by law to be performed by the cakes, a bottle of molasses, a lot of apples, a codfish iud
seo or inhabitant shall be entitled to vote at any election would gladly embrace the opportunity of settling upon
unless he shall be above the age of twenty-one years, and these lands, if thereby they could secure a permanent Superintendent of Public Instrudion are loo onerous for last thoagh not least, a sack of buckwheat flour.
has reridod in this State three months, and in the town- home for themselves and their children. Such a course' that officer without assistance. By the Constitution, he
ship or wa*4 In which he offers his vote, tod days next of policy would soon people portions of oer State that has tbe general supervision of pnbiic instruction, and the
THE wEATHts THIS wnrrnL—It is said that Lieutenant
JW0McBng.1fmeh election. Whoever carta his vote in vi- otherwise must renuunJ for years, a wilderness I recom- duties.' incumbent upon him to perform,-at tbe time this Maury, of the Washington Observatory, h « propbeded
olation of this constitutional provision strikes a blow at mend that you so amend the present "swanfphmdact'' as office was created were comparatively light Since that thai we shall have but ten perfectly dear days this winter.
the rights of alL Oar revolutionary fathers did ao4 hesi- to give to the-actual bona ide settlors fortv acres of tins time they have been increased by legislation to a very
landto be byhim selected, and thai he take i t waiving great extent I submit to you the propriety of allowing It is said that poorMadameMortara is dying of a bro>townee war srith Great Britak, that1 we might p
all claim of drainage from the State. I wonld so frame him the" appointment Of a deputy, with a reammible ken heart became tbe .'Pope Is deaf to her prayers for
aad elect Mr otordtra. Tfcftgifert right
tbe restoration of
and electis^ oer o n rulers by a ma. the law as to taake his actual occnp*Dcy of the land for compensation,-to be paid by the State for Ms service.
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J a n . 5th. Senate waa-called to o r d e r by Lieut. Gov.
l«i? w t b o r t g r f i o « « l «
Fairfield and brganlaed b y t h e election of A . B. Turner,
T o O o M K s n w D i H r r s . — " R a m b l e r , " MKI- " I t I ) . O y of t h e G r a n d R a p i d s Evgti,
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T H A * * 8 — T o H o n - M r . B o e r s , of t h o H o a s o , a m i I I £ n .
])ir. P e n n o j e r , of t h e Kcnate, f o r P n W i c D o c u m e n t s ; rf*>,
j o t i e L a n a i n g State

Republican,

( w i t l i a n e w and"bo-

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W e have no

t a k e h i m illegally, let t h e m c o m e in w e l c o m e .

h e s i t a t i o n in s a y i n g t h a t a'c h a v o n e v e r i t s * ! jtt. m e s s a g e efforts, w a s c h a r a c t e r i z e d b y s o u n d r e a s o n i n g a n d forcible,
from a n y E x e c u t i v e of t h i s S t a t e w h i c h m e t o n r m o r e l o g i c a l c o u c l u s i o u s .
h e a r t y a p p r o v a l . " I t is clear, bold, e m p h a t i c a n d indoY e s t e r d a y , a t 1 0 o ' c l o c k , t h e M e s s a g e of G o v . W i s n e r
j i e u o e n t . T h e r e i s f l o m i s t a k i u g w h a t h o m c u n s . O n was d e l i v e r e d in p e r e o n b o f o r o a J o i n t C o n v e n t i o n of t h e

Goods, Groceritoy

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d e s p e r a t e m a n a n d will r e s i s t t o t h e l a s t
T h e o b j e c t of G e n - S c o t t ' s p r e s e n t v i s i t t o N e w O r l e a n s
is said t o b e n p e r s o n a l c o n f e r e n c e w i t h O n . T w i g g s as.

Citizen,
w a s c h o s e n C l e r k of t h e H o u s e . H o n . I I . A . o f t h o P r e s i d e n t ' s m e s s a g e . T h e r e a r c h i n t s t h r o w n o u t
S h a w , of E a t o n c o u n t y , w a s e l e c t e d S p e a k e r , a poiiticAi t h a t t h i s P r e s i d e n t i a l s c h e m e will bo c a r r i e d out, w h e t h e r
which, b y native talont and legislative e x p e r i e n c e , h e is sanctioned b y C o n g r e s s or noO

p u b l i c a n p a r t y d u r i n g t h e last f o u r y e a r s , a n d l i k e all h i s

W E H A V E NOW O P C f E I ) T H E L A B f i E S T SliK-'K O F

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Reporter.

G o v e r n o r Winner** Message.
well q u a l i f i e d t o
fill.
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T h e M e s s a g e of e x ^ i o j w n o r K q g l j a m w a s r e c e i v e d .
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party in this county.

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e v e n - t r a o - h e a r t e d R e p u b l i c a n w i l l s a y AXKK !
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T h e Legislature.
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ait y e t b e e n d o n e I n t h o L e g i s l a t u r e .

T h e d r y d e t a i l s of

p r e s e n t a t i o n of p e t i t i o n s a n d n o t i c e s o f t h o i n t r o d u c t i o n
p'f bills, w o u l d o n l y l u m b e r o u r c o l u m n s w i t h o u t e d i f y i n g
t h e r e a d e r , a n d w e shall only p u b l i s h s u c h p r o c e e d i n g s as
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progress without delay or interruption.
Congress.
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Care of t h e L e g i s l a t u r e , a n d in c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h i s s u b ject the Governor

recommends

t h e o p e n i n g of t h e U n i -

v e r s i t y to. t h a f e m a l e s of t h p S t a t e .

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different

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bo liberal without prodigality.

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t h e duty

of t h e L e g i s l a t u r e t o m a k e s u c h a p p r o p r i a t i o n s

a s w i l l result i n t h e s p e e d y c o m p l e t i o n o f o u r h u m a n e a n d
charitable institutions.

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c o n s i d e r a b l e p o r t i o n of t h e t i m e h a s b e e n
t h e diacosslon of t W P a c i f i c B a i l r o a d bill.

On the 11th,

t h e bill p r o d d i n g f o r t h e a s c e r t a i n m e n t a n d s e t t l e m e n t of

i t s c o m p l e t i o n w i t h i n five y e a r s .

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t i o n s c o m m i t t e d p r i o r t o t h o y e a r 1 8 0 1 , w a s p a s s e d b y a S t a t e p a p e r , n n d will a m p l y r e p a y a c a r e f u l p e r u s a l .
vote of 2 6 to 20.

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M i l i t a r y A c a d e m y a t W e s t P o i n t , w a s also p a s s e d .

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carefullv guarded.

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E l e c t i o n o f IT. S . S e n a t o r .

correspondence between this Governmetit and F r a n c o and
Kugiajid, relating t o t h i Requisition o f C u b a b y t h e Uni-

LAKSLVO, J a n . 8 , 1 8 5 9 .
EDITOR HERALD:

T h i s A . ^ C , " a t 1 1 o ' c l o c k , t h e t w o H o u s e s of t h e

ted States.
M r . H a r r i s , of Maryland, offered a j o i n t

resolution

ro- M i c h i g a n L e g i s l a t u r e a s s e m b l e d i n J o i n t C o n v e n t i o n t o
c h o o s e a U . S . S e n a t o r f o r t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n a l t e r m of

q u e s t i n g t h e P r e s i d e n t t o i n t e r p o s e in b e h a l f o f t h e r e s t o -

r a t i o n t o h i s p a r e n t s of t h e J e w i s h " c h i l d M o r t u r a , u n - s i x yeaffe f r o m t h e 4 t h of M a r c h n e x t T h e resnlt 6f t h e i r
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T h o Sonsto's joint resolution appointing P r o f Bache

m o s t cordially.

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W h a t h a s b e c a m e of t h o G r a n d H a v e n JS'evt?

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l i e i s an e x p o -

n e n t of t h e g r o a t A m e r i c a n i d e a of F r e e L a b o r , t h e lifel o n g a n d c o n s i s t e n t o p p o n e n t of S l a v e r y .

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m e n r e j o i c e t h a t h i s s p h e r e of l a b o r i s e n l a r g e d , a n d t h a t
h e n c c f o r t h two S e n a t o r s s p e a k for F r e e M i c h i g a n .
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reminiscence,

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t o . Col. N i c h o l s o n , a n d r e a d i t t o h i s c o l l e a g u e s .

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JAMES K. GUNTON,

Practical Builder and- D> awjht*mcm,
I s prepared t o make Plans a n d Specifications for all classns
of Buildings ; also e x e c u t e all kind* of w o r k c o n n e c t e d with
•the Trade, on liUcral t e n n s .
Hash, Glass, D o o m , P a i n t s a n d Nalla,
constantly on h a n d .
. J , K . G , t h a n k f u l f o r past patronage, take* t h i s o p p o r t a ity of s o l i c i t i n g a c o n t i n u a n c e of t h ^ s a m o .
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T r a v e r s e City, November 5,185*.
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F R U I T TREES.

MARRIED,
The s o b s c r i b c r offers f o r sale a variety of e n g r a f t e d
A t Centreville, o n Saturday evening, J a n . 13th, 1859, by Rev.
P e t e r Dangherty, M r . J o u s A. BRYANT t o H i s s LA v i s A REMK, A p p l e T r e e s , P e a c h T r e e s . P e o r T r e e s , P l u m
d a u g h t e r of P e t e r Rerae, Esq., all of CentreVille.
Trees nnd Cherry Trew.
A line lot of S e e d l i n g PKACU T a K t s , three y e a r s old, which
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Thanks.
will be sold cheap.
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Ct'BRASTS,
GOOSEDKRHBS, ftc.; ail In good eoniRtlon.
MB. EDITOR: Allow ine t o express mV gratitude t h r o u g h
or good sise, a n d h e a l t h y .
L . R. SMITH.
>ur pa)>er t o the f r i e n d s of Traverse Uity, f o r a call wo
Elk Rapids, Nov. 8,1868.
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a f t e r n o o n with self a n d family, a n d the visit was very agreeAvenne, i n v i t e all those suffering rrom defective sight, t o Inable and pleaaant—all seemed t o e n j o y it m u c h .
spect t l i e l r a s s o r t m e n t « f greatly impreved P e r c s e o p l c trrriB u t a n o t h e r Interesting featpre of the visit was, the liberal tal nnd Pebble Spectacles, which are h l g h l v e n d o w e d ' w i t h
tlie property of i m p r o v i n g vision. Also, all k i n d s of T»J»XATBUIAL aid, which w u s j u s t In time.
scopcs, Uicroscopcs, E l e c t r i c Machines, D r a w i n g Instrument*.
I feel u n d e r reuewod obligation, a n d shall strivo to labor f o r
Aci, constantly on h a n d .
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the a d v a n c e m e n t of the Redeemer's K i n g d o m a m o n g t h i s
L A N K B O O K M A N U F A C T O R Y , — T H E UNDBRpeople:
W- V; J o i w s o x .
signod h a v i n g a Book Bindery in c o n n e c t i o n with hi*
Old Mission, J a n . 22,1859.
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-Bookstore, is prepared tu manufacture, to order, B l a n k Books
or eVety description. Merchants and others, w a n t i n g anyM O R T G A G E 8 AI.E.
t h i n g in t h a t Itne, lire Invited t o give h i m a call. H a v i n g tye
E F A U L T H A V I N G B E E N M A W : I N T H E C O N D I - best or workmen, he can safely g u a r a n t e e satisfaction In all
tions o f a certain I n d e n t u r e of mortgage, executed by
ues.
F . RAYMOND.
Louis Sha+h»-«ina-sl|e, or the townshipy>f U e l a n a u . ln the"
Detroit, Nov. 1,1858.
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county or G r a n d T r a v e r s e a n d State of Michigan, t o llenrjH A R L E S B U H C I I , (Successor t o SL Howard Webster. >
Beers, or the township, connty a n d State aforesaid, bearing
Dealer in F o r e i g n a n d Domestic Hardware, H o n s a k r t p date t h o 24tli day ot February, 1H5H, and r e c o r d e d on the 13th
day or Mav, 1H5S, a t ? o'clock, A. M. In L i b e r 2, on pages 3R ing Artfcles, Meclianics' Tools, Stoves, Grates, Tin a n d Japa n d 3», in t h e office or t h e R e g i s t e r or Deeds for tlie said p a n e d Ware, D r a i n Tile, 4 c . A g e n t f o r t h e A m e r i c a ^ a n d
iiaty or Grand T r a v e r s e ; a n d the a m o u n t claimed t o be doe European f j i w Agency of Lite 4 Kapp, No. 7 N a m u street.
„..,said mortgage, at the date of t h i s notice, b e i n g $105 02 tof New Y o r k — f o r the recovery of Debts, l e g a c i e s a n d Inheriprincipal and interest, a n d no suit or proceeding, h a v i n g been tances In E u r o p e a n d t h p United States.
R e m i t t a n c e s made to all parts o t Germany, with safety a n d
i n s t i t u t e d at law t o recover the debt "now r e m a i n i n g secured
by said mortgage, or anv part t h e r e o f : N o t i c e is hereby glTen, dispatch. No. 201 Jefferson avenne, Kearaley's Block, Detroit.
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that on F r i d a y , t h e 2 2 d d a y o f A p r i l next, m i , at l o Mleh.
o'clock in the f o r e n o o n or t h a t day, at the (ront.d-*rr or the
S A G E it H O N S , MAP P U H L K H F R & STATIONEKS.
C o u r t Honse a t Traverse City, in said county, ( t h a t b e i n g the
• Engravera a n d LhJiographers, 2011 Main street, Buffalo.
place of h o l d i n g t h o C i r c u i t C o u r t f o r said e o u n t y of Grand N. 1% o v e r Rage's i ' i a n o R o o m s . — W e ore p r e p a r e d t o execute
Traverse,) by virtue bf apoW<^r or sale in said m o r t g a g e con- all w o r k e n t r u s t e d t o us w h h proraiitncss slid despatch, and
tained, and a r e o r d i n g t o the statute or Michigan,ln snch case on as ravorable t e r m s as a n y establishment In t h e conatry.
made a n d provided, I shall e x p o s e ror sale a t public auction, C o m b i n i n g nil t h e dilferent b r a n c h e s of Steel, C o p p e r and
to t h e h i g h e s t bidder, a n d sell t h e premises in said mortgage Stone E n g r a v i n g , a s well a s Grav<m W o r l r of the n n e s t dedescribed, o r so mmdi t h e r e o r as shall lie sufficient t o pay a n d
scription, we guarantee aatisfaction l a all cases.
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satisfy the a m o u n t due t h e r e o n a t t h e date or t h i s notice, with
Maps, P o r t r a i t s S h o w Cards, 4 c . , Litliographcd a n d p r i n t e d
interest a n d t h e Vosts a n d expenses allowed by law, and olSo
I n t h e most delicate colors, b y a new procesa.
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ten dollars a t t o r n e y ' s f e e , secured t o bo paid by stipulation in
said m o r t g a g e contained, alt the following piece or p a r c e l or
R E E S W I I I T I N G , General Lan<f A g e n t , Grassland described a s follows: L y l n g a n d b e i n g a n d s i t u a t e in t h e
• h o p p e r Falls, JeBbimm Co., K. T. B c m i K d o township or I/eelanau, in the county or Orand Traverse a n d H o n . Z. I ' b s n d l e r . Detroit. Michigan; W h i t i n g 4 A d a m s , d a :
State of Michigan, b e i n g k n o w n as L o t No. T h r e e (SI or See- C o l H. McKuight,' d o ; -1L W. WiUiams, E * . o f T i t k a , ®!.
tlon .Twentv.one (21) in Township Thirty-two (32) N o r t h of L o u i s ; Maj- B. Walker, U. g. A . ; C. A . P e r r y , E s q - W e a U n .
Range E l e v e n (111 West, c o n t a i n i n g forty-flve .(45) a n d Mo.; Amos T. Hall, Esq., T r e a s u r e r
4 B. B. Rl, Chicatfo:
t h i r t y one h n n d r e d t h s (30-100) acres, a c c o r d i n g to Govern- Geo. T. Pearson, A t t o r n e y at-Law, Chicago.
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m e n t s u n - e r . Dated J a n u a r y 2fi, 1859.
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• sale a n d a n d retail dealer in Watches, Clocks, J e w H r r .
F a n c y Goods, Piste(i Ware, Comb*. B B t t o a s , T h r e s d , 4 e . '"N"
79 W o o d w a r d avenne, opposite H o l m e s 4 Co. D e t r o i t Mlcb.
Watches, Clocks a n d Jewelry repaired a n d w a r r a n t e d n3

H a t s a n d Caps, Boots a n d Shoes, Doors, Bash,
Door Trimming^
Nails, by t h e lteR "r lb.; i
P o r k and Flour, by the barrel or lb.;
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Butter, Cheese, L a r d ;
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LinSeed a n d best wlnter-strolned Oil, B u r n i n g F l u i d ;
L a m p s or a l l k i n d s . C a n d l e s Dried A p p l e s :
n i t y t o s e e i t ; for j u s t s o s u r e a s y o u p u b l i s h it, "'twill
A large a s s o r t m e n t of T o b a c c o ;
p r o v e a d e a t h - b j g w t o M i c h i g a n D e m o c r a c y . " .V&tr,
Powder. Lead, S h o t Gun C a p s ; '
Carpet W a r p , Logwood. Madder, Copperas,
L e w i s C a a i s a p e n s i o n e r o f t h e p a r t y , ' i s " d e a d And
.Cadbar, IndlgO, Alum, Borax, Ae.
a t i n k e t h " politically, w h i l e t h e " y o u n g o f f i c e r " t a k e s h i s
School Books, Stationery, Wall Paper. W i n d o w C n r t e l n a ;
Cradle Scythes. Grass Scythes a n d Snathes, P i t c h f o r k s ;
place i n t h e front rank of F r e e d o m ' s soldiery.
Stope Pipe, Bedsteads, R o c k i n g C h a i r s ;
C a n n o t a p r o f i t a b l e lesson b e l e a r n e d f r o m this, i n c i Small Bockera and Table C b a i r a for C h i l d r e n ;
d e n t ? W a s n o t t h e p r o p h e c y c o r m r t , a n d h a s n o ^ j^ B f u l - T o g e t h e r w i t h all articles n s m f l l / f o o n d l a a C o u n t r y Store.
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O Machines for Family Sewing, o r for m a n n f a c t t r i A f p a t poses- J 5 # " C s l l and e x a m i n e t h e m a t 13S Jeffl-rson A v e u a e
(MasonleHsll.)
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Detroit, Nov. 1.1858.
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Detroit, Nov. 1,1958.
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i r e dthu t i e s o f . t h e Benion,
vision o f C h i c a g o , o n t h e 1 0 t h i n s t w h i c h d e s t r o y e d n i n e - g i s l a t u r o will p r o c e e d t o t h e R e t ta)
K. B. COTTO»'0 done to o r d e r , o a s h o r t notice.
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H i d d e n f r o m the gazing eye;
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None may mark the tear-drop s t a r t i n g
.From Affliction - * U t t e r « » a r t —

W h e n alone, i n silent s s d a e s s
Cornea the heart f e l t Rushing tear.
Quenching everytrtjr o f g l a i u j f c a —
" Q«lclceainjfeTeiy l u u c i o M f & r ^
T h e n , indeed, we feel the s o r r o w
B a a t l n g f r o m a aonl of woe—
S h a d o w of the gloomy morrow,
Growing d a r t e r aa we go.
Heartfelt anguish U r e t i r i n g
From the worid'a unhallowed e v e ;
Solicitude to grief'g Inspiring,
Sorro.* b r i n g s in dreary tone.
Where o a r ceaseless care* a r c b r i n g i n g
Countless f e a r s because alone.,
T l s w l t h l b t h e soul's r e c e s s e s
Deep a n d hidden f r o m the view.
W h e r e t h e heart-pang closely presses,
- S m i t i n g e r e r y vital t h r o u g h ;
W h e n the r a g i n g flame of s o r r o w
B o i U tho cauldron of t h e heart, ,
Scalding t e a r s will reach ttto f q r r o w .
And t h e eyelids feel the smart.
Could wo s e e the Inner weeping
Of t h e dark, d e s p a i r i n g soul.
T h i n k you we'd n e g l e c t the keeping,
- Or u n h e a r d o u r b r o t h e r ' s call?
' B u t alas! the world is telling
S t a r t l i n g t h i n g s of h u m a n woe,
While ten t h o u s a n d h e a r t s are dwelling
On the g r i e f s b u t O n e cap k n o w .

v u l a i o t * o f n a t u r e , s u c h a a E&gland b a d y e t little k n o w n .
I V first d a y s of F e b r u a r y w c c o a s s u l t r y aa t h e h o t t e s t
days o f , J a n e ; thunder and lightning were frequent; and
on t h e e i g h t h of t h e m o n t h t h e first s h o c k o f a n e a r t h q u a k e
w a s felt t h r o u g h o u t L o n d o n a n d W e s t m i n s t e r . O n t h e
mate d a y in t o o n e x t m o n t h t h o i n h a b i t a n t s w e r e a w a k e n e d f r o m t h e i r s l u m b e r s b y t h e i r p i l l o w s r i s i n g , t h e i r bells
r i n g i n g , a n d a ' s t r a n g e r a m b l i n g a s of c a r r i a g e wheels..
It Wis said t h a t Sir Isac N e w t o n had foretold t h a t there
would b e a g r e a t change a t t h a t time; and h a d expressed
a wish t h a t be m i g h t l i r e t o see t h e phenomenon. A s
t h e second s h o c k h a d o c c u r r e d e x a c t l y a m o n t h a f t e r t h e
Hirst, i t W r t a f f i r m e d t h a t e a r t h q u a k e s w e r e n o w t o b e
periodical f u E n g l a n d ; and a m a d life-guardsman p r o p h eciOd t h a t t h e n o x t s h o c k , w h i c h w a s p u n c t u a l l y t o t a k e
p t a o e o o t h e 8 t h oC A p r i l , w o u l d swallow u p t h d m e t r o p o lis. T h e p a n i c n o w b e c a m o g e n e r a l . O n t h e d a y b e f o r e
t h a t of t h e a n t i c i p a t e d c a l a m i t y , t h e r o a d s w e r e c r o w d e d
with t h e carriages of t h e fashionable a n d tho wealthy,
h a s t e n i n g o u t o f t h e d e v o t e d c a p i t a l . Sevet* h u n d r e d a n d
thirty coaches passed H y d b P a r k Corner t h a t morning,
w o m e n m a d e t a e m s e l m flannel w r a p p e r s w h i c h t h e y
c a l l e d e a r t h q u a k e - g o w n s in o r d e r t o a t u p all n i g h t in t h e
open air. J f o t a bed..could be procured in W i n d s o r .
A l l t h e hm ds a n d fields ih. t h e n e i g h b o r h o o d of L o n d o n
W e b l o c k e d u p c a r r i a g e s , c a r t s , a n d o t h e r vehicles, full
of p e o p l e of i l l r a n k s , w a i t i n g w i t h t r e m b l i n g a n x i e t y
until t h e d r e a d Hour h a d p a s s e d
They then returned
laughing and exulting, to the town, to resume, as t h o u g h
t h e i r lives would never terminate, the same pleasures and
t h o s o m e b c o u p a t i o n s in w h i c h t h e y h a d f o r o n e m o m e n t
been d i s t u r b e d
[ L i f e a n d T i m e s of E d m u n d B u r k e .
The Recent Ball at Balmoral'.
T h e . baD g i v e n b y t h e Q u e e n t o t h e s e r v a n t s a n d g i l h e s
a t B a l m o r a l i s a s c e n e n e v e r w i t n e s s e d e l s e w h e r e in t h e
k i n g d o m , tis t h e S o v e r e i g n m i x e s f r e e l y in t h e p l e a s u r e s
a n a e n j o y m e n t s of t h e h u m b l e s t of h e r s u b j e c t s .
The
p r e s e n c e of H e r M a j e s t y on t h i s ' o c c a s i o n i s n o t a m e r e
f o r m a l recognition of t h o f e t e b y a c e r e m o n i o u s c i r c u i t of
tfe* ball r o o m , a n d a e h o r t s t a y w h i l e o n e d a n c e i s p e r f o r m e d w i t h t h e most solemn d e c o r u m , b u t is a f r e e and
genera] commingling w i t h her retnininers on a holiday. T h e
w h o l e C o u r t , of c o u r s e , t a k e t h e i r c u e f r o m t h e e x a m p l e
of t h e S o v e r e i g n ; a n d l o r d s a n d g e n t l e m e n , t h o u g h n o t
exactly "soliciting the honor," vet choose their partners
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f r o m a m o n g t h e female d o m e s t i c s o r t h e r o y a l establishment, and dance away with a vigor a n d elasticity
w h i c h w o t d d p e r f e c t l y a s t o n i s h s o m e of t h o a b l e b o d i c a
b u t l a n g u i d " lions'" a f B e l g r a v i a . P r i n c e A l f r e d m i g h t
h a v ^ b e e n seen f o o t i n g i t a w a y m e r r i l y w i t h a b u x o m
h o u s e m a i d w h o m h e h a d se l e c t e d a a a p a r t n e r , a n d little
P r l n o a A r t h u r , too, had his favorites among t h e maids
w h o m i g h t T a i r l v b e c a l l e d , f o r t h i s n i g h t only, " M a i d s of
H o n b r . " N e i t h e r t h e P r i n c e C o n s o r t n o r t h e C o u n t do
F l a n d e r s danced, b u t the Countess P e r a g n y , wih the true
v i v a c i t y a n d s p i r i t o f a F r e n c h w o m a n , w i t h o n e of t h e
y o u n g P r i n c e s o r s o m e of t h e g e n t l e m a n f o r h e r p a r t n e r s ,
^Q t ered h e a r t i l y i n t o t h o s p i r i t of t h e fete, a n a d a n c e d
aaveral times a m o n g the servants.
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originated

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I n t h e e a r l y s e t t l e m e n t of t h a t S t a t e , i t w a s f o u n d i m p o s s i b l e t o Colonize i t u n l e s s w o m a n w e n t t h e r e . A c c o r d i n g l y a s h i p l o a d w a s s e n t o u t b u t n o p l a n t e r w a s allowe d to m a r r y o n e of t h e m n n t i l h e h a d p a i d o n e h u n d r e d
p o u n d s of t o b a c c o for h e r passage.
W h e n the second
u p l o a d c a m e n o o n e w o u l d p a y m o r e t h a n seventy-five
p o u n d ? f o r t h o m a t r i m o n i a l p r i v i l e g e , e x c e p t i t wEro a
t e r y superior article.
C o n s e q u e n t l y t h o d e s c e n d a n t s of
> 0 t h o s e w h o s o l d f o r o n e h u n d r e d p o u n d s of t o b a c c o
Were r a n k e d a s t h e first families, w h i l e t h o s e w h o b r o u g h t
b u t seventy-five p o u n d s a r e n o w r a n k e d a s t h o s e c o n d
families; a n d t h e r e a s o n w h y n o o n e c a n e v e r find a n y of
the"second fiunilies, i s b e c a u s e y o u c a n ' t g e t a V i r g i n i a n
to a d m i t t h a t h i s m o t h e r o n l y b r o u g h t seventy-five p o u n d s
of t o b a c c o .
I t i s s t a t e d in E u r o p e a n c i r c l e * t h a t s o m e p a j ^ s o f
t h e s e c r e t m e m o i r s of t h e E m p r e s s C a t h a r i n e , o f R u s s i a ,
t h e g r a n d m o t h e r 6f N i c h o l a s , c a s t a n i n e f f a c e a b l e s t a i n
u p o n t h e w h o l e i m p e r i a l family of R u s s i a . C a t h a i n e m a k e s
m a n y a w k w a r d revel all ore, b u t one effects t h e h o n o r of
t h e i m p e r i a l family in a t e r r i b l e w a y . S h e d e c l a r e s e m phatically t h a t h e r husband, the C * r was n o t t h e p a p a
of h e r c h i l d w n j
S h e effectually c l i n c h e s t h e confession
b v m e n t i o n i n g t h e n a m e qf t h e f a t h e r of h e r s u c c e e s o r ,
P a u l , a n d t h u s i t c o m e s o u t t h a t t h e r o y a l h o u s e of ftbm a n e g n o w reiming, i s illegitimate^ a n d i s t h e r e f o r e ,
a a usurpation. T h e b o o k is published and edied b y H e r a R o a a n e x i t o of g r e a t w e a l t h . O f c o u r s e t h i s will
n o t b e b e l i e v e d in R u s s i a , b u t C a t h a r i n e w a s s o n o t o r i o u s
for h e r p r o f l i g a c y , t h a t s u c h a revelation i s n o t i m j t r o b a -

Detroit Advertisements.

Detroit Advertisements.

X T A L L , D I 7 R C I L E E * C O . , 74 W O D D W A R D AVE131 nue. Wholesale a n d Retail Dealers i n F o r e i g n a n d Dom e s t i c Dry Goods, G«n>eta, F l o o r Oil C l o t h s . P a p e r H a n g i n g s ,
F e a t h e r s a n d House F u r n i s h i n g Goods.—We would particularly invite t h e a t t e n t i o n of the public to the following Goods,
which we have in g r e a t variety of styles and p r i c e s : Bfocbe
Shawls, long a n d square ; B a y S t a t c do. do. d o . ; W a t e r l o o do.
do. do. ; G e n t l e m e n ' s do. d o . d o . ; Mantilla*, b e l u t i f u l styles:
X Fancy, P o u l a r d , Bayadere a n d Moire A n t i q u e Silks ;
ch a n d English Merinoes, plain a n d floured ; P a r u m e t t a s
Delaines, In g r e a t v a r i e t y ; Valencia P l a i d s a n d Stripes ; Allwool P l a i d s ; Alpacas; F l a n n e H ; S a t t l n e t t s ; B r o a d c l o t h s ; Dam a s k s ; Blankets; L i n e n s ; E m b r o i d e r i e s ; Hosiery; Gloves;
Ribbons; P r i n t s ; Ginghams, Ac., Ac.
Carpet Department.
Velvet, Brussels, Crenelle, 3 Ply, i Ply, Superfine, Cotton
-and Wool, C a r p e t s ; D r u g g e t s S t a i r Rods Oilcloth, Window
-Shades, Lace find Muslin C u r t a i n s C u r t a i n Fixtures, Feathers,
P a p e r H a n g i n g s Ac^ Ac.
We have rhany o t h e r styles of G o o d s which Win be offered
t o ' a u l t the times.
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R O C E R I E S A T W H O L E S A L E . — * P . JACOBS.
C o m e r JeBferaon Avenue a n d Wayne Sweet, offer* for
sale t o t h e City-and C o u n t r y T r a d e : —
S n g a n a n d Holaases.
200 h h d s fair, p r i m e a n d choice New O r l e a n s P o r t o R i c o a n d
* Muscavado S u g a r .
50 b b l s C r e s h e d , Powdered f a d Coflfee.
100 bbls P r i m e New Orleans Molasses a n d S y r u p .
Teas.
500 half chest* cases a n d boxes Y o o n g Hyson, G u n p o w d e r
a n d Black T e a s of r e c e n t i m p o r t a t i o n .
Coffee a n d Spices.
250 bags white a n d g r e e n Rio.
140 bags a n d pockets old Gov't a n d common J a v a .
100 cases g r o u n d Mustard.
20 bags green a n d w h i t e Maracaibo.
50 boxen G r o u n d Rio,
50 k e g s G r o u n d Ginger.
15 bags Pepper, S p i c e a n d Cloves.
50 boxes G r o u n d Pepper, Spice a n d Cloves.
Tobacco a n d Cigars.
100 boxes 3c Fine C u t Papers.
100 bbls S m o k i n g .
50 boxes P l u g Dark, 8's a n d 10's.
20 boxes Gold Leaf, Half P o u n d s .
30 boxes Tin Foil.
20 bbls Cavendish in cans.
CtOABS.—A large assortment of Imported a n d Domeatic.
Wines a n d Liquors.

_ _ T O R E O P ILLUMINATING GAB, for the,use of Private
Houses, P u b l i c B u i l d i n g s Villages, Towns, 4 c . — P a t e n t e d
A u g u s t 1858.—The principle of the invention consists i a the
peculiar c o n s t r u c t i o n of the Retort, whereby G a s is most
quickly, easily and economically generated f r o m Rosiu, Oil,
Tallow and refuse Grease of any kind, a n d p r o d u c in g , f o r
about e i g h t y c e n t s as much lig h t as a t h o u s a n d feet of ordin a r y cow Gas.
A l o a f coarse of e x p e r i m e n t s at the h a n d s of tho Inventor,
who "has had many y e a r s e x p e r i e n c e in Gas m a n u f a c t u r i n g , as
well a4 by obrselves and o t h e r s h a s placed the Invention beyond all doubt of its practicability. The p u b l i c m r ~ '
fidentlv assured t h a t it is at once the m o s t simple a
of a n y t h i n g of the kind e v e r before c o n s t r u c t e d .
The p r e s e n t object of the p r o p r i e t o r s is t o dispose of pity,
county a n d state Rights, on tlio most favorable t e r m s a n d to
immediately Introduce the w o r k s i n t o general use.
W o r k s f r o m 100 feet c a p a c i t y a n d u p w a r d s are i
r e a d i n e s s by D U D L E Y ft HOLMES, m a n u f a c t u r e r s Detroit,
as well as every t h i n g connected with t h e "-Sun-Light Gas
W o r k s " which will be supplied by them at all the principal
points in t h e Union, to parties p u r c h a s i n g territory.
P e r s o n s of small capital, a n d particularly Gas F i t t e r s by
m a k i n g an* I n v e s t m e n t In the right to use the " S u n - L i g h t Gas
W o r k s " will be c e r t a i n of a p i m m e d i a t e r e m u n e r a t i o n .
.JKT All c o m m u n i c a t i o n s in the premise^ d ir e c te d to the
u n d e r s i g n e d will meet p r o m p t attention.
J O H N Q. DUDLEY,
Treasurer for Proprietors,
No. 77 W o o d w a r d A v e n u e , Detroit, Michigan.

a n d cases.
F i n e old C o g n a c a n d Seignettc B r a n d i e s in half p i p e s quart e r s a n d octaves.
GIK—Swan and Loudon Cordial, in whole and half pipes.
WmsxKT—Old Scotch, Monongahela a n d P e a c h O r c h a r d , in
h h d s a n d bbls.
W i n s S t o m a c h a n d Cordial B i t t e n
200 boxes Raisins.
600 boxes Window G l a s s assorted.
ISO boxen P e p p e r Sauce.
*'(W1 W n WlntA I.rnil
100 boxes assorted Ink.
200 b a g s assorted Shot.
200 kegs Powder, assorted.
100 boxes Oakley ft Ames' German Chemical Soap.
150 boxea white and dark G e r m a n C'hcmical Soap.
200 boxes F a n c y Bar a n d Cake Soap.
200 boxes Family a n d No. 1 B a r S o a p .
100 boxes Stearlnc a n d Tallow C a n d l e s
60 boXes S t a r Candles.
150 reams W r a p p i n g Paper.
100 r e a m s Foolscap, L e t t e r a n d Note P a p e r .
200,000 Percussion C a p s 2000 lbs Bar Lead.
100 bbls Vinegar.
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T o g e t h e r with Codfish, Mackerel, W h i t e Fish, H e r r i n g:,, BI a g
.Salt, Paints, O i l s Dye S t u f f s Cordage, B r o o m s ' B a k e t s Gli
w a r e a n d a r t i c l e a p p e r t a i n i n g t o the Grocery T r a d e . Corner
Jefferson Avenue a n d W a y n c - s t , Detroit, Mich.
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HALLOCK, No Ifip, Jefferson Avenue, Detroit. W h e r e may
be f o u n d a v e r y large, fresh a n d desirable stock of t h e above
goods j u s t m a n u f a c t u r e d u n d e r his Immediate inspection, and
e m b r a c i n g o n e of t h e m o s t e x t e n s i v e a s s o r t m e n t s e v y before
offered in t h i s m a r k e t . .
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Amoiig his stock will'be f o u n d every k i n d a n d description
ot G a r m e n t suitable f o r Fall a n d W i n t e r wear.
F r o m the low priced a n d c h e a p e r grades, to t h e m o s t fine
a n d fashionable garments—*11 of which h i v e been manufact u r e d with t h e utmost care a n d w Ajm ANTED t o g i v e s a t i s f a c t i o n .
All j j e r s f l n s desirous of p u r c h a s i n g e i t h c r at W H O L E S A L E V X 7 Y A N D O T T E R O L L I N G M I L L C O . , H A S NOW
OR R P T A I L , are respectfully invited t o call a n d e x a m i n e his
V V in Store, and offer f o r sale, a full a s s o r t m e n t of Lake
extensive Stock, which shall be offered a t p r i c e s u n i f o r m l y S u p e r i o r and S c r a p Iron, of all s i z e s at greatly seduced rates.
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The Lake Superior Bar I r o n sold by t h c Company, i s all
made f r o m Charcoal Pig, a n d Is far better t h a n the I r o n made
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X J L Co., WALTIIAX. Mass., iManufacturers of PATENT. LEtho
only I r o n sold in t h i s market, t h a t Is made in t h i s m a n n e r .
VER WATCHES.—These s u p e r i o r W a t c h e s are made by the
T h e i r Mcrcliant 8 c r a p I r o n i s a!! made f r o m selected S c r a p
aid of new a n d original machinery, expressly designed t o secure, w i t h a low p a l e s a line, substantial, d u r a b la a n d uni- a n d will bear comparison with the best I r o n made in the
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W y a n d o t t e Rolling Mill C o m p a n y and E u r e k a I r o n Compaconstruction, a n d are p r o n o u n c e d by the h i g h e s t a u t h o r i t i e s
to be faultless in principle t n d - q u a l i t y , a n d h a v e been proved, ny d r a f t s taken at p a r m e x c h a n g e f o r I r o n o r a n y indebtedness,
t o t h e Company. A
by tho most e x a c t i n g tests to be reliable a n d u n f a i l i n g in acManufactured Iron aWo given In e x c h a n g e f o r good S c r a p
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es being tho only ones m a d e by m a c h i n e r y u p o n a u n i f o r m I r o n W o r k . R e p a i r w o r k on P r o p e l l e r s Steamers a n d Saw
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BRASS FOUNDRY.
parts of t t y c o u n t r y i t is Impossible t o find good w a t c h re'e are prepared t o execute orders of any size for Brass and
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Oil Globes; Oil Cups, Valves, J o u r n a l Boxes. Guage C o c k s
difficulty, a n d c o u n t r y m e r c h a n t s as well RS watch dealers,
can ke^p w a t c h e s a s a p a r t of t h e i r miscellaneous stock, and Cylinder C o c k s Steam Whistles for S t e a m b o a t s L o c o m o t i v e s
t h u s supply t h e i r c u s t o m e r s with a new staple, w h i c h mav be a n d M i l l s Bolls f o r F a c t o r i e s Steamers a n d L o c o m o t i v e s —
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used as a n y o t h e r article, w i t h o u t m y s t e r y or h u m b u g . Sold
by the trade g e n c n ^ y , a n d by BOBBINS ft A P P L E T O N ,
IRON RAILING AND V E R A N D A H S .
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We are p r e p a r e d t o execute all orders for Iron Railing f o r
P r i v a t e Buildings, C h u r c h e s Public S q u a r e s a n d for Cemeter y Lots.
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_ . roa4 W a t c h e s cased in beautiful styles, w a r r a n t e d
$ST C o r n e r of F i f t h a n d Wqodbridge-sts., opposite Machine
c e l l e n t t i m e - k e e p e r s ; do do S w i s s full jewelled. L e v e r s in
every style. GOLJ) PENS.—1 c o n t i n u e m a n u f a c t u r i n g P e n s •Shop of Michigan Central Railroad, D e t r o i t
J A C K S O N ft W I L E Y .
of e v e r y desirable p a t t e r n . These p e n s have received a Silver
Medal a n d Diploma at t h o Michigan S t a t e Fair, a n d a r c n o t to
be surpassed by any P e n s in m a r k e t Also d e a l e r - i n F I N E ' f O R A N K E R S , LAND AGENTS A N D BUSINESS MEN.
X J . Sage A v o n ' s , M a p P u b l i s h e r s S t a t i o n e r s E n g r a v e r
J E W E L R Y , SILVER WARE, and F A N C Y GOODS.
a n d L i t h o g r a p h e r s 209, Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y., ove'rSago'
I have a n e x p e r i e n c e d Jeweller, capable of m a k i n g
P i a n o Room.
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w o r k t o order.
We a r e p r e p a r e d t o e x e c u t e all w o r k e n t r u s t e d t o ns with
FITTING STONES a n d Diamond Work, a n d F i r e Gilding
p r o m p t n e s s snd despatch, a n d on aa favorable t e r m s s s any.
a n d G a l v a n i s i n g d o n e a t short n o t i c e .
W A T C H R E P A I R I N G . — B e i n g a practical w o r k m a n , all e s t a b l i s h m e n t in t h e country. C o m b i n i n g all t h e different
b r a n c h e s of,Steel, Copper and S t o n e Engraving,.as well as
w o r k e n t r u s t e d t o m y care, will be carefully a t t e n d e d to.
GOLD P E N S re-pointed, at fifty cents. P e n s s e n t ' b y mail, Crayon W o r k of the finest description, we guarantee satisfaction all cases.
a c c o m p a n i e d by t h e Cash, will be p r o m p t l y a t t e n d e d to.
P a r t i c u l a r attention paid to Bank a n d Commercial w o r k
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snob as C h e e k s D r a f t s , Notes, Certificates of Deposit a n j
Stock, Coupon Bonds, Letter, Note a n d Bill H e a d s E n v e l o p
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MENT, No.- 16 Consresa-et, E a s t — A . C. A L E X A N D E R Ac. M a p s P o r t r a l u , Show Cards Ac., L i t h o g r a p h e d a n d
would moat respectfully i n t i m a t e t h a t , more fully to accom- p r i n t e d in t h e most delicate colors by a new process.
F o r t h e convenience of tho bus. w» c o m m u n i t y In t h i s vlm o d a t e t h e frants of the p a t r o n i z i n g public, a n d his large Increase o f i r a s l n e s s h e has adopted the improved facility which
Steam gives t o the A r t of; Dyslng, h a v i n g recently fitted u p
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for t h a t purpose. He now Dyes by Steam, every description ferson Avenue.
of S i l k s S a t i n s V e l v e t C r s p c s and M e r i n o s p r o d u c i n g the
I L I E > S P A T E N T F I R S a n d BURGLAR P R O O F SAFES.
most brilliant c o l o r s a n d best style of finish t h a t every article
—These Safes are a combination of W r o u g h t andChUlcd
will a d m i t of. Shawls of a v e r y variety Dyed a n d Cleaned.
Iron, two inches t h i c k . T h o W r o u g h t I r o n gives s t r e n g t h
a n d the Chilled Iron h a r d n e s s : the safes b e i n g warranted Drill
A | " A Y H E W » S SELF-ADJUSTING. SMOKE, STORM AND P r o o f . All o t h e r F i r e Proof Safes a r e , m a d e or S h e e t Iron.
i l l VENT1LLATIXG CH1MNEYJCAP.—Mitfhew's Chimney
8 . R. WOOLLEY, Agent, a t C. A A. Ives 1 B a n k i n g Office.
C a p p r e v e n t s C h i m n e y s f r o m s m o k i n g : it p r e c l u d e s storms
Detroit, Nov. L 185B.
f r o m e n t e r i n g t h e m ; i t lessens t h s liabilities t o fires from
their b u r n i n g o u t : i t protects their t o p s f r o m the wastes of T V O O T 8 , S H O E S A N D R U B B E R S , A T W H O L E the weather, a n d serves as s n o r n a m e n t a l finish.
X > &ALE ONLY.—We have received f r o m t h e ManufactuP e r s o n s desirous of s e o o r i n g t h e right of m a n u f a c t u r e ,
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1,000 cases BOOTS, S H O E S A N D RUBBERS, of all
of sale, or both, in C i t i e s C o u n t i e s S t a t e s or T e r r i t o r i e s iti t h e desirable k i n d s a n d h a v e also on h a n d a few thousand
a n y p a r t of t h e United S t a t e s n o t already disposed of. will be pairs of o u r own manufacture.
f u r n i s h e d with a descriptive c i r c u l a r , by a d d r e s s i n g the unWo shall c o n t i n u e t o m a n u f a c t u r e a n d to receive almost
dersigned, a n d by d e s i g n a t i a g t h e t e r r i t o r y t h e y desire, they daily additions—so aa t o k e e p o u r stock s t a l l t i m e s large a n d
w i l l also be f u r n i s h e d with t h e t e r m s of sale.
complete- Confining ourselves t o t h e J o b b i n g t r a d e excluI R \ M A Y H E W . Patentee, Albion, Mich.
sively, we can offer facilities unequaled In Detroit, at 25
Woodward Avenue.
,H. P . B A L D W I N A CO.
Detroit, Nov. 1,1858,
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t t a n d Animal Physiology, designed f o r the a s e of S c h o o l s
Seminaries a a d C o l l e g e s by H e n r y Goad by, M M ) . , Professor
of Vegetable a o d A n i m a l P h y s i o l o g y a n d E n t o m o l o g y In the
State A g r i c u l t u r a l College of Michigan, embellished with upwards of 450 l U u s t a a t l o n s . A l t h o u g h designed m a i n l y f o r
Colleges a n d S c h o o l s t h i s book will be f o u n d invaluable to
t h e g e n e r a l reader, a n d should find a place in e v e r y p a b l i c
a n d private Library. T h e beauty of the wood e n g r a v i n g s t h a t
so plentifully a d o r n t h i s work. Is remarkable, and their style
e m i n e n t l y p e c u l i a r ; w h i t s red, yellow a n d blue figures on a
dead b t a c k g r o u n d . By t h e i r d i s t i n c t n e s s t h e y h a v e elicited
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Detroit Advertisements.
^ E V E R A N D A G U E , FROM W H I C H MANKIND SUK' fer, o v e r a large p a r t of the globe. Is the c o c s e q n e n c e of
a diseased aotion of t h e system, i n d u c e d l>v the poisonous
miasm of vegetable decay. T h i s e x h a l a t i o n is evolyed by the
action of solar h e a t on w e t soil, a n d rises with the watery.vap o r from" i t W h i l e t h e son i s belotr the horizon t h i s vapor
lingers n e a r the e a r t h ' s surface, a n d t h e .vires ( ls taken with i t
t h r o u g h the l u n g s i n t o t h e blood. T h e r e i t acta a s an irritat i n g poison on t h e I n t e r p o l viscera a n d e x c r e t i n g o r g a n s of
the body. The liver becomes t o r p i d a n d falls t o secrete n o t
only t h i s v i r u s b e t also t h e bile f r o m the blood. Both the
v i r u s a n d the bile accumulate in t h e circulation, a n d p r o d a e e
violent constitutional d i s o r d e r . T h e spleen, the kidneys a n d
t h e stomach sympathize w j t b the liver, and b e c o m e disordered
also. Finally, t h e i n s t i n c t of o u r organism, a s if in. a q att e m p t t o e x p e l the noxious fusion, c o n c e n t r a t e s t h e whpl*
blood or t h e bodv la the internal e x c r e t o r i c s t o force tSem
t o cast it o u t T h e blood loaves the surface, a n d r u s h e s t o
t h e central o r g a n s with c o n g w t i v e violence. T h i s is the
C m i x . B u t in t h i s effort i t fails. T h e n t h e FEVER f o l l o w s
in which the blood leaves the central o r g a n s s n d r u s h e s t o
t h e sorfsce, as i f - i n s n o t h c r effort t o expel t h e i r r i t a t i n g
poispn t h r o u g h t h a t o t h e r g r e a t excretory—tho Skin. I n t h i s
also i t f a i l s ' a n d the s y s t e m abandons the a t t e m p t e x h a u s t e d ,
a n d waits f o r the recovery of s t r e n g t h to r e p e a t t h e hopeless
effort a n o t h e r day. These are the tits or paroxysms of F e v e r
and Ague. S u c h c o n s t i t u t i o n a l d i s o r d e r will of course u n d e r m i n e the h e a l t h if i t i s n o t r e m o v e d .
We h a r e labored t o find, a n d h a v e found, an a n t i d o t e ,
Aye/'s Ague Cure,
w h i c h neutralizes t h i s m a l a r i o u s poison in thte blood, a n d
stimulates t h e iiver t o e x p e l i t f r o m the body. Aa it should,
so it d o e s c u r e t h i s afflicting d i s o r d e r with p e r f i c t v e r t a i n t v .
A n d it d o e s more, or r a t h e r does w h a t Is or m a r e service t o
those subject t o t h i s i n f e c t i o n . If t a k e n in season it expels
It f r o m the system a s it is absorbed, a n d t h u s keeps those w h o
use it f r e e f r o m itn a t t a c k s ; keeps the system in health t h o u g h
e x p o s e d t o the disea.se. Consequently i t n o t only c u r e s b u t
p r o t e c t s from, the great variety of affections w h i c h are induc e d . b y . t h i s m a l i g n a n t innuencfc.such'us R e m i t t e n t Fever, Chill
Fever, Dumb, or Masked Ague, Periodical Hi adache, o r Bilious Headache, Bilious F e v e r s . N e u r a l g i s Rheumatism, G o u t ,
Blindness, Toothache, Earache, C a t a r r h , A s t h m a , P a l p i t a t i o n s
P a i n f u l Affections of the Spiech, H y s t e r i c s Colic, Paralysis,
s n d P a i n f u l A f f e c t i o n s of the S t o m a c h a n d B o w e l s all of
which, when arising f r o m t h i s fcause, will be f o u n d t o assumn
m o r e or less tho i n t e r m i t t e n t typo. T h i s " A g i i e C u r e " removes the cause of these d e r a n g e m e n t s a n d cures the disease.
T h i s It accomplishes by s t i m u l a t i n g the e x c r e t o r i c s t o exI the v i r u s f r o m t h e s y s t e m ; a n d these o r g a n s by dogrees
come habited to do thi* their" office of t h e i r own accord.—
Hence arises w h a t we t e r m acclimation. T i m e may accomplish the same end, b u t o f t e n life is n o t l o n g enough, or i*
sacrificed in the a t t e m p t while t h i s " A g u e C u r e " does it at
once, a n d with safety. Wo h a r e g r e a t reason to beliove t h i s
is a s u r e r as w e l l aa wifer ' r e m e d y Tor the whole class o f dlseaaes Which are causefl by t h c m l v m a t i c Infection, t h a n any
other which h a s been discovered; a n d it h a s still a n o t h e r
I m p o r t a n t a d v a n t a g e t o t h e public, which I s t h a t i t Is c h e a p
as well as good.
. P r e p a r e d by Dr. J . C. A y e r 4 Co., Lowell, Mass. P r i c o O n e
Dollar p e r bottle,
Aycr'a Cherry P e c t o r a l
h a s won f o r itself such a renown for. the cure of e v e r y variety
of T h r o a t a n d L u n g Complaint, t h a t It is entlrelv unnecessary
f o r us t o recount the evidence of its v i r t u e s w h e r e v e r It bsx
been employed. A s i t h s s long been in c o n s t a n t ose t h r o u g h out t h i s section, we need n o t do more than assure t h e people
i t s quality is k e p t u p to the beat i t e v e r h a s been, and t h a t It
may bo relied on t o do f o r t h e i r relief all It h a s e v e r been
found tcrdp.
Aycr'a C a t h a r t i c Pills,
F o r all t h e p u r p o s e s o f a P u r g a t i v e Medicine; f o r Costivenesa:
f o r the cure of Dyspepsia; fof J a u n d i c e ; f o r the cure Of Indigestion; f o r H c a d a c h e ; f o r tho cure or D y s e n t e r y ; for a Foul
S t o m a c h ; , for the cure of Erysipelas; f o r the P i l e s ; f o r the
core of S c r o f u l a ; f o r aH"Scrorulous C o m p l a i n t s ; f o r the cure
of R h e u m s t i a m ; tor Diseases of the S k i n ; f o r t h e c u r e of
Liver C o m p l a i n t ; f o r D r o p s y ; lor the cure o f ^ T e t t e r , T u m o r s
a n d Salt R h e u m ; r o r ' W o n n s ; f o r tho cure of Clout; f o r a Dinn e r P i l l ; for t h e cure o f ' N e u r a l g i a ; f o r p u r i f y i n g the blood.
T h e y are sugar-coated, so t h a t the most sensitive can take
t h e m pleasantly, a n d they are the beat a p e r i e n t in the world
for all t h e purposes of a family physic.
P r i c e 25 centa per B o x ; Six Boxes lot O n e Dollar.

Detroit, Nov. 1,1858.

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G r e a t n u m b e r s of Clergymen, P h y s i c i a n s Statesmen, a n d
e m i n e n t personages, have lent their n a m e s t o certify t h e unparalleled usefulness of t h e s e r e m e d i e s , but o u r space here
w i l l ' n o t p e r m i t the Insertion of t h e m . The A g e n t s t e l o w
named f a m i s h gratis o u r A m e r i c a n A l m a n a c in w h i c h they
%re g i v e n ; also with f u l i d c s c r i p t i o n a o f the s h o v o c o m p l a i n t s
a n d the t r e a t m e n t that should be followed f o r t h e i r c u r e . .
Do n o t be p u t off by u n p r i n c i p l e d d e a l e r s with o t h e r prep a r a t i o n s they make-more profit on. The sick w a n t t h e beet
aid t h e r e is f o r them, and tucy should I t
All our r e m e d i e s a r e f o r sale by
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O O K F O R T H E T I M E N I S — T H E EXILES OF
FLORIDA.—BY JOSHUA u. (immNoa.-—Illustrrted with tt
fine engravings.—One Volume, l l m o . SZo pp. P r i c e $1.—
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Sooth Carolina a n d o t h e r Slave S t a t e s s e e k i n g protection under Spanish laws.'. It shows bad f a i t h exercised towards t h e
I n d i a n s of F l o r i d s a n d i s f o u n d t o p r e s e n t a t r u e view of t h o
l o n g - f o n g h t F l o r i d a W a r , which w a s in t r u t h , A W A R F O R
SLAVERY.
From Oovert»r CSaM, of OMo.
G e n t l e m e n — A c c e p t my thank* for a copy o f " T h e E x i l e s
of F l o r i d a . " I have r e a d the book w i t h g r e a t i n t e r e s t and
m u c h i n s t r u c t i o n . I t s e t s In a s t r i k i n g l i g h t an I m p o r t o a i
portion of o u r history, and clearly reveals the secret s p r i n g s
by w h i c h successive a d m i n i s t r a t i o n s w o r e m o v e d In pffair* of
g r e a t moral and political c o n s e q n e n c e . The distinguished
a u t h o r h a s especially entitled himself t o the t h a n k * of e r e r y
lover of freedom, justice, a n d h o n o r a b l e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , by
t r a c i n g and e x h i b i t i n g the evU influences of slavCry i n the
t r a n s s c t i o n a which he narrates. No one, i t s e e m s t o me, can
arise f r o m p e r u s i n g t h i s work w i t h o u t deepened c o n v i c t i o n s
of the w r o n g of slavelioldlng, a n d t h e necessity of earnest
and p e r s i s t e n t effort for t h e deliverance of our National O o t e r n m e n t from the control of t h e slave power.
C o l u m b u s J u l y 1 1 186R.
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A R E W ' 8 D E T R O I T B R E W E R Y , F I R S T STKEET
between L a m e d a n d C o n g r e s s s t r e e t s Detroit, Mich.—
The u n d e r s i g n e d h a v i n g ra-purchased " T h e Institution f o r
the dissemination of useful d r i n k s " b a s enlarged a n d rejuvenated i t In the m o s t . t h o r o u g h m a n n e r , m a k i n g it now t h e
most e x t e n s i v e B R E W E R Y I N T H E WEST, with facllitiea f o r
p r o d u c i n g t h e finest a n d most delicate g r a d e s of Slalt L i q u o r s ;
a n d i s now pijspared to f u r n i s h t h e Various qualities o r A l e s
P o r t e r a n d Brown Stout, f o r d r a u g h t a n d bottling, at p r i c e s
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ih good o r d e r , will be paid f o r a t s a m e p r i m a aa c h a r g e d .
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flavor of theae b e v e r a g e s a n d all are Invited t o call a n a sample f o r themselves. All o r d e r s w i t h the money enclosed,
will receive p r o m p t atteotion.
Malt a n d H o p s f o r sale a t t h e lowest m a r k e t rates.
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f J hie a a d Animal Philosophy, designed f o r t h e
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