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The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-12-23
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The Amisted Slave Case.


We have no doubt but that most Of
our readers are perfectly convefsant
with alI-the facts IN relation to this
case, the payment of which has been
recommended by the President, whicbi
in fact, is the only claim that Mrs. Busi
chanan thinks worthy of his. attention.
And the sincerity Of the professions of
the President and his party, of a desire
to allay the slavery agitation, may be
estimated by the fact that the Presi-
dent not only devotes a large portion of
his message to vigorous raking over
Of. the expiring embers Of the Kansas
controversy, but the first proposition
introduced into the Senate, under the
recommendation. Of the message was
for the payment of the ,Amistad claim,
about which there was so bitter con-
troversy whenit first originated. This
claim is not only against all law and
justice, but is made in the face of de-
cision of the Supreme Court, the .au-
thority of which Mr. Buchanan puts
above all laws, human and divine. The
Amisted negroes were never slaves at
aF-they were native Africans, stolen
from Africa in violation of the, laws of
Spain and of this country, and were to
all intents and purposes free men. 1t
will be recollected that the negroes fell
upon their kdnappers, took possession
of the slave ship and brought it into
Long Island Sound. They were taken
to New Haven where the case was
tried before the United States Court,
and it was decided that they were en-
titled to their liberty They were
accordingly sent back to Africa by our
Government, where they furnished the
nucleus of fourishing American Mis-
sionary colony. ~ ogre ffiR ~
The pretended owners, two Cuban
negro traders, named Ruiz and Mendez,
then brought claims against orr gov
ernment for the, value of the negroes,
and the Spanish government has con-
tinued to push the claim, and our de-
mocratic presidents have repeatedly
presented to Congress and recon-
mended its payment, but Congress has
steadily refused. The payment of this
claim would be simply the payment of
a premium on the foreign slave trade
premium upon piracy. How Mr..
Buchanan reconciles his desire to have
it paid with his professed zeal to stop
the African slave trade, we need not
inquire. 1t is enough to know that the
claim has no foundation in honor or
justice. And yet it is the only claim
against the government which Mr..
Buchanan thinks worthy of his atten-
tion.. Claims of individuals, the French
spoliation claims, which should have
been paid years ago, are forgotten, and
only this unjust claim of two Cuban
slave-traders- pirates by our laws, who
deserve only the halter is thought
worthy of notice. We trust there will
be sufficient agitation in Congress to
secure the indignant rejection of this
claim, SO persistently and impudently
pressed. .sef 6.s.s i ro ssiliae, .
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-12-23

DIR. a. G. Doom, of Bloomfield, Iowa
in speaking Of DIR. Halls Balsam for
the Lungs, says" 1 have been practic-
ing medicine upward of twenty years
in Iowa, and the climate is very produc-
tive of coughs, colds, and bronchial af-
fections of the lungs, in connection
with bilious arrangement. l have
sought for remedy, but have often
failed in m y Investigations. Now, by
prescribing DIR. Halls Balsam, I can
exclaim Eureka Il have found.) / un-
hesitatingly say it is the best medicine
ever introduced"
W For sale by N. B. HOLSTER and
A. Huntington, in Dowagiac; and by
agents in every town in the county.
- Sse advertisements.
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INp1AyA SrNAroRs.- The hin for

INDIANA SENATORS The bill for the
election Of e, S.. Senators has passed
the Indiana Senate by a vote 20 to %.
The House has concurred. The next
step will be the election of two Sena-
tors in place Of Bright and Fitch, and
then the question will come up in such
a shape in the U. S. Senate as to com
pei a deliberate settlement.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-12-23

The persistentefforts Of some of the
would be leading political Journals of
the eountryto be constantly advancing
new schenles and eoncocting combina-
tons and 'sfusioh" is, says the Jack
son Gifted. source ofmuch embar-
rassment to the Republican party, par
ticularly in those States where it has
permanent and independent organiza-
ton, and Is the dominant patty. [ we
do not know what or how It may adj
vantage those Who dabbIe IN them, put
we do feel thatitiis working a serious
injury to the party aud the cause at
large. We cannot successfully battle
a strong opposition and such uneasy
plotters at the same time. qoThe seem
ing want DISABILITY and fixedpurpose'
in. those who are esteemed leaders, issa
powerful argument in the hands of OPP
ponents, and a serious source of dissatl
isfaction and constantexplanations and
excuses. Most prominent among this
class is the My. Tribune, and SO fruit
fal it is of late in its efforts to re-organ-.
ize the politics Of the country, that
many good men are beginning to susr
pect either his honesty or its political
sagacityg We'are much of theopinion
of the Detroit Tribune, that nothing is
to1be gained. by such useless fdaubing
with untempereds lhortar2nThat paper
says well and truely, that the Ny.
Tribune always takes accession to- say,
in very impressive manner, when, any
one else suggests aplan whereby the
Republican party may be enlarged, that
it is neither ready for sale nor ripe for
dissolution. So we Think But inits
issue of the eth it suggests a plan for
disposing of the party, either by name
or organization. The Tribune is viii
ling that the battle should be fought in
1seouuder any name; itiswilling to con-
cede the Americans the Vice. President,
and the Republicans the President, or
if that could not be accomplished, it is
willing to concede the Americans the
President with g this single condition
agreed to on all hands, and proclaimed
to the public, that the Administrations
Mets formed, shall ldoaN IN its foower to
co,.1f,ae Slavery aeithiaa the limits Of the
ecisting Stare States" e..,, -.a;asJ.sf
Now as this latter is just the platform
of the Republican party, which indi-
vidual members of the American party
approve all over the North and yotea
aciM the Republican party as such
even in spite of the open refusal of the
two parties to unite as such, as in the
Trib,ue's own State-and as, it has
been abundantly shown that the Amer
lean party is fading away year by year
and, certain to disappear in no very
long time, and that its leaders are as a
body pro-slavery men, and will sooner
or later go to the Demecracy-weuldit
not be best to let well enough alone,
and stand in future rs we now stand,
upon the Republican platform, pure
and simple, for sooner or later it win
draw all these elements to itself. 1t
has no need to run after any of them.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-12-23

cW sAIletter from Paris to the Eve
ming Post says "Senator Summers
physician has counseled him to abandon
all hope OF. returning home for the pre-
sent session ofaCongress. Mr.. Sum-
ner was to leave Paris in a few. days
for the South of Franee.1v = ~ =
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-12-23

.,cssssa.. The regular meetings of Dowagiac
&SE Lodge No. 81 /. o. o. f., are held at
Sss5sffs7< their Hall on Thursday evening of
each week, at ~ o'clock Transient brethren IN
good standing are cordially invited to,attend. 4.
HENRY MICHAEL, N. G.. -
SYLvANUs HENDERSON, Sec'y.
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- Hon. Henry Waldron viii
please accept our thanks for a copy of
the Patent Office Report on Agricul-
ture, Horticulture, &c. g '.ss 8 's'...
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-12-23

n HAVE, opened a SHOP for the purpose Of
4 Making and Repairing Guns, and feel
confident that can do such work BETTER than
ANY other man in Cass County, Come and exam
Inc for yourselves,
sa-Shcp orsr Msss's sprqe,,s esiHa~ss' Hard.
uGts Store. t-- -, --.-- .--s-....y
powagiac. October iith. las. satf
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-12-23

MIR. English stepped after him few
. steps, and struck him from behind with
his cane, very heavy blow on the side
Of the head. Montgomery turned on
him. English stepped back and drew
his sword cane as though about to stab
Montgomery with it, - -,
Montgomery stepped back into the
avenue and caught mp a piece of brick.
English was running when Montgom-
cry threw the brick and hit him on the
heel OF lower part of the leg. Mont
went back for another stone and Eng
fish ran rapidly away up l4th street.
When Montgomery came English had
run half squar and was beyond reach.
We were the only persons close by. We
saw and heard all that passed. Mont
gomery did not speak till after he
was struck. ..s.s,rf ~
Mr.. Thomas Keener corroborated
the above. English has been held to
bail for assault. Montgomery's face is
badly bruised, and he has kept his room
since, attended by physicians. ee
Mr.. NJ. had already twice passed
English on Saturday without speaking.
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CORRECTED WEEKLY.


- CORRECTED WEEKLY.
u 81 ~ AREPuBLrcAS OFFICE,
~ 4 az n december %, 1885,
FLoqn Best quality, $500 q 1913 per Dbl
WHi<r-s5c a. BOO per bushel
CoRS< ney,I cob, 45c. per. busheL
OATs sscS Soc. per bushel.
PorAroEs-s5c per bushel-
BEaxsA7o@75c. perbdshel.
HAMs-9@loc per pound
BUrrER-14c q Ice. per pound.
CHEEsE-l2c a lsc. rer podnd4 7 II(
IAnD-sc @ loo. per. POUND II BJU
DRESSED HOSES 30@s5 20 per cwt.
LIVE 'ss--$4 o0@4 IS per cwt
CHICKENS DREssED--5c. per lbs
TuRkEYs &c. pef;l5s r : AT a
RnEss- green, &c. a s1Sc. per ID. = =
HIDEs-dry, lee per ID.
PELrs--75 @ s1.oo per ID.
1rrirsA Dried, 1seg a lac. per b. i@EEod ~.
EGGs-Are held at 15c,per dozen.
SALr--s225 per 'bbI.y &c. per sack.
PEicHksA Dried, lee per pound. - > - "A
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-12-23

~ A man never so beautifully
shown his own strength as when he re,
spects woman's Weakness.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-12-23

~ The Hudson's Bay Company
allow eight pounds Of #. buffalo ut mean as
the daily ration sf their snYlerses. =
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-12-23

: sW j.. w. Geary Ex-Governor of
Kansas, was married in Philadelphia
on Tues,lad. II r .nid-a = rii-. asf
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plsescl:iia.IssN
MASONIC.

w The regular meetings of Dowagiac Lodge,
~ No. 10, F. and A. NJ, are held at their. Hall
on the first Saturday before full moon of every
month. e. is., @. C. JONES' VIM.
7. d. BECKwIrH, Sec'y
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E. B. WARNER, Clerk.
Approved October 18th, AID. 1851. asws

Resolved by the Board of Supervisors of Cass
County, that the two following Resolutions
adopted at the present Session of the Board.
i, which was as follows to wit :" 6 ssso srspe4i
1st, Rssolred, that every claim presented to the
Board be signed by the person furnishing the same
and sworn to before some proper officer, except in
cases where IT Is otherwise provided for by law.
ID hesotced, that the Clerk be authorized, and
directed to procure sufficient number of printed
blank certificates for the attendance and milage of
witnesses attending the Circuit Court in criminal
cases, and that he be required to deliver to each
witness applying therefor at his desk, certificate
stating the number of days that he or she has been
In attendance before the Grand Jury or Court, and
the miage to which they may be entitled And that
the account of no witness be allowed unless accom-
panied by such certificate, or the loss thereof be
properly accounted for. That this. Resolution
shall take effect from and after tle first day of the
next December Session of the Circuit Court of
the County, and that the same be published in both
OF the newspapers published IN the County for six
weeks ne 1t preceding the December term Of the
Circuit Court; and that the County Clerk be in
structcd to post up in the Court Room two notices
of the passage of said resolutions, to remain in
the Court Room during the Session of the Deoem-
Der term of the Court M - f4fi..1 -,
Thereby certify that the foregoing is true copy
No. E. B. WARNER, Clerk.
= Dated Cassapolis, October 25, 1883 2sw6
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READ THIS TESTIMONY.
HarFMooN. Saratoga Co, july *. ]


To DIR. HERRIcK & Co. :-GESTs:LThe large
amount of your Sugar Coated Pills received
from your Travelling Agent, are all sold. The
demand for them among cur customers has been
on the increase, and we wish YOU to send us
ther lot Immediately. We keep many kinds of
Pills in store, but It's seldom we sell any but
Herrick's Your Kid Strengthening Plasters are.
much used here, and, like the Pills, please all who
use them. Yours, respectfully, ii x-'sr
WILEY NIXON.
These Pills are warranted to cure Liver complaints
These Pills warranted TO cure Dyspepsia.
These Pills are warranted to female complaints
These Pills warranted to cure Chronic Diarrhra
These Pills are Warranted to cure Kidney COM
,plaintsFJ .Tr9fsis.f| .-s = 81 1-rr-if i,--r--s
These Pills are warranted to cure sick headache.
These Pills'a are warranted to cure neryousncss- 81
Is cents a.box, or five boxes for 81. See adver-
tiscment. Sold in Doyagiac by n. B. HOLSTER
and ID. w. Clemmer; Niles, by all Druggists :
Decatur, II. Canoll Paw-Paw, Kilbourn & Hud-
son, and III. G. Clapp; and by dealers everywhere.
s7sfs- .s1ia -.isIa,, II. ii. PALMER, Agent.
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An Act for the Destruction of Canada
s.0J Thistfes. - -

Sec. l. Be it enacted by the Board of Supervisors
Of the County of Cass in Session assembled, that
any person or persons owning, occupying, or hav-
ing the agency of lands In the County of Cass,
who shall knowingly suffer any Canada Thistles to
grow to maturity, or nearly as to be found in
bloom, on his her or their lands respectively shall
forfeit and pay not less than two dollars nor more
than twenty dollars at the discretion of the Court
Peace in an action in the case, one half of which
sum shall be paid to the person complaining, and
the other half shall be paid to the Treasurer Of
the township where such penalty was recovered,
and shall be apportioned among the several
School Districts, in the same manner as other
School money. aE1 90 IA
Sec. 2. Any person residing in said County of
Cass may institute suit for the recovery of said
penalty in the name OF the people of the State Of
Michigan. a-1-eA
Sec. 3. All moneys which shall come into the
hands of any Justice by the virtue Of the forego-
ing provisions shah be paid over to the Treasurer
as aforesaid, within thirty days from the receipt
thereof Any such Justice, who shall neglect or
refuse to pay over, such money as aforesaid shall
forfeit a sum in double the amount which he would
be liable to pay said Treasurer, the same to be
recovered by said Treasurer in an aesi--, &c A..
or IN the case anu applied to to, the support Of
SCHOOLS IN the same manner as is provided in Soc
ton one, of this act ssf ~ - - - 's'-
sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force
IN ninety days from and after its passage -
hereby certify that the foregoing is true copy
II w tDxED <.r-r
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~ Herrick's Sugar Coated Pills, for all the
purposes of family medicine What better evil
dence do you want that man docs not love him.
self as he ought and does not love his family,
than that he refuses, and neglects to provide and
keep on hand this certain remedy for Liver Com
plant, Dyspepsia, Jaundice, Headache, AObstruc-
tions, &c. ~ ai . ~ 4ssriicJ lI,s va1f7o.th
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-12-23

New YORK, Dec. 2O.-The Wash
ington correspondence Of the 1ri6une
gives an account of the English and
Montgomery fracas furnished by him.
self, which differs materially from that
telegraphed on Saturday. Mr.. Ms
account is fully corroborated'by Messrs.
VIM. Couch and Danial Cox, who wit
messed the affair, and who states that
Mr.. English spoke, saying, "Ifow are
you Mr.. Montgomery, Mr.. Montgomery
neither spokeuor paid any attention to
salutation, this but passed on down the
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-12-23

E. B. WARNER, Clerk.
Z Dated Cassapolis October 25, 1883 ssws
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use OF American IRON, and lnStanced
the. case of the Pennsylvania, Baltimore
and Ohio roads, saying one was built
with American and the other with
English iron. 80 t''''' .ieA. e1aiai t.is
Mr.! 1yerson opposed the amendment
as likely to produce a combination OF
iron mongers. to a, rise of iron. He
agreed with Mr.. Clingman to admit
iron duty free. fSh ssFta s'fG 'sa 't ~
I Mr.. Fosters amendment was then
carried by ayes "a, nays 90. fgoz,sie;.G
MIR. Rice then spoke at length on his
Pacific Railroad bill, introduced on
Thursday last. t''''ai ''ss''.'
Mr.. Rice introduced bill to organ
ize the Territory of Dacotah, when the
Senate adjourned. Fla sesasei
HoUsE.-Mr. Hughes, of Indiana,
introduced resolution instructing the
Committee on Ways and Means to in
iquire into the expediency of reporting
a bill making an appropriation for
taking the eighth census, -1c.s
Mr.. White, of Delaware, offered a
substitute to confne the census simply
to an enumeration of the people.
! The latter was rejected by 81 against
lao. 3.is s ffisT aas r. yan9a 'tysa
Mr.. Hughes resolution was then
adopted. ,,,~ v@.ss
The House went into Committee of
the Whole, on the State of the Onion,
and resumed the consideration of the
bill granting pensions to the soldiersoo
the War of 1858.
Mr.. Smith, of Illinois, wanted to in
clude the soldiers of the Black Hawk
War. He secuted the plea because
the treasury has not done full justice
to those patriots. zeu .'ssF 81
= Mr.. Jones, of Tennessee, while main
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-05-20
Order. to the Home Squadron.

The Washington MAY ~ correspondent OF 'us
New York Herald says that, on receipt oil 'ne
news Of British outrages on our vessels ofoer'
were cent TO Norfolk TO detain the U. . s'e""'
frigate Colorado. but she had sailed me various
collectors of customs have been ordered 10 IePo''
forthwith all cases which may come 10 their A"'"
ledge Of any searches made by British cruisers ~
American vessels The President. 1t ls sA'u' WIN
use promptly and efficiently the authority ne pos
sesses. to vindicate the national honor. The New
York Herald calls. and the whole country VIII BE-
cond IL. for the immediate passage of joint re-
solution by both Houses. authorizing the President
TO send out at once The Home Squadron, with or
ders TO capture and bring into the port of wash
ington District of Columbia, as prize of war, her
British Majesty's steamer Styx, and any and every
other of her British Majesty's steamers that may
have fred into or boarded and searched any Anne
rican vessel at sea or in any port: and call upon
Mr.. buchanan, the moment Congress shall have
passed these joint resolu tons, to send ont the
Home Squadron. under the command OF the rough
est and readiest Commodore in the Navy, with ill.,
structions to carry out these resolutions of Con-
gress or to sink in the attempt.
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often froze the fervor of the church to the stand
ard of an Toulouse. Bat in Dr. Cheevefs lament
ed Young friend Gods grace set on firea true jews
soul. His fue graces we're brought suddenly INTO
public notice, through no design OF bis own ne
va. turned out OF his church only because DC oe'
nouuced the wickedness Of slavery. DIR. CheeFet
had himself heard him 50 denouuce slavery, ana u
vas the happies. hour Of his life. II was notice
able particularly az this deuunciation OF slavery
came from the pulpit of the Episcopal Church.
He made this observation 10 no disrespecttul sense;
but every one knew the traditional conservatism
Of that religious denomination. The Rev Dudiey
A. Tying 10 the stand no there took, broke through
aud broke down the barriers Of seets aud exeiu-
siveness lie was immediately Afterwards invited
TO deliver lectures all over the land, and especially
In the West To sec him in church 80 conserva'
tive throw aside oil considerations Of mere worldly
prudence. IL was as IL a thunderbolt had broken
through the roof and the lightaing streamed along
the floor of the congregation"
It is to the honor of the Episcopal church in the
North that 1t disowns and has no sympathy with
DIR. Cheever's 'youog friend" nor any other man
who breaches politics instead of the Gospel.
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CONGRESSIONAL

WASHINGTON. May 19.-Senate "A large amount
of uninteresting business was disposed Of
message from the President was received, en-
closing report from the Secretary of the Navy,
the subject of the British aggressions in the
Gulf.
The bill for the repeal of the Fishery Bounty
Law. was discussed and passed; ayes 30, noes %
The Homestead bill was up and amended
The Senate adjourned.
Holse--A resolution was adopted. inquiring OF
the President the facts relative to the transfer OF
the SlOo Tehuantepec grant.
Two hundred thousand copies Of the Patent OF
flee Agricultural report for 1857, was adopted.
The House then went iRto committee of the
Whole on the Appropriation hill.
Mr.. Boyce made report in favor of the material
modification of the tariff. He igpores protection.
aad would tax luXuries at the highest. and ueces-
sites at the lowest possible rates snd would re-
move the restrictions from the coastiDg trade.
MIR. Garrett, of Va, partially dissented in the
committee. He says such radical changes must
be the work OF time.
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nr. l.heexer on MIR. Txnx.

The editor Of the Fredericksburg News speaks
with just severity OF sermon which he heard de.
iiversd IN New York on Sunday night last. by that
noted fanatic, Rev. Dr. Checver, on the late Rev.
Dadi<y A. Ty"g. The New York Express gives an
account OF the same strmon, In which the late MIR.
TyDx sss tk"ned TO Moses. aud even In some re-
spscis 10 ths Founder Of The Christian Religion!-
sbis lie, ,hdsed,' said the speaker. "partook 10
some measure Of tins suiferings of Christ, Himself
Tie dimcuilles that frowned 10 the path Of bis
minisfry. arose fr.m his bold yindicatien OF the
oppressed against the oppressor. He preached
s''o iseofsd ~ Christ preached and iaborsd. lie
s'aeht not great shiegs fur himself but for others
saHs ffisss aud Lsv'ts passsd by on the other
sads crying out, see that mailman, that traitor 10
ne church. that political preacher, Il was de-
hshssai 70 $50 man. thus 10 his youth, carry bi.
yets 4 mere tvspsitory emotion was All the Al.
pIeAsnstlee psAny made In their sacrifices for
chEist. II Vas this mere emotional piety tba, :,