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The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-08-12
Candidates for state Offices.

For the benefit of the public we
compile the following list of names
mentioned as candidates, or likely to
become such, before the Republican
State Convention, to be held on the
10th inst. The list comprises many OF
the very best men in the State, the
selection of most any of whom would
be satisfactory to the people:
For Gocer,aor-Wisner, of Oakland,
Coe, of Branch, Treadwell, of Jack
son, and Mckinney, of Van Buren,.
lit. Gocesnor-F airfeld, of Hills
dale, Lord, of Oakland, Curtenius, OF
Kalamazoo, Ferry, of Ottawa.
Secretary Of State = Sullivan, Of
Cass, Jewett, of Berrien, May, of Kali
amazoo, Cressey, of Hillsdale, and Sea-
man, of Washtenaw.
A,sditor General = Mcintyre, OF
Washtenaw, Jones and Case, of Ing
ham, Wilcox, of Livingston, and Bills,
Of Lenawee.
Ireasurer-Beebe, of Jackson, Sey-
mour, of Genesee, Berry, of Lenawee,
and Williams, of Eaton.
Com'r Land O6ice-Lacey, of Cal
houn, Disbrow, Of Saginaw, Williams,
of Ionia.
attorney Ge'aeral-J. NJ. Howard,
ID. B. Dufield, and H. H. Emmons, OF
Wayne, Beecher, of Lenawee..
Sup't. Pub. -Last'n. = Gregory, OF
Washtenaw, Howe,sof Wayne, Tenney,
of Calhoun, Niles, of Berrien and May
hew, of Ingham.; 5sea
Board Of Observation-Disclosures, Of
Hillsdale, and Blodgett, of Washtenaw
= Citizen.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-08-12
Hanger Ahead.

The Spring of 1856 has not wholly
passed fromth recollection of the people
of Gratiot, Isabella, and many other
northern counties of the Lower PENN
sula. Hunger was abroad, and help
was sought, far and near. Bread, and
whatever makes bread was more prec-
ious than gold in the eyes of the peo-
pie of those counties, for many months.
This dreadful state of things, may
again occur; not perhaps in the very
places before visited, but in other and
newer ones. While there is yet time
to do, every thing should be done to
prepare for, and avert recurrence OF
this State of things, and the present
condition of the farming region, should
remind all men of their duty. Every
thing eatable which can be kept through
Winter should be cared for, and every
crop should be cultivated, harvested and
economical, which is capable of cul-
ture. Wheat is past praying for, the
best and worse is always known OF
that. and between the rust and the
midre. is not one third of crop in the
north. Much of it will not pay for
harvesting, and thousands upon thou
sands of acres, never will be harvested
The grand staple of life is then, com
parative failure.
Corn upon new ground will come to
nothing. Some of it, owing to a wet
Spring, was planted for the third time
and all, or nearly all was late. The
present drought win for the most part
make finish to the crop.
Potatoes have not set, and for the
most part will come to nothing-it is
doubtful if heavy rain would save them
now.
Other spring crops which it is need
less to particularize, share the fate o
potatoes, and cannot be looked to as |
sure reliance for food. All this croak
ing, true though it be, will not memo
matters, but if the croaking will spu
Up any body to SOW fiat turnips in plen
ty, or to sow buck-wheat and trust t.
the late fall, and also to take espescia
care to save all fruits, vegetables, grains
roots and everything else eatable b,
man, that worst of evils starvation
may be lodged. As for horses, cattl'
and sheep; thanks to Divine Providence
first rate crop Of hay is stored TO
them.-Lansing Republican.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-08-12
Correspondence of the Detroit Tribune.
Letter from Berrien COunty.--H0n. Jas.
Sullivan of Cass County.
NILES. August 4th.

NILES, August 4th, 1858.
Ed. TRIBUNE The Republicans in
this part of the State are firing up for
the State Convention to be held in your
city on the 10th. = -,
We hear of many candidates for the
several State Offices scattered over i'm
different localities, but hope that there
will be united support of those who
may have the fortune to be selected by
the party. hs
The County of Cass will present the
name of James Sullivan, Esq, for Sec-
rotary of State. Mr.. S. left the Pierce
party when the President and his Cab
met made it test of Democracy to
make niger democratic principal
and swore by the repeal of the CON-
promise of thirty-two years standing.
He was elected the same or subse-
quent year State Senator for Cass
County, by the Republicans.
His antecedents are all right; always
a Jefferson Democrat down to the year
1853, when the party lost its morals,
through the influence of those who
were in 1e4S noted free soil Democrats.
No man in this part of the State is
by education and sound mind and NOR
ais any better, if SO well, qualified to
discharge the duties of any office in the
gift of the people, as Mr.. S.
If the Convention should think of
making any selection in this part of the
State it would crafty the party gene
rally, and especially that portion who
came out of the old Democratic organ
ization at the time it was Africanized
by Pierce and his Cabinet, by nominat-
ing MIR. S. to the place his friends wish
him to have.
His nomination should satisfy this
end of the State, so far as the conven-
ton can confer an honor on one of our
old faithful residents.
l would remark that Mr.. S. is from
good stock. His grandfather was Gen.
Sullivan of revolutionary memory; his
father was Attorney General of New
Hampshire for about quarter of
century, while an elder brother occu-
pies the same or some other State Office
of N. H. at this time. BERRIEN.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-08-12
The Atlantic Telegraph successful.

After many failures, failures that
would have disheartened almost any
company-after it had been predicted
by the entire country that another year
must elapse, and perhaps even a longer
period before another trial could be
had, and some had even gone so far as
to predict that the laying of the Allan
tic cable was an utter imposibility, in
the face of all this, the Company re-
solved upon final attempt, and we
are happy to say with entire success.
On Friday last the news was sent from
Trinity Bay, and sped along the wires
from place to place, electrifying thous-
ands with the announcement that
Through the blessing of divine Provi
dence," the great undertaking had been
successful. Throughout the entire
length and breadth of the land, the
occasion was made one of general re-
joicing by the ringing of bells, firing of
salutes, Examinations, &c.
AT last accounts, the Niagara had
landed her end of the wire in the woods
at Trinity Bay, and sailed for St. Johns;
and it was presumed that the Agamem
non had been as equally successful, as
signals were passing freely through the
entire length of the wire. 1t is I'M
derstood that the recording instruments
are in such state of forwardness as to
insure the early opening of the line for
business, and it is expected that the
transmission of the Queens and Presi-
dents messages will take place proba-
bly, in the course of the present week.
1t is also understood that Mr.. Field will
cause notice to be given in advance of
the day when the first message will be
transmitted throughout the cable. The
President has given his consent that
the Queens communication and-his
repIy-oe made pubic Immediately upon
the transmission of the same, when it
is expected that as soon as they are
received there will be public and pri-
vate demonstrations of joy in every
city and village of the States.
While it cannot be claimed that the
laying of the cable is national enter
prise, still we think it no more than
right that the event should be made
the occasion of national rejoicing, and
it will be subject of pride to every
American citizen to think that the Nj
agara did, in fact, land both ends of
the cable, she having landed one end
on the Irish coast on the 5th of August,
1857; and the other end at Trinity Bay
on the 9th of August, 1853.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-08-12
Delegates to County Convention.

The following gentlemen were ap-
pointed Delegates to the County Con-
vention from the Township. of Silver
Creek: -
James Sullivan, Daniel Larzelere, E..
M. Cook, H. G. Hills, w. H. Camp
bell, Jas. Hollister, N. B. HOLSTER, T..
w. Schermerhorn, Nathan Dewey, A.
j: Nash, Cyrus Tuthill, Edward Craw-
ford, Geo. W. Andrews. L. II. Brown,
John Patton, John G. Harrington.
N. B. HOLSTER was appointed a
member of the Township Committee,
in the place of Ira Starkweather.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-08-12
REPUBLICAN CO. CONVENTION.
Rep. Congressional Com
July 9th, 1853.

The Republicans of Cass County are requested
to meet, by Delegates, at the Court House, in
Cassapolis, on SATURDAY, THE 14rH DAY OF August
next at one O'Clock, P. NJ, for the purpose of ap
pointing Delegates to attend the Republican State
Convention, at Detroit on the 18th of August
next; and also to appoint Delegates to attend the
Congressional Convention of the Second Congress
sional District, when called.
BY order of the County Committee,
ANDREW j. SMITH, Chm.
July 18th, 1858.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-08-12
A Mistake Corrected.
OFFICE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION,
LANSING. Mich. July 30 1S5

IaSsNe, Mich, July 80, 1885,
Having been several times written to
in relation to the time of the Annual
School District Meetings, and having
learned that suits at law have been in
stituted in consequence of misappre-
tension of the facts in the case, / deem
it proper to state that the time of hold
ing these meetings is the last Monday
of September, as stated in the Revised
Statutes and School Law, and as re-
peated in the Blank Reports and Cir
culars; and NOT the first Monday, as
misprinted in the Compiled Laws.
IRA MAYHEM.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-08-12
State Central
Committee.
Republican Congressional Convention.

The Republican Congressional Convention, com
posed of the Counties of Monroe, Lenawee, Hills
dale, Branch, ST. Joseph and Cass, will be held al
the Court House in the village of Coldwater, or
Wednesday, the LIST day of September next, at :
O'Clock P. NJ, to nominate member of Congress
for this district The several Counties will send
three delegates for each Representative they are
entitled to in the State Legislature.
ii. B. STILLMAN, Branch Co., Chm.
T. BABCOCK, Monroe
+. l.. CLARK, Adrian.
WIN. w. MURPHY, Hillsdale.
J. E. JOHNSON, st. Joseph.
WIN. RUSSEY, Cass. ed
Rep. Congressional Com.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-08-12

Republican State Convention, for the nominal
ton of State Officers, will be held at the City o
Detroit, on Thursday, August 10th next, at IL
o'clock M.
Each county will be entitled to two Delegates
for each Senator and Representative in the State
Legislature. Where two or more counties are
united in Senatorial District the two counties
having the largest population viii each be entitled
to one Senatorial Delegate.
Each organized county having no Representative
will be entitled to one Delegate.
j. NJ. EDMUNDS, )FiHsF
NJ. III. MILES,
EUGENE PR1NGLE.
j. j. NEWELL,
w. w. MURPHY, D,ase Ce,i'ra'
MARSH GIDDINGS, Oohnii''ee'
CHARLES T. GORHAM,
r. f.. TROWBRIDGE,
JAMES SULLIVAN,
Detroit, June 2Sd. 1858.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-08-12

LONG DAYs.-A letter from the new
gold country, says:
Victoria is apretty place, and | like
the climate well enough. The people
here serm clever: [Anaericanice) and
sociable. The days are we're long, and
the nights very short during the pres
ent Summer season. In Winter, OF
course, it is the contrary. 1t is day
light now at p o'clock, and not dark
until after 8 O'Clock at night. -.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-08-12
~ A oentleman who Was =

20 A gentleman who was rather
impatient at table, declares that he
wished he could manage without SER
wants, as they were greater plague than
profit. Why not have dumb wait
er?' suggested friend. ooh, no,
returnd the other 81 have tried them
they do not dsssacey."
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-08-12

~ The legal rate of interest in
Minnesota is fixed at Is per cent.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-08-12
THE CASS COUNTY REPUBLICAN.
JONES & CAMPBELL. EDITORS.
b w A GIAC s
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.

Thursday Morning, August 18th, 1858.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-12-11

A correspondent of the Boston Trapsler, uu-
der date of SimOdo in Japan, August Is, writes
that religious services were held in the house of
the American Consul, Townsend Harris, Esq,
on the Sunday following the signing of the new
American Treaty. 1t will be recOliected that
the Treaty provides that Americans may prac-
tice their religion, and promuIgate it throughout
the Empire, and erect churches wherever they
please, the two Imperial cities, Misko and Jeddo,
not excepted. What added to the interest of
the services was the remembrance that Chris
tianity had been expelled from these Island for
nearly two centuries and half, the fatal eGict
against it having been promulgated in the year
1920, the very year when the Pilgrims carried
it to the new world, and that this was the first
celebration of Protestant worship since the
Empire of Japan was known to the civilized
world.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-12-11

CLERICAE CURIosITIEs DR. John Smith Pres
ident of Union College, was an eloquent ex-
tempOraneous preacher. His custom was to hold
4 small Bible in his hand, in which was fitted a
bit of paper, which he would bring to his eye
at each new turn OF his discourse One dav,
in an animated burst of feeling, his thumb,
which held down the paper in its place, let 90
It's charge, and the fugitive ''notes" sailed away
on the breeze into the broad aisle The Doctor
very quietly tore off small piece of newspa-
per which he had in his pocket, put it under
his thumb aforesaid, and then went on as usual
with his sermon, lifting his "notes" to his eye
as before, to help his mental motion, much to
the amusement of the spectators
DR.. James Muir, of the District of Colum.
bia, wrote all his sermons and recited them
memoriter But unless the manuscript was in
his pocket he could not 90 on at ALL though he
never used it. One day having left it at home,
he was obliged to send for it before he could 90
on with the recitation. He was buried, at bis
own request, in grave thirteen feet deep un-
der his pulpit
In writing sermons, Dr. Muir was in the habit
of folding the requisite amount of paper, and
then scattering catch l1ords along the pages; aE
ter which he would proceed to fill up the inter
walls with the thoughts which he had carefully
studied in his own mind.
DR.. David Porter was great oddity. A Ma
Poleon head, Joined by short neck upon very
portly body, which stood upon pair of fremark-
ably spindle legs, cased in small clothes and
silk hose, it was the striking figure of uncom-
mon mind. When fairly under way in the pull
pit, his short, dense sentences, jerked out with
nod of the head and a stamp ofthe foot, or
the rap of his cane which he sometimes did not
lay aside even in preaching, told like the hit
ting of bullets. In the lecture room he would |
not only traverse the platform, but at times de-
scend to the floor, step over bench to some
open space, walk there awhile, step over anOth- J
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-12-11
MORNING LEADER.
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.


siHvehOIding COnferences--Vithdra
The Methodist Protestant Conference recently
held at Springfield, Ohio, by decided vote of
nineteen to two, adopted the following resolu-
ton, withdrawing all connection with slave
holding conferences
RcsOipsd, That indisputable facts, the induc-
tions of sound logic, the dictates of Christian
prudence and an enlightened sense of our duty
to God and man, justify and warrant this con-
ventlon, in the name of the several annual con-
icrences herein represented, to now declare all
official connection, cooperation and official fe-
lowshlp, with and between said conferences, and
such conferences and churches within the Meth
Odist Protestant Association, as practice or toll
crate slaveholding and slayetrading, as specified
IN said memorial, to be now and forever sus-
pended.
Provision was made by the Conference for The
publication Of new Hymn Book, in eoniune-
tion with the Wesleyan Methodisis, and COM
mittees were appointed to take steps for union
with the Wesleyans, and to choose between
Pittsburgh and Cincinnati as a location for the
Methodist Protestant newspaper
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-12-11

The UNITED BRETHREN-We arm by the
Religious Telescope that there are seven Annu-
al Conferences of the United Brethren Church,
located almost entirely within the State of
Ohio; mainly in the counties of Sandusky,
SciOto, Miami, Erie, ,Auglaize, and Muskingum.
The aggregate membership is 29,496, net in
crease the past year of 5,s96.
The same paper gives the statistics of the
Evangelical Association, (Albright's) as follows;
eight conferences, viz: East Pennsylvania,
West Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, New York,
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin, Num-
Der of Church members, 8, ,O5s; increase the
past year, 3,949.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-12-11

ONO MISSIONARY FOR INDIA.-The Milan
Free Press announces the departure from that
place of Miss Sarah Ashley, for India Miss
Ashley is sent out by the American Board of
Foreign Missions, as teacher in the Female
Boarding School in the city of Majura, South
India. Mrs. Taylor, wife of Rev s. H Taylor,
who has been connected with the Madura Mis-
sion for the last fourteen years, goes out with
Miss Ashley
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-12-11

RELIEF AssocIATIoN-The Executive Com
mittee ofthe Cleveland ReliefAssocation met at the
Probate Court room on the 5th inst, and organic
ed. 1t was unanimously resolved to proceed as
soon as practicable with the call for contributions,
and in pursuance thereof the citizens viii be called
upon by the Executive Committee without delay.
1t is earnestly hoped that in view of the pressing
necessity of large number of poor in our city at
this inclement season Of the year, and the large
amount of labor devolving upon the Committee,
the merchants, business men, and benevolent Of
all classes, viii respond promptly and generously
TO the application of the Executive Committee.
Hon J. A. Foot, DR.. L. Hanna,
Hon. D. R. Tiden, Jacob LoYman,
Daniel Sanford
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-12-11

SOCIETY OF FR1ENDs-A conference of three
hundred of the members ofthis religious society
has been held lately in London, at which it was
agreed to sanction marriage between individu-
ais Of this community (although not in member
ship by allowing them to take place within its
religious meeting, and that all restrictions in re-
gard to what is called plainness ofspeech, beha
vior, and apparel, may also be discontinued, but
confirming its ancient testimony in favor of
Christian moderation in these respects.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-12-11

MISSIONARIES TO FRAZER RIvER.-The Wes-
leyan Methodists of Canada have selected sev-
eTal clergymen of their denomination as miss
iOnaries for the recently discovered gold regionc
on Frazer River. The Superintendent of the
mission is Rev DR.. Evans, gentleman well
and favOrably known in Canada The party
will leave New York soon.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-12-11

MErHoDIsN IN INDIANA.-The Methodist Ep pis-
copal Church has gained strong foothold in
Indiana. 1t is only a little more than quarter
of a century since the Indiana was set off from
the Illinois Conference; now the former has
been divided into FOUR with total membership
O'9O,2O9, an increase during the last year of
I2A55.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-12-11

RELIGIoUs LIBERTY IN DENMARK-FuIl re-
ligious liberty in Denmark has been granted to
dissenters. They can form Associations, choose
their pastors, open ehapels and schools, make
Proselytes without interference by The govern
ment. The character of citizen is entirely
distinct from that of believer. The numbers of
the Diet and the public officers are not subiec-
ted to any test whatever; they need not belong
to any particular church.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-12-11


THE MESSAGE ONCE MORE-The Herald folks.
including editors, news gatherers, boss" iours,
devils and carriers, must have been in a state of
unparalleled excitement on the night of the receipt
of the message, judging from the leading editorial
Thursday evenings Herald and from the account
we hear of the dongs ofits carriers on Wednesday
morning. 1t seems that for once owing to the
providential appearance of the message in the
evening-by which ten hours Of night were had in
which to set it up-that sheet was enabled to lay
it before their readers at the same time that the
Lsaderdid. So excited were the Herald boys at
this success, that they made morning bideous with
their yes, and one of them, in his zeal made wad
ofhis paper and accidentally broke large pane of
glass with it in the house of a citizen, who com
p,aned Of it in no light terms We trust our
evening cotempoTary viii cool down, now that
with the help Of hands from the Office Of the Ohio
Farmer, and from J. H. Wiliston & Co.'s, and sev-
eral printers imported for fhe occason-number-
ing in all some twenty-seven type setters-it has
succeeded in getting up the message in the same
space of time in which the Leader did it with its
regular force, and one extra hand, numbering only
sixteen men.
If our neigbbor don't stop breaking peoples
windows and playing at brag, we shall not allow
them at another time, with twenty y-seven typos, to
keep up with our sixteen fast compositors
Since writing the above we have seen the follow
ing in the Plain Dealer, which is so apropos that
we copy it
MESSAGE NIGHT.-A furiousy windy article
with this title appeared in last nights Herald. The
eior wrote il with a pair of bellows dippei in
Owls blood, he being seated on the highest stool
that could be found in the Herald establishment,
and underiaid with 4 sheet of fools cap. He got
so gusty at one point of the article that he would
have gone up through the roof had not some edi.
tors from the interior pulled him back by the coat
tails At the conclusion Of the article he was
lifted of the stool and sailed home in a balloon
Then the Herald people drew up some resolutions
in which they unanimOuslyprOnOunced themselves
- of fellers"
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-12-11

The CONFESSIONAL IN ENGLAND.-The Bishop
of London. in his address to the Diocese, com
mented at length on the practice of private con-
fessiOn recently introduced by some of the Eng
lish clergy. The Bishop is of opinion that the
authority claimed by certain among his priests
to pronounce an absolution of sin is an assump-
tiOn unwarranted by the standards of the Eng
lish communion, and he warns his clergy against
resorting to it. He holds, also, that while the
English symbols recognize, to certain extent,
the right of the priest to hear the confessions of
penitent sinners, especially in the hour of death
or other extreme cases, there is no warrant fer
the systematic introduction of the confessional.