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The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-06


ANOTHER CHAIN ADDED.-The u.
S. Supreme Court forgeda strong chain
with which to bind whole nation i'm
remediless bondage, when it gave to
the world that never-to-be-forgotten in-
fanny, the bred Scott decision. The
Supreme Court of Virginia has just,
added another chain with which to bind
three. millions of human beings in fet-
tiers as CALLING as death. This Court,
Judge Daniel giving the opinion, de-
cided that the provisions of a will Civ
ing to slaves the option, at the death of
a life-tenant, of being emancipated or
sold, are void, the slaves having no
legal capacity to make such election
that slices haze no ciiul or social
rights, no legal capacity to make, dis
charge or assent to contracts.
No civil or social rights'-no rights
of parent or child, of man and wife
right to choose by permission ey
whether they will be free or bondm
mo rights which white man is
bound to respect And this is Law,
Justice, Equity! And there are men,
and parties to be found in our midst
who will uphold such iniquity - Det.
Tribune.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-06
Large Amount of Gold.

Gold is now very plentiful. There
is an almost incredible amount of it in
the country. About $500, 100000 are
now piled up in the vaults of the banks
of this country and Europe, not far
from half of the yield of the gold
mines of California and Australia since
1S4S. 1t is a matter of wonder with
some where all this gold has come from,
since there never was near so much in
the banks before. The answer is, from
the private boards of the people, where
are still deposited the immense balance
of the $sOO,O0O,O0O, derived from Cali
fornia and Australia during the last ten
years, after deducting what has been
absorbed in the arts or lost. And this
does not embrace the whole amount OF
gold in the banks of the people of this
country and Europe by great many.
possibly hundred millions; so that
while there are $40O,OO0,000 in the
banks, there are probably $5oo,Oo0,0OC
boarded or in general circulation
This large amount is being constantly
augmented by fresh arrivals from Cali
fornia and Australia, whose mines seem
ts~be almost inexhaustible. New dis
cOyeries>are also being made. which
promise to make the supply still larger
Gold has been discovered in Vancouy-
er's Island, and large crowds are flock
ing thither. The mines in Oregon are
also being worked with fair success
Mexico is also known to abound richly
in gold and silver, which at no distant
day will be extensively worked. Were
it generally thought advisable, a hard
money currency could now be easily
established.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-06

New York CANALs.-On the 2Sth
of April last, the New York Canals
were opened. The Albany papers say
that. up to noon of that day, "a boats
had cleared west from Albany. The
Erie Canal is reported to be in excel
lent condition, with seven feet of water
most of the distance between Buffalo
and Albany. About twenty boats
cleared from Buffalo on the 10Th. The
New York Central Railway have re-
duced the freight on -four to SO cents
per bbl., from Buffalo to New York,
since the opening of the canals.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-06
Things Proved by the Passage of the
English Bill.

=. /. That State Constitution framed
in violation of the expressed wishes of
the people for whom it is to serve as
the, fundamental law, by miserable,
factious, dishonest minority, and for the
express and avowed purpose of estab-
fishing Slavery, which is hateful to nine
tenths of those among whom it is to
be maintained, can be foroed -rnrough
Congress by the sting OF the party lash
and the power of Executive corruption,
in defiance of the remonstrances OF that
people almost unanimously expressed
at the polls-in defiance of the ablest
and most popular leaders of the DEM
!. ocratic party-in defiances of the wish
es- of the masses of that party wherever
exPressy1s and at the expense OF Jus
tice and iiA',,.. entity which are the foun-
aatlohs Oh "nicn "-'l GOOD government
rests
2. That, in the opinion Or tho Con
press of the United States, con-. :
in both branches a majority of Mem
ocrats," 40, 900 men, who are willing r.
submit to live in contact with Slavery
are equal to $4,000 who desire Free
dom as the basis of their Institutions.
8. That in this Republic, Right and
Justice. are nothing as compared with
partizan policy and Executive dicta-
ton. 80. /.
That n rouolution in the affairs OF
the nation must occur, whereby the
old ideas of Equality and Freedom will
be restored, or the liberties of the peo-
pie are at an end. .aiI
- We beg our readers to ponder on
these tbincs<<,.issr a view to another
-enUfc'Which must be made to save our
country, our institutions and ourselves
from the tyranny with which all are
threatened. Chi. Tribune.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-06

49, - ,-----s...son, nil,r Reilly
Kussell, Scott, Soaring, Sickles, Ward
White, Wortendyke-36.
Southern americans Eustis. Gil
mer, Maynard, Ready, Trippe, Wood
son, Zollikoffer-7.
% Republicans = Andrews, Bennett,
Billinghurst, Bingham, Blair, Bliss,
Brayton, Buffinton, Burlingame, Bur.
roughs, Campbell, Case, Chaffee, Clark.
Clawson, c. b. Cochrane, Colfax, Co
minis, Covode, Cragin, Curtis, Damrell.
Davis of Mass, Davis of Iowa, Dawes.
Dean, Dick, Dodd, Dmfee, Edie, Farms.
worth, Fenton, Foster, Giddings, Gil
pan, Goodwin, Granger, Grow, Hall,
HARLAN, Hoard, Howard, Kellogg, Kel-
hIlgnre, Mo- Leach, Letter.
LoveJoy, Morgan, Morris, Morse of
Me-, Morse of N. Y, Mott, Murray.
Nichols, DIN, Palmer, Parker, Petit,
Pike, Potter, Pottle, Robbins, Roberts,
Royce, Sherman of Ohio, Sherman of
N. Y, Spinner, Stanton, Stewart, Tap
pan, Thayer, Tompkins, Wade, Wal
bridge, Waldron, Walton, Washburne
of Wis, Washburne of Me-, Wash
burne of ILL.,, Wilson-S2.
81 Northern Democrdts-Adrian Chap
man, Clark, Davis, Harris, Haskin,
Hickman, McKibbin, Marshall, Morris,
Shaw, Smith-l2.
Southern Observation-Disclosures, Quit
man, Goode-3.
South Anaericdns-Davis, Harris,
Marshall, Ricaud, Underwood-5.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-06
!. sincerity Of
Of fidelity to the IN
party, and Of common

lie cOnuucJ VI chS P'I -
.aking further measures III the
premises; but with what result the
succeeding numbers of the Tribune too
fully demonstrated. S. n CAN'T, the senior editor
IN fact, repeatedly declared that he would break
oown the Republican party at the Fall election,
ana James joined his father in asserting in SUBJ
stance that he would not feel himself bound to
sustain the nominations of the party unless made
In accordance with their wishes and personal APP
proval. 5. N. CAN'T declared himself Douglas
Democrat over his own signature in the paper
voted the Democratic ticket at the township cleo
ton; gloated over the defeat of the Republican
ticket in his own township; and continued his I'M
justifable attacks upon reliable and sound men
through the columns of the Tribune claiming still
to be the organ of the party to which they be-
longed. (See Tribune of April 9th.) Under such
circumstances, with no further reliance upon the
stability or fidelity of the Tribune aparty organ,
the committee deemed it essentially necessary to
carry out the resolutions of the meeting of the I'd
of January, in procuring the publication of news
paper which should be an approved organ of the
Republican party, and the Cass County REPUBLICAN
now comes to you as the result of their efforts.
Dvcpiy an fforrng inc state of thinss by which
such measure has been rendered necessary for
the support of the party organization, and the sue
cess of its measures, call upon all true Republi-
cans to give it their confidence and support
The press and material of the Cass County Re-
PULLMAN are all new and good; the official patron
age OF TIE County has been secured; the editors
and proprietsrs come to us highly recommended,
as active and rSliable men; large and rapidly
increasing list of subscribers has been obtained
so that we have eveY assurance that the Cass
County REPUBLICAN is aSxed fact devoted to the
success of the party and tn best interests of the
County.
JUSTUS GAGE.
JESSE G. BEESON.
| WALTER g. BECKWITH.
JOSHUA LOFlAND.
WILLIAM SPRA5UE.
| Republican Committee
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-06

~ In the Lecompton Conference
Committee, Mr.. Howard, of Michigan,
offered an amendment to the PROPOSE
ton of Mr.. English, so as to allow the
people of Kansas to vote on the Leav-
enworth Constitution at the same elec-
ton, and give them an opportunity to
adopt such Constitution as they wish !;
but his amendment received no favor
from the majority of the Committee.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-06
A Judges OPINION.

A young man named Hardesty, OF
Boone county, KY, was recently tried
and acquitted, for killing another young
man named Grubb, who had seduced
his sister. 1t appears from the evil
dence adduced on the trial, that Hard
esty told the seducer that he would
give him six months in which to make
his choice between marrying the girl
and being killed. The six months ex-
PRED, and Grubb not having married
the girl, Hardesty met him, and shot
him. 1t was also proven that Grubb
was likewise armed in expectation of
the attack, but was shot in the act of
drawing his weapon. The following is
the substance of the Judgment pro-
nounced by the Judge upon the ver-
Diet of not guilty by the jury in behalf
of Hardesty: ~
Sir.--You have been indicted by a
grand jury of your country upon most
hcnious charge. You have put your
self upon your country and your God
for deliverance. You have had fair
and impartial trial before them, and
they have pronounced you not guilty,
and so say l. 1t may not be proper
for me to express my sentiments, yet,
nevertheless, / will do it. Young man
had l been wronged as you have been,
] would have spent every dollar | had
on earth, and all that | could have
begged and borrowed, end then starved
upon the track of the villain, but l
would have imbrued my hands IN his
blood. Go hence without delay. You
are acquitted!
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-06
Congress-.

sgsH Congress.
The present session. of Congress is
st drawing to close, and as yet
thing has been done of benefit to the
1ntrv- n-4hats-has- hAan--annnn-
.e9-has been condemned by the
,mmon mass of the people as unworthy
{ eminating from SO high and wise a
,ody of men-men who are chosen
by the majority of the people, to rule
over them and make their laws, and In
hom they have placed implicit conf
ence in committing to their care so
Important trust. Millions of dollars
nave been squandered during the pres
ent session of Congress in sustaining
this body, and to no purpose as yet save
the fastening of the cursed yoke of
slavery upon an unwilling people.
This, with one or two other acts equally
IS contemplate, is the result of their
hbors thus far.
Who are responsible for this trifing,
ad the squandering of the peoples
macy? Who is it that is working the
mischief, md upon whom must rest the
blams' It certainly is chargeable
upon The party holding the balance Of
power i Congress. The Democratic
party ae largely in the majority in
this bod. and must certainly be held
responsible for whatever is done, as
they now have things all their own
way. Lod< at what has been DONE
and the mnner in which it has been
accomplished. Corruption and infamy
have characterized all their acts, and
bribery has been at the bottom of them
The public lsnds have been used with
impunity to buy up the votes of mem
bers to further and carry out the de
signs of scheming politicians. Ihd
reservations are sold for almost >sothina
10 rewaru men Tor services /endered III
getting certain pet measares through
Congress, and fraud ipevery conceiva-
BILE shape is eonstandy being practieed.
An innumerable number of such cases
have been brought to light during the
past year.
We trust the people will bear these
things in mind, and this Fall give ex-
preston to their views upon such mat
tiers through the ballot box, the speak
ing trumpet of the masses. Show these
demagogues their places, and elect none
but good and true men to office. Oul
present delegation in Congress from
this State have acted nobly, anG
fought manfully in defence of free
dom, and the rights of the people
They have been tried and found true
They have not wavered, nor turned tC
the one side nor the other, but have
pursued a straightforward course likt
honest men. This Fall we shall b
again called upon to choose delegate
1ro-<-.srcss.- We feel certain that tn
Republican party will come out of tn
contest victorious, and Locofoco dema
gogues and traitors be taught that tn
people now have their eyes open, an
cannot longer be deceived.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-06

A few days since, farmer, living
near Galena, Ill, carried load of po-
tatoes to that place to sell. The high
est offer he he could get was ten cents
bushel, and rather than sell them at
that Fate, clipped them into the Fee
yer River. The result was that he was
fined Sl4 for obstructing navigation.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-06

the people Of said TeHtory are
authorized and empoHred to fa,3
themselves a Consution and State
IGoyernment by the nae Of the State
of Kansas, accordingly the Federr'
Constitution, and maYect deleoX
for that purpose whever mil
before 1T IS dscertai,sed H. ce,,s,,s III
and legally taken, that nonnIstf
of said Territory equs the ratio
Representation required menu
of the House of Represet;ves Of
United States; and Wheel. tbe,
ter such delegates shall senbk 4
convention, they shall fiidetmmr
Inv vote whether it is thSsb Of
proposed State to be adrnG into
Union at that time, and
proceed to form Con-
take all necessary stem
ton of a State Gove1
mitx.ta tbs kederal
fleet to such limitatio
as to the mode and
proval or ratification
the proposed State, as
prescribed by law, and ST..
to admission into the Union
Under such Constitution thus fairrJ
legally made, with or without slavery,
as said Constitution may prescribe. H.''
| SEC. Q. And be it further enacted,
That for the purpose of insuring, as fan
as possible, that the election authorized
by this act may be fair and free, the
Governor, United States District Attor-
new. and Secretary of the Territory OF
Kansas, and the presiding officers OF Its
Legislature, namely, the President OF
the Council and Speaker of the House
of Representatives, are hereby consti-
: tuted a Board of Commissioners to
+ carry into effect the provisions of this
act. and to use all the means necessary
and proper to that end. Any three OF
them shall constitute Board, and the
/. Board shall have power and authority
/: to designate and establish precincts for
. voting, or to adopt those already estab-
lished; to cause polls to be opened at
such places as it may deem proper to
e the respective counties and election
S precincts of said Territory; to appoint,
\ as Judges Of election at each of-the
several places of voting, three discreet
and respectable persons. any two OF
whom shall be competent to act; to
e require the sheriffs of the several
s counties, by themselves or deputies, to
r attend the Judges at each of the places
. of voting for the purpose Of preserving
peace and good order; or the said
Board may, instead of the said sheriffs
# and their deputies, appoint, at their
e discretion and in such instances as they
d may choose, other fit persons for the
same purpose. The election hereby
:. authorized shall continue one day only,
q and shall not be continued later than
l. shutdown on that day. The Board shall
e appoint the day for holding said elec-
ton, and said Governor shall announce
. the same by proclamation, and the day
shall be as early a one as is consistent
e with due notice thereof to the peanx
it of said Territory, subject to tho-ffovls.
= ions of this act. This.sss.S, board shall
:, have full power. te,l' lescrlbe the time,
al rnanne,--Is,.i:.c of said election. and
.est s1e time and mannex-ef- .hs
l. returns thereof; which returns shall be
e made to said Board, whose duty 1t shall
be to announce the result by proclafna
:, ton, and said government shall certify
IL the same to the President of the Unitet
y States without delay.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-06

nave States" and assert the
.1ght and power of Congress to mould
the character and institutions of the
Territories in the glorious image OF
Liberty and equal rights to all.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-06

At recent meeting Of the New
York Historical Society, DR.. Bacon
read paper on the languages spoken
In New York. He said that eighty
languages are used in business and
social intercourse among the inhabi-
tants of that city, and asserted that
more languages are spoken there than
any other city OF the world.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-06
Nj. Couu,ss. President of the Con

M. f. CapaEsa; President of the Con-
vention ~hich fdped the Kansas Con-
stitution at Leave! Eprth City, has is
sued his proclamation that the Const
tuition shall be submitt ITO the people
OF Kansas for approval ~ tne TIM
tuesday in May. The vote ~ pe
ballot; and those in favor 'iH 30
stitution shall write or pm ar'n on
ballots the words &C Fgr ,iiee ~,
tion," and those eegosea He -
stitution shall VIE or or saioh g
ballots the ~'',s"H'As
sutton" ~
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-06
Another Official Decision.

Our readers will, no doubt, femem-
Der that short time since, colored
man of Boston, applied to the Secre-
tary of State for a passport, to enable
him to travel in safety on the continent
of Europe. Gen. Cass denied the re-
quest OH the ground that a black man,
not being a citizen of the United States,
was not entitled to Passport from the
government. BY the following official
manifestoes, it will be seen that ne
gro, on the same ground, is denied the
privilege of pre-empting a quarter Sec
ton of public lands, and that of COM
handing an American merchant vessel
even though his own:
GENERAL LAND OFFICE. April D. 1853.
Hon. OWEN LovEJoY, House of Representatives.
SIR:-I have received your letter Of
the goth inst, desiring to ascertain in
Dehatf Of friend, whether people of
color are allowed to pre-empt public
land. and have the honor to reply tho
the ruling OF this Office is, that not be-
ing citizens of the United States, as
decided, they are not entitled to the
right Of presumption, that privilege
being restricted by positive law to citi-
zens of the United States, or such as
have filed their declarations of inten-
ton to become citizens, as required by
the naturalization laws.
Very rpsnectf;tlly your oh't serv't
THOMAS 4. HENDRICKS, Commissioner
Treasury DEPARTMENT April %, 1853.
SIR:-I have the honor te acknowl
edge the receipt of your letter of the
goth inst, addressed to the Secretary
of State, and by that officer submitted
for the consideration of this Depart
ment; and in reply to the question pro-
pounded, to state that free negre, not
being citizen of the United States,
cannot receive a register for vessel
owned by bin, nor can he command a
vessel sailing under United States ma
rine papers.
BY reference to the Registry act, APP
proved December 81, 1892, and the
Coasting act, approved Feb. Is, 1892,
you will perceive that to entitle yes
sci to United States marine papers, she
must be wholly owned by citizen or
citizens of the United States, and that
the master of such vessel must be a
citizen of the United States.
Very respectfully your obdt servt,
HOWELL COBB, Sec'y of Treasury
Hon. OWEN LovEJoY, House of Representatives
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-06

20 The weather for the past few
days has been wet and disagreeable.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-12-04
REVIEW OF THE MARKETS
g,.,om Produce Mar .s,-wspsl,pAY, Zee.

Boston Produce Mar .rt-wxpsESDAY, lee. / -
fLJJk- The receipts have been large, and prizes
fancy S. s5a U.s. IS so IS for S. 81
8 r family brands Ohio Mieiran and Genesse; % S.
steady demand sales of common at 81 5o fancy s. 5
rs per bbi extra 80 Is 81 Dbl HaS" held a, $3.50
pr Dbl Corn Meal is dull. Sales at 81 81 81 per bh Tor
and Drandywne Rye Flour is selling in small lots
at 81 rs II so per Dbl.
GKAih-turn has heeu dull and prices have declined
Sales yellow 90 gsc; white 80 S3ci mixed 10 s3c
per bushel have been in steady demand sales OF
North and Canada at sic 10000 bushels rnce Edward
SO l2c Sic ushei INV held at SIC per bush
Rye selling small lots at SIC perbu.he Whit Beans
continue dull. Sales of so rs blue pod at 81 a
1875 extra pea and uarrwft at IL SO 81 IS per buse
Canada Hing derat"iy At Use per hushel.
PR lyISIONs.pUr has been in lair de uari with small
stock and H. ht receipts Sales Of prime at s5 10 5O mess
SlS 10; clear clear $40 81 per hb cash and
mos Beef is very dull aud the st ck is argei sales Of
Eastern $ll Il Western do at Sl
so 10 so per b cash ami ms Lard il firm AMI in fair
demand; sales in bbs II II l4c; u BE 10
cash and Hams in steady nemand at 10 IL lie
per III. cash and Butter is without change good
gu y firm, bat the demand modsate sales Of Vermont
aud Ne. York State good quality at % DC, ommon 10 n
1885, ohio IL 17cper ID Cheese firm; sales Of good
ut lie per lib. Eggs 2lc per dozen
Cam bridge Cattle Mnr',ct-Tuesday, Nov. 80.
At market Cattle about 1916 Beeves and 100 Stores
consisting OF Working Oxen Cows and two and three
years old. 49, -
a6l-2d quality, S5l-3d quality, stl-or'lnary 81!
Sfores-wMkng Jxen-s75 80, 100 n $3.50 per pair.
Cons anil Causs-sa5, 30, >: SO.
YsarhnVs-s0a sl2. Tmo Years oM-si7 IA DO
Three Years Oid-$2l u s27.
Sheep aud Lamts-59oo 1t market priee.-in lots, 81
H. 81 each. Extra selections, 72i 81 IS each.
Smine-iO5O at market-prces-idye weight
Hides-6 L. 7r per ID. Tatiow o. a &c perib
Pens-S7 81 each. cal Skins II a he per 10
Remarks-The quality of Beef on the whole was rather
poor sales rather du not change in prices from
the last few weeks Sheep were quite dull
there hui few Of good quality great many were
nothing peters, lot Of 60, very heavy, sold
for about S. per head
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Perfectly safe In all cases.
rhs valuable preparation is the prescription Of ~ the
experienced AMI skllfu female Physicians In New Ing
iaI ,l has with failing In mill
of cas-
We bcevc II the hest and remedy in the world in
all Dys'ntey aud Diarhoa in children, whether II
rises & thirg ~ any other
II life md neh he esm tied Ivy dollars and cents It
worth its wei iht in gold
billions Of Btes sold every year the United States
II is I'D AMI will tried remedy.
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for ycrno II md Canada East. 1y27