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The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-03-17

Justabouthere, nothing is being done,
says the Coldwater Republican, to Sc
cure the reelection of Hon. George
Martin to the head of the Supreme
Bench, and we may add that such is
the fact in this County. 1t would seem
that no general knowledge exists, that
the first Monday in April is to bring
with it, any more Importance than
attends the election of township officers
for year. Republicans should wake
up to the fact that the most important
judicial officer in the State is to be cleo
ted, and that the welfare and enforce
ment of Republican principles depends
more upon a pure and able Judiciary,
than upon any one other function of
the State Government. We have
benchnow, which is source and object
of just pride to us. 1t is a body of
wise, harmonious, clear headed, indus
trious men, of pure character, and of
honest hearts. Our opponents would
take the head of this bench, and in its
stead, place weak and incongruous
one of their own choosing, in order if
possible to embarrass the consultations,
and to hinder the action, and destroy
the utility of this whole branch of
government. 1t is our duty, Republi-
cans, who put these officers in power,
who placed upon them the responsible
ties of which they have SO far, well
acquitted themselves, to enable them to
preserve their usefulness, by keeping
them together. Their usefulness in
creases the longer they are kept togeth-
er, and well as the people are now
satisfied with them, another constitu-
tional term will add to their efficacy;
will increase their legal experience, and
make them still more worthy of praise
and of confidence.
A pure Judiciary is no light benefit,
to be trifled away by neglect of days
labor. Once lost it may never be re.
gained, and while in possession, like
the common light, air and water, it ex-
cites no remark-being gone, its loss
would become the subject of hourly
notice, and of bitter and unavailing
regret.
The republican organization in Michi-
gan is good-probably never better
than in November last-still, machinery
need watching, and some slight repairs,
to keep it in running order. 1t is high
time now, to see that everything is in
readiness, and every man at his post.
Of course no body expects meetings,
speeches or parades. Detail work is
all that can be made useful, but that
should be bestowed promptly, or our
enemies will triumph, and we shall be
sorry for it.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-03-17

New York, March IL.


A despatch from New Orleans, gives
additional news from Mexico by the
Quaker City. The Liberals were con-
centrating for the long promised attack
upon the capitol, while Miramon was
Fastening towards Vera Cruz, all the
troops from the other ports down the
coast, and it was feared the conserva-
tiyes would seize the occasion to exact
forced loans at such unprotected ports.
+ Gen. Ampudia had declared for the
/ CONSTITUTION, changing over to the
Liberal cause his force of 5000.
The garrison at Tampico had made
an attempt to pronounce for Miramon,
but it was promptly suppressed by
Garcia. *. .a..s6L
A despatch to the daily Times says
that Com. Stewart sent letter to the
President developing new chapter IN
the secret history of the country. The
letter asserts that the gun boat navy OF
President Jefferson, which was osten-
sibly built for the protection OF our sea
coast was really intended for the selz-
ure of Cuba. $50 of these boats were
sent southwark on that special service,
when the threatening condition of our
relations with England, rendered the
postponement of the project necessary.
The steamship City of Baltimore
sailed at noon for Liverpool, with l4O
passengers and $4,000 in specie.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-03-17
Elections.

In New Hampshire the Republicans
have made clean sweep, carrying both
branches of the Legislature by hand
some majorities, and clecting Three
Republican Members of Congress.
Bath, Maine, has gone Republican.
In the State of New York, the Char
ter and Township Elections show large
Republican gains.
Later returns foot up as follows upon
Supervisors Republican, $50; Amer
lean, %; Democrat, 2O4. The table
in 1853 stood thus, in the same towns :
Republicans, ASS; Americans, 5; Dem
ecrats, PIP, 1t will be seen that while
both of the other parties have lost, the
Republicans have gained.
The Republicans have carried Roch-
ester, Oswego, Rome, Auburn, SYRIA
cuse, Poughkeepsie, Palmyra and Ly-
ons. The democrats have carried
Troy.
In Galena, ILL.,, the Republicans have
carried the Municipal Elections for the
6rse time.
The election under the new city char
ter in Marshall, resulted in the triumph
of the republicans by majorities rang
ing from 33 to $50. Five of the six
Aldermen elected arc republicans.
Charles p. Dibble, (Rep.) is elected
Mayor by 33 majority.
In Lapeer, Union ticket was elet-
ted for corporation officers, no politics
entering into the issue. iaa -i' f5'.i
St. Johns, as usual democrotic.
In East Saginaw the Democrats have
elected their charter officers, headed by
w. L. p. Little for Mayor, as they have
done for some time past.
In Coldwater the Republicans made
clean sweep by majority of 2l1
And this, too, when two other tickets
were in the field opposed to them.
In Ionia, no party lines were drawn,
and union ticket was elected.
In Lyons, Ionia county, the same
thing is true. Union ticket being
chosen.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-03-17
~ On the 9th of April next Mr.

az On the 9th of April next Mrs.
Hartung is to be hung, in Albany, for
the murder of her husband. This
public execution of woman for any
crime is a horrible spectacle, and it
ought of itself to be source of thank
fulness and gratitude that no such ex-
hibitions can be had i'll our State. If
anybody is to be hung for murder, we
suppose there is no good reason why
women should be made an exception.
But that it is sometimes necessary to
hang women, is a good reason why
nobody should be hung, unless there
should be better evidence than we have
ever seen that hanging prevents muir
der. She was sentenced on Wednes-
day week, and strenuously denied that
she was guilty Of the crime for which
she had been sentenced to death.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-03-17
cwThe great BROOKLYN Navy Yard

The great Brooklyn Navy Yard
fraud Investigating Committee have
made their report, and it appears at
length in the New York Tribune of
Friday. 1t discloses some most stu
pendous corruptions, and duplicates
the President of the United States,
James Buchanan himself the great
embodiment of the Democratic party
of this Union-the man who was SO
cordially and affectionately endorsed
by the late Democratic Slate Judicial
Convention. This model Democrat is
proved before committee of Congress
to have recommended that the United
States Treasury should pay $4,000 to a
firm of machinists IN Philadelphia as
the consideration for employing $50
men,io uote for the reelection Of Col.
Z. d. Florence to Congress.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-03-17
MORE PRo.SLAvERY MOVEMENTS

MORE PRo-SLAvERY MOVEMENTS
The emmissaries of the Pro-Slavery
propaganda, have begun operations in
New Mexico. The territorial legisla-
ture of this budding Slave State has
passed, with but one opposing vote, a
bill protecting slavery there and pro-
hibiting emancipation. This is the Sec
ton where we were told it would be
impossible for slavery to exist, and that
hence the effort made to extend the
Wilmot Proviso over at the time of its
organization, was futile and imperti-
nent. The result shows who was right.
Slavery will probably secure a firm hold
upon NewMexico. We shall next hear
of the Propaganda in Arizona. 81
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-03-17

az Eight new Senators took their
seats in the Senate of the United States
at the commencement of the extra ses-
sion on Friday week, to wit: Rhode
Island, Henry B. Anthony, v. Philip
Allen; Delaware, William Laultsbury,
v. Martin w. Bates Michigan, Kins-
ley S. Bingham, v. Charles E. Stuart !;
Iowa, James w. Grimes, v. Geo. w.
Jones North Carolina, Thomas Bragg,
v. David S. Reid ; Kentucky, Lazarus
w. Powell, v. ]. B. Thompson; Tenn.
A. o. p. Nicholson, v. John Bell; Tex
as, J. w. Hemphill, v. Sam Houston.
Ten of the old members have been re-
elected, and there will be three vacan-
cies-one in New Jersey, one in Min
nesota, and one in Oregon.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-03-17


q A MAN KILLED BY A WOLF. - Mr..
King, who carries the mail on the route
from Port Sanilac to this place, vouches
for the following: "A few days since,
a man, while chopping in the woods
some six miles west of Lexington,
Sanilac county, near his own dwelling,
was attacked by a terocious wolf, which,
at the first signal, grasped his victim
by the throat. The wife, standing in
the door of the house, saw the position
of her husband, ana, running up, seized
his axe, and with one blow upon the
back of the wolf, so disabled him as to
make him release his hold. A few
more blows finished him entirely, but
not until the wolf had succeeded in
cutting the throat of her husband, so
that he expired almost immediately
TMscola Pioneer.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-03-17
~ A Florida manor s

a. A Florida paper says that a
new party is being organized down in
the Florida Swamps to be styled "The
Sons of the Soil" One Of the objects
is said to be to prescribe citizens of
Northern birth.-Eschange.
And Florida has Representative in
Congress on 10000 votes, while in the
free States it requires over 10000 votes
for Representative. But these south
ern fellows are intense democrats %
and talk loudly about northern ag-
gressions," and the abused "rights of
the South % 10
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-03-17
w ashington. March /

w ashington, March 10.
The Senate to-day confirmed the
nomination of Murray AVhalon, as
Collector of Erie, Pa; j. S. nj. Van
Cleve as District Attorney for Wash
ington Territory land Andrew J. Thayer
as District Attorney for Oregon.
Judge Holt has not to-day resigned
the Office of Commissioner of Patents.
Had he done so while the Senate was
In session, there would have been a
legal necessity for the imme date APP
pointment of his successor, for which
the President is not yet prepared.
The Tribune correspondence says
the vacant Office of Commissioner of
Patents has been offere d to Mr.. Hughes,
ex-member of Congress from Indiana,
aud that Gov. Denver, Commissioner
of Indian Affairs, has resigned, and
will return to California. Col. Mix,
Chief Clerk of the Indian Department
is spoken of as his successor. sff
e The Herald correspondence says the
Senate yesterday confirmed the follow
ing appointments: @. w. Bradley and
A. T. Roberts, residing in China, Com
missioners under the China treaty, to
settle claims; Mr.. McDuffy, of Califor-
MIA, Superintendent of Indian Affairs;
H. ". Hing, Postmaster at Middletown.
PAD Washington, March H.
Hon. r. A. Gillett, long connected
with the Law Department of the gov
eminent, has published an argument to
show that the revenue of the Postoffice
establishment can be applied after June
next, to pay for transporting the mails
and other expenses of the Department,
Notwithstanding the failure of the Post
Office appropriation bill.
Washington, March IL.
Gen. Denver proposes to return to
California by the next Steamer, and
this involves his reorganization as Com
missioner of Indian Affairs.
The Supreme Court to-day announced
opinions in II eases, but did not deliv-
er the opinions of time The Court
then adjourned to December next, hav.
ing cleared less than half the calendar.
The trial of Hon. Daniel E. Sickles
will not probably take place till week
after next. The Grand Jury not being
inclined to give his case precedence
over other.
The statement made up at the Treas
ury Department, shows that the circu-
lation of the banks throughout the
country in 1856, was s2l5, 100000; in
1857, $4,000, 900, and in 1858, $685.
100000 and third.
The remains of the late p. NJ. Gene
raj were sent to Tenn, this afternoon,
in charge of Jstiuce Catron and Sena-
tor Johnson, and Col. Savage, of that
State. The offer of the Adams Elk.
press Company having been accepted
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-03-17
~ Hostetter's celebrated Stomach

w Hostetter's celebrated Stomach
Bitters, for Jaundice, Dyspepsia, Ner-
vous or Chronic Debility-are very
pleasant in taste and smell, and can be
taken under any circumstances. In
cases of Dyspepsia it acts like magic,
strengthening the tone of the stomach,
stimulating the digestive powers, and
giving ruddy health to the cheek, and
brightness to the eye. In all cases of
diseases of the stomach, whether acute
or chronic, it may be recommended for
its soothing, cordial and renovating in
fuence. Dyspepsia, heartburn, loss of
appetite, nausea, nervous tremors, re-
Taxation, debility, &C., are relieved by
the Bitters in a very short space of
time, and perseverance in their use
never fails to work a thorough cure.
Kept at all the popular saloons, and
principal drug stores.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-03-17

DEPRESSING THE Poor. : The New
York Tribune of Saturday gives an
account of an interview of one of its
had just had with poor
woman who was making cloth caps,
such as are sold by our hatters, at too
cents apiece! This was the utmost her
grasping employer would give her, and
she could barely earn ten shillings a
week. Upon this miserable pittance
she was compelled to support herself
and a family of two children!
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-03-17
English Fears of the French Army and
NAVY.

At public dinner in London the day
before the Jura sailed, Admiral Napier
and Gen. Thompson were called out in
response to the toast of ssTbe Army
and Navy" The gallant General did
not believe that we were at this moment
in state of safety. He advised that
good lookout be kept, least any slip
perry turn should be played us. Sir
Charles Napier also took gloomy view
of things. The French, he said, pos
sessed $50 steam vessels in their COM
mercial marine, and at least $50 steam
ers in their navy. England, it was
true, possessed many more than this;
but what was there to prevent the EN-
peror of the French from laying an
embargo on all the vessels in his ports,
using them as transports for his his
troops, and in fortnight from such a
time all his fleet might anchor in the
Portland Roads. 1t was very well for
people to say such things could not be
done, but he was warrior whose life
had been passed in conflicts, and he
knew what could be done, and he was
sure the country was not at present
secure, as regarded the national defen-
ses, from an invasion. The Emperor
of the French had twenty sail of the
line which he could man, while England
had only FIVE sail of the line, at Cork.
This, he thought, was not safe state
for this country to be in.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-03-17

The landless citizens of Miehi-
gan should remember that Ex-Gov.
Felch, the present Democratic nominee
for Supreme Judge, when he was in
the @. S. Senate, was bitter opponent
of the Homestead Law which has again
been killed by a Democratic Congress.
Friends of Free Homes for All pin this
scrape in your hat and see to it that
the name of George Martin is inscribed
on your ballot for Chief Justice when
you deposit your vote ut the Judicial
Election on Monday, the 4th day of
April. 80 s f8 es59qzlaa @
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-03-17

sW Piccolomini was kissed in Cir.
cinnati the other day, by young man
who mistook her for sister he had
gone to the hotel to meet after a two
years absence. He apologized after
the mistake was discovered, and offered
to give them all back if nothing else
would satisfy the little queen of song.
But she declared it did not hurt her,
and that the operation was not "vat
you say eet is dees-a-gra-ble." So the
matter ended.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-03-17
from the Baltimore Exchange. March 4

From the Baltimore Exchange, March f..
Capture of a Slaver-S5O Negroes ON
BOard-SuIcide of the Captain.
Captain Kirch of the brig Francis
Jane, from Mayaguez, and Captain
Staples of the schooner Mohawk, from
Ponce, P. R., report that Spanish
bark from the coast of Africa, with $50
negroes on board, while attempting to
effect landing, had gone ashore, about
the 9th ult., on reef on the east end
of the island, and went to pieces, and
it was reported that the Captain of the
SLAYER had committed suicide. The
authorities Immediately despatched a
government steamer to her, but she had
not returned at the time of the depar-
ture of the above vessels.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-03-17

~ Judge Belts, of the United
States Circuit Court, Philadelphia, has
decided that the newspaper reporters
ought to be, if they were not, exempt
from jury duty. The name of Mr..
Graham, an attache of one of the news
papers, being called for the petit jury,
he begged to be excused, and on appeal
to the Court the excuse was admitted.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-03-17

eBT The Jackson Patriot had the
honesty to declare itself very decidedly
in favor of a registry law, before the
Free Press and the leaders of the slave
Democracy in the State took ground
against it. But upon getting its cue
from head quarters, it turned sudden
somersault, and is now one of its Bit
terest opponents. This is modern
!1ooofoco consistency and honesty. 1t
has had the courage, however, to pub
lish this law, which is more than the
Free Press dare to do.-Det. Ady.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-03-17
Death of A. v. Brown, Postmaster Gem


eral.
Aaron Vail Brown, Postmaster Gen
'eral of the United States, died at his
residence in Washington, on Wednes-
day morning last, about half past nine
o'clock. His disease was pneumonia.
Mr.. Brown was born in Brunswick
county, Virginia, August 18th, 1895 !;
graduated at Chapel Hill, in North
Carolina, in 1914; removed with his
parents to Giles county, Tennessee, in
1915, and commenced the study of law
with Judge Trimble in the same year,
at Nashville; soon afterward formed a
partnership with James X. Polk, which
was continued until the election of the
latter to Congress; was in the Tennes.
see Legislature from 1921 to 1882; and
from the latter year to 1889, when he
also was elected to Congress, devoted
himself wholly and with considerable
success to the practice of his profess
sion; served in Congress until 1s45,
when he was chosen Governor of the
State of his adoption. After the expi-
ration of his gubernatorial term, Mr..
Brown measurably retired from public
life in 1850, however, he was dele
gate to Southern Commercial Con-
vention at Nashville, where he submit
ted an elaborate report which was
known as the Tennessee platform. He
was also in the Baltimore Convention
of 1852, which nominated Franklin
Pierce, and reported the platform
which was adopted on that occasion.
He filled no public station thereafter
until the election of Buchanan, whom
he warmly supported, when he was
called to place in the Cabinet.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-03-17

r Robert .McLane, who is to 60
out Minister to Mexico, is son to Louis
McLane, of Delaware, who was Secre-
tary of State under General Jackson,
succeeding Edward Livingston to that
office. He was prominent member
of Congress, representing the Baltimore
District of Maryland during the Polk
Administration, and was subsequently
American Minister to China. In the
Cincinnati Convention he supported
Gen. Pierce, which accounts for the
appointment.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-03-17

1. y. Q. f.
The regular maefipo

.ssssxsass, The regular meetings of Dowagiac
SS& Lodge No. 81, l. o. o. F., are held at
SsTFsS their Hall on Thursday evening of
each week, at ~ O'Clock. Transient brethren in
good standing are cordially invited to attend.
J. p. WILEY, N. G.
WILLIAM GARLAND. Sec'y.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-03-17


We presune that most of our readers
are aware tflat an act was passed at
the late session Of the Legislature
authorizing the legal voters of the
several townships in this State, to
decide by ballot, at the cnsniug election,
whether the present Township Library
system shall remain IN force, or whether
they will change it to School District
Libraries. For this purpose separate
box is to be provided, and those in
favor of continuing the Township Ii
brary system can vote on the 4th of
April for "Township Library" and
those in favor of a change, for Dis
trict Libraries" '8-a aaa 4fi't2ys I
From the provisions of the law follow
ing, which we copy from the Detroit
Advertiser, our readers can see how
they can make the change if they de-
sire it, and also that they can decide
by vote whether $25 or $50 shall be
annually taken from the two mill tax
for library purposes, or whether none
shall be thus appropriated
In case majority of the electors
vote for the latter the township Inspec-
tors are required at their next meeting
thereafter, to divide the Township Lii
braries equally amongst the districts,
in proportion to the number Of scholars
and deliver them to the several Dis
trict Boards, who shall be held accoun-
table for the same, appoint a. Librarian
and determine the place where they
shall be kept, when the District School
House may not be secure. The Libra
ry money belonging to such township
shall also be divided in the same manner
as the books.
1t is made the duty of the State
Board of Education to contract with
the lowest bidder for suitable books for
such libraries, unsectarian in character,
list of which the Superintendent of
Public Instruction shall furnish to the
Director of each school district and
each township Clerk previous to the
first of January of each year, from
which the District Board or Township
Board of Inspectors may select books
to the amount desired by the district
or township. The contractors for furn-
ishing such books shall cause, such as
may be selected, to be forwarded to
such points on any main thoroughfares
as the District or Township Boards
may direct.
Besides the vote by ballot to decide
upon the continuance of the present
library system, the Primary School law,
section 10Y, was so amended as to re-
quire the Supervisors of the several
townships to assess a tax of two mills
upon the valuation of the taxable
property of the same; and the qualified
electors thereof are to decide by Uiyd
yoce vote, or in such manner as the
meeting may determine, achat proper
ton of this two mill tax shall be appro-
priated to the purchase of books for
the Township or District Libraries, and
the remainder of said tax is to belong
to the district in which it was raised
for the support of schools therein. The
proportion of the two mill tax thus
voted for library purposes, is to be in
lieu of the t,centy. fve dollars heretofore
annually made to township libraries,
which is annullcd.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-03-17
Dowagiac Prices Current.
CORRECTED WEEKLY.

4 REPUBLICAN OFFIcE,
March IL, 1889.
FLoUR-Best quality, 5000 q 800 per Dbl.
WHEAT S1.2o q sl.25 per bushel
CORS-65c. a ESQ., per. bushel.
OArs-50c. a C. per bushel
PorAToEs-45c. a SOC. per bushel.
BEASs-s1.OOc. @1.l21S per bushel.
HANs-11c. a 12c. per pound.
BUrTER-lsc. a zoe. per pound.
CHEEsE-l2c. q 13c. per pound.
LARD-9c. q loo. per pound.
CHICKENS DREssED-6c. perlb. s
TURKEYs-7c. a Sc. per lib. t
HrDEs-green, exc. a &c. per Ii.
HIDEs-dry, 13c. q lac. per fb. .
PELrs-S1 90 o. = EACH rif ~
APPLEs-Dried, 121zc. a 1sc. per h.
EGGs-l0c. per dozen.
SaLr-fne, s2.25 per Dbl; coarse, g. so; CSC.
per sack.
TIMOTHY SEED-s2.50 per bushel
CLOVER SEED-$1. 90 per bushel.
PLasTER-S7 40 per ton.