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, 1860-05-24

safely inside the depot Of the Ga!cua and CHI.
cago Union in this city. The distance is 7:G
| nai1es> Had not an interruption taken p1ace ut
Dixon tho time would hare been irs minutes
| shorter.
MEETING OF xxcERs1oS.s1s.
at a meeting Of the Excursiunists to the Mis-.
aissippi River, via theGateaa and Chicago Union
| Railroad, composed Of Delegates to the Nation.
al Republican Convention from several States
and i goodly humber Of tue citizens Of Chicago
held on board tie steamers Funny ilnrris and
Alhambra, on Tuesday morning. May ~
| On motion, Hon EruRA1A MAnsn, OF New
Jersey, was appointed President; and The fol-
lowing gentlemen ,..'.E
VIat-P Prnidtnh Hon: T. y. Stewart o.
Maine. Hon. J. S. Reyes of Massachusetts,, Hon
). s. Stickney Of Connecticut, D. 3. adams
Esq. Of Rhode Island, Judge A. Il. james o
New York, Hon. Wm. McClclland Of Penns, l
vania, Dr.. J. Steese Of Ohio, Hon. E. Hussey O
Michigan, J. " Morris Of Iowa, Charles Walk
er Esq. Of Illinois, y. C. Henderson Of Texas
E. ". Blake Of Kansas. -;
Seereta,y-J. Newport.
l -
which Hon. ]. I. Hogeboom WIS cla,r.nan, ,wht
reported the following. aud they we're unani
mous1y adopted:
rt.~f~f That nc, dctcgatrs practically of the n,pr
Eas;er aud Enutle1n zies 111t1Y at1sndant upnp II
fthe1ru Convention take thi. IT,: carl oppos unity
fp our bes aud OF the lalies II cnnp7
nv ouf tpcefe thanks for the hnsp tt rltenl 10
H. sent aud Chfcgo 11nlon Rsfto ID fnnpans In Fn
1hinE Ia us the present occation Of our 1gf aud r.
tsrntIrt r1cursoaa hospitality cslhc1ne hit only tr III
esal1y Hftbe Cu1an5. but the e7rTy "a entfr1iss
liz c1lent and allie udccr1; and VIC tAGe tns reas1ot
Aso efpecaiy acknowledge cur u aona th tfhtitas
the very ge1t!cma;iy Superintendent. Mr. JAlcv1f. VI
| ha@ 1oenenuaniea % uPUu sAe whole tEtp
RrotrrI That cordially <xFFfss huf sF ~ y
amrls and eomodoua utnE.oat made tor ns !of nHr
Ehtfal pa.aase dowa Tie fntber ky the M'nt
aetA Packet 60 paoy and ior Tie attentions vi tss xe'
| eFera Aud att4nt1ve uotceu Of the buAts. .
HeeAlon q 1ha hosp!tahle receptions with whlc4 =
ns ~ Esnefously extended to ur "wthoUt dktlncno
!1y " aSt bfnies7s mud lIslsrs Of the e.rrrrlstn
~ Gtau.M c1y OF Dubuque. Long a3trr ou:salr.
s haFe paeeo froa here. shall The collections rtna
@Mu u Or Le defp Impressions made unou our Mlat
Ann If4 " tha seeusA ed 70 u h7 &h!1 Iaud
nAznafencc. w. the touching md kuiv atfr :f5Dns
IL noble IONS and fAIr 4Aukbtets We h.ve rrc0xnI1t
among ~ people ndIei mt only at our race tnJ cou
III, INT Or our hlo0d. We Ia thrln nie.lers
eftTn. adenty to tbs principles of our t}ovrfurnt L ~
ponnaeo ~ our lasos A:ht1s the links the indi
union Of elases, and In the psothe.ly londs of INIT
, 1860-05-24

Drs1SEss.-AlthouRh the great multitude Of
strangers who lately visited our city have re-
turned to their homes, business is much better
than before the Convention. The influx acted
like lever, and stirring up matters gave bust.
ness new and inyigorating impulse.
, 1860-05-24

pEnsoSA1.-Judge Tullis, Sheriff Of Ramsey
County, Minnesota, was in the city yesterday.
lie states tlla. Lincoln was the first choice Of
grca. body Of Minnesotians, and that the State
will roll up majority of from four to six thou
sand for him. lie goes hence to St. Paul to
work from now till November for Honest Old
In -
, 1860-05-24

snocK1Sc AcclpESr.-festerday noon Coro-
ner James held au inquest upon the body OF
brakeman Of the Chicago, Alton l. st. Louis
Railroad, named Bruce johnson. The body
Was horribly mangled aud the head literally
severed from the trunk. The accident occurred
just before daylight yesterday as the train ras
coming in through Bridgeport. He had been
upon the locomotive and while endeavoriug to
! pass back to the train fell between the CATS.
He is from New York aud had been on the road
about three weeks.
, 1860-05-24

I'oL1cE Counr.-The following cases were
disposed Of yesterday: John Ryan, disorderly,
discharged; John Jones, disorderly, discharg-
ed; Thoma, Jones, drunk aud disorder1y, IS !;
Pat Riley, drunk and disorder]y, 50; Thomas
Collins, vagrancr, discharged; Eliza Dolan, ra-
grancy. &; Jas. Maloy, "ngrancy, SIS; Michael
Myer, vagraucy and drunk, IS. execution sus-
peudcd; Henry Mogelin, disorderly. dis.
charged Il. Mcintosh, disorderly, continued !;
John .. Walsh, obstructing sidewalk, jury
trial, s..
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-11-22
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

NOTICE is hereby given, that by virtue of o
IN license granted by Clifford Shanahan, Judge
of the Probate Court for Cass County in the State
of Michigan, we shall offer for sale at public
auction the following described real estate to wit
The west half of the southeast quarter of section
nineteen, in township six south of range fifteen
west in Cass County, Michigan, containing eighty
acres of land more or less The west half of the
northwest fractional quarter.of said section nine
teen, except about twelve acres out of the south
west thereof it being piece sold to James
Simpson, reference being hereby made to his
deeds of the same and except also two and 43-lOo-
acres taken out of the same for a Mill yard, said
lot containing about seventy-one acres after de-
Quoting the above exceptions. Also eleven and
52-100 acres off from the west end of the following
description, to wit: Beginning at the northwest
corner OF the east half of the northwest quarter
OF said section nineteen, and running thence south
% AZ east seventeen and 40-100 chains, thence
north SO As east thirty-three and 76-l0o chains
to the section line thence north SO 81 west,
nine and 42-100 chains, thence north 81 . 90 west
nineteen and g4-l00 chains TO the place Of Beginning
containing twenty-five and 2-l00 acres in all Of
said last description. Also, the undivided one
half of the Steam Mill property, described as fol-
east seventeen and 40100 chains, from the north.
east corner of the west half of the northwest
quarter of said section nineteen thence north,
SO As east, two and e21z 100 chains thence south
o. AZ east IL chains, thence west two and $500
chains, thence north 0o 42' west, ten and $500
chains to the place of beginning containing two and
80 100 acres Again commencing at point south
% ~ east seventeen and 4o-l00 chains from the
northeast corner of the west half Of the north
west quarter Of said section nineteen thence south,
59sz west two and 81 a 100 chains thence south
oo AZ east, nine and 08-lo0 chains thence east
two and 1900 chains, thence north 0 Q AZ west
ten and $500 chains, to the place Of beginning,
containing two and 4S-l00 acres, making total In
the Mill property of five and $500 acres. on
Saturday the twelfth day Of January next between
the hour of nine o'clock in the forenoon and the
setting Of the sun the same day, on the premises
above described, for the payment of the debts of
Elias Simpson, deceased and the costs and charges
of Administration s-.h haf
THOMAS SIMPSON, Administrators
SAMUEL NORRIS,
November II 1890 nov22-3lw6
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-11-22


From the opposition column are to be
deducted, on most questions likely to
arise, the Douglas Democrats and the
Constitutional Union members. The
list of the former cannot be accurately
made out yet, as former experience has
sufficiently demonstrated. BUTT would
be safe, we think, to estimate them at
their strength in the present House,
viz |: 8. Of Constitutional union mem
bers, two have been chosen; and if the
States yet to choose should elect as be-
fore, the strength of that party in the
House would be rs. This takes 33
from the opposition list, and leaves SO
Breckenridge members. 1t will be seen
therefore, that the Republican will stand
within two as we'll in the next House,
without the admission of Kansas,) as
they did in the present when they chose
Speaker Pennington, and far better
than they did in the famous contest
that resulted in the election OF Speaker
Banks.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-11-22
The Result i'm Missouri.

Douglas has probably carried the
State by a small majority. No incon-
siderable fraction of the Union party
voted for him. Indeed, it is apparent
that no combin alton of circumstances,
however favorable, can enable that
party to carry Missouri. The Union
orators, instead of remaining at home,
and working at home, went off to New
York to aid Fusion, and to very little
purpose. That party is stone dead in
this State, and we apprehend few mourn
the catastrophe. Lincoln has received
a handsome vote in the State, and will
be found very close to Breckenridge,
when the returns are all in.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-11-22
Good for Delaware.

-Four tickets were run in the State of
Delaware, of which the Republicans
stand second in the vote received. The
Wilmington State Journal and States
man, which is exceedingly jubliant
over the result, contains returns which
are nearly complete, and which foot up
for Breckenridge 6,l47; Lincoln 1851 ;
Bell 1922, and Douglas 992. Geo. B.
Fisher, who sympathises with the Re-
publicans in all their leading ideas
the non-extension of Slavery, Free
Homesteads, Protection to American
Industry, &c.-is elected to Congress.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-11-22

From the published official vote of
New Jersey, it would seem, that not
withstanding the great efforts made by
the fusionists to carry the State, Lin
coin has majority of one in the cleo
toral college, the Republicans having
elected four of their candidates for
electors The other three are for Doug
las. This will swell Mr.. Lincoln's vote
to 173, without California or Oregon.
New Jersey has, therefore, more than
half redeemed herself. The result is a
most gratifying one, and another re-
buke to The Fusionists. They have not
secured an election by all their corrupt
and disgusting combinations.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-11-22
Miscellaneous Items.

Two or three hundred colored fami-
lies will move from Baltimore to New
Haven, CT, in the coming spring.
An effort is being made to raise 81
600 to make the Connecticut River
navigable to Hartford.
Miss Jane @. Martin has been APP
pointed keeper of the Marble-head
light, vice Ezekiel Darling, resigned.
A firm in Philadelphia has just fin
ished a railroad car for the Birkenhead
Street Railway in England.
An Irish lover remarked that it is a
great pleasure to be alone, especially
when your "swateheart is wild ye."
1t is said that all the Presidents OF
the United States, except General Har-
rison, had blue eyes. Lincoln's are
blue. aa ad
The deaths in London, for the week
ending October 20, numbered 1,1l5;
the births, 1900, of whom 939 Were
boys and SCI girls. DO =
The Albany Burgesses Corps have
resolved to 60 to Washington at the
Inauguration. They will turn cut loo
muskets. 5+t A4
raefs
A brother of Charles Dickens is en-
ployed in the land Office of the Illinois
Central Railroad. He does little in
the literary line. -.
~ church bell made of glass, IA in
ches high and Is inches in diameter,
has been recently placed in the turret
of the chapel at Grange, Borrowdale,
Cumberland, England.
Mr.. Dampler, farmer residing near
Taunton, England, is said to have a
horse in his possession, aged Sc years,
which he rides daily about his farm,
and occasionally goes out hunting with.
1t is rumored that Gen 10. Lane as
sent the following despatch to his
friends in Oregon
+ .Me and Breck are depheeted but
gods will be dun. JOSEF LANE.
The SURVIVORS, OF THE REVOLT
rIoNARY ARMY-A late letter from the
United States Commissioners OF Pen
sions, say that there are now but eighty
nine survivors of the army of the Reeve
luton, whose names were placed upon
their rolls for pensions.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-11-22
A Cool Proposition.

The New York Herald is urging up
on Mr.. Lincoln and the Republicans
at the North the necessity of holding
meetings to convince the South that
they mean no harm. This, in our
opinion, would be the broadcast farce.
Is not our platform explicit enough ?
Are not the speeches of Mr.. Lincoln
sufficiently clear as to the principles by
which his Administration is to be gov
erned? Would not the party to which
the Herald belongs, and which we have
thoroughly beaten, like to have us COM
nit some Ridiculous act, that they might
detract from the bene6cent result OF
the victory? The South knows now,
if they know anything, that it is not a
part of the Republican platform to in
terfere with the rights of the States in
regard to their domestic institutions,
among which is that Of Slavery. The
Constitutional rights of the South. and
all the States are to be respected.
There is not Republican in all this
broad land that would tolerate any in-
reference by the General Government
in matters not clearly within its juris
diction, and this question of Slavery
in the States is certainly. one with
which the Government at Washington
has nothing to do. ~
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-11-22
The Disunion Excitement.

Elsewhere in this issue we give a
batch of telegraphio dispatches, in re-
lation to the secession excitement In
South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, and
one or two other southern States.
These dispatches may be taken as fair
samples of those sent over the wires
daily. Bat whether it is the whole
shower, or merely the vanguard of a
deluge, the event will determine. We
confess that it is beyond our ability to
predict how far these hot blooded and
wrong-headed Southerners may carry
their treason. As long as they confne
themselves to issuing messages and
making stump speeches, however un-
wise their words, the country will sub
NIT to it as necessary blowing off of
steam but if they presume to act the
treason they talk, they will soon find
that the national government has power
in it, and also the disposition to exercise
it. The north will insist upon the ex-
ercise of the powers vested in the
national governments to quell all at
tempts at treason.
Could any of these States that are
now raising this disunion howl, and
more especially South Carolina, consti-
nationally seeeds, we certainly should
be in favor of interpreting no obstacle
Psrhapsthe very worst punishment that
could be inflicted upon them would be
to allow them to reap the fruit of their
wishes, and live upon the dry husks of
disunion for few years. They would
then come back poor, hungry and Mig
gerlsss, and knock at the gates of the
Union for admission. But we cannot
conceive of psaceable secession. Sc
session violates the revenue and other
laws The Presidents oath obliges
him to see shat the laws are faithfully
executed" How then can we have
peaceable secession ? Evidently the
Government cannot abate jot from
the glorious motto of Daniel w ebster
"Our Union-now and forever-Oue
and inseparable."
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-11-22
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SALE.

NOTICE is hereby given that by virtue of
IN license granted by Clifford Shanahan, Judge
of the Probate Court for the County of Cass in
the State of Michigan, shall offer for sale at
public auction: The west half of the southwest
quarter of section twenty three in township seven,
south of range fourteen west, in Cass County,
Michigan, containing eighty acres of land more
or less, on Saturday the twenty ninth day of De-
cember next, between the hour of nine O'clock in
the forenoon and the setting of the the same
day, on the premises above described, for the
of the debts of Kinchen Artist deceased,
and the costs and charges of Administration, sub
ject to the right of dover of Sidney Lewis lately
the widow of said deceased.
JEFFERSON OSBORN, Administrator.
Nov. Is, 1860. nov22-31w6
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-11-22
,tand as follows

The elections which were made on
Tuesday, the 9th ult., to the House of
Representatives determine with sub
stantial accuracy the political compo-
sition of that branch. Nineteen States
have now chosen their Representatives,
and it is not probable the members yet
to be chosen will differ materially from
the predecessors. The following table
prepared by the Boston Journal, may
be considered as close approximating
to the political complexion of the next
House, so far as it can be divided into
too columns:
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-11-22

For some time past il has been evil
dent to business men, and especially to
those obliged to buy drafts upon New
York, that Illinois currency was worth
only ninety-three to ninety five cents on
the dollar, and it has been evident to
those who have Investigated the condi-
ton of these banks that crash must
come sooner or later.
On Moneay last, the Bank Commis-
sioners, of Illinois, after careful exam
ination of the securities in the hands
of the Auditor, found some twenty-five
out of more than hundred banks
short, and made call on them to put
up additional securities, or what would
be equivalent, withdraw correspond
ing circulation within thirty five days.
The whole sum called for is about $780,
600. serh lGtaa sne
The Banks upon which this call has
been made is as follows:-
American Exchange Bank, Bank of
Aurora, Bank of Chester, Bank of Ma
perville, Bank ofPike County. Bank
of Quincy, Citizens Bank, Corn Ex-
change Bank, Farmers and Traders'
Bank, Grand Prairie Bank, GrayviNe
Bank, Lafayette Bank, Merchants and
Drovers Bank, Morgan County Bank,
National Bank, Prairie State, Railroad
Bank, Reeds Bank, Southern Bank of
Illinois, GRANVILLE, State Bank of Hi
nois, $50 .f'ss 7ianie ear tsoff s.2rf &.
Upon this call being made public, the
Chicago brokers, probably knowing the
condition of these banks, and being
aware that part of them could not re-
spond to the call, ON Tuesday morning
last, agreed to throw out the notes Of
the following banks, which, of course,
renders them at this time almost worth
less; and makes it necessary for the
Auditor to wind up the swindling con-
Germs. The following is the list =
American Exchange Bank,
Bank of Aurora,
Bank of the Commonwealth,
Bank of Raleigh,
Corn Exchange Bank,
National Bank,
State Bank of Illinois.
At this time, it is thought that all
the banks upon which the call has been
made, save the seven named above,
will make good their securities and GO
on; but as this is merely a supposition
we would advise our readers to have
nothing to do with the notes of any Of
them, until at least they have become
better secured than they are at present
To those of our readers who may
happen to have any of the above
money on hand, we say, hold on to il
for few days. 1t may be better, il
cannot be much worse.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-11-22
Washinoton- Nov IA.

Many of the prevalent reports and
conjectures concerning the action of
the Government are untrue, and most
of them exaggerated. The course Of
the Administration will afford no just
cause for increasing the present excite
ment, either at the South or North, as it
will endevor fairly, firmly, and impair
TALLY to perform its duty as cases for it's
action may arise, always keeping the
Constitution and the law full in view.
The remark attributed to Representa-
tive Keitt, that the President is pledged
to secession, has been received here
with much astonishment, and his friends
do not believe that he is correctly re-
ported. 1t is well known that the Presi-
dent has never made such a pledge in
any public paper, and his most intimate
friends have never heard anything from
his lips which would lead to the belief
that he entertains any sentiment which
is not warmly in favor of preserving
the Constitution in all it's integrity.
The Postmaster at Orangeburg, Mr.
Keitt's residence, has forwarded his
resignation as Postmaster, to take eff
feet on the LIST of January, unless, he
says, his most abused and best beloved
State of South Carolina shall sooner
secede. His resignation has been &C
cepted, and he has been requested to
designate suitable person as his sue
cessor, who will give proper bonds for
the discharge of all the duties required
by the laws and regulations of the
Post office Department. In the event
of no such person being found to fill
the office, it must be discontinued.
Lieut. Col. Gardener has, in the or
binary routine of business, been re-
lieved of the command of Fort Moul-
trie, and will be succeeded by Mai.
Anderson, who is next to him in rank
in the first regiment of artillery. The
newspaper report that Fort Moultrie
is occupied by military company of
Charleston, is the only information re-
ceived of it in this city. The War De-
partment has neither given an order
nor received any information on the
subject. e
The 5000 stand of arms recently
mentioned as having gone South, were
purchased in. Washington by Virginia
for the use of that State. They were
Of am inferior quality.
-. -. Charleston, Nov. IA.
The Mercury, in referring to a dis
patch in Philadelphia paper about
the taking of Fort Moultrie, says tits
totally unfounded, and unless Northern
journals send ont more reliable cores
pondents, they must expect to suffer in
their pockets, as well as to have their
fears excited by unjust approximations.
Milledgeville, Nov. IA.
Speeches are nightly made by Sena-
tor Toombs, Hon. Thomas r. COBB and
others, in favor Of secession. Messrs.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-11-22
w-"Cotton MOUTH is the name q

H"Cotton Mouth" is the name of
a tedious looking, intensely venemous
snake Astounding in the swamps of the
South western Slave States. 1t is SO
called from the fact that its mouth is
lined with a white membrane, giving
it the appearance, when open, of being
flied with cotton. g 1858 sn
We know of no more expressive
name than "Cotton- mouth" for the
vengeful secessiOnists of the South,
and their allies. the traitorous Cotton
ocracy of the Free States. For the
sake Of brevity as well as appropriate
ness, we propose that they be desigaa-
ted by that soubriquet.