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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-01-05
New Advertisements.
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VNHE subscriber has just opened at Gossage's old
Il stand, nearly opposite the Stage Office, gener-
al assortment OF Boots and shoes, which offer
ed to the citizens of 0ttumwa and vicinity
Cheaper than the Cheapest! @
Now is your time to buy your Boots aud Shoes as
THESE GOODS MUST BE SOLD.
Jan. 5, 1860 n52 ] 13m C. NJ BRADT
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List Of Letter.

I Letters,
ost Office at Ottumwa
. ending Dec. 31st 1862.
nree months, they will
; Office Department as,
Martin Jane
Miller Leonard
Malay VIM
McCarty Matson,
McCarty Chas
Matson Mariah
McCune Saml
Mcmahon Pat
Murphey
McAllister
More G G
Jason d
M~gan James:
Mott Saria
Mozart AWm
Moss Wil's,n
Mcgra Mrs
Miller Frank
Norris w II r
Obryon John
Prout Michael
Park w r
Pratt G A
Plat I G or A
Powell john N
Powell VIM
Robb David
Rodgers Martin
Reynolds Clidenia
Reynolds Michael
Rush Ezekiel
Reinen Peter 8
Simmons A E
Sunth f B
Shremy Samuel
Slavens Henry
Smith N
Staler William.
Sherwood John,
Stark Maria
Sullivan D.
Sparlock Mary Ann 3
Seadom Buck Hart
Singer w
Stossel Peter
Shream Lee
ST ,kles James
Scott n r
Spark G L
Stevenson James
Shields
Shea Richard
Tarten Jounna
Tombs John 2
Thollimu Socratis
Thimas DR.
'Tesvbuck J G
1humpin II n 2
Thumpin James
Iindel Henigen
William Lewis
W ilfiamson j l. ID
Wilkinson j E
Whiteorpb Malissa
Wooden Jane Il
Wrestler J w
Wilson f L D
Wclhnan John w
Willis Ophil;a
Wnneler !fauvil
Williams L NJ
Woudard Paul II
Wheeler Samuel
Waller NJ q
Williams Y A
Wilson Catherine
West Il II
White Richard
Workc David
Y Jung Benjamin
R.sh J,Ihn William
Cafiel & pcdrick
Bird & Sprague
$ rk & WartEr
the above letters will
}. or thev NAV not get
)ttumwa Jan. ID 1866.
A. HAWKES., P. N.
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ESTRAY NOTICE.

-AKEN Up by George p, House, at his residence,
in R,cbIand ownship, two fat Hogs-one white
R.r,ow with hole In the right ear; the other req
and black spotted Sow, no ear marks. Appraised ~
Ala rs b John w. Grist and James Mayors, before
gcshna Marshall, Justice Of the Peace.
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Dissolution of Partnership.

VuNO RENTING Store Rooms on Front street.
Ottumwa Inquire Of T. DEvIN.
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Remaining in the Post Office at Ottumwa
Iowa, for the quarter ending Dec. S1st 1859.
II not taken out in three months, they will
be sent to- the Post Office Department As
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SPANISH AMERICAN STATES.

lwould, also, again recommend to Con-
gress that authority be given the President
to employ the naval force to protect Amer
lean merchant vessels, their crews and car
GOES. against violent and lawless seizure and
eopfiscation in the ports of Mexico and the
Spanish American States, when those coun-
tries NAV be in disturbed and revolution
arv condition. The mere knowledge that
such an authority had been conferred, ms
have already stated, would of itself, in
great degree, prevent the evil. Neither
would this require any additional appropri-
alton for the naval service.
The great objection urged against the
grant Of this authority is, that Congress, by
comforting It, would violate the Constitu-
tion--that 1t would be q transfer of the war
making or, strictly speaking, che var-dcclar-
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

The receipts into the treasury during the
first quarter of the present fiscal year, COM
nencing July |, 1859, were twenty million
six hundred and eighteen thousand eight
hundred and sixty-five dollars and eighty
five cents, (S2O,6lS, S65 $50 OF this amount
three million eight hundred and twenty -onc
thousand three hundred dollars (S3. S2l. 300)
was received on account of the loan and the
issue Of treasury notes.-the amount of six
teen million seven hundred and ninety
thousand five hundred and Sixty-tive dollars
and eighty five cents (Sl6, 797, 565 $50 hav-
ing been received during the quarter from
the ordinary sources Of public revenue. The
estimated receipts for the remalning three
quarters Of the present fiscal year to 3Oth
June, 1860, are fifty million four hundred
and twentv-six thousand four hundred dol
lars, (5o,426, 400. OF this amount it is es-
timated that 1885, 400 will he received for
treasury notes, which may be re-issued UNI
der the fifth section of the act of Sd March
last, and one million one hundred and sew
enty thousand dollars Isl, l70,000) OH &C
count of the loan authorized by the act OF
June IA, DISSEMINATING six million nine hun
bred and twenty -six thousand four hundred
dollars (s6,926,4OO) from these extraordin-
ary sources, and forty three million five hun
dred thousand dollars (43, 300, 000) from the
ordinary sources of the public revenue-ma-
king an aggregate, with the balance in the
treasury on the LIST July, 1859, of seventy
five million three hundred and eighty four
thousand five hundred and forty-one dollars
and eighty nine cents ls75, 3s4,54l S9) for
the estimated means of the present fiscal year
ending 30th June, 1860.
The expenditures during the first quarter
of the present fiscal year were twenty mil
lions seven thousand one hundred and sew
enty -four dollars and seventy-six cents.
($20, O07, l74.76). Four million six hundred
and sixty-four thousand three hundred and
sixty-six dollars and seventy-six cents ga.
,64, 500. 76) of this sum were applied to the
payment of interest on the public debt and
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MES only excepted) for carrying the mail for
the first quarter of the present fiscal year
commencing on the LIST of July, until the Isl
of December-less than one week before the
meeting Of the present Congress. The rea'
son is that the mail contractors for this, the
current year. did not complete their first
quarters service until the 30th of September
last and by the terms of their contracts
sixty DAYS more are allowed for the settle
ment of their accounts before the Depart
ment could he called upon for payment.
The great difficulty and the great hardship
consisted in the failure to provide for the
payment of the deficiency in the fiscal year
ending the 3Oth June, 1859. The Depart
ment has entered into contracts, in obedi-
ence to existing laws, for tho service of that
fiscal year, anil the contractors are fairly en-
titled to their compen Sation as it became due
The deficiency as stated in the bill, amount
ed to S3 1888, 1928. but after careful settle
mcnt Of all these accounts, ii has been asc2r.
tanned that it amounts to $4, 296.009. With
the scantv means ut his command the Post
master General has managed to pay that
portion of this deficiency which occurred in
the first two quarters of the past fiscal year
ending on the 3lst December last. In the
meantime the contractors themselves, under
these trying circumstances, have behaved in
manner worthy ofall colnmendati0n. They
had one resource in the midst of their EN-
barassments. After the amounts due tC
Zach OF them had been ascertained and finally
settled according to law. this became spec
flied debt of record against the United States
which enabled them to borrow money or
this unouestionabie security. Still they
we're obliged to pay interest in consequence
of the default of Congress, and os every prin-
ciplc of Justice ought to receive interest from
the commencement. This interest should
commence from the date when warrant
would have been issued for the payment 81
the principal had an appropriation been made
for this purpose. Calculated mp to the Isl
December, it will not exceed 800, 660--a
sum not to be taken into account when con-
trasted with the great difficulties and enbar.
easements of public and private character,
both to the people and the States, which
would have resulted from converting and
holding special session Of Congress.
For these reasons recommend the passage
OF bill, at as early day as may be practi
cable, to provide for the payment Of the
amount, with interest, due to these last men.
toned contractors as well as to make the
necessary appropriations for the service Of
the Post Office Department for the current
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-03-02
Douglass Prospects.

The Washington District of Co.
lumbia) Star (Democr tic) thus sum.
up the chances OF Donglas' nomi-
nation at Chicago:
The plan adopted by the friends
and parti2ans OF Judge Douglas, IA
advance his fortune at Charleston,
is every way calculated to have tn
reverse effect. Ii is very transpar
ent game Of brag. and is carried on
with an evident idea that the Charles
ton nomination is to depend on the
amount OF noise they employ, like
the ding dong and big drums OF q
Chinese army going into battle.
They now pretend to figure up 1O9
OF the 200 necessary to a nomination
10 this calculation they include 35
votes from New Yoik, though every
astute politician here knows thatthe
New York delegation 10 entirely un
committed. Minnesota held her
convention a few days back. A re-
solution OF instruction in favor oI
Douglas was voted down by two t.
one. In the face OF that fact tbey
claimed the whole delegation. Mon.
bers OF that delegation repudiate the
idea that they are partisans Of Doug
las, and ak ont OF eight are against
him. Ia Massachusetts, and Maine
his friends claimed the delegates. /.
though not more than q third have
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Democratic Popular Sovereignty.

The Kansas l. gslature, "a shorI
time since, passed IN act prohibiting
slav,ry in the territory. This bill
Gov. Medary has vetoed Thus i.
the great popular sovereignty farce
played out. Mcdary, the grea,
wheel horse Of Ohio Drmocrac,
formerly, who Was appointed Gov
ernor of Kansas in accordance with
the provisions Of the Kansas. Ne
braska bill, interposes his vet To
defea: the will OF the people. Bu-
chansn was elected with the assur-
sncc that he would secure to the
people Of Kansas the right to reg, :
late their own institutions in their
own way; and now, when large
majority OF the Legislature pass an
act to prohibit slavery, Buchanan
steps in through his app"intee and
undertakes to nullily this act of the
Legislature. This shows what a
humbug thia Nebraska bill is Tor
tho President has not violated this
organic act in the slightest degree.
That act clothed the President with
the power OF appointing the Gov
ernor, who in turn was granted the
veto power Ia he txcrcised at his
discretion. Governor Medary has
done violence to the rights of the
people through the provisions of the
Nebraska bill alone, the pet meas.
ure oi Senator Douglas. Governor
Chase, while in the Senate, endeav
ored 10 have enerafted in the bill, a
provision authorizing the people Of
the t. rritoly to elect the Governor
and other territorial officers, hut il
was defeated, all the Democratic
members, iucluding Douglas, voting
against It. Governor Chase enIea, =
orcd again to have an amendment
adopted, granting the Legislature
the right to prohibit slavery in the
territory. This in like manner.
Douglas and his Democratic confed.
crates, defeated, and the bill passcd
just in a shape to su,t these "popu-
lar sovereignty" Democrats and
now we have it's beauties most ad-
mirably set forth in the veto, inter-
posed by the Governor Of Nebraska a
and by the Governor of Kansas.
Unless two thirds OF the legislature
be favorable to the prohibition of
slavery, tho Nebraska bill is no bet.
ter than the Congressional slave code
proposed. Indeed It ia worse. For
IN the latter case, Congress would
have the power of prohibiting any
legislation in the territory against
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l.v,ry; 10 the former case, the same
power is ex,r, iced by the President
alone. through his appoin'ee. not
taken from tie people. In the one
case. 1t would he exercised by the
representatives Of tho people to ssy
bo least off; in the other cas-, by
one man far removed from the peo-
pie. The Kansas. Nebraska bill is
the creature OF Douglas. a leading,
avoritc measure Of the Democratic
party. 1t formed the wool and the
,eb Of their platform in 1885,
Well, in accordance with tho plain
xplicit provisions OF this very bill.
IN which tho Democracy asserted
over and 6S~hgain. that the people
were fully protected in the right, Of
eolf-governmtnt-the right to regu.
late their own institutions in their
own way--in accordance with the
provisions Of this very bill, We say
has Governor aedary been enabled
To doicat tho will Of a large majority
rf the people Of Kansas.
The people say "wo don't want
slavery" Governor Mrdary says
you shall have slavery" The
people irqnire from what source he
drives his authority for exercising
-uch powe' the Governor points tc
the veto power, which the Nebraska
bill authorizes him to exercise. The
Democracy in these parts, in their
defense Of this Kansas Nebraska bill
hsvo declared time and again, az
the people well know, that it was
lett wholly with the people of the
territory to determine what kind ol
institutions they should have. II
they wished to hsvo slavery. they
might have it. II they did not wish
to have the institution, they might
prohibit it. That these professions
have proved q ruse-have proved
btscly deceptive, we need only point
to the condition Of things in Kansas
and Nebraska, whre slavery is con
,inued in tho very face OF the wishes
cf the people, as expressed through
a majority OF their respective les.
isla.nres.
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From preeent Indications, Il very
large proportion "f the delegates
from this State to Chicago. are ia.
vorablc to the nomination of Gov.
Chase. In other States, his pros
poets are quite good, and we hope
to see him nominated and made the
standard bearer OF the Republican
party in tho coming important cam.
paign. No man in the country is
more worthy, no one is more com
retent. Ills C, urse Of action As a
prominent politician, rs a public
officer, as private citizen, gives as-
surancc Of his integrity as well ne
his eminent ability to discharge tn,
duties o! any station that requires
superior craftsmanship. Give us
5 ,lnon +. Chase for our candidate
and we feel confident that victory
will crown our efforts, but wht ther
we succeed ar not. we shall retire
from tho conflict in q condition tO
gather strength, and do more efficient
service at II subsequent period. We
have no patience with those tinid
politicians, who propose to 90 out
side Of the Republican PARTY TO fipd
\ candidate Cor the Presidency, In
order To attract TO our ranks q class
of politicians, having no Sympathy
with ns, nor approving Of our dis
tincrive principles. This thing OF
lowering our standard, to suit the
status Of sush men. ia a miserable
policy, one that will drive from the
Republican ranks thousands OF earn.
est men, who will not support a
ticket that dos not command their
iulles' confidence.
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any sort Of leaning for him, and tn,
other two thirds are against him.
The Connecticht delegation has been
claimed with like impndence, but the
members Of IL cay they are uncom
mitted, and a portion are wcl
known to be hostile to him. In
diana and Ohio are claimed as units
Tor Douglas, though we'll informed
politicians know that large minori'
ii in both delegations are opposed
to him. Pennsylvania, with 81
votes, is known to be dead agains
him. Rhode Island, we believe
they have not claimed, for wonder
Judge Douglss' strength at Charles
ton may be fairly estim ated at ahou
80 or 90 votes at the most, Of whom
probably not more than 90 are wed
ded to his personal fortunes, an,
transferable, ss in his good pleasure
hc may indicate. or the' 0 80 70 u
a good many will desert him on thu
second ballot, and after that tb'
humber will grow "small by degree
and beautifully less"
The great strength Of Douglas lieI
in the telegraphic dispatches OF thu
Associated Press, and the Gas Blow
ers OF the Washington lotels. Ill
10 proportionately weak in th'
Charleston Convention aud before
the people.
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From Washington.

February 90 Lett, rs from Vera
Cruz, dated l0th. say that no re.
liable Information * sts there to
the effect that Mir mon had left the
capital; but should his forces move
in that direction, they will be at
tackled by the Liberalists under
Degollado, who was on tho eve OF
leaving for Puebla.
Private letters from Tubac, Arizo-
ma. state the report WAS current there
that Govcnor l'eschiere h d lees
hanged. Although not much con-
tidencc wus placed in it, the writer
says it is not improbable, as Sonora
is fully ripe tor another revolution.
Advices from the Ro Grande
portion of Arizona state that the
feeling Of the people is generally IN
favor OF n provisional government
for Arizona, in case Congress does
not organize the territory, and that
a convention to be held ut Tucon
will be called fIr this purpose. II
is not thought that Judicial district
merely will meet the wants oi tn,
territory, and any further Connection
with New Mexico is intolerablc.- -
The expedition North OF the ella
found Il fine country well wooded
besides much mineral wealth: qnick
silver specimens were brought IN. -
The Apaclies were badly whipped
by the party OF rangers, with con
siderable loss.
The receipts into the treasury las
week were nearly \ million and
half dollars; drafts lail SS73,OUO
drafts issued S4,S79,000; reduction
from amount on hand the previous
week nearly SO 3S6 900. L. avins
subject 20 draft. S5,62S, 900.
The Pr, silent has recognized Mr.
J. ID. 5, brandt as vice Consul &
Sweden AMI N rway at New Or
leans, and Mr.. Il 'b' TT b rIlc as Vi G
Consul oi the Graz d Dnchy Of Ma OK
lrnburg. at St. Louis.
The House p,siollice Committee
have au'h"riZcI Mr.. ColiaX to report
at the earliest possible day a bill
submitted to them by him Tor ex-
pediiing and chcapenins the p' stal
service between the Atlantic and
Pacific states. |, Directs the Post
master General t. advertise iin-
mcdiately FIR proposals to carry the
entire mail overland to such points
on the Mississippi and Missouri
rivers as the bidders may select, and
BY such routes ~ they may design
ate by their bids, to CaliIorna.
The letter mails aud all Printed
matters on which letter postage is
prepaid to 90 through in twen,y day 6
aud to b. c. r led semi. weekly. Tue
newspapr mail to 20 through week
ly in thirty days. Proposals t,
supply Denver ahd Salt Lake by
branch lines We, kly from tie main
route are to be invited, and bids to
he received by Let OF May and sub.
mitted to Congress tor acceptance
or rejection. The contract ii mad,
shall run three years from the 1st o,
July, 1860. Bids for more or less
frequent service will also be recuiv-
ed. Bids are also to be invited t.
cary the ent re mail by W route
from New York and New Orleans.
semi-weekly AMI weekly. The coln
mitiee, before these b ds ars sub.
mitted to Congress, will show that
halt II million dollars can be annu
ally saved in this single item Of tn,
public servie. The newspaper mai
now goes seini-Inon'hly via Pana-
ma.
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An Atrociou, Pro-sJa, ,ery Outrage.

The Q6incy. I'M Wig and he.
publican contains m account Of a
most bloody and fierdish outrage
perpetrated at Lagrange. Mo. Top
posite Quincy, on the Mississippi
river) by a party Vi pro-slavery
Democratic ruffians. Tie victim Of
the outrage was respectable Ger
man citizen of Lagrange, named
Frederick Shaller. He has been q
resident OF Missouri for twelve ears
and says he has always voted the
Democratic ticket.
The offence Of which lie was
charged, was that he had assisted
slaves TO cecape. They seiz, d him
on mere suspicion, and without Civ
ing him a trial. carried him to the
woods, fastened a rope around hit
neck. and hung him on a tree, bnt
cut him down alive. and then pro
., edcd to strip him naked and whip.
ped him in the most fendsh man.
ner, with cow-hide, until his body
vac completely 'vercd with bruises
and cute, and streaming with lood
The day was severely cold, ard til,
blood fire., zng, his body bccam,
completely eucrus,cd with purpl,
ice.
Alter having almost killed him
they ceased their tortures and left
uttering curses on his h,sd. ii,
immediately escaped from Missouri
and crossing the river, presented
himself at the house vf his brother
ln-law, Mr.. Dasbach. at Quincy, ,
most horrible spectacle.
Mr.. Shaller declares that he neve
tampered with slaves, as he coul,
have proved if they had given hin
trial--never hc'ped any to escape
Nor encouraged the escape Of slaves
lie has always been quiet citizen
hut has probably voted with tn
tyrant Democracy for the last time
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Coming up to the Democratic Standard,

Coming up to the Democratic Standard.
Our ncighbor of the Courier, il
quite pleased with Douglas, since
he has brought himself up to the
Dem 'cratic standard on the slave
code and sedition act, in his late
speech. That paper says:
"This sad misfortune has happened ,c
them. BY their comments upon M'r Doug.
las recent speech, in which he advocates
the protection OF the people Of one State
against invasions from another, any candid
man who is not lsboring under 'wooily'
ptejudiees, must say that it was right"
We are pleased to see Douglas SO
fully endorsed by the Courier. Now
let Us see whether the editor will
stand up mantully to his position
We shall show from Douglas re.
cent speech" the miserable, treas.
onabie doctrines he does advocate
and see how many of his friends
viii dare endorse them. After pro
posing to place, at the disposal OF
the President, a sufficient military
force to securs the execution of his
proposed sedition law" he goes
on TO say:
~. give ~ such Law a. the Constitution
coaseuplatss snd suthoriEes, and l will
enou We Senator from New York that there
ns e"sssautionsl mode OF supprsssing tbe
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-03-02
Defaication in Miiwaskie.

The il.ssukie Free Democrat, oI
the 2ist, has the following report oi
the meeting Of the City Council the
previons evening: NE
The Finance Committee then mad,
quite q lengthy report on the affairs
OF the Treasnrer's office since th,
year 1854, from which we condense
the following information:
That the accounts OF Fred rick
Kuehn wero found 20 he correct, he
paying over tho balance to his sue
cessor, Herman Scbwarting.
Mr.. Schwarting, on leaving office
owed to the city n balance OF $77 .56S
This had, at various tiinessiDce then
been partially paid up, until there
remains n final balance against MIR
Schwarting OF Ss, 1923 l5, which snn
he still owes.
At the time Mr.. Schwarting tool
possession Of the City Treasurer
office. no gave the required bonds
which bonds were approved by th'
then City Attorney. George A
WOODWARD. AT the fire IN fonng''
block these bonds were destroyed
and had never been renewed, through
whose fault it was easy to see. nTht
Council. therefore were Obliged t'
rely on MIR. Schwnrtina to settle tn,
balance against HIM Of Ss,723 Is
The Committee stated :hat he had
settl, d this by giving collaterals t.
the amount OF 81 57l 81 and bring
ing in n bill for fees to the amonn,
of SO 952. VIII ci,, il allowed, would
reduce the balance against him tt
about Si00.