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The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-05-09
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The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-05-09

T.. IEkEL,
BOOT AND SHOE MAX Err
One Door West OF st. Charles Saloon,
INDEPENDENCE, IOWA

4 Ii KINDS OF BOOTS AND SHOES
N manufactured to order, in the best style,
and nj the lowest prices
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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-10-11

THE POWER OF SILENCE.-One thing Is
noticeable in Garibaldi. He makes no
speeches, indulges in no proclamations, and
has kept clear of all gaudy Rhetoric =
How different from Mazzina ard Kossuth,
and the generality of agitators--men whose
patriotism evaporates in words. The
mouth is the greatest safety-valve for sedi-
tion and rebellion, Ireland would have
been revolutionized long since, but for the
fatal gift of eloquence in her sons. The
pent up steam of dissatisfaction, instead of
being suffered to accumulate in volume suf-
fcient TO rend and upheave the political
fabric, was suffered to blow off in noisy va
porings. So it has been in Italy, so in
Germany, so through all Europe. Lar
MARITIME and the orators were the escape
pipes through which the fires of the French
revolution Of ls48, ready to deluge with
Vesuvius erupticns, all Europe, found a
a harmless vent. We do not underrate the
danger of disunion to these States. But
while the yawning nav of Yancey is open
and the Rhetoric Of Rhett blows off, there
will be no need to fear. It was dumb
Cromwell, and the silent William, that
created the two revolutions in England
The talking Bonsparte, ,Lucien, was nobody ;
Washington was no speech maker; and now
comes Garibaldi, who never made speech,
to complete the list of effective revolution
lists. ' 70 tt' -3i '
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-10-11
Odd Ends.

\ "Mother," exclaimed little poet of foul
Summers "listen to the wind making music
for the leaves 10 dance by.
Western papers say that the Illinois riv-
er has lowered foot. When it lowers
we suppose it will cease to run.
The man who travels thousand miles
in thousand hours may be tolerably quick
footed, but be isn't touch to the woman
who keeps up with the fashions.
A writer asks through the Farmers De-
partment the Dollar Newspapers, if any
one can inform poor man the best way
to start a little nursery? The Houlton
Times says, "Certainly. Get married.
A collegian, enlightening farmer upon
the animalcula, applied his microscope to
the cheese, saying, SHOW, look and see
them wiggle." '"Wen" said the farmer
placing the cheese TO bis mouth, let their
wiggle, can stand it as long as they
can" is
An old Dutch lady, at religious meet
ing, become very much concerned about
her soul, and went about signing and sob
bing, and would not be comforted. Upor
being asked by the minister what the mat
ter was she replied-"That she couidn't
read English, and she was afraid the Lore
couldn't understand Dutch"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-10-11

LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF THE CANVASS.
The California mails bring the report Of
a speech made by A. w. Weeks, at Sacra-
mento, which seems, like everything grown
in California, sui generis. Here is speci-
men of it:
at is scarcely necessary that I should
speak of Lincoln personally, for there are
hundreds here within the sound of my
voice who know him well. They know
him to be high-minded, honorable and hon.
est; one who in all the walks Of life has
shown himself to be every inch man
and that is six feet four of him. Laugh
ter and applause. He is man who un-
der all circumstances and in every position,
whether driving an OK team over the plains
of Illinois, or beating Stephen A. Douglas
in campaign in that State be did
beat bim-whether doing any or all Of
these things, has done it nobly, and has
done it ably. Applause. Then there is
one other candidate-Hannibal Hamlin-
of whom l wish to say a word, as came
from his State and have the honor of a
personal acquaintance. Major Gillis says
that be has got an old speech that deliv-
cred somewhere in this city, years ago, in
which l abused Hamlin. Well, | don't
know but I did; for when l belonged to the
Democratic party l used to lie like the
devil. Laughter 1 had 10 do it. l
now plead the statute of limitation in re-
gard to that speech. 1t is four years ago
since made it, and he can't draw it on me
now. But, to the subject: have known
Hamlin from my youth up. When but
sixteen years old l went out and stumped
the State of Maine with him; that is, be
made the speeches and I held the horse
[Great laughter and applause. He was a
Democrat then, and / myself belonged to
that old party when it was party"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-10-11

was scarcely whittier than the face that bent
over him. Oh! what would that wretched
heart have given to recall those cold, care
less words that were ringing in her ears at
every step! This was the thought that
gave anguish unparalleled as her trembling
steps led her to his open grave-as she
looked her last upon the dear, manly face
that ever had smile for her. Oh to live
with this consciousness! to bear burden
so heavy! these were to be her punish
ments. -..
aIf had been tender to him that day !"
she often sobbed out as she accused her
self; 'sif l had only kissed the hot brow,
and bathed it more carefully-if had on
y put down that disposition would give
worlds"
But the sorrow, dreadful as il was, has
not been without its salutary influence
Now the widowed woman is welcome Wis
itor BY the bedside of the sick. Her gen
tie voice soothes as the voice of a mother
her hands touch is like the pressure Of
velvet-her very sympathy is as the sweet
est cordial. And if ever she is tempted
to think an impatient thought, or give ex-
preston TO a selfish wish, there comes up
before her-"he might be smiling on her
aow"- with the rebuke working pa
tience in her heart, she goes about her Mas
ter's work.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-10-11

MORE BALLooNING FoLLY.-f any body
in this country has fully tested the useless
ness of balloon ascensions in this sphere,
it is Mr.. Wise, of Pennsylvania. He has
made four hundred in all, and under all
sorts of circumstances. Still he has the
mania for gassy elevations, and came near
losing his life at Pittsburg, Virginia, a few
DAYS ago. When he at the heigh, of a
mile he found the gas escaping from a
rent in the balloon, and prepared to de-
scend At the height of thousand feet
the rent enlarged suddenly to the length
of ten or fifteen inches. Down it plunged
with great velocity. Wise got into the
rigging to escape the shock of the car in
striking the ground. 1t hit the ground
with great force, Wise was pitched off and
knocked senseless, though not seriously in
jured. This is only one Of his meny hair
breadth escapes.
Mr.. Lowe, Who last season made SC
much sensation in New York with his
great airship for tripto Europe, has been
exciteing the Philadelphians with the same
humbug for some months past. All his
attempts to get up and off have been fail.
ures, and few days ago his big balloon
burst the top out just as the cords were to
be cut for long voyage. The burst prob
ably saved life.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-10-11
Qoetrpp.
THE GIRL WITH THE CALICO DRESS
BY EoBEKT yossELTN'

A fig for your upper-ten girls,
With their yelvets and satins and laees,
Their diamonds and rubies and pearls,
Their milliner figures and faces;
They may shine at party or ball,
Emblazoned with half they possess,
But give me in the place of them all,
Ny girl with the calico dress.
She Is as plump as a partridge, and fair
As the rose in its earliest bloom;
Her teeth will with ivory compare,
And her breath with the clover perfume.
Her step is as free and as light
As the fawnis whom hunters hard press.
And her eyes are as soft and as bright,
Ny girl with the calico dress.
Your dandies and foPlings may sneer,
AT her simple and modes. attire,
But the charms she permits to appear
Would set whole iceberg on fire!
She can dance--but she never allows,
The hugging. the squeeze and caress;
She is saving all these for her spouse,
Ny girl with the calico dress.
She is cheerful, warm-hearted and true,
And kind TO her father and mother;
She studies how much she can do
For her sweet little sister and brother.
If you want companion for life,
To comfort enligen and bless,
She is Just the right sort for wife,
Ny girl with the calico dress.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-10-11

A NICE PA1R.-Douglas and johnson
are nicely matched pair. Douglas denies
that slavery goes into the Territories under
the Constitution-Johnson afirms that it
does. Douglas afirms that the inhabitants
of the Territories have the right to exclude
slavery from them while in a Territorial
condition-Johnson denies that they pos
sess this power. Douglas denies that Con-
gress can legislate to protect slave property
in the Territories-Johnson afirms that it
can. Douglas denies the right of q State
to secede from the Union, (vide his Norfolk
speech)-Johnson maintains, as a thing
never to be surrendered, this right. See
his letter of August 80, 1851. Douglas
says sit is difficult to, conceive how any
person, who believes that the Consti-
tuition confers the right of protection in the
enjoyment of slave property in the Territo-
ries, scan satisfy his ovm conscience and
HIS OATH of fidelity to the Consolation q"
withholding such congressional Legislation
as may be essential to the enjoyaaent cf such
riqht under the Constellation Johnson
strongly asserts "that the Constitution con-
fers the right of protection in the enjoy
ment of slave property in the Territories, "
but in some manner which Douglas can
not understand, he can satisfy his conscience
and his oath in Withholding such protec-
tion. Douglas would eoerce the State Of
Georgia, for instances, into submission IN
the Uuion should she attempt to secede
from the Union-force her, at the point
of the bayonet, to remain in the Union
johnson would die to maintain her right to
90 out peaceably whenever, in the exercise
Of her sovereign power, she may see hit to
do so.
Such are the men whom the Squatters
are supporting. And they are doing it all
for principle, tool-Savannah { Ga News.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-10-11
Bancroft VS.. Douglas.

We take the following extract from
Bancroft's second volume on the war Of
American Independence. He is descant-
ing on fundamental principles of freedom
in Virginia.
, "Other colonies bad framed bills of rights
in reference to their relations with Britain
Virginia moved from charters and customs
to primal principles; from narrow alter
cation with lawyers about facts as to the
contemplation of immutable truth. She
summoned the eternal laws of mans being
to protest against all tyranny. The Eng
lish petition of right in 1858 was historic
and retrospective; the Virginia declaration
came directly out of the heart of nature,
and announced governing principles for
all people in all future times. 1t was the
voice Of reason going forth to create new
institutions, to speak new political world
into being. Virginia presented herself a!
the bar of the world, and gave the name
and fame of her sons as hostages, that hel
public life should show a likeness to the
highest ideas of right and equal freedom
among men.
Mr.. Douglas contradicts Bancroft and
all that is truly noble in the principles Of
the fathers of American Independence, as
follows: rq
"No man can vindicate the character,
the motives and the conduct of the Decla
ration of independence, except upon the by
poihesis that they referred to the white race
alone, and not TO the African when they
declared all men to have been created free
and squal-that they were speaking o.
British subjects on this continent being
equal to the British-that they were emit
lied to the same inalienable rights, and
among them wers enumerated life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness. The Decla
ration of Independence was adopted mere
ly for the purpose of justifying the colo
nists in the eyes of the civilized world il
Withdrawing their allegiance from the Brit
ish crown, and dissolving their connection
with the mother country"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-10-11
The Idiot SON Of a Millionaire

The Idiot Son of a Millionaire.
Burleigh, the New York correspondent
of the Boston Journal, describes John ia
cob Astor, one of the great peeuniare Of
that name.
"One who frequents Broadway or any
of our fashionable promenades will notice
the daily walk of a gentlemen who saun-
ters leisury along, followed quite closely by
a man, apparently bent under 20 years,
and STOPPING so constantly as to seem al
most to crouch as he walks. He follows
his leader like shadow, and goes into all
possible places with his attendant. The
feeble old man is John Jacob Astor, son of
the famed Aster whose name is identified
with the Astor Library. He was bright
and promising boy, and till seventeen
years of age gave promise of much genius.
Reports vary as to the cause of his men
tai decline; but the best accounts attribute
it to the mental forcing system, and to the
intense study that occupied his early years.
But it is true that he has been for years a
hopeless imbecile, and has been as much
more care than an infant as strong and
athletic person can be. Ample provision
has always been made for all the comfort
he is able to enjoy. An elegant mansion
on oath street is his abode. 1t is fitted
up pwith elegance ard taste. A yard COM
prising an entire square secures all the pri-
vacy that is needed. Room for walking,
riding on horseback, and for recreation is
afforded. Horses. carriages and servants
wait on his call.
"The gentleman who has tie care of Mr..
Astor has long devoted himself solely TO
him. He has such command over him
that be can guide and control him at will,
which no one else can do. Ample COM
pensation is given to the attendant. He
has the house and all the servants-the
equippage and everything at his command.
Besides liberal provision made for him in
Mr.. Astor's will, he receives above the
house and living the sum of $4,000 per
annum. But be is not alone an hour
Sleeping, waking, walking, at home, abroad,
or riding, Mr.. Astor is with him, makes
one at bis table, is one of the invited guests,
at all places, and in all his movements fol-
low him. The family of Mr.. Astor are
kind and tender to their relation, visiting
him daily, seeing that all bis wants are at
tended to, and in the most scrupulous man.
ner carrying out all the wishes of the faith
er in regard to one whom he called in his
will unfortunate son."
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-10-11

ENeLIsH OPINION OF MR. LncoLs.-
The Lincoln Critic in the course of long
riview of the speeches of Hon. Abraham
Lincoln, the republican candidate for the
Presidency of the American Uni0n' thus
refers to his mental powers: 49, :,
at is from the speeches which. Mr.
Lincoln has from time to time delivered N
opposition to Mr.. Douglas, that We gather
some idea of his mental qualifications =
We collect from the speeches Of Mr.. Lin
coin that he has mind rather Of the
s.raigh: forward than Of the subtle order;
that he rather seizes upon great and prom
iDent facts and argues them to plan CON
clusions than builds up elegant but fragile
theories upon the treacherous basis Of fan
ciful speculation; that he is earnest more
that persuasive. Indeed, every one Of his
speeches which we have read bear upon
the face of it evidence that he Is shonest
old Abe.n if 't'a-e59-gr1 81
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-10-11
~At the raising Of The first cbure

E%A At the raising of the first church
in Salisbury, sixteen gallons Of rum was
provided. It was the custom in those
days for the raisers, after finishing the rais-
ing, TO seat themselves around upon the
sills, faces to the center, and pass the mug
-or rather several mugs-for as they took
long pulls, and strong pulls, and pulls, al
together, in those "good old times" it re,
quired more than one to accomodate the
thirsty crowd. The historian of Harwin-
ton remarks, that at the raising Of the
church Of the latter town the same sort oi
refreshments was literally provided, and by
comparing the members present with those
at the Salisbury raising leads US to infer
that somewhere near so gallons Of the
old New England beverage must have beer
required Wnsted Herald. -.s1 :.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-10-11

MARRIAGE AND L1FE.-It has long been
the opinion of those who paid attention to
the subject, that marriage, in both sexes
is conducive to length of life; and Euro.
pean philosopher has lately made observa-
tions which render the fact indubitable.-
His researches, together with what was
previously known, give the following re-
markable results: a.s--
Among unmarried men, at the ages ol
from thirty to forty-five, the average num-
ber of deaths are only eighteen. For for
ty-one bachelors who attain the age of for.
ty, there are seventy eight married men
who do the same. AS age advances the
difference becomes more striking. At six.
ty, there are only twenty-five unmarried
men alive, for nipety-eight who have en-
joyed the benefits of malrimony; at seven,
ty, the proportion between the bachelors
and married men is eleven of the former
for twenty seven of the latter; and at eigh
ty, there are nine married ones for three
single ones. The same holds good in re-
gard TO the other sex. Married women,
at the age of thirty, taking one with an
other, may expect to live thirty-eight years
longer; while for the unmarried, the ex-
pectation of life is only thirty years and
half Of those who attain the age of forty
five, there are seventy-two married women
for fifty old maids. These estimates il
must be understood, are hased on actual
fact, by observing the difference of longev'
ity between equal numbers of individuals
in married and single life.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-10-11
New Remedy for Drouih..

A letter from Lynchburg, in the hich-
mond Dispateh says: 81
"A gentlemen who resides Boytdon,
Mecklenberg county Va, has aspired to .
new science-that of controlling the clouds
in order TO cause it to rain at will With
the view of attaining this end he has built a
rain tower which novel structure is said 10
be thirty feet in diameter at the base, which
size it retains 10 the height of forty feet.
To this Eeight it contains four flues, each
seven feet in diameter. The number of
flues is then reduced 10 two, which run up
twenty feet higher, the top Of the struc-
ture reaching an altitude of sixty feet
The whole concern was erected at a cost of
about $1,000. The modus operandi of
causing rain to fall as follows: The fues
are filled with dry pine wood, which is set
on fire, and which is kept mp until the de-
sired effect is produced Cd the elements
His theory is, that the great heat produced
in the air above the tower will cause the
clouds to concentrate over it, when plenty
of rain will fall in that vacinity. The orig
inator of this novel idea is said to be a
firm believer in prcticability and utility of
his invention, Notwithstanding the fact that,
after repeated trials, during which he con-
sumed hundreds of cords of wood, his
tower failed to produce the desired effect
On the unpropitious heavens, he having
been great sufferer from the drouth dur
ing the entire spring and summer. This is
the famous plan proposed by Espy, several
year ago, except that it is on much small
er scale. Espy proposed 10 build large
number of great fires, extending in a long
line North and South, when he thought
that the rain would occur at the eastward.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-10-11
Hamilton County.

The Cincinnati Gazette Of the Sd says
To. our friends in other parts Of the
State, we give assurance that Hamilton
county will be found about right, on Tues
day next. We mean to elect two Congress
men of the true national stamp, and to dis-
APPOINT certain greedy candidates, nomina
ted at Mount Pleasant under the pressure
Of the Maine Law, any by the aid OF q
notoriously fraudulent primary meetings
" make no promises, but intend that our
stals duty shall be done.