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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-06-09

- At the Ch,rles'oA Con> cntion,
an Alabamian said to Douglas man
that he would seceie when the minor
ity report carried. HIS Western friend
said the only co lsols;ion he corl:i give
him would be found in the fifth chap
ter and scve nteenth verse Of Matthew
or the seventeenth chapter and the
fifth verse, he did not racoIlect which.
''What is the passage ?" said the Ala
baraian. "Secede and be d." j"
was the reply.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-06-09
DEATH OLA SUPREME Court JUDGE

DEATH OF A SUPREME COURT JUDGE.
The telegraph announces the death,
yesterday, at his residence in Rich
mon1, Va, Of Hon. Peter V. Daniel,
one Of the associate Justices of the Su.
prenle Court Of the United States
Judge Daniel was appointed in 184l,
under the administration of John Ty-
ler, and was an cstimable man and a
good lawyer, though without eminent
qualities. He fully concurred in the
opinion of Chief Justice Taney in the
bred Scott case, which did so much to
shake the public confidence in the JUS
tice and impartiality Of that tribunal.
The decease of Judge Daniel impos-
es upon President Buchanan the duty
of nominating his successor, who must
then be confirraed by the Senate. 1t
has been confidently stated that Attor-
ney General Black has been for some
time the heir apparent to the next va
cant seat on the Supreme Bench. But
as there is already one Judge from the
State Of Pennsylvania on the Bench,
(Judge Grier), it is not probable that
Judge Black will be at this time favor
ed with the appointment. The ap-
pointoo will doubtless be Southern
man, III every sense Of the word, and
Virginia will put in her claim to the
succession.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-06-09
Rather Sharp.

"Why is it, my son, that when you
drop your bread and butter, it is al
ways the butter side down? %
II don't know, it hadn't oughter did
it. The strongest side ought to be up
permost, hadn't it ma? and this yere is
the strongest butter I ever seed"
''Hnsh up; it's some of your aunt's
churning."
Did she churn it? The great lazy
thing.''
''What, your aunt %
'Nn, this yere butter. 70 make the
poor old woman cil'lrn it, when it )
strong enough to churn ITSELF
'Be Still, Zlbi, it only wants working
over"
"We,l, marin, if Is you when I did
it. Fd pct iii lots Of molasses.'
You 600! for rothing. I've ate a
great deal worse in the most ariStocrat-
ic New York boarding houses"
"Wel, people Of rank ought to eat
it,"
"Why people OF rank %
"'Cause it's rank bntter'
"1ou .arlnint you! What makes
you talk so s,slart?"
''Ihe butter has taken the skin OF
my mouth. mother"
"Zibi, don't lie! can't throw away
the butter. It don't signify"
''I'il t., you, marin, what I'd DO with
it. Keep it to draw blisters. You ort
to see the flies keel over and die as
soon as they touch H."
'Zibi, don't exagerate, bnt here is
TWENTY-FIVE cents, go and buy some
fresh"
A BLuNDER Russ- kissing the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-06-09

meat and bowl of milk, which she
gave him. He took it in silence. No
word was spoken while he partook of
his meal. When he had finished eating,
he arose, and, holding his old hat in
his hand, bowed rcyerently to my
friend, and said: You have fed me
thrice. God bless you! You do not
know who am: I am not what seem.
Lady! wretched as l appear in this
squalid poverty, I have heart to ap-
preciate kindness. Once again, God
bless you' Gathering his mean rags
around him, he descended the steps,
and passed out of the gate, returning
in the direction he came.
''The next mornings paper annonnc-
ed that a man had dropped dead Oh
the side walk Letters iii his pockets
proved him to be Foster Hale, invcn-
tor Of raised letters for the use of the
blind | afterward asce.tained that
it was the same singular person whou,
my friend had fed What had brought
bim to this want can only be con jtctur-
ed; Or what was the cause Of his death
is equally a mystery. I have since
seen several blind persons, who have
derived untold pleasures from his noble
invention: and when this short account
OF the last moments Of their baneiactor
was narrated to them, tears have fallen
from their sightiess eyes. When, III
imagination they saw him tired and
worn, clad in taltercd garments, set
ting on the doorstep OF q stranger, re-
cclving frnn1 the hand Of 4 generous
hearted woman the bread OF charity,
sorrow AID grief was expressed, that
was denied ut his lonely burial: tears,
bright gli>teri!io tears have fallen, that
we're lacking when his remains were
consigned, iy one or two Stranger
hands, to an un"ept and unmarked
grayen'
\ short sob fell on my car; the blind
boy at my side, with his face buried IN
his hands, was convn!sed with weep
ing; the father, too, leaned over the
railing, and silently tears rolled down
ms cheek.
Steadily tie good ship pursued her
course, bearing us far from the homes
and friends We loved: the elittering
spray jewellcd her prov, as it filrrowed
the bosom OF the calm bay. The deck
was deserted by the throng that had
assembled to see the last blue line of
land: we alone, q group of three, re-
manned. The father was absorbed in
lis o"" thoughts: the hlin;! boy came
to me, and said softly: ''Lady, will You
write that story Of the good Foster
Hale, who has done SO much for the
blind little children Of this world ?''-
He continued with deep emotion, and
with a ftrvor which surprised me -
"He would deserve an obituary for
teaching one blind boy to read Of the
great, glorious world in which he lives,
but is Shut out from by q curtain of
darkness that will never be Htted.-I
Thousands of little children, who are
always 5,a the night, will bless the name
OF the inventor Of raised letters, and
weep when they think Of his lonely, un
honored aud uncared-for grave p
HnicMer6ocEer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-06-09

New METHOD OR GRowISG PIE
Plant We were recently shown
some pie-plant which was grown by
Mrs. Craig, in her cellar, in the town
OF jackson, Adams county. She in-
forms us that the plant was put II the
dry sand, last fall, in the bottom Of her
cellar, aud with no further attention
whatever. 1t grew frely anl kept them
we'll supplied with the plant during the
winter PortGys City Record.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-06-09

A CURIOUS CoMPARIsoN.-ATat
ny is like rum-punch. Man is the rum,
sharp and violent; woman the sugar,
sweet and dissolving; love, the boiling
water. which grows in time quite cold.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-06-09
From the Wisconsin State Rights.
The Conductors Story.
BY CAERIE CARLTON.

read on torn Dit OF paper
A story, wondrous, old
That should have been writ on vellum,
In l.ttcrs of shining gold.
Twas told by an old Conductor,
Who many a fearful mile,
Had guided his iron charger
Trusting il God the while.
Zone night, twas cold and stormy,
The drifts were mountain high,
And the watchman cried Cod help US,
As the train went laundering by"
| watche,. a:th eager glanccs,
The lights along ,hc line,
For hundred precious souls, that night,
answered for with mine.
at last, through the inky darkness
There rose signal high,
And "danger ahead seemed written
IN flames upon the sky.
we qupnched the glowing furnace
We checked the flying car
And stopped where the red blaze Lighted
The white hill tops afar.
But where was the danger threatened?
W uCIc IuEhEu TIC LiOilS!t! LcdIi
A low-"iIilaRk God, I've saved you,"
Came forth with choking breath.
And before nc stood woman,
Old and thniy clad
Ard arouatl a4g lowered ch idren-
Three iit;Ic faces sad.
Th h-edcsi MOI the pe.ting
Uf s!c.t and STORM, o +! no
i'or three los hours they'd waited
Ny coming III. o:gh !he saow.
!Ii,h sh.i,!lori,,2 h,,..,!. :: y po.Atet!
10 he dAtkn, $ Just ahead
Or lips g'er r.'c and ashv-
Oar hearts were Eiicd viii dead
O ! sure Deaths hand had dug it.
Tha. great, wide, yaw:i"g Gr~Fc,
And but for that fiery signal!
Great God what hand could save.
Then We spoke to the woman softly,
While Slowly came orr breath
<'Why stand you here in :he dan kness,
To show US the track of Death
"Who brought the mighty faGsots
To rear the blazing pile?
Who lighted the blaze and wherefore
lie tarrics away the While 2"
80 sir"-she said so meekly,
In tie midst OF her failing tears,
81 remember kindness done me-
You've forgotten i for years.
MY little children gathered
The berries on the plain,
And walked To town 10 sill them
trl +b~, r.,lL
"And riany line Hol V, l.! o1 Ii tkc III
All along the wea"y way,
And "ith ki4dig words v0u chee"eI hem,
And would never take your pay,
"tn. when this storm was raging
taa lal washed he track away,
/ remembered ali ,our kindness,
And to save you I did pgay.
Il f, CO the pie hat wa'n, d rou-
~ ;.thcr hands twas reared
-iF cabin was the beacon
Thank God, your life is spared"
Down in the sno;y beside her
Was bent full many knee,
And heads were all uncovered
But none OF Us could see.
Our eyes re running over
VIII iai.k, hot, gushing tears,
-NR;! great h,sd hearts were praying,
That had no; praycd for yeaIs.
And then We all 6ethoaght Us,
That tears nor even prayers
Would give those shive'iag child-en
The ,om that once was theirs
So We passed around basket,
And twas fl'ed with yellow god;
And we prayed that God would Bless her
\ thousand, thousand fold.
May 9TH, 1860.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-06-09

True POETRY FROM TIE PERSIAN.
The heavens are point from the
pen of Gods perfection; the world is
bud from the bower Of His beauty !;
the sun is spark from the light of His
wisdom; and the sky is a bubble from
the sea Of His power. His beauty IS
free from the spot Of sin, hidden in the
thick veil Of darkness; He made mir,
rors Of the atoms Of the world, and a
reflection of His own face on every at
ON.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-06-09

"A wi1te's 5 farewell to her husband
every morning-buy-buy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-06-09

A BLUNDER BUss.- Kissing the
wrong woman.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-30
Another. Blunder of the Old Line
 0 Democrat.

s But it may be said that the motion, in the Dover convention, to lay on the table the resolution indorsng the action of the State convention cannot be fairly regarded as repudiation of Mir. John sons nomination.; if so, we will refer to another resolution passed by that body that as so regarded and so intended to be undcrst0od-here it is:
 Resolred, That in aN cases whatever, conven- tions must be: tarLy conducted, and nominations made by at hast majority rote of the entire pdrty; and ,rulsout any fraud or injustice, in order to be entitled to respect, and to be IN ANYwIsE BINDING ON ANY MEMBER OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.-Oid Line Democrat.
 Nothing can exceed the recklessness of the above assertion, that the foregoing res olution "was inteAded to be understood '' as repudiating tho nomination of k. H.. Johnson. It is fair specimen, however, of an utter disregard of that truth which is supposed to govern honest minds. The editor of the Old Line Democrat says the above resolution was intended tO 6e under- stood' as repudiating the nomination of Mir. Johnson; now how do you know Mir. Editor? Was you at Dover when the reso- lutlon was offered? Was you present when it was voted upon? Pray tell us sir, your reason for making this rash assertion?
 We, on the contrary, distinctly and em- phatically say that it was not " so regarded and intended to 6e so understood"
 Our reason? here 1t is
 Because nearly all who voted for 1t stated that they did not soregard a, nor in- tend Meir yote te 6e so understood!
 Such gentleman as Hon. DeRosey Car roll, of Franklin; Hon. Sam. Hays, of Crawford; and we think, Col. Blackburne, of Phillips, and others, stated that they "did not so regard < or understand d." An individual from Illinois says, that they did, or, which amounts to the same thing, that the resolution acas "so regarded and intended to be understood"
 Who knows best? and who do you believe reader? The honorable gentlemen from Arkansas who were present? or tother man from Illinois, who was about 100 miles distant?
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-30
An Explanation.
Johnson.

We extract from the Eldorado Bulletin the reply of Mir. Burton to the Old Line Democrats C courtly fling" at the secre- taries of the Philadelphia convention. MT. Burton's reply is laconic, but to the point. Ours must likewise be brief On MT. Burton's hands devolved most of the la bor. He generously did most of the work of taking down the minutes; and that he did so in manner sufficiently full and satisfactory to any one, whose opinion is worth fig, we have not the least doubt Hanks has given the details. After the convention adjourned, which was late, the secretaries drafted the entire proceed ings off--working very patiently till two o'clock at night to complete them. The secretaries did not think 1t their duty to note down every insignificant item-reso- lutions introduced for merriment--the pe- cuiar ideas of every delegate, etc., but gave to the public report as full as such things are ever given. We quote from the Old Line Democrat:
 "We charge it unqualifiedly that the proceed ings of the Philadelphia convention have not been published; we charge that Messrs Black and Bur toms report is neither full nor correct one; and that some of the most important matters have been omitted-and such matters too as most deeply con cern and qfect the position of Dr. Mitchell"
 We will not reply to this. It needs no reply. If any gentleman who was present indorses it, we pity his meanness and despise his ignorance. That is all.
 But the Old Line Democrat asks why the vote by counties was not given on the resolution indorsing the State convention? It was discretionary with us to do 1t or not. We chose to give the entire vote-it re- quired less labor-and claiming to be gen Aemen, we thought we were acting for gentlemen, and we are proud to say that so far we have heard no murmur of complaint from those for whom we acted. Drew county was divided, so was Clark. Yell county was omitted. Pike voted for the resolution, but Gantt's friends, after persuading him sometime, induced him to change his vote, which he did on the ground that the Philadelphia convention did not have jurisdiction over the State convention-a negative indorsement. But 1t is useless to rebut statements made in total disregard of truth and facts. It Is well known that Clark instructed for Johnson, and we would simply ask, what right had any delegate from that county to repudiate his nomination, without new dele gated power? Arkansas county had, just before the convention met, indorsed John sons nomination, and what right had l.. D. Harvey to vote for repudiation? But we desist. It is sufficient for our purposes
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-30
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Keep it before the people, that T. c. Peek, without fee or reward, advocated, while in Illinois, the claims of Senator Douglas, and defended his popular sovereignty heresy.
 Keep it before the people, that T. c. Peek has been hired to come to Arkansas where he repudiates, as " damnableheresy' the very same dogma he advocated in Hi nois
 Keep it before the people, that any man or journal, that will for PAY, change its principles-whose venal talents can be bought and sold like beef in the shambles is dishonest, insincere, treacherous, false and cowardly, and consequently must fail in trying to pass current as decent, and respectable.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-30
Hon, H. M. Rector.

We prefer Col. Johnson to Judge Rec tor, first, because Col. Johnson is the nomi- nee of the democratic party; secondly, be- cause we know Col. Johnson to be an able writer, and consequently good thinker; thirdly, Judge Rector held high official position as one of the judges of our su- preme court and has resigned that for the purpose of defeating the regular nominee of his party. This we think decidedly wrong, especially so, when, if we are pro- perv informed, the Johnson influence in the legislature, was exerted to place him on the supreme bench. And while upon this subject, we are at a loss to understand an article in the South Arkansas Democrat of last week, in which the editors of that paper say, that Judge Rector, after six or eight months assiduous labor, had deliver ed one opinion. The acts of officials belong to the people; and as such must be reviewed, and if they cannot stand the test of passing this public ordeal; then they must be condemned, and it is really aston ishing to us to see the intimation, for so we construe the article at present in the South Arkansas Democrat; that Judge Rec tor had delivered but one opinion in the six or eight months. If we are wrong in this construction we wish the South Ar kansas Democrat to place us right in the premises. The office of Governor requires a sound thinker, and business man, who can dispatch business rapidly and correctly, and if he does not possess these qualiica- tions, he is unfit to be Governor. We think there is no doubt that Col. Johnson will be elected very easy by a large ma iority.-Arkansaw Traveller.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-30
Musical Eeasts.

The concert of the young ladies of Mad. Richards Institute came off on Tuesday last at the theatre hall. We arrived lsta and owing to the extreme love of music sr the popularity and attractiveness of the fair performers, the house was crowded to over flowing. We could only get a glimpse of the lovely Jenny Linds, and one sweep ing glance at the assembled beauty, when the pressure of incomers forced us out of the hall. We felt like we were elected from Paradise, but submitted with as much phi losophy as we could command.
 The young ladies were dressed exquisite ly-we could see that much-and the swell ling notes of music that hoated out upon the evening breeze were sweet enough to make us sigh over 9pr expulsion like the Peri that stood disconsolate at the gates of Eden.
 On Wednesday night the young ladies of the Little Rock High School closed the session with musical reunion. The house was too full to permit the intrusion of the sterner sex, so we staid on the outside long enough to see the bright eyes spark ling and hear the soft cadences gushing sweetly there. Our acquaintanceship was much too limited to allow us to particular ize, but every thing seemed to pass off pleas antlv and happily.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-30
The Penitentiary Policy of Gov. Conway

The editor of the Old Line Denocrat, probably through ignorance, $ossly mis- represents the penitentiary policy of Gov. { Conway, by asserting that :" it's manage ment is conducted in manner>to reflect the highest degree of discredH' upon his administration; and also by claiming for Judge Rector what he has BORROWED from Gov. Conway, without giving credit Long before Mr. Peek turned his eyes upon the '.fesh pots" of Arkansas, and about the time when he commenced his valiant defence of Douglas, and popular or squatter sover- eighty in Illinois, Gov. Conway used all his endeavors to have the penitentiary turned
 into manufactory; the very policy whichat this late day the Old Line Democrat claims for Rector. Judge Rector was a member of the legislature sir years and nothing was
 done towards consummating this desidera-
 tun. James B. Johnson has been mem-
 Der but one session and tried to have an
 act passed introducing manufactories" into the penitentiary, which act was recom
 mended by Gov Conway, and everything
 done by him that could be done to carry it out.
 Gov. Conway, Rich. H. Johnson, and
 James B. J ohnson are pledged to this poli- cy, and have long ago advocated it. We will have more to say on this sub ist next week-in the meantime we advise Sour neighbor to post himself little better in the past history of State affairs, before I making himself ridiculous by his reckless ldeclarations.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-30

SELF-C -CoNvIcTED.- the adjourn ment of the State convention, the corrup- ton of which Judge Rector proves by re- ferring to MT. Peek's votes, the old Line . Democrat hoisted Johnson's name with this among other pledges:
 "These things Corruption of MT. Peek and others we suppose he means) we shall discuss hereafter; not with the view of de- feating or embarrassing the election of M'. Johnson, but for the purpose of bringing the masses of the party to proper under standing of their rights, and demonstrating to them the absolute necessity of correcting, by their own persistent efforts insideMe or ganization of the party, those evils and er- TOTS which the mere politicians and wire workers Mir. Peek included according to Judge Rector have brought uponit. t Let us be faithful and work in the legiti- mate way"
 Comment is unnecessary.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-30
"The Yelled Prophet of Khorassan. /"

The only serious obstacle to harmo ony in the democratic party in this State is Hon. T. c. Hindman. Whether openly or be- hind the curtains, he Is the master spirit of Reorganization. We had hoped that when we placed his name at our masthead, and held out the olive branch of peace, that he would have shown equal generosity Against our wishes was his nomination carried, and against his bitter opposition was Col R. H. Johnson declared the nomi nee for Governor. Out of respect for the convention system, as well as for those gallant democrats in the first congressional district, who, though warmly attached to the Hon. T. c. Hindman, stand as un- finchingly by the nomination of Col. Johnson, we unhesitatingly hoisted the name of the nominee of the Dover con- vention. His unrelenting bitterness has compelled us to give him only tacit sup port. We regret this deeply, and we be- lieve many of our mutual friends do.
 But what has Ae done? Over the entire State disorganizers have sprung from his brain, like Minerva from the brain of Jupi- ter. He has sown the dragons teeth, and traitors to democracy have leaped into ex-
 stence. Nearly every paper in the State hoisted Col. Johnson's name, and promised their support, but Hindman conclaved with Judge Rector, and he resigned his judge. ship. It required considerable manipula- tons to put Judge Rector right in federal politics, but at last he fitted Hindman' s Procustean bed. Hindman suggested the issuing of new bonds--the people, he said, were fond of novelty, and would not see the latent danger. Judge Rector thought the policy good one. He did not under stand the plan, but intimated in his " ad- dress '' that he expected to understand 1t if he lived Col. Hindman then remarked casually Che has great aversion to dictatlon that Judge Rector's name would look bet ter than Col. Johnsons at the masthead of the Old Line Democrat-it was placed there. MT. Peek thought 1t a decided i'm provement after Hindman said so, notwlth standing it forced him to stultity himself. That was a small matter. It was inti- mated to Col Can't that he had played double long enough--that he had bet ter "come out" so he came. He forgot his pledge to John Havis, but that was an inconsiderable oversight. From one foun- tain head we have traced all the dissatis- faction. From one Marah have all the waters of democracy been embittered.- Those who have been led astray, from Judge Rector down through the various grades till zero is found in l.. D. Harvey, can all lay their sins at Col. Hindman' s door-dupes of this "veiled prophet of Khorassan."