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The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-12-20
Union Meeting.

We notice that thesemeetings, styled
by the Cincinnati Gazette, Humiliation
meetings." are again the order of the
day, and this time it would seem as if
there was some real cause for them.
But, if the one in Philadelphia few
days since is fair sample of those yet
to be held, they had better be wholly
abandoned. The speeches and reso-
lutions passed at that meeting, were
designed TO hold the Republican party
OF the North solely responsible for. the
existing imminency of disunion. More
than this, the utter abjectness of these
resolutions adopted is enough to dis
gust even the South. They not only
call for repeal of the Personal Liber,
ty bills, and the fulfillment of all con.
stitutional obligations, but they pledge
their authors to demand a law paying
for rescued fugitive slaves, pledging
themselves to swallow patiently as
many bred Scott decisions as can be
made, and timorously asking another
one that will remove all doubts and
surrender the territories to slavery be-
yond any question, and recommending
that all opposing criticism of slavery
be abandoned, and pledging themselves
to see that all laws upon the statute
books of Pennsylvania, at all obnoxious
. to their southern masters, shall be re
pealed. We ase happy to say thai
Republicans do not attend these self
humiliation concerns; indeed no Re
publican could have engaged in the
one at Philadelphia with any regard
for his self respect. The Cincinnati
Gazette thus refers to these doughface
self-abasing demonstrations
1--WE are decidedly in favor of genu
inc Union meetings all over the coun
! try, but don't let us have any more
such humiliation affairs as those il
Philadelphia and New Jersey. The.
were simply partizan rehearsals of thu
old story of Southern wrongs, withou
a word in defense of the patient, much
abused, long-sufering, imperturbabl'
North. They indicated nothing, unless
it be an humble and contrite spirit
and readiness to yield to any de
mand of the cotton States, if they will
only design to stay in the Union. Thi
kind of Union spirit won't do. 1t onl.
makes the matter worse, and embolden
the seceders to be more arrogant il
their demands. a
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-12-20


tY In the House of Representa-
tives on Monday, resolution was
adopted by avote of l51 to IA, recon-
mending the repeal of all State laws
that conflict with the Constitution and
laws of the United States. This is
eminently just and proper. Both the
North and the South have the night to
demand that both sections shall fulfill
their Constitutional obligations to the
letter, and neither section have the
right to ask anything more; and we
hope the resolution will have the effect
to purge the statute books of some .oi
the Southern States of all laws inter-
fering with the freedom of speech and
tie press, that now disgrace them.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-12-20
TIE KANSAS TRouBLEs.-The z

THE KANSAS TRoUBLEs.-The Kan
sas correspondent of the N. Y. Times,
who seems to be well informed con-
corning the movements of Montgome-
ryy says that he is at home, and has
never been out to join any of the par
ties that have performed the late exc.
BUTTONS. No armed party is in the field,
and not man has at any time stepped
over the Missouri line. To put down
this formidable state OF things, 1000
United States troops under Gen. Har
ney, are now in Kansas. .neiE-sni 81
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-12-20

ABoLIsHING THE FOURTH OF july
There is bill before the South Carroll
ma Legislature, providing for new holi-
days after the secession of that mighty
State, in which it is proposed to do
away with the celebration of the Fourth
of July. ... s..,s'
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-12-20
DOwagiac Prices Current.
CORRECTED WEEKLY. = H

REPUBLICAN 0FFIcE,
December 90, 1869.
FLoUR-s5.o0@ 5000 per Dbl.
WHEAr-s0c. for Red GOO. for White.
CoRN-cob, 25c. 'shelled 33c.
OATs-1Sc. per bushel.
BEANs-s1.oO per bushel.
HAMs-10 q l2c. per pound.
BUrrER-l6c. q tic. per pound.
CHIcKESs-5c. per b.
TURxEYs-7c. per ID.
CHEEsE-loc. a 1o1Sc. per pound
LARD-12c. per pound.
INDIAN MEAL-s1.0o per cwt.
HIDEs--green, 414c. q SC. per b. s
HIDEs-dry, loo. per fb. stt3 "a l-aasaf
PELrs-12SS1c. q ,Ssc. each.
APPLEs-Dried, &C. per ID. -,
e a-green371zc. @ SOC. per bushel.
EGGs-12c. per dozen. sle
SALr-fne, s2.25 per Dbl; coarse, $3.50; zoe.
per sack. go -.,
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-12-20

A DEPUTY MARSHALL OUTwITTED.
1t is said that Caleb G. Woodbury.,
the postmaster at White Pigeon, who
was arrested sometime since on a
charge Of robbing the mail, but who
committed suicide, is not dead after all.
1t is reported that he only died for O.
short time, to elude the officer, and that
he is now in Chicago. Deputy U. S.
Marshal, E. w. Moore, who whether
the suicide was sham or not, was
cheated of his prisoner, has gone to
Chicago to learn the truth of the re-
port. $3.50 a seeA issr- iaaI
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-12-20
HOME PApERs.-Stick to your hor


HOME PAPERs.-Stick to your home
newspaper. No matter if you are
poor; remember none are so poor as
the ignorance except it be depraved,
and they. too often go together. Keep
your home paper, though it may not
be 50 large or imposing as some city
weekly, but remember it is the adver-
tiser of your neighborhood and daily
business, and tells you what is going
on around you, instead of thousand
miles away. If it is not printed on as
nice paper as the city weeklies and as
good as you wish to have it, pay the
Subscription promptly, and rely upon it,
the natural pride of the publisher will
prompt him to improve it as fast as
possible. es7 eai'e4 @
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-12-20

az A dispatch from the Colonel
commanding the Missouri district, and
who has been on the border by special
order OF the government, states that
missouri has not been invaded by Mont
gomery, nor is it like to be. Only six
teen of Montgomery's men had ap-
preached Fort Scott at any time, no at
tempt had been made to hold the dis
trict court by Judge Williams, and
there was no occasion for the court to
leave the Territory. Three men had
been hung and two had been shot in
the Territory. Col Snyder had organ
lied the militia on Che border, and re-
commends the government to establish
arsenals for. worse emergencies. red :,
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-12-20
w.Excelsior,n the correspoudeu

w Excelsior" the correspondent
of the N. Y. Courier and Enquirer,
writes thus from Washington: CT
aver it is a significant fact that South
Carolina is getting into shockingly bad
odor with our people here. They are
beginning to examine her geography
and population and power, and we End
that her whole white male population,
between the age of twenty and sixty,
only amount to $4,000, all told. This
is considerably less than the population
of Washington. Every day will in
crease the indignation against the anti
republican State of South. Carolina,
which is at best community foreign
in its nature to the rest of country"
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-12-20
Special Notices.
FEVER AND AGUE.

EN- AN ~
4 case of Eight Months Standing cured By
BGRH4 YES HOLLAND BI1'TERS.
MICHAEL KELLY, No. III Seventh, near Grant
Street, Says: 49,, ~ q,
Last July, while running on the river, ON
cotton-boat plying between hatcher and New Or
leans, i was taken with Fever and Ague- For
eight long months suffered with this dreadful
disease. The greater part of this time was un-
able to work, and spent at least fifty dollars for
different medicines, but found no permanent relief
Three weeks ago, one of my friends insisted upon
my trying BGRHAyE's HOLLAND BIrrERs, saying
that a cure scas guaranteed. After taking it for
one week, Unjust state. I was a sound man. 1
have been at work now for two weeks, and have
had no return of the Chills and Fever whatever"
certify that the above statement is true.
ia 33m1 s ss.. .,.l. THOMAS ADAMS,
Diamond Hoase, or at r. Czester's Gothic Hall.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-12-20

Hon. WILLIAM A. HowARD.-This
gentleman has been placed upon the
Committee of Ways and Means in
place of Mr.. Washburne who will re-
tire from Congress to assume the Gov
ernorship of Maine on the LIST OF Janu-
airy. Mr.. Howard has experience in
this position, and win fill it with dignity
and success. fsaaa. q slsa sgoss cdr
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-12-20
Has the President Power to Enforce
State into SubmissiOnl

Has the President Power to Enforce a
State into Submissions
The following is an extract from the
United States statutes, page 424, by
which it appears that the President has
ample power to act wherever the laws
are obstructed by any combination too
powerful to be resisted by the ordinary
methods of law. We know that there
must be power of this kind, and we are
happy to find it in an explicit law OF
Congress: ~ IA II : I'll III i
"Wheneyer the laws of the United
States shall be opposed in the execution
thereof-obstructed in any State by
combinations too powerful to be sup
pressed by the ordinary course OF ju-
dicial proceedings, or by the power
vested in the Marshals by this act-it
shall be lawful for the President of the
United States to call forth the militia
of such State, or any other State OF
States as may be necessary to suppress
such combinations and to cause the
laws to be duly executed; and the use
of militia so to be called forth may be
continued, if necessary, until the ex-
piration of thirty days after the com
mencement of the then next session OF
Congress" ~,
This law is in full force. Mr.. Blu
chanan may not be disposed to enforce
the laws, but be is clothed with full
power to do SO. We hope we shall not
hear again asserted, as we do in the
Presidents Message, the milk-and
water theory that sovereignty has nc
power to keep itself from dissolution
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-12-20

second time, upon conviction of such
offence, shall suffer DEATH"
There is a personal liberty bill for
You with a penalty up to the hub,
passed by the legislature of Slave
State.
The complaint which the Democratic
party of the North makes against the
Justice of the personal liberty bills is a
mere humbug. 1t appears to be got up
for the purpose of furnishing South
Carolina and other Cotton States with
pretended arguments againstthe North.
The Democratic party in the North has
been working for the interests of slave
ry for years, and they have worked so
hard that they have worked themselves
out of power ;-and now in order to
get themselves back into power, they
encourage the South in their rebellion,
give aid and comfort to the rebels, and
why ?-merely because they have some
faint hope that when South Carolina
threatens the people of the North that
if they donot vote for their Democratic
candidate for Office, they will dissolve
the Union, that some faint-hearted Re-
publicans will be frightened by those
threats and be induced to vote the
Democratic ticket, and thus put the old
corrupt party into power again.
Thus the Northern Democrats work
for the South and for slavery, and the
South works for the Northern Demo
Gratis. a 81 s
The Democrats of the North take
their defeat to heart more, if possible
than those Of the South for the South
have only lost their general government
officers. they still have their State ani
County officers, their members of theil
State Legislatures, their Senators and
Representatives in Congress, their State
Judges, &C., but the Democrats of the
North have lost almost everything
from the President down to the lowest
county officer, and most of this has
been lost by doing the dirty work for the
South, which they were ashamed to dc
themselves and now if the South
thinks that she can frighten any Re
publicans back into the Democratic
ranks by threatening to dissolve the
Union, perhaps it is their duty to their
doughface brethren of the North to
make the effort. But the cry of disso
luton is so old and worn out that il
appears to have lost all its efficacy. Blu
l have depressed little from the sub
lject, and now in conclusion | would
say to Republicans everywhere, reat
your newspapers carefully and if 20,
do not take any paper, would sa,
subscribe for one Immediately, so tina
you may be ready at all times and il
: all places to give reason for the hope
that is in you, to wit, a hope of better
times, purer government, peace an6
plenty, harmony and prosperity, from
henceforth. The Republicans do no
propose to do any injustice to the South
they do not propose to interfere wit
f slavery where it has an existence il
the States by local law, but they d,
propose to put stop to the ertensioi
Cf the whitening blight Of human bon
dage, they propose to bring the Gov
eminent back to the pure principles Q
Washington, Jefferson and Madison
and if Old Abe should do as vel! a
, we expect he will do, we propose t
elect him again triumphantly.
ni, l''as'faat 800 Rail SPLITTER.
Cassapolis, Dec. 9Th, 1860. -
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-12-20

FOOLISH SP1TE.-There is a bill be-
fore the Georgia Legislature fning any
Georgian SO 900, who shall sell a bale
of cotton to any one north of Masons
d Dixon's line. II if2os9 ag1o q q
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-12-20
LET THE SICK READ. "a

~ REyoLurIoS IN MEDIcINk.-H is accom-
plished; the wantof agesis supplied, disease DIS
armed and science triumphant HERRIcK's Sugar
Coated Pills is the remedy; medicine that des-
troys disease without weakening; imparts Tone
strength vigor and elasticity to the whole system
Family boxes 25 cents Full directions 90 WIN
each box. See advertisement on Sd Psge- p
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-12-20
w The Rev. A. S. Laurie had OF

gw The Rev. A. S. Laurie had oc-
casion to exchange opulpits with the
Rev. E. 2 H. Chaplin of New York.
Many members Of Mr. Chapin's con
gregation have an idea that nobody
else can preach sermon as well as
their pastor, and when they enter their
church and find stranger occupying
his place, they are apt to turn and 60
out. So it happened on this occasion
that not a few persons departed and
others were on the point of doing so,
when Mr.. L. arose, hymn book in hand,
and gravely remarked "All those who
came here to worship Mr.. E. III. Chaplin
will have an opportunity to retire, and
those who came here to worship the
Everlasting God will please unite in
singing the following hymn, "lqo5q iad
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-12-20
Douglas Carries Missouri.

We have at last got the official re-
suit of the election in Missouri. 1t
seems that Douglas has really carried
it by 429 majority |; the vote being as
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-12-20
Miscellaneous Items.

Miscellaneous Items.
The bank of Bedford and the West
ern Bank at Suspension Bridge, Q. W.,
are discredited.
Delazon Smith, late q. S. Senator
from Oregon, died at Portland on the
18th November.
Fanny Fern says she is sick of seeing
tracts sent where bread and Goals ought
to 60. sa Bsl- sg
The Boston Traveller states that the
amount of patronage in the Boston
Custom House is 1921, 900. HEi q
The number of deaths from diptheria
in the United States during the past
year, is said to be no less than 1000.
The family of Gov. Banks, of Mas
sachusetts have left Waltham for their
home in Illinois. cd.
A little girl in Pulaski in Tennessee,
was fatally poisoned few days since
by eating peanut candy. 5e7
p. B. Shillaher, of Boston, so well
known as Mrs. Darlington, has been
elected to the Massachusetts Legisla.
ture.
Nearly two hundred children and
about fifty adults have died of dipthe-
ria, in the City of Steubenville, Ohio
since the first of January last. @
It's said that every Episcopal clergy
man in Charleston has omitted the usu.
al prayer for the President of the
United States. 4t fal
Rev. DR.. Palmer, the distinguished
Presbyterian clergyman of New Or
leans, preached strong secession ser
mon on Thanksgiving day.
A New railroad is projected to rur
from Brunswick, along the Atlantic
coast of New Jersey, the famous water
ing-place, Cape Island.
The assessed value of the property
of New Orleans is s92, 522,135. Their,
are IL 1916 slaves in the city, valued a
s6,7S5, 24o. ao4H
Col. E. D Baker, the republican sen
ator elect from Oregon, has arrived il
Washington and will at once ente
upon the discharge of his duties.
The deaths in New York, last week
numbered 337-seventy-one less thar
during the previous week, and seventy
two less than during the corresponding
week last year. S.
Although the Vermont Personal Lib
erty bill was not repealed, resolution
was passed unanimously by the Senate
requesting the Law Revisers of tn,
State to report upon its constitutional
j ty. oia 2aiafs ai a7.'a
| Miss Ann PAMELA Cunningham
/ Regent of the Mount Vernon Associa
ton, has removed her residence t.
| Alexandria, Va, which will be tn
| proper address for all communication
until further notice. The press vii
oblige by extending this notice. i[ies
i Capt. Montgomery, now figuring i
Kansas raids, is above forty years @
I age, slightly built, and of much cool
ness and courage. He is a Kentuckiar
, and was resident in Missouri and
pro-slayery man till the opening Q
Kansas for settlement. In 1859 be lie
a party to Fort Scott, and release
} some men held there as prisoners. -
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-12-20

The Convention assembled at noon.
Gen. Jameson was temporary Chair
man. The can is now progressing for
the delegates from districts and par
ishes to enroll their names. "A written
invitation from the Legislature to the
Convention to participate at the in
auguration of the Governor at 2 o'clock,
was laid on the table till the Convention
organized. The enrolling of the names
was then continued.
The outside attendance at the Con
vention is small. Some of the members
Of the Convention are young in ap-
pearance, but generally of middle age.
So far they are calm and unimpassioned.
In the Legislature nothing is trans
piring In either branch. The inaugu-
ration ceremonies took place at 2
o'clock. -p 80 q. =.
There rs hardly a doubt about the
small pox being an epidemic here. II
also prevails at Camden. A genera
stampede from Columbia may be an.
ticipated and then the disease may
spread over the State. ii.sis ffq So
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-12-20
The south Carolina Convention.

COLUMBIA, s. c., Dec. IA heavy
snd almost obscuring fog hangs ike a
pail over Columbia, creating general
gloom. The small pox panic is intense
smong the ocititizens and strangers.
Many members Of the Legislature have
gone home. A strong effort will be
made to-day to adjourn the Legislature
and Convention to Charleston. If not
then the Convention viii probably
promptly pass an ordinance of secession
and adiournS ie
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-12-20

u
nap and carry away any free negro or
free mdlatto from this State into any
other State or Country, or shall aid or
assist any person or persons in kid
mapping and carrying away any free
negro or free mulatto from this State
into any other State or Country, or if
any person or persons shall fraudulent
ly seduce and decoy any free negro or
free mulatto from this State into any
other State or Country with intent that
such free negro or free mulatto shall be
sold or disposed of or held as slave,
or servant, or shall aid or assist any
person or persons in fraudulently Sc
ducing and decoying any free negro or
free mulatto from this State into any
other State or country with intent that
such free negro or free mulatto shall
be sold or disposed of or held as a
slave or servant. Every person so of,
Tending shall be deemed guilty of felo.
my, and upon conviction thereof shall
forfeit and pay to the State a fine not
less than one thousand dollars mol
more than two thousand dollars, shall
be set on the pillory for the space Of
one hour, shall be publicly whipped
with sixty lashes on the bare back well
laid on, and shall be imprisoned in sol.
itary confinement for term of not less
than three nor more than seven years,
and at the expiration of said imprison-
ment, shall be disposed of as servant
to the highest and best bidder or bid
ders for a period of seven years And
every person or persons SO offending a
, 1860-10-19
Small Fruits,

A correspondent Of the Richmond Palla-
diuH, in view Of the fact that the crop OF
peaches, pears, and apples are becoming very
nreliable-suggests the propriety of paying
more attention 10 the smaller fruits-black.
berries. strawberries, cherries, etc. He sug.
gests that some of his neighbors make the
experiment Of half an acre Of ground, and
predicts the following result:
Let US suppose that some one desires to
adopt the suggestion above. lie lays of
half an acre Of good ground on which to try
the experiment. He first plants twenty early
May chez Iries ON twenty rods Of the plot, which
will yield, after the fourth year, not less than
one bu ihel of cherries, after which they Will
rapidly increase in produetiveness, until
about the eighth or tenth year, when they
will produce twenty bushels-moIe than one
family would know how to dispose Of for
their own consumption. Then Of raspberries
kt him plant twenty rods Of the Ohio Ever.
bearing variety, and the first year can gather
one bushel Of choice fruit from his vines
and after the first year he may depend on
ten bushels If berries every season, and thy
will be in full bearing throughout tho months
Of July, August, aud September.
OF strawberries, plant twenty rods Of any
Of the better kind Of fertilizers, and after
the first year may depend with certainty on
ten bushels Of the best fruit that mortals
are allowed 10. luxuriate on here below,
Plant ten rods in Haughton's Seeding
Gooseberrics, and alter the first year he will
raise more Of the finest Of berries every sea
son than can be disposed Of in one family
by any known means of using such fruit
This variety bears full every season, and
never mildews, When fully ripe they are
equd % the best of plums. Ten rods arc
still left for currants, which every one is SC
familiar with that no Comment Is necessary