St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-08-30

" tlOuSahu majority Tor Lincoln anC
Hamlin, and, although Mr.. Douglas
and his friends taiked of carrying New
York, yet he had told the Maine pco
pie to multiply their estimated majori
ty hy four and they would have an
approximation of the Republican ma
jority in the State Of New York. Mr.
Seward paid noble tribute to the
patriotism, wisdom and foresight OF
the Sage Of Quincy" and remarked
that now, only fifteen years after his
death, we are about TO witness a tri-
umph Of the measures for which he
had so earnestly contcnded. Said
Mr.. Seward:
The people of the United States,
who hurled John Quincy Adams from
power and from trust, are calling to
the head Of the nation Abraham Lin
coin, (chccrs, who conicsscs the obi.
cation Of that higher law which the
Sage OF Quincy proclaimed, and avows
himself, for veal or woe, for life or
death, u soldier on the side Of freedom
IN the lrrcprcssiblc conflict between
freedom and slavery. Laughter and
cheers For the first time this banner
OF freedom is unfurIed in many of the
slave States. (Applausc.) But let
not your thoughts or expectations be
confined TO the present hour Tell
your fellow citizens that with this vic
tory comes the end of the power of
slavery in this government" (Great
cheering and applausc.)
Several of the leading merchants of
New York are holding high council in
reference to the sort of reception they
will give to the Prince of Wales.
The British residents have not yet
completed their programme. There
Is some disagreement among them as
to the style of thing best to be done.
The city authorities will take no Off
cial action about it. leaving the muni-
cipal formalitics entirely in the hands
Of the Mayor
The Mcthodists of New York and
lis suburbs annually indulge in what
may be called religious carnival a,
Sing Sing being the locality
where they hold camp meeting OF
the largest possible scale. The meet
ing for this year commenced on Mon
day Of last week. Over two hundred
tents were pitched, and several Of the
most eloquent divines Of that dcnom-
ination were on hand to preach the
good tiiings.
Brooklyn people are tremendously
" stuck up since the census man ap,
pearcd. Because they count up be,
tween three and four hundred thou
sand inhabitants, and are the third
city Of the Union, they take on airs
and elevate noses when spoken of as
adiuncts Of New York. Since 1858,
they have increased nearly two hun
drcd thousand, which is pretty fair
Peter Cooper (thc Girard of New
York, in the way of public bencfac,
tom is rendering his Institute y
more and more useful to the INDECENT
but deserving classes, for whose ben,
eft it was specially designed. He is
now making certain alterations in
some Of the rooms, by which three
hundred pupils will be instructed gra-
tultOusly i'll the school of design
twice the number that have received
tuition heretofore. Various improve
mcnts have been made in the chemical
and other departments, preparatory
to the commencement Of the autumn.
al courses. In becoming his own ex,
ecutor, as far as erecting one Of the
finest ediiices in the country, and or,
ganizing its plan of operation, is con,
ccrncd, Mr.. Cooper has set an exam
pie worthy the emulation of Other
merchant princes, here and elsewhere
and he has the solid satisfaction ot
beholding his efforts crowned with
complete success.
The superintendent Of the dog de-
partment of the municipality has, du,
ring the present season, hurried into
eternity about forty-threc hundred
brutcs Of the bullpup and terrier
species, for which the city has paid
about eleven hundred dollars. The
defunct purported to be resident cur:
of the metropolis, but there are thost
SO lost to dcccncy as to assert tina,
the premium of twenty-five cents pei
head paid for them at the dog pound
has led to large importation from
Jersey, Connecticut, and Long Island
The urbane Dogbcrry who keeps
watch and ward of the pound tells
narrowing tales of the grief of fonG
women and brave men who come tc
reclaim their big whelps or littl,
whelplings. But the vital spark hac
been squGlched, in compliance will
the statute, and the mourners return
ed from pound" repeating the words
we see SO chastely cut on grave
stones Though lost to sight, tc
memory dear 5.
The speeches made by the Prince
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