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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-02-15
JEFrER~os COUNTY coURT-rn Probate.

IN The matter Of the Guardianship of Aario,. Temple
Minor Her u DGrid Temple, Deceased.
NOTICE is hereby given that by virtue of the II.
' cense of this ourt granted in this matter the
Undersigned Guardian of said nil or will en- the Sth
day of March next at two O'Clock IN the fternoon
ut her residence in the seventh ward in the CITY OF
Watertown, offer for sale public vendue the fol-
lowing described lands, to wit the undivided one
third part of the East two thirds the South East
fractional quarter Of Section fourt l4l in
ship seven North of range fourteen il4l East
The terms of sale will be made Known at the time and
place of SALE PAMELA TEMPLE.
BY the Court. nci3w3 35w4 Guardian &c
Dated JaI'y 24sh, 1850.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-02-15
Should Be Repealed,

Now that Louisiana has gone out of the
Union-or rather that she thinks she has
and is rebelling against the General Gov
eminent, why not take off the duty on
Sugar, for the protection of which we here
at the North are taxed? No other State
than Louis:aaa is interested in the home
protection of that article, and there is no
sufficient reason why the same should be
continued. Congress should place Sugar
on the free list" at once.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-02-15

Ia Notwithstanding the seeding
States claim that they are no longer under
the jurisdiction of the United States Gov
ernmcnt, applications for Patents are con-
tinually going forward from them to Wash
ington and are acted upon, as though there
had been no secession"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-02-15

rs Senator Gill. of this city, made
thorough-going speech the other day in the
Senate on the question of sending commits
sloners to the Washington Peace Confer
ence. He opposed the measure very
strongly.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-02-15

Rs Henry Z. Pelton, Esq, has been
appointed Deptty' Clerk of the Circuit.
Court In this county by Mr.. Ostrander.-
No better selection could have been made.
Mr- Pelton's experience in that office as
clerk for six years admirably fits him for
the satisfactory discharge of all its duties.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-02-15
How THg SEcEDrRs ARE FgD-Th

How THE SECEDERs ARE FED.-Tbe
Nashville Democrat says:
Go down to the bank of the river here
at Nashville, AMI take look at the tons
of provisions of all sorts, lately landed
from the steamers that have arrived from
the North and North West, destined as
would appear from their marks, for Geor-
gia and Alabama. They have been plant
ing corn north of the Ohio, and they not
only have enough for themselves. but they
are feeding our Southern neighbors, who
had short crops last year.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-02-15

The Fossil CONVENTION AT WASHING
ToN-Nothing can better illustrate the
stupidity and unftnes of politicians in a
great crisis like the present than the Con-
Yention of old fossiles now sitting at Wash
lngton with closed doors. like the Vene-
tan Senate, excluding all their proceed
ings from the public, and the press, who
are most vitality interested in the object of
Their assemblage. Nearly all of them.
like old John c. Wright, of Ohio, and ma
ny others, have been dead for years past,
and grass IS luxuriant On their graves. Tn
faet' the Convention is little better than a
revival of spiritualism-a ghostly and chan
failed gathering In conducting their pro-
ceedings with sealed doors, they are doina
what they were used to do in their life
time They do not understand what is
going on in the world now, nor do tbav
know that the country has advanced a
whole century since they were alive.-N
T. Herald.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-02-15

PsHAw The Albany Burgesses corps
have received letter Importing to come
from the headquarters of tie Mary
land Southern volunteers. Baltimore, say
ing that no military company north of Ma
son and Dixon's Line VIII be permitted 70
pass through that city for the purpose of
attending Mr.. Lincoln's Inauguration. =
P-ndiri us
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-02-15

CorToN Nor KNEE. G. Souier,
whose knowledge of Central America is
minute and accurate, has written letter
to Senator Anthony, of Rhode Island. in
regard to the capacity of Central America
to compete with the Gulf States in supply
ing the world with cotton. He does not
for moment doubt its ability to do So
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-02-15
CIIICAGo, Feb. |

Seven persons were drowned yesterday,
while attempting to cross small stream
IN Mercer county, in this state, in sleigh,
The party consisted of man named Min
ty' Mrs Mary Hayes, and two children =
Mrs Elisabeth Hodson and two children !:
and Mr., Barge and two children. Minty
saved himself and one of Mrs. Hodson' s
children by swimming. Mrs. Hodson re-
NAMED IN the sleigh. holding the other
child an houg and half, on the side-bo
until assistance came. Both were taken
out Live. but the neither died shortly after.
The Presbyterians of Ireland now
have i've syncds and nearly FIVE hundred
churches.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-02-15

will suffer death before will consent
or advise my friends to consent, to any con-
cession or compromise which looks like
buying the privilege of taking possession of
the Government to which we have a Con-
! stitutlona! right; because, whatever
might think CT the merit of the various
propositions before Congress, l should re-
gard any concession in the face of menace
as the destruction of the Government it.
self, and consent on all hands that orr
system shall be brought down to a level
with the existing disorganized state Of af-
fairs IN Mexico. But this thing will here
after be, as it is new, in the hands of the
people; and if they desire to call a Con-
ventlon to remove any grievances complain
es OF, or to give new guarantees for the
permanence of vested rights, it is not mine
to oppose.
Abraham Lincoln is reported as having
given utterance lately to the sentiments
above quoted. They contain wholesome
doctrine, and will meet with hearty re-
spouse from every lover of his country
Mr.. Lincoln has been regularly elected to
the Presidency in constitutional manner
and for him by any word or deed to now
attempt to purchase the privilege of taking
his seat would be TO lower the standard
of the Government to greater depth than
we ever wish to sec it reach.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-02-15
Aid for Kansas.

A bill appropriating $4,000, for the
destitute in Kansas passed the Senate of
tins State on Friday last BY vote of 10
to s.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-02-15

Col. Braxton Bragg. of "a little more
grape celebrity, has been selected by the
- :, - = e ~ q : 6 l..
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-02-15
information Wanted.

The New Fork Tribune asks if Utah,
with her peculiar institution, were State.
her absolute local sovereignty guaranteed
by the Federal Constitution, and emphati-
eally maintained by the ascendant political
party ana its incoming President; if her
sister States had conceded to her, beyond
their own ratio of representation, fur
Their extra representation for every FIVE
Mormon wives, equal to that of three of
their own citizens, and peculiar privilege
to capture their fugitive women who might
escape over their borders; if the State of
Utah received her proportion of the pro-
eecds of the sale of the public lands, and
her people possessed precisely the same
privilege of colonizing the national terrific
ry as was. enjoyed by the people of the
other States, all being secured alike in the
possession of property recognized as such
by the common Law of the civilized world ::
would Utah be justified in attempting to
overthrow the Union, if the Government
should refuse to carry polygamy into the
Territories by national law, and to make
tho extension of Utah's peculiar institution
an object of its policy? VIII some Demo
cratic sympathizer with the south please
answer? Our columns are open to him.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-02-15

Gen. Scott was again burned in eff
gy At Franklin College, in Athens. Ga.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-02-15

MEMPHIS, Feb. 9.-Ths Little Rock Ar.
senal, containing 5000 stand of arms, =
large amount of ammunition, and 40 can.
non, including Capt. Bragg's battery, sur
rendered TO the State authorities Yesterday,
and has been garrisored by 100 volunteers.
It is to be hoped that this sort of bust
ness will be stopped as soon after the
Fourth of March as President Lincoln can
got his Administration in good working or
der. When we get a MAN in the Presiden-
tial chair instead of an old Granny. we
shall have some hopes of better things than
the outragcs now daily perpetrated in the
face and eyes of the General Government
Thi. surrendering of Government property
By Government officials, into the hands of
rebels and traitors has been carried on sue
cessfully quite long enough.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-02-15

NEw ORLEANS, Feb. 9.-The Commit.
tso on postal Affairs have reported it mex
pedient to change the present postal sys
tem-that it is impossible for a single
State to establish postal arrangements ad
equato to the wants Of the people, The
report recognizes the present government
ut Washington, for the present business,
until the Southern Congress, hereafter call
ed, shall form postal arrangements.
Is it not about time that our govern
ment took the hint and cut off the pos
tai facilities at present afforded the rebel
hous States in the South? There is not a
day passes that the mails arc not violated
correspondence destroyed, and the privi-
ieges for which the North pays so cxorbi-
family, withheld from persons at the South
who are justly entitled to them. So LONG
as Southern Post Masters see fit to rob the
mails, Government should cease SPENDING
its meneJ for their benefit.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-02-15
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Feb. II.

Mr.. Lincoln left his hotel at 7:3O A. II
accompanied by largo concourse to the
depot, where nearly one thousand citizens
had already collected. After be had sha-
ken hands with number Of friends, took
his stand on the platform of the car and
spoke as follows:
lily E1eaads No one not in my posi-
ton can appreciate the sadness I feel at
this parting. To this people I owe all that
| am. Here | have lived more than a
quarter of century. Here my children
were born and here one of them was
buried know not how soon I shall see
you ssaln, as duties devolve upon me
which are perhaps greater than any which
have deyolyed upon any other man since
the DAYS Of Washington He never would
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-03-14
Southern Priyateers.

The Black Republicans are sorely
exercised over the threat that, IN the
even, of war, the South will emplo,
,riyateers against the commerce OF
IT'S enemy. OF course it will
When did n " Engls nd give up that
right against Old Englandf In the
hey.lulion, and 10 the later war, New
England privateers swarmed on every
sea. aud rendered most efficient SER
vice. 1t is fresh 10 every mans
IN. mory that when the Paris Confer
ence Of Eurnpean powers, few years
ago, GALE d upon America to give up
e,iyate,riug, America said aatly no,
and Mr.. Marcy and General Csss
both ,sta blished the right SO conclu-
siyely in their correspondence with
The British Government, that The lat
Ter made no further attempt to con-
lrovert The principle. Even since the
gresent controversy has commenced,
a>Back Republican has proposed
through one Of The New York jour.
nals 10 fit out privateer to cruise
,.lorg Che Southern coast and make
rsids upon unprotected territory. vi
course the South will use privateer-
ing. II has been recognized from
the beginning by the United States
asa !erilinats instrument of warfare,
and all the mcre welcome will ii be,
that the South has no commerce OF
ils own upon which to make reprlsals.
The Republicans are calling prlva-
teering piracy, as the British did in
the late war; but We shall have priva-
teers all The game If they attempt
"a. hang them as pirates, that being
n game which two. can play at, they
will be hung themselves in RETURN
Tfcks5urg San.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-03-14

RENTS IN New YoKR = The New
York Worla says that rents are
falling very much in New York
particularly for large sores and first
class csellings. For the former prices
have fall''n of cne-balf, A heavy dry
goods firm which bad leased splen-
did nalble front building or Broad
way, for term of years. offered
The owner $4,000 to have The ieass
canceled.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-03-14

The New Ycrk Herald says
The trade of this great metropolis
is So fferiDg sad revolution iu the
political crisis. Merchants are break
ing every day; several branches Of
manufactures, are being suspended;
mechanics are tbioa ont OF en-
ploymeht; the Southern trade is re-
duced down 10 nothing. and every
thing seems to be going to the dogs.
1t is true there is plenty of money
in the banks; but that belongs for
the most part TO the English cspi-
talists, lodged there to purchase
breadstuffs and cotton, and they
will get them"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-03-14

AN ANNEXATION TO CANADA
Bangor paper publishes IN its columns
of advertisements notice to 'niorm
The Mime people that petition,
signed. by six citizens, and nineteen
thousand others whose names are
not given, will be sent to the leglsla-
ture, asking for the immediate se-
cession of the State and its subse-
ouent annexation to Canada. The
Quebec Morning Nromele, which
may be considered as the semi Official
mouih-piece Of ihe Canadian Govern
ment-seems to attach great In
portauce to that political movement
That papers knovs, from good go.
thority," that the most influential
men of Maine are now paving ne
way for annexation to the British
American Union.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-03-14
IMPORTANT DECISION UNDER THE 81

IMPORTANT DECISION UNDER THE SE-
cEssIoN ORDINANCE OF GEORGIA. = 10
the United States District Court
of Georgia, last November, enc Mar
tin v Brsnily was tried and con-
vieted Of robbing the United States
mail and sentenced to the peniten.
tiary for ten years. On the 9th
January, 1861, he vas brought be.
fore the Hon j. I. Harris, Cir
cul Judge, BY writ of habeas corpus,
The ground upon which tbs discharge
vas claimed, was that Georgia has.
ing BY the Ordinance of Secession
fepudiated the authority Of TIE
Uuised States Government, there
existed no authority Of law in Geor
gia, fot the further confinement o.
the prisoner. His Honor, Judge
Hairs, failed to loDk at the matter
ia that light, and the prisoner was
Re manded.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-03-14

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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-03-14

Ito have you"
Had thunder-clap struck me,
i could not have been more SUI
pfised, and after an instant of hesi
tsliou, / stammered out
What did you say?"
81 have concluded to marry you.
20 : oh, you hases We'll, ! sup
pose its alt right; when shall th'
even. take place7''
Il thought, if it would suit you
you might dive round next Sunday
and we will 60 TO mothers, at Dear
born, and be married there"
] "Well." said /, "l'll see if ] can, >
and as soon as possible took my
leave.
l didn't 60 to the ball that night
F, l forgot all about it. and | sat over
the stove till morning, thinking of
what scrape Id got myself into =
! even forgot to keep the FIRE going.
and l almost froze in my seat
When da, light began 10 peep into the
windows, ] had made UP my mind
what / should do. / would go evef
aad tell Helen that we must be mar
ried Immediately or not al all. and if
she agreed to that, saw no other
way than 10 submit to my fate.
When / entered the gate leading
up to he1 house i heard her singing
a lively song, aud my conscience al
most smote De for deceiving the poor
girl as / had; but summoned up my
courage TO ring the bell; and pulling
up my collar and throwing my head
back, | anxiousiy awaited an answer
to my SUMMONS. She soon came TO
the door, and WIS again shown to
the psrlor, and she took her place on
the sofa, as before.
"Helen,'' l commenced.
swell, what!'
Olive must be married to-
day, OF II don't think | shall be
able TO be married at all y
IT stuck in my throat as | said it,
for knew / was telling wboprer.
but imagine my surprise when she
said
"Well, just as you please, Harry.
You may drive your carriage around
about - o'clock, and ] will be rea-
dy." /
Igave upl Precisely at 2 O'Clock
| drew up before her door with my
caIriage, and before night We we're
married.
Our friend added, after finishing
the story:
"Youpg man, that wife has been
worth more than one hundred thou
sand dollars to me.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-03-14

Who HAS DoNE THE FIGHTlNoG-
It is a favcrits theory With the
the Republicans that the North has
fought nearly all the battles IN our
wars and especially in our last wal
in Mexico. The official records sho"
that of the regular army IN the
MEXICAN war the Northern States
s,,rnished 1885, while the South.
ern States furnished 2S,556, OF
shout Two to one. The volunteers
were in like proportion. Tor while
sherc was, only 23,O54 from the
free States, there were 4o,63o IRON
tbe South. New England, where
so much is now heard about con
,auering The South, sent ,O4f yo'
nnteers to Mexico : none having
been sent frem Maine, New Hamp
shire. Vermont. Connecticut, o
Rhode Island.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-03-14
Singular Phases Of Insanity.

There is no end to the false in
prpssions and delusiOns with whIc
the mind may be affected. A ply
sician vas once called to see ma
laboriug under the fancy that he wa
converted into Il tea pot. And whe
Ilhe physician endeavored to ridicul
him out OF the idea, he indignant.
said, IL am tea pot" and forming
semi.circle with one arm, placing hi
hand upon his hips, he said, There
is the haudle,' and thrusting out The
other arm, There is the spout. -
Men have believed themselves con
verted into barrels rolled along the
street. One case is r corded Of a
man who believed himself a clock,
aud would stand for hours at the
head of the stairs clicking with bis
tongue. A respectable tradesman in
E gland even fancied himself meta
morphosed into seven shilling piece,
and took the frecaution OF reques :
ing, as a particular favor of his
friends, that if his wife should pre-
sent him in payment. they would not
give change for him. Soma have
supposed that m ny armed knights
were engaged 10 battle with them. A
Sea captain in Philadelphia believed
for many years that be had wolf in
his liver. A madman in the Penn
sylvania hospital believed that be was
once calf, and mentioned the name
Of the butcher who killed him, and
the stall in Philadelphia market on
which his flesh was sold previously
to bis animating bis present body
One man believes his legs made of
butt,r, and with the greatest caution
avoids the fire; another imagines
them to be made Of glass, and with
extreme care wraps them in wooden
box S when be goes out to ride. A
prince o! Bourbon often supposed
himself to be plant, and taking bis
stand in the garden, would insist upon
being watered in connection with the
plants around him. A French gen.
tlemaa imagined himself to be dead,
and refused to eat. To prevent bis
dying Of starvation two persons were
to him in the character of
the ilus,rious dead like himself, and
they invited him alter some conver-
salion respecting the wcrld Of shades,
to- dine with another distinguished
bot deceased person, Marshal Tu-
renne. The lunatic accepted this
polite invitation, and made hearty
meal. Almost every day, while his
fancy Pre- vailed, it was necessary to
invite him to the table Of some ghost
Of rank or reputation. Yet in the
other common affairs of life, the gen.
tleman was not incapacitated from at
Tending to his own interests.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-03-14

At monster Christmas enter
tainment given by the Directors oi
the London Northwestern Rail
way Company, at Crewe, to their
workmen, on the completion OF a
new workshop, about 5000 persons
sat down to tea IN the great
range of the Company's workshops
spIendidiy decorated for the occa'
sion, the tea having been made N
two teapots, equally gigantic and
original, viz: couple OF locomo
|tiSes which were employed on tha'
occasion for the making ot The see
lestial brew"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-03-14

+. 1t seems that Clemens. Of the
Wheeling district, who boast Of be-
rug the owner Of more negroes than
al bis constituents beside. is in real
ity, :he possessor Of 'nary' niger.
He marrieda wealthy widow but in
50 doing, by the terms Of her hus-
bands will she forfeited all claim to
bis estate. Her hushand's broth
er generously gives to Sberard S3,-
600 annuity. So say The newspapers.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-03-14

A humorous druggist in Peters.
burg the other day cut out the por-
traits of Perry Davis, the pain-killer
man, and DR.. Jayne, the universal
health restorer, and pasting them
ing+niously upon pieces of enameled
board, exhibited them respectively as
the portraits Of Gov. Pickens oI
South Carolina, and Major Anderson
whose nationality is not exactly
known. One enthusiast went SO fal
as to purchase the portrait Of 'GOv
eruor Pickens," and hung it up il
his room, in a So frame.