Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-02-12

~ 10 NO4$u Iowa s"'sss 'o'J 49,
Susly ropsses to lie heads Of fsmilIe'
Of thai tom thst be, will henceforsb
publssh . complete list Of births in biz
paper, provided the same shall not oc-
cupy more than . half column per
week
RrvrvAIs OF RELIoIoN.-We ere
pleased to notice in our State exchanges
that religion revivaIs are taking place
in many different places through the
State. Numerous conventions are be-
iup recorded az the fruits Of this good
work.
SHrxpLAsrxRs. = The Maquoketa
Sentinel complains Of the issuance Of
anal! .hinplasters to obviste the scarcity
Of small change. The Sentinel very
properly calls the remedy worse than
the disease.
MAMMOTH WHITE OAK TREE.-The
largest tree cut 10 The Forks of the Ma
quoketa is reported by Mr.. Z. &. CaTel
and G. X. Riggs. This mammoth tree
is the biggest that was ever cut down
| in the forks j, measured feet through
the stump; thirty feet above that it
measured / feet 6 inches. 1t WAS Is
feet from the butt to the limbs, and there
~ere l6 loads Of wood 10 it, besides the
Iimbs.-Maquoketa Sentinel.
Coop FOR THE CENSUS RE1URNs.-A
very clever Republican called at our Of
fee recently, and desired the loan OF our
old copy OF the Maquokets city census.
We hesitated At first as to whether We
should let that valuable work pass for a
moment from our possession, but We
could not refuse it, when he coolly told
US that he wantsd to copy the names in
it, and append them to . petition for
his appointment % Post Master at this
city.-B.
GooDs NEws.-The editor Of the
Des Moines Register. who recently had
an interview with Mr.. Farnsm, while
visiting Chicago, Gays
"From Mr.. Farnam, of the Rock Is
land road, We hear that work will be
resumed at once on the NJ. L. NJ. road,
and thss it will be pushed to GrinnelI
during the Summer. Should the Pa
c,ic Railroad Bill become a law, Mr.
+. is confident that the NJ. Il NJ. Road
wi make rapid strides toward the Mis-
souri, river"
JuDGE CokKEaY. = The Dubuque
Herald Of the 7th, contains a letter
from our friend Judge Cookery, VIII
left Dubuque for California some months
since. He arrived ct his destination
safely on the 9th Of December.
Who Owns south Carolina!--A Intcrs
esting Question.
The Toronto Globe has raised new
question which is calculated to add fresh
interest To the secession excitement
That paper says:
Suppose that this Ia dissolution Of tn.
Union) IS consu,nmated, some curious
questions will arse with regard to The
national standing Of the seeding States
Great Britain has recognized the nation
al independence OF the United States
But does that necessarily involA C til,
recognition Of the nationality OF South
Carolina, for example, when she cease,
TO form part Of he Union! Her colo
mai relations to 'rcat Britain only ceased
in virtue OF her being merged in The
United States, whose independence wal
recognized by the mother country.
When she ceased, then, 10 form part Of
that nationality, does she not, by the law
of nations, revert 10 her former position
OF colonial dependence on Great Britain ?
In the year 1929, the British Govern.
ment, for the sum OF els. 500, purchas ID
the Carolinas f.om q company of mer.
chants. When no longer under the
9gis OF the American flag, will they not
again in the nature Of things become
the property OF Great Britain! Eng
land NAV find it worth their while tC
produce her old litle-deeds to the cotton
producing territories of the South. Her
manufactures form so important an ele.
ment to the we'll being of her people
that it is not convenient for Ter to b.
dependent on foreigners for her cotton
supplies. Moreover, in the interests Of
humanity, 1t would be we'll that the
Southern as we'll a. the Northern por.
ton of this continent should be British
Slavery would not long exist under Brit
ish rule, and with free Republic in the
center Of the continent, bounded North
and South by free British colonies, the
future OF North America might be
looked to BY the friends of human pro-
gross with the most cheering antcipa.
tions.
TnURLow WEED LAuGHs.-The N
York Commercial Advertiser notices
the arrival Of Thurlow Weed 10 New
York, and says
lie does not seem to have suffered
much from the torrents, or perhaps We
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