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The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-04-30
The Light of n Cheerful Face.

There is no greater every day virtue
than cheerfulness. This quality in man
among men is like sunshine to the day
or gentle, renewing moisture to the
parched herbs. The light Of a cheerful
face diffuses itself, and communicates
the happy spirit that inspires it: The
sourest temper must sweeten in the at
mosphere Of continuous good humor
AS we'll might fog, and cloud, and va.
por, hope to cling TO the sun-illuminated
landscape, as the blues and moroseness
to combat jovial speech and exhilaratng G
laughter. Be cheerful always. There
is no path but will be easier travelled, nc
load but will be lighter, no shadow on
heart or brain but will lift sooner in the
presence of determined cheerfulness.
1t may sometimes seem difficult for the
happiest tempered to keep the counten-
ance of peace and content; but the diff
Guilty will vanish, when we truly con-
slider that sulen gloom and passionate
despair do nothing but multiply thorns
and thicken sorrows. Iii comes to us as
providentially as good, and is as good il
we rightly apply its lessons who will
not then cheerfully accept the ill and
blunt its apparent sting?
Cheerfulness ought to be the fruit OF
philosophy and Christianity. What is
gained by peevishness and iretfulness,
by perverse sadness and sullenness Ii
we are i'll, let us be cheered by the trust
that we shall soon be in health; if mis-
fortune befall us, let us be cheered by
hopeful visions of better fortune if death
rob us of dear ones, let us be cheered by
the thought that they are only gone be-
fore to the blissful bowers where we
shall all meet to part no more forever
Cultivate cheerfulneess If only for per-
sonal profit. 1t will be your consoler in
solitude, your passport and commentator
in society. You will be more sought
after, more trusted and esteemed tor
your steady cheerfulness.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-04-30
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THE GLADNESS OF MAY.

IT'S May again, It's May again, the time o
happy hours,
When Nature wears her fairest robe of young
and dewy flowers,
When gentle morn wakes from the east as rosy
as the sky,
And brooks are laughing in the mcads ant
birds are singing by.
Visions, sweet as summer eve or autumns glow
ing day,
Are rushing on the mind of youth as lovely a:
they're gay,
Hopes priced more than coral lip, or maiden;
blushing VOW,
Are coming back to cheer old age, and decl
its snowy brow.
Kingcups bathed in golden light, their tender
breasts unfold,
And verdant plains burst on the sight, like
beds of waving gold,
Violets from the messy banks in purple clust
ers rise
And daisies one by one begin to show theil
starry eyes.
Leaves nursed in the noontde's warmth ant
kissed by the dew,
Are woven into forest crowns that mock thl
emerald's hue
And twining garlands round about the vast
ing walls of yore,
AS doth the heart to memory, when life's bright
days are Ger.
Blossoms fair as orient pearls adorn the or
chard trees.
And odors from their honeyed lips add frag
rance to the breeze,
Beauty's soft and radiant glow is mantling al
the grain,
And from the earth promise comes of frui
and corn again.
Birds, rich in plumage and in voice, from ever,
wood and grove,
In joyous concert carol forth the melody of love
Aephyfs wild us muslcs tone upon their pin
IONS bring
Sweet echoes to the listening ear, and incens,
of the Spring.
Insects bright as Tyrian dyes wake from thei
torpid sleep,
AS countless as the ocean sands that wash til,
rocky steep,
lambs in little playful groups are scattere,
DER the lea,
And squirrels from the beechen boughs dane,
on from tree to tree.
Clouds calmly hung in silver light like folds o
/ Are shadowed in the silent streams that by til.
valleys flow,
Now Graded by the swelling waves, now OF
the shore at play,
Now fitting round the lofty hills as blithesom
as a fay.
Tis May again, It's May again, the time o
happy hours,
| When Nature wears her fairest robe of youn.
and dewy flowers,
| When gentle morn wakes from the east as rosy
us the sky,
And brooks are laughing in the meads, an,
birds are singing by.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-04-30
Looking for New Victims.

The Charleston Is. CO. correspondent
of the New York Tribune says !:
Keitt says that the policy is to ge
British capital invested in Southern rail
ways, and Southern steamships, anG
Southern mines, and then Cd d-r
'em, we can do as we please with them.
The valiant Congressman goes SO fan
as to say that if Britain then kicks ur
any d-n fuss about few cargoes o
niggers, they can follow the example o.
Jetf. Davis's State, and repudiate THEN
debts
Friend Keitt is very jolly and com.
municatiye when in his cups"
The robberies of the Gulf States
through the mercantile credit system, to
say nothing Of the Government repudia-
tions Of Florida and Mississippi, have
been enormous, AS the victims in Balti
more, Philadelphia, New York, and Bos.
ton, can testify. The threat OF not pay
ing their mercantile debts has been one
OF the great levers OF their political influ
ence at the North in times past. The
threat has now been executed, and these
Southern debts, being seen 10 be hope
lessly lost, are no longer paraded IN ter
rorem over the Northern merchants.
And il will be some time before the re.
pudiators will be permitted 10 run up
new scores in that quarter.
In this emergency. new victims are
wanted, and it is now, not New York
capital, but British capital, which is tc
be drawn into this Unsuitable maelstrom
Of the recklessness and extravaganza o.
the " Conlederates. 1t is the very gen.
ius of planting, as il is carried on upon
the Gulf, TO run in debt, to use up the
profits Of prosperous years in riot and
wassail, and throw the losses of bad years
upon others by bankruptcy. The Eng
lishmen have had too much experience
OF that, in Jamaica, in the old times oil
slavery, to be caught in that way again
And, besides, il is not their policy to
assist in developing the cotton States on
the Gulf. They wish, rather 10 slimu-
late the production Of cotton elsewhere
keit and his associates will get no Brit.
ish gold, and they must reserve THEN
laug at British folly, until they gel
the Englishmen into their trap.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-04-30

PASSAGE OF THE VIRGINIA FREE Ne
GRO BGLL.-The bill for the ensiayement
of free negroes in Virginia has been
adopted. lis practical effect Will be 10
force into slavery sixty or seventy thous-
and free persons.
leas-Messrs. Brannon. Bruce. Car
son, Carraway. Claiborne. Coghill, Day.
Dickinson of Prince Edward. Douglas,
Fnney. French, Hubbard, Johnson.
Lynch, Marshall, Mckenny, Nash, New
man, Pate. Pennybaeker. Queensberry,
Smith and Thompson-23.
Nays-Messrs. Armstrong. August,
Dickinson Of Grayson, Gatewood, Gree
yer, Layne, Logan, Neeson. Newton.
Paxton, Stuart, Towns and Wickman-
Is,
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-04-30

The Oldest Republic in the world is
San Marino, in Italy, which IS also the
Oldest State in Europe. Nine years
hence will celebrate its fourteenth cen,
tury. The Republic of San Marino has
an area Of twenty four square miles. and
is situated some ten miles from the
Adriatic. is territory is entirely noun.
famous, and contains four villages, and u
city set upon a hill" The summit OF
the hill is crowned by a castle and the
streets Of the city are 50 steep that horses
and carriages cannot pass along them. -
About the middle of the fifth century the
site was occupied by squatter sover-
eisn, hermit known as ~, Marine. -
Other deyolees joined him, aud thus or
isinated the Republic and its name -
When it was eight hundred years old il
quarreled with the Pope, aud the sub
Ject Of dispute was precisely the same
rs ours with England. san Marine re-
fused TO pay the taxes he imposed The
question was referred, rs all questions
between nations ought 20 be. to learned
and disinterestel judge. who decided IN
favor OF the Republic. and its indypen
dence has ever since been recognized by
the Popes
Ii i. however. Of its Government that
we would chiefly speak. the inhabitants
who IN l64s numbered 5000 souls, ar,
ruled by a sellclected sovereign council
u sixty, made up in equal proportion.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-04-30

THE TnERMoMIcRoN. Here is n
reminiseence of former times narrated by
Col. B. who is full 10 oyertlowing
with good stories In ancient times
that is, some twenty years ngo-short-
Is after the State House in indianapolis
was built it was proposed by one of the
representatives, that thermometer should
be got for the Hall, and at an expense
not exceeding three dollars. This mo-
ton brought the distinguished member
from -- county 10 his feet. who elo-
quentlv inveighed against spendin the
hard airnins Of the people in that ar way
and. besides, Mr.. Speaker, il wa had
that hermomicron don't believe thar's
one here who knows how 10 wind the
cussed thing up.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-04-30
Smuggling.

A gentleman from Paris writes the
following:
/ saw through one OF the windows of
the Mayors office, in the twelfth arron-
dissment what seemed to be the body of
a negro hanging by the neck. At the
first glance, and even at the second, /
took it for human being. whom dissap-
pointed love, or perhaps an expeditions
Judge, had disposed of so suddenly; but
| soon ascertained that the ebony gen
tleman in question was large doll as
large as life. What to think of this | did
not know, 50 | asked the door keeper the
meaning of it.
This is the contraband museum,
was the answer ; and on my showing cur
iosity TO examine it, he was kind enough
to act as my circerone.
In large dirty room are scattered
over the floor, on the walls, along the
ceiling, all the inventions of roguery
which had been confscated from time tc
time, by those guardians of the law, the
revenue officers.
1t is complete arsenal Of the weapons
of smuggling, all, unfortunately, in com
plete confusion.
Look before you there is hogshead
dressed up as nurse, with n child that
holds two quarts and half On the
other side, are two logs, hollow as the
Trojan horse, and filled with armies oi
cigars On the floor lies huge boa
constructor, gorged with China silk
and just beyond is pile of coal, cur
iously perforated with spools of cotton.
The colored gentlemen who excited
my sympathy at first, met with his fate
under the following circumstances =
lie was built of tin, painted black, and
stood like keyloek of Ethiopian chase
cur on the foot board of a carriage, fast
ened by his feet and hands lie had
frequently passed through the gates, and
was we'll known by signs to the soldiers
who noticed that he was always show
ing his teeth-which they supposed to
bo The custom Of the country
! One day, the carriage he belonged to
was stopped by a crowd at the gate
There was, as usual, a grand chorus Of
yells and oaths, the yoca. part being per-
formed by the drivers and cartmen, and
the instrumental by their whips.
The negro, however, never spoke a
word. His good behavior delighted the
soldiers, who held him up as an example
to the crowd.
4" Look at the black fellow" they
cried " see how well he behaves Bra
yo ngger !"
lie showed a perfect Indifference to
their applause.
My friend" said the clerk at bar
rier, jumping upon the foot board, and
slapping our sable friend on the shoul
der, ''we are very much obliged to
you"
Oh. the surprise the shoulder rat
lied. The officer was bewildered be
sounded the foolman all over, and he
was made OF metal, and as full as SKIN
could hold of the very best kind of con.
traband liquor, drawn out at his feet.
The juicy mortal was seized ut once
and carried off in triumph.
The first night ono of the revenue
people drank up one of the shoulders, and
he was soon bled 70 death Ii is now
six years since he lost the moisture o
his system, aud was reduced to n dry
skeleton.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-04-30

THE NAvr.-Of eight hundred and
six commissioned officers, thirty three
have resigned from all causes since the
lst OF January, to which should be add
ed four lieutenants who resigned in De-
cember, from their sympathy with Sc
cession.
OF the seventy-six commissioned of
ticers of the navy from the seeded
States on the lst of January, fifty remain
in the service.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-04-30
That Old BroadsWord.

Once upon time, when the since
very warlike and terrifcally redoubtable
Brigadier General Shields challenged
the then modest lawyer, Abraham Lin
coin, to fight duel with him, whereby
his wounded honor, bleeding like high
ly vascular stump after an amputation,
might be scabbed over, Mr.. Lincoln
quite Unexpectedly accepted the bellig-
erent proposition of his adversary, and,
being unlearned in the use of the pistol,
with which Shields was familiar sought,
as Potter of Wisconsin did twenty years
later. to put himself on footing OF
equality with the man of war, by choos-
ing the weapons with which neither
could boast any skill. He named broad
swords. The place of meeting agreed
upon was an uninhabited island III the
Mississippi near Alton. The General
and his party were, rs they supposed,
early on the ground; but Mr. Lincoln
was there before them, and with coat of
and broadsword in hand, was choppmg
down and clearing off the noxious weeds
and troublesome uuderbrush with which
the spot was overgrown, to the end that
the fight might go fairly on. This cool,
ness and the timely interposition OF
friends put stop TO further proceedings,
and peace was restored - Chicago Zri.
bUne.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-04-30

FUGIrYE SLAVES IN CANApA-It IS
estimated that there are $4,000 fugitive
slaves IN Canada from the United States.
The negroes are gregariops race. aud
they arc disposed TO sottc ia villages
aud towns. and cling together. They
are said 10 be better farmers than the
Irish, or even the Canadian French
The 1000 fugitive slaves in Toronto
wash linen. mako shirts, are backsmiuhs.
br'eklayers. carpenters. painters. shoe
makers, H.. There are six colored gro-
ceries IN the town, and there IS one col.
ored physician. Ono fugitive slave i
worth 100000, But the head quarters
of the negro race in Canada is Chatham
on tho Thames. OF its population of
i 1000. 600 ata Colorel.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-04-30

An ARGUMENT FOR MARRIAGE. The
more married men You have, says Vol
taire, the fewer crimes there viii be-
Examine the frightful columns of our
criminal calendars--you will there find
a hundred youths executed for one father
Of a family. Marriage renders man
virtuous aud more wise. The father of
family Is not willing to blush before
his children.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-04-30

AFTER PRAYERS, LOOK Our The In
dianapolis Journal reports the following
in the proceedings of the great Union
meeting-fghting meeting-in that city
on Saturday night last
We cannot resist giving an anecdote
related by Mr.. Newcomb, as illustrating
the difference between the two sections
of the country. During the past winter,
said the speaker, Robinson of Rhode Is
land, was unfortunate enough to form the
acquaintance of Wigfall, of Texas
Wigiall was clustering away in his windy
style about what the South was going to
do in the event of war. Robinson listen
ed until he had finished, and then replied:
" Mr.. Wigfall, you don't understand our
people, if you accuse us of cowardice.-
You are mistaken. You OF the South
talk big-then you take a drink-then
put in more big talk-then take drink.
We Yankees don't operate that way
We sit down and calculate the cost, and
what is to be gained before gong into
anything. Having made up our minds
we say, Let us pray and otter prayers
you may look out for HeIi!'
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-04-30

TREASON IN PENNsYLyANIA.-The Leg
islature Of Pennsylvania have passed an
act defining treason against that State
Ii makes it treason to carry on CORES
pondence with enemies Of the State. or
to have any friendly intercourse with en-
emies, besides including the usual pro-
vision Of giving them aid and comfort,
and of bearing arms against the Com.
monwealth.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-04-30

\ farmer, finding dozen idlers
stretching out on the ground, offered
dollar to the LATEST one in the whole lot.
Eleven jumped up claiming the reward.
each asserting himself to be the LATEST
one. The dollar, however, was given to
the twelfth, who had slothmlly kept his
position, and who, when it was rendered
him, cried out, Can't you put it in my
pocket ?"
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-04-30
c. E. LATHROP.

4 fToRNEY AT LAW & INSURANCE
>. n Agent, Independence, Iowa. viii prac.
siee IN the several Courts of this Judicial Dis
>rict, and attend to any business entrusted te
ais care with promptness and despatch.
Insurance Policies in the Ph9nix Company
of Hartford, CT, issued reasonable terms
aud without delay.
Feb. II. 1899 Gas
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-04-30
The Power of the Government.

That the Government of the United
States is the strongest, rs we'll as the
lreest Government on earth, is maxim
long taught, but of which we have never
had such a decisive proof and illustra-
ton as at the present time. 1t was
abandoned for months by the men who
administered il, but still survived by its
own miraculous power Of life. There is
no instance before, where the conspira
tors against a Government were the gov
ernors themselves But the Loyalty ot
the States and OF the people has prescr-
we'd the country against even that uu-
hearG-ot aud unimaginable treason, and
it has now emerged from its peril and
paralysis, and presents to It's enemies on
every side. its old front, bristling with
strength and terrible as an army with
banners.
The President has called for seventy
five thousand men. He could have ten
times that number by stamping his foot
And il is with money as it is with men,
the offers being absolutely unbounded
The great centres OF wealth come for
ward with emulous eagerness. to pledge,
not millions, but hundreds Of millions.
The people Of this country know, that
the Government founded by Washing
ton and his compeers is the palladium OF
their liberties aud the best and only GER
tain guarantee Of all their prosperity. Ii
is their otra Government, and they will
tight to maintain it, as their fathers
fought to establish it. with the courage
Of men defending their frcsides. them
possessions. ana their liberties. --NatioA.
AZ Republican,
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-04-30

GUIDE 70 HAyrG.-This is the tile Of
= book recently published under the aus
pices Of the Haytian Bureau Of Emisra,
tion. and edited by James ReIpath, au,
dior OF the Life OF John Brown" Ii
contains History Of tho Republic,
showing It's origin. rise and progress. and
giving full details relative to the emigra.
ton OF tho blacks from North America
Ii is n useful book 70 have, and more es.
pecally at the present time, since there i
such f.ir prospect OF the abolishmenu
Of slavery from the enlire country, and
when nothing better can bo dono witl
those slaves who are liberated than tc
send them 10 Hayl, where they can lis,
among themselves, and not be cveras,
ingly taun,ed with their " color" IS they
are among the whites. both North ans
South.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-04-30
w. G.. DONNAN.

4 TToRNEY & COUNSELOR AT LAW.
I n Land and General Agent and Notary
Public, Treasurer * Recorders Office, Indepen
dence, Iowa.
Is prepared to attend with promptness to all
business pertaining to his Profession. Especial
attention given to Collecting, Conseyancing.
Paying taxes, Examining titles tc. je6- 81
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-04-30

The excavations of Pompei are now
carried on with great spirit. A railway
is in progress of construction for carry
ing off the superintendent soil beyond
the city. Only a third Of Pompeii has
yet been brought to light.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-04-30

The Emperor Of the French is still de-
sirous of finding splendid saddle horse
for the Empress, and still looks in vain
for the perfection which will suit him.
The price is a generous one he offers
E1,O0O; and it is odd that no one can
produce tie animal.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-04-30

of mobiles, townsmen, and small proprie-
tors Each councillor serves for life
Out of this a Council or Court of APP
peals is formed, consisting of twelve
members, who, with the aid of law
yer, make final decisions. The entire
executive power is in the hands of two
Captain Regents, whose term Of office is
three months, and who are elected-one
by the mobiles, and the second by the
other two branches of the sovereign
council. The revenue of the State Is
$4,000, the expenses are Sc, 500 and
she has debt of $1,000. Her army
numbers 1,189 men. Is not this model
Republic?
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-04-30

School master" Robert, compare the
adjective cold"
Robert" Positive cold,' compare
tive cough, superlative coffin =
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-04-30

MARYLAND.-This State, according TO
all reliable reports received here, is sound
TO the core. If wanted, 10000 men
could be ruised in twenty-four hours. to
assist in avenging the capture of Fort
Sumter Washington RepuJlican.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-04-30

The ARMY.-Of the eleven hundred
and ten officers whose names are on the
army Register, the number of resigna-
tons, TO this date, since the present re-
bellion commenced, is eightysix.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-04-30
DIR. II. II. HUNT,

4 FFERS HIS PROFESSIONAL SERy-
~ ices to the citizens of Independence and
surrounding country. Office on Main Street,
N Union Block, with w. c. Morris where
or at his Residence, on Court Street, opposite
G. +. Leavitt's-he will answer calls at all
hours of the day or night. [aplI59-ly
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-04-30

A cubic inch of gold is worth Sl46 /;
Il cubic foot, S25O,28S and cubic
yard, S6,O00,876, which welded in one
mass, would be contained in a cube of
twentythree feet.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-04-30

MUsK.-The enduring olor of musk
is astonishing. When Justiana rebuilt
what is now the Mosque of St. Sophia.
in 538, the mortar was charged with
musk, and to this day the atmosphere is
charged with the odor
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-04-30

An urchin remarked that the princi-
pal branch of education in his school
was the willow branch the teacher hav-
ing used up nearly whole tree
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-04-30

Madam, good many people were
very much disturbed at the concert last
night by the crying of your baby"
"Well do wonder such people will
90 TO concerts"
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-04-30
JED LAKE.

4 TTORNEY IL COUNSELOR AT LAW.
~ Land and General Agent, Independence
Iowa. Will give prompt attention to all pro.
tsssional buslne entrusted to his care. Money
loaned and investments made on reasonable
terms. Office on Main street over Wm c. Nor
ris's Jewelry Store.