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The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-09-05
Little Bessie.

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Hug me closer, closer, mother .,.,.t5,.. ,,s-7
~ Put your arms around me tight, - ~,
am cold and tired, mother, -. -, 81,
=H' And feel so strange, to mig -; =,
. Something hurts me here, dear mother, q, Il
lii. Like stone upon my breast, '''' e''' -,s !.
Obi I wonder, wonder, MOTHER - S"c ~
H5d Why it is cannot rest. BIS" 1isDH5i9L
All the day, while you were working, ao9
As l lay upon my bed, ,,,.ifi,f sFf.,f;.
/ was trying to be patient, -g s9.n
- And to think of what you said ,,.. 49,
Z How the kind and blessed Jesus
Ha Loves his lambs to watch and keep,
And wished he d come and take me .'t
{ g In his arms, that might sleep. oil .
Just before the lamp was lighted, ll., etcoa
Just before the children came, ..f
While the room was very quiet, =.
l heard some one call my name;
All at once the window opened; 80
= In field were lambs and sheep ''.."
1g Some from out brook were drinking, 10
'la Some were lying fast asleep; lfi3f5.
But could not see the Savior,
Though L strained my eyes TO see; ,.
And wondered If he saw me, .-..-
.''- If he'd speak to such as me.
In a moment was looking
," On world so bright aud fair,
Which was full of little children, i'''"
And thew seemed so bappy there 3aga.r
anu '"'' ''0-'N ''r' -. ..
They were singing, Oh how sweetly
Sweeter songs never heard -.
They were singing sweeter mother, ~
Than can sing our yellow bird; =,
And while NV breath was holding,
One, so bright, upon me smiled,
And knew it must be Jesus, "9s.i = .
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-09-05
COMMISSIONERS Sale in Chancery.

TN pursuance of a decretal order of the Circuit
Il Court, for the County of Cass, in Chancery,
entered June 12th A. ID. 1861, at the suit of Isaac
Tyler, Complainant against William w. Ward and
Ann B. Ward, Defendants, and to me directed,
shall expose for sale, at public auction, at the
outer door of the Court House,, in the village of
Cassapolis in said County of Cass, on the 9TH day
Of October next at one O'clock in the afternoon Of
said day. ALL so much of the following described
parcels of land shall be sufficient to raise the
amount due to the complainant for principal,
interests and costs, in this according to the
aforesaid decree, which said lands are situate,
lying and being in the County of Cass and State
Of Michigan, and known and described follows,
to wit All that part of the east half of the north
east quarter of section three 49, in township six
(6,) south of range thirteen Q3) west, lying east
of the Mill Pond. Also, all the west part of the
north west quarter of section two Cd same town
and range, adjoining the. Mill Pond, together
containing ninety and one half acres of land
with one half of the Saw Mill, Water Power, Flour
Grounds, &c. 'r -a-r,- 3. p
- TERMS CASH.
.fr CHARLES w. CLISBEE,
| r.... Circuit Court Commissioner,
Cass County Michigan.
]. w. FLANDERS, Solicitor. b.. rtt -~1i-s
Dated, August 22d, 1861. aug29-Isw6
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RusselPs Account of the Flight from
Bulbs Run. F tfer-.rr

The following extracts from VIM. II.
Russell's letter to the London Times,
i'm which he describes the disastrous
panic and flight of our Army that sue
ceeded the battle of Bulls Run on the
2lst ult: 81. tr..4 b.. ,.r-Ta yy.sI{
As turned down into the narrow
road, or lane, already mentioned, there
was forward movement among the
large four wheeled tilt wagons, which
raised a good deal of dust. My atten-
ton was particularly called to this by
the occurrence of a few minutes after
wards. l had met my friends on the
road, and after few words rode for
ward at a long trot as well as l could
past the wagons and through the dust,
when suddenly there arose tumult in
front of me at small bridge across the
road, and then l perceived the drivers
of set of wagons with the horses
turned towards me, who were endeav-
oring to force their way against the
stream of vehicles setting in the other
direction. By the side of the new set
Of wagons there was a number of COM
missariat men and soldiers, whom at
first sight / took to be the baggage
guard. They looked excited and
alarmed, and were running by the side
of the horses-in front the dust quite
obscured the view. AT the bridge the
the currents met in wild disorder.
"sTurn back Retreat!" shouted the
men from the front, "We'er whipped,
we'er whipped % They cursed and
tugged at the horses heads, and strug-
gled with frenzy to get past. Run
ming by me on foot was a man with
the shoulder straps of an officer.
spray what is the matter, sir - "It
means we're pretty badly whipped,
and that's fact" he blurted out in
pufs, and continued his career. / OBJ.
served that he carried no sword. The
teamsters of the advansing wagons
now caught up the cry. ''Turn back
turn your horses" was the shout up
the whole line, and, backing, p!unging.
rearing and kicking, the horses which
had been proceeding down the road
reversed front and went off towards
Centerville. Those behind them went
madly rushing on, the drivers being
quite Indifferent whether glory or dis
grace led the way, provided they could
find it. In the midst of this extraor
ldinary spectacle an officer, escorted by
some dragons, rode through the rucl
with light cart in charge. Another
officer on foot, with his sword under
his arm, ran up against me. "What i.
all this about?" "Why we're pretty
badly whipped. We're all in retreat
There's Gen. Tyler there badly wound
ed; ;" and on he ran. There came ye
. another, who said, "We're beaten OIL
; all points. The whole army is in re
treat"
Still there was no flight of troops, NJ
retreat Of an army, no reason for al
e this precipitation. True there wer
many men in uniform flying toward
/ the rear, butit did not appear as if the
were beyond the proportions of larg
baggage escort. 1 got my horse al
: into the field out of the road, and wen
: on rapidly towards the front. Soon
met soldiers who were coming through
the corn, mostly without arms; an,
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-09-05


mass of bones, sinew, wood and iron,
thrilled through it, giving, new energy
and action. to its desperate efforts, to
get free, from itself, Again the cry, of
9Cayalry, Cearose. T".What are you
afraid of ?'' said l to man who was
running beside, me. 81 am not afraid
Of you," replied the ruffian, leveling his
piece at me and pulling the trigger. 1t
was not loaded or the cap was not on,
for the gun did not go off, 1 was un-
armed, and, ! did 60 off as fast as !
could, resolved to keep my own coun-
sci for the second time that day. And
so the fight went on. At one time "a
whole mass oflinfantry, with fixed bay
onets, ran down the bank of the road,
and some falling as they ran must have
killed and wounded those among whom
they fell. As / knew the road would
soon become impossible or blocked up,
/ put my horse to- a gallop and passed
on toward the front. But mounted
men still rode faster, shouting out
cavalry are coming" H. '''' ~ =
y q
o 1t was most surprising to see how
far the foot soldiers had contrived to
get in advance, After sunset the moon
rose, and amid other aequaintances
logged alongside an officer who was in
charge of Colonel Hunter, the com
mander of a brigade, | believe, who
was shot through the neck, and was
inside a cart, escorted by few troop
ers. This officer was, as l understood
the Major or Second in command OF
Colonel Hunters Regiment, yet he had
considered it right to take charge Of
his chief, and to leave his battalion
He said they had driven back the enc
my with ease, but bad not been sup.
ported, and blamed Aas bad officers
and good ones will do-the conduct OF
the general $3.50 mean fightI never
saw" Our friend had been without
food, but not, 1 suspect, without ffii iis. :
and that, we know, affects empty
stomaches very much-since 2 O'Clock
that morning. Now, what is to BE
thought of an officer-gallant he may
be as steel-who says, as l heard this
gentleman say to a picket who asked
him how the day went in front, '"W ell
we've been licked into cooked hat
knocked to -" This was his CT,
to teamsters, escorts, conveys, the Off
GERS, and men on guard. r4fi ,rFf
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Moses the Sassy; Or, the Distinguished
Duke.
PRIZE ROMANCE BIZ AErEMUs WARD.

.o CHAPTER I.-My story opens in the
classic freestinks of Bosting. In the
parlor of aristocratie manshun on
Beacon street sits lovely young lady
whose hair is covered ore with the
frosts of II summers. She has just sot
down at the Piany & is singing the
poplar peace CALLED Smells of the
Nation, in which she. tells how with
Pensiv Thawt she wandered by G
beet shore. The Son is settin in its
horizon, and its gorjus lite pores in a
golden meller fluid through the winders
and makes the bootifnl young lady
twice as bootiful as she was be4 which
is Unnecessary. She is magni6cently
dressed up in Berage basque with
Popliue trimmings, More Antique edges
and 3 ply carpeting. Her dress con-
tains IL founders, brilliantly ornamen-
ted with horn buttons, and her shoes
are red morocker with gold spangles
onto them Presently she presses her
hands to her ,buzzum and starts up in
a excited manner. " Methinks," she
whispers in clarion tones, /" L see a
voice!'' A noble youth of 81 summers,
scrapes the mud from his butes in the
hall and enters. He is attired in red
shirt and black trowsis which last air
turned up over his butes, and his hat is
bewitchingly cockt on one side of his
| classical he'd. In sooth he was noble
child. Grease,z in its barmiest days
near produced more gallanter herow
than Moses. The young lady gazed
upon him for few periods, clasps hel
hands together, strikes a position, and
roliin her rs wildly like a expirin infan'
| tile cow, cries: 5roa ~ .ns'ieil
/" Ha! do my rs deceive my ear,
sight? That frame them store clothes
those voice! it is-itSit me own, me
only Moses ]" and be folded her to his
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GUARDIAN SALE.

NOTICE is hereby given, that by virtue of a
IN license granted by Clifford Shanahan, Judge
of the Probate Court for Cass County, Michigan,
shall offer for sale at public auction: The south
east quarter of section sixteen, in township six
south of range fifteen west, and the southeast
quarter of the northeast quarter of said section
sixteen, all in Cass County, Michigan, containing
in all two hundred acres of land, on Saturday the
fourteenth day of September next, between the
hour of nine O'Clock in the forenoon and the setting
of the sun the same day, on the premises above
described, as the property of Franklin Brady,
Amanda Brady, Mariah Brady and William Brady,
minor children of William Brady deceased, subject
to the right Of dover of Sophia Miller, lately the
widow of said William Brady deceased. a1
t WILLIAM r. FLETCHER.
Guardian.
July 49, 1861. aug1- 15w6
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C. M. O'DELL, M. ID.

HOmeOpathic HPhysician- Surgeon
and Obstetrician,r 80
Having bought out Dr.. BARNES and taking his
Practice, feels happy to say to the citizens Of
Dowagiac and vicinity, that he is prepared to
hPractice his Profession in all its branches. He
also keeps Medicines by the case or single phial
for sale and Family Guides. Office over the
Center Market M rl1s e.s..' l....I. .f
Dowagiac, January 2Sth, 1851. janSl-4lyl
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TN pursuance of decretal order of the Circuit
Il Court for the County of Cass, in Chancery,
entered March 18th, A. d. 1861, at the suit of
Norman Harvey, complainant, against Solomon
Decker, defendant and to me directed, L shall
expose for sae at public auction at the outer door
of the Court House of said County, in the village
of Cassapohs in said County of Cass, on the 23d
day of September next, at twelve o'clock noon of
said day, all, or much of the following described
parcels of land shall be sufficient to raise the
amount due to the complainant for principal,
interest and COSTS in this cause according to the
aforesaid Decree which said lands situate, lying
and being in the County of Cass and State of
Michigan and known and described as follows, to
wit The east half of the southwest quarter of
section fourteen, in township six south of range
thirteen west '''iA .ih
sY- TERMS CASH. ~. 81. 5-..I' i.-
. l-a-,- ra7 CHARLES W. CLISBEE,
Circuit Court Commissioner,
Cass County, Michigan.
III. Fl. RILEY, Solicitor.
InZ1
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az An Irish girl being inquired Of
respecting her mistress, who had gone
to a water cure establishments, replied
that her ladyship had gone to soak"
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-09-05

s In the old war every soldier
was advised to carry string, to be
tied round a bleeding limb, and be
twisted tight by stick or ramrod, until
a surgeon could be found
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LUMBER !

NHE subscriber would respectfully inform the
Il citizens of Dowagiac and vicinity, that he is
manufacturlng LUMBER of all kinds, and stands
ready 10 MI oils for Houses, Barns, &C., at short
notice. Having a supply of Studding, Joist,
Boards, &C.. on hand, also, quantity of, good
Logs on the Yard he feels confident that all those
wanting Lumber at short Office and a good article
will receive entire satisfaction by giving him call
rg- Mill situated onemie west of Dowao;ac on
lhe Greek. JOHN III. OAKLEY. Jr.
Dowagiac, October 25th, 1850. oct25-27tf
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.
DY virtue of an execution issued out of and
ID under the seal of the Circuit Court for the
County of Cass and State of Michigan, to me
directed and delivered, L have levied upon and
shall sell at public auction, at the Court House. in
the village of Cassapolis, in said County of Cass
aforesaid, on Friday, the twenty third day of
August A. D. 1861, at O'Clock in the afternoon,
all the right title and interest of Kaspy Eber, in
and to the following described real estate All
that piece and parcel of land, containing forty
acres, being and lying in town five (5,) south Of
range fifteen G5) west, described as follows. to
wit: Being the west part of the southwest
fractional quarter of section thirty-two, (S2,) in
said town and range.
BARTH w. SCHERMERH0RN, Sheriff.
q, By Henry MICHAEL, Deputy. ~.t-.:I
Dated at the Sheriif'S Office, this Sd day OF
July, A. ID. 1861. july11-l2w7
The above sale 10 postponed until the tenth day
of September, A. ID. 1861, at the same hour and
place above named.
BARTH w. SCHERMERHORN, Sheriff.
Dated this Esd day of August 1861. 19w2
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&usiutss 9irfttorp.
PROFESSIONAL
s. G. SANGER,

frfF E1.-- = s. G. SANGER, n ""
Commissioner of Deeds for the State of New York,
Notary Public, and Agent of the Phoenix Insur-
ance Company, of Hartford, Conn. Ofhee with
James Sullivan, front room, second floor OF
Jones' Brick Block. g mar1447m6
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M. PORTER. MI. ID.

PHYSICIAN 81 SURGEON.
Office at Awards Book Store, Denison Block,
Front Street. Residence first door below the
Mich s4Ct-fS 3al la-i ap25v4yl
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ID. LARZELERE & CO..
Dealers in Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes
lis Crockery, Hats and Caps, Glassware, Paints
i and Oils, Hardware, &C., &c. Front Street,
Dowagiac, Mich. .....f 49,.
DANIEL LARzELERE. WMLIAI LARsELERE.
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SHERIFF,S SALE.

III. Fl. RILEY, Solicitor.
Dated, August 10th, 1851. aug15-17w6
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G. C. JONES 81 co.

Dealers IN Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes,
Crockery, Glassware, Hats and Caps. Front
Street, Dowagiac Mich. -eH 0H 1irl 81
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Commissioners Sale in Chancery.

j. w. FLANDERS, Solicitor. i.- tt ~
Dated, August 22d, 1861. F aug29-Isw6
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GEO. w. FOSDICK, MD.

Office over Mr.. Bates Provision Store, Front
Street, Dowagiac. nov22-3lyl
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A. N. AWARD

General Dealer in Books, Stationery, Periodicals,
Wall Paper, Window Shades, Wrapping Paper,
Pocket Cutlery, &c. Dennison Block, Dowagiac,
Mich -" -i A'- ap25v4
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P. BECKWITH.

p. ID. BECKWITH,
.Machinist and Engineer Foundry and Machine
Shop at the foot of Front street, near the rail
road bridge, Dowagiac. Mich. uoil iiap25v4
s HI. b. DENMAN,
Banking and Exchange Office, Dowagiac, Mich
Buy and sell Exchange, Gold Bank Notes, and
Land Warrants. Pay interest on School and
Swamp Lands and Taxes in all parts of the
State. f-5fa ,.f. ap25v4
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Tailor. Shop one door east of Howard Com
- stocks. Cutting and Making done to order, an
: warranted to fit ter ,2 july21v2
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-11-13
Title Abstract Speculation.


Since last week we learn the Register
ofDeeds, Mr. Mears, refused to allow bis
records 10 be used for making the Abstract
but would await instructions from the
County Board which is in session this
week. Further, that if the board author
lied the work done he would then take
the matter under advisement and submit
if their order legally compels him to do
30, otherwise not: and the same will be his
course shonld an act of the Legislature
authorize the work; be will surrender the
record books 10 the charge and overhauling
of others than hin self, only when compel
led by law. Nc range hands can have
the books to eras interline, forge, or abb
sstraet lgygrless he is compelled by law to sur
render them; rQr will bis room nor the
records b. allowed to be used for meddling
with Peoples affairs and records, except
so far as the meddlers may be interested by
their business as owners of lands or those
interested in lands or claims or the agents
of such. Mr.. Mears is right and he will
be sustained by the people. There are
doubtless thousands Of instances Of imper-
feet records of deeds and mortgages, i'm
properly recorded by careless Registers -
great numbers Of such imperfections have
been discovered Of late years, and in all
cases the Registers have advised the proper
persons of such defects which have been
generally corrected by new deeds. No
question in our mind that if these abstract
men should be allowed to ransack peoples
titles, they would advise pouey lawyers of
their discoveries ard manage to get titles to
lots Of farms; this is the way they expect
to make their institution pay expenses. No
telling with aay certainty whose titles may
turn up defective; not man in the county
knows whether his deeds are correctly re-
corded or not unless he has gone and COM
pared the records of title extending back
form generation and through hall a
score hands; all titles become good in time
if left alone, and the occupant pays his
faxes regularly. Twenty years of peacea-
bio possession and tax-paying makes per-
feet title, deed or no deed. So let the IT,
ties alone. Allow no abstract to be made,
and then the world will be left ignorant Of
the condition Of titles long enough for them
to grow perfect. Like liquor and tobacco,
the longer titles are held and the older, the
better they become.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-11-13
Fare well Letter t,
his Army.


On receiving information of the order OF
bis removal, Gen. Fremont Immediately
sent the following note to the army under
bis charge:
Headquarters Western Dept, Spring
field, Nov. 2, l86l.-Soldieys Of the Mis-
sissippi army, agreeably to orders this day
received, take leave of you. Although
our army has been Of sudden growth we
have grown up together, and | have be-
come familiar with the brave and generous
spirits which you bring to the defence OF
your country, and which makes me antiei-
pate for you brilliant career Continue
as you have begun, and give to my success
sor the same cordial and enthusiastic sup
port with which you have encouraged me.
Emulate the splendid example which you
have already before you, and let me remain
as am, proud Of the noble army which
| had thus lar helped to bring together
Soldier | regret to leave you most sin
cerely. / thank ycu for the regard and
confidence you have invariably shown to
me. | deeply regret that shall not have
the honor to lead you to the victory which
you are just about to win, but L shall claim
to share with you in the JOY Of every tri-
umpb, and trust always to be fraternally
remembered by my companions in arms.
Signed, J. G. Fremont,
Major-General u. S. A.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-11-13
How to lind the War.

Gen. Cass Gays he can see no door to
the way out Of oar national troubles but
the one through emancipation; he says he
ever opposed abolition, but tie rebellion
leaves no other way Of dealing with our
How strange that SO many old
statesmen, after debarred by age from fur
ther public honors, change their opinions
upon this subject. Strange too that SO
many Of the leaders of the late democratic
party are now foremost in the contraband
lnoyemept. Butler, Dix, Dickinson, Tod.
and many more Of the rising statesmen Of
that party, are even ut-Chasing Chase
aud Seward in the way Of emancipating
the negroes and thus opening the door
which is to drain the country Of the blacks
by colonization. Redpath, who is the
b ,ad of abolition, is also the chief agent
70: colonizing the blacks in Hayti. Scarce
IL a hair divides Redpath from Butler,
Dix, Cass and other great leaders of the
democratic and abolition parties. Pump
Carpenter Of the Madison Patriot says,
."Let Us al turn abolitioaists," which,
though further than the country can 90 at
once, is yet but day beyond that which
marks the present epoch. Only by aboli-
ton and colonization can amalgamation
and the awful results of negro equality be
arrested. Only let this be understood,
that this war, though commenced by the
yebels and on our part carried on to put
down the rebellion, must end slavery which
caused the war. Then leave the rest to
Redpatb, who is laying The way of coloni-
zing every negro from the land. Thus
the cause Of wars will be removed, ANAL
.gamatiqR will cease. negro equality with
whites viii end, the war of races end, and
democracy triumph.