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The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-02-05
| ALrENABLE RIGnrs A wag has mat

I'ALrENADLE RIGnrs "A wag has made
the following summary of what hc calls the
"InalienabIe rights OF Americans" and which
are enumerated in the Declaration Of lnde .
pcnlcnce:
TO know any trade or business without ap-
premiership Or experience.
To II AIRY without regard TO fortune, state
Of health, position or opinion Of parents or
!rien Is.
TO have wifi, or caillren dependent on
con ngcuce, or business, and in case Of sud e
lien death, to leave them wholly unprovided
Tor.
To put on yon hiroliog STRANGERS the liter
ary, moral and religious education Of your
children.
To teach chilireu no gooi trade, hoping
they will have, when grown up, Wit enough
to live on the industry Of other people.
TO enjoy tie general sympathy, when
made bankrupt bv reckless -p'clatiou.
To cheat the Government if possible.
To hold Office without being competent to
discharge the duties.
To bul houses with nino AMI six inch
walls, 90 to the funeral Of fremen, tenant
and others killed 10y the fall, weeping over
the mysterious dispeusation Of Providence.
t. build up cities and towns without
parks, publ squares, broal streets and ven
liated blocks, and call pcstenco visitation
of God.
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Hemp Needed In Detroit.

We can tell the Republican Legislature
aud the Republican administration OF Michi-
gan, and the Republican party everywhere,
ono thing: that il the refusal to repoal the
Personal Liberty laws shall be persisted in
and il there shall not bc change in the
present seeming purpose tc yield 10 no &C
commodation of the national difficulties, and
if troops shall be raised In the North to
ma ch against the people Of the South, a fire
IN the re1r viH be opened upon such troops
phich wM either stop their march altogether,
or woadeJuly accelerate ii. In other words,
If, ia the present posture Of the Rrpubcan
party towards the national difficulties, war
shall be waccd. that war wW be fought in
the Northi We warn il that the conflict
which it is precipitating will not be with the
South, but nth tens Of thousands Of people
IN the Norhi When civil war shall come it
will be war here in Michigan. and here in
Detroit, and in every Northern State.
FREQ Press 2Gth.
These atrocious sentiments, which sre in
tended tc sound like boldncss, but which ore
in reality but the cmpicst gasconade, are
meant for the Q couragement of the traitors
who are now in open rebellion against the
non. Il package OF papers containing
the article from which they are extract d
WaS sent to Charleston, and other packages
/ 10 M2edgepi2e, Richmond and WashiHgton.
/ The design is to invite the rebels TO increased
violence under the idea that, when the Gov
crnmcnt shall use it, lower to cuforco tho
laws it will meet opposition in the Northern
States. But Of all the fatal mistakes made
by the cotton States, reliance upon such as
surances as are here made TO them, will be
the most fatal. We have few here, without
doubt, whose instincts lead them to befon
that which is nearest to them. But OUTSIDE
the Free Press office there arc not ten vaga
bonds in Detroit who sympathzo with th,
drunken frenzy Of the paragraphs We have
quoted. And if snch insane folly lead us in
to civil war, no powder ,OiA be wasted.
stoIt cord and a short shift will send them q
lar towards heaven a. the Creator ever intend
cd them TO co. Detroit Advertiser, 2s!h.
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Fearful Ride IN u Locomotive.

"Howard. the Correspondent Of the New
York Times, who rode upon m excursion
train upon the Lake Shore road, describes a
ride ON the locomotive as follows:
Twen,y.nine miles in thirty minutes! De-
scribe itl Impossible. l have always motto.
ed that engineers were quiet, digntied, sober
people, and now | Understand il. | should
regard n joking tutlIng engineer, as | would
a jDI;y, whIstllng uniertaker.
Describe my ride on tho Hiron1 Never
The whisiing nearly blew my ears Off; the
jogging Of the engine as !; lcap"d from rail
to rail all but broke the end Of my back. bone
off; my hat, which was blown away in less
than a minute after We STATED, was caught by
the fireman iG u miraculous manner: aud cv-
erv nerve in my body jumped, sqnirmcd and
wired, as relcntle,sly the iron stecd kept up
TO time.
Now the head Of a luckless hen was neatly
shaved away, then two Hlbcran gentlemen,
who were quietly ,moking by the road side,
were apparently frightened out Of their wits,
and before they had recovered them, We hal
rushed frau,iclly, farfuly ~ a station, in
such close proximity TO freight tram that
held my breath and tremblod ieast the next
second should DO NY last. hal no ilra be.
fore of the manner in which an engine Jump,
but | do now. While we were going at this
tcrrIfic speed while tic mile.posls succeet ed
each other So swiftly that tucy seemed like
fence stakes. and whilo the vdr ,lI grost!,s
of wheat, oats, potatoes and corn. looked as
if they were planted in a heap, tho cHgine
would jump, leap, skip, and roll, like fright
cned horse, and 10 "drea!fu uusartn" man
ner. After little became used to un.
natural rush with which wo were gsing, and
| had moro l;isuie to watch the engineer.
He was ms calm as May morning. lie
pulled rol and an unearthly scream was
heard. lie pushed another one, and the
speed, already like that Of the arrows dart.
became that the lightuing's flash. All
was under his coutro, and | could but admire
the coolness, the frmacss Of purpose and
quickucsS Of execution which he unconscious.
ly exhibited. No wond that he is quiet,
uncommdnicaivc person; ho deals with acts,
between which aud uureyealcd horror there
is but hands breath, aud coming at any
moment can only be wndcd off or rcmedied
by his skill. was glai, and yet sorry, when
tho twenty-ninc mios were flushed, glad be
cause physically was about used up, sorry
because / was mentally fascinated aul charm
ed hy the uoy'I scgs ltjora experienced lutiug
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Power Of the Human Eye.

George Pit, afterwards Lord River, de.
clarcl that hc cluld tame the most fuious
animal hy looking a; It steadily. Lord Spcn.
Ger sail: Well, there i, larg, m',litf in
the cout yarl here which is the terror oi
rho u,ighborhool viii vou try yHur power on
hlml PITT agreed to DO 50 and the compa.
ny descended to the yard. A servant held
the nastlf 10y chain; Pi.l knelt down a
shn't distance from tho animal a Il locking
stcrnly in his face; they all shudI,red. At n
signal given the ma>tift was let loose and
rushed furiously towards Pit, then suddenly
checked his pace, seemed coufoundcd, and
leaped over Pitts head, ran away, and was
not seen for many hours after. During one
Of my visits to Italy, while was walking a
liule before ny carriage on tie road near
Vienna. perceived two huge dogs bounding
towards me. rccolnctcd what Pitt had
done, snd, trcn bling from head to foot, yet
had resolution enough to stand quite still aud
eye them with fixed ojk They gradually
relaxed their gallop to trot, came up to me,
stopped for momcn, and went back again.
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Thick and Fast.


Overt acts Of high treason were committed
by southern citizens of the United
States, as they have been colated by
the N. Y. Evsaing Post as follows:
Fort Barancas and the Pensacola Navy
Yard were seized on Saturday by ihe Alaba
ma and Florida troops. Thirteen military
posts, five United States aisenals, ona navy
yard, one revenue cutter, ao now in possession
Of the rebels. We append a chronological
table OF the dates Of these seizures, together
with the attack upon the Star Of the Wes,
and the theft Of the Marion-the " hole form
ing list Of the reasonable acts of the Sc.
cessionists:
December 27.-Fort Moul,rie and Castle
Pnckney at Charleston, seized.
December 27.-Rcvenue Cater William
Aiken surrendered by her commander taker
possession Of hy South Carlina.
December 30. - United States Arsnal a
Charleston seized.
Jan. 2-Forts Pulaski and Jackson AID tn,
United States Arsenal, ,at Savannah, seized by
Georgia troops.
Jan 2.-Fort Macon and the United State
Arsnal, at FentonviIle, Seized by North Caro-
linia.
Jan A. Fort Macon and the United State
Arsenal, at Mobile, seized by Alabama.
Jan s.-Fots Jackson and Caswcll, q
Smthvle. seized 10y North Carolina.
Jan. 9-Thc Star Of the West, bearing re
Inducements to Major Anderson, fired at it
Charleston Harbor
Jan. lO-Fort McRec, at Pensacola
seized by Florida.
Jan. 10 he steamer Marion seized hy
South Carolina: restored OF the lth
Jan. 1.-THE United States Arsenal a
Baton Rouge, and Forts Pike, St Phillip an
ia kson, seiz ii by louisiana.
/ Jan. l2-The Barraucas and the Nav
Yard, at Pensacola, seized by Florida.
According to the Army List, the thrice
forts thus seized are pierced for an aggregat
of ,099 guns. The following table show
their location, cost, war garrioon, and III
number Of guns in each:
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TIE LATE LOLA MONTEZ.

Th. last moments Of Lol Montoz offered n
singular contrast to her earlier career. For
some time she had been very i'll at Astoria
and protessel the hcartest penitcnco for the
manner in which her life had been spent.
Abon, four weeks ago Rev. Dr., Hawks was
requested to call on her, AMI did 50. Hc
found her with her Bible open to the story OF
the MaGlaen, and she expressed to her visit
or her sincere anxiety in regard to her future
Welfare. At he same time she WAS hope.
ful. IL can forget my French, my German,
my everything" she said, "but | cannot for.
get Christ"
Before she died she purchased the little
plot in Greenwood where she is now burird
On her coffin was plate with the simple in
scription:
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CABBAGE HEAprSo ~ W1SrER.-In q

CABBA0E HEADING IN NISTER.-ln al.
swer to an inquiry we will again refer to this
subject. Some directions were given in re-
gard TO it not long ago in the Farmer. A.
cabbage, however, are an important inyredi.
ent in sour krout, and sour-krout being an es.
pecal favorite dish with our friend, it is i'm
porant tina. he should make the most Of his
cabbages whether they are headed or not.
Choose some dry spot--if it be q sandy ono
so much the better, and it it be sloping little,
1t will be better still-and dig . trench sufR-
cienliy vide TO admit the cabbage, and foot
or Is inches deep. Pull the cabbages up by
the roots. lnvert them, (head DOWN. clos
the leaves together and place them into tho
trench, having previously placed little dry
straw in the bottom. After you have thus
filled your trench with the cabbages, press
some dry straw on each side of them 50 as to
bring and keep the leaves together. This
done, place straw over the roos and place
board on each side, ono edge resting on the
edge Of the trench and the other side meeting
the opposite board on the top, thus forming
II root.-Over these throw the earth. Dig
trenches on each side to convey any surface
water away that may fall duri e the winter.
Early in the spring they may be opened, and
IT no water has got in among them, most, if
not all the heads will be found to have closed
up SO as to DO quite solid.- Maine Farmer.
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ryTnr JACKSON DocrRrSE.-Just now

Ey The JAcKsoy DocrRISE.--Just now
when it is Sip2antly reported and srmi.ofii
cialy announced that should the government
determine TO send troops to South Caralirc
to aid in enfoping the United States laws
they will not b. permitted to pass through
Virginia, it might not BE- amiss to reproduce
the action Of Gen. JACKSON on PARALLEL oc
casiop. IN exchange says:
"Durng notification in South Carolina. af
ter General Jackson's proclamation, tn Gov
crnor Of Virginia sent a request to the Prcsi
dent, in case it became Necessary 10 send Uni.
ted States troops down Sou Il, not TO send
them through the State. II he did, they
would have to pass ov n the Governors dead
body. The President received the message,
and replied; If it becomes necessary for
the United States TO 60 TO South Carol
ma, |, as Commander in.chief Of the army,
will be ut their head; | will match them by
the shortest route; they may pasS Il rough
Virginia; but, by the Elerual, ii the Govern.
or axes it necessary TO pass over lis dead
body, it will be found that have previously
taken of both his ears."
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NO. 745.

~ n n Al
AK IhaEeuAa FkMALg y Under this cap
ton the editor Of tte Cincinnati Press gets
Of a good ono on the Secession Of South Car.
olina Hear him. ti' NiiA -.a tsaiiff 2
The telegraph announces that South Caro-.
lima threatenslt TO quit Tho Unioo bed and
board This means 'tha. South Carolina ia
taking her usual AT and exercise Poor old
ladyi She was never happy in the family.
Somehow she always enjoyed a miserable
condition, as II her "si,iles" did not agree
with her. Nature evidently designed hoF to
be unhappy in state Of single. blcssedneS.
Size had very bad spell 10 General Jack.
sons time. That was about tho Tariff She
got over That when her time carnc, round and
she don't know ofany other way Of collect.
ing revenue. She vii come out Of this tsnt
rum if little time is given her It is not
at all necessary to call in the ncighbors. She
has plenty Of friends ut homo 10 bring her
rouud. Ii the attack should be protracted,
SO r, to require outside assistance, il will bs
sufficient to send revenue cutter off the port
Of Charleston.to collect duties on her import.,
and sec that she does not fool away her mon
ey for foreign goods aud girncracks
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QuAspARIEs.-we give list of what ar

QUAspARIEs.-Weg give list Of what arC
called quandaries, scrspc' fixes" "corpcr
ing'," and sometimes dllemmas:
"Knocking q, the wrong door An | besita
ting whether you shall run away and ssy
nothing about it, or stay and apologize.
"Crossiug the road until you Zee a gia
coming one way and a cab another, 50 that
if you move on you are sure to be knocked
by one, AMI il YOU stand still you may posi-
bly, be crushed by both.
"Frding yourself in damp bed on cold
night, and cogtating whether you will lie
still and ca ch Your death, or get up and
dress and pass tho night on two cane bct'
toned chairs.
Paving ylur addresses TO penness fail
one under tho impression that she is an heir
cas-, ard on discovering your error, having
the option Of marrying the young Ia ly, or Of
being shot by toe young Iady's brother.
"Come to four cross roads, one Of which
you must take. At random, or just walk bach
= mile or two and inquire your way
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"A roctess of Alahama has written snu

"A roctess of Alabama has written some
stuff in short metre, which she calls "Ala.
bama's Battle Cry" We have room for only
one line, which is as follows
''S,ernly meet tho advancing foe
Perhaps ,haSs rs good y way as any to NEE.
tie foe, but why not seccde like man, and
not like a crab l-Frankfori Commonwealth.
Why is it that the secessionists Sc 20 on
the empty fortsi Why don't they make q
dash at Few Of tho full cs.-prontce.
A large and enthusiastic meeting at Ca.
rondalct, Mo-, passed resolutions in favor Of
the Uuion ,0ithOm condHtoHs. Those arc tho
pure kiri Of Uricu men.
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REAL ESTATE AT WAsHIYGToN.---Th The pol.
iicsl troubles Of the times, AMI danger that
at some future time, if not now, the Union
may be dlvied and Washington cease to be
tho capitol. has greatly depressed the value OF
real estate in that city. One OF the largest
real estate holder. has gone Insane over tho
troub'es,a"d been carried to the insapo Asylum.
He was formerly a resident Of New burypor,,
but removed to Washington many years ago,
where he had amassed a a,ge fortune Ivy
speculation in real estate, and the impending
crisis has caused him rum
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-02-05

WiNrER NAvIGArIoS.-Thc Milwaukee
Sentinel says tie propeller quincy Of The
Detroit aud Milwaukee Railroad line, ha'
crossed Lake Michigan, on an aycragc, fou'
times a week since tho lst Of January, and
hereafter Capt. hurlburt expects 10 be able
to make three round trips week. The Qain-
cy is q small, bnt staunch boat, and carries n.
bout 1000 barrels Of flour OF p tx. She has
successfully weatlered some Of the most severe
gales that have occurred this winter.
Capt. Hurlburt evidently has littlo regard
for tho popular fupcr.ti;"n Hg'iu'' "i1tc'
navigation.
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LEARN THE VALUE OF MoSEY-A silver
dollar represents DAYS work OF the laborcr.
If ii il given to boy, he has no idea what it
cost, or what il is worth. He would be rs
likely to give dollar as dino for top, or
any other toy. BIT ia boy has learned
to earn his dimes and dollars ty the sweat OF
his face, he knows the difference. Hard
work is to him n measure of values that can
never be ruhbe ont Of his mind. Let i'm
learn by experience that hundred dollars rep
rcscnts hundred weary days labor, and it
SCENE great sum Of money. a tliousand
dollars is fortune. aud ten thousand is al
most inconccivabIe, for it is far more than he
ever expects 20 possess. When he has earned
dollar, he thinks twice before he spends it..
EIe wants to invest it So as to get the fall val
TIC Of a days work for il, 1t is a great wrong
TO society and to boy, to b'ing him up to
mans estate without this knowlad ,e
A fortune at twenty one, without it, is almost
inevitably thrown away. With it and lit.
tie capital to start on, he will make his own
fortune better than any one can make it for
him.
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THE TWO QUEENS.
BY .. n. CARPENTER,

My lady boasts her diamonds
To dec her raven hnir.
My humble village beauty
No costly gems can wear;
Yet both are bright and queen-hke.
And well they play their parts.
But-one's the Queen Of Diamonds,
And one-the Queen OF Hearts.
My lady has her carriage, .
la which abroa she rides,
But you should see my dear one
As through the dance she glides.
No gem of dazzling brightness
Her sunay brow imparts,
But her eyes nTe more than diamonds
For she's the Queen Of Hearts.
Would not have my lady
To share her glittcrinp throne,
would not boast a jewel
could not call nv own;
Though she lord could make me,
Give all that wealth imparts-
Id yield the Queen of Diamonds
To take my Queen Of Hearts.
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THB rCRrs SEIZED.


1t will be seen that the war garrisors re
quired at these points amount TO upwards OF
five thousand men, although, as in the case
of Fort Sumpter, they may be held with far
less than the regular complement. The
aggregate cost of the public property thus
seized is not far from six millions Of dollars,
to say nothing of the navy yaids, the Arsenals,
ann the Revenue Gutter Aiken.
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Mas EIIZN GILnERT.
died January, :, 1861,
Apcd 40 wears.

The name Of Lola Montcz, by which she
was best known, was assumed when she went
on the stage at Paris, protesting TO be a
Spanish dancer. She Subsequently adopted
the name whenever she appeared in public.
Her last appearance was at q lecture ut Mo-
Fart Hall year or so ago, when she was lis
tened to by large and highly intelligent
audience
Mrs. Gilbert, Mrs. Head, Countess
Landsfcldt. Lola Montez-by whatever Of
her numerous names she may be known
did not die in state of utter dependence on
friendly hospitality rs may be supposed. She
had S me money, three hundred dollars Of
which she has left to the MagIalen Society ;
the remainder, after paving off her just d -bts,
is to 90 to charitable objects.
The peculiar circumstances in which Lola
Montcz was placed must be considered in
viewing her c,rcer. She was an ill"gitinate
child, and early deserted 10y her mother She
had talents and decided to make use Of them
to get on in the wo'l. She was Becky
Sharp on a grand scale, only not quite as
heartle'S as that imaginary character. Her
most eccentric actions were speedily reported,
bu, her many acts Of generosity, especially
to poor liter ,ry pcoplc-anl there are sever
al Of this class in New York who can bsar
testimony to this, were known only to the re
clpients Of her careless bounty.
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ES a gentleman observed au urshia Tho
had large slice Of bread in, bis Land, anl
wi was crying very bitterly. ny sgh,',
he exclaimed what are you crying sloatT
"Molhcr won't-boo. hoo, oo- put any bu;
ter on my brcad-hoo, hos, on.' "Oh. is
hat all r said the, gentleman; "eHue, ilry
up your tears aud b. man. - at rn'i 20
much the butter" exclaimed ,Jy u'rbiu--
"i'S ~ f'rJHf,r oFf'r II 49,, D., -
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Blncknde Ofthc MIssis,inp,.

The blockade Of the river has been denied
10y Southern mrInb rs Of Congress. the fact,
however, is eni,ely authenticated The
Memphis papers state'that the steamers, I'M
perial, Gladiator and A. o. Tavlor have Nh
been brought to by stocks fired over their
ooss, from the battery ordered TO he placed
on tho bluff at Vicksburg, by Gov PArrus
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ATTENTION LAND SHARKS Tho House in
committee of the who'll, seem much TO favor
bill to rebder vafd desis made aud executed
in COOL faith, but de ective though Irregular,
or imperfect certificate Of acknowledge ont
This will cut of body Of ttle mousers,
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A slave belonging to Mr. Lulia, T.
Woodruff, Of Pleasant Hill, n c., was harg
by mob on the 18th Of January, for having
killed HI, master. His execntoners tried &
make him confess the crirno, by roasting bin
slowly over a FIRE, bul al they could cxlor,
from him was tho expression, they sNy
killed my ma.ter"
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"A correspondent, Of Tho ST. Louis Re
publican says that 'ke Utah indians have re.
Gently been Offering Navsjoo scaIps for ,sc iu
the streets Of Santa Fe. Their prices vary,
according to the quality; large one, with
jet black hair, about three feet long, scld f0t
81 so, while others can lie bought for 81.
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CuRE FOR TIE DIPrHERIA A la,iy of
Port Byron, Cayugs County, N. Y, rha.
cured six children five Of them her owu) OF
dipthcria, by the following remedy:
When the symptoms are first discovered
take Spanish fcs, pound and mix with Ven.
ice turpeLtine, spread it on picce Of soft
leather cloth, aud bind il on tho throat
which will raise blister, and soon REMOVE
tho disease from tho throat.
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North Carolina.

An intelligent gentleman, Just returned
from an extended trip thou + North Carroll
ns. reports the Unio sentiment to he inmrn.
sely in the ascendant, and that the planters
and others near the South Carolina line arc
selling out at sacrifices and NOV ing away.
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MIR. David Phillips has just recovered 3
verdict Of six cent, from Michael Martin, q
conductor on tie Hudson River Railroad, Tor
eject pg him from the cars, in consequence
OF refusal to pay bis fare. The original sum
ia controversy was but twenty cents and nj.
really the costs Of tho suit bayo reached 81.
ooo Tho case i' 70 tc arpcalcl u tq jc.
fcnIpui. .r,
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JoSESvILIE. MICH J. W. coz, PRnPGIFT TOR: THE
shove House, forr-cry known as the sherman II u.c,
has hern nacei ir thorough r"pur. and furnish hcd new
Throughout. lis share Of the public - rcspecuey So
lteit,t. dee-5m3
nee II 1880.