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The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-01-09
&W-EET POT.RTOEs.
0fURT.RI'OR's NOTICE.

80 Bush. No. l Sweet Potatoes for sale by
dec. II COOK & LANGLEY
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-01-09
Something New.

Having opened an establishment for the manu-
facture of CORN BRO0MS on Water st. bet Main
and Locust, in the Room formerly occupied AS the
Telegraph Office, would respectfully call the at
tentOn OF the Citizens of Evansville to the fact that
! am now manufacturing every description Of Corn
BroomS, aud will sell at lower prices than the same
can be bought in Cincinnati or Louisville Dealers
would do we'll to call at my establishment before
purchasing elsewhere The Market price paid for
Broom Corn at all times AM. CONNETT.
1E Dad
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-01-09

IL silk, Beaver, Cashmere, etc, trimmed e5 sn =
trimmed. The latest sty les made TO order on short
notice at VAUTIER q MARCONNIER's,
nOVo 80 Main Street.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-01-09

0OD%'
I Bbl Corn Starch,
do Wheat Farina,
l do Split Peas.
I DO Pearl BARLEY,
| Gaze Sage Tapioca, for sale at
Sfec. II. COOK d LANGLEY'S
" r. .EELKOT7, .M.RJN'U11.E G'TURRAT
a. OF Saddles, Harness, Brides, &c, keeps
constantly on hand full assortment Of Saddles OF
every kind and price, Harness, Collars, Whips
Fly Nets, Saddle Bags, &C., DC, at No. FIRST
STREET, Fosters Block, Evansville, Ind
CD Repairing neatly done. auQ3
EIOR.Nr-25O HUsR. ls.RB CORN IN
u store and for sale by
oct25 w. NJ AIKMAN q co
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-01-09
.NOD.E.
NOLDR.V' sY,RUP.

Stusrt's New York Syrup at 20 cents per Gal
do Golden do Extra at so cents
Belcher's St. Louis, Very Choice, 90 cents.
Stuarts Excesio. Syrup, none equal to it, 81 90
The above goou can only be found at
dee. II. COOK & LAEGLEYiB.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-01-09

q v hhds new Sugar, prime article 10 bbls
decI5
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-03-21
Special Notices.
II is much regretted that while In the

1t is much regretted that while In the
enjoyment of health, so little attention is paid by
many, to the preservation Of so inestimabe bless
ing Luxurious living, habits of Incidence, exposure
to sudden ch anges of temperature and neglect of the
premonitOry symptoms of disease are the precur.
sors Of many fatal maadies. Taken upon the first
indication of an attack ifanything will relieve the
sufferer, purify the blood restore vigorous circup
ton and thoroughly renovate the system it's Sands
Sarsaparilla
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-03-21

WHAT FOREIGNERS THINK OF THEM.-The
Washington correspondent of the Charles
ton Mercury has found out what is thought
of South Carolina abroad. He says:
A distinguished gentleman, just returned
from a long sojourn abroad, says that the duty
of the Southern Confederacy is TO pay no earth
" attention to the opinion OF the foreign public.
The South is universally despised at all the Eu-
ropean Courts. Our people are regarded as
among the lowest grades of humanity, gross
" ignorant and brutal, and addicted to lawless-
ness and vice. This opinion, based upon the
ISLANDERS of the Northern press, will never be
changed until we have relieved ourselves from
dependency upon the Northern papers, and
proved the contrary by the establishment Of a
vigorous and polished literature; and, above all
by a brilliant feat of arms. We must first have
our cause properly championed in way to
reach Europe, and inspire respect for our cour-
age. There will be plenty Of time to excite ad-
miration for our culture.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-03-21

INDIAN HUNG.-On the 5th inst, says the
Shasta Courier, an Indian, known as To-an-
yo-la, was hung by some of the citizens about
Dog Creek, in this county, after fair and inn
partial trial, for the murder of one Larkins, in
the fall of 1854. He was apprehended on infor-
nation given by other Indians. he made iqll
confession of his guilt, and in mitigation of the
crime, said he was induced to kill Larkins by
other Indians. who gave hi;u glowing accounts
Of the amount of money, clothing, grub, ETC., he
would obtain by the murder.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-03-21
snistellann.
TIGER CHASE BY BABOONS.

The following account Of \ tiger
chase is extracted from the North Lin
coin Sphinx, a regimcntal paper pub
lished at Graham's Town. The wri-
ter, after alluding to his sporting cx-
perienccs Of all kinds, and in all quar-
ters Of the globe, declares that he
never witnessed so novel and intense
ly exciting a chase as that about to
be described
Not long ago, | spent few days
at Fort Brown, small military post
on the great Fish river, where my
friend w. was stationed. One eve
ming as my friend and | were return
ing home after somewhat fatiguing
days buck shooting, we were startled
by hearing the most extraordinary
noise not far from us. 1t seemed as
if all the demons in the Internal re-
gions had been unclaimed, and were
amusing themselves by trying to
trighten us poor mortals by their yell
ling. We stood in breathless eXpec-
tation not knowing what could possi-
bly, be the cause of this diabolical
row, with all sorts Of strange conjec.
lures flashing in our minds. Nearer
and nearer the yelling and screeching
approached, and presently the cause
became visible to our astonished eyes.
Some three or four hundred yards to
our right, upon the brow of small
hill, spotted leopard, Commonly call,
ed in this country atiger, though much
smaller than the lord of the Indian
jungles) came in view, bounding
along with all the speed and energy
of despair, while close behind him fol
lowed an enormous pack of balloons,
from whose throats had proceeded the
demoniacal sounds that had, Il few Sec
onds before, so startled us. Our ex-
citement in the chase. as you may
suppose, was intense. On went the
tiger, making for the river, the bab,
oons following like avcnging demons
i and evidently gaining ground on theil
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-03-21
Historiital.
Opening of the Revolutionary War.

\ remarkably impressive scene oc-
CURED recently at the State House in
Boston, Mass. 1t was on the occa-
sion Of the presentation of the Revo-
lutionary relics bcqueathed to the
State of Massachusetts, by the late
Rev. Theodore Parker. We know not
where there is more graphic sketch
of the opening scenes Of our great
revolutionary drama, than is contained
in the Governors rapid but pictur-
esque grouping Of the incidents which
eliminated in the battle Of Lexing-
ton. The conclusion of the address
is strikingly eloquent, and is said to
have fallen with thrilling effect upon
its numerous auditors. We copy from
the report of the Legislative proceed
ings after the two Houses met in con-
vention :
At III o'clock the members of the
Senate appeared, took their seats, and
the Speaker resigned the Chair. After
the delay necessary to the dignity Of
the General Court, the business OF the
Convention proceeded.
The Chair-(the President of the
Senate in the Chair 1.-The two branch
es of the Legislature have met in con-
vention for the purpose of receiving
from His Exeellency, the Governor,
the Revolutionary testimonials be-
queathed to the State by the late
Theodore Parker, and which are to be
placed in the Senate Chamber. Is it
the pleasure of the Convention to ap-
point committee to wait upon His
Excellency and inform him that the
two branches are now assembled i'll
convention for this purpose.
The proposition was agreed to.
The Chair-The Chair will appoint
the committee as follows Messrs.
Bonney of Middlesex and Davis of
Bristol of the Senate, and Messrs. AL
bee Of Marlboro, Tyler of Uxbridge,
Fisk of Shclburne, Stevens of Boston
and Capen of Stoughton of the House.
The committee proceeded to per-
form the duty, and subsequently,
through their chairman, Mr.. Bonney
reported as follows
Mr.. President: The Committee OF
the Convention, appointed for the pur
pose, have waited upon His Excelen
cy, the Governor, and have informed
him that the two branches of the Leg
islature are now in Convention fol
the purpose of receiving the arms be-
queathed to the State by the late Rev
Theodore Parker, and His Excellency
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-03-21

shape of duties. Productions of the
North, and which can no where else
be manufactured so cheaply-as shoes,
agricultural implements, and Yankee
notions gcncrally-and which planters
must have, will now come to them in.
creased in cost to the amount of ten
per cent. And while they are thus
taxing themselves to maintain an cx.
pcnsivc bauble, the Northern capital
upon which they have heretofore re.
lied, in the shape of extended credits,
will be withdrawn, and the seeming
wealth of the cotton lords will vanish
as the "bascless fabric of dream"
Nothing but obstinacy and pride can
sustain a Southern confcderacy for Il
year, in the face of the accumulating
evils which independence will bring
in its train.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-03-21

nearly exhausted foe, though their ex-
ultant wells seemed each moment to
increase his terror and his speed.
They reached the stream, the tiger
still few yards in advance, and with
tremendous bound, he cast himself
into the muddy waters and made for
the opposite bank. The next moment
his pursucrs, in admirable confusion,
were struggling after him, and as the
tiger (now tcariully cxhaustcd) clam
bcrcd on the land again, the largest
and strongest Of the baboOns was
close upon his heels, though many of
the pack (thc old. the very young and
the wcakiy,) were struggling in the
water. In a few moments all had
passed from our sight behind the brow
Of the opposite bank but their in
creased yelling, now stationary be-
hind the hill, told us that the tiger had
met his doom, and that their strong
arms and jaws were tearing him limb
from limb. AS the evening was far
advanced, and we were still some
miles from home, we did not cross the
river to be in at the death but the
next morning, few bones, and shat
tered fragments of flesh and skin,
showed what had been the tigers fate
On our return home we were told by
some Dutch gentlemen that such hunts
were not uncommon when tiger is
rash enough to attack the young bab-
oons, which often happens All these
creatures for miles around, assemble
and pursue their enemy with relentless
fury to his death Sometimes the
chase lasts for days but it invariably
closes with the destruction of the IL
ger-a striking instance that the idea
of rctribution is not confined to man
alone.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-03-21
Progress Backward.

The people of the Southern Con-
eracy" will be called upon to make
many sacrifices to sustain their indie
pendcncc, no. the least Of which will
be an unwonted deprivation of mail
privileges. In the six seeding States
the deficiency in the postal receipts as
compared with the expenditures, un-
der the General Government, has been
over a million and half of dollars
annually. This has naturally been
one of the first subjects to engage the
attention of the Montgomery Congress,
and the committee to whom it was re-
terred propose to meet the deficiency,
first by increasing the rates of post
age second, by discontinuing some
routes, and giving out contracts with
out regard to modes Of conveyance,
thus making cheapness of transporta
ton paramount over swif.ness, and
ouboe'soeiho va ihoiy loulCS HOISc
speed for railroad speed third, by
abolishing minor postoflices; fourth, by
changing, in some cases, daily service
to tri-weekIy; fifth, by abolishing the
franking privilege.
What Inconvenience will result
from this great reduction of the mail
service We will not now consider
That they must be serious will readi.
ly be perceived. But we allude to i,
as an illustration of the backward
tendency OF the new confederacy
which it was predicted by the visiona-
ry dreamers who have founded it would
at once outstrip the poverty stricken
North" in wealth and commercial
greatness. The fact is that the citi
zens of this confederacy have entered
on career of selfsacrifice of which
they just now but see the beginning
Their government will necessarily b,
a costly one, and must be sustaine,
lby heavy taxes either direct or in tn,
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-03-21

And then, strolling thoughtfully
along, where the track grows dim, and
loses itself in the grass, we come to
the bccChcs, whcrcto, we like to think,
glad children once made pilgrimage.
That chaied and sturdy limb just there,
has borne II weight more precious
than its leaves. Upon that stout, old
arm, swayed to and fro, like Canarics
in ring, swung clusters Of laughing
girls and boys and in long rows, and
hand in hand, made bows and 'cOurtc-
tcsics , to the passing traveller, while
tattcrcd hats of straw and wool tossed
here and there, proclaimed the coming
stage. All |! those were days when
over the old road, ran the yellow, mud
stained coach ; laboring up its hills,
and pitching along its log ways, and
lurching in its deep worn tracks, and
rattllnG down its sleeps, and splash
ing through its brooks And there,
even there, in that roohcss dwelling,
whose clapboards rattle in the wind,
behold the stage house" Of the ell
der time. Day after day, from the
nearest hill, the drivers horn blown
sharp and shriIl, proclaimed his COM
ing how gallantly he brought to, be-
fore that low-browcd stoop, through
whose broken floor weeds are growing
What rattling of bolts and aXlcs,
and iingling Of chains there were, as
he drew up, and with what a proies
sional air he gathered the ribbons in
one hand, and the Alcxandrinc lasl
slipped noiselessly through his fingers
and exploded like a witch's laugh be
tween the two cars Of the off leader.
This was the route Of them, perhaps
who founded cities in the brave young
West its future sincws and its com
ing men; of newly welded pairs
bound for the later Canaan of mur
dcrers Fastening from the hue ant
cry. Across its beaten track the deer
have dashed, the Indians noiselcss
stole, the forest shadows fallen at high
noon. Westward it went, to some
great lake, they said, where fields all
ready for the plough grew green to
the waters edge where Spring came
early and golden Autumns fingered
late.
Like a very old memory, in the
heart isit. and all forget it but the year
Spring remembers it, and borders il
with green and sprinkles it with the
gold coin of the dandelion, and the lit
tic stars of the May weed. Summer
sends the bees thither to bugle among
the thistle blows, and the ground spar
rows to build i'll its margins, and tn,
faded ribbon of yellow sand grow
bright in its glowing sun. The wind.
watt the breath of the morning over
its dcsolatc way, and the rains bea,
out the old footprints it has borne
Autumn sighs as it follows it through
the ravinc and among, the hem
locks, and the drifts that Winter heaps
are unbroken and stainless.
No boIder feet, old Road, ever lcf,
their impress on other path no trucl
hearts than FASTENED on thy rugged
way, have ever painted for the bette,
land If there were ever those whose
laugh was music, then thy woods hav,
heard it the daughters of the Yves
are passing fair, but those young
brows of old, whose white aashcc
white again from thy once singing
streams, and eyes glanced back tc
cycs-no brighter and no purcr were
ever bent above n classic wave
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-03-21
MOrgan'S Volunteers.

Those brave gigantic fcllows-Mor-
gan's voluntccrs-are thus sketchcd
by Mr.. Bancroft: THE men painted
IN the guise Of savages, were strong
and of great endurance; many of
them more than six feet high they
wore lcggings and moccasins, and an
ash colored hunting shirt with dou-
bic cape each one carried rifle, a
hatchet, small axe, a hunters knife.
They could subsist on little parchcd
corn and game, killed as they went
along ; at night, wrapped in their
blankets, they willingly made the tree
their canopy, the earth their bed. The
rifle in their hands sent its ball with
unerring precision distance of two
or three hundred yards. Their motto
was LIBERTY or DETH! They were
the first troops under the authority of
the Continental Congress, and they
formed the best corps in the camp
Accustomed to the wild independence
Of the backwoods, they yet gave an
example of subordination, discipline
and vigilance. Enlisted for q year
only, many of them, both officers and
men, continued in the service during
tfe war, and distinguished themselves
III almost every field. They taught
the observing Frederick of Prussia to
introduce into his service light bodies
of sharp-shooters, and their example
has modified the tactics of European
armies"
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-03-21
The Constitutional Amendment.

We copy the proposed Constitution
al amendment which has passed both
Houses of Congress by the required
two-thirds vote, and has received the
approval of the President, as follows
article XIII. No amendment shall
be made to the Constitution which will
authorize or give to Congress the pow
er to abolish or interfere, within any
State, with the domestic institutions
thereof, including that Of persons held
to labor or scrvitude by the laws of
said State"
The following was the vote on the
amendment in the Scnate-thc Rcpub-
licans being in italics:
YEAs-Messrs. Amhony, Baker, Big
Ter, Bright, Crittendcn, Dicon, Doug
las, Faster, Grimes Gwin, Uarion, Hun
ter, Johnson Of Tenn, Kennedy, La
than, Mason, MorriN, Nicholson, Polk,
Pugh, Rice, Sebastian, Ten Eyck,
Thompson-24.
NAYs-Mcssrs bingham, Chand2er,
Ciark, DOoiHte, Durkee, Foote, hiag,
.Sumner, TumJuli, Wade, Williamson,
II4SOa.
The Republicans who voted against
it have never expressed any dissent
from the position affirmed in the amend
mcnt but they did not think there
was any necessity for placing it in the
Constitution at this time. They con-
tended that those who have been cn-
gagged in attempts to disrupt the Un-
ion did not ask for this amendment,
and would not. therefore, be favorably
affected by it. Others felt that the
tender of such declaration on the
part Of Republicans, was a concession
to prejudices which no good citizen
ought to entertain, and recognition
of ISLANDERS that ought to have been
passed over with silent contempt.
While we can feel the force of such
considerations, we still think that they
do not cover the whole ground. They
leave out of view honest misconcep-
tions which may have naturally aris-
en- in certain sections of country, in
correcting which victorious party
may we'll consult substantial useful
ness rather than nice distinctions
The present stage Of the question, al
so, somewhat varies its character
Many who would not originate such
an amendment, or even vote for it in
Congress, might now, when it has
gone through Congress and received
the outgoing Presidents signature,
and the incoming Presidents explicit
commcndation, very properly advocate
its acceptance by the States. We
think the general feeling now among
the Republicans of the free States
will be responsive to the sensible and
patriotic remarks of President Lincoln
on this subject.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-03-21
A Free Press.

In the very able and eloquent
speech, recently made in the United
States Senate by Col. Z. d. Baker,
Senator from Oregon, the gallant
Colonel pays the following tribute to
the press:
He Mr. Wigfall) turned to us the
other day and condesccndcd to give
us a list of Of the conditions upon
which they would be graciousIy pleas
ed to receive our capitulation. | do not
remember it all. 1t was speculative,
fanciful but there were some things
in it kindred to the complaint and the
argument of the Senator from Louis
lana. For instance, he said to us
" You, representative men you, Sew
ards and Summers and Ilalcs and vii.
sons, go home and instruct your peo-
pie to repeal yourpersonal liberty bills
abolish your abolition societies stop
yOur presses, and do various things kin
dred to these, and when You have
done that, come back to us and tell us
you have done it, and we will think
about it,
Mr.. President, do gentlemen pro-
pose to US seriously that we shall stop
the right of free discussion that we
shall limit the free press that we
shall restrain the expression of free
opinion everywhere, on all subjects,
at all times Why, sir, in our land,
if there be any base enough, unrchec-
ting enough, to blaspheme the Maker
that created him, or the Savior that
died for him, we have no power to stop
him. If there be the most bitter, un.
Just, and vehement denunciation upon
all the principles Of morality and good,
ness, on which human society is bas.
ed, and on which it may most secure.
ly stand, we have, for great and over
ruling reasons connected with liberty
itself, no power to restrain it. Private
character, public service, individual
relations-neither these, nor age, MOI
sex, can be in the nature of our Gov
ernment exempt from liability to at
tack. And, sir, shall gentlemen com
plain that slavery shall not be made
and is not made, an exception to thai
general rule ? You did that when yo,
made what you call compact will
us. You were then emerging out o
the war of Independence. Your faith
ers fought for that right, and NOR,
than that, they had declared that tn,
violation of that right was one of tn,
great causes that impelled them to tn,
separation. submit these thoughts
to gentlemen on the other side, in tn
candid hope that they will see at one,
that the attempt to require us to d.
for them what we cannot do for our
selves is unjust and cruel in the high
est degree.
Sir, the liberty of the press is tn
highest safeguard to all free govern
ment Ours could not exist withou
it. 1t is with us. nay, with all mer
like a great exulting and aboundn,
river. 1t is fed by the dews of heav
en-, which distil their sweetest drop
to form it. 1t gushes from the rill a
it breaks from the deep caverns of tn
earth. 1t is fed by a thousand afllu
ents, HAT dash from the mountain to
to separate again into a thousan
bounteous and irrigating rills arounl
On its broad bosom it bears thousan
barks. There Genius spreads its pu
, pie sail. There Poetry dips its siiye