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The Duty o. the Republican Party.

he mon, though not vet dissolved, is
seriously impaired. Six STATES have pass
81 ordinances Of dissolution aud assumed
All armed attitude Of def3snve. Nine 9th,
er States are undergoing an agitation which
threatens that they viii assume the same
attitude. The Republican administration
10 come in on the 18th of March, will he
an administration, like all that have gone
before il, for all the ,hlr,y-four States
under the federal constitution, or else it
must 'c the FIST admins tration of dis
,evered Fart Of the Union. If the Union
Is 10 be preserved IS it is, and restored To
the necessary harmony, somboly ssust 60
il This must be the work either Of the
Republican party or its a'lversarlss- If
the Republican party aad the Rerrs'lican
administration a,-trne and perform the
duty, they will save the .nselyes While they
are saving the country. IL they refuse 10
do it, Their a@ver-sres viii Be- the party Of
the Country, rnt Will ctuim the advantages
OF that position.
Il would seem tina, nobody could hest
tate upon 30 plain aquestion, except those
in the North and South, who, for adverse
reasons, desire or at least are prepared to
consent 10 national dissolution.
What kind of natiousl administration
would that he wfiicf, should take upon it.
self the government Of the country in such
n crisis, against the avowed opposition o.
all in tie South who ale in favor Of dis
union, combined with the opposition Of
all tie North and South who are in favor
Of maintaining tho Union!
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FoRT SMITH, ARK Feb. Is


A terrible tragedy occurred in this city
last night. A party Of five Overland Mail
and Little Rock coach drivers entered the
grocery of German named Hagge, and
commenced quarreliug. Pistols were
drawn on both sides, and the barkeeper,
named Butcher, was shot through the head
and died instantly. Hagge received a
shot in the forehead, and died at eight
o'clock this morning.
Three of the drivers, Geo. Bennett, Mat.
Ellis and Perry Farmer, arc under arrest
and guarded by company of military.
The others escaped. Intense excitement
prevails among the citizens. The pris>
oners are now undergoing trial before the
Mayor. They will probably be hanged to-
day.
AS the trial of the prisoners, for the
murder Of Hagge and Butche, was draw
ing to close yesterday, mob entered
the Justice Office and demanded the pris-
oners for the purpose oflynching them.
One of the prisoners. named Perry Far
mer, broke from custody and attempted to
escape. Lie was fired upon and instantly
killed. The crowd secured the remaining
prisoners, and made for a place Of execu>
tion, but before carrying out their designs
the authorities interfered and secured the
prisoners and lodged them in the Gresn>
wood Jail
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Later from Kansas.
Fort Atchinson, Feb. ID

Fort Atchinson, Feb. H.
A messenger from Hunter County. dis.
tant about 200 miles from here, arrived
here last night with heart rending tales of
suffering for want of food and clothing in
the extreme south western part of the
State. He reports the winter as being the
most severe yet experienced in Southern
Kansas. Snow had fallen to the depth Of
eigh,e en- inches on the Level. The cold is
intense, and stock of all descriptions are
dying off with fearful rapidity.
Most Of the inhabitants are reduced to
Buffalo mea. alone, and not team able
to make the journey through the snow
He walked 26 miles before finding track
after leaving the settlement, and 70 before
reaching Emporia, where he took a stage
and came in.
The mail on the route has not been
carried three weeks, owing to the great
depth of Sic w. Horses and cattle are dy-
ihg all along the route. Many loads
were abandoned in the middle of Prairies,
the teams having given out or died, or the
drivers had frozen their limbs and had to
seek refuge in the neares. settlement to
save their lives. One man will ioss both
legs and another both hands.
The Usage Indians had attacked par
tv of the settlers, who were bunting wolves
for their skins, killed two, one of whom
they burned and beheaded the other they
scalped.
The messenger makes urgent appeals
for teams and ample supplies, to be imme-
diately forwarded, which will be done
without delay, as the Committee ara de-
sermlned, as long as their means hold out,
that none shall die for want Of food.
APP eals ore made from the extreme
North Western settlements for aid TO DO
sent them, as they report that their teams
are in such condition that it is impossible
for them to make the trip.
A man sent in from the Blue Dustone,
lost one Of his horses from weakness, on
the road, and the other was unable to 60.
Teams loaded with supplies were being
dispatched by the committee, and team
sters reported many families with only a
scanty supply of buffalo meat.
God only knows what the end will be If
the reports brought in from outside settle
ments are true unless relief can speedily
reach them. /: is terrible to witness the
distressing cases Of suffering which are
constantly brought before US.
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The Madison Patriot says: We arc
Informed that three Republican members
were appointed a special committee on a
little local bill, that could be determined
Icy single dash of the pen, but who went
to tie Superintendent of Public Property
and got from IS to SIS worth of stationary
for the occasion. We thought The Demo
Gratis were pretty good at "s;eals" when
they tried, if all their opponents say is
true, but we knock under to that stations
ary dodge.
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FROM THE SouTH.-We clip the follow
ing from the Oshkosh Courier, it says +:
I'VE have had letter from our towns.
man, Mr.. WILLIAM SHARPE, dated at New
Orleans on the 4,h inst He represents
the feeling Of the people in that region to
be strong for secession, and that conces-
siens or compromises are now too Late
In regard to the alleged interference with
travellers from the north, lie says:
~There is no danger--no moro than
there is North, unless person is determ-
ned to have a muss, and then he can have
it, with all the extras. | have travelled
pretty much all over this city just as if l
was at home in Oshkosh, and | have no
reason to complain at ALL"
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The Charleston Merurv. in sneak ir

The Charleston Mercury, in speaking
of the Montgomery Convention, says:
a" 1t now remain. to be seen whether, with
slave institutions, the master race can es>
tahlish and perpetuate free government.
Shall the white man here enjoy liberty
projected by law and be free from imper-
tinent interference with private rights =
secure under his vine and fig tree. This is
the problem to be solved--rhis is the task
Of the Montgomery Convention. 1t is q
question in the determination Of which the
human race is not indfferent-the civilized
world is deeply interested-the North
agitated. To US it is an issue of prospect.
ty and success, or disaster and ultimate
ruin-a question OF life and death"
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The Daily Tribune-the outlet Of vani
~, snvy. hatred and maice-the FREEDOM
mating sentiments which pervade the dis
position % Gen. It's Horn SMITu-con
ualns, in lis issue Of the 18th, violent
blackgusrdly attack upon the personal
character of ourrelf, being provoked there
to by an article in our 80 local column I"
last week, which as news gatherer. we
were bound 10 putlish-,hough on &C
count Of our professional pride, We made
that article as brief as our public duty
would admit. for the reason that plain
statement Of facts placed brother editor
(Gen. sxITH) in disrepu,able position.
This is not the first time that the editor
of the Tribune has attacked our personal
character in his paper, in order to avoid
our overwhelming defeat Of him in argu-
rnent aud the statement Of facts relative to
subjects Of public interest: and the thin
skinned General has deeply felt the stings
of ridicule With which his absurd conduct
in the celebrated Shawano Expedition has
been greeted by the whole community
no misrepresentation of that affair has
ever been published in this paper. Every
statement we made concerning it i. strictly
true. We remember, however, that we
did say (after the return of his subordi-
nates) that wc presumed that the Gen. was
then engaged in trading Of Tin Ware
for Paper Rags, but We did not assert it
as fact, for We did not know it.
The Tribune says that the innocen:
German who presented its editor with the
Tin HON at the Masquerade, was ins,i-
gated thereto 10y the Pilot clique. We
assert, and are prepared to prove tn at the
person who first suggested the presenta-
ton, was a prominent EepuAican, and the
person who conveyed ,he suggestion to
the German is, aud has Been, bitter ene-
my of the Talot.
We have been repeatedly urged to re-
ply to some Of the personalities of the
editor Of the Tribune, and to re,ort upon
| him. Now, the personal "reminiscences
which attach to the gallant General, are
! of so low and obscure character that We
have no desire to polIute our columns with
anything so indicate; but we will merely
ask him to let us know the result of his
experiment relative to the efficiency Of
erternol limitation TO remove internal in
fammafion, and also what he thinks of
the curative powers of lunas caustic. 1t
is generally believed that the severe burn
ing which he experienced on that occasion
is the cause Of his present lack of brains j.!
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-02-22

The wife of Gov. P1cKENs, of South
Carolina, is said to be an exceedingly fasci-
mating woman, and immensely popular
with the officers of the South Carolina ar.
my. She rather fancies military affairs,
and makes regular inspections of the forts
and camp, where she is always received
with enthusiasm. A writer, who saw hei
recently at review, says that she wore
a OZARK colored French basque, velvet
hat ornamented with red ostrich feather
veil, sable muff, and cap Of the same ma
terial, had dark hair, confined by net
and carried a parasol.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-02-22
For tie Aanitowoc Pilot.
Good I'emplars,

Whatever thy hand fndeth to do 1t
with all thy might, and work while the
day lasts, and leave night and darkness
for res. to The wea-v, ard the chosen hour
for the commission of evil and the boot
ing fowls.
A few years ago, a Good Templars
Lodge existed in this Village, that was
broken up by such self righteous men as
STANLEY and his abetors, for no other
reason than, that too many men of a low
er order, as they thought of protesting
christians were claiming share of the
honors of the Lodge. That feeling is al
ways sufficient to cause fanatics to resort
to the effort of rule or ruin.
From the ashes of that body, the pres
ent Lodge was formed by those that des,
troyed the first, and rest assured the old
leaven that caused the destruction of the
first Lodge was incorporated into the
new.
Does any one want proof of the cor
rectness of our position, they confined il
in the treatment received at their hands by
tae Rev. G. G. SYMEs, and not ouly him
but the church, over which he was pastor
and again of late date, man of that
same prescribed sect has been repulsed in
bis efforts to do good. Yes, man of as
good standing and name as any man in
Town, whose word should be passport to
favorable consideration must be told that
those he would fellowship, are quite toe
low to enter into company, so elevated and
chaste.
If any one feels injured by our former
notice of the doings of this Lodge, be-
cause we did not rarticulsrize they have
left them the same consolation that wa:
awarded to poor Tray, who was male te
suffer for being caught in bad company.
A SON OF MANITOWOC.
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From Washington.

w ashln1tOn, Feb. 10.
Southern Commissioners were invited
to address the convention on Monday.
A committee on Federal matters was
appointed.
a resolution was introduced, but object
ed to, requesting the Commissioners to
the conference to report if any result ac>
cep,able to Virginia, was likely to be OBJ.
tanned.
Gov. Wise INDICATED himself from
completely with the reported attempts to
invade Washington.
The acting Commissioner Of patents has
refused to extend the time for taking tes.i-
mony on the application far the extension
Of the patent on Hussey's reaper He
directs the argument to proceed on the
2Sth inst.
A fracas occurred tonight at the Ma
tional Hotel, between Kellogg of ILL.,, and
Medill, editor of the Chicago T,16une.-
MediI was knocked down, when bystand.
ers separated the belligerents.
Private advices from Montgomery state
that arrangements have been made for q
loan of fourteen million dollars by the LIST
of March, at which time the Confederacy
will have fifty regiments of troops ready
for the field or the purpose Of resisting CO.
ercion and invasion.
1t is understood that the delegations
from Virginia, North Carolina, and Mis-
souri, will vote against the report of the
Peace Congress, and that Kentucky and
Tennessee will 60 for it. 1t will probably
be adopted by majority of the States
represented in the conference.
Hemphil Jones, who went south as
special agent of the Treasury Department,
returned to-day, and is preparing report
to Secretary Dix, which will probably be
presented to Congress tomorrow.
1t has transpired that committee of
New York Bankers waited upon Buchan>
an last December and informed him that
the Government loan would not be taken,
unless Secretary Thomas was removed,
and Union man substituted. They
named Dix, and also stipulated that he
sould be an inmate of the White House.
According to rumor, the debate to-day
in the Peace Conference, was of an excl
ting character among the Northern and
Southern extremists.
Another effort was made to admit re-
porters.
An additional company of cavalry are
in the city to day.
Representative Nibleck, Of Indiana, has
been nominated by the President for Chief
Justice of Nebraska.
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DEATH BY SCAIDfnG.-The Portage
City Record learns that little daughter
Of German named CHRISTIAN PaIEcH,
living in that city, was so terribly scalded
on Wednesday last, as to cause her death
in about inc hours after the accident.
The child had been out at play and on
coming into the house, being somewhat
snow-bind, stumbled over kettle filled
with boiling water. Her age was FIVE
yeats.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-02-22

Elisha Griffith, rich old rascal re-
siding at Minneapolis, MINI, offered a
married woman OF that place $500 i'll gold
10 elore With bin. The woman consent
e., aud infoTme Der husband, who ap
proved Of the plan. Very soon after start
ing sbe got possession OF the money. and
with it returned home, leaving the old
fellow disconsolate enough. lie arrested
her for stealing, but she was acquitted and
allowed to retain the money.
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FATAL ExpLosIoH.-We hear that a

FATAL ExPLosIoE.-We hear that a
boiler in a steam mill at Avora, in Iowa
county. exploded the night before last, and
that the engineer and fireman were killed.
Shortly before the accident, the fireman
had received letter from his mother, in
forming linn of another ar.l better silua-
ton that was open 10 him, and he had
given notice to leave. Tie fate thai
shapes the deslinies Of US all, was never
more suddenly sEI sadly pianiiested
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-02-22

THB REAsoS.-It is said in the Wash
ington papers, on the strength OF the New
York Tribune, that the Republicans are
holding back on compromise in hopes to
have a favorable result at the Spring cleo
tions-the very thing that will prove a
death blow to them. We have no doubt
they are more anxious to carry the election
than they are to save the Union.
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Later from Europe.

New York, Feb. il.
Steamer New York, from Southampton,
Jan OCH, arrived to day.
Naples, Jan. 25.
Yesterday the bombardment of Gata
was continued by the Sandman fleet
Gata has suffered much from the bonn
bardment.
The fire from the batteries of the Palace
is feeble.
Gen Cialdini has lost but few men.
Naples, Jan. 26
The bombardment of Gata continues
A reasonable correspondence Of high im-
portance, which has been entertained with
Gata has been discovered.
Genoa, Jan. rs.
The Curriore Mercantile of to day, says
the bombardment of Geta is continued
with prodigious effect from the batteries
on the land side, conformity with the pow
erful cooperation of The fleet. 1t is hoped
that success will attend the efforts of the
besiegers in few days.
The fleet withdrew Oh the 23d in order
to repair damages, after having silenced
nearly all the eneny's batteries.
1t was intended to re commence the
bombardment on the same evening.
SPAIN-Madrid Jan. rs.
The Correspondence Autografa states
that the report that the Queen had sent
money to Geta is totally unfounded.
The Correspondence says the Spanish
Minister will stay with King Francis LIST
as long as he remains on the Neapolitan
territory.
II also states that Teutan will be occu-
pied by Spanish troops until the entire
execution of tho treaty by the Moors.
NoRwAY-Pesth, Jan. 81.
The inhabitants of Voivoclina, had pro
tested against the incorporation of that
province with Hungary in an arbitrary
manner. They demand the convocation
of a Servian National Assembly.
DENMARK-Copenhagen, Jan. q.
A ministerial ordinance has been nd
dressed to all missionaries which duties
are i'll any way connected with the calling
out of the soldiers FIR the army, ordering
them to take such steps as will enable
them to execute as speedily as possible
the orders for the military convocatiou
already proclaimed. or for any other which
may yet be made.
New York, Feb. l6.
1t is reported that Ex Judge E. G.. Lo
ring, o. Massachusetts has been offered
the Sandman Mission.
Advices from Calyille depot. Dec. 3lsi,
represen. that the first stone of the final
monument of Bombay was laid on the
25th Of October.
The chief Commissioner had started for
home
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-02-22
Secession and Free Trade.

We take the following from the Madi-
sos Pofrint, it says: When the South
talk Of opeping their ports free to all the
world, Except the Black Republican
Sta'es,) they touch the New England
States, New Jersey and Pennsylvania in a
mighty tickish spot. If the Government
is divided, free trade at the South will
foree open the Northern ports as with a
battering ram. The North could not hold
out an hour with her protective tariffs
against Southern free trade, while to adopt
free trade at the North at once, would ST.
lence for long while the looms and spin
dies of New England.
That birmingham Of the new world can
grow fat on free soil theories, but free
trade would make her sing quite another
tune. And yet, all must see that if dis
union takes place, in right good earnest,
free trade will certainly and speedily be
inaugurated at the South, and the North
must follow suit, or submit to send her
cows TO pasture on her levees, and weeds
TO vcgetate around her docks-for com.
merce, like water, will flow in the direc-
ton where there is the least resistance.
This subject is just beginning to break
upon the troubled ears and bleared visions
of the Eastern File-Fasters, who are fast
hauling in their horns, and in less than
six weeks, we expect New England would
be a most prolific field for an agen. IN
search of "pro slavery dough faces"
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A Yankee invention called a ISLE.

A Yankee invention called Sleep
ing Cap and Braces is being sold along
tho New York Central Railroad to passen.
gers. 1t is snail skull cap made OF
velvet, with straps attached, which the
wearer can fasten 10 the seat in front OF
him and thus lie back in the harness and
sleep. Weary travellers who know not
where to lay their heads will perhaps re-
gard this Invention as a blessing. The
cap aud braces can he had at from six to
twelve shilling, aud can be carried in the
pocket.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-02-22

The MAsQuERApE.-The Masquerade
Ball at Dusolds Hall, last Saturday eve.
ming, was largely attended. There Was q
great variety Of characters represented,
and SOME very stylish dresses made their
appearance. IL was highly enjoyable
sceue--one well calculated to please the
locker on. The dAE>e ~as kept up till n
sery late hour. eTsIyJAng passing of
quietly and pleasantly
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must be united, and to be uni, 20 pro-
position can be offered which c6oH so i'm
mediately command public attention and
warm the old memories of Union wi b the
Gulf States as the Cri,tenden proposition.
Let us, in the name Of Union and Peace,
implo1e the Congress to speedy and uni>
ted action.
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Lincoln's Departure from Cleveland.
Clayeland Fob ne

Cleveland Feb. Is.
Lincoln and party left the Medill House
at $50 this morning, escorted to the de-
pot by the military and an immense con.
course of citizens. The train left the
depot at 8 o'clock. Mr.. Lincoln bowed
adieu from the end of the car, amids,
vociferous cheering. The weather is
fine.
Portland, Feb. 16.
The stesmer Anglo Saxon, which was to
sail this p. m, for Liverpool, will be de-
tanned until to morrow morning.
Harrisburg, Pa, Feb. Is.
The bill to commute the tonnage tax Of
Pennsylvania, passed the House this ,aos-
ming by vote of IS to q.
Buffalo, N. Y. Feb. l6.
Stores Nos. AS and 220 Main Street,
Moores q White, boot and shoe dealers,
and A. A. Mathews, druggist, were de-
stroyed by fire last night. Stock remov-
ed. Fully insured. The second floor uss
occupied as law offices. The third and
fourth stories were occupied by Messrs.
Slaight and Barnes, as billiard salosn.
Their loss is estimated at $1,000. In.
snred $1,000. The fifth story was cocu-
pied by a chemist.
The building was known as Townsend's
hall block, and owned BY G. r. Wilson, of
this city, and Mrs D.. F. Marren, Of Eliza,
beth. Insured for 10000 in Eastern
companies Total losss about So, GEO.
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- &C.,

The Grant County Herald SAYS that
some three months since, Mr.. Valentine
Borah, residing at Mount Ida, lost a yoke
of oxen, of which he could hear nothing,
until a week or two ago, when he ascer>
tanned that they had teen sold by ore of
his neighbors, WELLS NAPLES, and
slaughtered. The latter is in Jail, awaiting
trial.
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RARa AvIs.--The Edgefeld, s. G. I'D
rertiser says, our vision was eladdened
the other day 10y the sight Of two neat
young ladies in our streets, without
hoops" All praise To than for thus
stepping independently out OF this exag
gsra,ed fa.hion-for thus seeding from
hoop-dom.
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The bill for the relief of Farm Mort>
gagors, reported by the Joint Select Com
mittee, passed the Senate on the 18th
inst under suspension of rules, by a
large majority. One of the Senators, who
has taken an active part in this measure,
calls the bill new time table.