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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-01-18
UHE RATTLESNAKE REPnRLIn. Ca,

The RATTLEsNAKE REPUBLIC. South Car
clina has white population of 276, 900, and
of these 81 200 can neither read nor write
This would make magnificent first class
power, to be sure the friendship of which
would be eagerly sought by the loadin. ma
tions of the earth! Well does the 1rsbuss
describe the character of this little Rast.s-
snake State, when it denominates hos "ths
feeblest and most turbulent, the u ost depend
ent and Tie most boastful, the leust faithful
aud the most trsascn-.oying metabee of the
Union 9E scr.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-01-18
The Presidents sDec,a, m.u.., :,

Inc Presidents Special Messa9a-
Inc following is the telegraphic synopsis
OF buchanan's Message to Congress, on the
9th inst:
Inc PRESIDENT says at the opening of tho
session he called attention to the DANGER. of
lilo Union, and recommended such 10 easnras
VI leiie1 as ne believed would have the effect
"a ""uq uquiiizing the country, aud save it from
Tue pefiis IN which it is needlessly and unfor-
'unateiy placed. 1t is not necessary to
repeat these opinions and Recommendations.
nls opinions thtre expressed, remain nm
changed. tie regrets to say that matters.
instead OF becoming better, are still worse.
ana nope is diminished. Abiding to the
conditlon OF South Carolina, be saws thera
Is 10 other alternative but to collect the
revenue aad protect the public propertv. "a
Iar Ia as Is practicable uGder existing laws
his outy Is to execute, and not to make
laws The right and duty to use the mill.
'a,y ana naval force against those who ;lla-
ealiy assaii the Federal Government. and
c!ear and indisRutable, but the present state
01 M sh'ngs was beyond the xecutive contro,
we are in the dst of great revolution. md
He recomme mended TO Congress to ect in the
present emergency. To Congress is roserv-
ed the power to declare war and remuvs
the grievance that might lead to war. and
restore peace to the country. On them rests
the response blity.
Aiser euiog'zing the blessings conferred
oy the Union, he says should it perish. the
caiainity Will be as severe in the Southern "a
10 the Northern States The secession move
ment is chiefly based On misspprehepsicn
Is 20 the sentiments of the majority Of sey.
erai OF the Northern States. lie. the question
be transferred to the political assemb]v-to
the oa.lot box-and the people will redress
tte grievances. In Heavens name, let the
'rial De made before We plunge into the as
sumption that there is no other alternative
Let us have reflection. Would That South
Carolina had reflected. He ap peals 70 Con-
gress 10 say in their might. "The Union
mast and shall be preserved" by al consti-
tutional means. He recommends Congress
to devote themselves to prompt action with
view to peace. A division on the line Of
50 deg. 80 is suggested as calculated topro-
duce an adjustment. Ii was an imputation
on members to say they will hesitate a mo-
ment: ihe danger is en- US. In several of
the states, fort and arsenals have been
se11ed oy aggressive acts. Congress should
enoeaVor 10 give peaceful solution. He
states the reason why he had refraiued from
sending troops to Charleston harbor. be,iey
ing this would have furnished the pre,ext.
Il not the provocaiion, on the part Of South
carolina, tor aggression. Referring to Maj.
Anderson, he says that officer could not, be.
tore lie left Fort Moultrie, have held that
post forty eight or sixty hours.
he had warned his countrymen of its
danger. He felt that the duty was faithfully
but imperfectly performed. He was con.
scious he meant well for his country.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-01-18
The Lost Bonds.

NEW YORK, Jan. 9.
A special committee appointed by the
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
with full power, &C., are in session at the
st. Nicholas, upon matters of the stolen Ind
ian Trust Bonds. Among those already SUBJ
pened, or about to be, are Collector Schell,
Clark, Dodge & Co., Simeon Draper, G. B.
Lamar, R. H. Lowry, Matthew Morgan & Co.,.
W. T. Coleman & Co., lord, Campbell & Co.,
Duncan, Sherman. & Co., and Others
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-01-18
Disunion Destroys slavery.

We give below an extract from the speecl
Of Hon. Andrew johnson, of Tennessee
touching the question Of the safety Of slav'
property in case of dissolution of the Union
His opinion, that the course now taken by tt,
disunlonsts is death-blow to the slav,
power, is the true one:
"There are many ideas aaoat about this
threatened dissolution, and 1t is time to speak
out. The question arises IN reference to the
protection and preservation of the institution
of slavery, whether dissolution is remedy
or will give to it protection. l avow here,
to-day, that if were an Abolitionist, and
wanted to accomplish the overthrow and
abolition of the institution of slavery in the
Southern States, the fir: step that would
take would be to break the bonds Of this
Union, and dissolve this Government.
believe the continuance of slavery depends
upon the preservation of this Union, and
compliance with all the guarantees Of the
Constitution. l believe an interference with
1t will break up the Union; and believe q
dissolution of the Union will, in the end,
though itmay be some time to come, overthrow
the institution of slavery. Hence, we find so
many in the North who desire the dissolution
of these States as the most certain and direct
and ettectual means of overthrowing the
institution Of slavery.
"What protection would it be to US to dis
solve this Union? What protection would it
be to us to convert this nation into two hostile
powers, the one warning with the other?
Whose property is at stake? Whose interest
is endangered? Is it not the property of the
border States? Suppose Canada were moved
down upon our border, and the two separate
sections, then different nations, were hostile
what would the institution of slavery be worth |
on the border? Every man who has common |
sense will sec that the institution would take |
up its march and retreat, as certainly and
as general laws can operate. Yes,
It would commence to retreat the very moment
his Government was converted into hostile
powers, and you made the line between the
'lavehoidng and non-slaveholding States the
inc of division.
"Then, what remedy do we get for the in
'titution of slaveryp Must we keep up
standing army? Must we keep up forts
'ristling with arms along the whole border
This is question to be considered, one that
involves the future; and no step should be
AIKEN without mature reflection. Before this
In: .ssolved and broken up, we in
4 s,see, as one Of the slave States, want to
'e consulted; we want to know what protec-
ion we are to have; whether we are simply
0 be made outposts and guards to protect the
roperty Of others, at the same time that we
acrifice and lose our own. We want to ;
nderstand this question" |.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-01-18

p~ The South Carolina Ordinance set
ting forth the list of grievances on account
Of which that State secedes, enumerates
them thus: LIST. The Tariff Laws, which
are stated to operate injuriously to the South
I'd. The rule that the majority Of people in
the Union shall govern. 3D.. The resistance
to the extension Of Slavery into the Terri
tories
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-01-18

GT Under the system of collecting the
revenue of the General Government by
revenue cutters, or the virtual blockade Of
the Southern ports the secession cities OF
the coast will inevitably lose their trade and
sink into desolation. The cotton, sugar and
rice will find their way to ports outside the
secession States, and the commercial cities
of the North will gain the business which
| those of the South must lose.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-01-18
MiSsisSiDDi SeCedeS.

The State Secession Convention of Missis-
sippi, now in session at Jackson, passed an
ordinance of secession, On the 9th inst, sim-
lar to that OF South Carolina, by vote OF 81
ayes to Is nays.
Alabama will probably be the next State to
follow.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-01-18

FOURTH OF July BLoTTRD OUT.-Calhoun
and the multiplying and slavery-propagandist
crew of South Carolina indoctrinated North
ern doughfaces in the denial of the broad
principles of the Declaration of Independ-
ence. And, now that South Carolina has
gone step further and blotted out Inde-
pendence Day from the list Of her holidays,
the doughlaces still attempt excuses and
apologies for her conduct!
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-01-18

FLORIDA BONDS. - Before. Florida entered
the Union she issued million or two OF
dollars of bonds. which were taken by
English bankers. They were never paid,
nor was payment Of them ever assumed by
the General Government. A commission
vas appointed to examine the matter, few
years since, which sat in London, but finally
concluded that nothing could be done for
the creditors, as Florida, while member of
the Union, could not be eoerced to pay. But
if Florida goes out and becomes ON inde
pendent nation, the bond-holders will prob.
ably ask the British Government to compel
payment of these claims by armed force
Mississippi has similar prospect before her
in regard to her repudiated bonds. Here
are two wars laid out for the now Confeder
acy, in addition to its dangers of civil and
Seryile ones.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-01-18
Obituary..
CHARLESTON. Jan II

r. CHARLESTON, Jan. II.
Henry W. Conner, member Of the South
Carolina Convention, died at o'clock this
evening. He was a banker, doing business
in Charleston and New Orleans.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-01-18
WAR;!
WAR!
The first Gun fired by the Secessionists

The first Gun fired by the secessionists
CHARLESTON, Jan. 9.
The steamer Star of the West, in endeav-
orlng to enter our harbor, about daylight
this morning, was opened upon by the gar
rison. on Morris Island, and also by Fort
Moultrie. The steamer put about and went
to SEQ. | have not been able to learn
whether the steamer, or any person on
board, was injured. The belief is that no
injury was sustained. Fort Sumpter did not
respond.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-01-18

New YORK, Jan. IL.
The Tribune states as a fact that Mr.
Lincoln has rendered Henry Winter Davis,
OF Baltimore, seat in his Cabinet.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-01-18

ARE SLAVES PROPERTY ?-The question is
to be argued in the U. S. Supreme Court on
the 11th, by Senator Crittenden, Humphrey
Marshall and John w. Stevenson, in the
affirmative, and other counsel in the mega
tive. The case arises upon refusal of the
Governor of Ohio to issue warrant for the
delivery Of fugitive from Kentucky, who
had been indicted in that State for stealing
slaves. T he Governor refused on the ground
that the laws of Ohio recognized no such
offense as that of stealing slaves. To sur
render the fugitive would be an admission
that there is property in man, which can be
subject Of theft. Hence the denial of the
Governor of Ohio of the constitutional
demand of the Governor Of Kentucky. The
question is alike interesting and important
UNITED STATES Troops ON THE MARon.-
The I'd Artillery ofthe United States Army,
comprising Company H., Col. Horace
Brook; Company A, Light Artillery, Capt
W. D. Barry, and Company l, Lieut.. James
B. Fry, stationed for some time past at Fl
Leavenworth, passed through Chicago on
the 9th inst, for Ft. MoHeury. They were
in command of Brevet Lieut.. Col. Brooks.
an officer of great experience and bravery
The force consisted of seven commissioned
officers, twenty-'our non-commissioned off
six musicians, six artiticee, one hundred ant
ninety five privates, and one hundred ant
twenty-seven horses. They were takel
through by contract, and will make up spe
cial trains on the several connecting lines
The horses are contracted through to Balti
more at 500 per head
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-01-18

ME LiNooss'h CAsNsr. Various spscuia-
tons have hsen iadulged in 10y pro.ninent
papers thi hiouglout The country il regard to
the cons e'tutioa Of Mc. Linculn's cabinet.-
The following from the N. Y. Tribune Of the
9Th, we regard as the most reliable and, in
the main, as correct:
Secretary OF State, WILLIAM H. sEWARD, of Y. Z 81
g C. Treasury SALMON +. CHASE, cf ohio
.aHorney Gea.rei, EDUARD BATES, of 3iiasouri. v
secresyy Of irer, SIMON CAMERON, OF Pcnrsy i,anf.
Of ii. Macy. ROBERT L. SCOTT, Of Nirg MA
d" I..srior, n. a. GRAHAM, OF y. G.
p. NJ. General, GIDEON WELLS, of Conues ticut. *
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-01-18
Office in Possession Of U. s.
Troops.
ST.. LOUIS, Jan. IL,

BY order of Gen. Scott, a detachment of
forty federal troops, under Lieut.. Robinson,
took possession of the Sub-Treasury, Custom
House and Post Office building, early this
morning. Everything quiet.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-01-18
Sl0Op.of.War for ChsrEessoss.

NoRfOiH, j AZ. y.
The Brooklyn has just put TO saa. She
passed the Capes ct cloc< this afsefs CON.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-08-08
Village of LaGrauoe

CAss COUNTY TREAsURER's Office,
CAssAPoLIs, August 1st, 1861.
NOTICE is hereby given that the forepoino
description of Lands will be sold at the County
tooer Ith, 1851, unless the Taxes thereon oro
oeiVfe 'hat date. Sale to commence at O'Clock
A. NJ IRA BROWNELL.
County Treasurer
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-08-08

From the Aduertiser, Providence, r. l.
The Cephalic Pills are said to be remarkably
effective remedy for the headache, and one of the
very best for that very frequent complaint which
has ever been discovered
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-08-08
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BINDERY

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JACKSON, Mol
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1Togaes, Newspapers, Registers, Receipt Books and
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CHAS. v. DRLAND,
Oh Citizen Office, Jackson, Mich.
vroers from this section will meet with prompt
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1a Republican Office, Dowagiac, Mich
u A Fresh Sunnlr Of CHESTNIITS at tha R.la- !
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-08-08

From the Western r. r. Gazette, Chicago. III.
We heartily endorse Mr.. Spalding, and his un.
rivalled Cephalic Pills.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-08-08

AUDITOR GENERALS OFFICE,

NOTICE is hereby given that certain lands SIT
IN uated in the County of Cass, bid OIL to the
State for Taxes of 1859, and previous years, ana
to the office of the Treasurer of said County, some
time next month, will be sold at public auction,
by said Treasurer. at the county seat, on the first
Monday of October next, at the time "a and place
yously disposed of at this Office, according to law
Said statements contain full description of each
marcel of said lands, and may be seen ON applica-
ton at the office of the County Treasurer.
Lands struck off to the State for taxes of 1859,
or other years, at the Tax Sales in October last,
will be offered subject to the right of redemption
prescribed by law, well as to the right of pur-
chase of the State Bids at this Office prior to the
sale. LANGFORD g. BERRY,
AUDITOR GeaerQl
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-08-08
Town z South of Range Is West.
Town 6 South of Range I6 West.

A piece of Land
bounded as follows
to wit: On the N e
by DowagiacCreek
on the S e by land
owned by Richard
Watson, on the S W
by A. II. Hubbard,
being a part of e *
of q W u
A piece of land
commencing at the
8 e corner of Pat
rick McGlofand's
land. thence due
south ten rods W
to the E line of
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-08-08
HamiltOn's Addition.
McOmber's Addition.

sNoflots No. 90 & g
(" +" 81, %,
%, "a, IS, 26, %, 90.
80, IS, 4s, 55, 60, 63,
Lots No. 81 and SO
" =" So
=" q" Ga, 65, Sc,
and 81,
Lots No. 50, 76, II,
so, 81, 50, SO, "a, SIS,
80, and 81,
Lots No. "a, 95, 90.
100, III, 112, lib,
ia and lis,
Lot No. 10,
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-08-08
ANNUAL TAX SALES.
AUDITOR GENERALS OFFICE,
Lansing. Mich, July LIST, 1861.

y
Lansing, Mich, July LIST, 1861.
90 much of each of the following described
y tracts or parcels of land, situated in the County
of Cas-. delinquent for unpaid taxes, for the years
mentioned below, as will be sufficient to pay the
taxes, interest, and charges thereon, will be sold
by the Treasurer of said County, on the first
Monday of October next at such public and con-
venient place as he shall select in Cassapolis the
county seat of said county, according to the Statute
in such case made and provided
LANGFORD g. BERRY,
auditor General
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-08-08
Town 8 south Of Range 1s West.

Rebecca Mumy's
land, thence south
ten rods, thence e
within one rod OF
McClelland's land,
thence n to the
place ofbeginning,
n e corner of e u
of n W II
A piece of Land
commencing at the
n W corner of land
owned by I. r.
Seely, thence 40
rods to the Dowa-
giac Greek, thence
down said Greek to
| the s e corner of
McClelland's land,
thence n to the
corner of Oak ST.,
in McConnell's ad-
dition to the village
of d o W a g a C,
thence e to place
of beginning. being
mart of q X of II
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-08-08

From the Southern Path Finder, Nea0 Orleans, La.
Try them! you that are afflicted, and we are sure
that your testimony can be added to the already
numerous list that has received benefits that no
other medicine can produce.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-08-08

From the Kana'ohG Valley Star, Kanapha, Va.
We are sure that persons suffering with the head
ache, who try them, will stick to them.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-03-14
An Act to~Prevent the Sal @ Of
Unripe Cranberries. 49,.

The Press publishes the following law
by authority:
! SEC. l. Any person who shall at any time
otter Tor sale, or in any other manner attempt.
to dlspese OF or have in his or her possession,
with intent to sell or dispose of, any cranber-
ries gathered between the first of July and the
fifth day Of September, shall be deemed guilty
OF misdemeanor, and upon conviction there
of, shall be punished by fine not exceeding fif-
ty dollars, nor less than ten dollars, with costs
Of suit. $780,
SEC. =. Possession of cranberries, during,
the time the selling or disposing of them is
prohibited as provided in section one Of this
act, shall be deemed prima facie evidence Of
the TACT OF the person or persons having tho:
same IN his or her possession with intent to .
sell or dispose Of the same contrary to the pro-
visions of the preceding section.
Sec g. Any person who shall be convicted
of the offence as provided in section one Of this
act shall stand committed to the county Jail Of
the proper county until the whole of such fine;
together with the costs of suit, are paid. :.
Sec. 4. Justices of the Peace shall hare.
jurisdiction, on complaint made on oath, to.
hear and determine all cases arising under this.
act. =.
Sec. 5. All fines recovered under the pro-
visions of this act shall be paid into the county
treasury, for the use of the public schools Of
said county. -''' '.'.t
Sec. &. It is hereby made the duty Of ALI
Justices of the Peace, town supervisors, sher-
ifs and constables to enforce the provisions Of
this act; provided this act shall not apply to-
persons gathering, picking or raking cranber-
ries on their own land. l.. - 49,
SEC. I. This act shall take effect immedi>
ately.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-03-14
Federal Matters.

Mr.. Lincoln is inaugurated. He says
he cannot recognize secession, must exc
cute the laws in the entire Union, and
protect the public property. His inaugu-
raj is fully up to the platform on which
he was elected, but Messrs. Seward and
Cameron are understood to be compromi-
sers, and they are in the Cabinet. We do
not understand it. Mr.. Seward talked
very smoothly; but many think conceded
nothing. MIR. Cameron proposed to aban-
den his platform in. certain contingencies,
which he knew would not arise. Will he
stand by them now, or will Mr.. Lincoln
abandon them? are questions we cannot
answer. Outsiders can only wait and
see. il
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-03-14
MIR. Lincoln going to Washing.
~. ton.

We wish he had gone through Balti-
timore according to the published pro-
gramme or died there. If plot for
throwing the cars off the track was dis
covered, why not send men all along the
line to prevent the mischief? Would old
Pennsylvania have suffered the President
elect Of the United States to have left her
capital in danger from such cause p
We're there not men enough in the old
Key Stone to line the road with solid
phalanx Of guards who would have died in
their tracks before the Presidential train
should have been thrown from it's course
by traitors against our common country?
Alas, my native State, why did Seward
distrust your loyalty? Was it to degrade
the man who outstripped him in the race
for Presidential honors? What device of
subtility and cowardice was brought to
bear upon the Presidents sense of duty
to make hum thus lower his standard =
His enemies and the enemies of human
freedom, can now say that no plot existed,
that he was frightened at shadows, at idle
rumors, or wandering cows like the chival-
ry Of Virginia. Mr.. Lincoln may live a
long time before he will find better
chance to die than that would have been.
Who talks Of compromising with sla-
very when this, event shows the race of
traitors, DULLES and towards which its
blighting influence has produced When
q regularly elected President of the ooun-
try cannot traverse its highways in safety
when there. can be danger Of his assass.
ination by the bullics of slavery, a danger
so imminent that prudent men conld
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-03-14
MIR. Lincoln's Appearance.

Mr.. Lincoln's personal appearance dis
appointed everybody, but In opposite ways.
Some found him better looking than they
had ever hoped, others, thoug int that the
popular prints of him that have circulated
so freely over the country of late were; By.
many degrees too hattering, notwithstand-
ing his new whlskers. To us he seemed
a very homely, good-natured man, quick in
all his movements, free and easy in his
conversation, and anxious to put the best
face possible on all things. He is exceed
ingly tall and muscular, but by no means
feshy. His hair and wlliskers are very
dark, likewise his eyebrows, which are
heavy. His complexion is the standard
one Of the people of the western fever and
ague districts. He smiles at the least
provocation, and discharges q battery of
pleasant sayings, in a quaint way almost
necessarily. He wore the usual black
dress coat and trousers, and turned down
collar, tied neatly with small black era
vat. -, a~
Everything about him betokens an hon.
est, straightforward, open-hearted country
gentleman; one who has toiled with his
hands as we'll as his head, and who is above
arrogating to himself, by reason Of his new
position, qualities which he does not pos:
sess. He is sort Of gentlemanly ungain-
illness, and COMFORTS. well with his we'll
known character. " No wonder that his
townsfolks called him: "Honest Old Abe
His love of truth and justice becomes OBJ
vious after being IN his company very
few minutes.-Ne,o York World: p: -: