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The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-02-16

| l. IS not name, nor a family, nor a sect.
/ or party or person. Nmh Webster could
not define it, philosophy has not learned it,,
nor can 1t. Il is an anomGlv, prodigy, 4
! nOndescript, something un,h0ught Of, I'M
, accounted for, unknown until he appeared,
/ in the progress and development Of human
events, bust to FL q certain niche in the
/ temple of time. A Yankee is equally at
/ home in making wooden nutmegs, or blow
ing the rocky bar out Of the channel Of
liurlgatc, driving a wheel barrow overland
IN California, or, like Stephens in the soil.
tudes OF ldumea, p!odding over its burning
sands, and scaling its dcsOlatc mountains.
entrusting the safety of his life, hundreds Of
miles from civilized man. to the hands Of
falthless, treacher0us, pilfering and mur-
der0us Arabs. These are equally cool at
fixing their pistols in Aaron's Tent, or
drinking their goats milk under the shad-
OTa OF the rock hcwn palaces Of PetrH.-
The Yankee may be seen sitting under a
bamboo tent, drinking bumpers with Japan
ese officials, or climbing over the eternal
mountains Of arctic ice, to descry an open
Polar Sea. He may take bis rastime at
sealing the heights Of Chimbarazo, or gud-
ing h!H mu.ish reindeer. as he sleigh rides
in the biting frost5 Of Lapland in an arctic
night or quietly enjoying his cigar in New
England, rs be pockets his thousands from 4
patent on sewing machines. or busiv sharp
ems his drill in the State House yard at
Columbus, Ohio, ready to bore another half
mile as soon as the needful is appropriated;
perfectly indifferent whether his drill res CHI
es a vcin Of water, or penet-ates that fiery
sea Of liquid rock, glowing with an intensity
ten thousand times greater than Nesuvius
or StrQmboH in their most active state. He
never asks question only for the necdfui
He has made not only perpetual motion,
but one that Will run SIX weeks after the
atmosphere is annihilatol the power being
obtained from the rise and fail of mercury
10 = tube. lie constructs his machinery 50
as to run SIX wacGs without any change Of
temperture whatever.
You would be rs likely 70 End a genuine
specimen Of the Yankee following hard in
the wake Of DR.. Livingstone, in Central
Africa, with a load Of tin ware, exchanging
tin whistles for elephants tusks, as others
were to find FGemOnt's WOODY horse in Bar
NUNS museum. lie would write ''Hus-
slcman letter" as7cadlv rs leader in q
New York daily: or make poetry and hoe
handles, with equal facility. He would
think no more Of taking fash Of lightning
from the clouds, or galvanic battery, and
sending it through a magazine sunk in the
ocean, than Of blowing his bellows. He
is learned and ignorant. stupid and tracta-
BILE, stubborn and kind, grulT and pleasant.
marose and polite, cautious and 6lunderjnr.
careless and careful, answers one question
br asking another, and term mates his life
with the same question that he commences
it with H34 il pay?
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Frun the aSsxyiIle fTeas.s " his-
PaRSOy BRowyLow.s PRAYER


Seeing tha.ths Episcopal Bishops Of thu
Carolinians have composed prayers to b
used by their clergy duringshe session Of
the Legislature, We hare deemed it proper.
sustaining the relation TO the Aethodisi
Church We do, in East Tennessee, 10 com
pose the following prayer, and order thai
/, shall be used By all local preachers, II
alt their public mia;s.Fatiors:
Almigaty God, our IIeaven'T Father,
n whose hands are Tie hearts Of men. and
the issues of events. not mixed up with Lo-
cofocoism, or rendered offensive IN Thy
sight BIZ being identified with men OF cor.
rupt minds, evil designs, and Gamnab!e pur-
poses. suea as seeking TO up-tnTn the best
form OF government on earth. Thou hast
crac:ouSlv promised TO hear the prayers oil
those who in al humble spirit, and with
true faiih-call upo8 Thee. be pleased. We
beseech Thee, fayorably TO look upon and
bless the Union men of this Commonwealth.
and sustain them in their rralseworthy
efforts to perpe.uate this government, and
under il the institutions of our holy religion.
Possess their minds with the spirit Of true
patriotism, enlightened wisdom, and of
nerseveriny hostility toward those traitors,
political gamblers and selfish demagogues,
who are seeking to build up a miserable
Southern Confederacy, and under it to
iDauggEate a new reading OF the Ten Com
mandments, so as 70 teach that the ChfFt
end Of Man is Niger! In these days OF
ss0Gn!e aud Fnrplexlty, give the common
people grace TO perceive the right path,
which Thou knowest, leads from the camps
of Southern mad caps and Northern fanatics,
and enable them steadfastly 20 walk therein
So strengthen the common masses. 0
Lord, and so direct them, that they, being
hindered neither by the fear of fire eaters,
nor By the love Of the corrupt men in pow
er. nor by bribery, nor by an overcharge
Of mean whiskey, nor by any other Demo-
cratic passion, but being mindful Of Thy
constant uperintendence, Of the awful
majesty Of Thy righteousness. of Thy hatred
Of corrupt Democracy, and its proHigate
leaders. and Of the strict account they must
hereafter give to Thee, they may in counsel,
word and deed. aim supremacy at the fui-
iiment Of their duty, which is 20 talk. vote
and pray against the wicked leaders Of
AbOlition:sm, and the equally uug0dly
advocates Of Seccssionism. Grant that
those Of Thy profcssod Ministers who are
mixed up with modern Democracy, and have
become so hardened in sir as openly to adj
vocate the vile de,usio1. may speedily
abandon their Unmnisteral habits, or 60
over to the cause Of the Eeyil, that their
positions, may at leas: be mcquivocal. and
that they may thereby atVa1ce the welfare
Of the country! And grant that these fire.
eaters may soon run their race, that the
course Of this world may be so peaceahlv
ordered, by Thy supeintenLence, that Thy
Church. and Thy who'll people, irrespective
Of sects, may joyfuIIy serve Thee, in all
Cody quiotncss, through Jesus Christ our
Lord Amcn
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strangers. That is. if they are not &C
euain.ances. In either case. the lady ant
gentleman must govern themselves accord
inely. perhaps the latter is evidence OF the
highest breeding. #
7lh. Itshsv be going 10 different direc.
TONS they will net be expected to ride IN
COMPANY. Nor must these request those to
. turn and join the others. And rice rersG.
This is irdeeorous and indicates want Of
sGroir rirre.
Sgh. If the gentleman horse throw him,
he must expect hin, to pick him up
Nor thcl.dy. But Otherwise the lady may.
! his is imrursans TO be berne IN nina by
both.
oh. On their rstarn. the gentleman will
Gismount first and assis, the lady from her
horse. But he mus. no, expect the same
courtesy in return.
10Th. There are three ways of dismount-
ing a lady: First, With the hand and knee.
This is the way spectfu!- and eeremonious.
Second, By receiving the lady in your arms.
This is the way gallant snd-tender. Third,
by presenting your shoulders. and carving
the lady to the door or yestlbule. "pick-a-
back" This is the way humorous-and.fa-
miliar.
n. B. These rules apply equally to every
species of equitation; Al pony riding, dom
ker-riding. goat-ridips,, roekins-hoFse-
riding, or ''ridpg CD a rail.' There Will,
of course, however, he notifications re.
CURED, according to the form and style OF
the anirnal. - y"f a . @..-
Exception. aTsers are special rules Adapt
ed TO equitation on Shank's Mare. They
will be found in the Appendix Family
Far. . a.s
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called sopower for the express psrpose OF
setting al these points d controversy. The
tine policy Of the Republicans in reply to
these demands for conproaise, is to wait
ua:a ssey hare the power ansthe RESPONSE
bilisv Of initiating whatever measures sae
public good may require.
BQ: thsn-!. Eaes BE said vi. De 100
lase. Tsey will net be allowedso come INTO
power a. al, unless ,ss7 frs; ye!d these de-
zaal.s. II this be trne, ;hsai: IS 100 late
asrsas-. .stas rev Administration cannot
come laso power ioiarsadant's and ~iiaons
conditions. then It should not cone into
power at I'll. Upon,hi point shadow
Of doub. should be allowei e rest. II the
Constitution has not bold eu'ush upon the
popular heart, to carry President, duly
chosca By the people, into his elce, The
sooner j. is abolished the better. II we
have not erie virtue enough left 70 carry
Us over such common place crisis as that,
we are utterly inf. for Republican Gov
eminent, and the sooner We abandon all
pretences Of the kind the better. Every
consideration Of interes. and of honor de-
nands that this point shae!d be tested. Let
Us await the inauguration Of Mr. LEScoLS,
the installation Of the new regifne,-the
transfer of the Executive power and au-
lhoriGy ~ the banfS - Thiah 49, pSVFla
h-,e fns.usted it. Then let Us promptly
and cheerfnlly make whatever compromises
Justice may sanction and the public good
Fsnuira
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OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.

Dr.. Holmes has written several medical
works, with atarmngiy scientific titles, 1--WE
shall not punish the readers Of Y. F. by
cnnm"ratlng them) and q volume OF poems,
which occasionally smell Of the shop. though
they are anything bat drug in the mar
ket. lie resides IN paiatial mansion on
the banks of the Charles river, not far from
the cottage Of his publisher, Mr.. Zelda
tknown in England under the so5rigurt of
kenny Meadows and in sight of the object
at his early admratIan--tha State House
HIS devotion to the cupo.a OF the State
House Is So ardent that he calls it the Hub
Of the Universe His aHii's enemies scout
the idea. which certainly is extravaganza,
and soy il ia bat q small part of the Common
Wheel Of Massacausetts
DR.. Holmes is great proficient in boat.
ing, so mach 50 that the master with whom
he STUDIED Martin, the Vegetarian calls
him the best scholar. Querv. Seuiler !
Combe, the PhgoDoio-is:, paid him a sim.
'.ar compliment, SAVING he was the best
scaIl in Boston The proximity Of tho
Doctors residence 20 the spar-yaris on the
BANKS Of the CGarlss led him to spar7inr.
Sad be is now so devoted 20 the Manly All
that he never taxes q walk without pu,tin-
On his gloves His habits are Pacific. how
ever, notwithstanding his connection with
the Atlantic! His arst contribution to that
Magazine was The Antacras of the Break
fast Table" Il was originally his intention
TO have continued bis series with sThe
Democrat of the Dinner Table. ssThe
Sovereign Of the Supper Table," and pos
siblr "The LoAfsr at Lunch,'' but some
iniudieions friend persuaded bin TO change
bis plan, and give Us ''The Professor in
stead. We should like to analYse these
works for the deIeesasion OF the readers of
'. T., bat, unfortunately. our Ana Eliza is
absent. having gone into the country to see
her SICK mother 50 we will pass them bT
saying they are worthy Of '. f.. which i.
the highest praise thai We can give them
Family Fair.
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70 The gspg5l.saas On the subject, assoFns
that something eEsc.rai must BE aoae De-
fore the 4h Of slaroh, or !. w!ll be TOO !zt'
to sass she rpian. The Presidents anxiety
IS preserve the peace extends onig to ths
4;h Of March. The Southern advocates Of
forbearanes are careful to Limit the exercise
OF slrs virtue to III. 4.h Of March. Tea
general eurren. Of discussion end of'alk
a. vel az Of action. indicates the 4'h Of
March as the Date which must pa. an end
to ali bore Of preserving the Union unies;
some Compounds, satisfactory to the South.
shall ba adopted rneaatims.
Nov, what is the meaning Of th.s2 Wig
eannos the Union las. after, as well as until
that daiss Why cGano; measures vf eena
promise BE proposed and adopted after thai
time ns well as bef3rs, aud With eaaa @i'se.
upon the public mind: \ rev Aaministra-
ton comes into power tAsa, 1t Is true. one
-, Of officials gives place to another. Bot
there il nothing usw in tbs. j! is one Of
the mos, common occurrences Of our pollt-
ical history. Indeed il would seem most
natural ami proper that the responsibility Of
adjusting these sectional differences, should
Be asvolvesI npon the Administration which
il held responsible for them. Il the success
Of the Republicans has involved tie country
in danger, i, is manifestiy the d4ty Of the
Republicans to rcseaeit. Il belongs TO them
- IL "a
meaaced rigdts--to avert threatened dan
gers--to remove graun4less approximations,
and restore the spirj. Of c0Dalen2e and peace
to the country. Tie responsibility Of the
erisi, belongs TO the incoming AIuiu.stra-
tiou-and It j. for them to NEE. i. Il IS
for Presi!ea, I.GxcJLx 10 initiate whatever
measures Of comrrguiso the emergnacv
ma raa9,ro.
WHY i,itrstleflfsrL.n 10 L9sy? WIN
has the whole coun,ry been rrccipita,ei in,
/, ia orssans coramo,ion in advance Of The
eg:I which il s,il % have caused Il? WIZ
il the country called on moi, to pass COM
pr7rn.,es. and make concessions, and per-
form other ac.s which can only be done
WIKI propriety and effect by the Admins
tration which il sosoon to come irso powero
There mus: be some motive more potent
than has ret been agowed, for so wide q
dspar.ure from tho ordinary course Of 20.
Iiiical action.
l. looks very much "a If thaso con2ro.
,;so, ,,.,-, ey.,,t,t REQ ,bo c-.,,9;,:,r, ~ ~
IIyc,1y's r,a,iao into n,,~e, N all. The
idea parvaIas the whole compromise prcs-
. ,1-t..-- -.. $500. -. 81. 49,, ,.,, y -: -
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Tax Paying IS Collecting Agents.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA.
THOMAS OFFICER. VII. NJ rCsCy, i,rva,ls.;

III References: 4. ssze
Metropolitan Bank. New York
MessrS. VIA. Graydcn y Co, New York
MesSrs. Gilman, Dunlap s Co, Cincinnati, < i
Mcssrs. Johpson. Brother * Co Baltimore,
McSsrs. Samuel Harris y Sons, do
Miles White, Esq. do
Messrs, \, Holmes s Sons, Pittsburgh. ~
Mc>srs. Kramer \ Rahm do Fl
Mes RS. Potter, Mute, White X Raytey, Boston.
McSSrS Tener Davis, Philadelphia
McsSrs Anspach, Reed y Co. Phnsdelrhis,
MeSsrs. w H. Barksdaie x Go, ST. louis.
NcSsrs Allen, Copp y Nisbet, do
Mcssrs. Runyan, Brown Y Co, do
Ian. 1861. v.r,e,,'
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sT GIN sings have .ssisxed' moro than
the sings Of cid.
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rity qf the say that they will go to Indiana Iowa
Missouri somewhere else 70 enlist but il Is no use to
y 10 coax them into IinoisRrgade again Ihey nave
seen enough Of red tape and political partilansp, as Is
eSempllned BY the Illinois state officers and management
a. tne regiments however, will be speedily hled' except
is hard work TO ascertain what il going at Birds
rot now tha an embargo has been laid upon visiting
tneIe. y, was told this morning when applied 10 enc
m the 500 noaf aids In brigade headquarters for pass
.that we oon give passes civilians any JDore but
noticed ihat reporter for republican (CncTnna paper
was duly furnished with the proper documents,
Other ''civiltns." However | think shaN perhaps
learn all that II h necessary know or proper 10 make
puoc as 10 ars there notwithstanding the repof,oral
Dockaue IL must DC borne IN mind however that these
dscortesies do not from General prentiss but
from two or three newly edged iacSdaws upon his sIs
who arc Jealous to show the ulncss their authority
little wholesome r0buke will not hurt them
An Englshman, who had deserted from the rebel camp
at Union City arrived here last night and reports that
IN fact were under marching orders when he left He
states that the talk among the troops that they
going to attack Birds Point; but when consider that
officers do not generally lot their know in advance
what movement is foot there is not much reliance
be placed on camp rumors. He confirms the former
ports of INSTRUMENTATION and dissatisfaction there at the
want OF proper food and camp equipments The troops
are poorly armed and worse accoutred and fed
There arc now five regiments at Cape Girardeau three
at Birds Point and the skeletons of five more here and at
Mound City.
The government finds much difficulty in obtaining the
services Of competent pilots for its steamers in St. Louis
Tor the down river business The pilots generally
to think that should they accept situations under govern
meh and conduct its steamers against the interests Of
the rebels when the is their agencies will be
remembered and they BIO made the recipients of such
abuse and injury as beaten but not subducd people
visit upon them. Hence Uncle Sam only obtain
potent men by paying the most exorbitant prices.
Rebellion begins to show its teeth again in Egypt since
the disaster at Manassas, and it Is by means diff
cult TO discover who the friends and who the
Of the government Though have heard Of outbreak
as yet OF serious nature still from threats freely utter
ed in certain localities it need not strange if shall
chronicle very that has been necessary tighten
down the screws of the law upon some of the Egyptian
rebels
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Disposition Of the United States Pacific
Squadron.


PANAMA, July rs, 1861
BY the, arrival Of the California steamer at this port
yesterday news has been received Of the arrival of
the United States steam fgate Lancaster at Acapulco
from Honolulu. The United States steamer Wyoming
from Panama, had also arrived there The following
disposition of the ships Of the Pacific squadron has been
made by Flag Officer J. B. Montgomery, which slightly
changes the previous arrangement by the senior
officer in command in the absence Of the Flag Officer
vizThc soopof war Cyane is to cruise along the Next
can coast us far as Quay mas; the Wyoming viii 40
Francisco and cruise Ill the Gulf of California; the Nara
gansctt will remain at Acapulco protect the California
steamers which touch there their upward down
ward trips; the Lancaster will proceed to Panama at
once, and the Saranac will go to the South Pacific coast
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NEWS FROM The SOUTH PACIFIC.
The South American Union Project in the
Chilean Congress-Peruvian sympathy
with the Administration.
OUR PANAMA CORRESPONDENCE.
PANAMA. July IS, 1861

PANAMA, July Is, 1861
There having been no departures from this Isthmus
for New York since the 5th instant consequence Of the
accident to the steamship Champon-whicn obliged her
put back to your port before completing her voyage to
Aspnwah-I can only forward you months later news
from the South Coast, instead Of two sweeks as usual
During this period there have been two arrivals here
from Valparaiso and intermediate ports, bringing alto.
geher, within fraction OF million Of dollars for
Europe. The latest dates Valparaiso July 3 and
Caao Nth. There is no news of Importance from the
coast.
PRESIDENTIAL EtECTIoN--THE PROJECT sotrH AMERic Al
t,yoy-Low CONDITION OF ycsiNESs,
The Presidential electors chosen the 25th June
the government party having ,riumphed everywhere
and some little excitement prevails IN certain political
crcLs, occasioned by the effect that senior
Perez viii be selected President Of the republic by
The electors but that the choice will fall upon another
dividua more closely allied the present administration
than senior p Although the is not generally ere
diled, 1t has, neverhhss produced profound sensation
in political circles.
congress is still in session al Santiago and had been en-
gagged for some time in discussing the project introduced
in 1855 looking to the union of the youth American States
II viii be rccoected that offered and signed at san
ago by the Chilean Peruvian and EcuadoriaD ministers
in 1856 ba subsequently disapproycd by the Congresses
OF Peru and Ecuador adopted by Chile il is iSy 10 be
rejected by Peru and Ecuador.
4 proposition is before Congress 10 grant SUBSIDY to
any company that may establish navigation in the
Bio Bio river and keep up communication with certain
ports between Naci aneno and Conception.
The financial condition Of the country hos undergone no
very marked change during the past month, failures
tnue, but confidence is somewhat reetored
There scarcely any demand for articles Of mporta on
nNapsraso while domestic articles Of export have sui
leyd depreciation owing 10 want OF demand In
fact there very little doing in the market and tie Two
great interests Of Chile-pYsng and agricuurc--hays
suffered greatly by the crisis
From thirty Eve to forty foreign vessels, with cargoes,
about due at Valparaiso on the I'd Of July de-
cline in ireights is expected whrh will have beneficial
Influence on the mining interests, and more prosperous
times soon anticipated Money is getting easier, and
the best bills discounted AT per cent per
month. Produce VI every description continues yerv
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The following loyal officers of the regular army arrived
by the Northern Light Lieutenant Colonel Casey, Ninth
Infantry; Captain John Hamilton, First artillery; Captain
Sarotelle, Quartermaser's Department. Captain Kautz,
Third cavalry, and DR.. Barnes.
Captain John Adams Of Tennessee lately resigned from
The First Dragons and DR. Rdgley of Maryland late of
the army also passengers and the Navy repre-
scented by Lieutenant Richard Meade of the Cyanc who
Comes home sick leave The loyal officers of the army
pho camo the Northern Light all under orders for
the field except Colonel Casey who is expecting orders
Colonel Edward Z Cross of Fort Buchanan Arizona,
also board This gentleman comes home to take service
major in New England regiment, for which position
his military experience and long residence the frontiers
Of Texas and Arizona render him fully competent
There fifteen twenty secessionists on board
the Northern Light less fixed in disunion ideas.
Among the number were the followng-Austn t. Smith,
son of extra Billy Smith of Virginia, late Navy Agent
ut San Francisco This gentleman published in the
San Francisco papers having carried of all the books
and papers belonging to the Navy Agency, and some
funds Henry Clay Smith, of Virginia late clerk in the
Navy Agents Office Barry of Mississippi Mr. Holins,
OF Virginia, Of Captain Hoilins, rebel officer; Mr..
Nesbit Of St Louis Mo- j. b. Skies Of virginia late an
indian Agent from Oregon Mr. Lechenbcrgcr of Louis
late of the San Francisco Custom House: H. +. Thorn
ton South Carolina violent secessonst in the Legisla
ture of California r. D. Crtendcn of South Carolina from
the Senate OF California made secession speech Dr. r.
SorrelI, Of South Carolina violen, secessionis
All these gentlemen expecting to reach the South
most OF them with the avowed attention OF joining the
rebel forces
We learn, says the Panama Star and Herald, that Mr.
Uoscpn Scott agent for the Vanderbilt Aspn-
wall has been again imprisoned for refusing to pay the
taxes demanded by ne authorities Mr. scott told the
Prefcot he had Instructions from Mr.. Vanderbilt not to
pay these but that the authorities might levy
Mr. vauderbts property. This they I'D not to do
preferred Selling Mr. Scott himself, which they did
without Civ ing HIM the benefit of trial The
fcroncc of the commander of the United States brig Ban
bridge very soon however induced the prisoner speedy
Seiogsa