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The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-10-02
A DMINISTRATOR'S SALE.-Notic

n is hereby gwen that in pursuance of an order 10
anted by the Judge Of for the county of
lngham, the 1914 day of August. D. 1861, shall
pose to sale all the interest of Geo Mech
on saturday, the 18th day of November next clock
p the premis in the following piece parcel Of
land The west half Of southeast quarter of section
eighteen QS tom three (3) n,rth. Of range two (2)
valued at 81 800 CO. beet all liens against
land. Terms mace known on day of sale.
ErHRiIM METH,
6s336 Admir- of the estate IF Geo Me CHI decd
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M ARION HOUSE.
r.. p. ANGLER, Proprietor.
jackson, /: Michigan.

CPECIAL ELECTION.--Notice is here
Third Ward of the City of Lansing the Benton House
in sad ward Saturday the 5,h day Of October 1861
for the purpose of eectng two Aldermen, fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of J Whitman and
to ill the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Burr, and that +. LsRue and A r Barr are appointed
TO act ms pectors of such election.
By order Of the Common Council
THEODORE FOSTER City Clerk.
Lansing, Oct l, 1861
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.aIes OF ADVERTISING.

,.,s Of 10 lines 81 for the 6Ist insertion, and so
~ a. Each subsequent pub.esuon, f'r any period
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A%Put up with English, Spanish, German and Frencl
Price IS cents per box sugar Coated.
See advertisement on Sd page.
ly323 W. W. CAPRON, Travelling Agent.
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IST OF LETTERS REMAININ(

IL in the Post Once at lansing, Mich, September
80 1861. All letters advertised subject extra
charge Of cent Persons calling for them will please
say that they are " Advertised"
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The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-08-29
THEN AND NOW.

"All we ask Of the Democrats is to keep still
and not furnish their ro5cl friends in tie South
with more aid and comfort than they have been
doing. and will settle the hash Tor the trait
ors."-M c. Republican, June 6M.
Nor. Democrats v ho keep still " are berated
roundl.y, and looked upon with suspicion by those
same patriots " who spoke as above.
From the appearance of military matters, we
are inclined to the belief that the old man missed
it little when he said the Republicans could soon
settle the hash for the traitors" The traitors
have larger army than "we," and equally as
well armed and drilled. If the Democrats in the
Northern army were to "keep STILL" it would be
as much as "we" could do establish the Fed
era authority in all the seeded States, whcn with
their assistance, it cannot be done fifty miles from
the Capitol
If any other man than Mattneiy had made
such statement, we should have thought he wa:
Z" blowin'''
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-08-29
ABSCRDITY OF WAR.

The following beautiful thoughts on war
taken from the Advocate of Peace, are
from, the pen Of the celebrated Thomas
Dick, l. L. d Of Scotland. They are so
consonant with the spirit of the gospel, SO
reasonable. so just, and in every way so
commended To the head and heart Of every
goo1 man, that our readers. we presume,
cannot fail to be edited by their re-publi-
cation:
1T is amazing, and. to me. almost unac-
couniabe. that in the present age, which
boasts of its science and civilization, and
in countries where the majority of the in
habifanis profess an attachment to the
christian religion and its principles and in.
stiuIions--so many should be found not
at all ashamed tc avow ihemsel as the
abettors and advocates Of war. Ii is still
more unaccounlabie that many of the min
isers of the gospel of Peace, either taeitly
or directly, give their sanction to the exc
cradle system of warfare. l well remem-
ber the time during our war with France.
when, in almost every parish aud every
church. on the first dag of the week, du-
ring long succession of years, the fol
lowing prayer was regularly presented to
the Almighty:--'Go forth with our fleets
,l> H.
day of battle. Grant them success in de-
Tending the rights of our beloved country.
and send them home crowned with the
!aurels of victory DC. The plain eng
lish of which was nothing short Of this:--
That the God Of all the families of the earth.
the Benecotem Ruler of the universe. would
inierpose his Almighty power to enable a
depraved mass Of our country men 10 slash.
and n,angle. and slaughter thousands and
ten thousands of another nation. children
Of the same universal Parent. and send
them to the eternal world in an unprepar-
ed condition, with their minds filled with
rage and maliguity. and their hands stain
ed with blood. in order that we might
raise shouts of triumph. and prepare fetes
and illuminations on account of our hav
ing Obtained the victory; while ten thou
sands Of widows and orphans will mourn
in sadness over such triumph, Till the
remotesl period Of their existence What
strange scene for angels and archangels
to contemplate! to behold beings of the
same species. who ought to be united in
bonds Of love and harmony, raging like IL
gers and deamons, and accounting it their
glory to hurl the instruments If death and
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-08-29
MORE TREASON.

The Chicago Tribune is as guilty of what Re
publcans call treason, hundreds of Democrats
who have been condemned for entertaining trca-
sonable sentiments. 1t pitches into Secretary
Cameron occasionally and denounces some of the
acts of the administration. In its issue of the
/ 9TH, speaking of the battle of Springfield, Mo-,
it says:
"If the heart of the country has been wrung by
the untimely death of Lyon. it has been agonized
by the thought that the loss needless, the dis
aster gratutous and criminal on the part of those
in whose power it was lons ago, to have renforc
him oix regiments of troops from Wisconsin,
and one from Minnesota. have been drawn away
from the Northwestern what recorded purpose
Two of them were in the fight at Bull Run, and
were pretty well decma:ed. The Olher five have
been SLOT ching around Harrisburg. Harper's Ferry
and Baltimore, taking the most crcuitous routes TO
Washin qtOn, Orer Camsron's railroads. while the
gifted and gallant soldier in the southwest was left
10 perish. Shall these facts be patent, and not
speak cf them, lest somebody's confidence be
weakened in some high official God forbid
The country has been brought to the verge of ruin
by glaring im5eclity. ST. Louis is only saved to-
day by troops who fought their ,roy through the Var
:Gice against the determined opposition Of the Seere-
tary.'
There's treason fer you. Talking in that way
about Cabinet officer, when the country is in
vOlved in a war.
The same paper, speaking of the activity and
industry of Gen. Fremont, said
"That 3 the way that Fremont does his busi-
ness and the above is indicative Of the hours he
keeps
The last time we saw Mr.. Cameron, he was air
ing his dignity, as he has been every day for a
month, on Pennsylvania Avenue, behind pair of
long tailed bays, with couple of beef contractors
in his open carriage. The contrast is refreshing"
The Tribune also published copy of petition
which is being circulated in the eastern cities,
fos the removal of the Secretarys of War and
Navy, Messrs. Cameron and Welles. Where is
Superintendent Kennedy, who suppresses petitions
and mprison5 the petitioners =!
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-08-29
WHY LINCOLN WAS ELECTED.

The Republican party nominated Lincoln, and
told the people he was conservative in his political
views that, if elected the rights of all American
citizens should be guaranteed to them, and that
slavery, where it then existed, should in no way
be interfered with. These pledges were made by
LncOln's supporters c' erywhere thousands were
made to believe they were honest in their protes-
tations of friendship for the people of all the
States-and Lincoln was elected. That these
promises were made to be broken, is now apparent.
1t was by reason of Lincons supposed conserv-
ats m, and pledges to respect the rights of the
South, tina: that few of the rank abolitonists re-
fused TO support him.
One of the early martyrs of the Lincoln party,
whom We supposed had long since passed to the
reward of all coed Republicans, has awakened
from Rip Van Winkle sleep, and suddenly ap-
peared the political horizon, to the astonishment
of his former admirers.
DoY-Dr. John Dov-who was, n few years ago
extensively lionized by the entire Republican party
on account OF having been two or three times
killed hang and shot. by the Border Rufiians, is
out with card in one of the Republican papers, in
WHICH uc gives HIS TetsonS lOf supporting Lincoln.
There are thousand of others who acted from pre-
ciscly the same motive. The following is an ex-
tract from the Doctors confession:
4" thought that if we succeeded in electinc Lin.
col he would have thousand offices to fill, and
he, of course, would fill them with ut least Anti
Starery men. The South would then see their
power diminished. and REBEL, which place him. the
President tn q better position 10 KILL SLAVERY
than any President has had ander the Constitution
Here is frank admission that the supporters of
Lincoln knew the election of sectional President
would incite a rebellion at the South vet they told
the people to vote for Lincoln that the threaten
ed rebellion would vanish into thin air when he
took his seat in the Presidential chair He was
elected TO Kill siarery, by fair means or foul The
avowed irtention of placing slavery 4" in course of
ultimate extinction, was but faint gmmering OF
the policy he intended to pursue. The ultimate
meant before the close Of his administration, il
possible. 1t is not difficult to determine on whom
he responsibility of our present troubles rests.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-08-29

HoRRoRs OF Civil WAR.-We have a private
letter from Bloomfield, Wayne county, which
gives doleful account of affairs in that section
Secession bodies represented to be IN rching
through the land recruiting Tor the wars and prac-
tisng al manner of depredatiohs. Men dare not
work in their fields for fear maraudcrs will take
horses from the plow, and are almost afraid to
sleep in their dwellings least they tn, mselves will
bc seized The seccssions,s say they must have
pre- visions, and take from fellow rebels what they
cannot Get from the Un.on men. SO that neither
side Is safe. The writer adds 60! never fully
realized before what a state of anarchy was, but
now the painful experience would show to the
most obtuse that it is Ear better to be subjected TO
laws even arbitrary than be placed under the rule
of the Internal nd unrestraine9 passions of men,
"A postscrip TO the letter states that on the Goth
ult thc van of large body of United states troops
passed through Bloomfield, moving southwark, to
meet an equally large body composed of Missis-
sppians, Tenncsseeans, and ArkansiaLs. supposed
to be coming up.-St. Louis Republican.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-08-29
Fighting Christians.

Can YOU Mr. Editor te II why it is that so many
professed Christians so eager to spill the blood
of brethren
Good men that one year ago could rot bear the
idea that a man should be put to death. though his
hands were dripping with human gore are o-day
clamorous for the blood of thousands of unolIend-
ing citizens.
They stand in anxious waiting for the lightning
fash to tell them of the thousands slain, and
hsar possibly the groans of the dying.
Your Christian (!) town, boasting its half score
of steepes had its pious representatives gazing on
the late scene Of blood and carnage, and shouting.
&C Lord, Thy will be done ~ smiling the while
upon the writings and distortions of the diving and
the dead.
They have so far forgotten the example of their
Master. and in their mad zeal for blood iorsaking
the spirit OF His religion, that they rejoice over
the bereave father and sorrow stricken mother,
the fond sisters sigh, the shocking lamentations
of the brekcn-hcarted widow as she presses to her
heaving bosom the tear-bedewed pledges of M. tn.
al love.
We are horror stricken at the thought that the
flndoo mother should drown her child in the Gan
ges to placate the wrath of her Deity or that the
widow should offer up her life upon the funereal
pile OF her husband as religious duty, but smile
at sighs and tears f"wives brought to an un,mely
widow-hood and chii lren to premature orphan
age" and for what
To satate our evenScful hate of brethren of
common SAVIOR.
/ No wonder the common civlities Of life are dis
regarded by these bloodthirsty would be followers
of the meek and lowly Nazrene.
The following resolutions was offered a few
weeks since in the council of religious denomi-
nation met proicssedly to advance "Christ's
kingdom earth ~
Resolred That we will use all audablc Dears to
bring the impending collision of arms TO a speedy
termination without the sacraice ofanother human
life
Whereupon vindictive speech was utter
ed by one member with some warmth, when n
second speaker arose aud said " he was opposed
to the passage of the resolution until JEFF. Da.
Wis and few other traitors were shot or hung :"
and moved TO lay the resolution on the table.
1t was tabled by such overwhelming vote
that me mber exclaimed amen''
! 30 you see that III the very sanctuary OF vindic-
tiveness that cannot look upon Consolidation in
any form, and the man that does advocate the
peaceful settlement of existing difficulties is
kindly admonished to beware of his personal
safety.
! The cry is for blood. Blood must flow from
human hearts in torrents to clot IN the valley like
lava at the base of Vesuvius, before the crime of
differing in opinion can be cxpiatcd-N. Y.
Union
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-08-29
The War Debt.

The war debt created by Congress, at the pres
ent session, amounts TO the sum of S400 1000, ,000
and it is estim ited that this amount, vast as it is
will be insufficient for one years expenditure
This money must come, by some means or othcr
out of the pockets Of the people. That it cannot
be raised by duties imports is clear to the COM
prehension Of all. That it must be met by direct
taxation, or be left heavy burden on our chill
dren and our childrens children, is equally clear.
The amount which the people of Illinois will have
to pay under the operation of direct tax for that
purpose, according to the Chicago Post (Which is
getting to be good authority with the republicans
is $36OOU,OOO. If it be collected as a capitation
tax, it would make about t,centy four dollars for
euery man, ronan, and child in the State. How
many heads of families are able to pay l.? This
is for less than one year, remember. Now all this
and all that will yet be added to it, might have
been saved. 1t might have been saved houorably
and patriotically. The ado ton of the Crittenden
amendment ast winter would have saved tie ex.
penditure of these hundreds of millions of money,
and the sacrifice Of thousands of lives The re-
pubcan party had ii in their power to adopt that
amendment. No other party had the power. The
Democrats AID Americans were in favor OF that
amendment. The Republicans defeated it. Upon
the republican party, therefore-or properly
upon the lie; ders of that party, great and small
must rest the responsibility of the necessity of this
immense debt, end the sacrifice OF so many lives
They preferred the Chicago platform to /" fifty
Unions" Il the people hold them responsible
-Macomb (il.) Eagle.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-08-29

RErLY.--A correspondent asks a reply to the
following question:
Do you think that in order to be a loyal citizen,
a man must favor this war
We reply. No it is war that even a loyal citi
may deprecate there must and will be differ
enccs of opinion as to the causes which have led
to tie war; ; but while Government, with great
unanimity IN Congress, resolves to exert its
strength in putting down the armed rebellion by
the sword, the Democratic doctrine teaches that
all men must be obedicnt to the laws and regula-
tions of the Government. by whomsoever admin
istered. A loyal citizen may question the wisdom
must sustain the Government -Freemans Jour.
nal
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-08-29
P ETC Al.
THE RIVER GRAVE.
BY MRS. r. b. EDISON.

On yon low bank with swaying willow fringes,
Where fairy arches sweep with golden hinges,
Sleeps low headstone, lovingly concealed
By flowers o'erblown-half hidden, half revealed.
The greensward backward to the river sloping
Slowly and lingeringlv, as If 'twere hoping
On the low mound to lay with reverence down,
The sweetest bios SONS of its summer crown.
Perhaps you wonder why all nature gave
Such Loving care to this lone river-grave
Why there the earliest birds their mathis sing,
And early violets and late aspers spring.
'Tis but simple, yet touching story,
OF how one sweet mdsummer's perfumed glory,
With its low hum and cinging sweets beguiled
The careless footsteps of happy child.
With dancing eyes aud soft brown golden curls
And sweet red lips, half shutting over pearls;
One dmpled hand her snowy apron holds,
Blue-bells and kins-cups peeping from its folds.
To the fringed bank with childish haste she flew,
Where waxen lilies golden-hearted grew;
And there they found, in the gray cf eve.
Her soft curls tangled with the lily leaves.
Her poor wet flowers strewn er her forehead pale,
Telling with their mute lips the sckening tale;
And so where last her wee bare feet had prest,
The laid her down with lilies on her breast,
And ever there the bluest hare-bells spring,
And thrush and woodark sweetest duets sing;
There first the crimson flush of dawnlight glances
And parting sunlight shoots its gilded lances.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-08-29

The friends of Hon Mr. Ely, member of Con
gress from one of the New York districts are
greatly exercised in relation to his case. The
gentleman was enc of the many civilians who
went from Washington to witness the battle of
Manassas, and while on the field captured by
the Coniederates. with numerous other prisoners.
lie is now securely held at Richmond, and IL con-
sidered "A valuable prize. OF course the Confede-
rates will not consent to exchange him for one
of less standing and Importance than member of
their own Congress, and as the Federals have not
as yet taken any captivcs of that denomination
the prospects of MIR. Ely's early release do not at
present seem very fattcring. On these terms
there are half dozen of our Congressman
whom we might consent to see in the same kind of
iurance, if so extreme n measure were necessary
TO prevent their aboninablo mischief making in
the legislative halls
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-08-29

THE UNCONSTITUTIONAL PARTY.-The present
acts OF the party i'll power not the OILY uncon-
stitutonal ones which have been adopted. In the
excitement of the time, il is well to recur to the
real causes of our present difficulties One of the
questions frequent, asked is, what have the Sou,
suffered at our hands, The annexed list of pen
alties affixed 10y certain States for Consitutionay
adherinS to the Government and its laws needs o
comment 1t is evident that diSunion was com
menced by the Northern States included in this
list, which shows the penalties for sustaining the
Fugitive Slave Law:
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-08-29

L-" SUPPOSE YOU GO To WAR. YOU CAN
NOT FIGHT ALWAYS. AND WHEN, AFTER MUCH
Loss ON BOTH SIDES, AND NO GAIN ON ETHER
YOU CEASE FIGHTING, THE IDENTICAL CUES
TIoNs. AS To TERMS OF INTERCoURsE, ARE
AGAIN UPON YoU."-Lincoln's Inaugural
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-08-29

Tt is reported that the rebels at Psducah have
scr, TO Union Cit, for some 81 FOUNDERS.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-08-29

There are certain things to be learned before
this Government can carry on war successfully
the knowledge of which at present We have not.
They are:
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-03-21
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paper.