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The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-04-11
New RAILWAYS in IOwa.

correspondence OF the NJ Y Times.
Extensive railroad enterprises are now
being pushed forward in Iowa aud Min
nesota, with view of opening up the
rich lands and developing the vast re-
sources in those States. The Dubuque
and Sioux City Railroad, connecting
with the Illinois Central and GaIona and
Chicago Union Roads, will soon be com
plctcd to Cedar Falls, in Iowa At this
point, the Cedar Falls and Minnesota
Railroad, from Cedar Falls to the State
line of Minnesota, is under contract to
Erastus Ed&arton & Co., of New York,
for s OPS, 900 The road is seventy
five miles long, traverses the course of
the Cedar river, which cuts through ono
Of the richest valleys in the State and
terminates at Otranto, at the State line
of Minnesota, there connecting with the
i" Cedar Valley and Minneapolis " Road
(lOs miles,, extending to St. Paul
Already the grading on the Cedar Falls
and Minnesota Road has been completed
to Waverly, a distance of fifteen miles,
and substantial bridge, spanning the
Cedar river at that point, is nearly fin
ishcd. So level is the tract of country
through which this road passes that not
cut or filing Of more than ten feet will
be required The company pays the
contractors in the following manner ::
$500, 900 of the first mortgage ! per ct.
bonds, $4,000 Mitchell county 10 per
cent. bonds, 100000 Floyd county 10
per cent bonds, $4,000 ia lands decided
along the line Of the road, 500 900 in
cash, and SlS5,O0O in stock and sub
scriptions to stock--in all 81, l,O2j, 900.
The company are to issue s650,O00 of
first mortgage per cent. bonds, $780,
900 of which is for their own account. -
This will make bonded debt of about
$500 per mile. Seeing the great i'm
portanee Of this road, and the increased
amount of traffic that must result from
it, the Illinois Central, Galena and Chi
caso Union, and the Dubuque and Sioux
City Roads have generously come for
ward and bound themselves to create a
sinking fund for the cancellation of these
bonds, by paying to the trustees of the
companybonds referred to (for 5 years.
ID per cent. Of all the gross earnings
from business passing to and from all
points upon the Cedar Falls and Mime
sofa Railroad oyer the roads of the above
named companies This will give these
bonds an increased value and make them
a safe investment.
Iowa. next to Illinois, is destined to be
one of the most productive States in the
far West. Her rich and undulatine
lands, her vast water-power aud extern
sive mineral resources, are already well
known to the people of this country, and
are being rapidly developed. Not least
among the inducements to immigrants
held out by Iowa, is an excellent climate.
The Cedar Valley and Minnesota Road
is graded sixty.fve miles, and ready for
the iron. This road has passed into the
hands Of the State Of Minnesota, and the
work has been suspended for some time.
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Then, for the present, We cannot hope
for anything from the Federal Govern
ment' Shall we then look to our State
Government Alas for us? Our Gov
crnor, and all the State officers are in
league with the rebels of the Cottonoc-
racy, and glory in our degradation. We
cannot then hope for any assistance from
that quarter. Our Governor will not
even protest against one of our citizens
paying this unjust and unreasonable tar
itf Wretched people that We are. who
shall deliver us from this bondage?
Tenneseans brave, noble aud free,
are you willing to suffer this degradation,
this insult upon your honor and rights !
Are you ready to bow your necks to the
yoke prepared By the naughty tyrants of
the Cottonocracy2 Are We dogs, that
we are to suffer such indisnity and in.
suits We see our rights one by one
taken from US, aud then hear the tauuts
of wicked men, calling us towards and
Abolitionists. These men we have placed
in power look on with Indifference, and
never even so much as raise their little
hnger for our protection.
In the name of high Heaven, what are
We to do? Are the frecmen of Tennes-
see willing to bear the rule of traitors
who arc ready to betray US into the
hands of our task masters? Tennessee,
Kentucky and the other Border States
are to pay tribute to King Cotton We
have shed our blood and spent millions
of money to acquire free access to the
Gulf of Mexico. We have built forts to
protect our commerce on that Gulf We
acquired the right to the free aud unob-
structed navigation of the Mississippi
river 1t is our right and no power on
earth can or shall deprive US Of it That
river and those forts and custom houses
are as much our property as is the State
Capitol at Nashville The people of the
United States, through the Constitution,
are bound to guarantee a free Govern
ment to those States, and yet thousands
of good and true Union men in these
States are suffering from the hand of
oppression. Freedom of speech is not
tolerated, the press is bound to the car
of the great Juggernaut, Jeff Davis
Neither individuals nor presses are free,
and the clanking of the chains that bind
the people are heard all over the land.
Let meetings be held all over the
State. Let US teach the rulers at Wash
ington, that if they will not do us JUS
tice, we will be true to ourselves There
is no use dilly dallyiug over this matter,
like a set of children. We must be men
If we act promptly, we will remain free
moa; If not, We will hear the clanking OF
the chains now forging to bind US.
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Cassius NJ. Clay, the new miniatss ~
the court Of Rassis, was born in Madison
county, on the 10Th of October, 1870
After studying in Transylvania Univsr.
si,y at Lexington, in that State, he en-
tered the junior class of Yale College,
where h, was graduated in 1882, aud rs.
turned to Kentucky. He devoted him
self to the law. aud in 1885 he was elect.
ed to the State Legislature. He was re-
elected in 1887. and in 1899 was 4 mem.
Der of the National Wing Convention st
Harri>burgh, whicE nominated General
Harrison for President. Taking up HE
residence at Lexington he was elected to
the Legislature in lS40. He was, how
ever. defeated in 1s4l, owing to his
opinions on the slavery question, which
he everywhere fearlessly expressed. He
denounced the scheme for the annexa-
tion of Texas, and in ls44 traversed tho
Northern States addressing immense au-
diences in favor of the Whig prcsiden-
tial candidate.
In ls4j he established the True Amer.
lean, an emancipation journal, in Lex
ine,on, amid great opposition. Upon
the declaration of war with Mexico he
entered the service as captain Of tbs
"Old Infantry volunteer company
which had distinguished itself at the
battle Of Tippecanoe in ls4l. lie wss
taken prisoner at Encs.nacion in Jauua.
ry, 1917. lie was exchanged and re.
turned home in the autumn Of that year,
and was presented with Il sword in honor
of his services. In lS4S he labored
hard for the election Of General Taylor,
and in 1850 presented himself as a can
didatc for Governor Of the State Of Ken.
lucky, on the basis Of a political organi.
zation against slavery. He received some
5000 votes. lie has not since been .
candidate before the people, though &C.
tive in political life.
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Will Tennessee pay the Tariff TO the seced-
ing States.

From the Nashville Democrat, 9th
The monstrous Cottonocracy has stol-
en- our forts, arms, munitions of war,
United States mint, vessels, and every
thing that they can get hold of. They
haye shown determination to precipi-
tate this country into a war We have
borne with their insults, their thefts,
and whatever else they choose to inflict
upon US. and instead of concilatipg them,
they taunt us and call us towards and
Abolitionists. We have endured insult
upon insult at their hands; We have borne
with the insulting and cowardly taunts.
In addition to all this, we have seen the
usurpers claiming the right to annul all
debts due our citizens.
WIZ is it that We have suffered such
outrage at their hands? Is it because
we are towards, as charged by the viper
Gus tongues of some of the Seceders p
Our forbearance is construed into cow
ardice-a brave people are always for
bearing and generous. We, as Tennessee
ans, have been especially so toward err
ing men of our own country.
But there is point beyond which We
cannot goa point at which forbearance
ceases to be virtue We suggest that
We have very nearly reached that point
now. The straw that is to break the
cameps back is now about to be put on.
The straw is the tariff which the seced.
ing Cottonocracy proposes to levy on
such goods and wares as our people sen d
into those States for sale Not satisfie i
with stealing our forts, arsenals, money
and other property, they now propose to
tax us for the privilege OF selling our
lumber, goods, iron, and manufactured
articles, in their borders.
What has Tennessee done that she
should be thus treated? Will Tennessee
endure such an outrage? Where are we
to look for relief from such grievances
Shall we look to the Federal Govern
ment? Buchanan was traitor, and re-
fused to do justice, and now We begin to
believe that Mr.. Lincoln will be quite as
inefficient. We can scarcely look to him
for protection, unless the next Congress
provides the means.
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THE APRIL ELECTIONS.

The State election in Connecticut has
resulted in the triumph of the Repub'i-
can ticket by an increased majoritv. The
Democrats have. however. carried the I'd
Congressional District, (New Haven and
Middlesex countess by about 500 major
ity. The 4th District (Fairfed and
Litchfed) is still in doubt. Both these
Districts have generally been Democratic,
although, two years ago, John Woodruff
(Republican) was elected in the former,
by 322 majority aud Orris $. Ferry in
the latter by 5G7.
The Republicans havo not Jared so
we'll in the municipal elections of -.
Louis, Cincinnati and Cleveland In st.
Louis, all the factions united on what
they called an Anti,Repuhllcan' tick
ct, which has been elected by from 1000
to 5000 majority. Last fall the anti
Republican forces combined. beat the
Republicans by 4,sGO votes. While
these figures indicate decided Republi
can gain, the result is not what we dcsir-
ed, nor what we had anticipated. Gin
cinnati has gone Democratic as usual,
aud Cleveland not as usual.
How far these results may be charca-
bic to the proposed evacuation of Fort
Sumter we will not undertake to say, bu:
we are confident that if tic country had
been advised as it now is, OF the rein
forcement of Fort Pickens, aud had been
assured Of the vigorous policy at WASH
ington which that act foreshadows, there
would have been no difficulty in carrying
all three of these cities by handsome ma.
joritics, for the Republican candidates.
Chicogo Tibunc.
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A Publisher Imprisoned and Danished.

Mr.. Arthur Robinson, publisher of a
Presbyterian paper at New Orleans, has
just returned to Cincinnati, his old
home, bantshea from New Orleans The
Commercial says his integrity and rclia
biiity are vouched for by the pastor of
the Third Presbyterian church at Gin
cinnati, and his statements are corrobo-
rated by the n o. press He was ar
rested on the 30th of November, while
pursuing his regular business, on the
vague charge of being an Abolitionist,
and sent to prison. lie declared himself
before the Mayor as being conscientious
ly opposed to slavery, and in favor of
emancipation. That was the height Of
his offence. He had latterly said no
more against slavery than he had always
been in the habit of saying during sever
al years residence in New Orleans.
The Mayor ordered his house 10 be
searched, which was done, and all his
writings and papers taken possession of.
The Grand jury, after he hal been in
carcerated some time, without process,
and on mere arbitrary suspicion, at
length found an indictment against Mr..
Robinson, containing several counts -
Among these was "using language cal
culated to excite discomfort among free
people Of color, and insubordination among
slaves" Another was having in his
possession book entitled "Barnes'
Scrlptural Views on Slavery" Still an
other was having in his possession a
scrap book containing incendary selec.
tions from the New York Independent,
among others Bayard Taylors letter to
Richmond Lecture Committee, and
Whittier's poem on John Brown, which,
by the way, condemns all violence in the
attempt to enfranchisc the slave
This poor victim of having an opinion
of his own was kept in Jail l05 days sub.
jected to the insults and derision of
rufianly jailor and his prisoners. He
was finally released by the decision of
Judge Hunt, who ordered the Attorney
General to enter noNe prose9ui in his
case, there being several informalities in
the indictment. 1t was made a condi-
tion of his release that he should leave
the city in twenty-four hours.
Talk about the despctism of Austria,
or any other government on Gods earth,
by the side of such cowardly despotism
as this in our own country! Comment
is unnecessary-or perhaps the English
language is inadequate to describe a free
mans feelings on such transactions, by
way Of COMMENT Darenport Gazette.
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A Cheerful City

Savannah Georgia. must be q right
folly place to live in just now, especially
for those who have occasion to be on The
street after nightfall. The Republieos
of the 25th ultimo says:
"Jrdging from the several puddlss Of
blood to be met with yesterday morning
on sidewalks in different streets Of our
city, it would indicate that Saturday
night was one of more desperate debsaeh
among certain class than is usual in
Savannah. Our attention was partieu.
larly attracted when passing in front ct
the Marine Bank, on St. Julian street,
by considerable pool Of blood, and .
trail Of the same from it round to Drsy-
ton street, for some distance. View
unable to ascertain the cause Of Il, buS
think that such unsightiy appesrssess
should be accounted for,
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New YORK, March 3O.-The steam.

New YORK, March 30.-The steam
ship Daniel Webster arrived this after
noon, and reports that she landed at IT.
Jefferson, Tortugas, companies NJ and
i of lst Artillery, aud at IT. Taylor,
hey West companies + aud X of the
same regiment. She reports that the
Indians are creating great havoc among
the people of Texas, killing some and
running off their stock Maj. Sibley
chastised some of the savages: Cortinas
was understood to be only waiting the
departure Of the troops to commence op-
erations on larger scale than before.
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Fugitive Slaves Arrested.

CHICAGO, hnril :.
A colored man named Hams, wife and
two children were arrested this morning
on warrant issued by L. S. Commiss-
ioner Conelan, aud sent by special train
to Springfield, where they will be exam
ined to morrow The man is claimed by
Mr.. Rollison of St. Louis county; the
woman and children by Mr.. Vail Of the
same county, from which they escaped
about three weeks since. As it was al
most entirely unknown that warrants
were issued for the arrest of these par
ties, s,they were executed with little diff
Guilty. After the affair became known,
the most intense excitement prevailed
among the colored portion of the commu-
nifty. Large numbers gathered at the
depot at the time the regular morning
train left, supposing the fugitives would
be aboard. One or two shots were fired
at the train. Beyond this there was no
disturbance.
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~ The New York Worla-a paper
that tries very hard to be conservative
says in relation to the Savannah speech
of the Hon A. H. Stephens.
This speech ought to convince every
rational northern man of the utter use
lessness of endeavoing to propitiate and
satisfy tho Cotton States BY concession.
No concession short of an absolute sur
render, no approach short of literal as
similation, can content. 1t will no long
er answer simply to tolerate slavery, but
we must make it the fundamental law of
our political existence and our supreme
social good
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Strong inducements ore nov odsrsd -
any responsible parties who will come fc'-
ward and resume and finish the wosk.
The completion Of these enterprises
will secure to New York an ubbrokeu
chain of railroad to St. Psul, IN Mime
sofa K.
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- r. MAHONY l. BRO,
NJ L A I l. Q r S

7 me door below Myers Hardware Store. All
II work entrusted to our care will be stte pded
to promptly. made in the latest fasho MS, and war
ranted 10 give entire satisfaction. Charges rcas.
enable. Give US a call.
Upton, March IA, 1860. lltf
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ANTONIO vERCIA,
Barber and Hair-Dresser,

As opened BARBER SHOP in Upton, and is now
prepared TO Shave. Cut and Dress Hair, Shampoo,
c. From long experience he feels confident Of giving
All sfaction. Give him q cal-lst door West Of the
nion House Shop closed at 0 A. N. on Sundays.
| N;b.-He 10 also prepared to do WHITEW ASKING
the most approved manner. [nl5v7l
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He would respect
fully inform his
friends and Gus.
toners that he has
on hand a very
.arge assortment of
Ctrriage. Buggy,
and Wagon Har.
ness: Ladies' and
Mems Saddles; bri
dies OF all kinds:
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buggy and team whips a good assortment of
Collars, &C.. which will be sold at prices to suit
the times. n%CASH PAID FOR HIDES.
Upton, January 18th, 1861.
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THAT'S THE QUESTION. cotempo-
rary inquires-If half a dozen pew
holders in rich and fashionable church
should take notion to secede, and con-
vert their pews into pig-pens, and the
trustees of the building should fall back
on the law in order to protect tho COM
mon rights Of all, and insist on the re-
moval of the pigs. would that be CO.
crcicn?
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TiptOn TamIlery.

4 " 4 J. J. DAIRY would announce to tho
public that they are prepared to TAN LEATH.
Err for customers on the shares, or for pay
The highest cash price will be paid for hides.
We have q Fl ne assortmene OF Leather on hand,
which we will sell low for cash, or exchange il
/ br hides.
Tiptsn. August 80, 1860.
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THE FINANCIAL RESULTS OF BUc.
Sherman recently made, in the House Of
representatives, concise aud very for.
cible exhibit of the condition in which
the national finances arc placed. The
absolute public debt outstanding at this
moment, is no less than sS7 100000;
and adding what is required to satisfy
the Choctaw and othcr Indian war debts,
to make good the Indian trust fund, aud
other special objects, the amount Of debt
becomes a96, lss,9Oi. The public debt,
four years ago, was only s29, ,O9O, ,3S0,
against which there was balance in the
treasury of sl7,7lO,1 III, making the neo
actual debt at that time only Sll, ,3OO,-
5G2. The increase of debt in four years
has been no less than Ssi, ,s3s, 722, or %
the rate of s2l 800, 900 per annum.-
Daily Telegraph.
TREASON DEFINED IN FLoRIDA.-An
act just passed by the Florida Legisla-
ture, declares that in the event Of any
actual collision between the troops Of
the late federal Union and those in the
employment Of the State of Florida, IL
shall be tho duty Of the government Of
the State to make public proclamation Of
the fact, and thereafter the act of holding
Office under the federal government shall
be declared treason, and the person con.
yicted shall suffer death. This act was
approved by the Governor of the State on
the 14th ult
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=. e. 90 M p r N,
SHIPPING,
'rWardlng / Commission Merchant

MtsCATINE. +: IOWA,
nANhs W Tor the patronage heretore ex.
tended me by the merchants and othrrs ~
P.on ana vicinity hope by prompt and faith.
"'.eh.on 70 any business intrusted to my
ne, to merit its continuance. ~
RRFERENCES
"esfs' Hreen 4 Stone, Muscntine, Iowa.
Weed, Brtdgman 4 KENT
n =. Dey, low City; II. Bacon Il Co., Chicago
M ~. Maliack Rogers, St. Louis
Y. ~ 1oldss. Warrington, lows.
A"'cseus, JAS q lea0af
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$l,229,5OO

"A SECESSION lTEM-Mr Mark Nil.
Ter, the editor and proprietor Of the
Northwestern Farmer in this city, in
forms us that within the past month hs
has received not less than forty subscri-
bers from the State Of Georgia; the first
in fact he ltas ever had from that portion
of the country. Nearly all of the letters
accompanying the subscriptions say the
writer's are anxious to obtain informat,es
in regard to the agricultural resources Of
this State, evidently with view of r.
moving hither. Some Of them state that
the emigration from the Gulf States 70
the Northwest during the coming season
will be unusually large. Mr. Miller has
also received several letters recently
from South Carolina on the same sub.
ject.
This, as an indication of what we may
expect in the way of emigration, and the
prevailing sentiment among the better
class in the South is very important BIZ
of information. 1t is something tangi.
BILE there is no guess work or hypothe-
sis about it, The inhabitants of the Sc
cedns States are many Of them really
about to leave there for qnieter localities.
This we may depend upon, unless their
Government throw obstacles in the way
of their departure. Dubuque Times.
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THE WILTON HOUSE,

Opposite THE RAILROAD DEror, WILTON
~ IOWA. +. McELRoy, Proprietor Satisfa
tion guaranteed in all cases. Hacks leave for
Upton, Onion Grove, and other points, daily
Wilton, January lst ls6l-s:l
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To Be held at NJ p. Buffers, oae-har mile rest Of
Sp-isgdals PosteEee, ss the l@A and 2Wh Of 9th
mORtk, 1861.
CLASS A-FTeld Crops.
(,omm;ftre--JoHN MORE, JUDGE JENNINGS, AND L.
n HOllINGsWORTH.
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J. r. M U z Y,
Manufacturer and dealer in
SADD l. EH, II A II N f 4 = ,
BUGGY TRIMMINGS, &C.,

West Of the Court House Sqaare, TIPToN Iowa
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CLASS NJ Essays.

CLASS NJ - Essays
Committee-s s.. DANIELS AND D. II. RorsH.
Best account of the Fair; mailed, or deliver
ed, within five days after its occurrence,
to 5. S. Daniels, of Upton RSBA& $500
The above named editors are request
ed to publish the prize Essay in their re-
spective papers.
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