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East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-07-18
From the SECOND IsegimIcnt.,


the 1st Of July, aud that with the utmost
pleasure, as it was the first SIGN Of East
Saginaw life given u me since | lett
Fort Wayne.
! notice with regret, the large fire you
had again and the heavy less CURTIS,
Bliss & Co., as well as the city met
thereby, and hope they may be able soon
to resume business again. Camp life,
when no excitement takes place, is rather
stupid. Ever since we pitched our tents
on this ground we have been nursing the
beautiful idea of marching into Virginia
every morning, to meet the rebels, and
strange to say it was at least three weeks
before we got tired of it now, we have
more reason to believe, and in fact
know we arc to march soon, as we re-
ceived orders yesterday to pack up, and
be ready at a moments call yet we do
not take any more notice of it than if we
|
were to march back to Georgetown
again. This very moment as | am wri-
ting, our two flank Companies, A. and
X, arc taking their leave, Tor what point
no one knows they are provided with
three days rations, and as there was sent
a detachment of one hundred men yes
terday morning somewhere beyond the
Chain Bridge, take it for granted we
are to follow soon. The flank companies
are generally used for skirmishes, but
more or less all the companies in our
regiment are well informed in sk;rmish-
ing, as we have drilled for the last two
months in nothing but that, and think
our men have learned fast, as they seemed
to have taken fancy to it. This morn
ing we had a Battalion drill under the
especial inspection of Gen. TYLER, who
seemed to be well pleased, as he gave us
quite compliment by saying he thought
we wcrO not beaten by any other reg
iment.
July 1911, 5 O'Clock H. M-For the
last four days we have had heavy thun
der showers in succession, commencing
generally 5 o'clock p. NJ, and ending
sometimes at s or u. M. On the ID,
the day of the first shower, | thought we
would have to leave the ground; stag
nant water cannot trouble us, the ground
being SO steep, but the running streams
came very near swapping some of our
lower tents. LEIDLETN and myself had
to hold on to our tent with all our might,
in order to keep it from sailing away
The evenings thereafter were cool and
damp, but clear last night was remark
ably cold | was chilled through entirely
but the purity Of the air this morning
is indeseribably beautiful; my vision
seems clearer and further than ever no
ticed before-the Virginia flights i'll
front Of me, look nearer than ever.
After last nights parade, Col RICHARD
SON read us several orders one was tc
be ready at a moments call also, that
our Brigade under the command of Col
RICHARDSON, belongs now to the North
Western Virginia forces, under the com-
mand of Gen. Mcdowell, consisting OF
about forty-seven regiments. We are
pleased to think of moving forward
either tonight or tomorrow morning
and hope not to be disappointed any
longer. Having chance to send this
line to Washington, / have to come to Q
close, by wishing you goodbye. Per
haps you will hear from me next in Vir
ginia. Give my respects to oil my
friends. Yours, II. NJ.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-07-18

VALLEY GUARDs.-We understand this
Company is already full, and have ten
dered their services to the Governor
The following are the officers elected -
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Il. FISHER.
lat LieA.-T. s. MAHAN. t yai
I'd C. II. CHANDLER.
From our acquaintance with the Off
GERS, we have no hesitancy in saying that
the Company will make good report Of
themselves il called into active service.
<ssina,o Rep.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-07-18

A FAT BERTn.-Probably the best OF.
flee in the United States about this time,
is that of Auditor Dubois, of Illinois.
Prcsuming that all the banks in the State
are wound up by the process of delivering
the bonds to the holders of the notes. he
will be entitled to not less than sixty
thousand dollars in fees.-If the same
banks are wound up bya public sale of
the bonds in New York, he will be en-
titled to not less than one hundred and
twenty thousand dollars.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-07-18

THE CONFEDERATE FLAG SNUBBED IN
RUSSIA. - A letter received in this city
from Cronstadt, dated June il, written
by the mate of a ship, says: "Thero is
a Charleston ship lying alongside of us
that hoisted the flag of the Southern Con-
federate States, and for SO doing ! un-
derstand the captain was arrested and
placed in the guard house by the Russian
officers. They would not acknowledge
or in any way recognize the flag of the
rebels.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-07-18
The man that don't advertise has 90

The man that don't advertise has got
his store all hung round with shingles and
pieces of barrel head, inscribed in lamp
black with Irish Pertaters, 'korn Meel,
Flour All kinds of kontry prodooso,
Kalker s. Handles for sail here. He
says--'Thar amt no sense in noos-paper
advertiser, so long as man is smart
enoug to tend to his own business, and
kin stand at the door and holler folks I'M
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-07-18

A new gunpowder has been discovered,
which has more efficiency than the old and
all the cleanliness Of gun-cotton. It's com
position is twenty.eight parts of ferro-
cyanid of potassium, cane sugar twenty
three parts, and chiorate of potash forty
nine. Its explosive gases are. twice in
volume those of common gunpowder.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-07-18

RILED.-JosLIN, is powerfully severe
on England, Canada and Kentucky Of
late. We expect if he experiences any
more difficulty in getting his building
down from the Tittebawasse, he
will pitch into Missouri, Maryland and
Delaware ''like thousand Ct brick"
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-07-18

THE STEAMER MAGNET made her first
appearance here this season yesterday
afternoon. She is in fine trim, and
looks decidedly natural. Capt. MARTIN
SMITH still "pulls the bells"
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-07-18

THE CoMET.-Professor Bond states
that tho new comet "has nothing what
ever to do with that of Charles V. or that
of April last. The calculated elements
explain perfectly well its sudden apparl-
ton, while they indicate that it must
have been seen many weeks earlier in the
southern hemisphere. We shall shortly
have accounts from the Cape of Good
Hope and Australia to that effect"
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-07-18

BOILER EXPLOSION boiler in the
Mckinney Mill at Portsmouth, exploded
on Monday last, making total wreck Of
the mill. The boiler was completely de-
molished-only small pieces to be found
The upright part of the mill was un-
rooted and otherwise damaged. Fortu-
nately no person was injured. -Sagina0
Rep, 18Th. n-.a-l--m --I
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-07-18

e The Salt Works at Portsmouth
and Bay City, are being hurried forward
with all possible dispatch aud the manu-
facture Of salt at both points will DO
in a very short time.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-07-18
"A x r R7S
AguG Cure,
ron THE SPEEDY CURE or

ith I'M tFEi-bh NbfL w
Intermittent Fever, OF Fever and kGuc,
Remittcnt Fever, Chiii Fever, Dumb
Aguc, Periodical Headache, on Bilious
Headache, and bilious Fevcrs, indeed
Tor the whole clrss OF diseases origi-
mating I'm hillary dCVapgenent, caused
By tho Malaria "a Miasnotic Coun~
tries.
We are enabled here Go OF lhc community rcmedy
which, while &c cures The above complaints Min Gee
alnty Is still perfectly srniics- In any quantity. such
remedy Is inyauar "a Districts " here these africtug
disoriers provail This "CuRE' exrrls the masn,ats
poison Of FEyrR AND AcUE from Tie system, and pre-
vents the Developments of the disease. " taken on ID,
hrst approach Of its prcmoni'oy symptoms IL Is not
only the best remedy st discovered hr This class Ok
complaints but also the cheapest. TIE large quantity
wc supply f1r dollar brings u within the reach NJ every
body, and in bilious districts, where f.vra AND AstH
prevails every body should have Il and II freely Boz.
lor cure and protection. II Is hoped this price will fari
70 within the regc Of al The POOR well the rich
great superiority Of this rymody amy o,her cyr'
discovered for the speedy and certain OF lnterIl'-
tenis Is, that It ,ouioius Qunfe mineral
queny il produce. quinsm either injurious effects
whatever npon tie constitution. Tho.e cured By it a'i
left healthy Il They had mover had the discuse
Power and AgUe is rot alone the consequence u ths
nasmatc poison. eylat variety % ds0rdcrsu arise from
Us irritation, among which are Nsi1ggfd MtHHatsF,
Cont, ffc43 che. Rao7ess Totiaelc, RTacie CddrrL
Astlmg, IHlpfit.op, IHRfpI Age IN ef nc .I'sp.
Mysteries, pm m He Bo'ras, C@e, Paralysis and h
rangemcHt Of ne Stomach, all Of which, when ofigust
ing in this put the iaierted fspe, hcorn
periodical. This "CuHE' eXpes the poison ftom tn
blood, aud consequently them all alike. " is
Invaluable protection 70 immigrants aud persons travel
lius OF temporarily residing IN the mdlaious districts. II
taken occasionally daily while exposed TO the inf,-
ton, that viii be cxctcted from the system aud cannot
accumulate Ia sufficient quantity 10 Tipen into disease
Hence 1t is even more valuable for protection than cugc
and few will suffer from nermiueuis II they avail
themselves 0f the protection this remedy affords.
Prepared by DR.. J. G. Aver g. Co,
LOWELL. MASS.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-07-18


TnE MESSAGE. - 1t is singular how
the partsanship sticks out in regard to
tho message. The most intense of the
fierce demO1acic, who went over to black
republicanism though the free soil rat
hole, are in cxtacies over the strong fed
eral notions therein expressed, and the
arstocratic republicans are delighted
with the complacent allusion of cold
Abe" to the "plain people. The mes
sage is altogether very respectable
document, full as faulty as messages gen
orally are, and not quite as explicit as
the times demand. The money argu.
ment against secession, which is too
.puerile to be entertained at any time,
falls to the ground at once when it is
taken into consideration that the seeded
states appointed commissioners to arrange
those matters. In regard to invasion Of
civil rights and the denial Of the writ
of habcas corpus in certain cases, we
think the Presidents argument is I'M
.answerable and certainly he is fully sus.
tanned in his position by the "great
apostle" of State Rights Democracy,
Thos. jefferson, who in letter written
by him in 1910, addressed to j. b.
Colvin, says
THE question you propose, whether
circumstances do not sometimes occur
which make it duty in officers of high
trust to assume authorities beyond the
law, is easy of solution in principle, but
sometimes embarrassing in practice. A
strict observance of the written laws is
doubtless one of the high duties of a
good citizen; but it is not the highest
The laws of necessity, of self-preservation
of saving our country when in danger
are Of higher obligation. To lose our
country by scrupulous adherence to
written Law, would be to lose the law
itself, with life, liberty, property, and all
those who are enjoying them with us,
thus absurdly sacrificing the end to the
means"
The principal fault with the message
as whole is that the soundcst prop
ositions il makes are sustained by de
cidehy the weakest arguments.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-07-18

BEEcuER TnEoLoGY. The Springfield
Republican not long ago published an ar
ticle on "War as means of Grace" The
topic reminds one of Scripture Dicks"
reading of the Bible, adapted to the
Beecher theology,-"Go yc into all the
world and shoot the gospel into every crea-
turen f...., ....,
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-07-18

A CLOSE SHAvE.-The Astronomers at
Cambridge Observatory report that on
the 2Sth Of June the earth passed close to
the comet which crossed our path a day
or two only in advance of US, SO that we
barely esdaped passing through it. 1t is
now 20 million miles distant, and of
course we can breathe easier.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-07-18

Nor SUspENDED.-MARKs' big flag, for
which he has beautiful flagstaff and
decidedly unique arrganemcnt for hal
yards. Look at them.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-07-18

INsURANcE.-We call attention TO the
advertisement Of the Hartford Insurance
Co., d. w. G. GAGE, Agent, in this issue.
The Company is sound beyond perad-
venture.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-07-18


AS WE ExPEcTED.-The Representative
in Congress from this District, who OBJ
tanned his nomination and election not
because Of any fitness of his for the po-
sition-for he is VIGOROUSLY unqualified
both mentally and morally, for any sta.
ton above that Of ward constable or
toll gate keeper on some deserted turn
pike-but because he had "big brother"
in Detroit, supposed to be wealthy, and
who is virtually the Representative for
the fourth district in Congress, voted
for the resolution of LovEJoY of Illinois,
to inquire into the cxpedioncy of repeal
ing the fugitive Slave Law. Nothing
better could be expected of man who
had not the pluck to stand 10y his friends
in the distribution Of the patronage under
his control, but made the whining ex-
cuso of belley -achc, or some other iniantiie
complaint, as reason for deserving his
post at time when, for wonder, he might
have had some influence. Cowardice
and fanatacism usually go hand in hand.
The Posr OFFtcE.-Cvns.-
plant is made in regard to the Post
Office, that letters get mixed, as Lewis
for Sears, Perry for Penney, Mershon for
Mahsn, ETC., that letters are not mailed
promptly and that either the z. M. or
his employees are too strict by far in
some matters, and too lax in others. We
hope all just grounds for complaint will
be removed. 9aH
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-07-18

= The Galveston Cirilian says that the
blockade at that port was rendered CON-
pletc on the End of July by the arrival Of
the United States steamer South Carroll.
ma, Capt. Alden. She had captured the
sloops Dart, Shark, Falcon and two 9th.
ers.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-07-18

LUMBER SHIPMENTS, are more active
than usual just now, and quite number
of vessels are leading at our docks, but
what buyers will do with it is the qucs'
ton. The quotations here now are, first
quality, nothing; second one half less, and
so on down.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-07-18

HARD TIMEs.-A neighbor Of ours says
the times are so hard that he can't raise
tartar emetic.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-07-18

GEN Scorr.-The Knoxville W7y is
apprehensive that General Scott will be
assassinated as the only method by which
the rebels can circulnvent his plans for
their destruction. a. 49, .nn
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-07-18

~" .Irr.--The Baltimore Republican
asserts that the rumois or II DETECTION
Of Gen, Lee from the rebel camp and
cause are utterly unfounded.
The Secretary Of the Treasury recon-
mends the con6scation of the property o
the officers Of the rebel government and
States,
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-07-18

HosE-ANNAu Let all the Firemen
rejoice. The Common Council have or
dered one thousand feet of double-riveted
leather hose from the mandatory of
Button & BLAKE, Watertown, n. Y.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-07-18
NcNYs.

Ii would be useless for us to undertake
the business Of giving even summary
OF the facts, rumors, contradictions, prob
abilities and improbabilities which make
up the immune raGle mass of news, 30
called, CONCERNING the movements of the
contending forces now engaged against
each other in our distracted country, ana
we shall make no such attempt. From
the sources of telegraph and mail, We
Gull few of what we deem to be the
most important items, and give them
without any particular form or system in
our columns The advance of the grand
army" Of the Union thus far, seems to
be slow but sure, and no reverses Of
moment have as yet attended any OF
its movements. Order and system in
the main characterize the general plan of
operations, and If in the detail, from inef-
fciency of ncwly.aedged Generals or mis-
conception Of orders, mistakes of minor
importance occurs the only thing to be Won
dcred at is that they are not more frequent
and their results moro disastrous. A
campaign wherein Navy Of a hundred
sail of vessels is employed, extending
their operations along coast thousands
II miles IN extent, and an army Of three
hundred thousand men scattered along
two thousand miles of border is engaged,
is no trihing affair, however much PHI
losophers and wiseacres may carp and
cavil. As weak wine makes the best
vinegar, so weak heads make the most
pungent critics in military as in other
matters, and it is not TO be wondered at
that divers and sundry crack-brained
scribblers consider their ability to out
Scott, Scott himself, as matter not to
be questioned. Fools rush in where
angels fear to tread" and idiots make
plans for campaign wherein the com
bincd hosts Of the universe, provided with
"most perfect implements Of modern
warfare" would fail to conquer even 6
regiment of tape worms. Let the fools
talk and write and the men fight, if fight
ing there must be, and we have no fear
of the result. Our confidence and the
confidence of the American people in the
noble old Hero of Lundy's Lane will re
main firm long after the race of MasSs
GREELEYs is wiped out and forgotten.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-07-18

UNION MEN IN GEoRGIA.-The LOUIS
vile Democrat say We have received
several letters from Georgia about our
and weekly papers. They all express an
anxious wish for the reconstruction oil the
Union. We would gladly publish extracts
from these letters, were it not that by do
ing SO wo might prejudice our friends !;
but we feel assured Of this, that let the
question once be fairly put, and the En-
pire State of the South will vote for re-
construction.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-07-18

New SALT WoRKs.-LITonFIELD's Salt
Works at Carolton, are now in operation,
one block of fifty kettles having COM
menced manufacturing. We have seen
a specimen of the salt, which is of the
very best quality. The quiet, business
like way in which these works have been
ma naged from the start, is worthy the
attention of all saliferous men W no "Irean
business" on the salt question,
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-07-18
REcRUiTISo.-7Licpt Il. w. RANSOM,

REcRUiTIsG.--7Licpt II. w. RANSOM,
Office in this city, sent on 10 70 @ asy
Steamer Huron, f5 plucky and able-bodied
men for the first regiment. lie will. no
doubt, increase tho number to sixty or
seventy before Saturday, when he pro.
poses to leave with the remainder of his
smen.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-07-18
The following is said to be copy of

The following is said to be copy Of a
letter from "ceCessionist," describing
the battle at Grafton. H.a
"On friday the 9th there was battle
fot at grof.on verginis there was about
"a hundred union men and 1000 ceces-
sionists the cecessionists fired the first
shot and done no hurt then the union men
then fired on them and killed from to 2
hundred Of the cecessionist then the ce-
cessionist run for life that shoes what SOL
der tina are in the south to be lickt out
by q few good for nothing northern men.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-07-18
Fonr PICK rNs.-A letter from Fort

FoRT PICK ENs.-A letter from Fort
Pickens dated June Goth, says
sAn important addition is about to be
made to the armament OF Fort Pickens,
consisting of s 42.pounder riled guns.
They arrived by steamer three days since,
and are now landed on the beach. A few
DAYS more, and they will be in position,
constituting our most powerful batteries,
and capable of great effect in batter,ng
down the Notifications of the enemy"
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-07-18

SUSPICIOUS saw at the establish
:. .tment'of respectable trader in this city
Re "a few days since, package Of Austin's
Rifles labeled Major-General Polk,
Memphis, Tenn, care OF - Gin
~ ciqnad, Ohio" we have no disposition
% sst,s raise agroundless alarm, but would
ike to know whether we have seces-
sionist among us.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-07-18
.Aaue as,atters.

A RELIC OF Observation-Disclosures
may be the peculiarities Of our people,
and they are undoubtedly peculiar
people whether the balance Of the
quotation will apply, we are unable to
state--we had until lately supposed that
they were altogether free from the charge
of verdancy-that the order known as
country pumpkins had no representa-
tives among us, but it seems in this we
are mistaken; boorishness and rusticity
are elements of character seldom entirely
eradicated in those thoroughly impreg-
mated Herewith, and, Notwithstanding the
refining influences Of myriads of lager
beer institutions, Sunday Theatres, mis-
cellaneous dances, occasional rows, a
palatial "lock.up,"a powerful police, and
the impressive example of an immacu-
late Common Council, Greeney will "show
OUT and Of late he has been doing q
I" stunning turn in the musical line
Night after night within the past fort
night, has the chivaree business been
carried on in one quarter of the city and
another, until it has become an intolerable
nuisance. Whatever the prextext, the
practice is purely barbarous. Too silly
to be considered in the slightest degree
funny, and too impudent to be taken
with even "grain of allowance as a
Joke; it had its origin in barbarisrn and
ignorance, and its continuance is only an
evidence of the mos intense and persist
ent stupidity. Fun is an institution to be
encouraged, particularly in these troub
lous times, and good joke is better than
currency any day, but senseless, sou!
less, blatant, impudent, roaring, ham
mering, horse-fddling " chivaree," is q
miserable humbug, affording no profit to
the managers and no pleasure to the re
cipient or any other man."
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-07-18
Shipwright and Boat Builde,

:-ssGss ". $. CAmrnELL,.s - 50 >
A I the shop, lately occupied ;ob. e,Ilad ,or 4,
The po Of e1Cs 4 Prepared building OF repairing
tsisb r,ao,s yon,..<, Sail Boats, Row Boat i,
ssfiIs, &C., Sc,
1o.e,ber Win onything in the line Of SHIP Cdrpea
fe,ss lyorE Also other shop work, such as maxim
W'indoc and Door Frames, Sign Boards, Sfor
Sketring, Cisterns, Bores, DC, DC. .Scasoned Lun
Der for shop work kept constantly OF hand.
East Saginaw, March %, 1860 n3i-b
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-07-18
.ist among Us.

$50 Naval officers have resigned and
been dismissed since March Eth.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-07-18

The principal fault with the message
as whole is that the soundcst prop
ositions il makes are sustained by de-
cidehy the weakest arguments.