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The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-10-04

"you will certainly be damned" How my
Lord7" said the earl, with some warmth.
"Nay, nay, there is no help for it." answer.
ed the duke, "for it Is positively said, Cur.
sed is he Of whom all men speak WE'LL"
This Is taking a man by surprise, and be-
ips welcome when you have surprised him.
The person aattered receives you into his
closet at once; and the sudden change Of his
heart. from the expectation Of the illwisher
to find you his friend, makes you in his full
favor in moment more 80 than IL you had
paid him the finest compliment. The spirits
that were raised so suddenly against you are
SO suddenly raised for you.-Sieeie.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-10-04
Cen. Butler Enlisted for the War.

On returning to his home in Lowell, Mas.
sachusetts, on Thursday, General Butler had
an enthusiastic reception from the citizens,
the Mayor delivering an address of welcome.
The General responded, declaring his inten'
ton to return Immediately to the seat Of
war, to remain until the close OF the war.
lie said:
"For ono. trust that there may be no
attempt ut peace, and after remaining n few
days here am ready to return to my duty
and never return to Lowell until the last
time, or until the work is accomplished
We must havc peace, but peace in which
the power Of the government acknowledged;
1t must be peace which secures the consti.
tutional rights Of all men under the federal
government, and no other government
loud applause.l With my fellow.sOldiers,
whom | have left for the hour, there Is no
other feeling, and we have heard with pain
and regret that there was any other feeling
cherished even by a few. Why, sir, let us
make peace for the hour and 1t would not
be sixty days before We would be involved in
war again, II, the result Of that peace were
the separation Of this Union into two con.
fedcracies. We must have the whole OF this
country under one government at all. Zap
plause.] There is no middle ground. We
must pour out blood and trvasurc-the first
like water, the last like sand-until that Is
accomplished. II you have no government,
no country, what have you left' Nothing!
We should be base to give up the rich inner.
itance bequeathcd to us by our fathers, and
leave to our children onlya broken and
ruined country"
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-10-04
Vanity Far.

CoKS IN TIE EAR.-A very intelligent Irish
man tells the following story Of his first e.-
periencs in Ameria:-
81 caae to this country several ycas ago,
and. rs soon as l arrived. hired out to q
gentleman who farmed few acres. lie
showed me over the premises, the stable, cow
and where the corn, hay, oats, etc., were
kept, and then sent me to get my supper
Alter supper he said to me
"James, you may feed the COW, and give
her corn IN the ear. went out and walked
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-10-04

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The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-10-04

The NEw LKrTER-SurrI ESvELorE.-The
letter-sheet and envelope combined, ordered
sometime since by the Department, has been
issued from the establishment Of Mr.. Nesbit,
Of New York, the contractor for the Govern.
ment Envelopes. II isa neat and convenient
coutrivance, and will, we have NO doubt, at
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-10-04
poetrp.
THE GREAT SENTRY.

When on q drear and stormy night
The pale moon sheds htfai light
That halfrevesls the distant grounds,
The loyal sentry, on his rounds,
IL glad To lOoa aloft and find
The old aag streaming In the wind
The star-gemmed fias-o'er land and sea
The banner VI tie brave and free.
While patriot srdor alls his breast,
lie Is relieved and goes TO rest
Another sentry takes his place,
And, while he treads with measured pace,
lie, too, may look alOft and hnd
The old has streaming In the wind
The star. r.semned nsg-o'er land and sea
The hammer % the brave and free.
30. Scorr, thou hero of three wars,
Defender Of the Stripes and stars,
When victory Is thine again,
Ere death subdues thy mighty brain,
The NATION will look up and hnd
lts nAg still streaming In the wind
The stAr-gemmed nAg-o'sr land and sea
The banner Of tie brave and FREQ.
Nafisaai IntsLigsrsv.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-02-28
Secession Congress.

This body, in session at Montgome-
ry, has made as little progress as the
peace congress at Washington. 1t
seems to be waiting to see what is to
be done in the latter locality, so as
to shape its own action in reference to
that and possibly make some over
lures for reconstruction of the union.
A committee, appointed for that pur-
pose, reported plan for a provincial
government, consisting of the consti-
tuition Of the United States with al
terations and providing for free trade
with the world. 1t was considered in
secret session and adopted. The con-
vention is reported as by no means
harmonious in reference to its powers
to elect a president and establish a
provisional government. 1t is urged
that state conventions should be called
upon to select president and con-
gross, and that the adoption of the
constitution Of the United States would
lead to reconstruction of the Union
which should be avoided. 1t would
hardly seem probable that rebellion
founded in the principle of state rights,
should SO soon forget that doctrine
and take action without reference to
the states. There will soon be seces-
sion within secession, if such o course
is pursued.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-02-28
The Fugitive Slave Anderson.

The case Of the fugitive Anderson
has excited much interest in this coun-
try and England For the benefit of
those not convcrsant with the case
we may say that Anderson was a
slave IN Missouri, and being observed
lettering around several miles from
home, a citizen there inquired his
business and not receiving a satisfac-
tory answer threatened TO arrest him.
Anderson fed and the citizen pursued
him. Finding he was to be caught,
Anderson stabbed bis pursuer with a
knife and killed him. Anderson was
several years afterwards discovered
in Canada by q police detective of De-
troit, who took it into his head to OBJ
tain the bounty offered for the negro.
The detective was in collision with a
Justice of the Peace in Canada, and
bringing Anderson before the Justice
had no difficulty in causing Anderson
to be rcmanded back to Missouri as a
murderer. Andcrson's friends, how
ever, were on the alert, and procured a
writ of habcas corpus. In the mean
time some British anti-slavcry society
obtained writ of habeas corpus from
the Court of Queens Bench in Eng
land. When the English writ arrived
in Canada, the Chief Justice of Com.
mon Pleas there also issued a writ of
habcas corpus, the prisoner then being
in Brantford Jail. Both bench and
bar were unanimous in the opinion
that the chief justice of England acted
unwarrantably in sending a writ to
be executed within the jurisdiction of
Canada. The trial, however, has re-
suited in the discharge of the prisoner
and Anderson is free man. The
Canadians assert that the Justice of
the Peace, who was to divide the re-
ward with the policeman, is Yankee
There are some mean Yankees, but
they often have to go to Canada to
practice their meanncss.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-02-28
Some Pluck.

The correspondence between the
Post Office department and South Caro-.
lima, in relation to the mails for Mai.
Anderson, and also the instructions of
Gov. Pickens to Col. Haync, and the
letters Of the southern Senators to the
latter urging him to delay, have been
published, together with the reply of
the secretary of war to the last de-
mand for the surrender of Fort Sump-
ter. Mr.. Holt, acting in both cases,
gives the seccssionists spirited cpis-
ties. His letter in reference to the
mails for Maj. Anderson speedily
brought the belligerent South Carolina
governor to his senses, and in relation
to an arrangement not to send rein.
forccments to Fort Su,nptcr, he says
that the President has no authority to
enter into any such agreement or I'M
Outstanding, and that it was not then
considered necessary to reinforce Maj
Anderson, but should his safety re-
quire rcinforcemcnts, every effort will
be made to supply them. In reply to
the last insolcnt demand, Secretary
Holt says that the President has no
more power to transfer Fort Sumpter
to South Carolina than he has to sell
and transfer the capital of the United
States to Maryland.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-02-28
Floyd County Bible Society.
ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual meeting Of the Floyd
County Bible Society was held at the
Baptist church in st. Charles City,
Feb. 2lst. The Society was called to
order by the Vice President, Samuel
Hackley, Esq. Prayer was offered by
Rev. A. D. Bush. The minutes of the
last annual meeting were read and
approved. The Reports of the Treas
urer and Secretary were read and on
motion each were accepted.
The Reports were, from sales dur
ing the past year, S27, 25-with bibles
and tcstamcnts now on hand, amount
ing to s43,07.
The following officers were elected {:
Prcsidem-Samucl Hacklcy.
Vie PreSideM-I ID. Rust.
Secretary-J. w. Smith.
IredSurer-J. Nj. Parsons.
E1ecutire Committee-Rev. AID. Bush,
Rev. Mr.. Thurston, Rev. S. S. LaDue,
Lorin Inman and \. b. +. IIildreth.
Adjourned. j. w. SMITH,
Secretary.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-02-28
Imphee Sugar.

We have received from Gen. Will
son, Secretary of the Iowa Farmers
College, a sample Of Iowa Sugar, man
ufacturcd from lmphcc by j. Grout,
Of Lancaster, kcokuk Co. This Su.
gar received the LIST premium awarded
by the State Agricultural Society at
its late meeting in Dcs Moincs. 1t is
very handsome, of a yellowish white
color and agreeable flavor, and so
nice that some of our friends are I'M
willing to believe it is what it is rep
resented to be. The manufacture of
sorghum sugar and strip, in Iowa, is
a decided success, and these products
will soon enter largely into the ex-
ports of the State.
At the January meeting of the Iowa
State Agricultural Society, premiums
were awarded for the best five pounds
of sugar, and for the first and second
best pint Of sirup, made from either
sorghum or imphce-for the sugar
$25, and for the sirup $l5 and $40.
The entries of sugar made from sor-
ghum were four, Of sirup sixteen; of
sugar from imphee two, sirup one.
The following is an abstract of the
mode Of manufacturing the sugar by
Mr.. Grout:
Used tall imphce, with long close
heads and black seeds planted Goth
May, and made when well ripcned,
between the LIST and 9Th of October.
After stripping the stalks, cut tops
off about 81 feet from the ground, and
the butts close to the ground. Sue
cecdcd only with the butts in making
sugar. The tops made about as good
strip, but onc-third less in quantity.
Crushed in an. iron mill, and about 40
gallons boiled speedily, in a pan
20 by as inches on the bottom, until
it became very thick cleared it with
limc-water, made strong, which was
we'll mixed with the juice before it
came to boiling point kept it we'll
skinned. When done it was reduced
to about onc-fourth the quantity.
Four patches were thus made and
mixed together we'll when poured in
to the barcelona batch day. The
quantity had reduced nearly onc-half.
1t was stirred daily, for ten or twelve
days. 1t was then changed into a
barrel having q head placed a few
inches above the lower head, pcrforat-
ed with thirty or forty small auger
holes and covered with flannel, hav-
ing faucet between the heads, to
draw off the drained strip. After
draining well, moistencd with warm
water, stirred it up well, then allowed
it to drain again. This was repeated.
The sample exhibited went through
this process three times, every time
becoming fairer. The amount of
sugar from the twenty gallons of
sirup when all is as dry as sample will
be so lbs. Twenty gallons Of strip
from the sorghum, made in the same
way, is graduating finely.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-02-28

The news from Scccssia is Of a less
bclligcrcnt character. The rebel camp
at Pensacola has been broken up, and
the design of attacking Fort Pickens
has been abandoned. 1t is reported
that several of the L. S. ships of war
had arrived at Pensacola if so, there
is abundant reason for the discretion
Of the gallant Alabamians. The rob-
berries by tho, rcbellious states still
continue. Some 100000 were OBJ
tanned by the seizure of the U. S. mint
at New Orleans. Telegraphic CON-
munication with New Orleans is cut
off and secretary Dix can get no Of
fetal reply to his dispatches. The
revenue cutter Washing ION, repairing
at New Orleans, has also been seized.
The Texas Legislature has lcgalized
the secession convention and the parch-
ment secession of that state will take
place at an early day. Preparations
are making for the seizure of the U. S
forts and arsenals in that state.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-02-28
Sec. Iowa Farmers College
For the 81. Charles City Intelligence
The Fourth Of March.

Next Monday, Abraham Lincoln will
take his seat as President of the Uni.
ted States, but it it not of this event
which design speaking, but Of anoth-
er. which renders the fourth Of March
an important day to the people OF
Iowa. On that day the electors Of the
several sub-districts of our State meet
for the purpose of electing School d.
rectors for the year ensuing. Hither-
to there has been too little interest
manifested in this meeting, few, in
some instances barely enough to or.
ganize the meeting have assembled,
transacted the business and retired
often inefficient officers have thus
been elected, those who cared but lit
tie or nothing about the education Of
the masses in some instances those
whose only qualification was opposstion
to taxation, have been elevated to the
post Of guardian Of school interests =!
But we trust brighter day is dawn
ing, and that the people are begin
ming to feel the importance Of attend
ing to the education of their children.
Our Common Schools have been
aptly styled The Peoples Colleges ;"
in them alone, does the great mass Of
the youth of our land pursue course
Of mental culture how important
then, that those having the control Of
these Colleges should be men oil
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-02-28

The Collector of the Port Of New
Orleans has refused to allow any goods
imported from Europe to pass on to
St. Louis, Memphis, Nashville, Or any
other port of the interior, unless the
United States collectors at the des-
tined ports become responsible for the
payment Of these duties to Louisiana.
From $4,000 to SIC, 900 worth of chains
in casks, belonging to the firm of
Child, Platt & Co., Of st. Louis, have
been seized and retained to secure the
duties. The New Orleans collector
will not let them pass unless the st.
Louis collector will pay the amount
Of duties to him. Mr.. Child is in
Washington to demonstrate against
the retention Of his property.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-02-28

We are under obligations to James
Jackson, Esq, late Secretary Of the
Floyd County Agricultural Society,
for copy Of the Report of the Iowa
State Agricultural Society for 1859.
1t is a we'll bound volume of 4SO
pages. and contains large amount of
valuable information to the agricul-
turists of Iowa. We understand that
some thirty copies have been received
for distribution among members of
the Agricultural Society of this
county.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-02-28
WaShingtOn'S Birthday.

The p Of Fcbruary-the birthday
Of "the Father of his Country was
honored in St. Charles City by ball
at the St. Charles Hotel, and by
feast Of good things on the part of
the Good Templars at their Hall in
the evening. During the day, the
National Ensign Of the Republicans
foatcd from the top Of their hand
some flag staff upon the public square,
giving encouragement and strength to
the belief that we still have govern
ment and indicating that our sympa-
thics are still National.
Near by stood the forlorn Hickor,
Pole which the Democrats, at SO mucl
trouble and expense erected previous
to the late Presidential election, for
the purpose of hosting the stars and
stripes, though ADORE them they placed
the name Of Douglas and johnson.
All the winter that pole has "barcd
itself to the breeze" and on the 22d
seemed more forlorn than ever before.
Those who control it, and the banner
they were wont to hoist upon it, now
declare their sympathics to be with
the Seccssionists, who, they affect to
believe, have been wofully abused by
the "Black Republicans )" and if
called upon TO fight, they assert that
they shall join the ranks Of the
Southern Confedcracy."
Now, under this state of things,
would it not have been we'll to grace
that Keeling hickory stick, on this sa-
cred 22d of February, Ammo Domini
1861, with the Rattle Snake banner
on the principle that noble and patri
otto men love boldly to "show theil
colors
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-02-28
Mr.. Stewards Speech.

The y. Y. Tribune and several lit.
tie Tribuncs are making big howl
over Mr.. Stewards late speech. There
is no ground for any Of this, except
malice and toadyism. After all the
multitudinous trials to save the Union
by compromises, Mr. Seward contcm-
plates Convention of the people of
the United States, called in a consti-
tutional manner. If that Convention
fails to settle the matter, then, as a
last resort, he calls upon the people
to do, as he will do himself, stand in
the breach, and stand or fall with the
Union. We fail to discover in this
speech the great letting down." Of
which the Democratic papers and
politicians speak. The speech is kind
and conciliatory in its tone and tenn
per, but we see in it no surrender of
principle. He proposes no particular
compromise-he opposes none, but
evidently looks for failure to adjust
present differences by any compro-
mise. He contemplatcs a Constitu-
tional Convention, in which certain
amendments will be concurrcd in or
rejected. All this will take time, and
time is all that is necessary to cure
the secession fever.
Mr. Seward does not regard the
Union as dissolved, nor in danger of
dissolution. He says that If the
Union should be in danger, all party
platforms would be swept away to
save it. He does not believe that it
is necessary to surrender Republican
principle to sore the Union, because
the Union is not in a condition to re.
quire it. lie thinks that time will
settle the mattcr-that reason will
return, and secession will die. That,
we take to be the substance of the
speech.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-02-28

The record of Congressional doings
in the presence of the disorder now
rcigning in the country is mcagcr and
inconclusive. No real action has yet
been accomplished. The law suspend
ing mails in the seeding states has
as yet been acted upon by but one
house An order of inquiry relative
to the seizure of arms in New York,
and that of the vessels in Savannah
was offered in the House. The bill
for the rigid enforcement of the reve-
nue. laws in the ports of the seeding
states will be called up. The new
twenty-five million loan bill has been
passed and received the signature of
the President. Last years tariff bill
is before the Senate with various
amendments. The Senate amend
ments to the Pacific Railroad bill have
not been acted on in the House. The
various appropriation bills are as far
advanced as usual. The disunionists
have nearly all retired from Congress
and there will be no more factious OPP
position to measures necessary for
carrying on the government.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-02-28

was perfect for five millions of peoplc
put not wholly so as for thirty mil
lions.
Gonr patriotism will surmount the
difficulties, however great, if you will
but accomplish one triumph in ad-
vance, and that is triumph over party.
what is party when compared to the
task OF rcscuing ones country from
danger? Do that, and one long, loud
shout of joy and gladness will re-
sound throughout the land.
This was followed by general con.
gratulations from most of the States.
Mr. Chase, Of Ohio, expressed him
self as most particularly gratifed, and
assured Mr., Tyler, as most of the oth.'
er Commissioners did, that they were
ready to follow where Virginia led.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-02-28

Hon. Edward Everett is not very
sanguine in his hopes that tranquility
will be restored. The Richmond Dis
patch of Saturday publishes an ex-
tract of letter from Virginian, who
says spent very pleasant after
noon, on yesterday, with Mr.. Everett,
at friends house in Georgetown.
lie says that Seward assured him on
Thursday last, that all things would
yet come right, but declined giving
his reasons for so thinking but that
he (Mr. +. has no hope of an adjust
mcnt, or even pcaceable separation :"