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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-06
Measures TO be Taken to Raise the
Quota Of Men from Minnesota, for the

The Governor, in anticipation of being
called on to raise the quota of the State of
Minnesota of the FIVE hundred thousand men
authorised to be raised OF the late session of
Congress, has written to the War Depart.
ment, proposing at once to commence the
work, in the belief that the whole number
demanded may be got ready for service be.
fore the close of navigation.
The quota of Minnesota of the 100000
men, is about 5000; the Governor proposes
to raise now three regiments of infantry (in-
Guiding the FirsD for the field; one COM
pany of cavalry for the field one company
of sbarp-shooters for the field one company
OF artillery for the field and four compan-
les OF Home Guards, one to be cavalry, for
duty in garrsOning the frontier forts.
Ifthe Government desires this force to
be raised, proclamation will be issued
giving reasonable time for the regiments
and companies to be filled up by volunteers !;
at the expiration OF Whlcn, II they are not
filed, each county will be called upon to
raise its quota by draft or otherwise, ac-
cording to its population.
1t is we'll for our people to look this matt
ter full in the face, and allow no shrinking
from the responsibilities thrown upon US as
loyal State of the Union. The necessity
for sustaining the government with men
and money, is imperative, and cannot be
made contingent on the impulses of patriot
ism, which are sometimes transient in their
nature and unreliable in their operation.
We all feel that period has nearly arrived
when the National and State Governments
must assert their right to command the SER
vices of every citizen to suppress the rebel~
lion.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-06
Rebels Frightened.

FROM the New Orleans Delta ls;o,
The parish OF St. Mary is the wealthiest
part of the coast from Key West to the
Rio Ggande and of this the people of the
North are well assured. Gen. Scott knows
it, as he has been in the parish Gen. Pat
terson knows it, for he is acquainted with
every plantation in the parish, and It's value,
and thousands OF merchants, captains of
vessels, and sailors know every little bayou
and plantation road, and know how to pilot
the enemy to the back door OF every mans
house 10 the parish so let us not delude
ourselves with the vain hope that the ene~
my are not aware OF our weak ard exposed
condition. They know our condition bet
ter than we know it ourselves, and are pre-
pairing to avail themselves of their knowl-
edge.
We will certainly be visited during the
coming winter, and we cannot escape a vast
destruction of life and property unless we
set about preparing proper delences at
once, and vigorously, too.
Let any man acquainted with the parish
think moment, and he will recollect sew
era points along the coast where force of
one hundred to five hundred men could, by
landing early in the night, and by brisk
movement, be upon the Teche by midnight,
and before force could be rallied to meet
them, millions of dollars worth property
could be pillaged, destroyed, burned or car,
ried away, and daylight would find the in-
vaders on their way back to their vessels.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-06
Cavalry and Sharp-ShOOters Accepted
from Minnesota.

The Governor has received a dispatch
from the War Department at Washington,
accepting bis tender of company of cav
airy and company of sharpsshooters.
The cavalry company is to be composed
of veteran troopers, mostly Germans, of
which a sufficient number to form COM
pany have signiied their willingness to en-.
list. Mr.. AUGUST MATTHIAS, of this city,
has been active in canvassing the State for
the right kind of men, and will probably
have q commission when the company is
organized. The only difficulty now appre-
hended is that of getting an experienced
cavalry officer to take the Captaincy of the
company, and prepare it for effective SER
vice in the field.
The company OF sharp>snooters rendered
and accepted, is to be composed principally
of men who have responded to the ca of
Captain PETELER, of Anoka, for the forma-
ton of such a company. Tests of skill in
the use OF the rifle will be required similar
to those adopted by Mr.. BERDAN, in select
ing men for his regiment.
No details were received by the Governor
in regard to the mastering in and equip
ment of these two companies, but they will
probably be transmitted in a few days. In
the meantime, let the old troopers and ex.
pert rifemen be ready to "fall in.''
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-06
Kentucky.

The Louisville (RebeD Courier, says Gov.
MAGoFFIN will not be impeached and dis
placed by the Kentucky Legislature, be.
cause the Unionists have not the requisite
two-thirds in the Senate. The Senate is
composed of thirty eight members, of whom
nineteen are hold over members. Of these,
eleven are secessionists and eight Unonists.
Of the Senators just elected, three are Sc
cessionists and sixteen Unionists. The Union
majority is therefore only ten-two short of
the requisite twosthirds.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-06
The State Prisoners,

Yhe number of State prisoners is getting
respectable. There are now some twenty
confined in Fort Lafayette, New York har.
Dor. Their names are:
Charles Howard. William Gatchell, Charles
Kinds and John w. Davis, of the Baltimore
Police Commission.
Messrs. Alvey, Lyon and Smith, Baltimore
conspirators.
Robert Muir, bearer OF dispatches.
Thomas S. Serrell, negotiator of Confederate
bonds in Europe.
Charles kopperan, who was Major of Mis-
sissippi troops at Bull Run.
Pierce Butler, rebel informer.
Louis ID. Bebian, bearer of dispatches.
Samuel Akin, of Sloat's Sewing Machine
Company, Tor purchasing army supplies at the
North.
Charles H. Tyler, officer at Bull Run.
&c. Berret, Mayor of Washington.
There are also some prisoners at Fort
Hamilton, New York. Among them two
officers of the Navy, who threw up their
commissions last week to serve the Confed-
eracy. Fort McHenry, Baltimore, has an.
other lot, the principal one Of whom is
Marshal Kane.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-06

The whole population OF Virginia in 1861
was 1,593,199, including 495. S26 slaves,
leaving white population of l,097,373.
There are only 6,23S slaves in the thirty
eight counties embraced in the new State
of Kanawha, so that in losing this popula-
ton of 2S1,7S6, Virginia loses about one
fourth of her white inhabitants As there
are number of other counties that will be
sure to come into the new State if the Fed
eral Government affords their people sufli.
Gent protection, the loss viii soon be still
greater. Moreover, the territory of Ka>
nawha, including the fine valley Of that
name, and the fertile region along the Ohio,
is as fine as any in the State, and in the de-
cade between 1850 and 1860 population in
creased there more rapidly than in any
other part of Virginia.
The ordinance provides that the new
State shall assume her due share of the pub
lie debt of Virginia. The responsibilities
to be assumed are defined 10 the ninth seq
ton
THE DEBT.
SEC. 9. Said new STATE shall take upon it.
self just proportion of the public debt of the
Commonwealth of Virginia prior to the lst day
of January. 1861, to be ascertaned by charg-
ing to it all State expenditures within the linz
its thereof, and just proportion of the ordinary
expenses of the State government since any
part of said debt was contracted. and deduct
ing therefrom the moneys paid into the Treas
ury of the Commonwealth from the counties
included within the said new State within the
same period. All private rights and interests
from the laws of Virginia prior to such separa.
ton. shall remain valid and secure under the
laws of the proposed State, and shall be deter
mined by the laws now existing in the State
of Virginia,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-06

The Little Rock True Democrat, of the
22d, learns that the Missouri State troops.
under command of Price, left Springfield
for Camp Haller on the 10th land that Ben.
McCulloch and force had gone to Camp
Scott.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-06

In another place will be found two arti-
Giles we'll worthy of careful attention. One
is from the New York Times showing the
inevitable financial ruin impending the
South; and the other tacit confession OF
the fact by the Richmond Enquirer. A just
appreciation OF the financial situation of the
two sections, which is really the vital ques-
ton in the contest, will 60 far to reassure
those who are subject to depression from
temporary reverses in our military opera
tiOns.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-06

The Memphis Appeals Richmond corr
respondent says there is much sickness
among the Confederate troops in the neigh
borhood of Manassas, that the water is full
of Virginia red mud, and ice extremely
scarce at ten cents per pound.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-06

--Lynchburg papers say it IS impossible
to forward all the freight passing to vir-
glnia from the West and South, a large Dor.
ton OF which is daily shipped by the James
river and Kanawha canal.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-06

The investigation of the Potter Com.
mittee, it is said, has resulted in reporting
fully two hundred employees in the several
departments at Washington as persons W 10
cannot be relied upon as loyal to the Gov
ernment.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-06

The New state Of Kanawha.

The counties included in the boundaries
of the new State of Kanawba (Western
Virginia) has population, according to
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-07-11

The FOURTH.-The Fourth passed
of with great quiet in this village. Indeed but
for the constant squbbing of fire crackers and the
discharge OF small cannon by the patriotic boys
the village might easily have been supposed to be
taking Its Sunday nap. There were no crowds
and no nothing else. We regret this, as we should
have been pleased to have rousing celebra
ton in this village. The reason for not having
celebration is no doubt attributable to the strin
gency of the times, and the constant demand for
money, rather than to any lack of respect for the
day or its glorious memories
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-07-11
New Advertisements.
GUARDIAN SALE.

NOTICE is hereby given, that by virtue of q
IN license granted by Clifford Shanahan, Judge
of the Probate Court for Cass County, Michigan
| shall offer for sale at public auction: The north
part of the west half of the southwest quarter o.
section twenty containing fifty of land
The north part of the west half of the southeast
acres of land The north quarter of the north
west quarter of the northwest quarter of section
thirty-four. containing ten of land. And the
undivided One-fourth part of thirty acres, on the
south end of the west half Of the northeast quarter
of section twenty all in township SEVEN soutf
of range fifteen west, in Cass County, Michigan
containing in all eighty seven and one half o
land, on Saturday, the twenty fourth day of Angus
next between the hour of nine o'clock in the fore
noon and the setting of the sun the same day, OIL
the premises above described, the property o
Lucetta j. Crawford and Henry A. Crawford, minol
children Of Samuel X. Crawford deceased.
WILLIAM COTTON, Guardian.
CLARKE SPENCER, Attorneys.
July 6, 1861. july11-12w6
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-07-11

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The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-07-11
The Law of Newspapers.

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tinue their subscriptions.
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The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-07-11
SHERIFF,S SALE.

DY virtue of an execution issued out of and
ID under the seal of the Circuit Court for the
County of CSss and State of Michigan, to me
directed and delivered, / have levied upon and
shall sell at public auction, at the Court House, in
the village of Cassapolis, in said County of Gas:
aforesaid, on Friday, the twenty-third day o
August, A. d. 1861, at one o'clock in the afternoon
all the right, title and interest of Kaspy Eber, il
and to the following described real estate: AL
that piece and parcel of land, containing forty
acres, being and lying in town five 90 south o
range fifteen Q5) west, described as follows. t.
wit: Being the west part of the south-wes
fractional quarter of section thirty two, 1927 il
said town and range.
BARTH w. SCHERMERHORN, Sheriff.
BY Henry MICHAEL Deputy.
Dated at the Sheriff's Office, this Sd day o
July, A. ID. 1861. july11-12w7
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-07-11
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.
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Persons receiving the Republican with the above
mark set opposite their name, will know that the
term for which they have subscribed has expired
In all cases, but-one paper will be sent after the
expiration unless an arrangement for continuation
by letter or otherwise is made. Subscribers are
respectfully solicited to renew their subscriptions
at early date by so doing there will be no break
in the regular receipt of the paper, and they will
also be comforting great favor upon us.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-07-11
SHERIFF,s SALE,

DY virtue of an Execution issued out of and
ID under the seal of the Circuit Court for the
County of Cass and State of Michigan, to me d.
rected and delivered, have levied upon and shall
sell at public auction, at the Court House in the
village of Cassapolis in the County of Cass afOre-
said, on Saturday the 9th day of July next, at one
o'clock in the afternoon the following described
real estate, to wit The west half of the south west
quarter of section nineteen (19) town seven G. J
south of range fifteen Q5) west. Containing eighty
acres (S0,) be the same more or less according to
the Government survey
BARTH w. SCHERMERH0RN, Sheriff.
Dated at the Sheriff7s Office, in Cassapolis this
18th day of May, A. ID. 1861. may23-5w6
The above sale is postponed until the third day
of August, A. ID. 1861 at the same hour and place
above named. Ran n --
BARTH w. SCHERMERHORN, Sheriff.
Dated, this 9th day of July, 1861. 12w4
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-07-11
No ToURNAslENr.-We learn from

No ToURNAMENT.-We learn from
the Detroit Firemen's Journal, that no tournament
will be held in that city this year, and we should
Judge from the editors remarks, for no other
year. The editor says:-"Th The volunteer Fire
Department is entirely broken up in this city by
the action of the Common Council, and there could
not be eighteen cents raised here for any purpose
whatever, that had Firemen attached to it," and
adds: "Our country friends may think that we
ought to get up Tournament any way, considering
that it was awarded to Detroit in the way in which
It was, but, fatty, it can't be did We are willing
to grant that they have reason to complain of the
action of Detroit, and we ourself are pleased tt
hear that Dowagiac is willing and anxious to come
and give MayAower '7s chance to make good hel
claims to superiority" a ,
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-07-11
PErERsoN's MAGAzrNE.--The August

PETERsoN's MAGAZINE.--The August
number of this excellent publication is before us.
1t is filed as usual with good things" to please
and instruct the ladies, embracing unexceptional
literary matter valuable receipts crochet patterns,
dress patterns, embroidery, new music, fashion
plates, &C., &c. The steel plate in this number,
entitled ''The nose out of joint" is beautiful
and characteristic picture, and will be appreciated
by every mother. 1t is one of the very best as it
is the cheapest magazine published, and no lady
should be without it. its low price placing it within
the reach of every one. Published by Charles j
Peterson, Philadelphia, $500 per annum.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-07-11
Special Notices.
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FILES IN BOTH FORMS CURED

READ THIS.
can only account for my present sound health
from the constant, though moderate use of BGR
HAYES HOLLAND DEMONSTRATING from my you'll
suffered, at intervals from Piles, in both forms
sometimes so severely as to completely PROSTATE
me. have for several months past, though sub
ject to loss of Sleep and unusual physical effort
been entirely free from any symptom of this dis
tressing disease; while my general health is very
much improved
Persons doubling the authenticity of this Ger
tificate, are requested to call upon communicate
with TIE proprietors. They will take pleasure no
only in referring them to its author, but to man,
others who have used the Holland Bitters for tn
same affection, with equal success.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-07-11

CAUTIoN.-In calling for that ex-
ceIlent Saleratus Cd. B. De Land & Co.'S Chemical
Saleratus) be sure that you get what you call for,
as there are, owing to its great success numerous
limitations in the market put up in the same colored
papers. Be sure and get that with the name of
ID. B. De Land & Co. upon it, and then you will be
sure You are right.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-07-11

The following is an extract from letter written
by the pastor of Baptist Church to the journal
and Messenger" Cincinnati, Ohio and speaks
volumes in favor of that world-renowned medicine
Mus. WNsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP FOR CHILDREN
TEETHING:
"We see an advertisement in your columns Of
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. Now we never
aid word in favor of patent medicine befo re
in our life, but we feel compelled to say to your
readers. that this is no humbug-wE HAVE TRIED
1T, AND KNOW TO CLAIMS. 1t is proba
bly,, one of the most successful medicines of the
day, because it is one of the best. And those Of
your readers who have babies can't do better than
to lay in a SUPPLY oct25-27y1
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-07-11
Dowagiac Prices Current.
CORRECTED WEEKLY.


REPUBLICAN OFFICE,
July IL. 1861.
FLouR-5.00 @ 5000 per Dbl.
WHEAr-s0c for Red; 800 for White.
CoRN-cob, zoe. shelled 22c.
OArs-16c. per bushel.
BEANs-75c. per bushel.J 1873
HAMs-10c. per pound.
BurTER-9c. per pound.
CHIcKENs-6c. per b.
TURKErs-7c. per b.
CHEEsE-1oc. q 101zc. per pound.
LARD-1Oc. per pound.
INDIAN MEAL-$1.0O per cwt.
HIDEs-green, 31sc. q 4c. per ID.
HIDEs-dry, 10c. per fb.
PELrs-Sc. q &c. each.
WooL-2oc. q soc. per pound.
APPLEs-Dried, 81, 1Oc. per bushel.
APPLEs-Dried, exc. per fb.
&c green S71S@50c. per bushel.
EGGs-7c. per dozen.
SALr-fne, 200 per bbl.; coarse, $500; zoe
GER sack
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-07-11

THE Missouri STATE CONVENTION.
"A dispatch from St. Louis, dated
Sunday July Z, says The Missouri
State Convention has been officially
called to meet at Jefferson city, July
22d.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-07-11
az Harper's Weekly. for july 10.

Hai PEI w eeKly, lot July TO,
contains portraits of Lieut. General Scott, at rs
and Major General Scott, at Al years of age Also,
portraits of the late Capt Ward, BrigadierGeneral
Lyon, Major General Fremont, in his prairie CO.'S
tune, and Marshal Kane of Baltimore, together
with illustrations of the battle of Boonville the
Cabinet in session at Washington, Gen. Beaure-
CARDS camp, etc., rendering it an interesting and
valuable number. For sale by Award
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-07-11

NoTIcE.-The next Social of the
Ladies' Universalist Society, will be held at the
residence Of NJ. S. Cobb, on Tuesday evening
next, July 18th, 1861 All are cordially invited to
attend Miss JENNIE DICKSON, oecy.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-07-11

POSTMASTER APPoINTED.-We I'M
derstand that III. B. Dunning Esq, has been
appointed postmaster at Cassapolis. This is good
appointment Mr.. Dunning will make an efficient
and popular postmaster.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-07-11

Harper's Weekly, Frank Leslies
Newspaper, New York Ledger, New York Weekly,
New York Mercury and New York Spirit of the
Times, for the current week have been received by
Award. Also, Yankee Notions. Budget of Fun,
Ga funny budget and all the Monty Magazines for
July Mr. Award has also a choice lot of Union
letter paper and envelopes. .
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-07-11

New WEEKLY PAPER.-We are in
receipt of the Sturgis Journal published at Sturgis
st. Joseph county, by j. G. Wait 1t is large
sized, well printed and well filled sheet, and de-
serves to be well sustained.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-07-11
MASONIC,

W The regular meetings of Dowagiac Lodge,
e4ANo. 10, f. and A. NJ, are held at their Hall
on the first Saturday before full moon of every
month p. d. BECKWITH, w. NJ.
Moses PORTER, Sec'y.