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not have been less that one hundred and 6ft,
rebels killed. At length the Aatboats we're 90
on oy the steamers, but before they got into III.
centre OF the river one of them sunk, riddlec
with several balls, aud many of the rebels her.
met watery grave. The morning after the bat
tie large number of dead bodies were found
floating on the water, and nineteen living dead
on the battle field.
The loss OF the rebels is estimated At abou,
$50; loss OF the ZoUaves, ten killed and sixteen
wounded; regular troops, twenty wounded, ten
prisoners.
The Union forces took thirty FIVE prisoners.
three OF whom, being surgeons, were let 20 the
next morning.
General Anderson, of flbuster potorietv
who had command of the rebel expedition was
wounded IN both arms in the early part of the
conflict.
Major Vogdes, of the regular army. surren.
dered himself TO the enemy, being ffty or sixty
yards ahead OF his men, leading them on.
The day after the battle a party of SIX escaned
from Pensacola, whose names are "a follows.
Capt Butler and wife, Boston; Mr.. Packet and
wife, Maine; Mr.. Gillet, Adams Express Com
pany. Mr.. johnson, engineer on the railroad.
l ne escape OF these persons was mainly owing TO
captain Butler, who, having charge of a scboon
er, got leave from rebel officer 10 proceed IN
the rlver for the space Of thirty miles on some
pretext, the refugees being on board. Instead
VI proceeding to the river, Captain Butler nut
back to Fort Pickens. These persons all arrv.
ed IN New foik Yesterday on board of the Nc.
Clellan.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-11-06

ETom tne FhiiAueipni3 buIetin.
The leaders Of the rebellion in the South are
nearly all known to be adopts in crime, includ-
ing false swearing theft, lying, drunkenness and
so on to the end of the dark catalogue. The
rebel JEFF Thompson, now figuring 80 extensive
y and de6anty, is known BY the writer to be an
Infamous scoundrel. He is a native of jefferson
county, Virginia, and practised law at Charles
town bar. Being of handsome size and proper.
tons, and winning address, he was exceedingly
popular, and had he talents and virtue commen-
surate with external appearances, would have
risen to distinguished position. But his true
character did not long remain concealed, for he
proved false to an amable. loving wife and three
children, by seducing young lady of Charles
town. Fearing the steel of the outraged broth.
ers OF the unfortunate lady, he hastily fed, and
his whereat cuts were not known for some years.
when he turned up in Missouri. Fifteen years
are passed, and the rebel adulterer has become
famous for the crime in aiding in the destruction
Of his country. Brand the infamous wretch.
and place his name in the chapter with Floyd,
Wigfal, Wise, Mason 4 Co. A cause led by
such characters is sufficient evidence of it's ini.
qulty. HARPER's FERRY.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-11-06

SINGULAR RFAScIEs.-Napoleon died in his mil.
itary garb, his field marshal uniform and bi.
boots, which he ordered to be put on shor,
time before his death. Augustus Caesar chose
TO die in standing position, and was careful to
arrange his person and dress for that occasion.
Seward, Earl of Northumberland, when on the
point of death, Quilted his bed and put on his
armor, saying it became not man to die like q
brute, but to show his dignity. Maria Louisa,
of Austria, the unfortunate consort of Napoleon,
short time before her death, fell into sort OF
insensiblty, and her eyes being closed one o
the ladies' in attendance remarked that " Hel
majesty seemed 10 be asleep" No." said she,
- could sleep if l could indulge in repose but
| am sensible to the near approach Of death, and
l will not allow myself to be surprised by him in
my sleep; wish to meet my dissolution awake. >
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-11-06

GONG TO HELP UNCLE SAM FIRsr-In one
of the companies of the Eighth Wisconsin
Regiment was young man, under age, who
enlisted without his fathers consent, and con-
trary to his wishes. His father, farmer, and
residing in the Northwestern part of the State,
wrote several letters to his son, while the regl-
ment were in quarters at Camp Randall, for
the purpose of persuading him to return. AT
last he wrote him that he must come-that he
had large amount of threshing to do-that
he could not afford to hire help, if it were to be
had, which was hardly possible, owing to the
number of enlistments-and that he must return
home and help him, even if he enlisted again
afterwards. The young man replied:
Dear Father: can't 60 home at present
should be very glad to help you, but Uncle
Sam has got a ID sight bigger job oi
threshing on hand than you have, and I'm
bound to see him out of the woods first
Madison Journal.
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DUELLING.-Travelling in a stage coach, Pro.
fessor v got into an argument with fellow
traveller about duelling, the necessity of which
the Professor strenuously denied. The other
stOutly maintained it, and insisted that there
we're many cases which could be decided only
by duel. 81 deny that" said the Professor
POM" exclaimed the other, "it is quite clear.
Why, what else can you do! Here aIe you and
l talking together; and suppose We get into a
warm argument, and Isay to you, you lie ! what
can you do then! You must fight me-there's
no other remedy" II deny it," replied the
but what can you do?' "Why," he again re.
piled, "ii you say to me, you lie" should
say, prove it. If you do prove it, do lie il
you don't prove it, it's you that lie And there
is an end to the matter"
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-11-06

SCRIPTURE AND QUESTIONS FOR THE Trxes-
:" Curse ye, Merez"-said the angel OF the
Lord.
What has Merez done. Nothing.
Why then is Merez TO be cursed!
Because Merez did nothing.
What ought Merez to have dones
Come to the help of the Lord.
Could not the Lord do without Merezs
The Lord did do without, Merez.
Did the Lord then sustain any less?
No, but Merez did.
Is Merez then to be cursed.
Yes, and that bitterly.
Is it right that a man should be cursed fer
doing nOthings
Yes, when he ought to do something.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-11-06

SELF-FORMArIoS.-Emers says: "There is
a time in every mans education, when he arrives
at the conviction that envy is ignorance that
imitation is suicide; that he must take himself
for better or for worse as his portion; that
though the wide universe full of good, no
kern Il of nourishing corn can come to him but
through his toll bestowed on that plot of ground
which is given to him to till. The power which
resides in him is new in nature, and none but he
knows what that is which he can do, nor does he
know until he has tried. Not for nothing one
face. one character, one fact, make much i'm
preston on him and another none. 1t is not
without pre-established harmony, this sculpture
in the memory. The eye was placed where one
ray should fall, that it might testify to that par.
tcular ray"
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aHE SURE RESULTS OF rnE wAn

1t would be Well for US all TO sit down .bou,
once . month, and CONSIDER What are xhe xscer.
tanned iActs With regard " the husl results O,
tae var. While Oppressed by the various mis-.
hsPs Vi the Union armies. we forget that, what.
ever beude, there will be some eXcellen, effects
produced oy the COLLISION OF the Two sections.
Many ieei quite CERTAIN that the destruction
OF slavery 70 Certain ~ be one consequence of
tne struggle. tbs 10 = desirable cousuruu,aiiou,
out We cannot yet see that IL is sure TO arrive.
as an immediate seQual 10 the war
ohe great certain result OF il, that We should
continually remind ourselves OF, is 10 be an en-.
1ie cnAnge IN The relations OF The two sections.
Viu things have. emphatically, passed away.
IN The nrst place the tree States are never again
10 quietly scquiesce in the government OF the
country BY the head man of the slave Ststes
lhe North has iouud out thar IL has got TO do
It's share IN controlling the affairs oil North
America, or else be turned into a cong, ries Of
~hite slave StaIes.
Again, suppoeing as We have sufficient reason
TO- that the GoveInu,eht viii REGAIN Its ascenden-
cy over the whole vi the territory which owes al.
iesiance to IL either Tie Southern States viii have
To De held Ms conquered provinces, or, as will
probably be the CASE, All entnel, dIii rent set Of
men viii become the popular leaders OF the
southern people; who, seeing into what trouble
the conccited Dlusterers nov al their helm have
brought them, Will, IL would seem, invite those
>outherners who have been prominent in str.
'hg u stay the Secession foiiy 10 guide them
hereafter. Indeed, the iact that m.re has been
done within the last four month. than within the
twenty years previous TO get supplies OF cotton
Tor Europe from new sources, Is likely TO have
Tie effect OF bringing the portion of the
rebels 10 take this step m hurry; for they will
see that every mouth OF the blockade casts AN
other terrible shadow over their commercial
prospects.
One OF the most pleasing of the changes that
Are sure To resuit from the war Ii, the death Of
Northern doughiaceism, or, at least, Its almost
otai suppression. The appearances are that the
present geheratenn of Southeineis are gong TO
Dc either, as a whole, the good friends or the
subjects Of he North. II they are 10 be our
good friends, doughfacng ON the part OF North
;rners will not have money IN 1t; and II they
.re 10 be our subjects, It viii not-except Tor .
ew small traders.
The certain results OF the struggle are, indeed,
'ery lew. The very cautious might say that the
,nly one was expressed IN the vague sentence-
vast Change IN the mutua, relations vi the
ectiOns Is " occur. Even this universally eX.
'ected result Is n large and good enough one to
make US all stand stili, occasionally, 10 ponder
lpon it with pleasure; for surely the change
'ould not be for the wOrse.-Phiia. Buliatin.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-11-06

DIDN'T WANT TO BE A WrDow.-A man in La
crosse. Wisconsin, few days ago, rushed into
the river swearing that he would drown him.
self. When he had waded in TO the depth Of
his waist, his wife siezed him by the hair, and
then. as q local editor describes it, she led him
back till they reached place where the water
was about two feet deep. where she pulled him
over backwards, soused him under. and pulled
him up again. drown yourself-(down be
went)-leave me to father the brats ,-fanotber
plunge(-get drunk!-(anotber souseHand
start for the river-(another dip)-TH Laym 20
to leare me ridor, and oil the men at tk1
rar r. After sozzIing him to her hearts con-
tent, she let him into the house and closed the
door,
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From the London News
THE GREATNESS OF THE AMERICAN
UNION.

- n
| UNION.
The whole history of great States, whether
Monarchcal or Republican in all ages and all
chimes, mas been one Of alternate engrattings
and spilnterings from the central stock. Ter
rltorlal expansion and contraction have been
by turns, the destiny of nearly every European
State OF the first order, since the days of Char
lemagne. 1t has been pre-eminently SO OF
France, whose confines have seldom remained
Tor half century unchanged; yet when has
the interest enemy of that great country ven
tured to talk of her political existence as a
'hing that has passed away? Every true states
man and historian understands that the vitality
OF great State consists not i'm the casual ey.
tent OF Its acreage, or the fuctuating number
OF It's people, but in the moral yigor which
loyalty to Its Institutions, and homOgenity of
feeling, habit and purpose give, and which no
accidents OF Hood or field can take away.
were the Southern States parted finally and
forever from the Union, the Union would still
be The greatest free country, with the exception
of our own. that the world hoe nror soon II
would still possess elements within itself OF
opuience and power, vaster by far than any
European State can boast; it would still be-
invincible by foreign arms. and unsbackled in
the pursuit of industry, knowledge, adventure,
and improvement by domestic bonds. whether
o. creed or caste. 1t would still possess the
priceless treasure of matured literature and
Jurisprudence, and while it retained all the
freshness and energy of national youth, it
would still be voluntary combination of self
ruling States-it would still be the home
of the free. We cordially sympathize in
the bold and eloquent language OF Vice-Chan-
cellor Page Wood upon that subject; and We
seriously commend his wise and mighty words
OF political reprOof to the shallow -pated ora
tors and writers who think it fine to sneer at
the mischances and losses of a free community,
involved against their will in a sanguinary
war. No purity of motives or political wisdom
can effcctuvlly insure a nation against wantOn
and willtul disaffectiOn. How many revolts
have English rulers been obliged to resist? |?
How many attempts at schism and secession
has not British power survived? Our duty as
a nation OF kinsmen, of friends, and of neigh
bors. is very plain. Our svmpathins and nravers
ought 10 he Tor those, and those alone, who
stand on the defensive i'm this lamentabe quar-
rel, Tor theirs is the cause of law, order and
right. We, too, are likely to be heavy suffer-
ers by reason of the conflict; but as Lord De
Gray has recently well said, when addressing
a public assembly in Yorkshire: mo consid-
Grafton of temporary selfinterest ought to
induce us to think of interposing between the
combatants, on any plea, or upon any pretense
whatever"
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OxE AND IxsEPERABLE.-In late discourse

OSE AND ISsEPERABLE.-Ina late discourse to
the volunteers at Camp Morton, Indiana Bishop
Ames said: There has been. my friends, one
graHd Union Convention, the proceeds of which
have not been reported By telegraph. It has
been held amid the Businesses of the everlasting
bills. The Rocky Mountains presided, the
mighty Mississippi made the motion, the Ale.
ghany Mountains seconded it, aud every noun.
tain and bill, and river and valley in this vas,
country, sent up unanimous voice: Resolred
That We are one and inseperable, and what God
has joined together no man shall put asunder.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-11-06

THE FIRST SEcEssIoNIsr. When General
Greene retired after the battle of Eutaw to the
Santee hills, in September, 1881, the South Car.
olinians endeivored to persuade the Maryland
and Virginia troops to desert and 20 home Al
last fellow named Timothy Griffin, seeing some
arylanders in earnest conversation With an off
Ger. went up and openly urged them to resist hi:
authority. The officer, Capt. Mcpherson, o
Maryland, knocked the mutinous South Carroll
nisn down, and then had him arrested The
next morning he was tried, found guilty, and
shot Immediately, in presence of the whole army
This put q stop to Secession"
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THE GRAND ARMY FOR THE DEFENCE
Of THE UNION.

The generals in the Union army along the
whole line, from the Atlantic to the Far West,
have nov at their control as magnificent force,
perhaps, as ever were put under the comm and
OF any number of generals. From reliable sour
ces We have compiled table showing the mum
Der OF troops each loyal State has now in the
neld or on their way to the seat of war:
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Is There is cockney youth who every time
he wishes to ge, a glimpse at his sweetheart,
cries " Fire!" directly under her window. In
the alarm OF the moment she plunges her head
out OF the window and inquiries "Where ?"
When he POLITICALLY slaps himself on the bosom
and exclaims, Ere, nv Hengelina,"
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-11-06

FArHER AND Sox.-Ex Gov. Wickliffe of Ken.
tseky, x-Postmaster- General, &c, 10 loyal to
the hearts core, but has son in the Rebel ar
ny. That con attempted to apply the torch 70
bis own fathers house, in Bardssown, but Gen.
Anderson sent regiment 70 the rescue.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-11-06

e When Hannibal with his army, beleaguer.
ed me Roman capital on one side, the confident
people OF that city sent reinforcement's to their
army in Spain, out OF the gates on the other side.
1t might be Of advantage we're this historical
fact to be repeated little closer to home Just
now.-Lomisrille Jo~r.
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TIE GrRxAy ELrxzxr Prof R.r..h.

TIE GERMAN ELENzNr. Prof Rauschen.
bush, of Rochester, n. Y, Theological Seminary.
spoke OF Thursday evening at the Baptist church,
Springfield, in behalf of the German element of
oar population. The Dumber of German speak.
ing people in the country was estimated at s..
100000, the number of German Baptist clutch
es vas stated to be so, and the number Of Ger.
man soldiers nov engaged in fighting for the
Union was estimated at 10000.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-11-06

"a Why is an old fashioned silk pocket hand.
kercnief like the Southern Confederate flag
Because one is bandanna and the ether is q
a-n banner.
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There also five thousand volunteers raised
in California, five thousand in Maryland, one
thousand six hundred in Delaware and two thou.
sand in the District of Columbia, besides ten
thousand regulars, which. added together, will
dred and twelve thousand men, With such an
army, under good generalshp, what might not
be accomplished IN. Y. Herald.
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In addition to the above there are the State
and Government troops in Kentucky and Nilsson.
ri, which may be estimated as follows:
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06tial 9irfttorp,
NATlONAL OFFICERS.
THE EXECUTIVE.

THE EXECUTIVE.
pu.sSns-ABRAHAM IINCULN, Of Illinois
r.. .pr,ndesi-HANNIBsL HAMLIN, oi Maine.
THE CABINET.
srxs,yef fSae-wiIIIAh SEWARD. of New York
s~,xery Of the Teasu. y->ALNON JHAsE, Of OHIO
ss.ssrs Of the IrteSor-IALEB h. sMiIh, of Ind ana
s-,,esys of the Nary-GIDkON WELLES, of COnnec at
s~,AaO T Hay->IMUN CAMkRbN, OF fenLs ylvapia.
ns.aSr G>serat-MONTGOMEKY BLAIR, Of Maryland
1sn<y GsayaL-EDwARp BATEs, Of Missouri.
THE JUDICIARY.
Supreme Court Of the United States.
n;f yusice-ROGER TANEY, of Maryland.
Is-.1ax yusices-JOHN MCLEAN, Of ONO.
JAMES WAYNE, of Georgia.
JOHN CATRvN, of IeoEesse-.
fLiER ' DANIEL, OF VIgna.
SAMU EL NELSON, Of New York.
ROBERT GRItR. Of fennsyvania
NATHAN CLIFFORD, of Maine.
JOHN A. CAM BELL, Of Alabama.
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Justices of the SuDre,ne Courl

GEJKGE MARTIN, Chief Justice
ISAAC z. CHRIsTIANCY, Associate Justice.
JAMES v. CAMPBELL,
RANDOLPH MANNING.
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BOARD of Education.
GEORGE WILLARD, wIrrER J. BAXTER
EDWIN WILLIS.
Regents of the University.

Regents Of the University.
I.t Dis,rict-BENJAMIN l.. BAXTER,
"a Z" EASTMAN JOHNSON
81 80 LEVI BISHOP,
tth Z" DONALD MCINTYRE
Ssh " E LAKIN BROWN
9th /" HENRY wHIHvG
Ith LUXE III. PARSONS
sth " -O!lN ER l.. SPAUIDING
9th WILLIAM VI. FERRY JR
10th "a -t;EORGE BRADLEY.
Trustees Of Deaf, Dumb Il Blind
Asylum.
JAMES A. WALKER, BENJAMIN PIEeSoN.
j. z. LEROY.
Rev. B. ". FAY, Principal.
Asylumf for Deaf, Dumb and Bnl-FIint
Trustees Insane Asylum.
JEREMIAH WOODBURY., zINA PITCHER.
WILLIAM bHoohS, ERASTUS HI -SEY
LUTHER Fl. TRASK, DANIEL L. PRATT
Asylum Cor 'ortheInssne-Kalamazoo the
Beard Of Control of the Reform
school.
1toR'E W. LEE, SYLVESTER LARNED,
JAMES l. MEAD.
Railroad Commissioners.
CHARLES TRIeP, OMAR d CoyGFR
AOvEy X CLARKE, HORACE VI fErK,
PERLEY BILLS, WILDER D. FOSTER
Inspectors Of the State Prison.
AMOS ROOT, ALFRED G BATES, NELSON W. CLARK
W. L. SEATON, Agent of the State Prison
J. EUGENE TENNEY, State Librarian
GEO w. BROWN, Supt st. Marys Falls Ship Canal.
B. CRIPPEv, President state Agricultural Society
r. TOMBSTONE, Secretary do do
state Board of Agriculture.
DAVID CARPENTER, HEZEKIAH WELLS
JC'fUS GAGE SVJAS , YLREE,S
PHILO PARSONS, CHARLES RICH
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. Judges of the Circuit Courts.

Let. Dist. EDWARD II. c. WILSON
"a NATHANIEL BACON.
ID BENJAMIN r. ii. wIrHERELL.
sfh {" EDWIN LAWRt nee.
5th BENJAMIN r. GRAVES
gh SANFORD ~ GREEN
ith JO-IAH TURNER.
sth 90 LOUIS :. LOWELL.
9th ss FLAVIUS J. LtTrLEJOHN.
10th Z" JAMES BiRNEY.
Upper Peninsula, DANIEL GOODWIN.
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THE BIN EFT.

p,.r;dent-ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Of Illinois
r.. Pyendesl-HANNlbaL HAMLlN, oi Maine.
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