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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-02-20

When the vote was declared motion to
proceed to formal ballot was met by a
motion to adjourn-the last motion the
Chairman called "out Of order" "a mistake,
parliamentary, We think, and the motion
to ballot was carried. Before balloting Mr.
Calkins Withdrew his name because '.Dem.
ocratic votes had been givcn;" McCraney,
Lobdcll and others also withdrew, and the
melee became general. Hon. Samuel Mcr-
rill begged the Republicans not ito scccde"
and he asked the revolutionists to point out
the name of voter who was Democrat.
Mr.. Wanzer (DeIn.) was present, and NOV
ed the House thatany Democrat who would
vote in Republican meeting be consider, d
a "d--n fool" (Applause.) The formal
ballot resulted as follows:
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Take II pencils or small sticks and ar.
range them as follows: -----
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e- The commune. ton relative to an
Agricultural Society is on file FIR next
week. d
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Rocky .NXOssMfniss .N,esUS.
THE GREAT PIXIES PEAK
Daily Go weekly.
KEROSENE OIL.

tDo,cncrs b,sf)
A LSO the cheapest and bert KcrossuEtnnaps eve,
n offered in McGregor, for sale.Sy 3 a
TN. II. DROWN
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Sabbath school Association

Sabbath school Association
The first annual meeting Of the Clayton
County Sabbath School Association was
held pursuant to previous notice at the
Congregational Church in this city on
Tuesday and Wednesday the 18th and | 9th
inst. The unusual bad state of the roads
almost entirely precluded anything like
a general attendance from the interior or
more distant parts of the county. Our
citizens however turned out in large mum.
bcrs and goodly delegation from Garna-
villo and Prairie du Chien was present. :
The Convention was highly favored too by
the presence Of A. X. Burnell agent Of the
Mass. s. S. S., VIM. II. Byron President
and Joseph Hamilton Secretary of the
Wis. State S. S. Association and other
distinguished Sunday School men from
abroad. Fine music was dscourscd, much
discussion had upon vital questions touch
ing the Sunday School interest, addresses
delivered, essays read and the exercises
during the whole session were deeply in.
tercsting. Wednesday afternoon was set
apart for chlldren's meeting and the house
was crowded as we have never seen it be.
fore by the children from the various Sum-
day Schools Of the city. The exercises
were begun by singing The Sabbath School
Army after which the children were ad-
dressed by Messrs. Burnett, Byron and
Hamilton in their usual happy style.
E. N. Carter, Esq; was reelected Presi-
dent, Robert Grant Secretary and the
usual quota of Vice Presidents and Town
ship Secretaries chosen. Elkadcr was de-
sisnated as the place for holding the next
meeting and j. o. Crosby, E. r. Barron
and Snedigar were appointed committee
tn make arra II upmenfs fhprafnr +
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DIED,
In West Union. Iowa, February 18th, 1861, JAMES
Il. Cook 3, aged 80 years.
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Mr. Benton was declared the nominee,
and the meeting adjourned--lhe yictors
with the best of feeling, the defeated with
their heads bowed down with sorrow. The
end is not vet.
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iB Read the outside Of this paper care.
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ExcHANGEs.--Jackson Co.. Sentinel; VIC
have sent to yeu regularly, Mr.. Sentinel,
for several wecks-don't mark X again or
we shall think you don't take the wrapper
off the Times. Clinton Herald, good
paper; the Ottumwa Union, a lively inter-
esting, spicy sheet that suits us to dot !;
the Wapello Republican, a handsome, large,
we'll got-up paper, slightly wrong in poll.
tics but too proud to get down and wallow
in vituperation for any party : the Hamilton
Freeman, Webster City, Iowa, -Charley
Aldrich, its editor, late Clerk Of the Iowa
Ii. Of r., writes on the ma, gin of our last
receipt from him, "Exch. or go to the devil"
We have sent to the Freeman more than a
dozen copies Of tn" Times and if that do mt
save us from visit to the realms Of Pluto,
pray what will? Judging from Charley IS
style we conclude that sending our paper
to him and sending it to the Devil would
be about the same thing These exchanges
are all welcome.
! NEw PArER-We are in receipt of Nos. 2
and Of the St. hnsgar (lowa) Journal edit
ed by l.. S. EvEnErr, Esq. late Of the Chicago
Hrrah, and formerly OF the Ohio GMlioa,oy
The Journal is neatly print d, and bears evi
dence Of a high order Of editorial strength
Compliments from Us to Mr.. Everett. are un
called tor; his experience as writer and q
public man, guarantee to the citizens Of St
Ansgar,o Of Mitchell county Of Northern Iowa
the ablest paper that has yet been published ia
the State. We hope his value as al editor will
he appreciated.
When Spring opens, and even now, it will be
to the interest OF McGregor me chants to in
vite the trade Of the upper Cedar through the
| columns Of the St Ansgar Journal
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to have seen in print:
s'When was little they gave me . cut
And in the ground they did me put,
When was less than six mouths old,
They came in search of my poor soul;
With hon strong they dill me turn,
With fire and water they did me burn,
When WA. stripped un' o my skin.
They found pl .cc to put me in.
Can boy or girl who reads these lines,
Declare my name to the Iowa IlMRs
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just like Ohio folks only the difference in
circumstances. lie concluded as follows:
We mean to recognize and bear in mind
always that you have as good hearts in
yorr bosOms rs other people, or as we claim
20 have, and treat you accordingly. Eel
low citizens Of Kentucky, friend and breth-
rem may call you in my new position. /
have no occasion, and feel no inclination to
retract word Of this. fit it shall not be
made good, be assured the fault shall not be
mine. ~ 'A@ @
His remarks were received with great en-
;nusiasm. In passing to his room, those
that could rushed at him, throwing their
arms round him, patting him on the back,
and almost wringing his arms off.
At Columbus he was received by the Of.
hcials Of the State, Legislature and citizens.
lie said in conclusion:
Allusion has been made to tho interest
felt in relation to the policy Of the new Ad.
ministration. On this have received from
some, some degree OF credit for hvving KEEP,
silence, from others, some depreciation.
think was right. In the varying and re.
peatcdly shifting scenes of the present
without . precedent which could enable us
TO judg, by the past it has seemed fitting
that before speaking upon The, difficulties 81
the country; should have gained view d
the Whole field, to be sure, after all, being a,
liberty to modify and change the course o
policy Ms future events may make d chung,
necessarily f-have not maintained silence
from any want of anxiety. II isa goot
thing tis0t thAre il no more tAan m x;afv
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Oh HlIDS. New Orlcans Sugar. just received, aud
eOU for sale at 8 81 cents per llb.. ny
HOFFMAN,, BENTON & co...
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by the Peace Convention on Tuesday Feb
ruary 10th.
Tennessee has overwhelmingly decided
against immediate secession. johnson Co.
gives the Union question a large majority.
Gov. Floyd will be in Washington this
week to answer to the indictments against
him.
Ministers to European Governments are
appointed by the Southern Confederacy.
President Davis, Of the South advises
against attacking Sun,pter. The Commits
sioners from the South called on the Presi
dent to treat for the arsenals down there,
but Buck would mt talk about it.
Moody and Hcffrcn, of Indiana, did not
fight. Col. John c.. Walker Of LaPorte
was HefIren's friend and succeeded in scar.
ing out Of Moody (Ab.) retraction Of all
the bad words he had used towards Hcf.
ron, the late Gov. Willard and the Demo,
cratic party. The fight was to be near
Newport with rifles at Is PAGES. Walker
had paced the ground and ten minutes on
~ were given to settle.
Gen. Scott ordered all the troops to bs
on TIE look out on the 18th to secure 1
Constitutional electoral vote for President
and Vice President. The vote was count
ed, Mr.. breckenridge declared Lincoln ant
iIamlin elected and not sign Of trouble
showed itself. Mr.. liindman, of Arkan
sas, moved that Gen. Scott DO informct
that his mcrcenaries were no longer needet
I at the. Capitol.
The Collector at New Orleans has advis
ed the Government that duties on good
passing up the river will hereafter be col
lected at the Treasury Of louisiana.
New York has released the Georgia mu
| nitions Of war she illegally seized ant
| Georgia has released the New York ships
| in the harbor of Savannah. The. wronf
began with New York. - ~
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be found in the State Prison! We regret
to say that we have heard Of some who
ought to be there. Where is EADs?. !. /.
The Nebraska Republican objects to ap.
pointing Territorial officers outside the Ter.
ritories. The Republican is right. Its an
insult to the settlers to dig up an. old .out
side fossil and send him among new pco
pie to rule over them. He don't know any.
thing about their interests, and has m
business there. "A boy Of 16, named
Dow, was condemned for murder in Mid
dlescx, N. j. The scene is said to hav,
been heart-rending in the extreme Thu
three Oregon Presidential E ectors all cam,
on to Washington with the returns tn,
fees were $4,000, and they could no
agree that one man should have it all.
The Knights Of he G.. G. have officially
announced that they will aid the South will
$4,000 picked men their object is tn
AUGMENTATION Of Mexico :. !. The Bostol
Traveller says that payments arc made t
New England dealers more promptly iron
Florida and Texas than from any othc
| quarter. ~
A five mile skating matcha. Tiverton. r
l., was done up at the rate Of 2:24a pc
mile. I. DR.. Porter, of Memphis, lights hi
church with cheap gas made of cottor
| seed and little rosin. The whole South
ern Confederacy is being dazzlcd now will
similar gas; we are fearful that they viii
add birthstone and nitre if sensible coun
sells do not soon prevail among them. :. "A
| teacher was driven from Scotch school fo
writing "God' with lower case g. Serve,
him right. :. Kate Collins, ballet dance
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-03-06

The Union party of Wake County achieved a
brilliant and overwhelming victory on Thursday
last They have carried the County by twelve hum
dred majority, in the face Of the most systematic
and desperate efforts to defeat them. The result is
signal rebuke to the disunionists.
We may have more to say with reference to the
vote of the County hereafter but we may add now that
old party lines were obterated and all portions ot
the County united in the great work of Matching
and vaiting for the preservation Of the Union. The
Union vote in Raleigh and the Union vote in the
County are the largest ever heretofore pollcd for
any candidates.
The County has voted by small majority for a
Convention.
We give below the vote of the County by Pre-
cinets:-
Official Vote Of Wake County for Delegates to tho
Contention and on the question Of Contention.
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Jle StanOar1.
RALEIGH: SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1861.
The Result in this State.

The people of this State voted on Thursday last
for one hundred and twenty delegates to Conven-
ton and also for and against Convention. The re.
turns received up to the time Of going to press in
dieate that the Unionists have triumphed by large
majority.
In speaking Of the successful party as Unionists,
we must not to be understood as saying that they
will submit to the administration Of the government
on sectional er black Republican principles, but
that they are anxious to preserve the Union on a
Constitutional basis and to obtain such guarantees
as will lead to permanent reconstruction Of the
Uoion. The Unionists entertain hopes, and nearly
all of them strong hopes that the Union can and
will be preserved, and they arc willing to show their
faith in this respect by their works. They are op-
posed to disunion at this time, and would regard it
at any time as fraught with numerous and great
calanties; and they arc also opposed to the at.
tempts which are being made to Nericanize this Re-
public by breaking it up and incurrng the hazards
Of revolution simply account Of the election Of
Mr.. Lincoln to the Presidency.
We are not sure that the people have voted for a
Convention. In some of the Counties heard from
the vote for it is large and in others the vote against
it is large The vote on Convention will be close
but VIC incline to think that small majority has
been cast in favor of it.
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1 have noticed that a mar

FEMALE INFLUENcEs.-I have noticed that mar
ried man falling into misfortune is apt to
treve his situation in the world than single one,
chiefly because his spirits soothed and relieved
by domestic endearments and sefrespect kept alive
by finding that, although abroad may be darkness
and humiliation, yet there is still little world of
love at home. of which he is the monarch. Where
as, single man is apt to run to waste and self
neglect; to fall to ruin, like some deserted mansion
for want of inhabitants. have often had occasion
to remark the fortitude with which women sustain
the most overwhelming reverses of fortune. Those
disasters which break down the spirit of man, and
PROSTATE him to the DUST to call forth all the
energies of the other sex, and give such intrepdty
and elevation to their character, that at times, it
approaches to sublimity. Nothing can be more
touching than to behold soft and tender female,
who has been all weakness and dependence, and
alive to every trivial roughness while threading the
prosperous pah suddenly rising in mental force to
be the comforter Of her husband under misfortuncs
abiding with unshrinking frmness the bitterest
blasts of adversely. As the vine, which has long
twined its graceful foliage about the oak, and has
been lifted by it into sunshine will, when the hardy
trunk is rifted by the thunderbolt cling around it
with its caressing tendrils and bind up its shattered
bough, So too it is beautifully ordained by Provi-
dence, that woman, who is the ornament and de-
pendent of man in his happier hours should be his
stay and solace when smitten with dire and sudden
calamity, winding herself into the rugged recesses
of his nature, tenderly supporting his dropping
head and binding up the broken heart Washiny-
ton Ilrinq
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Vol. XVII mo. 10.

that Forsythe goes against Convention by majority
Of 800; R. L. Patterson and Thomas j. Wilson,
Union, elected delegates. 1"''''
In Person County, Hon. E. G. Reade, Union, is
elected over James Holeman, secessonist by large
majority, and the county goes for convention.
In Caswell County, Hon. Bedford Brown and
VIM. Long, Esq, are elected over John A. Graves
and R. L Smith, Esqs., disunionists; the county
has gone for convention by decided majority
In Alamance, Messrs McAden and Harbour are
elected over Judge RufRn, by 500 majority. The
county has voted against convention. H'' !.
Craven has voted for the Union and against con-
vention.
Daplin, Lenor and Greene are reported as hav-
ing voted for a convention, but nothing is said of
the political character of the delegates.
The dsanion ticket is reported to have succeeded
in Warren, but no particulars are given
Wayne County goes for convention by about
1000 majority. Of course the dsunion candidates
were elected, as there was no opposition.
But one precinct in Franklin heard from, and
that gives large majority for convention.
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RALEIGH. N. c.. WE'D NESDAY, MARCH 6, 1861

Mr. Haughton, in q speech no less characterized
by its patriotism and eloquence followed, denounc-
ing in unmeasured terms the Black Republican
traitors Of the North for their audacity in violating
that Constitution so dear to all true patriots, and
upbrading the seeded States for their conduct in
abandoning what they had sworn to protect and de-
fend at the first approach and into the hands of an
enemy, formidable only in the Imagination Of those
that feared to meet them; and exhortng the friends
Of Equality and States Rights in the Union not yet
to give up the good old ship, but to stand firm, and
to try the constitutional means yet left ere they de-
SPAR OF bringing her once more safely into the har-
Dor of peace and prosperity. An effort had been
made by the Daily Progress "a journal published
here to discourage this meeting, and had intmated
in an article in the mornings ISSUE that Union men
and Union States IN the South were giving aid and
comfort to the Black Republicans; but said Mr..
Haughton, let us see who has in reality aided and
comforted them most, those who still remain in the
Union coAtending for their rights against the
mics OF Institution, those States which have
surrendered their power in Congress to the Black
Republicans The conservative men were in ma
orty in both branches of the present. as they would
have been in the next Congress, had the seeded
States remained, and that Lincoln would for the
next two years have been powerless for evil; that
he could not have made cabinet appointment, e1-
cept with the appreciation and sanction of the South
that it said there is no Union; why then call
vention to determine whether shall 20 out of the
Union remain in it?-that there was great re
action going on at the North and by the aid of the
conservative portion of the northern States, We
might crush out our enemies, and forever put an
end to the influence of this vile and damnable prn
ciple of Black Republicanisu. He resumed his sea,
amidst bursts of loud and enthusiastic applause.
On motion, the Chair appointed an executive con-
mittee Of seven to make arrangements for bringing
the Ssue involved this election before the neODle
Business being now over the meeting gave three
loud and prolonged cheers for the Union and the
stars and stripes three more for the speakers a
the evening, and then adjourned, to meet at the
ballot-box on the 2sth, and then and there to igh
the good fight of Union CRAVEN
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AFFAIRS AT CHARLEsToN.-The Hon. JET. DAVIS
is reported to have arrived at Charleston with the
view to effect arrangements to guard against the
possibility of attack Fort SUMTER at least un-
til the character of Mr. Lincolns inaugural shall be
known. If its tone be pacific there will be no at
tack on Fort Sumter If otherwise, they say an at
tack will be Immediately made, in which case Mr..
Davis would take command of the army in person,
and Gen. Twiggs take command at Charleston
Dispatches from Major Anderson report everything
ouiet. He was allowed to receive marketing and
other necessaries from Charleston, and had all the
intercourse with the city be desired.
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We give below all the returns that we have re-
cevcd of the election in this State the 2Sth up to
the time of going to press. Of course much Of the
report is founded upon unofficial information, but
We think it may be relied upon as very nearly cor
rect o..
In Wake as will be seen from the published Ia
bic, the Union ticket was elected by very near
twelve hundred majority while the county goes for
a convention by one hundred and sixty majority.
Rowan elects Union delegates by 400 majority
no report of the vote on convention. '
Davidson elects Union men, and goes against Con-
venton by about 1900.
Guilford gives 1000 for the Union ticket, and
against Convention.
. In Orange the vote for Convention is AGO, against
Convention 1,40s and the vote for delegates stands,
Graham 1885, Berry 1906, Jones 35s, Nash 356-
the two last are for disunion.
johnson votes the Union ticket by a large ma
jority. I
Montgomery is reported as having gone for the
Union.
Brunswick, New Hanover, Wayne, Mecklenburg
and Cabarrus, are reported as having gone for dis
union but we have no intilnation of the vote in
either.
passenger by the afternoon train on the R. &
G. Railroad, yesterday, brings information that the
disunion candidates in Halifax, Granville and
Northampton, had been defeated.
The vote in the town of Charlotte stood for Con.
vention TAT, against Z.
In Concord, for Convention 49s, against S.. v.
Y. barrlnger is elected in Cabarrus. .. q. ..,
Apassenger from High P9int yesterday, reports
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CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON, Feb 27.-Sennte-Mr. Powell
moved to take up the Crttenden resolutions which
had been delayed for several weeks because the
Peace Conference was in session, and he believed
there was plan on foot the part of the Republi
cans to prevent any conclusion by the Conference.
As proof of this he would read letters from the
Senators from Michigan to the Governor of that
State, advising the appointment Of delegates to the
Conference to prevent its action splitting the Repub-
lican party. One of the letters concludes thus:
1.-The Union will not be worth rush without
little blood dieting"
Mr. Chandler said these letters were substantial
ly correct.
agreed on the Tariff bill and it now stands passed.
The Army bill was then read a third time and
passed
A communication from the Peace Conference was
read.
Mr.. Crittenden moved its reference to select
committee, to report Tomorrow Agreed to.
The Postal Appropriation bill wasreported
The Senate then went into Executive session.
House-A resolution was adopted, appointing
committee to ascertain if Russell paid money, direct
ly or indirectly, to the United States officials or
others, to assist him in obtaining Government con-
tracts, &c.
The report of the Committee of Thirty. Three was
resumed, and several amendments, including Kel-
/ logg's and Crttendens, rejected. The LIST and I'd
resolutions were then adopted-the latter including
the force clause. The Sd resolution was amended
as follows:
"No amendment shall be made to the Consttu-
tion. which will authorize or give Congress the
power to abolish or interfere with the domestic in
| stutions of any State, including that of persons
held to servtude labor by the laws of said State
Pending the resolution, as adopted, the House ad'
journed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %.
SENATE.-Mr Crittenden from the select commit
tee reported the Peace Conference resolutions with
Recommendation that they be submitted to the
several State legislatures.
| Mr.. Seward from the same Committee offered a
resolution providing for the call of National Con-
vention. ss...... ..,.. .-r
d Mr. Hall objected to the reception of Mr. Critten.
dens report but it received and made the spe-
cial order for tomorrow. .-. E,..- .
The postal appropriation bill was debated until
the Senate went into Executive session. ...
HousE.-Mr. Corwin, Of Ohio, addressed the
House on motion to reconsider the vote OF yester-
day on the proposition to amend the Constitution.
He declared that he would recognize the independ
Of the Southern Conederacy, rather than go tc
war with them He thought that the slave States
remaining in the Union we're more important thar
those which had seeded, and was willing to make
great sacrifices for them. They had stood By ths
Union nobly, and he considered itno more than jys
that they should have guarantees from the Repabll
can party Upon concluding his remarks, NJ. Stan
ton demanded the previous question: a5so 10 So