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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-24
SOMETHING BIOGRAPHICAL OF MAJOR
RIPLEY.
To f.< Eehtor Of The N. Y. TTibune.

Tsns Editor Of The NJ Y TrbHns.
SIR: The Major Ripley Of whom your CORES:
ponden in Charleston, in to-days paper, tells good
thing ID charaaer. He IL Il native of Ohio graduate
of West Point, and was, believe, attached TO the
Engineer corps Of the Army, but some years ago re-
sgred and has since been trying various specuations
at lone and abroad. He was in London in 1856,
Offering grand affair of lead mines in Newfoundland,
but il was co. and he returned to NewYork ready
for anything. lie turned up here on the l7th Septem
Lr and remained tn the l2fh NoremLer last when he
headed South and shortly after the commencement Of
the fuse there making propositions to the Legsla
lures OF South Carolina and Georgia TO furnish at
stated future perods, TO be manufactured by him at
some place within that junSdiction / had many
pleasant bouts with him while here, In which no al
ways gave the most emphatic assurances Of the in
tended rebellion throughout the whole South following
iDeolns election, and recurring now to what he said
and tbs unusual secrecy and industry he eyinced IN
whatever he had then on hand, / do not doubt he
WA procuring machinery and materials for the service
IN which be has since bcca sngased Ipaialy with
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-24

instantly decamped. Ii he had not have no
doubt that be would have met traitors doom.
without much benefit Of clergy. The people here
are especially incensed against him since he
carried on his reasonable operations under cover
of the most enthusiastic loyalty to Secession.
This aud the Secession Of Georgia, concerning
the effect Of which here have hitherto informed
you, have been the principal topics of converse
ton, always, however, excepting the outrage
upon South Carolina committed by the Federal
fae floating over South Carolina fort
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-24
FIDELITY TO THE UNION.

SIR: il is related Of Gen. Scott that, when he was
sent by Gen. jackson to South Carolina to put down
the notification rebellion, he proposed to his officers
and men, before commencing operations, that they
should renew their oath OF allegiance and that it was
DONE Would it not be proper and would it not tend
restore confidence and peace, if q like thing was
dorc by the United States Senators and members Of
he IIouse Of Representatives 1t would settle at
once who are traitors to their country if any there be,
in any branch Of the legislative bodies at Washington
ke,s York, Jsp. 81, 1881. X
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-24
MISCELLANEOUS.
A VOICE FROM THE LOYAL NORTH.

VOICE FROM THE LOYAL NORTH.
BY o. ". HOLMES.
WE sing "Our Country's" song tonight
With saddened voice and eye;
Her banner drOOps in clouded Light
Beneath the wintry sky.
We II pledge her once in golden wine
Before her stars have set;
Though dim one reddeniDg orb may shine,
We Lave Country get.
'Twere vain to sigh DER errors past,
The fault Of sires or sons;
Our soldier heard the threatening blast,
And spiked his useless guns;
He saw the star-wreathed ensign fall,
BY mad invaders torn;
But saw il from the FASHIONED wan,
That laughed their rage 10 scorn
What though their angry cry is flung
Across the bowling wave,
They sn.ite the air with Idle tongue
The gathering storm who brave;
Enough Of Speech the trumpet rngsi
BE silent, patient, calm
God help them if the tempest swings
The Pine against the Palm
lblkDIllf 1talo nav hiht' VI
Our strength has slept unielt;
The furnace IRE is slow to fame
That bids our ploughshares melt;
It's hard 10 lose the bread they win
In spite Of Naturr's frowns--
To drop the iron threads we spin
That weave our webs OF towns
To see the rustling turbines stand
Before the emptied fumes,
10 fold the arms that food the land
With rivers from their looms;
But harder still for those who learn
The Truth forget 80 long:
When once their slnmbeEng passions burn,
The peaceful are the strong
The Lord have mercy on the weak
And calm their frcnzlcd ire,
And save our brothers ere they shrek
ave play with Northern FIRE"
The eagle hold his mountain hight
The tiger pace his den
Give MI their Country, each bis righ!
God keep us ALL Amen
.i9noI Iasf. Jan. Z, l61l
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-24

sKArIYc.-The residents jersey City are at pres
ent enjoying fe of skating, and hundreds of
persons take advantage Of the present fine weather TO
enjoy this healthy and fashionable recreation. York
BAY between the jersey City Yacht CLUB House aud
Coumunipsw, is now frozen over and presents vast
surface Of hundreds Of acres Of excellent ice. The
Warren-ree; Pond, which is 400 feet length by 600
feet wide, was flooded yesterday forenoon, and is in
excellent condition.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-24

a nrs occurred In the dwetng-house No. &c CON-
nsfce street Tuesday night 10 consequence ~ ,ha
ns' o. Mrs Smith, the occupant, iguiing from the
Eve mn B. was terribly burned, and cannot re-
a. ~ OcntoeFable damage was done TO the premises
% tuesday evening, q ire broke out In the stable
sss"s a. vsinn, on one-bandredandnnth street, be-
Wv "3'a ana Tenth avenues. Damage, 900.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-24

to mole to you the doe Of his appearance here Lie
good fellow, wihsl, md am indeed glad Major An.
derson did not hurry him to the hot place he warned
the cbiyary they would be in FIVE minutes If Sumter
gave them Lick back. CesTIsEHTAL.
2 pl.I15egDAio jan 2l.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-24

Theodore Ryndes, nephew Of the Marshal who /,
was alleged sone time ago eonniyed at the escaDe Of
saver from this port is dead. Sotening Of the brain
ue naiAdy with which he Was soon after seized ,ooS
bun OF on Monday las.. WIN
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-24

FATAL AcCDEsT or THE NEw-JKRsEY RuL-
ROAD On 1uesday the II 30 train about half way
btw Jersey City and Newark two walking
truk Nhises sounded and the brakes applied
when them stepped cd and endeayored to get ms
ysIoa of but sed and the engine struck him, knocking
him and inhictng guD wound his head add
hs hsnd from HE body he seemed be- Irish
usn a. yeas Of and his companion said he remaIke
hat be resided In Academy street He taken to Newark
but survived only about hour aer the and
cue could BE- Obtained by which he could be identified The
about feet inches high aud bad brown
cloth overcast back foct velvet black pants
black silk hat shoes. and ocisn socks de had him
green cotton umbrella and basket containing loaf tread
Beside 20 money found IN his pockets there silver
ospeuent wsch silver thabe and pair Of SILVER spscacles
u suoroccO case. lie Is supposed TO be stAior.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-24

HrpsoS CoUsTI CoURT.-The Court was engaged
yes.eioty IN tia tzial Of evii cs.es :
day efterpocn- NN~ '
10 the cass Of the German eulsnt Nj Gester who WAS
robbed the hss ok and Ere ferry bos OF sso I ~
Asery shnu they recommended that the BSUO dsSosite
shh shuttle ooncsnn be recovered aud paid to Mr. Gee
teI. seul'k since his indictnen not 70 be found
Juoe Ogden thanked the Grand Jury the able and
annt n which they had discharged their dutss and be no
paid high compliment 20 the Sheriff Mr Joha FTsncs f,y
th eor pAane IN which he attends the duties OF h o
Ne eeunf3 Tor grand jurors - "
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-24

SoSs OF TEAPERAscK.-A new division ~ Tho Co..
SIompesanee, to Be called Hudson Division No n rs. t,I
lam. ~. o. Toesd,s night. With tas following officers w.
Std r. 3, H. l. Ashby; T WiiIs.d Drrbx r. w. p nun
son saIane. CiAk g. George Wsrr.n c6sulIa G
A. Fr.nlln Hall s D''oon sfs to meet every Friday hight
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-24

FIJI AMONG THIEvEs.-A man named Thomas
C. Of HnfOd State Of Delaware, his way Ha.tins.
kewA ok had his pocket picked Tuesday afternoon OF
vsla engai0ig 5S by named Tnomas alton and
Thomas Fiunesn whom he bd engaged show him the
hd stins advantage Of his tpsy cond took Mr. Cats
tie ICE 10 the bay where being smooth shod and top heavy he
Performed something ser the OF beginner at skat
ina 1hs Aes very kindly helped him three Ja times
and the time helped Themselves 70 ole wallet aud
tents sef whch they eh him find the best he
could Nj c. shortly after found his money Missing ana subse
qoeDty applied ~ tbs police giving description Of the boys
Aboyt eiOck Tuesday night officer Carroll arrested them
found "a thor possession Of the stolen money Yescr
Gay EeodeF dsn committed them 70 tbs County Jail to
esSit
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-03-21
Col. kumMcr..-A lacminisccnce,

This gallant othcer, latcl y the compan
ion Of Mr., Lincoln in his journey tc
Washington, is devoid Of fear He does
not know, indeed, what the word means
lie was born to that sort of thing; and
his speciality through life has been kill
in. Indians on the frontier.
We remember an instance illustrative
of this quality in COL Sumner
In tie summer of 1888 he was scut to
Europe on special mission connected
with the War Department, and made at
the same time bearer Of dispatches to our
Legation at Madrid, by Governor Marcy,
the then Secretary of State
Cot. Summers dispatches referred to
the Black Warrior affair, and Col. Sum
ner proceeded at once to deliver them to
Mr.. Soule. our Minister
The Colonel was presented, of course,
to the Queen Of Spain, and said some
handsome things to Her Majesty, which
MIR. Soules ready wit and oily tongue
made very sparkling in the translation
from English into Spanish The Queen
was struck. We would not be consider.
ed extravagant by those knowing the
parties, and remembering the Colonel's
tall, handsome person aud soldierly ad-
dress, and the susceptibility of Her
Majesty, to say tina: the Queen was sm,t-
ten.
That same afternoon the Colonel re-
ce'ved polite note from her Majesty,
inviting him to little supper, in the
gardens of the Palace, to which only her
ultimate friends and associates were ad.
miItcd.
"Ah! this is a compliment high
HONOR said Mr.. Soule.
Well, SIR responded the Col, "a.
what hour shall | go?"
" But you will not co. said MIR
Soule.
Why not ~
These Spaniards are. very much ex-
cited about this Cuban business; they
hate us Americans, and it you 20 near
the palace after night, you will be watch
ed, followed, and assassiDatcd. l dare
net do such a thing"
"Mr Soulc,' responded Col Sumner
with emphasis, when pretty woman in
vltes me to supper, l go, assassination
or no assassination.
The Colonel was as good as his word.
At the proper time he tucked his sword
under his arm, and drove away. He
appeared next morning at breakfast in
his usual good health and spirits. Such
men are seldom assassinatcd. -Mdck q
CHpeh. press.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-03-21
IMPORTANT TO INVENTORS.

! The bill "to promote the progress OF
the useful arts" introduced on tie 22d OF
December, 1859, by Mr.. Mallory, in the
Senate, after various Important modica-
items and two conference reports, passed
both Houses of Congress. The bill is
radical and important. 1t changes the
present patent law in many most essential
particulars. Its most important provis-
ion is that all patents hereafter granted
shall remain in force for seventeen Years
from the date Of issue, and all extensions
Of such patents are thereby prohibited -
This cuts off all the intrigue and corrup-
ton incident to the extension of valuable
patents by the Commissioner of Patents;
and although it does not and could not,
of course, bind a future Congress, its
moral effect will be to stop the bad prac-
tice Of extension by Congress ITSELF
This was the last point submitted to the
conference committee. Douglas, Gamer.
on, and Fitch, of the Senate, and Cox,
Frank, and Barr,o the House, as the
conference committee, insisted on this
radical reform, and it was passed the last
day of the session.
1t provides, where extensions are now
applied for, in cases of existing patents,
for compulsory process for witnesses in
order to make thorough investigation
of the merits of the case.
1t gives the Commissioner of Patents
a larger salary, 81 500, as it imposes ad.
ditional duties and responsibilities.
1t provides for certain additional cx
aminers.
1t allows the Commissioner to refuse
to recognize patent agents who have been
guilty of misconduct
1t does not alter the law as to payment
of fees. 1t enIarccs the right to patent
in relation to moulding, casting, electro
typing, &c
1t cuts of all patents not prosecuted
within two years after filing.
1t requires labels on patented articles.
1t enables the Commissioner to dispose
Of models of rejected applications. and to
dispense with models when he thinks the
design can be sufficiently represented by
drawing.
1t allows the Commissioner to require
the printing of papers in certain eases.
An Important part Of the bill repeals
the laws now in force fixing the rates of
the Patent Office to be paid, and dis
terminating between the inhabitants Of
the united States and those of other
countries, States
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-03-21
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, March IL.

Tibune's Correspondence 1t is ru-
mored that d. W. G. Littejohn, Speaker
OF the House of Assembly Of New York
has been appointed Consul at Liverpool
and Mr.. Vessy, formerly Consul a
Havre, Consul at AK Ia Chapelle.
Commodore Stewart has rendered his
resignation as flag officer of the navy
OF course his resignation will not be ac
cepted.
1t is proposed to station a vessel Of
war outside Of Charleston harbor to col
lect the revenue
March II.
TriJune's Correspondence-The ru-
NOR about Fort Pickens being given up
is entirely unfounded. 1t will be rein
forced.
An extra session of Congress is likely
to be soon called to supply the omissions
Of the last, and enable the Administra.
tion to assert the authority of the gov.
ernment. The policy will probably be to
repeal the laws making the ports of the
seeded States ports of foreign entry,
AID to station national vessels there to
prevent foreign importations.
The forts at Key West and Tortugas
cannot De given up, because they may be
easily reinforced and are of national i'm.
portance in a military aud commercial
aspect.
The Presi lent to-day nominated Amos
Tuck, naval officer at Boston, and Viii
lard Phillips, collector at Salem, Mass,
and Rufus Hosmer, consul at Frankfort
onthe Maine; Arch. Williams as Dis
trict Judge of Kansas, aud VIM. p Dale
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, were
confirmed by the Senate to-day. After
nominations were referred, enquiry at
the proper quarter warrants the assertion
that no order has been issued in refer
ence to the evacuation of Sumter.
At Secretary Chase's request, Geo.
Harrington, Chief Clerk of the Treasury
under Corwin, to day entered temporari-
ly on the discharge Of duties Of the AS
sistant Secretaryship. Rodman has re-
turned to his former position as Chief
Clerk. Geo. E. Baker of Albany is ap-
pointed Disbursiug Clerk in the State
Department.
The Armstrong Court Martial to-day
organized.
The President to day nominated to the
Senate G. NJ. Clay as Minister to Spain,
and Thomas Corwin, Minister to Mexico.
The latter is considered the most i'm
portant mission under the government,
at this time, considering the territorial
expansion question as connected with
the Confederate States.
1t is known that the intention of the
President is to first fill the vacancies
which exist and which must be filed
during the present session of the Senate.
Excepting in few instances other ap-
pointments will be filed until this is done.
In the meanwhile, applicants are requir-
ed to file their papers with the proper
department.
The officers of the army met at the
war department at noon to-day, and 10
company with Lieut. Gen. Scott and
Secretary Cameron, proceeded to the
White House and formally paid their 70.
spects.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-03-21
Gov. Wise for the Union.

Extract Of speech Of Gov. Wise at celebration in
Richmond in May, 1850.
"And if any would array this country s
parts agains. each other in sectional
division and strife, let them have no in
hentance in the whole--the grand great
whole; but let them selfshly have sin
gle, small place for their safe keeping,
home made for treason, felony, or ma.
MIA, prison Or mad house.
They cannot destroy the Union
without destroying States and homes,
and they cannot destroy homes and
States without destroying the Union.-
By strengthening each part we fortify
tho whole, and by lortifying the whole
we protect each rHrt. Each and all is
ours each and all belongs to all equally
and alike; in the part and in the whole
all citizens are seized all, all, North and
South, East and West, white and black,
native and naturalized, bond and free,
happy here as men were never happy
elsewhere on earth, may say, for the
whole Union of these States, as this
toast says for the blessed mother of
States:
" Breahes there man with soul so dead.
Who never t. himself hath said,
This Is my own, my native land"
{" give you 'rhe Union and the Con.
stltution of the United States, as Mcy
dre-the country, the whole country
my own, my native land, as 1t as"
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-03-21
A Dirty Bid for Patronage.

The publishers of that humane, truth.
full, and moral "Journal of Civilization
known as Harper's Weekly, finding that
the South was losing confidence in it's
"soundness," has made a desperate effort
to regain its lost character in that sec
tion. This effort is concentrated upon
wood-cut, containing two scenes. The
first represents Henry Ward Beecher ad-
mlnistering the sacrament; by his side
stands the ghost of John Brown, point
ing to Higher Law motto In group
are Seward, Lincoln, Greeley and Others,
in devout attitude, preparing to par
take of the elements, while Washington,
kneeling at the table, is ordered to stand
aside as unworthy, because of his relation
to slavery. The second scene represents
Mr.. Liucoln in drunken frolic, with an
empty wine glass in one hand and a mis-
used hat in the other. Upon the whole,
this is the lowest and most outrageous
publication that has ever disgraced the
pages Of journal making the slightest
pretensions to rcspectability, and it
should secure for the paper and its pub
fishers position beneath the contempt
of decent people, North and South
Gin Gdzfttc. #&@
This Harper establishment has always
sought to make money of its Methodism,
and would make merchandise Of the ho-
liest things without blush They Of
Tended their slaveholding subscribers by
printing wood cut If the President
elect, and they now seek to make atone
ment by representing him as drunken
rowdf, and BY resurr'cting the ghost of
Washington IS representative slave
holder at the communion altar, in a
squabble with Beecher and John Browns
ghost. Considering that Lincoln never
drinks drop of ardent spirits, and that
Washington expressed himself ia the
strongest language against slavery, and
by bis will emancipated all his slaves,
suese caricatures srs as unjust as they
are infamous.--Gase City.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-03-21

Our Devil says that at the Office
they charge him with all the pi they do
find, and at the house they charge
him with all they don't find. lie does
no. understand that kind Of logic
The largest goose in the world is
said to be tie proper yan'er Of Slavery
Red noses are lighthouses, to warn
voyagers on the sea Of life of the coasts
Of Malaga, Jamaica, Santa Cruz, aud Hol.
land
"A great poet says that the noun.
tains stand fixed forever" We know,
however, that it is no uncommon thing
for them to slope.
William said teacher to one Of his
pupils, "can you tell me Why the sun
rises in the east?' Don't know, sir"
replied William, "'ccpt it be that cas-.
makes everything rise" Teacher fain-
ted
MIR. Lincoln has his hand shaken
thousands Of times day, but his homeli-
ness prevents his being half smothered
with the kisses of pretty women, as Mr.
Clay used to be, and as We are in all our
excursions.-LouisuHc Journal
Louisiana has queer ideas of honor.
She has taken possession Of the Custom
House building, and allows the Govern
ment to run the mails in that State 1t
has also seized the bullion of the Gov
ernment in the Sub Treasury, and has
returned drafts on that bullion protested,
which were given to the builders Of tho
Custom House for their pay, and to the
contractors for carrying the mail Thus
it refuses to allow the Government pay
for work done on the Custom House
with its own money, which the State
now claims as its own property, and for
the carrying of the mails within the
State Chicago Tribune.
The Grand Jury of Richmond, Va,
have declared that the New York Times,
World, and Tribune, are incendiary pa
pers, and they propose to indict the pub
fishers.
1T might be well, in taking any fu.
ture territory into tho Union as State,
to require from her bond with reason
able security, that she viii! not seceLs in
less than ninety days. Perhaps there
might be compromise on sixty,-Lou-
ispille Journal
Gov. jackson has signed the relief
bill passed by the LEGISLATURE few days
siuce This law extends the time for
return Of executions issued by the Ceur,
Of Record to second term after the date
Of execution and extends the time for
the return Of execution issued by Justi.
! cse Of the Peace to ono year after date
.hsfsof = !Ni:souvt Dem
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-03-21

Tue WAY 1T STANDS. The New
\ lork Tribune thus states the coercion
case in brief:
A man finds burglar making off with
his plat; he expresses his intention of
recovering his property; the thief threat
chs to set the house on fire if the attempt
is made, and then says to the proprietor,
" If you touch your goods, you will com.
nit arson 1t is not probable that the
householder. be he Southerner or North
erner, would regard this as sound po-
sition, or hesitate to repossess himself of
his plate. Yet such is precisely the ma
ture Of the threat uttered by the rebels
of the present day, and such is the logic
which would lie the hands aud break the
purposes of the Federal Government.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-03-21
The Lowest Depth Yet.

AS an illustration of just how low the
Democratic press can truckle to South
ern traitors, and to what depths of deg
radiation it would bring the free North.
or the whole country in concessions to
these traitors, We make the following
extract from the Albany Atlas and
Aryue:
Whenever the Southern States ar.
range their Government and Constitn.
ton eroetly to suit Themselves, 1t viW
d '4dfless suit eeery Democrut and liberut
man az the North. We care not ia what
manner they shield their rights to prop.
erty IN pegroes-care not what NAV be
their views Of the African race, or what
they may engraft on their present Con.
stltutlon to protect themselves in full
and und'sturbed possession of this class
OF property. When this is CONNECTED,
and the South Is satisfied wtth It. then
re ShaN aduocate this and other North
er" States joining the Southern Con/ed.
eracy."
This comes from leading Democratic
paper It needs no comment. Itis the
to'oest depth Of Northern doughfacism
We have yet witnessed. The author Of it
has no right to breathe tho air OF Repub
!ican freedom. He is an innate, cring.
ing, soulless slave--one of the kind that
if black, and under the ovcrseer's lash,
would not possess the FIRST instinct to
make him either struggle or desire for
freedom. Indeed, if oil slaves were like
him, there would be no Abolition party
there would be no use of a Fugitive
Slave Law-Slavery would be truly and
indisputably called tho "natural copdi.
ton of the race.-Dau. Goz.