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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1861-02-13


ss The evidence Of their hostility to th
South. BY making an honorable compro
mise the leaders OF that party may retail
the Border States in the Union, and ihereb
place Us in better position TO bring bacl
the seceders BY pesceable means. BY 70
fusing 10 make one, they may preserve thei
political consistency, and receive their re
ward in the exccretions Of a country con
vulssd BY civil war;
To this may be added tie words or one
Ientiilsd, by his influential and conspicuous
position ID the ranks Of the Republican par
IV, 70 secure audience not only, but re-
spec,ful consideration for any policy which
he may commend 10 the acceptance Of bis
political confedsrates. We slluie 10 Mr..
Thurlow Weed, the distinguished editor Of
the Albany Evening Journal, who in reply
10 some representations made BY ccntem-
porary respecting the danger Of dsIsy ia
taking any proper steps directed 70 a com
position. Of existing dissensons, recently
held the following language:
III The chances OF any adjustment, BY
means Of which the Union men OF the Bor-
der Slave States may be encouraged and for
liied are dying daily we have only 10 ex-
pres our renewed regrets. OF the dislncli-
nation u Republicans in Congress to en-
certain propositions or adjustment there is
sufficient evidence 10 the reports Of their
'roceetirss. Lightly. however. az souiside
'Ppesls' may be regarded. We venture to.ex-
'ress The opinion that instead of standinsl
g the Republican eide OF Congress has
lone for Gre weeks. parrying propositions,
here would have been wisdom in assuming
2 affirmative attitude. The importance ofli
he questions involved, the ma ni,ude oil
be Interests at stake. the fesrfulnrss OF tho
onhict that approaches. srs sufficient, in
ur judgment. to h-va justified a forward
'oement. To illustrate our mesninr:ll
representatives. from Border Slave States
hbml',ed proposition 10 the Republican
on which they would stand
J The defence Of the Uni1n. The Repub
cans 10 caucus pos, ponsd the consideration
that proposition indefinitely. The propo-
ton contained much to which there was :
. objection. Several of is features were .
aiirsiy acceptable. These. returned in a
10 form % counter propositions. might and :
,ssbly would have constituted the basis ofIs
} ultimate agreeMeni." [
We rejcice 70 think hat the time Is close .
hand when the spint invoked 10 these b
osds vii. animate the proceedings OF Con- 4
ess. and that thus the eviden, recoil of
3 Border SIsseholding States from the q
ecipice q disunion will be met BY the e
offered hand reached out ia pledge 81 am n
! and peace between brethren already to- d
ng alieniaied under the influence 81 mu-
81 Observation-Disclosures. &C
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1861-02-13

The following besfiiuI lines were written
BY most accomplished scholar and mos,
venerable man. the late Rey. Or. Gilman,
who for more than thirty years was pastor Of
.hs Unitarian Church 10 Chirleston, $. g.
UNION.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1861-02-13
A Patri0tic Fabla III seoessIonisIs.

A Patriotic Fable for sccessionisls.
A Columbus, Ga. N d.. 10 the cslome
pc. contributes 10 the New York Journa
Commerce, the following:
Yankee Doodle took ss~,
With patriotic devotion.
To trim he Tree Of Liberty.
According 10 his "noiion.'
yankee Doodle on limb.
Like another noodle.
Gu, het~ cen The tree and him.
And down cane Yankee Doodle.
yank Doodle broke his neck.
Every bone shout him,
And then The Tree Of Liberty
Did very well without him.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1861-02-13
A Deep Cana.

A correspondent u the Cincinnati En-
quirer writing from Springfield. Gays that
Mr. Lincoln i constantly being urged BY
politicians from the Northern cities-Chi-
cago. Milwankce. &c.--to make no com
promise Of our national difficulties, their OBJ
jec' being 70 bring on civil war, BY which
~. Louis. Cincinnati. and other borler cirles
will be ruined BY The commoiions that would
ensue. and the extreme Northern ci,ies be
built up 2, their expense. They also hope
that The Mississippi will be blockaded, and
thus compel shipments of produce for Ea
rope % be made over the Northern railroads.
This i deep game Of the Chicago spe,u o.
la'ors. md !, behooves the people along the
border q checkDale il 10 The most efTectu.l
msnuor.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1861-02-13
Majority and Minority Presidents.

Ine following table shows the msjori,ies
and minoriies Of The popular vote uuder
which each Presiden, has been chosen since
the first term Of Andrew Jackson:
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1861-02-13

by REV. >. GILMAN. OF cHARLEsros, 8. G
Who would sever Freedoms shrinei
Who would draw the inyidis US linel
Though BY birth one spo, be- mine,
Dear i all tho rest
Dear 10 me the Souib's fair 'and,
Dear the Central mountain band,
Dear New EnpIand's rocky strand.
Dear the prsiried West.
by our aliars, pure and free;
By our laws deep rooted tree;
BY the pasvs dread memory;
BY our Washington;
by our common kindred tongue;
By our hoPes--bright. buoyan,, young;
By our 'ie oi country. strong
We viii siili be one.
Fathers, have We bled IN yairl
Ages, must ye droop ogainl
Maker, shall we rashly stain
Blessings sent By thee!
M. Receive our solemn vow,
while boiore Thy throne we bow.
Ever 20 maintain. ns now.
Union-Liber'y."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-11-15
FIRST IMPRESS ToNs OF A NAVAL
BATTLE

4 correspondent Of the New Yerk Jour
nal of Commerce, who was On beard the
steamer Richmond when it was attacked
at the Mississippi passes by HolHus' feet,
writes:
have heard the most glowing deso~ip-
tiOns Of battles. and my Imagination has
very often presented to me pictures so viy-
id that thought they exceeded reality ;
lat am convinced that the terrible ex-
element and absorbing interest, the burst
ing shell and flying splinters, the enthusi-
asm al q huzzas of the men, defy human
power to describe. The man that says he
felt no fear or trembling for the first few
shots in an action, you may stamp as a
coward As for myself, never had such
a sensation,-n nothing so terrible. After
each discharge from gun, all the crew
(oficcrs included) except the loader,
sponger and powderman, fall fiat en- their
stomachs, thus avoiding the shell that may
happen to strike on deck, for, in bursting,
the sP!inters have a tendency to fly up
ward It is laughable to see them all 60
down at once; but I can assure it is d
very pleasant sensation to even think one 5
self out Of the way of these terrible splin-
ters I would much prefer being shot
away by selid ball than to be mangled
by oAe Of those ugly missiles.
So much for my first sensation in battle.
Although I have been under a FIRE of mus
kerry, Gin one of our beat expeditions TIVE
weeks ago, } yet l can fancy nothing com
parable with the wbizzing and bursting of
rifle shell.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-11-15
NUMBER 49,
RBy. BYRON SUTHERLAND ON
NCTp ALTON "a


Rev. Byron Sunderland, pastor of the
first Presbyterian Church in Washington,
and man whose conservative views have
hitherto been conspicuous, preached the
funeral sermon over the dad Senator Ba-
ker. in presence OF the chief officers of the
Government and of the Army. 1t was
solemn moment, and Dr.. Sunderland prov
ed Himself equal to it. The occasion of
Bakers death led him to speak of the caus-
es and the result of the war The cq,se,
he said, was SLAvERy-the resMt, he ad-
ded, must be EMANCIPATION Brave words
in such a presence, and on such an occa-
sion. Heaven grant they may be pro,
Phetie. He then proceeded:l gsal7z5f
"Under such a standard as this, he
said, the war at once becomes a holy one.
1t appeals to all the highest impulses of
human nature, and all the dearest hopes of
the struggling millions Of mankind 1t
takes the contest away from the dust Of
Babel OF political jugglery and strife, and
hallowS it among the most sacred meme
rials Of the American Revolution. Party
aud sect, prejudice and passion, self-intq-
rest and aggrandizement sink ia the dust
before the feet and at the altars Of the &C.
MUS Of liberty. ''
In the achievement Of tho result before
our country DO sacrifice tLut we can mako
is too sacred or too great. It cost our
fathers much of bIood and treasure to cs-
tablish this Union. Let US all be willing
to expend as much to maintain it. The
death of Leonidas sanctifed Thermopylc
the death of Warren sanctifed Bunker
Hill So the death of Baker sanctifed
Notwithstanding the spot where lie
fell, dying for human freedom, sacred soil
indeed
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-11-15

The battle is now ended, and the ..huge
leviathan lies a victim to the superior pow
er and mind of man"
New that life is extinct, bcle is in his
head, the line made fast, and all the boats
''hook on and tow him to the ship where
he is made fast by means of Huke-chain
being passed around bis tail, which chain
is brought to the forward part Of the ship,
and passed througha hawse-hole, and made
fast to the bowsprit bits, bringing the
whale with his head pointing aft, and in a
proper position to commence the operation
Of ..cutting IN
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-11-15
Jefferson County court--In Probate.
In the matter of the estat G
of
ORIGIN RoEca- da.aa sd
origin Royce, deceased.


On reading and fling the petition of Ira R.
hooU q the town oI ateroos in the County Of JEFF
terSon and State of Wisconsin. representing among
other things that Mark Kjlbourn who was appointed
administrator OF SAID estate has died leaving part
sary to appoint as5cfas aon TO ad-
minister said estate and praying thaj Paul Hitch
cock the town of Lax Nils said County be ap-
pointed to said trust.
1t is ordered That said petition be heard before
the Judge Of this Court Monday the "a day OF De-
cenber next. st IL O'Clock in the forenoon, a the
Court House in the village Of jefferson said County
And it Is further ordered that notice thereof CIV
en- to the heirs deceased and all persons
terested BY pub fishing COPY Of this order for three
weeks Successively. FT said day of hearing. in
the Watertown Republican, a NeeSly Newspaper.
printed and published WatertCvn in SAID County.
Dated tho 18th day of October, a. d 1851
Be- the Court, SAMUEL BAIRD
ovlv3 County Judge.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-11-15
In County Court. Jetserssn County.

Notice Is hereby given that by virtue OF order
license made in said matter, the 21st day Of 0c
tober instant, by the County court OF said County
the undersigned admins Of the estate OF said
deceased, will the 29th day of November next at
one clock in the afternoon at the dwelling house on
the premises offer for sale at public yendue- the fol-
lowing described lands Wit The North half Of the
north west quarter Of section four and the half
of the east half OF the north east quarter Of the north
east quarter q section five in the town OF Waterloo
jefferson county and six ef CT the soutb
quarter 81 the south west quarter Of section thirty
two- IN the town of Portland, Dodge County
and place of sale.
Dated October 23d. ls6l. LOUIS HENEFELD.
est2sw4 Admin istrater
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-11-15
SHEREFFsS : ALE.
IN FOR ECEOSURE.
County Court Jefferson County. In Probate.
NOTICE 10 i,REnIrnRs

In the matter ofthe estate George Their late Of
the town OF Palmyra, in the County OF Jefferson ard
State Of Wisconsin, deceased,
Letters testamentary tie said estate having been
issued, ana the first Monday of April next being by
the order Of this Court limited for the creditor of
said deceased the last day to present their claims
for examination and allowance Notice is hereby CIV
that the undersigned Judge of said Court viii,
the first Monday in each of the months of November
January and April next, at the Court Houeiu Jeer-
son, in said County, receive, examine. and adjust all
claims and demands OF al. persons against said de-
ceased.
Dated jefferson, the % day ofsepte,nber A, D. 1861
SAMUEL BAIRD,
oct1Iw1 County Judge.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-11-15
SELECTED POETR 7 7.
SUMMERS FAREWELL
BY Eliza COOK.
What sound is that? IT'S the suamer.g fire

What sound is that? IT'S the sursmer's FIRE
well
In the breath Of the night wind sighing;
The chill breeze comes like sorrowful dirge
That walls o'er the dead and the dying.
The sapless leaves are eddying round,
On the path which they lately shaded
The oak Of the forest is losing its robe
The flowers have fallen and faded,
Ali that I look on but saddens my heart,
To think that the lovely 50 soon should part,
Yet why should sigh Other summers will
come.
joys like the past Une bringing;
Again viii ItEe=vine bear la blushing fruit
again will the birds be singing
The forest will POUR forth its 'IonOrs" again
The rose be as sweet in its breathing;
The woodbine will climb round the lattice pane,
AS wild and richin its wreathing
The hives viii have honey, the bees will hum.
Other flowers will spring, other summers will
come.
They will, they will bat ha! who can tell
Whether 1 nay live OF till their coming
This spirit may sleep too soundly then
To wake with the @arbling or humming.
This cheek now pale may be pa1er far,
When the summer sun next is glowing
The cherishing rays may gid with light
The grass on my grave-turf growing;
The earth may be glad but worms and gloom
May dwell with me in the silent tomb
And few would weep in the beautiful world,
For the fameless one who had left it
Few would remember the form cut off,
And mourn the stroke that cleft it
Many might keep my name or their lip,
Pleased with that name degrading
My folles and sins alone would live,
A theme for their cold upbraiding
Oh what change in my spirits dream
May there be ere the summer sun next shall
beam
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-11-15
IN 5xagSE szPMEVTs.

The Milwaukee Wisconsin says-''The
country drained of its surplus agricultu-
tural products at Chicago and Milwaukee
is really the granary of the world. No
other portion of the world, of the same ex-
tent, is so productive Its surplus Of
grain is greater than any nation Of Europe
or of Asia. The exports of the famed
Black Sea aud Of the Baltic are not hall
those of Lake Michigan. All the Ameri-
can Atlantic ports do net export 50 much
grain as these two cities and no two ct
les on the globe ship balf as much wheat
as they do.
The aggregate receipts of wheat, redu-
eing four to bushels, at Chicago and Mil
waukee, fIom January lst to Oct 31st- for
-,,,l l 1000 :, a. {, l1otrc.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-11-15
Williams & Leonard. PIf,s Attr,s' "A. : -
County court--y etgerson co..nfx. IN Prohate

Ne ES
In the matter of the proof OF the last will and tes-
lament of Nathan Harris, deceased.
On Reading and filing instrument in writing
purportInS TO be he last will and Ma
than Harris late of the town of Aztalan in the
ty ofJefferson and State of Wisconsin, deceased and
also the accompanying petition OF Harrison Harris,
representing among other thingthat the estator
lately died at is residence in said Aztalau
that the said instrument is the will and testa-
ment of said deceased, and that he, the petitioner
aforesaid IS of the heirs of said deceased that
no person is named and appointed by the said last
viii executor thereof; and praying hat day be ap-
pointed or hearing the proofs of said last will and
testament and that administrator with the viii
annexed be appointed by the court
1t Is ordered that the proofs said instrument be
heard before the Judge of this Court Monday, the
Tth day of October, A D. 1861, at Ii O'Clock in the
forenoon at the Court House in the village of Jeer-
son, in said county.
And it Is further ordered that public notice thereof
be gwen to the heirs at law Of said deceased and
all other persons interested by publishing copy
this order for three weeks prior to said day
of hearing in the ':Watertown Republican, a week
" ewspaper, printed and published at Watertown
in said county.
Dated the ID day of September A, D. 1851
BY the Court, SAMUEL BAIRD.
sep6w3 County Judge.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-11-15
TAXING A PRIZE At HATTERAs.


Capt Lytle, Of the Goth Indiana regi-
meat, writing from Hatteras, gives the
following account of taking prize :rr-
a sail was seen approaching the inlet
soowing no colors. Capt. Gordon, smell
ing rat, " ran up the seoesh colors in the
fort, and the schooner Immediately did the
same, She came boldly to the bar, and
the tugboat Ceres ran out to tow her in -
The captain Of the tug Immediately board
ed her, shook hands with the seceshers and
said, 4 thought when saw you coming
down that I had prize. > No, indeed,
said be, pointing to the doomed rog. ''Un-
der that fagI will die" "Welb" said
our brave hero, you have had good luck
in getting in" Yes" said the secesh,
'but suppose if the - Yankees want. te
GENE down Lere you can shell the very
devil cut of them" Yes, we can shell
the very devil out Of them" '.Well, that's
good, I hope we may be able to take eve
ry = Yankee on the coast" Yes, was
The reply, I'VE are taking about one sail
day, and some pretty fat ones to-" By
this time they bad passed through .he Ia
let into the Sound. TnTning to Mr. se-
ccsh he said, DO yon see that big gun
boat to the leeward well she belongs to
US, it is the Stars and Stripes, the pride of
the Southern Yankee feet, and We took
her" Did yeu?'' said the latter, inter
rupting cur Yankee hero, ''Well, that's
too good" '.Yes, we fetched her IN
you see, said our Yankee, turning to Mr..
Secesh. ''About the 2Sth of august, ths
= Yankees came down here aud shelled
hell out of these forts, aud all these gum
boats, since that time, have been hero to
to tow in boats, am one of your -
Yankees command that gun-boat, and
you are, I am happy to say, my prize"
sADDL1NG THE B.ANIE ON BAKEE-An-
other instance of the gross injustice of bas-
ty judgements has just been given in the
case Of the heroic Baker. He was said to
have disobeyod orders in his anxiety to
make military reputation fer himself
Yet it now appears that he only endoayor-
ed. with sublime self devotion, to carry
out written instructions found on his dead
body, the paper pierced ~ith one Of the
five fatal bullets by which be fell-a drafs
Oh his duty literally accepted with his
hearts blood. This example Of wrong
done to noble name should suggest at
least as much justice in harding the char
acters of our officers in their periious SER
vice as is meted to prisoner on trial
that they shall be presumed Innocent un-
til they are proven guilfy,-PhiEa,lelphia
Enquirer. sraa4-9
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-11-15
In Circuit Court, Jefferson Comfy, State OF
In,

IN circuit Court, Jefferson Comfy, State of
Wisconsin.
John Gudyer, plaintiff
against
James Tiff,
Eliza 4. Tiff
John 5. Rockwell, SEEREFFsS SALE.
ID. w. Rockwell, IN FOR ECEOSURE E.
Otis D. Randall,
John Poe,
and Isaac Poe, Defendants
D virtue of and pursuant to judgement ffore-
- closure and sale in the above entitled action,
dered on the 18th day Of September, A 1861 in IA
TOr ofthe said plain tiand against the said defendant
shall offer far sale and sell public Auction the
highest bidder at the Planters Hotel in the city of
WatertoWn, County aforesaid, Thursday the see
ond day OF January A. 1862, at the hour Of eleven
o'clock in the forenoon Of that DAY he following de-
scribGd premises much thereof as shah be nee
essary TO raise tho amount Of said Judgment with
terest and COSTS to-wt The east half OF the South
West quarter of Section number d in township
number "a Worth OF range numb sixteen 40 east
and lying and being in the town of Concord in the
county ofJeforson and State Of Wisconsin and con-
tanning Eighty acres of land less reserving
one half of said described land occupied for
school house site by school district number FIVE
said town Of Concord. HEBER SMITH.
EnOs Il Hall, Plf's Att'yS. Sheriff JET. Co. Wis.
Dated, Sherif's Office, Jefferson Sept oath 1861.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-11-15

How THE REBELS COMMUNICATE WITH
EURoPE,-We learn from VI Abelle, of
New Orleans, that NJ. Antonio Costa, Of
that city, has undertaken the establish
nent of a regular monthly mail communi-
cation between that city and Europe, for
which be has the appreciation of the post
master Of New Orleans. The mails 60 by
way of Mexico. and are transported in the
regular English steamers. which carry the
mails of Mexico and the West Indies. The
first post left New Orleans on Thursday
week, and contained 1898 letters; the
next leaves on the 10Th Of November. As
soon as the necessary arrangements can
be completed it will leave every two weeks
On the 10Th and 25th Of each month
Letters of half an ounce and under viii be
charged as follows: To Mexico, 40 cents
to Cuba, 4 ) cents; to Europe, 81. Let
tiers for the mail must be inclosed. with
the amount of postage, in an envelop d.
reb1ed .Costa's Foreign Nail, care Of
Postmaster. New Orleans aud the post
age paid to New Orleans. Memphis Ap-
peal. Oct 22d
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-11-15
County Court, Jefferson County---In Pro
bate.

In the matter of the Nathan Harris, late
the town of Aztalan. in the county of Jefers and
State of Wisconsin, deceas ed.
of admins tration the said estate having
been issued, and the -t Monday Of April next being
by order ofthis court limited for he creditors o. said
deceased the last day are th il claims Tor
animation and allowance Notice IS hereby given th.;
the undersigned Judge OF said court will, the first
Monday in each of the months of January and
A. d 1862 at the Court House in jefferson. in >ad
County receive. examine, and adjust all claims and
demands of all persons against said deceased
Dated jefferson the Tth day OF October. A D 1S6I.
SAMUEL BAIRD.
oct25w4 County Judge
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-11-15

The Oswego Times tells the following
good story at the expense Of conductor
known among the boys as AIeck:
On the o'clock freight and passenger
train from Syracuse, yesterday. were la
dy and her son, a youth of good dimen-
sions, the latter travelling on a half ticket.
After the innumerablo stoppages and de-
lays in unloading freight, &C., by which
the patience of the passengers is usually
exhausted long before they reach this city.
the conductor made his appearance fl
tickets Glancing at the pasteboard re-
ceived from the boy, he looked first at
bin, then at bis mother and then at the
ticket, and remarked that he was large
boy to be riding at half fare. 81 know .
is, sir, said the lady, ''but then, he's
grown a good deal since we started" The
last that was seen Of Aleck he was on his
way to speak to the engineer about it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-11-15

The most incredible oil story yet pub
lished is one in the Titusville Gazette, re-
lative to well opened the first Of October.
The editor says:
1T flows in twenty-four hours 1000
barrels of oil, aud some close calculators
think ,, 500 barrels per day escape. The
we'll is in a hollow and has flowed over the
ground. so that tie oil stands three feet
deep in the valley. All the barrels and
tanks that could be obfained having been
filed the rest was permitted to flow into
the creek With the oil flowing from the
well is small quantity of water and that
water Immediately eongeals as it leaves
the wel It for'as an icy trough upon
tie ground. and the ice has to be chopped
to permit the oil 30 faw away"