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q 4 beautiful morning laad-
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Danced over The golden sand.
Iknow the paths over its low, green hills,
ssns The banks where its violets grow,
N osier csunps by its laughing rills.
And he odor It's every flower distils.
Though Ilef it long ago.
Itnow where the sybil Summer weaves
The charm Of her sweetest spells;
Where the soft south wind and the low-voice
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Il the heart Of rose-hpped shell.
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Ofths weary world, like the soothing chime
OF distant Sunday bells.
Ard when my path In the future seems
With Clouds and darkness rife,
wander away, In my waking dreams.
70 ny dewey bowers and sunny streams,
asest Morning Land Of Life.
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Will he found weekly new and Interesting Tales
and Sketches. We shall spare no pains in THU
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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-22

~ Tie appointment Of John A. Kasson,
Esq, of Dssunoines. IS First Assistant Post
master. General, calls forth universal COM
,nendation from the press. The st. Louis
Republican and Dubuque Herald, both DEM
ocrstic organs, speak Of him in tigh terms OF
prsise. Knowing Mr.. Kasson personally, We
endorse oil they say, and take this occasion
to express our qualification that his eminent
business qualifications and valuable services
in the cause Of Republicanism have been
recognized by bis appointment to this Office.
Mr. Kasson formerly resided in St. Louis.
where he practiced law with fair distinction
and success. From there he removed to New
York city, where be established himself in his
profession. Thence he Ie-emigrated to the
West, having located himself at Desmoines,
where he served for several years as Chairman
Of the Republican State Central Committee
He was not an applicant for the place to which
he has been appointed, but the Iowa delegation
in Congress having been notified that it was
due to their State, they fixed upon Mr. Kasson
As The best qualified and most deserving of
the appointment. In this action, they are
heartily endorsed by their constituency. Mr..
Kasson's portfolio relates to mail contracts.
and not to the appointing Of postmasters, as
some suppose.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-22
ANOTHER POINT SErTLEp.-Tn the hill n

ANOTHER POINT SErrLED.-In the bill of
complaints filed by the Secessionists against
the Government Of the United States, one of
the particulars not the least dwet upon was
the refusal of Gov. Dennlson, of Ohio, to
iel'ver up fugitive from Kentucky, indicted
IN tina. State for kdnapping.Supon the rtqu-
>ition Of Gov. McGoffin. The refusal was
based upon the ground that the offense with
which the fugitive stood charged in kentucky
*as not known to the laws OF OHIO, and that
the State was pledged to the protection Of her
own citizens as against any outside iurisdic-
uon, unless in case of the commission of an
offense recognized as crime by her laws.
Upon this State OF facts, the matter was taken
before the Supreme Court CT the United States.
and on yesterday s. decision was rendered
substantially v!ndlcating the position taken
ny the Governor Of Ohio. Thus, one by one.
all the points relied upon by the Secessonists
in vindication of their traitorous course.
whether involving questions Of Constitutional
law or OF fact, give way, when brought before
the courts and the tribunal of history
Chicago Tribune
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-22

Tns DARK SPIRIT or rSLAvERY.-The Atlantis
(Georgis) lntelGgencer gives the following
notice OF Judge Harris Charge to the Grand
Jury in that town, on Monday, the 4th inst. !:
"Judge Harris said, among other good
things, that our Government was now perma-
nent stable and fixed, and that it was the
duty OF AL good citizens to maint-in and
support it. There must be no looking back.
40 working for reconstruction. for in the
nature Of things this could not be. Men who
reside among Us must work 70; US ami VIII,
US. II they take any part, directly or indi
rectly, against US, it is plotting treason, and
they must suffer the consequences. Inccnd,a-
RES and incendarism must be crushed out. :"
q Few more atrocious sentiments were uttered
in France. during the rule of Robespierre
Aarat and Dsnton, than the above. Gov
emmett actuatsd oy such spirit must o!
necessity be short-liyed, and end in bloody
catastrophe. Let them sione=-they will do
the work themsel, es.
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From the South.

MONTGOMERY, March 13.
The tariff bill is published, and goes into
operation on the LAT of May. Compared
with the act Of tho United States, most of
the 80 pr cent. dut es are reduced to 25, and
the greater porti,n of a. and 10 rer cent
duties are reduced to 10. Thcre 10 IA large
10 per cent schedule, and sm Ill protest.
The Alabama Conv .nton ratified the per-
manens Constitution, by 81 too.
j. Clemens is appointed Major.General of
the arwy.
MONTGOMERY, March Is.
President Davis veto on the African slave
trade act objects to the section authorizing
the sale of Atrcans to the highest bidder as
III opposition to the clause in the Constitution
torbidding such trade.
Alter the vote to pass the act over the
v"to yeas Is. nays Congress adj journed
till to morrow
The South believes that the only thing
that will satisfy the North will be to prove
her ability to ma ntain her independence by
force of arms, and she is will ing to do so.
The impost on negroes imported from the
border "lll probably be 81 per cent
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'sition to hold the Fort to the last

tu'SPoSItOn 10 uOjO the F0rt 10 the las
extremity.
| . Herald Correspondence A member O.
the Virginia Convention called on the Presi
dent. to-day, who assured him no vessels
would be sent South with hostile intentions
and that there would be nothing done il
regard to the affairs of the South for sixty
days, and that it was his purpose to restore
peace and prevent the shedding of blood.
Dr. Thomas, Of Dubuque, has been rendered
the mission to Bogota.
lnteli ence from Baltimore says that the
first resistance to Federal authority will b.
there. The purpose OF the secessionsts is
said to be to resist any Republican taking
possession of Government affairs in Baltimore
| to the last.
Intelligence from Charleston states that
there exists pretty strong party in South
Carolina opposed to ratify.ng the Montgomery
Constitution, who will resist it 1T every point
The Government Of the seeded States has
appointed W. L. Ysncey, 2. A. Rust, A. W.
Mann and I. Butler King special commission
crs to England and france, to obtain a
recognition of the independence of the Con-
federate States, and to make such commercial
arrangements Us their JOINT interests may
require.
The Tribune says: "Our Charleston cor
respondent writes to US that tie shot fired,
the other day, at Fort S..mter, was the result
Of deliberate plan to try the temper of Maj
Anderson, and that the statement that it was
done accidentally is an unbiushng Ie."
A Washington dispatch to the sam, paper
says: Upon the day Of Maj Anderson's last
statement to the War Department, his stock
Of bread was reduced to fourteen days, and
rice to about twenty three days. With the
other supplies on hand, he might maintain
himself month.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-22

a An amusing incident took place in
one of our dry good stores in New York "a
short time since
A good looking honest faced country girl
came to town with her "feller," to do little
shopping The magn;t lde of the piles Of
goods, the dazzling array of articles, tho
d''te ing cash boys, quite overpowered our
good friend, who sca' cely knew what DO.
Her ''feiler ohstinately refused to 60 in,
tut loitered toward the ,or.
The e',iks being all busy just then, the
young lady was OF lgea to remain st n llrg
Tor few moments. AT length gaily dress
ed little fellow came bowing and smiling up
to the bl"sh,ng Gust mer with
Anybody waiting on you, MADAME"
: he color ,isepe'ing in her cheeks as she
po nted TO the door aud faliered out
s-Yes sir, he ia.''
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Virginia & Invention.

RICHMOND, March l3.
In the Convention, Mr.. Tyler sp, Ike strongly
again the Peace pr positions, and without
concluding, tbs Convention adjourned.
RICHMOND, March H.
Mr. Tyler CLOSED his speech lie demand
ed that Virginia put forth au TINA um, de-
me nding full and ample security as the only
condition. of remaining in the Union. lie
thought such security would eventually
bring back thu Cotton States, and Virginia
cannot exist without thcm. The speech was
generally concliatory, but unequivocally fa-
vored Southern rights.
The propositions were referred to the
Convention.
The report of the committee on Federal
Relations will be taken Up Tomorrow.
REDMOND, Mar Oh Is.
In Convention Mr.. Conrad adv COATED the
majority report, aud maintained that there
was q I'yal right t., sec .sion, though the
policy Of Virginia should be to make prop.
er demand for amendments TO the Constitu-
tio,., and .iieved the North would accede
t. them. He said future report would
make these propositions, and had TO doubt
would be acceptable to the Convention.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-22
IOWA NEWS.

The cars on the Keoknk l. DesMoines
3. r. q w run westward to Eldyviile.
-rhe Scott County Agricultural Society
offer, premium of 500 for the best horse
exhibited at the next County Fair aud $50,
tor the second best.
SIxouLAn DsArH.-Father Wheeler, priest
4 the Roman Catholic Church, at Bellevue,
while ridirgto to Dubuque with auo her person,
diel on the way. II was not ascertained that he
was dead until he was taken r in the buggy
At ehs Juien House. The Tunes il inclined
% the belief that he died OF sp .plexy. lie
vas going to Dabuqne to procure some ma
tsral for painting tho new Ca hoiic G ,urol
at Beliveue.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-22

Brigham Young is strongly in favor Of
secession from this "accursed Unon," and
with regard to coercion holds the same opn-
ions as the defeated Democrats of Virginia.
In a recent letter to friend, he thus
expresses himself:
"My people have already experience the
workings of that Internal principle. and this
Government has undoubtedly learned how
impossible It is for them to coerce or enslave
a free people"
1t is curious that the prophets and hi2h
priests of Slavery and Polygamy should
cherish the same hos ,ility to the Constitution
and the Union. Is it because those two
Institutions have been justly described as
twin relics of barbarism?'
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-22

WHsRE TIE PosrAaE SrAxps ABE Made
Az postage amp. for all post Offices in the
Uaitsd States and territories are manufac-
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department. The contract affords stead.
employment and good wages for about thirty
hands, QUE third OF whom are women. It
involves the mailing and registering of abo.t
sixty thousand parcels per year, and during
the yosr 1860 the amount reache the enor-
nous sum of over two hundred and weniy-
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millions Of dollars. In five years stamps te
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