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The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-06-25

Bov interesting paper might be written By
any author Who woud-that is to say, Who ceuId
detail, step by step the processes By which
any Que Of bis compositions attained its ultimate
point Of completion. Why such a paper has
never been given 70 the world, il 10 di6eult -
say; bat perhaps the autorisl vanity has bad
more TO do With the omission than any other
cause. Most writer's, poets in especial, prefer
having it understood tha, they compose By
spC cies Of 6ne frenzy Al ecs,atic intuition, and
would pe sitively shudder At letting the public
take peep behind the scenes, at the vsciilstiag
and elaborate crudties of thought; st the trss
purposes seized only At the last mosent; st the
iunumerable gspses Of idea that arrived not at
the maturity Of fell view; At the fully nsssrsd
fsncies, discarded in despair - unmanaseaeIe: !:
1t the captious selections ana reflections; st the
painful eraeures and in'erpola;ens; 10 vors.
at the wheels and piuions, the tackle for scene
sbif:isg, the step ladders and demon traps. tie
cocks feather, the red paiat aod the black
patches which, in ninety nine cases out Of the
hundred, constitute the properties Of the ltsra-
~ histrio. On the other hand, the case ID By -
means common in which IN author 10 at IN is
cenditioe 70 rstrace the sseps BY which bis cen
clus;ous have been attained. In general, sag.
restions having arisen pell NEIL, are ps'sued and
Yergostes in similar manner.-EdgsV a. Fss.
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II takes the world long time to digest new
idea. 1t takes il still longer to rid itself Of q
wrong one. We commenced the war under the
delusion that mere military science was Of little
worth in directing the movements Of armies.
We spoke in the most contempuous manner OF
West Point bred officers ANY body who could
sign his name to a muster roll thought himself
6t TO command a regiment Any body who
could ''go through" the simplest forms of the
manual felt at liberty to aspire to the highest
post Of honor. Men who had never shouldered
a masket or drawn trigger in their lives, talked
oracularlv abont how great campaigns should be
managed. Men who hardly know which end
of gun to point toward and enemr, set up for
professors in the art Of war. Men sitting in
their arm chairs hundreds of mics away from
the scene Of action. assumed TO give lessons to
our veteran Generals. Editors who could hardly
distinguish gunpowder f. ON oatmeal, discoursed
iearnedly about "casemaies" and "abattis,"
about flank " and forward movements" and
made it plain as e pikcstaf how vast armies
could be bagged. Members Of Congress flip.
PANTY criticised the strategy Of Commanders in
Chief. and proved to their own satisfaction that
they knew better how a campaign should be
conducted than all our chisftains combined.
But this delusion is passed away. We are wi
ser now. ne country uas Iost couuuenCe l1 Tue
Editorial and Field MsrshaIs. Ii has made up
its mind that one Who has passed bis lie in the
camp is quite as competent to command armies
A one VINO has spent his life in lawyers Office
or An editors sanctum. The experience Of Bal
Ran taught i, that the less mere civilians med
died ia military affairs the better; and that the
ability TO write leading articles" and make
stump speeches, does not presuppose the ability
to lead hosts TO battle.
We have come back TO the good old fashioned
faith that war is al art, which requires long anc
patient study to master. We have learned a
last that mere crude intellect without the school
ing Of the camp and the barracks i. of lt;l,
avail n practical warfare; and that one may hav'
the genius of Bacon and s,ill be unit TO CON
msud a corporars guard. We have learned tka
il is not safe to discard old forms and divorc'
oursel,e from old traditions in matters involvip,
the ives of thousands. We have learned, too
TO rely more and more upon the skill OF thos
whom life long schooling has fitted o-commapd d
| Nsr il this all: We have iesrned the folly o
| crticis.ng military movements in the light o
me e induct;ve reasoning. The more We see Q
the ac.aal realities Of var, the more We sppreci
ate the d'icul es Of carrying it on successfully
The more We see our armies-the nearer sc &c
/ +. , the crea, theatre Of opera,ions-tbe NOR
profour dly We appreciate the practical obstacle
to carrying mere theories of "dashing move
mebts ir effect By the time one has visite
our armies two or three times he is ready {
confess that civilians don't know anything abos
war. aad had better stop crtic,sing its operations
Alb Ere Journal
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fOFFTCIAL.1 !
LAWS Of THE UNITED STATES
Passed at the Second Sc ssi0n OF the Thirty
seventh Congress.
lPuBuC-No. 70.

lPuBuc-No 70
AN ACT provide the settlement Of the of
Job7 A. smith clerk Of the and criminal
court Of the District Of Columbia.
Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives.
Of the Inuet States f Amerscd Congyess asse~sled
and allowances by the clerk OF the circuit and criminal
courts Of he District Of Columbia the accounting OFF
Of the Treasury shall hold clerk responsible
for any fees charges not actually collected By him
from the parties liable therefor, the failure
make such collection shall be shown result from the
insolvency residence other inability II the par
ties Liable therefor and The affidavit Of sad clerk that
he used due diligence To collect said
conpaned by q certificate Of the district attorney
he believes that The money cannot by due diligence, be
collected, shall be held and deemed sufficient proof for
tho allowance 10 said Clerk Of all fees charges
actually collected by him. and said clerk shall t1ereup
on be entitled TO credit in all settlements OF his
counts hers tofore made IN which he is charged said
uncoected fes and said settlements are hereby
opened 10. the purpose Of giving him said credit upon
hs affidavit and the certificate of tae district attorney
being produced to the proper accounting officers sup
port Of the credit 30 Claimed by him.
Sec. 2. And te ftDther enlced That the clerk Of
said circuit and criminal courts Of the District Of Coum
ba shall be credited all settlements OF account made
heretofore which may be made hereafter) Of the
fees collected by him. due 20 him saiary Of twenty
i've hundred dollars per annum for his clerk
o! criminal during the per in which he has
. . .~.~p--s-.ea ss.~s,ss .-,a
all settements made, To be made be shall be al owed
OF sai courts his proper and legal allow and all
proper expenses and shall be the duty the proper
accounting officers 70 resate all former settlements Of
said accounts aud settle the in conformity the
prov isions Of this act.
Sec 3. And be Il further enacted That all laws and
parts Of laws Inconsistent with the provisions this
be and the hereby repealed
Approved Nay 70, ls62.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-06-25

US RARRErr has just returned from New York with
aAfgs and elegant stock o. Millinery Goods to which
IL Invites the attention of the ladies Of Lansing and
vicinity, feeling confident that her styles and pri
e. cannot fail TO be satisfactory Bonnets and Misses
Ato bleached and pressed into all the New and Fash
nable shapes, with neatness and dispatch Patterns
e Tie latest and most approved styles Of Mantillas
Waking Jackets, Dresses, Sleeves, Zouave and BOYS
Coehes, kc. &c. Particular attention paid 10 Dress
AAking and Fitting also Cloaks made order Stitch
hG done Machine in the cheapest and neatest man
1er possible. Washington avenue, Lansing Michigan
sAivI
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An ACT for the survey of srsuts claims Of land
BE enofed ty tAe Sen1s and Huss cf Representatives.
of the Cniied StI<s Of Am>lco- corHren eaensb1ed
That al claims grants A.d II Of the States or
Territories OF the United states derived from any for
eign country or Government shall De surveyed under
direction OF the proper officer OF the Government
Of the Cntst States upon the Application OF the parties
penss which shall be paid secured To the satisfac
OF the Secretary Of the Interior before tho work
shall be performed but nothing u TIE law requiring the
executive officers lands claimed or granted uu
der laws Of the United States shal he construed
either authorize such ocers 70 pass upon tie vAty
Of the titles granted ~ or uncer such avs OF 70 give
any greater effect 10 the surveys BY them than 20
make such surveys prna faoe evidence OF the true 10
cation OF the and claimed granted nor shall any such
grant be deemed incomplete FOR the want OF survey CT
patent when the land granted may be ascertainsf with
out a survey or patent.
ApprOyec June 2. 1so2.
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Az OLD NAID's LOVE REcoLLEcrIoys.-He
was resolved 10 travel, ard SO he vent OF % ,or-
eign part. with merchandise; and by the bro Ok
side be took leave o. me, end said: "Frsrces, go
long as the ok rGus, will be ai'hful and trae
at heart to yol, and be you the same to me."'
he could say al these fne words, and write
them down, 100; that is the way with these
false men; could never have believed it. In
the ooarse of four years 60: seventeen letters
from hm-fo France, England aud Spain
For long. ug time after, never got one. l
married a woman in Spain. never wanted to
hear any more Of the bad man. took out Of
nv drawer the fns letters that be had written 10
ne, ard burned them all. M love going Of
With them in smoke up the chimney German
Pastorals.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-06-25
GEvIE'S BIRTHDAY.

She stands amid the sunny hours,
All fragrant with Jgne's early flowers,
And with look not sad nor gay,
Sees this year dawn, that fade away.
Not sad, because the Future seems
The promised land IN youths fair dreams,
Not gay, because toe year that died
Had In it such a bloom and pride.
This wisher wishes thus for thee
That this new year as dear may be
As the sweet birds, the summers pledge,
Nov think ia every happy hedge.
star Of her birth, so sh. ne and pray,
That she rney Oft renew this day;
Till when the heightened shadows creep,
He giveth his beloved sleep.
TYsC A.HIEGB
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-06-25

A Coon Rk-osr.-The Toledo Commercial
gives the following good retort: 1.-The other day
as . number OF rebel prisoners were being ship
ped at Sandusky for the traitor. home on Jonn.
soa's Island, little Gre man made himself quits
prominent with his 90 y remarks about the se.
cesh. Ore of them, b,awny six footer, turned
savagely upon him and said, 1--WE eat dutchmen
dswn South" IVY de, you no eat sigel -
vas the instant retort. ,cesh had no reply "a
give, but passed sadly Oh.
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JOHN p. HUNT.

PxfESr LAWYER AND SOIlCIOR, Tag jefferson Avenue
Dssroit, Alch- Branch Once, Washington. u. C. Es-
eabli1hed in lSaA Drawings and specifications pre-
pared, and Patents obtained new inventions of
eesy description. Cases taken upon conditional fee
Ae Inventor % desires-that is, patient, no pay
Advice given and Circulars sent grsiutously 365vl
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MARION HOUSE.

p. ANGLER, Proprietor, Jackson. Michigan. This
house has been enlarged rettet, and elegantly fur
niahsd Regular Boarders and Visitors be accom-
n0dated with good rooms, first class fare and all the
comforts Of Hotel life. AT most reasonable prices To
transient guests the Marion House presents induce
Aents BY way Of apartments large and well located.
md furnished elegantly than those of any other
Hoesl In this part Of the country The proprietor will
Do al in his power "a make every person the Marion
House comfortable. X. p. Angler. Proprietor.
J. O. SEYMOUR, Head Clerk, formerly Of the Angler
House, Cleveland, D. f. Moss, steward. formerly
q The Sc. James Hotel, Buffalo, y. Y. lyS3S
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u The Government is preparing to shelter
our armies against the blazing sun Of the Soash.
Seventy Eve thousand cotton or linen shelter
tents have been ordered ia New York alone, and
will be ready for delivery early in July They
will be n nade On the French pattern, which Is
considered the best
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-06-25
II HOPE

We live in hope; though clouds appear,
They iinger but day;
The sun 10 US q gift so dear,
Will scatter them away.
Thus life Is but an April shower,
And troubles are but rain:
And hope, the sun that In an hour
Viii bring us Joy again.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-06-25

Attorney AND COUNSELLOR at Law and Solicitor in
Cncery, agent for prosecuting claims OF soldiers and
eeediefS widows against the Government for Bounty
10y, Pensions, and arrears Of pay-Iansing, Mich.
Ooee IN Republican Printing Once. up stairs, Michi-
D10 Avenue.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-06-25

~vallandigham has received . sharp rebuff
from home. A petition has been forwarded 70
the House from 633 loyal citizens of Cincinnati,
asking for his expulsion from Congress as a trai-
tor to bis country and disgrace to the State Of
Ohio.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-06-25

SnrLoH CsrRcH Is 10 Noas.-An the meve.
able framework, roof, &c., Of the church as Sh'.
lob, near Pittsburg Landing, have been csrrea
ssay - trophies. and nothing remains OCT ne
logs, which are already being cut up In pieces
70 be removed by seekers after mementoes froo
the u,eat fsme.c batsje field Of the rebslliea.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-06-25
(PrBEc-No. III

AN ACT 10 allow the state Of California additional
representative IN tie thirty seventh Congress.
Be esurted by tn S>aote and Hotsse Of Representatives
Of the Cni,ed States cf Aaerioo t1 Cones ass>mtled
That the has been reliably taken 10 the
State Of California rnt the year eghtee hundred and
sxty and appears that the said state had surcIent
population ente her 10 three representatives, 10 the
thirty seventh Congress and as three represe natives
have been duly elect the thr.y seventh Congress
under the uppos ion that the sa State entitled 10
the sane appears by Il certificate OF the Governor
thereof and direct taxes have ee-en appoftoned 10
and pad fad under the census OF eighteen hun
dred sixty therefore the said state shall be Alows
three representatives, the thirty seventh Congress
and that urpcse the whole number Of representa-
tives hereby one unt she beginning Of the
thirty eighth Congress.
Approved June 2, 1862
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IPCBIIC-So. 80

surveys embraced BY existing standard lines or bases
for the township and subcvI vIsonal surveys
Approved Nay 81, 1852
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PrBIIC-No. IS

AN ACT abolishng certain collection districts ant reiuc
ing compensat oa ~ Offices of customs IL California
BE nadd ty the Senate oad House Of Representatives.
Of the Uisd Sats of America Congress dssembtsd,
That the collection districts Of Monterey, san Diego "a
cramento. SOnoma, San Joaqlin and ssn Pedro here
tofoe established bv law hereby abolished and the
same attached he collection district Of san frsncsco:
and there hall be appointed in the usual manner In
spector each of the following places Monterey, San
Diego, sicrsmeLtO, Beneca, stockton m Pedro and
the salary Of each said inspectors shall be one thou
sand doa-s per anuum-
Sec = Anf BE- further enacted, That from and after
the t.t day OF July eighteen hundred and sixty two the
annual compensated o. the collector of the customs for
the district Of frsEcsco shall be six thousand dol
lars of ths nava officer four thou.snd five hundred dol
Lars Of the surveyor, four thousand dollars OF the
principal appraisers. twenty 1--WE hundred dollars each
and OF tie assIssnt appraisers, two thousand dollars
each and the Office OF afito1sl appraiser general
g. be employed the Pacific coast created by the act
canersas nntfied An act making appropriations for
the civil and diplomatic expense % tho for
the yca ,niip< ths shir't~th - lima aghtapn hur
dred and fifty fOrr,' approved March third, eighteen
hundred aud ty three be and the same 10 hereby abo
ished.
Approved June ., ls62
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fTThe liabilities Of the Southern Confede-
racy are reported As upwards of e4lo, ,oo0, 900.
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EXCHANGE HOTEL.

h D. ROGERS, Proprietor, Mason, Ingham county Mich
t(aa. Lansing, Dexter and Jackson Stages stop at
thb House. Charges reasonable. A Livery Stable is
connected with the House. 3&,N
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ACSIN BLAIR, Governor.
HENRY T. BACKCs, President OF the senate and 1-
OAeSo Lieutenant Governor.
JAIHS B. PORTER, secretary Of State.
GEORGE H HOCsE, Deputy do
LANGFORD G. BERRY, Auditor General
ERA JONES, Deputy DO.
John OWEN, -tate Treasurer.
JAMES TURNER, Deputy do.
JOHN n GREGORY, superintendent Pub. Instruction
UJRTLAND b. STEBBINS, Deputy do.
SAMUEL. 9. LACY, Commissioner State Land ofice.
CYRUS HEWITT, Deputy do.
CHARLE5 CPSOS, Attorney General.
JOHN ROBERTSON Adjutant General.
J. b. FOUNTAIN, Quarter Master General
Justices Of the supreme Court.
GEORGE MARTIN Chief Justice.
ESAAC r. CHRISTfANCY, Associate Justice.
JAMES " CAMPBELL,
RANDOLPH MANNING, 80
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BENTON HOUSE.

Y. HUDSON, Proprietor, Vim. p HoUCK, Clerk, Ian
sing, Michigan. Stages leave this House daily fol-
yackson s. Johns Detroit, and intermediate places
lansing, July 1, 1861.
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Sre,kory of &ase-wIIIIAM H. SEWARD, OF New York
Grr1orv Of ne TeasUy-SAI.MOS r. CHASE, OF Ohio
ararHoyy cf tAs Ineers0v-CALEB b. SMITH, of Indiana
S-,Horv of As Havy-GIDEON WELLS, u Connecticut
Grn1ery 1 Woy-ED u STANTON Of Pennsyl ylvania
PaSnne1T Geseyol-MONTGOMEKY BLAIR, Of Maryland
lnevssv 0enyol-EDwAkD BATES, Of missouri
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@@tial 9irettorp,
tn EXECUTIVE.
THE CA6 N EFT.

Pruidesk-ABRAHAN LINCOLN, Of Illinois
Yxoe Presidene-HANNIBAL HAAiIS, of Maine
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J Justices Of the Supreme Court.
Jadges Of the Circuit COuE

Judges Of the Circuit Courts.
lst Dist EDWARD II. c. WILSON.
"A NATHANIEL. BACON.
ID BENJAMIN r. H. wTTIiEREIL
lth EDWIN LAWRENCE
Sth BENJAMIN r. GRAVES.
Ssh SANFORD n GREEN.
7th JOSIAH TURNER.
0th LOUIS 8 LOWELL.
9th FLAvIUS J. IIrfiEJOHN
lOsh JAMES BIRNEY
Cpp1 Peniassla DANIEL GOODWIN
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-04-05
TERMS BY NAIL:
Foreclosure Sale.

State of IVisconsin-M the Circuit Court Of tie
County Of Miluaukes.
John A. butcher. Kellogg Sexton and John
R. Goodrich, Plaintiffs, against Darius F.
Emerson and Elizabeth F. Emerson, his wife,
George F. Witter and Francis L. " liter, his
wife, and Jane r. Botku, j. D. Witter and
Emily Witter, his wife, Defendants.
QY virtue and in pursuance of judgment
ID rendered in the above entitled cause, on
the 18th day of March A. D. 1862, l shall cx-
pose for sale and sell at public auction, at the
the front door Of the Postoffice, in the town
of Grand Rapids, County Of Wood, and State
of Wisconsin, on Monday the 30th day eff
June, 1862 at the hour of one O'clock P. NJ
of that day, the following described mortgaged
premies, or much thereof may be neces-
sary to raise the amount of said Judgment in
terest AMI costs, together with the expenses Of
sale, situate, lying and being in the County of
Wood, State Of Wisconsin, to wit all that
certain piece or parcel or tract of land in the
County Of Wood and State Of Wisconsin, and
described as follows, to wit: Lot number six
(6) in Block number eleven QD in Neeves'
Addition to the village Of Grand Rapids, as
surveyed by G. B. Jackson and recorded in the
office of the Register of Deeds Of Wood Coun.
ty, Wisconsin. The above premises includes
one dwelling house and barn and other out
buildings Sherif's Office at Grand
Rapids March 2Sth, 1862.
l3-3m E. LAVIGNE, Sheriff.
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jority, two Of which were tickets folded
together, for the purpose, undoubtedly,
of fraud, which were counted by the
Board, who imagined sit would per-
haps make no difference in the result,
which shows how difficult it is to throw
out illegal Democratic votes and to
obey the law in respect to the same
Very many Of those who would have
voted for Mr.. Hitchcock were absent
from the polls, which We hope, for all
time to come, will teach them the i'm
portance of relying not wholly on 9th
ers to elect good and efficient officer.
Mr.. H. as man is above reproach.-
His strict integrity and honor, and his
capabilities for the position achich pe
knoao he possesses, together with his
bodily condition, should have been suf-
icient reasons for the untiring efforts
of all his friends for his election.
Another breach of law (still usual
custom) we wish to notice. Every sa-
loon within our village limits was open
the whole day, dispensing liquor, which
was the prime cause of all trouble on
Tuesday last. We hope, for the honor
Of our town, that in future our saloon
proprietors will see fit to obey the law
in regard to the closing of their respec-
tive places of business on election or
town meeting days.
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Summons.

Sut11 Q nSs
| State Of IPiseonssn-In Circuit Court of Wood
County
Mark Wittrock and Maria Wittreck. Plaintiff.
against The Milwaukee and Herison Rail
Road Company and persons unknown, De.
fendan.s
ME State of Wisconsin to the assignees and
i holders OF certain mortgage On real es-
tate, executed BY the above plaintiffs to the
Milwaukee and Horizon Rail Road Company,
and bearing date the 26th day Of November,
1855, to secure the payment Of the sum Of Eve
hundred dollars, according to the tenor and
effect OF certain nromissory note bearing
even date with said mortgage and executed
by said plaintiffs to the said Milwaukee and
Horizon Rail Road Company
In the name Of the State Of Wisconsin, you
are hereby notified that the above entitled ac
ton has been commenced in the Circuit Court
IN and for said county to declare null and void
and to discharge Of record the said mortgage,
and to declare the alleged obligation for which
the same was given illegal, imperative and in
valid. And you arc hereby summoned to an
swer the complaint in this action, which 10
filed in the office of the Clerk Of the Circuit
Court in and for the said county of Wood, and
serve copy of your answer on the subscri-
oers at their Office in the village of Grand Ran
ids, Wood County, Wisconsin,, within four
months from the date hereof; and if you fail
to answer ,hc complaint within the time afore-
said, the plaintiffs will apply te the Court for
the relief demanded in the complaint.
Dated this 22d day Of February, 1859.
WEBB l. WITTER,
Sow Plaintiffs ATTORNEYS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-04-05
A Card.

To Our Friends and Neigh6ors
For yvm kindly assistance in en-
deavorlng to save our property during
the destruction of our DIV elling by fire,
for your generous sympathy as well as
FOR your material aid, you have our
heartfelt gratitude. Words fail to ex-
press our grateful emotions, but cur
hearts will ever warm towards you at
the recollection Of your kindness. 1t
removes much of the grief for our loss
to know that we have friends so kind.
Dear friends, may God ever bless you
and avert suck 3 dreadful calamity
from your homes.
J. II. LANG.
M. L. LANG.
Grand Rapids, Apr. Sd, 1862.