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Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-06-20
ENGLISH PHILANTHROPY.

Even Wellington and Bonapartc begin to
pale, with their one-barre artillery cam
pagns, when compared with our revolving
arms. England's idea Of liberty is freedom
for England and slavery for all mankind.
mean, providing it pays Otherwise, then
slavery for England and freedom for all the
world. tits only aquestion Of money. In
da gave mankind Conscience; Greecs added
Reason; Rome, Will; but America, posses
sing conscience, reason and will, took out
patent for Energy and Truth. When Eng
land engaged passage on board the secession
pirate. she accidently got into the wrong
boat and posterity will refuse to pay back
the passage money.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-01-15

LEG,L ANECDOTES = Erskine'- declining 10
wear Duudas's silk gown. lest he might be sup
posed 10 adopt 1.-The abandoned habits Of biz
predecessor" is well known. The io'lowing, not
90 well known, is, VIC think, at least 'quaiiy
good
"Mr A. B., Judge in the Commits ssary Court,
talked in an inflated and pomp"ns manner. fav-
IN. failed TO attend am appoiutmcnt with Erskine,
he explained that he had been called ont OF
,own, owing TO his brother having fallen from a
sIie arid .prained his foot. 1tw fortunate for
your brother, said Erskine, tha. it was not from
your style he fell, be had certainly broken his
neck.
4 clever but unsuccessful advocate having
died very poor, it was remarked 10 Erskine, that
there we're TO effects "Tbat is not wonder
ful," was the reply; "as he had no causes, he
could have no egeets."
well known story OF Lord Polkemmet las a
less kuca n but very characteristic sequel in al
anecdote of his grandson. Lord Polkemmet re
fused 10 let the dentist insert his finger III hi'
month, saving, "Na, ven bite me-" His grand
son, Mr. Johnstone, while canvassng the lat
Mr.. Hog, of NcwlistoD, declined to take any lun
cheon from the elector, on the ground . that Il
would be treating" The confusion Of ideas j:
precisely the same in both cases and that {
/ blunder so ludicrous should be apparently hered
| itary is very remarkable.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-01-15

THE LAST DErTH OF SPIRTTUALIsN.-The
Spiri,ualists are making progress in some direc-
tion-nobody car doubt that. At a meeting in
Lyceum Hail, Boston, on Sunday, the eth, Miss
Lizzie Dotcr, celebrsted trance lecturer. made
the following singular prayer TO the devil:
"0h Lucier, thou son of the morning, who
fell irona thy high estate, and whom mcrtai5 are
prone 20 call the embodiment OF evil, we Lift our
voices unto thee. We know thou canst not
harm US unless by the will OF the Almighty, OF
whom thou art part end portion, and in whose
economy thou piayest thy part; ard we cannot
presume TO sit 10 Judgment over Deity. from
the depths of thine intamy stream forth divine
truths. Why should We Turn from thee? Does
not the same inspiration rule US all: l. one IN
Gods sight better than another? We know
tbou art vet 10 come upon this expanded crea-
ton, purified by the influence Of Gods love
for his love is not yet perfected while one OF his
children wri;hes in misery. So, oh Lucifer, do
Ne come up and stand before the throne Of the
Ancient Of Days hand in hand with thee. A.
thou hast been the star of the morning thou wilt
again become an angel of light. Oh, Satan, We
will subdue thee with our love. and thou wilt
yet kneel humbly with Us at the throne of God.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-01-15
UNITED STATES NAIL.
MICHIGAN.
[coa,inrsf fra Isss Frr.j

lContinrst frs d.s Ff;'r
ring tie contract term 0iees establishes .iter ths
advertise melt j. s-led .nt $50 al-ilE n 1traet
tern are 70 he visited without xtrI T1y -, =tsnce
be rot inc rsasei.
IL bid received after the 4st DAY aaa ..s7 aIn.l
o- without te gGaraHt-g -tgJirei J.. l.v .L ria
considered in competition with rl4r prof
able in amount
according u The advsrt- eat, and tAe a. sire,
s-tdTiiy Tor different service art te f1i'ir hid be
the owest off red for e sdycr i>sd rvoc. othfr
propC- tions may be eoHsi i-r.-l.
10. There sh".4 BIT r'ui- ii te ll auruloscL
liiated or 1ibuati1n Z. p T--Tosir@ 0ne slfl
fcT two or more routes !o-blldef hv law an
not te conside-ad.
"A The rout, tle service. tac yearly pay. The rsus
aud residence o. the bidder. (th Is, ,hi- cs'l post ofce
address } and those of each har cf fTm. where
company offers should be distinctly stated.
IS Bidders requested % Gse, far practicable
tine printed form of proposal furnished ~ tie Depart
meut 70 write out fan the of der bids, and 10
retain copies of them.
Altered bids should rot be submitted nor should bids
once submitted b with1rawl No withdrawal q bid
der gIaranCr viii be allowed unless dated s-i reee
we'd before the l@st dsy for receiving proposals
Each bid must be guaranteed by swo respoHsh j.
persons.
General guarantees cannot fc admitted Tho ti+ and
guarantee should be signed plainly with The iui name of
.1"h person.
The department. The right to reject any hid
which nay b. deemed evtravaClt aGi also 10 disregard
IA bi oi failing contractors and bidders.
IG The bid should be- sealed. superscrbed Hail Pro
pos3is state - Michigan, addressed 7nd Ass stant
Postmaster General Contract o1ce and son, by 9aGil
not ny u agent and pstmasiers viii noi enclose
proposals (or letters Of any kad) in their quarterly
returns.
H. Tn contracts are TO be executed and returned
The department. by or before the l dTF # Acaf 1862
but the service must he commenced on the lst OF July PIE
ceting the mail dag after that date whether
tine contracts be executed or not.
l. Postmastcrs Offices on near railroads bu
than eighty RODS from STATEN will irme iately after
the ist March report their exact distance from
the nearest station and how they are otherwise supplied
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-01-15
from the New York sun.
MERCANTILE FAILURES OF THE
YEAR.

From Dunn Cos Mercaauile Agency We
have received tabular statement of the failures
Of the past wear. Sad other commercial and bu-
siRes- statistics which sre Of interest:
We find hat ia the Northern States, in 1887,
there were 400 failures, Involving the amCuut
OF S265, SIS, 600, against 5 1855 failures during
che past wear, with an indebtedness Of Sis, ,6S2
l7o showing for the past wear, an excess OF ! :
6Ie failures over tie number il 1851, with a
diminished habiiiIy OF sS7, ls5,sSo.
II the Southern States the number OF failures
for the entire wear % 1887 was 675, with sn in
debtedness OF $25, 9s2. .OOo. while the partial re
turns for the year so reveal l,05s ialmres,
with liabilities amounting TO S,57S, ,251, altho
the returns from the secsded States embrace
period of only four months, or up 10 Nav ]
when our regular facilities were interrupted
I The usual amount OF iailarts in this section
during these tour months. is 10 be accounted for
mai ", on the -sound that many were Intentions
in order TO evale obligations due at the North
Subsequon; State action. snnulog sll Northern
clsiu's the entire cessation ot trade and the i'm
ucvrri--gd couditioE OF the South. lead Us Il
rega;d the entire Indebtedness ot that section "a
swallowed up in carrying on the war, inyoivInj
geucia' m, rcantile baskrup'cy there.
In response 10 the inquiry OF many OF ou
leading merchants who have calleu upon VI
or reliable statistical iniorn alton, 10 the Me'
caatiic nde u cdness OF the South 20 Notiher
merchants va are enabled to state that, by
very close examination Of orr books couhrmc
bv other sources at information, there is din
the four cities Of New York, Boston, PBIlsde
pi,ia AID Baltimore, about S2l ,Onp ,O0u, divide
a tnl!oSs: NeN York, $3.50, ,oo".oQei fhilsle
plia s2i SOC. 00o; Baltimore, So ,000,0 Boz
ton. 81 Geo 0op
l. the dry goods interest alone, in these citic'
our cst,rstes show jha. Nes YORK loses S75
600, 00o, Phlaje ,phia, Sli,ppo,00"; BaltimoT,
A6, 800, o q, aHl Boston, 1000 600 making
total Indebtedness To tho arv goods trade
S97, ,50o,uts From this aud other dats, "
estimate the total liabilities OF the South to II
Northern States At or near $500, 100000. I'll
above estimates, with the advantages aud .ac
ties we possess. we can safely affirm. are oo
nearly corrcc, than can in any other way
determined
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-01-15
ELEPHANTS On THE TIGHT ROPE

A very remarkable thing respecting the Gle
phant is his sens.bility 10 music. Under the
power OF music the ancients could make him
perform upon the tight rope. There have been
Blon6n elephants. During the eighteenth cen
tury. when IL Was The fashion 10 aisbeEeye eve
rything asserted by ancient writer's, such as
Elan, PHny, ard hoIoGotus The stories told oi
The musical elephants began 90 be diseredited,
and they are sill res6 and repeated with a Ger,
tain amount OF increGaiity. TIE agcl0uss .yi-
IDENTIFY carried the srt 0i training elephants 10
perfection never dreamed Of among the moGefnS
Elephants have beeu exhibited IN London march
ing IN procession, Sneeling down when hidden
by a wave of the hand, placing hand upon
"the head OF the prnee. firing oli pistols, and
the hAe; but the irals they perloln.sd al Rome
Nere tar more remaFkabie. Elephants we're
bred az Rome, ard they were trained by means
Of kindness and music. The dread Inspired by
the clash oi cymbals overcome gradually,
until IL disappeared altogether. Elom the gen
tic notes ~ flutes they derived such pleasure
that they would express gle.r saiS8ciiou by
beating time 20 the tunes with their ieet Twelve
I elephants were taught TO march into a theatre
in harmonious me asure, sometimes in ciiclo,
and sometimes divided into parties, seas.er.u <
! towegs around saem al she While. Preserving
! their proper o.dsr, they would beat timo 10 the
I music during the intervals ~ the dance.
Being provided with spieadid couches, aGofn-
! I'D with paintings snd tapestry. and banquet
spread before tacm upon the tables oi cedar
snd ivory, tno elephants, iu the cos,UHss oi
Iualc and female peisoiaG,s oi GSiiLei!oL,
would dine dec1ruG>.y u0t one Of them yota-
cousiy taxing undue share ol the dehcscies,
and all drinking moderately on of cups OF silver
and gold. Gtymanicus, according Ia fhny,
exhibited elephants hUr.ius al catching javc-
lus, hghliug wit each other and executing the
Phirpbic dAace. Aud il was through their hove
OF music that elephants were trained Go dance
upon ropes -Four oi them walked along road
Of ropes, carrying litter, contalS1lg a tth,
which was i,igning sickness. Many writers con
firm the testimony OF Play 10 the fact that The
elephants walked Backward q iorw ards upon
the ropes with equal precision. Seneca, IN hi'
EpisIles, describes an elephant Who, at the com
mand OF his keeper, woua uOt merely walk, bu
would knee. down upon a rope SuesouIus &c
scribes az elephant who, in the presence OF Ih'
Emperor Galba, climbed up AZ inclined rope e
! the roof of "a theatre, ard descended in the SAM
: way, bearing siticr upon hs back. Arriai
aIcnt.ons an eiepHabt who performed - a mus
= cian Ia bis dancing comrades. Nith cymbs
e ;aseued 70 each oi his knees, aud a thlFa 10 bl
trunk, he woult beat N, asure with astonishing
pre- cision and accuracy; shie a other elephant
: danced in circle round lam.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-01-15

~ Ingham, ss-At session OF the PROBATE tourt Tor
the county OF Ingnam hOiCen The PROBATE ONCE Ia the
village Of Mason, Monday, the 16th day of Iec
the thousand eight huniredand sixty pres
ent w u PINCKSEY Judge Of Probate. In ihe matter
OF TIE estate Cf CItophsr Avery, deceased Oa read
ing and fling the petition, Gully verified. Of Mary
Jane Avery (wiow Of said deceased) praying thst lrt
OF nstrstOb upon said estate may be granted
to Mary avery and james NJ. Royce:
ThereGron il is ordered, hat Monday, the oo day OF
January next IL O'Clock in the forenoon, be assigned
for the of ssd Petition and that the hens Al Ia
of said deceased, and III other iersons interested so
estate required 10 appear at session Of said tor.
then he holden at the Probate Office, in the village oi
Mason, and show cause if any there be- Why the PRAYER
Of the petitioner should not be granted And II - iur
ther ordered that said petitioner give notice 10 he per
interested in said estate Of the tendency a. said
PETITION ami the hearing thereof. by causing copy o
this orcer be published in the Lsnsiog Republican,
newspaper printed ana circu atny in sad county C Ing
haul successive weeks previous 10 said day of ~
ing "a true copy.) WM. H. fiNGhSEl.
Sw3is Judge OF Pr bate
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-01-15
Legal Advertis en- entS,
MORTGAGE SALE.-Default having

AvA bee made IN she yleiit OF the hrrt insianebt
Of certain MOI gage executed cy John Cook 10 fbiic
C. dated the 2oh day Cf febrUa A lsol aud
recorded tie cce Of the Register &C Deeds for lngham
county, 10 the State of Michigan the IN day OF March
ls6l, at ock +. VI Later Is of Mortgages page
$50 which gage duly assigned by salj Pinto {
Aye "a the uude gaei Hiram II smth, ard the
sigument recorded The said Register o Deeds ct
nee The 20h day OF March, lSl, AT O'clock 7. VI
IN Lber IL of Mortgages, psge S,5, on which mott
gage the claimed be due the date o; this notice
of principal ami interest, the Of two hundred ana
DO. and sun proceeding al aw or IN eqGi
" has instituted Tor the recovery ot the same
any part thereof notice Is therefore hereby gwen that
said mortgage viii be oreco>ed By e Of the mort gagged
premises, and that by virtue u OF sale contained
said and in OF the statute IN such
made and provided, the premises deserted in SAID
moI tgage will be sold 70 pay the amount claimed due
aforesaid, with the interest thereon, together with so
attorney fee provided for said tgsge, aud th c
AID cha es of such sale at public yenGue to he hs 81
bidder the Court House in the village Of Masrn De
ing The place Of holding the Circuit Court in said
ngbsm Thursday the 18th day Of March next. be-
Ihe of O'Clock in the forenoon and he - :
ting the SUM- wit: at O'Clock IN the aitern at
said day. Said sale will tie subject 10 The f s-CG
and thereon become due said mortgl-e
The premises described said mortgage Is the north
half Of Ot % block hundred ami forty SIX
Gao in the city of Lansing in the county of lnghan
and state of Michigan.
Dated December 10th, 1851
HIRAM II. SMITH,
Assignee OF said Mortgage.
F. IoyGyEAR Attorney 13s@i1
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-01-15
HERIFF SALE.-James B. Howe "a

~ BENJAMIN Hart and Alvin y. Iart.-Br v'rtue q
of feri facas issued cut Of and under tie G.
the Circuit Court tor the County Of ugbam, aud >ate q
Micngs n snc TO directed and delivered, sCaiu>s the
goods and chsttes lands and tenements of Benz l.
Hart and Alvin Hart, did on the 2ls-day of N"v-m
ber. ID. 1861, levy upon and take all the right, tts
and interest OF iae defendants said wIit nj
the following p.ece parcel Of an 10 wii az that
piece parcel Of land situate lying ant 5elng
in the county of Ingham. and State of Gehgan,
known and distinguished The Map Pat ot the wi
age lnow ciiy) c Lansing recorded N The office 4
Register DEEDS for tte county Of insha part cf
lot number six f6) in block number twelve l2D te
With all the privilege of raising the water Of Grsn RIVER
propel the Florng Mill staniiog thereon which
va, conveyed hy deed from Hiram II smith. D.oel Il
Case ami Elizabeth Dsnfota TO Alvin y. Hart AM fsom
Alvin RI to Ben amin Hart, teng tie hr-t right
sid waters of sac Grand Ryer far Is Necessary
fr proPel.ing four of mill stone with necessary
chneTy attached thereto, with all the appsr,ennees
louyny thereto, and known Hart's FIGURING MI 10
tie city ot Lansing, which right title and est shall
expose for sale al pabc auction TO The sbest bidder.
the Law Tects 1T the FRI n. door Of The lnghs
Court House. in the village Of Mason SATURDAY the
18th day Of January next. at one o clock 2. VI.
nstec Na-on Dec. I'd 1851
,uSi5 TRUMAN SPENCER Sheriff.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-01-15
SONG

Co.Gnl5.as shores are Wild and wide
Collmbia's hills are high.
Ant rut-Iy PAINTED SIDE By size,
he forests meets the eye.
But narrow must these shores be made.
A-a los Coll-inbia's Alils
An low her a-cisri forest iaii,
E-e Ffeslom l,a-es he- fi4
For Is the land. where. rude ana w!l1,
She piayi her gtmbols when ehni.
sut deep ans wide her streams that aow
Iruretors l. the tide;
AnG thick and green Ihe iaUre.s grow
bl every rivers side
Pgt should Transatlantic hc<t
Poi4Gte her waters fair,
WI meet II n OF the rocky coast
Add gaih1r laIrvls there:
For. Oh. Cci1mt!4's sons are brave,
Aut free as ccesn's widest wave
III eai-s ihlt wave her mountala p.1e
Are fT8raut and serene,
And ucyar cI,2reE sun d. shlu-
Than lights her valleys green.
SAT --E1d must those breezes blow
That sun must ST N gore
Re footsteps II foreign foe
Imprint Cclumbs.s shore.
For oh her sons are brave ami fre'
Their breast BEATS high with liberty
Far arriny b0'ses, curassiar
We mines OF sterling worth,
For sword and bJck,er. spur ana sp' -
EmhowePd in the earth.
Ard ere ColGmbias sons resign
The boon their fathers Won
The po,ished ore from very mine
shall glitter in the sun;
Tor bri-hts the blade, ant sharp the snaar-
cur warriors 10 the battle bear.
II Britain boa i the deeds she Is done,
Displays Ler trophies bright,
And counts her l,ureis bravcly won
In wcl contested 1gslt,
Columbia can a band array
VIII wrest thc Iar-el wreath
With truer eye and steadier hant
VIII strike the blow Of death
For, whether on The land or sea,
Co.lmbi4s lgat Is victory
In purple streams let Gallia wade,
And frantic IN her mood,
With civil disccrd draw the blade
And spill her countrys blood.
foo dear the skill IL arms IS bought
Whore kindred life blood flows.
COlGMbia's sons are only taught
70 triumph oor their foes
And then II comfort, soothe and save
The feelings Of the cOnquer'd brave.
Theu Is. Colgmbias Eagle soar
And bear her banner high:
And thunder from her dexter pour,
Ana lightning from her eye.
And when she sees from realms above
The storm Of war II spent,
Descending ike the welcome dove,
The olive branch present:
And then with beauty hand divine
The never failing wreath ,ntwin'
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-01-15

WNE-aaio iog Il gan, connection ui the
Lalrds ci Logan, meTrl wag, whom many re-
collect in Ayrshire as a irst-ra;c performer On
,he violin, aud gnst social hvoliie. and OF
whom, aud bis " sentimental sister Susie, men
iion is made in more than ouo al Burns p0oms,
was also man OF great Istural hunos. \ gen
tlenIan, whose reputation iof hospitality was not
high, after bosstirg oi come port vine oi great
age and exec Hence, was prevailed on with some
difficulty TO produce a botue, When ii did ap.
pear, it was only pint bottle. Major Logan,
on being asked his opinion, said. " The vine is
good, bu; its pity it is 80 little Tor is sge.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-01-15
ONO AND yRR WAR.-Gov. Tod states ia his

ONO AND TnR WAR.-Gov. Tod states ia his
message that The whole number O; Chic vo.un
teers mustered Into service of the United States,
under the two calls by the President, and the
special authority Of the Secretary OF War, is one
hundred thousand two hundred ard twenty
four. The Ohio troops now in active service are
49, 9S5, aud on duty within the 5 ate or under
orders, 1884. The above troops are thus
divided: 46 regiments infantry in service,
81, 400; . rcginenls cavalry in service. 2,z50;
IL batteries artillery in service, 500; com
panes cavalary in service, 435.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-01-15

FREE BLACKS WANTED IN GUArENALA--The
President of Guatemala IL very anxious Tor q
COLONY a. free blacks to settle on the hsciondas,
where cotton can be easily raised IN large quan-
titles The Northern Light briUGs advices that
there is Low in the port OF San Luis, on the Ia
cfc, Iinety FIVE tons Of cotton ready TO be ship
ped and fifty-eight tons more on the way 10
that port Besides this amount, f.ty or sixty
tons are retained for consumption in the county.
The portion to be shipped has been engaged Tor
an English port by vessel to go round Cape
HoIn.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-01-15

sss- fhe day OF speculation 10 army contracts
il gone. Besides making an assignment, or an
oiier TO assign contract. iPso (deto forfeiture
OF II, he lew practice Of the WaT DEPARTMENT
is TO require that parties Offering 90 make mus
ke,s shall own machine shops and possess in
money, skII aud experience, the guarantees that
they can pauctualy and completely fill contracts.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-01-15
A P.TaIoTIc MFNEER uF CoNaRE. S-Ja amer

S. jackson, Ii. C., from kentGoky writes that
he will nos be in Washing'ou To take lis seat iii
Cor gress ;his winter, unless such o calamity
should bcfal tie patriot, 10 Kentucky as 10 have
an rider issued by the War Department for the
army TO go into winter quarters. should the
war go on he Nill ICt be seen in Washington 20
long "a there remains a single Rebel in arms IN
Kentucky Ie : out Of money. has received
no pay tor his services in lac Amy, and has Sent
to W sship gton 10 collect some that j. due him
and to drs~ hi, rav a. member Of Congress
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-01-15

Coon FoR EvFRYBOUY.--Marryia ia Is good
'hins, il Is 3 ate ;h.oS, as Auut J8"c ses, a
crate iusriu-hoa thoS shr noes can't tell
lor she az er lad chance tn trv;) it's good for
everybody Are you od-narry; al make
vcu Young, Tor ,ou'li die TWIN to pear so.l-
Are you yOuus--i,'li make you old. ln iact, y
is soO,ed To ev'iy and cnnybody. It's brier'
rose hcdg, that society has sot M 10 keep folks
inside the bounds nv COOL behavior: and tho
I've had ups and iosns in IL. and DO ali abou
it, stall I say, hcorsy for marryiu! rs goo,
iat everybody.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-01-15

,s- Malmaison, the resistance purchased By
Josephine in 1865, and the place to which she
retired alter her diyefce, has been is-ely pur-
chased by Napoleon If III 1915 Napoleon l.,
after Ike battle of Watoiioo. retired u Naluai-
son. In 1926 IL was bought Dy Sac 'iEsh bank
err and in 1872 by eneen Christina oi Spain
IL now returns to the Napoleon i4uhy.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-01-15
General Sige

"A" General SigeI is reported . have resigned
his position in the army; AID we learn iron.
St Louis paper that this Is 10 be followed by the
designation Of other officers attached - him,
Who think he bss been unju-tlyt-esse IN being
superseded in the command OF the army a.
Rola
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-01-15
ca-The Lnlian tsrlit2ry Nest Of ALkansas snd

Is The Indian territory west Of Arkansas sHa
Louisiana, now spoken Of as place FOR coloniz-
ing " coatIablnds, "is approached from St. Louis,
through Springfield, distance of three hundred
miles The remainder oi th" rail road from
Rclla through Sprif cfeld to Fort Smith can be
Completed in twelve months. IL is said that
the plantations of the Chocta~s ard Chcasaws
alone could fully supply the American mills with
cotton even il the fret year Of the experiment
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-01-15

Tbs President AND ENANCIPATIoS.-A radi-
cal Republican member of Congress, says the
New York Times Washington Correspondent,
had private interview with the President re-
Gently, in which the latter avowed his fixeG de
termination TO oppose any measure OF general
emancipation, or for arming con6sca,ed slaves Of
rebels