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The Lansing state Republican., 1862-05-14

VlRf 70 YoRKTowx.-Ss.aten Ries, LaEha.,
Essnith, and Howard, Of the Military Counit-
tes Of the Senate. accompanied BY Gov. Merrill,
Of Maine. Senator Covan, Of PsaasyivaniA and
Gen. Clarke. Exscssive Cisrk e The Senate. have
saartsd for Fortrsas Moaros md Gen McCIsl-
lh,'s headqsastess. The party went dsvn The
rotemAe in 0evRsnest steamer. The trip =
90 q bua;nso - ven - q curiosity.
The Lansing state Republican., 1862-05-14

Amouht apPortloheu Ast year zs1' oV
Last year $6.72 was apportiousd to lansing
township upon an erroneous report, and that
SUN 10 deducted from the regular apportionnent
this year.
The Lansing state Republican., 1862-05-14

rsosPs II THs FIKLs.-Adjstsut 6ese's'
fhsmas, IN . conference With tbs finance -
Ways and Means ComaittssA ststsd tlst ~ -
TO-, 600 soldiers IN The field.
The Lansing state Republican., 1862-05-14

II A resolution csnssring Ar. Cameron, the
lsse Secretary Of Wsr, passed the House Of
Representatives on Wednesday, ayes 70, noes
IS.
A resolution censuring Mr.. Wsllss, Secretary
Of the Navy, Was rejected BY vote Of IS against
~.
4 On the former NJ. Granger vsted aye, eur
ether representatives nay. On the latter Mr..
Bsanan veeed aye, and the others nay.
What mighty difference can there be,
TWixt tweedledun and tweedledeer'
The Lansing state Republican., 1862-05-14

Gen. MeClsllaM's Despatch to HIS Wife.
Mrs. Mcclellan, who 10 now in New York, has
received the following despatch from her hus-
band:
Williamsburg, wednesday, May I.
victory. We have the ensmy's strong works.
the town. and all the sick and wounded Of the
enemy, &c. None of your friends injured,
though our loss is considerable. That of the
enemy was severe. The Quaker army is doing
very wel-Hancock was supurb yesterday.
an in Joe Johnson's headquarters Of yesterday.
This is beautiful town, and quite old and pic
turesqus. GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN.
A second dispatch to Mrs. Mcclellan says:
The more We know the more complete oar VIC
tory proves to be. All goes well.
The Lansing state Republican., 1862-05-14

GovKRsnur srocKs.-whea gev~snent NJ
e. tosched par Saturday morning. "a inst., three
rcusing cheers were given BY the New ioss
Beard Of Bsekena Not only ere soas peoples
pockets fred By this good sews, bat ne hearts
Of loyal men every.hsrs greatly chsers
The Lansing state Republican., 1862-05-14
The New Orleans Victory In Congress.
Washington, May Z.

Washington, May I.
HsrslTs despatch states: despatch frem
New York, With information brought BY the
Coluubia, on the capture Of New Orleans, was
read in the Senate this afternoon during the de-
bate on the City Railroad bill. 1t Was well re.
ceivsd. and Senator AcDoagall Immediately NOV
ed vote Of thanks to Con- Farragut and Gen.
Butler. saying to Senators that their recognition
Of such important services and evincing their
gratitude. should be hearty. Parliamentary rule
required unanimous consent to entertain the no.
ton, and some Senators objected, 90 that Mr..
NcDosgalrs generous purpose vas Temporarily
defeated.
The Lansing state Republican., 1862-05-14

New Yosk. Nay S.
special dispatch 70 the Hsrald, " Arlington,
4th, says: "It d the intention Of the President
70 issue proclanasion. in . few days, opening
the ports Of Nsvbern, Beaufort. Savannah, Fer
nandina, and New Orleans, to the trade of the
world. This important measure viii release the
administration of an international enbarrasment
and largely tend to restore the entente eordisie
between the tvs sections Of the country.
The 1|ibxne's correspondent Washington,
4th, says: I've have news from Richmond, via
Fredericksburg, Of importance. The people Of
the rebel Capitol are panic stricken. The veal
thy citizens are packing up their furniture and
sendng it into the country"
An apparently intoxicated person, the pas,
week, passing BY the tobacco warehouse where
our soldiers are confined, cried out to them,
" Cheer up, boys! Mcclellan or Mcdowell will
be here in few days" The sentry shot him
dead.
Our Csnnanding General, galloping into Fred
ricksburg yesterday afternoon, with his staff, was
received with closed doors; net . door open of
house or store, not face to be seen, except nov
and then that of . curious damsel pespiDg thro'
half closed blinds At the cavalcade Of Yankees.
Washington, Nay 4.
The following important circulars have been
addressed to the foreign ministers, announcing
the re-opeping of con- munication With Southern
localities reconquered from the insurgents:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, May 2, 1862.
SRI have the honor to state, for your infor.
nation, that the mails are now allowed to pro
cesd to and from New Orleans, and other places
which, having been heretofore seized BY insur-
gents, have since been recovered and are now re.
occupied by the land and naval forces Of the
Untsd States. 1t is proper however, that mil
itary surveillance is maintained over such mails
a. far a. the Government finds it necessary foI
the public safety.
am, sir, your ob't servant.
(Signed) WM II. SEWARD.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, Nay 5, 1862.
The Lansing state Republican., 1862-05-14

Hancock has taken two redOubts and repulsed
Early's rebel brigade by real charge with the
bayonet, taking one Colonel and $50 prisoners,
and killing at least two Colonels and many pri.
Yates. His conduct was brilliant in the extrene.
I do not know cur exact loss, but fear that Gen.
Hooker has lost considerable on our left.
learn from the prisoners taken that the rebels
intend disputing every step to Richmond, and
shall run the risk of at least Of holding them
in check here while resume the original plan.
Nv entire force 10 undoubtedly considerably in.
ferier to that of the rebels, who will fight well,
but viii do all can with the force At my dis
posal.
(Signed) GEO. B. MCCLELLAN,
Major-General ComDanding.
Washington, May 6.
The United States gunbcat Huron captured,
on the 10th ult, off Charleston, the schooner
Glide, Of Charleston, while attempting to run
the blockade She vas bound to Nassau, and
was loaded With one thousand bales cotton and
Eve tierces Of rice. Her papers and log beck
were thrown overheard during the chase.
The following dispatches, from Gen. McClel-
Ian 70 Secretary Stanton, have been recsived:
" Williamsburg, Nay 6.
have the pleasure to announce the occupa-
ton Of this place q the result of hard fought
action yesterday. Hasceck's brigade engage
uent had the effect 70 turn the left Of the enc
my's line of works. The enemy abandoned
their entire line during the night, leaving al his
sick and wounded in our hands His loss yes-
terday vas very severe. We have some three
hundred men wounded, and more than one
thousand wounded and prisonera- Their less
vas heavy, and our vietsry complete. have
sent cavalry in pursuit. The conduct Il or
~. vas excellent With scarcely IN exception
The snemy's works were extensive, and exceed
The Lansing state Republican., 1862-05-14

olecuis Iof 40 00uTs, anu VICE OtOuSnt III ieh
down in a state of exhaustion.
Heavy cannsnsdirg could be heard By the
coming down the river, at an early hour this
morning. Nothing as to the result is yet aEcer-
tanned There is no doubt but that the whole army
of Lee, Johnston and Aagruder are in a state Of
utter diserganiza,ies, and under the rapid pur-
suit Of Mcclellan, are fleeing with great prccipi-
tasion, without the inten ton Of making stand
anywhere; ard usless they reach Richmond in
boats, BY way Of James River, they will certain.
" be intercepted and captured by the forces
landed and landing at West Point. Not less
than City steamers are engaged transporting the
balance of the army To West Point.
''LArKsr-I have just learned that the enemy
have destroyed all the bridges across the Chick.
ahoniny, and that Gen. Mcclellan 10 resting bis
army On tbi. side Il viii be remembered that
the Chickahominy runs parallel with the James
river. into which it enters.
Il Is the general impression that General
Mcclellan has got the enemy just where he wants
them.
New York, Nay 8.
A special dispatch to the Tunes, this P. n,
dated At Fortress Monroe, Nay 7th, says that the
rebels burned their gunbeafs in York river yes
terday morning. We have taken many prisoners
in snail companies, bat l cannot learn OF any
large bodies having been captured. Two COM
panies Of the sth Illinois cavalry are reported
captured BY the enemy.
Gen. McCleIlaa VS. struck By piece Of Q
shell, bot v.s sst injured
The opinion prevails that II Frask''n's division
receive, reinforceasnts in time, great part Of
tie rebel amy viii be captured.
The rods ars in very bad csaditiss, BY which
our .dvasce i greatly inPsdsd.
The z. B. Hale has captured . battery o.
The Lansing state Republican., 1862-05-14

special 70 TIE Itmss, from Cairo, eays tnefe
was an arrival to-day from Pittsburg. The
rebels we're attacked by Gen. Grant On Wednes
day. fe~ miles west Of Cerinth, their line con-
stantly falling back, though in perfect order
The result Of this engagement appears in . rapid
movement Of tse rebels BY their right flank to
the south east, surrendering the Memphis and
Charleston Road, and taking up position in
force on the Mobile and Ohio Road, south Of Co
riuth.
This movement, together with reports Of de-
serters, indicate that the whole rebel fssce win
De Withdrawn ss rapidly a possible to Columbus
95 miles south Of C0risth. At this point the
Confederaey have extensive works for the manu-
facture Of arms and ordnance.
Washington, Nay ..
LATEST PROM YoRKrowN-I learn BY steamer
from Yorktown, that Gen. Mcclellan has advsnc-
cd l2 miles beyond Williamsburg, and has bad
several skirmishes with the enemy, routing then
with heavy loss.
The embarkation Of troops for West Point
was progressing with great raPidity, and heavy
battle had taken place on wednesday afternoon
between the troops under Generals Franklis and
S<dsvick, and the rebels under Lee, Who we're
epdeavoriag to make their ~sy 70 Richmond.
1t ID said TO have been the severest battle On
the peninsula, and the rebels sese totally defeat
ed and HaAked, being driven back towards the
forces under 0er Johnston, On the Csiekahom-
inv. The whole nanber Of the Federas killed
AID wounded uas 300. The enemy we're driven
hack By our eusbo.is With greas slaushsef-
They had not less than 10000 msn, whilst our
whole fercs vas net over %, 900 landed Had i
not been for the eusboaAs thsy would have bsea
defeassA r
Dessrsers froa the essoy rspsrt that there
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-01-03

j read i on toombstone-not upon mar
BE movement, s6Frounded BY. the glowing
creation Of the sculptor's genius, but on
pldabr6sn stone, which perhaps, had never
s found. the hammer and ehisel Of the pelisher
HE lived to be good. sat down beside
etipEtaves how sunken by the storms and frost
of,many winters, and my thoughts dwelt upon
the epitaph.-It It pleased me. was glad that
I had IOand it. It satisfied me Of the final
ssssslestiny OF the calm sleeper beneath. Its
B grand, simple truth was beyond the shadow OF
aqusstiouing doubt.
US. There IS a sablimity in the thought that,
though man dies and his body goes back to
see DUST though his face is seen no more in the
old familiar places. and his voice is silent in
.sse the councils Of men-yet he hues, and will
sseontinue to live in the hearts of generations
e. 10 come.
saa y Ehe influence Of good man is an everIast-
ing blessing. The deeds Of his kindness fall
:. upon the heart impereeptibly like the gentle
deEs OF = summer nigh,; but fruits and How-
f.ss es spring up in waste places, to shows us
that The celestial visitant has passed that
Way.-E1
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-01-03
1rrLUEKCE OF soHe.


nGt ef ns have experienced the luxury o.
tears q hen listening to an old man who, hav
!. Nc ls.A alohg career Of vice and crime. was al
lengfhl banishsd from the country; and who
@hilie undergoing his period Of banishment a
20 sBt the wilds and jungles Of distant land
ID in the summer eventide, sweet voice
~ Siag IN bis own language the very song
z hich bad lulled him 10 his infant slumber,
ssn De kpew crime only by name, and knew
:. only to abhOr It had been sung, too, by
tha cradle Of an infant sister, one who had died
yos.sg and is nov iE heavens the mother, too,
Wa8 no more.
But the song--the old sO1g. had not lost its
iuiReace oKsr him jet. Back came trooping
upon him the old memories which had so long
slumbesed down there, in the unconsumed
depths n the heart; the mother and the faith
er; the household gathering; old books; the
old school house; the time-worn church, half
hidden b the old yeW trees, where he had FIRST
heard the bible read. all came back on him as
fresh Is il Il were yesterday; and overpowered
BY his feelings, be gave vent to them in a food
-of tears And then the old man grew calm,
and aster days we're his best days; and
Hhen the term Of bis punishment had expired,
- came back 70 his fatherland, and there. in
s kaas old village graveyard, amid whose grassy
hillecks be had played and gamboled, and
8hstS lle faother and her little ones were
saslseping, he lay down his weary limbs,
and sank peacefully away into common
gFayc.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-01-03

PURCHASE OF A PAIR OF Doors IN II ASH
vuLE.-A writer in :he Nashville (Tenncssee)
Patriot gives bis experience in attempting to
purchase pair of sewed boots in that city, in
the following words;
The owner Of the shop took down from peg
a pair Of stitch downs. tried them on.
must do them the justice to say that they fitted
me as handsomely as if my feet had been melt
ed and poured into them. | determined to buy
them, cost what they might "I'll take these, y
said |, stamping my right foot violently on the
floor, and taking a ten dollar bill from my vest
pocket. cake your pay out of that" said l,
handing him the costly shinplaster. l really
believe the individual who stood before me al
that moment was the most thoroughly aston
iShed boot-maker that ever saw. He looked
first at he money and then at me, turning al
ternately pale and red, while his eyebals pro
truded from their sockets as if they were being
showed outward by some hydraulic pressure
within. At last, just as was about TO cry
"6re," or run for doctor, or something Of the
sort, he spoke, ''yol are from the country, aint
your" / answered that was. Il thought so
said he; 'Ihem boots is eighteen dollars"
did mt say another word. l sat down and pull
ed of 'therl boots" more in sorrow than in
anger, drew on my own, and walked out Of the
shop. The proprietor Of the shop must have
taken me for the PRINCE Of Wales, or the own.
eF Of the State Bank. Eighteen dollars for a
paiF of hootsl / earnestly trust that posterity
win not think me too particular about trihes
but can't pay such prices.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-01-03

but little is suppFessing the insurrection If it
Se at the expense OF the constitution. for the
chains which the bondman wears are none the
lighter because they were pressed by bis own
and not anoiher's hands. As we expect to
come cut Of this contest with our flag full
anu complete in all its proportions, not a stripe
erased or a star obscured, so let us preserve
the constitution, perfect in all its paris. with
all lis GUARANTEES for the protection o: life and
liberty uuimpaired. and the instrument itself
rendered doubry dear from the fact that it has
been saerediy maintained and proven equal to
every ca ergenzy, under circumstances the
most trying to which a nation was ever sub
J"ct. Then, when this struggle is over, we
will have an assurance that our government
IS stronger than ever before, aud that consti- |
tutional liberty is established on foundation
wHich no human power will ever be able to
Subyert
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-01-03
FartilitH in Soil.

Ia letter to the New York Far
mer's Club, Prof. S. w. johnson, Of
Yale College, says:
The labors of the chemists to dis
cover positively all the causes Sof the
fertility Of soils, have not yet met
with conclusive success. The mechan.
ical structure Of the soil is of fprimary
Importance. Naked rock grows lich.
en-, the same rock crushed iRtQ coarse
grains. grows a much higher order Of
vegetable, pHlverjzed fine, the cereals
grow in it. Geology. chemistry, bot
any, physiology, Ineteorology, me
chanics, hydrodynamies, heat, light
and electricity, are all intimately
combined ip the grand process Ofveg-
citation. There are sandy soils in our
eastern States, which, without ma,
nul c. yield meagre crops Of rye and
buckwheIt; bNt there arc sandy soils
in Ohio, which, without manure, Weld
on an average eighty bushels Of In
dan corn an acre, and have welded
it for twenty years in ulbroien sue.
cession; the ingredients OF these eoils
] cling, hy chemical analysis the same,
At present no difference is known be
tween them. except the coarscness of
the particles, the first being coarso,
while the Ohio sand is an exceeding.
ly fne powder. The power Of soils
to attract and imbibe moisture and
oxygen. was shown by Schubler, Of
Hofien, forty years ago. OF thirteen
different soils, quartz sand absorbed
in thirty days, 1000 parts OF oxygen
and l20 of moisture.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-01-03
Mexico.

The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs
has the skeleton Of a treaty with Mexico, senl
home by Mr. Corwin, under advisement, and
will probably net upon it Immediately. Should
it be confirmed, it may have an important
bearing npon matters in the Gulf Of Mexico.
wlither an effort will be plado 10 transmit il
in season TO withdraw England aud France
from the alliance, and leave Spain TO fight
Mexico alone.
The treaty provides for the payment to sal
isfy English and French creditors, Of eleven
millions TO the Mexican Government which in
return promised important commercial privi-
leges 10 tho United States, together with the
payment Of our outstanding debts, and right
Of transit for troops.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-01-03


THR Two ELEMENTS Forney writes as
follows from Washington to tho Philadelphia
Press;
Two elements wiz hencefJrth be enlisted for
onr destruetion-Slavery on these shores and
despotisal in the Old World. The two are con-
genial and cooperating elements. The one,
born of the loiHs Of monarchy, has from the
earliest days Of our colonial existence, yearned
for the countanance and support OF q strong
government, and, during more than thirty years,
has toiled TO degrade and to dominate over the
white race on this hemisphere. do rot care
what politicians may say, it is a fact, irrefraga-
bic and patent, that oil the calamities which
now surround and imperial the Republic, result
directly from the intrigues Of Slavery and its
advocates. II was an easy aud a natural lransi-
tion for European statesmen TO drop Their
empty professions against Slavery the nom nj
they perceived that Slaverylhad taken the fed
afouirdnce against the Government OF the
United Sta'es, and to seize with maligniiy
upon the the opportunity thus presented 10
arengc themselvs alike upon the example we
present to our down-trodden fellow beings, and
because Of the triumphant msnner inNhich VIC
have made our stand against She proudest and
strongest Government on earth, When this
wourd's battle shall open, let it find US ready
for our many y-handed foes; and in that hour let
us write upon all our standards ihe imperish-
able words, 4'IIostiIity to American slavery
and TO European despotism." The result can
not be doubtful
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-01-03

OWNING rP.-Thc London Star, in speaking
Of the arrest of Mason and SlidcII says
The event has not been nnanlieipaled. II
was, indeed, expected TO have come off on tIis
side the Atlantic. 1t is notorious that Fed
eral ships have leit our ports to watch for the
mail steamer. with the deliberate intention Of
taking from her tbe Commissioners. The opin-
ion of the law officers of our Crown has bcen
taken on the subject and we are assured that
it is clearly in favor Of the right assumed by
the United States Government.
We do not see on what Interpretation of be
law Of nations and the privileges of bleliger-
ents contrary opinion could be sustained
However disagreeable the arrest Of an English
steamer on the commSn seas, and forcible re-
moval from under her flag, against the preiest
of her officers, OF gentlemen who had proba
bly, made themselves very agreeable fellow
voyagers-however consonant with English
spirit and usages the declaration Of Command
er Williams-the question Of right is not one
to be decided on quarterback, or under the
influence of irritated feeling.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-01-03

EyeRy enc psha .oEna n covF oan aaa.
az a glGRca that Il <9aId DO pFolita-
bic to increase the value " Aer, but
every one cannot tell how to do it
/ w can, and we think that We can
make It equally palpable to our read
ers. Ii COW is kent for butter, Il
certainly would add to her value if
the butter-making properties OF her
milk should be improved. Tn summer
or winter this can be improved Just
as the yield of o cultivated crop can
be improved by what is fed to each.
and II Is simply a question Of will ii
pay, IN the manuring the one or feed
ing the other. Indian corn viii add
to the quantity and quality of the but.
ter to very sensible. degree, and il
Is simply question of easy solution.
by experiment, whether ii willadd IA
the profits Of the butter maker to buy
corn at one or two cents a pound and
convert q portion of it into butter at
twenty-five cents a pound, or whateyz
er the market price OF corn and b6E
ter may DE, aud another portion Of it
into fat, and another pCYffon Of it m.
to manure, for that is the natural re-
suit of the chemical change produced
Ia the laboratory of the cows stom-
ach. Tie same result will follow
any other Kind of feeding. Good
pasture will produce an abundance of
milk, often as much as the COW can
carry; but does it follow that eyenr
then it viii not be profitable rs'Sed
her some more oleaginous food to In
crease the quantity Of butter, Just as
it sometimes proves profitable to feed
bees to enable them to store moro
honey. 1t certainly does appear to
US that The value of COW, feeding
upon ordinary winter food, NAV be-
almost doubled by making that food
suitable for tho purpose Of increasing
the quantity of milk, if that Is thes
purpose for which the COW r. kSpk-,T
Farmers generally understand flIate
they can convert corn into beef, pork
and lard, and some9of them know ex-
letly at what price per bushel it will
pay 10 convert it into these substan (
ces; but docs airy -onn4 know at
what rate it viii pay to convert corn
Or any other grain into butter, or any
other kind of feed into the dairy pro-
ducts? Is the whole business a hap
hazard ono? We fear SO. Some per
IONS knew that they can increase fha
value of butter by adding.
.he coloring matter Of carrots to it,
Does any person know the value Of a
1ushcl of carrots fed to a COW to in
y ease her value as butter-producink
aboratOrY2 Experimental prof up-
IN this point would be far more wor-
hy Of agricultural prizes than it is to,
zee who can show the largest sized
oots; for a few carefully conducted
experiments we should be able to in
rcase the value of q COW almost at
'Ieasure.-[N. Y. Tribune.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-01-03

GRN. Scorr AND LADv-1'be eorrespon-
dent Of the New York World says, in men
tioning Ihe reception given by Gen. Scott At
Paris. 5 q
Mrs. Scott. the venerable wife Of the Gene
raj, who, until his arrival here, had not seen
him in five or six years. assisted in the recep-
ton. 1t Is probably known that Cen. Scott
and wife, on acc0unt Of a mutually acknowI-
edged incompatibility OF temper, have not liy-
cd in ths marital relation for fifteen years and
more. Mrs. Scott has always. however, naai-
tested a great degrees Of interest in all her hus-
bands movements, and they have always kept
up an occasional corresl lo.d.nee. Upon his
arrival here, Mrs. Scott nastened TO meet the
General, and WILL learn, accompany bin to
Italy, whittier he vii 60 to spend Ii, winter, in
the course OF a weck or two. He thinks the
voyage has very much improved his health;
says his vertigo is 2ll gone. although he is . i'll
troubled with Ihe weakness III tho back and
legs.