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The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-10-28

The Washington letter Of the New York
Pos. says the outcry Of the journals against
the iutimation Of the Post Office Department,
that it would not redeem its own issue Of Pos
tage Stamps, because ,hey were soiled, has
brought the remedy. Tho Department has.
tens to say that il will redeem the soiled
stamps with fresh ones. OF course the public
will not object to this. 1t was repudiation the
country cried ont against The demand for
the postal currency is very great, and there
is no prospect OF meeting that demand at
present. The business Of tho country, it is
thought, will absorb fifty millions Of il, which
in itself will be no uncomfortable item to the
Treasury. 1t is found that this currency does
not wear well. Already q considerable guam
tity OF torn and defaced bills arc afloat The
paper does not wear like the best Of bank pa.
per. 1t is too thick, aud altogether too poorly
made. The question Of the redemption o.
the torn bills has not yet been settled at the
Treasury Department. Should thu govern.
,nent decide il would not redeem the torn and
defaced bills, a vast amount will eventually
bs lost, as mt least one half the issue OF these
small bills will be destroyed 10 two years by
constant handling. Tue governmest ha'
really not enough of the postal and small note
currency to meet the demands Of the pay
masters Of the army and navy, but i was long
ago determined that tho general public should
have its share Of the new currency as fast a
il was issued, and liz has strictly adhered te
this determination. The Department i
crowding the business with all possible des
patch, and an increased amount per day will
soon be issued.
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West Point JealOusics.

The Grand Rapids (Mich.) Eagle in an ar
ticle relative to General Pope's report, where
in he bames Mcclellan and Porter for his
disasters, says: .o.a.
"But whether Porter could have obeycd,
aud whether he did not attempt TO obey, re-
mains to be seen; and what werc the reasons
actuating Gen. Mcclellan remain to be dis.
closed" smaro 81 1w
No doubt Mcclellan felt strongly the con-
struction put by the country upon his appar
ent supersedure by Pope. He would be
something more and something nobler than
Wst Point usually gets up, if he did not feel
some jealousy of bis then rival; but it is diff
cult to believe that this Jealousy alone could
produce the action charged by Pope, who,
also, is open to the charge Of Jealousy Of Nc
Clean. Indeed, the report exhibits jealousy
inasmuch as it commends Mcdowell, who did
nothing well, and does not mention Sigel, who
eclpscd Pope himself. Pope and Mcclellan
are both West Pointers and both Democrats.
II would be natural for them to agree rather
than disagree, and this makes the quarrel
only more mean and reprehensible, at a time
when the county needs unity aud concert Of
action aud motive.
But there is abundant evidence Of dispo.
slion to ovcrslaugh and put down, even il
large national intsres are sacrificed with
them, some Of our best volunteer officers by
the West Point regular clique. 1t is rumor-
ed. and it is probable, that Sigel and Banks
are marked men, destined for the sacrifice by
the regulars. McDowelI's conduct shows a
plain disposition, on three separate occasions
to bstray the command Of these two Generals
into position from which only tho most con.
sumate skill could extricaie them, aud his re-
tenticn. in command, and the attempt of the
regular officers to cover up his record, shows
a feeling that must be got rid Of unless we
are to expect further disasters in the army
Sigel is n rising man, and he appreciates the
jealousy arrayed against him, as his dsposi
tion to resent il shows"
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Tine TenEpnEss1nLE ArRIcAN. = Tho h

Z THE TRREPREssrBLE AFRICAN. Tho irre-
pressible African keeps turning up In CHS
war, and on the Union side, where be is al.
lowed a. chance. Gen. Stuart, the hero Of
several invasions and cavalry raids, having cir
cum enied aud escaped our little army 0
10000 men and got back far as Leesburg, laid
nice plan for surrounding and capturing
Capt. Ayres' valuable artillery detachment.
He would have succeeded in this as be has in
other operations, but for an humble son OF
Ethiopia, who overheard the conversations OF
the rebels, aud has;ened TO inform Capt. Ay-
res Of them. The result is,l that instead of
being captured themselves, our troops got
Stuart into very critical position. We beg
10 call attention to this fact Of Gen. Stuart's
being foiled by darkev because IL Is the first
time be has been foiled at all. .a5i
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sHILI.sDALE, MICH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER,
NArs-Dcmocrats. %; UsIosIsrs. Is; Rcpubl-
"a r,s total 40 IN .-lastilt .l Dl N1 nF Pa Nii

NAYs-Demoerats. %; UsIoslsrs, Is; Repubii
cans, 2; total 80. Y. 'ai-F'.a' "i |4sR az {" q
One would think that any measure for the
punishment of rebels which John S. Phelps
of Missouri could vote for, ought not to lach
supporters among the Northern Democracy
vet we only find two Of the whole number
Messrs Holman and Wright voting in the
affirmative. All the others, twenty-five in
number, voted for adding to the taxes of 10y
al citizens, so that rebels might escape por-
ton ofthe just consequences Of their acts
II should be noticed that the resolution did
not propose TO havc our armies subsisted in.
Discriminatory upon the inhabitants Of the
enemy's couptry, but Only those taking part
10 the rebellion. Tho policy set forth in Mr..
Nixon's resolution has been adopted in the
oonfiscation act. and inforced by the Presi.
dent in his order to the generals in the field.
1t is now being executed by all Of our armies
on the enemy's soil. 1t was applied with
the utmost rigor by Lee and Stonewal Jack
son in Maryland. 1t has been the policy of
the rebels from the legianing Of the war. 1t
was enforced with remo-seless energy by them
in Kentucky and Missouri more than year
ago, aud If any tuition could have availed to
convince the Tory members Of Congress Of
their duty to retaliate on traitors, and pay
them back in their own coin, hundreds Of ex
apples might have been found at Bowling
Green and Springfield to overcome their scru
plcs. But they were perversely determined
to DO no act tending to inhict injury ON the
rebels. Their business in Congress was 70
stand between traitols and harm. Their pol
icy was happily expressed by Major Key, re
Gently dismissed from the service for saying
that we ought not to overthrow the rebels SO
disastrously as TO prevent Reconstruction OF
the Union in terms equitable to both Sec
tions!' Let the people initiating the exam
pie of the President dismiss them from the
public service, utterly and forever.
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What is n Lady.

A great deal of argument is going ths
rounds respecting the title of lady and the
name of woman. The expression "Lsdy" is
90 much abused, that Infinitely prefer the
sweet, unpretending title of a woman. IL we
could but sift the chaff from the heat, abro
gate all the selfstyled "!adies," there could
be no objecting to the tile, but ministers ol
grace defend us from some ladies Of the pres
ent day. who do not even know why woman
should be SO called, A lady must posses per
feet refinement and intelligence. Sho must
be gracious, affabIe, and hospitable, without
the slightest degree fussiness. She must be
Christian, mild, gentle, and cahaitablc, un-
ost tentatious, and doing good by stealth. She
must be deaf to scandal and gossip. She
must possess discrimination, knowledge Of
human nature, and tact sufficient to avoid Of
Tending ones weak points, steering wide of all
subjects which may be dissgreeable TO any
one. She must look upon personal cleanliness
and freshess Of attire next to godliness. Her
dress must be in accordance with her means,
not flashy. Abhoring everything like soiled
or faded fncry, or mock jewelry, her pure
mind and clear conscience will cause the foot
of time to pass as lightly over her smooth
brow as il she stepped on the flowers, and, as
she moves with quiet grace and dignity, all
will accord her instinctively tho title Of
lady. If bad time and your patience, /
could present the other view Of the case, look.
ing upon this picture aud upon that. But
when one constantly comes in contract, in om-
nbuses, cars, stores, the promenade, places Of
public amusement, wherever women are gen
orally found, with those who loudly arrogate
to themselves the contested title, can you won
dor Mt the ,iisoust IL produces2
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NoRTnERN SEcEssIoNIsTs REBuKED. Rev
Thomas Starr King, a speech lately made in
San Francisco, thus sharply exposes the mean
ness and baseness Of Northern sympathizers
with treason: Scan any creature be 50 des-
pcable now on the globe as secessionists in
a loyal Statea Yet what a forlorn creature
be is Ought we not rather to pits him =
He has no country. Ho can't open a book
of American biography or history aud feel
pride in it. Every bright page of condemns
him. Ho has cut himself off from the heri-
tage of bis country's memories, from his divi.
dend Of honor in the fame of Washington, and
his supporting staff of patriots who saved their
county by their vigor, and built grander
policy in il by their genius and the help OF
God. He isn't an EnglishmaD, Dor a German,
nor Italian, nor yet an American. Eveuaa
Mexican stands off from him, more noble than
he, far a Mexican runs to the support of his
flag, forgetting old sectional animosities, and
feels his blood stir as the banner of France
rigtteously goes down before it. A secession.
ist in a Northern State is an orphan, forlorn
and i!iabe. u rsfr IN n
No, he is despicable, rather; he has not tho
manliness 10 90 to fight for the flag he hopes
VIII tTiuHhpus Aluf ot"y ""N .S'' -
wretclled breath whore it is safe. He says
under the flag he hates, which generously pro-
tects him, to plot against it by undermining
patriotism. He is a Perpetual spy, cunning
and cowardly. He measures accurately the
pressure and fevor Of public sentiment and
talks against tho Government that blesses
him, just to the limit Of serious peril. His
face is just prudently radiant when news gof
of disaster comes. He taps the public men as
a woodpecker does a tree for decay and worms,
and finds who have the tainted spot in their
hearts that makes them fit for him to vote
tor. And he lives on thus, month for month,
loading his table and perhaps filling his Golfers,
with the bounty that flows to him under
Aag whose halyards he would like to cnt,
whose power he would like to bamstring--a
traitor without the one CLEAN Of nobleness
which the open conspirators shows, who set
their "life upon the cast, and stand the
hazard Of the die tl49 b'a E'l"l
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Matt Ward Shot.

Matt Ward, who murdered school teach
er at Louisville, some years ago, was shot by
guerrillas on his lantation in Arkansas, on
the 2nd instant. The rebels were collecting
his negroes 10 take them away to work on
Qualifications in Mississippi. He came hur.
riedly out of bis house to protest., and hap
pening to have on blue coat, they inistook
him for Federal soldier and fred upon him,
ono ball passing through his his bips.h' Ho
was brought to Helena the same day, but will
probably die. .-,.,.r, II .e,,t ,l,;v
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"ReI,old the Upright 81

Mrs. Upright, wife Of M. j. Upright, Of
Rockford, teriff of Winnebago county, 10 this
State, has eight sons in the army, fighting
the battles Of the Union. She has also three
more left, ready for the next call for volnn-
tcers. Is it any wonder that Illinois has
filed her quota and has 10 900 surplus. Ii
any other county in the State can show eight
brothers in the army, we should like to know
it. Bully for Winnebago county. The sons
of Mrs Upright arc all by a former marriage
and are named Merchant. .sioisi1oq
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The Manchester IN. H.) american, Of the
l4th inst, contains the following:
"a gentlemen by the name Of James M.
Smith, native Of the Eastern part Of this
State, has just arrived in this city, direct from
the interior Of North Carolina. He has resi-.
ded in that section for the last seven years,
and had previously lived eight years 10 other
parts Of the South. He escaped TO the Union
lines at Newbern. Mr. Smith states that the
proclamation of President Lincoln has pro.
duced the greatest CONSERVATION among the
large Shareholders OF that portion OF the State.
Indeed, so great is their terror, that large
body Of them have united in petition to the
Governor, implorug him to uea his influence
with the Coniederate Government to secure
the return Of the troops belonging to that
State, in order that they may be protected
rom slave insurrection, which they believe
to be imminent. The Governor has also been
requested to call convention of the people,
to take measures to bring the State back into
the Union, that they might avail themselves
of the offers contained in the proclamation
He says that as soon as it was known that the
proclamation had been issued, measures were
taken TO prevent any more soldiers raised
there by conscription, from leaving the State.
He is OF the opinion that in very short time
the proclamation will be known to tho slaves
iu cvery nook and corner Of the State. Mr..
Smith also declares that the more intelligent
of the non-slaveholders in that locality arc
greatly rejoiced that the emancipation policy
has been adopted by the Federal Government.
They believe that the abolition Of slavery will
he Of immense benit to tham, as it will give
dignity and respectabilily TO labor" '.i.u ni
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-10-28

The principal fact evinced by the late cleo
ticn is that vast m ,jority Of the soldiers at
the seat Of war are Republicans. Il is to this
fact, that tho Democrats are indebted for the
few shameful advantages they have gained
A few figures will furnish the proof Of this.
In Iowa, the soldiers were allowed to vote,
aud every regiment gave tremendous majori-
ty-for the Republicans. Tho following is tho
vote, az given by the Davenport Gozens.
partly complete, partly by mnjorties:
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The Express says there arc rumors 10 Wall
street this afternoon that.at a Cabinet meeting
eeld yesterday it was unanimously resolved to
remove Mcclellan, and that Gen. Hooker
should succeed him. Tho above is given for
what il is worth.
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The Democratic scheme For Com
trolling the Next Congress.

Ii is reasonable question, and has been
offer asked, what the Fusionist propose to do
with power when they attain it9 They say
that they::will carry on the war vigorously. But
what esei In the first place We appre-
hend that there is nothing to show that they
intend to carry on the war, but much to show
that they intend to embarrass the Admins
trstion, stop supplies and compel an igno'pini-
ous peace. The following from the New
York World. gives glimpse OF what we may
expect when the prominent Democrats OF the
South, now in rebellion, shall again be INSTALL
ed in their seats in Congress-: ~
ut is well known that although the Repub-
licans electedthe President in 1860. they lost
in the Congressional election of that year, and
that II theSouth had not fooishly chosea to
secede tbeopposition would have had work
ing majority 10 both Houses. 1.-THE Southern
States come back the opposition will at once
recover these majortics.
"In full Senate. with the thirty four
States represented, that body consists Of sixty
eight members, of which thirty five are maj
ority. The fifteen slave States are entitled to
thirty Senators. California and Oregon are
each represented by two Democrats in the
Senate; New Jersey, Indiana, and Minnesota
each by one, which gives thirty.seven opposi-
tion Senators, 1.-TWO moro than msjorily) to
say nothing Of the conservative Republican
Senator'S like Messrs. Browning and Cowan.
The House would be SO clearly opposition that
it is unnecessary to go into detailed state
meut. BY this majority the bamstrings Of the
Republican party could be cut, the Constitu-
ton restored to its just supremacy, and the
laws of the United States, SO Far as they affect
the rights Of The South, be reinstated as they
were in .the Upion as it was.' D'reaarit 79a
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WILBUR F. SroRY of the Chicago Times,
an open secession paper proper, fully endorses
the bogus "Upion" movement in this State.
While Story edited the Free Press he threat.
eued to sire n tho rear" upon our soldiers it
they attempted to march from the State to
nut down the rebels. The Republicans Of
Michigan who support the ticket, OF endorse
it, aro now dancing to his 6ddling. He is a
model "Union" man TO lead the cotillion.
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]. L FosrEs, Cincinnati, o. .;,sl, 4,

EE Tho Saco (Maine) Democrat, calls
the war undemocratc, advises democrats to
oppose tho war. and says, "thc reconstruction
Of the Union by force, against the embittered
feelings aud united strength Of nearly oue-haf
Of tho States. is papabIe absurdiiy aud an
utter inpossibillty" The secesh democracy
Of Illinois 60 a step further aud have concoc.
tod plot to destroy the railroads and prevent
the passage Of regiments southwark. SO one
Of the X. q. G. tells Gov. Yates, aud bis story
is believed. The Maine seccsh would resist
the government if they dared. To call these
cowboys democrats, is misnomer.
ffaverhill Publisher.
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As Srour's REcoRD IL developed day by
day, it looks worse than Peck's speech =
Think Of a ran who will say 10 the Michigan
Legislature that he would as soon see the
Union dissolved as a rebels slaves confiecatcd.
1t is monstrous. Advertiser and Tribune.
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Slaves I'm the South.

Should the rebellion continue 10 its present
hapcs until the Let Of January next, the mum
Der Of slaves which will on that day be emau-
cipated, under tho proclamation Of the Presi.
dent, will be as follows:
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i, MICH. SOU. & NOR IND. RAILROAD.
Gh@ I'D !. - -

1862. SUMNER ARRANGEMENT 1862.
AN AND AFTER MAY 5lb, 1862,
Passenger Trains will leave HillsdaIe Station o'
fows, Daily except SUNDAYS
Leave fillsdae, Mail and Day expiess, at ng3 p, NJ.
Leave s., l,l!rss'. Buffalo Express, ;;lsAM
Leave Hills'ls'e Mail and Chicago Exp, at Loo M
Leave Hillsdale, Western Express, at i;2iA.m.
N''''''0"'''s'' CONNECTIONS.
ToLEpo, with Detroit Monroe and Toledo Rail Road
for Monroe and Detroit, With Cleveland and Toledo Rail
Road Sandusky Cincinnatti Norwak Ceyea nd. Erie
Pittsburgh, Harrsbufgh and Phadelphia-wth Daytor
and Michigan Road, Hamilton aud Cincinnati-
with Wabash Valley Railroad for Fort Wayne an Pon
So-th West
Toronto Prescott Montr all Quebec, Portland and Bostor
with Great Western Railway, for Niagara Falls, Buffalo
Albany, New York and Bosts sso with the Detroit
Milwaukee Road Grand Haven station
AT ADRIAS-wtb Trains for Monroe and Detroit ant
AT wHrK PIoEoS-with Trains for Constantine. an'
Three Rivers. 10 rt t ID.
Ar gLxalrr-with train for Gosaen, Ligoncr, Kendsi
vilie and stations AIR Line Road.
AT New Albany 4 SALEM CeossISo-with trains for la
hyette, Greencasie. and New Albany and Louisville
AT CHIcAGowith Chicago and Rock Island. Galena " "
wauke Chicago Burlington aud Quincy, North West Rail
Chic-go. Alton aud St Louis, Illinois Central t'
fV- Trains are run BY Chicago time which Is 20 min
= ntes slower than Toledo Time. tii
IT. Pater Sfeepn accompany all night trains OF
this route saisborys Patent ventilato and dnster arr
IL fine and tse any other Railroad rout
no. ID. CAMPBELL. Ger.Supt-
H. HAYDEN. station Agent. IIils'ale
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WHAr BRAoa SAys.-BRAee is reported
TO have said said after his retreat from Perry.
Vile. "I believe can outmarch The Federal
troops, but Lord ! how theX do hghtW
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SASpUsKY, Oct. 8, 1869


!, j. l.. Foster, ESQ. Yours Of the Let
came TO hand this day. / was glad to hear
Of your success in that part Of your mission,
and hope you may continue equally SO to the
end.
There isa majority Of friends in the city,
but the county will give perhaps 500 against
US. You can rely on at least two thirds OF
the vote as SOUND, if not three fourtbs, and
perhaps by the election we NAV be Of ono
mind, or nearly SO.
William Cershmer, John Ii. Williams, and
A. Strain, are men iu whom have the ut
most confidence.
Send them
II you desire moro names | will give them
u my next, after consulting with the parties
themselves.
Ii would be very gratifying TO hear tho
names of friends on the Island, as many Of
them are known TO me and would be an as
surance Of good faith.
Changes are constantly taking place here
in political parties, so it would be very diff
cult to give numbers; we arc beginning to
feel st,ong in this worst Of all parts of the
Stite---lhe terminus of the Unde ground Rail
road. i,ittt fs-. e..,4.., fealF
81 Yours. truly, JAMES GULICK,
aasse .6 M Sandusky, 0.
j. l. FosrER, Cincinnati, O. ,,.;,eti ira
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BEH AND FERsANDo.--Theso two WooDs
have been nominated by tie New York City
Democracy for Congrcssl Into what hands
has the Democracy fallen!
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This conclusively shows in Iowa at least, it
is tho Repu bicans who have gone to the war;
The same fact is evinced in the district of
Schuyler Colfax, in Indiana The majority
is not over so, whereas two years ago it was
3.4O2. The following table, prepared concern
ing his district by actual canvass before the
election explains the matter: