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The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-02-27
From the New York World.
Maxfn5lfan I. OF Mexico.


Were it not for cur civil war, the
whole country would ring, from the Pc
nobscot to the Rio Grande, at the bold
attempt, from which the mask has now
fallen, to CONVERT the Mexican Republic
into a monarchy and place an Austrian
arclldnke on its throne. The crafty
and perfdious Emperor of France takes
advantage of our weakness to subvert
the institutions of neighboring State
He undertakes TO plant monarchy onr
this continent, and offers it TO the Arch!
duke MACMILLAN. According to the
Independence Beige the Cabinet OF
Madrid presented the infinite Don Sc
bastin, of Spain, as n candidate for the
new throne; but France and England
peremptorily declined to- entertain the
proposal on the greud thatsiti would be-
contrary to the article of the conven-
ton by which the three powers stipu-
lated that none Of them asholld seek
separate advantagesin the expedition.
A recent Journey made by the Mexican,
General Aiinonte to Brussels led to the
conjecture that France and England
had thought of the Count of Flanders,
second son Of the King Of Belgium {;
but the fact that, through his mother,
he is Prince of Orleans, renders il i'm
probable that he could have been
thought of by Napoleon III. The Of
fer of the Mexican crown to the Arch.
duke Macmillan was not at first we'll
received in Austria. The Ost Deutsche
Post applied to the offer, the words
which Virgil puts in the mouth of -
Trojan rcspet ting the wooden horse ::
Iinaeo Dd,,aos ct do'sa .ferentes-"I
fear the Greeks even when they offer
presents" This Journal denied the ex :
is,ence of the negotiations relative to
the archduke, just rs every preceding
step in this pertidious business has been
prclnded by semi official G. ntradictions
which. cyents~somF proved 70 be false.
Ii was deuied III the London and Paris
jouriiaisI inlan early stage; Of the pro.
ceediugs That there waste be 'any inter
yention il was then denied that there
was TO he any concert of action, and
the denials We're PERSISTED in up To tie
signing of the treaty. 1t is now put
beyond question that the, Ost Deufsche
Post was .deceiving its readers when it
recently denied the existence of the
negotiations respecting the crown.
Maximilian has conditiunally accept. d
the throne of Mexico; but the e nd :
lions made by Austria are differ. nj
from oseproposed 10y France. Recent
intelligence from Vienna represented
that Austria was disposed to accept,
provided body of allied troops would
remain FIVE years in Mexico to give the
new monarchy time to get firmly. e. +.
tablshed. But dispatch from Vienna,
dated February 4, in the London Morn.
ing Post, states that Maximi!ian viii
accept the throne, but that Austria will
not cede Venetia in return--implying
that this was proposed as condition.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-02-27


sW George w. Peck, formerly
State Printer of Michigan, but now
particularly distinguished as the author
of a new and improved system of
Double Entry Book Keeping, by
which he succeeded in charging and
collecting from the Peoples Treasury
duplicates of one and the same account,
in other words, of pocketing pay t,cice
for the same job of printing, is scout
ing about the State for the purpose of
procuring his own nomination by the
pro slavery semi-secessionist State Con.
vention, To be held on the 5th of
March. He was at Niles on that same
patriotic mission on Sunday of last
week, and in the bar room of the Bond
House, with n crowd of listeners to his
seli.conceited garrulity. denounced an
able lawyer and distinguished member
of Congress from Illinois, now in the
field rs commander of Regiment of
Cavalry from that State, as n man des-
,itute of ability who was never as a
lawyer entrusted with cause il a
Circuit Court, nor with any decent
cause in Justices Court and then
proceeded TO denOunce one of our
Michigan Senators in Congress-, rs ''too
damned fool for him" (the said Geo.
w. Peck "to talk about -
Was not all that dignified in can
didate for the Govcrn"rship of Mich
igan? About as dignihed, we think,
Extraordinarily obtainingpay thesecond
time from the people, on a printing
bill. tsa..f .s-.H q a
The obvious cause of his low-lived
denunciations of the distinguished gen.
tleman above referred to, was the fact
that they are loyal Republicans who
do not subscribe to Peck's doctrine oil
the immaculate conception" and di
vinity of slavery. r7s'eH 1asif
We devoutIy hope that the honora
Die George w. Peck may obtain the
nomination for which he is thus char.
acteristically electioneering. The peo'
pie will then bring him and his doc
trine to trial together, and skin the one
and spurn the other at the same time
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-02-27
Nashville Ours.


THE Flag floats ooer the State House
Coz, Harris and the Legislature
Gone to Mepsphis.-He Burns IT,
State Li6rary.--Re Rebels Fleeing. from
Noshville aciM their Negroes.
Special Dispatch to Che Chicago Tribune.
5 Cairo, Feb. Is.
Nashville was yesterday occupied
by 10000 troops under Gen. Buell., and
the Federal flag is now flying over The
State House.
The Ttnhcssec Legislature adjourn.
ed OH Saturday week, and met again
yesterday at Memphis. II is reported
that Commissioners. have been APP
poin:edsto confer with the Federal .au-
thorifics at Washington, to arrange
terms for a transfer of. allegiance, and
that Governor Harris Offered to turn
the Confederate forces over to the
Union. Secessionism is on the wane
and Unioiism in the ascendant. Uiies
men threaten terrible rctribution upon
their prosecutors.
Fielding Hurst, of Pur,ly, McIIenry
county, Tenn, ten miles from Cor
with, Mississippi, arrived last night.
He was first arrested 10y oriier of Gov
ernor Harris, on the I'd Of December,
confined twenty seven days IN a-dun-
geon at Nashville, and released by
outside pressure brought to bear ON
the Judge, who had sentenced him To
be hung for treason to tie Confederate
States. He was again arrested, taken
TO Columbus, kept two days and per-
miited to return to Pardy, by Rev.
Gen. Polk, to establish his innocence.
He escaped from the guard aud was
taken ON board the gnnboat Tyler and
brought to Cairo. He represents a
general Union sentiment in Tennessee
thinks the Legislature viii acquiesce ia
the recommendation of Gov. Harris
because fearful of the rising Of III.
Union sentiment. When he LEFT
Columbus there were 10000 Confede
rate troops there, who were confident
of whipping the damned Yankees
on land, though they confessed them
selves no match on water. Whei
first released he gave n rec6gnizance i,
S25 900 for his loyalty 10 the Confede
racy. aaesia .f-sa...
Another gentleman who arrived
from Nashville, last night, reports tina,
the Confcderatcs will make another
stand Mt Murplysboro. All tie rcbe
troops had left Nashville except Tho
police force, who were picking nl
strag@li.rs. When GUY. Harris fec
from Nashville with the Legislature 1,
Memphis, he burned the State Library
and distributed large amount oil
commissary stores and provisions
among the citizens. Stores are closed
and business is entirely suspended
Secessionists are leaving with thci'
stock and negroes, and following the
Confederate army. b. l7r~ ~ -aa
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-02-27

A WOMAN ELECTED MAYoR.-At a
late local election in Oskaloosa, Iowa,
there was but one candidate presented
to be voted for. The "boys" did not
like him, and were bound to have
another candidate, and so, more in the
spirit of fun than otherwise, they NOM
mated Mrs. Nancy Smith on the day of
the election, and to the establishment
of everybody, when the votes were
counted in the evening, it was found
that Mrs. Nancy Smith had twenty one
majority over the regular candidate for
Mayor. SO Oskaloosa has actually
elected Mayoress, who will, we pre-
sumo, preside over the official destinies
of that city for the ensuing year.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-02-27
n~. IT.. ,m..;.,, ro,,r, Of f,o,,r

f The official report of Commo-
dore Foote relative to the surrender Of
Clarksville, was made TO the Navy
Department on Saturday, and contains
all the details of the affair." The citi-
zens of GAINESVILLE were much alarmed
at the approach of the Uniohis,s, and
precipitately fled. Hon. Cave Johnson,
together with the Mayor of the city,
made a request, which was complied
with, that Commodore FoOte would
issue AN order assuring the welldisposed
that they would not be molested in pur-
suit of their business. The Union
sentiment was everywhere apparent
along the line of the river. The rail
road bridge across the Cumberland had
been burned by the rebels, who were
retreating on Nashville. An iron rolling
mill belonging to Hon. John Bell had
been destroyed, and Commodore Foote
was rapidly moving on Nashville with
large flolilla of gun and mortar boats,
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-02-27
Price again Cleaned out by Gen. Curtis.
The Federal Forces being Su6sisted 6v
Pl,OriSi0flS klfke1l from fhla E,,.a.a,..


Provisions taken tronath E,aenau.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 25.-Dispatches re-
ccived at the headquarters of the De-
partment of the West, this morning.
announce that the army under General
Curtis had again routed General Price.
together with the forces sent to his as.
slsiance by the Confederates under
command of Ben. Mel pIloch, at Cross
Hoilows, in Arkansas. q This was the
place at-whichs Price was expected TO
make his last determined siand. 1t is
forty miles from the Missouri boundary
line, and point at which desperate.
resistance might well be made. 80
Gen. Curtis forced Price 10 leave be :.
hind him NIL his military stores. and
also his sick and wounded. Previou.
to his abandonment of the ground. he
ordered all his camp equipage to be
burned, and it was done.
General Curtis, in his dispatch 70
Gen. llalleck, says: (" Most of our nro.
visions for the last ter DAYS have been
taken from the enemy Price burned
the extensive barracks at Cross Hollow.
to prevent our troops from occupying.
them.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-02-27
Rrnr1 Pn1soNEns. CuErR,xe =,

REBEL PRISONERS CHEERING FOR
THE UNIoN.-The Bloomington Panta.
graph says when the rebel prisoners of
the 2oth Tennessee regiment passed
through that city for Chicago, they
were treated to all the coffse.they cosId
drink. When the train moved,ef, they
joined in giving "three rousilig cheers
for the old Union" "a:
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-02-27
ONLY TwENrr-EIGnr TBousAsn

ONLY TwENrr-EIGnr THousAsD.-
On "Wednesday, in the Senate. Mr..
Irnmbnll said that he had received
aniheptic information, that there were
only twenty-eight thousand Union SOL
dlers under Gen. Grant, at Fort Donel.
son. instead of forty or fifty thonsand,
as hrst reported So it appears that
lhe rebel force was in reality the largest,
30 much the greater the victory. -
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-02-27
Speech of G.. j. Faulkner.
He PrOnounces Secession a Esaltsres
Rebels Deserving by the Hasasas,etzsEf
FREDERICK. Nd. Feb. 10.

he0efS Desertirg 6y the. f1afst<';etfs.
FREDERICK, Nd, Feb. lg
On Saturday night, at 3 cualplilnent
tary dinner rendered te the Hon.
Charles j. Faulkner, at Martiushurc,-
Va, that gentleman, in speech, said,
in effect that the policy Of secession as
it had been carried one, was failnrc,
1t had been accompanying hy nm mn-
necessary loss Of life, the best blood of
the South, an immense sacrifice of
property. If this coarse w as continued,
it would pile ruin ON ruin. e7e.4-saI
The public sentiments of Western.
Virginia was opposed TO IL. He also
intimated that he had ne afisiation with,
those who Wished the present war to
continue. His remarks were aeeaiesced
in by the large andienee present, and
he had no doubt butthpy reflected the.
trne sentiments of nine tenths Of the.
people of the upper counties of tbe1.
Potomac. Hha3 q Hgss,.t-
Reports from unusually trustworthy
sources say between three and four
hundred of the BarkIy eoansv militia
have deserted in body, and are. en
route to cross the Potomac and. jaiA,
our ranks. go aY,J 5-a -
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-02-27

i A FRAUD WITH Treasury NoTEs.-
We hear of shrewd dodge which has
been practiccd upon the retail trade of
this city. Some knave cuts the coupons
off the $50 seven.thirty Treasury
Notes, and passes the note as a demand
note in trade, thus pocke,ino some
$40 95, the amount Of the coupons for
three years, which he may collect half.
yearly upon presenting them at the
government Offices. Traders should
pear IN mind that there are no $50 de-
inand notes only. $5's SOS, aud
S2o's.-N r Post., 'sr fssSs
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-02-27
News Items.

- News Items.
1t is believed at Norfolk that Savan-
nah has been abandoned by its in
habitants, and is now occupied by our
forces.
On the reception of the news Of Fl.
DoneIson, most every city and village
in the North fred national salutes and
raised the stars and stripes.
Official returns show three hundred
and tweniy-one killed; ten hundred
and four wounded and one hundred
and fifty missing in McClernand's d.
vision at Fort Donelson. -, sS
tW The rebel General Buckner,
captured at Fort Donelson, has been
taken from the military authorities on
a warrant issued by Judge Catron, of
Tennessee, to he tried for treason.
He has been taken to Louisville, Ken
lucky. .iao9 aeila.sar .i,7a3aaisisss 4
The permanent rebel Congress
was inaugurated at Richmond on the
18th inst. Vice President Stevens
formally opened the session of the
Senate. r. NJ. T. Hunter was elected
President pro tenn. of that body. In
the House, Thomas S. Bocock was
elected Speaker. 5000, ~. e.. s4. ,l
Senator Chandler, says the New
York Iribume's Washington cores
pondent, has loaned to the govern
ment, since the July session of Con.
gress, $4,000. Every dollar he has
been able to spare from his boarding
house life he has invested in the wal
bonds. 49,. -...-l ,.5'...-i
W At Saginaw, in this State,
there is now on the stocks and being
bnilt, barque of 6OU tons burthen, l3
feet in the hold, SO breadth of beam,
and $50 feet in leng,h-capacity 26,-
900 bushels. She is of beautiful model
and will be launched in the spring.
Her timbcrs are heavy, aud she is very
strongly bnilt. She is to be called the
I" Newsboy." 'H.-
EXECUTION OF GoRpoN.-Captain
Nathaniel Gordon, late commander OF
the slave ship Erie, was hung in the
Tombs of New York last Friday af:
ternoon, his execution being the first
that has taken place under the laws
enacted more than forty years ago
furnishing the slave trade as piracy
He deserved his fate, and now that VIC
have precedent in the execution
of what has been regarded as an OBJ
solete law, it is to be hoped that al
who follow in his footsteps will not
stop until they bring up at the gal
lows.
Senator Rice has introduced into
the Senate joint resolution providing
for the appointment, by brevet, o
Lieutenant General, for eminent ser
vices in the field The resolution says
that when, in the opinion of the Presi
dent and Senate, il shall be deemed
proper to acknowledge eminent ser
vices of q Major General of the arm,
in the present rebellion, in the mod,
already provided for in subordinate
grades, the grade of Lieutenant Gen
eral may be specially conferred b,
brevet, only to date from the date o
such services. Provided, however
that when snch grade shall have one,
been filled and become vacant, the join
resolution shall expire aud be of ne
effect.
-
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-02-27

Pro-sIavery Convention.
The pro-slavery sympathizers with
the rebel secessiopists, in this State,
are making their arrangements for
another political campaign against
the patriotic Republican party. Their
call for State Convention to nominate
a. State ticket for the canvass of next
fall, is published in their organs, the
Convention to be held on the fifth day
Of March, This early effort to resusci.
tate the remnants Of the Democratic
party, has created some surprise among
the rank and file of the .unterrified.
The object is, first, to coax, if possi-
BILE, conservative Republicans to for
swear their political creed, on the
ground that the Republican party is
aboli,ionized, and oppose the policy OF
the National Administration. In or
der to accomplish this, their party
press are issuing some excessively
funny invitations for Republicans to
join them in their love feast. The
Free Press, quoting the expression OF
the Democratic press of the State,
says: j" They express willingness to
Join hands with any and every man
who will unite with them on the basis
of the Crittenden resolution" The
Port Huron Commercial says: We
call npon orr friends, democrats and
conservative Republicans, to be up and
doing" The st. Johns Democra
calls upon the Democracy to invite to
to the State Convention, "All conser
valive men who heartily endorse Presi
dent Lincoln's course" 9 .
The second, and great object o.
this State Convention, is to provide
for success at the spring elections, ii
order to controlthe Registration board.
in the coming campaign. They hope
to accomplish this from the fact thai
the Republican party-the business
men--the patriotic masses Of the coun
try-all, except Democratic leaders
are unwilling to divide the sentiment
of the loyal people of the Nortl
in unnecessary political strife, at Al
hour when the National existence it
self hangs trembling upon the issue o
deadly struggle.
IT the Democrats can accomplish
their object of getting control of thu
Boards of Registration throughout thu
State, they will have taken a most i'm
portant step towards revolutionizins
Michigan, aud gained an advantage
over the Republicans that will be mos
difficult for them to ceunteract ant
overcome. For the reasons befor,
given, there is imminent danger of it,
accomplishment.
Unpleasant as is the duty-unwillins
as are the patriotic and Union-lovin.
masses of Republicans, who have made
and will continue to make, any sacri
| flee for the restoration of the Nation
al unity and integrity, they must NEE
this issue Thus forced upon them
Now that the unpatriotic and selfisl
schemes of the Democratic leaders ar,
developed, let them be promptly me
and rebuked by the people.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-02-27
Noble Letter from Secretary stanton.

Noble Letter from Secretary Stanton.
To the Editor of the New York Tribune.
SIR: | cannot suffer undue merit to
be ascribed to my official action. The
glory of our recent victories belongs to
the gallant officers and soldiers that
tonight the battles. No share of it be-
longs to me.
Much has recently been said Of milf
tary combinations and organizing vic
tory. / hear such phrases with appre-
hcnsiOn. They commenced in intidel
France with the Italian campaign, and
resulted in Waterloo. Who can or
game victory? Who can combine
the clements of success on the battle
field We owe our recent victories Ia
the Spirit of the Lor.l, that moved our
soldiers 10 rush into battle, and filled
the hearts of our enemies with terror
and dismay. The inspiration that con.
quered in battle was in the hearts OF
the soldiers AMI from ON high; and
wherever there is the same inspiration
there will be the same results. Patti
otto spirit, with rcsolute courage in off
GERS and men, is military com binatioi
that never failed.
We may well rejoice at the recent
victories, for they teach us that battles
are To be won now and by us in tn,
same spirit and only manner that the,
were ever won by aay people, or in amy
age, since the days of Joshua, BY bold
ly pursuing and striking the foe What
under the blessing of Providence,
conceive TO he the true organization OF
victory and military combination To end
this war, WAS declared in few word,
by General Grants message tn Genera
Buckner-" propose to meue in,naetli
dteiy on your acOrks r. asi:-zt
Yours truly. EDWIN NJ. STANTON.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-02-27
Punishment for Cowardice.

Complaint having been made by
General Lander of the misconduct of
an officer under his command, and the
matter referred to the Secretary of
War, the following instructions were
given: 81. ..s
If General Lander is satisfied that
Colonel Amsanzel was guilty OF cowar,
dice or misbrhavior before the enemy,
he may he tried on the spot, and, If
found guilty, the sentence of death
may be executed on the spot, or he
may be cashiered by his commanding
General at the head of his regiment.
The former course is recommended as
the preferable one. Cowardice i'm an
officer, displayed upon the field of battle,
should receive the swift punishment OF
death.
[Signed. EDWIN NJ. STANTON, 80
~ -tiifee Secretary of War.
WAR DEPARTMENT, February l6, 1852
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-02-27

THE CASE OF GEN. SroNE.-The
Secretary of war has referred the case
of Gen. Stone to Gen. Mcclellan for
his disposition, and the latter has
ordered court martial, but the court
has not yet been organized, and it is a
question whether it will be during the
present active operations.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-02-27
The Treasury Note Bill Passed.

Both Houses of Congress receded
from the position of their amendments
to the Treasury Note Bill, on Monday
last, in compliance with recommend
alton from the, Committee of Confer
ence to that effect, and passed the
Treasury Note Bill with the legal
tender clause attached.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-11-09
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MILITARY QUARTERS AND o771cEEs.


Poat--Hesdquafis on iiigh street. Con Negiey,
commaadiug.
Observation-Disclosures ,n samme street tpr.
Ford's resldepce) ". H. siislb nia 18th z. &. In
fmtry, a, A.A.G
frotos Observation-Disclosures % ihe Capitol A..
G. EILEEN, Col LIST Tenn. inmniry
Chicf Assistant Qaarlar4aHg - Ieadgnariers 90
Cherry street No. 10, lIudgo Clifon'a ftsiacnee)
Capt ID. Bingham
assistant Quaisnaasioy-a,lo r Cherry street ct,t.
r. Stevenson
dssblaR Qnariermassr Wac aireot, near Mrs
Poks residence. CAN'T r. d. Lamb.
Assisiaa puarisrnisstr--'io. g. liarzet sireoi.--
Capt }. 81. Haze
ciig fomasissarB--i ilqulrsr 80 20, Vine a..
Capt iisoreofS
co,aai.saty qf sabsia-Te--Bioad street cam
little
Acting COmmIssarg # saJsiHeaes--Cornor Of bread
and College streets Msat Charles Allen.
Medical Director--summer street (0r fordp old
resdeuce) surgeon r. Swift
Medical Parvegor's OGlce--Churoh street, Masonic
Building j r. PRIZE Surgeon, 9Th Kentucky In.
fantry, Acting Medical Purveyor.