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engine, but a fear that q reversal of It's &C.
tioO would crowd up the cars on til trestle-
work aud throw them into the gorge below,
forbade; nor was there wisdom in jumping
off, as the steep embankments on either
side would prevent escape from the wreck
of the cars when the collision came. All
this was decided in an instaIJt Of time, and
calmly awaited the shock WHICH saw was
unavoidable. Though the bpeed, which
was very moderate before, Wa
diminished in the fifty ysSis between the
obstacle and the head Of tho train, / saw
that we would ceriinly run irIto the rear Of
another train, which was the obstruction l
had seen. ~.
The irst car struck was loaded with hay
and grain. My engine literally split it 10
two, throwing the hay right and left aud
scattering the grain, like Aeikf The next
t.esr, lcndei With horpss, was'i4 lsse manner
torn to pieces and the horses piled upon the
sides ofthe road. The third car, loaded
with tents and camp equipage, seemed to
present greater resistance, as the locomotive
only reached it and came to stand still.
My emotions during these monents were
most peculiar. watched the iemorseless
pressure of the engine with almost adnl-
ration 1t appeared to be deliberate, and
resOlute, and Unsuitable. The shock was not
great, the advance seemed very slow; but
It plowed on through car after car with a
steady and determined course, which sug
gested at that critical moment a vast aul
resistless living agent. When motion ceased,
knew my time of trial was near; for If Col
onel Williams had not been thrown from the
top Of the cars into the gorge below, he
would soon be forward to execute his threat
to shoot me if an accident rccurred.
stepped out Of the cab on the railing running
along to the smoke.stack so as too cut of view
of one coming forward toward the engine, e.
vet to have him in full light of the lantern
which hung in the cab
Exactly as I had surmised-for I had
seen specimen of his fierce temper and
reck lessness-he came stamping and cursing;
and jumping from the car on to the tender,
he drew pistol and cried out, "Where is
that cursed engineer that did this pretty Job
I'll shoot him the minute lay my eyes on
him."
threw up nv six shooter so that the
light of the lantern shone upon it, while
he could see but indistinctly, if at all, and
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The original Anti.slarery Agitators

=
There is not a man living who wishes more
sincerely than ! do to see a plan adopted for
the abolition Of slavery. Geo. Washing
ton, April IL, 1856.
'The scheme, my dear Marquis, which
you propose as precedent TO encourage the
emancipation Of the black people in this
country from the state of bondage in which
they are held is a striking evidence of the
benevolence of your heart. u Washington
to Lafayette, 1888. 1
1T is the most earnest wish of America
to see an entire stop put forever TO the wick
ed, cruel and unnatural trade in slaves."--
Meeting at Fairfax, Va, July 18th, l774,
presided over by Washington.
~ tremble for my country when reflect
that God is just. His Justice cannot sleep
forever = Jefferson Notes on Slavery in
Virginia, 1882
"The King Of Great Britain has waged A
cruel war against human nature itself, vio-
lating its most sacred rights of life and liber-
ty, in the persons of distant people who
never offended them captivating them and
carrying them into slavery in another hemis-
phere, or to incur miserable death in their
transportation hither. ."--[Jefferson's Origi-
nal Draft Of the Declaration of Indepen.
dcnce.
''After the year 1900 of the Christian
Era, there shall be neither slavery nor IN.
voluntry servitude in any of the States" (sil
of the Territories then belonging to the Uni
ted States II [Jefferson's Ordinance Of 1857
unanimously. approved by Congress and
signed by Washington. fi
''We, have seen the mere distinction Of
color made in the most enlightened period
Of time, ground of the most oppressive
dominion ever exercised By man over man"
FLAMES Madison. Ha
ave have found that this evil has preyed
upon the very vitals of the Union, and has
been preiudicial to all the States in which L
has existed. d.-[James Monroe.
'The tariff was only the pretext, and q
disunion and Southern Confederacy the
real object. The next pretext will be the
negro or slavery question. Andrew Jack
son, May, 1883. -sllI -
Sir, envy neither the heart nor the
head of that man from the North who rises
here TO defend slavery on principle. -
John Randolph of Roanoke.
1.-The people Of Carolina form two classes,
the rich and the poor. The poor are very
poor the rich who have slaves to do all
their work, give them no employment. The
little they get is laid out in brandy, not in
books and newspapers ; hence they know
nothing of the comparative blessings Of odr
country, or Of the dangers which ihreatsn
it; therefore they care nothing about it,
Gen. Francis Marion to Baron DeKalb.
$50 long as God allows the vital current
to flow through my veins, i will never, never,
never, by word or thought, by mind or will,
aid in admitting one foot of free territory to
the everlasting curse of human bondage"
II Henry Clay. 1a'd
Abiding to the time the above sentiment
was uttered, Thos. II. Benton says: That
was proud day. could have wished that
| had spoken the same words; speak
them now. telling you they are his, and
adopting them as my own.
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ARREST FOR TREAsoy.-Doctor j. NJ.
Allen, of Franklin Square, Columbiana
county, Ohio, has been placed under arrest
by United States Marshal Bill, ena charge
Of usiug reasonable language aud instiga-
ting resistance to the draft. The evideaee
against him is very stroag. He protests
the most unqualified loyalty, but, notwith'
standing, the authorities have scat hipito
Camp Chase H4 ,r,,,t,
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obsequies Of col aeorEe webster.

lrfoin I'VE StuDeuvtbr Herald, Snfufdny1
The funeral Of Col. George Webster, who
lost his life while CALAMITY leading diyis.
ion of the Union army at the battle Of Per
ryville, on "Wednesday, the 9Th inst, Act
ing Brigadier General-his seniors in com.
mand having fallen early in the engagement
took place from bis late residence, 4th
street, this city, on yesterday. Long be-
fore the hour arrived, large coDcousse of
people from city and country assembled
about his late dwelling. Public business
was suspended by Proclamation ofthe May
or, flags were suspended at half.mast, aud
ensigns OF mourning were suspended from
dwellings, business houses and public pla-
ces, in bonor of the brave departed. The
City Council made all necessary arrange
ments. At the hour OF one O'Clock p. M,
the ceremonies were commenced by the
Rev. DIR. Z. g. Beatty, which were more
than usually impressive. At two O'Clock,
the military arrived and placed themselves
in commendable order. The remains of
Colonel Webster having been placed in the
hearse short time thereafter, the process
sion was formed in the following order,
(Capt. Blinn acting as Marshal:)
Military,
Masons
Clergy,
Meiniers o. the Bar,
Old Fellows,
Temple of1ionor,
FIrsn-n.
Public Schools,
Citizens.
The procession was large-a fourth Of a
mile in leDgth-and moved orderly and sol
EMMY to the Cemetry grounds, where the
body Of the deceased was taken charge of
by members of the Order of Masons, of
which Col. Webster was worthy member.
The services at the grave were performed
according to the rites Of that Order, and
were directed BY james Elliott and &. VI.
May, Worshipful Masters, which were SOL
emn and impressive; concluding with an ap.
propriate prayer from Rev. j. b. Patterson,
pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church,
this city, which the deceased attended in
his lifetime. The military then paid their
respects, (LieutenaDt McLeish in command, J
firing a number of salutes over the grave -
Alter which the procession, numbering
many thousands, in deep sympathy with the
family of the deceased, and Impressed with
the solemnity of the occasion. returned to
the city. And thus, Colonel GEo. WEB
sierra sacrifice to the accursed Rebellion
the commander of the gallant 9Sth Ohio,
has been gathered by The silent reaper
Death, as a trophy from the bloody field Of
war to his pe>eeful repose in the neighbor
| ing Cemetry. Beloved, -respected-h
has gone to the patriots reward Wei
| may SteubeDville respect the memory o
Colonel GEoRaG WEBSTER, and hang gar
lands about the tomb OF her patriot son
where even nation might drop tear tc
his memory.
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Running an Engine in the Rebel
|... Service,
lFrom ''rhiricen Months in the Rebel Arm


tTrom '"rhirleen Months in the Rebel Army.'l
The engineer, Charles Little, refused to
run the train on during the night, as he was
not well acquainted with the road, aud
thought it dangerous. In addition, the
head light OF the locomotive being out of
order, and the oil frozen, he could not make
it burn, and he could not possibly run with
out 1t. Col. Williams grew angry. prohably
suspecting him Of Union sentiments and OF
wishing to delay the train, cursed him rath.
er roundy, aud at length told him he should
run it under guard, adding, to the guard
already on the engine, IF any accident Oc-
ours, shoot tho cursed Yankee" Little
was Northern man. Upon the threat
thus enforced, the engineer seemed to yield,
and prepared to start the train. As if hay-
ing forgotten an important matter, he said,
hastily, "Ob, | must have some oil, and
stepping down off the locomotive, walked
toward the engine house. When he was
about twenty yards from the cars, the guard
thought Of their duty, and one of them fol-
lowed Little, and called upon him to halt;
but in moment he was behind the machine
shop, and off in the dense woods, in the
deep darkness. The commotion soon
brought the Colonel and crowd, and while
they were cursing each other all around, the
fireman and most of the brakemen slipped
off, and here we were with no means of get
ting ahead. All this time had stood on
the engine, rather enjoying the melee, but
taking no part in it, when Colonel Williams,
turning to me, said: -...... ~.
Can not you run the cngine"'
replied, "No, SIR"
"You have been on it as we came down. "
"Yes, sir, as matter of curiosity
Don't you know how to start and stop
her?" ..... ..I....
"Yes, that is easy enough; but if any
thing should 60 wrong l could not adjust
it."
"No difference, no difference, sir; I must
be at Bowling Green tomorrow, and you
must put US through. f.,.
looked him in the eye, and said calmly,
Colonel Williams, l cannot voluntarily
take the responsibility of managing train
with thousand men aboard, nor will l be
forced to do it under guard who know
nothing about an engine, and who would
be us likely to shoot me for doing my duty
as failing to do it; but if you will find among
the men fireman, and send away this guard
and come yourself on the locomotive, will
do the best can. ..l.
And now commenced my apprenticeship
to running Secession railroad train, with .
rebel regiment on board. The engine be
haved admirably, and began to feel quite
safe, for she obeyed every command 1 gave
her, as if she acknowledged me her right
tul lord. l..... .. 4.r,'.. .f4 XII
| could not but be startled at the position
in which was placed, holding in my hanc
the lives of more than a thousand men
running train Of twenty-five cars over 9
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srletted 9ortrp.
The ship Of state.

Thou TOO. sail on, q Ship OF State!
Sail on. q Union, strong and great
Humanity. with oil lis fears,
With oil its horrs pf future yrafs,
l. hanging brcnthlcss on thy fate
We Know whnt Master laid Thy keel,
Whit wrrknen wrought thy ribs OF steel.
WHO made zach innst. aud sail and rope,
What enyIls rung. what hammers beat,
In what iOrnge. and whai heat
Were shaped the anchors of thy hope.
Feor not each sudden sound and shock
rris OF the wave, und not the rock
YTis hut the tapping Of the sail.
And not rent made by the gale
Spite of T. ok and tempest roar.
lI spite Of fnlsc lights ON the shore,
Suil on, nor fear to brrasi the sea:
Our hearts. our hopes. our prayers. our teurs,
Our faith triuniphgut DER our fears,
Are nll with thee--are all with thee,
I n N uufelIa,v .s.U Il. INA " /. 4.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-09-10

For the preservation Of all kinds OF fruits, use
glass bottles or jars. Select those OF even thick
ness, or rather OF even thinness, for they are OF
ten TO considerable heat, and while they should
not be so thin as to break in common handling,
or burst from internal pressure caused BY fer
mentstion, still they should not be thick, or Of
pressed glass, when blown glass jars IN be read
lily obtained. So much for the bottles. Now a.
TO closing them air tight, we know corks will not
10 IL. The very structure Of the substance is
against it, unless cork Of the most velvety char
act.r IL obtained, and this is costly We rec.
ommend waxed cloth tied over the Jar AZ a sub.
sttute at once cheap aud effective, and have
never found anything superior to il. Prepare
the cloth in this way Melt together some rosin,
beeswsx and tallow, in equal parts tear the
cloth in strips four inches wide, or at least vide
enough 10 conveniently tie over the mouth Of
the jar, and dip these strings, drawing them
through the hot wax aud stripping nearly all the
wax of. With cloth thus prepared, after the
jar "a filled with hot preserves, and while still
not, close the mouth and bind it on with good
linen cord Then with shears trim of as much
of the wa1ed cloth "A desirable, and then dip it
in some melted wax. which should be made with
about half as much ta!low. Sealing wax may be
used instead il desired. The jars should be put
where the wax will cool at once, so that the ex
haustion caused by the cooling Of the preserves
and condensation of the steam, may not canse
the wax to run through the cloth. Nothing can
be more thoroughly air tight than bottles 30 pre-
pared.
Sei-sealng ar-tight glass jars, which are now
so common, are the beet vessels known to us for
securing preserved fruits, but the above is good
advice to those who have plenty Of common glass
jars and bottles, -Homestead
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- 2 r. q ef
= n = ! voadrous edsansage to nan, in every
seusib]A woman 10 women there = q once .
subtle delicacy Of tact, and plain ssul1ness Of
iudgmsst, which are rarely eoobiDed 70 an
,eqsAi degree in man. voman, 49, b really
yose friend, win have . sensitive ssSnrd S0 your
character, honor, repute. She Ut8 eesoe0 eoun-
sal You TO do shabby thing, fbr veoansfFiend
slsays desires TO be proud Of yoa- AZ the same
time. her eonsdeotio0al timioity makes her more
cautious than your male friend. She theodore
seldom counsels you to do a imprudent thing.
By female friendships mean pure friendships-
those in which there is no admixiure Of the pas
sion Of love. except in the married state. A
mans best female friend is . wife Of good sense
and good heart, whom he loves. and Who loves
him. n he has that he need no. eek elsewhere
Blu, supposing the man 70 b vishese sch Q
or his intellect will be without garden, and
there will be many UNDECIDED gap even in it,
strongest fence. Better and eater Of course,
such friendships where disparities Of years or cir
cumsrsnces put the idea Of love out Of the Ques-
ton. Middle life has rarely this advantage
youth and old age have. We may have female
friendships with those much older, and those
much younger than ourselves. nolisre's old
housekeeper was a great help to bis genius; and
Monsaignes philosophy takes both geaeler and
lofter character OF wisdom from the date in
which he finds, in Marie de Gournay, an adop-
ted daughter, certainly beloved BY me-" says
the Horace OF Essay lists, :" With more than pareo-
tai love. and involved in my solitude and retire
mens, as ooe Of the best parts Of my being.
Female friendship indeed, il to man "Presidi-
am Q, dulce decus "-bulwark, sweetner, orns-
ment Of his existence. To his mental culture il
il invaluable without it all his knowledge oil
books will never give him knowledge OF the
world -Bmtscer
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-09-10

There Is just now u most remarkable revival
OF Unionism in this vicinity, the immediate cause
the formation OF a regiment or two Of cOl0red in.
dividuals. Gen. Wallace needs . turnpike from
this place to the Gap, before winter sets in, and
he has levied upon the negroes Of secessi0nists
to build it. He sends to each Of them according
to the wealth Of the planter and the strength Of
his secesh prociivites. Yesterday his aid de-
handed seven from one who replied that he had
not that many able bodied men.
"You must get them, then" was the stern
reply.
was much amused at the special pleadings OF
one man. BY friend, he called upon q known
Union man to represent to the General that he
was Union.
"Union!" said the man, what has he done
for the Union ?"
"Why, he was among the 6rst to subscribe
800 to the soldiers relief fund"
$50 he was, but he never paid q cent Of il, y
was the closing reply, and secesh had to procure
his negroes.
That significant roll is examined, and every
one whose name is not written therein, with
the amount set opposite" marked paid, IL held
guilty Of secesh proclivities. and charged negro
or so as atonement
Already some 500 OF these road builders are
in quarters and their number is increasing rap.
idly. The work has begun. The engineer esti.
mates that with thousand negroes he can build
mile per day. The force will probably be 2.
600 in ten days o, two weeks. The road il to be
thrown up sixteen feet wide, and NcAdamized
with broken stone nine inches deep. The grade
is not be materially altered from the present
state road. but bridges will be put over all the
streams. -e
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-09-10

PLEAsANr NxlaHBoRs.-One's pleasure. after
oil, il much effected by the quality Of ones
neighbors. even though he may not be on speak.
ing terms with them. A pleasant, bright face
at the window, is surely better than discooten-
ted, cross one and house that has the cir Of
being inhabited, is preferable TO closed shutters
and unsocial blinds. excluding every ray Of sun.
light and sympathy. We like to zee glancing,
cheerful lights through the windows Of q cold
night, or watch them as evening deepens, grad.
ually creep from the parlor to the upper stories
OF the houses near US. We like to watch child.
rem go in and out the door, to play or to 20 to
school We like to see a white robed baby dane
ing up AMI down at the window in its mothers
arms, or the father reading his newspaper there
at evening, or ans OF those cheerful impromptu
home glmpses, which, though We are no Paul
Pry. We will assert. make q pleasant neighbor-
hood to those Who live for comfort instead Of
chow.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.-Peck& Merrifeld

~ John ". Norris. BY virtue of a execution
issued of and under the sea of the circuit
for county Of Ingham and of Michigan to me
directed and delivered against the goods and ctattes
lands and tenements Of John W Norris did the 18th
day of June, A ID. 1862, levy upon and take all the
right, title and interest OF the said John W. Norris
and 10 the following described lands and tenements
wit The north half Of the north half Of the south
quarter section eight excepting and Eve
from the northeast corner thereof i'll town four north
of range west in the county OF ngham and State of
Michigan which right title and interest shall expose
for sale public auction to the highest bidder the
front door of the Ingham county Court House in the vii
lage of Mason saturday the 9th day Of September
next, at one O'Clock T. NJ.
Dated Mason July 18th, 1862
379w:. TRUMAN SPENCER, Sheriff
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NrNKrEKx MILEs OF BOArs.-The crowd Of
westward bound boats awaiting their passage
through the Brighton locks 10 said to be the
largest ever collected on the Erie canal, and
gives q small idea of the immense business tran.
sacted upon that channel. The feet reached on
Saturday, from the first Brighton lock eastward
- Waynepors, distance Of 10 miles.
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ITO CONTRACTORS-In pursuanc

l. of act of the legislature of the State Of Michi
gan entitled An act to provide for the drainage AMI
reclamation of Swamp Lands by Of State Roads
and bitches approved February llth, 1889 and the
amendatory thereto, the undersigned Commissioner
the Ithaca and St. Charles State Road will proceed
let the work said road from St. Charles the merd
ian line between Saginaw and Gratiot counties, dis
Of eleven and one half miles at Freeman's Hotel
St Charles Saturday, the 18th day Of September
next, commencing at 10 O'Clock A. NJ Plans and speci-
fcatiOns will be made known the day Of sale Con-
tracts will be made for the performance Of said work
pay able in swamp Lands which contractors have the
privilege of selecting in any part of the Lower Peninsula
where said lands are in market. The Commissioner
serves right reject any all bids not consistent
with the best interests of the State Security will be
required Of all contractors for the faithful
OF their contracts at the time Of letting
JOHN B. ADAMS, Commissioner
Dated, Aug. s, 1852. Sslwi
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!" The rebels who have relied upon the
yelI0s fever TO cut down the Federal army q
the South, have been greatly disappointed. The
Northern troops have been equally healthy with
those Of the other sections. No, Il the rebels
whip " thew must do il in the Geld. Their reli.
anee upon disease has proved futile. ~
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-09-10

No DRAFT IN ILLINoIs.-There win b. no
draft in Illinois. That State having already
raised $4,000 ont OF her quota of 50. 900 under
the two calls, it is thought not worth While "a
dram tor the 1000 yet wanting. and which win,
doubtless. be raised before the draft could be
made.
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ORDER-State Of Mich.

l. igan, county Of Ingham, sat- a session of the
Probate Court for the county Of lngham holden the
Probate Office in the village Of Mason Monday the
18th day Of August in the thousand eight
bred and sixty two; Present. WIN. ii. Pinckney, Judge
Of Probate. In the matter Of the estate Of David
Smesd, deceased. On reading and fling the petit
ton, duly verified OF Eliza Smead, widow Of said de-
ceased praying that letters of administration upon said
estate may be granted to Deos Wiley Of the city Of
lansing:
Thereupon it is ordered That Monday the 18th day Of
September next ii O'Clock the forenoon be assigned
for the hearing Of said petition and that the
said deceased and all other interested said
estate required to appear at session OF said Court
then be holden at the Probate Office in the village of
Mason and show cause any there be, why the prayer
Of petitioner should not be granted And is fur
Their Ordered, That said petitioner give notice the
persons interested in said estate, Of pendency Of
Of this order to be published In the Lansing Republican
newspaper printed and circulating in said county OF
Ingham successive weeks previous to said day hear
ing. "a true copy WIN. H. PINCKNEY,
ow3S2 Judge of Probate.
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- A gentleman having . horse thas ran
a.sy and broke his wife's neck. vas told BY 4
oesgeoor that be wished to purchase il for hid
.ue 70 ride upon. "No," said the wretch, ~
intend to Marcy again myself"