The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-03-12

Jority will not allow the Tax to be high.
err than last year. They are also care.
ful to make no appropriation without
for the money to pay il; de.
termined to have no debts accumulated
as was the policy of the old Democ-
racy.
The bill changing the Judicial Cir
cuts has been indefinitely postponed,
the change proposed in the 2d Circui,
was Allegan and Van Buren, in place
place Of Branch and 81. Joseph, which
was opposed by all the Representative
from the Circuit and il was found tina,
no bill could pass making any impor
tant change in the circuit. The colors
of the 5th Michigan infantry stained
with the sm"ke and torn by the storm
of seven battles beside the seuen days
before Richmond, marked by one can.
non ball and more than one hundred
bullets, hangs in the State Library an
object of great interest TO al true sons
of the State. No one can see it and
not more fully realize the perils Of the
bloody fields of Williamsburg, Fair
Oaks, Peach Orchard, Glen Dale, NAL
vern Hills, Bull Run, No. 2, Chantilly
and Fredericksburgh, over which il
foated sustained by the patriotism OF
our gallant fighting fifth, whose names
will stand high on the Roll of Honor
and among the bravest of the brave.
There is also in the State Library a
Rebel Rag captured from North
Carolina Regiment at Frcdericksburgh,
no bullet marks to be seen on that.
Also to be seen at the Library speci
men Of Southern Jeacel,y, being col
lar, pad lock and chain, weighing 2o4
pounds taken from the neck of fugi-
tive in Kentucky and sent home by the
23d Mich Infantry. II is hard to he
lieve that a man could carry such a
weight of iron fastened to his neck bv
snch collar, secured by heavy pad
lock and still harder to realize that a
wretch conld he found in this nine.
teenth century and in our land of boast
ed civilization so savage and unfceling
as 10 so load human being, and the
humiliation has reached the loacest
depth when we are compelled to hear
in this the Capitol Of our own State the
degrading sentiment expressed in the
day time. good enough for ID
Niger. There is also in the Library q
specimen of the arms stolen hv Secre-
tary Floyd, and furnished to the trai
tors, being Rifled Musket made by
Remington & Go. of Herkimer, N. Y.
completely finished and supplied in a
perfect manner for using minnie bullets.
1t was captured at Fredericksburrh.
I hear your candidate for Circnit Jndr.
spoken Of i'm the highest term. bv thos.
who know him as n sound lawyer, thor.
ough student and as n man above re
preach. You must not fail to elect
him.
Rerublicans must organize thorough
ly for the Spring election. Fusion has
had its day and must be utterly ,liscon-
timed henceiorth. 1t has prodnce.l
evil and only evil 10 our Republic and
its institutions thus far, and should gn
no farther. There are hitter complaints
against the management of the Postnfficp
in this City, letter mails for Detroit
close at p. NJ, and the cars leave at 0
A. NJ, fourteen hours after closing the
mail thereby OBTAINING all letters writ
ten in the evening thirty six hours III
this city. The jackson mail closes a,
2 p. NJ, stage leaves at I to A. NJ.
Such lack of mail facilities can be found
at no other place in the Stale, and to-
gether with the wantO n telegraph line
bears heavily on the business of the
city. A strong effnrt is being made to
get capitalists to build Rail Road
from this city to Jackson. When that
shall be done this will become a point
of importance to business men and a
a desirable location for our State Cap