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The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-09-10

rs Advices, from the. army IF the
Pot"mac again. state that Lee has re-
ceived no ,rrintorcements, and tina, his
army is being depleted by deserlions.
A cav airy reconnaissance has failed to
fnd the enemy in force between the
Rappahannock aud RaPidan.a The
prospect is that the stereotyped 6 all
quiet oi that department will cptinue
for some time, ss,4 ,.,
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-09-10
From Gen. Burnside.

WASHINGTON, Sept. s.-Gen. Burn
sides official dispatches are of much
length, detailing his advance and the
occupation of Knoxville, and are SO in
terwoven with information of his con-.
templated movement, as render them
improper for publication. East Ten
nessee Valley is cleared of rebels down
to within short distance of Chatta-
nooga. tbs expected ere this hat our
army has destroyed the trestle work on
the Virginia and East Tennessee Rail.
road. where it spans to rivers and yal-
ieys In that mountainous region.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-09-10
Election in California.
Union Majority, 5000.


SAX FRAScIsco, CAL, Thursday, Sept 8, 1863
Incomplete returns from the princi-
pal counties in the States indicate inn
mense Union majorities.
Downey, the Democratic candidate
for Governor, owing to hisexcellent rec
ord while Governor in former years.
runs considerably ahead of his ticket,
but Lows majority, notwithstanding.
will hardly fall below 10000.
All the counties heard from elect the
Union Legislative ticket.
In Francis County the Union major
ity will probably average several tho u-
sand. The independent Union ticket
got nearly as many votes as the COM
bined regular Union and Democratic
tickets.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-09-10
E- The New York banks have ae

"a The New York banks have &C
cepted Secretary Chase's proposition
to lend the Government thirty FIVE mil
lions of dollars, STIMULATING, however,
that the treasury notes run one, two
and three years, and that, if they take
the first fifty millions of treasury notes,
the remaining thirty five millions here
after to be issued, may be negotiated
through the banks, if they choose to
take them. 1t is doubtful if Secretary
Chase will acede to these terms.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-09-10
SECOND DISPATCH.

IMPORTANT TO INVALID PENSION
ERs.-For the benefit of soldiers who
have been disabled in the service, and
who are entitled to pensions, we pub
lish the following list of Surgeons APP
pointed by the Pension Officer residing
in this State, whose duty it is to make
biennial examinations of invalid pen
sinners. We also give their Post
Office address: oa 7oa5l
Stillman Richardson, Niles Stephen
S. Gutter, Coldwater; Daniel Hudson,
Marshall /; Louis w. Fasquelle, St.
Johns; John w. Falley, Hillsdale ;
Joseph B. Hull, Lansing Enoch M.
Winslow, Stockbridge William B.
Thomas, Ionia Ira G. Backus, Jack
son City Homer O. Hitchcock, Kala.
mazeo Erastus r. Ellis, Grand Rap.
ids VIM. A. Jackson, Lapeer E. P.
Andrews, Adrian; Edward Dorsch,
Monroe Marshall L. Green, Pontiac
d. F. Alsdorf, Corunna Fayette Par.
sons, Burr Oak Addison Bassett
Centreyille John w. Emery, Paw
Paw /; VIM. Levitt, Ann Arbor
James A. Brown, Detroit. Eaa
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-09-10

"a In speech delivered in NASH
vile on Saturday evening last, at a
meeting called to rejoice over the ma
tional successes before Charleston.
Governor Andrew Johnson declared
himself a thorough-going Emancipa-
ZIONIST, and urged the immediate and
thorough abolition of slavery in Ten
nesses and elsewhere. So seans, vsd.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-09-10

this order, General Properties. Parts,
Properties of Parts, Uses Of Parts, and
Uses of Whole.
s:so.-Sup't. Gregory. Subject
Gymnastics.
Considered this subject the i'm
portance of which is not apprehendsd
thought many hssitated about intro
ducing such exercises because of fears Of
being laughed at-thought the children
in the country ought to have such ex-
ercises more than children in the owns.
Introduce all new things as quietly a.
possible. Again, get your own consent
by determining to succeed, and prepare
for it as for any other lesson. Since
children are apt to initiate, select such
exercises as they can perform and their
imitativd propensities will lead them TO
soon learn. .s..,es =,
After song, Mr.. Gregory continued
the discussion of Reading. This lee
ture consisted of illustrations OF points
made in former lectures. Read "Pass-
ing Away" and "Tbe Song of the
Shirt" Some of the beauties of read
ing consist in the rate and the pauses.
Reading is like walking through for
est, out from the path through which
there open magnificent vistas, which if,
we appreciate we must stop and gaze
upon.
Thursday, A. M. Opened by prayer
by Rev. H Worthington.
Mr.. Banfeld gave few gymnastic
exercises.
e:15-Prof WEIGH followed with
lecture on giving Object Lessons. Ad-
vised to give such lessons always from
real objects. o
Then took up a course Of study for
Second Primary Department. The
subjects to be taught are Tertiary Col
ors. Organs of Animals, Simple Ex-
periments in Natural Philosophy, Ex-
piained tertiary colors.
1o:15.-Professor Ripley. Subject
Map Drawing.
Having had a class in Geography
given him at the Normal School. and
very Unsatisfactory experience in the
past in the study of this science he set
himself to devise new plan for teach
ing map drawing, and acting upon the
well known fact that we learn at
least ten times as fast by the eye as by
any other sense. The Professor then
proceededto explain hisimproved meth
cd of map-drawing, which may be
described as the outlines of map SO
put into a circle that the vertical, hori-
zontal and oblique diameters together
with lines joining their extremeties form
| ing squares which are bisected by dr.
agonals touch the most important
points in the map to be drawn. The
facility with which maps are drawn by
this plan render its introduction into
our common schools very desirable.
il:15-Prof WEIGH gave lecture
on Tertiary Colors, Object Lessons in
troductory to Geography, and compost
ton. Composition should be taught
from object lessons, beginning in the
Primary Department.
| p. M.-The remainder of the day
and Friday were occupied by Profs.
Ripley and Wood in discussions upon
Map-drawing and Arithmetic.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-09-10


The latest news from our forces near
Charleston is that everything is pro.
crossing favorably. On the LIST, thers
was a general engagement between the
ironclads and Forts Sumter, Wagner
and Moulirie. Much damage was
done to the forts. Fleet Capt. Oscar
c. Badger, successor to Capt. Rodgers,
had his leg broken by shell. 1t is
feared amputattion will be necessary.
The ironsides was at anchor, but not
engaged. The land batteries were fir
ing night and day. The bombardment
of the city had not been resumed, but
new batteries would open at the pro-
per time. The army was in fine spirits.
Gen. Gilmore was working with the
utmost energy, and all were confident
of success. The Rebels in Wagner
have much difficulty in getting water
and provisions, all transportation being
If conrse done at night As the ope-
rati.ns on, out aide are now exclusively
al an engineering character, the people
must be content to wait for the newt
able result, as they did in the case of
Vicksburg, though we hope not so
long. >H p
LATER FORTRESS MONROE, Sep
tember 8-The following are extracts
from the Richmond E'cdniner, of Sep
TENDER 7th lfv ies
CHARLESTON, Sept. 5.-Te-day has
Witnessed another furious lombard
ment at Forts Wagner aud Gregg, by
the enelny's feet and batteries. The
firing was begun at daylight, and was
maintained steadily until dark.
A monitor is, now firing on Fort
Moulirie, and another assault on Bat
terry Wagner is deemed probable to-
night e0a faa =. s5a -
Since yesterday no further attack
has been made on Sumter, which has
been held twenty days, against all the
Efforts Of the enemy's great guns, by
land and by sea. 80 g
OF 1851 shots which have been
fired at it, 2,495 have struck outside,
and 2,l3o inside. The flag has been
swept away fourteen times.
SECOND DISPATCH.
CHARLESTON, Sept. $3.50 A. M
The boinbardment of Batteries Wag-
ner aud Gregg has been incessant for
the last tifiy-two hours. The noise of
the cannonade is tremendous.
Last night the enemy landed near
Cummings Point in barges and assault
ted Battery Gregg. The assault was
rannls cd Nnnartioulars
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Letter from President Lincoln to General
tNl -" t''i'1 Grant.

-
Letter from President Lincoln to General
tN' -" ti'1 Grant.
The following characteristic letter
was some weeks ago sent to General
Grant by President Lincoln 90 siHs &
as artr, IA q ''ExEcurIvE MANSION, ;
washington. July ID, 1868.
ITO Haior General Grant: $500 y
shy Dear. General = ] do not re-
member that You and ever met per
sonalIy. l write this now as a grateful
acknowledgement for the almost inesti-
mable service you have done the coun-
try. / wish to say word further.
When you first reached the vicinity of
Vicksbarg. / thought you should do
what you finally did-Inarch the troops
across the neck, run the batteries with
the transports, and thus go below; and
Inever had any faith, except general
hope that you knew better than ], that
the Yazoo Pass expedition and the like
could succeed. When you go, below,
and took Port Gibson, Grand Gulf and
vicinity, Thought you should 90 down
the river and JOIN General B,niks; and
when you turned nortlward, east oi
the. Big, Black. | fearedit was mis-
take.s | now wish Ia make persona
acknowledgement that you were ri.h
and / was wrong.
.etsaxf4 Yours very tInly. -
-. .ss@.- a. "A. LINCOLN"
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az Purify, purify, purify the bleed
WIN AYERS SARsAPARILLA, aud the
MINORS, arrangement and distemners
wn'ch pervade the system at this 5ear
son VIII disappear. We have tried it
and speak with knowledge. NN
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"very respectfully, your obedient servant.

ufederate Forces, Charleston, 5. c."
81 1t appears the Spanish and British
lConsuls respectively addressed Gen.
Gilmore OIL behalf of The subjects OF
their countries in Charleston, aud he
shserfully suspended the b"Inbard,nent
for twenty four hours, t. give them
time to leave the city. Nothing was
farther, be says, from lis wish. than TO
sndanger their lives and property.
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dent.
In regard to classification, LANGUAGE
is not like Mathematics, it contains ele-
ments or expressions that cannot be
classified. These difficulties arise from
the nature of the subject. We should
seek to so classify that there will be the
fewest possible of those difficulties.
Procee ded to discuss the definition of
verb to illustrate the meaning of
ddstseition on which depends all CLASH
fication.
The English Language has three ele-
ments and only three, an element being
word or a group of words that per-
form certain office. eer,s
1880 P. M.-Prof. Wood. Subject
Sperodial form of the Earth.
2:So.-Professor WEIGH. Subject
Course of study for higher Grades Of
First Primary. Subjects to be taught.
Colors, Forms and Parts, Animals and
Plants, Words and Sounds, Gymnas-
tics, Singing and moral Stories. Re-
viewed the previous lessons on colors
and gave farther explanation of the
Primary and Secondary colors togeth-
er with their shades, tints and tinges.
He then passed to discussion Of
forms and parts. We should teach al
! these things Systematically, observing
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-06

lNpiANAfnLiS, juno -.
Over 600 troops are Ia Sullivan and Greene
counties. enforcing The enrolment and artesune
dc-ertcrs
We find this dispatch IN the New York rd
hume. tni Ne presume IL was published in I'D the
other Leading + steru Journals 81 the ipv suecerd
ing IL date From the tenor of this teeef m
one would be lvd To suppose that there Na~ -
trtoriintry resistance Ia the enrolment in Snili
van ahI Greene c0uniics ~ require thousand
sodc'- To protect the officers when engaged H.
That duty and in trfe.tug dr.ertefs What
would be- the asfoul.hment ef the le der. IT these
new .pipct- 1t they should be told-Whirh the,
will not he-th,t M resistance - the draft what
ever has occurred Ia Gesc clunte..
Our readers vii remember that some DAYS ago
We hid Information through special tee.ftn.
from indianapolis. hat there ecie a thoustnd
men assembled la Monroe county 10 resist the 81
rullment. Upon seeing this we at once request
Ell itieni ~ Bloomington 10 scud ~ hlll par
tcultrs oi these exrtufdlnrt demonstrations al
the Monroe Copperh ads lie sen, u. the f,et..
which we're published. showing that all the loun
dtlion for this story Ms that three men had cot
possession OF an enrnllnS officers papers and ~
fused Ia deliver them mp. and that thee tad
about dozen other noisy men hid been AZ. e.ied.
\ few day. suh.cqucnt to this another indl
annapolis special stated thtt aii,rs Ia Mourue
county we're getting more serious. lhd lhcen
HNNiFfN nlfN Ntt' w arms 20 fc%ist TIE eHfuli
neI't, a. Thinking there mu.t eett,lnly be
something IN his. we uut ourselves In commnn.
cation With Repuhcan ecrtlem,n ~ Monroe
county, With request t,if the particulars. WIN
replied thtt there WIS not Que word OF truth n
the story +"
N lm ~ Slllivan county "A concerned u \.
Nae That 81 rnteiline oti ef--a worth, et,k.n---
~ hun, muricrei ~ spme cawu,lly a..as.u
hut " il believed "a have been don. h, /, ee,
snntl enemy. AMI not heeause OF the .fn,y H.
"mrh the unfortunate man was engaged NJ
t''at'nt 10 tho enrolment bad taken nlaee a.
Sullivan previous to the mufief nor Ia. a,,,
taken place since. th4t Ne have heard OF Ths
SINE my be siid ~ tfeeue la thso.,.,..t
d"fs sefe sent 10 these counties IL IL not s,,.e
the, ~ete nece--tff 90 enforce the enrolln,e,.,
ia because AZ Nc suppose. Il was n.ee.s,ty Ia
give EMPLOY 'neni "a the fopps
The sending abroad of sub dlsp,fcies a. a..
above i an aet ol injustice O. tie St,ie. which
can not be too seyefel, condemned Reslst,nc.
To the enrullmsns y an nien.e punishable under
the Law which makes the enrolment neesastf,
and in The tcf, ics instances IN which fe.l.tanee
was offered . squad Of .oldIer- was all that = =.
nvessraiJ W n'-ss the nsperssis arrests VIII,
whsle regiment eas ssnt to ssss.,s e...,. 81
ansfsafd 10 Sulhsan aud Greene. where no re-
'a"es 49, s1sssd. ws hope the military aa,her
- eI. es ae's 's -s'l.ssstesily ssptaia--f New
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-06
conversation win cen. Lee.

The Rebel correspondent of the London Times
writes ~ follows to that print alter the battle OF
Chnucellorsville
E,rly this morning rode over to Frelcrcks
burg. and found that nota Federal soldier. save
u nTge batch ot prisoners around Salem Church
was eit 0n the south side 0l the X pplhnnnuck
| proceeded 20 ten Lee headquarters aud had
tho great advantage of riding back from Fred
efiCk burg 20 Charlottesville IN company with
the General. and hearing his tree comments upon
the events ct the week If for one mnmcnt
an tempted 10 tit the veil. aud reveal pprtpus
Of hi- conversation, IL IL because | feel That all
Who speak the English language should bo ~
mitted to "A closer perception and higher apnre
81 ,tion of one Who duea honor To our race The
General hewtilel the comparative immunity with
which Seigwrk md hts followers have escaped
from his prt.p "Iip ~ this time We have done
nothing but afford the Northern ptes. m,ierid
for 'An0thcr rieat Union victor,l Tue. We
have driven our enemy from every field. swept
away his every foundation. -courl ell HIN out of
works from which neither The whltWind nor bur
ricane could ever drive NV poor rlegnmullins--
but what ct thitf | hive learned that nothinr
but the entte capture ol Whole corps vii ever
produce ~ effect. aud such = ctptute should uu
questionable have he'p effected Yesterday"
H. answer Ia NY remark tht. iuipina from the
Wholesale capture OF anne sud announcements, ~
least one qutt'er Of II iuKer's nrniN must he i'm
potent Ion olee.c Tie General ,hsor,el. wi
tho re-ources ct the Month probably the dehcienr,
Of atms his been m ule good already Conceive
the elcc Of the contractors when rev call iot
ever, thug wanted tor lnO ON men, from cps
down 20 shoes. j. received ~ ,shugton. nll the
pruhl. going into the pockets OF the Republican
priv Compare with their resources those which
WELD Not day pn-sc- but opportunities
occur Signal nlvtut ges offer themselves. hut
can not use them Want of transport. want oi
lonls noniupns. horses and gfeit nieriority of
numbers force me 10 abandon the chance 0f nc
tion Rni herenfier | think We hall be move ON
IN cquility' But most interesting OF all was
his conversation about Stonewall jackson "Hid
been able 10 dictate events, most gladly would
have been disabled IN my own person II he hid
heen spued Such m executive officer the sun
never -heue on have but to show him my
design and know that II il can be- done II will
80 done No need Tor to send nud watch
him Straight - The needle 10 The pole he nd
vtnres Ia he execn'inn al NV purpose Pure.
high minded nn-ef-h he has n.'esrthlv thought
ct hlm.el or his own advancement. The sole
aim md object OF his lie j. the good OF his coun
try"
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-06

Mr. MAsoS CLOSES rnf coRREsroNprScR.
No, "a. UPrfR SEYMOUR y PoWrNsS SQuARI
In,. 1th lSfl (

No. "a. UPrfR SEYMOUR y PoWrNss Sou,RIl
June l7h. le6J (
SR: | have received Your note OF Yesterday
You need not write 10 America to "ohtnu the
evidence" of your ri sht 10 treat on the matter II
imports Our correspondence closes with thi-
reply 10 WIS your pleasure 10 commence IL, IL
u mine 20 terminate Vt.
| desired o. know who thew were who were
responsible for your mission to England. IA won
present IL, and who were To confirm the tretiy
ynu proposed 10 make for arrcsting the var IN
America, an the ha+is OF separation OF the
States. with or without the SANCTION of their Gov
crnmeut But sich information II ot the les
value now ~ fnd from M advertisement In the
journals Of the dAy that YOU have brought 20
England lc'tcrs of sufficient credit from those
who sent YOU "a invite public meeting n Len.
don. under the sanction OF member OF Pnrln
mcut who was 10 preside. 10 hear an address
from You on the suite OF your mission. with the
promise of like address from him
This correspondence shall 20 TO the public. and
will iud H. way to the country. class of the
citizens OF which ,ou Il im to represent II will.
perhaps interest the Government and the sol dis
ant "lnvnl men" there Ia know, under the sane
ton Of your name tn, the tlelding anti slavery
men IN America" prepired to negotiate with
the authorities Of tho Confederate States for
"rc.'oraton Of peace and the indcnendeucc Of the
south on plelee that the Ahoitioni-ts and
anti slavery leaders OF the Northern States shall
Immediately oppose the iurfher pro.ecutun nf
the var on tho plrt OF the United States Govern
mcut nnd. since they hold the balance of power.
will certainly cau.s the war 10 celsc. by the
imme.lil'c Withdrawal Of every Kind OF support
from H.
~ some reward. however for this interesting
disclosure your inquiry whether III, Confederate
States will consent 10 emancipation on the terms
stated. shall not 60 wholly unanswered Yuu
nav be- assured. then. md perhaps il my be- of
~nlue :" Vour constituents 20 assure them. thti
the Northern States will never be in rel tons to
put this question 10 thf South, nor will the South
ern States ever be VA position requiring them 10
give "a answer j VI. MASON
MoNcrRE CONWAY, Esq
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~ % y ~ = NFNNFH
AusatY Houst. EoTrlso Hut. IoSpoS. W ?
-. IA t-cQ (

AtsaFY Houst. EoTTiso Hut, LoSDoS. W :
June 10. ls6j
SIN: hive authority % make tie lollowing
proposition on behalf OF the eadiug anti slas 90
men Of America. who have sent ne 70 thu
country.
fthe States ealing thsmselves "The Conlel
crate States of America" ell s'ppseut "a emtuei
pate The negro slaves 10 ihuse Sites such en- n.
eipati0n 10 be guafautsed h. lbef'l Eufop an
commission. tie emancipation T. be iaaueufai,d
~ once. and such time be allowed for Ia con,
pietlon aa Ihe commission shal adudge Ia be
necessary aud Just. and such emauetiat an once
made ~ be irreyOrable--theh the AhoHtionlsts
aud anti slavery leaders OF the Northern State.
shall Immediately oppose the prosecutor of the
var ON the part ot the United States Govern
mont. and. since they hold the balance " power.
sill certainly cause tie War a. cc,se by the ia
mediate withdrawal Of every kind OF support
nom w.
know that the ultimate decision mon sn
grave proposition may require spme time. bat
meanwhile | beg 20 Do Ia ormed ~ your early
convenience, whether YOU will lend YOUR innu
enco IN 'avor of restoration OF potce and the
ind.pendence Of the South upon the simple basis
OF The emancipation Of the slave
Any guarantee Of M Own responsibility aud
ms right TO make this offer shall be forthcoming
MONCURE ID. CONWAY.
! NJ Mason. Esq
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-06
fiom he New York Express
The Demands OF the Enemy.

The demands of money. clo'hes aud provisions
from the town Of York. Pa by the eoemy. j. y
novelty of the war. but may hereafter hcsome
the example for lhose NhV have undo the exc
tiun
Such demands my he novelty of this war.
but they ne by 10 mems a novelty oi war gen
erh Y When Gen Sro,t captured the city OF
Mexico aud declared m rti,l law ~ "nll the
cities. towns. posts, cnml~, hospitals aud other
phee-' occupied b, hi- troops. he made levy oi
$3.50 900 upon the capital. 10 Ice paid in tour
weekly iuanllnenls OF 81 30 each. beginning
on HE , hh OF Sep emhe, lsI7. aud iefmiu ting
on Monday, the II h ui Orobrr The 'curpo
rate authority of the city wts ch irged with the
collection and p,vncnt of the money which va
sptrpri re ~ 'hi~ ur'ler; Twenty thousand ,lul
lar. lur The lui'lns Il oml,iir itr The sick
and woumir,i S9n 900 Tor the purchase OF blnn
hc- and ,hne> toe gf,iu tons di.tlibuiion among
the rank aud hle at the army. and Sl1 .0n0 lur
oilcr accessory military purposes.-t Rochester
Uuon