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The Richmond palladium., 1863-10-02

There is nothing like making sure. if one
proposes to achieve success True. 1.-The
best laid plans of mice and men gang Aft
agiey, aud '.itIS not 10 mortals TO command d
| success" Bot We can deserve it. The
careful ship agent in sending his ssip to sea
does not count upon prosperous voyage.
bu' provides for disaster and losses. He
puts on board spare anchors, and chains
and rigging and canvas. He does not trust
TO luck. bu, s-eks to make every thing sure.
Till the ship returns safe to port. he is
vigileut. aud anxious, really to do any hing
in his power to ward off danger. or il it
come. TO be prepared for it. In whatever
enterprises meu engage. they deem it wise
to make things sure-by securing ample
means guarding against failure. anticipated
disappointments. and providing for oil prob
able, if not possible contingencies. A far
mer seems to waste seed in so~i ing his fields;
but he wants to make sure o: . crop. In
erecting mill, the manufacturer looks to
it. that it shall be strong enough to bear up
much mole than the weight of the machi-
merry which is to be placed within it.
In word, it is only . fool. who in the
voyage Of liie, makes no calculations for the
lee wind.
We do not mean to iusinuate that the au-
tHoIltlcs a. w aSniHStOu arc ucu0ubS0 Oc'
cause they have no, SO managed as TO pre-
vent all disaster and defeat. These last
have minis,ered to our progress most essen-
italy; but We do not court them in the fu.
ture We had enough of both TO teach Us
the meaning OF the conflict and the true
method of carrying it on. II is time now.
saying nothing Of the past. to make sure.
Enough of glorying in our ply sical strength
in the moral power growing out OF . con-
seriousness that we are right, In the convic-
ton that truth and justice must eventually
triumph. Somewhat too much. OF calcula-
tions on the weakness OF the enemy. on the
failure of his means. on the collapsng Of
the rebellion. tits high time TO make sure.
And oy making sure, we mean the rails
ing at once Of troops enough to meet all the
fore" that the Contederates can bring into
the field, il their widest boasts should
prove true. Tnen we shall overthrow the
rebel power. Our danger is. that we shall
waste time in glorying over what we have
accomplished. or in disputing what shall
next be done. We would have the admins.
tration push its policy igorously--complet
the draft up as rapidly as possible,
with conscripts. the vetern regiments-and
above all. put into the field all the negro
regiments tha, can be raised at the South
and West. The more plucky and deter
mined Mr.. Lincoln shows himself, the more
readily and nobly will he be sustained
Ne,c Bedford Mercury.
The Richmond palladium., 1863-10-02

The Independent. of New York. edited by
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. aud the Gothic.
lie Telegraph, OF Cincinnati. edited BY
Very Rev. Mr.. Purcell. v.G. The asso-
citation is rather singular one. but in these
strange times very extraordinary things
occur.
The above is from the Metropolitan, one
Of the organs OF the New York rioters.
There is this difference between the editors
Of the Independent and Telegraph-that
We never wrote line to disturb the quiet
Of the land. and never raised our voice
against vssited rights. When slavery was
overthrown by its friends. We refused to
have it restored. aud we will evcr resist its
restoration. The,e is no heavier calamity
than slavery. 1t corrupts heart and soul,
aud we have no respect for the Christiauity
OF any person who. now that the evil 10
dying out, would wish to sec il ressorsd.-
shame on the man who would uphold .
sy stem which mocks at matrimony. oppress-
es the poor. deprives the laborer OF his
wages, and sends the wife and daughters
to the slave pen to be sold to the highest
bidder! Shame on the man who advocates
such system. Let the Pagan or the Turk
insist on the preservation of slavery-it will
become the lips of the unregenerated-bu but
in the name Of decency let the christian DO
silent. How can Catholic kneel before
the Redeemer Of all aud say. "Our Father
who art in Heaven while he is engaged in
supporting an institution which crushss to
the earth the bodies and souls of millions
Of that Fathers Children?
Yes, Mr.. Metropolitan, "very sxtraordina.
ry things occur The above 10 one Of
them. There are several others. 1t 10, fos
instance. a very strange thing to sss the
man who was oppressed at home. the very
loudest on the side Of oppression here! II
is strange thing to see the man who was
compelled to labor at home for 20 small .
pittance that his family was on the verge Of
starv alton. crying out Justify in this country
to make mon work, under the lash, for which
they receive no pay at all !! !
We will tell you another extraordinary
thing. To see newspapers circulated among
the people, whose editors claim to be Catho-
lies. in which the most atrocious appeals
are mads to the passions Of the depFaved, in
which ''tbe Powers tn at be- are misFepre-
sented. columniated. and disobeyed docs
she editor Of the Metropolitan suppose that
the blood Of the murdered, during the
New York riots, will only be demanded Of
those who struck the brutal blow By which
life was taken? We're there on accessories
before the hct--were there On spologists
after iti Yes. there are some very extra
ordinary things taking place at present. aud
we advise the editor Of the Metropolitan 70
discover co-partenership . great deal
worse than that Of the Iodspendsnt and
Telegraph. TelssrepA. Sept. 3.
The Richmond palladium., 1863-10-02
From ths Anti-Siavsry Standard ]
Col. ROBERT @. SHAW.


How did he die?' we asked. His comrades
With trembling lips that scarce the mournful
words could say.
I'VE cannot tell; we know but that he led US on
And, mid the smoke aud fame, fell on the ram
part won."
"How did he die 2" His men, with sudden
Answered from low cot beds: "Ws only seem
to see.
In waking and in dreams, his bright form on
the wall,
And hear in every wind his we'll known rally.
ing call"
"How dill he die ?" the foe made answer briof
"He died
We laid him meath the earth, his soldiers by his
side p"
And none can ever know il parting word OF
Brssthed from his dying lips upon that smoke.
We know but how he lived-that young and
gallant form,
Breasting with dauntlcss brow, tho battles fer
cest storm,
And shouting to his mon the Onward which
shall be
Hencefsrth to them the voice of beckoning VIC
tory.
Over the conquered heap Of citadel and town
His troops shall yet rush on, bearing oppression
down,
And when their deeds are praised, point to 9
low grave then,
Saying !we end tieir work-our Colonel and
his men,
On the fair Sexon brow. upon the sunny hair,
The South sand lieth warm, and those his rest
who share
Arc fitting body guard, none nobler could We
crave,
To glorify the spot and share the heros grave.
The Richmond palladium., 1863-10-02

@Chattanoogs Is fourishing post VIII
lage of Hamilton county, Tennessee, on tie
Tennessee river. ESQ miles by water. below
Knoxville, and 30 miles southeast of Nash.
vile. Ii is the terminus of the Nashville
and Chattanooga Railroad, and OF the wes.
teIn 4 Atlsntic railrosd. which connects it
with the chief towns ei Georgia. 1t was
laid out in 1889. It's population wss abou.
5000 prior to Federal occupation of it. Il
is the heart Of rich mineral country, in
The midst Of mountains. TIE distance by
rail from Knoxville to Chattanooga is abou
o5 miles.
The Richmond palladium., 1863-10-02
The Army Of the Cumberland In q
Safe POstsion.

NEw YoRK, Seps.2s-A special from
Washington. says the Republican Of today.
says that dispatches which left Rosscrans
adquarters yes'erd day afternoon: anoesnes
,ha, be occupies . natursl stronghold. from
,bich be cannot be removed. and that the
.nemr ba. made no attack since the 2ist.
General Meigs. Who arrived At Cha.'anoog:,
m saturday, and upon invitation. examined
pa.ecr,ns' dsfen.es. says nothing bat siege
can dislodge bin. add the enemy IL naLieg
movement in that direction. The
R.,nhlican is silent on the subject Of -.
soforcsnents having reached Rosscraas.
The Richmond palladium., 1863-10-02

] wish was . printer,
really do indeed,
II seems TO me that printers
Get everything they need,
Except money y
They get the largest and the best
Or every thing that grows,
And gets free into circuses,
And other kinds of shows.
(By giving an equivalent y
The biggest bug will speak to them;
No matter how they dress,
A shabby coat is nothing
II they own printing press.
(PolicyD
At Ladies' fairs they're almost hugged,
BY pretty girls who know
That they will crack up every thing
The ladies' have to show.
60 (Of course.)
And thus they get blow OUT free!
At every party feed
The reason is because they write,
And other people read.
(Thats SO y
The Richmond palladium., 1863-10-02

~ It is in vain 10 think Of cul,ivating prin.
ciP,ss Of grnerosity aed bene6cepce BY mere ex.
hortaticn and reasoning Nothing but the prae-
fieo! habit Of overcoming our own selfshness
and of familiarly encountering privations and
discomfort on account Of Others. will ever ena.
bic Us TO do it when required. Anj, therefore,
am fnliy persuaded that indulgencss 6tf fsaiIiSiy
produce selhshness and hardness Of heart, and
that nothing but . pretty severe discipline and
control can lay the foundat on Of . magnanim-
Gus character Il Lord Jeffrey. -
The Richmond palladium., 1863-10-02

-. The mor;slisy is said to be three
times greater iu Grants army than in the
army of the Potomsc. The water and tn
weather. probably.
80. The crop Of hemp in Kentucky and
Missouri it is sa,d viii b very short
The Richmond palladium., 1863-10-02

The valuation Of real and personal
estate Of the city Of New York for the year
1868 has been o6ci.lly 6xed b tie Sspss.
,isoss at o5o4, I 196 sis.
The Richmond palladium., 1863-10-02

ECol. Grose, of the 36th Ind, com
manding brigade in Crittsndsn's corps, was
not hurt at Chicamaa2A-
The Richmond palladium., 1863-10-02

-. The Canadian Ministry has asked 70
4lS,iss. 200 sor this years expenditures.
The Richmond palladium., 1863-10-02

A"sarAss" les lines of the type In which this
is sst No aivs-'issment inserted for less than One
Dollar. though LESS than lines, and for one week
only All displayed Advertisements measured by th
rule.
All advertisements continued tiIIforbid At the ex-
psnss Of the advertiser.
Advertisements amounting to s5 will be entitled to
editorial notice free Of charge Each subsequent
notice, whom requested. 81.
Obituaries All Obituaries Of ten lines or less
Inserted Ali this amount will be charged
st hslf sdvertisi nR rates.
The Richmond palladium., 1863-10-02

R1bert Fl Toombs. Ga,
A II stephens. Ga,
Judah 7 B -uj min. La,
john Bell Tenn
Chas A Wicslife K;-.
6Arrait DA ia. IUnl XIV,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-02-12

By special spsctbSusssf shs ilka.
our soldiers we're persnisssd sssvote. You
were member Of the tpsisiss0r.. an Df
the COMMITTEES ~hick framsdxhs Gill. and
have siRcs, ,sleried in the acx The Demo.
crate State Central comuftee sen, an .d.
dress to the soldiers congritulating them on
the rightful boon made theirs BY tha fssix-
loturs, and urged them 10 vote. They did
voto. and now since they did not elect you
to Congress, yen change your opinion and
declare it wrong and demonstrations for col.
dsrs to sote. The Supreme Csrt Of the
Stats Is the proper tribunal to- settle the
question of the consttutionality Of this lav
and I invite you to meet mo before this
court on an agreed case, thstthess may bs
an early decision Of this question, which in-
wolves (as you desire) the disfranchissn. ent
Of $4,000 patriots and heroes. or the sssabs
lshment Of their right of suffrage 81. ths
just principle that those who arc good
enough to 6ght for eur eouatry are ssod
enough to vote for it. -H an hraf1s,r
The eminent literary oracle of the sarty
that damns the deeds Of our soldiers with
faint praise, publishes the opinion that the
common saleiers have gone to the wsri for
pay; the officers for honor and political pur-
poses, end fsw. IL any. moved by pstrios-
is'a. OF eonrss itjons youin doubling this
po.cy or right Of soldiers voting. qfaJ ast
ap not the judge Of your motives, nos
am responsible for tho consequences Of
what | deem most uhbecornng attacks upon
our bravo Iowa soldiers and officers. The
question Of soldiers voting is enc Of far.
reaching and vital relations, and it you hSvs
no heart to condemn cslumnes base a. The
inventions Of the arch traitors in arms,e I
shall hsye no regrets that you hare openly
chosen yodr company, but will rather thank
ysu, If disposed to make an open issue on
the rights of soldiers befare our courts. the
army, our Congress. and the country. ,ses
'ssi ia sesss Respectfully, 44a. 81 qr
- H1Hsf a5 tia fa.EJ h. Gxisx.la-
Grin, ,ell, Iowa. Jan. Il8, 4 $50. n oai-.i
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The memory Of the oldest inhabitant
affords no parallel to the extraordina.
ry mildness Of the present winter in
Minnesota. The line of mean month.
ly temperature 81 far, rams yerv far
above that of any winter Of whichswe
have thermometrical record, apd tho
record goes hack for over thirty. .yeara.
And the anomalous. warmth of the
season has brought an. equally excep-
tionable atmospheric dampness. The
steel blue skies whose serene and crys.
tai arch has been the traditional plorv
OF our Minnesota winters, have been
wrapped in strange and sullen mist,
and our winters could, scarcely have
been more opposite to its usual oharao.
ter if the geographical position Of Min
nesota and New England had been
transposed. In the rapid and frequent
alternations of frost and thaw, our pres
en- winter has been almost a. unpieas-
ant and unhealthy as that Of Massa.
chusetts or Ohio; and the light, dauk.
chilly drizzl, whichtreezes "a it falls,
into a slippery veneering OF, polished
ice on the streets and sidewalk in place
of the sleet and snow, and hail Of
eastern climates, does not give us
much advantage in the comp arison.
The reason Of this remarkable
exception to the prevailing law Of
winter Temperature in Minnesots, is .
curious study for the climatolooist.
s 1t would seem probable that there il
some occult law Of compensation at the
bottom of it, for it is curious coinci,
dence, that: while tho "A Northern belt
of American States is afflicted with
this uRasaal mildaess and dampness Of
the winter weather, our European
antipodes are suffering, a winter of
extraordinary severity, and ,dryness.
3 "A letter from St Petersburg saws:
"fn the memory of man there has not
been such winter as this in st Peters.
burg-twenty degrees Of cold: the
river and sea locked in ice for along
time past, and not q fake of snowi
Owing to the classy frost, horses and
pedestrians cannot keep footing upon
either the road or pavements. The air
u extremely dry; we breath, it3with
difficulty, Nervous people are particu-
larly affected by it Accordingly, no
one stirs but except on business. aud
OF carriages and promenaders there are
literally none, even at the Nevikis
perspective, between two and four in
the afternoon, where there is ordinary
great crewd.,, -
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= cequsste may be compared to tinde
which lAys out to catch sparks, but dses not
The Legislature of Kentucky see m.
70 play the neutral game
again and to act up for umpire or peace
maker between the two govsrments.'
~llon, John w. Jones, late State
Treasure, has purchast propsrtyia Os.
kaloosa with the purpose ofmaking his
permanent abode in that pleasant town
Grant Thornburn, most. 90 esntrio
character, and . distinguished :Hort;.
oulturist, died at New Haven, last, week
in his ninssieth year.
At Springfield. Mass.. lady sent
the following volunteers toast ~
y Spruos old baohelon--thA !, oyer
green's of socisEy. i ~ .ds
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Here are some facts for the curious
IN weather matters, taken from the
notebook Of Franklin Dickinson, Of
Belchertown. In the winter Of ls42
and As there were about ten, days.
good sleighing, and then followed Ii
days during which there was no frost
day or night. On the list of Jauusry
there fell about an inch Of snow, and
from the lst Of February to March the
sleighing was excellent. On the 2Sd
OF April . severe snow storm occurred.
she snow being 20 deep that men and
teams were necessary TO break ont the
roads. In 1881 J. II. Clapp, of Belch-
ertovn ran his stage on runners fsom
Belchsrtown, TO Northampton, for Il
consecutive weeks. In ls&2 and 'aS
Farmers in Bclchertown ploaghsd every
mouth for IL months in succession.
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GEO. P. Nosnrs, ESQ, ot,umw., Iowa.
Joh,a Bright ON America.

John Bright, the celebrated Eng.
lish radical, name Of which the
progressive temocracy of this country
used to be proud, before the present
aristocratic pro-slavery leaders oil tie
democracy, branded them with the
contemplate epithet Of 'conserv alive"
expresses himself a follows in 4
recent speech made before his constit
uents at Birmingham, or tire American
war: 3E ,zuere a-a
We have had every effort made that
money and malice conld devise to
stimulate in Lancashire, among the
suffering population, an opinion in
favor of the Slave States. They have
not been able to get it, and / honor
that population for.their fidelity to
their principles and to freedom, and I
say the conduct they have persucd
sought to atone in the minds of the
people Of the United States for mild
leading articles written by the
London press-by men who would
barter every hunan right to serve the
party with which they are associated.
How, | ask, comes it that On the Con-
tinent Of Europe there is not liberal
newspaper nor liberal politician that
durst say, or ever thought of saying,
one word in favor Of thst portentious
and momsntons Shape which now asks
to be received into the family of the
nations? The late Count Cavour had
no difficulty in deciding on this point.
Ask Garibaldi, Kossuth, whether sla-
very has nothing to do with this strife.
Ask Victor Hugo, the poet offreedom
and tide exponent of the yearnings of
all mankind for better time-ask any
man in Europe who opens his lips or
indites sentence OF freedom, on
which side your sympathies should lie
Why, in all parts of the world except
this Island you do not find one man
speaking in favor of the South. as..a
1oannot believe that the civilization
in its journey with the su n. will sink
into endless night to crafty the ambi-
ton ofthe leaders of this revolt, who
seek to wade through slaughter to a
throne, and shut the gates of merc v on
mankind / have another and far
brighter vision before my gaze. 1t may
be but vision, but I will cherish it.
/ see one vast confederation stretching
from the frozen North to one unbroken
line in the glowing South, and from
the wild billows ofthe Atlantic to the
calmer waters of the Pacific main, and
/ see one people, AMI one law, anu
one language, and one faith and over
all that wide continent the home OF
freedom and refuge for the oppressed
of evry race. w . = .. hss
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ural feeling Of insecurity. as thi. would no
doubt be the asssiling point. .'h!s4
/ Sseiog that you published my letters to
Uncle Alvin Lewis, { give ysu the privilege
Of SO doing with this, ia whole or in part,
should you And anything worthy Of notice.
Should remain in this vicinity you may
not hear from me again soon bat should I
move you may hear FROM me whenever I
may chance 10 stop. s'.' 's1 81 iso
] learn that Capt. Ross Is . private in the
ranks Of an Oregon company, stationed At
the Dalles. I did not hear Of il until r
reached here, or should have called on him.
Hoping TO hear from you soon. "I2is.,l e.ii
] remain yours truly, Es539
i. t,,.,... E. F. LEWIS.
- & . 4 s. rzs'..
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Tho COugressional Election I'm
= the Fsurth District.
Hos. h. N. MArr,x: a,aSe GO Eas

sS - ASsoeGACSe ~ e
HoS. II. N. MAHrlx: ,ass &c bas,
+ Sir-As late candi-
date for Congress ia the Fourth District oi
Iowa, you are fairly beaten By majority el
1871 votes By throwing out known fraud
ulent Votes counted for you, my Majority
would have been 1895, You now con plain
that larger number Of votes than nv ma
jority in the Fourth District were ,nhi ibited
frsm voting becauselthey were wholly una
ble to procure Democratic tickets" and a.
lese that the tickets after being furnished
were frauduieuuy concealed or destroyed -
! will join you in bringing to light any such
facs, yet will not accept as q fact what you
would make an inference, that the SOLDIERS
could not wrise their tickets If the printed
ones were destroyed. a graver charge is.
that the soldiers were precluded from voting
!" because they would not vote the sallo,s
furnished them BY the commissioners ap-
pointed to receive then," In behalf of the
honorable and high-minded gentlsmsn who
were the commissioners, demand the spec
ifications. The officers Of the army YOU i'm
peach BY the declaration that the soldiers
were inhibited from voting "because they
would not vote in the manner and the ticket
as distributed by their superiors in Office
deny that there VA, such dictation, and de-
nand your proof. s.h
The honesty and honor Of our brave troops
is further assailed by the charge that one
thousand or more in the army who voted for
me were uadsr the age Of twenty y-one years.
minors. These ars the young men who de-
serve an honorable mention throughout the
world for their Intelligence and valor. With
my consent thi, wicked slander shall not be
carried to the halls OF Congress-. The Adju-
tant Generals Office aud the poll list Of the
soldiers viii present such facts Is will prove
your charge, il persisted in, . wanton libel.
That all did not vote because detached from
their companies, should be with you no
ground Of complaint. since these soldiers
we're Of my political principles in the pre-
portion Of more than three to one. To re-
lisve our soldiers from what I believed to be
an unjust impntation, also our commission
ers, and the army officers. propose an
early inve tigation of these charges, which
involves the personal integrity Of SO many
Of our best citizefls out Of the State, and il
you can show that one-halr Of my majority
was secured BY the voting Of minors, thro'
the influence Of State Commissioners Or OIL
osrs. or BY any species Of fraud or deception,
| viii return my certificate 70 the Govsrnor
that there may DO : new election nsxt .a
tnna.
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The sft-quoted phrase. "Ssals to his mi n.
istry, and souls for his hire" A msto phsr /;
whether approved or otherwise, il is not
Scriptars.
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Why was our common mother like . cor :
tain modern institution Z Bsnuss.she was
Adsut express company.
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A. M. ROUSE,
HRCHY7EcT AND BU/ZDER.

Is prepared to furnish designs and u scincations
for buildings Of every description, and also
tract for the erection sf the same.
Shop on Front Street, opposite the old Post Once,
,orrUhwA, Iowa. July 10, 1889.
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GENERAL FREIGHT AGENTS

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Receive and handle goods with csse. No charge for
drayage. st
buy and ship Wheat and Produce of all kinds.
speca attention given nlling ORDERS for produce
Agents FOR all kinds OF Machtnes, wagons, &c.
ssll heavy Groceries commission At Keokuk prices
2 Cali and see 20 tt F MEEK D CO.,
tatisfsctien guarAuteedf 5, OSmmission Merchants.
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a COMPLETE supply ofevery variety o. groceries
IA used by Famiii es, kept constantly hand The
hikhest market price paid for Country Produce.
. u Jane 2S-15-14.R