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The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-07-13
TIE NEW SECRETARY OF THE
1EASIIlY.

Hon Wm. Pitt Fessenden. the new Secretary
Of Treasury, was born in BAscowan ,Merrimac
county. New Hampshire, in 1850, and is son OF
Hon Nathaniel Fesseuden. He was graduated
at Bo~doln College iE 1928. studied lau and was
admitted 10 the bar 10 1927, aud Immediately
commenced the practice OF his profession ia
Brighton, Maine In 1929 he removed 10 Port
land. WAS elected TO ihe State Legislature in
1881, where be made himself conspicuous A. a
debster. He was again elected in 1882 In Is
40 he vas nominated by scclamation as the
Whig candidate for Congress and vas elected by
a arge majority. He became an active debater
aud Won high position 10 the regards Of hi- iel-
10" members de was nominated for re-elec
tion III le45. but declined preierriug 10 return TO
the practice OF bis profession He was elected
10 the Legislature IN ls45. remained several
years IN private lite, aud t~ce received the votes
OF the whig members for United States Senator
He wss elected 10 the United States Senate in
ls54, and IN February of that year made his Ia
nous speech on the Nebraska Question: speech
which gave him national reputation.
lie has since remained a member Of that BODY
and has long been recognized "a its most accom-
pllshed debater. He was frequently pitted
against Douglas. and proved more than match
for the gifted " Little Giant" He has been ior
some time by common consent the leader of his
party IN the Senate, and although be has d.fi-
erred widely from some OF his colleagues on pub
hc Questions, he ENJOYS in an eminent degree
their confidence and esteem
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-07-13
ADJOURNMENT or CONGRESS

Congress adjourned yesterday after lAbori.
Gus session Of over seven months Notwnh-
standing the popular complaint at its hardness
in Addressing itselt to questions of practical leg
islauon, II has done a great deal OF hard work
ludeed, the fear Is that some Of the latest acts
were rushed through without the scrutiny which
their Importance demanded IL has become a
chronic habit With our legislative bodies 10 spend
the earlier part OF = session in speech maxim
aud crowd the real work into the compass Of a
lew weeks at its close The consequence i that
~e are not ONLY afflicted with much useless rhet.
ORC but With great many ~ digested laws.
The report OF the proceeding OF the last fe
hours OF the session IL rather meagre, and g is
somewhat difficult TO know precisely what WAS
done; but the principal measures passed are
pretty clearly Indicated Among the most prom
nent are The B'll Repeating the Fugitlve Slave
Law, the btl IN reference 10 the relation OF the
Rrbeihous St,tes 10 the Government the Tax
-''S t. in Di''-, shv -SAtl',si Cuftvucs mn ,i,t.
Bill Increasing the pay OF soldiers in the Armv.
the Bill ieVying fpeclai Tex the Amendment
70 the Enrolment Bill, and others Two Gold
Bills we're passed, but the latter vas repealed bv
concurrent resolution. Among the measure :
which tailed were that providing for the aboIi-
uon OF Slavery by an amendment TO the Consti-
tuition, declaring that the Rebrlhous States have
committed suicide. &c, &c The manner and
tine OF making fresh levies OF troops have beer
wisely lett % the discretion OF the President -
40. Journal
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Freedom In Maryland

" Maryland, nv Mary land as that noble State
vas once called by the ragged hosts Of rebellion,
IS making giant strides toward freedom. The
Constitutional Convention OF that State, which
was in session At Annapolis last week, PASSED the
following article of the bill Of rights, 10y a vote
OF S3 ayes agai. 81 - nays
" Hereafter, in this State. there shall be Meth
er slavery, nor involuntary servitude, except in
punishment OF crime, whereof the party shall
have been duly convicted, and al persons held
20 service or labor as slaves are hereby declared
tree"
Every friend Of freedom. humanity and the
Union will feel thankful for the above. There j.
no doubt of the action of the Convention being
endorsed with al overwhelming majority 10y the
people. Three years of war have worked great
changes in the minds of Mary landers. They e
hat the cause of all our woes comes from the
existence OF that whitening mllieE, human slave
~. And they hasten to put the unciean thing
away. A few days and Mary land will be among
the glorious sistefhoOd of free States. The
world does move. Now let Kentucky and Ten
nessee wheel into line Erchange
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Every Union paper ia the United States i1b-
lished ia the English language. which has yei
declared itself OF the Presidential question, Is for
Lincoln aud Johnson Every paper which sns-
tsius The var J. Tor Lincoln zud Johnson, except
only All ephemeral periodical calling itself the
Nec Nation ~ hich l. owned by Fremont and cd
lied bs one Of lis staff Tie New York Heraii
neither sustaiues The war 10. anything else, ex-
cept james Gordon Bruett Mr. James Gordon
BENEFIT, aud james Gordon BENEFIT, Junior, aud
thus Tar it has lot damaged Mr. Liucolu's pros
poets by its hosaily. The moment II does It
will commeIcr retailing small lies IN favor OF Nj.
Lincoln. which will ujare IN more than all il
ever told against him. b Graft Brosn. editor
Of the Missouri DeD.ocrGt, aud prominent lea
der Of the Missouri radicals, though siguer OF
the Cleveland call. did not attend the Cleveland
melting, aud has since come out for LH1on and
johnson. The New York Tribune and Post
wheel gracefully into the support OF the kaiti-
more nominees though their hrst choice ~Oeld
have ialen upon other men ana nov 10 addition
to the undivided support OF every Union Joarns.
IN the country, the honest democratic Journals
are wheeling into column with the Unon party
IN support of Lincoln aud Johnson. The most
prominent OF these, because the most prominent
Democratic Journal of the country l. the Boston
Herald than which no Ne~ England paper wields
"A larger or more respectable iuh lence The fact
that, as the diverse elements of the coming
campaign crystalzs into their true form and na-
ture, 1t will be seen that the Union party Is no
mere party, but that it Is the whole people
The whole people viii elect their president Nth
an unexampled unsnimity, and m" 'onrerhrsd-
Will Sink iuIO tDelr nOies With unprecedeut celer
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WHAT Is DEMOCRACY,

Lh State Of Kentucky has lust held It's Dem.
ocrAue Convention. and adopted a platform,
which is published in the Detroit Free Press
and other Copperhead papers This platform
LAYS down the following as Democratic q"
principle;
Z That, in the Interpretation Of the Consti-
tuition, ne are guided BY the declarations Of the
authors, 10y The deliberations Of the FEEDER 81 Con-
'euiions, by the Resolutions OF l79S sud 1879.
prepared aud e1POanded by Jsfrrson AID Mad
ison' and by decisions Of the Supreme Cour,
Ouided oy these lights, t1s dsclGrs fhaf coercion
ana sHtiEgdtion o. States Eas netsr co,.ts,urla.
ted as p0sii5.e or authorised b. the Connfution.
out VAS pronounced by It's makers Ss an acE Of
suicidal folly
They psnH brinc The ray 10 a srseGv close.
That tue revocation OF all unconstitutional eticts
and pretended avs, ona an immediate ariuis-
iios aHd Nafiona! Co,irentio.. for she adjust
n.fHt or 0'r alfiealfies are the oul, means OF
saving our uslon from unlimited calamity and
ruin"
Here We have laid down the main plank or
fundamental principle OF the Democratic plat
form. which Is al immediate stcppage OF the
war, and Convention 10 make such terms Of
peace aud separation Wiih tSe rebels a. the, nav
choose TO accept The is Democracy, as e1-
pounded oy iGs o~n leaders
but p rhaps the most fOrcible and outspoke en-
expression vas made by the Democracy OF Har-
diu county, Ohio, and We append several OF ,heir
resolutions thAt onr readers NAV have fair
taste OF their quality:
" keso'rcd. That in the further prosecution
OF the var, 10y whOmsOever conducted. and for
"hdtcrer ohfensa5le end we behold nothing but
iruIIless waste OF life aud treasure. accumulated
deot. overwhelming taxation, and universal ruin
10 both sections
" Rssolrsd. That three years and more of
bloody aud desolsling ~Ar. have convinced ms
that nothing bat saiJsoafior ,eiH force a re-
turn of fhs Southern States TO he Union. and
that he peepie or Noss States cau nerer Be
satAqated until hey are srfernsnatsd
" Hssolr,d. That the t~o great evils. subiu.
cation, aid the consequent eH Hlermin stion OF the
southern people on the one hand. 90 recognition
81 me Southern Conrcierdrv ou ,Le ofher. re-
prefer me latter as ne i-a9 of ihe f,oo AID
the alternative schich al GOOD rlsn aud aud
pGfriofs ought 10 cho0se
There l. no Disguise here The above resolu-
uous declare that the war cannot succeed ought
not TO succeed, aud that disuuion il preferable
. 10 lts continuance
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-07-13

The following extracts from the leading Cop
+ perheAd aud Radical newspapers. vii show
hos the wooing process Of the tSo grca; parties
i being carried on. Thus:
HOW The RADICALS WOO THE COFPERHEAnS
From The New Nation the organ of Fremont
Lincoln cannot hope for the support Of the
les party. for ifs birth l. due 10 IL hatred TO
Lincoln and the present Administration. Nor
cau hcC!ei Al hope for better result With
out reckoning the extreme youth OF this cauci.
date, his H4n4e has become. whether Justly or
utJusus, 80 Identified ~ith doctrines that are Ut
tefiy repugusnt 10 the " es;ern people that
tremout himself, had he the desire 10 Go 20
~ouid be Unable 20 induce his friends 10 vote
for Mcclellan. The Democratic party has no
! other name to put forward Grant has been
mentioned, sud he in fact, belongs 10 the Derl-
ocrauc party; but before the Fourth OF JULY
Grant VIII have destroyed himself by his Own
Oluuders and incspacity. " hat will then re-
MAN 20 Oc done' Suppose that Lincoln aud
Mcclellan obstuAtely persist, then We shall per
s-t also
When We consider that iu selecting Fremont
as Is candidate, the new parry espouses the
grievances OF The " est against the East: that il
/. esger ahd willing 10 regain It's rights: that
rights have been injured by the present sdmiuis
tfatlon, animated j. ls by TIE spiut OF Know
NOthinglsnl and that all these elrmeuts are uni
tel, young, ardent, and IN favor OF extreme res
/ oluuons, Ne cannot but conclude that prudence
AMI patriotism viii prefer 10 promote The sue
cess OF party, led by mau Of uAquestioued ~
tegrity, ami who is the Incarnation of American
freedom aud dignity. There i 80 little difsr-
ence between Tins party aud the Democratic
party that II sOuld be easy 10 adopt \ common
ticket, which would sweep everything before il
Such step would be to the interest OF the Dem
ocratic ueket it it would not remain four wears
longer III the background
HOW rHE coPPEBHEADs WOO INK RADICALS
From 'he NV YORK World. CCopperhcadl
But Why should Democrats have any choice
III tAe action Of tie Republican party lsupposinr
II 70 be successi.1. a. between Lilcoln aud Fie-
mont, On the slavery question their policy
would indeed be- the same but az honest anti
slavery man Sould be better AZ the head of ihe
government than a trucking. time strving Abo
huonist. Aud tneu Fremont is unrquivocalN
Tor lice speech a hee press, The night of Asy-
ilm, The Monroe doctrine ard the guarautees OF
personal liberty There is nothing IA the slave
~ question TO be weighed TOR one moment
against these. SO far as the Radicals CONSENT
TO stand upon these principles OF the Cleveland
platform. they have d boAd Of sympathy With
the Democratic party aud with all true patriots
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-07-13

In his letter Of June 4. 1864, accepting the
nomination Of the Cleveland Convention, Gen.
Fremont declares
DO not believe that confscation, extended
10 The property Of all rebels is practicable. aud
# II we're 50, | do not think il a measure Of
sound policy. IL is question belonging 70 the
people themselves 70 decide, and IL i proDer
occasion Tor the exercise OF their original aud
sovereign authority"
Contrast with these words the following pas-
age from his emancipation proclamation, dated
August 30, lssl:
The property. real and per-onal, OF al per-
sons in the State Of Miss luri, Who shall tsse up
arms against the United States or who sbal BE-
directly proFen 10 have taken active part
18th their enemies 10 the field. Il declared 10 be
eonhscated 10 the public Use. AID their slaves.
% they have any, are hereby declared freemen. %
Fremont against Fremont, Seldom bas anv
public man put upon record words that more
clearly cOutadct bis later utterances. than these
words from Fremont, tue soldier, Contradict those
Of Fremont, the candidate.
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WO GENERALS
A correspondent OF The ID Cavalry xrites:

A correspondent OF the I'd Cavalry writes.
Gen. Sherman speaks aud looks much ike
the Carpenter, Phhbrick. He has fine hazel Z, &.
Is probably considerable smarter than Philbrick
but still do not bet high on him vet IL height
ne Is about feet l. not full chested, rather in
c!ined to stoop-is IS or so years Of age
lie has sandy comple Iiou Roman hose, brihet
Restless eyes; hi- rapid speech, with an inclina-
uon to stsmmer, indicate an impetuous spos-
ton; but his eye although full OF fire. il extrem
ely pleasant aud hne. In AL. there is good deal
OF the propel about him; but let him put on the
steam, With such balance wheei az Gen. Thom-
a., the machine viii 20 steady aud right He J.
in earnest and knows the South aud, what i OF
great Importance 10 u just now, kuoss the
country, having lived at Marieua fifteen wears
Gen. Hooker | an most disappointed in. In
stead OF the clustering, rough, fighting Joe, -
had imagined. ne - still, quiet, genteel. gen
uemtnly, noble-losklug mau, with a merry, pleas
ant look. lie Is soOut Elk feet one inch iu height
and. being splendioly proportioned. must weis b
nesriy two hundreds probably some over hlty
years old, complex ion forid, lace rather square
aud feminine for the proportions Of the body,
smooth thin skin, and kept closely shaved. hose
rather sharp, light blue or gray, iun-loviug eyes
In all, he i night nice English-ookiug country
gentleman
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THE FUTURE

Grace Greenwood, in her late lecture in Chi.
cago, drew the following picture in the future
Back on these troubl0us times will our chil.
dren look With reverence aud awe The sons
OF our brave soldiers will date their patents Of
nobility on grander battle fields than Agincourt
or BannocAburn. Such patents Of nobility as no
roysl herAld's Office has symbols sufficiently
glorious for. Many coat of arms IN those
days will have one sleeve hanging empty
We may picture TO ourselves a group OF noble
Young lads some ten years hence, thus prompt
~ accounting Tor their orphanGge-an orphan
age which the country should see to il. shAll not
be desolate.
says one. BE father fell in beating back the
invaders At Gettysburg' Saws another. Nv
iather fell on Lookout Mountain. fighting above
'hs clouds SAYS third, Nv father suffered
NariyTdon in Libby Prison" Save another.
Wy father went down in the Cumberland " vet
another, Nv father Was rocked into the long
sleep belo~ the wave. in the cradle of the Nom
itor. Aud there will be hapless lads Who iisten
10 mourniul envy, saying in their secret hearts.
Alas, we have 10 part or lot in such eloryincs
- our fathers we're RcJels :" Aud here aud
there youth more unfortunate. Who will steal
away from his comrades and murmur in bitter
hess OF soul. "Ah. God help raef NJ father
VA a C0ppsrhcad ~
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u. s. lO-4O BONDS

These Bonds issued under the Act Of Congress Of
March sth 1884 which provides that all Bonds issued
under this Act shall be EXEMPT FROM TAXATION by or
under any or municipal authority. Subscriptions
these Bonds received United states notes or
notes Of National Banks. They are To Re REDEEMED
N COIN at the pleasure Of the Government at any Pc
Rod not les an ie more than r1y yeaTs from their
date and Until their redemption FIVE PR CENT ME
REST WILL BE PAID IN COIN, On Bonds of not over
one hundred dollars annually and all other Bonds
semi annually The interest is payable On the first
days Of March and September in each year.
Subscribers viii receive either Registered or Coupon
Bonds they may prefer. R si4serei BONDS are re-
corded On The books Of tle L. Troasarcr and be
transferred only oa The owners order Coupon Bonds
payable 10 bearer, and are more convenient lor
mercial uses.
Subscribers % thls Joan vii have tie option of hav-
Hs their Bonds draw interest from March st. by pay
ing the accrued interest in coin-lor in United states
notes, or tie notes Of National Banks adding my per
cent Tor premum) or receive them drawing interest
from the date OF subscription ani deposit A these
Bonds are
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made said company O. Any other company. psrs1
or p-rsoLs r. l TIE up-1ol 4 sall nf4ly. tie cc1
strucfi0n q the sale railroad Acrss the state q Iowa
vii be thereby sooner AID more satisfactorily comfisi
cd but s-ch zsslgre shs Lot any case be released
from The liabilities aul conditions Accompanying tbs
grant nor acquire perfect te 10 aly 0iteT manner ttal
tie wll have be-u acc lred hy The grantee here
In nams- Frorslet That saI transfer sut gursut
shall drst be s-ilo z - tie Goveucr Z The STATE q
Iowa
SC 4ai l. II fsr.her eH1r,al. That he Dabuq se
alt Sioux Olts R4lreal tou-l--y Ray so ilr chang
Their line between F.rt Do-gs AID SIOUX Guy A. L.
Secure t-c htst route fetNesn thQse points sal1
change sLa nlt qAlr TIE rls.t tc l1r Change tle
location o. iLeir present. AZ grant A map = The
change slsu - l.el .,1 the 4. ara ~ the
General Land Df-e fn uLc vear After the pass1sc Ct
this act.
Sec = A1 je a. fut.T ssa1c,ed That al of the con-i-
ti0ns AL limitations contained II the sct o. which tbs
act Al Amendment and not expressly changed BY this
act. shall attach T. AID run uth tie sr-nts made by
this act except a. lie said conditions and limitations
have been modified AID nay hereafter te rno11r-. ty
tie Genera Ass- ribly Of I'll state oi Iowa
s AH8 .. q fsrsher endstod That a. lands hereby
granted sla bs certified o. either 90 said companies -n
secretary 4 the intfer t1-t t-e st copAi! Las com
petet ready iar tls ROLLING stock thn Year ire
he lrst DAY = .ay next stcucl oi noi las than
twenty miles from ue present terminus ~ To- COM
pete- portion W sl r-r0 81. az each year there
after additional sectior tcuty miles bit the
her q sections per mile orig.l-y authorized shall De
certified - each company upon proof aforesaid, OF
the completion uf the additional Sections u tie road
.foresail And upon he failure o. either company
ficlt tlLlrf SECTION lc t'lit
tile portion uf The lal- remaining uncertlol shall Dee
subject q Tie control anl c4posliion of te !g
stature o IAe Stale ~ Iowa % a. al -e c1mFeou n
said road.
sc g And be 1. further elstod That a. lands here
after certified either Oi the anl grant railroads
said State AMI iyiag opposite any completed section OF
such road shall be offered Tor sale % the company 10
which they shall be ccrtuet within thTee years from
tie comp pieon q such .4n. then certified ana x
not tueu within three y,ars from Tie d4it Of such Ger
tn, ate - reasonable prices And not al soa within
that period then curn. The fourth Year a. such lands
remaining Uusold shall be exposed 10 public sac. after
previous notice pasted - tL, culiy seat oi te county
which such lands shall te st asd. o. tie hlsl bid
der and "a tracts not exceeding oue hundred ant sixty
acres each
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awards made BY Tie c1nlulss uuers appointed under
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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed at the First session Of the Thirty
Eighth Congress

AZ ACT Tor tL- cizss Gcailu of the clerks 90 pay Ger
10 tLs navy. anL graduating tL-f pay
B, e5Gcei % The Seldts and HyHs> Of ReTrsls1irc
Of the t1i>d StdtSs q AeTG toa'grsss Gsss1atef
hat tho annual p4y Of CLERKS l. masters ia LIE navy
shall l., A. foll0Ws namely
Clerks q paymAsters az t-c basi1n w YORK
Washington and Ph.alel-ia stations twelve hln-re-
dollars
Al other stations one thousand dollars
Clerks % Inspectors ia charge oi provisions and cloth
ng a. b stOl. New YORK ald PAi.4ispEia. twelve A-l
dred c0lAlrs-
Al other stations. one thousand DO lars
Clerks 10 Iy masters receiving ships - Bs-ol --
New YORK, twelve hundred dollars.
IL other receiving ships ald 10 vessels ~ ths first
and thc Naval A. acg my one thousand dollars
Clerks . l-et pay masters 4l O. p-ynssteIs cl yes
se.s n tle second r4te. eight hundred dollars
Clerks o. pylaster- o = the tlr- rate. L1v
ing c0mplemelts ~ more than hundred and seventy
five ptrsls AID q pay masters o supply steamers -nl
s!oro vessels. seven hln1ret dollars Fratidcl. That
40 aymlster staut rAyula shall Doe a4o" eel
a c.erA ia vessel having Inc complement u one hum
lred aud seventy i've persons ess excepting n sup
ply steamers and store vessels Inl pr0ridrd fUrr.eT
That nothing in this act shall be construed L. aser Tie
pay now allowed by aw 10 the payraasters clerk Al
Mare Island
Approved My - ls69
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sT Hon. J. L. ~ Curry. one OF the Leading
rebel conspirators. and formerly member Of The
UuiOn Congress from Alabama, said in lat
speech delivered Al TsIedegs, that should
Lincoln be reelected. our foud hopes viii De
dashed TO the ground; our Independence but =
thing dreamed Of for We have exhausted Ouf
resources, and could not possibly hope 70 o~
.be TO continue the var four years longer. Pas
experience has taught us that We could eIpeci
10 fAvOrs al the hands of the ndomiEable tyranr
ard usurper, Abraham Lincoln" Mr.. Curry
links, ho-ever, thar If Peace Democrat should
be elected, the rebels would attain their inde
pendeucs, AID al rebellion would burst forth 10
90 joyful song.
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- Among the many incidents OF bravery
aud personal daring exhibited in stormiog the
euemys eutrenchment- al Pesersbnrg the cap
ture OF a rebel battle = by private 10 the 81
New Yo.k regiment ia Gen. Smiths corps, de-
serves especial mention. While the contest wa
iu its hight. and the tide OF battle swaying TO aud
fro, he espied the flag, borne by rebel captin,
Sho picked IL up as IT, former bearer tell al hi-
side The gallant New Yorker singled him OFT
Tor personal encounter and after hard hand
20 hand fight. succeeded in capturing tie Ia.
and its bearer, aud emerged from the dust aud
smoke Of the couhict vctoriousy bearing the
0an-er aGd drivi the Captain before him. Gen
Butler heard OF the. Incident, sent ior the daring
man, ascertaned that he vas formely mechanic
but now a humble private In the ranks; obtain
Cd q specimen Of bis haud~riting; found By con-
versation that he Was sensible and intel gent aud
commissioned him Lieutsusnt OF volunteers on
the spot