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The New York herald., 1864-11-07

AIRING THE SLlvEs.--In ono OF Jefferson
Davis late speeches he accused the loyal
people OF the North with exciting the passions
Of "servile race" TO "fendish malignty."
And yet to this excited and servile race the
rebels are beginning to look for protection and
safety. This proposition is now generally dis
cussed by their few remaining rebel presses
with considerable appreciation. We look
upon this event, II il takes place, as likely to
be one OF the most remarkable OF our time,
and is clear foreshsdowing Of the fall OF
the so-callcd coofedeFacy. It is impossible
TO believe thai any considerable body Of slaves
can be armed, even with such inducements rs
are 70 be madc 70 them, or that, IL armed,
! they viii rally to he support Of their
masters. The probabilities are that they will
rather take prompt revenge for their real or
supposed grievances, and fight ~ desperately
against their former owners ~ did the slaves
and gladiators In the time OF the Romans. Nor
will they consent 70 aght under any half way
promises Of freedom, but will require the
emancipation of all their brethren still in cap
tivity as we'll a. themselves Black human
nature is very much like white human nature,
and the rebels, In putting arms into the hands
Of their slaves, will be giving the last and fatal
blow TO their own cause. and pass under the
yske Of race whose mercies, under some
conditions, are Che most terrible crnelIss In
the very frat battle In which these slaves are
forced, they will beyond ell question throw
dawn THAR arna dWbom the rods would
destroy they first make mad"
The New York herald., 1864-11-07

TIE CHAos or POLITICAL MACHINES. There
sro but two parties, and the issues between
them are broad and distinct; certainly quite
distinct enough for any politician 10 know
which party he belongs to, IL be belongs "
any. II candidates for Office desired really
to represent the people and serve the country
and not themselves, they would be found In a
tine like this clearly on one side or the ether.
But bow is X in our city nominations' There
was never before such muddls Of private
interests and political machines. There are
no less than eleven organizations with candi-
ds tcs in nomination for county officers, and six
that run candidates for Congress.
The New York herald., 1864-11-07

TIE Absorbing QuEsToM--Tbc absorbing
question among politicians is, "who wrote
August Delmont's Cooper institute spcoobw
One bali Of Delmonts ton thousand dollar bot
ought TO bs paid To the msn who cen solve tas
mystery.
The New York herald., 1864-11-07

b said to Lave been discovered. Had tho
directors Of tSis bank attended to their busi-
ness properly no such sum OF money could
ever have been sbstracted-. Here was teller
who only received q moderate salary, and
yet lived in splendid style on Staten Island;
but il would seem that none Of the directors
took the trouble to examine his accounts. y
this the way ia which our banks are man
ageds Do bank managers thus neglect the
trust confded to thems We hold that in any
well regulated establishment such enormous
peculations are absolutely impossible.
The New York herald., 1864-11-07

TIM Rrcssr BANK DrrAIoAUos.--The direo-
tsrs OF The Mercantile Bsnk have offered istge
reward for We arrest Of ths,r abscordso teller,
n whose accounts . dsAciepcy Of &lAo,ooo
The New York herald., 1864-11-07

son dscinsted BY an unhsly rsNsllioa, and its
whole material interests set back in b!oed and
poverty for half . century.
The New York herald., 1864-11-07

ONE DAT TO rHE CcuSTnr.--The election .
morrow IL one OF the most important that "
present generation will participate in. Ttv
important that full expression Of the Of.
Gems 0 THE metropolis, ~ we'll "
The New York herald., 1864-11-07

EEPvBIcAN INSTITUTIONS ON TMAL---ln =
past -FOUR years We have illustrated graadiy 4
physical and financial power OF great repuk
lie. We have put in the field larger and bettl
armies than any other Power on the ear n
could muster in the same time, and we bee
with comparative ease an expense grcatS
than any other government couldk and. B2
tomorrow our republican greatnsS will
put to a severer test than any merely ~ q
col one. That day will test our moral powerS
the real control in our minds OF the democrats
idea, that the opinions ofthe larger number sOt
prevail. viii we In these stormy times answe
10 that test OF greatness with the moral gre
deur worthy OF the cause that we alone rep1.
ssnt among all the civilized communitiesf
history. Having faith in the people, In th1
intelligence, in their moral greatness, we
lieye that we shall 90 through that grE
struggle with our character rs republicans Y
soiled BY any demonstration Of ruGlarS
instiscts-- any resort to brute force. !.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-02-04
OLD SERIES VOL .Is. mo. A6.
rERMS.-sl,75 Advanss

|
The naval appropriation bill was then Ia
ken ur in the Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. Morrill, advocated the abrogation ol
the reciprocity treaty, its advantages being
on one side. The people are dissatisfied
with it, and our selfrespect demands its ab,
rogation. atF
i Mr.. W. j. Allen reviewed the President s
Message, charging the Executive and his
advisers with deception as to the object and,
and purpose of the war. and declared the ad-
ministration was unfit to CO nduct tho war
or manage affairs in time of pea ce.
Mr.. Arnold replied to Allen, saving the
latter's speech served bnt TO prolong the
war, and referred to the resolutions adopted
at the Democratic Convention in Chicago
last June, opposing the carrying on Of the,
war.
The committee arose, and the House ad-
journed. a9E7EF = orr
SESATE.-Mr. Wilson reported back tho
bill giving bounty to soldiers enlisted proc
to May. 1861.
The House bill passed appropriating mo-
ney to pay Indian and other pensions for.
the fiscal year, ending June 80, 1865.
Mr.. Wilson called up the bill promoting
enlstments.
Mr.. Grimes amendment was adopted.
giving, instead of two months paw. such
sums in bounty as the President shall order.
not exceeding $780, .~-r.
The resolution expeliing Mr.. Davis was
taken up.
Mr.. Morrill, addressed the Senate at length
on the subject. r.-.- ...,.r
A bill providing for the better orean;za.
ton of Indian Affairs in California was in.
troduced aad referred to the Indian Com.
mittee.
The bill to increase the salary Of Customs
Inspectors one dollar per day. was passed.
A petition from the distillers in Cine;n-
natl relative to the tax on spirits was refer
red to the Finance Committee.
Mr.. Hale, from the Naval COMMITTEES re.
ported the following bill: That hereafter an
in the volunteer Naval service
De submitted to the Senate for confirmation,
and all such appointments hitherto made
shall cease at the expiration OF sixty DAYS
from the time of the return of the vessels in
which those holding them are employed.
Mr.. Grimes amendment to the Enrolment
bill inserts in lieu of two months advance
pay to colored recruits such bounty, not ex.
ceeding one hundred dollars, as the Pres,.
dent may direct in the several States. s#f
The debate on the expulsion resolution
vas participated in by Mr.. Morrill,, Powell,
Haze and others. Mr. Hale argued against
is passage. agaa f.fs
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Mrs. q. q. Wright ed District, Mrs. r. L. Cadie 8
District, Mrs, J. r. Hancock ;4th District, John
Needham 9Th Dist. J. W. Cattell; 9Th Dist Mrs Ma
ry NJ. Baggs. Recording secretsry, Miss NJ. e. she
ton. Treasurer, ". s. Brainard.
- Vr1fg 90 BOA ARD OF TRUSTEES
1st District, Mrs. Annie Wit, enmyer, Mrs. C. Den
Darwin /; 2d District, Mrs d. r. Newcomb, Mrs L.
Stephens Sd District. Oran FaviIle, e. Fl. Williams
4th District. +. s. Parvin Mrs. Shields 5th District
Caeb Baldwin, G. G. Cole Ct District, Isaac Pen
dieton, II. G. Henderson. s.
Article IA. The A ssociation shall have all tn,
rights, among other rights given by section 1894
the revision of1s60, Laws of Iowa, including the
right to make all BY Laws for the management OF its
affairs not in consistent with laws OF the qfores aid
articles. Said B y-Laws may be made BY the Board
Of Trustees subject to the approval Of the Assoca
tion at its regular or special meetings. q -
Article 15 No member corporator shall be indi.
vdually liable for the contracts or acts OF this Asso
citation. q #Hs.tE ha atf" .tTfaa FTr
Article 16 The place Of business Of this Associa-
tion shall be Des Moines until otherwise order
by this Association. ~ .f''''
+, Done at Des Moines, this goth day of December,
1884. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and affixed our seal. t,.
it- W. NJ STONE, RIP. LOWE.
II
3. j. KTRKWO0D, ORAN NFAyTLLE.,
y. W. CATTELL. N. II. BRAINARD,
THE STATE OF IOWA, SEEDS 'Hial@ o1
Polk C'uSrY, { . a.- -.s. ....
I. Lewis Kinsey, Clerk Of the Supreme Court OF
the State OF Iowa. do hereby certify th.t the 3oth
day Of December, 1858, before me personally came
The above med George G.. Wright. Ralph P, Lowe,
"a mue J. Kirkwood, W. NJ. Stone, J. W. CatteH, N.
II, Brainard, @. G. Cole, Oran Favillle, to me per
,onally known to be the identical persons whose
names are affixed to the foregoing articles Of Incor
poraton, and acknowledge the same to be their vol
lntary act and deed, sa #, e"
- Witness my hand and seal ofthe Supreme
JLs Court hereto affixed Done at the Capitol
! - in the City Of Des Moines, this Both ay of
~ December, 1868. s-..- -e. ..- .... f..s',-
LEWIS KINSEY, Clerk 8. @.
Filled In the office Of the Secretary Of State this
st day Of il n. 1864. Recorded In book of Incor-
'orations, pages 1922. ...4. .ss .-..-.-..s E.
JAS WRIGHT,
Secretary Of State.
Filled for ord the 14th day of January 1864
y IL o'clock NJ and recorded in book G, pages 641-
AS.
# g.. J. B. TIFFIN,
seize a- Recorder OF Polk Co., Iowa
By J. II. TIyFIS, Deputy.
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} But here broko from his grasp, aud
stopping in the next room only enough to
procure my furlough, started for the rail-
way station, and nsver.looked behind until
Twas safe in the arms of Sophia Ann and
The children.aW to.45stH s413c 5fEg tsel
Andnowh can anybody inform me where
loan finda good, yable-bodied substitute,
warranted diseased in the head, heart, lungs
or legs. or all of them?a To such man
will give $500 cash down, or if preferred. at
the rateof five dollars apiece for each symp-
tom and promise him in behalf. OF our Un-
Gle Samuel, food and clothing Cor three years
together with medical attendance in propor-
tion TO the number and malignity of has dis
eases. 1Hagerl.il1 Gazette. Isdtri- rR +
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Tbr OttumMa Courier /,
Fro m the Alta ntic Monthly.
snow.

Low, what wonders the day hath brought,
Born Of the soft and slumberous snow tiH
r Gradual, silent, slowly wrought.-
Even a. an artist, thought by thought, E3
Writes sxprsssio q on lip and brow. ~
Hanging garlands the caves o'erbrim,-
Deep drifts smother the paths be low;
The elms are shrouded, trunk and limb
And all the air Is dizzy and dim
Wit whirl Of dancing, dassiing snow.
Dimly out OF the baffled sight SIS haa
Houses and church spires stretch away;
The trees, all spectral and still ana wnites 81
Stand up lik ghosts In the failing light,
And fade and faint with the blinded day.
Down from the roofs in gusts are hurled
The edylng drifts to the waste below;
And still Is the banner OF storm unfurleo,
TIL ali the drowned and desolate world
Lies dumb and white in trance OF snow. y.
Slowly the shadows gather and fall -
81 III the whispering snow-haSes osss;
Night and darkness are over all
Rest, pale city, beneath their pail tE
Sleep. white world, In the winding-sheet
Clouds may thicken, and storm-winds breathe: !:
On my wall isa glimpse OF Rome,- saa
Land of my Lodging - and under meath
Swings and trembler my olive.wrsath;
Peace and are at home, ct home
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From the Daily State Register.
Legislative Sum minary.

| Wednesday Jan. 26, 1SG4.-No bills were
introduced yesterday in the Senate. Sever
al bills were up on their second reading, two
of them tabled, one recommitted, and two
the bill fixing the Adjutant Generals salary
at $4,000 and the bin fixing the salaries of
State Officers and Judges-were left without
any definite disposition after being variously
amended. On these last mentioned bills
there was spirited debate to which nothing
but short hand report could do justice and
no paper but one Of largo size and exclu-
sively devoted to the purpose. could pub.
lish. AT adjournment, Mr. Brayton's mo-
ton to strike out Of the salary bin the pro-
vision for contingent fund of $75 quarter
for District Judges was pending, and the
further consideration of the bill was made
the special order, for o'clock this P. n
The bill to provide for taking depositions to
be used on trials in County Courts was
passed. ). r-a.is, r.u.-. ss.r. .,-esa-., AT
The time of the House was occupied
good part of the day in the discussion of the
Treasury Note bill. By decisive vote the
minority report of the committee was substi-
tuted for the report of the majority. This
decision is IN favor of receiving Treasury and
National Bank Notes, and adverse to the fur.
ther receipt of State Bank Notes for taxes.
No other important business rraa-ks...--sseu.
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Thirty-Eighth Congress.

fs e. =r. y
WASHINGTON, dan. az 27-HoUsE.--Tnt
House proceeded to the consideration ol
the Deficiency Appropriation Bill as re-
ported from the Committee of the Whole
with amendments.
The House disagreed to the amendment
to suspend work on the Capitol and Assay
buildings. The bin passed with only four
negative votes.
Mr.. Kenny, Delegate from Utah, de-
Tended the people of that Territory from
the charge of disloyalty. He said that the
people of Utah were loyal people, and
hence they have incurred Mr.. Woods dis
pleasure. II he Kenny were full mem
Der of the House, he would introduce a
resolution 10 expel Mr.. Wood for express.
ing reasonable sentiments. The object oil
the traitor Floyd, Of Buchanan's Cabinet,
in sending troops to Utah was to cripple
the North and open the way to Seces.
sion.
Mr. Wood replied, saying his remarks
yesterdayiwere predicted on official docu.
ments which he was prepared to produce.
He did not require to defend his loyalty
He charged any man with falsehood VIII
impugned it, aud he would meet any reso-
lation for his expulsion when any gentle
man bad the temerity to offer it.
The House resumed the consideration OF
the amendatory confiscation resolution.
Mr.. S,nnhers made speech in favor Of
the full con6scation of the estates of reb.
els f tt asuaesb hsaa-a alt 1sa
The Navy Appropriation bill was then
taken up. sh
Mr.. Morrow made speech in favor Of
terminating the Reciprocity Treaty with
the British Posscssio 8. sas
Mr. j. Allen, of Illinois, madea speech
stating that the President aud his advisers
have been guilty of rnlawfnl dereection
ofduty as to the conduct Of the war.
Nothing more viii probably be done to-
day. alsr s att4ss 4. t
The jniat resolution amendatory to the
Confiscation Act was taken up. a7i's
Mr.. Smithers, OF Del. !, had no mawklsh
sympathy with traitors tSat would induce
him to withhold forfeiture of all rebel es.
tates, and contend for full power to inflic,
punishment on traitors. Such opinions as
those of the gentleman from New York,
fernando Wood have the effect Of pa..
alixing the war. The rebels would no,
have essayed secession ifthey had not been
led to hehsve they could 60 in peace
That gentlmm would. In the guise Of peace
waste the most efficient promoter of tn.
war. t gh
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tempted to block up their road to liberty :
4 lie must have decided on discretion in hi
overt acts. however, for he g,lloped by with
out even salute Fearing after this Il
trust any longer to road lined with pickct
and Thoroughly scoutel, they took once more
to the woods and fields. Notwithstanding
their feet were already lacerated with tht
Fcrdel bricrs and swollen with their fatiguing
texercise. At noon of this day they arrived
at Brad, ey's plantation, meeting negro wo
man In the woods at work, and inquired
where they were. She gave them all the
1infornation they required, but followed it
with the unwelcome intelIigence that her
master was in the house, but was expected
back there in the woods in moment. OF
4 course the captain and lieutenant de.nrted
instanter.T After wading through swamp,
in which they sank almost to their waists,
they passed two miles and a half below new
Kent Court, House, This night they slept
tinlthe house of negro, and were well treat
ed the moment he discovered they were
escaped Yankee officers. yIe.G Tsaffsis cdi
lra d'i~ iaif rHs GOAL Ar LAST. 27e' T
+" After weary tramp the poor fellows ar
rived, on the 18th at Diascon bridge, which
they crossed in safety. but were forced to
lie all day concealed in the woods.
LOYALTY OF THE NEGROES. Il
After time they met a free negro, re-
turning home with his cart. On their re-
vealing their character and designs to him
ne gave them transportation to his house and
gave them the best he had in it in the man
ner Of food and iJeds.S He refused their first
proffer of money, but they forced five dol. /
lar rgreenback on hi r. This was all done.
out of pure good will and sympathy with
Yankees and Notwithstanding the fact that
ashort time before a party of our soldiers
had taken away one Of his carts. He guild
ed them to within a short .distapce of Will
liam burg, where the welcome challenge of
the cayaliers--the New York Mounted Ri.
hes-assured them Of the 'good hands and
true" they had at last fallen into. ,fy
;t3 F4,sT ,GgSERAI. BUTLER. 81 gs4 .f-s
Has attended to the case of those escaped
prisoners in the most humane manner, hay
ing made for them all the necessary purchas.
es which the depleted condition of their pur. |
ses forbade on their part, and has arranged |
for their transportation through to Washing. |
ton. ...s- ..s.r
A DAsTARDJY ACT. -
From these gentlemen learn that the es-
rape of Major. .Houstain and Ii utenaot Won
Wellzen from the Libby, which was detail
ed in the HEKALD month or so since, was
betrayed Immediately afterits consummation
by citizen, prisoner from Iowa, named W.
L. Vernillion. 1t seems that the latter had |
the liberty ofgoing out and making little
purchases in the city occasionally, in which
he managed to fleece the men who entrusted
the Investment Of their money to him, and
on the morning Of the escape saw the Major
and Lieutenant in the street, of which fact
he Immediately made report, thus bringing
On pursuit quicker than would have other
wise been the case. He deserves special
mention from the neaness Of his unwarrant-
ID action.
.a.1 .-r...-a4 .--.. 81. |
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MT kAkscOAu uuS own SncCcSSOr.
1t is not safe to prophecy six months
ahead in revolu ionary times like these -
Yet with our present impressions, as the
President wouldsav we incline to predict
that Mr.. Lincoln will he spont aneously re-.
elected, to the Pras;a----y, with no Opposi-
tim worth naming. It is very clear that
the popular current sets strongly that way
now, and unless some event now unexpect.
edshall change st,course, il is fixed fact
that honest Abraham is to be his own sue.
cessor.sl Onthe whole perhaps the country
cannot do better. Mr.. Lincoln has proved
himself a safe man, as well as honest, and
his reputation for sagacious and far
sighted policy has grown continually
among the people. What other man is
there, in either party, whom the people
are as willing to trust in the winding up
of the war aud the difficult work Of recon.
struction that is to follow2 Mr. Lincoln
may, be far from being the ablcst states
man we have. and no body is so absurd
as to claim that he is brilliant, or smart,
in the common accepta'io Of that word.
We cannot be proud of the literature, the
dignity or the craftsmanship of his mes
sages and proclamations, and yet popular
confidence in him has been continually
strengthened from the day he was in.
anSura.ed, and this notwithstanding tha,
the most earn est and demonstrative fac-
ton of his own party have been constant.
ly and sometimes bitterly against him and
have Judged him more harshly than bis
ayowed OPPONENTS There must be cub
stantial reason for President Lincoln's pop
ularty. 1T has not been created by fcti-
t,ous means and appliances, for he has
had few ardent supporters, and they not
of the class that resorts to artificial stim-
ulants Of public opinion. ea
q Besides she general confidence in the
President, the feeiipg that he has proved
himself an eminently reliable and safe
nan for the crisis, the suggestion made
by Mr. Seward is entitled to great weight,
and has great weight with the people,. 1t
is feltto be not only political justice but
practical justice also, that Mr., Lincoln
should be continued in Office till the States
that 'rebelled because Of hi s election have
been compelled to accept and recognize
him as President 1t will be wholesome
humiliation to them, and will satisfy the
popular sense Of Justice. and this feeling
viii go great way with the people in de.
termining their choice, fpr the next presi-
dency. There are other indications point.
Ing in the same direction Mr.. Lincoln
NAV net be nominated for reelection by
any party the popular choice may be so
apparent that a convention will he dispens-
! ed with. If 40, so much the better. But
nominated or not, the signs are now tia,
Mr.. Lincoln will be. reelected. and tha,
his second election will be more nearly IN
aniunous than any since that Of Wssh.
jng.on. Springfield Rspublicas. 4