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The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-10-13
,AIUraceS Of nAtTflIes

AAADo ssNrSAsN3- Al0 ~ - 8O3ROs
AWvHavc IN or ONCE complete set bf Books
Of Abstracts of Land Titles, which show, at q
glance, the exact condition OF the title of every
Tract Of Land and Town Lot in Cedar coun.
ty. These, BoDkA we're carefully prepared BY our.
selves, And tkHs ar have teen found to be free
from any errors. And they show that In the Il.
ties to land in the county there arc over
1000 ERRORS.
Many of them fatal to the title and many 9TH
ers viz ~ 4 not corrected beforS Il is tb0 late.
V hSves betp several Year, fpttpafing the
B<o&l nd inox Offer tlSe 6kneAt II Them 70 the
public on the following low terms:
For Single Examination, ol.OO
For Abstract Of Title, 200
For each subsequent Urn nsfer Of same, 20
Every person owning, or claiming to own land
In this county should at once see that his title 10
cotr<et, Sad 'KAottS msks IL rood while Il 10
vet time: and PchAsers should always see that
the title to the land 10 secure before paying for
It; It 10 for this purpose that We have prepared
these BOOKS. and con a0R afford Information 70
all concerned, relating to the title Of lands and
lots, th.t cannot be OBJ aimed elsewhere. All
persona interested should at once avail them.
selves OF the benefit Of them.
We have on hand Al MI timcs . superior lot
Of blanks for
Deeds, Mortgage, Bonds, Notices, Confess
sions Of Judgment. Chattel Mo tgmges,
Power al Attorney, ExecutOm aud
.Teqae1oaAA pes1A Trust Uoeda,
Tax UeedA,
and OIL other forms used In our business are
carefully prepared BY ourselves. under the pres.
ent laws aud printed on our order.
PrATT 4 sPICER
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Sss FASHION ACCOMMODATED BY INvEN.
tTToN a Frenchman told the landlold
egoi 1.-the wayside tavern that he preferred
to have the butter 10 one plate and the
hhars in the other. Those who indulge
: IN, hirsu,c appendices Of natural
growth, sud who leve the beverage tha,
cheers without iuebrlating, but who d.
not care to drink il stirred even by their
own pe.tcd mousiache, have had desid
.asratum provided for them. A cup has
: been iayented Of peculiar construction
to meet the exisencies Of tho unshaven
dip. Here is an Illustration for a philo.
saphical essay on tho relations between
trade and customs or costumes 1t looks.
moreover. as if the variously bearded face
kA leaeaa permanent INSTITUTION.
face sraiic invests capital Is meet il With
an abiding fabric.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-10-13

Our Letter A Family Sewing Machine
hi {Ast Mn . xofI1 Wide re- Mon. It's
|69ysnd dotbt the bess md ohsapSN and most
SsastlfniSf, al rsnily sewtaas1 hines yet
offered 20 the public. No other Family Sewing
Machine has so many useful pliAA ces Tor Hem.
ming. Binding, Telling. Trucking, Gathering,
Goasiag, BrsidiAg, Emhreide, ing. Cording, 'and
20 forth. M other Family Sewing Machine has
SO much capacity for great variety Of work.
II willsew all kinds or cloth. apd with all kinds
Of thread. Crest and recent improvements
make our Family Sewing Machine mort reiisble
and most durable, and most certain At oil rates
Of speed. II makes the interlocked stitch,
which 10 The best stitch tasws. Any one, even
Of the most ordinary capacity, can see, At
glance, how to use the letter A Family Sewing
Machine. Our Family Sewing Machip(s fare
finished. In chsnss and exqutstes syis. ytr
! The Folding Case Of the Family Machine u .
piece Of cunning workmanship efthe meet use.
full kind. It protects the machine whear not in
use. and when about to be operated may be
'1psx9d iGa pScicss ASd os6sstssatGI rtAtas to
sustain the work. Willis some Of the Cases,
made out Of che choicest woods, sre dDsshe1 in
the DIDpIcet 1uu C1oStcSS MSuASs PvSeAutcS W.
ers are adorned and embelishsd In the most
costisGAd sspeib maanSS.r 4 aigr
1t 10 absolutely necessary to see the Family
sAsehine in operation. 20 ~ 70 judge Of it9Seest
capacity and beauty.
- Il 10 fast becoming - popular for family NV.
ing - oss Manufacturing Aashisss are TOT nan.
u1scturing purposes. -.
RI. nr..ch (p6seea a,> v.ii srosl,sA ,,itN s1lk
t~is,. thread. needles oil. T.. sf the vsu. best
asuslity. ~
Bend for PAHrHLEr. G.
I'd The singer Manufacturing C6sS
o.*y 460 BROADWAY, NEw YoRH.
MulwaahD OAee, ~ Newhall House,
A.A CHICAGO Ones, 50 CIarkps.
GEO. l.. DAVIS, Agent, Tiptos, Iowa.
ats tAA2l Es'ss Hai. ls'fg gRir,st"rI
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For Sale.

I have for sale Six Good Farms, In Cedar
county. Of different sizes and locations to suit
purchasers. Also, about 2 ~ .7
1000 Acres Of Desirable Prairie Land.
These lands will be sold for ali cash OF on
terms. '-f -ik' be-. -.s'. -Z @'' -Dt"-
Houses and Towa Lots Dor Sale sad 1s.t.
Farms to Rent,
Taxes paid In Cedar county, and all other
soantiee In the 6tsee. ~, -@aHfS inalss GIT
H. C. PLATE Ttp4eu, Iowa.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-10-13

2' CELEBRATED ELASTIC STITCH
SEWING MACHINES
Were arardss the highe.e Premitm ouer al!
Competitor, at the fotio,cjng State
.s.s -H...r ed County Faire IF 1863. eirssgg
NEW YORK STATE FAIR. IN"
3 ' 1irst Premium for Manufacturing Machine.
II; First Premium for Machine Work.
INDIANA STATE FAIR. ..-....
Iirst Premium Tor Machine sorall purposes.
First Prsniua fss u Achins Work. t'..
VERMONT STATE FAIR. 49,.
'7R7, First Premium for PANTY Machine.
@ Fire: Premium 70. sMr ,S;ns Yss Machine
OHIO STATE FAIR.
First Premium for Machine Wort. :.
IOWA STATE PAIR. ,.' -'~-.s'a
.iz ID. t@H Hirss Yre.iun for Family Machine
avo7 RI Fir. Prs.iun for MAnutacsnrins Machine.
ILLINOIS STATE FAIR. ...
FIRST Premium for Machine for all purposes.
=" Hira Premium for Machine Work.
KENTUCKY STATE FAIR. '.
as@ Yisse Premium Tor Machine for al purposes.
1gs.4- First Premium for Machine Work.
MICHIGAN ATATE AIR.
, p. - FIRST Premium for Family Machine.
'f's FIRST Premium for Manufacturing Machine.
First Premiun for Machine Work.
PENNSYLVANIA STATE FAIR.
A. First Premium for Manufacturing Machine.
First Premium for Machine Work.
OREGON STATE FAIR.
Iirst Premium for Family Machine.
7sI First Premium for Machine Work.
Chitsep1ea Go. tvt.j AZ. Aoc.
... yirss Premium for Family Machine.
.a.rcr First Premium for Manufacturing Machine.
First Premium for Machine Work.
fFankfln Co. ~. VI Fair. '''
First Premium for Family Machine.
First Premium for Manufacturing Machine.
Champaign Valley tvt.l AZ. &c.
.ar-- Yirst Premium Tor Fami, Machine.
First Premium for Man ufacturiny Machine.
First Premium for Machine Work.
llampden Co. Mas Agr'i Soc.
Diploma for Family Machine.
s. Diploma for Machine Work.
Washisetos Co. ~. W. Fair.
First Prenium for Family Maehtas.
Quesn's Co. IN. W A.s'l soc. 4.n
First Premium for Manoiac.arins Machine.
First Premium for Machine Work.
Saratoga Co. ~. w. Fair.
"a .r First Premium for Family Machine.
Mcdaniel Institute tPa. J Fair. ..r.
First Premium for Machine for all purposes.
..s First Premium for Machine " FORK.
Greenl1eld 10 } Union Fair.
Firm Premium for Family Machine.
'a First Premium for Machine Work.
Clinton Go. 100 Fair.
First Premum for Family Mschine.
....s First PreMium for Machine Work.
Montgomery Co. Pa } Fair. ,..... ... r..
First Prem um for Machine for all purposes.
First Premium for Machine Work.
San Joaquin Go. -'al) Fair.
first Premium for Family Machine.
n~1irss Premium for Machine Work.
San jose district tras.) Fair. s
Rirst Premium for Family Machine.
FIRST Premium for Machine Work. .4
? The above comprises all the Fairs a which the
GaovRR & BAKER MACHISEs were exhibited in 1863.
Sales rooms, A05 Broadway, New York.
.H#t- vt1nl3yls ,r =Hs# ,. st. .#'
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-10-13
13- The French Preventive, III

Rightly. Emisstons effeotually prsSeutsd
without the use Of medicine ~ the ef'The ureAch
Prsvsntive the grseses, invention Of che sRe Price
Sl Sent postpaid TO ali parts the country. Address
IN. >. CURTIS, Box Ses', Post odce, philadelphia,
- niJmH
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The Stuse If loCa Ueikr Cosnfy.ssa

tn. suss n lova Osixr Coufysssa
Jesse 0. switzsr. Trustee, Legal Notice: Fore
N.,r; c,.ypos,. Mary Fl. ,qsnis D.e1 Tstm.
p S!i"' c i. Exee arp' of the es,a,.
i OF William Lynn, deceased Mary Ellen
Lynn, George Lynn, Thomas Lynn. Horace Lynn,
Elizabeth Lynn, Ida Lynn, William lynn. Jr. -
You will each take notice that there is now on
file in the Office Of the Clerk of the District
Court in and for the county Of Cedar and state
Of Iowa, petition Of Jesse @. Swtzer. on the
equity side of said court, praying the foreclose-
ure OF a mortgage given by William Lynn, on
the l4,h day OF February A. D: lst0. to said
plaintiff, to secure three certain promissOry
notes of that date; one for S2,50D payable in one
> ear; one for S2,5oo. payable ~ two ysay, snd
one for d, 600 payable u thss ~ sn frsp4tase
able annually; said mortgage executed upon the
following lands All of section number ten (lOl
the north half Of s. elton number fifteen l5).
aud the southwest quarter and the north half Of
the southeast quarter Of section number fifteen
l5), also the east half OF section number seven
teen, ~, also the east half Sf the southeast
quartet Of sscttoa nine ~. all IN tpsnshp num-
Der eighty one (Sl1, of range number two (2),
west, also the southwest quarter OF the south.
west quarter of section number nine (9l oftown.
ship number eighty. one tsA OF range number
one ~ north of the 5th =. d.: all ~ said land
IN Cedar county, Iowa, and containing in all
1910 acres ri land said petition pr,ys that said
mortgage be foreclosed and said lands sold to
satisfy the claims OF plaintiff on said notes and
other relief .'-f'f is'st5lt+t
And unless you appear aud defend said claim
on or befo, the noon o.,ke sccand day OF the
n"xt term OF said Cont to he held on the 5th
day Of December. AID 1864, a default will he
Ell cred again-t You. and aidecree rendered as
prayed for in said petition.
JESSE o. SwITZER, Trustee.
Piatt l. spicsr. PINS Attya
Dated Sept. 30th. 1864. lw%0
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# s~ 1856 ..1s r9.s.sd. 7!s.
AELMBOLD'Sa q
Genuine Preparations.

Pa COMPOUND FLUID EXTRACT BUCur, fss
tive and SPECIFIC Remedy for diseases of the Bladder
Kidneys, Gravel, AID Uropsicai Sy phinEs, ttg
This medicine increases the power 81 Digestion srt
excite the Absorbents Into healthy action, ~ f-ch
the Waery or Caicareous dispositions, and all Cnsa1
nral snlsrgsnents reduced, well pain
dAmatiop.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-10-13
How a Coppethead was Shaved. =,
The PhiladeIphia North american tens

-
How a Coppethead was shaved.
The PhiladeIphis North American 'tcns
the fo.loytaessery; .sEzxsg :
A ws Eoovn frrqsester Of rklsd St.
STONED xssteHsy I'd : teeberNA op, close
to d Jmtk Hess buildine, sss ID
shsyshs chair, dsew = newspaper from bis
.notkes, ard Instructed The knight Of the
razor to take. If bis beard. The barber
was an African. He simply replied, "yes,
boss af6ld Produced his in Elements. ~
.,arhs ustoiner sat down. He was duly
- m sssd. His face was wiped, and be
yzssss, dossed bis coat and hat. --
EHSl5ss muchl' hs ssked lbs dclorous
= a 10 adjusted his shirt eollas.
1Isea csuts, boes. =
MY, thosshe 500 shsved for ten
Ms<res this shopf ss.s
Is MS de average, sab, /" wsSshe re.
seIss sspss u = price ef.a shave
Nm 3srshsp.S Yos eono 10 hess, sab,
a9SSd a. nsws u shss5dssss1s tsto ry,
aud your face got shout ak inches longer
dan &ksT 5vu como ID. II your face was
like it was sfyrs you rsa1. dat var news,
ten cents vas De price. When you com
meusN = sead abatl1 d dsfsst Of Early,
den yer faco stretched down about four
Inches. :. OATS what makes it Wurf fifteen
cents for der shsvs. - -. t..~f .'7"' ',''' b..
.m1HV ctAo,ner coufdn't restrain ! grin,
..sshougk be was Copperhesd, apd the BIT
at him wss made BY . ''nigger." He
LID DO 10 the fec aud walked out. He
,o~as one Of ,hoss gsDtlemen who 60 their
--loas.h fsr Mcclellan. and who Of course
lass = cysvy siNey 70 the Union
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II is not much Of q secret but it is
all that we have been able to discover,
md we have, watched such with great
interest, and determination to report
truthfu!Iy fpr, the benefit of the sex 1t
is very provoking that it is something
Which oaauot be corked up and, sold out
for fF'y cents bottle; but, as this is
!, Impossible, why the most of US will have
!, 60 keep on growing old and ugly and dis.
7,sgaeeable, as usual.-Jeany June.
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W. AR CLAIMS

w AFCIAlMS
We are paying especial attention TO all kinds
of War, Govern nent, and Patent Claims, and are
well supplied wiai ~ kindsof blanks for that
~ US 10, .sensr so.olIsorss.:rS>Ay.
Wss61)l H. Discharged oI1itss.
We ca collect 1tl,eir beusty d leaso 70
D&yAt Of ehaeec hothine. els sa
z ~ ,k.,Ss PrAIT ) ePfcED.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-10-13

AsxBeN0So1I1 OF 1OVfU.~~Ineee are
xpHen Who cannot grow eld-women
weos vi.host say spseisl effort, remain
sawsJs youag and as.ssctive. Tho mum.
bcrr IS sn,s1ier thar it should be but
there is still ; suaioiep nuubsr to mark
tho wide difference between this clsss
and the other Tho secret Of this per-
pctual youth lies not in beauty, for some
women possess il who are not 1t oil
handsome nor in dress. for they are fro.
quehtly careless in that respect, 80 fur ss
msrs arbitrary dictates Of fashion are
: concerned; nor in having nothing to do,
for these ever young women src always
J, busy as bees, and it is very we'll known
'sthut idleness will fret people into old age
aud ugIness faster than overwork. The
charm, We imagine, lies in sunny TEN.
per, ,ueither more nor iess.-the blessed
siftof Always looking 90 tho bright side
Life. and stretching the maotls Of
kMHty over every body's faults ssd fail.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-10-13

s". +s.* r " aSzl .H--sl - r II
Cure: Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint, Headache, cs,~.
81 Debility, Nervousness, Depression Of Spirits Con-
stipasion, Collie. Intermittent Fevsrs. Crsats And
epasms, and an complaints OF either SEX arising from
bodily weakness whether inherent in the sys,eo .,
produced by special causes.
Nothing that Is not wholesome genial and restorative
y ~ nature entsrs into the conpos n Of Hostcars
no 1lsssl Of any kind, no deadly hotapjcsi elenen
no asfy exctant; but It 10 . csmhination Of the sx
tracts Of rare halsanac hsrs and plants eth the as
and nildest OF all dihusive stinulants.
1t 10 we'll to be forearmed aga disease, 40 far
- the human system can be protsctadby uhan mean,
against maladies engendered by an unwholesoms at.
mosphere, impure water and other extern al tauSey
Hostetter's Bitters may he relied on q safeguard
In districts infested with Fever andfAsue. h hu
been found infailble as preventive and irresistible
4 remedy and Thousands who to u under sprrs
hension Of attack, escape the scour,e: and thou
sands who neglect to avail hem selves
qualities in advance, are cured BY very brief
o. this marvellous medicine. Fever and Ague fstieAt
after ing Piled with quinipc for months in vain, W.
Ill tsir'y saturated with that dangerous alkaot ~.
not unfrs quently restored to health within fesdJs
BY the use Of HOsTETTER'S BITrRkS. s"@ ~
The weak stomach 10 rapidly insigo,ated and toe
appetite restored by this agreeable Tonic and hsnesh
works wonders in cass Of Dyspepsia and IN less esr
hrme' forms Of Indigestion. Acting asa gentle Ind
Invariably relieves the Constipation superinduced "
ineRulsr action the digestive and xecrets oraans
Persons Of feeble habit. liable TO Nervous Attseks
and permanent relief from the Bitt-rs. The Testimony
on this point IL most elusive, and from 10th
The agony Of Bilious Colo is Immediately asussed
by single dose Of the stmulant, and ny son1y
resorting to it, the return Of the conplai MAJ b
prevented.
Asa General Tonic, HosTErrER's BIrrERsr,
auce effects which must be experienced Witnessed
before they can re fully appreciated. IN esses o.
Constitutional Weaknes Pr allure Decay and DefA'
ity and Decxspt ude arising from Old Age.is esscs'.
the electric influence. In the conyalesceut stages
oil diseases It operates as deaighful hsieorsns-
hen the powers of nature are relaxed it opcrato!s
re-enforce and re establish them. pGE rs3t't
Last, but not least, is1HE osLy s.rE sTisriAHs
Ing anufsctured from sound an innocueus mada',
and entirely free from the acid elements present se'c
or less in all the ordinary tones and stonachesd
day.
No family medicine has tecn SO uniSersNNlysfna,w
may be truly added deserre popular win wv
lisslf portion Of the community, NJ uoeIAiaIAs
Prepared by HOsTETTER 4 SMITH, pit'.huTA,
Pa. Sold BY all Druggists, Grocers and ator.feepas
every where. (nssv0yl
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-10-13

=. ALL MALIGNANT DISEASES
FIRST give warning OF their pre- encc and IL met prompt
~ beioro they become securely ntrenched within ths
system, will be readily expelled.
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FEVER AND AGUR

Persons exposed to tho Malaria Of Aeuc. IL sesed
with Chhis and Fever, III find positive Antidte and
euro in Railways Ready Relief let two tca.poo0sfal
Of tho Ready Relief in wine glass OF water. DO taken
getting Of bed in tho morning, and however
posed 10 malaria you viii escape.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-10-13

PREVENTION BITTER THAN CURE
THERE II NO OCCASION FOR SICKNESS
2 When you A-st feel pain then take . tsaspooana
cf the READY REIl in water; or apply il 70 tho
par s where you feel the discomfort
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-10-13

CERONIC RHEUMATISM CURED.
Twenty Years Of S.eepless Nighss.
VIM Sydney syers, Esq, 1t Havana. Cuba, the cor
respondent OF tie London Times, suffered vita Acute
and Chronic Rheumatsa Tor twenty 6vo years. and for
twenty ysArs no bad noe enved whole nights calm
rcst He applied RAILWAYS EEAEY Relief -.
ediatey Rave him ease md secured him sto nrss calm
and undistrbed Sloep during the twenty years. 1ho
continued use Of tho READY RELIEF cured him.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-10-13

~...."t SIGNS or SICKNESS.
Headache. Pains IL he Iimbs-n tho S.omAca fow.
els, and neys-Col1 Chills and Hot Pushes Coat
Cd Tongue, Burning SAn, Nausea, shivcrng, Dulncss,
10 OF Appetite, Restlrssness Giddness &c, DC. are
premonnry symptoms q Malignant Diseases. One
dose Of the READY RELIEF Is sufhcient 10 break up
and expel diseased action and restors tho patient -
health =, 8.
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RAILWAYS READY RELIEF

should b applied 10 the ~ or parts afflicted. H.
SANITY relieves tho patient from PAIN and ssieely
heals, soothcs. and Strengthens tho dssbiel IN
al cases VI Bites of Rabbi Do Reptile elrs # Poi
snuous lasscts, tho application Of RAILWAYS READY
RE1.IEF n tho woun will prevent inf i!amalioa aad
modification.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-10-27
Their Candidate and their Platform,

The New York Ne,os continues to insist that
Little MCCLELLAN saw his platform and tried
it on before it was put on him, for good or
bad, and now. brings forward the following
additional evidence. We quote.
The World Of yesterday has communi-
cation from Mr.. l.. Edgerton, DENYING state
ment.in the NegS that Gen Mcclellan had
been shown the essential parts of the Chica-
60 platform in July last The statement in
the Nears was based upon a conversation held
between gentleman, now in this city, and
the Hon. Alfred 2. Edgerton, of Indiana, as
the latter was en- route to New York as one Of
the committee of the Chicago Convention to
inform the candidates of their nomination.
The source of our information We give in
note from Mr.. Sabin Hough, widely known III
the West as gentleman of truth and verac-
ity Mr.. L. Edgerton has, without being pre-:
sent at the Convention, or knowing anything
about it, chosen to deny the facts,
NEW YORK, October 10.
Hon. Benz AMIN Wood, Editor Daily News:
SIR My attention has been called to an article
in the WorJd, of this date, denying that the Chi
cago platform vas shown to General Mcclellan in
July last .t .ta
On the afternoon of Monday, the 5th of septem-
DER, casually Heb az hdIrlspulS, fa. H '00te iol
this city, Hon. A. P. Edgerton, Of Fort Wayne,
Ind, and after entering the cars, was engaged in
onyersation with him two or three hours.
Referring to the nomination, i asked Mr.. T. If it
was certain that Gen. Mcclellan would accept, and
was answered that he would, undoubtedly; that
the platform, meaning, as understood and sup
posed the essential and leading features Of that
had been brought to his notice in July
last, by Judge Hanna, OF Indiana
Hoping that Mr.. Edgerton> will acquit me OF in
tentionally bringing to the notice of the public
matter which he may have preferred should not be
thus mentioned,
am sir, your obedieut servant,
-- .-s.... ...... SABIN HoUGH.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-10-27
How he WOald aosif.s


The Vice President of the insurrectionary
Government at the South, ALEX. II. STEPHENS,
has written letter on the subject of peace
and restoration of the Union. The main
terra ce of. the, Union by ,force--in other
words the Suppression of resistance to the
authority of the constitution and laws-he
pronounces preposterous But there is a
Kind of Union which he intimate= would be
satisfactory to him. "A Unionsinswhich the
absolute sovereignty of each stateis recog-
nized and guaranteed, would be tolerably sat
istactory to Mr.. STEPHENS.
The Southern rebels would ,sno doubt, be
well pleased with such an arrangement. They
would have preferred independence triumph
antly asserted by victorious arms. But with
che Mississippi in our hands, with SHERMAN
at Atlanta, and GRANT persistently extending
his lines about Richmond, they would be
glad to make at least temporary peace on the
basis of the Union thus remodelled. In other
words, if the North will consent to an amend
ment of the Constitution of the United
States, making secession a constitutional
right, and at the same time assuming the
rebel debt, Mr.. STEPHENS thinks the country
might be reunited This would be an admir-
able arrangement for the South. It could re-
main in the Union until its exhausted ener-
gies were repaired, and until ready to sustain
the burdens of independent national exis-
tence. Then, by virtue of the absolute soy
! ~ &c tom n
the amended Constitution, the States south
/ of Mason and Diyon's line would retire again
from the Union, leaving the aggregate debt
of both sections to be paid by the North
alone. Does Mr.. STEPHENS imagine that the
Yankees of the North have lost all their ac-
customed shrewdness, and that they are
ready for concluding such bargain? If SO,
he will find himself greatly mistaken. We
did not take up arms against secession, to
lay them down again. and conclude a peace
by making the right of secession a fundamen-
tai law. We are fighting to maintain our
nationality and to, trample, out forever the
pestilential theories of. State rights which
Mr.. Stephens wishes to put into the Consti-
tuition. --fs - .a-'..'45 ..aE
1t is not little significant that in the let
ter containing this proposition Mr.. STEPHENS
acknowledges that he has derived much en-
cour agement from the. Chicago Convention.
Its action and its platform of principles he
characterizes as " ray of light, and thinks
it may prove the dawn of the day TO this
long and cherries night" thus proving, what
the friends Of the Union have charged, that
the action of the convention that nominated
MCCLELLAN was directly calculated to cheer
and encourage the rebel leaders in their eff
forts to destroy the Union