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The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1865-03-21

THE REBEL AUTHORITIES appear to
have made up their minds to ask the
slaves to fight for the independence of
the white rebels, without pledging the
slaves their own freedom. This anran-
cement ought to bring us a good many
guns when the slaves are armed, for
they will very soon learn that to carry
a gun on the rebel side continues them
slaves, but to carry a gun on the Union
sides insures them their freedom. Gov.
Brown, of Georgia, in his late message
condemning the policy ofputting slaves
in the army, says:
"Whatever may be our opinion of
their normal condition of interests, we
cannot expect them to perform deeds
of heroisem when fighting to continue
the enslavement of their wives and
children, and tbs not reasonable to de-
mand it of them. Whenever we estab-
lish the fact they are military people,
we destroy our theory that they are
unfit to be free. When we arm the
slaves, we ahondon slavery" "a "di
They are considerably saner down
in Georgia than at Richmond.
sW A mathematician down East
has to the conclusion that the idea of
"squaring the circle" is humbug.-
He says he has been three years trying
to square his butchers bill and hasn't
made it out yet. sr.t.f
sBr The Cherokee marriage cere.
mony is very impressive--a man and
woman joining hands over running wa
ter, indicating that their lives are to
flow on in one stream. i
E The oldest journal in the world
is published in Pekin, China. tits print
ed on silk, and has appeared every
week for more than thousand years.
The New York Tribune says those
who foresaw the couse of events and
got their butter off some week or even
mntbs ago, now thank their good for
tune. Many, however, hold OH, and
vii suffer heavy losses. .ah -
1t is generally known that all reripts
for money over $50 must be stamped to
be valid, but it is not known that all
ltters acknowledging the receipt of
money, in sums exceeding $40, must
also be stamped.
The capture of Columbia, South Car
olina, occurred on the fourth anniversa-
ry of the Inauguration of jeff. Davis as
President of the Confederate States.
The Commercial advertiser estimates
the number of guns captured from the
rebels since the first of January as great
as 1901, This does not include guns
captured or destroyed on the Alabama,
Florida, Tennessee and other rebel
crafts. During the same time we have
not lost 35 cannon. The Commercial
says this exceeds the capture MADE by
Napoleon during all his Russian and
Austrian campaigns.
SHADows OF COMING EvENTs.-The
Richmond papers announce that the fe-
male employees of the Treasury De-
partment in that city have received n
.turiough for forty days. Is this the of
fetal mode Of giving them notico that
their services will be no longer rcquir-
cd. Possibly other departments ofthe
rebel government may soon be fiirlough-
ed also, We should not at all be sur
prised to hear that jeff Davis had re-
ceived " leave of absence for forty
days-more or less, as the case may be:
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1865-03-21

BY the decision lofthe Commissioner
of Internal Revenue, the presentation
ola will for probate, application for
the appointment of administrators and
guardians, do not require stamps. The
probate of wills, Letters of administra-
ton, and bonds of execution, admins
traitors, guardians, and trustees, are sub
ject to stamp duty, as is also the ap-
praisal of or inventory ofthe estate, be-
ing an appraisal ofvalue. But all 9TH
er proceedings, such aspctitions, orders,
notices, certificates ana aiiidayits used
in the settlement of the estate, are ex,
empt,
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1865-03-21

SECRETARY OF THE TREAsURY.-The
President has appointed Hon. Hugh
Mccullough of Indiana, to be Secretary
ofthe Treasury. and the appointment
has been confirmed by the Senate. The
selections is considered an admirable
one, Mr.. Mccullough having been all
his life intimately acquainted with finan-
cial affairs. 1t is understood that this
is the only change that will be made in
the Cabinet, for the present.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1865-03-21

STAMPS ON DEEDs.-It has been de-
cided by the Supreme Court of Ohio,
that the seller of real estate must pay
for the stamp on the deed, beoaose he
is required to afffix it to the document.
This is matter of considerable impor-
tance' as the cost of stmps is one dol
lar upon each thousand dollars of the
purchas meney, and where heavy sales
are made, the stamp is considerable
item. n
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1865-03-21
CLOCK 6.
V'0Iw0bse Real Estate For Safe
vUVHE SUBSCRIBER OFFERS

I for sale his large. comnodious Brick House. and
out buiisings. together with ios,ss may
best suit the purchaser l..l .srl@ ..t tl
on The premises IL a choice variety offruit trees,
such AZ Plum, Cherry, Peach.Pear and Apple. With
choice selection Of irapep. ii,e . ..f 81. tfr u
Aiss 90 House Iefe the most .ie-lfs BILE 81 any IN
Town, "a they are In the immed Vicinity OF the
Coaae being Of the piost aourshing tpstitutons
In the State Those wshine lot for pleas
ant .tustnr.a oppot tnnty now PRESENT. ITSELF
Terms to accommodate the purchaser,
Apply 10 J.w. wfNS0R.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1865-03-21
AMENDMENT TO THE ENLIsTMsNT

AMENDMENT TO THE ENLIsTMBNT
AcT.-An amendment to the act an.
thorizing the President to call'out the
Nationa! forces, ETC., was adopted du.
ring the last hours of the 3sth Congress
which gives the power to clubs to- en-
list men previous to the draft and with.
hold the credits until after the drafth has
taken place. A telegram recently rs-
ceived from Gen, Fry, confirms this
opinion of the law. This will enable tho
protection clubs TO clear themselycl
from the draft, and leave all those Wild
refuse 10 do anything in the premises
out in the cold. For instance, suppose
so men of any one sub-district form
themselves into protection club, they
can enlist as many men as they BEE ftJ
and withhold the credits until after the
draft snd apply them to relieve suchof
their members who are drafted. There
are very many men who refuse to con-
tribute one cent towards filing tho quos
tas, all of whom, by this arrangement,
may be left to take care Of themselves.
The following is All abstract Of the Sec
ton referred to: risw
SEC. 23. Bensnaeted; etc., That any
person enrolled in any sub-district may,
after the notice of the draft, before the
same shall have taken place, cause to-
be mustered into the service ofthc Uiik
ted States such number of recruits not
subject to the draft as they may deem :
expedient, which recruits shall stand TO-
the credit of the person thus causing
them to be mustered, and shall he taken
as substitutes for such persons, or las :
many ofthem as riay be drafted, totllsi
extent of the number of such recruits;,
and ia the order designated by the !
principles at the time such recruits arS
thus, as aforesaid, mustered: iIau iui
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1865-03-21

Last week 20 acres of oil land, laying
on the shores Of Lake Huron, in thew;
cinity Of Lakeport, were sold for e2o,,S
600. Other sales were inade at $500
per acre.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1865-03-21

BY authority ef the Secretary OF the Treasury. the
undersigned has assumed the General Subscription
Agsnc, for sssIs Of United states Treasury Notes.
bearing seven and three aths per cent. interest," per
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1865-03-21

Commenting upon the denomination
of Judge Christiancy by the Repubh-
can State Convention, the Grand Rap
ids Eagle pertinently says: H.
"By the triumphant election Of Judge
Christiancy, the people of Michigan viii
declare that an elective Judiciary, III
this State, is not expected to be the
mere mirror and shadow Of the popular
prejudice or belief; but that the sacred
oracles of the law shall be respected and
obeyed, however distasteful, and their
faithful interpreters shall be sustained
and honored for daring toperform their
duty like men in announcing the truth,
however bitter to the taste used only Us
the sweets of flattery, nIlo'1 i2h'I
Aside from this issue, the past ca
reer, the eminent attainments, and the
large experience of Judge Christiancy
entitled his name to great weight III tho
Convention, and point him out as Ito
fitting man for the place. His learning
is undoubted; and he has the most ims
portant qualification for the position Of
Supreme Judge of experience ~
awe believe that it is never wise 70
make changes in this office, except Id
cases when we can, heyond doubt, se-
cure larger ability, or more thorough
honesty, or firmer devotion. 10 right
principles. 1t is one great objection to
an elective Judiciary that the bench u
liable to sudden and radical changes;
and that popularity is apt to obtain the
highest honors rathet than ability, pu-
rity, fidelity to duty and experience,
thus subjecting the Interpretation Of the
law to the danger of fluctuations with
the popular whims of the moment and
the mistakes of new and gntried men,"
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1865-03-21
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
j. +. MARSH,
GEORGE A. MARK.
GEO. Z. SMITH, M. ID.

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Would respectfully offer his services to the people Of
Hiilsda'e aud vicinity. Office Waldron Bal
80 dy's Banking Once. Rooms formerly occupied by
Dr. Kee.
ksrvxRExcks.-Drs Read Ford, Norwalk, Ohio; Or.
d. N. Kinsman. Circleville, Ohio; Or. Chas. McMil
~ len, Med. Director 18th Army Corps; Or. WIN. L.
A. Peck Surgeon goth O. " l.; DR.. j. 8. Ely, Surgeon
ssth o. VI; Dr.. d. d. Benedict, Surgeon 25th o.
W. Il.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1865-03-21
GREAT BARGAINS IN
JEWELRY!

W FORSYTH & co., 42 l. ~ Nassau 81, New York
ladjoinipg the Post ohce) offer Tor sale the
Magnificent List OF
WATCHES. CHAINS JEWEIRV e..
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1865-03-21
SILVER WARE,
UEsnre C0Su.v

Spoons Table, Desert, Meas, Caesm, Sugar. Salt and
Mustard; Table Forks, Pickle Forks, Bntter Knives,
Fruit Knives. Napkin Kings and Nut PickeTs
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1865-03-21
LOAN.

These Notes are issued under date Of August 18TH
1854, and payable three years from that time, In
currency, or are convertible at the option OF the hold
er into
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1865-03-21

Valued at $50 900 EACH ARTICLE ONE DOL.
LAR, aud not to be pale for until you know what you
to get.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-04

The New Orleans Picsyune Of the
23d ult, learns from a well-informed
member Of the press that the people
Of that State have universally accepted
the political situation and settled down
in their old peaceful pursuits. he
thinks, from observation in the interior,
the country, that q much larger breadth
Of ground has been planted to cotton
than is generally supposed. The plant
is everywhere healthy and vigorous, and
no destructive insects have yet made
their appearance among it. Corn is
splendid, immense fields wave rich with
it and the harvest viii be much larger
than ever gathered before, New flour
and wheat were long since in the mar.
ket and the people viii have plenty
wherewith to drive the wolf from the
door, and a surplus for market The
people Of Central Alabama are looking
with great interest 10 the repair Of the
jackson and Southern Railroads. Al
the present time, in order 70 reach New
Orleans, they have to 60 first to Mobile.
When the jackson and Southern Roads
are fully repaired, they win have
through conveyance by way Of Jackson,
from Selm g to New Orleans. In the name
of the people of Alabama, the Plea
yune urges on these repairs. At pres.
ent they are practically cut off from
the principal commercial city Of the
South, as they are from the East by thC
destruction Of the Georgia roads.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-04

The American Consul at Liverpool is
determined 10 test British sense Of jas.
tice through the oourtR On the llth Of
July, the ship Aline reached Liverpool
from Havana, having on board l,400
bales of cotton, belonging to the late
rebel overnment All the property of
the said government belongs rightfully
to the National Government. Mr.
Dudley SO believing, fled a bin in
Chancery claiming tbs cotton on behalf
Of the United States.
On the 9th, the pirate steamer Rap.
pahannock (under the alias Of Bea-
trice) entered Liverpool from Calais.
The plea is put forth that she has been
sold TO a Liverpool merehant-of course
a sham Of the basest coin. Mr., Consul
Dudley at once obtained eminent legal
advice, and on the llth instructed his
counsel to institute suit in the British
Admiralty Courts, to recover her for
the United States as property OF the
defunet and surrendered Confederacy.
This is giving Lord Russell a dose Of his
own medicine for it IS his advice that
the compliments of his policy should
90 to law, though he does not point ouI
what courts they should resort to. II
IS not clear as TO the exsct ground up.
on which the suit is brought; but Mr..
Dudley being a fine lawyer himself, has
doubtless taken care not TO conpro.
mise his Government.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-04

The P~ostofice Department has shown
a desire to meet the wants Of the bust
ness public, by the issue Of two new va
rieties of stamped envelopes, viz ordi-
nary letter size with double-rate six
cent stamps, and official size bearing
single-rate three cent stamp.
Heretofore, in sending a letter weigh
ing half an ounce, or more, in letter
size Government envelopes, it has been
necessary to use an adhesive stamp, to
pay the excess Of postage, thus disfgur-
ing the appearance ~of the envelope
and causing an increase of labor IN the
work Of cancellation So in regard to
official size, with the Enclosure Of a less
weight than half an ounce, the use o.
stamped envelopes necessitated the losl
Of one rate of postage. Both of these
inconvenience are obviated by the is
sue Of the new envelopes, which vii
soon be for sale as the principal post
Offices throughout the country. TIL,
envelopes are Of neat appearance, hav
ing embossed stamps, in the usual form
color, on letter size being purple, and
that or the official size, chocolate.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-04

titles the verdict and we believe pub
lie sentiment Is correct So long as the
making Of laws is confined to men, we
need not expect proper punishment to
beprovided for those who trample upon
the affections and dishonor females Il
IS well, therefore, that there is a law
higher and stronger than written codes
OF statutes. to which tie victim Of
mans seduclions snd lusts can appeal.
This law justfies the father or the son
in shooting down, as q mad dog, the se.
ducer of his daughter or sister; and
the husband fer killing the man who
invsdes the sanctuary Of his home and
makes q wreck of his wife's virtue and
honor. And this law should W be
enforced. No guilty scoundrel should
be permitted to escape its penalty.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-04


Tbs PREsIDENE-Wilmer d Smiths
European Times, in an article on Presi.
dent Johnson, says;
The man who was so maligned and
misunderstood, at home and abroad, as
recently as March in the present year,
is evidently, like his distinguished pre-
deeessOr, n who thinks and acts &C.
I cording TO his own notions of justice,
snd the probability is that, when his
| term of Office expires, he will, like Mr..
Lincoln, command the respect alike OF
friend and foe. There appears to be in
these American Statesmen, whom
chance often throws 10 the surface, inn
msnse energy of character, and a self
reliance which nothing can shake.
in ordinary times, when the State
craft is snugly achored in quiet waters,
these qualities cannot be brought out
but when the wind hoEls and the tenn
pest RACES, all the skill of the Captain
Is brought into action, and by-standers
have the opportunity Of judging wheth-
er he possesses the requisite ability and
irmness. Mr.. Lincoln passed through
a trial Of this kind unexampled Tor its
length and severity in the history Of
mankind and the powers of mind
which he displayed, the confidence in
ultimate success which ne entertained
and always expressed, astonished the
old part of the world, which thought
that to succeed a man must be born TO
command, or, at least trained to it,
We now see virtues of a similar high
character displayed by the ex-tailor Of
Tennessee, ia the reorganization OF the
Union.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-04

The New York World publishes g
table toproye that by a change of 80, 5lS
votes Mr.. Lincoln might have been de.
feated last November. The moral Of
this is, hat the party which supported
him cannot. triumph in 1868 upon the
issue of negro suffrage. Let the ma
iority in the next Congress refuse seats
TO members from the programmed States,
because the said States did not give the
negroes the right TO vote, and the next
Congressional elections viii show an
overwhelming change. The Northern
masses are no more in favor o fpolitical
equality with the negro than the South
ern.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-04

We receive exchanges from North
Carolina, Virgins, Georgia, Alabama,
Mississippi, and LOuisiana, and read
them with considerable interest. As
4 general thing, they profess to regard
the result Of the war az a verdict against
secession and slavery, and advise the
people to so recognize and abide by it.
The greater portion Of them seem TO be
honest and sincere. There are more
indications of smouldering ~dislOyalty in
the Virginia, than in the press of any
other State The loss Of the great
source OF revenue, slavery, goes ex-
tremely hard with the representatives
Of Virginia sentiment, more SO than
we would have expected. Occasionally
in other States some newspaper be-
trays 8 latent spirit of rebellion, when
the subject Of slavery is mentioned, as
did the GAINESVILLE (Texas) Standard,
when, in publishing certain general
orders Of General Granger, it said: Our
citizens will perceive, the negroes are
declared free This declaration cel-
tainly does not legally free the negroes.
IL is q process of emancipation un-
known to the Constitution, and without
legitimate effect" But these instances
are rare, and must not be accepted as
reflections Of the majority, who are wise
enough 10 know that slavery is at an
cad, and that they must sccOmmo
date themselves to the changed rela.
tons Of the negro and the white man.
On the whole, so Ear as we csn Judge Of
the temper Of the Southern people, We
regard il as extremely encouraging
The press, at any rate, is disposed to DC
its duty, aud we feel confident the PEG.
pie are or will be with them.
Il requires considerable skill aad dis
erection to conduct a newspaper in the
late rebel States, and whatever short,
oomings may be observed, should be
looked upon with many grains of al.
lowance The old couplet:
Pc 10 his faults Q little blind,
Be 20 his virtues ever kind
expresses the sentiment which ought
to be practioed, in our Judgment
upon men in positions like those oecu-
pied by the Southern editor, laboring L
subserVe the interest of the genera.
government and the people with whom
he has been engaged ID opposition K
that Government They may make
grave errors but in the end, We be-
lieve, they will be found 10 have dis
charged their duty faithfully aud con.
scientifically. We trust they viii per
NIT US 10 admouish them that their
course is closely watched, 10y men eager
TO take advantage ofthe .lightest blum
der and 10 hope that obey VIII giv,
these enemies Of the human race, n,
chance if possible, to leopard through
them the cause Of reorganization.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-04
Sealed Proposals
FOR


CEALED PROPOSALS are respectfully invites
y BY the undersigned, until 10 O'Clock, A n Au
gust l1tn 1865, for furnishing the y. 8. Subsistence
Department. With FRESH BEEf Cor four monihs
commencing September lst, ls651 az the follow.
District 1 The Posts CT Nashville and Edge6eld,
Tenn.
and Chsttanaoga Railroad nom Nashville TO C0wzl,
qeEr, the principal posts being Murfreesboro,
Tuiiahoma and Deohfrd; and al troops on . line q
the Tennessee and Aiaosms Railroad Tom Ra b,
vile 10 Pulaski the prnapai posts beng Column
bas ant Pulaski.
District 3 AZ troops IN the State Of Alabama,
roth o. the Tennessee kFaz. she principal hosts
beng Decatur. Huntsville, Stevenson and Bridge
District a. an troops oaths East Tenuessee and
Virginia Railrsad, ne principal posts teirg Chafta-
ncoE- Cleveland, Loudon, Knoxville and Green
District S. All troops on q lue Of the North
western Railroad, from NaahUlls 10 Jacksonville.
Bids viii be received for each Of the
above districts separately, and also for
the whole together. The Government
will furnish free, all necessary transpoF-
tation from Nashville 10 all the points
named above.
District c. an miilAyy posts. except Eiesaeld,
north Of the Cumberland hivtr. in the Etsfe Of Ten
Bessae, and The post Of For Do1slson.
The Government will not furnish
transportation for this district
Proposals nuat be made IN durlcafe, and en-
dorsed distinctly, PROPOSES f6T Fresh BssL," and
addressed 10 Col J. O.. Ran, Chief CommissarF
Il Subsistence, Miitarf Division OF the Taunes see,
a. Nashvi le. Tenn. Bidder must Be present ic re-
spond 70 their BIDS. ard Be prepared % give bonds,
sad sign the contract before leaving BE
iyz7lst Col. and ohssf {. 8 M Bsr. Tsan-
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-04

There is exhibiting in Chicago an in
vention which, if successful, will effect
a revolution in all matters connected
with steam engines. The invention
does away with steam boilers altogether,
the propelling power being guarded by
a shower bath falling upon hot iron
plates, and passing directly into the
cylinder of the engine.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-04
.~sNlVERsAL SUCCESS
DOCTOR McCILL
BOTANIC PHYSICIAN.

N TIE FREEIMENT OF DIsEAsH
GROWING HIN WITH SUCCESS N
OTHER SrAfEf As III Us IA
NAaHNLLIE. TENNE5EE
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-04

The plan Of the Kentucky rebels
and Conservatives, as lately developed
il to elect a majority ofthe Legislature
repeal the expatristion law, form a
State guard, 10 be filed up by returned
rebel soldiers, and with this force re
enslave the freed negroes. Care viii
be taken TO prevent xpatriated rebels
from voting for members Of a Legisla
ture which is expected to repeal the
expstriation law. This may defeat the
plan. Shouldn't wonder if it did.