The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-08-10

gresslonal enactmeps tuat NO pepSioh
shall be paid to any person who has borne
arms against the government, or in any
way given aid or comfort to the rebellion
The Executive pardon has no effec: to
set aside or modify this law.
John II. Surratt has been in Canada
for long time, and is now secresed in
or near Montreal. 1t is believed he is
harbored by secession sympathizers who
became indignant at the execution of his
mother. Several Canadian detectives are
on the lookout for him, for the reward Of
fered. Saunders is wearing out in inc
briation, and Beverly Tucker is preparing
to leave Montreal, owing to lack of funds.
A Matamoras paper Of the Goth ult.,
contains the details Of the defeat Of Cor
tinas by the Imperial force under Las
ser, who was in guard of a convoy. Cor
tinas supposing the convoy contained a
large amount Of specie, determined upon
the attack. After diminishing while,
Cortinas' whole force, numbering GOO,
attacked and were repulsed. Another
attack was made, and again failed. Cor
tinas' men then became terrified and fled
in every direction. Cortinas lost 100
men. Those taken prisoners by the I'm.
perialists were Instantly shot. The I'm.
periaIists had five or six woun de1.
The Matamoras Ranchero Of the 23d
says: Among the rebel leaders scoring
for the City of Mexico are Gems Kirby
Smith, Price, Wilcox, Magrudcr, Walk
er, King, Preston and Leadbcater, Coils.
Tourney and Bannon, Gov. Allen and
Gov. Moore. There were at Monterey
Gems. Shelby and Hindman, Cols Dock
EFT, Broadwel and Rikley, Go7s. Rey-
nolds, Clark and Murray.
The Eicksburg Journal says that near
ly 10000 acres of land have been leased
to colored people in the vicinity Of Vicks-
burg the present year, and that most of
i. is in process of successful cultivation.
There are about 900 of these lessees,
most of whom have formed partnerships
with Northern men, to procure the means
of carrying on'their enterprises. One
of the most promising and successful of
them is the one at Camp IIawIey," two
miles north Of the city. Citizens may
now ride for two miles in "the bottom
land through the cotton fields of this
one colony. They have now the promise
of very satisfactory return for their
|abor-and the change from their extreme
poverty aud suffering Of last year, to the |
OF this is remarkable and most
en- couragiug. 81.
Tho flies have driven tho United
States Surveyors out of the woods of
Shawano county, Wisconsin. These
Insects are called land flies, and they
gather about the neck 10 soon as the
sun warns them up out Of the ground,
and their bite is painful and poisonous,
creating considerable sores, and causing
the neck to swell.
Inc lraltorous sympatnIzers -.-.--.n
Davis, who met in New York few
evenings since to take measures to defend
him and manifest their hatred to the
j MON, having through one of their num-
Der denied the correctness of the report
If their proceedings as they appearcd.:in
he New York Ereniny Post, Mr. Robert
Brown, who was present at the meeting,
makes affidavit to the truthfulness of
hat report. What the traitors said and |
did in that meeting, as sworn to by Mr..
Brown, are in the following statement Of
facts:
The meeting was first composed of
citizens Of New York, when, at the sug-
gestlon of some one, several Southern |
gentlemen outside were invited inside,
when the doors were closed There were
then ten inca present. The object Of
the meeting being to raise funds to de-
fray the expense CT defending Davis, a
committee was appointed, consisting of
Mayor Gunther, who was not present,
Carlos Butterfield, Thomas Martin and
Nessrs. Douglas and Clancy. A general
conversation ensued. They all agreed
hat the Davis trial was the most impor-
ant one in the worlds history. Mr..
Cutler quoted from the Declaration of
independence to show that the Southern
States had right to seeede. Other
New Workers took the same ground,
citing the action and opinions of citizens
Of New York and Massachusetts,, when
tho Constitution was formed. Mr.. Liv-
ingston, Of Alabama, read from several
! REQ State Constitutions the expressed
right to seccde.
1t was said the effect of the trial Of
Davis would be arevolution of sentiment
everywhere in favor Of the South. 1t
would be proved on the trial that The
secession cause was right and entitled to
the sympathies of the world. Mr.. Liy-
ingstone declared tina. in twenty Eve
years the man tina. now accuses the
South of having committed treason will
De looked upon as a mailman and fool
One New Yorker denounced the cxecu-
ton Of Mrs. Surratt as cool and delib.
crate murder, Mr.. Martin said the court
had no legal jurisdiction, and that the
execution was deliberate murder. Mr..
Livingston said several Englishman had
told him that this cruel murder would
send thrill Of horror through Europe,
and so the howl that would be sent back
would COVER and terrify the American