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Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-12-13
FPoD the sally Dnlletlo, Leaven.
worm, Kanoo0yOee. 30s

EDIroR BuLLErlx: SIs-To prevent 9th
ers from suffering in the WAY that l nov am,
and 70 stop the swinjling Operations Of .
wild eat Insurance Company, desire 70
make public through your columns the fol-
lowing yAcrs:-At the time my building
was destroyed by fire, in March last, l held
insurance policies in the Etua Of Hartford,
the Underwriters, agency Of new York, and
the so-calIed Northwestern OF DEBORAH, Iowa.
The Etna and Underwater promptly adj
justed and psid my claims against them. Mr..
ABBY, the then Ece.President Of the North
western, called upon me shortly after the
fire and adjusted my claim against his COM
papy, assuring NC that the loss would be paid
sooner than the losses Of the other compa-
MES interested.
The amount OF my claim against the
Northwestern as adjusted BY Mr.. Abby is
$2,570.-Shortly payments came due un-
der the regulations prescribed IN their poll
cy. MI. Abby called on me again and of
cred payment Of my loss as follows: LIST,
5000 ia money I'd, . certain amount OF
promissory notes, received for premiums on
policies said notes ranging from ; to $50
each Sd, 400 acres of wild land in Missou~
ri Alb, an acre Of land in the corparatc
limits Of Chicago; 5th, . LOT Of town shares
in towns in the state of Nebraska.
As ] had paid my premium in money, and
insured with the expectation in case OF re-
ceiving payment in money, ! declined to ac-
cept the proposition, and up TO the present
time have not received . dollar from the
company, and no explanation why the same
has not been paid, though ] have written
them repeatedly in regard % The matter. 10
addition to this n~on-psyment, IN attempt
has been made to black mail me through
msans of . letter dated q Lawrence, 10 Jnly
setting forth that the writer had information
10 his possession, setting forth that had
fred my building. That If ! would enclose
500 10 m envelope, addressed 70 II. W.
c. Lawrence, Kansas, nothing more would
be said about il. III failed 10 dc SO the
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-12-13

Dubuque, Dec, s., 1867.
EDITOR BULLETIN Your valuable paper
makes its appearance regularly once n week
in the Rooms Of the .Young Meas Christ>
ian Association" and is placed with secular
and religious journals from different parts Of
the country, upon our large center table,
which is nightly surrounded by eager informa-
ton seekers.
To the young men Of our city, as well as
the stranger within our gates, the Reading
Rooms Of the Association are open daily,
and We seek to greet al who visit them with
. cordial and christian welcome. Here
Books, Periodicals and Newspapers are
mingled with the games of chess and
d~raughts. Pictures, mostly the gifts OF
friends, adorn the walls thereof, and he
aim is to make these apartments inviting
and attractive to all. 1t has been our priv
ilege to know that some at least, have been
kept from the seductive influences d the
dram shops and other kindred associations
BY the inducements our rooms afford.
A bible class has been established 10 the
Association Rooms which meets every Sab
bath afternoon. 1t is mainly composed OF
those who do not attend either church or
Sunday school. We have every reason to
hope that it may prove q blessing TO many
hitherto unreached by such influences. A
public debate takes place in the rooms once
in two weeks also q Young mems debating
society has been formed made up Of young
under the age Of IS; the otjec, u mental
improvement. A German class has been
started for young men and meets twice each
week.
A Union Prayer m,eting il held every
Friday af,ernoon, at 4 O'Clock. The object
to bring in those who have no regular place
Of worship and i, terest them in the subject
of personal salvation. We have just inau-
gurated o course Of free lectures which will
Be given in the audience room during the
winter at intervals Of two weeks. Jesse Cle>
ment Esq, of thi. city delivered the first Of
the course on Monday Evening last. The
Room was well filed with an attentive nnd
apprcia,ive audience, and the lecture Was
highly entertaining and inst.uctivs-his sub
ject was aBooks / Reading" Mr.. c. hand
led the subject ably, and his lecture showed
familiarity with Books and Authors which
many a mere pretending lecturer might well
envy. We only hope hat the lecture which
are to follow, viii give Is good satisfaction,
and be Is well attended u the 6rst.
might enlarge somewhat upon what . call
ed "Outside Work. Of the Association; such
as visiting the sick relieving the poor, dis
tributing tracts &c, but space forbid. Suffice
it to say, Mr.. Editor that our Association is,
/ believe, doing . grand work in this city,
not only in its efforts to elevate and save
Young men, but in its efforts to convey the
gospel to the poor. and SO far - possible
the banner Of the Cross in every Cherries
and desolAte home. '.Iuasmueh - ye have
done il unto one Of the last Of these my
brethern, We have done it unto me-"
G. R.R. |
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-12-13
LATEST 4 W

A terrible cyclone recently swept over In
| dia. At Calcutta 800 huts and habitA>
tons we're destroyed and l,000 lives lost.
Great destruction occurred to shipping.
England, il is well known, is At war with
Abyssinia ON account Of the confinement OF
certain E~nglishmen rs prisoners by King
| Theodore. The advance Of the English for.
ces has arrived on the coast and established
. base Of operations. 1t is reported that the
King has ordered the prisoners to be execu>
ted.
An immense Grant meeting, independent
of party, wasteld at the Cooper Institute,
New York, on the 1th inst.
In the Tennessee Legislature, a bill pass
ed the House, on the lth inst, by . vote Of
50 to IS repeating all laws disquahfying ne
gross rom sitting on juries " holding 81,
fcc.
The London Times says President john
son " forfei,s all respect BY HE message.
Two U. s. war steamers, the De Soto and
Nouongahela, were lost in the recent hWri.
cane in the West Indies. No lives lost.
South Carolina, it il now reported, has
given a small majority in favor Of holding .
convention.
A great banquet WAS recently given to
Senior Romero in the City OF Mexico.
The Alabama Convention adopted the
Constitution, on the 5th inst, by q vote Of
81 to 10 absent, %.
The Louisiana Constitutional Convention
has transacted but little business up to latest
sdvices.
The execution Of the Manchester Fenians
was The occasion Of immense funerals in va
rious cities Of England and Ireland. An
other Eenian arrest has been made at Biz
~mingham.
The island Of Tortola was reported entire
" submerged in the recent hurricane. This
was an exaggeration, but the destruction of
property was immense and many lives we're
lost. The store Of provisions on the island
nearly al destroyed.
Capt Long, Of the American whaleship
Nile, reports, through the Honolulu Adrer>
.iser, that he discovered . polar Continent,
during the past season, in latitude 20 deg.
north. The land WAS free frou SNOW and
apparently covered with vegetation. The
Nile sailed along the coast several days.
At the ~obsequies of the executed Fenians,
in Dublin, $4,000 men marched in the pro-
c~ession.
Parliament adjourned on the 7th inst, to
meet again Feb. 18th.
The Italian Government has granted q
universal amnesty TO the Gsrbaldians.
The Mexican government has declared
war against Guatemala.
Col. Kelly, the rescued Fsnian, arrived 1t
New York on the 9th inst.
Weston, the pedestrian, leetured in St.
Louis on the 9Th inst.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-12-13

company should be made acquainted with
the facts. have taken steps to have the
authorship of the letter definitely ascertain>
cd, and hope 10 be able to get at the root OF
it. As it is, l have very good reason Tor
believing tina, il emaaatcd from the o'hee OF
the Northwestern Insurance Company IN
Lawrence. AS understand the Northwest
ern is making u grea, stir in certain parts Q!
the state, aud talks largely Of its immense
resources, | write to inform parties inter
csted Of the way in which it settles losses.
PATRICK SYLVAN.
We publish verbatim, as it appears in the
Daily Bulletin, the above communication
from Mr.. Slyman. We regret very much
that We are compelled to acknowledge this
Iowa roorback, not on account OF the rcer-
back itself, 90 much ~ on the account OF
the reflection hat it casts upon those west
srn institutions that are good and sound,
and are trying 10 do q sound honorable bus
mess. We have had evidences in our poss>
ession for a long time, tending to show that
this peccrah institution was conceived IN
and begotteu in iuiQuity," but have all along
hoped that these things might prove fallA-
~ SOule eAttAb AZ tcosts "a s"S $3.50"
pursued by its managers in taking any Kind
Of risks in wooden rows at any price they
could get and often taking it out in trade or
notes at that, and then selling good notes at
SO per cent discount, as has repeatedly been
done among US recently, for las their agents
say the psrpose Of raising money to pay
expenses, seems so different from the course
pursued BY companies which have money
~ a basis, that the conclusion ID waranta>
bic that, il they have the means now, they
will soon be rid of them, and that if 1t has
no means to pay its losses with. the sooner
is generally understood the better. There
nothing better than good insurance. and
poorer than poor, cheep insurance.
Poor indemnify is . libel. The insured IN
such companies or concerns, simply pay
heir premiums and lose them, and not only
ose them but thereby jeopardise all the rest
of the property covered by the supposed in>
or Father they pay their money for
he privilege Of being bitterly disappointed
ind ruined withal. Better keep the money
md meet the loss and ave ~ disaproint-
FaUs Real Estate Journal,
Dee. LIT. |
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-12-13
SUFFRAGE A NATURAL RIGHr.

In commenting upon the Presi-
dents Message, the Muscatinc Joura-
al has the following veryjust remarks
upon suffrage as . natural right and
not a mere privilege. The applica-
ton. it can,,ot fail to be observed, ex.
tends as well to women as TO negroes
"The President takes great pains
to denonnce negro suffrage. To give
them what he calls the privilege Of
voting would be a great wrong, and
might result in placing the whites in
the power Of the blacks! Upon this
question it may be worth while to
make q few remarks founded in COM
mon sense. The idca that voting is a
| privilege. and not q national right is
based upon the common error of
Of confounding society with govern
ment; the common blunder Of begin
ming government at tho wrong end !
Voting is not . privilege bnt \
natural right. Men forget that society
is a good, and that government At
best l. . necessary evil. They forget
that society is based upon u wants,
government upon onr crimes. They
forget that, naturally, all men have
equal rights and that they surrender
some Of their natural rights to govern
ment for the good Of society, instead
Of government giving them 'sprivileg-
es." How al they surrender those
rights? In only m way-by SO
voting! When did the negroes ever
surrender their right Of voting, the
first in exercise, and the first in i'm
portance Of natural rights? Never T.
1t has been taken from them by 9TH
ers, through force and not through
right. As no mar was ever lawfully
enslaved, but always by force, 90 no
man was ever deprived Of the right
OF voting lawfully, but always by
force. WI are speaking nov Of nat
ural right. WI know that there are
constitutions and statuary provisions
which deprive men Of the right Of
voting. They are themselves the
creatures Of force and not Of right.
They are themselves in truth unlawful
and despotic, and they are unlawful
because they are despotic. 1t is true
to say that society (the people. if you
choose) gives government every o
Of its powers. 1t is upon the non
strous principle, reversing nature,
that government gives society (the
people, privileges" Instead Of socie-
~ the people) giving government
every power it rightfully possesses.
that the President bases his remarks
against negro suffrage! 1t is by thus
turning the true theory of just govern
ment inside out and bottom up BY
making society deliberately cut its
own throat, by confounding evil With
good. that Mr.. Johnson is able to
make o sorry cas- against q great
principle. And in no other way can
even . sorry Ease be made of 1t"
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-12-13

for No. 2. Barley, $l.6s@l.75 for No. 2;
sl.s1@l.42A for rejected. Seeds, dull,
s2.o5@2.lo for Timothy Seed; $500 for
Clover. Mess Pork, $2l,5 Green Hams,
llt(0ll3 cts; Green Shoulders, It cts
Short Ribs l04 cts Cumberlands, ~ cts
Sweet Picked Hams, l2s CHS. Beef Hams,
$4,000. Lard, Il 3.s@lef. Dry Sal,cd
Shoulders, $ cts.
DON.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-12-13
Andrew Johnson says that it is pro-

Andrew Johnson says that it is pro-
posed BY Congress that the negroes
shall rule the white rae This is
false. a. A. j. knows. Of the rebel
States. only Louisiana and South
Carolina have q majority Of blacks
over whites entitled to the franchise
by acts Of Congress. The larges;
majorities for the rec~onstruc;ion plan
of Congress have been given in those
States where the whites entitled to the
franchise are in the largest majority,
As in North Carolins and Arkansas.
How does that fact tally With john
sons logic? The idea that four mill.
ion blacks are to rule thirty-fve mill.
ion whites is too absurd for . moment:
consideration.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-12-13

As we expected, the effort to i'm
,,each the President has failed. . large
majority Of the House having voted
against il. The Presidents acts would
Justify impeachment. if v e are to re-
.;ard the question from the standpoint
ii moral justice ; but that kind Of JUS
ice is not always attainable through
legal forms. That is simply vhy An
drew johnson is not i~mpeached.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-12-13
SMALE. c. GOODFELLOW
For sal or Rent.

WI sell my House and Lot, s.tuat~
y from tho Burr House, 70. 500 "a ten rods
and d' rens, anu rsad 4 WEI, as:'sn..si for four fami I%
year. want mon per month or $22s per
The houss i, r. y and | am bound TO scII.
Iwillr q rent for siaali families.
- collars per month. "o" i0uf 20
>s"I P. TABOR.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-12-13
PROCkEDlSGs Of CONGRESS.
WEpNEspAY. Dec. 4th.

WEDNEsDAI, DEC. 4tA.
Snase.-Mr. Drake offered Q resolution
Of censure Of The President, which was laid
on the table and ordered printed. A bill
Was introduced and passed TO make Eve
judges Of the Supreme Court o quorum. Mr..
Edmond's bill pledging the payment Of the
bonds in gold was debated At come ,ength.
House.-Mr. Cullom offered q strong res
~olution relative to the protection Of natural-
lied American citizens in foreign countries
The bill to repeal the tax on cotton was
passed BY . vote Of las 10 20. Severn
| communications we're received ard REFER
| Cd
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-12-13
Notice u Township Trustees.

ME Trustees Of the several townships ~
buchanan County are hereby notified thai
nc Iousty Poor Farm will DO ready for pAupsrs
on Monday, the 9th Of December, 1887.
By order Of Directors Of Poor Farm
.,.,. A. MANSON,
NO" Id. CIRCUIT.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-12-13


The Presidents Message, which as
a matter Of form, and as an excellcn,
e!ec;ionecring document for the Re-
publican party, VIC present entire in
this issue Of the Bulletin, is, so far as
It relates 70 reconstruction, simply q
cold hash Of Johnson's veto messages,
served up in gall. The "rebcl in the
White House, once said, "When you
hear a man continually prating about
the constitution. spot him-he is a
traitor" and the most illustrious ex.
ample Of this character is presented
in the person of Andrew Johnson him.
self, as his swing "around the circle"
and the message under consideration
fully attest. It is constitution"
!" constitution constitution but
for whom? For those who rushed to
its defence when impcrilled by South
ern traitorsf For those Of the South
itself who proved loyal to the consti.
tuition and endured untold s~ufferings
in its defense during the rebellion ?
Not 1t all. but for the very men who
sought to overthrow the constitution
and to establish an aristocratic gov
ernment whose cornerstone should
be slaUe-y. The dcmagogue who once
declared that "treason must be made
odious'' now desecrates the high posi-.
ton to which the assassis's dagger
raised him, by prating of the c%ons,i-
tutional rights of traitors! As though
the very power they attempted to
subvert must be made to honor them
in their descatl AZ though the would
be assassin could ~righieously claim
protection from just retributios, from
the very victim Of his failure. Such
preposterous fallacy could only be un-
blushingly given to the world by such
remarkable compound OF inconsis-
teucy, trcachery and arrogance ~
Andrew Johnson.
The "Moses' of the black race
he who was to lead them through the
dark waters Of their Red Sea, up to
the Promised Land-now turns upon
them with foul SANDER and seeks their
degradation aud reinstatement |; but
LAsir pillar Of fire by night is Congress.
which seeks to guide them to the
promised land Of safety and liberty.
The arguments Of johnson relative to
the negroes are in many respects pre-
cisely the same - those urged by their
former masters against their liberia
ton, and are Identical with those Of
tyrants everywhere. Such a TRADE
Of Misrepresentation and bigoted de-
famation never before emanated from
the Presidential chair, and would dis.
grace . fourih-rate New York politi-
clan.
This message may be regarded a.
an c, itosne Of Democratic doctrine,
and affords an opportunity, Of which
we shall freely avail ourselves in sub
sequent issues. of demonstrating the
utter absurdity Of Democratic princi-
pies as now preached.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-12-13

Nor is it possible to conjecture how
or when power unrestrained by law
may Geek its next victims. States
that are still free may be enslayed at
any moment, for if the constitution
does not protect all. it protects none.
Jerry Black and Andy Johnson's
Message.
That il, If the constitution does not
Or ,tect those who rebel against and
endeayor to destroy it, it Dies not
protect those who remain faithful to
it and pour out their blood 70 uphold
il. There is Johnsonian logic for you.
When will the ''drunkard Of the
White Hoqse'' become sober enough
to again recognize the difference be-
tween . rebel and . loyal man? He
had . glimpse Of it when be declared
that /" treason must be made ooious,'
but he now places traitors on . par
with loyal men, and if anything. i'm
plies that they are . linle superior
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-12-13
TuuaspAY, Dec. 9Th.

ed.
TuraspAr, Dec. 9Th.
Sendte.-Mr. Edmond's bond bill was de.
bated At length and laid over. The bill for
impartial suffrage in the District Of Colum.
bia was passed BY q vote Of 80 TO 9.
Hoase.-Mr. Hubbard Of this State intro.
duced . bill for extending the time for the
completion Of the Sioux City Railroad. Mr..
Scheuk reported . lii 70 prevent further
contraction OK the currency. Several bills
we're introduced. The Committee on Elec-
tions reported . resolution that J. s. Gallo
way. Of Kentucky, is entitled to the seat &C.
cupied by George b. Blake, which was
passed. The impeachment question Was
discussed. Several reports made.
FRIDAY, Dec. 9th.
Sendte-Mr. Grimes introduced o naval
insurance bill. The bond question absorbed
the attention Of the Senate without any def
mite conclusion. Adjourned till Monday.
HoMse.-The impeachment question was
considered at some length.
SATURDAY, Dec. TIL.
Senate not in session.
House.-The resolution for the impeach.
ment of the President was lost BY . vote Of
81 yeas to los nays. The bill to prevent
contraction Of the currency was passed by Q
vote of l27 to 70. A discussion arose on
g~reenbaeks.
MONDAY, Dec. 9th.
Senate.-Seyeral bills were introduced and
resolutions offered, but no important busi>
ness transacted.
House-An unsuccessful attempt VA
made to defeat IN appropriation for the pur'
chase Of Alaska BY referring the subject to
an adverse committee. The Reconstruction
Committee was revived. The bill fixing
quorum Of the Supreme Court at FIVE, pass
ed. A large number Of bills were introdu
| ced.
TUESDAY, Dec. 10th.
Senate.-Nothing but routine business
transacted.
House.-A bill was passed BY . vote o
los to 80 extending the time Of completior
Of Wisconsin and Michigan railroads twt
years to enable them 4 secure their lant
grants. The con6scation bill Of the 10Th o
last March was taken up and postponed til
the 2lst Of January.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-12-13

NEW
Agricult1 Warehouse!
10000 WORTH Or
AGRICULTURAL slMPLEMESS
For Sale, at the Store Of
BURR,
ON CHATHAM STREET,
Mishawaka, Rock Island, and Gar
den City Stubble and Breaking
Consisting in part Of
PLOW 81
Esterly's, Wadsworth's, and A. In
gals Broadcast
SEED 20 { ulIIIA1O&
J. INGELS & cos
HOOSIER DRILL,
Also Hsrrovs of different descriptions.
Timothy Seed, Clover Seed,
Red Top. kentu'ky Blue Grass
Hungarian, Millct,
Broom Corn, Sorghum.
Flax, Garden Seeds.
corn PLANTERS { tlllIIA7ORS,
Manufactured BY Furst 4 Bradley. A good Va
riety Of
LUMBER WAGONS
Constantly On hand.
A Genuine Washing Machine,
Said to be the best ever introduced in this city,
Manufactured BY n. Burr; price $40. Also Pa
tent Charns.
Sulky, Spring Wire, and Revolving
LAY & HAND RAKES.
Wheelbarrows, Straw Cutters,
Road Scrapers, Corn Shelters.
Scythes & Snaths, Hay Forks,
Hay Knives, Corn Knives,
Hoes, Garden Rakes,
Weed Hoes, Spading Forks,
Potatoe Hooks, Manure Forks,
Handles & Ferulea.
TIE ORVIS l. FELTON,
f0RV I'm U0TRING MK
Reapers and Mowers
Dodge's Patent Reaper and Mower
and Self-Raker.
Ohio and Buckeye Patents Combin'd.
Geo. Esterly's Improved Combined
Reaper aud Mower.
lTHE KIRBY,
1t Movs! 1t Reaps! 1t Rakes!
All Combined in the same Machine.
Goshen hreshins Machine
With Improved Portable Power; also the Care,
Power.
"~Sweepstakes."
Swarts & Sons Belmont Double Clea
ming Threshing Machine.
NJ Farmers Of Buchanan and adjoinin,
counties! come and examine our stock. I shal
alw avs keep the best implements I can get, an,
pledge myself that I will always sell as low .
the same article and quality can be bought else
-h~rn Tn ku~iNn Mwrkipapv fpnu uua 80 ~
where to get repairs-not having to go from on
place to another to hunt up agents as you bay
to with temporary agents, who change yearly
If We sell . warranted Machine, you also kno,
where to 20 with it if il does not perform .
guaranteed, IS I am permanently located her
and expect to remain Is long as by strict atten
ton to besiness and fair dealing I am sustained
Any Machine sold by me and warranted, l hol
myself responsible for.
Independence, Feb. 20, 1867. [36-3m