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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-03-12
THE OLD GRANITE
STATE ERECT,

The first gun of the great Prcsi-
dental campaign for 1868. carries
terror and blank dismay into the
camp of the Copperiohnson's and
Confederates and assures us of a tri.
umph in November.
New Hampshire, the most evenly
balanced of all the New England
States, and that in old times was boast.
cd ofby democratic orators, as the
star that never waned or set has
again pronounced for God and Liber-
ty and the cause which her soldiers
rendered illustrious and immortal on
the field of battle.
After a contest OF most unpreco-
denied ability and bitterness, her va
liant loyal sons emerge from the
smoke Of battle with standard erect
and colors floating proudly to the
breeze on which is inscribed in un-
mistakablc characters these watch
words by which sign they have, and
we will continue to conquer. The
White House Usurper shall be i'm
peached. Congress the legal
representatives Of the people
must be sustained. The revolted
States shall be reconstructed on the
everlasting rock bottom principles OF
equal and exact political and legal
justice to all men before the law, and
that the incompatible hero, General
Ulysses S. Grant who led the Union
hosts To victory on the tented field
shall wear their highest civic wreath
and be the chief magistrate of that
country he done 40 much by his
skill and bravery TO save from the a.
saults of democratic rebellion.
We have carried the State by fully
our usual majority in spite o: Dean
Burr, and Vallandigham,-the world
the flesh, and the devil,--for which
let all loyal people rejoice!
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EDITOR COURIER :

EDITOR COURIER -
Havinga little spare time, and a
few Maple and Box Elder Trees, |
concluded to open sugar camp, not
quite old fashioned, with kettle and
furnace in the woods, but by using
the cook stove for furnace, and
stove boiler for the kettle, and trees
that | set out in my door yard nine
years ago, they were then little
scrubcy things onlya few inches high,
for sugar orchard. Well, l tapcd
six trees in the forenoon. and by
evening had the qualification of eat
ing sugar made from trees ofmy own
planting, in the short space of nine
years.
Talk about the Legislature offering
a bounty for tree planting, what
more inducement does a man need,
than the satisfaction of planting a
tree, watchingi is growth, enjoying
its refreshing shade in summer, and
its protection from storms in winter.
and in SO short time enjoying q
third luxury that of eating sugar or
syrup made from its sap. Could l
have got maple trees instead of cot.
tonwood when / first commenced NV
grove, | should now say good bye to
sorghum, but l shall try to make up
for lost time. have a good many
young trees now set out, and intend
to plant 500 or more this spring,
have the ground and trees both
ready. | should like to say moro on
the subject, but fear shall trespass
on your space.
/. IT. PAGE.
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Reputation.

We have received the first number
of Il straight, unauthorized demo.
cratic paper. published in st. Louis
by Burrell B. Taylor l. Co. called
The Repadiator which openly and I'M
blnshingly announces the true faith
Of that party, but which for motives
of policy the adroit leaders for the
tino being are to some extent keep
ing in allegiance.
The following extract from its
Prospectus will give our readers a
lair idea Of it's temper and scope:
by disowning this debt we shall
strike at the root Of all existing po-
litical and commercial evils. We
shall disarm the periured traitors,
who now sway their usurped author
ity. of the most formidable weapon
which they use against Public Liber-
ty. DEBT and taxation are the cita-
del OF their power; these are the
means by which they expect to con
vert the white men Of America into
the toiling slaves OF a privileged Or
der of bondholders, who, like the in.
satiate daughters of the horse-ieech,
cry give! give! This citidel, founded
in fraud and constructed of debt and
paper bonds. can be swept from exis-
tence by one breath of an aroused
and indignant people. And besides,
we should thus teach thee world q
lesson it needs to learn, namely: that
great people will not be cheated
out of their Constitutional Liberties
by combination Of money sharks,
thieves and usurpcrs, who, with hands
polluted with corruption, venality
and fraud, have the assurance to talk
about honor.
We should liketo know whether
Gen. Hancock feels honored by the
compliment paid him by the New
Orleans Rebcle They seem to have
checred almost as Justify for him as
they did Mr.. Davis. They hurrahed
tor Davis because he was not loyal to-
the United States. Why did they |
shout for Hancock 2-N Y. Tribute.
Blank deeds for sale at the CouRI- !
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Daniel Webster on the Ten
ure of Office.

Daniel Webster, in a speech deliy.
cred in the United States Senate. on
the 10th Of February, 1885, gave his
opinion upon the power of appoint,
ment and removal by the Executive
His view sustains the position of Con.
gress, and, in advance, defends the
constitutionalty of the Tenure. ofOf
flee act. The speech will be found
in the fourth volume Of his works
pages 1880 from which the follow .
ing is pertinent.
Il think, then, sir, that the power.
OF appointment naturally and neces.
sarlly includes the power of removal
where no intlmation is expressed.
nor any tenure but that at will dc.
clared The power Of appointment
being conferred on tho President ond,
Senate, ! think The power Of removal,
went along with it, and should have.
peen regarded rs n part Of II, and ex..
ercised By the same hands
- think the Legislature possesses
the power of regulating the conli-
uon, duration, qualification and ton
ure OF office in all eases where ,he
Constitution has made no exnress
provision onthe subject. am, there
tore, OF the opinion that it il CONNIE
tent Tor Congress to declare by law.
as one qualification ofotlice. that the
incumbent shall remain in place fin
the president remove him, for rea-
sons to to be stated TO the Senate -
Ana am ofopinion that this qualifi-
cation, mild and gentle as it il, viii
Lave some effect in arresting The evils
which bcset the progress Of the Gov
ernment, and seriously threaten its
future prosperity"
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Chicago, March Q

The Tribune's Washington special
says: Is is understood that Mr.. John
sons counsel will contend in the forth
coming impeachment trial, that the
Senate is court, and that the Pres
ident has right to have a full court
present, and that ten States with their
twenty members are absent. If decis-
ion Of these points should be strongly
against them, it is stated that the
President may offer his resignation
Oh the ground that such votes BODIED
no good to him, and that a resigna
ton would save him from the polifical
~; ~ E's 80 flt ing iunoa
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Augusta. Me-. Mar. 9

The democrats and anti-Prohibi.
tory liquor men to-day elected Dan,
Williams Mayor by SO majority
The vote is the largest ever cast -
The republicans have out of Z Aid.
The Prohibitory law men have moi
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Gen. Mcleod and wife celebrated
their golden wedding, in Cleveland,
o., a few days ago. The General
was born in Scotland; entered the
British army in 1908; was present al
the burial of Sir John Moore. at Cor
unna; was wounded ia the battle OF
Chrysler's Farm and Lundy Lane.
in Canada; served in Picton's divis.
ion at 2uatre Bras and Waterloo. re-
ccived two severe wounds; returned
to Canada and taught classical
school at Prescott, one OF his pupils
being the late Preston King, Of New
York; took part in the Canadian re-
bellion Of 1887, on the liberal side,
and led the party who captured and
burned the Canadian steamer Sir
Robert Peel, ut Wells island; all of
which, and the perils of so years Of
married life, he has survived, and
continues "as well as could be expec.
ted y
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Atlanta. March 10.

The Republican nominating Con-
vention appointed Is delegates to the
Chicago Convention, and instructed
them to vote as unit for Gen. Grant.
The Reconstruction Convention viii
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]. Item,

Col. S. s. Goodc, formerly Of Dcca
tur, Ills, who raised Gen. Grants
regiment (2lst Illinois), was recently
killed at Mexico, Mo-, while heading
a mob which attacked W. B. Camp
bell, late U. S. Assessor. Mr.. Camp
bell hadprosecuted Goode Formulating
the revenue law, and caused much i'll
feeling in consequence. Several pis
tol shots were fred at him IN the mel
ee, and he was severely wounded
He shot Goode while the latter was
in the act of striking him on the head
with Il club.
We republish the above item from
the Muscatine Journal (radical paper)
and hope the g loil " generally will
read it and ponder well the moral j,
teaches.
Here is radical thief who was 8
colonel in the late Union army. HI
is caught stealing the public revenue
and is prosecuted therefor by rev.
enue officer of the government
whereupon he heads u mob of T" loil '
radical thieves of Missouri, and at
tempts to murder the government
officer for doing his duty under the
law; but gets killed himself, just Of
he was about to knock the officers
brains out with club. Such is the
condition OF public morals under the
malign influence of the "God and In.
mainly wretches who lead and con.
troll the radical party.-Keokuh Con.
stitution.
These comments are touching, and
would be more so, were 1t not for the
fact that Col. Goode was one of those
merccnary sort Of democratic officers
who sought service in our army for
the rank and pay, and not because he
had any sympathy with its great OBJ
jects, and that on account of his open
~ expressed coppcrheadism, and gen
eral worthlessness, he SO demoralized
his incipient command, while it was
in rendezvous at Nation, that Gov.
Yates had to supcrcede him with
Grant; that after this he became a
regular peace at any price and four
years Of failure man, supporting Nc.
Clellan vigorously in ga in addition
to his active services in organizing
that great democratic side.show and
auxiliary, the Knights Of the Golden
Circle, and that he was leader of
the butternnt democracy and the
returned rebels around Mexico, and
an open defiant outlaw and a violator
of the law, in resisting which he met
his well merited death.
Col. Goode as an officer was never
into the service, his treas.
enable worthless drunken character.
fortunately for his command and the
service being discovered in time to
save the army that disgrace.
Had he been however, he would
undoubtedly have belonged to that
crowd who became greatly outraged
at the Emancipation proclamation,
and all other measures looking to the
injury of democratic rebels, and were
he living during the pending canvass
The copperhead candidate whoever
md however disloyal he might be
would have received his hearty sup
port. With these exceptions the Con
'titutions statements are in the main |
correct.
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New York, March IL,

The Albany special to the World
says: Gov. Seymour will make great
speech at the Democratic State Con
ventlon there today. Admiral Far
~ 'r''t - 'all,ed Of as q Democratic
IA. D.n,;Ja,,..,
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The following letter is perfect
modeiin its way. We ccrtainlyhope
II isa UNIQUE specimen: "Dear Broth
ef-lve got one ofthc handsomest
farms IN the State, and have it nearly
Palu ior. Crops are goods; prices
were never better. We have had =
glorious revival Of religion in our
church, and both our children (tha
Lord be praised) are converted
Father got to bean membranes and
last week ! took him to the Poor
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Blank deeds for aale at the CouRI-
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The House disagreed to the Sen
ate amendment to the bill for the re-
lief of Mrs. Gen. Anderson, and on
motion of Mr.. Holman asked for a
committee OF reference.
Mr. Logan alluded to fact that
made considerable stir: he said that
recently the Superintendent of the
Treasury printing business, Mr. Clark
had obtained the certificates of three
other officials of the Treasury to the
destruction in their presence of can.
eelled bonds to the amount of s1S..
100000, while in fact no such bonds
had been destroyed, and while what
was supposed to be such bonds was
nothing more than blank paper, this
he had been told by Mr. Clark him
self, he had not believed the state
ment and had gone TO see the Treas.
urer, Gen. Spinner. Gen Spinner
had told him it was all wrong, and
that there ought to be some expla-
nation made of it, he, Spinner, did
not know how it was, and supposed
II must have been done satisfactorily.
He said il he had known of the fact
at the time he would not have allow
ed it to be done.
Mr. Price said this was an alarm.
ing declaration, and wished to have
some more of the particulars. He
wished the gentleman from Illinois
to state whether the certificate show.
ed the numbers and dates and de-
nominations Of the bonds represent
ed as destroyed.
Mr. Logan replied that the certifi.
Gates in question showed precisely
the same character Of facts and fis.
lres as all other similar certificates
in the treaty.
Mr. Prico remarked that the gen |
tleman from Illinois would see tho |
object of his asking the question:
The destruction of eighteen million
dollars worth of bonds, and if these |
nnds were ,till ia tho ma .|,ei, wn .
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from the terminus of the present ca
nal to its mouth, according to the
plans Of Gen. Wilson and Mr.. Good.
ing. The bill will call for one million
nine hundred and fifty three thousand
six hundred dollars to be expended by
the Secretary Of War; under proper
regulations. 1t is believed snch Inn.
provement will increase the revcnue
10 the present canal is eight hundred
thousand dollars per annum and will
secure deep cut at no distant day.
The Times Washington special
lays: Atty. Gen. Stanberry has sent
in his resignation complied with the
hope that it may be accepted at once.
The object ofhis resignation is to al,
low Mr.. Stanberry to become one Of
the Presidents ousels in the in,peaeh-
mcnt trial, which he cannot do, while
he continues n member of the Cabi-
net.
Rock Island, H., March 10,
The ice in the river commenced
running ont this evening, doing much
damage. The railroad bridge was
damaged SO that the night train east
could not cross. The government
bridge leading to tho Island is almost
a total loss, and one Of the bridges
over Rock river is total wreck; two
small boats used on the rapids i'm
provement were carried down stream
and sunk. Total loss up to ten o'clock
will aggregate $4,000 The river
will undoubtedly be open by morn
ing.
Council Bluffs, March 10.
AT the city election yesterday, the
elected their entire tick. |
ct; the gain over the vote of last fall |
$50, 7 one hundred. A iollification
Middletown transcript., 1868-09-12

EARLY ROSE POTATOES writer in
the Country Gentleman is enthusiastic about
this new variety, He bought peck for
50, and thought himself fortunate to have
secured it, as the price ran up shortly af-
ter to $50, and even $50 bushel.
His method of planting was as follows:
lie split each potato in half lengthwise;
laid them, cut side down, in sand in shall
low boxes covered them with fine sand
an inch deep; kept them in warm place.
and moistcned, not soaked them. From
the 18th to the Goth of April the potatoes
were ready to plant. When the eyes bud
ded they were lifted carefully out of the
sand, and each eye was cut out, leaving
enough potato to support the shoot. These
were removed to other shallow boxes, laid
on sand two or three inches deep, and COW
cred with sand two inches deep.
The ground was prepared by trenching.
taking care that the good soil should come
on top. The trenches were two forks wide
and two forks deep and the rows three
feet apart. The sprouted potatoes were
set sixteen inches apart in the rows. Upon
planting, slight dressing of wood ashes
"''' ''pp'iSNAS ohA ufipthCl ulVooihS WhCA
they shot above the ground, and third
after the first hoeing. The whole amount
of ashes used was twelve quarts to each
row hundred and eight feet long.
Owing to the smallncss of the top and
the compact habit of this variety of potato,
the writer thinks they can be planted ono
foot apart in the row. By leaving only
one eye to each cutting, four bushels will
plant an acre: The writer's own experi=
ence leads him to'anticipate crop of foup
hundred and twcnty-thrce bushels to tho
acre. Other planters estimate hundred
barrels to the acre. lie thinks that if
planted in warm ground good marketa.
Bile potato cad be grown in sixty days
They are two weeks earlier than the Good
rich.
Much attention has been paid to this po=
tato in the North, and its rapid growth
and early maturity seem to recommend it
as summer crop in the South. This val=
liable variety of potato may be had Of
Henry Clayton, Esq. Mount Pleasant.
Middletown transcript., 1868-09-12

PLANcHETTE.-This is a new toy now
attracting good deal of attention in all
circles of society. 1t is shield shaped
mahogany or walnut plane, one-fourth
inch thick by five Or six wide in its short
est diameter and eight or nine in its lar
gest. 1t is supported on two legs at the
base of the shield, which are insulated by
glass rollers in their extrcmities, while a
ready pointed lead pencil supports the
point Of the shield. When ready for ope-
ration it rests in horizontal position ON
these three supports, like Il small table on
three legs, and the pointed pencil leg rests
upon a sheet of white paper. In this po-
sition two persons rest the tips ofthcir fin
gers lightly upon it from opposite sides,
and the animal electricity thus flowing
through it from the one to the other per-
son seems to animate it and it writes out
the answers to any questions that may be
asked it in the most marvellous manncr.-
1t is new feature of the spiritual mani
fcstations, and one that will probably aid
in the elucidation Of this mystery. There
is little doubt but that the progress in
knowledge will at an early day give sat
isfactory scientific explanation of all these
supposed spiritual phenomena. They ov-
identity occur in consequence Of some not
understood psychological force which will
ultimately bo revealed with all its laws
and methods of c. .,cration. Ptaachctte will
aid in this work
Middletown transcript., 1868-09-12

RICH AS CRGsUs. Who was Cr@sus
How rich was he I He was the last king
of Lydia, III Asia Minor. lie reigned
500 years before Christ. lie was success
ful in wGrs with surrounding countries,
and captured immense treasures. The ri
ver Pactolus which flowed through his
lands yielded abundance of gold dust from
the sands of its bed, and he accumulated
vast wealth. His riches are reported to
have been seven or eight million dollars.
At that period Of the worlds history, mo-
ncy would buy many times more than
now, so that We may estimate him to have
been worth great many millions of dol
lars according to present standards. A
number of men living in the United States
are reputod to be worth more than Gree
aus. lie did not find money q sure sup
port, although for time it surrounded
him with all his extravagant desires
craved. While enjoying luxurious abun-
dance, he thought himself the happiest
man living; and he was quite offended
when Solon, one of the wise men of
Greece, told him that no man should con-
slider himself happy until his death. Not
IohS AteF inl6, Cr6SuS lOsI MS laVOrlte
son Atys, who was killed while hunting,
and only q son who was dumb was left.
Misfortune followed him. Having en-
gagged in war with Cyrus, the Persian
monarch, he was defeated, his kingdom
taken from him, aud himself condemned to
be burned. As the sentence was about
to be executed, he exclaimed, "Oh, So
Ion p Cyrus inquired the reason ofthis,
and Croesus related what Solon had pre-
yiously told him whereupon his life was
spared.
Middletown transcript., 1868-09-12

OF all the mean, dospicable characters
that atilict society, none is more despica-
bic than the tattler and retailer of petty
scandal. There are crawling vermin Of
this kind in every community-mcn and
wemen-whose foreheads ought to be
branded, SO that they might be Stunned
by all decent people. Their scandalous
whisperings generally run to alleged cases
of Grim. con. and over such they gloat,
rolling them as sweet morscls under their
tongues. 1t is a scripture aphorism, as
true as anything within the lids of the BIZ
BILE, that g out Of the fullness of the heart
the mouth speakcth," and the man or wo-
man whose tongue runs upon such subjects
advertises the world, or all who hear them,
that they are corrupt themselves, and that
their own virtue, i they hare arg, is not
abope price. This may be taken as an
infallible rule; and the scandal-monger,
whether man or woman, should be shun-
ned and dcspiaed by all who would avoid
moral pollution.
Middletown transcript., 1868-09-12
selrtt Tortrp.
"DoN'T STAY TOO LONG,"

A look Of yearning tenderness
Beneath her lashes lies,
And hope and love unutterable
Are shadowcd in her eyes,
As in some deep unruilled stream
Are clouds aud summer skies.
She passed to early womanhood,
From dreamy sweet girl life,
And crossed the rosy threshold but
To find herself n wife;
Oh gently should he lead her steps
Along the path of life
And as she clasped her small white hands
Upon his arm SO strong,
How often, like summer sigh,
Or a sweet pleading song,
She whispers, with Il parting kiss,
"Belovcd one, don stay long"
It's almost always on her lips,
Her gentlest parting word,
Sweet us the fragrance from rose leaves
When by soft zephyrs stirred,
And lingering in the memory
Like song Of summer birds.
And in his heart they nestle warm,
When other scenes amid
He stays not till she weary grows,
And her fond eyes are hid
IN tears which lie in bitterness
Beneath each yelling lid.
And oh, how many hearts are kept
by that lore-uttering song
There's scarcely one who ON life's waves
ls swiftly borne along,
But what has heard from some dear lips
Those sweet words, 'Don't Stay Long,"
Middletown transcript., 1868-09-12
Rhodes! Rhodes! Rhodes J!
Price Reduced to $50 per Ton.

FNO meet the recent decline in Grain, and in
L duce larger consumption in this region,
the price Of Rhodes Standard Manure has been
reduced to $50 per ton of 1000 lbs.
The quality of this Manure has not deteriora-
ted, being better than it was thirteen years
ago.
1t Is always dry and suitable for drilling.
All that is asked for Rhodes, is to try It along
side any other Fertilizer in the American market
and note the result in the quantity and quality
of the grain at Harvest, and the subsequent
growth of clover or other crop
Put up in bags or barrels, and sold by the sub
scriber at Middletown, Del.-on Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal, and on Chesapeake and Della
ware waters, at $50 per ton, clear of freight.
Send in your orders carly, as the supply Is
limited. f. 7. EVANS.
July lS--u Ni'tA'.'nNu. p3