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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-06-28
Sedan-Full Text or the Letter Of Louis
NanOleOu.

1t was TO be anticipated that the
sweeping condemnation pronounced by
the commission on the capitulation
relative to Sedan would provoke re-
Spouse at Chiselhurst. The report adj
justed its graduated scale of censure so
that the final and supreme responsible
~ for the national disaster should fall
upon the Emperor. His Majesty has
answered the taunt in terms which may
rather astonsh his prejudiced judges.
The Gaulois has published letter from
him, dated Camden Place, Of which the
subjoined is translation. 1t has been
individually addressed to each Of the
Generals who commanded at Sedan
GENERAL: Holding myself, as | do,
responsible before the country for the
institutions of the empire, | only re-
cognize judgments which have been
pronounced by tho people regularly
consulted. 1t is not my duty to appre.
ciate the report of the commission of
inquiry on the capitulation of Sedan. |
confne myself to recalling to the prin-
cipal witnesses of that catastrophe the
critical position in which we found our
selves. The army commanded by the
Duke of Magenta had nobly performed
its duty. 1t had struggled heroically
against an enemy twice its number.
When it was forced back on the walls
of the town, and even into the town IL
self, il left 1900 dead and wounded
covering the field of battle, on which |
had witne sed the contest. The .itu"-
ton then became desperate, but the
honor of the army was saved by the gal.
lantry it had displayed, | exercised
my right as sovereign in ordering the
parliamentary flag to be raised, and |
am fully prepared to bear the response
bility of that act. The destruction of
10000 more men would not have saved
France. The sublime devotion Of Off
GERS and soldiers would have been use
lessly sacrificed. We had then to obey
"A cruel but memorable necessity. 1t
wounded my heart, but gave me an easy
conscience. Be assured, General, of my
sentiments. NAPOLEON.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-06-28
A Slight Mistake.
Washington Correspondence St. Louis DsmOer

Washington Cores pondence st. Louis Democrat.
The introduction of the colored eie-
ment into the membership OF the House
and Senate will inevitably lead tomany
cases of mistaken identity, In spite oil
the Amendments and the Civil Rights
bill. A friend Of mine was the victim
of one the other day. He had come
here from the West TO see the sights,
and was engaged il the inspection OF
the Representatives Hall and the az
miration of its beauties. lie had been
admitted TO the floor, and at the time
of the incident was seated in the cloak
room. 1t happens that there are seye,
raj very well dressed and well behaved
colored servants connected with the
House, and always on hand TO execute
the orders of members in the corridors
and committee rooms. My friend had
seen several of them obey the com
mands of memb ers and visitors, and, as
he needed little waiting upon" just
then, he thought he would muster one
of them into his service. So, reckoning
TO neatly attired citizen of African
descent who stood near him, and who
modestly answered his call, he said 10
him, "Jim, will you show me to the
BARRIERS shop; | want to get shaved and
have my boots BACKED" This was a
little too much for "Jim, who was none
other than one OF the honorable mem
bers from South Carolina,-Mr. Elliott,
/ believe. "'Scuse me, sab Use not
waitah Use membah." | need not
say that the visiting gentleman from
the West was extremely mortified at
the indignity offered to one of the peo-
Piles representatives, and very quickly
bowed and talked his best apollo
gy. He made his way out Of
the cloak room as quickly as
he could, and vowed that while he re-
NAMED at the capital, he would avoid
the possibility of repeating his mistake,
by employing white "help" exclusively
to do his little chores; and yet he said
he couldn't help what he had done, as
the colored walters resembled the col
ored members SO closely that it was i'm
possible to distinguish one from the
other.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-06-28
A Horrible Execution.

The particulars of the murder of
James z. Golden by Stephen Ballou will
be remembered by the reader. Both
the murderer and his victim resided
near Quincy, Ill. Ballou persuaded
Golden TO go with him TO Texas, and
when they arrived there, killed him
and secured possession of his property.
He returned North, and telling plausi.
bic story about his missing comradc,
actually married his sister, wearing on
the occasion pair of pants that he had
stolen from the murdered man. Sub
sequently his guilt was discovered, and
he was sent back to Texas, tried and
convicted. His execution took place
on the oath ult., at Mckinney, Collin
county, Texas, in the presence Of an
immense crowd, and was as horrible as
the crime. He went to the scaffold
smoking a cigar, which he continued,
with impudent stolidity, during the re-
ligious services, in which he refused TO
participate. When the Sheriff asked
him if he had anything to say, he made
no response the black cap was drawn
over his eyes, and the trap fell. But
his neck was not broken, and for fifteen
minutes he swung in the air, all the
time showing unmistakable signs of life.
Then he was seized and raised by the
Sheriff and his assistants, and was
actually hung second time amid the
shouts Of the witnesses. 1t must have
been an awful spectacle, but could
scarcely have been more outrageous
than the murder.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-06-28

! did not intend, for the price named,
to include the timber standing there
ON
at makes no difference returned
Mr.. Bates, with smile, :" we have con
cluded not to purchase your water priv
ilege."
How? Not purchase" gasped Grip
per.
"No. We do not want it," Mr.. Bates
didn't think il necessary 10 tell him OF
better power which they had discovered.
But, gentlemen, there must be some
mistake
They assured him there was no mis-.
take at all. Mr.. Gripper was in agony.
He would take $1,000; he would take
81 800 he would take whatever they
were willing to pay. He would give
them the water and the land if they
would only put up their mills thereon.
But they would not do it. In seek
ing TO overreach them he had overreach-
ed himself, And they left him Frey
to remorse and bitterness Of spirit.
The company before whom Mcintosh
laid their report appointed commits
sion, with full power to decide and ne
gotiate; and upon visiting David Som
erby's section they concluded TO accept
his second proposition. So he surren-
dered his land into the stock of the
company, and became one of them /:
and We may here remark that SIX months
later he was not a little surprised upon
being appointed superintendent of the
numbering gangs, with a salary such as
his widest dreams of wealth had never
grasped.
The water power was developed un.
der the engineering of Beneto Mcintosh,
and it proved greater than he had an
ticipated. The mills were erected
first mills for saving lumber. and then
mills for grinding grain, and in time
other mills for making cloth and for
sary TO the comfort OF man.
The land of Jasper Gripper was, of
course, raised in value but it availed
him not. The sight of David Somerby,
wealthy and respected and honored
with offices of profit and trust, while he
was summed and shut out from the
public confidence, filled him with
wrathful suffering. Verify he had over
reached himself in his narrowness and
selfishness of spirit.
To-day tlourishing town is in sight
of David Somerby's section, and the
hum Of thousands of busy spindles
makes cheerful music for the happy and
prosperous operatives and from its
tireless looms and changing FORCES flows
out the wealth of the nation.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-06-28
Rowing ROdents-Remarkabl Midnight
Migration.
From the Monmouth On. j. Democrat.

From the Monmouth On. J.) Democrat.
A week ago the roads in the lower
part of Hopewell township were literally
covered with rattracks. These tracks
marked the migration of the rats in the
night. The movement occupied two
nights, and so closely did they travel
that the entire width of the sandy road
was covered with the foot-marks even
the ruts were also in this way marked.
1t is certain that the two companies
must have numbered several hundred
individuals. 1t is no new thing for these
vermin to migrate or change quarters
in this singular manner. But inasmuch
as they must comprise the assembled
occupancy of many places, and as these
places In this portion of the pines are
very widely scattered, the whole affair
is not without singular interest. How
do they communicate their intentions
so as to act with such unanimity This
stream Of rat life was made up of con-
tributions from houses and barns, and
perhaps mills from varying distances.
Then comes the sagacity of taking two
nights for the tramp-that is, of divid-
ing into two companies for this was
assuredly wise precaution against the
danger of being destroyed. Ii must be
confessed that there is more in this mat
ter than anyone's philosophy is capable
of answering. In Europe it is pretty
well known that the barn rats are ac-
customed to these migrations in the
spring of the year. But beyond the OBJ
served facts, how little does any one
know
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-06-28
In MemOrian.
nY A. o. FULLER, N. ID.

There ~ no death
What seems 80 Is transition"
Can this be true, Oh hearts with sorrow river.
Or hath there come anew some Madison of Heaven
And rested on the deal. and not alone,
But on the bowed head of yon stricken oneY
The mother. beautiful in youth.
Folded her birding close upon her breast,
Her days Of pain forgotten in the truth
That there her darling found his peaceful rest.
Hath some red bolt from out the angry sky
Shattered TO dust the sculptured image fair?
Does the stern Fate that rules the worlds on high
Delight ia witnessing a hearts despair
For now the mother bows in hopeless grief
Her sorrow is TOO deer for transient tears.
To such heart is only brought relief
With the slow flight of weary passing years.
Who comes with empty words TO soothe her pain.
Knows not the secrets of mothers heart.
Who brings her not her cherub boy again.
Can but remind her death hath bid them part.
And yet It's there is 10 us no death
The child the precious dover of holy love.
An instant ceased to draw its vital breath,
To quaff the ether Of the Heaven above.
Twill not be long till mortal breath shall cease,
And gathered in the realm of endless day.
All hearts shall have their heritage of peace.
And love shall triumph over deaths decay.
There is no death, there is no stern, blind Fate
Unmindful of the anguish of our love;
Who walks in darkness now. in faith must wait,
Tor soon afar shall every cloud remove.
And we shall know what now we family trust;
and in the madness of our grief deny,
That though our dearest treasurers torn to dust,
Infinite goodness rules the worlds on high.
MADISON, Q.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-06-28
Cuba-Gen. Ryan's Programme for
Liberating the Island.

The Washington Chronicle, of the 18th
inst, contains an account of what is
proposed to be done under the lead of
Gen. Ryan, who left on the steamer
Fannie for Cuba. The plan of opera
tons is stated to be On dsembarking.
Gen. Ryan will first rally the coast
guard, and Immediately dispatch feet
of couriers TO the interior of the island
to announce to trusted Cubans already
aware OF the approaching army of liberia.
ton, of his arrival, and will with all ex.
petition get together the largest force
he can for the purposes Of protecting
the landing of the two expeditions
which follow him without delay. Three
steamers put to sea the same day, each
one having the same destination, but
the Fannie will reach the rendezvous
some little time in advance of the others.
The entire force amounts to full | 200
men, and all of them completely armed
and equipped. Gen. Ryan will remain
on the coast, and expects to have, within
forty eight hours of his landing, at least
5000 true Cubans rallied TO his standard,
and ready armed to make fight if neces-
sary for the protection of the disem.
barkation of the men from the two
other steamers. More expeditions are
to follow, one having already started,
and strong hopes are entertained that
the great object will be accomplished
betweeninow and the Presidential cleo.
ton. The Fannie has on board 5000
Remington breech-loading rifles, 1000
Enfield rifles, 500 Winchester carbines,
1000 Colts navy revolvers, 100000
rounds of ammunition, battery of six
field pieces, and three tons Of powder,
together with great quantity OF saddles,
brides, medical stores, and clothing.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-06-28
From the st. Louis Democrat,


On Friday last, as the up freight train
passed Annapolis, on the Arkansas
branch of the /. NJ. railroad, an intoxi.
Gated man, who had been at work on
the track, jumped aboard Of the ca.
boose car, and, saying that he had paid
for his ticket, refused TO get Off At
Hogan Mountains the train was divided,
and four cars loaded with lumber, and
the caboose, were left there, while the
engine and the rest of the train went
on up the grade, intending to come
back after these cars. While the con-
ductor was giving orders to some of the
men ahead, this intoxicated man came
out OF the caboose and loosened the
brakes. The cars started, and began
running by gravita,ion so fast that the
conductor could not overtake them.
Faster and faster they ran, the crazy
man at the helm alone, apparently en-
joying his free and fast ride. On they
went nine miles, when they met the
up passenger train, producing ire
mendous conclusion, smashing up the
caboose car, breaking the engine, and
killing the man. The man lived long
enough to state that he let loose the
brakes, and the coroner's jury found
that his death was caused by his own
act. None of the passengers were hurt.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-06-28

They call me mass of iron and brass;
They say that spirit lack;
That ny real soul IS the srimy man
In the wooden pen on my back;
That the flame deyour and the steam in my veins
Are the creatures Of man alone.
And have no mind bat the mind OF men,
Those beings OF flesh and bone
Let them say If they will. and whatever they WILL
Though had they but noted me when
/ was scurrying over the iron rails,
The wonder aud pride OF men
Had they watched as they might they had seen
As sped on my iron path
And purpose Of terror when once awoke
And aroused TO a terrible wrath.
have borne their yoke in patient way
For many a weary hour
The pity that filled my massive breast
Forbade me 10 use my power;
But am not always a passive thing.
Nor forever with JOY 4 scream,
As rumble and clatter and scurry along,
With my nostrils breathing steam
For when they are proudest to think me theirs
Ny patience moment fails.
And then. with thousand wretches behind,
| leap from the guiding rails
over the lofty embankment slde
And plunge 20 the depths below,
While the careless laugh OF the people urdW
Is changed TO shrieks OF woe.
And so TO- night. in the midnight deep.
Through tn darkness that covers the path before
And startle the engineer;
For / whirl from side 10 side
And | pant and struggle and scream with
delight;
Reverse down brakes tn ere tree on the track.
And Death rides abroad tonight
Some are sleep in their seats. and dream;
And others, In accents gay,
Are telling light stories OF what they EaVe SEEN
Or discussing the news OF the day;
And some thinking of things Iona past;
And others again there be
Who are longing TO meet their children anu wives
In the homes they never may Sec
Jar and crash l scream as | leap,
And feel my stout ribs bend;
While the cars they crush like houses or cara.
And their strong beams splinter and rend;
And here is a head. and there is limb.
And mark. where the lights are brought,
The quiverng flesh that once was shape,
And walked and talked and thought.
You say that am an inanimate thing;
That neither can know nor feel;
That IN erely steam through an iron rod
Is moving my driving wheel
Why, L planned this thing. and broOded alone
And thought of ii day by day.
And waited my chance, and blded my time,
As sped on my tiresome way.
You builded a monster of iron and brass,
And you feed il with water and hame
And you thought IL "A creature your finger touch
Whenever you would could tame:
Had you known its temper. or studied its ways
You never had felt its might.
And the mang led dead on the cold earth spread
Were living and merry tonight.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-06-28
Borrowing Trouble.

An ancient maiden lady, in her forty.
seventh year, was found by her mother
strongly affected with grief, which mani.
tested itself in loud crying and flowing
tears. The kind mother asked her the
cause of her crying. As soon as the
daughter could compose herself suffi.
GENTLY to enable her to speak so that she
could be understood, she said:
81 have been thinking that if |
should marry, and should have pretty
little son, and he should get to playing
with fork, and should put out both
his eyes, hoV badly 1 should feel"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-06-28
Varieties.

MOORE q MOREOVER is a Council Bluffs
firm.
OLD maids are fond of pairs, but can.
not endure any reference to dates.
A TOAST at public dinner in Con-
necticut-" The Nutmeg State where
shall we find crater ?'
Why is Ireland like an unopened bot
tie? Because each has cork in it.
HOOP modernized:
Take her mp tenderly. lift her with care,
None know how dearly she paid for her hair
WHY is an old pocket handkerchie
like an old ship? Because it has ex-
perienced many hard blow.
HALF-MoURNING is popularity known in
Pennsylvania as 81 Pittsburgh sunshine"
THERE are four things which a woman
cannot do-tie up parcel, throw
stone at a hen, carry an umbrella, sharp
en- a lead pencil.
WHERE once the prairie was trackless
save for the Indian trail, it now bears
tracks of T.rail which shows what
difference little dash may make.
The st. Adams (Vt.) Messenger thinks
'sky blue is pretty color for ceilings,
but not so tasty for country milk at eight
cents quart"
The Lockport Journal asks " Does
man who steals ice necessarily take
cold p We answer No, not if the law
makes it warm for him.
A DISPUTE as to what was trumps was
settled in Virginia by one gentleman
turning up spade, and violently smit.
ing his ODponent Herewith.
A JUDGE in Arkansas advertises that
he will marry couple the first time for
a quarter; subsequent marriage cere-
monies, ten cents each.
A LITTLE girl was leased a good deal
by gentleman who visited the family;
he wound up by saying, Rosa, | don't
love you" But you've got to love me"
said the child. How so ~ asked the
tormentor. = Why" said Rosa, " the
Bible says that you must love those that
hate you, and | am sure that | hate
you ~
THE question at country tea.party
turning on the improperly of mixing
up cake with a pinch OF snuff in the
fingers, lad remarked that he had seen
his mother do it, and never dropped
bli vi w ny, my SUM o"i' VIC
lady, how can you lie so p DWELL,
mother" he replied, maybe you did
drop just little"
SMITH and Jones were at the menage.
RE, and the conversation turned on Oar.
wins theory. Look at that monkey"
said Smith. Think of its being an
undeveloped human ~ Human r. said
Jones, contemptuously. % It's no more
human than | am"
"MorHER," said little Ned, one morn
ing after having fallen out Of bed, 81
think | know why fell out of bed last
night. 1t was because l slept too near
where got in" Musing little while,
as if in doubt whether he had given the
right explanation, he added: " No,
that wasn't the reason ; it was because
slept too near where ! fell out"
The last proposition for graduating
polygamy is to introduce into Utah vast
quantities of fashionable millinery goods
and induce the Gentle women to" come
OUT in gorgeous style. This will pro-
duce such a competition on the part of
the Mormon sisterhood and such heavy
bills for finery, that the saints won't be
able to stand the pressure.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-06-28

SOME time In last January band of
Socialists took forcible possession of an
estate near Saissac, in the District of
Aude, France. The proprietor was
driven from his home the estate was
divided into small farms and the rob-
bers have been cultivating it ever since.
The local authorities were defied when
they ordered the intruders to leave, and
a cavalry company, sent from Paris.
proved unable to drive them off, A
larger force is to be sent. Meanwhile.
the proprietor is afraid to venture on
his own property, and the thieves are
cutting down the timber, and are in
other ways greatly damaging the estate.
The case is curious illustration of the
confusion prevalent throughout France.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-06-28

WHEN is butter like Irish children !?
When it is made into little pats.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-08-29
PROCEEDING
OF THE
ssTRUE'' REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
COLUMBIA, Aug. 23

COLUMBIA, Aug. 23, 1872.
In accordance with public notice, a number
of the delegates dissatifed with the nomination
of F. j. Moses for Governor, assembled at the
Court House at II o'clock, A. NJ. to-day.
Some twenty-five or thirty delegates were
present-one-half, or probably more of whom
were colored.
Judge Orr was called to the chair, and made
an able and stirring speech, setting forth the
objects of the movement, and commenting in
most severe terms upon the corruption which
infected the majority of the leaders of the
party. He said that the purpose of this Con-
vention was to organize ticket in opposition
to our friends at the "other end Of the avenue"
to-day 1t is intended to be exclusively Re-
publican. 1t is notintended to buy up or as
sociate the Democratic party in the movement.
Judge Orr said that he had opposed Carpen-
ter and Butler, because reform has to be ac-
complished through the Republican party.
If the Democrats now wish reform, they must
seek it through the Republican party. The
corruptionists in this State do not exceed 1000,
while there are $4,000 votes of honest men.
Ofthese, $4,000 are colored-the others white.
The public institutions of all sorts, he said,
are about to be closed, DR.. Ensor's personal
efforts only keeping the Asylum going No
public officer has been paid in nine months,
and the schools are all closed. 1t is necessary
that reform should begin. Judge Orr said
he had no idea of the extent of the corruption,
nor of the ventilation of it North, until he
went to the Philadel phia Convention. At all
hotels and everywhere earnest opportunities
were addressed to him to come home and stem
the tide of corruption. He came to the Con-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-08-29
$50 REWARDS!

ESCAPED from the Jail of York county on the
Il 18th instant, WILLIAM GIBSON, of color,
confined under charge of murder Said Gibson
is about feet inches high slender form black
complexion about Is years old; weighs 135 or
l4O pounds; has scar running from the nose par.
allei with and directly under the right eye said
scar about II inches in length. Has downcast
look, and when spoken to casts his eyes to the
ground before answering.
I will pay the above reward for the apprehen-
sion and return Of the said Gibson, to me in York.
Vile, or the same reward for his capture and con.
finement in any Jail in the United States, SO that
can get him. r.. d: GLENN,
Sheriff of York County, 8. G.
,July 18th % II