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Year: 1861

The Keokuk Journal, which was oppos
ing the Administration, and had at the
head of its columns the names of the Dem
ocratic nominees for State offices was taken
possession OF by one Tracy, District At,
torney, who it appears is assuming to pub
lish paper to Uncle Abraham's liking. In
the first number of the paper after this
bold and unmtigated act Of seizing the
printing press in this "free country" the
District Attorney said:


"Believng the time had not vet arrived
for the State Of Iowa to furnish a newspa'
per to advocate the election to office of
sympathizers with the rebellion which now
threatens the destruction OF the Government
Of our Fathers, in behalf of the State, |
concluded to take possession of the Journal
office at once and now have the same in
my possession"


Dubuque Herald and Des Moines NeWs will
be suppressed, as they both advocate the
election of Mason (Dem.) for Governor, and
are in favor of peace" and "compromise. u


A State election in Iowa was just at hand
and the Influence of Democratic papers was
dreaded, therefore it was thought best to
limit that influence. In speaking of the
liberty Of the press, we here quote from the
eloquent speech of Col. f. d. Baker, in the
United States Senate, January 2nd and 3rd
1861. lie said:


Mr. President, do gentlemen propose to
us seriously that we shall stop the right Of
free discussions; that we shall limit the free
press; that we shall restrain the expression
of free opinion everywhere on all subjects
and at all times? X
Sir, the liberty of the press is the bghes
safeguard to all free government. Our
could not exist without it.


Oregon Democrat
Year: 1861

NEGRO Equality. published last
week short account Of the poisoning of
eleven persons in Cass county, in this State,
bv negro named Shoemaker. The cause
of this fiendish business was that the family
that was poisoned refused to associate with
the negro and his family. We commend
this fact to the attention of those Abolition
zealos who are in favor of obliterating the
distinction between the white and the black
races in this country by means of the exist
ing war, and turing loose four millions of
irresponsible blacks, among whom may be
found thousands of Shoemakers, ready for
any deed of desperation by which they can
wreak their engeanceupon those who refuse
to acknowledge the social equality which
will have been practically established by adj
hitting them to association into their fami-
lies and social gatherings.


Ypslanh Mich., Herald
Year: 1861

MEANS OF REMOVING THE RANCIDITY OF
BurrER.-WiId recommends that the butter
kneaded with fresh milk and then with pure
water He states that by this treatment
the butter is rendered as fresh and pure in
flavor as when recently made. lie ascrbes
this result to the fact that bu,yric acid, to
which the rancid odor and taste are owing,
is readily soluble in fresh milk, and is thus
removed. Pharm. Jour.
Year: 1861

A GRAND TRUTu-The Chicago Times ut
ters grand truth in the following quotation
"a truth as patent to all unprejndlced
minds as the light Of the sun at noon day:
"Abolition is the primary cause of our diff
fcuties-nol slavery.-Slavery is consttu-
tional, abolition is not.-Savery was entitled
to be let alone within its proper sphere; ab.
clifton arose and assailed it, and undertook
to teach the people that the Union could
not survive half slave and half free. Then
appeared secession and between the two
denominations the Union is in deadly peril.
1t is the mission Of the Democracy, joined
by other conservative people, bring it out
OF this terrible chaos. We pray Democrats
never for single moment to lose sight of this
grand truth"
Year: 1861

A correspondent in the Federal army,
writing from "Headquarters, Lexington, Mo-,
September, lO," to the Galesburg Qll)
Democrat, thus gives the character of the
Jayhawkers' Of Kansas:


"On our march a body of Jayha wkers
from Kansas made it a point to keep along
with US, committing all sorts of depreda
tons and accountable to no one for their
acts. If you got my last letter you had my
opinion of the Home Guards. The Jay
hawkers' are so much ahead of them in all
sorts of vilainies that am sorry said any
thing derogatory about them. | have not
the least doubt but that they come out for
the purpose of plunder and nothing else,
caring not fig for the Constitution and the
Union, yet taking no active part in uphold
ing the rebel government They are per
fectly Indifferent to all surrounding objects,
if they can only get their hands on good
horse, mule or 'nigger' Stealing appears
to be innate with them, and it is hard for
them to keep their hands off Of any thing.
no matter whether they have use for it or
not In passing a church along the road one
day last week they burst open the door and
took a very fine chandelier, and really
thought saw some of them trying to prize
up the building to take along with them al
so. caught one of their leaders in the ac;
of leading off my horse, but upon my pre-
senling revolver at his breast he delivered
him up, in the blandest manner possible
begged my pardon, and said he mistook him
for one of bis own horses
Year: 1861

HONE GUARDS REPuDIArED BY LAD1Es.-The following resolutions were passed at a meeting of the young ladies in Logansport, Indiana, on the 3Oth ult :-

 Resoloed, That we deem it to be the duty of every young unmarried m to enlist and fight for the honor of his country, his flag and his own reputation.

 That the young men, in this time of our coun, try's peril have but one excuse for not being a soldier, and that is cowardice.

 That the young man who now fails to respond to the call of his country, is not worth the kind regrets or the smiles of the young ladies of our native State, and that none but ladies of doubtful age will smile on such men.

 That we will have nothing to do with young who refuse to go to the war, and that '' Home Guards" must keep their distance.

 That the young man who has not pluck enough to fight for his country, has not manli- ness enough to make a good husband.

 That we will not marry man who has not been soldier

 That we will not marry till after the war is over, and then, Home Guards ! No! Nev- erw
Year: 1861

Certainly it does, just as truly as you. A
few wears since if one asserted that trees had
lungs and hrea,hed he would have been held
to an argument to prove it, just u few years
earlier nobody would have believed that a
fish's gills, and the leaves of tree and
the lungs Of beast, all performed the same
office, that of pra,ing the blood or sap The
soil breathes. How does it breathe? Its
circulating fluid, the blood Of the soil. is
water; this comes to it from the air, and is
really arated. True, but this soon loses lis
gases by contact with the soil, just as the
arleria blood fresh from the lungs loses
its oxygen when passing its circuit in all
parts of the body. The blood comes back
t. the lungs for oxygen, but the blood of
the soil cannot do this SO we must let the
air in to come in contact with it. We can
not here explain the working of the air in the
soil, but would thus br fly enforce the neces
s;y of stirring the soil during drouths as
deeply as practicable, not to interfere with
the roots of growing plants and those of
previous culture, so tha: a deep, light soil
shall invite free circulation of air beneath
the surface. Hot air, the moment it presses
beneath the surface, becomes very moist from
the water which it originally contained, and
it deposites it, thus not only nra;ing the soil
but adding to its moisture. Cold air can
hold but little moisture, but the air dssoves
an immense quantity, which it deposits
when it cools, or on cool surfaces. Who
has not noticed of winters day locomotive
leaving behind it a snowy cloud of vapor,
like a comets tail, of en- floating for minutes
after the tain has passed? Think of this,
and watch the steam ear on a day like those
of midsummer. the hot breath just as full of
water as in winter, is pufed out into the eye
of the sun, and not steam enough shows to
make shadow-it is so quickly absorbed
bv the air
Year: 1861

"M1ND Your OWN BUSINESS" THE first
piece of Continental money coined in this
country before the terse but suggestive mot
to to mind your own Business" and as
Northern journal very truly remarks, if the
people of the different sections of the coun-
trv had followed its advice, the best govern
ment ever devised by man would not now be
on the verge of destruction.
Year: 1861

The rain had fallen the whole day long


From hopeless clouds of an ashen gray;
We had sung the last of an old love song,


Each waiting to hear what the other would say.
We had played at chess for an hour or more,


She had mated me thrice, with an easy grace;
We had cards, and game at battle-door,


Till we woke the echoes about the place.
had traced her fortune long her hand


She had pictured mine in the self-same way;
Hers painted with the hues of fairy lanl


She drew mine dark as polar day
We had read the poets. both old and new.


And pored over legends of wild romance
How handsome knight dragon slew


With his strong right arm and his faithful lance.
We had tired of ALL and had idly walked,


Her hand on my arm up and down the room
Till she weary grew; when we sat and talked,
Like chattering birds in the gathering gloom.
Then we sang song, as I said before


An old ballad Of human love-
A castle that stood on rocky shore,


A maiden us fair us milk white dove.





With an eloquent tongue and soft guitar;
How he vowed to be faithful. fond and true,
And swore by the Fates and the Evening Star
Till the strain was over, and all was hushed,
When she raised to my face her full brown eyes;
And f.nced then that the rosechcek flushed
In my ardent gaze like the sun-dyed skies.
1t was all in vain essayed to speak


The love that so close with my life was wcd
felt in my heart that words were weak


Ard the stately pose of her regal head
Made me pause ere yet | had quite begun


Confused. bewidercd, l scarce knew why,
AS an eagle that flies too near the sun


Is dazzlcd, and staggers beneath the sky.
AS she sat with her wine-rcd lips apart,


And her white hand idle upon the keys,
I'd have given worlds to have read her heart -
I'd have gone thro' fire or have stemmd the seas.
She spoke; "You shall he the lover so bold,
And the lady he came to WOO;
This seat will choose for my castle old


You must feel the part as the actors do"
Then she shaded with cork my bearlless lip,
Which longed to salute her fingers fair;
She tied a sash on her delicate hip.


And placed diamond-pin in her hair
And looked Ikea princess of courtly mein,
AS knclt at her feet and touched the chords,
sang of my heart to my hearts heartqueen,
But tremulous oft were the burning words.
So flung the gaitcr held aside.


And poured out my love like golden wine;
Her head dropped down on my breast to hide
The blush on her cheek us her hand sought mine.
Thus we sat till the daylight wet to rest.
And the evening shadows began to fall,
When a sunbeam broke through the purping West
In an amber glory upon the wall.
Year: 1861

has won for itself such a renown for the cure of
every variety Of Throat and Lung Complaint, that
It is entirely unnecessary for us to recount the
evidence of its virtues, wherever it has been cm-
ployed. AS it has long been in constant use
assure the people its quality is kept up to the best
it ever has been, and that it may he relied on to
do for their relief all it has ever been found to Do
Year: 1861

The announcement that Ex.Vice President Breckin-
ridge would speak drew the greatest crowd to the Court
House ha. assembled IN this city TO hear politi
Gal address Long before the hour arrived the City
Hall which, it is said, will accommodate four thousand
persons densely packed and thousands could not
find standing That al might hear the gifted Ken
tuckian it determined that he should speak from the
steps of the Court House where, for nearly hours
ne held the vast crowd enchaned by his powerful argu
ment.


Er Breckenridge discussed the issues now before the
country a patriot and a sltesmln He dill not seek
20 inSTe the passions Of by that wonderful olc-
queuce Of which he is the complete MASTER but rather
appealed to their and patriotism by Argument


lie docel lis purpose of following the fortunes Of his
State which lad often houored him with places OF
honor and trust; but above all he pointed out that Ken
tucky should be united whatever position she might
| sumo.


He showed that If Kentucky remained in the Federal
Uuion although she nigh, desire TO be neutral she
aid Lincoln in suijugatiug the Southern people to
whom are allied by interest and by blood Ger
tanly Kentucky bad done night in refusing to send
soldier IN response TO Lacon's call and il
s3Ty decide whether she would pay tribute to sustain
Lincoln in a msd and unhOly war.


He favored aiming the State In oil eyents He did
not believe hat State OF armed neutrality could long
exist Kentucky vas already in state Of rebellion if
Gov hagcius action, in refusing to call out troops
Eas eudors by the people and he believed il wss uui-
a
in the late meeting here that Kentucky going 10
fight neither Tor Lincoln against the South but for
the Union, was ridiculous. Our proud old Common
wealth must play manly part, she had ever done.


In bis judgment the whole fifteen slave States ought to
unite and this might from the horrors civil
war; indeed, matters had gone so far that il slors
could avert war. But If nobi9g would restrain Nr.
Lincoln from his reckless purpose he had fear OF the
result. Thirteen miIioss OF people could no: be sub.
| jugqted They might be ex:ermiuated-but conquered
| never.


| lie begged that all party differences and rancor be
| forgotten in the midst OF these distractions Maedc-
tons had been poured upon his devoted head aud un-


Justly; but he had further remembrance of then -
Our safety and security required sentiment,
tcn; let there be div isions i, our council1
| He thought Kentucky ought 10 cad Convention be
fore the fourth e July, at Which time AIR. Lincoln would
GOA cue bis Congress that her people may determine


their future setoH he deplored civil strife but it
necessary that should be prepared for any emergency
aud therefore the State ought to be armed Intestine
was feared; but does exist and had to look the
dangers bravely in the face. If we had TO fight We
would fight for liberty aud honor.
| Mr. Breckinridge wcs frequently interrupted with
rounds o: applause and his speech created decided
| apDeetiGn
Year: 1861

encouraged may be without any design
On their part-may not. at no distant tlay


be turned against their Uwn interests. Il


has been decided that the bridge 4as u right
to be where it is. Hence their continued
efforts to remove it excites to incendiarism
among the lawless, and no man would dare
to predict when successful against the
bridge, where it would stop.


We're it not that AIr. Bissel1 is to stand
another trial we should canvass this SUBJ
ject much more closely. Thus much was
due to our citizens in order to show them
the true relations OF this controversy.
When it is remembered that it has been
abundant1y. proved that the bridge is not
material obstruction If indeed It be any at
all, to the navigation Of the Mississippi, and
that it Is to form an essential link IN tile
great central railway Of the continent from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, the malignity
St Louis IN keeping this man Bisscll
constantly employed to harass the, ,owners?
efthe bridge with law suits, becomes trans
parent and indisputable3 That Bissell and
others, finding legal. means to fail them
should resort to any scheme, however dia-
bolical, to accomplish their purpose and
secure the end for which they are employed,
would be natural enough, and should cx.
cite no surprise.


The duty ofour own citizens to use their
influence, and if need be, their money, to
protect the bridge, is both plain and imper-
ativc. The fact that they determine to do
it will itself be its best protection. VIII:
not our citizens, and especially the mana-
ge1s Of. our east and vest lines Of railway.
unite effectively to protect and insure their
right to bridge all the rivers Of the CONT.
nent- That right must be maintained or
the freedom ofour. commerce 10 at;an end 1
Year: 1861

FALSE ALARM-Wheu the Sucker
State arrived saturday morning it was though,
that the Eleventh regiment was going of sire
But Gen Baker is determined that they shail
not 90 an inch until they are amply PROVIDED
for in every particular. The Generals right
Year: 1861

AAusEMEsT.-The most fashionable
amuseuent among the young gentlemen oi THE
community is that OF wearing those neat md
elegant hats brought here by Farraud. Try
IT, Military men continue to find goods u
their line at the same place.
Year: 1861

In order that the people of Minnesota may be
fully posted upon all the important topics Of the
day, the WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT will
be forwarded in Clubs, for SIX MONTHS from the
commencement of any Club, at the following
rates:
Year: 1861

This defence, if persisted in to the last
resort, would carry the question of the right
of State to secede, to the Supreme Court
of the United States for settlement. Its
prosecution opens the door to a variety of
legal questions; and will be watched with
interest
Year: 1861

OUTsrDE.-See outside for several items f
news, including account, Of the capture and
burning Of the Harvey Birch, by the rebel
steamer Nashville. This affair has produced
considerable excitement in New York. The
insurance companies, always ready to turn an
honest penny, propose to charge FIVE per cent
as an insurance for war risks between New
York and Europe. If they can find fools tn
pay it. it will be an operation worthy Of the
palmiest days Of Wall street.
Year: 1861

The strong and growing public sentiment in
favor OF the emancipation idea, has assumed a
tangible form, in the shape of the formation of
societies, with the following


DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLKs


The object cf this league is to urge upon the
people and the Government emancipation Of
the slaves. as a measure Of justice, and as a
military necessity; 1t being the shortest,
cheapest, and least bloody path to permanent
peace, and the only method of maintaining the
integrity Of the Union.
Year: 1861

[Mo.o.l AN ACT


To amend section five of an act entitled can


act to provide for the semi-annual collec-


tion of taxes" passed April 2, 1852


SECTION 1. Be il enacted by the General As
sembiy ofthe State of Ohio, That section five Of
the act aforesaid he amended so as to read
as follows: When one half the taxes charged
against any entry Of real estate, shall not be
paid on or before the twentieth day of De-
cember in each year, or collected by distress
or otherwise, prior to tn February settlement
as authorized by this act, penalty of twenty
per cent, thereon shall be added to such half
of said taxes on the duplicate, and if said
taxes and penalty including the remaining
half Of such taxes shall not be paid on or be-
fore the twentieth ofJune next thereafter, or
collected by distress or otherwise prior to the
next August settlement, the same penalty
shall be charged on said last half of said taxes
| and the amount of the whole together shall
constitute the delinquent taxes on such real
| estate, to be collected in manner that is or
may be prescribed by law. And ifthe amount
of such delinquent taxes and penalty, tog,th
er with one half of the taxes charged against
such real estate for the current year, shall
not be paid on or before the TWEEN ieth day Of
December of the same year, the said delin-
quert taxes and penalty, and the whole OF
the texes OF the current year shall be due and
collected by the sale of such real estate in the
manner that is or may be authorized by law;
and in case the first half of the taxes charged
upon any real estate shall be paid on or be-
fore the twentieth day of Decent er as pro-
vided in this act, but the remaining half there.
of shall not be paid on or before the twentieth
day of June next thereafter, or be collected
by distress or otherwise prior to the next
August settlement, as provided In this act,
then the same penalty shall be added to such
taxes, and the same shall be treated as de.
linquent taxes, as provided in this act, and
with the taxes of the current year collected
by the sale of such real estate aforesaid.


Sec. 2 That the original section five OF
said act, be and the same is hereby repealed


Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
| RICHARD G. PARSONS,


Speaker of House of Representatives.
| ROBERT G. KIRK,
| President OF the Senate.
Passed February Z. 1861
Year: 1861

GENERAL MODowELL.-One of the items
Of good news received from Washington is,
that Gen. Mcdowell is TO be made Major
General and placed in command of one Of
the divisions of the Grand Army. There is
nothing which has been so strongly indica
tive Of Gen. McClellan's good sense, or
which in the estimation of the judicious has
given greater satisfaction, than his showing
of cordial respect and sympathy for Gen.
Mcdowell. II is conceded by military meu,
at home and abroad, friendly and hostile,
as we'll as patent to the understanding Of
the intelligent public, that Gen. McDOwelPs
plan Of the battle of Bull Run was admira-
BILE. lie struck the weak place of the ene-
my's lines and deserved victory though he
did not win it. He did not seek the posi-
tiOn of Commander of the Army Of the PO-
tOmac. 1t was an honor thrust upon bim,
and accepted with the modesty which graces
true soldier and gentlman, as certainly
as it adorns the true woman. He had. long
before be led the army in the forward
movement which resulted so disastrously, a
very correct appreciation of the magnitude
and dangers of his position, and be was
harrassed and mortified by finding much
Ignorance and receiving many discourage
ments where he should have discovered on.
ly sagacious understanding, and met with
nothing but hearty CO operation. His re-
port Of the battle of Bull Run is most hon
Orable to bin, being clear, simple, candid
and complete, possibly little too tender in
respect to incompetent officers, but alto
gether document that could have been
produced by a true soldier and gentleman.
The country seeing in Mcdowell only the
has done him injustice Cincinnati Com
mercial.
Year: 1861

A FEMALE SARDANAPALAs.-A woman OF
the name Of Bachelor, who occupied gar
ret in the Rue des Amanders. in Paris, had
received notice TO quit from her landlord
in consequence of her habitual drunkenness
and the constant annoyance which her con-
duct occasioned the other tenants. The
quarter was allowed TO expire, but the
troublesome lodger took no steps to provide
herself with another home. The landlord
at last thI eateBed 10 call in the assistance
of the police. Hereupon The little old wo-
man vented her indignation in a torrent Of
abuse, saying the commissary might come
the next morning, for she would clear away
her things before then. Early on the fol-
lowing morning thick smoke was seen 10
escape from the chamber occupied by the
refractory lOdPer. The door was broken
open, when it was discovered that the whole
room was on fire. The lremen were i'm
mediately on the spot, and, by their exer-
tons, the conaagration was prevented from
extending to the rest Of the house. A hor-
rible spectacle meanwhile presented itself.
In corner OF the room had been raised
kind of funeral pile, TO which every CON-
bustible article, bedstead, bedding and
chairs, had been made to contribute, and on
the top Of these was the body OF woman,
completely calcined. 1t is supposed that,
by way Of rcvenging herself on the land
lord. she bad resolved TO make her own
death cause of destruction to the whole
house.
Year: 1861

THE ScAMP!-Tbe local editor Of the
Yreka Union advertises for a female part
ner to accompany him to q ball, and says
he prefers one who will lend him five dollars
to pay for the ticket!