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Year: 1861

NOTICE is hereby given, that BY virtue of a
IN license granted by Clifford Shanahan, Judge
of the Court of Probate in and for the County of
Cass, in the State of Michigan, shall offer for
sale at public auction The west half of the south
west fractional quarter of section thirty in town.
ship six south of range thirteen west, containing
sixty acres of land. The west half OF the north
west fractional quarter of section thirty -one, in
town and range as above, containing forty acres
OF land. And the north part of the south half OF
the northeast fractional quarter of section thirty
six, in township six, south of range fourteen west
containing twenty of land, all in Cass County,
Michigan, on Saturday, the twenty-fifth day of
May next, between the hcnr of nine O'Clock in the
forenoon and the setting of the sun the same day.
on the premises above described, for the ravmentt
of the debts of Jonathan w. Lewis, deceased. and
the costs and charges of Administration, subject
to the right of dover of Rebecca A. Lewis. widow
of said deceased


JEREMIAH f. GRENELL.


Administrator, De bones non


April b, 1851. apll-5lw6
Year: 1861

~ Woman is mysterious poem
which must be read many times to be
understood he who has never loved
but once knows the sex better than he
who has made new conquest every
day for twenty years,
Year: 1861

PAoLI, Kansas, March 25th, 1861.


Friend Palmer: ] am driven to dror
you line or two, to inform you of oul
condition at present. The committee
here have declined sending for any
more relief for Paoli. They have sen,
three or four times and have got bu,
little. I went to Wyandotte after q
load, and stayed Ave days and got 1900
Tbs. for which the committe paid me
three bushels of corn and three bushels
of meal. We have 70 fbs. of meal and
10 lbs. of -four, and when this is gone
| do not know what we will do. five
do not get some help in few days
we must either leave Kansas or suffer
Mr.. Palmer you know my oircumstan
ces. You know that I lost my crops
two years ago on account of my sick
ness, and last season on account of the
drouth. If there is family in Kansas
that needs help, think we are one
There are ten of US in the family. We
have eight children, "and none of them
over thirteen years." and I can not ge,
any provision for my work. We need
some clothing and provision. The
committee have refused to let me have
any thing. They have refused to let q
widow have any thing. l applied te
them for little flour. Three of my
family had very sore mouths, and my
wife was not well it was about the
time you passed here-and 1 did no
get any.


l was sorry that l was not at home
when you stopped at my house.
heardone of the committee here who il
pro-Slavery man say that he did not
want any of this Republican Aid ant
they are all men that are able to liv,
without the aid. They seem to not t.
care for the poor. I am told that the,
sent to Wyandotte for seed wheat, oat
and potatoes, expressly for themselves
but did not get any, and that made then
mad and then they said they would no
try any more. Now friend Pnlmer j
you can do anything for me 1 wish yo'
would, and if you can send it to Wyan
dotte, or if can do better by comm.
to Atchison please write to me at Paoli
Ifyou send me anything to Wyandotte
write to me. / must have some hel,
soon. You oan tell Mr.. Pomsroy m,
circumstances. should not haxe writ
ten this if our committee had sent or
Mr.. Hudson passed through here. 4
said if his stuff came through safe b
would give me some corn, bat had no
heard from it. Then we "must hay
some provisions and clothing"


Now Mr.. Palmer if it is necessary
am willing to be sworn as to the cond
ton of my family. You know that
sold my last wagon, oxen and cow t
supply my family, but that has run on
l wrote to my father when he sent m
IS in one letter, and started SIS in al
other. The letter came but the none
was gone. He started load of prt
vision to me in February, but the teal
had to go back on account of snow.


will wait for an answer from you.


hope it will be good. We are tolerabl
well.


l remain your friend,


| WIN. III. LINDSEY.
/ Office of Kansas Relief Committee,


Atchison, Kansas, March Soth, 1861. I
| / certify the above to be true cop
of a letter written to Mr.. Palmer VIII
is in this place, as agent for Lykir
county of which Paoli is the count
town. II.


PoTAToEs-TwICR PLowING.-
usually put potatoes where corn hs
Year: 1861

THE DRAMATIC ARTIST AND THE TERRIBLE
MARINE MoNsTER.-The Semaphore of De.
cember % says:


While the steam packet lie Claire was nm
its way from Marseilles to Algiers, with 400
passengers on board, it encountered a stTonr
gale from the southwest. In the middle Of
the night tremendous sea struck the shin.
swept the deck penetrated into tha adabins
and engine room, and threw every thing
into the greatest confusion. In the midst o4
the general panic, while the crew 'wera
making every exertion to rid the interior of
the boat OF the superfluous element, terrific
cry was heard from the second cabin:
"Help! help the shark is gnawing me p
screamed, in a voice half-suffocated with
terror an unfortunate dramatic artist, who,
awaking in cold bath, had found in his
arms a sheep, which had been precipitated
into the cabin through an opening made to
let off the water.


They hurried to the traveller whom thew
found, more dead than alive, immersed in
water in company with the placid duadru-
ped. This accident has thrown the moor
artist into such state of excitement and
hallucination, that, in spite of all the con-
soling attentions that were lavished upon
him, it has been impossible to counteract
entirely the effect upon his nerves. and he
still taneies himself pursued by q marine
monster -1' '-'. q
Year: 1861

Tho writer Of tie following processes to eive our
whole plan ot military operations. Very we'll we
are not ashamed OF anything we do, nor atra q
that the enemy shall Enow it. Therefore we will
give him the benefit Of or widely circulated col
uGlns:
Year: 1861

(tHILDREN of any age can now have their pictures
" taken perfect, We have built a Room expressly
for their Groups Of Children also taken ac-
tlon of second, clear weather. Mothers need not
now have the trouble TO take them Gallery dozen
times, and at last put up with caricature, if they
will but go once to


febIS-tf HUGHES PREMIUM GALLERY
Year: 1861

battle in comparison with which all be'ore
had been series Of skirmlshos.


Both were soon disarmed when 10, as they
struggled together in the water half drowned
but not whit the less fierce, up jumped a
great green frog, and gobbled down the silly
duelists at one mouthful.


Then thought Anger was short mad
ness but terrible while it lasts, and many
worthy brethren have committed more folly
in single fit of it than in their whole sober
lifetime. TriAcs begin quarrel, but troubles
are apt to come directly after.


Let two wranglers give way to their anger,
SO as to lose control over their reason, and
they will plunge each other into such a con,
dition that third person much worse than
themselves can easily take advantage of them
just as the frog did Of the two insects. So
let me advise YOU wise boy or wise girl, il
you fall into violent contradiction with your
mates, stop short for you are getting into
the wrong element. Bigger and wlckcdel
eyes than you think are watching you, and
you will come to harm. Remember the tate
of the wasp and the spider.
Year: 1861

In the Fulton street prayer meeting, the
other day, there rose up tail, hne-looklng
man, having the type and air of Southern
gentleman. He said that in the extreme
South he had often heard and read Of this
meeting. Occasionally he had read notices
and reports of it in the religious and secular
papers. Little did he think he should be
standing up in it, and asking prayers for such
as himself. He had been seven years resi-
dent Of the South, living undisturbed, until
the breaking out Of the present rebellion.
Then there was change. lie was doing an
extensive and very prosperous business, was
largely, and, as he supposed, favorabIy known
to great numbers in the South.


Yet twice he had been seized in order to he
hung. Once had he been tried by Vigi-
lance Committee, and he now had with him a
full discharge from all ground Of suspicion.
For three weeks he had been guarded night
and day by armed friends, who defended him
at the risk Of their own lives, and at last he
had escaped by almost herculean efforts. He
had lett all behind him, aud accounted it a
great mercy to be in the free North with
nOlulDg. OlttU Huu NC DtcE III WuuJ VI tuS
barest necessaries Of life. He left S2o 900
behind him.


IL you think said he, that you can
conceive of the state of things at the South,
you are simply mistaken. A widespread
system of the worst form OF iespotism which
the world ever saw prevails. Over all the
South, terrorism, such as you cannot conceive
Of, reigus. No man feels safe. No man
feels as if he knew what the end was to be.
No man knows what sentiments he may ex-
press to day that will not be perverted to his
destruction tomorrow. 1t is only necessary
to raise u cry against man and no power on
earth could save him after that.


have seen hundreds suffer under i'll sorts
Of ind gnity and outrage | have even seen
omen, born and reared at the South, owners
of slaves, With half Of their hair shaved off,
All this was because they mad dared to ex-
press some sentiments in favor Of the Union.
This terrorism is growing worse every day.
It is despotism OF the most fearful kind.
II there is any class Of people on the wide
earth who needs your prayers, it is the people
of the South, white and black -Neac YORK
Observer.
Year: 1861

People rarely gain much by quarrelling
and the Christinn Secretary tells story
which has a good moral:


sat under an elm tree one mellow fall af
ternoon, listening to the tinkle Of a little
spring that dripped through the rocks and
turf at my feet and repeating to myself the
first lines of Walter Scott's' Lady of the
Lake, when an angry buzz from the neighbor-
ing bank suddenly turned my attention from
Baron Walter to- black wasp holding pitch
ed battle with an enormous spider. All my
boyish recollections of Tom Thumb in the fable
revived at the curious spectacle. and my first
determination was to stand by the wasp and
see fair play, but soon saw that the little
stinger's wings gave him an advantage over
the enemy, which poor Tom did not have, and
accordingly concluded to let them fight in
their own way.


After hard combat, the wasp got the bet
ter Of the spider, and | saw the hairy-legged
fellow on full galop making towards little
pool of water, the wasp all the whilc hanging
over his retreat, and stinging him with gen.
uinc waspish animosity. The spider reached
the water and plunged to the bottom, but no
sooner did he rise to the sur6ce for breath,
than his indefatigable purSuer attacked him
again, and the pool was the scene of another
Year: 1861

In the newspaper reports of the proceed
ings of the highest civil courts, it is not an
uncommon thing to see this announcement.
Inferior judicial tribunals have given their de-
cison, it has been carried up by appeal, and
the sentence passed or award rendered below
has been reversed above. Such statements are
not without significance beyond themselves.
All earthly courts are shadows of the great
tabunal on high. They are adumbrations of
coming recompcnsc and retribution in the fu-
ture state And in many cases, it may be
feared, on the great lecision-day, will the
judgment Of God reverse the judgment OF men.


A minister labors earnestly in his charge,
but with little success. But little credit Is
given him in comparison with one whose ol-
forts are moro prosperous. And yet, who
shall say that God will not recognize more
faith in the workman who holds on under dis
couragemcnt, than in another whose every cf-
fort produces a gratifying result.


A professor Of religion is popular, and an
other in the same congregation has enemies.
How apt is the world to think Of the one as
very pious, and the other as defective in per-
sonal Christianity. And yet who shall say
that God will not recognize in the one a sacrl
flee of conscience and in the other u stern f.
deity in duty?


A poor man gives his mite to the cause Of
benevoence, which is scarcely noticed, and a
rich man out Of his abundance gives hundreds
of dollars, and the contribution is paradod in
the public journals as evidence of his wonder
full liberality, And yet may not God see in
the limited gift Of the one more to please
him than in the large donation Of the other


A poor man though he has treasure 10
heaven, is often despised, whilst those in ex-
tensive possession of this worlds goods arc
commonly regarded with great Difference and
respect. And yet it is a beggar that receives
an angelic escort to the skies, whilst a rich
man lying upon his bed arranging for the ac-
Communication of his increasing resources, is
pronounced q fool, = Sondard
Year: 1861

THIRST FOR WATER IN BArrLE.-A soldier
who was in the Bethel fight writes g Some
of US had very narrow chances for life. In the
course of the fight several of us ran across
road along which the cannon of the enemy
were constantly playing, in order to get wa
ter. ([ find, by the way, that on the battle
field man will risk his life without he>ita.
ton, for water) Having got it, we were
waiting to rush back again, dodgiug the balls
to do so. Our first lieutenant sang out, Do
not so many Of you come at once I, with
some others, stopped to allow the next lot to
pass They made a rush, and when nearly
across, cannon ball came whizzing along
and killed four men, moving them down in
stantly. One was of our own corps, one of the
East Boston company, one lieutenant OF ar.
tilery, and one unknown to me. On seeing
this, we Immediately made a rush after them
but though running the same risk, went safely
over
Year: 1861

W1Rr's CRITICISM on DR., WArrs.-'
bought the other day. he says, in a letter to
his wife, a copy Of Watts's Psalms and
Hymns. Do you know that ever think OF
the man with such emotions as no other hu-
man being ever inspires me with There is
a lottiness in his devotion, and an Indifference
approaching to contempt, for the praise or
censure Of the beings Of this neither world
which is heroic and sublime. 1t is so awful


y great that even old surly, growing john
500, with all his high church pride and AFRO
gancc, felt its influence and scarcely dared to
whisper criticism in his life Of DR.. Watts,
which is curiosity in this particular. What
soul of celestial fire, and at the same time
Of dissolving tenderness, was that ! How
truly did he devote all the faculties of that
soul to the contemplation of the glory of
God and of the Savior He was indeed,
ever journcying home to God and seems to
have stopped half way between earth and
heaven, to compose this excellent book. His
was rapt soul, and [ never feel my own
worthlessness SO forcibly as when read his
compositions, and compare my spirit with
his.
Year: 1861

We the people of the Confederate States each State
acting In its sovereign and independent character in
order 10 form permanent federal government eSt6b
lsh justice, insure domestic tranquility and secure
the blessings of liberty ourselves ami our poster
ty-invoking the laveT and guidance of Alu ghty God
do ordain and establish this Constitution Tor the
fyauf a.is.-af Sraf f.f
Year: 1861

UNION RESoLUTIoNS.-Last week we stated
that the first duty of the Legislature, after its
organization, should be, the introduction of
resolution, pledging California to the Union.-
We are pleased to know, that even in advance of
the time we had supposed such an event might
occur, it actually did transpire, and in multiple
form. Two sets of resolutions were offered in
the Senate on the same day-the 18th-one by
Charley De Long, of Yuba county; and the other
by Senator Edgerton, as substitute for those
offered by De Long. Both sets breathe the right
spirit. The 4th and Sth resolutions of the Ed
gerton SERIES which contain the gst of the whole
matter, are as follows:


Resozred, That we look upon the dissolution of
this Union with feelings of horror; that we prize
this Union above all s0rdfd standards of pecuni-
ary interest; that we love it and cherish it with
the unselfish affection of freemen loving and
cherishing the most valued institutions of their
country, and the sacred heritage OF their fathers
That if disunion would be peacefully accom-
plished, it would be unwise, imprudent and i'm
political rash experiment because exchanging
the happiest political institution for other and
untried schemes Of government and if not
peaceably effected, it would bring in its train
multitude of evils too horrible to Contemplate





Union one of the greatest ca1amitfcs which
has ever fallen upon the world, blighting the
hopes of freedom and of freemen everywhere: as
impairing the confidence OF patriots in the ca
pacity of man for self-rule; as overturning the
freest and the best of all governments, and des-
troying the most prosperous ofthe nations of the
earth; and in putting back for years, perhaps for
centuries the cause of civilization SELF and of
rational liberty regulated by law.


Reso1red, That in the deliberate judgement of
this Legislature, there is no natter cause or
thing between the Southern and Northern States
which cannot be settled, and which ought not to
be settled and adjusted in spirit of fair and Just
compromise; and that we approve of such settle
ment. That the exigency of the danger now
impending over us demands prompt, decided and
patriotic action; that this settlement should be
thorough, complete and radical; that the North
ern States that have passed unconstitutional lib
erty bills should repeal them; that the Fugitive
Slave Law should be made efectual to secure its
objects, if any amendment be necessary; that the
South should be relieved Of any apprehensions
in respect to the aboishing of or interference
with slavery in the States, or the District of Co.
lumbia.
Year: 1861

EIGHTH OF JANUARY.-Byrne, of the Noun
tain Messenger, notes it as disgraceful fact,
that the Sth of January-the anniversary of the
Battle of New Orleans-was permitted to pass
by, in this State, without single demonstration
in the shape of an Grafton, dinner, procession,
ball or military display having taken place.
That's So And there never was time, either,
when the name of Andrew Jackson was more
endeared to the patriot than the present. In
our early days were taught to regard him as
tyrant now we believe him saint.
Year: 1861

FINE SPECIMEN-The Eureka Company are
now washing more or less on the bed rock. We
were presented rich specimen the other day,
which was picked up in their claims, exhibiting
iecks of gold in great profusion. 1t Is rare
thing in these claims to discover particles OF
gold while in process of washing for it. The
particles are almost impalpably fine.
Year: 1861

GovERNoR's MEssAGE.-This document has
been before the people so long, that every person
has had an opportunity of perusing it. We only
intend to say, by way of Endorsement of its sem
timents, that we approve of them in the main.
The message is written in good Saxon, and has
a straight-forwardnes about it which commends
it to public favor. His Excellency is particular
Iy sound on the Union question. Long may ne
wave!
Year: 1861

Poll TAx.--There is no subject treated in
Gov. Downey's message upon which he is more
explicit than this. He thinks the tax imposed
is emncntly just; and think so too. The
'noisiest men on election day are those who shirk
the tax. If enforced against them, it would pro-
badly be the only contribution they would make
towards the support of the State Government.
His Excellcncy suggests that no one be allowed
to vote until he has paid this tax. That is the
way to serve 'em The law would then be nearly
as beneficial in its operation as Registry Act.
Year: 1861

rPSPANGLEs has seen it stated somewhere,
that 'prayer is the rope in the belfry pull 1t and
the sound is heard in heaven" astronomers,
he says, shave calculated that light travels at the
rate of million Of miles a minute-the fastest
'ofalr imponderable substances-and that, at this
speed it would require ten thousand years for
ray to traverse simply the diameter of the stellar
system. Heaven must be considerable distance
beyond that. How long, therefore, would man
have to live before he could receive an answer to
his petition!"
Year: 1861

will be strict to mark how they are turned to
account. The closer this vigilance the better.
But it mast bo combiaed with all reasonable
patience. The disposition, now SO happily
prevailing, to give ample time for the COM
pletest preparation, must be continued. The
ASSURANCE Of this would be almost equivalent
to an absolute guarantee CT victory. The
North beyond all question, has the superiori-
ty in numbers, in wealth, in every resource
that can tell upon the course Of the war il.
has cause as sacred as patriotism, as price
less as freedom. With every material ad-
vantage i'll its favor, and every moral stmul-
US, the government must in the end prevail,
if its advantages are rightly used, and the
moral support Of the people keeps at it's pres
cnt steady level. There is no good reason
why the backbone OF this rebellion should not
be substantially broken, ia the coming winter
campaign. We may then be in as good
condition as VIC eyer can be TO put forth cur
utmost power. The people have II right to
expect that the government will then deal its
decisive blow, and the government itself Elk.
poets TO do it. Let duty be faithfully per-
formed on all sides, and this event is as sure
as any thing in the faturo can be.
Year: 1861

Forty-two years ago, there was born to
lho vile Of d poor and obscure blacksmith, q
son. The father died, and soon after, the
mother; and their history and memory per
ishud from before men. The infant child was
left to the care Of whonlsoeyor mi ght take L
fancy to it; but as months passed, then
years, one friend took it up, and then another;
and how he could scarcely tell himself, he
obtu;aal s. collegiate education. and found
his way into the ministry. When, one day,
q thousand miles away from the play grounds
of his childhood, after preaching to u large
attentive audience, an old lady met him at
the foot of the pulpit stairs, and said /
was present at your birth; / knew your
mother well, and [ do not wonder you have
risen to be minister Of the gospel, for it
was her custom to give you to the Lord IN
prayer, before you were born


Blessed mother! unknown TO the rich and
great oF her time, enown, perhaps, even to
her neghbors only as the blacksmith's vile.
she worked and lived and loved, end prayed
in hcr poor little obscure sphere, until it was
her Masters will that she should 20 up high


CT; and she went early, because she was
early roady; but hey works follow after aud
upward uuto heaven, as one by one souls
saved by her sons instrumentaiity cross over
Jordan, aud meeting her with other angels
bright on the better bank, they join hand to
hand, and file away upwards to the Fathers
bosom, changing in glory, Saved by grace
through her prayers


More than hundred years age, there
lived in London the wife of a sa-captain !;
who were her ancestors, where she was born,
or what of her life, no one knows, or ever
will know now. She was early left widow
with fatherless child but che feared God
Year: 1861

The atlantic MontHy has published many fine lyrics,
but we do not remember any nobsr burst OF song since


he great National crisis began than this solemn chant
which we find in the September number. 1t is worthy
to be remembered with the stormy days through which
the Republic is passing. Once read it never be