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Year: 1861

age the Border States than those farther
|off. for the light and the truth cannot
be 90 effectually shut out from them.
The pext move is to arm tie secession
lists and prevent the Usion men frou,
speaking and voting. and under the
pressure of the gag. powder. pistols
and whisky, the State is forced to
secede.


Darkness. secrecy and treachery. at
home and abroad. have marked every
stage of this stupendous fraud, and
there will be no hope Of better things
until the leaders in the rebellion are
crushed out and the people allowed to
speak and act for themselves.


The rebels have adopted the assassins
tactics in conducting the var, and many
of them will have to b shot or hung
IS murdeTsrs. 9a SD sIs.a


Terrible is the dispsasatiou which is
upon the land, and woe and wailing
must be the portion of many; but the
snd none can forsee. a aa ~.
Year: 1861

ApoIocErrc.-We missed eur issue
Of last week because we could not get
paper here in time for publication. We
this week get our paper out ahead Of
time. and will use every effort in our
power 10 keep up with the times in
every particular hereafter. a3' s1
Year: 1861

We can do the hugging-can do the
gentle squeezing of the hand-can do
the embracing-can lay our head by
the head of pretty girl if she reclines
on our shoulder, as well as the next one,
but while all this is going on, we can
not for the life of us educate our feet to
keep step to music


If we ever have children, we shall
teach them these fancy dances, to the
neglect of their catechism. Not that
they will enjoy the hopping around,
first on one foot, then on both, but they
will have such good chance to hug
other folks wives and sweethearts |!
That is the secret of dancing! No one
can object then, but if fellow were to
sit by the side of his own wife in ball
room and hug her half as hard, well
wouldn't there be remarks? Guess
not! ("We speak ironicallyv') Talk
about going to picnics, visiting, we'd
ding, going to applecuts, sparkling by
moonlight, sitting on the porch Sunday
evenings, and stealing kiss every time
a star shoots, Chats the incest game y
sleigh-riding by the side of red
checked girl, or eating happiness with
a golden spoon-all- ll-all these sink into
iusignifcance when fancy dances comes
on. But then! If a fellow don't
know how, and takes to party pref
ty girl what does and if he has to sit
on cold bench and see another fellow
doing the sweet hugging of that an
gelic creature that he paid his ticket
money to do, its awful! Just to sit still
and see another's arm where yours
should be-her head where it should
not be, and-and- don't take a
girl to fancy dancing party unless
you know all the ropes!
Year: 1861

CTATE OF MICHIGAN-County of Cass-ss.
- At session of the Probate Court for the
County of Cass, holden at the Probate Office, in
Cassapolis, on Tuesday the seventh day of May,
in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty
one. Present-Clifford Shanahan, Judge of Pro-
bate la the matter of the estate of Ruef d. Gregg,
deceased. On reading and filing the petition duly
verified, of Joseph Jones, praying for license to
sell real estate of said deceased.


Thereupon it is ordered, that Tuesday, the
eighteenth day of June next, at ten O'clock in the
forenoon, be assigned for the hearing of said pc
tition and that the heirs at law of said deceased
and all other persons interested in said estate are
required to appear at session of said court then
to be holden at the Probate Office in Cassapolis and
show cause, if any there be- why the prayer of the
petitioner should not be granted.


And it is further ordered that said petitioner
give notice to the persons interested in said estate
of the tendency of said petition and the hearing
thereof, by causing copy of this order to be pub
lished in the Cass County Republican, a newspaper
printed and circulating in said County of Cass fol
four successive weeks previous to said day o
hearing. G. SHANAHAN,


A true copy. Judge of Probate.


May 7, 1861. may16-4w4
Year: 1861

SALT FOR CAPBAGEs.-Ed. Carpen.
ter, correspondent of the Pennsylva-
mia Farmer and Gardner, last year
tested the value of salt on cabbages
and with satisfactory results. After
planting out his cabbages, he watered
them some two or three times a week
with salt water containing about fifteen
grains of salt to the pint. The cab
bage grew beautifully, and headed up
very finely; while those which had no
salt water given them produced loose,
open heads, which were unfit for any
other purpose than boiling. Rain
water was given at the time, and in the
same quantities as the salt water. He
does not know how strong solution of
salt the cabbage would bear without
injury, but is fully satisfied that solu-
ton no stronger than that he used is
decidedly beneficial.
Year: 1861

BEAR WITH LITTLE ONES. Children
are undoubtedly very troublesome at
times in asking questions, and should,
without doubt, be taught not to inter-
rupt conversation in company. But,
this resolution made, we question the
policy of Withholding an answer at any
time from the active mind which
must find SO many unexplained daily
and hourly mysteries. They who have
either learned to solve these mysteries,
or have become Indifferent as to an ex-
planation, are not apt to look compass
sionately enough upon this eager rest
lessness on the part Of children to pen
citrate causes and trace effects. By Civ
ing due attention to those troublesome
questions child's truest education
may be carried on. Have little pa
tience, then, and sometimes think how
welcome to you would be translator
| if you were suddenly dropped into
some foreign country where the Ian
guage was for the most part uDintelligi-
BILE to you, and you were bursting with
curiosity about every strange object
that met your eye.
Year: 1861

BOILED Corn FOR Hoas.-Writing
to the Prairie Farmer, VIM. Van
Loom says that he has practiced feed
ing boiled corn to his stock and hogs,
and is Satisfied that he saves one-half
his grain, and gains as much more in
time;' that one bushel Of corn on the
cob, boiled, will produce as much as
two fed raw, and in one-half the time.
In one experiment he fed three bushels
of boiled corn per day to twenty-seven
hogs, for ten days. The average gain
was two pounds per day. He then fed
the same lot of hogs on two bushels
of raw corn per day, for twenty days
they gained mere triAe over one
pound per day. These were small
young hogs-larger ones would have
fattened better.
Year: 1861

WARNED OVER MEATs.-Boiled OF
roast veal makes a nice dish chopped
fine and warmed up, with just sufficient
water to moisten it, and littles butter.
salt and pepper added. Fresh OF
corned beef is good minced fine, with
boiled potatoes, and warmed up with
salt, pepper and little water; add
butter Just before you take it up. Some
folks use the gravy that they have left
the day before for the meat, but it is
not as good when warmed over, and
there is no use of its being wasted as
it can be clarified and used for other
purposes. Boiled onions or .turnips are
good mixed with mipce meat, instead
of potatoes. Veal, lamb and mutton
are good cut into small strips, and
warmed with boiled potatoes cut in
slices, pepper, salt, a little water
add butter just before you take 1t mp,


Roast beef and mutton if not previous
ly cooked to- much, are nice cut ir
slices, and just scorched on a gridiron
Meat when warmed over should be or
the fire just long enough to get wei
heated through-if on the fire long
most of the juice of the meat will be
extricated, and render it very indlgesti
BILE. Cold fowls are nice joined and
warmed with little water, then take
ND the fried in butter Drowned. A lit
tie flour should be sprinkled on then
before frying. Thicken the water tha
the fowls were warmed in-add little
salt, pepper and butter, and turn it ovel
the fowls.
Year: 1861

A RECIPE FOR CONTENTMENT.-Try
to compute your artificial wants
the. number of things which you
fancy come under the list of "must
haves" merely because other people
possess them, and not because you
would not be quite as well off and as
happy in their absence. Try it for one
week, whenever your fingers are temp
ted to daily with your purse strings.
Record in your memorandum book,
what, in view of this, you sensibly re.
solve not to buy, and see what nice
little sum will be left you for real
necessaries. 1t is seldom by these last
that ore is hampered and annoyed.
Make the experiment, and see if it is
not so. A just economy is not niggard-
illness; one need not be miser in
avoiding the extravaganza of spend
thrift.
Year: 1861

A THREAT TO ARREST THE SUPREME Court
The New York Tribune says:


Last winter, when the rebellion began 10 as
sume formidable dimensions, some persons in
and near Washington kept strict watch upon
certain suspected officials and prominent poll
ticians. Among those thus carefully observed
were some Of the Judges Of the Supreme Court
of the United States. Facts are in possession Of
gentlemen of the highest character which
would authorize the prompt arrest of two or
three Of those Judges on charge Of treason.


The time not having arrived for proceeding
in this matter, and, in fact the rebellion hav-
ing gone on with such rapid strides as to get
almost beyond the necessity Of doing it this
serious matter remains in statue quo.


We tell the over.zealous champions Of the
Judges Of the Supreme Court, that they had
better be quiet
Year: 1861

We are happy to learn that the report, pub
lished few days since in relation to the num-
Der of men killed on our side at Phillip, vas
incorrect. There was no one killed, and only
three wounded. We have received an authen-
tic account of this affair which we will publish
Year: 1861

As uspecimen Of the views now entertained
by theNorthern press and as showing some
what he sentiments and policy of the people
of tha' section relative to present and future
operations OF the Yankee Government, We give
the following from the New York Herald Of
Monct last
Year: 1861

The Grand Dress southern Rights Bali, an
nounced to come of next Tuesday night. at
the Old Market Hall, bids fair to eclipse any-
thing OF similar character gotten mp here for
long time. Able and influential gentlemen
are enlist ted in the cause, and their best efforts
are being exerted to have the ball one that
Will long be remembered for its brilliancy.--
The proceeds accruing therefrom are 10 ba
used In way that we are sure will meet with
the hearty approval of all lovers Of the South
and her rights. If all go who should, the dag
ana pole that the committee will be called
upon to buy with the proceeds OF the bali viii
be large and long tF .-7E~ ~ =
Year: 1861

A ToLgRARLg USASIAtry.-lf anybody Is
seriously distressed about division in public
sentiment over the Constitution Of the Con-
federats States, we recommend them TO study
the following statement OF the vote upon the
question Of its adoption
Year: 1861

There is something base, on the part of
the President, in keeping Major Anderson
at Fort Sumter under the present circum.
stances. Knowing him to be Southron
and stakeholder, he should be offered a
furlough or leave of absence, and substi-
tute sent aoho is not a tSouthron. Leave
alrthe Doubledays-whether three score or
one. The people Of South Carolina have
been measurably disarmed by their sympa-
thy for Major Anderson, and President
Buchanan knows it. Why WAS the former
commandant at Fort Moultrie withdrawn,
and Anderson putin his place, just at the
beginning of our issues? Had the latter
been as good politician as a soldier, he
would have declined the appointment, and
then was his moment to resign. Now, it is
point of honor with him to remain, unless
the Federal Government will show more
magnanimity than is its character, and will
voluntarily move to relieve him. Au con-
trarie the purpose is to disarm us, through
him. But this cannot last The result will
be tho sacrifice of brave man, at the post Of
supposed duty, whose government delib-
erately sacrifices him with the hope of some
small temporary profit. Why not send
General Wool, who seems spelling for a
fight, and ought to be INDUCED, in cousid.
Grafton of his name, il nothing more. We
should be more readily disposed to aoool
him than the brave Kentuckian whom they
have selected for the sacrifice. Any how,
we cannot we'll keep our hands off from
,oooling somebody shortly after the 18th of
February. We cannot suffer flag, so hate.
full as that of the United States, to wave in
insolent defiance in the harbor of an inde-
pendent State.-Charleston Mercury.
Year: 1861

An Act to authorize the formation of a
Volunteer Company within the limits Of
the Independent Battalion attached to the
Thirteenth Regiment of Infantry.


An Act to repeal the Acts of Incorpora.
tion of the Town of Bluffton.


An Act to increase the number of Com.
missioners Of Roads for Kingston Parish
and for other purposes.


An Act to authorize the formation of a
new Volunteer Company to be called the
St. Paul's Rifles.


An Act TO alter the law in relation to
Fish Sluices on Broad River.


An Act to alter and amend an Act enti.
tied "An Act to make malicious trespasses
indictable."


An Act to incorporate certain Societies,
Associations and Companies, and to renew
and amend the charters of others.


A Bill to alter and amend the Tenth
Section of the First Article of the Cousti.
tuition of the State of South Carolina.


A Bill to provide for the appointment
of an additional Magistrate in All Saints
Parish.


A Bill to amend an Act entitled "An
Act to afford increased facilities for the ad.
ministration of justice in Charleston Dis.
trict."


A Bill to incorporate the Village Of
Niuety-six.


An Act to establish certain Roads,
Bridges and Ferries, and to renew and a.
mend certain Charters heretofore granted.


An Act TO repeal an Act entitled San
Act to require and regulate the granting Of
Licenses to Itinerant Statesmen and Travel.
ing Agents.


An Act to incorporate the Shoe and
Leather Manufacturing Company.
An Act to establish a Corps Of Military
Engineers.


An Act TO alter and amend the Charter
of the Hamburg and Edgefeld Plank Road
Company.


An Act to increase the powers of Com.
missioners of Public Buildings.


An Act to authorize the Rail Road Ac-
commodation Wharf Company to construct
a Draw Bridge over Mazycborough Greek.


An Act to provide for the proper ad-
ministratiou of the Admiralty and Mari
time Laws in the State of South Carolina
and for other purposes.


An Act to incorporate the Presbyterian
Church of Yorkville.


An Act 10 provide for the maintenance
of Police Guard in the Town of George
town.


An Act to amend the law in relation to
House Burning.


An Act to amend an Act entitled Gan
Act to convert the Arsenal at Columbia,
and the Citadel and Magazine in and near
Charleston, into Military Schools.


An Act for the establishment of Coast
Police for the State.


An Act TO authorize the formation of a
Troop of Cavalry at spartanburg Village,
to b. received into the Upper Squadron
Ninth Regiment, Fifth Brigade of South
Carolina Cavalry, and to incorporate the
same.


An Act to repeal the seventh section of
an Act entitled can Act for the more
efectua relief of Insolvent Debtors, and
for other purposes" passed the seventh
day of April, one thousand eight hundred
and ffty.nine.


An Act 70 prescribe the form Of permits
for slaves to be absent from the owners
premises.


An Act to amend the Charter of the
Georgetown Rail Road Company, so as to
Year: 1861

ANOTHER LETTER FROM MAJOR AN
DERsoN.-The following letter from Major
Anderson has been received by gentleman
in Cincinnati:


"FoRT SUMTER, January 18th, 1861
Whether bloodless separation can now be
effected, after her (South Carolina) foolish
y firing upon vesselbeariug our flag, the
other day, l think very doubtful. I was
sorely tempted to open my battery, but,s
perhaps fortunately, for the chance Of hav-
ing matters settled without bloodshed, I
could not have touched the battery That
opened upon her, and my defences were
just then in such a condition that I could
not have opened the war. am now nearly
ready. The people have supposed that
this work was ready to be defended whenI
came in. It was far from it-and it would
take me, even now, one weeks hard work
to have it in complete state. My COM
mand is only about oue.eighth of what it
should be in time of war-but though small
in number, I feel strong in the confidence
that providence will guard and guide me
safely through any dangerthat may threaten.


ROBERT ANDERSON.
Year: 1861

predatory warfare against the South. The
correspondent further states that so great is
the indignation of all parties in Southern
Illinois against Governor Yates, on account
of his late message, were he to go there
now, his person would hardly be safe. 80
Year: 1861

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Blaok Re-.
publican) at last believes the Union is
nearly gone. Itsays:


ITO the dreary catalogue of secession
States we have now to add Louisiana. 1t
was announced some time ago that this
State would go out on Saturday, the TWEEN.
t-.s;1th of January, and accordingly she
went out on that day, by vote of one
hundred and sixteen to seventeen. What
ever other element of forest ght disunion
may lack, it certainly shows no want of
precision as to time. In nearly all cases
of secession thus far it has been declared
beforehand that State would secede on
such day, and on that day the fatal work
has been invariably accomplished. Every
probability was arrayed against the secession
of Louisiana, but she has seeded, and un.
less the people stimulate the callous patriot
ism of Congress, other improba61ities Of
the same disastrous character may be e1-
pected on the part of States much nearer
our own borders.


Texas, too, Notwithstanding all the con.
fdent hopes based upon the strong Union
feeling there, and excited by the patriotic
course Of her conservative Goveruor-Tex-
as is announced by telegraph to be in favor
of secession, and prepared to follow the
other Gulf States before the close of an.
other week. The whole sea coast, from
Cape Fear to the Rio Grande, as the case
now stands, is lost to the Union"


The history of the world presents no par
allel to the revolution which is now disin-
tergrating a powerful government. The
very precision and promptness with which
the seeding States have acted thus far,
alluded to by the Inquirer, demonstrate
that the hearts of the people are in the
movemeut-that they appreciate the great
necessity of such action; whilst their pre-
vious forbearance and long suffering under
wrongs forbid the hope of their ever again
subjecting themselves to such trial.


We apprehend that, before many weeks,
the point of the coast indicating the north
ern boundary Of the country lost to the Uu-
ion will be removed still further NORTH
Guardian.
Year: 1861

GEORGIA LuKEwARM.--An exchange says
of the secession cause in Georgia:


Judge Wayne of Georgia has not resigned
his seat on the bench of the Supreme Court OF
the United States, as did Judge Campbell of
Alabama. Why is this, unless there was less
pressure of public opinion in Savannah than
there was in Mobilel The number Of resigna-
tions in the army and navy from the State
of Georgia has probably been less in pro-
portion than in any other seeded State. There
never yet was any formal ratification in Geor-
gia Of the Constitution of the Confederate
States, and one of the latest issues of the Au-
gusta Chronicle, coming by way of Louisville,
declared that it can never receive the popular
sanction without amendment. We have it,
too on telegaphc authority, that the author
tiles have prohibited the conveyance of arms
from the State, even for the use of their few
troops in the Confederate army. Combining
all the evidence, positive and negative, it is diff
fcult to resist the conviction that the Empire
State of the South lathe least earnest State in
the Confederacy--tlal It will do little work un-
der the Davis yoke, and, when circumstances
favor, will perhaps throw it off altogether.
Year: 1861

Gov. WISE ON THE WAR.-Ex-Governor
Wise was serenaded at Richmond, lately,
and made Que of bis rambling, incoherent
speeches. We quote as follows:


The call is for action. / rejoice in this war.
Who is there now that dares to put on sanctity
70 deprecate war, or the "horrid glories OF
warp None. Why9 Because it is war OF
publication. You want war, fire, blood, to Pu-
rify YOU and the Lord of Hosts has demanded
that YOU should walk through FIRE and blood.
You are called to the fiery baptism; and l call
upon you to come up to the altar. 1hough
your pathway be through fire, or through nv
er of blood. turn not aside. Be in no haste
no hurry and furry. Collect yourselves-sum-
mon yourselves-elevate yourselves to the high
and sacred duty of patriotism. The man who
dares to pray, the man who dares to wait until
some magic arm is put into his hand; the man
who will not go unless he has Minnie, or per-
cussion musket, who will not be content with
flint and steel, or even gun without lock-
is worse than a coward-he is renegade. ii
he can do no better, go to blacksmith, take
gun along as a sample, and get him to make
you one like it. Get spear-a lance. Take
lesson from John Brown. Manufacture your
blades from old iron, even though 1t be the ties
OF your cart wheels. Get bit OF carnage
spring, and grind ard burnish 1t IN the shape OF
a bowie knife, and put it to any sort Of handle,
so that it be strong-oak, hickory, oak. But
If be possible, get double barreled gun, a
dozen rounds of buckshot, and go upon the
battle field with these. If the enemy's gun
reach further than yours, reduce the distance,
meet them foot to foot, eye to eye, and body
to body, and when you strike blow, strike
home. Your true-bloodeG Yankee will never
stand still in the presence of cold steel. Let
your aim therefore be to get into close quar-
ters, and with few decided vigorous move
ments, always pushing forward, never back
my word for it, the soil of Virginia will be swept
of the Vandals who are now polluting its at
mosphere.
Year: 1861

PH0TooRAPH OF WAR PRIsONERs.--It has
been proposed that cheap photographs
should DO taken Of those prisoners taken in
arms against the Government, who have
been allowed to depart on taking the oath
If allegiance. They might be reproduced
for the use Of every division of the army,
aud put into book form, furnishing the
best possible proof for hanging those caught
lighting against the Government the second
ime.
Year: 1861

Scarcity OF SILVER IN SILVER RE-
GGoN.-The Territorial Enterprise says: Here
in Silver City; with silver veins in abundance,
and thousands of pounds of silver bullion ship
ped weekly, the scarcity of silver is felt by our
business community for silver change. A per-
son who would carry Goals to Newcastle would
be considered fool; whoever will bring few
thousand dollars in small silver change to Sill
verdom, would be considered a wise man and
make money by the operation.
Year: 1861

The Bethel affair was not the only in.
stance in which the Federal troops have
fired at each other. In the attack on Phil
lippi portions of the two columns actually
fired upon each other, but they we're so far
apart taat no damage was done, and the
mistake was soon discovered.
Year: 1861

Q, DON'T Some Of the Northern journals and
people are clamorous for peace. We must enter
our humble protest against the consnmmation of a
reHcc vet awl,". III" infant Confederacy of the
SOuth cannot yet afford TO make peace, since the
war has been forced upon us. We want still more
arms, munitions Of war, etc, and we can get them
more speedily from the enemy than We can by any
other means. Two or three more such battles as
that of Manassas will furnish the South with us
many large and small arms as will be needed for
our defence until our Government shall be able to
manufacture for itself, To make peace at present
would be to ruin the prospects Of the Confederate
States in this respect. Montgomery Mail.