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Year: 1863

The Canal Convention closed its Ia
bors yesterday afternoon, and adjourned.
Though the action Of the body was not
what the friends of the Illinois and mchi-
gan Canal Enlargement expected, it is q
stcp in adyance-a recognition in some
sort Of the growing claims Of the West,
and Of the vital national necessity Of listen
ing to her demands upon the justice, not
the generosity, Of the Republic. The
recent concentration here, in this, the gate
way which opens into the vast occi-
dental Empire, Of the men Of talent


and influence who were in attendance
upon the deliberations Of the Convention :;
The display before the representatives Of
all the loyal States, Of the vast sources Of
wealth and power OF which the West can
boast, and the concentration Of public at
1cntion, even momcntafily, upon the great
themes under discussion will be Of incalcu-
liable advantage. As the means Of fixing
The attention Of the next Congress, and Of
making popular opinion in tavor OF what
The West asks, the gathering will exert an
influence that can be hardly over estimated.
The seed Of good fruit has been abundant
II sown VIC await The day Of the bountiful
harvest, with the assurance that it will
quickly come.
Year: 1863




Until the public rind is somewhat calm
ed down and quieted, we do not propose
to discuss the legality or Illegally, the ne
cessity OF the needlessness Of the action Of
the Government in the suppression Of the
organ Of JEFF. Davis, in this city. We may
Bay, however, that the act ifever justifable,
has been too long de1erred7 that the au-
fhorilics hayc waited until the dragons
teeth were 6oWn; and that the excitement
and exasperation that have followed the
deed might have been easily avoided by
more timely proceedings The 1i"aes has
no defenders. The most malignant
Of the opponents Of the war policy
care not say that its course is
5ustifable by any canons Of criticism, or
any Of the rules Of patriotism. And though
they may deprecate the manner Of its TAX
ing Of, none approve and few extenuate
the crimes Of which it has been guilty.
But We would not needless]y add to the
causes which may deluge these streets
with blood; hence we refrain until we may
speak plainly and to calmer and more pa
tieut leaIere
Year: 1863

The Knights had meeting on Satur-
day night There was some delay in till-
ing the. chairs, but the thing dragged
along until ten minutes past9 o'clock,
when it broke up. Judge Wick was pres
ent, as usual Our reporter met an
Irishman and German on the stairs who
damned the whole concern because they
could not get in. They said they were
all right and no abolitionists, but would
give the sentinel, Vandergrift, and the
whole batch of officers piece of their
mind for the insult What little was said
was moderate in tone, with one excep-
ton. What seemed to trouble the reject
ed applicants at the wicket was the fact
that when the word was changed they
had not been trusted with it until too
late to employ it We have the names of
thirty-one who were present We have
been surprised and shocked 10 learn that
a Noble Grand of the Odd Fellows in
this city participates in these societies.
We shall publish in detail the proceed
ings of Saturday evening, if we have
room, to-morrow.-Ind Journal
Year: 1863

Bg~ In the House on Saturday Mr..
Niblack introduced bill to elect by the
Legislature police board for the city of
Indianapolis. 1t proposes to take all
control of our police out of the hands of
the Council elected by the people and
place it in the hands of four citizens:
David Macy, John W. Dodd, Reginald
H. Hall and William o. lockwood, who
are to be commissioned for four years.
The Mayor is allowed to sit on the Board.
As the men named in the bill are all
Democrats except Mr.. lockwood, it will
be seen that this measure is introduced
as partisan scheme, and as such is in
violation of the Constitution, and an as
sumption on the part of the Legislature
that the people Of Indianapolis have no
rights whatever. The bill does not pro-
vide for paying the police force to be
raised under its operations out of the
State Treasury, and all the Council will
have to do to make the law a dead letter
will be to not pay this legislative police.
Of course its authority over our people
can never be recognized by any Council
man who has any regard for the rights
Of those he represents. Our police may
not be the best in the world (though it is
better now than it has beep) yet if evils
exist our own people can correct them
without the meddling of the Legislature.
IHdiGR0DOLS Journal
Year: 1863

city. Large numbers of the Cincinnati
Enquirer and Chicago Times are sold in
this place and circulated gratis in the
army, by the emissaries, whose object is
to create disaffected and mutinous
spirit among the soldiers. These sheets
have been put under ban by the authorl-
ties in West Tennessee and Memphis,
and it would be well to inquire into the
expediency of excluding them from this
end of the State They are reasonable
papers, so bold and insolent, that they
can hardly be called traitors in disguise,
and they ought to be choked of. We
might as well allow the old Union and
American to rise, and preach treason, as
allow the Times and Enquirer to do it
NaShUiUe UniOn
Year: 1863

THE NALLANDIGHAM ELECTIoN.-It
Is time the Administration and It's friends
understand that the Democrats of the
North are determined to defend their
rights. They will not be deferred ON the
one hand By SANDERS, however persistent
and vile, from doing their duty and giving
the Government the support to which it is
entitled; but, on the other hand. they will
not submit to lawless brutality Having
chosen Mr.. Vallandigham as their candi-
date, we are very certain that the Demo-
Gratis of Ohio will not hesitate to elect him;
however distasteful such a result NAV be
to Mr.. Lincoln; and we are sure that W
express the sentiments of every freeman
when We say that We earnestly hope that
they will promptly resist any attempt to IN
terfere with their canvas or election; while
we are equally clear that we do not speak
without warrant when we assure them that
if they need assistance from their fellow
Democrats from other States they can
have it.


In banishing Mr.. Vallandigham as he
did, Mr. Lincoln became as much crim-
nal in the sight of the law as convicted
felon in the dock; and if he, or his min
ions; undertake to consummate the wrong
by committing further Outrages upon the
people Of Ohio, so as to deprive them of
the right of suffrage, they must expect to
deal with men who have been traine,l to
believe that resistance to tyrants is obcdi-
cnce to God. Phil ige.
Year: 1863

The Charleston Mercury says of the
bombardment of Fort Wagner fortnight
ago, as viewed from the city:


1T was grand, terrible sight. The
horizon from Fort Moultrie to Vinegar
Hill, was crowned with shining masses of
the smoke of the conflict Each moment
the enemy's shells, sometimes singly,
sometimes in clusters could be seen burs-
ting above the site Battery Wagner; but
when at intervals, the clouds of white
smoke lifted for moment from the sccnc
the flag of the brave garrison could be seen
still waving defiantly in the breeze, while
with grim regularity and deGberation our
guns kept replying to the foe


Again the Mercury says:


"A few minutes after eight o'clock in
the morning the bonbardment commenced
and from this time increased in intensity
until nearly dusk, when it eliminated in
one of the grandcst and most fearful storms
of shot and shell that ever rained upon q
battery on this continent. No language
can do justice to the scene at this time
The sound was like a long continued rev.
erberation of thunder, peal following peal
in succession, SO rapidly that one could
scarcely discern an interval. The air was
filled with bursting storm Of iron, whose
solid masses and splintered fragments bur
led themselves in almost every foot of the
devoted fort Immense shells, striking
the slope, bounded over the parapet and
rolled across the parade ground, to burst
and scatter there Others, losing portion
ofimpetus, ricocheted along the ground
and over the water, throwing huge volumes
of sand and sea high in air, while still
more penetrated and were lost to sight in
the broad carthern sides of the battery
On right and left could be seen shooting
out toungue of flame from every gun
and then fantastic shapes of smoke would
linger for a moment, and then drift away
in clustering lunches, festoons and spira
wreaths, to mingle with the heavy cloud.
that had gathered in the northern sky"


The Courier says:


The bombardment on Saturday, which
lasted from morning till night, was as ter
rife as incessant, as fierce az it is possbl,
for one to conceive. The thunder of theil
guns; the booming of the shells which burs
ted in myriads in and around Batter,
Wagner, led us to suppose that the slaugh
ter must be immense, and those least prone
to give away to respondent feelings looked
on with blanchcd checks, but compressed
Year: 1863

Mechanics and Laborers Attention.
II has been brought TO the notice of gentle
men in charge of Democratic interest in this
campaign, that certain merchants and manu-.
facturers of this city are attempting to coerce
the sentiment of laborers and others in their
employ by threatening to discharge them
unless they vote according to the sentiments
of their employers.


Now but one word Vote to suit yourselves
men. When you hire out your skill and
muscle, you do not sell your principles
This article is written for the purpose of max
ing this request


That If any Democratic voter is discarged
from his employment in consequence of his
political sentiments, or threatened with dis.
charge on that account, he will Immediately
report himself at this office and give us the
facts Of the case, that we may publish the
employer, through means now in our power,
all over the land among Democrats.


Let all understand that every man shall
vote as he pleases and that any attempt to
coerce Democratic voters, will be followed BY
an entire withdrawal Of Democratic patron.
age, without which few can subsist


The Democracy of this county are fully
prepared aud able, by means of perfect local
organization, to pursue this course, il neces.
sary for mutual protection. There are men
10 this city among those who are adopting
that policy, who cannot continue IN business
long, after Democrats of this county refuse
to buy their wares or sell them. produce in
return, The remedy for threats, is prosecu.
ton under the statute. Where the threat is
not made, but the act done, the remedy is
social merely and as above mentioned


Democratic farmers please pay attention tC
that and enquire when you wish to sell ths
which has market price, who they are who
would thus rob the poor and dependent o
his dearest liberty-beeause Il is the prolec
ton Of all other rights-the right Of suffrage


"Thon shalt not muzzle- the mouth OF lhl
OK, that treadelh out the grain"
Year: 1863

Colonel strong's Funeral-Just as
we are going to press, the funeral procession
bearing the remains of Colonel Hiram Strong
is passing on Main street, en- route for the
City Cemetery. The military companies are
out marching to the solemn tones of dead
march, followed by large number Of citizens
on foot and in carriages. Colonel Strong fell
galIautly in the late battle of Chicamauga
Year: 1863

Out of Debt An effort, recently made
by the vestry of the Episcopal Church in this
city to pay debt Of over one thousand dol
lars, has resulted successfully, and the church
now reioiees in being entirely out Of debt.
Year: 1863

Tin.Panned-A wofsh looking cur pass
ed down Main street this morning on the
double quick with tin-pan appendage to
his caudel extremity The boys we're delight
ed but we cannot say as much for the dog
Year: 1863

Our advice to our readers, Is, to keep
yonr eye On the intensely loyal man. Ii
he visits your house, count your spoons as
soon as he is gone. IF your horse is stolen.
put the officers on the track of the 'in-
tensely loyal neighbor. And if you desire
to find traitor at heart, and a man who
would cell his birthright for m ess of pot
age, or his country for thirty pieces of silver,
make the acquaintan of one who is every
where boasting that he is intensely loyal
Logan Counter.


We are inclined to think this very good
sense when speaking of one of these nu-
merous oddy-contracts gentleman that
are so numerous and loud-mouthed all
over the country. They are every minute
of their evil lines attempting to cover up
their wretched stealing from the govern
ment and the soldiers by loudly proclaim
ing that they are intensely loyal. They
are like some scouudrels who join the
church to cover up the better their villain
Gus tracks. They ara alwaps marked as
the loudest prayers, and the strongest
scorners of all small slips and pecadillos of
their neighbors. Always watch people
that are either too intensely loyal, or too in
tensely religious. You will in the end
save by it.-Cairo Democrat,
Year: 1863

RECEIPT FOR CURING MEAT-To one gall
Ion of water take one and half pounds o
salt, one-half pound of sugar, one, hall
ounce of saltpetrer one half ounce of potash.
In this ratio the pickle to be increased to
any quantity desired. Let these be boiled
together until ali the dirt from the sugar
rises to the top and is skinned off, Then
throw it into tub to cool. and when cold
pour it over your beef or pork, to remain
the usual time, say four or five weeks.
The meat must be we'll covered with pickle,
and should not be put down for at least two
days after killing, during which time it
should be slightly sprinklcd with powdered
saltpetre. which removes all the surface
blood, &C., leaving the meat fresh and
cloan.


Some omit boiling the pickle and find it
to answer well; though the operation of
boiling purifes the pickle by throwing off
the dirt always to be foucd in salt and sugar.


If this receipt be properly tried, it will
never be abandoned. There is none that
surpasses it, if so good.
Year: 1863

9TThe turnip taste in milk, can be eff
fectually and easily cured. This we have
fully proved :he present season: We are


indebted to a correspondent in The Country
Gentleman for the information, which has
already been worth more to US than the cost
of this paper a whole year. 1t not only
cures the evil n milk but also in the butter.
No taste of turnips can be detected. And
this is the remedy: Pour pint of boiling.
water upon ar ounce of niter (nitrate of
potassa-common saltpetre), and when
thoroughly dissolved and cool, put it in a
bottle ready for daily use, where it will keep
cool. When you take the pail to milk,
pour tablespoonful of this ISOLATION into it.
which is enough for an ordinary sized pail
ful of milk, and it does the work effectually.
It is said that is also helps to sink the bad
favor given to milk by other food which
COWS eat. 1t is worth knowing and should
be remem hered.
Year: 1863

Hush. I can net bear to see thee,


Stretch thy tiny hands in vain;
I have got no bread to give thee'
Nothing child to ease thy pain'
When God sent thee first to bless me-
Proud and thankful too was l;
Now, my darling, l, thy mother
Almost long to see thee die.


Sleep my darling--thou art weary


God is good but life is dreary.
have seen thy beauty fading,
And thy strength sink day by day
Soon know will want and fever
Waste thy little life away.
Famine makes thy mother reckless
Hope and joy ore gone from me-
I could suffer all my baby,
Had 1 but a crust for thee
lam wasted, dear, with hunger,
And my brain is sore oppressed;
I have scarcely strength to press thee'
Wan and feeble tony breast.
Patience, baby, God will helPus
Death will come to you and me;
He will take us to his heaven,
Where no want or pain can be.


Sleep, my darling--thou art weary


God is good, but life is dreary.
Year: 1863

HUMAN OVER woRK.-A valuable medi-
cal remark is given below: The majority
of the fatal diseases arising from overwork
are now discovered. Give a human being
over work and deficient food, and be is the
victim of diarrhea ard dysentry. Give
him over-wcrk and bad air and bad food,
and be is the victim of typhus. Give him
over work and bad air, ard he is the victim
Of consumption, Give him over mental
work, with whatever air and weatever food.
aud he is the victim of brain disease, aud
one Of other of its sequences, insanity, par
alysis, diobetes, premature death in any
case; death by suicide not unfrequently.
Give him oVerwork purely physical with
air, with food, and the laboring heart try
ing to keep up against its WEAKNESS, sue
cumbs, and SO the over worked smith, boat
man or woodheaver, falls suddenly, not
more honored than the prize fighter of to-
day or the feet slave and gladiator of past
and more barboarous age DR.. Richardson.


Why is the nose put in the middle Of the
face? Because it is the scenter.
Year: 1863

A child is never happy from having his
own way. Decide for him, and he has but
one thing to do; put him to please himselfs
and he is troubled with everything and
satisfied with nothing.
Year: 1863

1t is stated by manufacturers of artificial
wooden limbs, that they make eight left
legs for soldiers to two right, and about the
same propotion of right arms to left ones,
showing that about four times as many lose
left legs as right, and four right arms to one
left.
Year: 1863

Few parents like to be told of the faults
of child. The reason is obvious. All
faults ere either hereditary or educational;
and in either case to point finger at child
is, indirectly, to reprove the parent.
Year: 1863

What is the difference between the Prince
of Wales, the son of Essau, an orphan and
baby? One is an heir-apparent, the other
hairy parent, the other nary parent, and
the other nary hair apparent.
Year: 1863

Under Democratic management, it was
our boast that the American Republic was
an asylum where the oppressed Of every
nation could find protection and home
Under abolition rule, our own citizens are
forced to seek refuge uuder foreign flag
from the most Infamous and shameless ty-
rsnny at home.
Year: 1863

GEN, LEE.-How he Is DRESSED "A
lady correspondent of the Richmond Wing
writes as fellows, respecting the Confederate
commander of the army of Virginia: "a
plain grey coat, faded and war-wors, pan
falcons of the same hue, and wooIen hat,
was the costume in which first beheld
the great Lion of Arlington" There was
no bewildering glitter of gold to dazzle the
feeble old eyes which looked so eagerly
from behind the spectacles to see the hon
ored hero. 1 saw the noble face beneath
the wooden hat. and felt that a kings dia-
dem would not add grace to those features.
ran my eyes over the stately form, and
thought that a robe of purple would not
hang more gracefully than the old faded
coat of grey; and my won an 's'head bowed
as readily in honor of the noble brave, as II
he bad been radiant in costly apParel!'
Year: 1863

The receipts Of money paid by drafted
men now amounts to nine millions, which it
is expected will be increased by one or two
millions more. The whole Of this sum Is 10
DO appropriated to recruiting underthe new
proclamation Of the President y, ~ y
Year: 1863

THENEW YORK TIMES isnow recognized through
out the country conspicuous among the journals Of
the City of New York for the


CHEAPNESS OF ITS ISSUES,
ENTERPRISE OF IT'S MANAGEMENT,


AND THE


PROMPTNESS AND
Year: 1863

-ly as though an enemy should lay Bristol
in ashes because an individual had been
murdered on the highway between London
and BrentIord. And the chief actors Of
this outrage on humanity, instead of ex'
pressing one word Of regret or even emo,
ton, cooly claim to the appreciation Of
their Government.


"rherc has been much criticism in this
country on the manner in which the civil
war has been conducted by the Americans
Year: 1863

We trust that the nominating Conyen-
ton, to be held at Dover ON the III Ucto-
ber will not lose sight Of the fact that in
addition to uncompromisiug loyalty, the
candidate should possess personal char
acter for integrity and morality above any
suspicion OF doubt or taint Honesty, can
dor aud truth hlulness, should be considered
essential qualifications for public as we'll as
for privave position, and the aspirani Tor
office who lacks these qualities should be set
aside as unworthy OF popular support OF
confidence. The people Of this county are
tired Of supporting for Office mcu who, while
they may be tolerably good politicians al
ways looking out for No l, by the by arc
us foul IN their private morals as corruption
itself.


The lottery swindllng machines Of this
State have done mach 10 yitiate both public
and private morality their evil influences
have caused Il vast deal Of mischief, by con
taminating the political sentiment Of some
of our hitherto respectable citizens, anu
making them mere tools under pay III th,
interest of the gamblers, Men who hay,
thus lent or sold themselves to corruption
and moral crime, must be remembered i
they should present themselves at Doyel
Let them be sent away to do deeds meet 70
repentance before they are recognised Il
proper persons to represent the loyalty an,
morality OF laws abiding aud virtuou
people aud when they shall show by the sin
cerity OF their future lives, aud by substau
tial acts rather than hypocritcal proles
sions that they are in sympathy with lii
moral feelings Of the community, it will b
time enough to CONSIDER their claims t
popular favor Until then, we plead in til
name OF an oIt-iusulted and betrayed peopl
for clean man for Congress.
Year: 1863

Il igan, county Of lngham ss.-At a session Of the
Probate Court for the county Of Ingham holden the
Probate once IA the village Of Mason, Tuesday the
SOth day oi june IA the year ono thousand eight hun
drcd and sixty three Present, VIM II Pinckney Judge
Of Probate In the matter OF the estate OF Ira q Oar
ling, deceased. On reading and fling tho petition. .
duly verln q, of COrdelia Darling, Administrative Of
said estate praying for license sell the real estate
Of said deceased.


IhereupOn II Is ordered, That Monday the 18th day
August next, At IL O'Clock in the forenoon be assigned
for the hearing Of said petition and that the heirs
Of sand deceased and all other persons Interested said
estate required u appear at session Of said Court
then to be holden At the Probate Office the village Of
Mason and show cause If any there be- why the prayer
Of the petitioners should not be granted And fur
ther Ordered That sad petitioners give notice 20 the
interested in said estate. of the pendency
said petition and the hearing thereof by causing copy
of this order o. be published in the lansing Republican


newspaper printed and circulating in said county Of
ngham successive weeks previous said day OF hear
ing "a true copy.) WM II. PINCKNEY.


Owls Judge of Probate
Year: 1863

INSANITY CHECEED BT The WAR.-Dr. Bellows
stated. in his speech before the American Uni
tartan Association, that in the midst Of the IN
precedented excitement Of the last two years
the amount OF insanity in the country has ma
terially decreased from what it was in time Of
peace. The substitution Of a noble aud healthy
excitement for ignoble and degrading agitationz
Of mind thus shows itself By the most delicate
OF tests
Year: 1863

DURING the raid Of John Morgan
through Indiana, his men dropped a
large number of Worn out horses. These
were collected by the authorities, and
the best Of them distributed to those
farmers whose horses had been stolen.


a few days afterwards a gentleman
passing through the country was sur
prised to hear from neighboring field
the shrill sounds of military commands:
''Halt File left Forward March
Guide right!'


He supposed that one of the numer-
Gus home guard COMPANIES to which the
raid has given birth was going through
the drill, but he discovered short Y that
1t was only farmer plowing with one
Of Morgan's cast-off horses.
Year: 1863

A GALLANT soldier was once heard
to say that his only measure of courage
was this: Upon the first fire, l i'm
mediately look upon myself as dead
man then fight the remainder of the
day, as regardless of danger as dead
man should be. All my limbs, which
carry out of the field, regard as 50
much saved out of the fire.