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Year: 1860

10 There is a sort of people who, through
some notion of their own superiority of wis
dom or authority, are so in the habit of iden-
tifying their opinions and prejudices with the
DEGREES of Heaven, that they cannot but look
upon all who call them in question as wicked
enemies of God and incendiaries in society.
They do not doubt that the Almighty thinks
precisely as they do and expect that their
views will be received with the Difference due
to an infalibIe relation. These people do not
combat opinions, they cry out against them /;
they do not respond to arguments, they ar
raign their authors they do not seek to con-
vict and look upon error not as thing to
be overcome, but to be punished in the person
of its believer.
Year: 1860

EFFECTS OF CLEANLINEss.-Somebody has
said, with what care and attention do the
feathered race wash themselves, and put their
pIumago in order! And how perfectly neat,
clean and elegant do they appear Among
the beasts of the field, we find that those
which are the most ceanly, and generally the
most gay and cheerful are distinguished by a
certain air of contentment and singing birds
are always remarkable for the neatness of
their pumage. So great is the effect of clean
illness upon man, that it extends even to his
moral character. Virtue never dwelt long
with filth nor do we believe there ever was
a person scrupulously attentive TO cleanliness
WHO vas colsuruete villain"
Year: 1860

ALMOST HouE-ThiS is one of the most Joy
Gus expressions in the English language The
heart of the long absent husband, father or
son, not only homeward bound, but almost
arrived, thrills with rapturous joy as he is on
the point of receiving the embraces and greet
ing of the dear ones at home. So it is with
the aged Christian as, in the far advance of
his pilgrimage, he feels that he approaches the
boundary line, and will soon cross over the
land of promise Many of his best friends
have crossed over before him, and they have
long been beckoning him upward and onward
They await his arrival with the joyful welcome
of holy ones And as tokens multiply on either
hand the land of Beuah is near, he feels that
he is almost home. The ripe fruit of long
Christian life is about to be gathered into
heavenly garner Few sights on earth are
more pleasing than aged, faithful Christians
strong in the Lord, almost home. We have
some such among usreVered and beloved, whose
faces we love to see in the sanctuary, and
whose prayers bring down blessings upon our
heads. They speak of many friends, most of
whom have preceded them, but the reunion will
soon come. Blessings be upon the fathers and
mothers in Zion and may their mantlcs fall
on us.
Year: 1860

TIE FIEsr PRAYER N CoyGREss.
Thatchers Military journal, under the date OF
December, l777 is found note containing the
identical first prayer in Congress- made by
the Rev. Jacob Duche, gentleman of great
eoquence. Here it is-an historical curiosity:


20, Lord, our heavenly Father, high and
mighty King of kings, and Lords of Lords,
who dost from thy throne behold all the dwell
Iers of the earth, and reigneSt with power sup
RENE and uncontrolled over all the Kingdoms,
empires and governments look down in mercy
we beseech thee these American States, who
have fled to thee from the rod of the oppressor
and thrown themselves on thy gracious pro-
lection, desiring to be henceforth dependent
only on thee to thee they have appealed for
the Righteousness Of their cause to thee do
they now look up for that countenance and
support which thou alone canst give; take
them, therefore, heavenly Father, under they
nurturing care give them wisdom in council,
and valor in the field defeat the malicious de-
signs of our adverSaries convince them of
the unrighte0uSnesS of their cause and if they
still persist in their sanguinary purposes, o
let the voice Of thine unerring justice, sounding
in their hearts, constrain them to drop the
weapons of war from their unnerved hands in
the day of battle. Be thou present, o, God
of wisdom, and direct the Councils of this hon
orable assembly ; enable them to settle things
on the best and surest foundation that the
scene of blood may be speedily closed, that
order, harmony and peace may be efectually
restored and truth and justice, religion and
piety, prevail and flourish among thy people
Preserve the health of their bodies and the
ygor of their minds j-shower down on them
and the millions they here represent, such tenn
poral blessings as thou seest expedient for
them in this world, and crown them with ever
lasting glory in the world to come. All this
we ask in the name and through the merits
of Jesus Christ, the Son our Savior Amen |"
Year: 1860

WHY PERsoSs ARE Born DCMB.-" Doc
tor" said an old lady, the other day, to her
family physician, kin you tell me how it is
that some folks are born dumb p


" Why, hem why certainly. madame it
is owing to the fact that they come into the
world without the power of speech"


La no, said the old lady, "now jst see
what it is to have physical education I've
asked my old man MORN a hundred times that
are same thing, and all | could ever get out
o: him was, kase they is" Well, Pm glad
l asked you, for | never could a died satisfied
without KNOWN it,"
Year: 1860

EaF As the Educational column was start
ed, and is to be sustained, for the benefit of
teachers, it shall be our object to make it both
interesting and useful to them, or rather, we
nope they will furnish us matter SO that we
eau present to them, from week to week, 4
readable column We shall occasionally pub
lish problems in intellectual and written arth-
metic, and perhaps in Algebra for solution.
We will, too, now and then, give difficult
English sentences, for analysis and parsing.-
Perhaps we may also publish each week
short list of common words, which are fire.
quently mis-pronounced, with the correct or
thoepy, according to Webster and Worcester
Not that we pretend to be correct or critical
orthoepists, but in order that we as well as our
readers, may be improved in this respect. We
hope teachers and others may keep US we'll
supplied with material for this department.
If they have not WebSters or WorceSter's
unabridged Dictionaries at hand, never mind
we will look OFT the words. We shall not
publish mathematical questions that are pre-
sented just for the purpose Of pulling either
cur readers or ourselves, when there is no
valuable principle involved We do not pre-
tend to be able to solve every problem that
can be found or made, and we have no time
to do it, if we could, but our object is to pre-
sent useful instructive matter to the teachers,
rather than to puzzle them with questions Of
no real Importance.
Year: 1860

The absurd rumor that appeared in some
of the papers, this morning, concerning a
difficulty in the Cabinet last night, isstotally
without foundation. have this denial
from the very best source. -
Year: 1860

BG 1.-THE well-informed Washington cor
respondent of the New York Herald thus
speaks of the probability of permanent
split in TIE Democratic party:


One thing can be relied upon in regard to
Senator Douglas position at Charleston. II
he is nominated upon his own popular SOW
ereignty platform, he will accept, and in
that event there will be bolt of the South.
If he 10 not so nominated, and is placed
upon any other platform, or is repudiated,
he will denounce the platform, and there
will be bolt of the North. | have the
best reason to believe that the debate in the
Senate before the Charleston Convention
takes place will verify this prophecy.


The correspondent also says that it is
claimed by some of the delegates from Penn
sylvania to Charleston, that out of the
fifty delegates from that State, forty
two are uncompromisingly opposed to Doug
las.
Year: 1860

THE Cincinnati Commercial says new po-
tatoes were served at the Gibson House in
that city on the 9th, raised too in the vicini-
ty. The planting was made last August !;
when the tops had grown to the height of
five or six inches, they were all moved
down; the entire surface of the patch
then covered with straw and barn yard
manure, and in this way growth was pro
NOTED during the winter. The tubers were
good, even better than those to be had in
July. The suceess Of the experiment fully
justified the expense, since the ground is
now all the better for early gardening pur-
noses.
Year: 1860

The editor of the Salt Lake City Valley
Tan having commented with just severity
ON the Presidents attempt in his message to
conclliate the Mormon interest by passing
over in silence their insubordination and
crimes, has been waited upon by the digni-
taries of the church, and informed that he
had better remove from that vicinity, as
they would no longer be responsible for his
safety
Year: 1860

CTATE OF MICHIGAN of Cass-ss
- At session of the Probate Court for the
County OF, Cass, holden at the Probate Office, in
Cassapolis, on Thursday the sixteenth day of
August, in the year one thousand eight hundred
and sixty. Prescnt-Clifford Shanahan, Judge of
Probate: In the matter of the estate of David
Crane, Jur:, deceased. On reading and filing the
petition duly verified, of Milton j. Gard, praying
for license to sell real estate of said deceased.


Thereupon it is ordered that Saturday, the twen-
ty-ninth day of September next at ten O'Clock, in
the forenoon, be assigned for the hearing of said
petition 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 pendency 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, for
four successive weeks previous to said day of hear
ing. G. SHANAHAN,


A true copy. Judge of Probate.


August 16, 1860. aug23-lSw4
Year: 1860

CTATE OF FMICHIGAN-County of Cass.-ss
y At a session of the Probate Court for the
County of Cass, holden at the Probate Office, in
Cassapois, on Friday the tenth day of August in
the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty
Clifford Shanahan, Judge of Probate. In
the matter of the estate of Elias Simpson, deceased
On reading and filing the petition duly verified, of
Thomas Simpson praying for letters of Admins
tration, on the estate of said deceased.


Thereupon it is ordered, that Saturday, the
eighth day of September next, at ten O'Clock in the
forenoon, be assigned for the hearing of said petit
ton, and that the heirs at law of said deceased and
all other persons interested in said estate, re-
quired to appear at a 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 pendency Of said petition, and the hearing
thereof, BY causing copy of this order to be pub
ished in the Cass County Republican, a newspaper
printed and circulating in said County of Cass, for
three successive weeks previous to said day of
hearing O. SHANAHAN,


"a true copy. Judge of Probate.


August, 10, 1860. To aug16-17w3
Year: 1860

Leaving an ANNUAL DEFICIT of 11,701
in means to provide for the Ordinary


Yearly Current Expenses Of the State
Government, whic b, with their Entire
Neglect of the Constitutional O6tigo-
ton and Duty to "provide for an An
nual Tax sufficient to pay these Expen-
ses and the interest on the State Debt"
Year: 1860

GOOD NEWS-THE HOMESTEAD


BILL PASSED THE HOUSE.


We copy the provisions ofihe Bin as
follows -


The Homestead Bill which passed the
House to-day provides that any per son
VIM is the head of family, or who has
arrived at the age of twenty-one wears
and is citizen Of the United States. or
shall have filed his intention TO become
such. shalt be entitled to enter free of
cost one hundred and sixty acres of
public land. upon which such person
may have fixed pre-emption claim. or
which may at the time such application
IS made be subject to pre-emtion at one
dollar and quarter per scre or less per
acre, or eighty acres at two dollars and
halt per acre. No issue or patent is
to be issued until the expiration of five
years from the date of entry and on pay
ment often dollars. rights are secured
to the actual settler-to issue to heirs
and devises the lands accrued which
are therein no event to become liable
for the satisfaction of any debts contrsc-
ted prior to the issue of the patent for
the land.
Year: 1860

Some of our earnest and worthy Re-
publican friends have found little fault
with us because we have not glori6ed
John Brown. We mean 10 be consa;-
entious in all We write, and not believing
..a.iat john Browns acts at Harper Ferry
were right, we could not say so. We
are not one Of those VINO believe the
cause of freedom is ever advanced by
violations Of law. II the language of
our motto, we believe order and mode
raticn are necessary to freedom. .
Everybody knows the anti-slavery p PSI
tion of the "London Times" 1t is
radical enough Yet in speaking of
Capt Brown, it holds the following de-
cided language


Whatever may be the future Of the
Negro race. no one in his senses ever
believed that its regeneration can be
effected by melting it to murder plant
ers and white women, and if any man
chooses to head an outbreak ofthis kind
he must expect to meet fate which
right thinking men will not glofify with
the crown Of martyrdom.
Year: 1860

We learn from the Hastings Inde-
pendent" that whea; had advanced IN
that market to 90 cents per SIshei.
That's the place for farmers to go with
their produce. Will the Editor of the


Independent be SO generous as to send
some of the agents there up this way
where wheat can be brought for IS and
20 cents for hushel--bring good money.
Year: 1860

PRAIRIE FIRES The Praire Fires
that nightly light up the horizon, are
most beautiful sight--Almost any even
ing they can be seen stretching their
long line Of bright flames in all direct
ions.
Year: 1860

FrGHr-An Italian and an American fought
all the way. from a drug store on the east
eide Of c street to a saloon on the west side
and then back again. The Italian was on
top part Of the time and part Of the time
the American. No one interfered. and It wa,
considered a draw game. This all happened
yesterday morning. early.
Year: 1860

A NIsT Professor Horn called on US, yes
terday, and gave US an account of his ups
and downs" his "lone wonderings" &c. from
the time that he was, "under false pretense.' >
sent to Stockton by order Of Judge Lindlcy
till the present 1t was pretended, be said,
that he was insane but the real cause of lie
per ecution was that he had celebrated Wash
iugton's birth day, in this city, on the 22d Of
February last, in connection with that of his
"hely mother Eve and also that he was the
author OF Helpers book lie says he has
been most shameluly treated His dentist
tools (and he is truly very good deutist)
were taken from him he says in the police
office, here, and he also lost two whole
months by his incarceration FIRST in the Sta
tion uouSe. next in the County Jail and
finally in the Insane Asylum (iy the way.
his dentist tools ought to be returned to him J


His manner Of escape from the Insane Asy-
lum, as he describes it, was peculiar. He
says that the gate of the outside walls of the
Asylum miruculously few open, and he walk
ed out unmolested. lie does not seem to
Imagine, for moment, that he was purpo civ
set free on account Of the perfect harmless-
ness OF his character The Object Of his
present visit to Marysyille is mainly to re
cover possession Of his dentist tools. so thai
he may again pursue his avocation as an
itinerant dentist. There is no reason why he
should not be permitted to 90 his way with
oot hindrance as he shows himself very well
able, Notwithstanding his singular turn of
mind to make a very good living. His dis
position is also very kind, and his spirits
buoyaDt and happy.
Year: 1860

CorILIoN PARrY.-We have received an
Invitation to a cotillon party to be given at
the Empire Ranch. on Tuesday evening, May
lst Moody & Mooney, proprietors of the
Empire Ranch Hotel. know how to make
such an affair pleasant, and We would like
much to lie on hand No doubt however
that Marysville will send a delegation Of fair
women and brave men.
Year: 1860

We have had an almost incessant storm for
the past ten days Three feet of snow fell on
Wednesday night, and the ground is now
covered to the depth Of seme five feet. The
miners had nearly all commenced work ana
were getting under good headw"y when the
recent snow fell, absorbing the water and sus'
pending their operations for awhile This
will delay the mining season "a week or so'
but furnishes the material to extend Its term
of duration
Year: 1860

A SOMEWHAT novel case is before the New
York Board Of Fire Commissioners At a
fire which took place a gentleman invited a
party of fireman, who had been at work all
night, to breakfast, during the time they
were there they used improper language to-
wards the occupants Of the house, which was
resented 10y others in the room, and despe
rate fight epsued among the firemen, and it
was necessary to extinguish the lights to stop
the fight. One Of the companies present made
a complaint against others.
Year: 1860

SUsPIcIous Two very respectable citizens
of Marysvie happened to arrive at Oroville
the other day just before the people were
ready to vote upon the proposition as To-
whether the county should subscribe $780,
uu0 for building roa from Sacramento to
Oroville. The Orovilears hqd got it into
their heads that the citizens Of Marysvllc
generally were opposed to this proposed
road. No sooner had the staid and sober
gentlemen, engaged in their own legitimate
business, arrived, than the report was circu-
lated that they were a couple Of bumners
hired by the merchants Of Marysville % work
against the subscription proposition. They
were accordingly watched with vigilant
eye. and particularly noticed on the day Of
election, the intention being to summariy
attend to their case. if they were seen to inter
fere. Wondering what in the name of all
common sense made them such objects Of
interest to the inhabitants Of the little burg"
they very dgnidedly went along about their
business and said nothing to nobody"


SO runs the story. Now, all this suspicion
about Marysyille's being SO much opposed to
the Orovilly railroad pr, jcct. is very nansen-
steal. Butte county is able to take care Of
herself and Marysville and Yula county are
perfectly willing that she should do so.
Year: 1860

A certain Alderman, we understand, at the
meeting of the City Council Monday night.
while laboring under an overpowering fit of
wrath against the City papers. because they
wouldn't agree to do the city printing for
little or nothing, made threat that he would
give his patronage. hereafter to the papers
below. If this menace was uttered in heat
Of passion it may he forgiven. but if it was
uttered in good filth and with deliberate
intent, it is one which should arouse the in
diguation Of every good citizen. What are
we to think Of man, living among US and
supported in his business 10y the residents Of
this city, who will eoolly aver his deterini""
tion to putronize papers innical to our inter-
es;s. and whose daily practice it is to eAtoI The
glory and grandeur Of their own city to the
dsparagement of ours ? Will this Alderman
have the audacity to say that he deserves
the esteem and support Cf his fellow citizens,
when he lends his efforts to build up other
sections Of the country than his own; when
he gives aid and comfort to papers which
use all their influence uTon legislation, both
in the State and in Congress. against Marys-
willie and for the benefit of Sacramento and
the Southern portion of the State2 If his
interests are not with us, and he does not in
tend to sustain the press which is devoted to
the advocacy Of the interests Of his own place
of business and his own section Of the coun
try. he had better pack up his duds and re-
move from among us,


But we cannot think that he could Sc
riously have meant what he said. llowev-
err time will show whether he was iu earnest
or not
Year: 1860

DIVISION OF THE STATE.-Gov
Latham respectfully suggests to
the President Of tho United States. in
a long and uncallcd for article. that
the act Of last winter allowing the
Southern counties to leave the State,
is valid. and that nothing remains to
divide the State but the concurrence
of Congress. The argument of Gov.
Latham. it must he confessed. is an
ingeninus one. aud characterized with
a lawyers ability, if it is not convinc-
ing. But there are several ol jec-
tions to 1t which to us seem insuper
able. The constitution of the State
establishes it's boundaries. I he per-
pie within those boundary lines agreed
by their votes al the polls in 1S49
when the constiiuii III was ratified to
become one people for governmental
purposes. They entered into a po-
litical contract which should. like all
other contracts be annulled only BIZ
the consent If all parties, or when
one fails To meet its ergagements.-
The boundaries of the State are a
part and parcel of the constitution
and would seem to- he as irvinlate as
any other portion Of that instrument
IF the Legislature he competent 20
change the boundaries of the State
we see no reason why the same pew.
er may not alter other and vital pro.
visions Of the CONSTITUTIONS


There is another view If the bust
ness. The State is four millions and
more in debt. If the Legislature can
scgregate seven counties with the
consent of Congress This year, it will
not be pretended that the remaining
portion of the State has les, power
in her Legislature than the Whole
State had when all together. The
next Legislature If California may
sagrcgate seven cnuriies more. and
so oil, until the bulk of our territory
be separated from MS No pr"visi"n
need he made hy the Legislature lhdl
the counties going out of the State
shall pay ary portion of the fur mil
lions debt we have contracted to-
gather, and the Whole hurthcn If that
debt may he thrown upon the COM
parativeiy few people who remain
to acknowledge themselves heirs of
the present government of the State.
The doctrine advanced by Latham
would seem, then, to amount To bur
little more than practical rcpudiation.


There are other views of this ques-
ton which we have not space at this
time to present.
Year: 1860

We are pleased ssys the Wood
stock (Va) Tenth Legiop] to see
the movement in the South to
choose other delegates in the place
of those who seeded from the
Charleston Convention. This is
right. Those gentlemen by going
out and organizing an independent
body, certainly forfeited all right OF
claim to resume their seats in' the
National Convention, and moreover
if they should claim the privilege o'
retaining their places in that body
we exceedingly doubt the expedlency
of permitting them to do SO. W.
would vote them ont and keep then
out. To admit them would result


in defeating q nomination, at leas


under the two-thirds rule. We wan


no extremists, North or South, Il
govern the proceeding of that body


but patriotic men, who look to th'
preservation of the Union as a par
amount consideration.