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Year: 1861

The New York Tribune the great head of tie
Black Republican Church, thus ridicules the
Peace Congress" Listen:


MFR Guthrie clamors in the Old Gentcmen's
Conference at Washington for a compromise
that will save the Border States. He means d
compromise that will destroy the Republican
party and give him chance to be President in
1861. But this, we think, he can't have. The
dav for compromises is over both as a general
thing and special remedy for present Dis
unonsm. The Border States have determined
that it is better to stay in the Union; and in
fact, we have no doubt that had the question
been fairly left to popular vote, no State but
South Carolina and Florida would ever have
seeded. Mr.. Guthrc's own State Of Kentucky
has wisely made up her mind to wait and see
whether the new Administration is really 90
ing to proclaim the liberation of the slaves, be
fore she opens war on the United States And
when she sees that nothing of the sort is con-
templated and that Mr. Lincoln will treat the
South not only justly but generously, she too
will conclude that no new compromises are re-
qured, and that the best thing to do is to stand
by the Constitution 1T is'


Sec He claims that the border slave States
are with the North Is this 50: Let the
border States answer.


And see too what this high Priest says of
compromise; how he scouts the idea of COM
promising with the ''save power" No one
we think can read these extracts without hay
ing their hope tor tie Union largely increased.
OF course. See what Horace says in another
place:


1--WE hardly need ask attention to the cOpi-
Gus extracts from correspondence and from
the Republican press Of the country, bearing
on the question of d new compromise with
Slavery, which We have for some days been
publishing, and OF which we this morning give
/; large instalmcnt. Never was there a more
emphatic or Il more unanimous manifestation
of public sentiment. If there still asy Re-
publicans in Congress who willing to re
nounce their principles and destroy the party,
and to expose the country to dangers far more
serious than those which now threaten it, let
them learn what is the Will Of the People and
govern themselves accordingly. Let there be
No new Compromise, :"
Year: 1861

Recollect there is to be meeting at the
Theatre tonight to nominate suitable persons
to represent Craven in the Convention. We
hope that all will 90 up in spirit of concilia-
ton and commpromi>e, determined to agree
anon a single ticket to the end that division
and disscnsons among ourselves may be
avoided. Every voter that can do so should
attend and take part in the deliberations of the
meeting. The time is very short and ofcourse
the county cannot be fully represented, but it is
to be hoped that gentlemen will be selected that
will be satisfactory to the entire county.
Year: 1861

The London ,Neaqs on secession in america
contains the following:


Even now political good sense finds it hard
to believe in the reality Of the astounding re-
suit To say nothing of the glorious historic
page which is thereby torn to atoms and the
international power and prestige which are at
once surrendered, one cannot help surmisng
that when the heat of passion has had time to
cool down, the mutual interests of the sundered
parties will operate, like the curative force of
nature, to close the wound and re-unite the
discovered tissue
Year: 1861

Greedy is for coercion and for Furnishing all
traitors-meaning by that all the citizens Of
the seeded States Hear him.


Even if the seeding States had formed their
Confederacy in strictly peaceful manner,
without seizing the arsenals, forts, or other
property of the United States, their league
would still have been so fagrantly unconstitu-
tional that neither the President nor Congress
could properly take official notice oft, except
to condemn and suppress it. The Constitution
says: No State shall enter into any treaty,
alliance, or confederation; no State shall with
out the consent of Congress, x enter
into any Agreements o compact with another
State or with foreign power" The force of
these Constitutional clauses will soon be tes-
ted by the appearance at Washington OF Com
missioners from the Southern Confederacy to
treat fog the surrender qf the forts still held by
the United States. The proper answer to such
an application would be the arrest of the Com
missioners on a charge of treason
Year: 1861


When the summons shall come that bids me remove
From the temple below to the Grand Lodge above,
To lay my tools hy--all bright in the use


or years devoted to friendship and trath,
Then brethren draw near and hear my request,


Ere hio me away to the heaven of rest.
As the eye dims in death, the hcartccase TO beat


And the hand lost to feeling no token to greet
Then bear me away TO the cold silent grave


And over my head may the Acacia wave,
Remember the pledges so chcer'ully given,


Binding Mlsons to MIsons and Masons to Heaven
Our chain boing broken, another link gone, mourn


Surround with your kindness tho kindred who
To the wife of my bosom Oh tender relief, Igricf


Lest the widowed heart break with the burden
And tho boy of my pride, oh teach him to love-


The pathway that leads to tho mansions above.
These pledges renewed, will journey in peace,


And if worthy find rest when troubles shall cease
There wait with all patience III kindred shall conc


And brethren in white shall cncirclc the throne,
Then join we come to refreshmcnt thus given,


In the praise Of our Father forever in Heaven.


Ionia, October 6, 1850.
Year: 1861

aud desire that all cause OF contention
aud distrrst may be removed, to that we
shall live in the future, as did our fathers
before us, in bonds of fellowship and
brotherhood


And rs we regard the preservation Of
our glorious Union, which has secured to
us peace and prosperity at home aud re-
spect aud protection abroad, as Of the
utmost Importance to the best interest of
our race and country, and believe that
all honorable efforts should be made in
order to restore peace and concord;
And as in the opinion Of many wise
and patriotic men our Union is threat
ened with danger;


TO the end, therefore, that, as citizens
of great common country and brethren
of great common brotherhood, we may
exert our influence with one another for
good aud not for evil, f 7 an expression
of love for our brethren and country;
BE ID Reso}red By the Grand LOdge Of
Free and Aecepted AIasoas Of the State Of
Xich,gan, That we are deeply attached
to our present form of government, and
to the constitution OF our country, and
to the citizens of every portion of our
country. and that we should dcplore as a
calamity to the best and dearest interests
Of man the disruption of our Conicd-
eracy.


ReSolrea, That we implorc our breth-
rem in every section of our common
country to exert their influence to soften
asperities Of feeling and restore harmony
to our councils, to the end that the bonds
of brotherhood may be strengthened
and as united people we may move for
ward in the career of honor and useful
ness.


Resolre9, That copies Of these resou-
tions, under the seal of the Grand Lodge,
be sent forthwith to all the Grand Lodges
in communication with us.


HENRY A. MORROW,


A. B. ELDREDGE


WM NJ FENT0N,


ID. p. CHAMBERLAIN,


T. BARROW,


JEASTMAN JOHNSON.


O. ID. C0NGER.
Year: 1861

EF- The estimate in which Michigan
is held abroad, as the consequence Of the
attitude in which she is placed by the
antislavery Governors, may be learned
by the following from the Cincinnati En-
qUrer:


"Thc republican Governor Of Michigan
comes out flat-footcd against the repeal
ofthe personal---very. notification statutes
of that State. Michigan tramples to day
part of the constitution of the limited
States, and the laws passed in pursuance
thereof, under foot, and she has the au.
dacity to be loud.mouthcd in her denim.
citation of the right of secession. For
one, we do not hesitate to say that the
miserable, sncaking plan of Michigan to
avoid compliance with the constitution
to be quite as Objectionable as the more
manly and open policy adopted by South
Carolina. If we are to coerce South
Carolina into compliance with the con-
stitution, we insist that Michigan shall
be coerced at the same time What il
fish for one should not be flesh for an
other.
Year: 1861

ohincry. The President said that N that it
might be, as the laws Of 's7 and Al, that al
though no enormous charges were allowed by
the law, yet great discretionary Pswer was left
with the courts, as to the carrying out Of the
law.


A committee Of ten prominent merchants was
then appointed TO further the objects Of the
meeting and collection being taken TO defray
expenses, the assembly adjourned. The general
sentiment seemed to favor the idea thvt most of
the prominent capitalists present would glaily
prevent any law whatever being passed, but II
i must pass, they would desire it as stringent
for the debtor as possible.
Year: 1861

we the people of the Confederate States each State
acting in its sovereign and independent character, in
order TO form permanent federal government, estab
lish justice, insure domestic tranquility and
the blessings of liberty to ourselves and posteri
ty-nvOking the faver and guidance of Almighty God
do ordain and establish this Constitution for the
Confederate States of America
Year: 1861

the Cslifornians thereby for the bankrupt
merchants of the North to whom the gold is
consigned, would make as clean a sweep of
vateers IL may be, that no more gold will be
sent from California. In that event, q cargo
of ice, or.eod-fsh, or onions or whale oil, is
all that our ptivAteers need expect TO inter-
cept and capture. The Yankees have moth
ing to send abroad, and, of course, will have
nothing to purchase and bring home from
abroad. They should sell their vessels, for
they will have no further use for them
PreyiDglon Northern commerce will be like
dining on skeleton--very poor pickings.
is cracked up to be.
Year: 1861

The President, in his letter of September II
directing Gen. Fremont 10 conform his procla.
nation to the confsoation act does not take
the ground that that act, as matter Of legal
construction, affects the poper OF militia. 2
commander to issue such a proclamation. There
Is no fact, of which We are apprised TO Undue
the belief that that is the view taken by the
President. 1t is more probable that tho oct
appeared to him to be such an expression of
The opinions Of the legislative branch of the
Government, upon the whole subect mater.
as to be obligatory, in political sense, upon
the Executive branch, until the happening OF
some contingency mauitestly not foreseen by
Congress.


It may serve to diminish The acrinony WITH
which this thing is discussed in some quarters
to consider that it is a matter only afF. citing
Missouri. Tho proclamation Vi Gen. Fremont
was Issued expressly upon the ground Ct the
peculiar condition OF things in that PARTICULAR
State and not upon the general ground of the
rebellion existing, not only in That State, but
in other States within bis military dcDartnpnt.
Year: 1861

a REBEL KENTUCKY EDIToR CAvEs.-W. N
Halderman, principal proprietor of the Courier,
publishes card in the Louisville Journal re.
qucstng modification Of The interdict against
tho publication of the Courier, and agreeing to
avoid the publication of matter preiulcial to
the Federal Government, and 10 be loyal to
that Government while Kentucky remains il
the Union
Year: 1861

SwoRS INA couple Of young men
applied to an officer in the 18th Regiment,
yesterday. to be swo orn into the service Of their
country. They thought it would be capital
joke and after much persuasion the officer
consented They were legally sworn in Is
sodiers, and will be placed in the ranks, whe
ther they like it or not We hope they viii
make effective and worthy soldiers
Year: 1861

ANOTHER Flour MILL.-Messrs.
Mills in Fact Davenport next Monday morning
10 addition to regular business they will do
custom grinding OF all kinds for the small sum
# ten cents per bcshel. and DO it right Give
them a call
Year: 1861

THE RIGHT MANI THE RIGHT PLACE.
We are glad to such men as Capt. Ener-
sou, Of Henry county, entering the service Of
his country in her time Of peril His military
experience will be of great service in our
army, wherever he may be placed. TIE
Captain was an officer 10 the Mexican wsr
under Col. Curtis, of this State, who speaks Of
him in the highest terms military man and
a gentleman. 1t is only necessary to see the
Captain on the field. TO appreciate his talent
as a military commsnder.


AN Orn Sor ptpp
Year: 1861

THE HOLDERS OF LOTS IN OAkDALE
i Cemetery hereby notified that wooden
ences not allowed to be placed upon any OF the
lots in said Cemetary and all other material i'm
provements upon lots. must be made in accordance
with the rules Of the Company. 1t is the design
of the Company to place stone corners with the
number to each lot rs eircunst stances will
admit; and the erection Of fences thereon would
interfere with such an arrangement.


by order of BOARD OF DIRECTORS.


Al
Year: 1861

Active WAR PREPARATIONS OF THE
REBEIs.-Friday's New York Times says;


A gentleman who recently returned from
says that the great body of the Secessionists
feel perfectly sure of taking Washington.
They expect to bring four hundred thousand
men into the field by midsummer, when
they calculate that the heat will be far more
oppressive to the Northern troops than TO
theirs and that then, if not sooner, they ex-
pect to achieve their great triumph. They
calculate on powerful aid from Maryland at
the critical moment, and mean to make sure
work of it.


We print these calculations, to warn our
people of the desperate nature of the strug-
gle before u.s. We can not make too great
prepare tions for it, nor be ready for greater
sscrifices than will be impeFatively re-
quired.
Year: 1861

The Memphis (Tenn.) EOsnin9 argus says:


Cotton OF no cotton, the policy Of France
and that of England toward us will depend
not on what we say, but what we do, and
for ourself much, very much, would we
rather owe the recognition of our independ-
ence to the fact that our own right arm had
brsvely won it, than TO an accidental COM
mercial necessity. This clinging to cotton,
in lieu of courage; this dependence on others
supposed needs, instead of ones own heart,
won't do.


Nothing but the courage of its meu and
the virtue of its women freed the colonies
from England, and nothing but the same
elements in its people will force Europe to
recognize, amply and fully, the new Confed-
eracy, which bases its right to exist, not on
its cotton growing, but on the eternal right
of man to choose and make his own govern
ment. t..


How absurd to tell sensible Southern
people that France and England are afraid
Of confederacy just struggling into ex-
be subdued by cotton. Such absurdities are
only equalled by the Northern idea of starv-
ing the South into submission, or whipping
it back into the Union. ti


All such exaggerations injure the parties
OF countries that make them, and mean less
than nothing. Cotton is useful article of
commerce, so is sugar; France made sugar
when war cut off its importation, and fought
and conquered twenty years without it.
England will have cotton If she wants it
whether the South does or does not send
her another thread.
Year: 1861

SHABBY CoSpUcT.-By letters from
some of the Manitowoc Guards, now in
Madison, we learn that the soldiers of the
Fifth Regiment feel great dissatisfaction
at the food furnished them 10y the author
tiles, and that a rumpus in camp few days
since on this account had the effect to
improve the State fodder. 1t is also re-
ported that on the occasion of the parade
on the All, they were obliged TO pay citi-
zens of Madison for the water they wanted
to drink.
Year: 1861

WELL SAlD.-The New Hampshire
Democrat truly says that if the war goes
on, common schools, academies, and collie
ges must curtail, and good many weak
Drained clergymen must dry up and dig
their own potatoes. But wha. the chill
dren will lose in classical education, they
will gain in common sense and practical
experience, while pondcring upon the
question why their fathers were such
fools as to ruin :he best country in the
world merely to let loose lot of negroes
who will be burden worse than the Old
Man of tie Sea, when liberated.
Year: 1861

SCHooL MoNEY.-About the sum Of
50, 800 was the amount apportioned to
this county from the State, for school pur
poses for the present year. After the
money left Madison, it is said, and before
its receipt by our County Treasurer, 5000
of ii became uncurrent, and Mr.. KoCH very
properly refused to receive it, and returned
the who amount to the State Treasurer,
demanding good money instead. The
State Treasurer declined sending any 9th
er funds, but very literally offered to ap-
ply the sum to the credit of the county.
Mr.. Koch referred the subject TO the Coun
ty Board at its last sitting, and the mem
bers passed an order TO have the $4,000
applied as part oe the ten thousand dol>
lars due the State from Manitowoc county,
and at the same time ordered the issue of
the same amount of County Orders, which
sum the people will have to raise this
winter, in addition 10 the other extraordin-
ary taxes levied upon their property
When we announced last Fall that our
county was indebted to the State in the
above enormous amount, our enemies ac-
cused US of falseh BOD, but the people now
will have an opportunity of realizing the
truth of our statement.


We are far from intending to cast un.
merited censure on the County Board, but
it does seem 10 US that they committed
grievous wrong upon the children Of the
county when they appropriated their
school money to liquidate debts created
by the bad acts of former COUNT Officers.
The school fund should be kept sacred.
Year: 1861

Every one exerts an influence over
those around him. 1t is of two kinds,
direct and indirect or silent. The one is
the result of effort the other, an invisi-
BILE power exerted, as the rose sheds forth
perfume or miasma exhales corruption.


This universal power admits of anoth
cr division, viz into good and bad and
these arc they that scatter the seeds of
good and evil. Leaving the wider field
of human action, let US look upon the re-
suits of this silent agent as it is shed
forth in the school room. Two classes
meet there, teachers and scholars and
both work by influence. The first inAu.
ence extended and felt is that of un-
studied example. When either teacher
or scholar moves in the path of duty and
works in the same with checrfuncss he
has an inward sustaining consciousness
that he is endeavoring to do right; but
more, he is shedding forth an influence
silent yet potent as the sunbeam that
opens the bud. This silent influence ex.
crtcd by scholar upon scholar cannot long
remain unnoticed. That little girl that,
at the proper time, quietly takes her
place in the schoolroom, and seldom if
ever breaks a rule of the school, what
restraining influence she exerts upon the
more reckless and lawless around her
Two or three like her, | had almost said,
are sufficient to govern school. The
influence of one scholar in the opposite
direction is equally as marked. Though
there be no direct plans laid for concert
of action, though no word be spoken to
encourage others to leave the path of du-
ty, yet the work will be done, the evil of
such an example will show itself like the
slow but sure developement Of conta-
gion.


The teachers duty then is manifest.
Sometimes a scholar from one school pays
visit to one in his vicinity, and, claim
ing the privilege of visitor, holds himself
exempt from rule, and irdulgos in whis-
pering much to the annoyance OF the
teacher. l have known the effects of
such an evil unchecked to last long after
the day of the visit had passed. A teach


er wrongs himself and his school wher


he permits such conduct from pupil Wis


itors, R.p.p.
Year: 1861

THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.


Perhaps, at this particular time, it
might not be amiss to introduce into the
educational column hint or two in re-
gard to the Office of Co. Superintendent.
1t should not so much concern the CON-
munity of teachers to what political par
ty the County Superintendent may be-
long, but it is more especially to their
interest that he be the right man 10 the
right place.


And first, We say, the County Superin-
tendent should be practical teacher
himself. That he should have practical
knowledge of the teachers profession is
a matter beyond controversy. lie might
have a considerable knowledge of the
theory Of teaching without the practice.
If he have only the theory he is in SIM
liar condition to that musician who has a
knowledge of music but has neither the
voice to sing nor the skill to play.


Secondly: He should be man capable
in all respects Of conducting an cxamina-
tion himself. If he is incapable of dis
charging this important duty then cer-
tanly somebody must do it for him. II
others do it for him is he not mere tool
of others? He should in like manner be
capable of judging whether or not per.
son is competent to teach common
school, and to such persons as in his
Judgment are, to issue certificates to that
iutent. If he is not competent to Judge
and to issue certificates accordingly he
shows himself to be unqualified for the
duties of his office; and again those im.
portau: duties devolve upon others who
may act in the premises to suit them
selves.


Thirdly: IF possible he should be a
man who will not, in the least, be biased
by political prejudice. Indeed such a
man ought not be hit upon at present,
| but a man who would suffer himself tc
be moved by political preferences, coule
not act with justice in the discharge o
his official duties. If political assem-
were necessary to the qualification Of ,
teacher then 1T different timcs the teach
crs would ryary all be of one politlta
party or another, which would be delete.
r;ous to the cause of education, as well
as absurd. We do not say that teach.
er's politics has ever been heretofore
made test of his qualifications, neither
do We say that such thing is impossi-
bic.


Fourthly: The Superintendent should
be man whose heart and mind are given
10 the work in which he is engaged
Can lie be fit guardian over the educa.
tion of the children of the country un'
less he is actuated by something more
than the cash he receives on filling the
necessary functions Of that Office?
Year: 1861

The Richmond Whiya copy Of which
has been received here, in au editorial on
the war, says: All the Indications point
to long war. After commenting upon
what it terms the safer policy Of acting
on the defensive, which has been adopted
by the rebel Generals-a policy which
the editor fails to appreciate, and show
ing the supremacy the federal forces
have gained-thus ruling the whole
coast, and able to assall at any point the
extended frontier of the South--thc fol-
lowing declarations of despair is uttered:
The possibility Of our success is not
within range Of accident. TO prevent
our abjugation or determination is all We
can hope for. We have no skill in STRAIT
egy-we know nothing of the mcaus at
command Of our Generals But if this
is all that is left us, We had as well be
looking out for terms of submission, and
the sooner the better.


An endless war which affords 10 op-
portunity for either victory or revenge is
bootless undertaking. The Southern
people who have offered themselves and
their all for the prosecution Of this war,
and have placed implicit confidence IN
the men invested with its conduct have
looked for something better. 1t is not
to be denied that . sense of unqualified
distrust is gradually supplanting that
generous confidence. That a suspicion
is gaining ground, that all the advantages
of our position have not been profted by
as they might have been, that the war
has not been prosecuted with the vigor
and energy demanded by the emergency.
We hear ,nuttering complaints, apart
from those connected with the quarter.
masters, commissary and medical ap-
pointments of SO many civilians to high
command. Many of these appointments
have been filled with disaster.