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ISSUED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING, BY. Spencer & Schirmeyer. PUBLISHERS AND PROPRIETORS. OFFICE—On Second Street, In Patterson building, over the Drug Store. Terms of Subscription: One cony, one year, in advance, JI 00 If paid within the year, 1 50 I If not paid until the year has expired, 200 I*r"N<> paper will be discontinued until all arrerages are paid except at the option f the Publisher. — TermN of Advertising: One square, (ten tines} three insertions, $1 00 Each subsequent insertion, 25 ItTNo advertisement will beconsidered less I than one square; over ne square will be counted and charged as tw; over two, as three, etc, Jj“A liberal discount, from the above rates, made on all advertisements inserted for a period longer three months. LTThe above rates will be strictly adhered to under all circumstances. JOB PRINTING: We are prepared to doall kinds of job work . na neat and worku:aEhve u sire-,on themest ‘ reasonable terms. Onr water! for the completion of Job-Work, being new a-1 of the lat- i est styles, we feel confident that satisfaction ean be given. DECATLR BLWESS CABtDS! BURT HOUSE. Decatur, Indiana, <■32* ■ Proprietor. Will give good attention, and makes reasonable charges. n37-vG-ly. D. W. CHAM PER, PHYSIC A IN 4- SURGEON DECATUR, INDIANA. Jj^OFFICE—On the east side of Second St . in the room formerly occupied by J. D. Nuttman as a banking office. v4-n42. rm FTfmrnTir; ATTORNEY ATJLAW AND CLAIM AGENT DECATUR, INDIANA. Will Practice in Adams and adjoining Counties Will secure bounties, pensions; and all kinds of claims a-rain st the Government. irOFFICE. —On Main Street immediately South of the Auditor’s Office.—v6-n 12 jamesHOaobo, Attorney and Counselor at Law, I>E CA TUR. INDIA -V A. TTOFFICE, in Recorder’s Office..rj Will practice in the Courts of the Tenth Judicial Circuit. Attend t the Redemption of Lands, the pay.„ent of Taxes. Especial atten, tion will be given to the collection f Bounties Pension and all claims against the Government Nov. 28, 1862. v6-n42. iii ; ri i:t i. iiirn! I’, V. SMITH, Ambrotype & Photograph Having permanently located in Decatur and supplied himself with everything that may be found in a First. Class Picture Gallery, Would call the attention of all who desire god Picture at low prices, to call at his rooms in Houston’s Building, immediately over the Drug i Btore. n37-ly I fcf.j JEFFERSON QUICK, DEALFB IN CLOCKS, WATCHES, MUSICAL ' IXSTRU'IEKTS, JEWELRY, £O., ‘ DECATUR. INDIANA. Clocks, Watches, Jewelry, Musical Instru I meiits. <tc„ repaired on short notice. SHOP—On Second Street, orte door south of Kiittman <t Crawford's Store. v-5-n-41 VICKSBURG! IJ. MIESSE, ! In his line of business, Defies the World! nil other LIKE TNSTITOTTONS thrown in the shade! AH eff-rtsat COMPETITION gone by the BOARD. It i.acknowledged by all that be can sell a BETTER* article of fX Harness, Saddles, Bridles, Whips, and all such like for LESS money than any other establishment in Northeastern Indiana, without ixception. His work is all warranted to be made ofthe very best malerial, aud made by old aud expe rienced workmen. Buggies nnd carriages trimmed in the latest and most approved style. Repairing done on short notice and at reasonable rates. WGive us a call, and we will convince yon of the truth of what we say. Wo PAY CASI'i for our stock, nnd consequently BITY CHEAPt;R than if we bought on TIME; and of course .an sell in proportion. — n3#-v6

For the Eagle. A BIBLE VIEW OF SLAVERY. — BY M. KING. There is a leading question— I should realy like to know, Why do the abolitionists Love the negro so? Why will they rant and rave, When it’s plain for all to see, That all the sons of Ham Our bondsmen were to be. Was Noah not a prophet, Who by inspiration spoke; And in God’s wod he tells us That they shall wear the yoke. Abraham bought servants; And we likewise find That he was the progenator Os the savior of mankind. Agitators read your bibles, Though I fear you never do, And you’ll find slavery sanctioned, From the beginning through; For Christ and his desciples, Taught servants to be kind And obedient to their masters; Which in God’s word you'll find. We are taught by Paul and Peter What bloodshed there shall be When wicked men aud bigots Obey not God’s decree. Let abolition preachers rave, God tells us there shall be Just such a set of hypocrits To stir up enmity. They do not read their Bible, God’s word they do not preach ’Tis discord and disunion, Those hot beaded bigots teach; They will not enter Heaven, God’s face they will not sea. He’ll say, Depart ye 'cursed W orkers of iniquity. -A ■—■■■»■ I ’ ' ■■ T-W The blessing man most desires to fall into his lap is woman. A great man is most calm in storms a little one most stormy in calms. It isn’t commission alone that makes a sin. A man is guilty of all the sins he doesn't hate. He who has plenty of brass can generally manage to get it off for gold. Few can bear the test of familiarity.— So don,t be too intimate with your wife. A man can hardly be in harmony with himself if he is in face a dog, and in soul ft cat. Recluseness has its use. Men, like trees, must stand far apatt to grow large. Good morals may not always be good polities, but bad morals can never be. i Men and women make the world, as I head and heart make human life. ) The worthiest poset usually remain un1 crowned till death bleaches their forehads to the bone. In most gardens and parks you find nature tamed down and grown domestic ; like a barn door fowl. ’ We shouldn’t be cowed by the name [of action. We know that the ancestor I of every action is thought. 111-made fortunes, like ill-made candles I are apt to smother their own splendor ' with their own grease. I Man’s deserts are indicated by his formation. His nose sticks out as if offering itself to the t weaked. Tongues and sounds are esteemed the best parts of codfish, but they are often I the worst part of woman. , If you would keep your room comfortable in winter, obey the injunction of the ghost in Hamlet—‘list! list! oh, list.’ Every country should be bounded North, South, East and West, by Truth, , Justice, Charity and Peace. A charitable untruth is perhaps more excusable than an uncharitable truth; but both should be avoided-

•Our Country’s Good shall evex be cur A!nj- Willing to Praise and not afraid to Blame."

DECATUR, ADAMS COUNTY, INDIANA, SEPT. 19, 1863.

AWKWARD JEREMIAH. BY CAROLINE F. PRESTON. A young gentleman fashionably dressed and with the air of one who would be ; at home in society, reached Boston toward evening by' the Fitchburg ■Railroad. proceeded at once to a hotel, not wishing to intrude upon his relatives at that hour, and took a comfortable eupper. After this he read the evening papers, and then went out to enjoy a leasure stroll on Washington street. On his way up he passed Vinton’s well known establishment and it being a warm evening, decided to go in and have an icecream. He accordingly ordered one, and while | waiting to have it served, had an oppurI (unity to look about him a little and take a survey of the company as assembled. These were chiefly ladies and to those who are at all familiar with Boston ladies, I need not say that the faces were very well worth looking at. Our hero’s attention however, was attracted, to two young ladies who sat nearest to his own seat, They were apparently about the sama age, which could not have varied from eighteen. Both, too, were quite attractive in personal appearance. They were conversing together in quite an animated strain, upon a variety ,of subjects. At length, one of them, said: ‘By the way, Emma, have I told you about the visitor we have been expecting.’ •No,’ said the other. ‘lt’s a cousing from the country, who I suppose, will prove a perfect rurtic, in every sense. Such fun as 1 expect to get i out of him.’ •Wh it is his name?’ Jermiah Onlhank. I expect he’ll want us to call him Jerry.’ The other young lady laughed.—‘Hie name is rustic enough, certainly,’ she said: You must be sure to give nie a chance to see him. Mustn’t keep hitn all yourself, Alice.’ •I don’t intend to I —»•<<• one else io enjoy the fun.’ •Do you know how he looks?’ •No but I can imagine. In the first, he is tall and awkward, not knowing what to do with hands and feel wearing cowhide i bools, and full suit of blue including! swallows studed plentifully with brass ) buttons There what have you to say to that picture?’ Emma laughted. ‘I say this, she replied 'that if he at | all answers vour description, he will be | a decided tceession to our society. When do vou expecthim?’ ■To morrow. Uncle wrote that Jerry ; as he calls hitn w ll propably arrive at that time.’ •I guess I will make an errand to drop ’ in by that time.’ , 'Do so by all means , With these words they arose and left the room. The young man had listened to their j conversation with an air of mingled am-1 niement and vexation. Not to keep the reader in suspense we will tell him what he has probably surmised, that the chance listner to the young ladies remarks was ! none other than Jeremiah Onthank him- j self. He wag quite the reverse of the picture bis cousin had drawn, being, as ■ we have said, very gentlemanly, both ' in dress and address. He was born in Vermont where hie father a good hon-, est farmer still lived but enjoyed the advantage of education in a colledge io New York where he had an oppotuuity to mingle in society. This fact was quite unknown t*his cousins, in fact they were not first cousins, although the indefinent relationship was most con- ] venienlly expressed by that term. Hith- j erto the two families had known but little , of each other. •I will pay her off. said the young man : to himself with a smile. I The next morning early he went out to a ready, made clothing, establishment. •Have you got any blue suits?’ he asked. We have none made up recently. They are not fashionable in the city you know,’ I am aware of that but I intend to do a little masquerading.* •Want to personate a countryman,’ j said the clerk smiling. •Precisely,’ ‘Then I think I can accommodate you. Not long since, a countryman calledin and ordered such a suit as you desire ! but having been fleeced out of his money by some sharpers, wa» obliged to leve j them upon our hands.’ ■The very thing,’ exclaimed young Onthank. •There is only one thing wrong— He was not as tall as you, and they may be Soma What abort id the arms and i legs.

‘All the better, Such is the traditionary country fashion. Wil) you let me see them?’ The suit was accordingly shown.— Our hero at once put it on, and could ; not help laughing at the complete metamorphosis which it produced in his appearance. He hardly, recognized himself. ‘I think I will keep it on, he said and have the others sent to mv hotel I| want two articles more—cowhide boots and a flaming red bandanna, and then I shall be fully equipped.’ An hour afterward he knocked at the door of his aristocratic relative’s residence. ‘ls Alice tu hum?’ he enquired of a i servant. ”1 believe so,” said, the latter, staring, at him with, her eyes, wide! open. Then go and tel! her that her cousin! Jerry wants to see her. If she’s fryin doughnuts or anything tell her 1 kin wail in the sittin room.’ The servant stifling a laugh, went up and reported the arrival of Jerry to : Alice. ,0, charming,’ said she, *1 was just' thinking what I should do for amusement I am glad he has come.’ Alice desenden and entered the drawing room. There stood before her the ; embodiment of tbe picture she bad drawn the evening before. ‘How d’ye do, cousin Alice? I’m Jerry Onthank. Expected me, did’nt 1 you?’ So saying he strode toward his I cousin and grasped bar taper finger and a painful squeeze ‘l’m very well, thank you,’ said she, I suppressing a smile with much difficulty I Il hope you left your family well.’ ‘First rate! Dad’s alive and kicking and marm’s so’s to be about—all well ] except, the white, heiffer—she’s took sick, and I'm afraid she wont, get over it.’ ‘That’s a great pity, certainly,’ said Alice, with much sympathy. ‘I gues you'd tbir.R so, that critter used to give fifteen quarts of milk a day, and which we used to sell to the milkman -oe ihrpji cerite a nnnrf M—* U-ir- > ’• I a day clean gone. i ‘lt is certainly quite melancholy.’ •Yes,' said he, hesitatingly, looking ! perplexed. I 'When did you arrive in Boston?’ I ‘Last night. ‘Where did you put up?’ i At the Tremont house. What dow ' ■yer think! That plaguey stage driver | ) that took me there charged thirty seven) ,cents! I guess he seed I was from the country, and wanted to cheat me.' ) ‘I believe that is the regular price, said ; : Alice. ■Show! You don’t thought? Guess you’re I made of money in Boston! —Its a big ! town though!’ ‘lt's pretty large.’ j I never seed so many brick houses in all my born day. There’s one thing I want I to see.athough. I ‘What is it?’ ‘lt's a ship They have em in Boston, don’t they?’ ) Oh, yes; plenty of them down at the wharves. Couldn’t you go out with me and take ! a walk down there? I s'pose you are there every day.’ j ‘lt is’nt exactly considered proper for a young lady to walk down to the wharves.’ ‘Sho! then you don’t want to go?’ I womld rather walk on tbe Comon. Have you seen that?’ •Yes, I seed it this morning.’ ‘What do you think of it?’ It’s coufounded sliarno that they should let so much good land go to waste. It j would be purty good to rais pertators on. I’ve a great mind to tell tbe gov- ) ment I’ll take on shares.’ ■I don’t think it would do any good !They keep it for children to play on and j for the people to promenade.’ ‘To what?' ‘To take walks.’ ‘Oh. that’s tbe idea.’ At this moment. Miss Emma Dickenson tbe other young lady was introduced. Jerry made a shambling salutation, and the young ladies continued to ply i him with quostions, enjoying not a little ,of his rusticity. Two or three days elapsed. Jerry ) made his home at the aristocratic mansion of his cousin. It would take altogether too long to detail all the instance ' of his rusticity during that time. At this lime his cousin determined upon a parly, chieflv in honor of a young lady from New York, a representative of the best society of that city in whom Alice wiehed to pay especial honor. When Jerry appeared to escort his cousin down stairs to the brilliantly lighted parlors, she was supprised to see | that he was attired in fashionable style. In reply to her interrogatories be said’

' I kinder thought I’d like to dress a Utile • more in Boston style, so I went out and I bought me some new clothes. They cost | a mint of money, bun darn the expenses ) When I’m in Boston I’m going to do as 1 the Romans do.’ Alice wm secretly glad of the change, j Really her cousin looked quite genteel, I much more than she had dreamed poss- ; ibis. Soon the New York belle arrived and was warmly welcomed by Alice. Some ; hall hour after Jermiah found himself] near her. To his supprise he recognized 1 a young lady whom he had met in society. The recognition corfversing unno- : ticed by Alice, when the music struck up j a quadrille. I ‘Will you accept me in lieu of a better partner, Miss Vancouver,’ laid our !hero. The young lady inclined her head in : ; the affirmative; they took a place oppo- [ site Alice and a young military gentle- I man. ‘Good heavens!' thought she, ‘how on earth did Jeremiah get introduced to ' Miss Vancouver. He will make us all rediculous.’ But she had no time for remonstrance The music struck up. | To her supprise, Jeremiah went through ; J the figure with perfect propriety. He did 1 not jump about as anticipated. The quadrille over, she went up to the j i P air ’ •I didn’t know you bad been intro- ! I duced to my cousin,’ said Alice. ‘We have been acquainted for two years,’ said Miss Vancouver, quietly. Where did you meet,, asked Alice, ' amazed. In New York, said her cousin significantly. ‘I was at that time a college I student there. Alice was overpowered with astonishment which she managed to conceal, however till the varty was over, when 1 her cousin made an explanation adding, with a smile, Cousin Alice vou were . rather hasty in assuming that all whr ' lived in the country are clod poles. If you ) will come to Vermont next summer I ; ■ hope to convince you to the countrarj. I Her visit is likely to be a long one as she ' has became the wife of the awkward Jeremiag FROM JAPAN. San Francisco, Sept. G. j We have dates from Japan to the 2ith ’ of July. i On the 15th the English ship Medusa. ■ j while on her way from Mangasaki to ; | Kanagawa, by the Inland passage, was : I attacked by some of the forts and vessels i i that had previously fired on the A meriean j ! ship Pembroke. The Medusa received I ! twenty-four shots, and was much injured ; She had four men killed and six wound- ■ ed. She in return destroyed one Fort and ■ then proceeded to Kanagawa. On the 20th the American steamer! Wyoming arrived at Kanagawa, whence I she had gone to punish the Darnio whose vessels and forts fired on the Pembroke) about the 11th of July. She reported having done her work well, having blown up the Japanese steamer Laneefield and silenced nearly all the neighboring forts, I leaving the Lancefield in a sinking condition. The Wyoming received twenty shots, and had five men killed and six wounded, when it was deemed prudent j to proceed to Kanagawa. On the 24th, admiral Jarez, in the Se-j miramis, returned to Kanagawa, and re- i ported having arrived with the Semiranns on the previous Monday, by the Simio- ) roski Straits. The Tancred had ulso been fired into, i receiving shots from mask batteries, I which with the forts, were then bombarded tor three hours; at the end of that time one hundred and fifty troops landed and the forts, batteries and town were destroyed, the grins were spiked and the magazine blown up. Little fight was shown by the Japanese after being shelled , out,—principally from behind trees and jutting points of rocks. Two thousand men were reported to be oe'Cending to- ) wards the ships, but would not attempt i to pass the range of the bombardment. Nothing was seen of the Laneefield, ! but the tepinast of a sunken vessel was ' ■ seen, suoposed to be her i When we see what a man is, we don’t i . ask how he was educated. The fruits of a • tree afforded a better test ts its condition •! than a statement of tbe composts used in dressing it j M nF

ABOLITION,VS DEMOCRACY. No two political organization ever ; exisisted tn the United States more com- ) pletely antagonistic, than the Abolition and Democratic parlies. Many factions ' and separate organizations exist, occupying grounds somewhere between them, embodying in their principles more or I less of the doctrines of either of those two parties, but the two organizations themselves have always been considered as occupying extreme antagonistic points 1 in the political arena. Therefore, no greater political non de--1 script could be conceived of, than a party assuming tbe name of one of these political organization and upholding the principles of the other. Such a hybrid monster is the War democracy of Indiana. Whilst clinging to the name, and seeking to purloin the prestige of that great party i the principles it upholds, so far ns they have been annrunced, are identical with abolitionism. Either by open proclamation, tacit indorsement it has planted itself squarely upon the Abolition platform, and tberd it stands in close embrace with its sable associates, nnd vauntinly lays claim to tbe name of Democracy. Lincoln can issue his emancipation, proclamation* without number, and these Democrats (?) can smile approvingly upon the act His political guillotine can ring whilst beheading Democrats in lha army, and elsewhere, and the most rabid’ and inefficient men put in their placas,- ] merely on acccunt of their (Abolition proi clivities, and yet this Democracy can look on complacently, and these acts the approval of their silence, if not their smiles. Haseall, Stanton, Schenck, and burnsides, can stifle tha Democrat press—can arrest private citizens, whilst in the pursuit of their usual avocations—invade the sanctuary of their homes at the midnight hour —drag them before mock tribunals, and without tha shadow ot a charge against them, plunge them i into dungeons, or drive them into exile without a word of disapproval from these par excellence Democrats; but because the An iitor, and Treasurer, and Agent ]ot State would not commit a felony—decision ot the Supreme Court, pay the ' interest upon the State debt, and thus relieve Governor Morton from the meshes in which his villainies, and the villainies of his party, had en'angled him, these men, in the resolutions adopted by them at their late Convention at Indianapolis, denounce those officers in the must unmeasured terms. No wonder that the Abolitionists bill and coo witn them, and ' pat them on the back, notwithstanding i!,e hated name of Democracy which, they assume. •Birds of a feather Will flock together.’ Outrage at Mount Tabor on tux Holy Sabbath. —We have to reerrd another outrage perpetrated at Mount Tab- ' or, on Sunday, by a certain set of per- ! sons tailing themselves Union men. ! Mount Tabor Church is in Boone county 'on the line between it and Hendricks, and a young man named Sullivan was returning from it on his way home afte» worshiping Almighty God after the dictates of his own conscience. His persuation, religiously, was that of a Methi odist; politically, it was that cf a Democrat. Three home guards, belonging to a political organization in this State, met i him and demanded his butternuts, winch they said had been concealed about his’ j clothes. He denied having any. Nothing, however would answer the purpose of’ i these three home guards other thtirt searching him this, with pistols firing at ’ him eleven times, they proceeded to do. • ) four balls striking him and taking effect. I The unfortunate Sullivan was conveyed by some humane persons, who were attracted by the noise, of the affray, to a' : house near by, and Dr. C.F. C. Could a • distinguished surgeon nnd physician bf tbe vicinity called in to dress yonng Snllivan’s ‘ wounds. He extracted three balls, and i the young man was left in a fairway ot recovery. We have no heart to comment upon this Inmentabfe oceuireace, happening as it did; upon Lord’s day. and involving the life, of a Christian and a Democrat —[Slate Sentinel. We are told of a bit of practical amalgamation which is scarcely credible. It is to tbe effect that the wife of an officer of a Wisconsin regiment has since the death c! her husband which occured about a year ago, become the mother of nn interesting juvenile citizen of African desrent,’ which is snid to look, for all the world, like the greasy contraband which ■ the officer brought from the South and introduced into his tamilv. It la a sad cause it true.—[Oshkosh (Wis.) Review. Jones complained of a bad smell abvut ’ the post office, and asked Browti what it 'could be? Brown didn't know, but s.uggested that it might be oauseri by the 'dead letters.’—[Norwalk Gazette,

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