Decatur Eagle, Volume 7, Number 48, Decatur, Adams County, 16 January 1864 — Page 2

j .. . LJ> . WL ■ _ ■ the eagle SPEXCER <t SOHIRMEYER, Proprietors DEG ATUR?INDIAN A. SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, ISB4. WENDELL PHILLIES AND THE AD M INI STR ATI ON P ART Y. There is in a bold declaration of principle, and its maintenance against prevailing popular sentiment, a genuine manhood that commands respect from the most embittered opponents. Saladin, Turk, infidel, as he was, won the esteem of Richard by the skill and courage with which he upheld the banner of the Crescent against thaUof the Cross. Enough of the spirit of chivalry survives with us to stimulate an occasional correct appreciation of political opponents and armed foes who have given unquestioned proof' of their sincerity in the cause which they espouse. Wendell Phillips, in his speech at the Cooper Institute in New York, on the 22d inst., spoke of the southern people as a man speaks of an enemy whom he respects. It is true that in this I Mr. Phillips as far exceeded the majority of his party in magnanimity as he excels every member of it in intellect, scholarly acquirements, and the independent spirit which scorns evasion in the utterance of honest convictions. Phillips is, and has been from the time he was capable, of forming and expressing an opinion in regard to our govern- ' ment, a tiaitor. bearing towards it a hatred as deep and unyielding ns that- to which Hannibal was sworn in his boyhood against the Roman Republic. The | South, in its desperate rebellion, is but responding to the fiercer enmity against the Union and the constitution nursed by Phillips and his disciples. Had there been no James or Charles, there would have been no Cromwell or Hampden. j Had there been no Garrison or Phillips, there would have been no Yancey or Jeff, Davis. We do not intend by this ccm- ; parison to assert a similarity between the cause of the rebellion and the one for which Hampden gave his life, further than to affirm that it as much responsive to the teachings of abolitionism—which were in part, at least; upheld by Mr. Lincoln prior to his election, and , since by him adopted in full—as was the rmJi -C .1--sumptions of Charles. If this be true, Phillips, more than any other man, must be held responsiple for this war and its consequences. Indeed: be claims that distinction. He boats; that for nineteen years he has been endeavoring to break up the Union, and at last has succeeded. “Solitary and alone” he set the ball in motion, for Garrison has been so far overSiiadowed by him as to lose the claim of paternity to the abolition party. Lincoln and his Cabinet, and the most prominent leaders of the administration party, are indebted to their advocacy of the doctrines of Phillips, qualified by subterfugee and sophistry, for their positions. He has driven them from one position to another, until now they are committed to the support of the same principles lie upholds, and essentially the same policies for their cn forcenient. He is now b«t one in the army he has gathered around him, and subordinates, under a mask of pretended conservatism, are busy in the attempt to degrade him from his position as a leader in the party which he founded, and which he has marshaled to success. They are bold now in their utterances of abolitionism. He was bold when public contempt and reprobation were the only responses to his courage. They dare now to tread the constitution as ‘a dead sheepskin parchment,’ but he dared to anathematize it wi'h ven-' omous and ingenious maledictions when the American people regarded it with a reverence second only to that which the true Christian entertains for the precepts of the Savior. They dare now to question the statesmanship and impugn the honesty of those who founded the government, but he dared to reproach the memory of Washington when the act, was deemed a sacrilege in almost every household on the continent. They dare now, firmly seated in power ns they imagine themselves to be and supported by an army of half a million o. men; covertly and with dastardly disclaimers of an intention, visible through every thin and poor disguise, to enforce his doctrines, but they dare not acknowledge their adherence to them, They dare not to-day brave public opinion by such an acknowledgement. Their nominal chief, Lincoln, with shivenng hesit.w.cv .MVS he “thinks the country i.

ready for radical measures,’’ and under : pretence of constitutional authority, plots s policies for the overthrow of the constitution; but has as little courage to coniront public opinion by a proclamation of his designs as he has to withhold proclamations for their execution under the - appliance of abolition “pressure.” As Mr. Lincoln cannot be held responsible for the action of the court, it must be conceded that his views and policies and those of Phillips are in harmony. Between them, however, there is the , same distinction as between an open and daring enemy and :t treacherous and cowardly friend, and that distinction ‘ must extend to any pretended conservative who supports the President’s scheme of amnesty, while professing to condemn Phillip's radicalism.—Chicago Times. The News. i—_—: j New York, Jan. 12, Charleston takes fire and burns apace from the effect of the bombardment. The fires always spread and turn hours at a time. Last Sunday they burned 8 hours, | In one mass of obstruction haul!cd away from the beach of Monis i Island are 16 bars of iron rails. The obstructions having been re moved by natural consequences, nothing now prevenes the taking of Charleston when the Admiral wills it. In a postscript the correspon-' 1 dent adds, “The rebels have three i more ironclads building at Charles 1 . ton, two of them on the Dunder- 1 burg plan. It is well understood that Sen-' ator McDougall's resolutions, declaring war with France in certain contingencies, will sleep the : r Lst sleep with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. | The Times’ Washington corrcs- . pondent says at least 5 Major and 120 Brigadier Generals will be restored to civil life by consent of the Senate. General Meade, though absent, is in constant communi ation with the Ann of the Potomac, and commands it by telegraph. The Herald’s Folly Island correspondent says Bell’s experiments to obviate the explosion of. Greek fire shells till the proper movement, have succeeded, It is not improbable that a persisten bombardmen tof Charleston will soon ibe opened, No one doubts our ability to destroy the city whenever we desire. The Herald contains an inter- ' cepted rebel letter of Dec. 31st. which says Longstreet's forces are 1 with Lee, and the latter has ma'tured and is about to consumate! 'aseries of manoeuvers.and, albeit, bloody battles, too. The writer says: “The day cannot be for off when we shall embrace each other; in Maryland, in the old homestead in Baltimore,beneath the cross of the free and recognized South.” St. Louis, Jan. 12, The Republican’s Memphis correspondent says that two impoi’i taut propositions have recently been made by the rebel authorities to the Federal Government, Advices from Charleston are to the Bth inst. Twenty shells were thrown into th .“city on the- 7th, — with what result is not known. There are rumors that Forrest lias received reinforcements, and has irt contemplation an attack up on Memphis. It is stated at Washington that there are now 60,000 negro troops in the Federal service; that as, many more Africans are connect ed with the army in non combat ant positions; and that the rebels have lost about -500.000 slaves. -11 l '*■ — A MOTHERS GRAVE. Earth has some sacred spots where we feel like loosening the shoes from our feet, and treading with holy reverence; where common words ot pleasure are unfit- . ting; places where friendship's hands have lingered in each other where vows have been plighted, prayers offered, and tears ot par- ’ ting shed. Ob, how the thoughts hover around such sacred places, and travel back immeasurable space to visit them. But all the spots on the green earth, frone are sacred as that where rest*, wait-

r ing their resurrection, those we 1 s once loved andcherished. Hence' - in all ages, the better portion of ' mankind have chosen the spots ‘ they have loved to wander al even2 tide to meditate and weep alone,' But among the charnel houses of. ' the dead, if there is one spot more ’ sacred than the rest, it is a moth- . er’s grave where sleeps the moth- ■ er of our infancy—she whose heart [ was a stranger to every other feel- ’ ing but love and who could always; . find excuses for us when we could - find none for ourselves. There sh« sleeps, and we love the very earth for her sake. WABIIINGION LETTER. [From the Missouri Democrat.] Washington, December 26, 2862. 1 Ihe imperiousness of the de- • mand for the increase of the pay of the private soldiers of the army ~ , is forcing itself upon tho attention 'of Congress. The laborers through out the country have all had an increase of wages during the year,l but the poor soldier can pot‘strike’.' for an increase, of his pay. The prices of the ordinary articles of clothing are from twenty-five to fifty per cent, higher now than' they were at the commencement of the war, and provisions are from one to two hundred per cent highi er. There is nothing in the shape l of a luxury or necessity but what ; has gone up enormously high, whiletiie soldier’s pay remains' only a dollar or two higher than ■ it was when coffee was twelve cents and sugar six cents a pound and when a broad-cloth suit of clothes could be had for thirty dollars, and when a turkey could be . bought for seventy-five cents or a dollar. Twenty dollars a month is the least that privote soldiers, !in strict justice ought to be paid during the present war; but there is no likelihood of their getting that much increase of their pay, though it is probable there will be lan increase of from one to three dollars. THE DIFFERENCE. I n his admirable speech at Roi chester, Governor Seymour thus tersely indicated the purposes of the two parties. As was said of Sir John Corley, his statement is as good as another man’s argu- ' ment: 1 “We propose,” hesaid, “to wage this war for a purpose on which the I whole North is united—for a purpose which will draw to our standard hundreds and thousands of’ hearts in the South, and yet beat ' with love for our old banner and our old Constitution. [Cheers.] The} propose that we shall carry cn the war for purposes that we at the North cannot unanimously 1 consent to; they propose not to put down revolution, but to make rev- ’ olution; they propose to offer no indusement for rebels to submit to the laws, but they say to us and to them that we shall no longer have guaranty of the Constitution for the preservation of our liberties hereafter as they have been 1 reserved before.” tiie whole: argument in a NUT SHELL. The following, from a fate letter of /he Hon. Charles R. Buckale'.v, well epitomizes the argu--1 menrs of the abolitionists: Join us (this is the cry,) be with us, think as we think, do a*» we do, forget that you foretold these terribfe evils as results of our policy, and we scouted the warning; forget that we had platforms / which we have broken; forget that ,! you were freemen before we moun- ’ ted your backs, and ruled you by decrees, and put you in prison by i tclc r 'raub, and send you tax-gath . ers to takeyour earnings, and 1 ro vest Marshals to seize your sons ’ for the war! Forget ah this, and hold up vourhandsand bid us God speed —or, you secessionists, trait ' ors, copperheads, —worse than the ' enemy in arms, and saved of grace. > not by merit, from condign and ' pitiless punishment.

■—- 1 -T' --M- ' The latest novelty is a new sash ioned tea or coffee cup, contrived ' for/he benefit of gentlemen with heavy mustaches. It is provided i with a neat band over the top of, a piece with a cup itself, on which | the luxuriant mustache rests while the mouth at the same time, finds itself conveniently situated with reference to an aperture large j enough to allow free egress for the. fluid within, SHAKE and BURN ! Shake and Burn!' Shake and Burn!!! This is the life of agony endured by the sufferer from Fever and Ague. He wrn ders like an uncetain shadow, never know ing what moment he may be prostrated, ; and therefore disinclined to give any serious attention to business. This is the | condition of thousands in town end conn try. It is no exaggeration to say that Fe- ! ver and Ague kills more people thad any twenty other diseases in America. For 1 a sure and speedy cure of this terrible ■ affliction, we take great pleasure in roeommending Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, which have already achieved a wide reputation for rapid and powerful effects in renovating the system prostrated by this disease. For sale by Druggists and dealers generally, every where. [lmo SALE OF LAND i Mortgaged to the School Fund. In obedience to the ninety-seventh, ninety nith and one hundredth sections of the school ; law adopted March 11, 1861, the following j pieces, parcels or lots of laid, or so much as ■ may be necessary, will on, Monday, January 25, 1864, at the court house door, in the town of Decatur I Adams county, Indiana, be offered for sale to the highest bidder., the bids being equal the • amount chargeable and due; the same having i been mortgaged to the State of Indiana, to secure the loan of congressional and common ' school funds, and forfeited for the non pay ! ment of interest in advance thereon according Ito the conditions of the loans; the sale will be held between the hours of ten o’clock am; and I four o*clook p m., on said day, and will continue from dav to dnv until all is sold. UNION TOWNSHIP. The North half of the North East quarter of Section ten township twenty Eight North of Range fifteen East, containing Eighty acres I more nr less, mortgaged by George Hart and ' Sarah Hart his wife on the ;2th day of Novem I ber 1853 Loan SSO, Interest $0 70 damagesl .01 cost $3 50. Total Amount due $55 21 KIRKLAND TOWNSHIP. The South west quarter of tic North west i quarter of section thirty six township twenty *even North ol Range thirteen East containing j forty acres more or less; mortgaged by John : Gilbcit and Sarah Ann Gilber* his wife on the 19th day of January iB6O if an $*5,00 interest, $5.31 damage $1,63 cost $3,50, Total amount I due $85,44. oai if t m a tvyo to ’»rifa tr. The South East quarter of the North west ■ quarter of Section twenty Eight township twenty seven North cf Range fifteen East c<>n taining forty acres more or less morgaged by Tho mpson Robuck and Clarissa M Robuck his wife on the 18th day of March I*6l, loan one hundred dollars interest five dollars and ; thirty eight cents, damage two dollars and ten ' cents, cost three dollars and fifty cents total > amount due one hundred and ten dollarsand j ninety eight cents. MONROE TOWNSHIP, The North west quarter of • the ’North west quarter of Section S'xteeu township twenty six North of Range fourteen East containing forty i acres more or less, mortgaged ly Dnniei Urick and Nancy Urick his wife on the 14th day of | April 1862 loan twenty dollars, inteiest one »dollar and nine cents damage forty two rents cost three dollars, total amount due twen- . ty four dollars and fifty one rents The South wot quarter of the North East quarter of section sixteen township twenty six North of Range 14 east containing forty acres more or ie§s sold on certificate No 104 May 1 1’ 1852 to Levi Kincade now owned by o‘inan Laizure residue of purchase forty five dollars interest two dollars and twenty cents ’damage i ninety four cents cost three dollars total amount due fifty one dollars and fourteen cents. WABASH TOWNSHIP. , The North East quarter of the North west quarter of section twentyJEight township twen tv five North of Range fourteen East contain ing forty acres more or less mortgaged by Henry S. Judy on the sth day of March 1852, loan thirty three dollars and thirty three cents interest two dollars and six cents damage seventj • one cents cost three dollars total amount due | thirtj nine dollars and eleven cents The North west quarter of the North East quarter of section twenty nine township twenty five North of Range fourteen East 'containing forty acres more or less mortgaged by Jacob ' Bradford and Mary Bradford his wife on the 18th day of October 1862. loan one hundred , dollars interest one dollar and eighty eight cents damage two dollars and four cent*, cost three dollars total amount due one hundred and ! six dollars and ninety two cents. The East half of the East half of the North west quarter of section thirty six township • twenty five North of Range fourteen East con taining forty acres more or less mortgaged by Edward H Shepherd and Lncv Ann Shepherd his wife on 'the Bth day -of November 1860, loan s< venty five dollars, interest one dollar and twelve cents, damage one dollar and fifty two cents, cost three dollars, total amount due ; eighty dollars and sixty four cents. So much of the above mortgaged premises in ; each case as will pay the principal, interest, and cost, tVill be < ffr-red for cash, and incase there are no bidders for cash the premises will be bid in by the Auditor on account of said fund ' in accordance with the 101 section of said school ■, law. W. G. SPENCER, Jan. 2, 1864. Auditor. ESTRAY NOTICE. Taken up by the undersigned in Monroe township, Adams county, Indiana, two estray steers; one a red steer, the other white and light brindle, and supposed to have been worked, marked with a crop off the left ear and a split in the same; and supposed to be three years old and appraited Rt thirty five dollars by Samuel Elev and Michael Eley. LABON HEADINGTON. j Dee. 31,1363.

ESTABLISHED 1853. — TOWNLEYS, DEWALD & BOND. 107 COLUMBIA STREET, FORT WAYMB \re now vfferin" a much larger and mora a’.tracliv* Stack cf Goods tl )s . ... before, at ' " Wholesale and Retail, A sp’endid assortment of WINTER DRESS GOODS. .Mk. aw n: All kinds of DOMESTIC GOODS, in large Stock. Our Household Furnishing Goods Department, i Embraces nearly everything in this line kept by Dry Goods Stor«». At very low prices for this season. Hoods. Nubias, Sontags, and Comforts. All kinds of Clothes for Men's Wear. CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS, AND A HOST OF OTHER ARTICLES NEEDED BY THE HUMAN FAMILY, FOR SALE AT THE LOWEST ?lARKET PRICES. Fort Wayne,’lndiana, December 26, 1863.

NEW GOODS NEW PRICES! Wearo now receiving our Spring Stock of b oodsan<l, although, (on account of sickness we are a little late, we bought our goo Is from 15 to2opercent cheaper than we eonll have' done a week or two earlier in the season. We intend our customers shall have the advantage of the G R E A T F A L L IN PRICES, and although we arc not able to sell goods at old fashioned Peace P r i c e’S , J we can conic nearer to it than we have done in a longtime. K’r are opening our usual assort : nient of DRY GOODS Palm Leaf and other Summer Hats, bonni tsar tifivials. ribbons Ac. Clothing. Groceries Boots and Shoes. Nails, Iron etc all of WlUch we will sell at the lowest possible . prices for READY PAY. But as we can buy to advantage only for readv pay we cannot sell goodson Credit '■6-nl7 NUTTMAJi A CRAWFORD. BRANDRETH’S PILLS. While brandreth’s Pill are so potent for good diseased bodies they are bermless as bread, The babe at the brea.t or the man ofripes years and delicate fetnI ales are certain to receive an increase of 1 health from the use of these Pills blessed ' of heaven. It has be err sard by an aided physicitn, Ithat’this medicine always benefits and I never injures.’ Wherein is the superlative quality. The Brandreth Pillshave na power or action but upon impure humors in’the blood. They seize only | • the impurities in and around the parts affected by disease; all the parts involved in diseased actions are operated upon and cleanced from all foulness and reinfused with ‘Life,’ by the wonderful curative powers contained and inherent of the most justly famed Brandreth’s Pills. Millions of people whose lives appeared to be at the last ebb, worn out by I fever’s consuming fires, by consumpt- ; ion’s insidious advances by racking tor- . mentsof inflammatory rheumatism, have : been cured bv the use of these pills. The persons are living witnesses and thous. 1 unds are residents in every city of Arn- ' erica. Principal Office, No. 294 Canal I Street New York. I Sold by T. T. Dorwin Deeatur and by I all respectable dealers in medicines. Aek for new style. Clark’s school Visitor, VOL. VTT.—A DAY-SCHOOL MONTHLY The Visitor will commence its seventh vol- ’ lime with the January number, 1863. This is i the onlv Day School periodical published nt sis (tycentsr rear, magazine form, beautifully ili luatrated. Reading, music, speeches, Dialogues stories, puzzles, etc., etc., from the very bust ! writers. , . , I The Visitor has the largest circulation of any educational Journal published. Now is the time to form clubs for winter schools. Send for asnecimen. asd see inr.neements to clubs. I DAVfWADAY A HAMMOND. Pablishsrs. Aphis Pa. 1

THE SWEDISH BRANDY —As its name indicaUs it apt- ■ product of the intrant, whose native land is ijwedtr. ■ .fifL/A It is an article having a meiitw flvZ- and delicate flavor, petulutl’ ' .rich, and palatable; is highly cS*/^fC| cordialized, and <spiciallyst..'Sjdr spied to the use ol nil ladin, w ' lo nla . v require an agretab!'. P stimulating tonic, impartial; strength to the sysli m, gh if an increased vitality ttrlki whole liumaii frame. Il it a gieat lautite in Sweden, so much to that it may l» styled the national beverage. s’sfrei' should be without it.— T»k<n in tie shape of a het punch at iiigl.t before f»ing to bed, il makes t. delicious dratigH I producing a healthy perspiran’rn die.t}'- ■ ing a cold more off- dually than any othtr mixture that can be <*k« n Try it cm 1 and be convinced. Sold by merchants A DruggistssryryV. ’. <-ro. Established 1760. PETER LORIILAT.P. Snuff Ar Tobacco Manufacturer, IGA 18 Cham sr as Sivrir. Formerly 42 Chatham Street, New Toil W. mid call the attention of dealers l< th-erfcere. ' cl' his mannfaiare. viz: BROWN SNTI’F Macabov. Denugr-•" Fine Rappee, Pure Vbgids Coar-e Rappee. Nachitrcber American Oenileman. Cc.pesispi. YEII-OW SNUFF Scoteh, Honey Dew Scotch. High Toast Scotch. Fresh Honey !>.» !•»”! •Irish High Toast, Fresh Scoteh, or Lundyfoot, JTAttonlion is called to the large retiyer-, in prices of Fine Cut chewing and ennv icy'• I accos, which will be found of a superior q<> ■ ’ y ' tobacco. Smoking. Fine Cut Chewing. Smoktsg. long. PA. L., or plain. S. Jac". No. 1. Cavendish, or Sweet. Spsnijh. No. 2. Sweet Scented Oronoro. N >s. 1 i 1 mixed, Tin Foil Cavendish i •'« • » Granulated. . A circularofprices will bs n!2-7-ly. Guardian’s Sale. I Notice is hereby given that the unise will sell at public sale pursuant to an orde the court of common pleas of A(! ' ln ’ f ., , r at the court house door in the town o county of Adams and State of Indiana, os Monday, January 11. 1864. Between the hours of 10 o’clock a. m ’ n<i °* o’c.h ck p. m. on said day, the following d.«« ■ bed real estate, to-wit: th* Commencing st the north wes c east half of the north west quarter « tiontwmty eight (23). townslnp (25) north, range fifteen (lo)eas», in ecinnty and State of Indiana south thirtv-eight (38) rods, thence ’ <(i , CSOyrods.thence north u fb«thence west eighty (80) rods ° p ‘ iCIT e or ginning,containing nineteen (l»; acre loss, oh the following conditions: i(f One third of the purchase owner.to in hand, one third in rune nion b d| third in eighteen months, with mt wsr E loci Gusra* p Xov. 5, 18 63. — — Administratrix’s Notify Notice is hereby given that ♦** ""^ c estate has been appointed administratrix de . of Arthur Patreisoa, late of Adam. b c 'i TPn , ' cease d. Said estates t ’e RSO N. Nov 28,1863. AdminWraWt. Real Estate for Sale T offer f- sale about »,000 acres o, n»' W STVM»»" i