Decatur Eagle, Volume 8, Number 24, Decatur, Adams County, 5 August 1864 — Page 1

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_BECATIS mgs ®S! BUtir house. Decatur, I n it i a na, Proprietor. Will give good attention, and makes reasonable charges. n37-v6-ly. "f. a. jelleefT PHYSIC AIN 4 SURGEON DECATUR, INDIANA. iTFOFFICE—On the east sideofSecond St . in the room formerly occupied by J. D. Niittwan as a banking office. v3-nls. hi id studTiTakeb , attorney atjlaw AND CLAIM AGENT DECATUR, INDIANA. Will Practice in Adams and >i<fj,>: ning Counties Will secure bounties, pensions; and all kinds of claims asainst. the Government. LPOFFICE.—On Main Street immediately Routh of the Auditor’s Office —vC-n 12 James It bo bo. Attorney and Counselor at Law, DEO A TER. INDIA NA. T7*GFFICE, in R *corder’s Qffic-’ rj Will practice in the Co iris of Ten h Judicial Circuit, Att *n I t the R Oempti mos Lands, the payment of Taxes Espcwhl alien, lion will be giv<‘u tothe c••’.’ecUo > l’ Boi:nti'*4Pension and all claims against the Government Kov. 28. 18§2. vfi-r42. Large fall & Winter Stock OF READY MADE. er s na -tv-sra • T IE M E & TRO., FOET WAYNE, IND. FAS 11 I O N A H L E T A I I. C RS Real Estate for Sale I offer f r sale about ?.000 nrros f’.and mated in different pi ' 1 use 'uv. Anv j’Ciaon wishing - to buy, will do u»di to c«ill en the undersigned. March 14.’63 DAVID STUDABAKER. W ELJTLW BOOT & SHOE Manufactory. ISAAC A. BAKER, Hafl opened a shop in Niblick's bl Stand, where he Jinnuf; icturcs to order all kinds of. Boots and Shoes of the b ■<* quality,.and ; >r thmost reasonable charges. H • respectfully so licits a liberal share «»f the public patronage. July 16,1864. —Iy-n2l-v8 v7b?simcoke, Practical Dentist, I nm new prepared to treat all diseases of the. teeth and mouth , -IMTLO-'-J in a scientific manner. Jam also ’ prepared to insert Artificial Teeth on Gold. Silver or Vulcanite Rubber, from one tooth to an entire set. Decayed teeth filled with gold, tin foil or artificial bone. Scurvy and to >th ache cured in a few minutes, all of which 1 will warrant. Tooih brushes, tooth powders, tooth ache medicine for sale. ffj'Office one door south o Nutt man J* Cra a-ford’s Store, in the brick.—n23-vB-july 28 1864. VICKSBURG! I. J. MIESSE, Tn Ins line of business. Defies the World! All other LIKE INS ITTUHONS thrown in. h? s’i iJe! AH efforts at COM PETITION gone by the BOARD. D h •’.ekoowlrdged by all that he can sell a BETTER article of Harness, Saddles, Bridles, Cy-so Whips, and all such like for LESS money th in any other establishment »u Northeastern Indiana without «xeeption. His work is all wari anted to be made ofthe ' very best material,and made by old and expe i riftneed workmen. Buggies and carriages trinamed in the latest ' and most approved stvle. Repairing done on short notice and at reasonable rates. •TFGive lis a call, and we will convince you of the truth of what we say. We PAY GASP for our stock, and co”seq n iUly BUY CHEAP ER than if we bought on I’l ME; and of coursi •an sell in proportion—n3S-vP Examiner’s Notice. The undersigned Srhnol Examiner of Adams County. Indiana, will told examinations nt hh office in Decatur upon the fourth Saturday of the following named mouths, to wit:—January, April, June. March, May. December; and upon ! each Saturday of September, October and No vember. Exercises will commence f-nch day at ten □’“clock, a m. Teachers will please bear in mind that there will be no private examinations given, unles the applicant can show there is act al necessit therefor. Shonl officers, and other friends of education are cordislTv invited to bo hi attendance. App irants with whomtheexaminer is not peraoiialiv acquainted will be required to present a CQ’.‘iu' it.»‘ -ign<«l by a promhu nt citizen of th* evu y ‘o th* t ‘T■ tb-iu s iid appliesr.tsos tatns a good tcar.il chJ. R. 8080, Examiner May 30,1863 Adams Count?

I FORT WAYNE ADVFIITBEIIEXTS. p! A!\ STREET EX(’ 11A\(iE, ; J. LESMA.N, - - - Proprietor, Wain Str, West of Calhoun, Ft. Wayne. Ind,, Good Accommodations at Reasonable rates Stage office for Bluffton, Decatur,St.Mary’s, Kendalville,Sturgis and Auburn. n3BvG MEYER & BRO; Whole & Retail Dealers in Drugs and Medicines, Paints,Oils. French and American Window Glass, Dye Stuffs, Brushes,Spices, Liquors and ines. Coal Oil and coa] oil Lamp' .to TTNo. 95 Columbia Street, Fort Warne,Tn- ’ 1 diana, h*3Bv6. ’ Wholesale Dealer in HARDWARE AND STOVES, -i And Tlnnufactnrer of ‘ TIN,SHEET IRON AND COPPTRWARE ATT-IE GRANITE STCRE. No. 79, Columbia Street, v4-n24. FORT WA YNE. IND. . REDEKIN HOUSE, . J. SKA.W3 St sqy. - - • Pro’s Barr St.vet. between Columbia dr Main. FORT XVAYNE, IND. ■ | This House has been entirely Refurnished 1 r ‘ and Refitted hi good style, and every attention . wiir be paidm the comfort of guests Board ■ era accommodated by the Day or Week. >'3l?. MAYER TIOUSEj Cornor of Wayne and Calhoun Sts . i FORT WAYNE, INDIANA.! H C. FOX, - - - Proprietor General Stnce <" fit e. rSnCO. ' JUSTIN ihIURET. Denier in WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELS SrLX r ER-PLATED WARE, Ac . J NHW BLOCK, FORT WAYNE, INt>; All kin<*t Rep-iirLug done to order, ana | warranted. vbn<9 -DEALER INUarble Monuments. HEAD STONES, MANTLES, CABINET ■SLA B S. <fc s ., & c FORT WAYNE, IND. Work done toorderon flic shortest noticel .and in the neatest manner v5n39. S. PATTERSON, Agent. D. F. cToMPARET. PORK packer; , iiiHEii no comm Mcrcli a n t , FORT WAYNE. IND. ! Genera! dealer in all kinds of Crain, Sc Fish, Sn’t, Produce, Agricultural Implemanis, dtc, Best Brand Family Flours iETLibcral advances made on .Produce,etc , n.|4<rir fimTm NiiTocK. O. P. M()RGAN .Vo. Cl Columbia Street, FORT WAYNE Ind. -o KT> IT SC OK 55 W Hardware & Stoves -AND— Manufacturer of Tin & Sheet Ironr>. UL.UL’ ~-W >53 • no 15, I GUST V. BIEMOX. RUDOLPH StlM A F SIHMON Sc BRO.. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Books, Stationary, Toys And Fancy Goods, Calhonn Street, between Columbia and Main ! FORT WAYNE, IND. English Sr.hon! Books, German and Latin : Book.M.Toays—a large assßprtment, Wall and Window Paper, Looking Glasses, Picture Frames, Engraving*? i <tc.. die., Tl:e attention of the public isrpspectfully in-j vited Most nf our stnek is imported directly bx ourselves, which enables us togivr- our cub-j Great Bargains. ?sn3f. . UNION FILE OMPANY. C SCHMIDT A Co. —MANVFACTrUE’ OFFILFS. RASPS. MILL-PICKS, STONE CUTTERS’ TOOLS Ac. R3-Citting Old Files, &c , done to order and Wrrranted equal to new All ’<> n Ivof R bp. on-l File, made fn order Also. Whole,ale and Retail Dealers in Foreign and I) > o-Stic If ardw ire. Pine Sash nn.l lioorc, Nails. Glass, Pti nt, dec.. At Faetorv Prices. UNION BLOCK , onnositcstotc Bank. FORT WAYNE, IND. All orders from the Country attended to. I'

■'Cur Cour-'v . Good shall ever he cur Aim—Willing to Praise and not afraid to Blame.''

DECATUR, ADAMS COUNTY, INDIANA, AUG. 5,1864.

" » ' BF.W H 32 DECATUE EAGLE ; ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING BY ' D. J. CALLEN, PUBLISHER AND PROPRIETOR. ■ OFFICE—Ou Monroe Street in the second story of the building formerly occupied by Jesse Niblick as a Shoe Store. Terms of Subscription. One copy nnn year, in advance, $1 50 If paid within th»* year, 2 <H) If not paid until the year has expired, 250 o*N’o p.-.p< r will be di«continue«| until all ' arrernges are paid, except at the option of the publishers. Terms of Advertising: ; One «qunr<- (the Epace nf ten lines of breI vier) three insertions, $2 60 Each subsequent insertion, 50 iLFNo aflvcrtisement will be considered less than one square: o. » r one squ-ir*’ will be enun ted and charged as two; oxer two, as three, etc i I’ A liberal di>« ount from the hlk>v« ratemade on ill advertisements inserted fur ape- ( riod longer than three months. O Local Notices fifteen cents a line for each ; insertion Job Printing We i>re prepnred to do all kinds of Plain mid Fancy J..b Printing at the most reasonable .rates Givens a call, we foil confident that satisfaction can lie given. —•——: —_■ — r ——— ——— For the Eagle. A Lamont for onr Country. I ■ t ET SIRS. M KINO. ! ■ G t’ Country’s pride is fulling fast ; Hoarse howls around dread war’s load blast., ' I The Land where pride and bo or stood Is now a c’tarnal house of blood. . Qur Land that did such riche,yield, I Is new a waste and barren n.-lil, ' Where peace an l plenty dwelt svc.urs, i Now famine stares the hungry poor. i Onr coff. rs now are empty all — Portending fair Columbia's fall, > Where is our rii-l.es, pride and boast? ' Has honor left Columbia's coast? I Onr power which lately shown so bright, I Links in the deepest shades of night, ' Will i.ot kind Heaven avert our fate? ; Frcra in.pions traitor’s banef.<l hate. ■ Must blood and carnage chill onr veins? Jlust dead and wounded heap our playi*,? I Our land so dearly nought before, I’b drenched again m human gore, ’ Shall envious tongues oar fall proclaim, 1 hroughout Columbia’s wide domain, I Shall it be borne by every breeze, j To other lands far o’er the seas. i Must fair Qqhimbia mourn in vain ( For her brave sous in battle slain? Will orphan’s tears avail for raught Anil widow’s prayers be all forgot. , Forgot the day the news was borne An independent nation born _ . Oh. from our land is honor fled, Justice Withdrawn, and pity dead? We once enjoyed a peaceful reign, IVe once could boast an honored name; But now our lan J is filled with gloom, The scourge of war came all too soon, Wil! not just Henver. hear onr cries? Another Washington arise? Or _ must we fall, from grandure hurled, i A scorn and bye word fcr the world. For the Eagle. Honor to Vnllniidighaiu. Honor to the noble man. Honor to Vallandigham— Honor to the moral Hero, Quite unlike the modern Nero. i Honor to the men of peace, May the number fa>t increase, Honor to the brave and bold, Who would not be bought or sold. Honor to the advocate of right; NV ho did not fear a tyrant’s might; Dared to plead the people's cause, Dared maintain our broken laws, Would be fiee. to speak and write, ' What a crime! in a tyrant’s sight? We’ll support our Constitution; Now we pass this resolution. For the love we bear our Nation, I Voter him for the highest station. So here we are, and here we’ll stand, Now we \vill give him heart and baud Honor to him, the exited man Honor to C. L. Vallandigham. The capture of Martinsburg Va., yielded several millions of dollars worth of stares and clothing to the Confederates, including a wagon train of over fiye hundred wagons. GT Best Text Book of Treason—Lincoln’s Proclamation.

I 1 he Soldier’s Vote—Correspondence between the Candidates upon the Democratic and Republican State Tickets. The Constitution of Indiana ptovides that every voter is ’entitled to vote in the j township or precinct where he may re- . side.’ I’o show the quaiitieatiun of voters we quote from Article II ofthecou- . stition on ‘suffrage and elections,’ the following: Sec. H. In all elections not otherwise provided for in this constitution, every white male citizen ofthe United States, !of the age of twenty-one years, and up wards, who shall have resided in the I State dining the six months immediately i proceeding such election; and every-white male of foreign birth, ot the age of twen- > ty one years and upwards, who shall I have resided in, the United States one year, ami shall have resided in this State j during the six months immediately prei ceeding such election, and shall have dei clared his intention to become a citizen 1 . of the United States, confoi nfabfe to the laws ofthe United States on the subject .' of naturalization, shall be entitled to vote in the township or precinct where he may reside i Sec. HI. No soldier, seaman or marine lin the service of the United Ftates or of i their allies shall be deemed to have acquired a residence in the State-in conse quence of having been stationed within the same, nor shall any such soldier, sca- . man or inaiine have the right to vote. Sec IV. No person shall he deemed to have lost their residence in the State Iby reason of his absence, either on bnsi- • ncss of this State or ofthe United States j Sec. V. No negro or mulatto shall i have the fight of suffrage, 1 It will be seen from these provisions I of the Constitution, that no person is enI titled to vote except in the township or i precinct where he may reside, and eon -sequently our soldiers in the field have ; 1 not the right of suffrage. In oider to secure a fair expression of ; sentiment by the qualified voters of the. i State at the* coming elections, the candi- . <Ke-upon the Democratic State ticket, as wi I be seen by the correspondence .annexed, icqncsted the candidates upon I the Republican or ‘Unconditional Union' State ticket to unite with them in a reI quest- to the authorities in Washington, ■if computable v. ith I’.e public interests to t’mimigh th.e Indiana poidiers in the i field, who are qualified voters, a sldficient i length of time to permit them to return I home and vote according to the require ments ofthe Constitution This |«’opositiiin has rtiet the approval ,of the Republican candidates and the ' correspondence has been forwarded to I the military authorities at Washington, : and we sincerely hope that the eondi'ion i of public affairs may be snch previous to the October' election that this joint re quest may beeomplied with. We annex the correspondence alluded j to: Indianapolis, July 18, 1861. To the “Uncondition d Union” candidates of the State ticket: ( | The undersigned candidates, of the! Democratic State ticket, in view of the fact that the approaching State election j is of more than ordinary importance, pro j . pose to unite with von in an application ito the authorities at Washington to permit, if the public- service will a low, fur-, loughs to all Indiana soldiers who are 1c ' gal voters, so that they may be enabled to return and east their \otes at the ensuing election in their respective precincts jin accordance with the Constitution and laws of this State. An early iespouse to : this is requested. Address J. J. Bingham, Chairman of I cmocratic State Central Committee. J. E McDoxalo, David Tubpie, •Jas. S. Atiion, Jos. Ristine. i Mat. L. Brett, Oscar B. Hord, 'Samuel L. Rugg' E. C. Hibbex. Gov. O. P. Morton, Indianapolis. State of Indiana,! Executive Department, > ludinapolis, July 25, 1864. ) Messrs. Jos E McDonald. David Turpiei Janies S. Athon, Joseph Ristine, Ma>thew L. Brett, Oscar B. Herd, Samuel L. Rugg and Ethelbert C. Hibben, candidates on the ‘Democratic State ticket ’ Care Joseph .1 Bingham, Esq , I Chairman of the Democratic State Central Committer: Gentlemen: On my return from Washington on the evening of the 22d inst., your letter ofthe 18th was placed in my hands, proposing, itt view of the fact that the approaching State election is of more than ordinaty importance, to unite with me in an application to the authorities at Washington to permit, if the public ser vice will allow, furloughs to all Indiana soldiers, who are legal voters, so that they may be enabled to return and cast their votes at the ensuing election in their re spective precincts, in accordat.ee with the Cnnsiirutton and taws of this State,! and requesting an early response.

. It affords me mitch pleasure, gentlemen. to comply with your request by fiiri nisliing an early reply to your eommttnij cation, and. in doing so, 1 beg to assure . you that your proposition meets with my ■ hearty approval and concurrence. A- ■ early as April last, I made application to • the authorities at Wa-hington, substaii tially in the> form proposed by you. to ; permit our soldiers to come home and vote at the ensuing election. On my , late visit to Wa-hington I renewed the application. The iuthienco of your names ■ in connection witlt my own and tho-e ■ connected with tne on the Union State : ticket, (who, I am advised, fully cone tr ■ in the propreity of your suggestions) in I an effort to secure to the,bra.e men.of : Indiana, who are now serving in the ar- ; mies ot the Republic, the privilege of re turning tn their homes to cast their votes in accordance with our Constitution and ; i laws, is espeeiiiily gratifying to me, and ; ; with your permission, 1 propose to for- ; ward to the Secretary of War a copy of ■ your communication, with a bopv of this . reply, to the end that definite arrange-' > ments may be made. O. P. Morton. . — PE'IDENTIAL QUESTION. We clip the full.,wing from the New York Fiemnns Journal This p.pir .wisrn pirersed in 1861. r.nd the E-'itor i imprisoned in Fort Warren for cppnung the war. A moment.-us responsibiliiy rests upon Den ocra'.s, and on. (nose tli-it propose nc- ; ting with t-hem in regard to the next Pres--1 i.Jenti il election. It is a fearful mistake • to suppose that any of the elements of possible strength can bu dispensed with. i We need all we can get to give us a fair chance ol success. There are a number of gentleman u’.o ' whisper powerfully in hotel parlors, hut.' ’I are little conversant with the rough' ' masses of tl.e people, who would inri.-t j that a ticket must be put up, composed: (only of simon pure Democrats —of such ati ! have never for an hour dflecled from ti e ancient Democratic land in irks, nor ev, n by silence, seemed to aquiesce in <lie anti- . Democratic war of the heders! power . upon states, we will not be accused of. any want of sympathy with such sentimenj Is. while other's whispered, it was oaf • duty, as conductor of a public journal, to I talk out. We suffered, in 1861, the sup I pression of our journal, am! chains and dungeons, rathe r than modify our lone. I We gave palce not jfnr one hour, to anv such wrong, but resisted it from beginni.ng to end tat a party, meant for political power, that is to be confined to such j , as have not, one idea or other, acquiesced !in, or even assisted, in the war of the j Federal power on States, may be eminentjly respectable—very selecU—yet, ns n cons, quence, it will be too small to have the power of rescuing these States Irom I their present sad prostration. | We must have rubers . and many others to help us and it is ligainst political justi ce, as much as against political necessity, to expect forces to aid without, at the same lime, sharing in council and in con , tide ration. We are, nil, in. a low slate, politically, and we must take the best we : can get, not all we might wish. Sincerely, and thoroughly, if we would save our ■State, we nt as r find allies outside of any number who have always been opposed to this war. If we accept of allies, the ; first principles of justice requije that we shoitl 1 deal fairly, and truly, with our allies They must share with us, not onh in benefit, but in ii.flm-nce, and in power Otherwise they would not be allies but • dependants. L t us hear no more then of proscrip I (ton of any one, merely becnase lie has I been up to his elbows in blood, in a con j flict that we know to be unholy! Tt is the ' history of every country, an I of every Inge, without one ixep'.ion, th nt the ! necessities of pnl iti.cal Combination must i embrace those that are netbi r holv, nor pure, nor honest? The safety nf the corn mon weal depends on the combinati. n, • not of those that are good, but of a suffi cient number of such as will work tmret- | her for the securing of measures the least objectionabl?. Having said thus much against the dimauds, o< those with whom our Ireartand seoliments agree, we turn to another class of persons, with whon?, for success, we must co—operate. If we dipi.c.t, nay. if we nd denounce anv purism in our present Iramih .ted condition in politics, we. at the same lime • and with the more reason, insist on what is of fundamerlal principles. Some o those with whom we have to deal ar. slow Co believe that there is any such thing as conscientious and immutable, couvictioni. We Uav# sera the larger of

portion oft! a Breckinridge; lenders in N.-w York and N- w Engl ind, in 1860, . pass ov< r, with most of 'll ir slim-y, , i l oddy cohorts, to Lincoln, in 1661! Politics, in these unhappy region, has too . long been locked on as a trade. Hence i the present woes! But, with such as thus, still, consider , politics, we would uxposiulste even in 'heir own langnage. We would say to • them: There are a multitude of men, too , large f.r von [o neglect with a hope of . success, who are so impr-ic licuble. so . silly i! you will, ns (o be governed by political principle. These men will yield , to von everything—oflicea, s;-oil,’’honors tl you relish these now — everything ex- • cep t prim ii.ly. This’hey will not yijld! In tile interests ot success, we begot you to take this S'ubborn I'tct into account! We discountenance as absurd nny at- , ti nipt to rn -k..- objection to men, as n'lies who have been < ngaged in th's war. You must reconcile yourselves to the • ; conviction, however tin palatable, that. no persona, constdrrn'ion are going to (stifle the dictates of principle, ■ in that , class ol D -mocrats who aro opposed to . this war in jifi. its phases. This is a rmim-nt when a g're-rt gene--jositv in personal views is demanded. We hate insti'ntions and rights deaf as li’e, to be maintained. To-'.be securing of these, for our children unless we he fools or slaves, w« will se.eiifi -e a!! • present fee|ing,.all pwseni political adi vantage, t , A re w.- tosMccerrl? Is the nomicretrf the 1 Chicago Convention to lead on to the re establishment of putitical act! civil liberty ‘ among us? If so, and as f qyi.,ilc to attaining yjch an end. there mu-; be no Puritanism of 'peace men” as some seen: willing to Im i called! And there must tie no s.ich pre scription of men opposed to this war—s such ns tl.e shoddy World newspaper hss i trier! to in tug irate ngainst Va! amtigham in Ohio, Timinas- S.-vinour in Uoiir.ectiru:, I and others, t l-ewherel 'Peace men,” if that obj-ctionable Quaker name is to be accepted, must recognize-, (rankly, the claims of military men, tlio- • ugh their note l'..'is grown out’ of this war. Die military element, and c.on'luct. can i n.-ver again, in our d ir, bo ignored, as < ln v have I' en in the p. is’. Military men, if r*--ii!v afi e, will recog n Ze that, to any stability in honors and J advantages they may claim, a fixed and perm nt nt civ;! order '« in<!-*pftnsabl»*,nhd this c vi! and political ord»-r is ft- duiinct from the military as driving l.ortis ;h different from making pin raloons. If ip od sens'.' can have a heariftnf f- - re need be no confl'et at Cl.icH<ro, noraQer, it, anjon-r Democrats and il osc that pro* p »si? to act vnth them. The only danger is from narrow and dcsi ,r n’n(j men, who wmil { ruin us all (or the chance of their winning on a single man! The Contest Bbtween the President i and Gov. Seymi or.—From Albany wo have statement that Governor Seymour insists on the enforcement of the laws; irrespective ofthe alleged order ofthe I President to General Dix to resist the process of the courts. 'I he Govemor has ordered the militia force of the State to be increase I to Seventy-five thousand men by draft pursuant to law for the organization of the National Guard, and the escape of the State from civil commotion will depend upon the course that will be adopted by the Federal adtnihi&* t rat ion—[N. Y. News. Lincoln’.- I’uv rtv We s«e it str.ted ti at President Lincoln has never drawn cn ■ dollar of his. sd iry. A letter writer st'tes that, “his Excelk-Bcy remarked recently that ha did not intend to Jilt anv of bis salary until the end of Im, second term, which time it woyl 1 amount tv a nice sum ’ Thi.v . make strange. In 186 1 Mr. Lincoln's ‘riende repi>•< nte i him as being verv poor—not worth a thousand dollars, nt>d tins they say wnaeviderce of his honesty. \\ Imre does he now obtain bis means, i'ormer Presidents had to draw their salaries quarterly, and then had not enough jof money to provide for their wants, but Mr. Lincoln, it appears can live sumptu- | qusly for years on fiothing! I, i too in shoddy business, or is cotton now Ling with him? He is certainly making ’money Very rapidly be some means or other. Ills son "Bob, " too as we have . heard, has within the last three rears became a verv rich boy—worth some fwr> or three hundred thousan I dollar?, ’ 'Loyahy”pays now a- lavs. ! Now on exhibition at Barnum's—Old Abe’s loyalty—very small but dark

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