Decatur Eagle, Volume 9, Number 1, Decatur, Adams County, 17 March 1865 — Page 2

■" l. AM. ''"r— ” JTHE EAGLE CALLEN <fr IIUDGEL, : Egitor®. DEOATUR, INDIANA. FRIDAY. Mar. 10. IH«S. rKESIDENTiJNCOLVS INAUGURAL ADDRESS. Fy? Lnw-ci'VNTnTMEN —.At Hi:® second •ippuarinti to take the oath of the presidential office, there i~ less occasion for an extended address than there was at| the first. Then a statement somewhat indetail of a course to be pursued seemed verv fitting and proper Now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have been constantly called forth on every point and phase of the great contest which still absorbs the attention and engrosses the energies of the nation, little that is new cculd be presented, the progrress of our arms, upon which all else Chiefly depends, is as well known to the public as to myself, ami it js ,1 trust, reasonab'y encouraging to all. With high hope for the future, no prediction in regard to it is ventured. On the occasion corresponding to this, four vearsago, all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it: all sought to avoid it, while the inaugural address was being delivered from this place, devoted altogether to saving the Union without war, insurgent agents were in the city seeking to destroy it without war—seeking to dissolve the union and devidc the effects by negotiations. Both parties deprecated war, but one <>f them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish, and the war came One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not dis- - tnbnted generally over the union, 'out localized in the southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was somehow the cause of the war. To strengthen, perpetua e and extend this interest, was the object for which the in- i surgents would rend the union by war, while the government claimed no right to do more than to rest.net the ter- ' ritorial enlargement of it. Neither party expected for ti e war the magnitude or duration which it has al ready attained Neither anticipated that the cause of the conflict might cease even . before the conflict itself should cease , Each looked for an easier triumph, and , a result less fundamental and astounding, j Doth read from the same bible and pray- , rd to the same God. and each invokes t his ai.l against the other. It mav seem . strange that any men should dare to a-k 1 a just God's assistance in wringing their » bread from the sweat of other men's . faces, rtnt let ns judge not that we be., not judged. The prayers of both should not be answered: that of neither has r been answered fully. The Almighty Las . , His own purpose., t '■Woe unto the world, because of of- . fear*?;, for it must needs 1> - -o ■ fT-'nees cwme.: bitt Av oe to that man by whom » tne offense cometh ” 'f we shall stip-« po®e that American slavery is one of the ] offences, that in the providence of God, inu<t needs come, but which, having t continued through Ills appointed time, i He now wi’ls t<> remove, that He gives to both north .and south this terrible war' i as the woe due to these by whom the ' t offeuce caaie—snail we discern timt there i is any departure from thj-e Divine at-; tributes which the believers in a living > God always ascribe to Him. Fondly do ■ we hope, fervently do we pray, that this 1 I mighty scourge of war in-iv speedily pass away; yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth pi ed by the bond- < man's two hundred and fifty years of un- i reqiflted toil shall be sunk, and until eve 1 ry drop of blood drawn with the ln<h ; --hall be paid by another drawn with the. sword, as was-a: J three thousand years ago. 50 still it must be said that the judgments of the Lord . lre true and righteous altogether. u ith mall e toward none, with charity to all With firmness in the right, as God gives ns to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we me in, to bind up the nation's wounds, and care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for Ins widows an 1 orphans—to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with al! nation®. 'lhe a'oo.e inaug.uai address of President Lincoln, when contracted wi'h the inaugural addresses of our former presidents, sinks into insignificance. The addresses of our former presidents were endowed with a profound comprehension of the principles of rmr government, and endued with an elevated literary style—that wi I s -ctire to them, for all time to come, the proudest place in the history of our country. Although we may pa®® through involution after revolution, and dnr form of government may be a« often changed, vet, notwithstanding ail this those productions will ever be looked iaek upon by the dygeneiate progeny of their anthers, as the proudest in on ifAi efi fs of American statesmanship. They were the natural product of‘iho»e happy and prosi evous veers, in u hich iJ>< republic grad'»e’'y *rr«i> f"m her

—r —'Ka?"- —i —; ■ .... - I I revolutionary birth io the most exalted posi iim ever at ained by a nation. C»n nusts wi h these the above production of Mr, Lincoln, “What a full was there, my countrymen.” We did not suppose it possible, for Mr. Lincoln io produce a 'document s > perfectly boyish, or that his pregnant brain could give birth to such immature ideas. We opine that there never was since time began a document emena.infl from the head of any g verniuent that carried with it so ii tie f. rce. or 'hat was more ut'erly void • f reason and comprehension. As we have given this document in full, farther comment is unnecessary. “Let us trust in Heaven that it is not typical of our national degeneracy.” £yThe Legislature adjourned on last Monday, after a session of 61 days, the ' constitutiona’ limitation for a regular session of the Legislature. The Governor] ' and Supreme Court opposed the adjourn- ! j tnent, on the ground that the framers of the Constitu'ion ment 61 working dsrs i ami nut 61 consecutive days The Governor argues that Snndav not being ale gislatGe dav should not be included in the 61 days, the limited time for holding a ; regular session. see by the Cincinnati Enqtnr- < er that that office was partially destioyed , br fire on the 26th of last month. The i fire was confined to the composing room, and did not reach the lower stories. The loss is estimated at 850,000. We are happy to leatn that not enough of tie office wes destroyed to intertere with the issue of lbe paper. is stated that pending the recognition of the Maximilian government by President Lincoln. France remains unrepresented at Washington. Z-tTHon. Hugh McCullough, it is understood, wiil receive the :.ppoin'.iueiit of Secretary of the Treasury. THE NEWS. Sherman has succeeded in placing himSett between Johnston’s forces and Wilmington. There was a report that his ; main army had reached that point, but i' proves to be untrue, as affo does the ■ report that Schofield had effected a junction with Sherman. Schofit-I I moved out of Wilmington a distance of about ten mi- 1 les. noeel ng with considerable resistance! on the route. When leaving Columbia, > I i rebel paper stater, | one federal corps ■, proceeded towards Camden and Florence i another towards Winnesboro, while Stier-; man himself with two corps, look the di ■' reel road to Charlotte. Deserters report that Florence has been evacuated bjKliie 11 rebels, end occupied by federal P is ifported that Sheridan lias moated Early, ar.d scattered his army; but the]' «>orv lacks confirmation The rumor ot 1 Early's capture is discredited. The rebels are strengthaning the for-. tificalions of Mobile, and the garrison' was b Lely reinforced by 12,000 men. I In the senate, yesterday, Mr. McCuloch was confirmed as Secretary oi th# treasury. The Arkansas senatorial question whs discussed at length. In the trial of the Chicago prisoners, at Cincinnati, yesterday, testimony was given by W. R Campbell, Francis Adams, Charles W. Patten, and Louis Binz. Ti e Pall Mill Gazette says that the question of the cession of certain pruv- ' luces in Mexico to France had been dis cussed in the French privy council. The j proj-cl Was advocated bv liie Duke de Momy, supported by Mr Fould; but j Drouvn de 1’ Huy« ol j- cted on account of a possible war with the United States, and tiie emperor ultimately agreed with 'w. Ihe London Gazette nnnounces the appointment of W Trashar Smith as British consul at the port of Savannah. I Peru is to pay Spain an indemnity of 400,000,000 reals, in consignments of guano. z l One of the Franco rebel iron-clads is at a West India island, preparing for a ’ cruise. A man named Clemens has been ar- ; rested in Washington, on a charge of , having contemplated the assassination oi Peesident Lincoln on inauguration day. On Monday night there was a collision on the Camden and Amby railroad, at Bristol, bv which five persons were killed, and twenty-five 'o thirty badly wounded. Advice# irotn Cairo state that there is a freshet in the Mississippi and Ohio, and 1 that Mound City is entirely under waterThe imperialists oi Mexico evince warm finendship for the rebels, and great In s'ility to the fed, ral®, A lew weeks ago, Gen. Mejia—who lias been appointed com mender iii-cr.iei of Maximilian's armies—•rossed over Irom Matamoras to Brownsrille, with his staff, all in lull dress, and dined with Gen Slaughter, the rebel commander. He was received with a salute of ariillt ry, and made a speech, in winch he said that the conlederacy would soon b ■ recognized, invited ti e rebel officers to a banquet at Matamoras, and promised io salu'e their flag Soon afterwards the federal con'U.' at Matamoras reevtved his passpot-ls. and the consulate wa® closed. Ai tl.e ci’T of M-x ro the police hive

r . been instructed to arrest all persons ex | pressing spmpathy for the federal cause — Chicago Times. WILL PEACE FOLLOW THE SUB-' JUGATION OF THE REBELS? AN EFFORT TJ DI E PEL A FANCIED DILU SION OF THE NORTHERN HIND. .From '1 he Hichmond Dispatch, Feb. 15 | P-rhaps no idea has had mure iafluence ; i in keeping the conservatives of the north ' iup to the war than the notion that the! ; interests of the north are vitally involved j in llie suppression of the rebellion, and ; that.internai peace and stability will fol- ! low the re-establishment of the old government. If liter# ever was a time when the first ol Ches® propositions was true, that time has gone by forever. Have not thes® conservative classes always contended ! . that slave labor was es-eri ial to the cui I tivation of those southern staples upon J which northern commerce and manutac Hirers depended '? Have they not over and over again referred to the examples of Jamaica, Si. Domingo and oth -r West (India Island#, ns evidences of the ruin which slr.ve emancipation brings upon the ' agricultural and industrial interests of a j country ? Slavery is now abolished bv their own ; government throughout the United Stat les, and we would like the northern conservatives to tell us why the results of such a measure, if it could be carried out, would be different in the southe-n slates from the West India Island® ’ Tl.ey must now perceive, if they are not wilfully blind, that while, before the late abolition legislation of congress, the re establishment of the old government was ■of vital importance to northern commer- ' | cial interests, its re-establishment now I could only have the eff?cl upon those in-1 | terests that the abolition of negro slavery : nas produced in all other parts of the world. Cotton, rice and sugar cannot be ! I cultivated except by negro labor, and negro labor, especially the labor of sud- ! denly emancipated slaves, set free in a paroxysm of national philanthropy, and 1 unaccustomed to habits of self-reliance | and self government, is a phenomenon, ! which the world has not yet witnessed The commercial interests of the north • have now more to expect from the sue- I cess than the defeat of the confederate ' ' cause. ; < With our independence slavery will 1 exist to produce the great staples of com- ; inerce, and tile north, with the restora-1 bon of peace xnd commercial relations, could renn advantages from it which no other nation is in a position to obtain With our overthrow the c, rnerstone of their own industrial interests ones dewn, never to be restored. We submit that ' the late legislate n of the federal congress ' was withdrawn from 'he so-called conser- I votive classes of the north the principal i reason for their support of the war, and I 'furnish them a powerful motive in behalf of peace. ; ; Equally illusory, it seems tons, is the conceit that the internal stability and quiet will follow the overthrow of southern independence. There is no reliable ; foundation for concord and security in any- country except liberty and justice.; Where a people ar-, or conceive lhemsel ' I ves to be, deprived of bolh, they will nev- I Ser give up the hope of reclaiming them I • till they will cease to exist. Here the ; extermination theory comes in as an infallible panacea for the recovery of quiet j ; and order. But even if it were practicable, it could : j not reach the causes of sectional agitation, which must be looked for, not in the ; south, but in the class and sectional of the > north. If the south should prove worth having under the new order of things, New England must cease to be New England if she does not seek to burthen ! the new proprietors with tariff and tri- ; bate, just as it did the old, and the new population will resent the infliction and ! resist it. first by argument and then bv : the sword, just as the south has done. But there are causes of disorganization ' in the very cons'itution of a democracy ' which always have and alwavs uj]| render it the most unstable of governments. To ' ■ universal s-iffrage mav trace, in a consid- ' erable degree, the evils we sre now suffer- ’ ing, nnd what must be its power for mis . chief when it is extended, not only to the ‘ 1 ignorant foreign mercenaries of the Uniti ed States army, but to the millions of - suddenly emancipated African slaves’ If these last, are emancipated, without . the rights of citizenship, will they be likely to remain quiet and content ? ?■ It ought to be remembered that they

; will then be sccuitomed to the use of arms, and their numbers no longer be! contemptible from ignorance of military affairs. If they are endowed with the right of suffrage, what a boundless field ! lor demagogism of the lov.estand vilest j type. Il wiil be pu'ling firebrands in the hands of madmen. We address these reflections' only to that class of northern men which has really believed i the interests of American society involved ;in northern success The truth is, when I : I the federal government drew the sword : I at llie beginning oi this war it introduced an era internal convulsions which have now no hope even of alleviation except ; in southern independence. THE GENEROSITY AND MAGNANIMITY OF THE ADMINISTRAT-' ION. We can now measure with an exact ' eauge tlv liberality and magnanimity of the Administration. We can also take aj correct sounding as to the wisdom of s'atevrnanAip for the settlement of Our diffi ulties. The campaign of 1864 closed greatly in our favor. Our military honor; j has been abundantly satisfied. The pe-j ople against whom we are contending are ; eight or ten millions in number, inhabiting a territory as large as half Europe. They are descendants from the same stock aid race as ourselves, and are subject to the same passions, infirmities and resentments. They have been our polit- ; ical brethern in the past, and we ardently desire ’.hat they shall continue to be so in in the tuture. Without regard to the rtght or wrongfulness of their cause, thev have displayed, as all admit, a fearful ■ earnestness in this war. They haveun ! ] doubtedly, the ability to continue the struggle even unaided against us for a considerable lime tn come. They have hopes in that event, and there is not much reason to fear foreign intervention in their favor. On our side we are suffering terribly from the cala uities of the struggle" ! and are rapidly hastening to that point when we ihall feel the blight of exhaustion in men and money. Tne people all prav for an early and honorable peace. Under this state of things what does Mr. Lincoln propose? Why, simply this, that the mighty hos' opposed to us. which for four years has defied the efforts of two ■ millions of men. shall make unconditional surrender. He treats this powerful league of states as if it was a disorderly mob in a township. Even if they were willing to do this. ' they are not to be allowed to come bark into 'he Union they deserted, except upon the, to them, onerous condition of a, forced emancipation, without compensation, of their slaves. A very laroe class of their people are in danger of loosing, under our law, not only their property, but the ir lives, in that event, and the only guarantee that Mr. Lincoln would give} them was his personal assurance that he would be liberal in his exercise of the pardoning power.Now,who on earth at the North expected thatour southern enemiewould accept such terms as these? Wlq, believes that they were, or could have been made, with an honest desire to put an end to the war? Who will say that they were either liberal wiso or magnanimous? Who will pretend that they were calculated to devide the Contedeiales, or that they could have any other : effect than to render closer and firmer the bonds oi Union against us? We liad i hope that the Presideu', in thia hour of lour military success, and of his personal I victory, would propose far more libera] | terms to bis opponents and make a more sincere evertioa to close the dreadful , chasm of civil war. Strongly as we have been opposed to him politically, we were anxious to give him our support ir. such 1 an emergency We are once more at sea without a ; compass or a guide. The war is to go on Sercea than ever. Away in the distance lis to be performed the most terrible and Ibioody battles—sweeping and relentiesc ' conscriptions—heavy and oppressive : taxes — and the gaunt spectra of foreign ■intervention' We are to take all the ’ chances of storms to our political and mil itary harks—dark contingencies which are only to fearfully probably in the pre®ent condition of thing® and fntureef 1 events. We are to sail on toward the J dark chasm of clouded night, where we will be subject to elements that none of the ship’s officers will be competent to govern— Cin Enquirer. CjrWhen we hear that a friend has deI tecled some fault in us, we are always : disposed te d» him toe same fovor.

— . PETROLEUM IN INDIANA. A gentleman who has just returned : from a visit to the oil regions of Crawford county, Indiana, states that the whole country down there is excited on the subject of oil. Lands that heretofore were considered worthies®, have lately sold for enormous prices. Two or thre® companies have bored for oil with splendid sui-ces®. One company, whose lands join those of the Tar Spring companv, had one well yielding about fifty barrels per dar (’equal to 8800 to Si.ooo ) The Tar Spring company’s lands and prospects are spoken of in high terme. i They are beginning to develop the wealth I hidden beneath the surface of theii lands, and preparing to do an immense business. We wish them that success which their enterprise merit®, and there is every prospect that they will realize large profits on their investments. C. L. HILL'S Piano Forte Warerooms; and Music store, 1 No. 54 Calhoun street, Fort Wayne, Indiana, opposite court house. The largest Musical Instrument: Warerooms in the West. Keeps constantly on hand a large assortment of PIANO FORTES. CABINET OR- ■ GANS & "ELODEONS From the best Manufacturers Sole Assent for Steinwuv Sons. York.— Chirkerintf <fc Sons, Boston Wm. Knabe <t Co . Baltimore, whose Piano* are acknowledged bv al! first class musicians the best in the world. AJeo, PianoM from many other first class Manufactures. S D dr H. Smith’s an I Mason Hnmlin's Boston Organs. Harmoniums and Melodeons. Thebpef, instruments in Ameri ca. Ahn, all kinds of small instruments, such 1 ns truitars. violins, flutes, accordeons, drums I <tc., Music books, instruction b<oks and sheet j music. Wy arrana’ements with manufacturer are I such that I can make it to th® interest of pur rhasfrs t.o b”v here instead ofg’oine' further, as I ‘ihall ceitninlv sell as low if not lower than i the ma mi fuehrers. Havinsr ecured the services of a competent Tuner. Pianos and Melodeons will he tuned and repaired in the b«*st possible manner. Fort Wayne. June 4. 1864.— I v GOdEY’S LadY’S BOOK. n - THE Fashion Maxnzine of the World. fITFRA T T T RE. FINE ART®, AND FAj IHIIOAS Tl-.r- most mn.-nifi.--r,I Rte-' r-n n.IUF.LE FASHION PLATES ! W<...J .'urrnvin./® on pvpw subject that can in : tpr..«i InfiiH® Ornchet Knitting, Nettinv. Em ; btoiilery 4rtirl<” for th® Toilet, for the Parlor, the Boniloi-. nnd the Kitchen. Everything, in fact, tomnke a comvi.fte Lapt’s Pony. The Lvli'-s’ Favorite for 35 rents. No Afagaz.ine Ins been able toe ompcte with I it. None attemn’ it. GODBYS VECEiPTfI ! f-.r overv department of a household. These alone an- worth the price * I the Book. Model Cottage, (no other Magazine gives them A T-tt. diigrtms DR t WING LESSONS FOR 1 HEYOVNG Another cneeinltv with Godov. ORIGINAL MUSIC, worth $3 A year. Other Magazines publish old worn out. mu-ic ; hot the subscribers to Godey get it before the i music store*. Gardening for Ladies. Another peculiarity wi’li «’ndcv. Fnsbions ♦mm Me**r«. A T. Stewart A Cn , , of New Yn>k, the millionaire merchant*, ap rear in Godcr. the only that has th'*m Ahn. Fanhioua from the celebrated Brodie, of New York Ladies’ Bonnet*. We more of them in ! a vear than any other Maerafine In fact, the Ladv’s Bonk enables every lady to be her own bonnet maker. MARION HARLAND. AUTHORESS OF “ALONE.” “HIDDEN PATH.” ‘'MOSS SIDE.” “NEMESIS.” AND “MIRIAM,” writes for each month, and for no oth p r magazine. We ha”e also retained all our old : and favorite contributors. n TF.PMR nF GWV'S UDI 'S BOOK FOB ISOS. (From which there can be no Deviation.) Thu following are the terms of the Lady’s Bonk for 1865. At present, wp will receive i subscribers at the following rates. Due notice will be ffiveu if we are obliged to advance, which will depend upon the price of paper i One copy, one year, - - - $3 00 , Two copies, one year, • • 550 Three copies, one year, . . 75D ? Fnur conif'S, one year, - 10 00 Five copies, one year, and an extra copy to the person sending the t club, making six copies 14 00 fjjibit copies, one ysa?, and Rd exi’ra " copy to the person sending the i club, making nine copies, - 21 00 Eleven copies, one year, and an ex tra copy to the person sending f the club, makings twelve copies. 27 s* l Addition* to any of the above club, $2 50 each sunscriber. ‘ Godpy’s T ndv’s Book and Arthur’s Home ( Magazine will be sent, each one year, on re ceint of $4 50. > We have no club with any other Magazine or Newspaper The moiiey must all be sent at one time for anv Club. Canada «uL«criLers must send 24 cents addi ‘ tional for each subscriber. 8 dddresa I®. A. GODFY. : *H.*E. 'lemev Sixth and Chft-nnt Street. I ■ PHILADELPHIA.

NEW STOREi John Meibers & Bro Havej'istopened, at the old stsjd nf I i Meibers in Decatur, a l« r gea ni j sci sortment of Diy Goods and Gro cel < f> '£ ,e entire stock having been purely,,■' ' 4 "* r they are prepared to sell at roauc-rt »,° r c,stl ' ■! the times. Fh»w,f M DRY- GOODS’. J Si?::? I dress Goods! I tn thin line we a-e second to none; and f„' l fident that we can please the mozt fast,,; ... | lates and economical buyers. | BEIDI'-lIIIIE MUG! In this department weonly ,«|r an examination purchaser- before buying rhewhere. O«? assortments of Queens ware I Glass-ware, Wooden-ware | AND I Hard w a re ! Are of the very latest styles nnd of the m«t superior qunli if*, all of which we sell I cheap, considering the prices of ot her evtablhi meats GROCERIES! We havf th*' largest assortments, and of th» best quality, ever offered in I his market, aaa we will do our very best to undersell all c«m petitoi's in this branch of our business as wwll as ail oth*rs. All kinds of country produce taken in ex change for goods at tho highest market price. April 2, 1864. NEW GOODS NEW PRICES Weare now receiving our Spring S:o**k although, (on account of stcknr»« we are a little late, we bought our goods froiu 15 to 20 per cent cheaper than we could han done a week or two earlier in the season. intend our customers shall have the advantage of the GREAT FAIL IN PRICES, and although we are not able tosell the good old fashioned Peace Prices, wecan come nearer tv it thmi we hsv« Job* is alungiim*. We are openiig our usual aswrl ment of DRY GOODS Palm Leaf and other Summer Hats, VonatUar I tificials. ribbons <frc. Clothing, Groceries Boots and Shoes, Nails, Iron Ao oil of IVhich we will sell at the lowest powill I prices for READY PAY. Rut ns we can buv to .advantage only for ready pav wp cannot sell goods on Credit v6-n!7 NUTTMAN <k CRAWFORD NIBILCK a CLOSS, rrnoi-ESAZS axd rstaii1 DtALEB IN SHOTS, SHOES, Mil lE®. ■ At Niblicks Old Stand in Decatur, Indiaut IS receiving constantly a large and •• perior Stock of Winter Boots and Shoes, I ' Which wo are celling at such prices as will the times, and we'mein to demonstrate this ac to our customers. Amon? the stock wi. I found a tare-e assortment n £ ...... LADIES’ AND MISSEB SHOES G-iters. Bootees, Ac., Kid heeled 1 Calf. Kid. Glove kid Congress heeled Gaiwr* . and Balmaral*. CHILDREN'S WEAR. , Kid heeled Balmorals and fancy and stronj , Shoes of all kinds— including the celebrated Copper Toed Shoes, the best and cheapest ever got up. MEN’S, YOUTHS*, AND BOTS’WEA® of all kind®, of the best quality, and at lb ■ lowest rates. Leather. Findings, &c. A full stock. The whole having been fo r Cash, and will be sold cheap. BOME-M.IBE AM) fI'STM W® I And we warrant nil articles to he ! carefully made, and of the best materw®1 Calf and Kip Boots, Stogie Brogans and Ladies Wear, of all kinds, kept on hand and mad« to n® 1 ’ ? The puMic are invited to call and ex« Tn ‘ n * our stock before purchasing of Storm r warrant our Goods to be of the best quality and will be s»old at much lower prices than can be purchased at any other pstabl'shae’' 1 * in the County, or even at Fort Wayne. ITT 3 ’ CALL—we charge nothing for showing , our G«tds NI BUCH * 1 BvcmeWt U t IMt IMctir,