Los*
VOLUME VIII.
ttFiliJIBOIiD'tt
trine Preparations.
COMPOUND FLUID EXTRACT BUCHU,
S|Hsitire and Heme.' l"r Ix-a-ei of the Wad
der, K itlniyn, nint Orop-ical Swelling*.
Tni« Medicine Increases the |owor "t Dipc-tnm, and
•Xtt''- I hi- ab orhent.-i into healthy action. by which th«
watery or calrareou* depositions, and all unnatural an.
lanrmenta arc reduced, as well u twin Hd tn flam ma
ttes.
het.hboIjD'h
EXTRACT
of Memory,
Wenk N.-r\es,
Horror el IH-111.jp,
IHmnee"f Vi-ton,
Cmi verwal IjissUuileel
the Mii-mlar
Hot Hauls.
Dryness of th« 8kin.
Tin so symptom*. If Stowed to fro on, which thin mail.
Ciae invariably remove- =.v,n fs. tow*
Impctrnci/, Fatuity, EpRtpHe Fit*,
Siena of which thr- fatk'nl may expire.
Who can say th.-u they are not Ireutiently followed by
IMrcful Itiscase*,"
INSANITY AND CONSUMPTION.
•any arc aware of the
CAUSH
CURES SECRET DISEASES
Aft allttx-tr staiic4, At ull' "xpenae,
little or im chaiiK« in diet, N himnvMicDi-e,
AKI NO KXroSCRC.
II a freqiieflt d«-ire ami gives utrength to url
Mi, thereby remuving olmtrurtuinii, |ire«reiitinf aixl cur
tBffMrirtnr'4 of th« I rcthra. pam and iultim
•Nation fr«-|n« iit in tin- clas- of di-.at*s, and i X|m II]|)^
aJllxiii-oiiiuiK, difi'nx.tl ami wornitit niuttcr.
•nioUHHtiil" ii|i«ii tfi"n-anl# wh« have Ix-wi thf victims
of Quack-, aiul who lm\ puitj lir.ivlMrvs t" lie cortnl in
a short tuiif, have I'Mind tiny wfre^wovwit. mid ttni
the l'i)|?*N tia«. by the uxeot |«m rtmI a-triiiK)iit.
been lrwl if, the «y-nnn tr-.ik out in uu a^yrava
lad lorm, and
perkap* ajltr mutrnagt.
Dm H^hnhulil't Extractor Hoi-hu Ibr ril altWliU and
4kmwr«ri(Iff tiritmry orjtan- wht*tli«r In male
or fnna k-. troin w hntevrr cause originating and no mat
tar t'l
In«»
knitr »tuidiiit(.
DtfeaM-" of three "r^ns require tW aiil of a diurt*Uc.
HataiboldV Kxtrai liiK'hn the tlreat IMurefir anl i»
caruiii tw have U»«- UeMrol illt-i i in all (JiMMfi-Ti tor UH'b
a reoinimended. Kvidetice of the nii^t rt hnb!« and
VM^Miibl« character will accompany the ine-lteine.
W»' ft^a per Settto, trMite a»,00,
Mtver«d to any addreaa, lectirety |«cited from oh««rva
tkxi.
Jhwibe «ymTt»m« In all Mmmimieationn.
4Ku*« UMraited. AMm flnttt.
44drea.^ li-it.'is I. ii.toniiation ti
II. It. EI..MIMH.D, Chrmlat,
lv( s»uih i uti, -t 11. ~111t. rtiiladelpMa.
im.Mlk Moli. al l«c(nt.
HKIJItK»l.l' Ii :k t'hi-inical Warohnqoe,
9M Broadway, New York.
Meieart of Oomntcrfeitr anf unprinnyM Drnltrt
WlM emle^vor t» dnp of n,.-.r oau utiicr
Slttlkw on the M|Mitation attaiu"l bv
HelmUoid'a Ceuuitic rr -imrat,.*!.
Struct P'Mlta.
Kxtract ^araaitarlQk
Imprved Bute WiMt
•OLD BT
V,, ALL DHUtiGISTS EVERYWHERE.
^Jlsk for Hflmloltr«-Take no otlior.
Cut out the Advertirw rneut and aend for It,
tvoid impotilum and tzpomu*.
47jrl
HOSTBTTERS
CELEBRATED
STOMACH
.H
H»h
.«l
BITTERS.
«d powerful Tonic, corrective and aSaratlra
ef wmxlerfal tflutcy la di—i«nt of the
Stomach, Liver and Bowels,
Dm Dyapepala. Lirer Complaint, lli-ndarhe. General
4Rbiht) Ncrv lUflleM" lfc'|re-.»Mll of |iintf, I'uMU
u. t'oiu:, liiu'rimtu-nt fcevcr-*, iraiui^sMd
Spa.-m-. uiel all iiuplaiut of viltit Si,
&riMua truiii llodily Wcakucaia HhclWr
tahennto the ay stem or pHjeo
nit'-! by a|wcial cauea.
.0W*l
KoUiing thai u not. wlioli-nome. genial and restorative
in tin nature enu-r^ iuto tincoui|»-itioii of If-TKITI-K'S
STOMA* II ItlTTUhS. Thib iputar |.r. |*r il,on oi.t.ui.s
Ihi itniK-i-il of all) kind, tio deadly liolati'i al iciin-nt no
bury ejdiuuit: but a U u combination ut the ^itraua ot
rart- l«aUaiinc herb-, and pkinta with the purest and nuki
eatot ail dtflUaive sliuiuhitiu-.
It in well to le forearmed agam«t di.- (v».*e, and, *o far
an the human »yati can be iiroui u-d by human moan
agatnrt mabulw-s engendered by ,m iiuwholuMnne attnun
phere. impure watt aud otlu exu-rnal eaUMw, Uusti-t
tor's Uittcrs may le relied on a a safeguard.
a
In dlatrw-tn in toted with Kever and Atrue. a hBf'bwti
fouixl liitallitiU .»h a |re\ entile and n i e-i-talik aa a res*
dy aud
Okhi*uiIii
who rueort to it under a|irel»'iMHia v»f
alt attack eiape the m'ourKe aud Ihousatid- *lnt
lect avail tl»-ni.-elve of iU protective ijualilie. tn ad
vattce, are cur«t a ver) brief couieo( tliif niariekiu?
mMttcloe Kevuf and Ague patient*. after betiiK pia-d
with uuiotue fur month* in vain, until latrly oaturatcd
With that datiK«)roui alkaloid, are not unfrepietitly re
ator*il to health wUhm a few daya by the naeof Huatet
tcr'h Llttterk.
The weak atomacti ia rabidly inviforaUd anil Uie ap
petite re.-tored by thiai tt(ire«ab!e Tonic, and h-tice it
works wond r- in ca-*-^ of ni-l-**!*-!*, and tn H'-* onn
ftrmed formn if Indiwe tion A ttni a* t» nentie aud
paiitlcaa aporU-ut, ah tuell aw u|»u the liver, it a No invar
riaUly relieve* the niti|NUion »it|»-rfndiKvdby unyihr
•etiou of the disMtive and secretive organ*.
PerwiM
at
feeble habit, liable to Xervow AUaoka,
l/iwrn-n u( S|nrit* aixl i n- of l.iti» u r, dud prompt and
)H-rinatient rdkf front the Hitters Tt»e -.-titnooy oO
thia pouunt niiMtconciUKtv e,aud t'ruin botU.c*.
Tlie aicny of liilioua Coin- is immediately a-Hoapi*! by
a single do-'eof the Rtimulaut. and by ncra-M'nall) report
lid to S, ibereturu »f the xuiiUiiil iiiay bu ^revuutod.
Aa a Oeneral Tmle, Iloat«UrrV Itittorx produce effect."
which mnrt b»» e\|erleticcd nr wttueratid before they ran
be full) appreciated In caaee of CiHi-t.tutntuil Weak
H.-», l'ri iiialure l»ei'ay and llubility iM-crr|tlHldi
artiilUg from Old A»ie, it CX»rc|.e- tii.i electi .c intlucncc
111 Ui« coUVall-*i'i» ^ta^ea ol di- aiH-i- 14 o|mt .|U'« una
dclighlful im igorunt. Wli--n tb- |«iwer« of tnitnn
relaxed, It operate* to re-eobwee aud ra-etubliah the
last, but not leant, tt U Ttie Only Safe Htimulaot, b«in(
niauufaoturid fnm sound and innoouoti- material*, aud
entirely free froiu the acid i-U menu treaout inure or Wssii
in all the ordinary touted and nMDiacliica of Uie day.
No f-imily medicine ha* be.-n so uiuveraally, and, a
mi .v Im-truly adl«d, dna-neJig iipular ith the tnlclllgeul
itKHi tiie ruiuiiiiaiiity, a Ilo*teller'. BtU^rs.
Prepare.1 by 11tTKITKB A HM1T11. Iltwburfb, Ps.
Sold by all Druggidti, Orucern sad Stort-keepen
v here.
A. B. F. HILDRETH, EDITOR & PROPRIETOR.
ornn'.
or Weakness arming from Mi-esse* Iltbits of I'lMt
Rtrly li •li-.Tdicu of Abii-e, attendi-d wiUl Ull
t-lnjt vmp»nnni
Indl"|*-iti.n to Fjco(K
f/K5 of lVW*r,
PMk-tifty of BreaflHnf,
Trembling,
Wakefulness,
Pniu hi the Hick,
Flushing of tm Bndy,
Eruptions uu the Faoe,
Pallid Countenance.
of their suffering, but
fftne inU con fetg the rtcorrit »f the ln*ant A*ylum$.
Md melancholy deaths by consumption liear ample wit
•W* V the truth of the assertion.
The loni-titutioii unci' iitlii u-d by organic weaknm* re
wlif* the aid of rnodieine to strengthen and invigorate
ne pvstcm,
VfecA HeimhoUT« Erlnvi Tiurlai invariably doe*.
A
trial will convince Ui« moat skeptical.
PEMALFS- FF.MAI-KS -FEMALES
In many affections jeMiliar to Females, the
ttflract Hw I111 i* uni-^uall. l\ any other U- IM'-.tv as ii
Cktoroxts or K'teiiti.m, Irregularity•. I'nintuliM-s* or sup
prwsion *4 ou!«.unry va« uat»«ni*. I.IothmI »r Neir
rboun flair of ttiH 1 u-riif*. Ij'urhorrtur.t or Sl»*ril
tot »n«l f»r all to the sox, wb^tln-r
MiDd from inii."4crHH»ii, ha I ml* ilisMfifttitift, or 10 Uh*
DECLINE OR CHANGE OF LIFE.
Take no more* ^Ifivurv or iinplcftfl*
Ut mvdicine* for uii|l-itraiit nr ilan^oroiii disfa.-~.
atmhour* Rit rocl Ilarhu and Improved Rotemtk
evmrj
Cjre |nttlligcncfr
Wartward the course of empire takm Mi wajr.
A. V. MILDRBTH, MHM.
Charles City, Iowa, June 16,1864,
PROCEEDINGS
OF THR
Board ot* Supervisors,
OF FIjOYD COI ST1,
U N I S E S S I O N 1 8 6 4
MOVDAT, .Tnne 6th.
Board met at 2 o'clock P. M.
Members present as follows
Messrs. Billings, Brownel!, Chap
man, Parland, Flint, 0lesson, How
ard, Muthews and Herd.
Thf Chairman being absent, on mo
tion Mr. Mathews was elected tempo
rary Chairman.
The Clerk presented'ft report of
loans of the permanent sctinol fund,
made tmica January 1, 1864, which,
on motion, was referred to the Com
mittee on Finance.
The Militia Lists and Enumeration
of Soldiers' Families, as returned by
the several Township Assessors, were
then presented.
A File of Accounts was presented
and referred to the Committee on Ac
counts.
On motion, the Militia L»«U were
examined and revised.
The following accounts were recei
ved and referred as follows
Accounts of ]{u8st:ll Arthur and W.
Hausbcrg, for tax titles, were refer
red to the Judiciary Committee.
Account of R. X. Mathews for care
ot
pauper, referred to Committee on
Poor.
The report of the Clerk of the oom-
ber and* amotTnt'of Bmmty wTrrVnTs" I
i»sucl since tlie Spoo,,,! s/«»iu„ of ,hn
^peci
Boaid, Feb. 2G, 18f»4, was presented
and on motion of Mr. Chapman refer
red to a Special Committer consisting
of Messrs. Chapman, Glcason and
Brownell.
The returns of the Assessors in the
enumeration of the familica of volun
teers were, oil motion, referred to a
Special Committee of three, consist
ing of Messrs. Chapman, Gleason and
Brownell.
The Financial Committee reported
OQ the Loans of the School Fund, ap
proving of the securities, to wit:
No. 82, to Jacob Whitbcck, Janua
ry 2d, 1864, $195,00.
No. 83, to Andrew Rice, February
1st. 1864, $200,00.
No. 84, to M. W. Raymond, Februa
ry 27th, 1864, $125,00
No 85, to Harriet & J. M. Parsons,
April 2d, 1864, $50,00.
Xo. 86, to llervey Wilber, April £2,
18G4, $120,00.
which report was adopted.
Report of Alden Flint on case of
Mrs. Roves, a pauper in Floyd town
ahip, was presented and referred to
Committee on Accounts.
Mr. Billings presented a resolution
The report of Alden Flint, as Com
mittee to surrender the certificates of
stock in the Cedar -Fa!Is and Minneao
Railroad Company, held by Floyd Co.,
was presented aud read as follows
The ondersigned, yoor Committee
appointed to settle with Cedar Falls
and Minnesota Railroad Company,
would report that, in accordance with
a resolution passed by this Board at
the January session, 1864, ho proceed
ed to Cedar Falls and surrendered the
certificates of stock, receiving in lien
thereof the interest coupons of Floyd
county, held by the Cedar Falls and
deliver to this Board.
Mr Gleason prei
Resolution:
Resolved,
in relation to bounty on gophers which be adopted? the Yeas and Xays were
was referred to a spccial Committee ordered aud were us follows
consisting of Messrs. Gloaaon, Bil
lings and Reed.
Minnesota Railroad Company, and has i To the Honorable tho Board
Flint, as Committee on settlement
with Cedar Falls aad Minnesota Rail
road Company, be accepted aud the
Committee discharged, and that said
coupona be received, aud that this
Board now proceed publicly to (fcsteoj
said coupons by burning thsm.
said coupons here witkbim ready to pervisors of Floyd Couuty, Iowa:
1 have the honor to report that since
Alokh Funt."
inted the following
That the report of Alden
The resolution was adopted and the May 26th, W. S. Henderson 100,00
Clerk by order of the Chairman bum-1 Jane 4tb, Wm. V. Montgomery 100,00
ed the coupons in presence of the i
Board.
The claim of J. 0. Borne for $158,-
60 for transcript of the judgment dock-
and referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee.
On motisft ef Mr. Chapman, the
Clerk wee ordered to issue Couuy
Warrants in satisfaction of the judg
ment of J. 1L Eldridge against Fluyd
Couuty to the amount or aaid judg
ment, $200.
Board Adorned.
et of the I'. S Court, w» prowntcd »»•«•', "d
credit signed by the proper authori
ties, as will more fully appear from
the certificates herewith presented.
presr
Tuesday, Jene tth.
B»ai*d met at 9 o'clock A. If,""
Members all present.
Minutes of yesterday read and ap
proved.
A petition and a remonstrance from
citizens ot Floyd township, in relation
to a new township, was presented and
referred to thu Committee on County
Buildings and County Property. I record of whose conviction Bhall show
1
Chester Butterfield presented his re-! that *hq crimp was flOfnroittBd *rt
signation of the office of County Judge County.
which was, on motion, accepted. i.
A proposition of Wm. B. Fairfield
diciary Committee.
The Chairman called Mr. Billings to
the Chair and offered the following
jresolution
1
Resetted, That the salaries of the
tj
The Special Committee appointed to
•ettlo with Nelson & Co., presonted
the following report, which on motion
was accepted aud the Committee die
charged
ftKPORT.
your Committee, to wbom waa
Jfivcn in charge the settlement of the
Suit of Nelson it Co. vs. Floyd county,
beg leave to make and submit the fol
lowing report. Wo have made a set
tlement of said suit with VVm. B. Fair
field, the Attorney of said Nelson & Co.
by taking up the warrants of this
County to the amount of .$1399,94
The interest on said warrants
at the time of said settlement
amounts to 525,44
«,!
T|^
to act as Attorney in foreclosure of' Judbiary Committee, who reported,
School Fund Mortgages and Contracts recommending that the resolution be
was presented aud referred to the Ju- !uo'adopted. v J-'i-
$1925,38
BTTTI TTW^v ^TTTo^u T*7 W TW*
sued to said Nelson & Co.
Orw warrants to the amount
of
$1899,94
thereby'fa Hfig fo Floyi cuun
ty the sum of $535,44
jfor which Floyd county waa liabta on
the warranta so taken up by yonr
Committee, that said suit has been
dismissed at the cost of said Nelson
Atl'o. Your Committee would further
state that the warrants so taken up
by them have been delivered to the
Clerk of this Board and by him cancel
led. Attof whiefa is respectfully sab
mitted. R. X. MATHEWS,
A. L.
COLLINS.
The Special Committee on Supreme
Court Reports made the following re*
port, which waa on motion adopted
Wo, yonr Committee, to whom wa§
referred the matter of the Supreme
ll^ortn a"d ol,'
t0, hr
'r|^ook»
-°"ld "'CI.
we called on Judge I ollins, S. B. Starr,
Judge Wiltse arid Jud^e Johnson, all
of whom clai n that they delivered all
the books which came into their pos
session by virtue of their office to their
successors, excepting Judge Johnson,
who retains the Adjutant General's
Report as a matter of conveuieuce in
hi* business.
i ABSALOM Glkasok, Chairman.
The Special Committee to whom
w»s referred tho subject of bounties
on scalps, submitted the following
REPORT.
We the Committee to whom waa re
ferrnd the subject of bounties on
scalps would recommend that the fol
lowing bounties be paid, to wit
For each pocket gopher tho sum of
ten cents, and for all other gophers
the sum of five cents per head, and
that tho bounty on wolves be raised
to three dollars. Said bounties to be
paid on presentation of proof the same
as now required by law in case of
wolves. Jllmoif GLEASON,
Chairman.
Mr. Chapman moved that the report
be adopted.
On the question, Shall tho report
Those voting yea were—Billings,
Brownell, Chapman, Darland, Fliut,
Gleason, Howard, Ueed—8.
Thoae voting nay were—Mathews
and Chairman—2.
So the report was adopted.
A proposition of Messrs. Starr Jk
Patterson to foreclose chool fund loans
was presented and, ou motion, refer
red to the Judiciary Committee.
The Special Committee, to whom
was referred the report of the Clerk
as to bounty warrants, returned said
report with a recommendation that
the aame be approved. The report
of the Clerk is as follows
REPORT.
of
$1100,00
wwLrw|* UP°"
Respectfully submitted,
J. V. W. Moxtaqce, Clerk,
June. 6,1864.
On motion, the report was approved.
The Judiciary committee asked and
obtained further time to report oo
claim of J. C. Burns.
Mr. Howard presented tb«following
resolution
Be it resolved,
That on and after
this date a reward of $100,00 will be
I paid to any person or persons or asao-j Pamiiit,. of
ciation of persons in Floyd County
who shall arrest and finally convict
any person as a horse thief, aad the
resolntlon was referred to the
Mr. Chapman moved amend by
allowing $50,00.
Mr. Mathewe celled Ibr the yeaa
and nays.
Those voting yea were- Billings,
Brownell, Chapman, Flint, Howard—5.
'1,
id
mi
'f',1 a Jti foi
Clerk and Treasorer bo increaaed fifty Thoae •c»tin^ nay were—Darland, to Juno lat, 1864, be appropriated for
Jjor cent., which, on motion, was refer- Gloaaon, Mathews, Reed and Mr. the relief
rod to Committee on Fmunce. Chairman—6. E. Butler, now a volunteer in the U. S.'
So the motion to amend waa lot!* i service, and that the Clerk be author
On motion the report of tha Com-, ized to draw a Warrant therafor.
mittee waa adopted.
On motion the Board proceeded to
the choice of Abner Itoot.
Jacob Leonard was appointed to
I 111^ rftrnttrv in flio nf I
fill the vacancy in the office of Coroner.
Board adjourned until 2 o'clock p.*.
That the sum of twq dollars psr
month be appropriated to each woman,
and one dollar and fifty cents per
tnonth to etch child under twelve
jreai s of nge, in accordance with the
eubjoiued list:
MOCK G»ovi Towysmr.
Alice Meade and 2 children.. .$5.00
Elmira Dean and 2 children 5,00
Strnh J. Noble and 2 children.. 5,00
Margaret Mahoncy ar.d 1 child. 3,50
Elizabeth A. Fleenor & 2 children 5,00
Prusilla Wagner and 3 children. 6,50
Martha me Cottrell &, 3 children 6,50
Rehecca Patterson and 1 ciiiM.. 3,50
Paulina Powers..........
Sophia Daniels
Chloe Pearqij..,
rvorb
So-
the 26th day of February, 1864f 1
have issued bounty warrauts to per
sons and in amounts as follows
March 22d, Orlando Bagley $100,00
March 23d, Sylvester Hammer 100,00
March 23d, Samuel A. Foster 160,00
April 4th, Eber L. Blood 100,Oo
April 4th, John O'Hsir, Jr. 100,00
Apti 1 7th, Michael O'llair 100,00
April 7th, Leunder 1). Green 100,00
April 20th, Arumi S. Young 100,00
May 12th, Edwin Iliggius 100,00
•*6.00
tfXIOX TOWNSHIP.
Christiana Aspor and 2 children.$5,00
Kutily Ackley and 3 children
Martha Clay and 1 child
Mary A. Crumb and 5 children.. 9,50
Clarissa A. Miller and 3 children 6,50
Laura Robinson and 1 child..... 8,50
Elizabeth Aekley .. $,00
Elizabeth Baker 6,00
Sarah Cline 6.00
Amy J. Crumb.. ®,00
J. A. Frost.'... i..wi £,00
J- M. I* olgetf,',«„......
iaw***•»
'fi,00
Ann M. bouft'. 12,00
Margaret Smith. .•.»»•..«#» 8,00
.»?• ,«J "•••.•
|ft0,50
•Viwrow Towvanr.
#17,00
soccroro towmmp.
E. A. Knapp and 2 children..... .00
Susan till tn and 4 children..... £.00
Sarah Havens snd 2 children..
v
6,00
Mary A Hall £.00
Hannah Walker.,••,** ^.00
Rachel Wilcox.. fS.OO
».
$14,00
tovnsMp.
Martha Blunt and 5 children. .$9.50
Maitha Manson and 2 children.. 5,00
Drnsilla Murray anl 2 children.. 5,00
Martha Leavitt and 2 children.. 5.00
Hannah Wood and 1 child ..... 8,50
Ann Walker and 3 children f»,50
Children of James P. Cook—8,00
Olive Montgomery and 2 children 5,00
Mary Moore and 2 children 5,00
Elizabeth Sal tsgiver & 3 children 6,50
Aurclia Smith
Margaret E. Stewart
Harriet J. Peri in...,
Catherine Mitchell..
ii
#92,00
fc-*4*e e
e e e e e
WTMW TOW !f
SUIT.
Jane Rowley and 5 children... .#0,50
Nancy V.fieuglass and S children 5,00
|14.50
vun-sR Tovmnr*
e n e s o n i
L. Hanohett. 9,00
Cynthia ITiggins and 2 children $5,00
Lucy Jane Hays and 3 children. 6,50
Marthilda Jackson and 2 children 5,00
Children of Orlando Bagley—2.. 3,00
Catharine O'Hair and 3 children. 6,50
Eliza SutlifTand 3 children. 6,50
Hannah Smith and 1 child...... 3,50
Amanda Schermerhorn & I child 3,50
Alma Bennett 2,00
Volunteers for the sums
Darland were appointed
Committee to eettle with
aud Clerk.
Mr. Brownell presented the follow
ing resolution which was adopted
Resolved,
"S&tcsffosrtr flit Conrst of (Empirt taftes its $9an."
CHARLES CITY, FLOYD COUNTY, IOWA, THURSDAY, JUKE 16, 1864.
of
The
Louisa Hutler, wife of
Jadiciary Committee, on Tetter'
an election for County Judge to fill of Wm. II. Sessions in relation to the The Chairman presentetl the follow
vaenne^ occasioned by resignation of outstanding bonds of Floyd County,! »nff resolution which was, on motion,
Chester Butterfield, which resulted in
r«pu*'t«d
Resolved,
(tej t0
1
2 o'clock r. M.
Board met pnrsaantto adjournment.
All the members present.
The Special Committee on Families
of Volunteers presented the following
report which was adopted
That the Clerk be instroc-
,,r
and any other parties that ho
any other parties ttiat fio may
deem proper, and obtain their pro
posals for the full and complete cattle
merit of the claim against Floyd Coun
ty ou Railroad Bouds and Coupons i
such settlement to be made this fall,
The resolution was adopted.
So the report was adopted^
The Committeo on CourttV
6|50 'nFTH
ar,d
Christiana Potter and 4 children.$8,00
C. C. Grow aud 2 children 5,00 HErorr.
Mar}' Lascell aud 3 children. 6,50 tTe tiave exafnined iffie 1?oolci oftTie
Maria Parish and 4 Children,, 8.00 Treasurer and the vouchers for money
Mary Ann Clark 2,00 paid out, and Military Fund, and un
Louisa Butler and 2 children..#. 0,00 ty Warrauts in his hands which have
Susan Cotton and 1 child...,... 0,50
Juliett ^outf.. 8,00
Jane Shannon .. 2,00
142,00
CXDAS TeWKSVR.
Susan Castle and 1 child $3,50
Harriet Hoisington
A
1 child. 3,50
Emily V. Foster and 1 child *.. 8,50
Susan L. Miner and 3 childroft.. 6,50
We have also examined and com
pared the orders of the Supervisors
on the Clerk for the Military Fund
Warrants with the Warrant l'»ook and
Minute Book and the number aud
amount of County Warrants which
have been issued since the January
Session of the Board—all of which we
find correct. R. X. MATHEWS,
TO PR.
....$ly.W
ti"
County Fond account
Rock lirove Sub Ifetrid N*.
UY
Ktxlernl Fund a«-coiint
:-uic Fund aecount
Tetii|«rary S huul kIU11.......rtp
Mi'itaiy !'und
!S1hoI Fund llltereM .... .....it.,
Periuaiu .it -vliool Fiiud.
S hoot Full• I A|f
St. lrnrle. T*»(i. IH.«tri«t in4....
••-'t liarle- lliel Fiuid
Floyd IH-tiht in.1 ..•••••.
Floy il iUal y mid
I'tnou lK.-trict Fund..............
ui' u Koad Fund
liocklord iH-trict t'und......
It'H-kfoid Itimd Fund.
Kick t»rove la-trict Fusil mm
Kin k «ir've Ko.vl Fund.,...,..^,,
I'ltt.-r l»i.«trn't Fund..
tL-iur IU vi't Fund
Cedar [i.-trict (Hind
Cedar Koa-I I und ....I.......
Kivertoii Ii.-I'.lI Fuud.
Riverton Una I Fund ....
Nlle l).,tru-t Fund
Nil^ H.«d t"uiid
lii-atie Ho-|4t.il
Fluyd Mib lii-trtct Xo. 3 Fund.
Floyd -uh 1'i-tfk No. 4 Fund ^...
Kkyd sub Ii-trif!t No. 7 Fund
Floyd -'ili IH trill Nu. 8 uud.^,,,.
Floyd sub Iiijtri No. 9 Fund ...,
Fhivil nib 11-trtcl No 10 Knnd i....
Flovd -nli l'mtrh-t No. 11 Fnnd
Floyd snli Hiitrio Vo. Fun-lfi
Vloyd lll'lep-intelU 1 Funj.,.
i.'iiioti Mib lwtriet No 2 Fund .....
I'nkHi Kiib liHtrn-t No 3
I iifin aui) Ui.-trict No. 4 Fuud .*. ».
nion ,nb 11~tri« N i Fund ,....
L'uMm kiiLi Ui-tiRt No. ti Fun I
I'titon siti l'i»tint No TFui-d...,,
i^oo
,^t. C!A*LlS TOWVSBIft)
tub
Ml,50
TWe feNewfng fssrfotlon was pre
presented and adopted
Resolved, That the Clerk of this
Board be and he is hereby authorized
to draw Warrants on the Military
Fund in the name of the several par
ties named in report of Committee on
Ih-lrict No. 3 Fund
Km, i.rove sub liidrn I No. 4 Fund
lloek tiiove-.iib Ih.-trict No 5 Fund
Kork 4irov- fiib IttHU-U-t No
l'1-.ter sub ln-tiii No. I Fund..,,.
Vl-ter sub Pl-trtet N'o 'J Flitld ....
I" li-ter »ub In-tint No. 3 Fuud.,.tk^
Cedar sub Ihstru No. 1 Fund
V.lar sub IH-trict No. 2 l'mid
Cedar rnili ln-u let N'o. 3 Fund
Cndar Mih !i-tnct Nu 4 Fuud...,.
Kiverton nub ln.-triet No 1 Fund...
Kivertim Mib IH-ti it No Fauil.,n
Kiverton sub IVtrict No 3 Fua4.«
Kiverton sub Idstrut N'o. 4 Fuud.,.
Kiverton bub IN-triot V. ft Fund...
Riverton sub l»ii«lrn No. 6 Fund...
KiH kXord nub liin. No. 3. 1-57 nuki
I'Lstcr »ub li. No. 3. 1*57 Fund
futon null Hi- Nu. 9 1K57 "imd ...
Rock tjrove nub 1is
Nu
Mr. Reed preeented
resolution
per month set opposite their several Resolved, That the Clerk be author
names, as often as once in two to procure plats of the several Ju
months commencing on or about the i dicial Townships of this county—said
1st day of August, 1864, and con- plats to show the several roads in
tinuo so to draw and deliver said jeach Township and to be delivered to
Warranta until otherwise ordered by
(the
this Board. the Cleik to procure said plate *fc.4ik#
Oo motion Uewi. M.thew. ,„d iP»«-
a Special
Treasurer
That the sum of one dol
lar per week from January 1st, 1864,
The Judiciary Committee, to whom
was referred the propositions to fore-j
close the School Fund Mortgages and ed, recommending that the account of
contracts reported recommending that J- O. Eldridge, for Sheriff fees, be not
Wm. B. Fairfield bo appointed the At- i allowed. Report adopted.
torney for that purpoae. The report On motion of Mr. Chapman the Com
was adopted and Wm. B. Fairfield mittee ou suit of Charles 11. Roberts
was appointed. i r*. Floyd County were authorized to
The 1'iuance Committee to whoito was employ council and attend suit,
referred the resolution increasing the The Committee on accounts report
pay of county officers reported, recom- ed and recommended that the follow
monding that the sum of $100,00 perj i"K accounts be allowed, and that the
annum b« added to thesalury of Coon- Clerk be authorized to draw Warrants
ty Treasurer and Clerk, each. i fyt Uc Matey
On the question, Shall tha report be
adopted? Mr. Mathews called for the, ... Jccouym.
i n3!tiw
yeas and nays.
Those voting ye* were—Billings, Nei-«.n rarub.oonxutdc*
Brownell, Chapman, Flint, Gleason,1
llowaid, Reed, Chairman—8.
Those voting nay were—Mathews
and Darland—2.
property reported adversely
3 50 to the prayer of petition of citizens of
Floyd Township for a new Townahip.
Report adopted.
The Committee on Poor reported an
account of II. X. Mathews for $o0,00
for care of pauper, and recommended
that the sunt of $30,00 be allowed
thereon. Report adopted.
Ou motion, Alden Fliut was contin
ued as Committee to take charge of
aud contract for support of Mrs.
Reves, a pauper in Floyd Township.
The Special Committee, oppointed w T/m^b tm *o
to settle with Clerk aud Treasurer,
submitted the following report, which
waa Adopted
been cancelled, which vouchers and
Warrants are herewith submitted.
We have also examined tlie Books
of the Clerk and find that the balance
sheet on the Ledger of each agree and
find tho debits and credits in the sev
eral accounts to be the amounts shown
by the balance sheet herewith submit
ted which we find to be correct.
diem
BENJ lUaijkNfc
BALANCE SHEET .:
Of L. L. Huntley, as Treasurer of Floyd Co.
ci.
A 24.34
1
157.70
r.xi5
62-\4»
7*7.i0
352.09
l#7,ii7
7 ,'Jl
144 ,K3
24.50
121 r,i
24,16
71.73
1U3 14
3.20
".22
40 *3 i
107 7t»
42,7*
W4,
M«
'••••If
342 12
94.56
19,H7
166.WT i
42.73
2,UA
3,70
12.CO
22,26
3.«M)
22.43
13,10 I
#4 .*2
1«.'J6
101,t»
55.44
•7,40
7.5H
143,44
23, IT
l.M
FuikI.
w
I'nion Mib lUxtrtct No, 8 Fund,....
Hockt'ird -uh l'i.-ti i 1 Fi.ad.,
Ho-kford -till# IHi'tr i N 2 .ud..
Rncklord sub du-ti K Ni 3 nn4...
Kod.fopt-.uh ivtri.i No 4 Fund..
Rwk tirove
AJ0
120 5:1
di
claims of R. Arthur and W. Hausberg
for Tax Titles.
On motion Board adjourned.
a,,_tih®
the following resolution adopted
Wednesday, June 8, l6#l.
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
members being present,
Rssolrul,
corre9pond with Col. Sessions, iff be fixed et $10,09 per annnm.
That the salary of the Sber-
9 1
The Chairman offered the following
resolution which waa, on motion,
adopted
Itejolrcd,
That th# resolution passed
at this Session of the Board in rela
tion to the increase of the pay of the
Clerk and Treasurer shall be constru
ed to commence January 1b», 1864.
The Committeo on accounts report
wiucli
WA*e.
repott was adapted.
ma what
xuowwo.
r(tu«MH, Sli* rill's Kev-i
tiiiv lord .wo in lHitlc.
T. Sniill.c, lladilT IHftrict frort
J.t.'. Wtv'aey Ci. M!|».rititei ileM
Ijwe. Lane k Co., IVKk4 and
MiIIM .V: o RlnnW
(ieoriie Wj »tt, Fri^t.-e
itf Rokfa^|
Fit itrownrll, t'lerk of Riverton
II St •arii-), t'lork of Korkford
R. C. Matbew!, t'lerk liorkfori
T. 11 Jin! n, t'lerk K.« k Orovn
A. W. i iicli, t'l-TK l.,irli-K
A. I» t'« llin-'. Scri ic*a fort.'iuiU/
K V. M.-i'hrw in torney l^ rOii*^
R. N Mrtthewa, atfirni*)- fur CuuiM
A. K Hiidr.-th, Print n»{
V. W Montatfiie. In^identala
1. L. Huntley, Incul- Utah
J'ljQ Vit/|2 r.iil. lilt I ll'lllalS
Gilliert Ik-ail. incideuMI*
k -iiy for Pauper
I.eliiiik'iM
Jt
ll.iti-l»erh-
lu.-.uie HwpiuU. ilrs. Hatof
Iifanc M'-|ni.il, Mr llalry
Orlando liable) WiMtect (I rand M)
Orl Mercki-I, WttnvNt tirsu.l Ju^f
C. Wam-ley, ftMint on S.'at|m
JiM'o!* Ix-aii do Jo
Allen M—r,- 4a d*
John Iji vi »n- e do 4o
Kli,nc)'do
liallimort- do
I. I H'liitley. ^ix months »aliry
V. \V Mo(Hat»ue, mx montlw
Aiiien tint, lta.lr.»d
W It Howard. Aw-wor Cedar
I.. 1. IUii-iiit toH. .V^sMhwor, (Vdar
W. lir'i.i in oi K:\ortoa
K*bert Havi-, A-Mwr.S'ntt
ii. J. -»'ior, Assignor, t'itia
Wm Mittelilcr. A«-e-oor, I'L-ter
t' ttaiJierr^^As.-essor. Itoi kfurd
W. J' •*.» ior l, A-.e.-jor, liock tiiew
M. G. tV«k. .A- iesmt. Kktyd
A. W. Frmih, ,lf»is. r. St. C'bafki
J. T. Nfcwtuii, li-rl .C 'dar
1
AIH'irvT
CLaimkp 4t Lownv
3 ft0 1 :o
17.SO
1,TO
6 00
•j,oo
1M,«5
e ot»
2,OJ
10,00
15,50
l-i^o
r.'.oy
33,CHI
30,00
ao.oo
10.ro
16 40
6 50
11.
4,00
15.24
4i.ae
4«,*0
1.IO
l,l«
i.oe
1JW
1.00
2.U0
1,00
1.00
1.00
800.00
2jii JO
1«J5
1 5«
la.io
12.T5
t»,no
21.00
10.50
r.'.oo
15.00
46 50
17.50
6.00
2,00
158.W
6 00
2 00
That that the Clerk be au
thorized to issue warrants to the mem
beis of this Board for mileage and
for attendance at the special ses
sion, April 4th, aud at the present
term.
Tho following warrants were iaeved
in accordance with the above
lution:
XAMFM No. Miles. No. Days. Aroount.
Tlmotbr Htlhaci,
We#lev Itrowuell,
John t'liapman.
lWiijam n ltarlaad,
Alden I'tn.t.
Al.ialoin t!lea«o(|I
\s iiii.im it Howaid,
It N Mi!news.
Heujatiiiu Itcad,
A. L. COUIUJ',
32 tnilaa. 4 day*.
rePort
ft I
22.10
20.W
H6.W
40.50
21.47
44.73
5,55
No. 124.
,tt»
59,24
325,26
52.71
37,52
3,70
,35
1^5^ Fuxhd
Cedar sub Pt-trlei No. 1, IV8 Fund
TO lillice Oath on hand ceaaml by
your Committee
1.10
tt.09
10,22
VIM ,64
tT17#,l« »T17S,1S
the following
Clerks of the different Townships—
Tbo resolution was adopted.
On Motion of Mr. Chapman, ftbe
Treasurer was instructed to borrow
from any funds in his hands for the
payment of Military Fund Warrants.
The Judiciary Committee asked and
obtained further
22, townsip 94, range 15 west, and
running from thence west on the half
section line to the west lino of scction
29, same township and range said
proposed road intending to connect a
ro»d now established and located on
the west line of section 22, and a
road now established aud located on
the cast line of said scction.
Nathan Thompson was appointed
Commissioner, to commence to view
said route on Patnrday, Jono 25th
J864, and directed to file his report on
or before the second day of the No.
vembcr session
of
Rockford.
per
1
9M
Monday, June 6th.
Road Petitions, No. 124, 125, 126
aud 127 were presented and referred
to the Committee on Roads.
A Memorial of H. Cramer in rela
tion to Road No. 120 was presented
and referred to the same Committee.
Tuesday, June 7tb.
The Committee on Roads reported
that tho following numbered Road Pe
titions were correct that the proper
bonds, notices, snd affidavits had been
duly filed aud recommended that
Commissioners be appointed in accor
dance with the prayer of the petitions.
si'OT!
°f the Committee was
13.44 adopted aud the several petitions dis
posed of as follows
Alfred WoodV ,,
and others. Asfes4br nflUmiVilwmp
er to view the following proposed
route
Commencing at a point on the sec
tion line running on the south side of
sections 13, 14, and 15, towuship
95, range 16 west of the 5th principal
meridian, in Floyd couuty, where the
road leading from the village of Saint
Charles to the south line of section 7,
township 94, range 16, intersects said
section line first mentioned, and run
east on said section line as near as
practicable through townships 95, 16
and 95, 15, to the east line of Floyd
county.
David Wiltso was appoiuted Com
missioner the Clerk directed to fix
day for tho Commissioner to commence
to view said road and his report be
i filed on or before the second day of
the November session of tho Beard.
Road No.
v u
125. V
David I)yas. Atktfbra Commission
er to view the following proposed
route
the Board.
Road No. 126.
Chester Butterfield
and others. 1 Asks that a Com
missioner be appointed to view ai*d
locatu a road as follow
Commencing on a street in ?»fortt
gomery's Addition to the village of
Floyd, 20 rods north of the north east
corner of the south-east quarter of the'
north-west quarter of section 21, town-'
ship 96, range 16, running sooth
throngh tho centre of sections 21 aud
28 to the centre of section 83, thence
east 160 rods, thence south 160 rods,1
thenco south-east through sections 3
and 2 to intersect a county road run
ning from Charles City to Floyd.
Edwin Klinetop was appointed Com-i
Road No. 127.
T. T. Gilbert
and others.
10,00
15 50
2.50
l.'^O
1A00
83.00
(eioTier
20.00
30.00
4W.60
-n
11.
o»
t.UO
15.24
40.30
4*.»t
1.10
1.10
1,00
1.00
1,00
1,00
2.00
1,00
1.00
1
no
Sno.oo
itiiuo
16,U
1,50
13,»
12 75
it 00
21,00
10.6.J
12.00
15,uo
3* .no
82/J6
1^,10
It,''4
I On motion of Mr. Gleason the Clerk
was directed to publish tho proceed
i ings of the Board at the present ses
sion.
Mr. Gleason offered the following
resolution which was adopted
Resolved,
i
Asks that a Coramis-
i Commencing on the section line be- i
'practicable to tho Shell Rock river,
southwest quarter of section 11
of section 10, thenco across part of
the south-east quarter and the north
west quarter of section S, thence
across tho north-east quarter of 3cc
jtion 4, thence angular in a north
west direction throngh the south-east
I and north-west quarters of section S3,
thence running through the south
west quarter of section 28, thenco
across tho N. W. of sec. 28, between
the dwelling house and saw mil! of
Henry Bumgardner, continuing on
near the liver bank and striking tho
section line between sections 28 and
29, about 40 reds south of the north-:
east corner of said section 29, and run-'
I ning from thonce to the connecting
corners of sections 28, 29, and 20 and
21, thence angular across the south
west quarter of section 21 in Rock
Grove township on the most feasible
route, until it intersects with the "old
(prairie road" now established and
leading from Rock Grove City to
W. P. Gay
lord waa appointed a
Commissioner. The Clerk was direc
ted to fix a day for the Commissioner
to commence to view said route, and
said Commissioner was directed to file
his report on or before the second day
of tbs November session of the Board.
Petition No. 128 was presented, re
ferred to Committee, aad reported cer-!
If
30 tn iU s. 4 daya. 1U.16
52 tu lie-.. 4 day*. 11.12
OA mills. 4 dayt. u.
as
4S miles. 4 days. 10.K8
KO tiii'i's. 4 dayti. 12.V)
40 mik s. 4 days. 10.40
6*1 Itllies. 4 daya. 11.60
a2 uuU-f- 4da*s. 13^2
v 10 Y
0
°rs.
M*
4 miles*
13^2
M*
Board adioorned.
A. L. COLLINS, (Thairmx
Attest, V. W. MONTAGUS, Clerk
Floyd Co. Board of Superriaorii
BO
AO PROCEED INCML
At tt»e Jane scsion of the Board of
Supervisors the following proceedings
were had in relation to roads
on tht
day, June 25th, 1864, and to file his ]e(j jj
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
of Floyd County, Iowa
Your Petitioner, Henry
said road No. 120. but having a dif
ferent starting point, that said irregu
larity was not known to your peti
tioner uutil he had received legal ad
vice upon said road. He therefore
prays that he may be permitted to
file proof of posting the notices of said
road No. 120, and that the record of
your Board iu relation thereto may be
amended so aa to correspond there
with.
HSXRY CIUMS.
By WM. B. FAIRFIELD, bis Atty.
The above and foregoing is a con
derised statement
of
of
tho Board iu relation to roads.
A. L.
COLLINS,
fact
nmttttaii/or Sol-fort and Sailort in lUbd SUttet.
SPEECH
or
HON. WM. B. ALLISON, OP WWA.
Delivered In the Iiotiao of Representative*,
First Session, Thirty-eighth Congress,
Wedrctday, Hay #, 1984.
wliis-S
miasioner and the Clerk directed to! RiI^.TTh
fix tho day for th« Com.TiiMioner to'
commence to view said road. Said
Commissioner was directed to file his
report on or before the second day of
the Xovember session of the Boara,
i ,,i
their part with a despotic cruelty aud
implacable viudictivenes.- without pre-!
cedent in the annals of civilised war-1
fare.
subjects or in his couduct toward tho
may be appointed to view the clearly indicates that we have oec.ared.the rebel States in a state oT
following proposed route ti^o substantial progress toward the!
re"e8^a^
''8'1!n®f1t °f the power
tween sections 11 and 14 in the town-! Government over the revolted States.1 jc=a«-ls belonging to eitizens of said
ship of Rockford, and and as near as
al1
indl,1ffe
tbo
and every
Chairman,
Atteet, J. V. W. MONTAGCS, Clerk.
A preacher, whose tost led bim to
8peak of the prophet Jonah, among
other things said I am of the opin
ion
that Jonah
was a cleanly old man,
neither smoking
uor
chewing
that the fish retained bun iu bis
stomach so long. If the fish had swal-
lowed tho house where we are wor
shippiuglie would no doubt have vom-
ited himself to death tn three minutes.'
Commencing at the north-east corn-S jury is thereby inflicted on the agri-1 judgment upon this question in the volted States us free, we treated onr
time to report on1 er of the south-east quarter of eection culture aud manufacture of the State.' forui of legislative enactment. 'foe aa a hostile belligerent power.
act of
Aeks that a Covnmio- umphautly sustained after full aud ry are by the laws of war enemies,
sioner be appointed in conjunction
free
Commissioner, and was directed to 'jfhey demand that wc shall so triumph
commence to view said road on Satur-,
with a Commissioner from Butler conntry. The loyal people who haveuipon the same principle. It assumes
County, to view the following prnpos- sacrificed so much, and who are ready the right of the Government to impose
ed route commencing at the southeast for atiii greater sacrifices, demand of such conditions upon this conquered
corner of Floyd County and run west
us
anj
report on or before the second day of1 support shall with it be destroved for
the November Session of the Bosrd.
t.v#r.
Road No 120) lican institutions, with all their attend
Cramer *ut blessings, shall be established iu
and others. The Committee on
ttU
roads reported back the memorial of trom the osorpstion that now
Henry Cramer and recommended that holds it.
the prayer of the memorialist bo grant- ,. have listened with interest to the
•d. The report of the Committee was discussion iu this House as to the re
adopted. The memorial is as follows 'at,onB °f the so-called Confederate
u| „i_ .. ,t
says
X..W auuTQ .„u .oreKu.oK )a hostility to the General Government. It
.? „,iI no
the proceedings
i
claimed and held iu tiossession
PRICE, TW0 DOLLARS PER ANNUM.
MR. Ai.i.irom said
Mr. Speaker—We are Still fa the
ffifust of war. More tlian throe vears' er, and
ago the people of eleven States of this sold
Lnion, in their organized capacity as it belongs to a person engaged in re
states, by their representatives select- bellion or who has given aid or cold*
ed for that purpose, confederated to- fort thereto
geth?r, adopted a form of government
independent of the Government to' Property shall
hoPe
viDCll,le
sio and rnntiing from thence across the !a^.?.ut ^.°.move
section 11,
wil1
thence across the north-east quarter i ^ece,v? ourselves, however, by resting i
hero with his brave men now
on
tho enemy's works
achieve success. We^nust not
,n lhe
boSl«f
stantially overthrown his armed Is-
gions will still confront us many
battles are yet to b« lost and won be-!
The unconquerable will and stndy
of revenge, immortal hate, und cour
age never to submit or yield," must
be subdued by wise legislative action,
by firm administration, and by un
wavering fidelity to tfio great princi
ples of republican liberty. The cause
of all our woe must be eradicated.
We must not be led astray by the
siren song recently cchoed on this
floor, that abolitiou is a thing ac
complished," that slavery is dead
But we must annihilate it forever, end! porate capacity as States arc in re bel
see that it has no resurrection. lion that they are to be treated audi
This duty primarily belongs to the held as public enemies. Whatever
Congress of tho I'nited States. We the eflcct*of this proclamation it op^
fail in the discharge of our whole du-j rates alike upon those sustaining tlie
ty if we do not adopt every measure. rebellion and those still adhering to
that will bring about this consumma- the Union. It takes effect upon tlie
tion. Every measure of Congress, principle that this is a territorial
the Executive
look-1
ing to the suppression of the rebellion of bayonets that these designate*!
nd the destruction of the diabolism States aud parts of States are held
that produced it, although vehemently in possession by an organized, hostilSe,
r"i f. assailed on the stump, through the and belligerent Power and that all
i press, and in these halls, has been tri- the people within this hostile bounds
*n
discussion by the people of this The
County line five miles. necessary measures shall be carried may determine. The President has
Nathan lhompson was appointed to their legitimate and proper result.! proposed such conditions as to him
seem just aud liberal toward those
who are willing to come back into the
OVer
the rebellion that the cause which
and of the Executive that these people as Congress and the Executive
which has been its chief
They demand that free" repub-
,the territory reclaimed by our
1 have listened with
discussion iu this
lations of the so-called
States to the Government of the Uni
ted States. It seems to me, however,
that this question is to us
Cramer,
to,.
Board, County road No. 120 was es- authority over the revolted States, and
res adjulica-
represents that heretofore to wit at proclamation, by congressional action,: General Steelf, W Arfcansai. l£a
the January Session, 1864, of your and by judicial
tablishod. That by mistake your pe-| the rights to which they are eutitled, thenceforward tut"'"^
titioner filed proof of posting notices have been clearly defined and fixed ofThe'sutes, as"before Th^^elKdH.^areTn
of a road containing the whole of by the Supreme Court of the United .full force, extept that
States, in the prize cases reported in /W as to declare that there *hall Ih» neither
2B
tVgl
atk,
i-
io itotiuf th0 WtUW of nii Wfolt, i have becu duly
That iu organizing this rebellion they
have a* Stales, claiming to Ite sovereign
orer all persons and property within their re»
(•ei'tive limit.*, and atverliug a right to abnolve
their citizens lroia their allegiance to the Fed
eral Government. Several of tLtu&e States
hare combined to form a new coulederacy
claiming to be ackuowledged by the world as
a sovereign State. Their right to do so is now
being decided by wager of battle. The porta
and territory of each of these Stated arc held
1
ImMie, unorganized msurrei'tion, baring
uo d)tfiuta
or possession. It has a
boundary marke-1 by linen of bayonets, and
which can be crossed ouly by force. South of
this line is enemy's territory, because it is
by
ixed, hostile, and belligerant
Black, pages 673,674.
from the e**ry
an organ-
1
TommS^a
Judge Nelson, page 693, says
lite laws of war, whether the laws be
civil luleryentrs, tu we have Bieu, convert.
citizen ot the hostile States into a pub-
Jr. i v t- i he euemv and tr-'at huu atv-ordinglv, whatever
may have been his pievioua couUttct.
Agaiu, page 695, he says
Tho act of Congress of July IS, 1801,
tactions tive and six. recognized a state of civ
il war Itetweeu the Guverument tuid the Cya-
The last twelve months have been tjon
federate States, and made it territorial."
very dry in Minnesota, aud great in-i Congress has passed its deliberatet wheu wo declared all the slaves iu re*
NUMBER 24.
By section five, of act of July 13,
1861, to collect -Uities on imports and
for other purpoces, the President was
authorized to declare certain States in
insurrection, whereupon all commer
cial intercourse with said ^taftftr
should cease, and all goods or merchan
dise coming from said States orgoing
thereto should be forfeited to the Vur*
ted Stntes.
Again, by sections seven, eight,
nine, of act of July 17, 186U, to sop
press insurrection and for other pur
poses, proceedings
tT"'J
which they owed allegiance, and lev- 'he United States. All slaves of siidi penSns
led war upon the nion which had SO found or King within any plitee occupied by
ifterwardu ctxnipieil by the
... i again h'?M slaves."
i.hout cause, has been prosecuted on|
How enemy's property, if this
war how cae
to tho
muuicipal laws of the U oited States
liow shall slaves be deemed captives
of war except by the laws of warf
his judgement tenda to perpetuate his ^uch property is enemy'a property
power, either in tho treatment of his
mJ?8
PJ,i'ff",in *1®
Rlchn,m"1
at
"hrrnks from no »ct that in
rrvi
are author
ized to be instituted against the prop*
erty without proces3 against the own
the property condemned and
rhen it ^hall bo established that
be
condemned ae ss-
projiortjr, ar.d became the properly pf
States,
tfuili be teemed
not,a civil' terrjtorittl
rw-
\II be fun-vor fico of th«T
war
property if subject only
au^
®laves
ar®
tue
Government sgain«t which the war is hostile belligerent Power.
prosecuted. The President of the United State*
Although the conflict has waged' ^7 numerous acts has treated the
with varied fortune from the begin-! States ia revolt as public enemies. By
ning, yot a survey of the situation to- proclamation of August 16, 1861, he
captives of war by vi».
the laws of war applied to
...
lu®uriection,
of
the'
coursJ?»
tre"tcd. allf°-
AKa,n»
ancu of
fore his military power is destroyed. States in insurrection aud rebellion
That power destroyed, the enemy is thereby the civil authority of the Uai
not couquered.
Who
overctiUMB
By force hath overcome but half hid foes.*
o
o
Otsr better part remai to work la
Design what force effected not.
proclaimed non-inttir»
®nd directed the seizure of
that the in-! States, together with their cargoes
and that such property when seized
should become forfeited to the United
s,lat«®-
?n.
thi®
Proc,.amali'n
a»d
that the enemy is sub-
tl»«
l"^
disloyal in those Statee ag»
by proclamation, in pnrsW^
Iaw'
on t,ie Iat
186-
4 1
ted States is obstructed,
day of Julyr
the President declared certain
kc.
not Mr
dividuals in rebellion, bnt States te
their organized capacity as States.
Again, tho President, by proclama*
tkra on the 22d of September, 1868,
deJ.-.cd
Th*t on the first d»y of January, 28df,
all
persons held
as slaves within any Stats, 99
detonated jwrt of a State, the people whereof
f-lntll tb«-n Ite
in rel.el 111
tt
i.ru
iist the
l-mlsd
Mates tiiail be thiiu-foittuKl sad fuieYST
frse."
And agaiis by proclamation on the
1st of January, 18G3, these slaves
were declared absolutely free. Thin
great act of justice to an oppressed
people is sustained upon the basin
that tlrs people in their organized cor-
war
that its boundary is marked by linen.
amnesty proclamation proceed®
Union. One of these conditions n§»
quires a modification of the Stateco®»
stitutioii8 so as to prohibit slavery.
If our right is conceded to impose
these conditions, the same grant of
power would authorize the Govern
ment to impose
any
further conditions
that may be necessary to secure the
permanent peace and prosperity of the
whole country, and that may be no©*
essary to guaranty to every State
in
tin's Union a
republican form of
government." This power is further
recognized aud enforced by the Presi-
It has been settled by executive dent in his letter of instructions to
determination.
Our says
That It be
Ut ,letl,on
an*
the t'mttitution k* mcdi-
rp. slavery n- iuvoluutury HetTitutle i-xiept in
puaishuit*iu
for
crime* whereof ibeparty tffaftlft
c\llvictod,,,
Substantially the sam* instruction*
were issued to General Banks. Thia
suggested modification implies that
the complete coutrol of the reorgasi"
zation of a State iu rebellion rests in
the Geuersl Government. If this con
dition can be imposed, other conditions
may be, or new constitutions, republi-
can in form, may be required before
any State in revolt shall be permitted
to re-enter the Union opon an equality
with other States.
The law defines what acts are n*
cessary to convert a domestic insurrec-
tion
iuto
a civil or
public
allj
war. Y\ hi|
the courts are obstructed, when tho
civil law cannot be administered, when
hostile forces confront each other on
the battle-field, a state of public war
exists, the parties are belligerent and
the laws of war coutrol them. When
we blockaded southern ports, when wo
passed the nou-intcrcourse act, when
ire sent out cartels of exchange of
prisoners, when we treated captured
piratical cruisers preying upon our
commerce as prisoners of war, when
we authorized the seizure, condemua*
fv,rft-ittire of property