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INTERESTING FACTS. Some time since we expressed, through the Courier, the wish that the old citizens’ pioneer society of Madison should be re vived. No response has yet been made to the suggestion, other than the furnishing of the information annexed by our old friend D. Blackmore, junior. The old settlers of Madison and vicinity organized a pioneer society in the winter of 1862. A social meeting was held and sup per given at the Madison Hotel, on Febru ary 22d, 1862,the anniversary of Wash ington’s birthday. All old citizens and their families were invited. This gather ing was well attended. Much interest was taken by members in relating their early experiences. One gentleman present told of having danced with the girls, and of swinging on the wild grape vine away at a merry-making just where the Madison Hotel now stands. Another told of old Judge B. marrying a rustic couple at mid night. The party drove up to the Squire's cabin. With a loud rap, the Squire was aroused. Up went the latch string of the door, and the Squire called out: “What is wanted?” “Squire... want to be married,’ was the response. “Well, then, stand up in the wagon,” said the Squire. “John, do you and Sally want to be married?’ Response— We do.” “Do you make the request of your own free will?’ “We do,” was the prompt reply. “] then, in the name of God, pronounce you man and wife. Drive on!” Down went the latch string, and the old Squire, grumbling about being waked up by youngsters at midnight, slid back to his bed again. Others, at the meeting referred, spoke of scenes and incidents connected with the early settlement of the city—mentioned John Paul, Jonathan Lyon, and others who laid out Madison. Colonel John Vawter acted as auctioneer, and sold the town lots at auction on the 11th and 12th of Febru ary, 1811. The Colonel stood upon a large poplar log, lying about where the Court House now stands, and announced to his audience that the proprietors would give to the county the ground of the public square forever, if used for county public buildings. Another told of the pond the boys used to abate on, where the Walnut street mar ket house now stands. In this way the pioneers enjoyed and passed away the evening of February 221, 1852. There has been since then but one more meeting of the society—February 22, 1853. Since that time many of the old settlers at Madison have “gone home.” Dr. Charles Woodard, at the meeting in ’53, feelingly said: “My friends, at your next meeting some of you will ask, Where is Uncle Gam— where is Wharton—where is Charley? Gone Lome!” And go it is; many of those present have passed away, as the following list of names and remarks will show: Hugh Gibson, came in 1219 8 C stevens, 1815 John Hunt, 1818, dead Simeon Hunt, born here Joward Watts, came in 1518 JJ Vail,came in March, 1817, dew John Moore, 1818 John Haney, 1818, dead dngob Harbaugh, 1818, dear Frederick Frick, 1817, dead Amzi Douglas, 1817, dead Rufus Gale, 1918, dead Elmon Gaile, 1818 Henry Critz, 1816, dead Tim Birher, Junior, 1317 Howard Stapp, born here, moved away Gam, 10 Taylor, November 10, 1319, dead John H'Tayler, November 10, 1514, dead Charles Woodard, Andy 81, 1919, dead John Woodburn, February, 1820, dead Wim F Thomas, 188, dead Win Ramisll, 1811, dead Simeon 8 Gillett, November, Osia, raised to Davenport, Jows EG Whitney, January, lets Joseph Northcratt, Dect, 1820, duan David Meclure, 1215 William Stapp, 1813 James E Lewis, Nov'r, 1816 Henry G@ Taylor, November 1), Ter ¥ Geo Shor... Nov'r, 1816 Nicholas Jersey, 1919 Willian J Foster, 1d Edward G Lewis, Nov'r, 1816 dus @ Wilson, born herg, 182, taeve to Per re Haute cury dackman, born here, 1520 Jose D O Bright, 1620, now 4 citizen of Ken tucky David G Bright, 180, dead M+ Bright, 1826 John Ritchie, 1813, dead D Blackmore, censor,304, dear Andrew Woodtitl, Iss J W Hinds, 1318 Geo W Martin, 181: Nolsot. Martin, bord here Benj Brannam, 1516 Milton Stupp, came to Madison in bath. 13th now in Hexus der Sullivan, came to Madison in the tale of 1317 CPJ Arion, came to Madison in April, 1815, living in Chicago David Wilton, came to Madison March 2 °, 1818, sond Thomas Krown, came to Matison in October 1817, dead ND Grover, came in dune, sets, lives at To Kausport, and George W Leotiard, came to Madisor i. 1dss, dead Moody Park, January. 181s Vietor King, Sept., 1514 John King, Sept., 1817 (thus Winsnett, March, 151, dead D Blackmore, born here 1312 Silas Ritchie, Ang., 1818 John J Sering, born here, 1518 Aldn Bachman, 1813, dead WJ Mellers, April, S15 W G Wharton, October, V17, steal Michael Suantnor came in November, Psb7 Edward Shannon ,came in November, (° 17, dead John Kirk, Sept. 1S17 Cornelius Vail, 1215 Isaac Eu Daily, January, 11h James White, 1$° 7 James Thomas, 1s17, dead John Campbell, April, 1816, movedl awey from Beas, 1820 Williamson Dunn, October 28th, 1204, dead Wm McKee Duim, Dec. 4th, 1814, born in the county Anderson U Grithris. Lely James M Green, 1819, barn hers Wm Campbell, March, 1st) Janus V 201 Veffersain « y ww Sette toe ers oe Viaaw : Wmn Vawter, came. adiy Achilles Vawter, came in on.” Jesse Paget, emu su 1800, dead supe r, The Governor's Message to the Leg islature of South Carolina takes a gloomy view of the present condition of affairs, and attributes the depression of agricul ture and business in the State to the intol lerance of her conquerors, and urges that the white population should be stimulated to work, by letting them see that labor is honorable and idleness reprehensible. The Message is mainly devoted to State affairs, and says the result of the experiment of free labor has been highly encouraging un der the circumstances. It concludes by re ferring to the Constitutional Amendment, which, he says, neither the interest nor honor of the State will allow her to ratify pay. A fashionable old lady at Pittsfield, Mass., wore her new bonnet to church last Sunday wrong ride before,” somewhat to the amusement of the few who knew the difference. None of those religiously in clined noticed the error, ge The Louisville Journal has been printed thirty-six years the Boston Post thirty-four, and the Madison Courier eighteen, and the editors who controlled their columns at their commencement occupy the same positions today. Go Discussion will get harm a sound principle; let it go on. EpirogiAL APPROPRIATION.—We must earnestly protest against the very cool manner in which some of the editorial fra ternity appropriate for their own use, with out credit, the literary productions of others. We do not flatter ourselves that any brother will filch from our own col oring, but we are sometimes irritated, when we copy an article from an exchange, and give it due credit, and afterwards ascer tain that we have credited the article to the wrong paper. This is what we com plain of—and we insist that editors have no right to publish, in editorial shape, ar ticles not original. When they do so, they attempt a fraud upon their readers, and the editorial fraterniity. We find the above in the Whitely county (Columbia City, Indiana, Republican, and seconed it with all our heart. ‘There is no meaner theft possible than this stealing too common among editors. If an article 18 copied, writ appears to represent correctly sentiments held by another, let the author have the credit of it. Better not shine at all, than gain a little temporary gory from borrowed plumage. [Indianapolis Gazette. We have never been sensitive about the use other editors made of our labors on the Courier, and we are free to acknowledge our obligations to our exchanges for ideas and matter. Without them we could not get along. It rather pleases us to see our articles in other papers with, or without credit. It is a question though, with ue. Whether those who subscribe oor a paper do not purchase a right to use its contents as they see proper. We do not hesitain to take a thought or a paragraph from a book or a paper, or a news item, which is not local, without stating the source from which it is obtained. We have never read a newspaper, or talked to an intelligent wan fifteen minutes without obtain ing ideas either from the printed matter or conversation, or having ideas suggested which were useful. It is a very broad question, and should be treated, we think, with more liberality than in the paragraphs we have copied attached to these re marks. United States SENaTron.—Weopy the annexed communication from our valuable and intelligent cotemporary, Evening Ga zette, at Indianapolis. Mr. Orth, we have mentoned heretofore in connection with the office of Senator, and we agree with our cotemporary, that he would make a faithful and reliable Senator, and would re flect honor upon the State. What has the LaFayette Courier to say in this regard? Ev, INDIANAPOLIS GAZETTE Dest Str:z—Among the candidates for the United States Senate, who have been waned, who can show a more clean record than the Hon. G.S. Orth, of Lafayette ? While the minds of some of the leading men of our State seemed to be in a fo, in regard to the turn national affairs would take, Orth gave no uncertain mound He put out no feelers to see what way the pop ular breeze was blowing. But he planted himself on his own con victions of right and duty. Orth is in the vigor of his manhood, in the pine of his intelectual powers, and I hovard the opinion that no man in the State, for the next six years, would do battle more ef fectually for the right, and the great prin ciples for which we sacrificed nearly a half a million of the beat blood of the na tion. We want men for high places that are not afraid to take responsibilities upon themselves. Men who instead of watehing to see which way the cat will jump, to as a very common expression, are williing to take the initiative in pubic atfairs. Men who will look after the creat rter este of the country, rather than their own aggrandisement. Again, I repeat it, that Indiana has no truer son, no stauncher advocate for the great principles of universal liberty. Alan Orths Lakayewrn, fact, Nov. 2 ¥, boo. ta We are authorized to publish the following card, prinunere the time tied for the great “Crosby Opera Hone’ draw ing. It is official: CARD. We, thy undersmve da Comme toe appetite teeretiet the awarding of premionis te the meinder a ad the Chosby @hpere He se “re Asx iabion, have then euuerwed py toe daligement to anpoubee Moisi danuars tis out cee th Core when Che took a red tad toe pes iions shall be ma de without father postponement. In order that Mr. Croby may realize the fall benefit ef his enterprises and that Vie cere fleches may be held by bona fide purchasers, and rot by him—it is necessary that the remaining certi feates should be speedily disposes at. Wheecemmra itches as erewl pave ies iat in to every oar WILE be taken to see the perfeet t Meek ra ewaer iit the peer diis. WF. CUOLBAUGH, Presden: Union Na tional Bari. Wave BOWERN. Vresidert Thint Nations bark. JAMES CL RARGG, Sisinger American LEx- These, 12V. MENS, Maevedeth. Rhosator, de AL BES Pyeddemt Sogonu National Bank CLINTON BEIGGS, Ewing. Mriven on De Bou UH VGL. dal Rainbaek noa. FRANCIS ATLOFEMAN, Ex Lieut. Gover nor. AMOS T. TATE, Prensa OBG. ReAL Viewers may be bad of Poster a Tadd, at the City Gook Store, From the New arbuos Commuereih New, geeb. Kamroab Megring Lasy Niguy.--the railroad meeting af Woodford Yall was not very fully attended, but a wit in terest was manifested upon the part of this present. Capt. Meekin was chosen President and F. L. Morse Secretary, Gen. Crittenden being present addressed the meeting, setting forth, in a convincing nin ner, the strantases of the proposed read. it was plain to his mind that New Albany would reap advantages tend greater than the required donation, the read would be built to some point if not to this, and it behooved this cry to secure its tar minug here. The time was limited, and action must be taken immediately or it would be too late. Should we fail we should regret it but once, and that forever. His remarks were to the peat. After General Crittendes took his peat very in eresting remarks were made by Mr. Odell. He reviewed in @ clear light the advanta geo which would accrag to our mty from reference ( Southern trade, the road in Slip d [ts location made it an testis et point al at the a natural depot for the products country below, ‘The South in ten years would be more prosperous than ever, and the cotton and tobacco would cover our revere, provided proper transportation could be afforded from the city, east. It would be folly to let the favorable opportunity, now presented, pays, for it would bring us the mortification of seeing other cities, more full of life, outstripping thin in com mercial importance and prosperity. After these remarks, a vote was taken upon the question of who was in favor of donating the $83,333 required. The vote was unanimous in favor of the donation. A committee of three was then chosen, consisting of A. Castlen, B. F. Sevibner and P. R. Stoy, to select men from each ward whose duty it shall be to obtain the views of the city in reference to the proposed do nation. The meeting then adjourned. CAPTAIN MEERIN, President. F. L. Mouse, Secretary. Major O. M. Wilson, of Indianapolis, is a candidate for principal Clerk of the Sen ate at the approaching session «f our Leg islature. He filled that position during the called session last winter with the Ligheat credit to himself, and the uniform satis faction of every member of that body. Major Wilson is a gentleman of the effict eat integrity, sjdeu did business qualifica zone, and will be a forwidable canud:date ‘for the place.— Terre Haute Express. vrom the New Caatie Courier. The SenaTorta AL Question.—We have heard the names of Colfax, Orth, Morton, Julian, Branham and perhaps two or three others, spoken of as probable or possible candidates before the next Legislature, for the position of United States Senator, which is all well enough, a then verits of the aspirants for this high place of trust, now rendered doubly important, should be fully presented to the people and Legis lature. Latterly, however, there appears to be a simultaneous and apparently procured ef fort upon the part of a few papers to fore stall all discussion upon this subject by the impudent assumption that the matter has all been settled beyond a peradventure, and that theriumph of the Union party will be in complete time as a certain candi date, to wit, Governor Morton, receives, what the party “owes” him, the position. We think the parties who are so active in the matter will find this game of bluff, a mistaken one. They will be apt to learn that the Senatorial question is still an open one, and that the servants of the people, soon to assemble at the capital of our State, still save the rirst to canvass the question of fitness and pays upon it, and we beg of our contemporaries not to cut off debate at this early day; in fact there is no need of it if the Governor’s claims are so superlatively conspicuous in compari son to all others, 38 asserted. The question of Reconstruction and matters incident thereto will claim the se rious consideration of Congress for many years yet, and the people of Indiana will not feel that the victory is complete until her Senators and Representatives in Con gress stand as a unit in favor of the equal rights of all men. We take it for granted that the Senatorial question is, at this criti cal juncture, pre-eminently a question of fitness The aspirant, if be acceptable, must have no taint of Johnsonism on his skirts. Hiv should have precious little confidence in the infegrity and good intentions of the rebels. He ought to believe treason a crime—one that under peculiarly aggra vated circumstances, merited some sort of punishment. He ought not by any means to be 30 aftacted with colorphobia as to prefer white rebels to loyal black men. We think the aspirant for the position in ques tion ought to be one so unmistakable right on the great questions of the hour, that his utterances within the last year could not be siezed upon by the enemy and made the most recent weapons againt us. These are a few among the many thoughts that will crowd themselves upon the minds of the people between this and the time that the Senatorial question will be finally settled. Special to Cincinnati Gazette , Washington, Nov. 30. Mr. Seward has not communicated with the French Minister on this subject, and, in face, of Tate, his whole course, and that of Mr. Johnson, regarding the matter, has convinced all foreign ambassadors here that both of these officials are bent upon forcing a diffculty with Napoleon. On the other hand these ambassadors have no doubt of Napoleon's sincerity in the mat ter of withdrawing his troops. Information has come to light to the ef fect that more than one year ago the plan of creating trouble with France was urged upon Mr. Johnson and Mr. Seward by some leading rebels, they declaring that in their opinion it was the only way of forcing the President’s policy upon Congress. At that time Mr. Johnson refrained from staking the advice, and felt sanguine of being sup ported by the people. Mr. Seward, how ever, at that early day, urged him to adopt the measure. Immediately after the elections he and Mr. Seward began to work actively in the matter, and all indications point to their making trouble even if they go greatly out of their way to do it. Gen. Grant had been leas reticent of late on the subject of reconstructions with ex rebels, He plainly told them that they mistook their position. They had openly made war upon the Government and ap peared to arms, and had been defeated, and that they were now nothing more nor moas than on their parole. ‘The rights that they talked about had been forfeited by their treason, and their return to their for mer positions in the Government laid in the hands of the Government through Con gress. That if they persisted in rejecting the constitutional amendments they would only have to go further and fare worse. A correspondent writing from Millken’s Bead, Louisiana, under date Nov. 15, com plaing of the barbarous manner to which the remains of our dead soldiers are treated by thos engaged in removing them to the national cemetery. Tle says: ‘The collas have rotted and the bones of the dead, many only partially decomposed, are thrown on the ground by the side of each grave, without care or protection. No battle-field ever presented a wore hideous and sickening sight than the levee for miles, present a now. It would have been far better to have let them rest where their comrades laid them than to remove them in 30 heartless a manner.” He sug gests that, as the work is done by con tract, it is not to be expected that the con tractora will do it humanely, until the voice of public indignation shall reach them. HELIGION is rule Breav of Livy.—I wish we appreciated more livingly the force of such expressions. Why! I remember where was a boy,could not wait all ! Was dressed in the morning, but ran and cut a slice from the loaf, and all around the loaf too, in order to keep me to breakfast --if diligence earned wares, I should have been well paid, and idea I could not wait ill dinner, but had to cut again, and again before tea, and lucky if I did not eat after that. It was bread, bread all the time, which I ate and lived on, and got strength from. And go religion is the bread of life. You make it the cake. You put it in your cupboards, and never have it but when you have company, and then you cut it up in little pieces, pass it round on your best plates, instead of using it as bread to be eaten every day and every hour, —ilenry Ward Beecher. Sore time since a woman came to this city who represented that she was a widow. Her husband, who was a soldier in an Ohio to WERE, died in the far off South, leaving her with several small children, to get alng in the world as best she could. She came to this city, and a few m months ago as afin wooed sud won, and be came the wife of a man who seemed every way worthy of her, and they were living very contentedly and devotedly together until last Saturday, when a veteran in blue “turned up,’’ who proved to be the husband that was dead and gone! He was much astonished to fina *'. Wife wed to another, but after an explanation, he wine his claim to her and left for parts unknown. [Richmond Humming Bird. The surgeons report show that our armies have suffered greatly from chilia and fever which is inluced by the misasma and change of oinate to wich they are exposed. They also find Ayerk Ague Cora is an ethernal remedy for this iistenper, and are urging the govern ment to adop it within the regulation. The Surgeonteeneral hostiles, because it is put up in a proprietary form. However great that con ventence to the public, he prefers the physic ians of the army should give thei own direc tions for the wrses. Whatever professional pride may dictate, he known as Wallus we do, that Dr. Ayer’s 'Cure ®? is an almost perfect antifote for the Ague, and that the soldiers should have the benefit of it, as well as the people, Washington D.C. Correspondent, decidawlt CaNnpip Comession.~ine Memphis Ava lanche, in speaking of the lack of indus trial enterprise in the South, says that ‘even the pen with which we denounce our enemies is manufactured at the North.” To be sure, and the ink also, as well as most of the paper you print on. Still we are willing to supply you. You pays your money (to us) and you takes your choice” whether you will introduce our system of business and of civilization, or remain de pendent apones and vent your temper in denouncing your real friends
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Madison Weekly Courier
Madison, Indiana, US
Wed, Dec 05, 1866
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