Squatter sovereign., 1857-01-13

the organic act. The republican party, SO
far from carrying out the principles Of true
republicanism, would play the part of des-
potisn under the cry Of liberty and free
dom. claiming and exercising power to
govsTn the people in the territories.
E- The following graphic description
Of Newspaper dilemma is extracted from
the Council Bluff Bugle, aud will give cur
Southern friends an insight to the fraturni-
ty ia this climate and the great difficulties
we have to iabour under. In the winter
season here it is indeed difficult to be
punetuoi in our issues. The country is
new and affords few facilities to insure
comfort. The "devll" is e.ernaliy ringing
his exchanges Of sood and copy in the
ears Of the poor editor sometimes editors,
publishers, jsurs. end even the dsvil HIM
self are compelled to leave the Office and
tern out in full force with axe and mall in
hand, to procure wood; and after it is cut,
they frequently hare to hitch up an OK
team, to hail it. Now if this is not hard
we ask our friends of the sunny cline,
what is! Hear the Bugle.
WHERE IS M BUGLE. Why, bless
you. nay dear fellow, We had none for you
last week. 1t got ''snowsd III" and is
| hardly thawed out yet.
Had any miserable fellow happened
accidentally to have blundcIed into the
place where our Office ought TO have been
on last publication day, he weuid have
been unfortunate indeed. for sight would
. have greeted his vision that ike the untold
secrets of Hamlet's ghost, it woald have
made leach particular hair to stand on
end. like quills uPoa the frightful porcu-
pine" Pen cannot portray The look OF
anguish and distress that shrouded the yi:-
age of the poor, toil-worn shiYering Prin-
ter, who looked with disnay upon The scene
OF devastation and ruin around. His glo-
rious old press was under heavy ''pres-
| sure" of snow, whilst his bank, if not bro
| ken, was turned into "snowbank," and
between the ice and snow. it was cues
tionabie "case," whether his leases" we're
.hard cases" or only covered with Snow.
H IS "sticks" were "sticks" full of icy snow
anu Sucking last 10 tne last SLICK oi
stove wood; q large stene in the centere
OF the room was an imposing" spectacle
to behold and altLo' his rules" were sus-
pended, there was no member Of the HOUSE
| TO lAove the previous question. His vaults
were filled with snow instead of "quoin. -
and his form" was lying cod upon the
siene in tae icy embrace of-ihe chase.
His leaps" were covered with Snow; his
| sheets weted and icy; his .'pi" frozer
and his "furniturs" terribly dilapidated
The printers son. WAS on the "gallsy,"
and the psor heart-broken printer sat dis
pondingly upon an inverted ink ksg, with
digi;s showed deep into an enty jacket
pocket, the very picture of dispair, whilst
his satanic highness, the ''devil," with
pockets filed with birthstone matches, was
sitting upon the frosty stone, Wills, the
editer upon his knees, with hand. uprais.
ed. looked aghast upen the scene!
Ah, Gear reader, such sight would
melt anything but :he towering piles OF
| snow and ice around. Ycu don't wonder
then that the BugIe didn't appears
don't. we beg of you. We cry for help
come and dig US out Of the snow; come,
bring US woed. and something 10 keep US
from starving and freezi ng.