The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1857-11-07
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The Weston Araws In noticing the launch Of the new
stssmer LacoA says that "hence forward estcn and
Council Blum. viii Be united IN the hoppy bands Of Cum
ssrial wedck Glad to hear it-hOpe that the con-
pec,iun will prove al that fancy has pictured it, and
that such counecon will not be severed, until one Of
The parties has easrey pesced out-an era not likely
10 take plsce In the nineteenth century ,-SoGne"
1fy1s NospereI. s'tt
5 Now We know mot what our friend OF the
Nonpdreii would call pegging out. but the
last We heard Of the Ldcon she was "peg.
ring'' down Big Muddy, with load OF
freight aboard, which had been shipped for
Council Bluffs. We understand that tho
cause of this, ssns lack Of s'the tin" to
pay charges; nearly "peggcd out' we should
say. - - g - -
The above facetious remarks, We clip from
the Glenwood Union-a paper recently es-
tablished upon the ruins of the Time
"pegeed out" 1t would seem that the
Union had "heard Of the Lacon''-not only
that, but the the last heard Of her, "she
was spcgging' down Big Muddy with load
of freight aboard, which had been shipped
for Council Bluffs." Not only this, but the
Unios, understood that this strange pro-
ccedine on the part Of the Lacon, "was
lack Of sthe TIM" on the part Of the mer-
chants Of Council Bluffs, "to pay charges"
Thsreupon, the Union concludes we have
"nearly peggsd out" What degree OF
ssgacity, our newly Aedged contemporary ex-
hibits! Truly surprising, amt lt9 Why, my
dear Union, we have no idea of "pcgging
out,,-wo have not the least intention Of
following in your wake-so don't be alarm
ed-quiet your fears, prepare and circulate
your fiction, and when you want to witness
. place Of unexampled and continued pros
peritv, disconnect yourself with little Of
ss,he tin" you have received for your dis
infere.ted efforts in behalf Of "South- West
ern Iowa generally" and make a pilgrim
arc to Council Bluffs, tho commercial en-
porium Of Western Iowa, and our word for
it, you will be convinced, that SO far from
"pegging out" We were never so complete
" on the road to future greatness and con-
tinuous prosperity, as at the present time.
Try it, Mr.. Union. e.a.a
In regard to the subject matter which gave
rise to the above remarks by the Union, we
are not conversant. There may be some
truth in the assertion that the Lacon return
cd with freight which had been shipped to
this place. 1t may be true, that the cause
OF this, was a lack of "thc tim" But the
inference drawn from these assumed facts,
IA not correct. 1t well-known amosg blu.
siness men, that since tue commencement OF
the panic, boatmcn have invariably refused
all currency in payment for freghts. It's
not at all astonishing, then, in view OF this
fact, and the well-known scarcity of gold
and silver, or real ''tin,'' that freight bills
could not be readily met upon presentation.
Such state of things is not in the least de-
rogatory to the character or business OF our
city. II the boatmen would have taken in
payment for freigbts, the same representa-
tire for the real ''tin," that our merchants
and business men had taken and continue to
receive for their merchandise and wares, our
neichbor Of the Union would have been de-
priyed of the material for an unmerited and
despicable fling at our city and its business
men. In these unsettled times Of business
matters, consequent upon the arrangement
Of the monetary system Of tho country, it
does not become us to reflect upon the de-
linquenccs and discrepancies of our neigh
bors. Our business men, conscious in their
own solvency, and ability to meet their OBJ
legations, ask no quarter from their would
be rivals, nor shrink from any responsible
ty they may have assumed, and it may be
pertinent to suggest that onr SUBURBAN
neighbours wait until they are fairly out of
woods, before they s'cry havoc, and let slip
tho dogs of war" upon their neighbors. A
degree of forbearance should be exercised
by nil those ssliving in glass houses"