The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-05-29
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SouNClL DLUIfe, lo"iI3 NAY a., Joe
Dear Coz:-You think Iowa is great
State. You are perfectly right about that,
and, what is still better, it is steadily and
rapidly growing greater. don't mean that
We are spreading broader surface to the
sun by stealing territory from our sister
States, or our young protege across tho
"Big Muddy" Q, no; that is q "slow-
coach" way of doing business. We do ours
by railroad and telegraph. We don't dirty
our fingers stealing land, but we steal men,
women and children! Not 'niggers,' either,
but wide-awake, educated, white folks, and
that by wholesale. Then, the service we put
them at, is 50 mild and agreeable we don't
need any ''bood- hound law" to bring fugi-
tives back. Let them once stick the "shov-
ell and the hoe'' into tho soil of Iowa, or
stroll along the banks of its mighty rivers,
feasting their eyes upon the gorgeous scene
~. and listening to the hum Of commerce,
and you can't coax them to leave! You
can't chase them off! And, strangely enough,
these kidnapped "mudsills'' are forming the
foundation of greater commonwealth than
ever Spartan fought for-than ever
South Carolinian dreamed Of. They are
dotting our prairies with the symbols OF civ
ilization, adjoining our towns and cities with
palstial mansions, stately warehouses, and
beautiful churches, and cleaving our waters
with new and swifter keels. If the South
had common sense, she would come like Il
child and learn her ga 3 C's" in political
economy from as. Then, instead of plan
ming to steal more Negroes from Africa, she
would send back what she has, and, Hawk
eye fashion, 60 to stealing ,chitetolks! But
the old dame is in her dottge and ''joned
to her IDOLS" While Northern traitors,
pompously styling themselves "National
Democrats" are mantling the cheek of le-
gitimate Democracy with the blush of shame,
by striving to sacrifice the nation upon the
affairs of these pagan dcities.
Iowa JONES is n fine specimen Of the genus
dougfacc. The Democratic organ of this
city, pronouncins a high wrought euIogy
upon this remarkable chap, reverentially
says sour worthy U. S. SENATOR" and, in
the same strain, adds that ''nothing would
would be more gratifying, at the expiration
of his term in the Senate, than to see n pro-
per acknowledge of his merits, on the
part of Mr.. Buchanan's Administration, by
calling him to such post Of honorable SER
vice as his talents, character, sagacity and
address eminently qualify him for" That
suggestion is very sensibly put in, and the
masses of Iowa will cordially indorse the
sentiment. The Faithful of Council Bluffs
have worked hard for ':Jeems,' and deserve
a handsome reward. Now, l would suggest
that they circulate petition and send it on
to Washington, praying the Administration
to elevate JONES to ga post of honorable SER
vice." for which his talents, character, and
eminently qualify him-viz: put
him up on our new Court House for
ue1thercoch!
He would thus be permanently rescued
from oblivion. His faithful adhercnts, By
coming to Council Bluffs, could at all times
look up to him for direction; and no doubt
he would fill the high position with honor to
himself and party-kccping head to the wind
true as the needle to the pole. \ joke, which
a namesake of his once unWittingly pcrpe-
trated, reminds me of his present position.
He was q member of mercantile firm. and,
at the baptism of his chilli, in a fit of alb
straction entered upon the Register, ':son of
Smith, Jones & Coz Senator JONES is a
similar character. lie has lost his identity,
and is simply a member of the firm of pro-
Slavery Democracy. When he signs himself
as such, he is recognized as small sized
faithful toacy, but when the partnership is
dissolved, unless the Administration gives him
that elerdted post, as in justice it certainly
ought, he'll be SO small poivwog at the
bottom of the puddle, that his friends will
need political telescope to find him. You
know, Eek. you have several such fellows
in your State, who abused the confidence of
their constituents, and, with the foresight of
traitors in general, chose to write their
names on the roll Of infnmy with II BURR and
an ARNOLD, rather than carve them in the
granite with Hancock and WAsHyGroy.
Poor fools they will have their reward \
few thousand dollars, Or petty Office, per-
haps, for a year or two, and then the con-
tempt of the worlds frccmen through all
time.
| tell you, lex, Repuhicanism has got a
strong, broad broom, with which to sweep
out the cobwehs and spiders that defacc and
enyenom our National halls. Won'J there
be a crawling and scamperinc, ell? And
won't the old logics have to clear the track
if they don't want to get blinded with dust?
Why, Eek, the oonls'a are dipping into poll
tics; and, with their clear heads and warm
hearts, almost universally take the right
side; and just rs well might man think of
Niagara, or rolling back the ocean
tide, as of checking their influence. Six
thousand years experience has taught him
that it is irresistible, and that the surest and
safest way of preserving his honor is uncon-
ditlonal equalization. Then, here's to the
pretticst, the bravest, the freecst, the truest
women that ever trod Gods footstool. Our
mothers, our sisters and sweet hearts-the
worthy daughters Of those glorious old ma
irons who, with the breath of woman's de-
votion, famed the feeble fires of the Revolu-
ton, TIL they burst into the full blaze of
American Independence. EEK, drink that
in ga full flowing BUMPER" and then 80
over and see ADA. When YOU get homo
again, sit down and write long letter to
your rambling Cousin,
BOB MARLINsPlKE.
EZEKIEL W1DEAwAKE, Bryan, Ohio.
Washington. May IS.