The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-09-08
CoNcoRD, N. H., Aug. 81, 1858.

Ld'tOrS Tunes In the eastern Jubilee of
the earths surface" matters move on much as
usual. An unnatural amount of deposits still
deep in the vaults of our Banks Business still
moves as if only held aroused from stupor. The
weather has been somewhat changeable on
the 22d ult. it was very cold, so much so that
our overcoat seemed welcome friend on
that evening there was a frost which did some
damage, since then it has been warmer. The
wheat crop will not in some places turn out rs
well as was anticipated, hut in others better !:
the oat crop is good Potatoes never lodkctl
better than they did III inc ugg1v weather
brought on the rust. IN some paris the crops
fs~ss .1,ss been 1nseli in ured, in others not at
all. The fly and wet weather of late have
brought on the rot This in many places has
nearly ruined the crop, still with all these evils
unless they grow apace the crop will be greater
than for years. The corn crop is heavy, well
cared and nicely stalked three iourlhs of it
is now Just fit to roast. If it can be secured from
the pinching of Jack-frost there will be n most
abundant yield There will be harder times in
our cities the coming winter than last, bat in
the country it will be much better for the poor
er classes.
Tie Supreme Court is still in session. A
novel incident occurred during a criminal trial
the other day illustrating some OF the beauties
of Republican legislation. The last legislature
passed an act allowing all parties in all suits,
actions and proceedings at law and equity to be
witnesses for themselves. The defence offered
the prisoner as a witness. The Court ruled that
such was the plain and obvious meaning of the
words used in the act, but rs it was a greater
change in the law than all that had been made
for the past fifty years, it could not take the
responsibility of deciding that such legisla-
ture knew or meant what it said, and denied
the new form which now goes before the full
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criminal trials, chiefly for selling liquor and
stealing. There have been five con, lotions,
three acquittals and two disagreemcnts. SINCE
this Maine law has been in vogue here. nobody
but some poor d. of an Irishman or some
Democrat, has been punished, while prominent
Republicans lolling with wealth, deal it out
with perfect IMMUNITY from fvc-story brick
blocks--thc "Block" police looking on and
"Block" priests either shutting their eyes to the
sin or secretly laying hands on aud openly vo-
ting for the authors of such deeds, Every Ho-
tel furnishes liquors to all who ask. There is
more liquor sold and drank than at any one
time for a quarter Of a century. This danger
Gus demonstration has most effected our young
men. One law compels every town whether it
is willing or not to go into the liquor trade
A Block Judge from the Bench OF our Supreme
Court in the great case ofState VS.. Woodbury.
etals select men of Wilmot, laid down the law
that the State has power to drive every town
into the liquor or -four or any other trade at its
own expense. But though the town vote not
to do it, and refuse to furnish the funds, its Sc
lect men are criminals and mu-t stand in the
| felons dock if they refuse topromote the cause
by compelling people to guzzle rum. The first
effect Of this law was to drise the decanter from
the public bar to cupboards, cellars, closets and
sidc-boards. The young men began to COM
grcgate at billiard rooms, club rooms, and oys-
| ter parties where away from popular condemna-
ton and the public eye, revealing and dissipation
entered into at first Tor the puri ose OF having
them say because the young mans excited word
legible. Its ravages for host of other scenes oil
desolation in the train of these, have left their
| hand upon the heads OF many ofOur young men
Those could be introduced to haunts of vice in
this way who would have blushed with shame
if they had been seen touching glasses at the
public bar. Stolen waters are sweet" But
rum has followed in the path of such pleasures
TO young men this law has been .'comet and
a curse Moral sentiment must uphold a law
or it but brings into disreputc all law. all re.
straint. Maine laws and political preaching have
done no good-ha.e only damned up moral
sentiment-and then poisoned both pool and
fountain.
No matter what might be the outside APP
pearance have always assured you that there
was strong douglas feeling in this State.
This every day becomes more and more mani
fest The fendish attrck of the sUnion" and
kindred prints have only awakened the sympa-
thy of the masses in his favor. The leaders see
this, and that 10 stem the popular current would
be to create an army with officers but no sold
iers. We cannot afford here 10 keep our party
SO conveniently small" for the benefit Of a few
Office holders. Our people look at the matter
in this light On one side il a true Democrat
of giant intellect, ON the other an s'absorption.
ist." No true Democrat car hesitate moment
between the two. We must be defeated in The
next general election unless we stand upon the
principle that the people must be the Judges of
and make the proper chart under which they
arc. to live, that white man when lie reaches
territory is still white man not niger.
We cannot swim through that election in the
North with the Lecompton milestone tied to
our necks, nor with that other, that Kansas
has $4,000 people, if it win come in with con-
stitntion il don't want. aud only $4,000 if it
chooses 10 make constitution that suits its
people. Let Congress pass an enabling act.
hetthe people of Kansas raiify fairly such
paper as suits them and we can keep our heaGs
above water. Yours, GRANITE