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, 1859-04-21
Girl in Mems C1othes--A Female on
the Why TO Pixies Peak.

(Ffom the Detroit Free IEess 1Hh.}
A Young gentleman arrived in town on Satnr-
day and put up 1T the Farmers Home. Who rep
rcsrotcd himself u on l,s WAY to Pixies Peak.
lie was well dressed mud @ood looking and ap-
pcurcd to have money to pay for att he got,
although quite prudent in his expenditures. u
was denoted by tho style Of public house which
be resorted to. His entire Ignorance Of the
route, or Of tue necessary equipment, attfae1ea
some attraction, but people set Inn n, down 2: H., a
verdant Young gentleman, and kindly gave Inn
ali the iinfornlution in their power There was
nothing about him that excited suspicion, al
thourh the landlord thought him somewhat fiis-
tidiotls in refusing to sleep with another nun,
and he staid ovcr night. This operation WIS
fatal to him, however. tyr the women l9ks us
morning, That the supposed young gent wls
] Girl Of eighteen or nineteen years 0f nge 1Aty
| Wcrc hi.yhly scandnIizcd ut this III women ate
ant to BE- in such cases, andinsistcd upon having
al officer sent tnr.
| cbar.!e Of tue NOW disconsolate Young won'an.
| wl,o va; completely overwhelmed IL her dis
coyery. md deprived of all tue selfposseSsion
which had characterized her disguise. She went
with him willingly, being, assured that no harm
would be done her. and above all TINT she would
mt he put in jail, and told her story nnreseF-
| vedly.
Siie did not leave her quarters, however, with
| out giving the females who had discovered her
disguise pretty sn'art piece Of her mind: On
arriving at officer Champs office, sue confessed
hcr design, md acknowledged that she had run
away from home in Canada with the intcntion
of making her way t" Pixies Peak, which locali
ty, however, she had VERY little knowledge o.
She had taken money from her fathers desk fur
this purpose, aud appropriated her brothers
best snii in which. t" travel. Sic said she
| thought Pixies Peak WAS a little WAYS from Cht-
cage. and she tl,nuEht Chicago was about fifty
miles from Detroit Her idea Of ilse expense
Ind been obtained from the newspapers, and
she had provided money cnuugi. to take her
| all the way there. She was Eood-looklns hn'i
intelligent, and SO 1bundanaly energetic that she
was quite sure that she was competent for the
tusk. Being informed that she must 20 home,
| she begged hard to b. released, which was per-
cnpturily denied. Size then inlpl"rrd ftrvcnt>y
that l,rr name or tl,at of her father might nut
be made public, promising, under condition that
her request was complied with, to ~ home and
stay there, and be IL good girl.
i recital of the dangers she must encounter
on her journey. anu tl.e life she must lead when
she rot to her destination, rcconclle her IT, 1hs
arrangement, and she went home cteerinl[y in
charge Of C:l,ladan olliccr who was summoned
for the purpose.
l
, 1859-04-21
An AbscondfnE Cashier Caught in
Texas.


Last October, james 4. McCorklc, Cashier "f
the Peoples Bank, Richmond, Ind, suddenly
disappeared, carrying with lin some $l5,0p
belonging 10 the hank~ Mr. ". ]. Il. Robinson,
Deputy Sheriff Of the county, was employed 10
ascertain the whereabouts Of the absconding
cashier, and has been absent the whole winter
in this undertaking. News has just been Re-.
ceived that after q long chase he found McCorklc
ut San Antonio, Texas and TINT he left New Or
leans On the nth Of tue present month with his
prisoner, for Richmond. Previous 10 this a{1air.
McCorkle had sustained an unblemished repu.
tation, md was q member Of the Episcopal
Church. His relatives in Ohio md Indiana are
said to be Of the highest rcspectabllity. The
whole matter until now has been kept pro-
found secret, and the blow will be hcary one
to hiz relatives and friends.
, 1859-04-21

to The approved acts Of public benefaetora. 1tia
for this reason that, whilst hating the nAme Of
Jefferson, and opposing In every form blu policy
Of eleveting the masses By making oil men free,
providing fer their education, aoa enaonng mem
tempting to assimiate their designs against
Cnba TO Mr Jef1erson's acquisition Of Louisiana.
It Is q shallow device. 4 mere glance at what
Mr. Jefferson did, and proposed TO- 90. as com
pared with what they propose to 90, viii snow
thnt in this, as on any other point OF tne1F pon,
cy, they arc utterly antagonistic to tie views
and objects Of Mr. jefferson. Mr. Jefferson IN
the purchase of Louisiana, acquired for ,oo9'-
un1 half a continent Of rich vacant domain to bc
planted with free States. They propose to gre
hundreds Of millions for an island covered with
slaves, to he secured by standing aFny, and
founded on compulsory labor throughout all the
tropics. Mr. Jefferson, on the contrary, looked
In that rccion as the place where free homes
were to liz acquired for the colored people
among US, to fulfill his cherished scheme Of sep
aratine the races, which he regarded as essen
tial to The freedom Of either. The result Of the
projected conquest Of Cuba viii, be the renewa!
ofthe slave trade, to bring Africa in chains to
the work Of tue West Indies, whilst the poor
caste of the white race in our southern regions
nrc to be converted into soldiery to maintaln
the process This mode Of ncquisation hodes
war with foreign powers. a separation OF tue
Union. and, if the wild hopes Of the projectors
could be accomplished, would renew around y, !he
Gulf Of Mexico sort of Turkish domain, like
that which once embraced the Mediterranean
in it's bosom, These Saracens of the South, who
would prorasate sluverv with the sword, must
expect crusade against this scheme " al Inc
nations Of the New World that lore freedom
| Peace was the object and result Of Mr. Jeher
sons acquisition under the banner Of liberty
! War. civil and seryilc must follow in the tram
ff fhis new prOicct to extend slavery.
, 1859-04-21

tion, aud the judicial decision opening all the
Territories IL slavery.
y. Jefferson advocated the division Of the
lands amung small frerlodcrs. and Gavorcd III.
tie tenrnicnss rather than great domains. The
>trsngng uf ttlc Homestead bill in the Senate,
which was carried by. tl!c united Republican vote
Of the House, discri'ninates the enemies frum
he advocates of the Jefferson party.
-. 1t was Jcaerson's apothryEn. We must
make our election between economy and liberty,
or profusion and servitu1c." The present I'D
ministration has more than doubled the expen-
diturcs Of the last really Republican ndn,nstra-
tinn-Mr. Van Fnren's.
H. Mr.. Jefferson abhorrcd public debt. En,,-
merating the dangers which threatened free
government, flr said, ''Thc rc-lorse Of this
! frighttul team is public debt"
The government party las in two years sunk
large surplus in tho Treasury. and created
| r,l!ic debt Its new measures lnok ia "a large
accumulation Of il. showing hut national d. IeI,
is Il part Of their system Of policy. The c2tnc.
ton Of the public debt, and provision against
the organization Of another, is the policy Of thu
Republicans.
| IL. 1t was carIual principle in politics Will,
Jefferson. that slavery bestts slavery. III
uaE extinction Of slavery: and the removal Of
the subject caste Us indispensable to the prcscr'
vasicn Of the liberties of the whole laboring
| class, md the preservation Of the republican,
form Of government. II is the policy Of the I'LL
| tioaal democratic party 10 preserve and cAtent
slavery. us IN institution replete with blessings
| 10 mankind and essential to the glory Of nti1
government 1t is on this main issue TINT tllt
Republican party 60 with Jefferson against the
| nntiona! democracy, and submit the trial 10 the
! country.
might extend Indefinitely this catalogue o.
antagonisins between the policy Of Jefferson and
| that Of the present cusiaved administration
| Tkarai iR in 3,af,,
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-10-05
~-How GREELEY ENJOYED THE SERM o!

nsy-How GREELEY ENJOYED THE SERMON
At SALT LAKE-IIorace is a philosopher
without doubt, and the way he enjoyed the
Sabbath at Salt Lake, correspondent Of
the Syracuse Standard relates as follows:
1--WE attended the Mormon Church this
morning. Preaching by Elder Orson Pratt,
Horace Greeley was present, and sat inside Of
the railing, with the twelve Apostles. Mr.,
Bernheisel sat on one side, Judge Phelps
on the other. and Hcbcr G. Kimball in front
Horace took an exhaustive survey of the
female part of the house, cooked his eye up
at the speaker as if he were looking at n
Giraffe, braced himself against one saint
leaned his head against another, and Went
sound asleep. as if he had been in bed, aolth
his mouth ,eids open. Inever felt so proud of
my native state as did when saw its able
representative treating the whole d-d non
sense with silent contempt, by rolling into
the arms of Hurphy." Qrish quotation from
Heathen Mythology. The singingwas decid-
edlv Presbyterian-th orchestra consisting
of one small organ and four singers. The
Mormons must have good deal Of faith,
for I'll swear they don't have apple dump
hnes enough to live on
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CITY HOTEL,

NvEAR the stcaml oat and ferry LANDING, w."
~ hcry Iowa b. H. EVESLAGE. Proprietor
t"IS. ,t'" nro',;,.s ll27ul
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McGREG0R IOWA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER ), 1859

to the people of all States--slave States as
well as free States. The system Of emigra
ton, fostered and encouraged by Emigrant
Aid Societies, for the purpose of controlling
territorial legislation, is a fraud upon the
and destroy the principles Of self govern
ment. None but actual inhabitants, who
have abandoned their citizenship and allie
glance in their respective States and settled
in territory in good faith to make it their
permanent home, have right to vote in
the legislation Of the territory. (Applause.)
The doctrine of Mr.. Stewards Rochester
Speech" with respect to the ''irrepresslble
conflict between freedom and slavery must
be emphatically condemned. i'm
He said, denounce it here to-day, as
denounced it in the Senatorial canvass, in
Illinois, when it was maintained by Mr.
Lincoln, as subvcrsivc Of the principles up
on which the Union was founded, and must
stand uniformity in the local laws and do
mestic institutions of the several States, is
neither desirable nor profitable OF
climate and interests neccssitate a CORE
spending variety Of local legislation, which
is and must be adapted to the wants of each
particular community or State. The liber-
ty and prosperity of the people depend up
on the inalienable right of selfgovcrnment
in all the States and Territories of the Uni
| ted States. Ummense applause.)
The surrender of fugitive slaves is duty
imposed by the Constitution, and all who
| are Cor law and for the Constitution, must
be faithful to that Constitutional obligation.
| The opposition and resistance to the Fugi-
tive Slave Act in the North, begot a like op-
position to, and violation in the South, OF
the laws against the African Slave Trade.
The yiolators of both those who resisted
the Fugitive Slave Act, and those who vio-
lated the law against the African Slave
Trade, are alike false to the obligations OF
good citizens, and merit alike condemnation
and punishment Maintain the doctrine oI
non-intervention and popular sovereignty
and the Union is safe. (Applause.) Stand
by that doctrine and the country will pros
per; all sections will be content, and terri
torial expansion is certain. Expansion is q
necessity of our national existence, and oul
destiny is sooner or later to spread our in
stituti0ns over the ntirecontincnt. Cuba
Central America, Mexico, and all the island:
adjacent to us, will, in time, be ours, ant
this will be, as it should, ian Ocean-bount
Republic" prolonged chcering.)
The Democratic party is the only part.
which recognizes the equality of the State:
and the right of the people to exercise al
the rights, privileges and immunities OF sell
government. stand firmly by the Demo
, cratic platform of 1856. want no ney
plank and no new pillars to strengthen
uphold it. stand upon the platform an
carry the Democratic banner. Let tn
nominee of the Charleston Convention TAX
the same position. Put him on that platform
and give him the old Democratic banne
with all its glorious memories clusterin
around it, and the Democracy will marc
to glorious victory in 1860! (Great CT
y thuSiaSm) .-.
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s elect 2netrp.
VII en- for the Times.
TTIR ERRING ONE.

TTIE ERRING ONE.
III" BY MRS. HAZE J. BOYD.
vii, saw come back to my heart and home,
l will clasp her hand and will whisper "come,
She shall take her place at our vacant hearth,
And again our halls shall resound with mrth
For love her yet better far than life, -r
My young, my own yet too errinS WHO.
forgive her all tho my soul was stirred.
4. By revengeful fires when she deeply erred,
And she left my side for ano'her's love
Which she A, eamed was hers, poor deluded dore,
When he bresthed to her, 'the love bring, q,
L as fresh and pure as the flowers In spring
She bowed to words tha. had music's tone,
And we're breathed, she thought, to her ear stone,
But the song she heard was one Oft sung STRAIN,
What was heard by her would be sung again
1t was sweet to hear and 1t won her smile
But she found too late twas song OF guiie.
They NAV blame NE much but can't forget
Our bright days OF love, they are lingering yet,
In their ure glad Joy, round my manhood's path
And exclaim what a charm fond memory hath,
For it leads me back thro' a length Of years,
Ere the heart was lost in Hood oftears.
lremembcr yet with what manly pride,
cla ped her first my own sweet bride.
With what trust she placed her hand in mine
And whispered low. Il am thine, all thine
when Youth. fresh buds twiued around her brow
Oh, l loved her then, could hate her now.
Oh. no, for still is she not my wife,
Whom vowed to guard from this cold world str
She has slnncd on yes, put !he oeeu - uone'
And her Young life seems only just beguni
would shield her then from the cruel scorn
That is on her heaped in iife's carly morn.
She was yeung and gay and her thoughts ran wild
She was led astray like o wayward child,
Her heart was warm and with passion filled.
Tilt the poison drank from his lips distilled.
1t had nectar's taste. and she never knew
There were call drops n,,1sd uith the honey de,c.
oh. + cannot see her fair young head
vx;tl pricf for she Is not dead,
To Ali sense of right and I'd then reclaim
Nv still loved wife from the paths OF shame
IIer bark Ia frail aud Is tempe tost, H
But its not yet lost, no, no, not lost
She loved me too, ay. she loves me yet,
But the temptcr's snare was too deeply set,
She was charmed, allurcd and the die was cast,
lie won. and she-but the game is past,
And the world may trown but III still say "com'
will welcome tl.ee back to my love and home.'
NATIONAL Iowa, sep. 1859.
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II
Bright most forcibly reiterated tho views
expressed by Mr. Cobb. He thusearess
cd himself: x
A firm believer in mars capacity for self.
government, Twill not allow myself to sup.
pose that the people Of Indians hitherto
devoted to the Union, will become so bind
and led away by passion and prejudice, as
to be wiling to hazard the stability ofa GOV.
ernment that has afforded them so much OF
security and prosperity for the sake OF re-.
moving supposed evil that exists without
their borders, and with which, politically,
they have no concernmcnt. i will rather be;
leve that they will adopt and adhere to those
true principles---on which alone can this
community Of States be lasting-that the
people Of each State and Territory shall be
left free to regulate their own domestic con
Germs in their own way, subject only to inc
Constitution of the United States. In this
way, each commutity attending its own
affairs, and leaving others to do the ssyrte, We
may look forward with b0nfidcrice to long
years of continued growth in every thing that
makes nation prosperous, happy and great:
But, if instead of this, each community shall
undertake to decide, not only what is for it's
own good, but what is for his neighbors also;
then indeed shall 1--WE have fallen upon evil
times" and the days of the Union may be
said to be already numbered. .
These views so clearly presented by Judge
Ranney. this year, and by Messrs. Cobb and
Bright in 1866, are those now entertained
BY the great mass of the American people
and present the practical solution of the is
sues involved in the Territorial controversy
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Correspondence Of the Times.

ALgERQuERouE, New Mexico, Aug, !
%, 1859.
Dear Colonel We are now in the
midst of the rainy season, which commen-
ces about the first of the month and con-
tinues about one month. Every afternoon
we are visited by tremendous shower,
nothing like which is ever seen i'll the States.
The aqua however comes too late in the
season to do any good, as the crops are all
gathered in before this The other eleven
months are as dry as a Congressional speech.
This town although not as large rs Santa
Fe, is considered the wealthiest in the Ter
ritory The merchants are nearly all Mex
leans, who buy their goods in the States,
and transact a large business. All tho
houses are one story high, built of mud.
neatly whitewashed both inside and out
The place is situated on the Rio Grand
river, at the mouth Of which is Matamoras
| in old Mexico, moro than one thousand
miles below here. ..
Travelling through any part of the eoin-
try, one is surprised to soc the rtimbcr of
crosses stuck up on the road, and horror
struck when he learns that each cross de-
notes the spot where some human being
was murdered. l must have seen more
than one thousand crossing from Fort Union
here The most of them were the victims
of the Apaches and Comanches, who
every little while make raid on the ranch
es, Kill every body they meet, drive off the
stock, and then away to their secure re-
treats, before force can be organized to
pursue them. A sad commentary on the
insecurity of life in the Territory.
Sunday throughout the Territory is consi-
dered more as holiday than a holy day.
Yesterday was Sunday, and at the same time
Mass was being celebrated, political meet
ing was under way, and a circus was in full
blast, all within 800 feet of each other. All
the stores are kept open, and it is consider
ed the best trading day in the week. Ex-
;stence in this country is confined solely to
the banks of the vivers. The bottoms are
all we'll cultivated, but mile or two back
from the streams is nothing but desert.
If you travel south the country i'm
proves in every respect, and as am deter
mined to see the whole of it, my next letter
will be dated probably on the southern
frontier. In a few weeks will send you
sketch of all have seen in the country,
which think you will find very interest.
ing, and until that time bid you.
o ADIOAS.
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/. X. EATON. .......... ....:. =.
EATON & POOLER,

Attorneys ana Cvun ciorS at i."v " age, MN; 70
law, PROMPT attention will be given to coce.hs, 70
buyng and selling Real Estate, to paying taxes aG "
any and ali business entrusted to our care. Sa'li"0
WY EATON Il POOLEK
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The Hon. Abe Lincoln, the great Ajax OF
Republicanism. in his speech at Masonic
Hall, asserted that slavery or freedom in
both Territories and new States, depended
entirely upon Congressional action. In this
view if slavery was prohibited by Congress
sional Intervention in the Territories they
would come into the Union as free States
if not, they would come in as slave States:
He stated that neither soil or climate would
influence the determination of the question,
but the result as to whether they would be
free or slave depended entirely upon Con
gressonA restriction or non-action. This
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-10-05

wThe following slanderous paragraph
goes unrebuked A wag has inyenteda
new telegraph. He proposes to place q
line of women fifty steps apart, and COM
nit the news to the first Of them--as q
secret.
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MERIC GAN IL 0 U 5 E,
KANE& SONS, Proprietor. r.s
rravINa made many alterations aud nnifove-
memts in the above lIou,e and return',hed with
new Furit urc throughout and owing TO the 70" pres
,of proyiion aud the very liberal patronage neStowsa
mon thi. Uou pre- ent We have reduced the rFc'
of BOARD to 81 per day. g..
We can assure the public that the accom"ounno"
ot IN. American shall not be surpassed by any House
in the city. ..r- -.=
| Milwaukee, July l., 1s53n73f
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state EXPENSES.

state Expenses r.. ..-- !.
Dear Coloncl: see from the Press of
Sept. 9th, that friend McCraney is foam
ing and frothing prodigiously about that
little bill that the people, in these hard times,
have the impudence to call on the Republic
an party to settle, and, after indulging in
rather an Incorporate use ofadjectives that
presume won't hurt any one after the
smoke has passed off, he undertakes the
Herculean task that he says ought to have
performed, of clearing the matter all up to
the entire satisfaction, no doubt, of all who
can be blinded by the smoke OF his redund-
ant superlativcs. But since the gentleman
has called my attention to the items of cred
it and stated the credit side of the account,
will give him the benefit of all he claims
and one additional item which i think they
are entitled to, and re-state the account, and
see how the balance stands: g .:
The Republican party to the ~. ..
State of Iowa, DR.:
To total receipts from all sour .-.,.
ces for five years, Sl,53o,S13 "a
"First.' BY ''the legitimate
expenses Of the State Gov
| crnment same period, -----
Second" BY Improve
ments of public utility"
same period, ... -----
Third" BY ''balance in s- .
the hands Of the people, '-----
Total credits claimed, 100000 90
Leaving balance unaccounted for by my
friend offs ,535,s73 %. But my friends
first item of credit embraces only the leglti-
mate expenses; they should Of course be
credited with the iUegitimate expenses, and
that item, from the source the gentleman
refers me to, estimate at S535,S73 %,
which, ifcorrect, (and submit to the gentle
man whether am or noO, will leave bal.
ance unaccountcd for by the gentleman, of
only 81. O0o, 900, and as the gentleman ad
mits that after giving them the credits to-
which they were entitled, if there was any
balance unaccountcd for, could with pro-
priety call upon them to account for the de-
ficiency. presume that since he has tried
his fist at it, and leaves the above deficleil-
cy, he will concede that somebody else
should try it. | would suggest to friend
McCraney that he had better do the bluff.
ing and blowing part, Gas no one, think,
will contest the championship with him in
that line), and leave the figuring to some
one else. ..
Yours, Respectfully,
WV. McCLINTocK.
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lB LATEST llfs3YIfl3GlIlI
Lafer hsm M.aL.

NEW ORLEANS, August a.-rhe steamship Tn.
Ing S52,000 In specie. 50
Gen. Degollado was at Tsmpico, actually pr,-
pairing q new campaign. ~
Gen: Garcia was al Mstzmoras, and bad Issued
proclamation, calling The Liberals 90 ayrus I
The decree OF the Jusrez Government, connscs-
ing The Church property, was enthusiastically re
willie. -
Two hundred and thirty deaths nom fever I'D
me report that santa Anna lad arrived az the
city OF Mexico was discredited.