The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1860-08-09
The First Issue.


Farmer i certainly remarkable p,oduc
ti"n; but not extremely so when wc con.
slider Il Is the organ Of party who e..
pect to be successful only through De.
ccptisn.
The title Of thi. sheet comes with
mock sympathy before our farmers, Is
an organ especially devoted to their in
tcrest. This deceptive vel, is easily rent.
when we consider it advocates the cleo
ton o Stel hen A. Douglas, who durins
the last session Of Congress, was very
much afflicted with pleurisy. disrrhea,
sore throat &C., whenever any important
measure was before the Senate; and
when the Homestead bill was to be voted
npon, he had such an awccul sore throat
that he could not vote. Certainly . very
sore throat thst, which would sweil mans
legs 90 that hs could neither walk nor
ride 10 the Senate Chandler to cast hi.
vote for ono Of the greatest agricultural
measures ever before Congress-.
In this same ireuc wr 6ud most dis
graceful attacks urcn scme :f our best
private citixe.s, accusing 4 Gu OPT My or
BY iaoae"doss of being thieves ard rob.
hers. Who supp. ses that Mr. F. j.
Epeaeter co imposed the correspondence
over his sigostare? Certainly nobody
that is acquainted With him and A. Stod.
dard Esq
This identical issue promises Us 10
cation "oO the head waters of Salt River :;
To this We shall be obliged to slightly
object, throwing 10 our plea, that those
who have already nsv,gstsd those brsck
ish waters, and pitched their tent upon ,
the saline marshes, that are surrounded
BY the head waters Of this notable stream. /
have probably preserved : log book
which. would serve a. an unerring guide
upon their return trip, which will Ger
tain'y take place - soon % the official
pap shall b dried up from which they
expect their chief noarishment for the
present We advise them At the begin
ing to prepare for the j. urney, for this
drouth viii certainly take place in ebert
time.
This same famous issue pounces upon
our officials, a. cusiog them Of not dis
charging their duty. Il complains of
the price paid for publishing the
tai list, when paid aud published aecor
ding TO law.
1t acknowledges that the price is 6xed
~ Law but says it is not the duty Of the
officer to pay il; {. not tie duty Of the
ofhcer to obey the law. Sensible, very.
Indeed, to nd Use disobcyiag the law in
the oticisl matters Of our County. il
which are involved thousands .f dollars
aud then mourning piteousiy in another
column that few gallons Of cross eyed
wh'skcy was spilled BY some ladies', with
out observing all the due formalit,es nd
soIemnities Of the Law For what did
the proprietor aud pub Usher Of the
Farmer, few years ago take hi. Press
and type to Marshall County, when there
vas larger paper already successfully
published there? Was it not to receive
. bonus ofa few hundred dollars from
tho citisens Of Marietta. aud get sewers,
hundred dollars for publishing the tx
list 7 What has ne left that county for y
Because he could no. get Il again. What
!. he here fort Among other things. 10
rec i've thepsy f"r publishing the sher
ih's Sales ofa Democratic Sheriff, aud t.
old i"r tho publishing Of the tax lis, Dol
you see the oraspiog haId ofavarice or the
greedy suIture 8 claw extended any y here?
Finally would it not be quite Is we'll
for It, since il i . comparative stranger
aud scjournsr hero, and il already prsy.I
ing to be "let alone" I, stead vel: 20 il.
own little business, aud let the Comfy
oficers and Transcript attend to theirs p
We hsve more to say upon this subject
~he. OCCASION requires.
Is DoU0L.s A. CATHoLIc:-Ws are
10 receipt Of the following from . 70 |
spo0sible source:
PAT IS 4 TalBUNE.-In answer e. ,