The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-12-05

McGREGOR. DECEMBER 5, :: 1850
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We could write column or two abou
secession, its probabilities, its causes and it.
consequences, but for extensive exhibition,
Of personal opinion on topics that the ables
Of our statesmen are befogged with, we have
no great taste. The country is in trouble
about something and what that something
is shows itself to the satisfaction of all who
can read. What a democratic paper may
say about the fact Of serious intention or
the part Of the Southern States to break
up this Union and an apparent serious in
tention on the part of Northern treason
breeders to stimulate the fiery South to tn,
work will go for nothing with certain
class Of readers and therefore we decline
lengthy editorialsing on the subject. I,
will be seen from our Latest" that Mr.
Seward is expected to speak soon in favo,
of compromise, that a committee will be
appointed in Congress to consider the whole
matter and that a plan is already matured
which it is believed will heal all our differ.
cnces and place each State of this Confe-
deracy ina position to secure her just and
equal rights under the Constitution. AS
ominous Of good we notice that Congress
met on Monday in first rate good humor,
and as we credit our countrymen with a
large amount of common sense we hope
strongly that before the 4th Of March all
will be well. On the other hand, the fact
is patent that such men as Greedy, Went
worth, Cash. Clay, Lovcjoy, Giddings and
other irrepressibles are resolved that the
extreme demands of the Ant-Slayery !"
clement shall be rigidly adhered to, Union
or no Union; and some very cxtravagant
specimens Of the long cared tribe talk of
marching down South to subjugate two or
three millions of our countrymen and force
them to love the Union. This, all thinking
men will see at once is bad policy to name,
impossible to execute, and fatal to us as
nation, if possible. Nobody bat very
great fool will talk about this mode of con-
qu.ring peace. But such threats of intimi-
dation towards our friends below Mason g.
Dixon's, assist much in rendering a COM
promise improbable. We do not know nor
does anybody else know where the trou-
bic will end politically, nor how it may yet
effect us financially. Prices may not go
down much lower, but runs upon the banks
may succeed, manufactures may stop,
thousands may be turned out of home and
riots for bread" may cover the half of our
eastern country with horror. We don't
know. All of us hope that the ship of
State will right up, that the Jonah of Abo-
lition violence may be thrown overheard
and fraternal peace again visit us; but the
clouds do not look we'll at the extreme
north or the extreme south.
A few weeks ago the annunciation that
there would be trouble in case of Lincoln's
lection was met by dcrisive laugh or a
caustic lecture. 1t was "all an electioneer-
ing trickr' The election is now over, and
after four weeks observation the Press d
Tribune of Chicago at length makes clean
breast by confessing as follows. Compare
, these paragraphs with the miserable advice
you received from venal and fanatic Re-
publican journals before the election, then
examine the stock, money, and produce
markets and decide what papers most truly
advised you. We would not exult, because
all Of us feel the Simeon alike, but we ask
you to reflect. -# ~ ~
The Press & Tribune Of Friday in a
loader entitled 1.-THE Threatened Dangers"
opens as follows: ~
We would not disguise from our readers the fact
that the sentiment of the extreme South rapidly
concentrating itself for united effort that viii break
up the Union of these States and form, out Of
eighties that have heretofore been unit, two more
discordant and possibly warning nations. We have
ourselves resisted this belief long able to
Bnt now all indications in Southern journals-even
those which set with strong conservative and I'm
ion tendcnciespoint with unmst taxable certainty t.
dissolution, Or what Is less probable surrender of al
the vital points in the annoying controversy on thu
part of the North "a .s.a.s. Eg ..,E s4.5
In in it's leader of Saturday, the follow
ing warning note to its small potatoe ex
changes, occurs: -..s g. w..
Not a few Of the Republican journals Of the nterio
working themselves up to the belief which they ar
endeayoring to impress upon their readers, that th
seeding States, be they few many, will be whippe
back INTO the Union We caution all such, that i
language OF that sort, they adding fuel to tn
flame which is already blazing too fercely; and tina
the probabilities now that the result will prov
them to be false prophets. No man knows what pub
lie policy may demand of the incoming Administers
ton; but the drift of opinion seems to be that,
peaceabe secession is possible, the retiring States
be assisted to co. that this needless and bitter con1rt
versy may be brought to an end II the Union Is I
be dissolved, bloodiess separation byal means
be coveted. Dc not let us make that impossible.
''Let the Union Slide" was the motto
Banks, and the Press and Tribune admi,
that it is sliding
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juice ofthe pine sufficiently is heated,peop
raise the cry Of "death to paper money
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work on paper basis and are entirely col
tent.
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