The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-07-17
Dur Washington Corrcspo N d e nee.

Our Washington Correspond enct.
The following letter is the first of a serie.
from the pen of one ofthe best writer's in Nortl
Iowa His "Anti-Slavery" leanngs stick on
very prominently, but our readers can indors,
or dissent from his views as they please
| national HorEL, WASHINGTON CRY, 4
July 9Th, 1868
Messrs. Editors The first thing feel like
saying to you is to tell Everybody and his wife
that in all my varied journey to this place
have seen no such country as Iora. never
realized the value of our magnificent young
State before. No wonder that your thriving
young city, which is the outlet of the best cor
ner of the best State in the nation, should he
advancing with such rapid strides.
Soldiers, Soldiers everywhere Soldiers +!
Twenty-Five thousand of the flower Of the
Mortimer were reviewed here yesterday. l
send you copy of the Presidents Message
(Which have not yet had time to ready, to.
gcther with the account Of "a battle at Buck
harmon, w. The action consisted of the at.
tack of 1000 federal troops upon 1000 of the
enemy. killing 20 or 30, taking GO horses, and
200 prisoners, without loss to u.s.
saw nearly three regiments encamped at
Madison, Wis, which the Adjutant General of
State told me, were rapidly learning the art of
war, and who am sure will strike hard
blow for the North West when the opportunity
is given them. There were 5000 encampcd at
Elmira, N. Y, yesterday. the 18th. New York
had on its holiday clothes the harbor and ship
ping were clothed with flags as with garment.
all the troops in the city, including the famous
eth Regiment and several companies of boy
good view from the parlors Of the Astor House.
The guns of the ship at the navy yard fired
salutes, regiments were being shipped to the
seat of war-the usual accompaniment of guns
and fire crackers was not forgotten by the
juveniles-and in the evening there was very
magnificent display Of fireworks, which it would
too much lengthen this letter to describe. The
notices were all patriotic in the EXTREME
"Union''- Constitution '-."The ULion,it must
and shall be preserved" &c. All the best
bands in the city discoursed their sweetest and
most spirit stirring strains, and were stationed
at ten or dozen places throughout the city.
The Federal Capital is not yet free from the
traitorous feeling that has 80 long held sway
here. overheard more than one gruff old
southerner respond to the calls of the newsboy
Paper Sir-Prcsident's Message, only five
cents" "No! Damn his Message: don't
want to hear anything from him He has
ruined the country!' The fact is, their heads
are getting sore. The railroad from Philadel-
phia is carefully guarded and strong force is
in possession of all the points commanding it.
Our delegates are all here, believe. Thank
God, we have at last good set of men.of
whom we need not blush for very shame
They can all be firmly relied on to do their ut.
most for their country and State.
The Capitol building greatly exceeds my ex-
pectations in the grandeur of its proportions,
and its simple magnifcence, il may be allowed
to use the expression. will give your readers
description Of it in future communication.
The wings and dome being in an unfinished
state give it rather ragged expression just
now, and the grounds are good deal numbered
up with building materials, but it bids fair to
become, as many who haye seen the Capitos
of Europe assert, the most noble and eleg antly
tasteful building of the kind in the world.
You see l have very little in the way of
"news" to write about; SO you will have to rest
satisfied this time with rather short letter.
Were it not for the everlasting soldiers who
meet you at every turn, wherever you go, one
really would not know that the government was
engaged in a really stupendous war, that will
tax its powers to the utmost. The farmer, the
laborer, the merchant and manufacturer, all
seem to 60 as quietly as usual with their daily
avocations, just as though nothing was the mat
ter; while over in Dixie land, every one is sus-
picious, and you can't go ten steps without
somebody DIGGING you, and looking into your
eye, to see if he can see anything reflected
there antagonistic to his very peculiarly infer
nal institution of slavery land begging you only
to "step on the tail of his coat" that he may
have chance to pick quarrel with you. Il e.
if he is on his own dunghill, or backed by
crowd of the "chivalry," which the Republican
of to-day says will generally fight, if they can
be sure of having the odds of four to one, and
their backs to the wall.
You see have really nothing to write about,
so Yours for the present, E. X.
NATIONAL HOTEL, WASHINGTON CITY,
July 7th, 1861
"And there was mount ing in hot haste, the stesd,
Tho mastering squadron, and the clattering car
Vent pouring forward, with impetuous peed,
And swiftly forming, in the ranks of var"
l am quite sure ! can not expect to give