The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-07-31

the letter we may judge that the British
design to disregard the blockade England
is not our friend and it is folly to think it
....The Brooklyn Chasseurs are to be en-
ployed as the Presidents Body Guard
this is step in advance. w. =. Thorn
asson late a Chicago lawyer of cmnenct
and formerly a Kentucky Congressman
is now private in the New York Seventy
First. a patriotic old man. :. The First
Minnesota, Col. German lost nearly o0C
men in the battle Bulls Rum Not much
run about these brave Minncsotians.
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For The North Iowa Times
The qualifications.
EDITORS TINES: ON thc-day of last
month published my views of the duty
Of patriots of all parties under the abov:
caption. ... .H s.s.-. -.
I was never tenacious of the plan by
which the object should be accomplished.
Consequently the Resolutions of the County
Convention met my cordial support, as soon
as found the idea of the Resolutions more
satisfactory than the plan recommended by
me- The great object will be attained as
we'll by the plan adopted as by the other
Since the Clayton County Convention, the
Allamakee County Convention has taken
substantially the same position. "
tits cheering to those of us who early
took ground in favor of a peoples move.
mcnt, to know that the Republican party
of the great State Of Ohio take the same
ground. The following is copy Of the
Resolutions passed unanimously by the
Republican central Committee of that State.
The Chicago Tribune appropriately calls
them Sensible Resolutions"
WHEREAS, It is the duty of all citizens in
these times of national perils. to lay aside all
differences of political opinions, and unite in
defence of their Government therefore,
Rcsolued, That it is not expedient to call
Convention of the Republican party for the
nomination OF officers to be chosen at the CON-
ing State election. ..f a...
Resolved, That the Democratic Central Com
mittee be requested to unite with this Commit
tee in call Tor delegate Convention for the
purpose of nominating a suitable State Ticket,
and that the call be addressed to all who are in
favor of the unconditional preservation of the
State, of the maintenance of the integrity of
the National Governm mt and of the vigorous
and continued prosecution of the war, now car
ried on for that purpose, and that the PROPOSE.
ton to said Committee be made by the Execu-
tive Committee. .~ .... = o.. .s.
Resolped, That in the refusal Of the Demo.
cratic Central Committee to accept the propo-
sitiOn for union by the 9th Of August, the Ex.
ecutive Committee be directed to issue to the
people of Ohio call for Convention Of dele.
gates to a nominating Convention. to be chosen
without reference to party, upon the simple ba-
sis OF the maintenance Of the Government
and the suppression of the rebellion against it.
Another resolution was adopted requesting
the papers of the State generally to pub
|ish the foregoing resolutions.
Tompkins Chief Editor of the Press has
for the last few days occupied himself in
assailing me personally, because of my &C.
ton upon this question.
1t is characteristic of a pusillanimous
when driven to the wall in argu.
nent, to attempt escape by throwing dirt
md filth at his opponent Intelligent men
Of all parties have not failed to discover that
this man Tompkins has never attempted to
give reason, or advance an argument in
favor Of his side Of the controversy. He
prefers the filth and frog spawn fiShed from
the foul waters of the dirty slandercr, a>
his weapons in the accomplishment o. his
purposes, re .ther thn any arguments his
week brain can invent
A few weeks ago, he asserted that the
National Administration was opposed to
Union; when asked him for the evidence,
accompanied with the suggestion, if such
vas the fact, it had singular way of man
testing it, as Mr. Etheridge, who was not
4 Republican, had just been elected Clerk of
The House he replied that he had reasons,
but did not propose to disclose them, but
f Noble did not know the fact, he lacked
The political sagacity with which he had
Dcen credited. That Mr.. Etherdge had
beaten Col. Forney, a Douglas democrat,
winch furnished an argument against a
nsnn with Democrats. At the time the
'eply was pcnned, every intelligent man of
either party knew that the reason Col. For
hey was beaten, was that the Speaker lad
been taken from Pennsylvania, and it was
1ot deemed right to give both Speaker and
Clerk to that State. \ few days after, Col.
3. was elected Secretary of the Senate. l
stated Mr.. Etheridge was not Republican;
he reply was substantially that he was not
! Demoeat-which every body knew, he
being an American and large STAKEHOLDER
If Tennessee. There is not boy IL years
I'D in Mr.. Wakeman's school, who would
lot be ashamed CT such a lame and i'm
potent reply to my question.
About the time the county Convention
finding that he was overwhclm-
ngly repudiated in McGrcgor and in Clay
on county, he seeks relief in personally as
sailing me. propose to quote and answer
him directly:
'Those who know him (Noble) most init
nately, tell us that they never looked upon him
IS being at heart a Republican,
In reply, have to say, believe the
statement to be false. do not believe that
hose who know me most intimately, ever
old him any such thing. Again:
"And never since our acquaintance with him,
We mean since we knew his private sentiments,
nave we looked upon him as Republican,, ex-
:ept through policy"
If in the above, he means that I have at
any time expressed political sentiments to
him privately, that | have not expressed
publicly, the statement is false and wilfully
so. have no private political sentiments,
and never expressed to Tompkins polt.
ical idea or principle, that | have not ex-
pressed an hundred times publicly. Again
"And men who served with him in the Leg
stature. and scores Of good ard true Repub-
leans, in this and adjoining counties, have told
us that they never believed him reliable, and
hence are prepared to see him now n. the first
attempt to divide and distract the
party which he has evidently served only in the