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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-03-27
McGREGOR IOWA. WEDNESDAY, MARCH e. 1851. WHOLE NO.
,uxlas on tho Union.

Douglas ON tho Union.
Senator Douglas, in the debate Of tho 81 st
ult, on the bill to cut off the postal service
from the seeding States, which he favored,
in reply to Senator Doelittle, Of Wisconsin
who had announced himself as opposed to
any compromise with the South said:
The Senator has made great professions
of devotion to the Union but he is violent.
ly hostile to any mode that he will restore
peace and re-unite the States of the Union.
Sir must say, in all frankness, that re.
gard no man as friendly to Union who is
unwilling to enter upon such system of
compromise and pacification as will preserve
it. In my opinion there is deliberate plot
to break up this Union, under pretence of
preserving it. In my opinion, there are rs
many disunionists on this floor and on the
floor of the other branch of Congress, from
the North ~ from the South men who
have reasoned themselves into the belief
that it is wiser and better to drive the Sec
tions into collision to force disunion and to
get up war, to have bloodshed, and to rem
der reunion impossible, and then to make
treaty Of peace. hope am mistaken
in this. have too much respect for the
intelligence Of the Senators to believe for
one moment that they hope to preserve this
Union by military force They know
that the use Of military force, producing
collision and bloodshed, must result in q
civil war between fifteen States of the Union
on one side and the remainder on the other.
How can you avoid that result? You must
do o~e Of two things. Either settle the
difficulty amicably, or with the sword. An
amicable settlement is perpctuation of
.hc Union. The use Of the sword is war,
disunion, and separation now and forever.
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tE Civil war was thus alluded to BY
Henry Clay in one of his noblest Senator
ial efforts:
81 have ambition; but it is the ambition
of being the humble instrument, in the
hands Of Providence, to reconcile distrac-
ted people, once more to revive concord
and harmony in distracted land-the
pleasing ambition Of contemplating the
glorious spectacle of tree, united, pros
porous and fratcrnal people! If there
be any who want civil war--who want to
see the blood of any portion Of our coun-
trymcn split, ain not one of Them l wish
to see war Of no kind but above all, do l
not desire to see civil war. When war be-
gins, whether civil or foreign, no human
foresight is competent to forcsce when or
how or where it is to terminate. But when
a civil war shall be lighted up in the bosom
Of our own happy land. and armies arc
marching, and commanders are winning
their victories, and fleets are in motion on
our coast-tell me, il you can tell me, il
any human being can tell, it's duration -
God alone knows where such war will
end!'' ...s
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-03-27

THE FAMlLr.-The family circle is Gods
blessed ordinance, and is the sweetest, the
.happicst, and the most hallowed spot on
earth. 1t it is the nursery Of affection, OF
friendship. and Of virtue; the place where
those ties Of mutual dependence and help
are first formed, which, in their expanded
state, unite human society; and recording
TO the manner in which the rights Of the
family circle are enjoyed, its duties dis
charged, and its true benefits realized, are
the moral character, the stability, and the
grandeur of country.
In the world, he who speaks swectly and
with affability, will have many friends but
he whose words are bitter, will have few or
none. This we may learn from the sun
and the moon. The sun, by reason of its
dazzling light, drives away every star and
planet from the heavens, while it is above the
horizon, and is thus obliged to run its
course solitary and unattended; but the
moon, shedding only soft and tender
light, moves on in the midst Of stars and
consultations, escorted by numerous com.
pany.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-03-27

REARING CHILDREN.-1. Children should
not 60 to school under six years old.
2. Should not learn at home during that
time moro than the alphabet, religious
teachings excepted. 5tI 81
3. Should be fed with plain substantial
food, at regular intervals Of not less than
four hours.
4. Should not be allowed to cat any thing
within two hours of bed time.
8. Should not have anything for supper
but single cup Of warm drink, such as a
weak cup of tea of some kind, or cambria
tea or warm milk and water, with one slice
Of cold bread and butter-nothing else.
6. Should sleep in separate beds, on hair
mattresses, without cap, feet first we'll
warmed by the fire or rubbed with the
hand until perfectly dry; extra covering
OH the lower limbs, but little on the body.
Z. Should be compelled to be out of
doors for the greater part of day light, from
after breakfast until half an hour before
sun down, unless in damp raw weather,
when they should not be allowed to 60 out
side the door.
s. Never limit healthy child as to
sleeping or eating, except ut supper; but
compel regularity a. to both; il IS Of great
y. Never compel child to sit still, nor
interfere with his enjoyment, as long as it
is not actually injurious to person or pro-
pcrty, or against good morals.
10. Never threaten child; it is cruel,
unjust and dangerous. What you have to
do, do it, and be done with.
II. Never speak harshly or angrily, but
mildly, kindly, and when really needed,
firmly, no more.
II. BY all means arrange it so that the
last words between you and your children
at bed time, especially the younger ones,
shall be words of unmixed lovingness and
affection.-HalCs Journal .-..
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Too Good to be Lost.
Gov. Andrew Of Massachusetts,, is in hot
water about his military order intended to
menace the South Among many letters Of
remonstrancc from patriotic military men
in the State, is one from Capt. C. II. Man
ming, Of the Salem Artillery. lie says:
They, the Salem Light Artillery, arc now
filled with astonishment at the alacrity with
which Massachusetts, offers her services in
the work of war against her brethren.-
That she who swept on by political rancor,
proposed to shut up her arsenals and her
storehouses, and bury every military ensign
in the dusty scclusion Of deserted armories,
while foreign foe was sweeping our seas,
destroying our towns, devastating our
fields-that she would now rush to arms
against those Of her fellow citizens who ask
for position equal to her own under the
confederation, is as strange and unnatural.
as that national madness which vents itself
in the horrors of civil strife. That she
who denounced and defied the Union. while
it was in the hands Of her political oppo-
nents, should now be so eager to fight for
its preservation, is somewhat significant.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-03-27

HooPs AND SHORT DREssEs.-We thing
that hoops add grace to female in lonk
dresses, when properly worn, as we'll as add
to her comfort; but there is no more abom-
Unable fashion than putting them on school
girls in short dresses, especially very small
girls. If teachers have noticed the same
evils which have come into our view, they
will agree with US that such scandalotis
thing should be discontenanced by every
means in their power. We have seen little
girls. five years old, who could not sit on >
bench and be as well protected as Eve was
with fig.leaf; we seen those little older,
whosc appendages assumed nearly the per.
pendicular in passing through narrow aisles
in the school room, and we have seen good
deal that we are warned not to tell OF, BY
remembering the excitement produced BY
the "immodesty" Of = teacher, who request
cd the female portion of his school to ask
their mothers to adjust their clothing SO as
to keep it in its place better. The cramped
arrangements Of many school rooms make
this special abomination in school. Hoops
and short dresses do not belong together.
ILLS. Teacher. .s.u...sz.
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Correspondence.


.. WAuxoN, March 18th, 1851.
Dear Col wv ould few notes not ION
time" be acceptable from this sections. If
so here they are:
Waukon, "a contraction'o of "ra1k on.r') q
term aptly significant Of the enterprise and
prosperity Of the place, is among the finest
of western towns. It's central location in
the county, the fertility Of the surrounding
country, the numerous springs of sparkling
water within its limits, its healthincss, the
highly cultivated, intellectual and moral tone
of its citizens, render it worthy the attention
Of those, who, from the densely populated
districts of the east are looking for homes
in the west. The fact that liquor venders
have voluntarily discontinued the traffic
hore, and are using their influence for the
success Of the I. o. G. Us, speaks volumes
for the place. The spires of three churches
gladden. the heart Of the pilgrim. The
Cumberland Presbyterian Society worship
in commodious house. Prof. Loughran,
their pastor for the last eighteen months,
recently withdrew from that charge to de-
vote himself to the superintendent of his
fourishing school, established more than
year since, and the erection Of college
buildings this summer. He has just con-
cluded course Of scientific lectures which
being illustrated by appropriate apparatus
and experiments, were we'll attended and
highly appreciated. The Epicopalans and
Methodists each have houses of worship,
which, though small, yet partako of the
general tidiness of the place. Each is sup.
piled with pastors who labor zealously for
the good of the people Connected with
the Young Mems Library Association is a
6 Dramatic Club" composed of the first
ladies and gents Of the place, and formed
for the laudable object Of obtaining means
to rcplenish their Library. Their Orches.
ira, under the direction of Prof Woodcock,
Cleader of the Waukon Brass Band, would
do honor to more pretentious circles
With a splendid Court house almost com.
pleted, this county will try the Co. Seat
question again at the spring election. Why
don't some enterprising patent medicine
man, get up remedy warranted to cure
pimples on the face for these counties that
are changing their Seats about so much -
Possibly some don't like to come to court
because the principal Hotel is kept by "Old
Nick" and they fear they'll get justice be.
fore their time comes, but "Old Nick" will
eat and sleep his guests in good style, and
many of them will fare better with him
here than when they get to their journeys
end. A Printing Office, Bank, Steam Cab.
met factory, and mill, the latter to be COM
pleted soon, SIX stores Of general merchan.
disc, two drug stores, the usual supply of
physicians and lawyers. all in active opera.
ton completes this picture. SKOPEO.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-03-27

DEMOCRATS ron THE UNIoN.-The noble
and firm stand make by Judge Douglas in
behalf Of the inaugural message of his sue.
ccssful rival for the presidency, furnished
gratifying ground Of hope that, in the great
crisis through which our country is now
struggling, the wise and patriotic men Of oil
parties will unite in their efforts to sustain
the Union, and sacrifice all mere personal
preiudices, however bittcr-all individual
views on minor questions Of policy, how
ever faithfully chcrished-in order to pre-
vent the hands of traitors from tearing
down the grand edifice of constitutional
liberty erected by the labors Of our fore
fathers, and under whose protection have
enjoyed prosperity unexampled among
the nations Of the earth.
1t is worthy Of the gallant Senator from
Illinois to assume SO zealously the cham
pionshiP Of the Union, and to bear testi
mony, in doing SO, to the earnest, patriotic
and candid nature Of the gentleman to
whom he owes the defeat of his own hopes.
In emergencies such as the present, it is the
duty of every one who loves his country
to sink the partisan in the patriot, and to
adjourn the promptir gs Of personal pique
to some period less agitated, less fraught
with peril both to the present and future o1
our country. Senator Douglas may rest
assured that he has raised himself in the
estimation Of all conservative and intelli-
gent observers OF public affairs by his con.
duct in this matter.-Ns,c York. 1imes.
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An ENGLISH IDEA OF THE ANGELIC STATE.
A gentleman walking through knights
bridge, in England, one Sunday lately,
overheard the following conversation be.
tween man and woman, who appeared
as If just coming from some pleasure trip
into the country: BLOW me, Bill, how tir-
ed I do feel. I'm as miserable, too, as a
starved herring. What miserable world
this is wish I'd never been born, that
l do; and now that arm born, wish my
self dead again." Man" Why, Bet,
what's the matter with you now? What
are you grumling abouts" Woman
''Why, tell yer I'm as miserable as a
rat?" Man Miserable, indeed Why,
what on earth would you have? You was
drunk Monday, and you was drunk We'd.
nesday, and rm blessed If you havn't had
pretty near enough to-day. II that aint
enough pleasure for yer don't know what
is. suppose you wants to be down
right hangel ere hupon hearth"
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TEE DEAD CoAE TO LlrE-TuE LOST
FouND.-Our people have been considera-
bly, excited lately by report that has
gained circulation to the effect that a man
Of this city by the name Of Henry w.
Kelly. had been hung at Bayou Sara some
time during the month of January. One
man, who said he was with Kelly, reported
that he saw him taken from coffee house
in Bayou Sara, beat numerically. and
afterwards hung to tree by mob for
hallooing for Lincoln. Other reports Of q
similar character reached tho ears Of his
family and friends, and he was given up by
them as being dead. Imagine the surprise
and Joy OF his wife, children, and friends
or meeting the man, face to face, that was
reproted to be dead. Kelly arrived safely
on the steamer Baltic. from the South yes
terday, in the best Of health, and says he
has never had harsh word with any one
since he left home last December. lie was
engaged at work on bridge in Louisiana
at good wages, and did not write to his
friends from the fact that his work was a
great distance from a Post Office. He
speaks in high terms Of the Southern peo-
pie in general, and regrets very much that
his absence caused SO much trouble.
Albany Ledger.
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"Righe for Heven."
In a miserable cottage at the bottom Of 4
hill, two children were lowering over =
smouldering fire. A tempest ragged with
out, fearful tempest, against which man
and beast were alike powcrless.
A poor miser, much poorer than these
shivering children, though he bad heaps Of
money at home, drew his ragged cloak
about him as he crouched down at the
threshold Of the miserable door. He dared
not enter, for fear they would ask pay for
shelter, and he could not move for the
storm.
II am hungry, Nettie."
"Se am I: haye hunted tor 3 potato
"Yes; the old tree has blown down.
guess God took care that it did not fall on
the house. See it would certainly have
killed u.s."
"If he could do that, couldn't he send
us bread?'
"Guess so; let's pray Our Father, and
when we come to that part stop till we get
some bread"
So they began, and the miscr, crouohing
and shivering, listened. When they paus-'
ed, expecting in their childish faith to see
sOllc MIRACULOUS MANIFESTATION, u nuuiAa
feeling stole into his heart; God sent some
angel to soften it. He had bought loaf
at the village, thinking it world last him
great many days; but the silence of the
two little children spoke londer to him tha..
the voice Of many waters. He opened the
door softly, threw in the loaf, and listened
| to the wild, eager cry Of delight that came
from the half famshed little ones.
ut dropped right from heaven, didn't
it:" questioned the younger.
"Yes mean to love God forever for
giving US bread because We asked him.
"We'll ask him every day, won't We
why, never thought God was so good,
did you :" ...
"Yes, always thought so, but I never
| quite knew it before" =
Lets ask him to give father work to do
all the time, SO we need never be hungry
again. He'll do it, I'm sure"
The Storm passed and the miscr went
home. A little flower had sprung up in
his heart; it was no longer barren. In &
few weeks he died, but not before he had
given the cottage, which was his, to the
poor laboring man. And the little children
eyer felt sweet and solemn emotion when
in. their devotion they came to those
trussful words: "Give us this day our
daily bread"
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The Tribune and the Union.

The New York World, Republican pa.
| per, speaking Of Greelcy's Tribune, says
that, during the past ten years, it has, ocen
consistent in its hostility to the Union. 1t
has poured its coarse ridicule on every man
who ventured to express fear that this
anti-slavery controversy might end in dis
union. Its pet term Of derision has been
Union saver" There is nothing for which
that incendiary sheet has so untiringly Ia
bored as to root out Of the popular heart the
old reverence for the Union. Had Wash
ington's Farewell Address appeared as an
original document any time during the last
ten years, the Tribune would have secuted
its union-loving sentiments, and have made
them the butt Of its jcers. It has attacked
the Union with arguments; it has attacked
it with statistics; with jokes; with slang;
with snccrs; with ribaldry; with innuendO;
with every weapon, in short, Of its we'll.
stocked armory Of abuse At one time it
published series of elaborate leading arti-
cles, fortified with all sorts of manipulated
statistics, and running entirely through
several consecutive months, in which it
claimed to have demonstrated that the I'm
ion, commercially and pccuniarily, entailcd
an absolute loss on the non n-slavelolding
States. It even pretended to reduce the
amount Of this loss to precise mathemati-
cal estimate. It claimed to have made out
that the Union was soorth, to every man,
woman, and child in the Northern States,
the exact sum Of forty cents head 1t
claimed to have made out, per contra, that
the annual cost Of the Unio,,, to every man,
woman, and child Of the North, was forty
DOLLARS a he,d. While its hand was in,
and to make its arithmetical exploit COM
plete, it struck the balance between the
small credit and debit side Of the account,
and gave, to a nicely, $50 GO as the nett
ann al loss cntailed on every inhabitant Of
the North by the continuance Of the Union!
That is to say, in the deliberate estimation
Of the Tribune, never retracted nor repented
Of, the Union costs the North hundred
times more than It is worth.-Nep Albany
lind. Ledger.
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GENERAL Jackson on CogncloS.-Gen.
Jackson, in his farewell address to the
American people, in March, 1887, thus al.
luded to coercion. He said:
If such struggle is ever begun, and the
citizens Of one section Of the country are
arrayed in arms against those of another in
daybtfiisr let the battle,T Tss.a..s s..s A. it
it an end to the hopes Of freemen. The
victory of the victors would not secure to
them the blessings Of liberty. 1t would
avenge their wrongs, but they would them
selves share in the common ruin.
These words of the venerable patriot
ought to be inscribed in letters Of gold and
everywhere distributed. A civil aear is the
end Of Union. Let no Republican, after
this, presume to quote ANDREW JACKSON in
favor of coercion.
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Another objection.

AuOtncF ODJeCIlOus
The Washington correspondent Of the
Baltimore Sun says that the Attorney Gen.
eral, Mr.. Bates. has given the opinion to
President Lincoln that the revenue cannot
be collected except under the law of 1899,
which renders it necessary for collectors
to reside within their respective districts,
and therefore it will be impossible to exc
cute the laws with propriety, even were it
otherwise feasible, in vessels.
Thus, one by one, those lines Of policy
whiehsis was-consaasred the @unmistskabie
arc being departed from by the new ad-
ministration. What howl of indignation
would have gone up, had Fort Sumter been
evacuated before instead of after the Fourth
Of March. How that indignation would
have intentified had Democratic Attorney
General given the opinion that not only
could the revenue not be collected outside
the ports Of the seeded States, but that il
could not be collected on terra .1irma,
within those parts, unless resident of the
district would undertake the office of collec.
tor. We have no objection to make; We
are only glad to see how much little
practice and little reading up of the Con.
sttution and laws ofthe United States have
toned down the youthful impulsiveness o
the Republicans.-C Chicago Times.
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Poetry.
Written for the Times.
MAID M ARIAN.

. written ZOE tuo AIAACs.
MAID MARIAN.
BY "rERrruM ouip."
Sir 3ar onet of Ardenheim,
From out your castle door,
You look across the barren waste,
Across the dreary moor
To where a peasant cottage stands
Against the dismal void,
It's rough hrwn sides and mossy roof,
C'erruh with ivy old.
Sir Baronet OF Ardenheim,
There dwells within that cot
A fair young peasant girl, with whom
You fain would east your lot
From high estate and lordly court,
From power you would be riven,
To bask within her sunny smiles,
Your Paradise-your Heaven.
Sir Baronet OF Ardenheim,
You've vassals at your call,
You've wealth and power at your command,
And you are lord OF all, .a.s ..
The broad domain that can be seen
From yonder turrets high,
The lofts, the farms, the villages,
With spires that pierce the sky.
And maidens fair, and stately danes +".
Glide through your castle halls,
And courtly Kn'ghts, both tried and true,
Do pace your castle walls
And minstrels from q far "a cline,
Like passing shadows fiit ...
Through hall and tower. and balcony,
And charm with song and wit.
j You are peer among the peers
That bow INTO the King.
And Knights - brave as ever fought.
Do homage to you bring
Yet all OF these would you resign
Ii she will but adore you,
But that you know, she will not do,
For there is one before you.
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Mr.. McLeon, an English writer, puts the
following language in the mouths of those
who visit the liquor shop:
There's my money-givc me drink
There's my clothing and food-give me
drink! There's the clothing, food and fire
Of my wife and children-give me drink
There's the education of the family and the
peace Of the house-gve me drink
There's the rent have robbed from my
landlord, fees have robbed from my
schoolmaster, and innumerable articles I
have robbed from The shopkeeper rnc
drink Pour me out drink, for yet more
will pay for it!
There's my health Of body and peace ol
mind; there's my character as man, my
profession as christian. give up all
Give me drink More yet have to give!
There's my heavenly inheritance and the
eternal friendship Of the redeemed; there
is all hope of salvation! Il give up
my Savior! give up my God! resign
all that is great good and glorious in the
universe; l resign forever, that may be
drunk!
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To MAKE YEAsr.-Boil one pound good
-four, quarter of a pound Of brown sugar,
and little salt, in two gallons Of water for
one hour; when milk-warm bottle it and
cork it close. 1t will be fit for use in twcr-
ty-four hours. 1t is said that one pint of
this will make eighteen pounds Of bread
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Look o. here! want you to pay
your board bin, and you must. I've asked
you for it often enough; and l toll you
now that you don't leave my house till you
pay it'll"
Goods" said his lodger; just put that
down in writin; make regular agree
ment Of it; I'll stay with you as long as
live"