The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-03-27

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state Of the UnkOn.
Our News" and --latest columns vii
give the reader q general idea how thing,
are, going. The National Intell;genc<r /:
out in : tse'er favoring the pcaceable break
up Of the Confedcracy with view to it's re-
construction. Mr.. Seward has written q
long concilatory letter to the Southern Com.
mission rs-this letter is anxiously looked
toras indicating the policy of the Presi.
dent. Virgins, Missouri and Arkansas,
IS yet, refuse to 80 out Of the Union, the
moderation Of the President and his evil
dent peace designs have disarmed opposi-
ton at the South, and there is growing
sentiment of Union coming forward in the
seccdi..g States. Mildness will kiln out the
hot-heads q the Cotton States sooner than
powder, will. We think that when the peo,
pie down below Macon & Dixon's sec tina.
nobody wants to coercc them to live il, our
family, when they see that their taxes will
te.trebled. to sustain a mere half prcice
government at best, when they observe
that their negro property is not half so Sc.
cure as it is under U. s. laws, when they
grow tired las they soon willy Of the pomp.
GUS blow Of JEFF. Davis. when they remem.
Der the giories Of thu old Flag and reflect
upon the insigniicance of their little red
bunting-when these thoughts get hold Of
them, they will earnestly desire to come
back.
And we also think that when The North
secs its manufactures ruined by rival
tariff, ard its best customers taken away,
when it is found that 500, 600, 900 will be
required to establish a.border custom house
line between the two confcderacies, when
our Northern villages viii be filled up with
blacks, when white labor will fee from us
rs it,docs from thesnegro rivalry of Canada,
when direct taxation for the support Of the
General Government comes along--in q
word, when both sections shall have learned
by a7bricf but bitter experience, that they
cannot live comfortably without Union, then
the masses throughout the North and the
South will rise up like strong man and
demand of their leaders to burn up all their
ordinances, liberty bills, and new tangled
paper trumpcry, and return to the old
Temple of Freedom built by Madison. and
Jefferson, and honared. With dedication by
The immortal Washington. tE
These are our thinkings. The new gov.
eminent seems very pretty now to the
South, but the pride in it wont last long.
No child Of Dixie" is ashamed Of the
Stars and Stripes Of the Republic and but
little 'time will pass till all our difficulties
viii be adjusted. AT least we hope all this,
though it would not surprise US if all the
Border States go through the form of scces.
sion in order to influence the cotton fellows
TO come back. Nous rsrons. a.
lnarfsw days there will be an election
forr corporation officers for McGrcgor.-
There will probably be caucuses of each
party, but having no official connection with
either, we are not at liberty to name day.
eAN
The Democrats, always in majority here,
have heretofore divided the hcnors with
.heir opponents, but we hear it generally
suggested that for the future, q straight
ticket shall be presented on each side
this course was called for last Fall by the
Republican organ here, and responded to /;
It is perhaps just as well to play a "bold
stand" as to run for trump" Having
no axes to grind, We have no advice to give.
The following gentlemen are named in con-
nection with the Offices indicated.
For Mayor, D. X. Hobart, Chas. South.
mayd, J. +. Stoneman, Wm. Hunting,
3. Strouse, E. D. Eaton, g. s. C. Scott,
and Jack Jarrett.
For Councilmcn, the same names, with
the addition Of II. c. Martin, j. s. Case,
j. Boetcher, I. L. Kramer, G. II. Flanders,
P. Mcdonald, L. Benton, F. G. Hannahs.
c. G. Bicknell and several others.
Treasurer, j.. II. Kinnaird.
For Recorder, Samuel j. Peterson.
For Marshal, Joel Amsdcn, N. j. Brown
and G. Y. Kellogg. ~
These names refer only to the Democratic
side Of the contest. Mayor Lcfingwell, it
Is understood, will be candidate for re-
election; not being in the confidence Of the
opposition, we are not in possession OF
more names in that party. McGregor has
material enorgh in either party to furnish
an excellent official Board, and we trust
both sides will select their best men. and
then the public interests will not suffer, lei
the result be whatit may. -
River News. @
On Tuesday laststhe WI. Ewing made
this port from below, being the flrst boat 81
the season for 1861. Bass & Grant, For.
sxarde5r shipped on board the Ewing 1000
barrels Of Clermont Flour destined to New
: Orisips md 25s sacks o. packages Of pro
visions bound to Kansas The provisions
were donated ut Henderson Prairie and
about Postville, drawn free to the river, th,
teamstcrs fed free at Egbert's Hotel and q
Batcher's Western House, and shipped
Tres on board the w. i. Ewing by Bass 4
Grant. Mr.. Wright, Of the B.. 4 G. ware
house, is our informant. The Minnehah,