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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-06-07

The undersigned is personlly acquainted with
Henry Wessling, and knows that the circumstan-
ces related in the foregoing certificate arc true.
lie saw Henry Wcssling during his illness, and
bears willing testimony to the fact of his remark
able cure by DR.. Czapkay.
H. ST. 4. ROSENIlElM.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 18th
day of October, a. ID. 1859. City and County OF
San Francisco, in the State of California.
TL.s.1 F.J. TliIBAULT,
Notary Public.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-06-07
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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-12-31

MCGREGoR TIrTLEs-On the 22d inst, q
very important decision was rendered in
Supreme Court of the State Of Iowa, which
is Of much public interest. We quote
from the special correspondence of the Chi
cago Tribune:
1.-THE Supreme Court to-day rendered
decision involving the title to large por.
ton of the land which constitutes the pres
ent site Of the city OF McGregor. The liti
giants were James McGregor, jr., and Geo
d. Gardner ct el. The suit was brought in
the shape of bill in equity to set aside
deeds Of real estate embracing part of the
site Of McGregor, executed by Alexander,
as the attorney in fact of James McGregor.
to the respondents harder. The lands
were originally purchased by Alexander
McGregor in the name Of James and Dun
can McGregor, the former protesting to act
as the agent Of the latter. Alexander Nc.
Gregor, however, subsequently, claimed
that the title to these lands was intended
to be held in trust for the use of Alexander
and his wife. When James refused 10
recognize this arrangement Alexander con.
veyed his interest in the property to the
GARDENERS, his brothersin-law, to be held in
trust for Ger tain dcvisees.
The Court held that the conveyance to
the Gardners, and the deeds executed by
the latter, were voide, and that the title to
the lands remains with James McGrepor.
jr. The opinion was rendered by Chief
Justice Baldwin; concurred in by Wright
Lowe dissented."
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-12-31

TIE FREDERICKSBURG DIsAsrER.--Iti is a
noticeable fact that, u, the recent disaster
to our arm in Virginia, as in cases of terri
bic railroad accidents nobody is to blame!"
1t is true Burnside says he is responsible
for it, but Gen. lIalleck who is higher in
command, countermands the confession,
and insists that Gen. Ncigs is the one
blameable. Gen. Megs, IN the choice lam
guage Of the prize ring, gets in counter
hit" by ascribing it all to Halleck. The
President has, however, disposed of the
whole matter by stating that ''it was an
accident" The only wonder at this last
phase Of the affair is, that MIR. Lincoln, in
the plenitude Of his generosity, did not as.
sumo himself to be solel,' responsible.
And so the rents in the glorious army of
the Union, are patched up.
The Washington Republican calls for
Burnside's removal. 1t is evident, we
should suppose by this time, that Burnside
has not the capacity to rise above the scope
of good corps commander, and there he
should be placed. II the government has
got better man than Mcclellan, we hope
he will be brought out. We have had too
much laundering in this war.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-12-31

DANGEROUS CoUNrERrElrs Daven.
port Gazette says we were on Saturday
shown a counterfeit five dollar note on the
Merchants Branch Of the State Bank,
which is an excellent imitation Of the gen.
uinc. BY a little care, however, it can be
readily detected. In the v,gnette of the
genuine, directly over the head of the cattle
in front, wagon with white cover
drawn by three yoke Of cattle, with man
on horseback in front, is distinctly seen in
the distance; this is entirely absent in the
counterfeit, on the left of the yignctte, and
directly in the rear Of the large wagon, an
other team is distinctly seen in the gen.
u'ne while in the spurious bill this is very
indistinct, Each letter a, in the words
American Bank Note Company, is reversed
in the counterfeit, the loop to the right OF
the perpendicular stroke instead of to the
left. BY noticing these particulars, no one
can be deceived.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-12-31
limitation

Imitation.
In glancng over history, and in study
ing and analizng the progress of nations,
rapid progress in civilization, art, science,
commerce, &C., are those that depend
wholly on the energy Of its own people
the ambition Of its own leaders, and the
counselings of its own wise men.
The same rule is applicable to men il,
their different phases Of action. The mer
chant for instance; the prudent, sagacious
energetic man, one who secs no obstacle il,
his way to success. lie depends entirely
upon his own mind, knowing that he is
pursuing straight, honest, upright way
calculated to give satisfaction; he make.
no hesitancy in making known to the world
his desires, aims, and Objects But take
then the initiative man, one who does no,
conceive for himself, one who cannot bring
a fertile mind into play; he sees the pro-
gress aid rapid ris. Of his energetic neigh
bors the rush Of business, the satisfaction
OF customers, and general good feeling O
the public. He notes these things, and
endeavOrs to initiate his successful compel
itor. He tries and, as is too often tie case
with the initiative man, he fails As W.
choose between the counterfeit and genan.
coin, SO must we judge Of the differenc,
between the original and initiative man.
As an illustration Of the foregoing facts
we refer the reader to Hammerslough Bros
dealers in clothing and dry goods, Nortt
side Square.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-12-31
E1abeas Corpus In McGfregor..

dabeaS Corpus IN McC&r0gOr.
"A. p. r." the McGIegor correspondent
Of the Chicago Times, sends that paper in
one Of his letters, describes how the|writ Of
habeas corpus was maintained in McGregor
against the Commands of this post" Here
is the extract;
"An incident occurred here few days
ago. Lieut.. Goodwin. Of the 10th Regulars,
enlisted bow Of 1.-THE fath.r demanded
the return of his child-the Lieuten-
ant ordered the father out of his of.
fice-the father applied to Murdoch &
Stoneman-they sued out writ Of ha.
peas corpus for the boy-the Lieutenant
sent the boy into Wisconsin, and told
the Marshal to 80 to the devil. The
Marshal went back to Judge Baugh. of our
city court, and reported no progress
Murdoch, the acting counsel for the father
and an ardent republican too, on hearing
the insolent reply Of the Lieutenant, very
forcibly observing that he'd 'be blessed il
he didn't mean to learn whether the courts
Of Iowa could he injured and trampled on
by pair of epaulettes I" The suit of at
tachment was issued for the Lieutenant to
I Which, uC ictuIHcu IOT answer tTaL ne
''would obey no civil process, and that he
would lose all the blood in his body before
he would come into court" Things were
getting checkered; the Marshal was about
to call out posse to wait on the military
man, when that diguitary took the second
sober thought. marched up to the court
room, begged pardon, professed Ignorance
of what he was doing, and agreed to settl,
the costs. The boy was released, and tn,
Lieutenant left the post u day or two after
Judge Baugh, whose court thus vindicatcd
its constitutional rights, was on the bench
at Mt Vernon, Illinois, many years ago. =.
Sam. Murdoch, who conducted the case
was our District Judge here for many years
was one Of the Military Election Commits
soners in October, is almost radical re
publican, but he is too much.of man to SCI
law trampled on by petty Stanton men, i
they do wear shoulderstraps aud live OF
greenbacks. Habeas corpus is respected a
McGregor.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-12-31
~ It is source of thankfnlncss that

FL It is source of thankfnlncss that
more than one-third Of the people Of New
England detest Puritanism as heartily % it
10 detested in the West Or South, and it is
q fact that there are New England states
men who begin to see no other way out Of
the nations peril than the exclusion of the
Puritan section from the future Union. Is
Il not well, in view Of possible shadows of
coming events, for New England men,
wherever their present habitations, to ex-
anime themselves and see whether they be
Puritan or otherwise, and govern them.
selves accordingly Chicago Times.
Did the Times ever read the fable Of the
adder and the Ale! There are doubtless
many in New England who are growing
rich out of this struggle in contracts, !eas-
ing of ships, etc, who arc fit subjects for
ecnsure and punishment. TIE same, how
ever, is true to greater or lesser extent, in
oil the states of the Union, and it is bad
kettle that calls the pot black.
The readiness, however, with which the
Times assents to the exclusion of the New
England states from the future Union," in
dicates, to our mind, a very loose love Of the
'E Pluribus Unum," which has so long been
the handwriting upon the wall to the des.
pots of the old world.
We shall be surprised If any western
papers follow the track "blazed" out by our
irascible cotemporary at Chicago. The
west has been stocked with multtudes of
active bushes men and fair Women from the
New England states. We have received
thousands Of dollars from her treasures to
build our colleges, academies, churches,
and other public buildings. We have her
armed legions to cooperate with ours in the
suppression Of this rebellion. In her own
territory the first blow was struck in the
old revolution, and on the late fields Of
strife the blood of her heroes has commin-
gled with that of those from the middle
and western states, and this is the sure
testimony Of her right to remain within the
Union.
We are from New England, and we say
it with honest pride. Whether our ances-
tors were Puritans or not, we care not but
Of one thing we do care, and that is, that
there be no sloughing off Of the members
of this Union. The N. Y. Tribune once
started the idea that the Pacific states
might leave Uncle Sam if they chose, but
the people secuted the proposition out of
the country as they will this Of the Chica-
20 Times.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-12-31
MARRIED.

At Janssville, Wis, on Wednesday, Dec "a. 1ss2I1
Dy Rev. 4 W. Lawrence, Of the Unvsrsaist ChurelY
Hon. A. Weber, Of Freeborn Co., Mimi. e.
Miss FRANCIS q. MAINE, Of Jaaesville. w
The "departed" has served both ~ . member and
An oicer Of the Minnesota Lesisst ure,-he il good
business man "A ready writer, and has had consider.
BILE EXP erience a. publisher. We had no idea that
his ambitoa would lead to the annexation Of who'll.
New England STATED
Web may you live to see many copies Of the oriei
nal have your heart locked in the embrace Of love,
and when your form worked Oh, may no devil get n
and knock your futurity into pi.
At Prairie du Chen, Wis, Dec. l4th, by Justice.
Ball, RuHRsL, Of Red Wing, Minnesota, to Miss
MARIETTA, eldest daughter Of II. IL. Niker.on.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-12-31
Concerning the Draft.

Concerning the Draft.
The Davenport Gazette, Republican, }
abiding to the fact that Iowa has by sew
eral thousand exceeded her puota- under
all the calls for Volunteers but is yet def
cient on the score Of filling up old rcgi.
ments, remarks as follows;
That there has been very culpablc negli-
gence and great want Of business precis.
ion in raising the men required from Iowa
under the late calls, cannot be denied
Had definite statement been published
last September, giving the exact number OF
volunteers needed for old and new regi.
ments throughout the State and in each
county, there would not now be any def
cheney. A total want Of understanding As
to the number of men each county had to
furnish, is the real cause of our present Ii.
ability to = draft. Had it been known Just
what he had to do, the ridiculous excess in
one department and the discreditable def
cheney in the other, could not have occur.
red. Whether the blame for this rests in
Washington or Iowa we know not We
only state the facts.
If after proper representation Of the
whole facts to the War Department in
structions for draft are issued, then let Us
meet it like men and yield ready acqni
essence to its requirements. We take it
for granted that Gov Kirkwood can either
obtain credit from the Secretary of War
on the quota for the old regiments for the
excuses furnished for the new, or he can
transfer that ezcess by disbanding the ns,o
regiments and filling up the old and one
of these courses ought to be adopted. We
take it for granted also that the full quota
Of Iowa will not be demanded simply to
crafty rcd tape and fill up an order; but
that if the demand is made it will be be-
cause required by the imperative necessi-
ties Of the service.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-12-31

Tue CABINET QUARREL. President Lin
coin refuses to accept the designations of
Messrs. Seward and Chase, and those gen.
tlemen have resumed duties, subject to
certain conditions" which we doubt not
refer to the radical pressure brought
mainly to bear against Mr.. Seward. Old
Abe still stands adamantine, and the pres.
sure is tightening. There is . bad spirit
up in Washington, and in the Republican
party, which we fear will work disaster to
the country. Coming events will tell.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-12-31
E The Washington correspondent OF

az The Washington correspondent of
the New York Tribune says that the most
general comm ent on the Presidents Mes
sage is, shat it is especially remarkable
for what it omits, more than what it con-
tains." The Springfield Mass Repubi-
can concurs, and adds that mot = few will
say that the President seems almost obi
vious to the great crisis, that is upon the
country" The President may well pray to
DO delived from bis friends,
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-12-31

TAKEN IN SAIL.-We observe that our
neighbors Of the NsUs, have reduced their
paper to seven columns to. the page, and
their terms to 81 ,50-allcging that the late
increase in price, affected them disastrously.
We regret sincerely that they have felt
inpelled to take this step. A good paper,
industriously edited is worth two dollars
per ysar, and cannot be printed for less, in
justies "a si,s publish~.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-12-31

The DU7Y ON PAPEs.-Mr. Colfax Of
Indiana made an important motion in Cons
gress on the 18th inst, to reduce the duty
on foreign paper. He proposes TO have it
reduced from IS to 10 per cent. The
present high rates Of exchange amounts to
prohibition, so far as white paper is con.
cerned, and it is because of the present
duty that paper makers in this country are
aoie to take advantage Of the scarcity Of
rags and run their prices up to such high
n ~. But for this duty" as the Troy
ZINES remarks, publishers could resort to
."e foreign market, and by introducing tho
w;,.; element Of competition, keep price.
"''''h reasonable rates"
~ -AHSiNG BY EXPERIENCE c,.
Tribune says: -1he Chicago
:Intmations which b.r
weight OF recognized authorize WIN US the
New York to the effect that III 'S Sns from
the Governor elect of that great Sly, Seymour:
give the sympa'hizers with the rehs,, %'
Mite, ~. cause for rejoicing that he, rath,r thar
Wadsworth, was elected"
The paper which gives the above to the
world is stultified by its own issues. A
lew months since it announced the election
OF Seymour was "firc in thc'rear" Of onr
armies. Cot'mporaneously with the mil
len'um' the Tribune will doubtless conceds
that man may be Democrat and m.
necessarily traitor. The world does.
move.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-12-31

FARM MogrGAaEs.-A few days ago, in
the United States Circuit Court at Chica
90, says the Northern Nlinoisan, one of the
immense chain of Wisconsin Farm Mort.
gage cases was decided for the defendant,
Messrs. l.. 4. DeWolf, Of Wheaton, Him
o's, and Judge Knowlton, of GAINESVILLE,
were counsel for the defense. This dec;s.
ion seems to establish precedent involving
property to the amount Of more than ST..
soc, 900 in Wisconsin,
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-12-31

~ FROM Missouri we have rumors
that negro Instructions are threatened
The dispatches say that they can be traced
10 no source. We can trace them.-CAica-
90 Tribune.
The Tribune heretofore has given abund-
ant evidence of its sagacity on negro
scent,
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-12-31

~ Mr. Lincoln has written a congrat.
ulatory address to the army of the Poto-
mac, in which occurs the following remark.
able sentence: "The attempt lat Freder-
icksburg) was not an error, nor the failure
other than an accident" Perhaps he can
show it, but none of the:sutferer's or people
can - il in that iaht.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-12-31

NEw DRsss-The Milwaukee Sentinel
hes donned new suit, and looks really
beautiful. We take this % an indication
q prosperity on the part Of the leading
commercial and news paper of Wisconsin.
4essrs. Jsrmain 4 Brightman, will pleaset
sessp our Acknowledgements for the daily
uhelk 6Asg. End - II szchansE
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-12-31

The court martial trials of Gems F.tz
John Porter, and Mcdowell, and the inves
legations Of the Committee on the conduct
Of tho war, arc developing many facts ana
much documentary evidence to relieve Nc
Clellan from the charges which have been
heaped upon him, both as to his ability as
an officer, and his loyalty as a patriot
There was an immense amount Of contume-
iy heaped upon Mcclellan after he left the
Peninsula, and was reduced from the COM
xand Of the army Of the Potomac to the
defenscs of Washington, because he did
not send Porter's corps to the assistance of
Pope, at the moment they were ordered
Many knights of the goose-quill who had
not military acumen sufficient to com.
mand squad Of ten men, at one dash of
their pen consigned the young General to
obloquy as an epauletted ninny, aud to in
fanny as traitorous villtrn. Under these
circumstances is it any wonder that the
following letter which was developed in the
Porter case should have created sensation
Ill over the country:
WAR DEPARTMENT, Sept. $3.50 p. m.
Major General Fits John Porter:
ask you, for my sake, and that Of the
country and the old Army Of the Potomac,
that you and all my friends will lend the
fullest and most cordial co operation to
General Pope in all the operations now 60
ing on. The honor of our arms row de-
ponds upon the cheerful cooperation of all
in the field. This week is the crisis of our
fate. Say the same things to all my friends
in the army. This is the last request
have to make-that for our country's sake
you will give to General Pope the same as
sistance you have given to me. am in
the defences at Washington, and will render
oil protection in covering your retreat
should it be necessary.
GEO. B. MCCLELLAN.
It is gratifying to those who have stood
by the young General through evil report
and good report, to learn through undenia-
os esasnes bts IL ne xhstszs
which befel Gen. Pope.
In regard to McClellan's ability we may
refer not only to the evidence of all field
officers who have served under him, but
to the testimony of Gen. Burnside himself,
before the committee on the conduct of the
was. Read the following:
Il told them (my staff what my views
were with reference to my ability to exer-
else such command, which views were
those / had universally cxpress-that was
not competent to command such large
army IS this. said this over and over
again to the President and Secretary OF
War, and also that, il matters could be
satisfactorily arranged with Gen. Mcclellan,
{ thought he could command the Army OF
tho Potomac better than any other General
in it." y ION two occasions I ex-
pressed to the President the opinion that |
did net think there was any one who would
do % much with that army as Gen. Nc
Clellan could, If matters would be so ar
ranged as to remove their objections to
him."
President Lincoln will yet learn the me-
eessity of boarding the radicals and putting
the only known competent man in the
nation at thu head Of the army of the Pc.
tomac.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-12-31

TALL "ALkINa.-A London C. W. p.-
per states that "Smith, the pedestrian. ~
has walked twenty one miles, in two hour.
tmr'y-hve minutes, and twelve seconds.
de was backed to do it in three hor rs. A.
regiment Of such fellows would be /. NOR.
efficient arm Of the service than cavalry
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-12-31

BILLIARDs-In billiard match for the
championship of California played recent.
~ between Michael Phelan, and Mr.. lit
tie, tho former was. beaten 258 points out
Of 1000 Mr.. Phelan has heretofore been
regarded IS the best player in the United
Shess.