The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-03-26

Correspondence.
DENVER, Feb. Goth, 1862.
Dear Times II have often been spoken
to by writer's, of the annoyance they felt
when an article which they had taken con-
siderable pains to arrange properly would
be 'bulled' by the compositors. I thought
they were more nice than wise; but read
ing my last letter in the Times to-day
proved to me there was some reason in
their madness. don't think my chirog-
raphy so much on the hierogyphic as to
render deiphering impossible. Had | had
chance at reading that "proof," there
would, likely enough, have been some con-
siderable emphasis in the manner of the
corrcctor just afterwards. Not that am
over-nice or particular--my numerous %
friends in McGregcr will not accuse me Of
that-but am somewhat afraid the peram-
bulating turnover who does the SARCASTIC
al' for friend Drummond, might turn his
attention to my style. Who is he e
Where does he hole forth, anyhow? H?
seems to be creating something Of furore
among the bellies and beaux Of the "pocket
city,
Fortune has smiled propitiously on us of
the Republican & Herald since wrote you
last. We are lions now-in very shcepish
clothing. We have been mobbcd-rocked
shot cleaned out. A few nights ago,
body of drunken soldiers, incensed at
notice in the above paper Of the arrest O?
their Captain, and unsettled by rather
free imbibation of what is known in this
country as "Taos lightning" with sundry
rocks, stones, boulders and dornicks, did
make an assault upon the windows and doors
of the Republican building, contrary to
the dignity Of the people Of the Territory
of Colorado, and very detrimental to the
peace of the sleeping denizens Of the upper
part of the aforesaid building, likewise in
terfering considerably with the golden
lining Of the pockets of ye unfortunate
proprietor. One or two pistol shots were
fired, one taking effect in the breast of L.
NJ. Arnold, local editor, inflicting wound
| from which he is now about recovered.-
The assault was only engaged in by twelve
| or fifteen, and is denounced by the re-
mainder Of the regiment. 1t was altogether
uncalie.l for, as the paper has always de-
Tended thu military movemen: and the
soldiers. But we are well rid of the whole
of them, as they are now several days
march on their journey towards New Mex
co, where they doubtless will have
chance to show the development Of their
organs Of destructivcness, the marks of
which they have left behind them in sun
dry heaps of broken glass now to be seen
in front of private, put!ic-and public pri-
cate houses in town, and thee will likely be
less work for glaciers hereafter.
Fears are entertained by some Of an out
break by the sccessionists, though think
there are no grounds for such fears. There
are doubtless those in this Territory who
are disloyal--secessionists at heart; though
the idea, which some entertain, that they
are numerous, is to my mind erroneous.
There are many Georgians and citizens
from other States Of the South, who can
not say else than something fsympathy for
those with whom they were raised. But
say down with the man who will cry ''se'
cessionist' at every man whose place of
nativity happens to have been in one Of
the slave States. No one is greater lover
of this Union than your humble correspon-
dent; and no one would be happier to see
its stability fully vndicated by the crush
ing of this rebellion, but say, let US con-
duct ourselves so that the loyal citizens Of
slaveholdins States be not wholly estrangcd.
Don't look with suspicion on every man
who happens to pronounce the letter "a"
always broad, and changes the terminating
''r" into 'h.' And while l say, let slavery,
which has always bees the bane of our
Republic, take care of itself, treat those
who happen to be cursed BY it, but who
hold fast to their love for the old stars and
stripes, with at least moiety Of that kind
ness and consideration which VIC are apt to
ask for ourselves. Meanwhile let the war
be prosecuted with vigor-after Jim Lanes
and Fremont's style, if need bc-so that
it is carried on successfully. But you are
unintercsted, and I'll 60 no farther. 1t is
subject that warns me up, when think
of it, and am afraid l will tire you.-
What l started out to say was, that there
is an opinion prevalent in the East, deroga-
tory to the loyalty Of Colorado Territory.
1t is erroneous, l think. There may be
secessionists here, but they are so largely
in the minority, that can scarcely believe
there is any dangcr-cspccially as we have
still four companies OF volunteers stationed
at camp Weld.
Considerable excitement was created in
town last evening, by the breaking Jail Of
thirty or forty of the secession prisoners,
(part of the company captured in the south
part of the Territory, an account of which
believe sent you,) The Jail has yard
back Of it in which the prisoners were al
lowed to be in the day time, and in the
evening before being locked up they sue.
cceded in breaking open the back door,
knocked down the guard and, naturally
enough, Immediately after "got right up
skeedaddlod." Men were started every
direction in pursuit, by acting Gov. Weld
and this morning four were brought in, and