The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1862-02-15

Alas! Mr.. Lockwood, are you never to be
forgiven that 4th Of July Grafton? For
nobly proclaiming and defending great
truths, must you ever be made scapegoat
to bear the censurs Of others wrong doing ?
Well, We hope You are made Of the right
stuff to bear up manfully under the burden
laid upon merchandising that greater
men than you have been prosecuted and re-
viled for shs truths sake, and that il 10 an
honor to DO assaulted for being patriotic and
loyal to your country.
But in this case We must deprive you Of
the honor intended you, and 50 reply to the
above qusry,-No, Mr.. Lockwood Is not
there.
We feel greatly obliged to Mr.. Rabbit
for pointing out the "nub Of the above"
for really we did not see any "nub"t to it.
But we did see an intended fling at Mrs.
Lincoln for wearing $4,000 shawl, and an
intended encouragement to s'poor Misses !"
and others, from giving anything to the sick
soldiers. There was also ding at Stewart
for giving Mrs. Lincoln the shawl-simply
because il uas gipen to Mrs. Lincoln, and
not because Mr.. Babbist cared SO much for
"the poor soldiers" or felt so much inter-
est in Soldiers Aid Societies, or cared what
Stewart did with his money. Had the pres
ent been made to some less noted parsonage,
or /, the wife Of some traitor, we probably
should have heard no word OF condemna-
ton from the Bugle.
|. is true that So 500 could be appropria-
ted to better purpose than in buying q
shawl; and so could many less sums, that
Mr.. Rabbit, and hundreds of others, expend
in articles Of luxury, be appropriated to
better purpose in relieving the poor and
needy soldier, or the poor and needy fami-
lies at our own doors. But why is Mrs.
Lincoln and A. T. Stewart singled out,
when there are thousands all over the coun-
try rolling in withdrawing their $4,000
shawls, driving their $1,000 horses, living in
palaces and feastins on " the fat OF the
land" These may all have given literally
to tho poor soldier, but must they give
cvery.hings Are they to be denied the
pleasure Of making present to friend
And because one Of these millionaires gave
shawl to Mrs. Lincoln instead Of giving
il to the soldiers, must those Of less means
shut out from their hearts all objects OF
bsnevolence, and be denied the privilege of
min:sssring to the wants Of the sick and
needy.
A. T. Stewart, a. Is we'll known, Is q
"merchans prince" Of New York. He was
one Of the FIRST to come forward at the out
burst Of our national difficulties with offers
Of assistance - the Government, when its
srcasury vas sadly in need Of such Assist
anee; and be has literally aided the Sol
diers' Aid Societies in their benevolent
work, and in al! things proved himself =
true and loyal citizen. We see not why bis
sakiug valuable shawl from his store and
processing II TO Mrs. Lincoln, should lay
him open to eensure, or Why Mrs. Lincoln's
accepting The gift should call down upon
her head the censurs Of the press, or 10 any
way influence ths action Of "poor Misses, /"
or other women, towards the "poor sol
disrs. The same argument that is brought
against Stewart, might be brought against
every person whs INDUCES in any article Of
luxury, and would lay many 10 our own city
cceu 10 the sams structures bestowed so
freely upon him.
We ara glad 70 learn ia answer to or
suer, that NJ. Rabbits has given Of his