The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-06-18

The Dunlcith Line Triumphant.
On her last trip down but one, the Key
City Of the Dunleth Packet Line had O
race with the crack boat of the La Crosse
Linc-the Kcokuk-and beat her hand
somely.
A gentleman who came down on the
former boat has furnished us items from
which We get the following account of the
run ..
Both boats started out from st. Paul on
the morning Of the 9th inst. the Key City
twenty rods ahead, and ran nearly even to
Hastings. The Keokuk left Hastings first
and ran down to Prescott in advance of the
Key City, but declined to shove out first
there, for fear she would be passed-the
water being deep from this place to Red
Wing. ....-
In the run from Prescott to Diamond
Bluff, the Key City gained at least half
mile, but landing to take a passenger, her
adversary was enabled to come up and take
the lead by at least one hundred rods,
notwithstanding which in a run Of five
miles she was overhaulel, yet managed to
keep the Dunleith boat from passing by
crowding her upon bar. While the Key
City was rsve.s'ng her engines to avoid
running upon the bar. the Keokuk made
the famous shoot ahead which the La Crosse
Democrat narrates with such gusto. The
latter boat on coming to Lake Pepin again
declined race where the opportunity was
all that could be desired.
In the run to Lake City, the Key City
gained one and one-half miles, and remain
ed there till the Keokuk was about lahdins
From this point to La Crosse, the former
made seven landings more than the Keo.
kuk, and was but half mile astcrn when
the latter arrived at La Crossc-having
gained mile and half in the run from
Trenpaleau to La Crosse-twcnty miles.
There's no use talking; the La Crosse
line cannot compete with the Dunlicth
line, and there will probably be no further
effort made in the way Of running. We
intend to present pair Of buck. horns and
broom to Capt. Worden of the Key City,
and Capt Hurd of the Itasca, for the hand.
some manner in which they have whipped
out the fastest boat in the opposition line.
W- The New Hampton Courier an
swers our question, shall we have Union
Convention" by stating that when the
rebellion broke on, it supposed old party
names would be discarded, but that Iowa
boasts meaner class of traitors than any
other state, who have controlled the Dem
ocratic party, and that there is but one
Union party left, and that is the Republi.
can party. In this reply VIC fear our friend
has unwittingly demonstrated that since
the rebellion broke out" his patriotism
has not kept growth with his partisanship.
Let us turn back to the record. In the
official canvass for Governor at the last
election, we find that Kirkwood, (Republ-
can, received 5e,s5S votes; Merritt, Gun
ion,) 4S 245 Samuels, Democratic, or as
our friend would say, "rebel,") 4,492
Now, deliberately, no fair.minded man
can set up claim, in the face Of the record,
that all the patriotism of Iowa is consol-
dated in the Republican party. We believe
the editor Of the Courier wrote hastily, and
not advisedly.
No objection is made to Union Of loyal
men in one organization, during the con-
duct of the government; il then it is
good thing for the country, We advise our
friend at New Hampton, to come down
from the tripod where he has been arrogat-
ing the virtues of patriotism solely to the
Republican party, and assist US in the good
Union work, so that as the Democratic and
Republican soldiers in the field fight under
a common banner, their friends at home
may unite upon the broad platform of the
platform of the Union, the Constitution,
and the breaking up of the yils rebellion.
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