The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-05-14

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The rebel organs dcnounce President
Lincoln for suggesting that the y. S. Gov.
ernment, if any State wishes to get rid Of
its slaves, shall purchase them. And yet
those organs, we have no doubt, approve
the course Of the rebel commissioners III
London, who are said in the English papers
to have proposed, that il Great Britain
would acknowledge the independence Of the
Southern Confederacy, all children born Of
slave parents after the recognition should
be free
We have taken large number Of guns
from the rebel COntederacy, but not fourth
part as many as single rebel General
named Floyd took from US.
The rebels, at the approach of the Union
troops, make deserts of their cities and
fields. Even their forts, if not deserts, arc
deserted.
If the rebels can swallow the stories of
their organs, it's no wonder they can bolt
such a. ominable whisky as they get
y friendly editor in Illinois is surprised
that we are not killed. lie thinks we must
have charmed li.c." No, not charmed,
but charming.
The fellow in Philadelphia, who was fin
ed a hundred dollars last week for biting
off a mans ear, paid big price for mean
dirner.
Before this war is crded the rebels will
see more stars than those on their flag, and
look out from between more substantial
bars.
The editor Of the Memphis appeal says
that the people of the South heed nothing
we say. Nevertheless we shall keep talk
ing to them. Like Demcsthenes, who
talked Greek to the waves, though we may
not profit them, we shall improve our
selves.
Nature, in making a. woman beautiful.
sends her into the world with letter of
recommendation that all mankind honor
but alas, how often she herself diShoners
it,
Tee rebel Conftderacy has enacted free
| trade. 1t is like spider in corkcd and
sealed BOTTLE generously declaring unres,
tricted intercourse with the whole world
The rebel soldiers, when they sit down
to their rations, are compelled to form =
very mean opinion Of the Southern Confed.
eracy's Military board.
The Richmond EaqGr.r says that this
is "a guilty war on the part OF the United
States" We admit that it richly deserves
to be prosecuted,
The editor of the Mobile Register says
that he trusts he can count his fingers
Ay, but who can count the slanders they
have written?
The Baton Rouge Gazette thanks God
that we shall have no market for our bag
ging and bale rope. Now we would sug-
gest to the rebels that they had better take
our bagging than the chances Of being
bagged, and had better CT our coils of haie
rope than our coils Of gallows rope, or the
coils Of our anaconda. When we catch
them they may ask piteously for bale"
and not be able to get it.
The Mobile Registsr responds to the call
upon the people to bring forward their
brass to be moulded into cannon 1t thinks
the lawyers and members of Congress now
have chance to relieve the wants of the
Confedcracy from their large store Of the
article
The New Orleans Delta contains an ad.
vertisement for round steel rods and ladies'
worn out steel hoops. The rebels find that
lightning had struck them so frequently
fighting rods for their deftnce.
The rebel leaders have evidently been
badly raised. They may have to be raised
over again or rather hoistcd.
Many able-bodied men are actually ask
ing charity. Let them join the army
Better take arms than aims.
The Peru (Miss.) Gazetts harks at us as
an aboiitionist. We don't like such Peru
Wan bark
The Atlanta (Ga.) Coatsasacy quotes
the confession Of Surgeon in the Confed-
sides" and ''hell is to pay Walk down
to the counter, then, and pay your indett-
edness.
The Charleston Nercury thinks that the
cotton States have a right to cry aloud
when all their slave property is at stake
20 doubt It is case Of great cry and
good deal Of wool.
\ correspondent says that Beaurerard
made very good moral address to his ar
my the other day. Probably he thought
troops so demoralizeL that they need lit
tie moralizing
The New Orleans papers, God knows,
looked miserable enough week ago. We
should like to see photographs of them
now.
There is one thing, and perhaps but one,
in which the Federal Congress might we'll
initiate tie Rebel CongreSs-ad dyeurnment
We guess the New Orleans Ptcayune
feels now as if it We're hardly worth its
name.
A Mississippi paper suggests that the
rebels, instead of destroying their cotton,
team hide it on the approach of the Fede-
raj troops" We apprehend that all the
cotton hidden successfully from thorough
searches of our boys will be that hidden
by the ladies.
The Charleston Courier says that the
Federals have ''no just hope to reposc on"
The rebel leaders will soon have neither
hope nor anything else to stand on.
Why didn't the rebels keep their pledge
of burning New Orleans before surrender
ing it They would Il red ho. words could
have set a city on fire
A beautiful lady has sent us q splendid
pen and asks what she ought to give to our
neighbor Of the Democrat. Oh, give him
scissors.
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