Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-12-04

TACx1WFOR THENExT CAMPAIGN.
We cSpy Che following sound sentiments
y~pecting the duties Of the present hour
N~n shs New York Tribssc. We wish ev-
~ ftisnd Of tho Union, every one who
rvslly wishes for the q diffusion Of sound po
iicalkno1ledgs," would read and act upon
it, The year to come viii be ono Of the
most important h our history, and the carr.
paign must commence now:
:. WORK ron ran Hour Take our whole
country together or our own state as sam.
pie Of Il; inquire from township 10 township
from nsighborhood 10 neighborhood, and
this general proposition holds good, that
srso-t6irdh Of those seho take thar politics
.!sfsm regularly reading ono or more neespd-
pers sote On The right side, ,chile thoss ,cho
tsck up ,cAas littls they knosc Of public atFairs
IA bar rooms aud Kindred haunts Of sensual.
II cote The other scuy. Scrutinize closely al.
most any township which is pretty equally
divided in politics, and you will perceive the
came general truth that two thirds of the
voters who regularly take and read the news
papers vote with the Unionists, while two
thirds Of the households wherein no news
Papers IL taken give their votes to the Sham
Democracy. The young men who arc es-
teeyned studious, widely informed, extensive
and habitual readers, are mainly on the right
side; while those who read little or nothing
and the little mainly in grog shops, are usual
" Copperheads. .es..
II It were a part Of the common law Of
This country that At least ono newspaper
should be taken in every family, or at least
a. uniformly as the children are sent to
school, it would not DC possible to elect VAL
landighan or Horatio Seymour TO a great
public trust Such men in office are the
toad. stools that spring from soil rank with
popular ignorance and vice, Just as the re-
hellion coald not have been possible had the
Southern masses been educated and accus-
toned to read, 80 il would DC found SO dam.
aging az 10 be in effect impossible to main.
tain the position which the democratic party
now holds with regard to slavery and the war
for the Union, were the people universally
we'll informed with regard to public affairs.
We arejust opening the most momentous
rear in our country's history. Within that
year it is highly probable that the slavcholG.
authority Of the Federal Government over the
revoked states be practically re-assertcd-
Within that year we shall decide whether
slavery shall q shall not survive the more
immediate arrest Of the deadly, paricilal blow
It aimed at the heart ofthe Republic. With. |
in that year President will be chosen for
the four ensuing years, who must love and
cherish either liberty or slavery; who will be /
the generous, admiring compatriot, or at
heart the foe Of those who have so molly op.
posed their breasts to khe shock of Rtb as
sault on our Union--who will utterly abhor /
or dextrousiy play with idea Of rcpud:- !
alton Of National Deht--who will, in short,
continue and complete the work Of national
salvation from slaycholding treason, or be-
come the tool and pnything of the conspiracy
b. which the ruin Of the Republic was plott.
cd. and all but accomplished. &
The work Of preparation for this evenful
canvass Of 1864 properly commences now
Throughout the ensuing threc months the
industrious classes have more leis4;re than at /
other seasons. Now is the time to form or
10 invigoratc habits Of reading with reference /
TO public affairs. Nov ia the time TO per-
suade every farmer, mccAanic, tcaIlster, or
dsy laborcr, to take at least one good news
paper, and make himself tettcr acquainted
with the daily progress Of public Affairs
Now is tho time to SOW broadcast the seeds
which shall ripon for the harvest Of next
November.
"Madam," said Jehn Randolph, to lady
deeply interested in the struggles and suffer.
lngs Of the Greeks, thea breaking their Turk
ish chains, "the Greeks are at your door !"
SO we say to every patriot. Your work
lies directly around yout Let concerted
effort be made to place at least one good
newspaper. for the coming year, in every
in the loyal states, where il will be
welcomed and read Perhaps half Of these
who now ito without, do SO from mere heed
cssness they only need to have their attrn-
lion called to the subject Many more will
pay the trHe that cheap weekly costs,
L each is solicited to DO SO by friend ia
whom he has confidence; AMI If there be
my who can't pay for such paper,
hey ought 10 be supplied by their more for,
anate neighbors and .townsmen without
charge. Yes. though it be widows family
II boys who are not to vote these eight years
hey should thus be supplied, with a view to
their qualification for the weighty trust Of
slcctors at that distant day. ..s III
Unionists Of eyery state, county, city,
township, and ncighborhood! We entrcat
! cur immediate and cooperative action, with
! view to supplying every family new desti-
tGte, with some good public Journal for the
ensuing year. Get every one to subscribe
md pay who can be persuaded to do so but
{ there be others, have them supplied some
how. Let not the year 1864 open upon you
With this duty still in allegiance f.et county
md township organizations aid the work as
far MS possible but Let not the new year
dawn upon us till all ovor tn, loyal states,
every family that can be persuaded to take
md read ono is provided with some good
Union jolrna. for the whole of that year.
Is .ss =. q - IT.
TnE celebrated trottiag stallion, Henry
Clay has been purchased by parties in Chi.
cago for the moderate sum Of $4,000. The
local of the Journal has seen him, and after
An eulogy on the noble animal, says:
As An evidence Of the care and training
that is bestowed upon him we may mention !.
he fact that William Woodruff, his trainer,
aas been engaged by Messrs. Wright &
Price, and so, also has his sable groom,
Tommy Northern darkey who can talk
,orse, and who for two years past has not
passed night out of llarry's STALL Never ,
xas infant moro fondlcd over than is Harry U
~ Tommy, who crawls around tho legs Of
as pet with perfect impunity, while Others
are SUCCESSFULLY cautioned to be anything
sxt familiar. The stable of Harry is model ,
II neatness. 1t is Httsd up il luxurant {
stylc. papercd, painted, carpeted, and furn-
shed elegantly. He eats his oats from a
proclaim crib and drinks water from stain
ess bucket. His blankets, of which he has !
! score, arc of wooden, and of the finest tex
nre. Here Tonmy's pincushon and horse
ilAAi nj Ill. |