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POSTAGE VIA letter bearing tbs
following address was recently mailed in
Rochester, New York:
To Hiram Allen. Oswego.
TrsHspo. 60, il readeth we go-.a.
Transposed again ana you viii SEQ
That thus il runneth so GIVE;
TEauspnsed Once more. and il will show
A common adage so-we>go;
Aye-so We in Life's great msil!
If we'll directed, we can't fail
II badly, thereby hangs tail!
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Il;AS 70 visit ,he Capits!. 20 .he
: I: R,eo.=:lyu :sn,lrrius ;be usc OF the
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EBENSBURG, PA. WEDNESDAY, APRIL j, 1863.

preservation of the Constitution, becousc
ii is the great protecting power for my
liberties and the liberties of the people /
represent.
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a waeeish spcculator. one Of numer.

A WaSglsh ISpcCuiaIUI, OIIe Oh n Huihcls
Gus family in the world, recently said:
Five years ago / was not worth q
penny in the world now you see where
am, through my own exertions.'
We'll, where are your
why, thousand pounds in drht!'
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e. The Essence of Abolition is
: Believe as 10, or YOU are trxitee"
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|0N. WIN. WALLACE,
OF CLEARFIELD,

, sse senate OF PeEnsyiynnja
M.RCH 6. 1858,
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- Resis: no, the laws: thsy - The
safeguard Of tie people
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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-04-15
Mrs. j. G. CLEMENT, Cor. Sec

l
A MODEL SPEECH. captain in an Iowa
regiment having been informed that his
company had subscribed handsome SUN
for the purpose Of purchasing and present,
ing him with an elegant sash and sword,
called his men together and delivered hi,n.
self Of the following model speech: ..-
"Boys, if you have any money to spsre,
send it home to your families, il they need
it; if not, keep it until you need it your.
selves. Twill buy my own sword. Should
you do it, and should it come to disgrace
in these hands. you could but regret the
gift; or should accept it from you, and
some day find it my imperative duty to
kick some of the donors ont Of this com.
pany, it might be unpleasant to think that
was under obligations to that person as
contributor to the elegant sword fund.-
For these reasons must firmly and kindly
decline the favor which your loyal hearts
prompt you to bestow. Wait until the war
is over; wait until the, tide of battle shall
have been stayed-till the raging billews
OF this cursed rebellion shall have been
rolled hack wait until havc proved NV
self worthy to receive so noble gift-until
You have shown yourselves by deeds of
daring and f.ats Of bravery worthy to be
stow It upon me-then perchance | may be
happy to accept at your hands some last
ing testimonial Of your confidence and
esteem Till then, wait" ~
That's what we call straight forward
common sense. and pure disintercsted
patriotism combined. ....'f..
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New MUslc.-We have received at the
hands Of Mcssrs. Root & Cady, Chicago, a
few choice pieces of music, among which
We mention the following: ..-t. .
Tread Lightly X Comrades-,An .ffec.
tive song and chorus, the words and har
msny of which arc well combined. Music
by Mrs. F. l.. Bowen. Published by Root
4 Cady. -... ..-.. .....st.. .......
Death cf the Robin-No. 4 of q series
Of songs by J. Maurice Hubba,d-a song 1
unusual merit and rather above the stand.
ard Of general appreciation-published by
Root 4 Cady. ......
We're I Soldier, by G. Stigclli, author
of Brightest Eyes, etc, = brilliant and ef:
fsctive song. .. ...... .t.l. .-.
Epentide-By F. Gumbert, published by
Root i Cady. This is No. II Of the series
of standard songs" which this worthy
firm is publishing, to lift up the standard
Of musical taste. 1t is capital song.
Battle Cry Of Frssdom-Arranged for
the piano, with variations, by Emil Rein /;
Root 4 Cady, publishers. This 6ne mar
tial song Of Geo. F. Roots, is here worked
up into four variations, besides the intro.
duction and theme. It should be in every
music hook. -..... ........ ...
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their noses up just - natural a. could b<
and cough, spit and scorn Just like any
other feminine. In fact, they want slow
In pronouncing ~ Yankees, a"sood for
nothing set" and imagine they ase Dc.
termined set Of beings. Would'at marry
one Of them for all the plantations in vir.
ginia. Invent into one house and remained
over two hours, tried to talk pretty and
win the girls, good graees, (there were o
number of them) but it Was no use. Solo.
man arrsyed in oil his glory would not take
the eye Of these rebelesses, half as quick
as butternut jacket with sesesh button,
ed inside Of it. 900 pounds Of bacon !:
1000 pounds Of pork; 2so bushels OF
wheat; 5000 bushels of corn Is bashels
OF white beans, and large quantity Of
oats, made our load up. On the 29th We
returned home. The cavalry had brough,
Overland sixty mules and horses, which
together with what we had on the boats
made our expedition quite profitabls to
Uncle Sam.
II :herc is any such thing As fair .teaz-
ins We are just the boys to do the work.
A report is in circulation that Lee with
his whole force is preparing to move back
towards Richmond. This We doubt for il
is believed that he can better fight Us as
fredericksburg than at Gordonsyille ar
Richmond. In fact there is no end to the
stories in circulation, al Of which are man1.
uiactursd for the occasion. 49,.
More Anon. trpnr
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resenting such stings, consists in laying the
truth openly and boldly before the readers
Of the TINES and the Pocket City Ne,es-
the readers Of which are better acquainted
with me, perhaps, than they are with the
loyal quartermas,er Mckinney, who came
not here to plead my case, as he did that Of
Mrs. Southwick in the neighborhood ol
Henderson Station.
There are many things in many military
departments that need much attention and
deserves much censure I shall mention
the paymaster's department first. The
government allows and makes provision for
the payment Of troops every two months,
by placing in the hands of the paymaster
the required amount to pay the divisions
assigned to them in thu different military
departments; that in plaes Of paying the
troops the designated term, they hold on
to the money to speculate q couple Of
months or more, sending excuses to the
war department. II this won't do, they
send to the secretary Of war the necessary
Interpretations as regards the payment
Of troops in his department, and when his
statements are backed up by other individ-
uals who hold responsible positions, but
are interested largely in the use Of the
money, of course the secretary of war gives
him credit for so much paid out Of the
amount given, and he pays the troops at
his own discretion, after making nice capital
out of the soldiers wages by the specula.
ton Of cotton, or something else just as
profitable to traffic in, these war times.
The medical department needs q great
deal Of renovating. The idea Of sending
men to their long homes unnecessarily,
under the plea Of the medical department
not furnishing the proper medicines, arouses
my just indignation. They will use the
following medicines in most all diseases :
Opium, capsicum, camphor, quinine, and
blue pills; when I've mentioned those, I've
mentioned all, but the carelessness attend
ing the hospitals which employ two men
this week, and two men next week, chang.
ing round, as convenience effers, of,attend-
ants who don't know anything about the
administration Of medicines, causes many
fatal mistakes. In all probability, three
out five times, mistakes occur; the wrong
medicine is administered and of course has
its effects; bu: the quicker they are oat OF
the way, the less labor will remain to be
performed; there will be medicines saved,
and mony gained. Medicines, too, are
very expensive in the sou.h, you know, and
offer spledid inducements for our army
quacks to fill their pockets. When man
gets into hospital, it is the next thing to
having his fate sealed.
AL is quiet as Jackson - us.ssl. The
weather is cold and blustry.
Five deaths occurred in our company
within . month, and it is considered in
good health. The McGregor boys are COM
paratively well.
G. G.. Woop.
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(0----~------
W- The following note addressed to
Mrs. Remick, President Of the McGregor
Sanitary Society, commends itself to the
attention. Of the humane:
DuauouE VOLUNTEER AID SocIErY,i
DUBUQUE, March 20, '63.
Dedr Udddm:-On account Of the ex.
trcme suffering Of our soldiers at Vicks.
burg, the Chicago and Iowa Commissioners c
have made urgent appeals tc the loyal wo.
men Of the Northwest for immediate aid
Scurvy, induced by the absence of a veg.
etable diet, IS raging to an alarming extent
aud is rendering eur army inefficient, as
well as decimating it. Shall these appeals
be lost on US, or shall We, by prompt and
efficient action, do all in our power to re.
move this terrible scourge? Shall not we,
who sit idly at home, come up to the great
ness and need Of the moment, and feel tha,
though we are but women, yet there is a
great work for US to do. They ask US to
send them vegetables, dried fruits, delica.
cies, &c. ~ .za ..
In response to this call, we desire you to
cooperate with US in sending boat load
of these things to them As soon as possible.
The people west Of here are doing nobly.
Can you not stir up the farmers rest of you!
Most respectfully,
Mrs i C. CIrnrHr tyor Gao
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AZ "Nurse, commend me to thy Mis-.
trcss ~ Romeo and Juliet.
Itsppears that the Secretary of the Lon.
don Confederate Aid Society" is one Mr..
Frederick Nurse. Name most apt to the
nature Of the Office! We wonder whether
this Nurse is Of the wet or dry persuasion !:
But, on reflection. We need not wonder.
For, following the well,known traditions Of
the family, the Confederate Bantling is,
doubtless, brought up ION = bottle"
We fancy we hear Nurse soothing the
Baby" with something like the following
lullaby: ..... ..s..-..... y
"Rock.a.bye Treason,
Safe, while (ssin . horny
England stands neutral,
As sure yoare born -
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SANITARY GIFT CONCERT. learn that
the ladies Of the Camp Douglas Hospital
Aid Society are rendering valuable service
in the disposal of the Sanitary Gift Con
cert Tickets, and dcvoting the proceeds in
behalf Of the sick and suffering soldiers. -
The tickets are selling very rapidly See
advertisement in another column - Chicago
Tribune. =
Where, are the vigilant officers Of the in
ternal revenue that they do not enforce the
law as to lotteries" upon the projectors OF
this enterprise. They should be instructed
as to their duties.
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CAMP 2D WIS. Vols, BELLE

10y AAS'A' SNS ASoS. J
Dear Times - Having laid around all
day, and in my way acted the part Of q
lounger, until tired, and longing for some.
thing to busy myself about, thought by
way Of pastime would fulfil the promise
| made you previous to my departure fol
Virginia.
From present appearances l am led to
belive that fighting 10. Hooker intends
giving US lively time during this spring
and summer. In fact we are on the eve Of
great move, but in what direction, !
know not, nor do care, so that we 20
somewhere, escaping the dull life Of mac.
tivity which has possessed US for a month
past. Four months in one place is sufii.
cient, Notwithstanding We are comfortably
situated, yet like old soldiers, We pine for
something exciting, and by the tenor c
general orders, Ijudgc we are soon to be
blessed with the welcome shout Of "for.
ward, march," I'd
A set Of resolutions, which doubtless
you have seen, were passed by the brigade
last week. While am one Of those that
admire the union-loving, and believe in con.
stitutional rights to all, cannot consis.
tently approve the idea Of manufacturing
resolutions tending to renew the oath of al.
legiance once taken by the soldiers. In
once taking the oath to "bear true allegi-
ance to the U. S., and to serve them hon.
estly and faithfully against all their enc.
mics or opposers, and observe and obey the
orders Of the President Of the U. S., and the
officers appointed over me according to the
rules and articles for the government of the
armies of the U. S." concluded and my
comrades had done that which proved or
Loyalty, and that in meeting our common
enemy in battle, we only proved still far
ther this loyalty; therefore l know Of no
reason why We should again affirm on pa
per the assertion that we are still true to
our government. Actions tell stronger than
words. II these resolutions tend to bring
back to the support Of law and order the
erring ones, then am for them, but if they
are only to prove to the world that the army
of the T. S. is steadlast in the cause, then
am not for them for think we have given
sufficient evidence Of that long, long ago
The catalogue Of battles, fought, won and
lost are the proof Of the devotion Of our
army. The little green mounds east and
west, tell too strongly the devotion Of the
volunteer force
On the 25th an expedition under the
command Of Col. Fairchild, Of this regi.
ment left the lower landing, for Northern
Neck, 60 miles below. The command con.
sisted Of 24O Of the I'd Wisconsin volun.
teers and 90 cavalry under Lieut.. Colonel
Criss, and landed at the mouth Of Inv,ho.
dee creek, at daylight the 2sth. The in.
fantry marched up to Hunters Plantation,
and seized quantity Of grain, &c., known
to be stored. A few shots were Ared At
rs by some bushwackers concealed, but
otherwise we were unmolested. We re.
mained upon this neck, or Island, three
days, had = good time, saw number Of
pretty girls, who by tho way would turn
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sB- The Crawford Co. (Ohio) Forum
says the Republican candidate for town
ship clerk Of the town Of Bucyrus, stated
in public tha, it was time for Republicans
to arm with Enfield rifles and shoot the
Cd ID hounds (meaning democrats)
and send them to hell. This shows vividly
the effect of partisan passion, and what the
ultimate tendency Of partisanism clearly is.
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ucGREGOR, APRIL TO-: :::: : 1868

Song MEssENGER.-We have received the
first No. of this new western musical pub
lcation, published by Root 4 Cady, and
edited by the talented young composer
Henry G. Work. The number before us
has several fine pieces Of music worth twic.
the price of the paper. Terms of sub
scription, GO cents per year. We hope thu
paper may have a large circulation. T.
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~ The subjoinsd poem is more noticeable for It,
local allusions, than rythmie beauty:
For the N orth Iowa Tlnss.
Ladies dear. and gentleman Of nearly every cline,
Attention give to what l say, (though It may b In
rhyme,)
About our "Narrow City," noisy, lively place,
Though very smart It really is it occupies small space
In this little city there's men Of talent rare,
Who plan for nthy lucre, .nd steep their brains 10
care,
And often for their trouble, do get the lions share.
Here you will meet Judge, who does not lack for
pluck,
The burden Of whose song, /. "Robsrts give me
duck"
There's produce from all quarters, with buyers In the
field,
And smart ones too, are plenty, who Eighty influence
WELD:
There's Ruble, jolly hsle man, with fun and music
rifs,--
Just taken to his manly heart partner for e
Bickford with his merchandise persons Of all class.
For gentlemen and ladies' Is we'll as lads and lasses
Things the gain in general, Miller aud wiley;
Anticipated rsrosd., with spots rather Riley.
A fashionable hotel, n boarding house geoteeL
Where luxurss OF all sorts, furnished every meal;
The manly J. P Roberts. gentleman isis true,
Who seems at heart always have your happinsss in
view; ....
Attentions not lacking, from Clerk or his dear
Lady,
Nor from the help Of such rare worth, who always
ieem quite ready
To do generous turn for those, who really need
their aid,
And seem il for kindness, their hearts were truly
made.
I've spent some little time in this vale Of tish
known,
And feel pan, at parting, from friends In "Gopher
Town." ..'
And now that am going feel . growing fear
That neer more shall meet again such friends o.
leave here. u pc .... 'a....E
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II Paragraphs in various papers in re-
lation to g,abbings of the public money are
headed, Astounding Robbery" We oc-
casionally see cases Of astounding honesty,
but robbing no longer astounds. s.-Louiapills
Journal.
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UNITED WE SrAND.-The Chicago Jour.
nal in an article in favor Of Union of all
parties for the suppression Of the rebellion,
and restoration of the Union, says: a4
"We desire to know no Democrats a.
Democrats, or Republicans as Republicans,
while the nation is in peril and demands
our instant and unswerving aid and sup.
port. Political parties are Of no accoun,
now. They are unnecessary, and can BE-
only mischicvous and tributary to national
weakness and disaster. Let US ignore
them. Let us be patriots, not partisans,
until We have rescued our country from its
great peril. He is now the truest and the
best man who is the most devoted patriot.
He is now the worst man who is the most
active partisan" --l- -----
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II Dutchmen cannot live without sour.
krout. A New Brunswicker asked Ger
man farmer # he had any for sale. mo-"
said be. "cos We only mad two barrils dis
year Tor sickness" - r
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Army Correspondence.
New MADRID, No., April 4th, 81.


Editors Times thinning it might be
altogether interesting to our friends in your
part Of Iowa, I inscribe to you these few
lines, although I have nothing very inter.
esting to write you. We are holding this
place to keep open navigation at this point
We form 4 very strong protection Is we
have three large guns mounted, and one
battery Of six field pieces. Col. Hughes
says he can hold this place against any
force the rebels can send against US. We
are ali confident he is the right kind of
metal. Our Lieut.. Col. and Major are also
as good men as can be found, and let mo
assure you that the boys and officers who
form the Iowa 38th are eager for bout
with the rebels and will add to the fair fame
the Iowa regiments have already won. I
fear we will have to stay here oil summer
and am afraid that the rebels won't give US
chance to have . shot 1T them.
Our boys or rather our cavalry went on
scout the other day and caught four Of
the butternut guerrillas, and We are guard.
ing them here, I think we will send them
to st. Louis soon. They are hard looking
fellows.
I think the copper heads north had better
dry up and simmer down, for we shalt be
at home sometime and we will attend to
their case free Of charge. They are moth.
ing but a set Of towards that will lay back
and bark, they aint men enough to come
out and face the bullets; the cowardly dogs.
as soon as all the boys was gone from home
they began to bark. All the soldiers here
denounce them. My advice to them is
to crawl into some hole and draw the hole
in after them and never to be heard of
again.
Our regiment is in very good health at
present, with very few exceptions. The
weather is quite warm; everything looks
like mid summer, the trees are putting out
their leaves and the peach trees are in full
bloom and nature looks gay. We are build.
ing new barracks, and will soon have them
ready for occupation.
Whenever our boys are out and find any
rebel horses that will not take the cath,
they bring them into camp and use them
for cavalry horses. They occasionally get
some very good ones too, and keep them
two or three weeks when they are dis
charged for fresh ones.
Yours truly, E,
or Co I 3Sth Towa Reo;mant
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EXTRA ORDINARY CoNcEssIoN.--On the
10th ult., Horace Greeley came out in a
letter, which contains the following some.
what extraordinary statement:
"Were the rebel states to say to the fed
cral government, tomorrow, Withdraw
your proclamation Of freedom, and VIC will
each return to loyalty, elect members of the
next Congress, and fulfill every constitution
al Obligation, We hold that the Presiden,
would be at perfect liberty to accept the
FIR if he saw tit, taking care that every
one, whether white black or mixed blood,
who adhered to and served the Union in
the struggle, should be shielded from prose,
cution therefor"
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McGREGOR IOWA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL Is, 1863
Anythin9s.

Anythin0s.
Some one who looks into the depths oi
human nature, has truly said that the world
like Isaac the patriarch. often refuses to
recall TIE blessing it has pronounced by
mistake. =. Every censurer Of other people
knows ten times as much i'll Of himself as
he does Of the worst Of them. "A large
schoolgirl not distinguished for her schol.
arship having spelt the word "cuticle," was
asked what it meant "Don't know sir"
she said. "What is this oil over my face
and hands," asked the teacher. "Frcckles
sir" The Ploughkeepsie Press says !:
"thc best capital for young man is cap
ital young wife," This we steadfastly be.
lieve, in fact no one can gainsay that it ia
generally productive-a point always con.
sidered in making investments. Two
men were lately examining . new agricul-
tural machine At Bass & Elmendorf's where
one said to the other, "I'll bet you green
back you don't know what this is for."-
"Done," said the other, who straightway
informed his challenger that "it was for
sale" ."Do you want your audience at.
tcntive?' said DR.. Emmons; "then give
them something to attend to.". The grim
jokes Of this rebellion would fill many
volume could they be all compiled. Ono
Of the most ludicious Of these occurred re-
Gently in Washington hospital. The poor
fellow who was dying Of lung disease,
had blister applied between his shoulders
BY the surgeon, and as the job was com.
pleted, turned and with a waggish look
asked the surgeon If a man had to have a
stamp On him before he could be allowed
to die. Here is one of the beautiful
thoughts with good view of philosophy
underlying it which Thackeray occasional
ly tosses off to entertain his numerous ad.
mirers: Luncheon is base ingratitude to
breakfast, and premeditated insult 10 din.
ner." Think OF it, ye dyspeptics.