The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-01-28

Conservation and TaadioaiisnA,
The best considered article which W
have seen upon tho subject Of the ouslsugk'
upon President Lincoln BY tho radios,
senators to force him to modify his Csbine..
and which resulted in the designations OF
Secretaries Seward and Chase, is the fs..
lowing article from the Chicago JoxsnA;
(Rcpublican) of Dec 8oth. We viii jis
remark parsnthetically, that the article has
additional weight from the fact that sim.
liar attack IS now being engineered in the
Hsuse by Horace Greeley to effect the sams
object which the movement ia The Senate
failed to accomplish
We copy into another column today 4
timely article FROM the New York 2Ssses,
suggested by the harmonious action Of See.
retarcs Seward and Chase in the matter
Of the recent Cabinet imbroglio. The
course Of these two distinguished statesmen,
who are supposed to represent two extreme
wings of the Republican party, is an exam.
pie that cannot be too earnestly commended
to all their friends and all honest patriots,
while this var for the preservation, not Of
a party or faction, but Of the very nation
itself, continues.
When the action Of the caucus Of demo.
gogue Senators, led by our own sanctimo.
NOUS 7runsbull, who is the worst enemy
the President, his Administration or the
cause of patriotism has had or has now.
came to the knowledge of Mr.. Seward, be-
Immediately sent his resignation to the,
President, in order that, il, as they alleged.
he is an obstacle to the proper cou1uct u
the war, be might no longer De IN the way.
position Of Mr.. Seward, and irddiiynsur a.
the foul injustice that the Senatorial cabal
was attempting to do his honorable and
patriotic colleague, at cnce followed Mr..
Stewards example, and sent in his resiyna-
tion also And not until Mr.. Seward, after
pressingly urged by the President, agreed
to withdraw his resignation, would Mr..
Chase consent to do the same. That clique
Of Republican political tricksters, who have
been so long and persistently endeavoring
hoos down Mir. Seward and defy Mr.. Chase
at his expense, here have lesson given
them by their own leader that they may
study at their leisure and profit by.
The terms "radicalism" and "conserva-
tism' should be cast aside as obsolete in
this time Of the nations trial. None but
political tricksters or their unthinkine
dupes will employ such terms, or recognize
the factions to which they are supposed to-
apply. Party questions and factious dogma.
tism should have no place in mems minds.
at the present time. The question is, shall
We save the Republic? And the answer OF
every true patriot should be Eyes, let us
save it by all means, in the best and surest
possible way-by defeating the rebels in.
battle, by striking them at every strong and
every possible wav and by every possible
means" Why quarrel about minor topics.
when the fact is plain before us that we
nut destroy the pouer Of the rebellion be.
fore we can subdue the rebels?
Petty demagogues, like Trumbull, who,
having failed to get control of the President
add to make him an instrument for the
qualification Of their personal greed and
ambition, have done far too much mischief
already in embarrassing the Federsl author
tiles in the prosecution Of the war. They
have done nothing since the rebellion broke
out, but throw obstacles in the way Of the
Government. its authorities, its Generals,
and its armies. These men should be
taught their duty. The President should
set the seal Of his power upon them, and
teach them their places. They are set Of
pestiferous public gamblers, devoid of all
genuine patriotic impulses or manly decen-
cy. They have thus far given more all
and comfort to the Governments enernie.
than they have to the Government. They
are fast rendering themselves infamous.
The influence that this class Of noisy.
housing and reckless demagogues, in and
out Of the Republican party, have hitherto
possessed, is rapidly passing from them
The devils cloven foot cannot be kept al.
ways concealed. We advise Mr.. Senator
Lyman Trumbull, especially, to se'av:
himself, and to show himself patriot, if
that is possible, by henceforth deyctins.
himself to the caus, Of his country, instead
of schemins to engineer contemplate
faction of politicians against the Admins
tration, and sneaking about in ambush to
stab his hettarS in ,hnir backs