New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1863-07-24
81 PER aANNUM,
WHOLE NO. 1876,

injuries threatened Dy eaeh other.
Neither the government nor, much
less, Administrators Of the government,
have any right to violate the laws
They have no right to subject the peo-
pie, or any portion Of them to unconstl-
|tutional exactions and sacrifices. They
have no right to impose their mere will
upon the people as law, and if they at
tempt to do it, the people have both the
natural and constitutional right to re-
sst this imposition. The people have
not a right to resist the fair, impartial
execution of an acknowledged constitu-
,ional enactment. This is the distinct
ion the people ought to make before
committing themselves in their rela-
tions to the conscription act. .
l. Let the question be decided
whether or not the conscription act is
constitutional. &C.. os:rnsraoa aaY
2. Until tins question is determined
let no one be subjected to the require
ments of that act. .... ,..'.. .
3. If the act be constitutional, let it
be enforced fairly, impartially,v and to
give universal satisfaction, openly so
far as the draft is concerned. .r aar
i. If the act be declared constitu-
tional, let all proceedings under it
cease. ....... ......-.. -,.-..-..-.......
If the Administration will not accede
to these reasonable terms the people
have the right to take such measures
Of security and protection as to them
may seem best to defend themselves
from the aggressions of arbitrary pow
er. as the administration would have
the right to enforce compliance with
the law, shouldit be declared to be
constitutional. Dubuque Herald.
The Generals aud other officers Of
the Federal and Confederate armies
hold such correspondence with each
other'as is usual among belligerents
and their correspondence with rare ex-
ceptions is courteous, polite, and ac-
cording to strict military etiquette, yet
the Secretaries of War and of the Ma
Wy at Washington refused to receive a
message from Mr.. Davis Of the Con-
federate States which was borne by
The Vice President of the Confederacy
and which might have been a proposit-
ionto end the war. Such is one of the
Inconsistencies of the administration.
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DON'T PAY TOO MUCH FOR osYoUR
wHlsTLE.-We all know that the
above advice originated from that sage
counselor and philosopher Ben Franklin
for the purpose Of urging upon all the
necessity of a just and sensible economy
in all expenditure. And when the
opportunity offers to economize and
still not debar yourself of any pleasures
or privileges it is foolish not to embrace
that opportunity. You can save twenty
per ct. by buying your clothing Dry
goods Boots Shoes &c, at Hammer
slough Bros. North side public square
McGregor Iowa. og9E i9 a'o@' s'e.'
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PENSION DECISION REYERsED.-A
few. dayscsince we noticed the fact that
the U. s. Attorney General had decid-
ed "that, un6er the Pension Act Of
1862, widows and daughters Of soldiers
and sailors who after, being, wounded
while in the United States service and
in the, line of duty, resign and subse.
quently die in consequence of such
wound, are not entitled to pension
A. letter from the Hon. J. H. Barrett,
Commissioner of the Pension office, to
D. W. Howard, Esq, says that, "Act-
ing Attorney General Coffey gave an
opinion similar to that stated, but the
Secretary of the Interior has decided in
the contrary manner, and the latter de-
cision controls the Pension Office. TS'o
It is understood that all efforts to
procure lists Of the killed and wounded
in the late Pennsylvania battles iiye
proved unayailing. The publicatonof
the list is for the present prohibited