New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1864-03-18


EDITORIAL BREvITlEs.
The McGregor News saysthat Louis
Benton Jr.. the defeated candidate for
mayor of that city, was war democrat.
This simple fact tends to show the I'm
popularity Of the war even tdere where
more bumcombc SPEECHES have been
made by war democrats for a vigorous
prosecution of the war than in any 9th
er ten towns in Northern Iowa We
believe Mr.. Benton to be irreproacha
lie as a citizen, and q business maa.
that his ability is amply aleq uate to
the duties of that Office, and that his
integrity is above suspicion. When it
takes from $500 to 800 to procure
men to enlist for the war it is lille to
talk of its popularity. No maa in favor
Of prosecuting the war smother moment
.houl.! over have a democratic vote to
elevate him to any Office d trust Or
cmolument.
L. +. Clarke has purchased the pic
ture gallery heretofore occupied by r.
E. Thompson. IL is one Of nature S
scniuses, taking as naturally to fine
arts, as duck does to water.
Hubbard Bros III, Broadway New
York, some time since sent US an ad-
: yortisenent through n. 7 aaycrti-
sing house, which we declined publish,
Ing, giving them our reasons. The
! advertisement being returned to US not
withstanding this: we give our readers
to understand that the advertisement
was rejected because Hubbard Bros
are now indebted to US for advertising
done over one year ago. and whlch
should have been then paid. We look
upon such men as swinalers, and will
not knowingly aid them TO get our PEG
}le's.or soldiers IN oney for articles that
would never hc slipped.
On our first pag. may be found a
communication rejecting vpon the re-
cruting officer for this county. To that
gen,le,naa we would say that liz can
have the use Of our columns to explain
the matter upon the terms that the con.
munication is admitted 1t seems to
us due to sixteen coed snd true men
and their friends, that their grievances
should be venti:.tca. If Mr.. J. desl-
res "the plaster can Be g?ade as broad
rs the sore"
The veteran editor Of the Galena
Democrat few days since saw a body
Of soldiers approaching his Office for the
purpose Of its destructloa. The cap
tain Of the company leaving the grea
'dsss Of his men drawn up in front of
the Office started to ascend the stairs
followed by six or eight Of his mcn
When ab~ut half way up &c deserted Tao
editor sta ndng at the head of tie stairs
giving the valiant captain tho command
Hall" displaying at the same time brace
ofrcyolyers, the hands in the Office joinina
him equally we'll armed, when the riotcr:
having halted: were given just thirty sec
onds time to heat a retreat in. They got u,
and ,skedaddlcd sustaining no loss excep
in reputation.
Col. Richardson Of the North Iowa Time,
a!luding to the merchants Of Vernon Springs
and New Oregon, and their trials and t,ib
ulations, land oursI asks that Big And,
when he comes up with his black birds have
show. What kind Of a show Col. If yo,
mean a full house and no dead heads well
try TO I'll the bill, but if you ask usifo give
Andy tho privilege OF punching our seye
raj noggins, we urge you not to insist.
The frm of Mitchell & Gage is dissolved
aud Hank goe. TO the city tor goods next