The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-08-03
Editorial Correspondence.

Editorial Correspondence.
CHICAGO, July 26, 1864.
JoHN:-I may return home before this
is in type, and l may not. In these times
of drafts and fluctuations on all the boards
Of life, it isn't quite safe to bet on any body's
departure or return. Abraham may de,
eide, in his wisdom, that all who do not
recognize Solomon in him shall be favor.
ed with quarters at Ft. Lafayette, Johnson's
Island or some other place of safety; and
humble as your partner is it is among
possibilities that one of the pens set apart
for the incarceration of Americans citizens
who have souls Of their own and are not
afraid to confess the fact, may be the rest
ing place of "Yours, &C." The improved
edition of Republican politics justifies
whatever the President may do as the
gisest that can be done, and who knows
what may happen? Let me say here,
however, that am losing no sleep in antici.
patton of coming events Of the character
referred to. II am reminded Of an anec-
dote:" In Pittsburg, in the year '4s, l
was passing along the street quite early in
the morning and my attention was attract
ed by noisy Celtic alteration of domes.
tic character. A gentleman was "spakin
till' his wife after this fashion: 81 know
what ye want, Molly dear; ye've been
wantin it for long time"-here he put on
lis hstsm msst e IT, eoncliatory smsssnd ys shall M
housew At this point his face assumed
the character of determined earnestness and
wrath as he closed with: "But MsreU be
adevH Of afght first!
The application can be made by those
Who are soft enough to think that Demo-
cats hereafter will submit quietly to the
hmnable system of arbitrary arrests which
began with the elder Adams, was cursed in
our history for sixty. five years, renewed
Wy Lincoln, the champion of Free Speech,
endured by the Democrat party to avoid
he semblance of opposing the management
If pretended Union-restorers, and finally
denounced by the better portion of the
Republican party in their late convention
at Cleveland.
had very pleasant trip from this place
recently to McGregor, at McGregor, and
on my return Monday night to Chicago
The elegant sleeping cars of the North
western q didn't have an opportunity to
try the Mil & Pr. du Chen berths) almos,
invite one to leave home for the pleasure OF
an easy lullaby on the rail. Geo. II. Pres.
cott of the NJ. & P. du Ch. road-as much
Of a gentleman as traveller ever found
tells me that they are getting up sleeping
| ors for their road unexcelled, in ease and
degance, on the continent: when they are
uotted out we will try them and report
Capt. Sherwin, of the McGregor Western
will soon want accommodations Of this
character; I.have heard he already has pro-
Mded comfortable lounges for those OF his
passengers who are too "fatigued" by trave
to endure the roughness of the new roat
which he is doing so much, as Conductor
p popularize. May Heaven smile on al
,le efforts of our friend to alleviate tho woes
d humanity!
| Speaking of roads and conductors re-
minds me that on recent occasion oul
town of McGrcgor had the honor of brie
visit from BRowN, of the Chicago & Mil
PUTNAM, Of the Cairo & Centralia section
WINNIE and PRESCOTT, Of the Mil. & Pr
du Chen, and SnERwIN, of the McGregol
Western, Col. Burchard, Of Mil, two OF
three steamboat captains, whose names
have lost, and several "invted guests" of o
genial character. 1t is said these gentle
men enjoyed themselves in our hospitable
city to their hearts content. Glad of it
Men of sense always are "at home' at Nc
Gregor, though it might be wholesale
egotism to say that all who are "at home
there arc men of sense. McGregor is Z
good place after all, and with due respec
for the business life of Chicago, | must b'
permitted to say it will take time to bring
the Garden City up to its Mississippi rival
Two or three more railways from McGregol
toward sundown will work wondrou:
changes in the business of its active peo
pie. .-...... "a.
On coming here last | had the pleasure
Of having for travelling companions, Town
SEND Of our place, and MATT. CARrENrRE
Of Wisconsin. PRESCOTT joined US IN oc
casional discussions of subjects non 'politl
cal, and the trip was most agreeable one
"TowN" stopped at Madison and MATT
switched off at Clinton Junction for lSeloit
he will come to Clayton County for IL
RuBLE, Esq, as Attorney in the Lee d
Kinnaird assignment case when it comes
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