The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-11-30
Editorial Correspondence.

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Editorial Correspondence.
BRlcGs, CHICAGO, Nov. 25, '63.
JonN Arrived at this old home Of all
North Iowa, at 9 last night, and found the
officers and crew as agreeable as ever-the
Republicans quietly enjoying the late vic
tory over law and freedom of opinion, and
the Democrats. denying that there had been
an election at all Thanksgiving was
probably a"bis thing" in Chicago, and who
is not glad Of it To be sure, there is
disposition to make our praises to God par
take Of politics, but since the Rev. H. w.
Bcecher complimented his Divine Master
50 far as to call the Chicago Platform one
of"God's Traps" with peace dead fall in
it, there can be no impropriety in the
smaller clergy Of the country mixing the
language of the hustings with the prayers
Of the penitent. What would Heaven
itself be worth to radical New Highlander
unless the radical aforesaid can have his
political and social i5ees carried out! This
fippant expression, Goods trap" reminds
me Of joke, and here it is: A convict
was about to be hung; the attending
clergyman, DESTROYS to impress him with
The terror Of his situation, asked him, feel
ingly, If he knew "why the Saviour suffer,
I'd on tvs CROSSE The reply of the wretch
vas: "sce here, Mister! Don't you think
this poor time to be bothering miserable
devil ike me with Conundrums?"
Is the blasphemous expression of Beech
cr,"Gods trcp," any less offensive to good
taste, or has it become patent that any Joke
Of Lincoln, no matter how coarse, or any
expression Of "loyar' clergyman, no mat.
ter how inpious, shall pass in good society
as the ultima thule Of wit, and the very
acme Of religious patriotism! What a
Cunning God" II. w. 3. must adore! A
Supreme Being who makes It his business
to set traps in which to catch those awful
sisters in America who are so wicked as
toduote the language Of Him who died that
we might live! "Peace on earth and good.
will to men" BLESSED arc the Peace.
makers, for they shall be called the children
of Godr' And yet, just such a God as is
now recognized by some-we will not say
,eorsAippsd-is the character which en-
bodies the elements of excellence deemed
requisite IN New England political Deity.
A time may come when humility will take
the place of phariseeism, but am not look.
Ing for that time under year or two. For
the present let Fanaticism have rope and
see what will be the end Of it. The world
has never yet failed to throw it up and
trample on it; and strong as its hold now
seems to be, it is not an over-stretch of
faith to indulge in the hope that Common
Sense, % # yore, will ultimately, and soon,
take co,nlnand Of American politics and the
christian religion, and an things r.ay yet
DO we'll In the mean time those of us
who do not "sce the truth" in the light of
the new, or John Brown dispensatiou, can
console ourselves by denial of all respon.
sibility in the matter. and pursue the even
tenor OF our way as passengers only. Let
Us bear persecution like heroes, and keep
Dur eyes open to the moves of the delirious.
" delighted dealers in human blood. IF
they succeed in establishing their theories,
It will be = wonder aext only to the
triumphant march Of Mahomet across
Western ASH.
On Wednesday evening last, by the aid
Of the amphibicus Dykens Brothers of Pr.
du Chien, I crossed the Mississippi in safety,
partly on the ice, in sledge; partly on
foot and partly by boat through the broken
ice. Made PURDy's Freight train at Lower
Town and found on board W. B. Finch and
W. d. Townsend and Son bound eastward
A very pleasant but Somewhat siow ride
brought us to Madison at A. NJ, wher.
We put up with Messrs. DeWolf & Son, tn
iessees OF the Depot Hotel, one of the bes
kept public houses on any road in America
The tables are luxuriously supplied; tn
rooms and beds are neat and clean: tn
employees are kind and attentive. TIL
De VOLS are bringing this House into yer
favorable nosoriety--a sprolitabl. thing /
themselves as vel! ss great conycnienc
to tho traveller Wandered ~ to the beau
tiful city of Madison, called at the Patric
odSce ana learned that .ne high price {
paper and labor had choked the daily an
weekly issues to death, and that only
job Ottiie remained. It was Thanksgiyip
Day and the whole city was dressed up
ebe capitol park, the streets and the nunie,
oss sksting ponds which surround II,
metropolis Of Wisconsin, were gay Wit
large and small children. while the eide
ones plodded their way to the variou
churches The train cast was due littl
past IL, and after an excellent dinner .
Dc Wells We embarked with Conducte
wtsxrs for the Junction, thence wit
yAssoxs for GAINESVILLE, thence per Mort
Western to ChicsEo, where We arrived Q
Ds:ofe. writisf. 4TokasEsD Joined the trai
1t Clinton from Beioit, and We are here /,
EstHer' behaving Ourselves as we'll as bacei
reeds education MI pcrt,,it OF