The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-01-06

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the departed Year, or to receive without
some acknowledgment Of respect so dis.
tinguishcd stranger as AMMO DoMlNl
EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND Sixty FoUR.
There have lived aud died, in all, just
sisty.thyee of the Eighteen Hundred family;
each one OF which was distinguished by
some events remarkable for their peculiar.
ity and memorable from their effect upon
posterity. Ii would be instructive to look
over the record and name the most impor.
tart members of this line Of years, such as
1900, the Progcnitor, 1912, rs, 90, '2s,
'33, 40, "A, ~, 80, 81, go and '6l.
Wars, political changes, financial revul-
sions, compromises, &C., &C., checker the
periods running back to the beginning of
the century; but until 1860 and 81, our
great Republic, enshrined till then as Per.
fiction in the hearts Of nearly all our poo.
pie, had felt no injury which an inherent
recuperativc energy did not deem itself ca
pable of Of healing. Noao the view is less
consoling We would be glad to see, as
many enthusiastic and patriotic men do,
the future Of the United States resplendent
with glories which will pale the fires of our
past career; but, with sccpticism, per-
haps, which has ever married the fight of
our Imagination, and obliged US to use less
fancy food than that upon which JovE and
them fellers" Ga Mount Olympus were
supposed to luxuriate, We have ever been
so earthly as to doubt almost everything
which did not look moderately clear to our
reason. True, our reason is no great affair,
but il is the best We have, and as the Great
Giver blessed us with it to guide US over
the rugged road Of life, we would not be
showing proper respect to the Almighty
Donor did We exchange even the little he
gave US, and follow implicitly the dicsum
Of another. We do not think there is any
credit in scepticism. Indeed, many per-
sons, and particularly young persons, think
1t wise to distrust and proof of research
to bring objections to every theory, relrg-
ious and political; but Of this class we
disclaim identity. To get at the truth
ought to be every mans ambition, and he
who does not feel solicitous to reach this
goal, or who will deliberately close his eyes
and deny their visual power because Of
some film Of interest which may intervene
between him and the sacred character Of
TRUru,-such a man is scarcely worthy OF
the name he wears ard only lacks courage
to become a robber. Money being the
| object of his life or Ambition the star O.
his worship, no sacrifice is too great to at
tain it, except the sacrifice Of his person
and to protect tina, he avoids its exposure
protect that and the political or religious
knave is ready. made scoundrel Of any
| dye but die Itself But truce to attempts
at preaching. We want to say that we d.
not see as pretty chapters in the book o
our future history as many others do. n
credit is claimed for this incapacity no
should blame be attached to those who sc
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in its governmental aspects, is not over JOY
GUS to us. We are resolved, howey
er, not to sit down like Marius and mour
over what cannot be helped. We take GU
share of the amusements Of the day e
to all the Shows" keep Christmas, dance
and try to collect as much honey from tn
weeds Of this world as possible in com
mon with others we frequently make msi
takes in the nature Of the plant we pluc
from, and scratch our hands and heart
most wretchedly, but man is not pi!
though Neal of the Charcoal Sketche
: said it would be better for him if he we,
he does not know fire or food, or the wa
; home by instinct, and his life, therefore,
, series Of experiments quite as often mad
up of blunders and regrets, as Of success
and CALCULATIONS. Let him suffer he
only nan anyhow, and certainly tt
wasteful prodgality Of lie exhibited for
r year or two past should render US less Sc,
, sitiye to the nislortunes of others an
. less complaining Of our own. 70
and /, dear reader, are not the makers
r this world, nor are we responsible for il
events, therefore, we will slice out
it that which we like and throw II
/ rest away as we do the decaycd portions
, fine apple; ifanimals Of more g,unti,
or groacling disposition come along ar
D pick up what we throw away, we need n
f kick them for it, or attempt to teach the
f that other and better eating can be hi
? than that which they indulge in-th'
= wouldn't understand it, and possibly ths
0 might "turn again and rend" you. b
D this train of reflections is growing lorg a.
j.. tedious to you, and unless we switch it {
J.. the inky locomotive just ahead of it m:
# be unable to get through.
J, Our text was "The New Year." but liz
y many other writer's and speakers, Artem
j Ward included, we had forgotten all abo
!, it till our leader is now sufficiently long
justify public expectation. We will ha
: abundant opportunity to make the acquai
s lance of 1864 unless the trumpeter
e Heaven should call for us, and we devout
!. trust that blow will he delayed till the W
s blows over, and we are enabled to see
}. the Millennium really will arrive by Il
!. same ears that bring the fruition of t
5, radical negro policy of the Administratio