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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-09-28

TEUTH.-When one of the smart ones
whose business it is to labor for the crush
ing out Of civil liberty that he may triumph
for moment. over q neighbor who does
not vote with him, tells you Mcclellan is
committed to an unconditional peace,' to
peace on any.terms, and all that kind of
clap-trap, just read the following extract
from his letter and see the libeller hide his
diminished head:
The Union is the one condition of peace.
We ask no more. Let me add, what |
louht not was, although uncxpressed, the
sentiment Of the convention, as it is Of the
people they represent, that when any State
is willing TO return to the Union, II should
be received at once with full guarantee of
all its constitutional rights. If frank,
earnest and persistent effort to obtain these
objects should fail, the respons .bilty tor
Interior consequences would fall upon those
RIG RIG remain in arms against the Union, but
uAzARDs WOULD BE PRESERVED AT ALL
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-09-28

THE LAsT.-Sherman's admire letter
to Hood was laid aside for this u.s.. hut
somebody took it away ;. The All bows
will have the Block completed in a v or
two. +. "Brick" will address the Mci,,.n
Club before this campaign is over. .rhe
n Y. Times prays its readers not t4ut
too much stress on the recent 70.
ries Of Sheridan. Our greatest error !
been in over, estimating the extent of
success and afterwards submitting to b
initiating disappointment %. The 5randj1
Of soldiers accepted as recruits, has be,
forbidden officially: The fact of its havi,
been done is then officially admitted |!
Great God. What set Of rulers Anne
cans now have. -. Judge Greene will a
dress the Mcclellan Club on Sata--a.
evening next. ''.@."
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-09-28


To some the shoddies say "the Woods
and Vallandigham, the N. Y. Mews and
the Columbus Crisis go against you. How
can you hope to succeed" To Others
they say "the Woods & CO.., 60. with you
how do you like your company .te
'' This is excusahle in one who listens to
nothing but sermons denouncing in effec,
the sublime one delivered by the Savior on
the Mount, but it would not be creditable
to man of honor who dares to quote from
JESUS CHRIST the healing language: "Blcss.
ed, are the {peacemakers for they shall be
called the children Of God T. 0 Imagine a
shoddy contractor ribs .dupe 1880 years
ago calling Christ "peace sneak -
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-09-28

Now, note the fact that Mcclellan was
nominated upon surrender platform, and
accepting the nomination speaks not word
of encouragement to the country, that if
elected he will continue the war against the
r. bellion for one moment, but does say he
will grecdily accept the first opportunity
or peaoe.-Ne,cs Of yesterday. ..s
We can explain the above misstatement
on no other supposition than that the Edi-
tor of the Neacs has not read the letter OF
Mcclellan and therefore was not acquainted
with the subject which he was discussing.
We append few extracts from, Net lellan's
letter to show how easy it is for conscien.
tious man to be mistaken.
A vast majority of our people, whether in
the army and navy or at home, would, as
would, hail with unbounded joy the perma.
nent restorat ion of peace, On the basis Of
the Union under the Constitution, without
the effusion of another drop of blood. But
no peace can be permanent aoithout Unio,s
The re establishment Of the Union in ali
its integrity is, and must continue to be-
the Indispensable condition in any settle
ment. r
The preservation Of our Union was the
sole avowed object for which the war was
commenced. 1t should have been con.
Quoted for that object only.
Il .sa- IT,,,as ,susr RE PRESERVED AT ALL
HAZARDS.
could not look in the face of my galh int
comrades of the army and navy who hive
survived so many bloody battles, and tell
them that their labors and the sacrifice Of
so many of our slain and,wounded bre hren
had been in vain that We had abandoned
that Union for which we have so often ner.
lied our lives.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-09-28
COMMERCIAL.
TIMES OFFICE, Tuesday. September 27-4p

TIMES OFFICE, Tuesday, September ZIP. NJ.
Weather finc Wells exhausted. Light rains. River
getting out Of bed slowly. Canoe navigation without
chart, dangerous. Business not very active in the
grain way but lively in the sale of goods. An occa
sonal teamrunaway fancy fight ellivens the city
but beyond this "all is quiet the" Mississippi.
"God" is the great topic. From about go in our
last issue, it has gone low 1885, and rumor had il
Lib last night Produce, Goods and private pockets all
declined with it. The markets will be found below in
Benton Bros Co.'s report. Read it, because it is the
truth, and corrected as 20 to press.
Reps say Gold is down because of the military sue.
cesses Denis. say it is because Mac is ahead and the
country have hope for the future. We don't ko,o
but Rep gent tells the military situation will not
not justify such decline 1t is likely the price
entirely too high and the present drop only proper
reaction We certainly ought to be worth 80 cents
the dollar, no matter what happens!
LATER, p. M.-Wheat, Milwaukee, 1866; Chicago
LEO. Gold in New York, 1872. &
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-09-28

MCCLELLAN CLUB.-The meeting on last
Saturday night was large and enthusiastic.
Many ladies' were present. Gen. Lawler
and Mr.. butcher. Of Pr. du Chen, did not
meet with US, owing to business and
domestic matters not subject to their con.
patriotiiicea yw will yet come to greet us in
which will be triumphant. ''ss - " =
Judge Baugh and Esq. Jordan addressed
the meeting in eloquent and truthful Ian
guage, the Glee Club sang some Of the bes
Mcclellan songs in the world-most of tn
singers are ladies, though our patriot
young friend, Frank Hammer, is the musics
director the President Of the Club, !
Bockwith, Esq, closed the proceedings
a neat address and the meeting adjourne
till Saturday evening a ..s.a
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-09-28

An ANswER.-Two men were talking in
the street about the propriety Of McClellan's
resigning. They said Fremont resigned
when he was nominated at Cleveland, and
Mac ought also to resign. why d--n
it," said an old chap who was listening te
them, Lincoln, Halleck and Stanton may
call on Mcclellan again to save Washington
from capture, and he'd look pretty without
commission in his pocket!" The people
are calling on him now to save Washington
the Constitution and the Union, and he'll
| do it 100. ..gtnlt 5.gJ4 9 9a1
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-09-28
NEWS md Items.

The eleventh annual exhibition of the
Iowa State Agricultural Society commenced
at Burlington yesterday, (Tuesday,) and
will continue until Friday the 5Oth.
Gen. Sheridan has been appointed q
Brigadier in the regular army.
An expedition is being fitted out to sur
vey the route of the Behring's straits tele.
graph; and the belief is expressed that the
line will be completed by the summer Of
| 1866.
The Washington Republican states that
Jacob Thompson of Niagara Falls has re-.
ceived letter from jeff. Davis to be sub.
United to tbs Federal authorities contain
ing propositions of re. union on certain con.
di,ions.
Admiral Porter is to resume command
of the Mississippi squadron.
.. On the 10th Gen. Sheridan attack ed the
rebel forces under Early and Breckenridge
in the vicinity of Bunker Hill in the She
nandoah Valley and, after one whole day.
engagement, gained decided victory.
Stanton dispatches says that among the
5000 killed and wounded were Gems.
Rhodes, Ramesur, Gordon, Terry, Good
win, Bradley johnson and Fitzhugh Lee
that the rebels lost 5000 prisoners, 0 battle
flags and 5pieces Of artillery. At last ac.
counts the rebels were retreating before Il e
Federal forces in the direction OF Stanton.
Secretary Fessenden has completed the
arrangements for payment Of the army to
date. All Of the armies will receive paw
ment in full as soon as pay masters can
arrange details,
Our forces have evacuated Pilot Knob,
Mo-, and fallen back with government
stores to Mineral Point, where Gen. Ewing
has force Of 5000 infantry. Gen. A. j.
Smith has gone down and will direct the
movements in the field
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-09-28

GLORIOUS News IA grand victory at
the army of the Potomac Sheridan the
great hero Of the day!1 Almost equal to
the famous Hammerslough Bros. who are
daily startling the people of the .orthwest,
with the great bargains sold at their store.
Their motto is, down with the high prices
Go to their establishment if you want good
bargains, 101 Main Street, Iowa Their
motto is to sell at all events. -.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-09-28

/ A man may not be to blame for not seeing
well, but, if, an editor, he should hav e sufii-
Gent discrimination not to copy every
ifalsehood he finds in his exchanges. If
the paper we now have on our desk had
influence, circulation or character, or if its
editor were anything but well known,
well-meaning and generally admitted fan.
ciful, dreamy, impractical, harmless writer,
we would show our readers how far the
scribling of loose statements during the week
and begging forgiveness Of God on Sun an
day, are practically carried out. lis pain
! full to see men v no profess to be honorable
in private life seize pen and deliberately
indite and publish what they must know
to be false, if they know anything. Such
men exist however and it is attributable e
them that so little reliance is placed in th'
statements Of public journals. Sir Forc'
bic Eeeb,,e editors we can live with; bu
those who publish falsehoods even wl!hou
the merit Of ingenuity Of the spice Of wit
are unbearable. If they must misstate +
!, please their masters, why not do the worl
= less fatty! q Ers.ae. s5azA aI--s re.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-09-28

The --latest.

The --latest. ..-.-,.g .,
Postmaster Gen. Blair has resigned at
the request of President Lincoln, and ex.
Gov. Dennison, Of Ohio, is named as his
successor but Washington dispatch as.
scrts that the ex Gov. will decline to accept
Il.
Reports from Macon, Ga, says that
Bcauregard is to succeed Hood in command
Of the rebel army of Tenn. s.'.-.sa
Sheridan. in his dispatches relative to
the battle at Fishers Hill, on Thursday,
says the rebels fed in great confusion,
abandoning most Of their artillery, sixteen
pieces falling into the hands of the federals.
He further says that his loss is light; that
he cannot at present give any estimate Of
the prisoners taken; and that he had push.
ed on as far as Woodstock, where he had
stopped to rest his men and issue rations.
1000 of Sheridan's prisoners escaped on
Friday night; but 5000 more had been
received at Winchester and IIarpcr's Ferry.
Early is retreating, by way Of Culpepper
and Gordonsville. directly towards Rich,
mond, leaving the road to Lynchburg un.
INSTRUCTED. The noted "Stonewall'' brigade
Of the rebel army is said to have been
completely annihlated in the recent fights
1t is now said that Price has entered
Missouri with force estimated at 10000
strong. His plan is supposed to be to
march to the central portion Of the State
with three columns, and endeavor to cap
ture all important points and hold the
country. It's expected that Kirby Smith
will join him with from 10 to 10000 men
The Arkansas guerrillas are also coneen
trating to aid this movement.
Gen. Rosecrans has issued a stirring ap
peal to the people Of Missouri, calling upor
them to take up arms in defense Of thei'
homes, and Gov. Hall has been requested
to call out the entire militia Of the State
which will probably be done. s.. ...
On the 10th the steamers Philo Parson-
and Island Queen were seized by part.
of rebels on Lake Erie with the SUPPOSE
intention of capturing the U. S. steame
Michigan, and relieve the rebel prisoners a
Johnson's Island. They were both scu'
tied and abandoned.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-09-28

The N. Y. Tribune Of June 18th, 1864
edtorializcd as follows: ~
.,. when through their (the rebeD aid We
elected Lincoln and Hamlin, our triumph
was nowhere more generally or openly ex.
ulted over than in Charleston, the fountain
and focus OF the rebellion" ..-... a
The same unity Of sentiment still exists
between the Tribune and the Charleston
operators. He, who believes it not, will
read an article from the Richmond Enquir-
er on the outside Of this issue. We could
multiply quotations from both sides, bu,
this Enquirer article is clear and authorize.
tive enough to settle the point
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-09-28

Law Suits. -..T, .-..-... /
When men 60 to law for the recovery of
damages, tie plaintiff usually claims to have
been struck with knives, bludgeons, stones,
clubs, axes, and dozen other things which
may or may not have been within mile OF
the place. The object is Ito be able to
prove that he was struck with something,
and by naming all things the charge can be
sustained on some one Of the counts. So,
also, in suits Of assault or for breach of
promise or on contract Of any kind the
plaintiff claims an amount Of damages which
he is certain not to get, but which he makes
large enough to cover the possible persuasa
biIity Of the jury under fire Of legal lore
from the ablest lawyer he can employ.
Tie defendant, too, is not more reasonable
In the case, for, notwithstanding he may
hs1e struck his negbbor and severely hurt
n.", - es,.rr ds up and pleads "Not guilty.
One demands lent".-~@, The amount the in,
Jury is worth, ard the other 'aen,.e -. /.
struck hin, at all. The trial goes on; sort
ofssp!it- ie.uiG.rence is got at and the par
&ies pay the court jury, witnesses and law.
gers Cor assisting theu 10 settle sssg ID t.o
Are We not situated similarly to our tive
1aw-appeal,ng men? Mr.. Davis, having
imasined hi,nself aggrieyed. declares ths
co-partnershp between the North and tn
South dissolved. He sezes all the properi,
within his reach, proceeds to organize MI
bands for case in the. court military, ant
demands INDEPENDENCE and his portion o
public property as the price Of settlement
Mr.. Lincoln, on the other hand, not t
be outdone by the extravagant demand
the puissant Jefferson, drops the Const'tu
tional points which he has the only RICH
and the only reason to insist on as basi
Of settlement. and demands that she abar
,.donment Of slavery" shall be the groun
alone Of peace. Ia other words, that Je
ierson, his late partner, for being so Dan
phoolish as to get mad and 60 into cour
to tho great Inconvenience and loss OF Il
said Lincoln, he, the said JEFF, shall no
forfeit all right and title to the labor Of It
slaves which we're secured to him, the "a
JEFF, 81, lie original sontsaet Of partne
ship. So that, unless Davis is gratified
his ambitious wi1fm Of Independence an
Separation. be proposes to fight foreve
snd nu,s . Lincoln secures the freedom Of
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-09-28
IOWA.
List or Letters

ID EMAlNlNG unclaimed in the Post Office, at Nc.
Gregor State OF Iowa. 9th day Of September, 1864
no obtain any Of these letters, the applicant haset
call for advertised letters give the date OF this list
pay one cent for advertising. d n M sF
"If not called for within month, they will be sent
to the Dead Letter Office. ~ 4~Ffaf
of owner in cities large towns may be secured by
observing the following rules: AL, - >. 4 - ,yss
a. Direct the letters plainly to the street and No.
as well as the post Office and State. n.
~ Head letters with the writer's Post Office and
state street and NUMBER sign them plainly with their
name and request that be directed accordingly
10. Letters to strangers transient visitors in
town or city, whose special address may be unknown,
should lie marked in the lower leithand corner with
the word TRANSCRIPT GA h - atagaa f5gEF
-. Place the postage stamp the upper rght-hand
corner and leave space between the stamp and direc-
| ton for postmaking without interfering with the
writing. -.- E"N s4
IN B--A request for the return Of letter to the
writer, IT unclaimed within so days less, writtonor
printed with the writer's name post Office and State
across the ethand end OF tho cnvelop the face side
will be complied with at the usual prepaid Of paet
ag payable when the letter is delivered to the writer
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-09-28

nANGE.-Owing to the poor health of
Mrs S. Mr.. Sleepier has sold the lease of
the DEBORAH House to the well proportional
produce merchant Of the Pocket CITY.
(whom everybody has observed, who has
been on change in McGregor,) by the name
of A. II. White. Mr.. S. understands the
art of inn keeping as but few understand
it,'and the public will regret that circum
stances have compelled him to retire His
successor has, however, mixed considerable
with mankind, and we guess has learned
how to keep hotel. -Decorah Republic.
You can bet your bottom dollar on
WHITE, Mr.. Bailey.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-09-28

THE OuTsIDE.-"Somebody's 49,. -,
The Administration on Mcclellan, in 1862.
John Wentworth, Prophet and a Patriot
in 1860. The Richmond Enquirer on
Northern nominations. Letter from Sol
dier. Watchwords for Patriots. Interest
ing Miscellany. Items and Nonsense. D.,
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-09-28

THERE are said to be ten millions of
counterfeit greenbacks ahoat; ten millions
of genuine notes, the issue of which cannot
be accounted for. Besides this, there are
forty millions of postal notes or fractional
currency, and the treasury department can
only account for twenty millions! Mr.
Clark is still at the head Of the paper.
money printing bureau however, despite
all the shocking exposures made by the
Congressional Committee. What, then,
can We expect, we should like to know ??
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-09-28

FENIAN BROTHERHOOD A circle of this
Society exists at Elkader. Good men in
that section may join the fraternity by ap-
plying to Cornelius Ryan, Centre, or p.
Moran, Treasurer. IT'S no harm to do n
little for the poor scattered race Of Erin.
j. w O'BR,EN, O. F. B.
MeGregor Sept. 9th, 1854. no
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-09-28

THANKs.-The Secretary Of the State Of
Iowa, or some other man, sends us, by mail,
a leather. bound copy Of the Laws of the
last Session Of the Legislature. We arc
obliged. aAgiW aaul fsssayN y ss.glA
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-09-28

A wheat-buying acquaintance of ours
ventured to ask German farmer of late
Republican notions of whom he was pur-
chasing load Of grain, "You vote for
Lincoln don't you ?" The old farmer
points to his boy about is years old and
said: II votes for Lincoln! Nr! Dere
is Yacop; dat is my Iasht poy! I votes
for no more draft, py tamr' H.r
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-09-28

ATTENTION is called to the card Of an
applicant for situation. We know him
to be one of the best clerical assistants
there is in the State and the very soul OF
honor. CO ;
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-09-28
The Draft.

The Draft.
James Davis, Esq., special agent for the
Government in this Provost district. hands
US the following statement lof the very
latest credits for Clayton County in the
quota way. On Monday, Oct. 3d,4t will
be too late to fill our defcicnces, and the
wheel Of fortune will teginto move. Those
who are out in the cod hal best get in as
quickly as possible. 'hers are but a few
days to work.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-09-28

THE BEG1NN1NG.- Mcclellan was all right
with the Administration party till he be
came so popular as to endanser the success
sion of Mr. Lincoln and the retaining in
office of the thousands Of "loyal patriots
who feared the loss of their positions much
more than they desired the success of the
Federal arms. The Tribune Of 22d Febru-
airy, 1862, opened the batteries of SANDER
by stating that Democratic journals and
politicians praised him-that the army off,
GERS who opposed emancipation liked him
aud that "a large body of conservative war
men" liked him. 1t then summed up with
these remarkable words:
''But we beg him to comprehend that
this is not question affecting Gen. Nc
| Celan's ability to plan or conduct cam-
| palen-not at ALL We do not enter upon
| that field of inquiry. What we want to be
assured of is that, if he could tomorrow
order an advance that would crush the re-
billion at blow, he would not hesitate, on
| the reflection that he would be likely tokill
several thousand good voters whom he
might need in 1864, when he runs for Pres
| ident, as the candidate of the re, united and
| re invigorated sham Democracy" # a@
This is plain enough for any one who is
not blind. Up to this time no one was
thinking of the Presidency in ga, except
those who forgot the, distresses Of the coun.
try in their love of power and their greed
Of gain. He began to be regarded as likely
to unite all moderate men in proper and
constitutional war against the rebellion and
Shoddy, and its agents "went for him. y
Presently one after another Of the subsidized
presses fell into the ranks of the malignants
and then mcclellan was slow; he was sui
len; he had no good qualities; he was
coward; he was lazy; be was traitor
Indeed every possible accusation was hurled
at him. His silence increased the rage o
his enemies. What did he care for them
Z He was at his work. Nothing diverted hin
from it. Thoroughly unsclfsb, absolutcl.
careless Of his own fame or reputation, h
regarded the assaults made on him no NOR
thon the lighting Of flies on his coat sleeve
He kept his course straight forward, am
nov stands nearer the Jeffersonian mode
ofindifierencc to party clamor than an
| man since the time Of that great Apostle {
: Democracy. ---------ss-,-a----
Y 1une extract aus. you can see in the N
'e with Gen. Mcclellan. 's the matte
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-09-28

ATTENTION The officers Of The Nationa
Guards will meet at Evans Hall on FRIDAY
evening at u p. NJ. sharp. The company
will drill at Of the same evening. ..a
BY order of T. NJ. HOPKINS, Dbl.
.. .... .. .... . r Captain