The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-06-22

liable mo" was sometimes necessary. an
that difficulties innumerablc, of q soci
and Of pecuniary kind, could be avoidc
by the timely, and, If you please, ii
obstinate expression "No." If you are n
quested to join in an enterprise that you
judgment teaches you is not one Of promis
or at best only promise, you should sa
no! If you are invited to do an unworth
action of any kind for the sake Of the socis
pleasure 1t may momentarily give you, sa,
no. II asked to sit at the gaming tabl
where the hazard is ever 50 triHing, be sur
to say no. If young ladies are asked Il
marry loafing, sleepy sort Of husband
a carrousing, frolcking kind of bushes.
man, Or passionate, ill.tempered specimen
Of affected piety, they will save thcmselve.
a world Of trouble by opening their pretty
mouths and uttering that very small word
no.! Many man would have been well-ofl
instead Of being obliged to saw wood at 60,
il he could have mustered courage at rs to
say no. Look at the ruin resulting from
going security" for others, and learn to
venerate the man who invented the stern
monosyllable that heads this article. We
do not mean that no is always proper
Heaven forbid that we should forget the
mutual sympathy on which all depend for
happiness. We could not live without the
exercise Of share Of confidence one in the
other. When Worth applies or Misery
appeals, when public duty demands or
private distresses implorc, then is the time
to be quick with tho unselfish YES! In
the line of business which zoe pursue, it is
often important to say no. Communica-
tons are handed US that have only per-
sonal interest, and oft times they are written
to heal real or fancied injury. To the
insertion of such articles we are reluctantly
to say no. The first article pre-.
sented may he Of character scarcely
Objectionable: a reply arrives for next week,
rejoinder the following, and so on till our
columns are merely the sewers of private
ll.will. How often do We see journals
l,aded down with the wranglcs Of the Editor
md his cotemporaries, Or the spiteful satire
Of their patrons; and all because he could
aot say no to the first communication. We
seldom defend ourselves from the attacks
If other editors, because we know it leads
% an interminable string Of personalities
Ind distortions of language that very soon
become disgusting to our readers, without
he medicinal virtue which attaches to the
of other bitter things. But
Q the point:
The Fenians and anu.Feniars of Nc.
Sregor have got into disscnsion the former
ight through the church, and the latter
propose to fight through the press each,
we are correctly informed, uses language
carcely tempered by charity: we do not
ropose to report the arguments or replica.
ions Of either, and 10 all persons we wish
say that neither clergyman, layman,
or patron, need ask the use Of
ur columns for personal vindication in a
natter of controversy, without conceding
ur right to say NO!
Kr. Lincoln. j.. s... .....
The N. Y. Evening Post, Bryant's paper,
nd Republican till you can't repose, closes
criticism of the "Nashins he'd" as fol.
,ws: ....,.
"Mr. Lincoln is slow, and suffers the
est opportunities to pass; without know
'dge OF men, he gets about him unworthy
ersons like Cameron. Long
fter their uselessness has been shown, and
'ithout profound political convictions or
thoroughly digested system of policy, he
stems too patiently to mere schemers, or
zen of management and intrigue, and he
ther drifts into the right course or assumes
with an embarrassed air, as if he took
better in it as q final expedient. There
nothing high, generous or heroic in the
'nc Of his Administration"
To which the Madison Patriot very truly
dds: s. ..s. -H-.- ...-'
There is nothing high, generous or
eroic in the tone of his Administration
'rue-very true. But we wish the absence
these qualities was the worst fault Of his
We might endure it with
much better grace. But come to add 10
ne want OF these virtues, the positive vices
total disregard for the whole written
Nv of the land, its want of dignity, states
,anship and common sense, and its tone
ecomes wretched indeed"
An unposted man, from reading only the
administration papers Of the Northwest
'ould conclude that Abraham was the idol |
t the party that elected him, aid that no
erious fears were entertained Of bis defeat.
o correct this impression all we need do
J to inquire in each neighborhood for the
Enthusiasm which marked his nomination
, 1850. If ever selection of Presidential
andidates excited less comment of q favor
BILE character, less eclat, less feeling or
'ore general apathy, more convincing
roofs Of its having been cut and dried by |
hose whose bread AMI butter depe nd upon
he success Of the ticket, we fail to remem-
er it. We are patient and can afford to
wait developments.
NATIONAL CoNvENTIoN.-The Chicago
lines of q late date contained view rel.
esenting the building in which the Demo-
ratio National Convention will be held,
uly 4th. 1t is only temporary edifice,
rected for convention purposes alone, but
will be the largest structure ever raised |
n Chicago. We copy from the Times:
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