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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-10-19

.SoLnlEas.-Macau'ay, in the portion of hif
history relating to the great revolution, touches
on subject curiously paraleled in our own
times. Speaking of he fears that wee then
entertained as to the result. Of fdsbanding Cron.
weii's army and throwing its unruly elements
back into society, he says: i1aa tss
The troops are now tn be disbanded. Fiji
~ thousand men accustomed to the profession
Of arms, were at once thrown upon the world,
and experience seems to warrant the beliefthas
this change would produce much misery OF
crime-that the discharged veterans would be
seen begging in every street. or would be div.
en- by hunger to pillage. But no. such result.
followed. In few months there remained,
not trace indicating that the most formida- ;.
BILE army in the world had just been absorbed
into mass Of the community. The royalis.s
themselves confessed that, in every department
OF honest industry. the discarded warrior pros.
pered beyond other men; that none was charg.
ed with any theft or robbery; that none wss'
heard TO ask aims; and that, If baker, ma.
son, or wagner. attracted notice BY his dill.
gence and sobricty he was in all probability
one Of divers old soldiers y
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"ScARED HooTER."--A Washington
correspondent relates the following anus
ing incident: "ig
"There was jolly excitement at the freas~
ury building yesterday over a Greek like
signature attached to an Official paper which
came up for consideration. 1t should have.
been that Of the President, but the com.-
bined wisdom Of the department could not.
make it out as meaning anything 1t all.
The question was finally settled. however.
by the statement that the paper was signed
by the President on the Sunday which fol.
lowed the last battle Of Bull Run. Those,
who remember TO have seen the Presidents
on that day, very well know that he was the
most frightened white man in America, and
therefore it was impossible for him to writo
his name legibly." ~.-s no
After the first battle Of Bull Run sons
gentleman Of Cincinnati called on Mr.. Lin
coin, and in the course of the interview re-
marked: II suppose. Mr.. President, you
felt some alarm for your saf.typ ?" mo"
replied Mr.. Lincoln. ''my cabinet Was con.
siderably frightened, but I wasn't scared 4.
hoOter."
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A ToUcu or NArURE.-A car full Of pas.
sengers passed over the western road, in
which simple but touching scene occur.
red. worthy Of record. One Of the pas
sengers was woman, carrying in her arms
child, who annoyed every one by its pet
ulence and crying. Mile after mile the
passengers bore the infliction Of its noise,
which rather increased :han diminished,
until at last It became furious. and the pas
sengers nearly so. There were open com.
plants, and one man shouted, "raksths
child outr' The train stopped at station
and an old gentleman arose and made the
simple statement that the father Of the
child had died recently, away from home
that the mother had been on visit to her
friends, and had died while on the visit
that her dead body was on board the train,
and that the child was in the arms Of a
stranger toit TWAS enough. There was
tear in nearly every eye. and oil were
melted into pity and patience. An selfish.
ness was, lost in thinking OF the desolation
Of the poor little wandcrer. who would have
found warm welcome in hands that Z
moment before would almost hare visited il
with a blow. IA .-....s.-. IS sg...
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Gen. Scott's Letter In 1851.
Fhe following letter was addressed by
Gen. Scott to William II. Seward in the
year 1851, four days previous to Mr.. Lin.
coins inauguration and weeks before the
commencement of the civil war
WASHINGTON, March 80, 1861.
DEAR SIR Hoping that 10 day or two
the new President will have happily passed
through all personal dangers and find him
self installed IN honored successor Of the
Washington, with you as the chief Of his
cabinet, beg leave to repeat in writing all
that have before said orally, this supple.
plenent to ny printed views, dated in DC.
tober last, on the highly disorderly condi,
ton of our glorious and happy Union.
To meet the extraordinary exigencies Of
the times, it seems to me that am guilty
Of no arrogance in limiting the Presidents
field Of selections to one Of the four plans
of procedure suhjoined. ...
1st. Throw off the old and assume a
new designation-tbe Union party. Adopt
the conciliatory measures proposed by Mr..
Crittenden in the peace convention, and
my life upon it, We shall have no new
case Of secession, but, on the contrary, an
early return Of many, If not all the states
that have already broken of the Union
Without some equally benignant measure,
the remaining slavebolding states will pro.
badly join the Montgomery confederacy in
less than sixty days. when this city being
included in foreign country. would re-
qnirc permanent garrison Of st least 35,-
600 troops to prot,ct and defend It.
2d. Collect the duties on foreign goods
outside the ports Of which gov, rnment has
lost the command, or close such ports by
actof Congress and blockade them.
Sd. Conquer the seeding states by in.
vadlng armies. No doubt this can be done
in Two or three years by young and able
General, Wolfe, Dessaix, or Hoche,
with 100000 disciplined men, including a
third sor garrisons and the loss Of q yet
greater number by skrmishes, sieges, bat.
ties and southern f.vers
The destruction Of life and property on
the other side would bc frishtful, however
peHect the moral discipline Of the invaders.
Thsir conquest would be completed at an
enormous waste of human life. The north
and northwest would lose at least $780,,
100000 worth Of property and all this for
what good Fifteen devastated provinces,
MOTTO be brought into harmony with, their
corNuerors. but to be held for generations
by heavy garrisons, at an expense qua6ru
pie the net duties or taxes which It would
be possible to extort from them, followed
by a protector or an emperor. t..:..
-f - g#5 WINFIELD Scorr.
lioN. VIM II. SEWARD, &C., &c.
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GEN. McCLERNAND roB McCLELLAN.-
In published letter from this brave Gen.
eral be thus briefly, plainly and unreserved,
" defines bis position upon the presiden.
tial question:
'As to my choice for president, I am for
Geo. B. Mcclellan. How, indeed, could I
do otherwisel He is lifelong Democrat.
so sm I. He is . War Democrat, and would
continue to use force as long rs necessary
to put down the rebellion; SO would -
Like Jackson, he is in favor Of plain gov.
ernment, void Of pomp. protecting all and
granting favors to none 50 am I. Like
Jackson, be would preserve tie Union at
all hazards, even if blood should Gov,
treasure should be expended, and slavery
bs-swspt away; so anil. Like Jefferson
and Douglas TOO, he believes in the sover.
eighty Of the people. and. answering him.
self to their authority, would have al pub.
lie functionaries, as the servants of The
people, to do the same; 90 would I. Thut
agreeing with him in policy and party
association, for me to oppose him would, il
my judgment, be both inconsistent and in
| 'excusable. His distinguished and astasmei
rival will hardly expect it."
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AMONG the bounty jumpers recently exe-
cuted at Alexandra, Was one whose hardi.
hood seems to be without precedent. Just
before his execution he sent to the Offices
OF the guard. requesting the attendance Of :
chaplain, stating with an oath that he cared
nothing for the chaplain, but as regulations
provided for it, he thought he had better
enjoy the privilege. A few hours after he
wrote will, bequething about thirty thou.
sand dollars, giving to his guard one hun,
dred dollars apiece for their kindness to
him, and remembering to an equal extent q,
number Of others connected with his place
Of confinement. The officer Of the guard
was appointed executor, went to New Jer-
sey to carry out the provisions Of the will,
and found the prisoner to have been with.
out cent. or any indication of his ever
possessing one. a-.
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From the London Once Week.
CIVILLE BELLUM.

I'm this fearful struggle between North and South
there are hundreds in which fathers arrayed
antagonists, and brothers against brothers-Americau
Paper.
"Rineman shoot me afancy shot
Straight at the heart of yon prowling vidette;
Ring me ball in the glittering spot
That shines on his breast like an amuletW
"Ah, Captain here goes for fine-drawn bead
There's music around when my rifles in tune!"
Crack went the rife, the messenger sped,
And dead from his horse fell the ranging dragon.
"Now, Rifeman steal through the bushes and snatch
From your victim some trinket to handsel first blood
A button, loop, or that luminous patch
That CLEANS in the moon like diamond stud"
"Oh, Captain I staggered and sunk my track e."
When gazed on the face OF the fallen vidette,
For he looked so like you, as he lay on his back
That my heart rose upon me and masters me yet
"But snatchcd OF the trinket-this locket Of gold
An inch from the centre my lead broke its way,
Scarce grazing the picture SO fair to behold,
OF o beautiful lady in bridal array" ---' -"
"Ha! Riheman, hing me the locket! tits she,
BY brothers young bride-and the fallen dragoon
Was her husband Hush soldier twas Heavens decree
We must bury him there by the light Of the moon.
"But hark! the far buges their warning unite;
War 10 q virtue--weakness sin; Ff
There's lurking and loping around US tonight;
Load again, Rinenlan keep your hand in"
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MORE D BIT, MORE TAXATION, MORE WAR.
The national debt is now more than four
thousand millions Of dollars; on which
there will be interest amounting, at six per
cent, to two hundred and forty millions Of
dollars annually, and as our larges, income
in peaceful times was only shout seventy
millions, a sum not sufficient for ordinary
expenses, the enormous sum must be raised
BY taxation more taxation! 1t has grown
gradually On US. as have all Mr.. Lincoln's
measures. and viii continue To grow. fop'
like cause must produce like effects. Elect
Mr.. Lincoln and We will have more debt,
more drafts. more taxes and more war
Philadelphia Age. o
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Elequent Speech by Gev. Seymour.

Elequent Speech BY Gev. Seymour.
The New York Mcclellan Legion
composed Of veteran soldiers from McClel.
lan's army-called in body upon Gov.
Seymour, then stopping in the city. Gov
Seymour, in response to the request Of the
officers, appeared on the balcony amid loud
cheers, and spoke as follows:
MEMBERS OF THE MCCLELLAN LEGIoN-1
thank you for this compliment--one which
value more highly because it comes from
men who have proved by their deeds that
they are earnest and sincere in their senti.
ment. loud cheers After fighting
bravely in the field for the flag of your
country, you are now battling rs faithfully
and as patriotically at hoE:e for the consti-
tuition Of your land. [Cheers.] You have
not only been willing to peril your lives
upon the battle field, but you now stand
forth as defenders OF the rights of free
thought and free speech; Of constitutional
liberty, and of the Union of our country.
Loud cheers] thank God, that at least
in the State of New York, the cheers Of
freemcn may 60 up for personal rights, for
home rights, for constitutional guarantees /;
the more particularly at this moment, when
in some Of the glorious States Of this Union
lin ancient Maryland, in glorious Ken
lucky, and in far distant Missouri, the at
tempt has been made to limit and to crush
out the rights Of the people of this country.
[Cheers.l My friends, l cannot speak to
you tonight. 1t will be my duty soon to
address another audience, and fear that
my voice may fail me. Once more. then,
thank you for this manifestation of your
regard and once more invoke you to stand
up bravely and Loyalty for the old princi.
pies Of American liberty, not only for the
State of Yew York, but for every State Of
this confederacy. It will be my pride to
join with you in this campaign in the earn
est support Of one Of your fellow soldiers,
who has ever shown himself not only brave
as soldier, but true As q man, and patri
otic as citizen, George B. Mcclellan.
Tremendous applause, and three cheers
for Seymour. .........
The crowd dispersed with cheers for
Mcclellan.
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Ir-may not be known TO those who asS
not accustomed 10 meet with old hooks in
their original bindings, or Of seeing public.
libraries Of antiquity, that the volumes
were formerly placed on the shelves with
the leaves. not the back, in front and that
the two sides Of the binding we're joined
together with neat silk or other styinee,,
and in some instances, whore the bodee
were Of greater value and curiosity tha1
common, even fastened with gold o. ss,lssI
chains =
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Mr.. FILLMORE.
We have another letter from Ex. Presi.
dent Fillmore, which, though not written
for the public, has, with his consent, found
its way to the newspapers. It is addressed
to citizen Of Philadelphia. and is as fol.
lows: .. -,-.s
BUFFALO, August IL, 1864.
JOHN BELL ROBINSON, ESQ. Dear Sir
Your kind favor of the 3Oth ultirno came to
hand on the 9Th instant, and now l have
just received yours Of the 9th, and while l
fully and gratefully appreciate your kind
intentions, hesitate about responding to
your inquiries chiefly because am unwil.
ling to write any thing for publication.
While take the deepest interest in the
fate of my country, and look with painful
apprehension to the future. yet have retired
from public life, and can hardly appear
again before the public, even by letter,
without having my motives impugned and
misrepresented and therefore I have in
variabIy refused to attend any public meet.
ing or write anything for publication.
I certainly feel that the country is on the
verge OF ruin, aid unless the policy which
governs our national affairs can be changed,
we must soon end in national bankruptcy
and a military eespotism. Perhaps the
former cannot now be sverted, but the lat.
ter may; but in my opinion the policy can
only be changed by change of admins
tration. ...
Every thing seems to have been done to
unite and exasperate the South, and inten-
sify its hatred to the North, so as to render
a union impossible; but still l am not
without hope that q change of administra-
ton may change the feeling of the South
towards us, and ultinat bring about a
restored Union and an honorable peace !;
but have no faith in that policy which
proposes to exterminatc the South or hold
it by military suhjugation.
To maintain this Union by force of arms
merely would require q standing army that
would exhaust all the resources Of the ma
ton, and necessarily convert our govern
ment into military despotism. This is a
result that no patriot can contemplate with
out horror. But have said more than
intended, and y ou will please consider it
private, and believe me. =.r-
- Yours. &C.,
MILLARD FILxoRr.
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From The n. Y. 1oufual a CounsGeos

The NoninatAon.
The name Of George B. Mcclellan 10
presented to the American people ~ can.
didate to occupy the presidential chair. on
the platform Of the Union and the Consti.
tuition. One more worthy to bs trusted,
more able to sustain the responsibilities do.
volved on him, could not be found in tho
country. The irreprosehabie man, - he
was styled . few days since by radical
paper, the young and accomplished soldier
and defender Of the Urion, the American
citizen of strangely mature statesmlnship,
the scholar, the christian, the NAN, is d.
manded for the highest service in thiS
country. He is man, every inch Of him.
Nor in moment like this Is il uniting to
say that this nomination has been forced
on him against his most earnest wishes,
and If he accepts Il, II will be ata sac'iGee
of feeling which few can appreciate. But
he must accept it, and he must then have
the Office itself forced on him BY the voice
of q people in such overwhelming majority
that he will have strength for the vast res
possibilities.
He will be elected. The signs Of the
times leave no doubt Of it. Neither ex,
treme Of politics can be expected to conf:
n'and the united vote Of the people, and it
is, therefore, em:nently fortunate and we'll
judged, that the convention should select 3
man who is known by his published letters
and papers to be one of the soldiers of tho
union, who has taken complete view of
the political as we'll as the military condition
Of the country, and who has never failed to
understand the relations which each bore
to the other-whO views war only as .
means Of peace, and who will waste no life
or blood if he can save the union by other
means. The good men Of all parties will
unite on Mcclellan. The army, who love
him as Of old with faithful affection, will
sustain him. The nation, under his lead,
will emerge from the trial of blood into peace
and prosperity. The union will be restor-
ed. The constitution will be established.
The affections of q divided family will bs
turned back and revived; the hearts Of
the separated sections will be knit to.
gether. III .-- ..,.
In this nomination, We see the FIRST strong
glow Of light on the future. 1t is like clear
sunshine breaking through clouds and
storm, with the wind freshening from the
westward. We shall have q clear sky be-
fore high noon on this beloved land, and the
midday of our glory will not know any
more such hours Of tempestuous agony.
Come forth then to the work. young men
and old men! Your leader is young, but
he is old in thought, calm in Judgment.
strong in act. His name will ring through
the land as when he led the hosts at Antie-
tam. He has twice, yes, thrice, saved
the capital. Call him now to save the
nation. raf .x-
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McClellan's Farewell to hts Soldiers.
II soish you to stand by Burnside as you
haoe stood by me- *:' @s'' -r
One Of the most thrilling and impressive
scenes in history was the parting Of Mo
CLELLAN from his brave troops. His noble
words to them will long be remembered
~ wish you to stand by BURNSIDE as you
have stood by me, and al will be WE'LL
Good bye" Ss
HEADQUARTERS Army PoroxAc,)
Camp near Rectortown,
Il. 4a.s lEE Nov. 7th, 1862.
Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the
Potomac An order Of the President de.
wolves upon Major General Burnside the
command Of this army. In parting with
you. cannot express the love and graft
tude bear to you. As an army, you have
grown up under my care. In you. have
never found doubt and c0ldness. The bat
ties you have fought under my command
will proudly live in our national history. -
The glory you have schievded-our perils
and fatigues-the graves Of our comrades
fallen in battle and by disease-the broken
forms of those whom wounds and sickness
have disabied-are the strongest associa.
tions which can exist among men united
still by an indissoluble bond that ps will
ecer be cvmradss in supporting the Consti.
tuition Of our country and the nationality
Of it pscpls.
GEoRaE B. MCCLELLAN, ...
...,.. Major General U. S. Army.
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In 1850 Senator Hale; Abolitiaa Senator
from New Hampshire, presented petitions
IN the United States Senate from various
parts Of the North for "7ks smmrdiate and
peaceful dissolution ef ths Union," and.
Secretary Wm. II. Ss,eard and Ex-Secre.
tary Salmon r. Chase both poted to receive
then! Seward is now the man who rings
a little bell and arrests men in the North
for doubling the patriotism Of such, disu-
nionists IS himself, Chase and Lincoln.-
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ls60-it will all be over in sixty days.
1861 A few brief lnoaths will bring tho
rebellion to close. tr eaq-.
1904 few brief months will bring the
rebellion to close ~ a
1854 fc& brief months will bring the:
rebellion TO close.
l864-January-A few brief months will
bring the rebellion to close.
1864 OctoLer-A lew brief months will
bring the rebellion to close. Z,
...s (To be con,inued.) ..a
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Your Duty.

Your Duty.
1t is the duty of every citizen to vote
ministers, religious men and all. That it
may be disagreeable is true, that you may
meet persons and see and hear things re
pulsive is likely; but the duty remains the
same.
If you have settled convictions of right
if you believe the right should triumph,
you should act to secure that triumph; and
if you fail to do SO, you indirectly aid the
wrong. In the present national crisis.
when everything depends upon the result
Of an election, and that election may turn
on single vote, should the patriot shrink
from the performance Of his duty because
1t is disagrceable? When the engines Of
destruction are loosened; when our lovely
homes and fertile fields are deserted for the
loud-mouthed cannon and the tented field;
when thousands are being cut down and
gathered 10 youthful. graves; when the
winds low sigh carries with the widows
wall and the orphans tear and squald
wretchcdness and want stand threatening
at the door Of honest industry for the fu
ture; when the brightest hopes Of man are
threatened with blight and tn. fairest gov.
ernment on Gods green earth with des-
tructOn, shall the christian and the patriot
quietly fold his hands and shirk the res
possibility by say ing one vote will make
no difference No, he is rccreant to duty
If he does. a"L
The faithful captain, when the storm is
breaking over his beloved bark and the
yearning waves are threatening to engulf
her; when the seams in her sides are start.
ing and all is dark and cheerless, does he
stand idle and inactive, leaving the mate
and crew to save her? No, tearlessly be
breasts the fury OF the storm, he directs
the pilot at the wheel, the carpenter at the
starting seams, the crew at the pumps, he
does oil in his power to give direction and
guidance to her course; but il. with all his
efforts. sink she must, he is the last man
to leave her, as the pillows close over her
and she is swept into the vortex of des
truction. Emulate his example; do your
duty to yourselves. your country, your
posterity and your God. Remember
There h . weapon sursr set
And better than the bayonet-
4 weapon that comes down q still
~ snow-Aakes fall upon the cod.
And executes freemans will - .
a hghtling does the will Of God
TO shield US. 'Tis the bsllotbox.
The decrepid, the aged, the infirm phys
ically, can use this weapon. If BY using
It they can stay the use Of fierce weapons
If they can save one life, stop the effusion Of
blood in this fratricidal war, save the suffer
ing and anguish Of thousands, and the
country from bankruptcy, and they fail
to do it, woe be unto them and their pos
terity. II is duty violated. 1t is worse
than trust betrayed. so and vote for
the candidate OF your choice and endeavor
to choose we'll and wisely, and il you do
SO, Mcclellan and Pendledon will receive
one vote more and be elected by one larger
majority than if you fail to do so-Keokuk
Constitution.
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"IOULD prefer place Clerk or Hslssman in
w some mercantile establishment. Steady en-
pioyment, and an opport unity to gain iRoaouaH
knowledge Of business. mere OF an objeet than the
amount Of salary. References o. to character etc.
given II required Address, ~. A. c." care TIAss
once, MeGysgor, Iowa Ac0tS y
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AGE OF GENERALs.-Dix, 66; Hunter
50: McClernaId, A.; Hooker, A.; Sherman
A; franklin, Al !; Grant, A.; Hancock, 40
Sigel, 40; Slocum, 81.