Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-12-02

Lamentations.
He was a very ancient writer who
said "there was a time for joy and a
time for sorrow" We have rejOiced,
and now after 80 long time, we turn to
sorrow with those having no hope. "
Our lamentations are great, and we ex-
press them to those who are enjoying a
season of political mourning. And first
of all, there is the Democratic candidate
for Secretary of State, whose close prOx-
unity to this sanctum creates a special
interest in that grief that now tears his
heart. That the precise majority is UNI
known, is no fault of his, and we sup
pose he cares but little. He has no Ion
ger any claim to being public man
subject to criticism, for it has long been
an established rule in political life, that
to be such, a man must receive respect
able minority of votes. Mr.. w. may as
we'll inscribe in his political portfolio,
that to be successful, man must be on
the right side. We confess that we
were shabbily treated by him before
election, he never having in solitary
instance, given us graceful bow, or
shake of the hand. No candidate can
succeed upon such an atrOcious political
course. We lament with Mr.. w. and
kindly advise him that politics are not
his forte. We wish him no personal i'll
will, but hope he may sorrow in "broad-
cloth and sashes" till he hath repented
nlm of ali his political sins" Selah.-
We sorrow with those who were spoil
ing for IL free tight-that is to say, we
rejoice with those who were in favor OF
law and order. We sorrow with the
Democratic candidate for County Judge,
for we know about what he paid for
tickets, that brought him no fair re-
turns. We sorrow for our good-natured
friend, who was so unfortunate as to be
run for Supervisor, but mourneth not
as others having no hope"
Au expectant, over-contident candi-
date for Justice of the Peace, whose
quiet and unostentatious mien was un-
fortunately injured by being a too devo-
leu vi Vic t-Ot lttS OuA Viz
pile of lamentations. Personally we
like Mr. B., and in this his sad bereave-
ment, we condole with him. Friend B.
don't be too confident of success when
the majority is certain against you.
We sorrow with one whose name has
escaped our memory, but whose griel
must he terrible at the expense involved
in contest with Charley Foster. Friend
accept our lamentations.
Bat where are the lamentations sutfi-
cient to mourn with that dear, good
soul that has inspired SO many hearts in
the Democratic ranks? Upon our re-
turn our ears were greeted with no
sound from the organ" Before we
left home, there was music, but fright
full lack of melody in that same organ.
But, alas! its windpipes are broken,
somebody has stolen the pedal, the keys
are mutilated, the Democratic party has
skinned off the gold leaf, and the stops
are too numerous to mention. He who
run the machine is Il genial and COM
panionable friend, who knows all the
amenities of social life, but an awful pol
itician. For his party he sacrificed
much, and the thanks he receives is in
breaking up of the organ and stopping
its flow of music. No more will that
machine grind on our ears, for the thing
fell from the Chicago platform and
broke, and it's iormer friends meanly
refuse to make good the loss. Our
whose head and front persisted in pur-
suing the weary track for the sake of q
name. The EX-minister misses those
morning calls, and is in despair. He
has no editorial friend to boast him into
the society of" Seymour's friends"
Many years ago it was Bowery Gus
tom to announce the decease of any
thing in the following emphatic Ian
guage: defunct in the abstract. y
Such, we fear is the fate of our "very
dear friend"
Surrounded by sunny smiles we hope
Mr.. Thayer will not consider us unkind,
III lICPlHS Uudt Ills HO1lUlCS luty luCCt
Il change. And thus we sorrow.
. -
Hsy- There is quite hog panic in
Kentucky. The Government has ap-
pointed agents to GO through the State
and buy all the surplus hogs at eight
cents Il pound, and has issued orders
prohibiting any railroad or steamboat
company taking any hogs out of the
State. The hog growers complain be-
cause they have to take lower prices
than rule in neighboring States, and
the pork packers at Louisville grumble
because Government monopolizes the
packing business.
No. President Lincoln said in one of
his serenade speeches that there are
more men in the country now than
when the war broke out. This seems
to be proven by the election returns.-
The three States of Maine, New Hamp-
shire and Massachusetts polled 5000
votes at the late election, against 333, ,OO0
in 1S60-an increase Of 25 900.
aA. There never was better game OF
ouchra than th at which Sherman is now