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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-06-28
WHOLE NO. 454.

The South.
II is known to our readers that Hon. Gerrit
Smith, Of N. Y, one of the oldest, most honor
able. most consistent and humane of the Anti
Slavery faction OF 90 years and more, wa.
lately requested by eminent men of New Yorl
to deliver an address on the situation. W.
clip from the Milwaukee Daily Sentinel the
following brief report:
"The New York World gives a pretty full
report OF the speech Of Gerritt Smith ut Cooper
Institute, New York, delivered to large and
highly intelligent audience on the subject.
"Ihe way to assure an ending peace lies not
through perfdy and vengeance, but through
justice and love-" His position was simply, he
said. that the South should rot be punished for
rebellion, and that not because she was not
guilty Of treason, but First: Because having
come into an agreement with the South to con.
duct the war according to the rules of war be.
tween belligerents, was waver and entire sur
render Of any right to punish her Tor seeding
Second: Because We have recognized their
nationality de Cacto by commissioners of peace,
as high as the President and Secretary Of State,
going to meet commissioners on their part
Third: All grea, rebellions must be founded
on sincere conviction of the right!ulness of
cause. Fourth: The defeated have suffered
enough. Fifth: The faith Of the nation, as
involved in the first proposition, must be pre-
served. Sixth: Until this contest closed,
States Rights or Secession was an open ques-
ton, and the South thought it was right
Seventh: The "golden rule" for the Nation.
Eighth: The spirit Of slavery is the real cause
Of trouble in which the North was equally
guilty with the South. These were substan
TALLY Mr.. Smiths positions, argued and illus
trated with his usual ability
Mr.. Greely made brief speech before the
meeting closed, arguing that we cannot take
and try these men paroled by the laws of war,
without black violation of faith"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-06-28

ELoQuENcE.-S Somebody has been saying
or writing paragraph Of great beauty
From the raps the radicals are giving the
President about these days, it is not i'm.
probable that ANDY believes in the senti.
ments and policy here embodied
"There may be fascination in the gory
msgni6cence Of war. There may be crav.
ing for martial glories in the hearts Of men,,
and an instinct of contention which We
share in common with the brute creation.
But if ever thsre can be time when 3
more Christian impulse should possess our
souls. it is now; now, when triumph aud
consciousness Of strength give us the no.
BILE privilege Of extending the hand Of COZ.
citation without fear or degradation, or Of
self reproach for cowsrdice. If adversely
has been our excuse for sternness, let sue
cess be our plea for magnanimity. Pro-
vidence has placed within the reach Of the
North greater triumph than countless
legions could conquer; the triumph Of sub.
DUNG brave enemy with generous and
merciful Lolicy, that will disarm resent.
ment and rekindle the old brotherly fame
that perhaps is not yet totally extinct. For,
after all, they are our brothers, and some
softening Of the stern Roman rigor which
our rulers have assumed is due to that
brotherhood, which. by untimely severity,
may be cancelled now forever"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-06-28

The BEST PHIAosorHy.-The propriety OF
benevOlence towards our fellow creatures is
seldom denied in theory. however frequently
the duty may be omitted in practice. It has
been recommended by the eloquence Of heath.
en- philosophers. and enforced by some extraor.
dinary examples Of hethen philanthropy but
az the foundations ON which they built their
beautiful theories Of virtue were narrow and
confined. the snperstructure Was frail and per.
ishable, and never was the true foundation dis.
covered. till brought to light by Jesus Christ
lie first taught how the obstacles to bcnevo.
lence were to be removed, by conquering that
pride, self love, aud vain glory. which had till
then, constituted u part Of the catalogue Of hu.
man virtues He first taught the universally
Of its extent, by connecting it with the love Of
the common Father and benefactor of all, and
made the love Of our fellow creatures the test
and criterian Of our love to :he creator, while
from true devotion to the Supreme.being, he
thought that beneyolence 10 man must neces.
sarily aow. lie likewise taught that upon all
who we're convinced Of these truths, and were
anxious to fulfill the divine commandments,
divine assistance would be bestowed He alone
ennobled virtue by the assurance Of an eter.
nal reward, nd gave dignity to this probation.
ary scene, BY representing it as introductory to
glorious and everlasting state Of felicity.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-06-28

PRAcrIcAL JoKlNa.-Joe and Commo.
dore Rogers, brother blacksmiths in W hits-
water, Wisconsin, have = great regulations
Tor being practical jokers. Last summer
Joe bought an old fashioned dash churn,
for the purpose Of manufacturing their
own butter, and as the Commodore was 4
widower, and lived with Joe, all such work
as churning naturally fell to him. One day
after supper. the first churning MAS got
ready, and the Commodore was invited to
churn.
"Hold on" says he, IT'LL 60 down toxrs
and get some terbackker"
ole went, and while gene Joe did the
churning, and took out the butter. aud
left the butter milk in the churn.
The Commodore returned, looked at ths'
churn, took of his coat. and said, "W.'al
old churn, it's you and l, and here's for
yew and commenced his labor. After
churning a couple Of hours, he remarked
that he guessed it would be cheaper 20 buy
butter than to make it," II think SO,
too, says Joe, ''if you are going to churn
it out Of butter.milk -
A few days after the churning process
Joe put one end Of . small bar of iron into
his forge fire, and gave his bellows three
or four pumps. and stepped into tho back
shop, While gene, the Commodore heat
ed the iron to black heat, then changed
ends with it, and stepped out Of tie front
door to watch the progress.
In came Joe. took up the iron, but drop
ping it instanter, holding up his burned
hand, and roared with pain. "Put on
some butter. milk. Joe--it's gond for .
nu'nI' said Commodore. as he msds 3
Tpastcrl; retreat amidst shower Of b'u
quits composed Of hammers, hari os~.,
aud old horse shoes
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-06-28

OuR FurrKE AHxY.-The Philadelphia In.
quirsr has the following from Washington
correspondent:
at is probable the regular army, or perma-
nent military establishment of the country, will
be organized on the following basis General
officers,-one general, five lieutenant generals,
fifty major generals, and seventy five brigadier
generals. The regular army proper to be com.
posed Of nineteen regiments Of infantry, six
regiments Of cavalry, and Eve regiments Of ar.
tillery all filed up to the maximum number
beside these, fifty thousand colored troops will
be retained with the regiments filled up to the
maximum number.
Hancock's Corps will be increased to full
corps Of three divisions and three brigades.
each about thirty thousand men The Veteran
Reserve Corcs, twenty five regiments. filed up
to the maximum number.
The medical staff will be increased to one
hundred full surgeons, with q corresponding
number of assistant surgeons.
The infantry and cavalry regiments Of the
regular army comprise three battalions Of eight
hundred men EACH
Under the proposed arrangements the total
strength of the army will be nearly as follows
Regular infantry, As, 500; regular cavalry, H..
400; regular artillery, $4,000; colorcd troops,
$1,000; Hancock's corps, 10000; Veteran Re.
serve Corps, 25, 900; total, l76,0OO men.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-06-28

"Mr. Parks said lawyer to a witness, II
understand you to say that the defendant is
professor Of religion. Does his practice cor.
respond with his profession z" II never heard;
Of any correspondence or letter passing be.
tween them" "You said something about his
propensity for drink. Does he drink hard ~
"No, think he drinks rs easy as any man
ever saw" "One more question, Mr.. Parks
Have you known the defendent a long time
What are his habits-loose or otherwise ~
"lhe one he's now got on. think, is rather
tight under the arms, and too short wasted TO r
the fashion. "You can take your seat Mr..
Parks"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-06-28

A Bean SroRY-In LIE Main Jaune We find
the following excellent bear story In several
Of the villages Of the Pyrenees the mountain.
GERS are in the habit Of training the animal for
the purpose Of exhibition. The prefect Of
Perpignan recently passed through one Of them
in company with al officer Of gendarmcs. The
latter pointed out to the magistrate woman
whose husband, hear trainer, had been half
devoured by his pupil at moment when iu-
stinct got the better Of education. II have
nothing lett" said the woman; ~ am abso.
lutely without q roof to shelter me and the
poor animal" "Animal 7" exclaimed the as.
tonished prefect "You don't mean to say that
you keep the bear that devoured your husband?' r.
"Alas !" -he replied sit is all that is left to
me Of the poor, dear man."
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-06-28

The greatest sensation in the empire city at
present, is the Rev. DR.. Bellows, who, Sunday
after Sunday, is uttering laundering phillippics
against the reigning luxury and extravaganza
in ladies' dress. The fair ones % Gotham
flock to him by hundreds, and listen compla.
Gently while he denounces "cataract" curls,
small honnets, hoopskirts, and dragging trains;
but they have not the slightest Intention Of
sbating the excess in their spparel.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-06-28

A few years since the noted Tom Mar shaIk
was delivering an address before large
audience in Buffalo, when some one in the hal.
every few moments shouted "Louder! louder."
Tom stood this for while; but at last, turnin 9.
gravely to the presiding officer, said: "Mr
Chairman, at the last day, when the angel shall
with his golden trumpet proclaim that .'timo
shall be no longer" doubt not, sir, that there
will be in that vast crowd, as now, some drunk.
en- fool from Buffalo, shouting, 'Louder:
louder"" The house roared; Tom went Oh
with his speech, but there were no more cries
OF ''loudern'
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-06-28

In late No. of the Boscobel Broad Are we
fnd the following singular way Of getting
killed:
SAD AcclDENr.-Mr. Dean, one Of our old.
est citizens, an aged man, was enjoying ride
on hand car, last Thursday, sitting on tho
front Of the car with his feet hanging over,
when the Car passed over q large snake on the
track he drew up his feet in order to escape
from the snake, and in doing so, raised himself
up, when the lever struck him on the breast
and shoulder. infictins a severe injury, from
which he died on Saturday.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-06-28

The Democratic party does not "insist' on
excluding negroes from equal rights The
democratic party, as party, asserts nothing on
this question, save that the franchisement, Or
otherwise Of the negroes is lodged by the con-
sttu,ion in the states. IL "insists" simply that
Illinois for instance, is the best and only judge
as 70 who shall vote in Illinois, and that Hor-
ace Greeley, Of New York, has nothing to do
with the matter.-DQuy Times.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-06-28

A New Orleans paper quotes with great ap.
proval The language of Gen. "Dick' Taylor to
. most ,opular Federal Major General in that
city. "Dick" said:
"Weare fairly beaten, and it is no use pro.
longing the strife; it is Of no use either in be
ing hostile or sullen in acts or appearances, but
now that it is all up with the Confederacy, it
becomes the people to submit and return to
their allegiance, and become good and peace.
able citizens of the United States;" an6 said
the General with emphasis, ~ intend to do all
can to influence the people to take this eourss."
The editor of the journal adds:
"Such words from such a man, at euch q
time, are like golden drops, for they are valu.
able beyond account. 1t is from the leaders oI
the rebellion in the army that the people will
stake their cue," as the actor on the boards oi
the theatre takes his from his brother actor
Viue Ia Repub!ique!
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-06-28

Rev. Francis Mason, d. D., and wife
have bcen dismissed from the Burmah
mission because Mrs Mason has had a
:s~ revelation, or "Goi.lsngasgs," aud
het an.haa.. P.t r,.' restrain hie wife from
teaching ,n.s nsw d0clrins.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-06-28

HASolxa.-GsEELY is decidedly aversc to =
general hanging of the "leaders," even. Of the
rebellion. Horace will not bs suspected oi
rebel sympathizing. In long article Cune
sth) he says:
"The civilized world has long since deter
mined and agreed that, while to kill men in
order to overcome q rebellion is perfectly justi
fable. to execute them AZ rebels after their re
volt has been utterly suppressed, 10 of very
dubious policy and questionable humanity
Austria killed many thousand Hungarians in
putting down the uprising under Kossuth, and
no one demurrsd: she hung thirteen only of the
Military leaders surrendered Internationally by
Gorgey At Villages. and all Christendom cried
shame upon her. Suppose these had been sur
rendered under capitulstion like that Of Lee
or johnson, or Dick Taylor, or Kirby Smith
and she had proceeded thereafter to try, con
vict, sentence and hang them, she would have
been execrsted as pe1ured and infamous to the
end Of time. To this effect, the verdict ol
history is emphatic and overwhelming. (See
what it says Of the execution of marshal Ney
under the Bourbons Of 1915. Yet he was pre-
cisely such foresworn traitor as Robert E
Lee, and not half % ,osH shielded BY terms o
c0pituIdtioa.)"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-06-28

MHAHE ES regular trips between the Depot at North
VI McGregor and the doors of each business house
the city: is Safe, Speedy and Prompt Limo through
which to ship to and from railroads. Residences stores
shops, &c, &c.
Remember the Freeman Line when you ship AT
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-06-28

Scotch woman having Invited gentleman
to dinner on a particular day, he accepted with
the reservation. "If I'm spared "Weel.
weel," said Mrs. Robinson, ''if ye're dead III
not expect ye."
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-06-28

"1'm certain, wife, that I'm right. and thas
you are wrong I'll bet my ears on IT," "In.
deed, husband. you shouldn't carry betting to
such extreme lengths"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-06-28

The "boy" who was told that the best euro
for palpitation Of the heart was to quit kissing
the girls, said, "If that's the only remedy say
letter palpitate -
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-06-28

SHERsAN.-Sergeant SruaIER, Of Lansing
Iowa. writes to the Journal Of that place from
Camp Butler, ILL.,, "a follows:
81 have yet to hear the first officer or SOL
der Of either political party say one word
AGAINST Gen Sherman. He is considered by
the boys in blue as being one Of the first mill
tary men OF the present day, and also is regard
ea as statesman
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-06-28

FENIANs.-We incurred the unkindness OF
the McGregor Fenians short time since, by
telling them what we believe to be true relative
to the motives Of their leaders and the results
"f their agitation; but Of that no matter: We
have no opinions to SELL In the Dubuque
Herald of late date is report Of Feniau
speech by yoang gentleman named Johnson
In this speech, as condensedly reported by the
local editor, some good things were said. We
clip:
after giving brief but comprehensive
sketch Of the early history of Ireland. the elo
quent young lecturer portrayed in glowing
terms the glGies and sufferings of the Irish
nation. He showed that they had once been
a free and prosperous people, distinguished par
ticularly for their scholarship, courage, energy
and love Of liberty.
lie spoke Of the great body Of the Catholic
clergy in terms of the highest respect, but
whilst admitting their right to act as our spiri.
tual advisers he bluntly denied the right of an,
clergyman to interfere with political questions
The Pope, in his letter to the Archbishop oi
Dublin, had expressed himself satisfied that the
Fenian Brotherhood was not inimiral to his OF
any other church, and he, the lecturer. cared
not for the a.sppings of certain small fry
political clergymen ut the heels Of greatness .
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-06-28
THE NEEDLE.
BY woODwoRfn.

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oIs W. kass me .ne 1air one, IN country or city,,
Whilst plyinp the needle With .youisite art
The bright little needlc-,be s,v;ft Tv;nr needle
The needle directed bv haantv and ART
A talismap ever rcsist,e.s md trma
A charm ths4 il uever evadad or hroL,r
A wjtcberr certain ,be heort 70 .vhdn,
,Tis this--ar.l b;s armorv never has fnrnisbsa
Let beauty direct it so pointed and FURNISHED,
And oh! it is certain Of touching the heart!
Re wise thsp. 70 ma,d.n. nor .s.r .du;ro.;o,
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-06-28

"s"ne Of the newspapers, seem to want to
Kill She,man, now that the war is over prob
ably tor na other reason than that he has con
stant'y maintained the democratic view OF the
war and fought within the restrictions of tn.
ConstitutioA, snt tor that he is condemned.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-06-28

There are about sixteen hundred soldiers in
camp; all have discussed the Sherman ques
ticn freely, and have yet to hear one man say
a word against >herman's loyalty or General
ship. doubt the loyalty of any man who as
sails that Of Sherman care not what his po
litical views may be.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-06-28

n A DACHELoR.

Not iaugh was heard. not funeral note,
As our friend to the bridal We hurried
Not vt discharged his farewell shot,
AZ the bachelor went to be married.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-02-08
FASHION AND WOMEN,

The laws Of fashion are ineXorabe as the
laws of Moses. An exchange gives the fol-
lowing views of the matter
Fashion kills more women than toll and
| sorrow. Obedience to Fashion is a trans
| gression to the laws of woman's nature, and
greater injury to her physical and mental
constitution than the hardships of poverty
and glect. The slave woman will live and
grow old. and see two or three generations
of her mistress fade and pass away. The
kitchen maid is hearty and strong, when her
lady has to be nursed like sick baby. 1t is
melancholy truth that pampered women
are almost worthless fir all the general ends
human of life, They have but little force of
human character: they have still less of
moral will, and quite as little physical energy
they live for no great purpose through life /;
they accomplish no worthy ones. They dress
nobody they feed nobody they instruct no.
body; they bless nobody, and they save no
body. They write no books; they set no
rich example of virtue and woman life. If
they rear children, servants and nurses do
ell save to conceive and give them birth 4; and
when reared what are they? What do they
ever amount 20, but weaker scions Of the
stock Who eyer heard of fashionable
woman's child exhibiting any virtue of pow
er of mind for which it became eminent p
Read the biographies of our great and good
men and women Not one of them had a
fashionable mother. They nearly all sprung
from strong minded momen, who had about
as much to do with fashion as the changing
clouds.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-02-08

WHERE ARE You GOING ?-An anecdote,
is told of Finney 'the revivalist." and cana.
Ter, to the following effect:
He was ''holding forth" in Rochester. and
in walking along the canal one day came
across boatman who was swearing furiouslv
Marching up,he confronted him and abruptly
asked
"Sir, do you know where you are going"
The unSuspecting man innocently replied that
be was going up the canal on the boat John.
ny Sands"
"No sir, you are not" continued Finney !;
you are going to hell faster than a canal
boat can convey you"
The boatmGn looked at him in astouisb-
ment for minute, and then returned the,
question
Sir, do you know where you are going 90
Il expect to SO TO heaven"
mo, sir, you are going into the canal q,
And. suitiDg the action to the word bs
took Finney into bis arms and tossed him in.
to the murky waters, where he would have
drowned had not the bostman relented and
fshed him out
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-02-08
VOL. A NO. 26


SINGULAR FAcTs.-The human eye a'ways
attempts to supply the complement of color
Thus, if the eye rests for any time on any.
one color, say green which is composed Of
blue and yel!ow-on shutting the eyes
faint repetition ef the object will be seen in
red which is the third of the primary colors
and complimentary to the other two.
The laws Of acoustics are hitherto but
little known, but it would seem that SINH
lar effect is produced, two notes of the major
triad when struck calling forth Ia faint i'm
preston on the ear Of other notes being sup
piled. 1t is a curious fact, and one which
quite upholds this law, that on striking any
chord on the piano forte, all the strings of
the same chord throughout the instrument
which are in unison with the notes struck,
are in vibration, while the other notes are not
agitated. This can be ocularly demonstrat-
ed by placing on these strings little saddles
of paper, which will be seen to vibrate vio-
lently, while when placed on other strings
which are foreign to the card they rest uudisi
turbed.