The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-04-12

gree. Yesterday we had an arrival O
twelve young apostles from France, whe
will doubtless soon disappear to hunt up
with their pastorfal crooks, the faithful
among the ranches and villages Of tn,
] plains and valleys. Whether this chang
4 in the nationality Of these spiritual advis
ers is entirely and altogether religion.
policy or not, the writer is not disposed e
say but this much may be made known,
that many intelligent persons do not with
hold the expression Of belief that thero is
something more implied in the messur,
than the eternal felicity Of the soul and
the extension Of the Redeemer's Kingdom
Louis Napoleon and his Governor &c neral,
Maximillian, it is supposed, have an idea oi
Remuneration, and these priests are The
instruments by which the public mind is
to be prepared for the consummation Of
their dasigr.
General Ortega, (an officer Of the natiys
party Of Mexico, and Of high reputation, }
with his staff arrived at this place last
week, en.route to the States. Why he
has left the field Of action at this critical
moment, when Juares is disputing the last
inches on which his brave troops stand, I
cannot tell. The Mexicans still cling to
independence, and And but few Of them
here, (Americanized as they may be BY
annexation,) who do not take decided
stand against the Franco A ustrain dynasty.
Hopes are strongly entertained that when
the fratricidal war Of ours is over, the dis.
corcant elements will be harmonized by the
magic touch Of the Monroe doctrine.-
What . magnificent empire would this b.
with the Mexican States in the Confedera-
cy. Since the days when deeply sympa.
thize with the native American idea, my
opinion and views Of that subject have un.
dergone radical change.
The United States at that time vas r,e.
sented to my understanding in the light
with which history developed the nations
Of the PAST, and for which existing facts
show those Of the communities
composed each Of its own peculiar materi
al, with national pride, ambition, avarics
and tyranny dominant BY turns or ruling
altogether-forming an impossible barrier
to the wide world beyond, in which beats
the great heart Of humanity, the brother
hood cf the races-and dreamed that this
wide spread and goodly heritage was Pc
culiarly the home and the country Of
those who were born in it. The sublime
conception that America was the type of
that celestial country where many shall
come from, the East and from the West,
from the North and from the South" and
enjoy equal privileges with those who i'm.
agined more exclusive favoritism, had
not entered my head. At my present
stand point view it as the rightful home
and asylum Of the down trodden and op.
pressed Of every part of the globe; of tho
liberty loving, independent, honest man Of
any cline Of the myrtyr or wretch who
suffers in dungeon for the expression of
opinions opposed to the policy Of ruler
whose ambition or passions set at naughr
the happiness and life OF his subjects Of
those whose consciences dictate the right
sul worship of the Creator, and whose own
action is founded on the definition Of liber-
ty as rendered by the great Roman, "ths
exercise Of all our natural rights, so far res.
trained az not to interfere with the rights Of
Others Looking at the subject in this
moral aspect, this magnificent domain, cx.
tending from the Gulf to tho frozen regions
Of the far North, and from the Atlantic to
the Pacific, does not seem too large. II ia
. power now before which the thrones Of
absolutisns and privileged orders tremble;
and when its wide portals shall freely and
fully welcome and receive the strong hearts
and s.alwart arms Of Freedoms children
frcm every nation and tongue and people
under Heaven, there will be really and
truly none to make them afraid. 49,.
But have been slightly switched OF
from the track purposed to pursue--a
description Of the place. Santa Fe has
labored under an unjust imputation in Re-.
gard to the morals Of her citizens. II is
true that the vices practiced among tbs
people are about as henious as those We
fnd in other localities. But it is doubtful
If they are worse or more diversified. Tho
only difference that can be observed, upon
a close inspection Of the matter, is that
everything is perpet trat d openly. Many of
the women are loose and abandoned, but
they do not approach you on the street
and Joseph in principle may retain hs
character without any temptation or seduc.
tive influences put in rcQuisition for such
purpose. The 6ailes nightly given, and At
which the frail onss cangIegate, are as
delicately conducted as the most fastidisus
could desire. The initiated would pro.
nounce the management blameless aud
Still, nearly half the
women you meet are mistresses, and this
notoriety prevents the public scenes which
so frequently disgrace others place. There
is no necessity for secrecy, and hence the
tongue Of slander is silent, and gossip
affords but little pleasure or amusemens.---.
So of gambling. The monte and faro tables
are spread regularly every night, (and day.
too, If any one wants game,) and every.
body is at liberty TO walk in and look on,
or take part in the chances. No decoy IS
to draw in soft young gentlemen;
no drug used to bawilder the senses. You
have no dark alley to stumble through to
reach private entrance leading to a room
up narrow stairway, to find such places
but doors wide open receive you, and this,
too, in the principal hotel. Nobody is as
tonishcd at seeing anybody there. Lay
down on card good sized likeness Of Mr..
Lincoln, with Mr.. Spinner's singular auto.
graph attached, and it will vanish or be
duplicated without an obst rvation or even
the notice Of any one. Thousands Of dol
lars circulate in this way every twenty-four
hours, and on hear nothing Of the matter,
except in few cases, occasionally, WHEN
singu'arly good or bad luck has attended
party. The gamblers regularly pay 6ne
to satisfy the provisions Of the law. And
now let me ask the question If every
contains class Of individuals
whose proclvities for gaming cannot be
inot this new Mexican style
better in every way. than the secret aud
method Of the eastern cities The
city is not incorporated. nor has it police
form ofany kind; yet have witnessed no
outbreaks or disturbances. and only few
of intoxication in the streets
Speaking Of intoxication, the view Of drink.
ing is as openly INDUCED as any other.
have almost arrived at the conclusion ths.
The penal straight Jackets with which civil.