The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-09-27
Times Correspondence.

Times Correspondence.
WEST UNION, Sept. 22d, 1865.
1 Dear 7smes:-The Soldiers festival, given
; BY the citizens Of Fayette county to our return.
ed "boys 10 blue" came off yesterday, and was
d decided success in every particular, with the
exception of the speech by Gen.. vASDrvER,
which was voted on all hands to be q very tame
affair; when cheers were proposed for the Gen.
eral the soldiers present were mum. They de.
clared they ''couldnt see III" The reception
speech by A. J. FELT, Esq, was an eloquent
and touching address, and was appropriately
responded 70 in neat speech BY Capt. C.. H.
MILAN.
Every effort was made by our citizens to
make the occasion q fitting welcome to the
handful u brave and gallant boys spared to Us
out Of the thousand who have, during the last
four years, gone into he army from Fayette
county. Not only were the warworn veterans
present remembered, but the wives and little
ones Of their comrades who lie sleeping under
the green sods Of the Sunny South. Fathers,
mothers and wives might have been seen with
quiverins lips and fearful eyes As the eloquent
tributes Of gratitude were offered to the
memory Of their precious dead. Altogether it
was 1 day long to be remembered BY the patri.
otto citizens Of Fayette county.
y u THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
The political arena in this county presents
! mixed aspect. There ID one view Of it, how.
ever, that 10 not "mixed" and that is, the defeat
| Of Stone for Governor in this neck Of woods.
Soldiers are unanimously opposed to Stone; in
fact he has but few friends here excep. those
connected with the Court House clique, or
"Court House rats," a. they are more generally
known. Bot - the soldiers Al, the late conven.
ton made these animals hunt their holes, it is
safe to presume that when they are re inforced
BY SO0 loyal Democrats At the ensuing election,
these "rats' will wake up only to find them
selves Stone dead!
Since the Republican conveltion wa held
here, several Of their nominees who were
nominated with the express understanding that
they would support the soldiers ticket. have
got weak in the xnses and are now in the same
harness with the Court House clique, and work
ing for Stone! Among these are LAklN,
nominee for State Senator, GooDRlcn, for Rep.
resentative, and ECKER, for County Judge
The soldiers Of Fayette county have too much
manhood to be bamboosled in this manner, and
80 have called Z "Soldiers' Convention" on
the 25th inst, when it il intended 70 put in
nomination only those ,aho oppose Stsns and
negro suffrage. Those "intensely loyal men"
Of the county who last fall made such frantic
protestations Of lore and admiration for the
"dear boys in blue" a. they termed them, are
nov showing their sincerity BY hssping abusive
epithets upon them, and trying to deceive them
BY lying pretences They were the soldiers
friends only 80 long as they protected their
own cowardly carcasses and would subserve
their own selfish ends s,..s..-gs ~
TINE PUBLIC RECORD.
This institution has been bought by the Stone
interests 1t had got to be thorn in the side
Of Stone; 20 his friends have forked over to
the tune Of tpe,ayene hundred dollars to have
this thorn extracted. learn that the inimitable
AHDY proposes to take the stump for Benton;
and it is predicted that the arrangement will
prove to the friends of Stone that they have
Bumped out of the frying pan into the fire. !"
In other words that ANDY, as stump speaker,
will prove more of thorn In Stones side than
ANDY, a. the editor. -, e. g-s
GEO. B. EDMoxDs, Esq, Of Clermont, will
take charge of the editorial department of the
Record; it is rumored that he has engaged the
services of Hon. James HARLAN. of w Arlington,
D. G., as special correspondent, and he will
| therefore b able to furnish the private views
| Of President Johnson in advance Of the Times,
Tribune and other newspapers in Chicago and
New York! $.S e"s5 55aAta'5 & .5 Sass
GENERAL vANDEvER. .-...... .
This gentleman is stumping the county for
Stone. He speaks in Fayette tonight and
here tomorrow night. 1t il said that some Of
the soldiers who have served under him propose
70 interrogate him at Fayette, tonight, regard
ing some of his acts in the army, among which
his cotton operations will be noticed; the fact
that he WAS known to compel . sick soldier to
dismount from horse on which he had been
placed BY his comrades, ard have = negro
mount in his place; the expressions used to
them at Arkansas Post, such a. "they were
meaner than any damned negroes, = and the
like. If Stone wants to make friends with the
soldiers he must send some better man up this
way than vandever. "
GENERAL BENTON.
This accomplished soldier, gentleman and
scholar addressed . large and respectable
audience At the Court House, Tuesday evening
last. His speech was listened to With close
attention. and he was frequently Applaudsd in
the course of his remarks He made very
favorable impression among our citizens. e
| yusiNKss. 2aA
The trade of West Union never Was better.
Merchants are bringing forward large stocks Of
goods in anticipation Of heavy fall trade. As
general thing crops in Fayetts county are
fully up to the average, with the exception Of
potatoes, which are an entire failure. All we
need to make Fayette county one of the most
populous counties in the State. ID Rail Road;
and l think the day IL not far distant when
Rail Road men will discover the inducements
offered to run Road through this county, and
thus secure the trade Of one Of the finest
agricultural districts in the State. H. w.
| ys ------.> --- E sksE
The DesMoines Register denounces the
Soldiers State Ticket as copperhead con-
Germ, and says they thought they could
decoy the people by nominating Colonel
for Governor. The Register adds:
'Hf, on the contrary, they should have a
Lieutenant General on their ticket. their
prospects would be just as hopeless"
The Record stated last week that Gen.