The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-08-16

The Soldiers. e .,...r.
The special attention of eur readers is
invited to the Soldiers Address, in another
column. Every effort is being made by the
stay.at-home ''loyalists," as they call them
selves, to deter the boys in blue from an
expression of their opinions. Many Of
them have told US they we're deceived during
the war by the admission Of newspapers
devoted to the SANDER of their home friends,
and the almost entire exclusion Of that class
Of journals which they now find told them
the truth. Their officers too, in many
instances, to retain place or secure promo
aion, descended to the grcssest acts of
tyranny and Misrepresentation. For the
past two years we have been in receipt of
army letters which We were requested not
to publish because of tho censure of arbi.
trary officers whose bread depended on =
close alliance with the political fanatics
who ruled the hour. A letter from private
or sub-oficer rejecting on superior,
earned place in the guard house or court
martial, and hence such letters did not sea
the light; but times have changed: the
boys are once again citizens and they pro
pose 10 express their opinions. The party
that has deceived them SO long need not
attempt to control them longer. The slang
phrases Of the past have lost their prestige,
and We trust the day is nearly here when
the cormorants who are already Eurcharged
with spoils won by pretensions to extra
patriotism, will be compelled to surrender
TO those whom they have SO beaattered and
stolen from. Ask the soldiers il they
perilled their lives and saw their comrades
fall in battle, for tho special purpose Of
securing the ballot to race who have been
In servitude as far back as History records.
Ask them how much better society in Iowa
would be if colony Of negroes from
Alabama shall emigrate here, invited by
the ''liberality" Of our laws and the extra
ordinary attention Of the professed admirers
Of color. Why, even the negroes already
here, tell us that there is danger of too
much emigration of that sort. Let town
have its negro section or colored neighbor.
hood, and however innocently they may
conduct themselves there seems to be an
impossibility to avoid rows with the whites
and then comes, Of course, cleaning
OUT Of the weaker race. Negros whose
habits Of self dependence north enable
them to judge, will tell you they want nj
gangs Of blacks to congregate here: they
know what the result will be and the,
dread it. A few can find comfortable
homes, and, If unobtrusive, 1--WE speal
truth, plainly no one will "molest them O
make them afraid" but congrcgate then
north among the whites and, as with othe
races, some of them will be troublesome
and general cry Of "damn the niggers
will be heard, followed BY outrages upo
the innocent ones. This fact is beir
demonstrated now in great many places
such demonstrations will become more an
more frequent until Gen. Sherman's theor
that negroes and vhites cannot iios togsth.
on equal terms, will again prsdominate,
from the time Of Noah it always has pr
dominated.
Lat the soldiers nominate an Aati- Neg
Suffrage, Anti Stone and Tar tho rich
we'll as tax-the. poor candidate, and We ca
not for bis antecedents in partisanism. v
believe Iowa, is not ready to be "elevate,
to the colored bliss which pretended ageu
"God and Humanity" assure Us Of. v
believe she has. enough Of VIM STONE
Govesnor. We helieve Iowa, following {
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and the lead of many Of the ablest da
journals and the w;sest statesmen of I
dine. viii repudiate legislatiyely the id
that WEALru, with its Bonds at Sen
animal gold interest, can be constitutions
exempt from taxation while the labor Of I
farm and the Workshop, the land that pl
Auees what supports US all, the receipts
giys for the payment Of money, the mol