The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-12-13
The Message.

| MesSuScs
ANDy's Message is in our outside COL
umns. The Chicago Tribune, and other
Abolition papers, praise it just enough to
keep their butteretl bread right side up
the democratic papers generally approve it
entire, though the Chicago Tim" exceps
to the tameness of it, both as regards Il e
reconstruction policy, and our relations
with England and France. We see moth
ing in the message to condemn-indecd VIC
read it with wish to approve, because we,
as all others, know the president is loaded
down with responsibility, and:had wrang-
ling, troublesome batch Ct radical fault.
finders to nppeasc or reconcile into .
"Unioa" which both breeds have hated
since VIC can remember. -, .'...,'.. d.
Tho president is for the admission Of
southern delegates to congress, from states
that have approved the emancipation
scheme; though he very properly says,
Congress must attend to their own work.
lie is,rou EQUAL rAx,rroN he says ma
tional debt is not blessing" Jay Cooke,
Sumner & Co. to the contrary notwith-
wi,hstanding he advises the late slaves Of
the south to industry and virtue, and in
sists that they be properly protected in
their labor-sugsests that the two races
my possibly live together in state Of
commercial dependence, as in relations Of
ssryitu,e and mastery -scolds England
and France little, but he does nst pro.
pose (at present. 10 aghi them about our
difficulties. " .-."
Well, read tho message for yourselves,
AMI sec how you like it.. If Abolitionists
caa be comforted by it, or bond holders
tears wiped away, We are too charitable to
object to their happiness. 49,, 81. ar
Grant. .,"r. g.f ..- an .-.t..s.r a..g
The Lieut.. General, in lengthy report to
the Government, details the plans Of the bril-
liant campaigns Of which he was The star
though SHERMAN is not left out Of consdcra.
tom condemns Butler, and closes in the fol-
lowing language. in rcproof of those who see
nothing in the curse of that sectionalism which
they are still producing. Boston and Charles
ton qusrrelcdsthe happy people of this Uaon
into murderous strife that destroyed 500 600
men, orphaned I 100000 children, MANNED
100000 soldiers, and cntailed debt upon 10
that t,x,sisn in this age cannot extinguish.
For Gods sake let something like reaacn,
kindness and christianity supersedc Pharisaism,
Puritanism and Fanatcism.
Gen. Grant says:
at has been my fortune to see the armies
Of both the west aud the east fl ght bittles, and,
from what have seen, / know there is no dit.
ference in their fighting qualities All that it
was possible for men to do in battle, they have
DONE The western armies commenced their
battle, in the Mississippi valley, and received
the final surrender of the remnant of the prin-
cipal army opposed to them in North Caielina.
The armies Of the cast commenced their bat
ties on the river from the Army Of the Poto.
mac derived its name, and received the final
surrender of their old ants onist ut Appemstox
Courthouse, Virginia. The splendid achieve.
ments of each have natienaliZed our victories,
removed all sectional jealousies, (of which we
have unfortunately exp erienced too much), and
the cause of elimination and reclamation that
might have followed had either section failed
in its duty. All have proud record, and all
sections can well congratulate themselves and
each other for having done their full share in
restoring --the supremacy Of law over every
foot Of territory belonging to the United
States Let them hope for perpetual peace
and harmony with that enemy, whose man.
hood, however mistaken the cause, drew forth
such herculean deeds Of valor"