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Litchfield enquirer., 1865-03-30

. gun, shown any disp, siti0n tu interfere win the domestic institutions of any of the states, or cummi,tedapy ot the sins now laid to his charge. His only Offense then. was preparing to defend Washington agSinst the threatened attack 0f tho reh.ls stk@ a s2aiiss
 ioBy the way. Judge, if we must wait for the Democi utic party as Ut present organized, 10 assume the control Ot the government, before we can have peace and order think we must wait till Il few weeks after the close of the mil. lennium; n general copperhead reign is prsdic, ted about that time see Rev. i.-l0. As4H4
 Your ctnsures of the government are more than implied aud hy the general tone of your letter. yau seem to justify and adopt all the abuse so freely bestowed on the government = You. sir, have 0ftsi, held important offices, and lave often taken the oath to support the con- stitutioh, and as lawyer and man ofintetli.
 gence. you well know the meaning of that oath.
 Aud now sir. let me kindly ask, ifyou had
 on the 4th day sof March. 1851, bsen inaugnra- ted tresldent of the United States land much smaller SeymoW than yuu has been talked .Oi Tor that exalted ,posltionl and Chief Justice Ianey had then administered to von the oath. T do soIemnly swear that l swill tsithfulIv exe. cute tlls otliceof President of the United Ststea
 and wlltsto the best of my ability, preserve. protect and defend the Constitution of -.,hs United Statss, and supposa that after beina inaueutated and taking the above oath. o1
 looking around you and surveying the work be. fore you, you saw that eleven states had broken away from the Guion, repudiated the Oonstitu
 tionsyou 10 highly prize; had by power md force got possession oi laige quantities of mn. and niiitary stores and of large sums cf nos,e5 belonging 10 the United States, with sundry mihssr tSits and arsvnsls i; and when very seoi nfset yon k,nnd them Efing on the flag of the uniVn md batterin9 down fort and when they haa fsiSsd Afl army and were threatening the Qapitel and promisipe ts bang you, after pIoliing to assaasInats you befon what would
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-02-01

Col. Fry ExPLAINs.-The- St. Paul
Pioneer Of the l7th inst, says:
Col. James B. Fry's remarkable orders
cannot be explained by anv Of the ordinary
methods Of reasoning. Each one is more
blind than it's predecessor, and not unfre-
quently the orders Explanatory make an
understanding Of the original utterly
impossible. But it is not so with the
foll,wing, received by Col. Averill ycster.
day from Col Fry: %
Circular No. l, 1865 was made 20 pre-
vent the reduction Of the quota after ii has
been determined. by claims for credit fhr
men not raised. The rule is to apply the
credit to the call that produces them. II
the quota under the call for 100000 is
more than filled, the excess in years Of
service is carried forward ani credited on
the call for 800. 900. ana the quota reduced
accordingly before they are assigned. This
is done here in assigning quotas to districts,
and the same rule applies to suh-districts
and you will so instruct your Proves,
Marshals, if they do not already so under
stand it. Hence the circular announces
"that the quotas assigned are not to be
reduced except" etc. The credits are to
be considered on making the assignment,
and when that is done are only to be fur
,her reduced by actual enlistments since
the date Of the last call.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-02-01

THE LADY's REPENrANcE-A young
lady was addressed by a young man, who
though agreeable to her, was disliked BY
her father. OF course he could not con.
sent to the union, and she determined to
elope The next night was fixed, tho
hour came, he placed the ladder to the
window and in few mingtes she was
in his arms. They mounted double
horse and were soon some distance from
the house. After awhile the lady broke
the silence by saying: SWELL, you see
what proof have given you Of my af-
lection /; l hope you will make me good
husband" He was surly fellow, and
gruffly answered, "Perhaps may, and
perhaps not" She made no reply. bus
after silence of some minutes, she ex-
claimed. "Oh, what shall do ? have left
my money behind me in my room."
"Then," said he, "you must go back and
fetch it." They were soon again at tho
house, the ladder again placed, the lady
remounted while the lover waited below
But she delayed to come, and SO he gently
called. "are you coming? ?" when she look
ed out of the window and said, "Perhaps
may and perhaps not;" and then shut
down the window and left him to return
upon his double horse alone. Was not
that happy thought on the laiy's part
a famous joke ?-Lys Of DR.. Ru1ses.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-02-01

One day simple farmer, who had jus,
buried rich relative. an attorney, was com.
planning Of the great expense Of q funeral
cavalcade in the country.
"Why! Do you'll bury your attorneys
here ?" asked FOote.
"Yes. to be sure We do; how else ?"
20. we never do that in London"
''Now!' said the other, much surprised
show do you manage then?"
why, when the patient happens. to die,
we lay him out in the room over night by
himself, lock the door. throw open the
window. and in the morning be is gone"
Indeed |" exclaimed the far mer with
amazement, "what becomes Of him p
why, that we cannot exactly tell; all
We know is, there's strong smell Of brin
stone in the room the next morning"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-02-01

FROM the Statesman (Dcs Moines) We
learn tha. a. ,'- meeting Of the Board OF
Directors of the State Agricultural Society,
held at the capitol on the llth inst, TWEEN.
ty-two counties were represented. The
fellowing officers were elected:
"President. Peter Mlendy, Of Cedar
Falls, Black Hawk county; Vice President,
DR.. j. ID. Wright. Of Charlton. Lucas coun.
ty; Secretary, Dr.. j. NJ. Shstfrr, Of Fai,.
field, Jefferson county; Treasurer, Elwin
Smith, Of Davenport"
The following Directors were chosen C
serve for two years from date:
u. A. Atkinson, of Madison county
Robert Sewers, OF Oskaloosa; s. B. Hewitt
OF Wright county; E. r. Shankand, o
Dubuque; Phineas Caldwell, of Harrison
county"
TIE Agricultural College Board was il
session in that city and transacted mucl
important business in connection with tn
erection Of the College building and tn
management Of the farm.
The resignation Of William Duan
Wilson as Trustee was accepted, an,
William II. Holmes was appointed to I'll
his place.
The following officers were elected 70
the ensuing year:
"Wm. II. Holmes, j. A. Bronson an
Peter Melendy, Executive Committee ant
Committee to superintend the construction
of the College building"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-02-01

LrrrLs LEssoS.-"Why is it," asked q
lady, "that 80 many men are anxious to
get rid of their wives Because" was
the reply, 80 few women exert themselves
after marriage to make their presence in.
dispensable to the happiness Of their hus.
bands!' When husband and wife have
become thoroughly accustomed to each
other-whcn all the little battery Of charms
which both played of so skilltully before
the wedding day has been exhausted-too
many seem to think that nothing remains
but the clanking Of the legal chains which
bind them to each other. The wife seeks
to develop in her affection no new attraction
for her husband, and the latter, perceiving
lapsus. begins to brood over an uncon-
geniality which does not exist, and to
magnify the ills that do exist into insur-
passable obstacles in the way of his earthly
felicity. This is the true secret. The
woman who charmed before marriage can
charm afterwards, if she will, though not
Of course by the same means. There are q
thousand, If she will only study them out,
in which she can make home so attractive
that her husband will nnconsciously dis.
like to absent himself from it, and so she
can readily make herself the particular
deity Of the domestic Paradise. This done,
she may quietly laugh at all attempts to
ALLEVIATE her husbands inclinations; and
with those inclinations will always 20, ia
such cases, his active Judgment.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-02-01

A SINGULAR DECISION Justice Holton
gave decision in case Yesterday which
came before his tribunal, which
has not a preced ent in the annals ol
Jurisprudence. It appears that a calf be.
longing to Teutonic gentleman, residing
IN the lower part of the town, got out and
was taken up by q gentleman who or'gi.
nally hailed from the Emerald isle, who now
resides ia the upper part of the city. The
German took out a writ Of replevin for the
recovery of the calf. This Of course led to
a suit to try "the rights Of property
Witnesses, to the number Of 16 on each
side, were summoned and we're examined
before the justice yesterday. Both claim.
ants Of the calf swore positively that it was
his animal, and the witnesses on either side
swore equally positively to the same appar
ent fact. After hearing all the evidence in
the case, and knowing tina. neither party
was able to take the suit up to . highe,
court. the justice at last proposed that the
two opposing parties take the calf halfway
between their respective domicils. and turn
it loose. and II it went to the domicil oi
the German it was to be his calf, and pice
osrss. They finally consented to the or
rangement, led the calf up to the corner o
Seventh and Jersey, turned it loose in the
presence Of the witnessesy when it made
straightway for the Germans. Thus was
the case decided to the satisfaction of oil
parties concerned. Quincy Herald.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-02-01

OUR PROSPERITY The N. Y. Tribune
lately made the following very sensible
remark: ... .-...
We do not and cannot agree with those
who seem to hold that great civil war
may co-exist With real national prosperity.
On the contrary, we hold that, though with
individual exceptions. property is and mus,
be destroyed IN such war much faster
and more extensively than produced, 80
that the nation. and Of course the majority
Of it's people, must be constantly grow.
ing poorer, rendering the struggles Of the
great mass for .su sistence AID comfort
harder and harder. Whatever Of seeming
prosperity and increase Of wealth may be
exhibited during the progress Of such Z
contest, must resemble the Fictitious, de.
lusive strength impaired to the tippler by
his dram, to the tired and hungry horse
by his riders spur, or to the stagnant
decaying city, by . conAagration which
sweeps away half its buildings, but im
parts a momentary hustle to its streets, its
quays aud its places Of traffic.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-02-01
WHOLE NO. 433.


Everstt's Last Speech.
The late Edward Everett, in his Ias
speech. delivered at the Faneuil Hall meet
ing for tho relief Of Savannah, spoke in
favor of conclia.ion and against all harsh
or retaliatory measures towards the people
Of the South. He alluded to Gen. Sher.
msn's policy, and its beneficial results as
| follows:
! Now this I consider one Of the mos,
remark able and encouraging events of the
war 1t proves what [ have always assert.
ed, because | have always known there
was wide spread Union sentiment at the
South.
Then adverting to the main business Of
the meeting, he said:
1t is our duty, as know it will be our
pleasure, to do our part in this benevolent
work. They offer, it is true, to send the
rice which Gen. Sherman has given them
and Sell it st the enhanced price which it
bears in our market, in payment Of the
supplies in which they stand in sore need.
But, New York and Boston don't want
their rice. Savannah wants our pork, beef
and -four. and say in the name Of Heav-
en-, let US send it to them without money
and without price. By and by, we will
trade with them as we did in the good
times, before the curse Of secession and
rebellion came upon the land. By.and by
we will take the rice and the cotton, and
give them our food and our fabrics in re.
turn.
don't want our great commercial cities,
warm-hearted Boston and imperial New
York, to 90 to chaffering with poor war
stricken, starving Savannah for the food
she needs for her famished citizens. No,
sir, Ishould rs soon haze erpected the fond
father IN the parable, that Ioceiiest page in
the sacred rolume, to drius bargain with
hls returning son for meats pictuals out
Of the .fatted calf: Let US offer it to them
freely, not in the spirit of aims giving. but
as pledge Of fraternal feeling, and an
earnest OF our disposition to resume all the
kind offices of fillow. citizenship with cur
returning brethern.
Do you say that they were lately our
enemies l am vel. convinced that the
majority, the great majority, were so but
noninally. But what if they were our
enemies? ? "If thine enemy hunger, feed
him; if he thirst, give him drink" espec
tally when he has laid down his arms and
submits to your power. And | hope We
may never have to retaliate in any other
way, the crueltes of starvation practiced
upon our poor prisoners.
General Sherman, as kind as he is brave,
who desires only to preserve, by the gentle
sway Of gratitude and love, what his un.
conquered sword has won, has himself
said that "the timely relief of the suffering
citizens Of Savannah will be worth more
to the Union cause than ten battles" For
Heavens sake, my friends. let us hasten to
win these bloodless victories, saddened by
no parents bereavement, no widows tears. |
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-02-01
McGREGOR, IOWA, WEDNESDAY, FEB. |, 1866

rnen generally took advantage Of the oppor
tunity to secure rations of meat for theil
| respective messes. Before reaching ths
buffalo region, to ride faster than SLOW
trot was prohibited, and many good boy
was compelled to walk the remainder Of the
days march and lead his horse, BY orde,
Of Gen. Sully. The order was right, for
the Lord knows that horse that will carry
man, his blankets, extra clothing and his
tent over l 900 miles, and return on . run,
and mat with scan.y supply (and mostly
withouD Of grain, and frequently without
grass or water, must be little better than
horse flesh is supposed to be. And that is
what General Sully thought. He has q
tender heart, and thought that the faithful
animals that had carried US 30 safely
through should tie encouraged and their
lives preserved to take US back from whence
We came. I am glad to say for the benefi,
Of our trusty horses, that the order was
strictly enforced by Co. M, 9Th Iowa Cav,
who were detailed a. Provost Guard /;
although at times it seemed that men we're
arrested needlessly, and to make it more
strongly impressed on the mind of your
correspondent that they went farther than
was really necessary, he came very near
being gobbled up on more occasions than
one, but always managed to escape by
having q slack girth or saddle blanket
displaced, and while making the necessary
repairs in the riding gear, the guard would
pass on! o, used to be so lucky with
them that really havn't it in my heart to
say aught against them. But let them 20
to grass, where We were all turned, and
you can follow US across tho country to
Fort Rice, where we arrived on the 9th Of
December.
On Painted Woods creek We camped and
remained one day near where General Sib.
ley had his battle last year. I conversed
with some. men Who were with him, and
learned that he had a pretty sharp fight,
losing one Lieutenant and few men,
The body Of the former was disintered
and taken home for bu ial, by some of his
friends belonging to the ID brigade (Min.
nesota.) 1t is said that he vas so hard
pressed by his savage foe that he entrench.
ed himself and cachsd (hid) a large number
Of wagons belonging to his train, and which
lie buried there to this day. Wonder when
he intends to dig them up?
MAJOR JONES.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-02-01
Inexhaustabls Resources.

The President. 10 his last Message, says
Our material resources are now more
complete and abundant than ever. The
and We beiiievs ineshaustable. M % ""'tA'nsf"d
From what stand. point the President
viewed our resources it is quite impossible
for common minds to determine. Certain
" he did not look at the receipt Of Customs
for If he had he would have discovered a
wonderful falling of ,heres Had he taken
into account the agricultural products OF
the country. here too he would have dis.
covered that our resources have not been
increased, but rather diminished. It is
net to the manufacturing interests that the
President could have looked for the in.
crease, for this has fallen off more than
two thirds since the commencement of the
war. Neither could he have looked at the
mechanical products Of the country, for
here too there is = decrease Of at least one
fourth.
From what data then did the President
arrive at his conclusions! He must have
resorted by the same rule that he employed
in arriving at the amount of our National
Indebtedness, which he placed sum be.
yond the computation Of the human mind
Ito pay which would exhaust all the mo-
ney in the world, and still leave large
margin unsa,isfied.
1t is idle, and worse than idc. to tall
about "inexhaustable resources" Their.
is no such thing as inexhaus,able resources
There is - people under heaven who car
boast Of inexhaus,able resources. Th'
richest mine gives out at last. The wealth
lest nation, by recklessness and prodigali
ty, will become bankrupt. We have heart
this clap trap about inexhautable resour
ces ever since the war broke out. But tn
people are beginning to take . common
sense view Of this matter, and to realz
that nations, as well as individuals, ma
become insolvent.
Talk about mex xhaustable resources whel
the currency Of the country is only worth
fifty cents on the dollar! Talk Of ou
Government securities being sold at pre-
MUM, when they are purchased with .
currency comparatively worthless Gu,
Government Bonds are now being sold il
Europe for forty cents on the dollar.
We do not know that such state o
things can be avoided probably not--bu
how nonsensical--how wicked--to tall
about inexhaustable resources under sucl
circumstances. The President talks ik,
the boy who got dollar changed into pen
MES. and forthwith commenced lavish ex
penditures. supposing that such pile q
money would last forever, and did not dis
cover his mistake until be suddenly founs
bis funds exhausted.
Better look the facts square in the face
and treat this matter intelligibly. for tn
day of reckoning will come. By such
course we shall know better where We stand
and az We begin to reckon We shall see tn
necessity Of greater economy. So long a
the blind cry about inexhsustsble resource
is kept up, We shall continue to be extrav
agant and reckless Of our resources, to b
brought up some day, and that not far dis
tant. with bankruptcy and ruin.--N. J
Erch0n0s.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-02-01

Tue reply Of General Sherman, in which
no gave = southern clergyman permission
to pray for JEFF Davis as much as he chose.
and also the privilege to include the devil
in his petitions, may be regarded an ex.
ponent of the policy Of the general. He
believes that the rebellion mainly consists
in men with guns IN their hands, and not
in the prayers of any priests or the spite.
ful looks or gatherings of . crowd Of silly
women. To make man pray for Lincoln
is simply an absurdity, for prayer is not
. mere form Of wsrds. bnt the visible man
Hesitation Of the spirit.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-02-01

We must protest sgainst the publication,
as now permitted by the United States
Assessors, Of the incomes Of our citizens
subject to taxation. 1t may crafty an un.
seemly curiosity on the part Of some people
to learn how much Mr.. So and.so is worth,
and how much he realizes from his bust.
ness or his property but, where one vain
man is elated by such transfer Of his
private affairs to the public mouth, hnn.
dred modest men and women feel it to be
an act Of va ton cruelty. and suGe,
acoordingly.-E0aRare..
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-02-01

NsvApA.-The new seal Of the State OF
Nevada is niue inches in circumference--
too large for any practical use. Tho
design represents the sun rising over noun
tains, railroad train. quartz mill, .
tunnel, . man dumping ore, and six mule
team hauling rock. The motto is, "All fos
our eountry."
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-02-01

A HIr.-A portrait Of General Mcclellan
attracted observation ut the last artists
reception In Brooklyn, from some incogru.
tiles in the drawing. 'Itsniust havs been
painted before the election" remarked q
republic y waS;"you 500 be Is riding on
his hieh horse"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-02-01

WH'sKEY AND NEwspAPERs.--The Brit.
iSh Standard institutes comparison
between glass Of whiskey and newspa
per, in the following terms:
A glass of whiskey, says an exchange,
is manufactured perhaps from dozen
grains Of mashed corn, the value Of which
is ,s,,s too small to BE- estimated. A pint Of this
if good brand, is considered by its con.
Suners well worth the money. 1t is drank
off in 4 minute or two; it fires the brain,
rouses the passions, sharpens he appetite
and derang's and weakens the ply sical
system. Il is gone, and swollen eyes, and
parched lips, and aching head are its fol
lowers. On the same sideboard upon which
this is served lies newspaper, the white
paper Of which costs about two cents.
This is covered with hundred thousand
types it brings intelligence from the four.
quarters of the globe; it has IN its early
printed columns all that is strange or new
At home; it tells you the state Of the mar.
kets; it gives an account of the war, the
execution Of the last murderer, the las,
steamboat explosion or disaster articles O,
philosophy, government, religion, &C., and
for all this the newspaper Costs less than q
glass Of grog, the juice of few grains sI
corn.
1t is no less strange than true that thers
are large portion of the community wht
think the corn juice cheap and the news
paper dear, and the printer has hard work
| to collect his dimes when the liquor deal
ers are paid cheerfully. How IS this /
the body better paymaster than the heat
ARE things Of the moment more praised
than things Of the future? Is the trans
lent tickling Of the stomach of NOR
consequence than the improvement Of tn
mind, and the information that is essentia
to rational being! If this had its lea
value, would not newspaper be wort
many pints Of whiskey?
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-02-01

RECIPE FOR MAKING MODERN TEA Take
twenty five pounds Of clover hay, steep the
same five hours over slow fire, then add
five grains Of pure gunpowder tea, and
sweetep well with sorgum molasses.