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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-02-28

Washington dispatches state that thcrc
is but little doubt that Sscr,tary Slanton's
resigc ton is in the hands Of the president.
4 pressure is being brought to bear upon
the latter for the appointment Of Gen. Frank
p. Blair to the position.
Gen Howard has issued an important
circular to the assistant commissioners Of
the freedmen's bureau. lie states that
The president regards the existing laws as
continuing the bureau in existence for one
year from the present date.
Secretary Seward telegraphed from New
York to Washington on Saturday that the
presidents speech was triumphant, the
union restored and the country safe.
Ia speS Oh at Milledgeville, Ga, on
Washing.on's birthday, Alexander II. Ste
phens Endorsed the reconstruction policy OF
the president, end said that he considered
The United States our common country, to
be as such cherished and defended by all.
at meeting Of the friends Of the pres.
ident at New York on Saturday evening.
It was resolved to take measures for the
establishment. of Andrew johnson clubs
throughout the city and state.
The state department has received adv;.
ces to the ,if.ct that the cattle plague in
England is still rapidly increasing. The
scourge has extended to Scotland, Belgium,
Holland, Prussia and certain parts Of Rus
ia. Thus far 12o,74O cases have been re.
ported in England.
The Feni,n congress adjourned sine die
on Saturday
At the 22J of Febuary dinner in ST. Lou.
IS on Thursday the legislature was toasted
as"the assembled scoundrelsm Of Nilsson
RI"
A caucus Of republicans at Washington
decided it not best to risk quarrel with
the president.
Experienced Geographic operators art
needed in the South
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.a;3sreyy johnson.

Aadreyy Johnson.
Ga the outside is the veto Of tho infl.
tnous Fscedmen's Bureau Bill. Read it,
ceun.rymsn, and see how Ambition, Fanat
fc;s;n and Greed have suffered by the cleo
sion of man raised at the feet Of ANDREW
JACKSON, the crusher Of the Calhoun South
c,rolina rebellion. Prominent republi.
cans &C tcwn ard county say to US that
Will. regrettirg the fact Of the breach be-
wen the President and congress, they
csnnot see. how johnson argu,n ,nts can
be everthrown. 1t is the ablest state pa.
pcr We have read for years. and in time i,
viii be read ana admired as is Jackson's
celebrated Proclamation. Read it careful
V and note the points; we cannot refer tc
item at present. In this move the Prcs
d Mt is sustained by Seward and Denni
81, in speeches at n Y. on the 22i, by
TO ,sands Of reputl cans who are tired o.
the radical jingle of generalities, by an al
most unanimous democracy 1890 900 il
The northern sta;es), by the N. Y. Times
II apers' publications., the N. Y. Post, Cir
CJmm, rcial and the Times, by Col. Cal
;.ins Of Madison Wis, by the quiet and
liberal all around us, by erery6ody except
thosc who are rgrened so badly as to be
past recovery. Nine Republican senators
voted for the Veto, whereas only one vo
tad against the bill. Blu! this is not ALL
D, .hA 22i. al immense number Of mer
called &. the White Hyuge and the brav.
rrnnassccan addressed them from the
p,rt;cc; his speech, though imperfect:y re.
ported, will be found on this page. Its
p3rusal will delight all lovers of Constitu.
,ional government, and offend that class
Tao have sought 10 trample on law, justice,
social right, and all oth.r good things that
sc were once taught to cherish. We have
Gelt Ike exultins, bat pity for the distress
I'D is a cardinal principle with US, and VIC
:,.bear. We have net words to do tn.
4Gbjcct Justice.
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MazomANlE-Tais pretty and enterprising
torn (25 miles west of Madison) is to have
newspaper, independent in politics." and ed
tied by our esteemed friend Col. w. H. H.
Braincrd, late of the army Of the Potomac
We dare not trust ourselves in commencing
the, young -pa:tiality would stick cut in
every line Of ours. We know him well, have
published many OF his prose and poetic arti.
cIes l..l alphabetically he is No. l-so-
cialiy trump politically, moderate and of
course sensible, and we do earnestly hope the
citizens of The Iron Hat ,cd,ks," and vicinity,
will be wise enough to secure their own III
,crests by liberal appreciation Of talent. in
dustry and manliness. in support Col. B.
and his partner, Mr.. Boardman. The papers Of
Wiscs nsin are quite safe in admit ne BRAIN
nGp to the frs. seat at oEce.
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Home and otherItems,

Home and OF Items.
Mis-. Ada Eldridge of Milwaukee, q lady
Of much culture and address is canvassing
this portion of the country for fine steel
engravings Of most prominent men. We
bought an ANDY JOHNSON Of her that scares
a radical "at sight" Mrs. E. will be at
McGrcgor and Pr. du Chen within the
next ten days. Senator Modes W.
Shields, of Jackson Go. Indiana, died re-
Gently. We knew him well as an unletter-
ed but able member of the legislature in
'53 aud '56. No refined sophistry could
Withstand the blunt facts with which he
assailcd an opponent. 1T Is said A. j..
Glosybrenner, NJ. g. Of York district, Pa,
and late editor Of the Philadelphia Age,
will soon take Harlan's place in the Cabi-
net. The radical Germans Of Chicago
are in favor Of abolishing the office Of Ma.
tional Executive. LAT Little Rock, Ar.
kansas, Adams Express Co. lost $l25, 900
by fire.. Gov. Stone has appointed q
young lady named Stebbins notary pub
lie. !. "A valuable Oil spring ID reported
near the mouth Of Yellow River, only
few miles north Of McGresor on the Iowa
side. Joel Van Orman is the discoverer
and lessee. d. II. Ruble and family arc still
east; their little boy has been very sick but
late advices report him as recovering. 80.
The Fairy Ball GENES eff at Gu.heil's on
Saturday Of this week -. The Railroads
we're again blocked up by the high and low
winds Of last Saturday; our mail receipts
were suspended. for day or two but as oil
IS right nvw, whac's tfAu usu VI complain
ing of proviiential ,visitations. >. Thomas
Styles Of the 9th Cavalry isat home, sound
as dollar and as happy as new bride.
Tom says he will 90 South to live. 1T
pains us to hear that G. Freiot, Of this city,
is dangerously i'll with dropsy: he has the
best of medical attendance, and we trust
his young constitution can baffls the dis.
case. We cannot spare "Gil," yet. ID.
G. Minter, formerly dealer here, is in
Shelbina, Mo. doing well; he wants to
make business connection with some par.
ties up this way for for winter wheat, -four,
butter, potatoes, &c, &c. Minter is relia
bic every time. No marriages occurred
here last week, but please be wide awake
for the next ten days. Strouse has
taken up his residence in N. Y. city; NJ
s herman, one of the best business men o.
the Northwest is in the Sirouse 4 Rowe
Store dispensing low prices to cash custom
erS.
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To COnsunlDtivcs.

The advertiser, having been restored to health in
few weeks by very simple remedy after having suf
fered for several years with lung Affection and
that dread disease, Consumption-is anxious make
known to his ellow-suffcrers the means of cure
To all who desire it, he will send copy of the pre-
scription used Gree of chBrge with the directions
preparing and using the same, which they will find
for Consumption, asthma Bronchitis Coughs
Colds, and all Throat and Lung affection. The only
to benefit the afflicted, and spread information which
he conceives to be invaluable and he hopes every suf
will try his remedy, 1t will them nothing
ami may prove blessing
Parties wishing the prescription, FREE, by return
mail, will please address REV. EDWARD A. WILSON,
Williamsburgh, Kings Co.. New York. 49,
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The Ball, Music and Supper at Evans Hall,
on Thursday eveLilg, Feb. 22l, in honor Of
Washington, our country's founder, was prob
ably one Of the most successful aud satisfac
tory one that either side Of the river has had
for many years. There were nearly one hun.
dred dancers, including whom were several
friends from West Union, Pr. du Chen and
other points. G. L Bass, in the early part of
the evening, was the head centre Of ceremo-
MES, and Of course the dance went off admi.
rably: we left before l2, and do not know If
George was furloushed toward morning or mo-.
He is now so pleased with the Veto and
Speeches Of Johnson, Seward. Sholes Of Mil.
and others, that it would DO useless to ask him
about anything else. Messrs. Clarke & Hop.
kins, and their excellent ladies, deserve mucl,
credit for the midnight dinner or supper
Prof Williams is so popular as the leader OF
his Ethiopian Ua4d as TO be entirely beyond
commentator.
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TIE SPEEcn.-The anxiety Of the pub
lie to read the great speech Of the Presi.
dent, on the 229 in reply to "calr' Of
thousands of true Unionists, induces US 10
publish it on the inside, to the exclusion Of
several articles of home interest prepared
for this issue. In our notices Of q local
character, We are also moro brief than
usual: even our most liberal advertisers
are left out to make space for Andy's bold
and patriotic declaration OF principle.
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COMMERCIAL.

TIMES OFFICE, Tuesday, Feb. 27-4P.M.
Business dull-weather, melting-ice- bridge good
not much produce arriving. Market about the samo
as last week Gold s1,37 and going down. Pork and
Wheat trife better in Milwaukee and Chicago, but
fuctuating daily.
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dsr2soIAL. ID 4r.ng the past week an
-unlu.. nlu b.. Of mot silenis" were
in town. Among these were DR.. L. Fuller
,aad lay, anlS d. Zagl.r AMI lady Of
Vest Union. Juig,s Williams, Brown and
Fairfi III, Capt. BIN. Contal. Armstrong Of
:he Lansing journal, John Tierney OF
!rnsng, Col Bf;sbois Of Prairie du Chen,
W. j. Morgan, Charlie Nash and Conduc-
tor Geo Rsddington of the Nil. & Pr. du
CHEN Railway, and many others whose
names have ,s;aped US.
Prof. B III is to sa piper at Fay.
cite. ;. g. w. Haislet is said to be abou,
the same Il iag at DEBORAH.
District Attorney NJ ;Glatherty is recov.
cring his health.
John Gharky is now in the DcsMoines
s itesman Office.
Toe Mold.ll House q. Prairie du Chen
has been purchased by our young and &C
live booster friend, }. w. Hughes, ESQ. o.
Crown Point, Indiana. Johnny will make
it '.go'' if there is any "g," to it.
We are indebted to members Cf tho
Legislature and to oth,r parties FIR docu
lneatS, papers. contributions, &C., &c.
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DoNr BuY.-Ti!l you call on LOUIS
METzGEa, near the head of Main Street,
lie keeps Limburg and Switzer cheese,
Dutch Herrinss, Family Supplies Of all
kinds, German imported Groceries, Fancies
&c, &c. Nv
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EDS. TINES: L,think it will be conceded by
you AMI the readers of the TINES that my
prophecy Of the weather-the result of the
singular appearance of the heavens treated
upon in my late communication proved
pretty correct. am embroidered to predict
further: il the weather il not milder toward
the end of the month, with probably rain near
the Goth, anl soon after the commencement Of
March the cold returns with snow near the
4ti AMI 9th. The Temperature gradually in.
creascs as we approach the middle of the
month, and then rain or snow toward the end,
say the 23d and 29th. Tnos S. SHAW.
Eastman, Wis.,, Feb. 20.
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r. R.-The railroad correspondence pub
lished in Col. Merrill's organ last week, will be
referred to hereafter-spacc with US is out Of
the question. Gov. Stone seems inclined to
adhere to the letter of the land grant, but his
"seens" don't amount to much in this region
We, at South McGregor, have right to dc.
mand that the Nc ;rcgor w. ira ok shall initial
at the foot of our Main street. We have men
in the legislature of the state aud in congress
TO SHOW this up Harlan, Of the Interior De
pertinent, says the terms shall be complied
with, aud hence--wel, next week our opinion
of the whole subject rill be given.
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A TRuMr.-On Monday we hid the pleas
ure of call from aud the assoei ,tion of sever.
hours with Capt. Ben CosrAL, of the 9th Cav.
airy. The Cap is one Of those genial, lively,
brave, to the.iront "loyal" men that we like
Instead Of denouncins others for "copperhead-
ISM" he enlisted in defence Of his country
and its con ,ttuticn, rose to position, retained
his democratic principles, rem lined as one of
the best drill officers in his regiment till the
close Of the war, AMI now grccts his friends as
independently and as cordially as when he left
them. There were few men in the service who,
in practical, military knowledge. exceeded
Capt. BEN. But for the frec-and easy express
ion Of his political sentiments-"a war for the
union and mt for the negro"-he would have
brought an "eagle" home on his sh ouldcrs.
He is neither ashamed of the service nor
of his adherence to political truth.
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Con-. CoLLEoE.-On Thursday evening,
March LIST. the N. W. Com. College Of Nc.
Gregor will be inauSurated with appropriate
ceremonies, at the Brick Church There Mill
be many speakers, of whom we name e. r.
Barron, R. Noble. ]. I. Stoneman. G. l. Bass,
and s. Merrill. Music will DO furnished by
direction OF Prof. n. NJ. Jones. Tue church
will doubtless be crowded on the OCCASION
Prof. Hopkins, the Principal, informs us that
he has made arrangements which will place
this inst tuition on lcva! with the best
eastern ones Of its class.
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MARRIED..

l.
At Dodgevillc, Feb 18th, by Rev. W. H. Palmer,
Major GEO. H. Ors, late of the Iron Brigade of the U.
s Army. to Miss MARIE +. Owens, all Of Dodgcvlllr
Wiscon, in.
The TINES Ofice was the Majors starting point to
the army and VIC unanimously vote him and his young
bride the usual congratulations as We shall soon see
the happy pair at McGrcsor, we waive comment unit
after sight of the ecstatic The Mineral Point
Tribune says George looks PALE: suppose any SOL
der would "pale' when called "to arms" by beauty
and guarantee given that furiough could be had
till death.
At DEBORAH, A. B. Richardson to Miss Angelina
Dlodsett.. Mr.. Geo. Morse to Miss Kate Morrison.
In Fayette County, Michael Boyer to Mrs. Il. Rice.
.... Hans A. Winder TO Josephine s. Crane Frank
s. White to Mrs. NJ H. Hagerman... John ii. Pitts
Margaret Snyder.... Edward Taylor to Mary Whiting
..W W. ouivcy to Sarah j. Eastman. John Smith
to Cynthia Copeland. j. Afford to Hattie j.
Wade~ ct Ii. Hendershott to Iantha Shafer JAS.
s. Fox Eliza Il. Plum..... Eli Mattocks to Sarah A.
Fox.
At Pr du Chen MR. Simeon Baily, of Seneca, to Mrs.
James Miller, of IIarPer's, Iowa.
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d. II u:
At Yankee Settlement, Clayton Co., Miss Hattie A.
Preston, aged 81.
At Pr du Chen Wis, the 2lst inst Rev. Father
L. l.. Gautier of the Church of st. Gabriel.
The death of this venerable Catholic Priest will be
seriously felt by the thousands whom he has
by advice and substantial kindness. His age must
have been near seventy.
Infant son of Truman and ClornGa Eeckwith, OF
West McGresor.
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o. BUY FRESH GROUND OSWEGO WATER
LIME AND GENUINE ROsENDALB CEMENT or
GLASS & SON.-EN
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A Siuy.-E.P. CLARK & CO., Tobacconists
of McGregor, TINES Block, .haye one of the
hantsomest signs in the city. w. Grant, Of
Milwaukee, is the painter. +. p. will have
the best Of an, thing, if money will buy it,
The Milwaukee artist is one who can do good
work, and we would not detract from his mer-
it as painter-at the same time it is but just
to ray that our home painters, If paid a. good
prices, are as competent in their line Of bust
ness as those who come here from abroad.
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Tue ELEcriox.-Ncxs Moli'lay our city
election takes place. We have heard OF no
candidates as yet, but there will doubtless ne
caucuses Of both parties. One will be the All
drew Johnson party of peace and restored
union; the other will be the radical one OF con.
t;nued war with sections and in communities.
LErF, it is said, desires a &C election. As we
know him to be publicly an ayowed lcense-law
man, proiessedly conservative, personally
not an admirer Of Gov. Stone, we suppose the
''colored' politicians will not nominate him.
We trust and believe that our election will
sustain the President Of the United States.
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The BAZAAR The closing scenes at the
Good Temp!ars' Fes.iv Il on Wednesday
i'ght last were very intcresting-in fact
decidedly funny. Miss Fanny Munson
,.al Miss Rowan We the principal con-
t.stants for the pr:ze to be awarded to
Beauty" Il is due to both to say that
Il desire for naoc mt mischief charac:eriz ID
Inc mass Of the votes, though there were
some on each side who were earnest enough
~ the contest "to plank up" $40. and even
500. ut a "whack" f3r thsir flvorite. Mss
;innson, in vote Of OVER 500, won by 67.
Che cheers AID good humor which follow,
"a the announcement were very enthusi-
u sic. Eth caniilates b,rc their honors
,;ie,kly. We hear there is som. Gissatis-
action wiSh the Com, bat they doubtless
Id the b.st they could and as nobody was
l.utt AID tha affair passed eff harmonious
~ and that lrunct OF the Bazaar netted
over 500. why not drop the past and lei
all asperi.y be forgotten: no credit can b,
gotten by controversy about it.
The nett proceeds o. tie affair were abou
sj00-.Ie mos! sncce;sfal etfJrt of tn,
kind ever made a. MoGregor.
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"NO compromise. You yourselves in the
south can settle this question in eight and
forty hours" ! said again and again, and l
repeat it now, "Disband your armies in the
south, acknowledge the supremacy of the
constitution of the United States, acknowl.
edge the duty of obedience to the laws, and
the whole question is settled" Their armies
have been disbanded, aud they come forward
low in proper spirit, and say, "We were
mistaken. We made an effort to carry out
the doct,:a ne Of secession, and to dissolve this
union. In that We have failed. We have
traced this doctrine to its logical and physical
results, and we fad that we were Mistaken
We acknowledge the flag of our couatry and
are willing to obey the constitution, and 10
yield to the supremacy of the laws Coming
in that spirit say to them, When you have
complied with the requirements Of the consti-
tution, when you have yielded to the law,
when you have acknowledged your allegiance
10 the constitution, will, so far as l can, open
the door Of the union to those who had erred
aud strayed from the fold Of their fathers for
time. {Great applause
Who suffered more from the rebellion than
have? ] shall not repeat the story Of the
wrongs and suacrings inflicted upon rue. The
spirit Of revenge is not the spirit in which to
deal with whole people. l know there has
been great deal said about the exercise of
the pardoning power. So far as your Execu-
tive IL concerned, there is no one who has Ia.
bored with more earnestness than myself to
have the principal intelligent and conscious
traitors brought to justice, the law vindicated,
| and the great fact judiciously established that
treason is crime. But. while conscious, lead
| ing and intelligent traitors are to be punished,
should whole communities and states and PEG.
Piles be made to submit to the penalty oil
deathl have, perhaps, as much asperity
and as much resentment as men ought to have,
but we must reason in the great matters of
government about man as he is We must
conform our actions aud our conduct to the
| example Of Hin who founded our holy reli.
gion. Not that would make such compar.
! ison on this OCCASION, in any personal respect.
came into this place under the constitution
of my country, aud by the appreciation of the
people, and what did | find? Ifound eight
millions of people MILO were, in fact, con
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simply say do not waste my ammunition up.
on dead ducks lGrcat laughter and applause
stand for my country, stand for the Con.
stitution There have placed nv feet from
my advent into public life. They may ira
duce, they may SANDER, Or they nav vtnper-'
ate me, bu; let me say to you all, this has no
influence upon me- Great applause !. Let
me say further that do not intend to be.oyer.
awed by real or pretended friends, nor do
mean to be bullied by my enemies. [Tremen-
dous apphuse.] Honest conviction is nv cour.
age. the Constitution il my guide. l know,
my countrymen, that it has been insi nuatetl.-..
no, not insinuated, it has been said directly, in
high circles. that il such a userpstiou of power
as am charged with had been exercised sbfac
two hundred years ago, ia particular region,
it would have cost an individual his head
[Grcat laughter OF what usurpation has An.
drew johnson been guilty? G"None, nonc.nl
Is it usurpation that stand between the peo.
pie and the encroachments of. power! Because,
in a conversation with a fellow citizen, who
happened to be q Senator, said that thought
amendments to the Constitution ought not t..
be so frequent; that if twas eternally tinkere,l
with it would have lost all its prestige and dig.
nifty; that the old instrument would be los.
sight Of altogether in short time? Because
in the same conversation happened to say il
it were amended at all such AN amendmc
ought not to be adopted, it was charged that
was guilty OF usurpation of a power tina,
would cost king his head in certain period
of English history. [Great laughtcr From
the same source the exclamation has gone
forth that they were in the midst of earth
quakes; that they were trembling and could
not yield. Laughter Yes, fellow citizens,
there is an earthquake coming; there is a
grand swelling Of popular judgement and in
dignation, lGreat applause.l The American
people will speak, and by their instinct. If mol
otherwise. they will know who are their enc
mics, have endeavored to be true, to the
people in all the positions which have occu
pied. and there is hardly position in this Gov
crnment which | have not at some time filed
suppose it will be said that this is vanity
llaughter] but may say that l have been in
both branches Of the State Legislature.
A Voice-You commenced tailor.
The President-A gentleman behind me
says began as tailor [app!ause,] and tina,
suggestion does moi discomft me in tho least
for when was tailor, had the reputation oil
being good enc and of making close fits