The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-04-11
Chr uimes.
MaiREGOR, APRIL, II, 1866.


$'WSsOAssA Nnao8ess
We are in receipt Of the frs. number {
the Faycttc Public Record, edited by 0.
Coz, of the North Iowa ".fMeas.' Prof
BaIsn,. Of tho upper Iowa University, is
of course, interested financially, POLITICAL.
and litera-rily (pardon the word. PRor.) il
tho transfer of the Record from Judge Ed
nonds' hand, and the West Union locality
and VIC expect, therefore, to SEGA fourna
distinguished above all Iowa papers for it
scholastic taste and its liberality in genera
discussion. Scholars should not be bisots
nor should ministers aspire to partisan re
wards. The Record, VIC presume. wa.
transferred to Fayette, to assist in buildin.
up that beautiful village on the Volga, ant
TO aid the excellent University which al
ready has acquired state rnown. Edi
tor Cole, in an "Introductry"---a better
word than that playci-out tumble of let
scrs, "Salutatory"-of a column and a hall
promises to do his level best in radical
ism, localism and general usefulness. We
trust no vail be az successful as he antici-
pates, always excepting the ''radicalism''
part. If we could Hattcr ourselves that
we possessed all knowledge, then it might
Be that VIC should drive down radical stakes
and require every one to fit our ''iron bed
stcad;" but while evidences Of mortality
and imperfect judgment como to us daily,
we cannot but fall back on the common
weaknesses of humanity, and conclude
that, possibly. others may know two or
three times rs much as We, and yet DC not
particularly loaded down with knowledge!
Radicalism Implies, II know it and you
DON'T Hence we prefer to he neither Il
radical nor an ,admircr of one. Such men
as lie Grand Byington, II. Clay Dean ard
other lesser democratic lights of Iowa, arc
a, far from our admiration as are Stone,
Grimes and kirkwood.. Politically we
never asked favor Of citherrwing of rad
icalism, and hence our opinion is given
with tEe freedoms which becomes aas1Amcr-
lean who has not been fried or broiied in
the furnace Of ofice-hunting. Success to
you, Mr.. CoLr.
Ills rumcrcd that S. $. Ainsworth, Esq,
OF West Union, is about to purchase and
edit the Fayctte Union, recently establish
el by Judge McClintock and II. Rickcl.-
The Onion looks to be wcll-to-do, aud this
rumor surprises us somewhat; but when
we reflect upon the labor required to make
readable paper, and to keep up cxpen-
ecs, it is not strange that our friends have
grown weary Of it. Our Office, though in
good financial sailing trim, is aluoys for
sale, at reasonable figures. We have been
cssditcd Impartial friends with Some tact
in making up paper, but it is awful tire
some to be tied to machine that requires
50 much work for so small reward. The
lines is not put up at auction by this no.
tice, but its material and coed will arc COM
mercial commodities, and money will buy
them. We shall regret to sec republican
paper in the place Of the staunch demo-
cratic Union, but business is business, and
complaint, on or part, is out Of order.
BY the last issue of the Nccs we learn
hat Major Willis Drummond has purchas-
u half tia. Office, and will superscdc r.
rompkins as editor. Mr.. Drummond was
NICE before connected with the same Of
ice after Tompkins; the name Of the issue
las been changed. II does not suit US to
iecry the late editor, though the public
would forgive us if we INDUCED in little
as 70 the failure of the
''old man malignant to run US out of Me-
Grcgor. We may be pardoned, perhaps,
for remarking that the quill-driver who
confesses to have returned here to ''rc-
venge' himself on Judges, Lawyers, Ed
itors, and others, who would not back |
him years ago, has second time proved
entirely too heavy for the situation. Po-
iitically he must be entirely right; his So
cial status is probably at fault; but let
by-gones be by-gones. We have no grier-
ances. Tompkins is not fool--ho has
ability, great industry lit
lie cross, perhaps, but all men have faults,
md in his lengthy obituary of his career
lere, he owns to motives which arc not
,reditable as writer or partisan. Had |
his frequent rough illusions to us been
damaging at all among those who know us,
We should have responded to his pretty |
ak occasionally; but of what use ,cas it,
" is it, to answer the rawlings Of man
who's. troubles, of some kind or other,
have source. his heart so badly as almost to
take away his Understanding? We make
no exploration Of the "a. which carried
disappointment to his hcart-L;s disease
finally took the form Of Richardson's on
the Brain! Some Of his late issues evinc-
Cd powerful tendency toward insanity;
his Friends gave him handsome 500
watch to quit, and for his sake VIC are glad
OF 1t; our own choice would be to retain
one who bad no social influence, or any
political force outside the circle Of fanatics
who can see nothing but the grotesque in
behavior. In the Language Of Uncle Tel-
70 the hy which was desirous TO sle.,,s ''''
window pane, we raise the. sh rs
S:erne's "Unclo'' did, and A'a'the kiitdest
voice we say, "Go, sSor devil, there is
zuuM enough i,. .,s-1-,snrld for thee aud
With Maj. acknowledgement to have
IN occasional tilt politicaaly --opposi.cs as
We are on questions Of policy-bus these
tits will not be likely to go into social re-
Ia lens. The shape ofhis hat or of ou.s is
not important to the public. 1t plcascs us
% know that we have an opponent whom
we can meet on the street, at our respect
I've houses, aud in any company, as a peer