The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-03-14


IL is amusing and instructive to read the
walls Of the malgnants who have. slowly but
certainly, discovered that ANDREW JOHNSON,
President Of the United States, is not partial
TO the theories which have, in an evil hour,
elevated to notice and power the Wades and
Summers of the republic Gov Cox and Sen
atsr Sherman Of Ohio, receive swce. scented
notices from the same disappointed source;
Mr.. Seward is pronounced "Lucifer, Son oil
the Mornings" all who have not passed the
Paritanic degree of minding every ones busi.
ness before attending to their own, come in for
IN equitable division of the filth in language
Of in type which Is understood to be damned
up ip the breasts and brains Of the opponents
to speedy union of the states. The word on
which they harped to deceive a confiding PEG
pie, has become odious to them, and they do
not seruDle to avow, since JOHNSON smoked
them out, that the "Union,' . without their part.
san he;rship oft, is not worth rush. Let it &C..
cure them in power and the other terms can
b. easily made! Without this sine Ola non
We arc told "another four years of war will lie
blessing" Even the Central Directory, !"
the Reconstruction Committee in congress,
have. by q majority OF all but two Boutwell,
Of Mass. and Washburne of ny. reported
terms for the admission of Tennessee, which
tho Chicago Tribune is quick to denounce and
bitter TO oppose. The small co2yists of that
newspaper so in, Of course, As far as brains
will permit, to sustain their model, or file
leader, and when brains run out they travel in
che sewers of personal defamation till you can
scarcely see respectable nonsense in their raw
iogs, 20 completely are they enwrapped BY
their own foul exudations. IT'S a pity that
journalism should ever be confdcd to hands
thus coarse and incompetent. Society does
not approve it, nor do individuals indorse it,;
but somehow such talents are hired and paid
for. and the filthy creature who croaks over
tho ruin Of putatior is blessed with so vast
. vacuity Of mind as really to imagine that he
10 Of some use in the world.
Well. VIC do not know that leopards will
change their srots at our bidding, nor would
our suggestion to buzzard make him less
fond Of carriage and carton. Perhaps no man
knows exactly what he ,couM do If hate of
others and personal necessity were intensified
in his heart and stomach. Even putrid whale.
ilutber can be swallowed by hungry Esqui.
naux, and hyenas are notorious for feasting on
the silent tenants Of the grave. But let Us be
charitable. When you see one who is - ex
eessively crazy to carry a point as to be blind
s, the effects Of his own raving, just feel good
natursd ~ We do. and sa-, "What q pity it is
the Almighty didn't put that other wheel in
the fellows head, 50 that the unfortunate soul
could regulate himself"
After all, nature is careful in her 'compen.
sations." A natural fal>6er has neither iudc.
msnt or influence. His ability to tell the
truth may be admitted, perhaps. but his attrac
ten to lies is 90 much greater than his capaci
" for truth, that he reports persons and events
oil in distortion, and no injury ensues to indi
viisals. principles or history BY his language
sehis pen. Had the Great Supreme given the
malignant falsi6er nicely balanced judgment
o. keen perceptions. TO 60 with his lack oil
esnssieniousness. he would make world Of
trouble; but the Supreme does not make tina,
kind Of men; lie entrus.s no jewels to swine
The malignant is type of the coarser order
Of beasts and birds, and m such he il proba
bly, Alli"g his position. Even the semblance
Of sssdor would be useful to him, but be
:astsee it. He bids goodbye to Truth "a
carry political point OF to crafty . social
sasy; pitches. without discretion. into all he
ssss: maligas one SO coarsely and comments
anoeksr % fulsomely that no confidence is put
b sithss story; and hence. while the ccnsure
i harmless to the intended victim. the praise
q diagustiog 70 the intended friend.