Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-03-28
A Worthy Verse.
Our New York Letter.

E1ctse LGc--Ihdd. stephens ana hecon-
struet;on-G General Fremont and Pacific
Railroad-Army of Republic Soldiers
Er;snd-- Paris Erposition-Fire and
Life Iusurance- Churctes-Gen. Logan
and Connecticut Election.
New York, March 21st, 1867.
Mr.. EDIroR AS this metropolis is the
center of news for this continent, letter
from one 50 humble as myself may not be
unwelcome, as may be able to give few
items Of general interest. Just now all
good citizens, regardless of party prejudices
are extatic over the grand success of the
Excise Law in this city and Brooklyn.
Never before has such general good order
prevailed in these cities. The hope is that
our friends at Albany will not attempt to
modify the law, and that the Legislature
Of New Jersey will give the cities opposite
this the benefit of similar one, and ere
long the rum and gambling interest will
become disguised, and leave for other parts.
It is fearful fact that in this country
from 40, 900 900 to 45 100000 gallons of
distilled spirits are consumed each year.
In addition to this, about 1876, 10000 gal
Ions of fermented liquors, and about TO-
oO0, 900 gallons of imported liquors are
also drank. The retail cost of these liq-
.uors as paid by the consumer, is estimated
to be not less than $500, 900 900, an annu-
o. amount sufficient to pay the whole of
our national debt in a little less than five
years. What ruin and dismay for time
and eternity these figures assure. This is
the place tc commence the reform which
all the nation will model after. This guilty
interest,as did the late slave interest, hate S
the present police and excise commits
''sions for obvious reasons. Messrs. Man
ierre, Bergen, Kennedy, and their col
leagues are not men to be easily turned
from their purpose. May they succeed in
making rum-selling and gambling so
troublesome to their votaries that the
friends of hell will continue to curse them,
for indeed, the approval of such men is
not good, .ls
1t is thought that the Legislature at Al
bany will give this city to a great extent,
into the charge of Board of public works,
appointed by the Governor. AS the local
Offices are now in the hands of so many
thieves, it is useless to expect the city to
reform itself. isj
Those who week ago thought Thad.
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Sherman substitute, now admit that the
old war horse is most generally nearer
right than such shifting compromising
gentlemen as Dixon, Raymond, Hale,
Dodge, Hubbell & Co. The conduct of the
Democratic convention of Kentucky shows
plainly to all eyes that if the loyal men Of
the north allow it, not two years will elapse
ere late open traitors and their friends will
have control of all our state and national
governments, and then where will those be
who, in the dark days Of the Republic from
81 to '65, stood firm for the old flag p
Under the heel Of their enemies, to be
crushed for having punished rebels, under
the lead Of the martyred Lincoln The
nation can better afford to follow Wade,
Butler, Stevens, Logans and such radicals,
than the conservatives who now attempt
to reconstruct.
General Fremont and friends are vigor-
ously pushing forward their arrangements
for the commencement Of the work on the
Atlantic and Pacific railroad. 1t is the
most southern route of the three yet char
tered, and it will touch the Pacific 600 miles
nearer than either of the others, with far
less heavy grading, and it is expected. with
in six years, to run cars from ocean to
ocean over it. The Pathfinder, now in his
prime, will yet make the world do him
more honor than his jealous rivals would
like. Where are they all, who, in 1861,
attempted to crush him ? How does the
nation regard the names Of the Blairs, Sew
ard, Lorenza Thomas, &C.? History will
vindicate the right a3
The Army Of the Republic" is growing
nightly in this city under the lead of Gen
erals John Cochrane and John A. Foster
The organ Of this organization is The Sol.
disrs' Friend, edited by Chaplain VIM. 0.
Bourne, and is means Of support to many
one-arned veterans, who mainly act as
agents for it. All friends Of the boys in
blue ought to support it.
The Yankee who visits Paris this year
viii have no reason to feel ashamed Of his
country, for he will see it fully represented
at the great exposition in all classes of pro-
ducts. The earth in all it's kingdoms, to-
gether with much of the brains of the
States, by its manufactured articles, will
tell all the world who look upon the show,
that truly ours is "goodly land" towards
which it will pay to turn their eyes to find
.. home where all men now are free and
equal In csrtain inelienable rights"
Fire insurance is not in good repute just
now; it has been hard time the year past
for those who assure to pay those who lose
BY thai unruly element. Life insurance
is upward in its march toward securing
every intelligent person in the land as its
supporter, for in its turn it will support
those we leave behind us. and prevent them
from being burden on the public.
:. The churches Of this and adjacent cities
observed the day Of prayer for our institu-
tons Of learning with much interest and
profit, it is believed, for general spirit of
revival is apparent in all this section. The
manly and christian stand taken by U. S.
Senators Wilson and Yates with many of
their colleagues, together with such high
officials as Governor Geary, Of Pennsylvan-
j., on the temperance question, is encour-
aging to all friends of reform.
The bold, righteous and consistent po-
sition taken by Gen. Logan, Gov Hawley
and the Union leaders in the canvas now
pending in Connecticut will make any good
citizen of that state ashamed Of himself and
his commonwealth, if the copperheads beat
him. .79as -.s4 'se .S1s 81 AGITATOR.
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