Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-11-22
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The excitement Of election times has blown
over. but the public mind is by no means quiz
Ct We can even now hear the rumbling
noise pre- -ed.ng the storm that will burst forth
in 1868. n ne can fully estimate The crisis
that will thin be upon TIE country. lndica-
tons point certainty 10 the fact that the grca
battle will be fought upon the finance ques-
tions ., the hour. Many fair pre,ex :, form
ing y splend d hobby Tor riding into power
abounds on the part Of the De mocrats, while
principle and u JUST settlement Of the debt
constitutes the Republican platform. Which
shall triumph is the issue at the In lot box
next year? New York has jus, given a Dem
ocratic majority, but Massachusetts and the
Northwestern States 60 Republican. Thus
daily the great contest wakes more interest
ing and loser. Papers all over the land, il
flaming CAPT tails place the name Of Gen. Gran,
for President. AS = prominent Statesman has
we'll remarked, sit is time for papers 10 do
their nomination now. for soon the great Res
publican party will send forth the infalliable
Decree" Still signs point decisivly to Grant
- the nominee. May he reap as glorious q
triumph in the blooIless battle Of the bollo,
box, Is he did in the carnage OF war. The
eams strife il row rageing in Indiana among
Office seekers for the next Governorship.-
Speaker ColfAx, Gen. VA lace and Col. Cum.
back are the must prominent.
Hon. Charles SUMNER delivered u lecture
before the Asbury University, Green Castle,
laliaps last yesk. Iii. subject Are we a
Nation" yAS treated WITH that .o.ce, fresl>
ness aud culture. ~ natu,sl 10 that eminent
statesman. lie proved conclusiyely that we
we're il reality y GSaA. yatio", Que in inter-
ct and schievement, the present. trial bu,
preceding the perfected triumph.
Much interest is now excited generally over
the news from Italy. Gsribaldi's move,nen,
though checked for the time by his arrest, is
but the first wave Of that mighty influence
which will weep away forever the lettering
throne VI the church Vi SIM" Speaking Of
false religions, perhaps many do not realize
how many Of sucl, are v~i.iating by slow de.
grees the popular mind. Happening the Other
night 10 heYr y Spiritualist lecture, he stated
the startling fact that there were to-day three
or four million active Spiritualists in the Uni
I'D States while such prominent men as Ben
Wade we're mediums" Against such dan.
Eenaas, multifOrm errors has truth to contend.
A powerful discourse delivered here recently,
entirely lisspproved the great ln6del d~octrin,
that Geeb1y = testimony refuies the Bible
Manuscripts and monuments found centuries
after being entombed in the buried ruins OF
the East, bllug cerlS!n prof of the latters au-
thenticity.
Railroads. are bnilt with great difficulty in
this tiWbersd country. yet they are needed,
Ind AnEaS Saxon ~ ahead say. they shall be
built. Perhaps The most prominent of those
lately projected ia Indiana. is from Indianap-
Oils 10 Central Illinois. AS y line OF comnu-
nicstion connecting directly the East with the
great coal regions Of Illinois and Missouri, j,
will b. Of immense value. While il is apoth>
sr East snIswest route, yet it BY no means
proves the failure Of North aud South lines as
our lama City friends think, but will BE- en-.
tire!y d.sapprosed by The Iowa Central.
Thy American people have been justly, per-
haps, CALLED whimsical, having hobby for
each passing day, and Us readily transferring
their sffectious 70 snotLe.. Base Ball is dy>
Ing. psrhAps no. the victim Of ''misclaccd con
1dsses." but Of 'heap ~ honors." Such he