Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-02-07
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our JEsUP LETTER.
JEsuP, Feb. 6, 1868.


Ed. BuLLETix.--Jcsup-or the Kcpubi,
can party Of Jesup-is in mourning. Those
who had but recently INDUCED in hopes Of
the complete triumph Of the principles Of
rcpublicanism are now filed with fears for
the future Of our country. And the cause
of this dependency, Mr. Editor, is due en-
tirely to the resignation, noted in the last
number Of the BULLETIN, of one of our
prominent Republicans a member Of the
County Central Committee; a bright and
shining light; an exponent of republicanism
in all its beauty and grandeur. Alas |! no
more shall we hear his clarion voice urging
and cheering us onward TO victory. How
has the mighty fallen! In an hour when we
were nprepared-When we looked to him as
a leader in the coming political cootest--his
resignation falls upon us like thunder clap,
and be forsakes our ranks aud goes over TO
the enemy.
The Democratic party may justly exult
over this accession TO its numbers. 1t has
good cause to flap its wings and crow over
its good fortune, while Republicans, with
fallen crests, take back seat and weep
crocodile tears over their rreparable loss.
1t is well known that many people dislike
to wear but one suit of clothes for q long
time. A frequent change Of color and tex
ture seems indispensable to them, and this
fact probably gave rise to the custom Of
making overcoats which could be worn either
side out, each side being Of different color
and texture, and the frequent changes Of
the party. under consideration lead US to
think that he has for some time worn po>
litical coat of this style-one side blue, trim.
med with eagle talons, the other gray, with
row Of rattle-snakcs fangs around the
collar,--but cannot even yet really decide
which color it is best to expose to the pub
lie.
The bridge question is one Of absorbing
interest to the people Of our village, and on
last Tuesday it being asertained that com.
mission would visit the Wapsie north Of US,
to make preliminary examination for the 10.
cation of bridge, about fifty men went over
from this place to exert their influence TO Sc
cure its erection on the direct road from here
to Fairbank, while the Little,on folks tried
to have one located on the Little Wapsie,
which, in addition to the one lately built at
Littleton, would be giving them an unjust
proportion of bridge while it would deprive
the region directly north Of US, beyond the
Wapsie, Of bridge which has already
been greatly needed by the people of that
region and by ourselves and the need of
which is constantly increasing as the coun-
try becomes more thickly settled. Is is to be
hoped that our efforts this year will meet
with better success than they did a year ago,
when, after several hundred dollars had
been raised in Jesup by private subscription,
to secure the building Of bridge on the
Fairhank road, aud the supervisors had let
the contract for its erection, and when some
Of the bridge timber was actually on the
ground, the contractor, who had also cons
tracted to build, and did atternards build
the bridge at Littleton, was claimed to be
i,responsible, the contract annulled, and the
timb-rs taken to build the bridge at Little
ton. Oh, consistency! What q jewel art
thou
Mr.. Cole, Of this place, whose house was
destroyed by FIRE two weeks ago, experiences
some difficulty, ! am told, in getting his
claim for insurance adjusted.
Popular feeling here is vastly in favor Of
Mr.. Cole, in the case, and it is pretty sure
that the future business Of the company in
this vicinity will depend greatly upon its ac-
ton in this instance.
A visit to Mr.. Holes department Of ou1
public school, last Friday evening, was amp.
ly repaid by the variety and number Of essays
and declamations to which We listened. Mr..
Hole has adopted the plan Of dividing his
pupils into two classes or divisions, for li,er>
airy exercises, each Of which, under its re.
spec,ve leader, publishes paper and de>
livers number of essays and declamations
once in four weeks. On last Friday, which
was the 6rst time your correspondent has at
tended, the exercises were really entertain-
ing and well conducted.
Last Tuesday night, in addition to the
usual debate, Rev. Mr.. Caldwell read before
the Lyceum an able essay-suhject "The
claims of woman upon the inventive genius
OF the age" The programme for the next
meeting is the discussion Of the qrestion of
a property qualification of voters, and lee.
ture by our townsman, Mr. ]. N. Hovey.
With the undecided question still upon my
mind, Of the feasibility Of my Obtaining
should conclude TO remove to Indepen.
deuce,-a $4,000 clerkship for some Board
of Supervisors, and wondering whether or
not could induce the member from this
townsG Up to vote for it in case ! applied, l
subscribe myself as BEFORE
REGULUs.