The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-02-14

\ NuI WAR1sMPA. Feb.S,ilS66.
lo DsAs Jus1oR>-We have beenre,
calling onrself this morning by hold.
ing tssweet converss'' Inwith Benz F.
Norris Ed! sditss! tdf che Warren
Ledger, and afterward in looking
over this anciaps 1Swn, iBnugly mes.
tied dora among the hills, towering
their snow crest SUBMITS, mountain
high In the snsiens of days WStren
was,a seaport town, connected with
the Gulf Of Mexics by means oftwo-
thousand miles If Gods own Egh-
xays,iu rafting times a91hiet Nh
let's The borough Of Warren dates
back in history TO- the Times whpn
''the memory of man runneth not to
the contrary" numbering in popu-
lation, and not exceeding in bnsi
ness Importance, our own town, now
hsearcsiys eighteen, months old. A<It
used to be the, point on the Allega
ny river where RATS were formed in
to river fleets out of the various
creek pieces dropped down from the
lumber regions above. During such
times it was not unusual for . ,txss-
sient. population Of tho hardy ldm-
bsrmen, numbering thousands to
pursue their work during the day
within and upon the waters Of the
eddy, in preparing their lumber Tor
tsvoyage to market, cheering 8 the
long hours Of night with thcir songs
cchoing across the waters andup and
dswn the vales ike She deep toned
notes echoing through the. vaultbd
cavsrns Of some antiquatcd convert.
All these happy scenes, under whose
cxhilerating influences the writer
has spent many ajoyful hour 10
days long since numbered with the
past = bavo gone forever. tx TIE
shrilll pbistleas of the locomotive
h.s taken the place Of the happy
voices then echoingshrough its. val
|
leys and upon its Nstsrs, while its
business Importance "has been aad-:
vaneed with the progress of the
country. ,apl the Developments Of its
hidden wealth. Among the impor-.
tant discoveries Of this character is
large body Of Camel coal under
lying the entire mountain range of
country.fq - %tF 90 =
The ,denoeracy Of this section al
though largely outnumbercd by the
destrustionists, this being the home
of congressman Scofield, arc hope
full apd even defiant N challenging
a comparison Of their own, with the
pHinciplcs Of their antagonists
They have long since ceased to par
| ~ tho blows ofabolitieaism. assum-
| ing now the attitude Of ana user,
thus putting it, on the defence. -
i
AT Jamestowp,N. Y. q. democrat t.
icclub was organisid on % Wednes.
day the 2lat uls, which your ,or-
respopdent appeared IyiS,special in.
vitation to talk with his fellow dem.
ocrats On the great Issues ofthe
hour. This interchange Of thought
and feeling was gratifying. as tend
|ing'to show how decidedly and firm.
ly the democracy Of the country Il
. unit upon thess grsat questions o.
the present and the unmistak BILE
issues they involve. g. AL concede
the truth .thst thgsFar,. carried OF
ostensibly for tha Onion. has thu.
far resulted only in benefit to the
lrioh. ail'the bufasps incurred being
q tax on the labor Of; the country.
To lift these oppressive and unbear
able weights from the shoulders q
the poor and compel the capital O
the. country to bear its just proper.
tion will DO one Of these issues. r,
Yret,eneh the expenditures Of the gov
eramsnt in its several department.
will. be another Of these issues. *
restore every state Of the Unicnatt 4
its proper position, that it ma,
share its just proportion Of the taxe'
incident to the support Of the gov
ernment, instead Of ordering ant
controlling its affairs at the expens'
Of itsown people, as should Be done
Twin be another Of these issues. Il
expel the thieves and swindlsrs, cor
ruptionists and gamblers from th'
several departments, giving th'
places they occupy to good and tru
men, viii he another great issue il
the ensuing campaign that will b
entarsd upon - heartily BY the De
mocracysef tho East - sf The West
The determination is TO fight th
looming campaign upon the issues in