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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-24
VAS THE WAR FOR THE UNION JUST


We have had quite enough Of foolish panegyrcs on
war which has sappcd the foundations OF pubic morality
and disgraceful as Il will soon be intoerabe. These shall
low Qualifications of one Of the worst scourges OF humani
Nv having served the purpose OF lifting soldier 10 the
PRESIDENCY and debasing the suffrage by great influx
of barbars high time that they were stopped, ana
the nIjc attention directed tho OF stemming
that foul flood Of corruption which IS the direct cOnse-
onence OF hideons and unnecessary warunneccssary,
because il could have been avoided II. In the Winter
after MT Lincon's frat election, the Republicans would
have consented TO restore the Missouri Compromise line
and extend IL 10 the Pacific.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-24
Com ments bu IHe TribNne.

I. Apologists for and champions Of the late
Southern Rebellion are accustomed to repel
the suggestion that devotion to Slavery-anx-
ety for its ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and perpetuatiOn-
was the handspring of that Rebellion. The
World helps to expose their untruth. eff, in
the Winter after Mr.. Lincoln's election, the
Republicans would have consented to restore
:" the Missouri Compromise line, and to extend
" it to the Pacific we should have had no war,
saws The World OF course, that journal adj
mits that the Rebellion was a strike on behalf
OF Slavery. Let us consider that point settled
II. The Republican party elected Lincoln and
Hamin on platform of principles which ex
pressly declared
90 That the normal condition Of all the territory OF
the United States that Of Freedom That repub
can fathers when they had abolished Slavery In all
national territory ordained that No person shall be de-
priyed OF life liberty property without due process
Of law it becomes our duty-by legislation, wherever
such legislation is necessaryto maintain this provision
OF the Constitution against all attempts to violate ~ and
zoe dev The authority Of territorial legislature
Of any individuals 20 gre legal existence 10 S!arery IN
any Territory Of ne United Sdes'
Whatever The World may think of the
soundness of the above propositions, it cannot
doubt that they embodied convictions almost if
not quite universally cherished by those whose
votes elected Mr. Lincoln. He was the repre-
sentative the visible embodiment, of those con-
yictiOns He was elected expressly to give
effect to them. Yet The World affirms that
those TO whom tho people, on such grounds,
had intrusted the Administration, not only
justifably might, but should, have trampled
them under foot and proceeded to do just what
they had not merely pledged themselves not
to do but what they had solemnly affirmed
that they had no constitutional power to do.
III. Even had the Republican repositories of
power been so unprinciped and craven as thus
to have betrayed those who trusted them and
trampled their professions under foot, there is
no conclusive evidence that WaT would thereby
have been ayerted. For, l. The Crittenden
Compromise called for much more than a mere
reestablishment and extension of the Missouri
line The Missouri Compromise merely author
lied or tolerated Slavery below the line of so
80; but Mr.. Crttenden's proposition estab-
ished, enacted OF legalized it's existence there.
The difference is vital. And, Q. Kentucky,
through her Legislature, proposed Constitu-
tional Convention as the true balm for our
National woes. and Virginia seconded the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-24
Attorney General

Now. an official letter as short as this one
does not get its form and language so changed
in the process of publication without motive:
What was this garbling done for, and who did
itf Can the New York officials in question
inform nal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-24

NOVEMBER 2, 1868.
"S. G. COURTNEY, esq. ". y.
Attorney. Eelo- York CITY
"sIR: Upon considerations
" u public character. l am
induced 20 direct that the
indictments against Alyah
Blaisdell, and those against
Daniel McssmOre, Ethan L.
Frost, and others, which |
have understood might be
lin readiness for trial on the
part OF the Government at
Ian early day, should not be
brought on for trial without
further direction from me.
luuless | should understand
from You that an immediate
trial WAS Insisted upon on
1.-THE part of the defendants.
Very respectfully your ODE
ldient servant,
"WM. NJ. EyARrs,
! "Attorney-General."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-24

SORE THROAT, COUGH, COLD, and similar
troubles progress result IN serious pulmonary affections
oneptme ineurAbs BRONCHIAL TRoours reach directly
,b. seat Of TIE disease give almost instant relief They have beer
thoroughly tested maintain the good reputation they have justly
.nnnA 4, DER are tn.ilations e e,ays
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-03-13
Two Muslxet Balls Meet
ing.

A young ex- Confederate officer, not
given To exaggeration, and whose word
can be implicitly relied upon, relates
the following incident which occurred
during the seige Of Vicksburg. 1t is
the only accident OF the kind We have
ever heard of. He says ''that during
the siege Of the place he was on the
lines in front Of the town. The sharp
shooters on both sides were .busily en-
gagged. Suddenly quick thud sound
was heard above, and there fel al most
at his festa ball Aprivateii IN w addeils
Alabama battery secured III An exam
ination showed u was composed of two
balis-one from Minnie musket, and
the other from q Belgian rife. The
point Of the former had penetrated the
side Of the latter to the rim. Judging
from appearances, the Minnie ball had
come the shortest distance. The Inn
bedding was strong, and impossible oil.
most TO he disarranged. The man who
picked IL up refused $50 forit. He said
he had no use for money--he wanted
the anomaly to carry home to his
sweet heart. He was killed In one Of
the subsequent battles" We have of
ten wondered why the balls that Few
SO thick should not meet In mid air !;
hut this Is the first time we have ever
been told or read Of such an occurrence.
--COtss,sbass lda,) Times. ~
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-03-13

Cousin Kate was sweet wide awake
beauty Of seventeen, and she took it.
into her head to 20 down on Long
Island to see some relati Ons. There
chanced to he q young swain who had
seen Katie on . previous occasion, .npd
seeing, fell deeply In love with her.
He called at the house on the eveuIng
~ her arrival, and she met him on
the piazza, where she was enjoying the
evening air In company with two or
three Of her friends. At length he
stammered out: "How's your moth
er?'' quite well, thank YOU An
other silence on the part Of josh, dur
ing which Kate and her friends did
the best they could to rciive tile mo-
n0toUy. After waiting about fifteen
minutes for him to commence to make
lsiInself agreeable, he again broke the
spell by H0w's your father ?D " laieh
was answered much after the same
manner of the first one. and then fol-
lowed another silence like the oth1r.
How ID your father and mother ?,s
again put In the basl1ful lover. "Qufte
we'll both. Of them.0 -
This was followed by al syciIsure OF
gIaiSees and . suppsesaed ssnslIssA This
lasted some ten n1inutesg more, during
which Ipeh wae 6dgetingg inhia Nat,
and stroking his Sunday hat, But al
length atiother 4SGD Dtien oans- fiow,s
your pArentSs" This pf0d1csd an sx-
psOaousp ~ ssw'NA ~ ss
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-03-13


HENRY CLAY DEAN IN NEW HAMP-
sHIRE.-The Concord, n. H., corres-
pondent of the New York Herald,
writes
A few nights since the iQdemitabIe
Henry Clay Dean, Of Iowa, addressed
= large meeting in one of the towns in
the western part Of the State. He
pitched iuto the Republicans with
much force and eioquence, and at the
conclusion of one Of his most fiowery
sentences, asked IL there was Repub-
lican in the hall. III there was he
would like To have him stand w and
tell how he felt. No one responded.
and he repeated the request two or
three times. when at length venera-
BILE farmer I'm the rear of the hall stood
up and announced that he was MEM
ber Of the party which the speaker had
80 eloquefItly abused. .'Weil." said
Dean, with an air Of triumph, s.how do
you feel ~ "WeIl," drawIed out the
ti.ler Of the soil loud and clear II don't
'sactiy know. but II pears a. ef felt
like sound egg In bushel OF rotten
ones.r shouts OF laughter and rounds
OF applause were willingly awarded,
even by the old mans .opponents, and it
is hardly necessary 70 add that the meet
Ing esa1o1Dsu early conciusisu.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-03-13

Good listeners are scarce, almost as
scarce as good takers. A good listener
10 no egotist, but has a moderate opin-
ion Of himself, Is possessed Of q great
desire fur Information on all kinds of
subjects, and of hundred other good
qualities. It IL too much the general
Impression that listening IL merely a
Negative proceeding, but such IL very
far from being really the case. A per.
fectly inert person is not good listen
er any more than lobster Is. You re-
quire the recipient Of your talk TO man.
ifest intelligence, to show interest. and,
what is more, to feel it. The fact IL,
that to listen well--as to do anything
else well-is not easy. 1t is not easy
even to seem to listen we'll, as we OBJ
serve notably In the conduct of bad
actors. and stage amateurs, who break
down In this particular perhaps more
often and more completely than In any
other; you will see one OF them listen.
ing--Or rather not llstenirg--to the
most thrilling statements without be-
ing In the slightest degree affected by
what he hears; thinking all the time
OF his own speech which IL coming
presently, or perhaps Of his silk stock
ings and trunk hose. but not of the
murder of his wife and family OF chill
dren, which is just being announced to
him by fortunate survivor among the
last. 1t Is difficult then. even to appear
To listen, whether on the stage or of;
and an experienced talker will almost
always know whether the person whom
he Is addressltig ls attending or not by
the expression of his couhtenance.-
When man stares wildly at you while
you talk, You may, generally, have
your doubts whether he really under.
stands what you are saying to him;
and when he repeats the last words Of
your sentences after you, I'm u soft tone
OF voice, you may be sure that he does
not.--"Some Chapters Of Talk" from
the CbrnhiH Magazine.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-03-13
A Beautiful Passage.
The following is from the "Reveries

The following Ia from the "Reveries
of Bachelor by Tx Marvel:
A poor man without some sort Of re.
ligion, Is, at least, poor reprobate, the
football of destiny, with no tie linking
him To infinity and the wondrous eter.
nifty that IL even worse, flame with
out heat. rainbow without color, a
flower without perfume. "A man may,
in some sort, tie his hopes and honors
to to this weak, shifting ground tackle,
to his business, or the world, but q wo-
man without that anchor called faith,
10 drift and q wreckl A man may
clumsily continue sort Of moral re-.
sponsibility, out or relation to man
kind, but woman. In her comparative
ly isolated sphere, where affection and
not motive 10 the controlling influence,
can 6nd no basis In any other system,
or right action but that Of faith. A
man may craze his brain, or his
thoughts, TO truthfulness, I'm such poor
harbcrage as fame aud reputation may
stretch before him, but womati,
where can she put her hopes I'm storms,
IL not I'm heaveu2 And the sweet
truthfulness--that abiding love--that
enduring hope mellowing every page
and scene In life-lightening them
with pleasant radiance; when the
worlds storms break like an army
with cannon? Who can bestow Its
all but holy soul tied TO what 10 strong
er than an army with cannon? Who
has enjoyed the love of q christian mo-
ther but will echo the thought with en-
ergy and hallow II with tear.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-03-13
This Country In an old one.

Geclogists make it pretty certain the
American continent ID the oldest In
the series. But the idea prevails that
man has not occupied t. 90 long as
Asia, Africa and Europe. This is
mere assu ption. III pains were de-
liberately taken to classify the EVIL.
dences that might be collected TO show
the antiquity Of the works Of men on
both sides Of the Rocky Mountains, IL
would conclusively prove that man
was here at q vastly remote period,
even anterior to the mound builders,
and they fourished perhaps several
thousand years before the advent of the
indiana IL is not difficult to make
reference IN four distinct races who
have existed here, fulfilled their des.
tiny aud disappeared. The demi ad-
vances In civilization IL family indica-
ted the merest fragments OF design,
but which man alone can produce.
How many races or generations had
proceeded even the oldest of the old, OF
which we had vestiges, Is lost In the
accommodating number Of unrecord ed
cycles.
That this continent was untenanted
by man till within the last thousand
or nve Thousand years, admits Of a
question, since, the more the ground IL
overhanled by those with Anglo SAX
on blood In their veins, the greater
number of strange things come too, of
man, which will become more perplex-
ing as those relics are multiplied and
examined. One may see throughout
the whole series of the Western States
indication that their population has
been far greater than II may agaihybe
In two hundred years to come under the
best auspices Of modern civilization. -
Harper's Weekly.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-03-13


Blessed IL the man that doth sub.
scribe for bis county paper, aud pays
therefor. His feet shall not stand Ia
slippery places, he shall not be forsa-
ken by his friends, nor his children be
seer Begging. i-i
Blessed ID he that walkcth To the OF.
fee OF the printer, even ascendeth 70
the sanctum and payeth yesrl sub
scription in advance.
He shall learn wisdom day by day.
and be- exalted above his fellow.
He shall talk knowingly upon oil
subjects, and his neighbors shall be as
tonished at the machncss Of his learn.
ing. a
He shall not contract bad debts or
loose good bargains.
He shall not pay an additional per
cent on his taxes, for his eyes shall be.
hold the notice OF the collector, and he
will take warning thereby. ~
Verify, he shall bring Ills produce to
the market when the prices are exceed.
ingly good, and withhold when the
prices descendeth. .Gss
His children shall not vsx him, nor
his wife wear the breeches.
He shall live to good old age, and
when hts hour 10 At hand, his soul
shall not be troubled 40 to its future
state.
But II were better for him that doth
refuse to subscribe for his village paper
that he had to be bound hand and foot
and cast upon q feather bed. 81 -
Ii perchance he has moments peace
1t Is only that he may have a little rest
ere the memory Of an evil hour lacer-
ates his mind as the goad pricks the
hide OF strong OK, 30 that his punish
ment may be long drawn out.
His children shall grow up In wick
edness, they shall put their hands to
their noses, and vex him to wrath, and
his wife shall kick him out or bed.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-03-13

ACTIVITIES OF NATURE.-The hu-
man soul, like the material universe
around Us. IL instinct with activities /;
aud those activities are all obedient to
an inmate law impressed upon them
by the Creator. Our own conscious
ness attests that In our own souls there
10 spontaneity of actiOn-action un-
caused by any precedent violation OF
ours. There are laws necessitating and
the association OF ideas
which we never formed and can never
annuI. There are out-darting impulses
W which aid and strike 80 quickly that
we see Them only by retrospection.--
There are reHding and upheaving pas
sions which ever and anon explode
from some volcanic stratum In our ma
ture, deeper down than we had ever
known before; and sometimes torrents
OF feeling and emotion as resistless and
a. fathomless as ocean tides. More 0r
less, i'm all sane men, these activities
are directly or indirectly under the
control OF the will; In the insane we
see their centrifugal force and madness
when they have revOlted from the will
and cast of its dominion.
i as5,As. HcRACY MAsN.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-03-13
Little Feet.
ny FLORENCE PERCY.

Il
Two little feet. 20 small that both may nestle
In one caressing hand ~ III
TWO tender feet upon the untried border
VI Lies mysterious land;
Dimpled and soft, and pink AZ peach tree blo..
In April's fragrant days AN
now can they walk among the briery tangles
l. Edging the worlds rough waysf
These whittier feet along the doubtful III.
A.. Must sear a woman's load;
Alas! since woman has the heaviest burden
And walks the hardest road.
Love- Tor 2 while while, win make the path before
All dainty. smooth. and fair
WIZ Gull away the brambes, letting only
su' when .hln,da the msther's wa.chful eyes are
Away nom sight or men.
AND these dear feet are left without her guild
who shall dirsc. them then,
How will they be allured betrayed, deluded.
Into PooE little untaught feet
WHAT rsary sanysr. masss Is, viii they wander,
VIII they 60 stumbling blindiy in the dark.
OF sorrow'stearful shadess
Whose sunlight never fadesY 4''s
VIII they 60 toiling up Ambitions summit
Ihe common world above?
or In some nameless vale securely sheltered.
Walk side by side with lover
Some feet there be which walk. Idfe,s track
unwounded,
Which Ind but pleasant ways; --
some hearts there be 10 which this life In only
A round OF happy days.f
But they are few. Far more there are who
wander
-, Without hope or ffiend-- lSsA k
VINO nnd their Journey full Of pains and
And long to reach .he end
HOW shall II be with her, the tender stranger.
Fair-faced and gent.e-eyeL -
Ds'ore whose unstained feet the worlds rude
Stretches so straight and wider
Ahi who may read the future. For our d.r.
ling
We crave all blessings sweet
ana pray that He who feeds the crying ravens
VIII guide the baby 3 feet.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-03-13

About ten years agD a youIig man
presented himself to Mr.. Corwin fora
elerkship. Thrice was he refused, and
still he made q fourth attempt. His
persevereIice anu spirit of determina-
ton awakened i friendly interest In his
welfare. aud the Secretary advised him
in the shortest possible manner TO
abandon his purpose and 70 TO the west,
If he could do no better outside the
Department..
1My young friend" said he, ego to
the Northwest buy 0ns hundred and
sixty acres Of government land--or, II
you have not the money TO purchase,
squat on IL; get y00 Al AZ or mattock,
put upa log stslH Zoe YCur habitation,
and raise u littaeo corn and potatoes;
keep your conscience clear nnd live like
a freeman, your own master, with no
dependence ON anybody. Do that, and
you will he hunOred, and respected, i'm
tiuentiaI and rich. But accept clerk
ship here. and you sink at once all in-
dependopce your energies become re-
laxed, and you are unfitted In few
years for any other or more independ%
ent position. / may give you place
to-day. aud II can kick you out to.usor-
row; and there's another man over
there at the White House who can
kick NE out, and s0 we 60. But IL you
own an acre Of land it 10 your king
dom, and your cabin is your casfIe--.
YoU are q sovereign, and you win feel
itin every tIirobl,ing of yeur pulse, and
every day OF your fife will assure me
Of your thanks for baving thus advised
you"
Ii the thou-ands who ardently strive
for places under government would
ponder well these words. aud exercise
sound discretion In their application,
many a young and gallant spirit would
be saved from inanination, 10 be use-
full to the world, and joy rather than
y grief TO its possessor.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-03-13
Trosseau for a bridegroom

Recently we published some estim-
ates which had been made out by com.
Somebody, mindful that there are two
parties tn q marriage. and that the less
conspicuous than necessary one may
need looking after u little, has made
out the following estimate for what he
calls q ''hundred dollar trosseau for
bridegroom" We do not know how
correct II may be as to either of the ar
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-03-13

vcAsuuONAB TAILOR, FOUR DOORS
F South or Coles Drug Store. Cedar Falls, Iowa. Re-
pairs neatly and promptly executed the most reas
enable terms.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-03-13

HOUSE. CARRIAGE AND SIGN
NJ PAINTER. hastaken r. wLD's place at Cedar
Fails ud will riye entire satisfaction to all who entrust
him with work in his line Of business shop over fos
dicks Wagon Shop Paper hanging neatly done on short
raAIcs SO 1y
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-03-13

AN ITEM FOR FINANCIERs.--"'Sbu
your eyes and listen init me. Veil, de
lirst night open store counts de mo-
nisb, and fined him nix right, count
him again aud der be three dollar gUne
and vat does yer tink / does then 2"
Cart sSy.'
i IVY, did not count him sny more.
and he comes out shoost right ever
siuce. t
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-03-13

The latest Boston notion 10 "The
Marriage Fund Association which,
agrees to give dover TO married and
marriageable members, premiums on
the birth of children, aud aids all in
obtaining husbands or wives, homes.
"heaith and happiness" The agents
do not state, however, how tile victims
are to be benefited. Strange to say,
the association is thriving. Hereafter,
the domestic cirfle will be what ii
should be. Eanuf is no longer to be a
guest In the enchanted limits of home,
and disconterit and complaint will not
be laid on the golden "ephemeridesn
of time. The domestic circle will no
longer he an escape valve for the an
'noyances Of the day; the husband
will not exhibit that pantoufied negli-
gence toward his wife which too often
leads to domestic gladiatorship, or re-
solves itself into a sort of dead Huncfr
back OF the Arabian Tales, that PLAYS
ut battledo0r and shuttlecock between
parents and children; while wives
will no longer intrude the bills of their
naodiste when the husbands every
nerve has been strained to meet the
bread and butter and rent bills. The
last love Of q bonnett or battlemented
trimming evokes wild emotion, but we
think the Marriage Fund association
Is well calculated to bind, as IL were,
In happiness, the purple and golden
dragon-fy with the useful bee. Among
the requisites of this association are
virtue and honesty, with physical
signs Of longevity. Measles, Group,
and all such complaints must have
been gone safely through In childhood,
and the use Of dyes for the hair, bitters
for the stomach, Iiniments for the
joints, and all such things, must not
have been INDUCED In by those wish
ing to become members.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-03-13

A pedant remarked to farmer, al
canurt bear I fool" hYour motheg
cculd, y wss the reply.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-03-13
\. @. DAVIES,
q. RAKER,

TroUSR. SIGN AND ORNAMENTAL PAINTEH
II and Paper Hanger. shop on First street, Cedar
Fails Iowa. $40
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-03-13
Q. Il. LArHRoP,
i. WYrH,

NEILINERY AND FANCY GOODS, Sign Of the
TNl Big Bonnett. Post ONCE Block, Cedar FANS,
Iowa. 81