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Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-02-14
Lowest Living Prices.
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No. 25 lNaIien Laas,

Nsr York, Die. IL 1867
In my Gard Of Nov. !, 1877. 7 atseel
supply ing the Wants 0G she puboe, !,
and Ia order Ia pFevene = o0DrrNpo.
Ions dealers from palnosag o q 1nle.
ricr and worthless eOcdo - che
Norton Geld lsens, ! shall here.
AFTER cell mo goods az Hhc!osaie
except cnly 60 duly aPleinesA eaA
plan have since strictly adhered.
In accepting Agents, great care hes
been exerctsed TO appoint those Who.
by long-continued fair dealing. have
acquired q reputation for honesty.
responsibility, and probtty-men In
whose word ths public have learned 70
place confidence. These Agents have
asrsed to keep full assortment OF my
pens. and to sell them It my published
prices. Thus the public are supplied
BY thsm with just such pena - they
want, either a. to writing or price. aud
gst . full equivalent for the money
paid.
No Asont 10 appointed to travel IRON
place to place, or Canvass the country.
% that all who want . Morton Cola
Pen must get il from the Local Avsns
or from hsadQuartsrA
More necd apply for the Agency ez.
esps In conformity to the sbovs. ~
liberal discount "To Clubs~ es4na
suMci1nt induceDent 10 III otherA
4. AoREOH.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-02-14

WEDNESDAY, ErB. 9th,

WEDNESDAY, EFR, 9th.
! In the Senate. the usual number Of bills
| were introduced, and discussion was cos>
.'aued on the supplementary reconstruction
bill.
In the House, Gen. Beatty, the member
eiec, from Ohio, took the oath Of office. The
bill declariag large amount Of railroad
land in the Soath forfeited TO the Govern.
msnt, passed ty q vote of Sc to 70. Alh>
son and Dedge Of this State voted acains.
, the bin, and Wilson and Louvhbridge for il.
THURSDAY, Far. 9th.
| In the Seuats, the finance commiktee re.
ported bill for the Issue Of Eve per cent.
bonds for funding the public debt. Mr..
Drake Of Missouri, made . lcng speech on
tho reconstruction bill.
la the House, the army appropriation bill
WAS introduced. II amounts 10 $4,000.
600. Tho appropriation bill for West
Point passed.
FRlDAY, 1th.
Ia the Senate, Mr.. Henderson introduced
3 bill containing es sections for The creation
OF a new executive department.. to be called
tie Department Of Indian Affairs. The bill
in addition TO the tenure of office bill pass.
ed By a vote Of - 10 L..
No business Of great Importance in the
House.
SATURDAY, Sth.
The Senate was not in session.
In ,hs House, the day Was devoted 10
speech making.
MONDAY, 10th.
In the Senate, Harlan aud Upton made
lengthy speeches on the reconstruction bill.
Ia the house large number Of bills aud
resolutions we're io ir oduced.
TUESDAY,, llth. -
In the Senate, after some unimpor.ans
business, Davis Of k.nsuekey, proceeded TO
deliver himself of speech which Was net
finished at 3:+5, when the Senate went into
executive session. No very important busi.
meas in the House.
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There is place somewhere in Georgia
| we can't hunt up the map TO see where
| called Griffith, which recently tablished q
conservative Club" Well, this "Conser
vaiive Clsb" is intensely democratic, and
its members are brave men when st prop.
or distance from gunpo~aer. That 10 a
kind Of die; they don't relish any more there
than Dabaaae Copperheai does here. A,
a recen, meeting of ,hs clab Mr. Fitch ls,
out his 8 bowels Of anguish ,husly:
"Fellow.citisens. | tell you that the ne>
groes are a bastard race. descended from
Ham aud a female haboon. They cannot
live IN this country, only on their own level
don't softsolier them, sir they can't be
my equals. They may vote once or twice
more under the protection of the military :
but after that. sir, they will not vote saw
they will not vote, sir They can't come to
the balle, box crrept tisy ,rade tirogsh
jl0oi : :"
Terrible ihrea,eninss does this spris OF
the Southern chivalry harl against HE
brother man. But the u:,erances of Fitch
are esl'psed BY another fool who is called
Judge John D. Stewart who waiei into
the United States and the rest Of mankind
that means " niggers in the following
fastian style.
a WI never submi, to the United States
Congress. L. is an Illegal body; viii fgh,
1t 70 the death. We must never acknoxl
ease the negro menaserie in Atlanta; they
viii oppress Us: they v.ll grind ss aud
crush Us; win distranchise syery man who
was in the confederate army. speak ad>
visediy; Mr.. Hopkins told ne So. This
Georgia, sinking, mean, low, contemplate,
infamous, carpet bag, Niger, Yankee radic>
a convention is sworn to destroy us-,o de-
priye Us Of our rights. Viii We slow i. ?"
Cries OF never. never."
Fellow citizens, organize! Iu.ss you
to oreanirel Be ready for the wors, Re
sist this government, resist this convention,
resist everything, and stand up for your
manhood aud your rights"
Here followed high compliments on the
course Il Colonel Burns:
"Col. Burns, fellow citizens, told them
that bis old regimen, ~as in the mountains
ready, and when the proper time should
arrive hs would Be in the saddle and as
their hssd-,hey only awaited the word
Frovn The nasty, sinking radicals ont Of
yeur conmauity-dsp' le, them live hers."
Yes, yeAh from the crowd.
The above sounds very much ike the
sen,inents these men ssed 10 utter before
ths rebellion Vas inansurs,sd. Who says
he Southern rebels don', need reconstruct.
Ing Dubuque Tmes
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ed and with their own farms, render
cd more valuable.
As We have before suggested, every
man interested in the building Of lhc
Wapsipinicon railroad should care
fully husband his resonyccs, 80 that
he may be prepared in the not very
distant future 10 encourage the en-
,erprise by liberal subscription to
the stock.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-02-14
Nolice Of Schesl Meeting.

NOTICE is hereby given to The qualified
IN electors cf the Indedendent School District
Of the City Of Indcpr ndence, in the County Of
Buchanan, and State Of Iowa, that the regulss
School Meeting Of said District will be hold at
the Court House, in said District. ON Monday
the 9th day Of March, 1868. for the election ot
officers, voting school tax ana such other bust.
ness as may lawfully come before tho meeting.
The election and vote will be by by ballot
Polls open from CLOCK A. NJ. till o'clock
p ".
.n3i4w J.. w. HART Sec
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TnE SUPERVISOR SYSTEM.

Strenuous efforts are being made
in the Legislature . do away with the
Supervisor system of county govern
ment, and substitute that of three
commissioners. The advocates Of q
change 10 ihe commissioner or coun-
ty judge system are mainly from the
southern part Of the State. which is
largely settled up with people from
the Southern States, while the super.
visor system finds more favor with the
northern members whose constituents
are mainly from The Northern States,
and entertain more democratic ideas.
Our own member in the House, NJ.
Wilcox. is anxious TO represent his
constituency in the matter. So far
as We know, the principle Of the sa-
rervisor system is accepted as cor
rect by the majority OF our people, al
though nearly all are ready to admi;
that its application. under our present
lavs, has iss Objectionable features.
The gniding principle of the law is
the distribution Of representation, so
that all parts Of country may be
represented. This theory Is in con-
sonance with the generally accepted
theory Of democratic government.
The system has been 10 operation
several years and has developed i,s
fanl,s in its application. While the
people are. In the main, satisfied with
the system, i, would seem to be inju-
dicioas for our Legislators to abandon
i, for another which would perhaps
prove no better, and might cause gen.
sral dissatisfaction; while again, il
you'd be an cmiently wise and safe
course 10 SO amend the present law
rs to remedy its acknowledged de-
fects. The great defect Of our pres
ent system is lis outrageous inequality
of representation. Each township
sends its supervisor. Who has equal
power with every other CD the Board.
For instance, in our own county,
Homer township. with its population
oi sos, has the same voice iu county
legislation as Liberty with its 1857,
or Perry with its l.ole. Or a more
striking Illustration is that of West
burg, with its population Of 2a9 per-
soma and ~ veters Sc, of against
Washington. with its population of
3.330-72o voters. In other words.
one voter in Westburg township ex-
ercises rs much inHacrce ia county
affairs as fifteen voters in Wsshiug-
ton township. Now this fifteen to
one representation is manifestly unfair
and absurd, and should be remedied
at once by the legislature. The prop
Ct remedy is to district the counties
for supervisors precisely upon the
principle that the State is districted
for representatives. Inequality of
representation is the score. of most of
the lily advised action of Boards of
supervisors. Let not tho vote Of one
man ID one part Of the county Offset
the votes Of fifteen in another; bu,
lei every mans vote count its due
shEre in our county as well as State
government
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-02-14

been referred TO a committee Of the Mexican
GcowresS.
George u. Parker o. Iowa, Is being urged
upon tho President for the Assistant Secre.
taryship OF the Treasury.
Alexander Casswcll, d. D. Inns been elect
ed Prcsiden, oi Brown University, Il. l., in
place Of Rev. pr. Sears, resigned
In Albany. n. ", on the s,h inst. the
thermometer went down 10 iGs below zero.
Ihat beats Us s desroes.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-02-14

4
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant viii be the
Republican nominee for President
and will be elected by a fair majority
The signs Of the times are unmistak-
able. The public mind turns as nat
nrally to Grant in the present cmer.
geney as the drowning man toward
tho hand stretched ont to save him.
AS Washington. having by his great
ness as a soldier secured the indepcn.
dence Of his country, was called to
display equal wisdom and capacity in
civil organization and administration,
so Grant, the great military prcserser,
in obedience TO the nearly unanimous
~ill Of the loyal people, viii take the
helm aud distinguish himself equally
in peace as in war.
That the Republican party will sue
coed in the coming contest. is as evil
dent to us as tha; the principles ei
our free government are just aud true.
We pity the man who has no faith in
God Almighty who believes that the
great moral principles Involved in our
political creed are to suffer an ig-
nominioas defeat in fair contes, in
these United States Of America. Ii
America is now 10 scout the great
Declaration which inspired her 10
throw off the yoke of tyrannical aris.
tocraey. then Indeed is the grea,
democratic experiment sn ignomiA ous
failure. II, aftcr having fought down
the most dastsrdly aud mensirous at
tempt to destroy their government
which the world ever beheli. the
American people now ignore and over
ride the very principles which made
and preserved them a nation, then
may we well declare that the p,inci-
pies Of liberty and humanity have bu,
a procaiious hold upon the human
race; that oppression, aristocracy
and caste are the normal and approx.
ed condition Of mankind. We can
not believe it; We have too much con-
fidence in the integrity Of Americans
TO entertain for a moment the idea
that they will now yield everything
principles, ,materialresuits and pride, -
10 the representatives Of treason and
caste. Hence, We feel assured of the
triumph Of Republican principles in
the coming contest.
In our State, the question Of ex-
tending the franchise to negroes will
be acted upon in the fall, and viii re-
suit in the triumph Of the principle of
equal rights by majority of from
five thousand to ten thousand. That
is confident prediction, but who can |
fail to accord honesty of belief aud
purpose TO q great majority Of Repub-
hcan voters? and what Republican
can be honest and yet refuse 10 vote
for the practical application of the
principles which are 1t the very
foundation Of bis political creed! Un-
like other States. Iowa has practically |
decided this queetion already. The
principal Of equal political rights to
al citizens sho are required to obey
the laws has already and forever been
decided its practical application is
only 3 question of time.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-02-14

ags Joke neatly. Cor,andt Pa,kor's final
Paper on Maio~Gcncral Philip kearny gives
great insigL, into snc or the finest othcc rs
onr army ever had, anf whose early death
was great national calamity The Editor.
ial Department is spicy brilliant, and varied.
lcais Gaylord Clark gives contribution
among Others.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-02-14
i.lCENSE.

DO the advocates of license Law
ever think Of the fact that they ash
government, TO protect and farm on,
crime atso much per head ? Liquor
selling, so long rs it Is the aeknowl-
edged source of three fout,hs Of all
crime, can be regarded rs nothing
less than the worst of crimes itself.
The objct OF law is to protect socie-
ty, while the whole tendency of liquor
selling is TO render life and rroper,,
insecure. Shall law then be made tc
defeat its own objects by protecting
the very crime that most of all others
makes law a necs ssity for the security
Of the people? Shall men be
"lieen.cd to make strong man weak:
Licensed TO Jay q ~,sc man low;
Licensed a wifes fond heart to break.
And make her chiidren's tears to ipw.
Licensed 10 Go thy neighbors harm;
Licensed 60 hate and strife,
Licensed to nerve the rotber's arm;
Licensed to whet the murderer knife. s
"Licsnsci where peace and quiet dwell,
To hring disease and want and woe;
Licensed 10 make this world he'll,
And ht men fer world below
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Read This! Read This

All you who are aiiie,ed with con,.n,,;o.
or any of its early stages. such ~ . Cough ),
coid, - oher you . snrs rsmsiy, aud give 10.
sv,dssss FOR proof that tcsnnot BE- DISPUTED. W.
w'il also warrant tAs remedy 10 give s..i.s.e,i,r
y ~ nossy will BE- vsNpSst
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-02-14
Esfray Notice.

YvAKEN UP by john II. srayze. in Newton
II Township, Buchanan County, Iowa, on the
25th day Of December, 1857, one Steer about
three years old, red, some white in forehead
white strip under the belly, white spots on ths
hind legs and white On THO end of the tail. Ap.
praised at s34.
EDWARD BREWER, Clerk.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-02-14
CITY ORDINANCE.

An ordinance 70 sccsps Of Ovid Ssrsss -
continued, as spnblis street.
Whs,sa'. On the 7th day of Dsceabsr, Isey,
there Was flsi in the Office Of the Recorder 10
and for bnchanan Co., Iowa. . rspisa Of Das-
ties % addition to ths village tnov eityl Of
Independence, buchanan Co., Iowa. wherein il
spears that OVID Street has bssn continued to
bisision Street. - plated 90 map Of InJepen-
ienes, buchanan couesy, lowe. ssran eed.
drawn and Published ty Thornton 4 Rsss.
iSs, and As continued bss been dxdesAed - .
public street.
Therefore ke 1t ordained BY tAs city esspsu
Of Indspsn isr ca, lows;
SIC. |. That said Ovid Street - csnsssed
10 Division Street, be- AMI 10 hereby ACCEPTED
and esnfrne as public street.
Passed Jan'y 18th, 1865.
HoRATIo BRYANT,
Pressleat, yvs ssapsrs.
Attest, d. s. LEE,
Deputy City Clerk.
do hereby certify that the fbrsrslns 10 .
true copy of an ORDINANCE nov On fis in my sf.
Fee.
Witness my hand and esscial seal, this lSsA
day Of Jas. 1858.
D. 2. LEE.
Deputy City Clerk.
2-w.l
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-02-14
DlssOlutiOni

NJ Office 70 hereby given that whereas Rob.
~ est RidAsll, Jr, hss this day bought the
interest Of james Forester, in the goods and
accosnts Of the late Arm Of Riddell 4 FORESTER.
the co-psrtasfship hcretofors existing between
the unabridged 10 this day dissolved ~ matusI
consent.
Robert Riddsll 10 authorized 10 collect the
asots dus the $40 Arm, and viii pay sn in
dsbtsdssss n the Grn.
ROBERT RTDDELL.
JANIS FORREsTER.
January Iltb, 1865,
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-02-14
List of Letters

Remaining in the Post Once. Indspendenc
lowa, and advertised Feb. 18th, 1868.
LADIES iiss.
Beughn, Miss Jane Hamilton, Mrs. Sarah
Monroe, Miss Adic Wheeler, Mrs. Elisabeth
GESrLDgRNs LIST.
Eurnham, Gas. Benten, John
Bergman, A. Ii. Casper, James
Candy, j.. G. peavison, John II.
Edgel. J. b. Green, Vim. b.
Hanson. ii. johnson, J. W.
Robinson. Samuel Skinner. S. ii.
Smith, John Slater, John II.
Sullivan. Dennis sheiden. Augustus
Tuttle, :. y. Taber, Alexander 2
Williams John Walker. John NJ.
winne Charles Wilson, Charles
Williams d Co.
Persons calling for the above letters will p.ea>s
ray :. advertised"
8. o. LITTLE, p. n.
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The extreme cold weather extended
throughout the north. At Dixon ILL.,. the
thermometer went 400 below zero, at Mus.
caiinc, 81, IL Dubuque II.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-02-14

Thankful for the liberal patronage bestowed
on the late firm or L t. 4 W. X. Kinyon, ]
trust the new firm will merit and receive I'm
equally liberal share Of the hardware trs de.
w. Il kINYON.
Independence, Iowa, Jan. ~, 1868. Aw
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AGENTS WANTED poR
The Blue Goats,
AID hsv thsI Lived, louyht and Died kr The Esisp.

Scenes 4 Incidents in she Crest Rebellion.
Comprising Narratire Of Psrsonal Adressurs.
Thrilling Incidents, Daring Egplost.. Heroic
Dseds, Wcndertsi Eseapss, LIFE IN ~
Camp, Field and Hospitai; Ad-
eentsrss ef Spses and Jeosts,
Together ~itt she .Soags,
BaE!ads, A~ecIosss
and Humsysss
Iseidenfs
of the
Cu-.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-02-14
Oopartnership Notice.
KINYON & BUTLER.

r Hare this day associated with myself in the
Hardware trade, Mr.. w. J. Butler, and the
name and 81 ye Of The nrm will. from this date be
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splenAidIv Illustsatea with over leo
Fine Possraits 4 Beauliful Bngravisss.

There 10 certain portion Of the war that will
never go into the regular histories. nor DO en-
bodied in romance or postry, which is vsry
real part Of il. and viii, " preserved, convey 20
sscceeding generations . boatee idea Of the
spirit of the conflict than many dry reports or
careful narratives of events, and this part may
be called the gossip, the fun, the pathos Of the
war. This illustrates the character Of the lead
ers. the hunor of the soidisA, thevfeyotion- "
women, the bravery Of men, ths pluck Of ear
heroes, theromance and hAr1ships Of the service
The Valiant and Brave Hearted, the Pictur-
esque and Dramatic, the Witty and Marvellous. !.
the tender and Pathetic. and the whole Pano.
rama Of the War are hefe thriIlinsiy portrayed
in mastery manner, at once historical ard
romantic, rendering it the most ample, unique
brilliant and readable book that the war has
ever called forth.
Amusement as well as instruction may be
found in every page, as graphic dotsil, brilliapt
wit, and authentic history, are skilfully intaes
woven in this work Of literary art.
Send for Circulars and SEQ our terms, and a
full description Of the work. Address,
JONES BROTHERS AsCO.,
n322w Chicago, III
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