North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-04-15
Land Grant

Land Grant.
1t seems uaeloss, and it ought to be tire
some to our readers to talk more about
this late railroad imbrcglio. We have
beaten the 43ders too bad to write about
and if made of ell generosity, we would
say no more on the subject; but people
will be people and as the 43d title labor,
hough in resigned despair, to convince
the public that they were for justice, honor
and right, and that we were not only ex-
act1y the reverse bat that we do not know
our own interest, it would be discourtesy
not to humor them with little soothing
syrup as they yield to fate and a small u
minority in the legislature. The West
Union papers are particularly and vocif:
erously belligerent, even to the extent
Of maligning their best friends in opposi-
ton, and refusing to buy goods of Nc.
Gregor merchants! We do not b|ame
them. They have right to be mad, but
they should remember that pride must
have fall" and they can now see that
their village is too elerated for railway
track to reach it. Had the location been
made on humber pretensions, less
snowy ground like McGregor, for in
etance) it may have been different, but,
taking the advice Of such pious men as
McClintock, Ainsworth, Zeigler, Nc
Glathery, Lacy & Wood, Of the Union, and
Shannon & Lake, of the Gazette, they
located on the zenith Of the highlands ad-
jacent to the bluffy regions Of the Missis-
sippi, because it was spoken BY the Great
Prophet that "a city set upon hill can
not be hid The Savior was right. We
can see West Unisn "afar off, we can
see the Chill y we can see one Of tho most
beautiful specimens Of prairie garden in
the world; we can see hundreds Of enter
prising gentlemen of great social worth;
we can see focks of beautiful women and
children, active industry, churches, and
two lively newspapers, but we cannot
"see" railroad by the 43d company. If
We were West Tnion-ist We would aere,'
seant to see il. We are glad to note that
our Fayette Co. friends are engaged in
projecting road south. Their late large
public meeting and the sending Of Minis
ters to form q connection with western
line south Of them will be some relief to
the wounded spirits of the lobby gentle
men who proved so able in the late legis-
lature contest.
Only three votes for the 43d in the
House, and fire in the Senate! We can
afford to be forgiying to so small minori-
ty. Indulge in a little more petulance if
you please, without danger Of disturbing
the nerves Of those who have won the
cause.
Question I.
If the 43d parallel Company or, as John
Freeman namesit, (''tlie 40-leil .third")
had four active, and influential papers in
Clayton and Fayette Counties to support it
with On occasional lift from journals semi
interested, with numerous able lobbyists
Of high standing, several distinguished
members Of the Legislature from the same
counties-we suppress the names Of the
earnest men alluded to-and the support
Of the "sold men" Of McGrcgor, tender
Of 100000 by Graves & Co., Of Dubuque
that they l43l would build the road, we
ask why didn't their bill pass? The reply
is Hammers grocery defeated it,
QUESTION 2. The joint ballot majority
Of the Iowa Legislature is III Radical
and they almost unanimouly voted against
license law. Now who is responsible to
the charge Of drunkardism en- masse unless
it be all the Republicans in the House but
three and all in the Senate but FREE The
few democrats there being admitted as
naturally wicked?
ooh! but Wall Street purchased the
Legislature.
QUESTION 8. If Wall street purchased
the legislature Wall street bought eight of
l47; as there are but &c democrats in both
bodies, we ask who bought the ll3 Repub-
licans that supported the bill?
QUESTION i. II the 43d mt money
enough to keep grocery or to buy only
eight votes how did they expect to build a
Railway? 1t is evident they were without
capital, without skill, without confidence
personally, or that they had case deemed
by the legislature as unworthy of respect.
Sic transit gloria 43d Company,
In our last issue April Sth) we copied
letter to the Dubuque Herald, from its