Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-08-21
For the Republican,
Buckingham Again.

summer is not ended, and the result Of
months of toll is nearly secured in the
abundant harvest that now stands in
"shock," or stack" or is being thrash
cd and made ready for market. Tn
like til. this, tne harvest of our moral eff
fort is never secure, till the summer Of
life is fully passed. BY indifference, or
something worse, our work may be
marred and our prospects blasted, ere
the everlasting fruits are gathered
But on the other hand it is cheering to
know that
"Whilc the lamp holds out to burn,
The viest elmer may return"
and while the summer of life contin-
ues, we have opportunity to correct
past errors, atone for past offences and
SOW the seeds of the moral harvest.
Some of our "Copperhead" friends
were exceedingly tried on account of
my semi-serious jest, in relation TO their
league, contained in my last communi-
cation to the Republican, Now all
have to say is, that when men do lu-
dicrous thing, they must expect to be
laughed at; or if it be an unrighteous
act, they must expect to be censured /;
and this is the only way to correct fol-
ly and wrong, and as the newspaper is
the public N caium of communication.
no man has 8 right to complain when
public affairs are taken there by public
servants, or any other class of men,
This medium of communication is as
open to one party as the other, and it
seems to this correspondent, that it is
betrayal of weakness when public
matters are carried into private enmity
or spite A public servant, minister
for instance, in becoming such does not
cease to be man, neither does he re-
linquish his manhood's rights. duties,
or privileges; and the effort to restrict
him in the exercise of these should be
met by calm but manly resentment
The world has a right to demand that
he shall be good man, and faithful
servant in truth, justice, bcnevolence,
and devotion; and here their authority
ends
by a"League with He'll | meant a
league with the powers of evil. legit-
innate use of language, and though writ
ten in Jest, ii was probably too true
NO man has right to bind himself be-
torehand to do a thing, the nature and
results of which he does notundcrstand.
10 do it argues Indifference to right, a
disposition to please self regardless of
consequences.
Besides, like Cain, it has the brand
OF evil on its brow. Why extort such
promise, if not designed to accom-
pllsh some unreasonable and unpatfi-
otto purpose, or TO confirm hesitancy
in agar, letting out the waters OF civil
strife: With plenty Of such promises
rs tits, the New York Convention
would dare to do its worst.
Besides. the recent history of the
leaders of the Democratic party is not
such as to inspire unboundel conf
dence i'll patriotic hearts. Their course
during the war; their efforts to pre-
vent Congressional reconstruction );
their ku klux Khan; their opposition
to the principles of justice and human
ity in the treatment Of the "Freedmen"
should have led any patriot or christian
to pause and reflect and refuse his con-
sent to any such league as that. 4
blind league is never proper, especially
when the probabilities arc that it will
prove league with wrong
And now witness more recent dcyel.
opments Look at the nominees. Who
are they? Pure patriots, tried by years
of faithful, humble service like Grant
and Coltax
Seymour! The Friend" and prob
able instigator Of New York rioters
and orphan plundcrers. How like a
midnight ghost it strikes the senses
with ctoO,r bn,o,,+
Blair! The counsellor of civil strife,
the man who would trample the enact
ments of Congress under foot, and
plunge the country into another war in
the interest of injustice and oppression.
Dare we trust such men? Again, who
nominated them? Rebel generals
Who stumps for them? Rebel gener-
ais, senator's, and governors, as Wade
Hampton, and Gov. Wise. Who ap-
plaud them? Rebel newspapers like
the "Mobiie Reg,ster' and "Chicago
Times But the wheels of progress do
not rcvolvc backwards, and God will
give MS victory in this ballot-war, as
he did in the war of bullets, and thus
prevent another ctfusion Of traternal
blood. BAKER.
Buckingham, Aug. II, 1868.
MuLcnlNo TREEs.-Newly set trees
should, if possible, be mulched, unless