The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-07-07
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lflifs, in this intolsrable weather, could 10
nsds tolsrAbIe anywhere on ths hither side
Of thoss happy HypstborsAn regions 81 iron-
col fabl, which werf delightful always--it
would b % tolersbls, nay, enjoyabls, in
Csnssal New York. At Aurora, for instance.
IN LAks Caysga, the prattiest little town in
Central New York.. ~ Auburn, near BY, Is
tho prsttiest little city. Tho latter il sbe
home Of the late lsmsnted and now happily
dsfunct politico-statesman, VIM. II. Seward.
The dead that sleep amid the beauty Of
Greenwood are ~ dead ~ the dead any
whore. Auburn, the homo Of Seward, is the
greensst, and shadiest, and cosisst, and most
beautiful Of grsyeyards-yet it has ito corpse.
VIM. h. goes there annually 10 rs-sninate it
and BY trick Of modern necromancy, the
corpse has been won't TO summon lie former
nsiehbors and friends and make them
speech. And the frisnda and nsighbors
know oil the time that tis only : corpse =
dead ~ Cscrops or the PhAsoaks. The
Prime Ministers Of Amsriea aud England
nov are sssdy for the world. seward and
D'fsraeli showed most consumuate adroit
ness and political AcutsnesA, while in oppo-
sision and the minority. They were CON
osdsd chiefs 10 political ssratesT, They
worked up to success, and it crumbled TO
ashes upon their lips. With success. oil
their arts failed them They have been only
hopeless jewellers and incompetents siuce.
Aurora Is the home Of Mr.. Wells, Of The
Express Company Of Fargo I Wells, and the
father Of the Express business in the United
States. He has very handsome house and
elegant srounds Has recently erected and
endowed '.WelPs Ssminary'-a school for
young ladies. It stands upon, grounds ad
joining HE own, Is an Immense building, and
in I'll is arrangements and appointments is
one Of tho best college buildings in the coun-
Try. A generous aud wise n.e of hi. ample
wealth.
Aurora 10 entitled 10 be celebrity on the
score Of Express business. That grand vii
lainy, in bconception, incipisncy, and de-
nouemsnt-the Merchants Union Express
had ito origin largely in Aurora The real
paternity Of il belongs TO some chaps
thsrsaboass who we're bankrupt in char
aeter and in purse. They conceived the
project Of raising howl against the nonop-
oily Of the old compAass, and 90 ~ adroit
management, TO make the business men Of
the country furnish the capital to buy these
se&mps and shaFpers into new monopoly or
iul5 ihe old one n either event il would
make them rich. Both results transp:red-
the businses men furnished the money 10
build up new monopoly and to buy these
chaps into the old one. They forced the old
0omrAniss into an accommodation, and these
sharpers are on the way 10 rank among the
aoaey princes Of the land We saw ono al
h I'M driven along The street 10 handsome
iurn-out Of bis own, ,hst short time Aro
scarce bad credit for : pair Of boots. Mea
sad brsthrsn, let u learn from this exper
risnce not to act tbs fool Any corporation
is monopoly 80 nearly as il can be. Aud
corporations have no souis. If they promise
- work for the public good out Of pure be-
aevolsncs, don't believe them. If they. are
going 70 sacri6ce themselves for the public
vslihrs-thAi's chat don't 10 caught BY it.
ThsJ will not work for the less sun whes
they an get the sreatcr-they will not work
= loss when they can just ~ easily make
money. There were only two or three ExA
press companies in the United States. The
NerchAnts' Onion only made one more. Il
~ 20 easy for the chiefs Of then, to como
70 ~ agreements to meet and ny Look
here: Why play the tool Why sink money
When We can make money There's room
for all The conpasiss. Lst "a make them all
pay BY charEn NJ the higher rates instead Of
the less, and have the public foot the bill FOR
ssr bsns6I" That Twas so easy and 90 natl-
rsl. Wemight have expected il. There il
sssd to b wiss % serpen.s in dealing with
satsspsisss Of this Kind. For, believe US,
tasrs i mach Of the old serpen. in ihsn..
This d "a ole podrida. We shall attempt
- farther consecutive account Of our exps-
ditioaisins. So shall ~ taks more than
pestic license, and pass over The New York
Csntssi fosd, without ono further word Of an
sossesnsnto preliminariss aud find ourself 4
ssspsasioa Bride. Between IL wall ofr;bbed
rosk sad raegsd svergreens, 10 It's deep nau-
rev chaansi the wonderfully green water 81
The Niagara runs. Two miles above-and
tAsfs = ne worlds wonder Of eataracts. Ev-|
~ dehty diupessd mind will join in Elmer
sos psayss tor asseurity agAinst moods. A