The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-04-16
News Items.

The Cincinnati Gazette, ultra.rad-
ical, speaks very disrespectfully Of
test oaths. Its argument is in
controvertible, the only wonder be-
ing that it endorsed them when being
imposed, and denounces them az
ter having been imposed. 1t says
Experience has proved that
swearing will not make rebels loyal
nor save country. It was suppos-
ed that by tradition the American
people were opposed to test-oatbs,
but inthe excitement Of war we have
pushed the oath business to extrem-
ity. We suspect that the whole re-
suit may be summed up in this
that our extra oaths excluded only
the honorable men among the rebels
and admitted the worst, who took
tho oath and remained just as they
were BEFORE" IN I. 81"
A radical senator accuses Forney
Of lying. + is less proof that
Forney will lie than that q radical
senator can tell the truth.
Raymond, Of the New York Times,
recently refused m offer Of $1,000
600 for his paper and its accompa-
nying real estate. ~
Whatever else may be said Of
Grant, his RELATIVE strength in
Washington is great, as is evidenc-
cd by the number of members of bis
family seeking Offices. and obtaining
them.
!. At the recent charter election in
Dubuque the Democrats carried the
city by over 600, q gain of nearly
500.
The extra session of Congress ad-
journed last Saturday. There will
be IN active increase Of business in
the police courts Of their several
localities.
"The health Of Secretary Stanton
il now so precarious a. to justify
the deepest solicitude Of his friends
That's SO. They know where he is
going to. s.* -5- ..---.s
Senator Feuton is charged by his
own party friends with accepting a
bride Of $4,000. The Senator
don't deny it and to those who don't
know him it looks probable. Having
known him as we have, intimately
for Is years it looks Malicious
Buy Reuben E. Fenton for $40, 900!
Infamous Why, one fourth Of that
sum would do it. <-
The IMPERIALIsr, is the name of
. new paper published in New York
that advocates changing our form of
government to Monarchy. It is
sanctioned by the friends Of the
President. When men are cleo ted
to Office by force and fraud, and pay
no regard to constitutions and laws,
and 60 unpunished, as though they
had committed no offence, We don't
see that any further change is nec-
essary for Monarchy, and one alb
solute in form at that.
Alexander Hamilton wrote with
his own hand tho act which kept
Alexander T. Stewart out of the
treasury department. It is not sup
posed, however, that he held any
malice towards Stewart.
Ex-President johnson calls the
Cabinet Of President Grant, "A
Gift Enterprise Cabinet!'' Mr..
johnson is not dead yet. Ill.
The Pioneef says: On Friday,
Gen. Grant received . reminder
from the Senate that be had COM
mitted another blunder. Whom the
Presidents proclamation converting
the Senate in extra session was read !,
Mr.. Fessenden and Mr., Drake held
that the language Of the proelama-
ton, "the twelfth of April next, =
J would mean April Of 1870, and at
! the suggestion Of the former, the
message was informally returned to
, the President to have the phraseol.
ogy altered.
Tho ofice-seekers have lsft Gran,
J but five hours day for natural RESI-
y or revocation. He is threa tened Will
/ the fate Of Harrison and Taylor
How strange if, to save his life, b,
} should be compelled ia retire to on,
Of the forti6oations which McLel
; Ian erected around Washington. :
|, They saved tho Capital When Ear
y attached it now. they may ssv'
{ the President. Age.