North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-04-07
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Vice President Colfnx.
We are amused at the Mdpcn3eni. /,
another column will be read clip ant
some editorial remarks on that clip. Herr
is another curiosity:
Mr.. Colfax, after his long experience il
presiding over the turbulent House O
Representatives will at first find the quiet
ness of the Senate like an old fashioned
New England Sabbath. lie will rcve
awhile in luxury Of idleness. But hi
busy brain will not be slow in inventins
some new duties, and in winning some
new honors for the Vice. Presidency. Quito
likely, with his winning and amiablc man
ners, he will smile himself into an hon.
orary seat ia the Cabinet. There ought t.
be at least one sunbeam where there has
so long been storm.
We have no objection to heavy praise
to Mr.. Colfax, but the idea that "hc will
smile himself into an honorary position in
the Cabinet exceeds belief. Will some
body have mercy on ignorance and inform
us what an honorary position in the Cabi
net is? We never heard of such posi-
ton until now. Mr.. Colfax is not a smile.
list. An acquaintance with him since 1886,
twenty years of which were in close social
proximity, failed to develop a "smilc''
from him, as we, out-west men, under,
stand the word. lie will smoke and dc,
YOUR oysters with energy, but no ''smile."
SCHUYLER is la,lgher: he cannot "smile."
This is not less true in a physical than it
is in drinking sense. He invariably
laughs, and heartily too, not to secure a
point but because he cannot help it; it is
as natural to him since manhood overlook
him as it was to him at the age of 10,
when VIC first met at New Carlisle, St. 10.
county, Indiana. If he cannot "smile"
il: either sense named, how will he become
an honorary" in the Cabinet. Being a
good smoker, he may possibly puF him.
self into an additional administrative res
possibility.
Gen. Grant secured lis position by rcti-
ccncc and incessant smoking Vice Presi-
dent Colfax cannot practice reticencc
either in the parlor, on the street, or frors
the rostrum-he is talkist and q good
one too. Let him talk and "putf" (cigars)
ever so much and take chances for future
promotion he cannot " smile.'
Seriously, what does the Independent
mean by honorary member of the CaJi-
net? Are there to be second grade, non
voting, sort of-tcrritorial "dele gates" in
Grants board Of counscllors? Or what?
Perhaps editor Tilton iinagines that
Grant may call on Schuyler for guidance
in political field which is beaten track
to the latter, and an african jungle 10
the former?
Thus far the President has shown little
regard for cur IIoosicr friend Of the St.
Joseph region. No such b!undcrs in ap
pointmcnts would have taken place had
the unhedgcd politician Of Galena., ILL.,,
counselled tho Industrious Tallcyranl of
South Ecnd. If wealth and position have
not lured "S. c." from the general good
sense he once possessed, we believe him to
be a better practical embodiment of states
manship to-day than the combined cabinet
of Grants ''sccond edition.
U. S. G., when youth, beat circus
mule in obstinancy (ra1e "his father in
the New York Ledger, and his initial
as President indicate sound |
preservation of the boy disposition. We
don't blame him bit. Reticence was his
strength in the canvass, Obstinacy will be
lis defence against the radicalism which
elected him. Meanwhile We await Mr.. Col
Fax's introduction as an honorary cabinet
officer.
In this little notice of the second officer
Of the Government we know our friend OF
SO viii rot suspect the writer with posi-
motives! Too lazy to work
FOR public inSrattude, too Indifferent to
Fame to sacrifice home happiness fer off,
cial uotoriety; too wild to obey anybodys |
Instructions or general orders,' we can
safely state that no enlistment in either
The Civil or the Military service would
us for loss Of do>as-you-
please ism. In the language Of an esteemed |
friend of ours in an 1862 letter OF sncges- |
tons ono who will read and appreciate
this ol-band art;c!c-we write for news
paper, not for tic profit oft specially, but
Tor the excitement attending an easy racing
Of the pen, and tic amusement afforded us
by photos"aphing, feebly, the subjects
hat are sitting before our ink-y camera.
We write CON amorc, {: for tie love Of it."
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