Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-02-10
For the Tama Co. Republican.
Tho Plug Again.

My Dear Locally GU, whose &C
quaintancc and confidence / have the
honor to possess, know with what
interest and anxiety look upon every
scheme to advance or retard the
growth and prosperity of our beauti-
tul town, which, seated upon an emf
nence, looks westward over lovely
valley, radiant in Spring time with
prairie bloom, and in Autumn with
golden grain. OF good repute, fair in
general morals, exemplary in civic be-
havior, it has done no discredit to its
great prototype, in name and charac-
ter, which for ages has slumbered upon
the tranquil banks of the meandering
Tagus.
Thus far, Toledo has escaped the sad
fate of those of her sister towns, less
favored by exalted positions. Thus
far, no railroad has thrust its iron
length into the municipality OF this ia.
vored burg. No iron horse, careering
through our streets, has thrown: hustle
and turmoil and hurried activity into
our midst. The Iowa Central pro-
jcctors, in aiming to bring into our
midst an innoya,ing barbarism, more
radical, more powerful than the irrup-
ton of the Goths and Nanlals into
the streets of ancient Rome, excited
the patron saints of this most pious
town. The enterprise failed, as it de-
served to Enthusiastically failed, a
warning to all others, who, in this age
of the world, attempt to subvert the
laws of Heaven, by substituting the
Iron Horse, for those flesh and blood
beasts of burthen which Nature has
provided us.
The warning, you will .recollect, My
Dear Local, has been unheeded. The
prophecies of good men have been
condemned, and the prayers of the
righteous have been as though they
were not uttered. Therefore, those
who had railroad on the brain brought
out the plug project. That the
"Plugn came to nought was not sur
prislug.
1t was, perhaps, unfortunate for you,
the victims Of the conspirecies OF bad
men, and for me, as well, that severe
govt kept me at my tireside during
the protracted season, last Summer,
when the spirit Of prophecy was 50
boldly abroad in the land and when
the revival, at the Court House was
at its highest point OF interest. Had
it been otherwise, l might have lifted
up my prophetic voice against the hot
headed enthuiasm oil that occasion and
to have warned you that such reyiv-
al could not be etfectual.
The revival in the usual course OF
events, died out for want of fuel and
the Plug. which the heat OF those
meetings We're intended to warm into
life and activity, refused to live. It is
well for Toledo, that the "Plug' did
not live, OR the people would have IL
Illustrated the fable of Esop, wherein
a farmer of benevolent and generous
turn OF heart, warmed to life frozen
viper in his bosom and was then bit
ten tor his good act.
My presence at those "reviyal mis-
cellanics" might not have prevented
the usual exuberance of spirits Incl
dent to those occasions, though my
warning voice might have saved a
few from those acts wherein they
made themselves ridiculous. And es-
pecially would have been there so
that the death of the Plug could
have been attributed to my valicina-
tons and thus another ti!let be added
to the number already adjoining my
prophetic brow.
livery much fear me that the hearts
of the people OF this noted town are
set in them to evil continually. They