Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-06-27

stone. Its bluffs have not the steep
ness ard ruggedness that character.
ize the background Of Dubuq, Q, bu,
more than those OF Davenport. lts
business IS centrally located, with
streets. that are broad and we'll paw
ed, and neither dec!iyilous nor level.
Business houses and residences are
plenty that for size, finish, beauty
and commodi6usness do full justice
to the enterprise Of the CITY. The
Ha,ckeye, one Of the best daily papers
in the State, is hero printed, will
Senator Beardsley, as editor in-cbief
Mt Pleasant, the city where the
Convention was held, is the county
seat Of Henry County, and is locat'
cd some 20 miles west of Burling
ton. 1t is apparently situated upon
a level prairie, but is in reality upor
an eminence better seen at a distance
than close at hand. One cannot Wis
it Mt. Pleasant and pass through its
streets without being struck with the
unusual amount of shade trees that
shut in its houses from wind and sun,
deserving in this respect the appella
tive, "Forest City" Concord, N.
H., of the cities seen by the editor,
is the only one rivalling it. Anoth-
er noticeable feature is the great ex-
tent of Horticulture which few can
fail to observe. The private parks
that are Of remarkable beauty from
over.arching shade trees, vine and
floral wealth are very many, and
deserve this passing tribute. Here
in the northern part Of tho city, is
located the Iowa Wesleyan Unive--
sity, under the control of one Of the
Conferences Of the NJ. +. Church of
the State. The members OF the Con.
vention visited this iustitation of
learning on Wednesday afternoon,
the 18th. The Cabinet of Natural
History, the Library, and the three
Society rooms were thrown open to
all. and the Faculty took pleasure in
showing Us what was worthy Of NO.
tice, among which were many mod
els from the Patent Office at Wash
ington, kindly loaned to the Cnlver-
sity for short season. The week
OF the visit was. Examina ton week,
and Prot. Mansfield kindly antisipat.
ed for the pleasure of the guests
some very useful aud entertaining
exhibitions with the stereopticon.-
The building begins to show signs Of
age, in many seam and scar. 1t is
worthy Of many much needed re.
pairs and some additions. To the
southeast of the city Is Seminary
tor the education OF young ladies'
In some illogical and inaccurate men,
tai alteration, the founder named it
a Female Seminary. Pray, let us haye
done with that word except in its
proper generic significance. A little
beyond this Seminary is the Asylum |
for the Insane. This was also visit
ed on Wednesday. The superin-
tendent and his wife, and the SER
assistants took great pains |
in throwing open every door of the
institution to the inspection of the
members of the Convention. It was
q subject of wonder to all-the per.
Iect system in which everything was
kept-the tidlness and cleanliness OF
inmates. and rooms, and the caro- and
attention these were evidences the
inmates received.
The Convention which called to-
gether 30 many editors was held on
Tuesday, and NV ednesday. The
Mayor ofithe city addressed the as.
sembled potentatos (that is evidently |
The proper word) in words wsrm1
with welcome and glowing with
hopes. To this, the President Of the |
Convention, w. w. Junkin. of the
Fairfield Ledger, replied in genial |
tones and tender sentiment. Then
the Convention proceeded to bust
ness. (This matter of welcoming
and responding addresses was
from these who were more
than the writer in reaching
the place Of meeting at an early |
hout.) The business to which. the
Convention applied itself after the
Mayors welcome address had been
responded to, was OF very import.
ant character, and expressed 4. ..
pressed out,) great deal Of enthu-
siasm. The writer does mt now re.
member what the subject was, but il
was certainly discussed with some
vehemence, on the part Of a few Of
the talkists of the Convention. The
subject was Of SO much importance
that it was finally disposed Of as the
Southern States desired the Northern
to. dispose Of their claims. 1t was
quietly let alone. The writer after
wards asccrtained the secret of this
elocutionarY.gymnastic display
When parties otrsuch consequences as
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