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Year: 1864

There ar: no sinners so intolerant, We
are assured, as those who have just turned
saints. By parity ofreasoning there can b.
no patriots so patriotic as those who have
just abandoned twenty-five years caree,
of semi-treason. Were we to credit i'm.
plicitly their own assertions, the entire pat.
riotism Of this country is lnonopolised by
the New England fanatics who, in conunc


tion with the ''tire-eaters" of South Carroll.
ma, brought on the civil war we are now
engaged ia. The reverence of these worthy
gentlemen for the laws was characteristic


ally exhibited in the Jerry rescue" and
other openly rotous demonstrations against
the fugitive slave &C, Of Congress. Thei,
loyalty" too, was Significantly shown in
their dedication of John Brown, who only
desired to overthrow, ri ct arn,is, the Fede-
raj Government and put colored friend oi
his in the White House! Yet they now
i:apugn the political faith Of every man
who does not esteem the welfare of the ne.
gro as Of paramount Importance to that OF
the nation. They denounce every man as
"traitor" whose conscience will not pcr.
nit him to elevate the black race to the
political and social level Of the white.
They would cOnsign to Forts Lafayette,
Warren, Delaware, and so on, all who are
not prepared to sacrifice the Union itself, il
necessary, to secure universal cmancpa-
ton. This intensity Of zeal in favor oi
freedom is natural, perhaps, on the part OF
those whose forefathers were amongst the
first to snatch the helpless negro from his
African home and engraft the peculiar in
stitution" upon our tree of liberty. 1t is
the bigotry OF the. present, trying to wipe
out tho wantonness Of the past. But
We who require no such absolution are
not willing to be called TRAITORS because
we love the memory of our country better
than we do that of John Brown. We are
equally indisposed to accept, as the test OF
any mans loyalty, that he must love the
almighty negro" better than himself.
New York has shown her loyalty by send
ing more soldiers to the field, albeit it is a
war Of New England's making, than all The
New England States put together. Now
We submit that this is a better proof Of her
unconditional patriotism than can be found
in the whole political history Of New Eng


land, from the adoption Of the Hartford
Convention to that Of the principle Of the
higher law" i


We repeat what we have often said DO.
fore, that we are convinced that nineteen.
twentieths Of the whole American people
are loyal to their hearts oore. There is
more loyalty, now, latent in the Southern
States, but kept studiously out Of sight by
rebel bay yonsts, than the wiscst Of us mag
inc. There is Ear more Of it ia the NORTH
than the political alarmists who are so sad
ly afflicted with'negro on the brain" woult
ever have us believe. To this grave fac
the blood so freely shed by Northern vein.
and the msllions that have been SO cheer
fully contributed by Northern purses t.
Year: 1864

IMPRovED.-The State Press of Iowa
City by Ira G. Mitchell is now issued in
quarto form on new type; we think it the
handsomest paper in the State. The Press
does not estimate men by the amount Of
their salaries as Government officers and
of course it is wicked" and "disloyal"
Pity we had not more such journals and
l:ss Of the opposite kind.


The Dubuque Daily Herald is enlarged
to eight columns and looks as clean as a
maiien's check. IIutchins IS a forcible
writer and tells lots of truth for which he
is literally cursed by many who don't know
what they are talking about. a little dis
posed to be radical and bitter, is the said
Stilson Hutchins, but for ability there are
few men in the west who can excel him rs
a writer.
Year: 1864

WHEN had finished my dinner, we would
sit side by side, and I would look at my face
in her eyes-the only mirror which I posses
sed. One day Ananga reproached me with
being artificial What made me wear so many
clothes2 she asked, with inexpressible scorn.
I replied that it was one Of the foolish fash
ions of my country. And was 1t fashion of
my country, she asked, to wear the hair of a
wild beast on my head, and to paint my face
white? On my replying that Ajambi had
thought fit to create me with these deformi-
ties, she uttered a cry of derison, and taking
hold of my hair pulled it severely. When it
did come out, her eyes dilated, and she look
ed at me in stupefaction. Then, wetting her
finger, she rubbed my cheek with it, and fed
in terror to my interpreters They laughed
at her uproariOusly, and she came back in a
shamefaced manner and sat beside me with
out speaking One day put my hands in
my pockets. The sudden disappearance of two
important members filed her with dismay !;
but when I explained the phenomenon, she
went into convulsions of delight Nothing
would now content her but diving her hands
all day long into these wonderful holes" as
she called them; and she used even to hold
soirses, to which her numerous sisters were
invited. I was made to put my hands in my
pockets at least fifty times an evening, and
my hands themselves were passed from one
to the other, and examined by these young
philosophers, as If they were newly-discover-
ed fossils.-TAe Club Nan in Afjca
Year: 1864

Arrangements are now completed to sup
ply any demand for this article, which from
lack Of government stamps has not heretofore
been possible.


The public may rest assured that in no case
viii the perfectly pure standard of the Plant
alton Bitters be departed from. Every bot
tie bears the fac siHlils Of our signature on a
steel plate engraving, or it cannot be genuine


Sold by all Druggists, GrOcers and Dealers
throughout the country.
Year: 1864

A FHILosoPHIo and self possessed ship
captain was passing through church
yard at midnight, when a sheeted ghost
rose up behind a tombstone, and approa-
ched him with menacing gestures. The
ancient raised his stick, and gave him 3
crack over the head, asking him "What
he meant by being out of his grave at SO
late an hour?"
Year: 1864

Another wonderful ingredient, of Spanish
origin, fnparting beauty to the complexion
and brilliancy to the mind is yet unknown to
the commerce Of the world, and we withhold
its name for the present.
Year: 1864

The only road to peace, the only direct
route, AMI safe to travel, is that taken by
our armies. 1t will surely lead to peace in
the shortest time, and is the only one loyal
men can take We hear men talking Of
peace, as though it was settled that all Mr..
Lincoln has to do is to stop fighting and 90
to negotiating, as though the rebels were be-
beseeching to come back and were waiting
for an opportunity to do so So far from
this being the case. every declaration from
Richmond is to the effect that the South
will not consent to an armlstice, and does
not desire peace without independence. 1t
is folly to talk of peace with the South un-
less You are prepared to accept her terms by
granting her independence.


1t is perfectly evident, therefore, that
there is but one direct road to peace, which
is the one taken by the armies, We mean
an honorable peace 1t is true that peace
can be obtained by surrendering to the reb-
els, and the first step would be an armls-
tice. All the talk to the contrary is pollti-
cal clap-trap in the interest Of the rebels.
Year: 1864

True to their belief that the American
people are conquered by the rebels, and are
craven enough to ask for terms the Copper
head orators and papers hope to frighten
those people still more by threatening them
with civil war at home if the Copperhead
candidate for President is not elected.


This Kind of talk comes naturally from
those who wish to compromise with men
who began civil war four years ago because
their candidate was defeated 1t comes ma
tnraily from those who belive that the States
citizeus of the United States can not ~ $50 =
ced to submit to their Government. 1t
comes naturally from those whose reliance Is
not upon the intelligence but the ignorance
of the people; from those who do not pre-
vail by reasonable argument, but by appeals
to the basest passions 1t comes naturally
from Conservatism which burns orphan
asylums and massacres men because they are
poor and defenceless.


But those gentry sadly deceive themselves
if they suppose the loyal people of this
country are so deeply sunken in degradation
as to surrender their right of voting freely
to any threats of this kind. 1t is precisely
because the Copperheads are capable of using
such menaces in political canvass that they
will find themselves excluded from power by
the people For there is not fool IN the
land who d2es not see, that, if they threat
en- violence when they find themselves In the
minority, there is no enOrmlty OF which they
might not be guilty if they found themselves
actually in the majority.-Harper Heehty
Year: 1864

Hon. DAVID S. CoDDINGToN, of New
York. has written a letter in reply to an in
vitation to address public meeting, in which


Your invitation tospeaK Is received. a
severe cold will prevent me. But neither
cold nor heat can freeze or melt out of this
country the belief that the Chicago Conven-
ton, has left a Democrat no chance between
Jefferson Davis with all his crimes, and
Abraham Lincoln with all his faults. The
Vallandigham platform is merely an attempt
of the Richmond authorities to run the
blockade of the Northern ballot boxes, with
the Union flag floating from the first section;
so it does from the Florida and Tallahassee,
until you get near enough for them to hoist
the Confederate rag and scuttle the Union
ship, while we, robbed of our compasses and
stripped of our national consistency, are to
be landed upon some bleak dogma of ego.
tistieal States rights and universal anarchy.
Year: 1864

Forty Million seven-T -Thirties Subscribed.


The subscriptions to this popular loan are
now over forty million dollars. and they con-
tinue to come in at the rate of about mil
lion day. The public are satisfied that
there are no other investments so profitable
as United States securities. While 5arly
all the hundreds of miscellaneous stocks
sold in the New York market have been de-
clining for several weeks in many instances
twenty-five per cent, Government stocks
have remained firm and while lenders loan
very sparingly, and at high rates, on the
best mercantile paper, they have plenty of
money to lend on Government paper at as
low rates as ever. While the Government
needs the peoples money, and pays for it
liberally, it offers the highest possible con-
sideration besides, and that is safety See
advertisement in another column.
Year: 1864

An officer in Sheridan army writes home
to his friends: Fight against the Copper
heads-crush them-and by SO doing yoi,
,cW greatly encourage the army and
make us perfectly sure of success, and that
a speedy one He is not the only one who
has that feeling. Said Gen. Hooker, in his
speech at the Union meeting in Brooklyn
last week, Your victories are as dear to us
in the front as the victories at the front are
dear to you. The victories of last Fall were
hailed with as much JOY and as much enthu-
siasm in the army as though they had been
achieved by otherarmles.
Year: 1864

PROCLAMATION OF GOV. STONE
Special attention is asked to the Procla


nation Of Gov. Stone, found il aaothe'
column. He states the present position
of the matter 80 dissiaotly thst little 70
mains for as but to urge upon our readers
the Importance OF prompt measures fol
responding to this appeal TO their pAtri'
otism. This is, beyond all doubt. the
last call for volunteers TO finish the sup
preston Of the rebellion, aud Iowa is now
appealed to, as never before, to demon.
strate its unfaltering devotion to the
Union.


The quota for Iowa under the call for
100000 is already full, so that it only re-
maine for us to make up our proportion
of the last call for 100000 additional, or
about 6,00O men. This number can be
easily furnished by volunteering, in the
month yet remaining, if the work be vig-
orously prosecuted. To suffer draft to
take place in this State, which has made
50 glorious record, would be reflection
on Iowa patriotism which must not be
permitted. We must come forward and
comply with the requisition made upon
us. We must not falter in the good
work as the end draws near, nor be lag
gard under the call to mass an army suAi-
cient to deal the death-blow to the rebel
lion the coming season.


None need stand back and refuse TO
enlist, thinking that draft can be avoid
ed even though our quota be not filled by
volunteering. The draft will certainly
come off on the 10th of March if the
quota is not complete. Labor, then, to
avoid it, rather than to postpone it.


The large bounties offered by the Gov
ernment will expire on the first of March,
and it is useless to procrastinate with the
hope of their extension or renewal.


After that day. only 500 can be oh.
tanned. The very liberal bounties will
insure to most volunteers . very much
better compensation for their services
than can possibly be obtained elsewhere,
and this fact is deserving of serious at
tention and should be thoroughly under
stood by the entire population of the
State.
Year: 1864

sG- The Great Sanitary Fair to come
off shortly in New York city will be held
in building two hundred by four hun
dred feet, which will be covered by a
roof of single span. The structure is
already nearly completed. Its ultimate
purpose is that of regimental drill
room.
Year: 1864

FIRST PAcKRr.-About 8 o'clock this
morning, just as we were going press We
heard the whistle of packet just below
town. We do not know whether she can
effect d landing or not. The sound was
familiar.
Year: 1864

AN EXCITING SCENE AT NIAGARA FALLS The Niagara Falls Gazette has the following account of an extraordinary ice jam in the Niagara river few days since, and the mar row escape of several persons:

 A change from the prevailing easterly winds to the opposite quarter brought down immense quantities of the ice from the lake last Wednesday night. For the first time, we believe, in the recollection of the oldest in' habitant,' the ice formed complete dam across the rapids between the bridge and the upper end of Goat Island. With the excep tion of few rods in width near the main shore, the rocks below the ice dam were bare. It was safe walking where usually flows an i'm petuous flood. And yet it was not quite SC safe, as was proved Thursday morning, when several young men wandered over the barrer rocks, and visited a boat that had been lodged there for several weeks. While enjoying { walk, which we of this generation may neve again hear of, the ice gave way and the vas volume of water, probably from five to tel feet deep, came rushing through. Tho dau soon disappeared, and the boat that had beel fixed against the ordinary torrent was swep away and over the cataract. Of course ther was hurrying toward the Island shore an the paper mill pier. Some escaped with lii tie wetting, while others barely escaped wit their lives. A young man named Barlow wa obliged to leap from one to another of tn floating cakes of ice, and fully appreciatin the necessity of making land before being car ried too near the cataract, lost no time in leap ing from the last cake, and swimming severs rods, to shore. Those who witnessed the scene describe it as considerably exciting"
Year: 1864

IN CONCLUSION,


we have to remind the reader that the oil district
raversed the Of the above investigation has
never mapped out, and any slight discrepancy In
the particular location OF FARMS &c must be excused
The region Is most uncomfortable ono to travel over In
shape and u Is only the OF acquiring sud
den wealth that induces anybody TO ever visit IT, Spec
ulaton re there in every eye and, repeat, too
investing their money in stock companies although, at
the time, caution may deprive them or tho
opportunity OF reszing splendid fortunes. Railroads
being pushed through the country and considerable
foreign capital Is invested 10 their construction There
will probably be continuous line OF road through the
most part OF the region there before spring


The value OF the soil alone bordering on oil creek,
say two miles each side, and extending from It's
mouth to rtusvie about twenty miles, estimated to
be In the market at this time II could be pur
chased all-two hundred and fifty millions OF dollars.
thousand dollars considered large sum four
years ago farm OF from three TO four hundred
These farms have been sold At from sx hundred
thousand to million OF dollars each; and parties
course hold them at a much higher figure. There
PARTIES Also who hold individual fractional interests,
such as one eighth one sixteenth, one thrtieth, &e.,
the o their proportions only be correctly
asceraned by the books Kept at the wells But In some
Instances II these values were considered the property
would be held at almost Incredible sum tor
farm-at least two to throe millions of dollars.
With such enormous estimate OF wealth IN com
parativeiy limited district there is danger OF
an EXPLOSION some timo o.her, which will pr ds.
themselves In advance There 10 also further danger
the effect whicn bad or bogus stock comp ios VIII
upon stock OF good companies by being orcei
in large volumes upon tho market. The tendency OF
ponc general dstrust general ds,rust universal
crash Then may this region, whose real wealth still
untold, encounter reverse that will require
years to enable IL to recover from.
Year: 1864

The New York Post, in discussing
tire much talked OF armistice, closes
up the question very conclusively, as
follows:


But an armistice, supposing itprac
tible is desired by the friends of
peace only as the preliminary step to
the calling of a National Convention.
Without such Convention it would
he nugatory or Of no effect; and those
who are most urgent in asking for
the armistice do so on the ground
that it would be inevitably follow ed
by the Convention, They grant the
armistice, indeed, on the single as
sumption, and no other, that tho reb-
els would come into n Convention.
Yet in making this assumtion, has il
occurre TO these friends OF peace
whether real pretended, that they re
quire not only what the rebels cannot
accede to, but what also, Tit were ac
ccded TO, would make both armist,c'
and Convention unnecessary IL
Year: 1864

MEASURING LAND.-Persons often find it
necessary to measure the number of acres in
a lot, not for the purpose of sale. but for bus
mess. This can be done by any person with
a pole or line that measures rods: or by a
little practice one can learn to step rod at
FIVE PAGES which will answer verv well for or
dinary farm work Ascertain the number
of rods in width and length of a lot You wish
to measure, and multiply one by the other.
and divide by leo. and you will have the
number OF acres. as 100 square rods make a
square acre. If you wish TO lay off one acre,
measures - rods on each side. This lacks
only a rod full measure.
Year: 1864

'sWE CAN ALL EARN OUR OWN LIVING FA-
THER.'' was the remark made in a family by
one of several young ladies. short time since.
:. That is right. my daughter, F" was the reply
OF the parent, that fact ! regard as the point
of triumph in your education. Able and
willing are she two words which. when the
occasion comes. come it shall. will insure you
success. and yindicate the principle that
women should be educated for business and
usefulness as well as for ornament and at
traotireness. Never fear to work for your
support when necessity shall come, nor fail
10 encourage others in so doing. though you
may claim an exemption through the efforts
of others,
Year: 1864

The Provost Marshal General has issued a
general order TO the Boards OF Enrolment, d.
rectlng that the draft shall be commenced on
the 10th instant in all districts which had not
filled up their quota on the LIST instant. All
volunteers who enlist before the draft COM
mences will be deducted from the quota. The
draft is to be continued until the entire quota
in each district Is obtained.
Year: 1864

A commission has been appointed by the
Secretary OF War to visit the camps where all
rebel prisoners are confined, and administer to
them the oath OF allegiance, under the Presi-
denis recent amnesty proclamation.
Year: 1864

The Lafayette Ind Courier tells an
gents of that place. who were taking So So
cial walk near the cemetery, when a ghost
appeared. They all ran but one sturdy wo-
man of the strong minded class, who stood
her ground till the ghost got to her, when
she seized it and thrashed out of his fright
ful disguise a mischievous fellow who had
heard the project of walking about the
graveyard discussed, and hid himself there
to give the party fright She led him
back to the house, and in reply to the ques-
tions that poured in upon her, said: Cant
fool me. I've seen too many men in sheets
to get frightened at them -
Year: 1864

An unknown man, who endeavored to
smuggle ride on the Great Western Rail
way, recently, met with a horrible end. He
climed upon the top of a passenger car, un-
perceived, and when the train stopped, blood
was seen trickling down the side of it. On
examination it was found that the man was
dead, having evidently been struck by one of
the bridges. His skull was completely
crushed.
Year: 1864

To be woman of fashion is one of the
easiest things in the world. Buy every
thing you don't want, and pay for nothing
you get; smile on all mankind but your hus-
band; be hpppy everywhere but at home
neglect your children, and nurse lapdogs; go
TO church every time You get a new dress.
Year: 1864

A Clergyman in Tennessee on a Sabbath,
recently, gave the first line of the hymn


Lord, let n repentant rebel live"
when a shoddy official sprang up exclaim-
ing, Not unless he takes an oath to sup
port 1.-THE government !"
Year: 1864

Our very popular and estimable represen-
tative in Egypt died in April last. An un-
pleasant alteration which arose between
the temporary incumbent of the Office and
the Government of the Pacha, resulted in a
suspension of intercourse. The evil was
promptly corrected on the arrival of the sue
cessor to the consulate, and our relations
with Egypt, as well as our relations with the
Barbary Powers, are entirely satisfactory.
Year: 1864

For myself have no doubt of the power
and duty of the Executive, under the law of
nations to exclude enemies of the human
pOm sh the Sa Ea1a Ss nraes


ings in such cases lack the authority of law,
I or ought to be farther repudiated by it, [
Year: 1864

WEEKLY JouRNiIssE.--The newest 0; The
weekly papers Of this city, the Rcaad Table,
has been the first to die. 1t deceased yes
terisy. The Ligh price OF paper was too much
FOR it At least ons-hslf Of the other weekly
journals In this city will follow lis example be-
fore long This will be all the better for the
press and for the public. We have too many
weakly papers here now, and none Of them are
good enough Perhaps when the number is
diminished tie quality will improve. War is
the bes. censor Of the press after all.