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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-09
sw-The Washington Constitution havil

wThe Washington Constitution having
said that 'no President ever enjoyed the
confidence of the masses to greater extent
thaa does the present Chief Magistrate" the
Buffalo Republic fraternally remarks:
"'Over to Bigelow's,' as they say out West.
What absurd nonsense it is for any high
minded newspaper editor to be continually
blowing like the above. Now, we don't
want to say anything bad against Mr.. Buch.
anan, or the Administration, just at-present.
He has 'simmered down on nomination,
played out generally; so let him alone. Let
us talk about the union Of action Of the Dem
ocratic masses for the next campaign, and not.
for gracious sake, keep harping on any old
fossil remains"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-09

DEMOCRATIC DocrR1NE.-The distinguished
Senator Iverson, of Ca, "agitated the negro
question considerably in recent speech.
The following is an extract:
"The proud and enviable condition of the
poor white man in the South, compared to the
degraded white slave of the North, is owing
to the existence of African slavery at the
South"
White Democrats in the North ought to
duly appreciate the compliment. Again, Mr..
1verson says:
slavery must be sustained-in the Union,
if possible; out of it, if necessary; peaceably,
if we may; forcibly, if we must"
The Northern Union-sa,ing Democracy
will take notice, and govern themselves
accordingly. Dodge must quicken his race
after runaway niggersl
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-09

New ORDER OF KNow-NoTHINas.- The
Philadelphia Pe1sasyi0aaiara says, it appears
from recent Developments that the friends
of certain Presidential candidate have
commenced secret political organization
in New York, ana are endeavoring to ex-
Tend it into other States. The order is
known by tlio name of ''Spartans.' They
lvow themselves in favor of the Cincinnati
pa form ''as expounded by the peoples
champion, Stephen A. Douglas - and the
following is one of their resolutions, made
public in the Repudlic, at Buffalo, where
there is branch of The order:
Resozue1. That, in order to make ourselves
effective at the polls, WE WILL ACT AS
A UNIT IL CASTING OUR BALLOTS
FOR MEN WHO HAVE BEEN ENDOR
SED RY THIS ORDER
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-09

GYIt viii be rccollected that Dodge's
appointments made by the Democratic Com
.littee, were so arranged that the candidates
were compelled to speak one day in Adel,
Dallas county, and the next in Newton, JAS
per county. This was done for the purpose
Of annoying Kirkwood, and preventing dis
cusslon at Desmoines. The Republicans at
the Capital, we are informed, made arrange
ments, brought kirkwood and Dodge through
from Adel in two hours and a half, (25 miles,)
md had speeches at the Capitol in the evening
If the day Of the discussion at Adel. But no
discussion was had. The friends of General
Dodge would not consent to a Joint meeting,
and consequently each candidate spoke to
separate meetings of their respective friends.
--Hawkeye.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-09
"Slavery IL CiviliZinEg and Chris
tiallizins IllsliataskOfR."

| Such was the declaration of Gen. Dodge ir
his speech at Oskaloosa. Nearly all the
Democratic orators and newspapers in this
State have heretofore denounced slavery, and
professed to be "as much opposed to it as
anybody" but, true to the progressive"
tendencies of the party, they have changed
their tactics. Their Southern masters have
dictated to them the course they must here
after pursue to prepare the minds of Northern
people for the further encroachments of
slavery, and they hasten to obey, with the
illustrious Dodge leading the van. The bitter
pill of slavery must be sugar. coated to agree
with Northern stomachs.
| The following, as "backer" of Dodge's
declaration, is being extensively copied by his
organs in Iowa. We clip it from the Iowa
City Reporter:
The number of slaves in the South who are
connected with churches is 46S,0OO, or about
one-seventh of the slave population. Says
the Boston Post:
"When it is considered that the ancestors
of these slaves were so recently most degraded
heather in the wilds Of Africa, these figures
appear very rcmarkablo, especially when, as
a result Of all foreign missionary efforts, the
native heather church membership in 1866
was only 100000"
Would it not be we'll for the missionary
societies of the country to divert their ener-
gies, hereafter, to the slave trade? The old
fogy system isn't half as expeditions in ''civ-
ilizing and christianizing" the heathen as that
discovered by Gen. Dodge.
yThe Democracy of the South are il
favor of Congressional Slave Code and the
restoration of the Slave Trade, and expect the
Nsrthcrn Democracy to fall into line and
support these measures. Hear what the
Richmond Examiner, the leading Democratic
organ in the Old Dominion, says on the
subject:
"The Democracy of Virginia believe that,
when the occasion arrives for the protection
by Congress of slavery in the Territories, the
Northern Democracy will nobly unite with
the Democracy of the South, as they did when
Texas was annexed. and when the Missouri
Compromise was repealed"
That is surely very reasonable expectation
on the part Of the Southern Democracy. III
the Northern Democracy united with them in
the annexation of Texas and the repeal of the
Missouri Compromise, they will no doubt be
prepared, 'when the occasion arrives" to
unite with them in favor Of any and all the
measures the Southern Democracy and |
Slavery Propagandists may demand. Cen
Dodge has already shown his willingness to
acquesce in any Of the demands of the South |
even to catching runaway nigger.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-09

~ Gen. Dodge is determined not to lag
behind his Democratic brethren in outrageous
lying. He recently asserted, in one of the
western counties he visited, that the Lunatic
Asylum at Mt. Pleasant would hold all the
people in Iowa.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-09
f% Samuel Douglass, the 8

CO Samuel Douglass, the great defeated
on the Democratic ticket for Secretary OF
State, last Fall, is up for Representative of
Benton county. The wide-awake Republicans
OF that county will permit him to retire to the
shades of political oblivion. James NJ. Quinn,
"a good man and true" is his opponent.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-09

G. c. CoLE's DEMOCRATIC ARITHMETIC.
The Republicans tell us that the cause of the
increased expenses of the State Government
is to be found in the increase of population.
Now, our Democratic arithmetic teaches us
that, if the population of the State has been
doubled since the Democrats held power, then
the expenses should be diminished just in the
same proportion-tha they should be Just
ilalf what they then was.-Cole's Tuesdau
Evening Speech.
Well, that Democratic arithmetic is some.
Let us try it on national expenses. Under
}. Z. Adams administration, the national
expenditures were about twelve million dollars
per annum-sincc that time the population of
the Union has considerably more than doubled
itself. Consequently, according to that Dem
ocratic arithmetic, our national expenses
should now be six million But what are the
facts? Under the Democratic Administration
of James Buchanan, they are in the neighbor-
mood of ninety million. Quite difference
between six million and ninety million
Democratic arithmetics and Democratic prac-
tices are quite at variance. Hurrah for the
Democratic arithmetic Lyons Mirror.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-09

az @Mr. Rusch spoke with good effect to a
large audience at Keokuk, on Tuesday night
of last week The Democrats tried to get up
disturbance because the chairman of the
Republican meeting refused to allow "Col
Schade,'' of Burlington, to consume the time
allotted to Mr.. Rusch. They finally withdrew
in body from the meeting, and were
harangued in the street by "Shady" and
Judge Clagett.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-09

Schade, who has done more dirty work for
the Democratic party than any other man in
it, wanted nomination for the Legislature in
Desmoines county, but was kicked aside with
contempt
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-09
DEMOCRATIC COURTESY.

Talk Of Saln Kirkwood's brilliant oratoryr'
One might as we'll talk of the graceful antics
of an overgrown jackass. Dapeaport Dem.
describing all that courtesy due from one
gentleman to another, he (kirkwood) takes
every mean advantage Of his competitor
Ww Eagle Cor.
No words are too vulgar and loathsome to
glide smoothly and easily through his dirty
lips. lnuendoes and double entendres are too
inexpensive to perform the task allotted them
by this prince of dirty blackguards; they are
thrown aside, and bold, shameless words, and
gross, disgusting phrases, occupy their place.
A countenance, well fitted to the despicabe
task, iluminates, with its maudlin light the
sentence that fairly disgusts the auditor in its
low and degraded significance. Such is a true
delineation of the tone and manner of Mr..
Kirkwood.- Oskaloosa Times.
We will not insult our readers by giving
any more than two or three specimens of the
billingsgate necessarily vomited forth by
the Democratic press, intended to charm
voters into the support of Gen. Dodge.
Neither will we allow ourself to be provoked
into a similar course of lying augmentation,
feeling not only disinclined to it, but believing
it to be ruinous to any candidate before a
decent and intelligent people.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-09

Gov. CHASE ON THE STUMP.-Gov. Chase
addressed large meeting of Republicans at
Marysville, Union county, Ohio, on the 10th
ult. Gov. c. Sad he would not have the
slavery question shut out every other interest
of the country, yet he knew perfectly well
that it had assumed great and important
proportions He said:
81 am for intervention with wrong wherever
the constitution of my country permits it. |
will maintain FREE LABOR, and will never seek
to shield myself by any party dodge. We
leaUe the Southern States 10 do aohat they aoiu
aoith their institutions at home, and aoe pro-
pose to do the same. We dislike their slavery,
though we do not propose to interfere with
them; but in all our broad Territories, over
which the western sun is now shining so
benignantly, in the name of our country and
our God, let us see to it that there liberty be
maintained"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-09

tY Hon. John Forsyth, editor of the
Mobile Register, recently elected to the Ala
bama Legislature as Douglas man, is out in
favor of the re-opening of the African Slave
Trade.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-09

DODGE AND KIRKwooD AT WAsnINGToN.-
We learn that there was an immense turn out
at Washington, last Friday, to hear the debate
between Messrs. Dodge and Kirkwood. We
have heard nothing concerning the merits Of
the debate, but our informant tells US that
much amusement was occasioned by the entree
of the distinguished disputants. The Demo-
Gratis got out fine carriage to convey the
dandyfed and fanciful Spanish ambassador
from the cars to the town, while the Repub-
licans, as fitting burlesque on this snobbish
and unnecessary display, procured lumber
wagon drawn by oxen, in which they escorted
Mr.. Kirkwood. The scene is said to have
been rich.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-09

% Let il be known that Gen. Dodge is
opposed to the encouragement of agriculture
oy the State authorities, and publicly
ienounccs the act Of Winter before last,
designed for chat purpose. He is so used to
a salary of $4,000 per annum, and outfit,
that he imagines all the revenues of the State
ought to be applied in the payment of salaries.
|-Haa0keye.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-09
Westward Ex1eRArroN.-Acc ordi

WESTWARD EMIaRATroN.-Acc ording to
advices received in St. Louis, 3,449 emil
grant wagons have passed over the Western
Plains this season for California and Salt
Lake City eight-tenths of them going to
California. Loose cattle estimated at from
10000 to lao, 900, sheep 5000.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-09

SENSIBLE Iowa editorial convention,
announced to be held at Cedar Rapids, 10th
inst, has been postponed to the 29th, when
it will be held at Oskaloosa, on the last day
of the State Fair. The principal reason Of
the change is that many Iowa editors wish to
attend the National Fair at Chicago, to be
held the same week the editorial convention
wss fret called
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-09

Relays of horses have been stationed
at all the principal points on our western
railroad, to convey Mr.. Dean to any of Gov.
Grimes places of speaking. g. Var Eagle.
What fanciful figure that will be
Imagine, if you please, the reverend gentle
man of portly dimensions posting through the
country on horseback at the rate of 2:40,
taking up his relays at every fve-mile station
We pity him if he does not find that kind Of
exercise more soothing and agreeable on an
average than that which our ex- Governor will
put him through, if he succeeds in getting
within reach of him. Poor man, he is travel
ing entirely too fast for his own health and
comfort!
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-09

eWAt four o'clock, yesterday, our lady,
Her Majesty, the Queen, accompanied by His
Excellency, the Prime Minister of State, and
high functionaries of the household, was
pleased to receive, in private audience for
leave taking, the Hon. General Augustus G.
Dodge, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary of the United States OF
America, who, on being announced by the
Introducer of ambassadors, and on having
the honor of placing in the Royal hand the
letter which terminated his mission, addressed
a speech in Spanish to Her Official
Gazette, (Madrid,) March 18th, so.
The Democratic press has proudly paraded
the above precious paragraph, expecting, no
doubt, to impress the (as they suppose)
simple ycomanry of Iowa with an
extravagant idea of Gen. Dodge's abilities.
Such pedantry, if not disgusting, is superla-
lively ridiculous. AS there never can be any
occasion for speech in Spanish to our repre-.
sentatlves at Desmoines, it would be inficting
upon them cruel and insufferable bore to
permit him an opportunity he could not resist
of exercising his lingual accomplishments
before such an auditory. Our candidate, we
are happy to state, does not pretend to the
use of any other language than good, plain,
common English, suitable to the comprehen.
sion of all men in Iowa.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-09
PREMIUM LIST

Of tile Muscatine County Agricultural
Society, for the Seventh annual Fair,
to be held at Muscatime, Wednesday and
Thursday, September 2lst and 22d, 1859.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-09

THE SLAVE TRADE.-The New York COR
respondent Of the Charleston Mercury reiter-
ates his assertion that a dozen or twenty
savers leave that port annually. He describes
different classes of operators in the business,
such as the managers, brokers and capitalists
The second class are the most conspicuous,
although the whole business is conducted with
the utmost secrecy. They are mostly Cubans,
and flourish on the outskirts of good society,
wherever money and the love of money are
conspcuously in unison. The correspondent
says:
II knew of two ladies, now attracting ado
ration at fashionable watering place, who
invested in a little venture of this kind, not
long ago, and, as result, have augmented
their banking accounts-one to the extent OF
1923 900, and the other $4,000 The head
quarters of the traffic in this city are mainly
in South, William, Broad and Water streets.
Two vessels are now fitting out fo1 the
business
81 have not written the above as sensation
paragraph, nor as a complete expose of the
Slave Trade in its relations to New York"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-09

HORSES.
Open to the world. Ten per cent. entrance fee,
to be paid on all entries to compete for premiums
of ivs dollars and upwards. Speed as we'll as
style and action to be considered in awarding pre-
miums.
JosRpH BRrBGsAN, Superintendent
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-09

ABOUT RIGHT. - At Bedford, in Taylor
county, where Gen. Dodge exhibited, as usual,
his petulant disposition, and got fighting mad
at Mr.. Kirkwood, an old German arose in the
audience, and asked leave to say word.
"Go on" said Gen. Dodge, who was then
speaking. "Vell," continued he, 81 shust
want to say dat l tink man as wants to pc our
Gofenor ought to pc able to gofern hisselfr'
The common sense and plain-spokcn opinion
of the old man had a hearty response from the
audience, while it confounded and confused
the Spanish ambassador worse than ever.
PATENT SovEREIGNTY.-It is understood
(says the Chicago Press and Tribune that
the Messrs. Harper will send note to the
Charleston Convention, similar to that which
they addressed to the press of New York city
notifying its members that they have copy
righted Mr., Douglas Popular Sovereignty
and that they will seek legal redress in case
the convention infringe said copyright by
indorsing or otherwise making use of the
article
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-09
THE NEWS.

| 1Hc pork HouSe oI McAeeHun q Evans
ut Cincinnati, was destroyed by fire on tn
LIST. The building contained three million
pounds of meat, most of which was lost
Loss estimated at $4,000. Fully insured
"A mulatto woman named Wilton ha
been arrested in Scarborough, Me-, charged
with numbering her son, aged Is years, or
Monday, the 29th ult., and afterwards plac,
ing his body in the oven, and then setting
fire to her house. The remains of the boy
were subsequently found where placed by
her.
The National American Committee OF
Massachusetts have determined to call n
State Convention, for tho nomination of
Independent candidates.
Two young ladies were drowned by the
upsetting of yacht in the Sound at New
York, on the 3lst. One of them was Miss
Julia Waterbury, daughter of Lawrence Wa
terbury, Esq, of New York; the other was
a Miss Craven.
"A dispatch from Boston of the I'd says
the auroral display of the previous night
was so brilliant after midnight that ordinary
print could be read by its light. 1t consd
erably impeded the working of the telegraph
lines, and its effects continued up till noon.
The auroral current from East to West was
SO regular that the operators on the Eastern
lines could send messages without the usual
batteries being applied. The same effect was
apparent on the National Telegraph wires
between Philadelphia and Pittsburg.
"A steam boiler in building No. 100
Garrick-st., N. Y, exploded on the I'd, kill
ing one man, named James Shaw, and wound
ing five others.
"A difficulty took place at Hopkinsville,
KY, on the I'd, between W. W. Weston and
Capt. James Jackson, late candidates for
Congress, in which the former was shot and
instantly killed.
The overland California mail arrived at
st. Louis on the I'd, bringing dates of the
18th ult. W. P. Watkins, U. s. District
Attorney of Sutler county, and candidate
for the Legislature, was shot on the 9th, by
Judge Way, of Yusa county, whose daughter
Watkins had seduced.-Senator Broderick
addressed the largest meeting ever assembled
at Sacramento, on the 9th. He made a full
exposure of the bargain and sale arrange
ments of the last Senatorial electlon.-The
Convention at Carson Valley framed aCon-
stitution for Provisional government. 1t
declares Carson Valley independent Of Utah.
and gives the name of Nevada to the terri
tory Frazer river mining news was encour-
aging. seventy-fve thousand dollars in
gold reached Victoria within fortnight
-Advices from Oregon state that the Palos
Indians are harrasslng Lieut. Mullen's wag
on road expedition, destroying the mules
and burning the grass on all camping
grounds. The Los Angeles Vineyard, of the
18th, gives an account of battle between
fifty troops under Major Armistead, and
four hundred Mohave Indians, on the 4th,
in which about so Indians were killed.-A
difficulty has originated between the British
and United States authorities in regard to
the island Of San Juan, between Vancouver
and the mainland. 1t is now occupied by U.
s. troops by order Of Gen. Harney Gov.
Douglass issued protest, claiming the ISL
and for the British crown.