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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-02
County Ticket.
For Clerk of the District Court,
CHARLES s. FOSTER.
Republicans I'm the County, Atten-
tiOn!

We now ask of you, if you ever worked
for principle or fought for a good cause
1uyour lives, to roll up your sleeves and
walk into the work from this time till the
polls close next Tuesday! Four years,
perhaps fifty, will roll around before you
will have the same opportunity or an equal
necessity to take laborious part in so
glorious contest. Never did our country's
safety, honor aud glory depend SO abso-
lutely upon . Presidential election as they
do upon this. If We, happily, shall elect
Abe Lincoln, peace, quiet, liberty, union,
will be made sure to US and those after US
for years and-years to come.
Should he be defeated, strife, disunion,
slavery, war abroad and at home, lawless-
ness, and the most hateful form of tyranny,
oil stand lowering in the black shadows of
the future, harpy-like, ready to light upon
our beloved country, ard make her their
prey.
Gentlemen, there is every consideration
in the wide world to make US work like
heroes. Every man who votes ard works
Tor Abraham Lincoln next Tuesday will do
an act of which he will DO proud to the
latest hour of his life. History will record
the deeds of these who assist in the Repub-
hcsn triumph of next Tuesday, with graft
tude and reverence as being worthy to rank
next to those of the immortal patriots
of IA
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-02
Charles s. Foster.

A new system of warfare in this county
has been inaugurated by that model sheet of
courtesy and veracity, the Reriew. A per-
sonal assault, unexampled in the history of
the county for bitterness, falsehood and
maliciousnass, has been m ade in the columns
OF the Rerieao upon Mr.. Foster. The Dem
ocratic leaders of this city are making
unheard-of efforts to defeat him. They
have dropped every other concern, left the
balance Of the ticket to take care Of itself,
and devoted themselves to bitter, unrelent-
ing and savage personal war against Mr..
Foster. Mr.. Robert 7. Wallace must be
elected for the sake of these leaders, let the
whole Democratic party so to destruction.
They have been canvassing the county in
company with Mr.. Wallace for weeks. Not
s:ohss 'has been left unturned to defeat
'~..s-.les S. Foster.
We mention these facts to tho Republicans
OF the county that they may be induced to
give special effort for Foster. A ferocious,
relentless personal war is made upon him
at all points by the friends Of Mr.. Wallace.
No means are too bitter or malicious for
their use, Let the friends Of MIR. Foster use
corresponding efforts for him. not in kind,
for We would haye nothing dishon orable or
mean done to aid any part of our ticket,
but in energy. Republicans, give special
lift to Foster
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-02
New Work.

Superhuman efforts are being made by the
Democrats to carry New York for the Fusion
Ticket. Money is poured out like water.
They have given up Pennsylvania, and intend
importing voters thence to New York.
Thousands of fraudulent votes will doubtless
be polisd. A knowledge of these powerful
and combined efforts has made some of our
friends little apprehensive as to the result in
New York. We do not share in these appre-
tensions. We give it as cur prediction that
Lincoln will carry New York by $4,000
majority. Let the knowledge, however, Of
these endeavors on the part of the foe, nerve
every Republican to stand to his post and do
his duty; to be at the polls; to look to his
ward and precinct; to contribute his means
to circulate documents; and, in fine, to do
his whole duty as an American citizen, in
this crisis of the Republic.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-02
Read, Douglas Men, Read!

A DOUGLAS PAPER ADVISING DOUG
LAS MEN TO SUPPORT LINCOLN,
AND PREDICTING HIS ELECTION
BY A MILLION MAJORITY.
The St. Paul Pioneer and Democrat, the
Douglas organ Of Minnesota, has remarka-
BILE article on the late elections. 1t says
they indicate that the whole North
will go for Lincoln. 1t believes the "fuson
outrage" in New York, instead of giving
that State to the Democracy, will cause the
Republican majority to be from 100000 to
100000; and, it adds, "the people Of that
State will vindicate their reputation for
moral honesty and political decency by such
a vote" 1t also looks to see every Southern
State 60 for Breckenridge. Douglas friends
there haze no more heart to work, and the
South cannot unite on Bell, because running
on no distinctive platform, support of him
would mean nothing and determine nothing.
1t concludes thus:
If thcs, premises are correct, Douglas and
the principles he represents, arc, practically
speaking, no longer at issue IN this CAM
paign. The canvass is reduced by indica-
tons which are prophetic both in their tenor
and force, to a contest between Lincoln and
Free Code on the one hand, and Breckin-
ridge and Slave Code on the other. This is
result which all who cherish the peace and
harmony of the Union must deplore; Tut,
deplorable or not, it is plain fact which
cannot be gainsaid or obliteratad, and which
should, therefore, be looked at and acted
upon as such, frankly and manfully. And
being fact, the voice of the North, in ex-
preston of its sentiments at the polls, will
neither be feeble or uncertain, Il million
majority will show the fidelity Of the North
when these are appealed to by an issue
which cannot be avoided or delayed.
The Northern Democracy are not respon-
sible for the sectional character which the
canvass has assumed. 1t has been precipita-
ted by the ultraists of the Sovth. Taking its
birth in the jealousies of Southern politicians
against the manifest statesman of our times,
the movement las grown up from its ignoble
beginnings in personal hate to its present
proportions of warfare upon civilization and
of treason against the State. They who have
thus sewn the wind must reap the whirlwind.
The ultraists of the South must be eXtirpated.
Until this is done there can be neither ma
tional peace nor national prosF Gritty. We
had hoped this might be achieved throsgh
the agency of Douglas, in the present cam
paign. That Aopehas vanisAed. Yet, regard
ing it as the first great act needful to be done,
we shall greet its accomplishment with sat
isfaction through any agency that Providence
may appoint
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-02

The BEST Thing OF THE SEASON. In the
great fusion procession in New York, on
Tuesday evening last, was the picture of a
huge negro, and underneath the inscription
"The successor of Abraham Lincoln in 1864"
Gov. Chase was detained in his carriage by
the procession, and saw this offensive pla.
card. cit seems" said he, "that our friends
on the other side have already nominated
their candidate for the succession"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-02

It 10 the settled conviction of every candid
man that ABRAHAM LlNcoLx is already elected,
in the hearts Of the people. Next Tuesday
viii merely formally record their verdict. Az
we heard gentleman, the other day, remark
Republicans seem to "fee. it inwardly" that
victory is sure. This inexplicable sense of
confidence, though apparently based on no
reasons that can be explained, is in reality
founded on one of the deepest, broadcast prin-
ciples Of human nature. 1t is the deduction
of that intuitive sense Of mems natures which
discerns and feels the first beat of the great
wavelike pulse of humanity, at the approach
of any vast motion of its waters. We feel
all feel-that there is deep and widespread
movement in the public mind upon political
topics; and We know that, when such a
movement is bred in that sea, and the tide
commences running in or out, no power Of
men can stopit Let the New York merchant
then, pour out their money like water
millions of dollars will be of no greater effect
in such case than hundreds. They might
as we'll try to fill up the ocean with bags o.
sand as to stay the great popular revolution
now going OH with bags Of dollars.
From the best sources Of information in our
power, we have compiled table of the prob
able vote of each State, with the majorities TO-
Lincoln and the electoral vote of each State
We have made several predictions, during
this canvass, and have never been disappointet
in one of them, except by greater najoritie
than we had hoped for. The table that VI
append is substantially the same as published
by US four months since. Time has onl!
confirmed our confidence in its genera
correctness:
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-02
The Suffering ian Kallsas.

The Rev. MIR Reynolds, who is soliciting
aid for the suffering roor of Kansas, says
that out ofapopulatiun ofl00,00) about one
fourth had been driven away within the yeal
by the gradually darkening aspect ofharvest
matters. The crops planted in the spring
had dried up. Gardens became a waste
Corn fields gave no yield. Farmers who in
a previous season had realized from one to
two thousand bushels of corn, gathered in
this season from one to two bushels of corn to
the acre. In the hope that rain would come
to their relief, potatoes and other root crops
were replanted, but only to the reduction of
the stock CT food or an outlay that gave no
return.
Mr.. Reynolds says that upon his own table
in Lawrence, he has had potatoes but three
times this summer, and these vegetables are
now selling at 81 to 81 % per bushel Stock
hogs the farmers had purchased for fatten-
ing with their corn crop, had been kept as
long as possible, and when nothing else re-
manned, the animals, many OF them purchas-
ed at 4 or Al cts. per pound, were sold
for a penny per pound, given away, or else
taken out and shot, to save the food for the
families
The settlers are not of class to complain,
and have resisted to the last the necessity of
asking for aid, and the last necessity is upon
them now, both of food and clothing, since
many of them in narrow circumstances have
left the repair Of their wardrobes to this
very crop that has faileu.
For miles and miles in extent, the fields
have not shown blade of grass or token of
vegetation Everything is barren and bare
and the settlers see wilter approaching, and
thsir families without food. Such being
their condition we hope to see liberal con-
tributions made for their aid.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-02
ELECTIONS TO TAKE PLACE. - Louisiana

ELECTIONS TO TAKE PLACE. - Louisiana
holds her State election on the 9th of Novem-
Der. and on the 9th all the States vote for
President, and Illinois, Massachusetts, Mich
iean, New Jersey, New York, Minnesota
Wisconsin, Iowa, Delaware, California and
MARYLAND vote for Congress and State tickets,
The Legislatures Of Louisiana, Illinois, New
York, Wisconsin and California are to select
United States Senators for the terms vacated
by Messrs. Slidell, Trumbull, Seward, Durkee
md Gwin, respectively.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-02

An D1oAT1oN.-Dodworth's famous band
gave concert in Albany, few evenings
since. All the tickets had upon them min :
iature portraits ofthe Presidential candidates,
with the words II vote for Lincoln" or 81
vote for Douglas &c. At tho close of the
concert, the vote, as indicated by the tickets
sold, was announced as follows Lincoln 93S,
Bell 204, Douglas 1872, Breckenridge 81
Lincoln over all 100. And this, too, when at
least thousand Wide Awakes were on active
duty during the evening.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-02
Pennsylvania UNITED STATES SENATOR

Pennsylvania UNITED STATES SENATOR
The Republicans have commenced canvass
ing in Pennsylvania to see who shall be SEN
ator in place of Mr.. Bigler. David Wilmot,
John W. Forney, Morton McMichael, Alex
ander Mcclure, Ex-Gov. Pollock, A. a..
Reeder, Thaddeus Stevens, Eli Sitter, Henry
G. Reeder and VIM. B. Mann are named for
the place.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-02

A SOUTHERN WELCOME - The Memphis
Avasanche, Breckenridge paper, welcomed
Mr.. Douglas to that city as follows:
Gas we have already announced, the bloated
visage of Stephen A. Douglas is now turned
to-day, and, like an itlnerant peddler of Yankee
notions, will soon be hawking his pinchback
principles oyer the South. He comes in our
midst with no worthier motives than the in
cendiary, for he can only expect by hisvisit to
add to the strength of Bell, whose election, it
is obvious, he prefers to that of Breckenridge"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-02

CAPITALISTS AND THE UNIoN.-It would
not appear, from the alarcity with which
capitalists grasp at U. S. loans, that they have
any fear of dissolution of the Union. The
ten million, advertised for recently by the
Secretary of the Treasury, has been all taken
at premium. The aggregate amount of
the bids was in excess by half million of
The amount required.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-02
Organize :-.-EeHke Ready LIVERY
fA:aEi to Ills Post!

The decisive day which determines the
fats Of the second American Revolution is
less than e week off. Are you ready, Rerub-
licans? Is evcr5 vtter in your district
known? Our enemies are raising heaven
and earth to carry this county. They feel
confident. 1t is somewhat remarkable that
they even have hopes Of electing Mr.. Wal
lace. We do not know the ground of their
hopes. Let every Republican look to his
own district.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-02

SECESSION OF A STATE IN Mexico. - The
State of New Leon has virtually seeded
from the Mexican Confsderacy. What it
may do now can scarcely be conjectured,
unless it knocks at the door of our own
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-02

~ No man can vote in South Carolina
unless he owns ten negroes, or real estate of
the value of ten thousand dollars. Now, who
votes there-the white man, the negroes, or
the plantation
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-02

CORRECTION types mades us say, in
Mondays issue, that the Republican major
ity on Congressman in Ohio was 23,633. It
should have been 1888.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-02

e Ex-Gov. Wise's vocation is gone
He says "the time for talking is past" XIV
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-02

State Ticket:
For Secretary Of State,
ELIJAH SELLS, Of Muscatine.
For Auditor of State,
J. W. CATTELL, of Cedar.
For Treasurer of State,
JOHN W. JONES, of Hardin.
For Register Of the State Land Office,
AMOS B. MILLER, of Cerro Gordo.
For Attorney General,
O. G. NOURSE, of Polk.
Fol-, Supreme Judge,
G. G. WRIGHT, Of Van Buren,.
For Congress I'D DISTRICT
VIM. VANDEVER, of Dubuque.
For Member of Board of Education, 9th Judicia
District)
DANIEL w. ELLIS, of Clinton.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-02

eW Senator Bright, of Indiana, has come
out in public disclaimer in reply to the
charges OF the Douglas papers that he had
acted the Republican ticket at the late
election. Jesse very Indignantly declares
that any man who says so is ca liar and q
slanderer."
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-02
Position Of tho supreme Court

Position Of tho supreme Court.
Sd. "Euery citizen has a RIGHT to taks
NTH him into the Territory any article of
property vhich,,ths Constitution q the United
States recognises as property."
4th. "7he Constitution of the United
States recognizes slaDes as property, AND
PLEDGES TIE FEDERAL GOVERN
MENT TO PROTECT IT"
Position Of Douglas. RI
y"I, in common with the Democracy of
Illinois, ACCEPT THE DECISION OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED
STATES, IN THE DRED SCOTT CASE,
AS AN AUTHORITATIVE EXPOSITION
OF THE CONSTITUTION"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-02

Electoral Votes of the States.
As q matter of convenient reference, we
publish below a statement of the electoral
vote Of each State in 1860, together with
the popular vote in 1856:
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-02

Money GETTING PLsNrlER 1t is O grow
ing impression in Wall street, writes the
New York correspondent to the Buffalo
Commercial Adverti&fr, that money will 20
begging by the first of the month at per
cert and thelmpression is sharep by private
lenders as we'll as the banks. The business
activity CT the autumn in most departments
is at an end, the specie shipments to Europe
have stopped, while the California remit
tances are undiminished. The supply, there
fore, on all hands, is likely to be, as it is
at present, considerably in excess Of demand
The Douglas worshippers have queer
way of reasoning They point out an ultra
anti-slavery man in the Republican ranks,
and from this argue that the Republican is an
abolition party. If this is the correct way of
proving a thing, by the same mode we can
prove the Douglasites are all sorts of bad
things. For instance, that den of infamy in
New York-th the Five Points-ls overwhelm-
ingly in favor of Douglas and non-intervention
they want to be let alone-ergo, the Douglas
worshippers, according to their own mode of
reasoning, are Five Pointers. This is also
true of fillibusterism, Mormonism, disunion-
ism and slave tradeism. Now, if they prove
us to be abolitionists, We, adopting their
tactics, show them to be the disunion- Mormon-
illibuster-slave-trade-6 ve-point Democracy.
Phobus, what name Rock Island Reg.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-02

"OLD ABE GOING TO SPEAK.-As Messrs
Bfeckinridge and Douglas have taken the
stump, Mr.. Lincolns friends have made an
appointment for him. He will address his
fellow-citizens of all parties, from the pcrti-
co of the Capitol, at Washington City, on
the 4th day of March next at clock P. NJ.
The people generally, and the Wide Awakes
especially, are invited to attend.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-02

Of the doubtful States, Missouri will 60,
probably, for Breckenridge; California for
Lincoln or Douglas; and Tennessee for
Breckenridge or Bell
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-02

the true "Jeffersonian plan," was indeed no
mere accident, no mere occasional act Of
legislation. 1t sprang from the idea, as
Madison expresses it, "that the republican
institutions would become fallacy, where
slavery existed - and in order to guaranty
republican institutions to the Territories, they
excluded slavery.
The ordinance of 1887 was the logical off.
spring of the principles upon which your
independence and your Constitution are
founded; it Is the practical application of the
Declaration of Independence on the govern
ment of the Territories. Its very existence
sets completely at naught. Mr.. Douglas
doctrine and historical construction and the
dwarfsh hand of the demagogne tries in vain
to tear this bright page out of your annals.
[Cheers. The ordinance of 1887 stands
written on the very gate posts of the North
Western States written on every grain field
that waves in the breeze, on every factory
that denotes the course of their rushing wa
tiers, on every cottage that harbors thrifty
freemen; written in every heart thatrejoices
in the blessings of liberty. Long continued
applause There it stands in characters of
light. Only blind man cannot see it only
a knave can willfully misinterpret it. Re-
peated cheers.
Such is Mr.. Douglas principle of popular
sovereignty in its logical and historical aspect
adopting the doctrine that slavery
is the creature of local law only and fight
ing against Congressional slave CODE"
but on the other hand, admitting the very
principle on which protection to slave prop.
erty becomes logical necessity and again
the ground that slave property
may be introduced where there is no local
law, but explaining away the logical conse-
quences of that doctrine by the transparent
sophistry of unfriendly legislation dragging
the proudest exploits of American statesman
snip into the dust; emasculating the Declar-
alton of Independence, because incompati-
BILE with its principles; setting aside the
ordinance of 1877, because that stern fact is
. conclusive historical argument against it;
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-02-05

NASHVILLE AID LnATTkN00GA RAILROAD;
Leave Nashville at l01, a. m; and at 8, P. N.
Arrive at I2l a. m. and ) p. m
[Bo.h trains connect at Stevenson for Memphis,
except the train leaving Nashville Saturday
night
THE night train from Nashville connects Chat
tanooga with the trains onthe East Tennessee
and Georgia road.
TBoth trains connect at Chattanooga with trains
on the Western and Atlantic road.
TBoth trains connect at Nartrace with trains
on the Shelbvrille branch.
THE day train from Nashville connects at Eul-
lahoma with the train on the Mchinnyille and
Manchester road.
1.-THE dav train from Nashville connects at
Dseber5 with trains en- the Winchester and
Alabama road for Salem and Fayetteville
TENNESSEE and ALABAMA RAILROAD;
Leave Nashville at a. m. and 2:55 p m.
Arrive at 98. a. m, and 6:2e, p. m.
7 o1rrsvr1 rr Agp NASHVILLE RAILROAD:
leave Nashville at AS a. M. and 2:3s p m. THE
nornIng train carries the mail
Arrive at 3:37, a. m. and 1856, p. m. 1.-THE evening
train brings the mail
E,pfEFrEID AND KENTUCKY RAILROAD:
Leave Nashville at 2, p N.
Arrive at 10. a. m.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-02-05

RAILROAD INTELLIGENCE copy the following
stems from the GAINESVILLE ,Jefrsoljan of the LIST
lnst:
Ara meeting of the President and Board of Direc-
tor; of the Memphis, Clarksville and Louisville
Railroad held at the Office Of the Company in this
,,itv on Monday, arrangements were perfected for
ts u,oT, rapid prosecution Of the entire lae OF the
Road and its early completion. Fully two thou
sand men viii be az work between TINS place ana
paris within the next month Between twelve and
fifteen hundred are already upon the Ahe. Inc
,aonle of Henry county have subscribed the amount
~ yvere called upon by President Quarles TO fur
nisb and there is now nothing to prevent \ COM
,,istion of the road at an early day.
We understand that the Henderson and hentuchy
Railroad Company, have succeeded IN raising me
money for the purchase of iron and stock Ior lhal
ortion Of their road between the junction with our
DAD AT the State line and Trenton. The agent ior
tlo u-chase of the iron, passed through TINS city
i.f week on his way 10 the North. and the lroh VIII
- Skinned Immediately Il is confidently expected
tIat tie cars will be running TO Trenton some Tune
The Eireheld and Kentucky Company are push
;,,, on their track 10 the junction with our ROAD
and we are informed that the gap does not exceed
80 mile Before another issue Of our paper, II Is
1-o,abla that the whistle Of train from Nashville
will be heard in our streets.
,rp,rpErs Branch RAuROAn.-Tms road Is pro
-, tireIv. and will be completed and in fall
s6-o,+i5r IN the way from Bowling Green to Mem
,k;s INV the LIST of October next The iron for the
Pti,e -,7qd has been purchased, the cross-ues con-
tracted for. and part Of them delivered. Russell
iIIe will soon be within five hours Of LOUISVILLE
Lou Courier.