Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-07-26
a Misrepresentation.

The act of closing up the Mississippi an,
olockading all the avenues of trade between
the North and South, caused the Southern
people to open their eyes. The blockade wa
fixed about planting time and they planted
generously, and the productive soil of tn
South has brought forth 4 crop which will
, more than twice supply the wants of the in
hahitants of the seeded States. To remov,
the blockade now with view of raising tn,
price of northern produce would be CANNON
--DaUehport Uemocrat 0nd New'.
We occasionally receive astonishing news
concerning matters at the South, through the
Northern Democratic press, but the above
item Of intelligence is little later thar
ever and little more astounding than any.
thing that has met our eye of late The edi
tor of the Democrd: we know to be no sim
pleton, but we should hesitate to enter upon
his defense against a charge ofhypocracy and
deliberate attempt to deceive We strongly
suspect that the Democrat is, at heart, a Ma
honyite, but has sufficient discretion to re-
fran from boldly announcing it. While on the
one hand it loses no opportunity of aiming a
stab at the present Administration for involv-
ing the country in an unnatural and unholy
war, rs such presses are pleased to term it !;
on the other hand it processes themoSt ardent
love for an undivided Union, and an anxious
desire for the success of northern arms.
Now We claim to be somewhat posted with
regard to things at the South, and our infor-
nation leads us to an opposite conclusion from
jeff Davis urged upon the planters of the
rebel States, early in the year, the necessity
of devoting double the usual breadth of land
to the raising of wheat and corn. in place of
cotton, but his advice has been by no means
generally followed. Many planters openly de-
clared that they would not be governed in
their private business by Davis or any one
else-that their lands were most profitable for
cotton-that their negroes were unacquainted
with the cultivation of any crops but cotton,
and cotton only would they attempt to raise.
Again, owing to the absence of planters
from home, the insubordination Of the slaves,
and the reckleSsness that pervaJes all classes
of business, the crops generally are likely to
suffer greatly from want of proper manage
ment, and will consequently not yield any
thing like a full return. In flct we frequently
read Of whole fields Of wheat and corn being
entirely ovelrun and destroyed by cattle and
other stock, so that on the whole we see no
good reason for supposing that the southern
supply Of food will be much if any, above
the usual average; and consequently that the
farmers of the Northwest have every reason
to expect good demand and fair prices for
their produce the coming winter, should hos
tllitics cease before that time, as we all sin
celely hope will be the case.
Eiss Sarafasa Opening.
The Washington letter writers all describe
the late general movement Of the grand army
as a most brilliant and imposing Spectacle
4 correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette, !
under date Of the 18th inst, speaks as fol-
lows:
The formal movement across the Potomac
was inauguratcd on a gigantic scale to-day |
At an early hour the troops were mustered in
every camp, and their arms and accoutrements
put in the finest order. The bands played
their most inspiriting airs, and thousands of
citizens and strangers poured forth to witness
the imposing spectacle About one O'Clock
Gen. Scott and staff crossed the river, preced-
ing most of the regiments. The sight was
most impressive and grand. The aged Gen
eral seemed to have renewed his youth. His
snowy locks were the only evidence of his
venerable age. His eyes sparkled with the
fire which confidence alike in the Justice
and triumph of his cause had enkindled,
and his almost giant stature rendered him
conspicuous among the officers around him.
The stranger could rot mistake the chief.
"The demonstration considered only as a
pageant was most successful, and the public
are nearly as enthusiastic as over the news or
even the sight of some hotly cotested battle.
There arc at present ffty-fve regiments be-
tween the Potomac and Fairfax Court House.
The OHIO regiments are with the most advanc-
ed columns"