Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-19

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We toll the Delta that there il, within
three hundred yards of this Office, msr-
chant who was compelled, under threats Of
to leave Southern city during
''the revolution" upon NO ground but that he
voted for Lincoln; and that the Same mer-
chant is . member Of house which raised
thousand dollars for the relief of
that same Southern city in period of dis
tress If the consciousness Of shame can
possibly flush the cheek of disunionist, it
should grow crimson at sight Of the false
words Of mo prescription" when arrayed
beside the above single fact.
~A large meeting was held at Chicago
last Monday night, at which strong Union res
olutions were adopted. Owen Lovejoy made
q stirring speech, which is reported as fol-
lows in the Tribune:
He said he, though lover of freedom,
would no. institute any violent measures to
10 away with slavery. Not that l do not
hate it, for do; but the issue now is, Have
the American people a Governmtnts
Civil war is one Of the greatest calamities
that can befal the people It is one Of the
most terrible of national affections, to be
en- jagged in isternecine strife, brothers in
conflict, towns and cities burning. do not
disguise its horrors 10 myself or to you; but,
cltisens of Chicago and Illinois, there is one
greater calamity than civil war-a greater
evil, aud that is for thirty millions Of people
to be without Government. Was it right
for tho fathers of the olden time to shed
their blood to establish this Government?
If so, is it not right, for the present gen.
Grafton to pour out their blood for the pre-
servation Of the Government they left to us.
l consider the subject all important.
am reioiced to learn there 10 but one senti.
mont entertained in Chicago and in Illinois,
| almost irrespective Of party.
We have heard the cry Of "Peaceable So
cession." want you to know that the peo
ple OF South Carolina have made peaceable
secession An impossibility. Had they ex
ed me, as member of Congress to vote 70,
it, would have voted "Aye" on it. For
have said, if you are dissatisfied with thi'
best of Governments, you can CO. But they
have not given US that chance; they have bro
ken violently and insultingly away. They
have disgraced the government and its flag
Those rebels have forced upon US the ques
ton not whether they shall 20 or not, but
we have Government or not.
Which is the greater evil, civil war or nj
government You will remember thai il
Milton they had revolt even in Heaven
As have said in another place, there neve
was more causeless rebellen since Lucille
led his cohorts against the Almighty, an
Jehovah did not compromise then. And tn
American people had better have fifty year
Of civil war than that their glorious old fla
be torn and trailing in the dust. Will 20
see the Rattlssnake Flag in the place? (Crie
of Never, kever.)
If President Lincoln wants two hundre
thousand men, he can haye them, "a voic
''and more too" Cheers.
I must take up the words of the oil
patriot in the House of Burgesses, We mu.
fight" 1t will be no holiday work. .,Thi
Administration must have the prayers, tn
co operation, and sympathies of all goo
citizens. l have confidence in the Admins
tration; I rejoice to hear that Senator Dou
glas has given it his expression of sympath
and pledge of aid. Instead of waiting 70
these rebels to attack our capital, we mus
carry the war into Africa We must,
necessary, lay Charleston in ashes. Tn
Stars-and- Stripes must float there, if onl
over one fout of the granite that makes u
Fort Sumter. Vast enthusiasm. Let u
great sacrifices. We must economize. W
have all got to suffer and bleed. Our CON
munities have got to be heavily taxed NV
are willing"l This effervescence of feelin
will PASS away, and then we must com
down to the sober work. War is no pas
time. It is no holiday work. Idon't dout
your courage, but we must look these thing
square in tho face. On the Hoor of Congress
once we looked these chaps in the eye. The
whistle little louder than we in going by
graveyard. [Laughter.] am not dispose
to brag. want you to understand that
do not underrate the valor of the Ere
States. If was to give you an exhortatio
it would be to go and enlist! Gov. Yate
wants six thousand men. "ae will hav
them"1
If we allow them to break up this Gov
eminent, and recognize their independence
now, we are utterly dcmoralized. And wer
President, with the prescience to know tina
after seven years war, We should the
acknowledge them, still would press on i
this course. If we allow all this disgrace
we are perpetually demoralized. We ceul'
never have another Fourth Of July. TIL
expenditure Of blood is justi6able at thi
time.
After favorable defense Of the course o
the Administration, tho speakers down
amid great applause:
The speech of Mr.. Lovejoy was followet
most appropriately by the "Sar-Spanglet
Banner" given in splendid style by Franl
Hubbard, the vast audience swelling tn
chorus with IN intensity Of feeling ant
effect We have never seen equalled.
i TaINGs TO BE RExEMBERED.-Atth the recen
session of Congress the malcontents in :h'