Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-02-08
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lCorrespondence Of the Chicago Tribune.l
! MUsoArINE, IOWA, Jan. 20, 1860.
THIS city has been thrown into st..a Of
the most intense excitement by the perpe.
| traslcn OF one OF the greatest outreges lnad
ever dlsgEaced civilized community. Allow
| me to briefly state the facts oi the case.
Tie Republicans here have urged ugc.
men OF all parties 10 form i..ilitary comps
ny to uphoiu and enforce the "UniC1; the
Constitution and the Laws"
The Light Guards" Of this ci.v ia7e
never been formally disbanded, though the
have not met for drill! for, more than d year.
and all the commissioned officers lag! resisn-
ed, leaving the company in colpml.ld OF :.
gentleman whose political platform .s, -
was, "Thc Union, the Constitution and en-
Forcement ci the Laws"
tie lssued an or4ar LAST week to meet as
the armory, and it YVES universally under-
stood that in accordance with the written
request OF the Adjutant.General of love.
they We're 10 re e-orgeaize asd report them
selves ready and willing to march when
called upon. The evening camc, ..uI with
it a crowd OF Democrats and bell Z .asets
men. The rule requiring an initiation fee.'
was suspended for that tevening only. Some
fifty Democrats were proposed aud voted 10.
but not one Republican.
Resolutions, which had been prepared be-
torehand BY = prominent De.noc:a. who
par:akes largely OF the aovernmeut "asp,'
were then read, which amounted in sub>,a'.>:,
to jus. this /;
First, The company aeed not ani.crn for
three months, or never.
Second, Ii the Republicans give up their
platform aud adopt that OF Breckinridse,
and the South won't come bac., Ierna,,
they ,i,hy fight.
At least ose half Of these men ara o.cn
and avowed secessi onists and have declared
their only ohiecsin joining the company ,,as
20 keep the guns from out the hands ot Re-
pubiicans, oE as one Of them e!s saat'y ex-
pressed it !; "We don't intend 10 let ycu
d-d Abolitionis,s take those guns IL shoot
white men but ii you want to ehoot nig-
gers, and will commence e. home, you csn
have them"
The Adjutsnt General was informed OF
the facts, and sent an ordes for the itnme,!i-
ate delivery Of the guns into the lsrds cf .
gentleman formerly captain nf the Guards,
and who still holds his commission. Or
yesterday lie weat to the armory snt. ioos
formal possession OF the guns and ali accou-
trements.
At three O'Clock there wss grand Union
saving meeting at the court house l. gag
announced ,hss the guas had been seized BY
the Wide AwaAes, whsrerpon some three
hundred Union-savers rashed 20 '.!e armory,
broke in the door and carried off every qua
there. They are now stored in she hUuss, 81
weil-known Union MAE, who sag the Somtl,
has beer. trampled upon snd shoaid eiei4er
have their rights, or 60 out of the Union.
If another order Is sent Tor the arms ;Sscy
will be taken, peaceablv, we hcpc, tat 'a.eu
they will be- at all hazards.
Such is statement of the facts ss they
occurred, and had l not sirea;s imposed
upon your space and time wou,,. give son
a list of prominent Democrats, who, ...1oGE''
| they DO not run with tie mob, YET Uphold
encourage them. y.