Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-12
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CANP STRONG, Dec 8

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| CAMP STRONG, Dec 8. &
EDITOR JOURNAL: Dear Sir: While look
ing over the columns of the Muscatine Cour
Ter, discovered the publication of the pre-
sentation of set of furs, made by the EN-
ployecs to the editor Of that sheet, and IN the
ceremony used by the representative Of said
employees, I could not help noticing the
phraseology Of that ceremony, wherein
he says they have watched with jeal'
GUS eye the growing popularity of that
paper. Perhaps there is some possibility for
said representative to be mistaken as to what
sense popularity may be applicable to that
sheet; and in speaking of the able manner in
which the editor conducted its editorial col
umns- endeavoring to convince those out Of
the fold of the democratic party Of the dan
gerous effect of such doctrines as are piomul-
gated by the abolitionists upon the
true interests of our beloved country
he did fail to tell us that the so called demo-
cratic party lost its prestige when the aboli-
ton element of that party left it to join a
party that did have the best interests of our
beloved country at heart.
Said representative tells us that he and the
employees are democrats, and says he believes
they all hold to those principles, and are
proud of their editor, as a simon-pure ex-
FOUNDER Of the tenants taught us by our
forefathers.
In reply will say, that when acted with
the famous democratic party, our chief boast
was that we were democrats Of the Jefferso-
Man school. But Mr.. Representative did fail
to tell us that jefferson was looked upon as
correct expounder of true democratic princi-
pies, and what the same Jefferson said, when
he made reply to one Of his acquaintances
formed in Paris when he (Jeferson) repre-
sented this government Chat is the United
States) at the Court of France, when said &C
quaintance addressed letter to Mr.. Jeffer-
son, asking him for his notes. on his own
country, with the liberty to publish them in
France. Mr. Jefferson granted the request,
with the exception of that portion of his notes
as related to negro slavery; for, he said, he
did not think the people of the United States
were fully prepared for that measure at that
time, but he did look for the next generation to
abolish negro slavery in the United States.
Now how beautifully the self-styled demo-
cratic party is carrying out the doctrines of
our forefathers
The employees in the Courier office look
upon the editor of that sheet as sound
Union man. That may be, but according to
my observation, I find in all such sheets a
manifest disposition to complain of the Pres
ident of the United States. But l have never
read one syllable of complaint in any Of the
Mahonyitish newspapers Of JEFF. Davis and
his partakers. The argument seems to be,
in their mode of treating the subject, that the
rebels (and those of them, too, who have
sworn more than once to support the Consti-
tuition of the United States of America) have
a perfect right to violate the Constitution and
the laws of the United States with
impunity.
The employees state that they do not hold
to the idea that Abraham Lincoln has right
to suspend the writ Of habeas corpus. They
take good care not to tell the people that the
United States Constitution provides that the
writ of ha6eas corpus may b. suspended
when the public safety requires it.
The said employees speak Of those poor,
deluded partizans who would put the negro
on an equal footing with the white man,
thereby degrading their manhood Chat is,
the manhood of the employees) and making
them the laughing-stock of the civilized
world In answer, l will say that they must
have very poor opinion Of themselves, and
put very low estimate upon their manhood,
if they think that negro, under the best Of
circumstances, could, by comparison, degrade
their manhood. And if, as they seem to
think, these poor, deluded partizans, as they
call them, are seeking to make the negro
equal with the white man, by bringing the
former up to the true standard OF manhood,
it is the last method I should ever have
thought of to make the white man the laugh
ing-stock of the civilized world.
But must Close have extended this
communication to greater length than in
tended. It comes to you in the shape of
private letter, indicating how I feel when
reading such pieces. You are at liberty,
however, to do with it and treat it as may
seem to you best. ALMAMATER,
Co. Il, Gray-Beard Reg.
DEc1xArED.-We learn by private letter
from VIM. Stuart, of the 18th regiment, son
of Mr.. E. Stuart, residing on the Island, that
at the date of his writing, Dec. 4th, there
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