Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-10-10


Of which Dennis Mahony is the COMPRESSION
al head and E. H. Thayer the Congressional
tail. They call themselves the sons '76;"
but their treason, less justifiable than that of
Benedict Arnold, works in darkness and Sc
cresy, and sometimes with loud professions
Of loyalty.
Ruling Passion Strong i'm Death.
The vexed question of what to do with the
negro that has troubled our best and wisest
men since this unprovoked war upon the
country, by the slave owner interest of the
South, commenced, has been at last settled
by the Courier, through one of its correspon-
dents. Reader, what do you think they pro-
pose to do with him? Here it is, from the
loaded columns Of yesterday mornings Conr
Ter:
"There is an answer to the inquiry of the
Governor, and it is very plain and simple, to
wit: SELL THE PROPERTY (NEGRoEs) TAKEN
FROM DIsLOYAL PERSONS TO LOYAL CITIZENS,
FOR THE BEST PRICE OBTAINABLE, AND PUT THE
PROCEEDS OF THE SALE INTO THE UNITED STATES
TREASURY"
Here is the Couvier's Democracy for you,
with the mask off. Disguise it as you may,
their love of slavery will creep out. A paper,
edited by a Congressional candidate, wishes
the United States to become one vast slave
broker. A slave trader and driver has always
been despised in the South, and only the hard
necessity of trade has ever induced the "high
minded southerners to endure his presence.
Here is cool proposition from a northern
toady of the slave power no southerner
would ever think of ito make our Govern
ment stink in the nostrils of southerners
themselves, to say nothing of our position be-
fore the world, by making it dealer in slaves.
The plan of the Courier would cause new
offices to be created all over the United States.
"The United States Deputy Slave Dealer"
with his slave pens, shackles, &C., would be
found all over the land, besides Assistant
Treasurers, Collectors, Postmasters, &c. The
Robert Smalls, that escape from slavery and
bring the property of their rebel masters into
our lines, would be Immediately turned over
to these U. S. Deputy Slave Dealers, sold to
the highest bidder, and the proceeds placed
in the U S. Treasury The Courier proposes
to do what the High Priests and Elders who
delivered up our Savior to be crucfcd refused
to do-to place the price Of blood i" the
treasury.
Not only this, but the doctrine is boldly
preached that there is no power in the State
Constitutions to prevent any Democrat who
chooses, to own slaves. Here, again, the
Courier's love of slavery creeps out. They
want it diffused over the North. Eight free
contrabands set the whole Democratic party
in turore But the Courier would be glad
to have our Government sell these poor ne
groes into sla0ery in the North.
Instead of casting out this, our Jonah, that
has caused all our present troubles, the Cour-
Ter simply proposes to shift it from the disloyal
South to the North.
Voters of the second Congressional Dis
trict, and SOLDIERS of the Republic" read in
the Muscatine Courier of the Sth inst, and
the second year of the shareholders rebellion,
scripture argument in favor Of slavery and
of the rendition of slaves to their rebel mas
ters, and proposition for the United States
government to resell into slavery in the Nor
thern States the bondmen and bondwome n
of the South, and believe it if you can, when
| it says it is no friend to slavery. -
| AS it has quoted scripture in favor of these
positions, let us see how the sweet Psalmist
Of Israel, Judah's warrior King, treated the
slaves of his enemies. We will quote from 1st
Samuel, xxx chapter, 11-l6 verses: .
II. And they found an Egyptian in the
field, and brought him to David, and gave
him bread, and he did eat; and they made
him drink water;
-. And they gave him piece of cake of
figs, and two clusters of raisins and when
he had eaten, his spirit came again to him );
for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any
water, three days and three nights. 1os'a
10. And David said unto him, To whom
belongest thou? and whence art thou? And
he said, am young man of Egypt, servant
to an Amalekite; and my master left me, be-
cause three days agone fell sick
IA. We made an invasion upon the south
of the Cherethites, and upon the coast
which belongeth to Judah, and upon the
south of Caleb and we burned Ziklag with
fire. :E H ~.
Is. And David said unto him, Canst thou
bring me down to this company? And he
said, Swear unto me by God that thou wilt
neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands
of my master, and will bring thee down to
this company. r,,i .svr.1 -1
16. And when he had brought him down,
&c.
Soldiers and citizens, do you approve of
David's treatment of the African slave, or will
you endorse the propositions Of the Courier
As you decide SO vote next Tuesday.
~ The Courier copied our special dis
patch from Corinth, which cost US thirty dol
lars, without giving US credit, aud put it in
its columns loaded as though it was received
by that paper. Among the craft this is re-
garded as the meanest kind of stealing. We
could not expect anything better of the Cour-
Ter, however. Where political honesty is |
wanting, all sorts ofrascal;ty may be expected.
No arms are now shipped to this country
from the continent Of Europe. The supplies
are retained for possible use against the Rev
dictionary movements Of other States Since
the commencement of the war over 500, 00c
stand ofarms have been shipped to this coun.
try. Je.aT
The rebels raise their voices for free govern
ment, but lift their hands against it. "The
voice is Jacobs voice, but the hands are the
hands of Esau." 1sos r... .s.-..g