Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-04-29
ADtsgraceto OurCify.

On last Friday egening, some of our
fabid pru>s.ayery Democrats, elated By the
recent triumph Of their party IN Chicago,
exhibited their reasonable instincts by
placing an obscene efhgy, labelled ABE
Lincoln" on the Island just below the
Jefferson street bridge, one Of the most
conspicuous points in the city. Too cow
ardly to openly take up arms against the
Government, these Knights of the Golden
Circle seek to weaken respect for the Gov-
ernment in the opinion of the ignorant. by
vulgar caricaiures Of its head-our present
noble and patriotic Chief Magistrate. as
pure and patriotic man as ever adorned
the Presidential Chair.
This vulgar carichture is still suffered BY
cur city authorities to remain undisturbed
"a standing evidence Of their own disl,y-
atty aud disregard Of the fair fame of our
city. Strangers passing through our city
cannot fail to witness it. and will giya a
sad account Of our patriotism and morality
abroad, which cannot fail to have az iniu-
rioas effect upon our business prosperity
for what Intelligent and loyal business
man will seek home in community
where such exhibitions of treason and yui
garity go unrebuked For the sake If our
credit as city let it he removed by the
ciry authoritiss.-T True Democrat.
1t was not our intention 10 aliudo TO this
f-efRgy business, for we do not approve IF
such exhibitions of popular opinion, but as
our neishbOr has taken the matter so deeply
to heart. and lied so outrageously about it.
we feel called upon 10 state the facts ia the
premises.
One morning after the President had
signed the bill abolshing slavery in the
Distric, of Columbia, ne noticed quite a
/ gathering Of people in The vicinity of
Jefferson street bridge. Upoeg1ing there
70 ascertain the cause Of the commotion, we
witnessed two figures or caricatures on the
leland mentioned, one doubtless intended
represent our present noble and pa iriotc
Chiei Magistrate" and the other o big fat
female darkie, which was pressed closely to
the side of the former and 0ncircled by it,
right arm. The inscriptions placed over tn.
ludicrous figures, as near rs we could max
out from the bridge, read "Abe Lincoln
and Miss Dinna-The niggers ere free in
the District Of Columbia"
The mischieVous persons had selected the
island for the exhibition for the reason tina,
it can only be reached by boat, and non,
was to be mad in that vicinity. Our worthy
City Marshal, before the wind placed tn,
caricatures in such position as to be mean.
ingless and unintelligible, made ineffectua
efforts to procure boat for the purpose O
removing them.
This is the history of the affair out O
which the editor Of the True Democrat hal
manufactured so many falsehoods.
The images had no reference to tht
result of the Chicago election; nor is til er,
sane man in the city who could draw tn.
conclusion in the matter that has beer
arrived at by cur neighbor.
1t the ef6gies were placed on the island
by Democrats, which we are inclined t,
doubt, they were but following out exam
pies set by their opponents The Repub
lieans are adept in the effgy line. How
manytimes have they chosen that method to
exhibit their disapprobation of the act
OF prominent Democrats Ef6gies of Pres
ideuts Jackson, Polk, Pierce and Buchanan
were hung up by them in nearly ever,
hamlet in the land. And after the nassau,
of the Nebraska and Kansas bill, the rout,
OF Senator Douglas from Washington wal
lighted up by the glare of his burning
efhgies. Yet, whoever thought of charging
the Republicans with disloyalty for suct
demonstrations of feeling.
But if Democrats were naughty enough
to do this thing as is charged by the editor
we would advise them in future to leave
such manner of expressing opposition, t.
the party that has monopolized the efigy
business hitherto.