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

1
several sanctuaries, to return thanks for tn,
favors of the past year, and to be especially
thankful that matters are no worse than they
are. l suppose there were some sermons
delivered, to-day, not exactly in accordance
with the Tory spirit of the day. Some may
have left their pews, thereby symbolizing the
banishment of the wicked. By all means
commend me to New England Thanksgiv
ing = especially the dinner part, to which, ]
humbly trust, have just done ample justice
The Legislature of this State convenes in
extra session, Dec. 9th, to consider some i'm.
portant financial questions. If this should
pcrchance meet the eye Of any member of that
body, I would urge him, by every considera.
ton, to extend the right of suffrage to the
loyal men of the State who are absent, strug-
Cling on distant fields to protect that right for
others. With the soldiers VOTE Connecticut
will send Union delegation to the next Con-
gress, and elect the Union ticket throughout.
Without it, the Tories of the Tom Seymour
stripe will secure two, if not more, members
Of Congress, and not unlikely carry the State.
The party in power owe it to the country to
do just what Tory Democracy would do
had it the power, and it would be benefited
thereby. The Republican Union Party ought
not to suffer the enemies of the Government
and of the Administration to triumph when
they can be defeated by the votes of the tru-
est patriots which the land can boast. Those
miserable semi-traitors, Van Buren, Seymour
and the Woods, carried New York simply
because the Union party in power failed to
allow her soldiers to vote. Let Connecticut
profit by the lesson taught in New York,
Iowa and Missouri.
1 said above that Seymour carried New
York; by which wished to be understood
the city. The entire State vote gives Seymour
10000 majority. The city gives him 81 900
majority - showing majority against Sey-
mour, outside of the city, of 10000. I will
also say that, Of Mr.. Seymour's 10000 ma
jority, 10, ,9S1 votes were cast in such localities
as Corlan's Hook, Five Points, Mackerelville,
&c-very complimentary to the Tory party
St. Lawrence county Containing 90 towns,
every one of which gave Union majority, }
gave in the aggregate Union majority of
over 5000. Truly, God made the country!
Seymour's majority, then, comes from the
localities above named, with small margin.
I attribute this to the practical Free-Loveism
of Mr.. Van Buren.
have been very much amused on reading
an editorial in Ha,per's Weekly, of Nov. 22d,
on the Recent Elections" It contains this
very extraordinary passage:
We are inclined to think that if the army
had voted-as did the soldiers of Iowa, Mis-
souri, and other States = the Democratic ma
jority in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Ind.
lana and Illinois would rather have been
increased than diminished" 5..,.. .--
With the returns from the several States
before him, must confess that, to my mind
the foregoing paragraph is as clear as mud
Had the soldiers of New York voted, the
majority for Seymour and the Woods would
have been increased, because the soldiers o.
Missouri saved that State to the glorious
work of Emancipation; because three -fourths
Of s'Kirkwood's Pets''-or the soldiers of tn,
Republic from Iowa voted the Republican
ticket, therefore, Vallandigham would hav,
been elected from Ohio, had her soldiers been
allowed to vote !! It may be good logic, bu
I don't see the pint ,.a,o3a 49, "a. aera-4-
By the-way, what commentary is tn,
result Of the Missouri election upon thai
great revolution ri in the political sentiments
Of New York, Ohio, &c. New York and Ohio
strike for Slavery and Treason Missouri TO
Freedom and Loyalty. Thus will it ever b.
Slavery synonymous with Treachery an,
Disloyalty. He who loves Slavery more thar
Liberty, can be true neither to his God, hi
country, or his fellow men. - ..'.. ,s,a-.
Soon after the election of Mr.. Lincoln, ant
about the time of his induction to Office, i
will be recollected there were frequent news
paper reports Of heavy failures among tn
manufacturers of the East, and that thereupol
the Democracy sent up a howl half pitious
half defiant, ''there, didn't we tell you SO
you've elected your Black Republican Presi
ldent, and thrown your factory and mill ope
rators and mechanics out of employment
The business men and capitalists Of the Eas
have no confidence in your President, an
the country is on the verge Of ruin" In tn
North part Of this city, stands two larg
manufacturing establishments, devoted t
building steam engines, boilers, cotton-gins
&c., &C., formerly giving employment +
probably 900 hands. Both now stands idl
! Lor very nearly so-both would be in fu
and successful operation, had the proprietor
thecash, for certain paper held against partie
now sctively engaged in sustaining the ,rresbel
lion. One Of these, establishments manufa.
tured cotton-gins to very great extent.
the fall Of 1850 they sent their notes Sout
for annual collections. Instead Of none
came fresh orders. The proprietors though
eIit all right. A greater pressure of stea,
was put on-more hands employed, and !
went stmerry as . marriage beH" The ne
: contracts were filed z-notes sent South. an
: there came back for answer -Repudiation.- :
. The firm failed for $50, ,ooo--all in the hsnl
! Of the chivalrie Demoracy-'om waywar
) sisters" and misguided brethren of the Soutl
olft was not the election Of Mr. Lincoln III
stArsw 20 many thousands out ofemploymeat-
" bssasgsr4 SIS ssilqqsa 70 ssliisaaep sgSs