Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-11-28

CITY OF MOSCAxANEs
FRIDAY MORNING.. =. NOV. %, 1862. |
~ Congress meets next Monday. We
will receive the Presidents message by tele-
graph, and probably publish it Tuesday
morning.
A Fire in the Rear Of our volun-
teers.
In its first issue after the departure of the
5th-regiment, the Courier used the follow
ing language in its "leader:"
"Say what we will, or do what we may, we
cannot be unmindful of the fact that there is
q growing sentiment every where in favor OF
o peaceable settlement Of our difficulties. Al
ter nearly two years experience in attempts
to suppress a gigantic rebellion at the point
of the bayonet, the more sober and less i'm
pulsive class of people have come to the con-
clusion that the more bayonets there are the
longer it will take to restore either the Union
or peace.
1.-THE fact is patent every where that the
idea that people numbering twelve millions
cannot be conquered and subjugated by any
human power is steadily and surely increas-
ing. This idea is discussed ON the street cor
ners and around the fre-side. Men of differ
ent political opinions agree in this. Poll
ticians who differ in every thing else and on
every other subject find themselves entertain
ing similar views in regard to this all-impor-
tant one.
Nor can close observer doubt that there
is revolution going on in the public mind IN
-, Al Ne xxyhi Yv1IUh
acceptable to the North. At one time, when
the suppression of the rebellion was to be the
work of but three short months, the people
were clamorous for yielding nothing to the
rebels. Now much would be yielded II peace
could follow.
"The course pursued by the Administra-
ton in its efforts to put down the rebellion
has done every thing towards bringing about
this change of sentiment. As long as the war
was prosecuted for the purpose of preserving
the Constitution and restoring the Union, the
people rallied to the support Of the Admins
tration. But as soon as the President tram
pied upon the Constitution and declared that
the war should be waged for the purpose OF
overthrowing one of the institutions of the
South, which institution that same President
had repeatedly declared was protected by the
to lose confidence in the ability of the Gov
eminent to bring back the seeded States by
force.
"Foreign Intervention is earnestly desired
by men who have been the firm and steadfast
friends of the Administration. There are
hosts of men who never voted the Democratic
ticket who would rejoice at foreign interven-
ton, feeling that whatever step European
powers might take it could be no worse tor
the American people.
"Should peace be declared tomorrow morn
ing, twenty -four hours would be spent in re-
joicing before any one would enquire the
terms npon which peace had been established.
Such barefaced and outrageous misrepre-
sentation Of the sentiments of this communi.
ty, or of any other loyal community, we have
not before seen in print since the rebellion
began. 1t is disgraceful libel upon Musca'
tine county, county that has done more
than any other in the State for the suppress
sion of the rebellion, and which has never
shown symptom of relaxing its Efforts
We defy the Courier to point us to single
man whose sentiments have changed in the
manner it describes. Our people are as much
as ever determined to fight to the last for ar
honorable peace, and will spurn any other
terms less than submission to the authority o.
the Federal Government on the part of the
rebels.
The Courier having at last thrown off its
disguise and come out hat-footed against q
further prosecution of the war and in favor
of submission to the rebels on any terms, the
public now know on which side to find it
1t has enlisted under Jeff. Davis banner, ant
as his organ has no further claims upon the
support of a loyal people. Its devotion te
slavery has led it to this fatal step. So long
as the wafwas conducted for the preservation
of slavery it was in favor Cor pretended tt
be) of its vigorous prosecution but when the
President declared that the rebels must sub
NIT or be deprived of their slaves, it chose
slavery rather than the Union.
We are panied to know that there are some
men in this community who endorse the above
monstrous doctrine of the Courier. But
they are few. They are those who, from the
beginning of the war, have discouraged every
effort to put down the rebellion. They have
long been spotted as traitors to their country
whose sentiments have not been changed by
the Presidents proclamation, though theil
rancor and hatred of the Government have
been increased by it. 1t is about time such
men should be taught that they cannot fire
in the rear of our brave volunteers with i'm
punt 5-..t III
ImpOrtamt Army Movements.