Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-07-17

DEAR JouRNAL:-The greatest victory"
Of the war is the all-absorbing topic of con-
versation. Everybody, save a few small
souled, sneakiug Copperheads, who boast
like the Pharisees of old of their democracy"
is exultant, joyous and happy. have seen
less Of the down-east, woe-begone look, in
Davenport, than l saw in Muscatine. May
not man wear mournful countenance and
still b loyals It's, indeed, possible. But
tell me, Journal, is it GOOD LOYALTY to side
up and down the streets at 2:4O pace, with
the Chicago Times in one hand, the other
hand waving your hat, and your tongue ut.
tering huzzas over the revocation of Burn
sides order of suppression, and when thu
news Of the surrender Of the great rebel
stronghold, with over 1000 armed traitors
and their arms and munitions of war, is Gre
ating the widest enthusiasm, to 60 along the
street with your hat drawn down over the
eyes, growing out good enough" to more
enthusiastic friend? That is what l would
call "Copperhead loyalty" But you say
don't be so general in your denunciations-
all men, all Democrats, ere not Copperheads
But insist, that THE Democracy of Musca
tine is copperheaded, bottomed and fastened
ard am justified in this belief by the open
ing declaration of one of the guns imported
to thunder up subscriptions to the Couyie,
on the 4th of the present month"; rejoice
that Notwithstanding the tyranny and OPP
preston of this abolition administration,
am permitted, on this 4th day Of July, to NEE,
with and address so large and respectable q
number Of pure and unadulterated Copper
heads" When have such excellent Demo
CT .tic authority as the nominee of that party
for Lieut. Governor, why need l be econ
omical in the term, hated know, COPPER
HEADS? ....;....
The last and recent anniversary of Amer
lean Independence will be long remembered
by the people Of Muscatine and Cedar coun
ties--the most remarkable for many Yeas
In the grove north of the city was gathered q
vast concourse, from 5000 to rs, 900 people,
National men and women only were there
whose hearts burned with the holy fires Of
freedom, whose souls were stirred with the
sublime utterances of the Nations greatest
lights A stand was there surrounded with
Freedoms holy light. As the eye turned to
gaze upon the scene, it was met at every
point with-what?-the pointed truths Of
jefferson, Madison, Jackson, Webster, Ben.
ton, Clay, Douglas, Wright, with sentiments
of fidelity to the Union, such as my country
right or wrong" "The Union must and shall
be preserved" Zone and inseparable, now
and forever" No, they were stereotyped in
every mans heart; Of course they were, and
so, instead thereof, in great characters, staring
every beholder full in the face, that other and
sublime truth subscriptions received fo1
the Muscatine Courier"-and in its reer, in
distinct and invisible to the naked eye was
the Courier platform: 1.-The people take nc
stock in this war y And so was celebrated
the 4th day Of July by the Copperheads o
Muscatine.
I know this has nothing to do with thu
Copperhead Convention at Des Moines. l
was big thing. Thayer says that ''many
will be compelled to sleep under the star-i
canopy for want of room indoors" hav,
no doubt of it. 1 have, myself, seen mel
compelled to sleep out doors at night-in ant
around lumber yards; by lamp posts or
front door steps, porches. &C., but ha(
never before associated such phenomena with
a Democratic Convention. But then it wa
big thing, know it, because that "intelli
gent and reliable gentlemen" Dixon of De-
Moihes, who was there and knows, has in
formed us that on Wednesday, at 10 A. NJ.
there were THEN over 5000 people in at
tendance and as many more within few
miles of town 1t must have been bi,
thing, from the number that went from Mus
catine and Scott counties. The only wonde
is, how the Western Stage Company accom-
modated them. But then the nomination
were good-of course they were-good, first
rate for the Union ticket. They won't b.
beaten. either-by more than 10000 major
| ity. Fisher for Governor! Fisher was
good war man, last fall so were Thayer AM
Duncombe-but intensely Copperhead now
as extreme as Mahony.
was satisfied the Democratic party of low
could not nominate war man. l knew tina
futile, the brave and heroic futile, whom gu
soldiers love so we'll, could not be nominated
Mahony, Grant, Mason, Summers, Byington
Dean and Thayer, had proclaimed that ultra
ism and cowardly Treason must prevail il
their ranks. A decent, white Democrat, ha
no rights in his party in Iowa that Copper
head is bound to respect; and then, as if t.
add insult to injury, Duncombc, the author o
"John Browns TRADE into Virginia" ant
who, when the news reached the Iowa Senat
of the fall of Fort Donelson, declined to re
ioice "because he didn't feel like it, had nj
heart for exultation," was nominated fo
Lieutenant Governor, and the brave low:
stormers and takers of Donelson asked II
r.. al 1nck of Ill
also, for Supreme Judge. Two years agt
this summer the Legislature provided for tn
issue of bonds to the amount Of 100000 fo1
war purposes. Soon after Democratic con
vention, by resolution, declared the issue O
those bonds unconstitutional, and Mr.. Mason
was nominated for Governor, indorsing the
resolution. They now nominate him fol
Judge of the Supreme Court, that he may
perhaps pass upon those bonds. If his
chance of Heaven is no greater than that O
reaching Iowa's Supreme Bench, the people
take no stock in it. The ticket is a big thing
and is safe When l become melancholy
and wish to drive 1t off with hearty laugh
I will take up the Copperhead ticket and
think that some men are fools enough tt
think Fisher, Duncombe and Mason can be
elected in the year 1868. But how harmoni
GUS, how happy, were they after Tuttle ha6
received majority of three on the first for
NAL ballot-then 10 fight five long morta
hours over the question of taking another
ballot, that Fisher might be brought FORWARD
by the Mahonyites, and defeat Tuttle. Thu
Chicago inns says the convention was very
stormy and the debate very acrimonious :
"How sweet, and how pleasant it is for Cop
perheads to get together in convention!' Ane
the platform so beautiful in its prop ortions-
so much like the Vallsndigham platform o.
Ohio!
The Union victory is complete-let US work
to increase our thousands. D.
The DRAFT COMMUNICATIONS Mar
shall General Fry announces that the amount
to be paid-in accordance with the provisions