Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-08-21

ing the right Of tho country to demand the
services Of all good citizens, either as rulers
or soldiers-although opposed to my personal
wishes-ifI should be elected, I will discharge
the duties of the position without fear, favor,
or Partially, and for the best interests of the
State and Nation, to tho best Of my ability.
J. MTusyLE.
KrosktouA, Aug. Is. 1868. ~
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General Tuttlc.
Y Our Copperhead friends seem to think, or
labor very hard to make themselves believe,
that the name Of Gen. Tuttle, as candidate
for Governor, destroys the last hope of the
Union party. Now permit US to assure these
exuberant spirits, who but few weeks ago
were denouncing futile as an "Abolition
hireling," &C., that if Gen. Tuttle accepts the
nomination rendered him by three members
Of the Democratic party, after he had been
unceremoniously kicked out of large Con-
vention, he has as much show for an election
as Byington himself, and no more. For one,
we feel no uneasincss, and care but very little
whether he accepts or not. Wehave conversed
with very considerable number of soldiers
who are under the immediate command of that
gallant officer, and the testimony uniformly Civ.
en- is this: 1--WE have too good an opinion of
the General 70 believe ne win accept the nom
ination-we dislike to have that good opinion
dsturbed-but upon that platform, and with
such political associates he will not receive
the soldiers vote" We have heard that
sentiment uttered by upwards of hundred
officers and privates within the past two
weeks. For his sake we shall regret to see
him accept the nomination, for we know his
inevitable doom. He has proved himself a
brave soldier, splendid officer, victorious
leader, but to accept the nomination with Dun.
combe and Mason, from the hands of Bying-
ton, Cassidy, Finch and Johnston, is to
destroy his present good NAME In the sum-
mer of 1861, Thos. Claggett, then an enthusi-
astic war man, with others, had an interview
with Charles Mason, then candidate for Gov
ernor, now for Supreme Judge. In the course
of conversation, Mr.. Mason said she would
settle our troubles in twenty days." and
when asked to state how, he replied, 81 would
withdraw the army from the field, and &C.
knowledge Southern Independence" Clag-
gett was then War Democrat, and in letter
widely published, after relating the foregoing
conversation, said ''the acknowledgment of
Southern independence by the national Gov
ernment is dissolution of the Union. Hence
Judge Mason is disunionist. To be dis
unonist is to be disloyal to the national
Government; and to be disloyal is to be no
Democrat" 1t is notorious that Mason has
not changed the views then expressed. He
is to-day the Democratic candidate for Judge
of the Supreme Court.
John F. Duncombe is Breckenridge Dem
ocrat-was a member of the last State Sen
ate, and when the glorious news Of Tuttles
glorious conduct and the fall Of Donelson
reached the Senate chamber and electrified
every Senator save two, he-John F. Dun
combe, Democratic candidate for Lieutenant
Governor-sat stolidly in his seat and refused
to join in the general rejoicing because he
didn't feel like rejoicing" Donelson's hero
j. NJ. Tuttle-failed to awaken an emotion of
joy or gratitude in his would be- Leuten-
ant Governor.
Will General futile accept nomination
with Charles Mason, disunionist, and j. F.
Duncombe, who "didn't feel like rejoicing"
over the fall of Donelson? If he accepts, will
the people, will the soldiers. vote for him
Never! The people and the soldiers look to
the issues of this contest, as involving princi-
ples-and where MEN are as naught. We
have no attacks to make upon General Tuttle.
We shall permit him, if he will, to stand upon
the platform made by Mahony, Byington and
Thayer, side by side with Mason and Dun
combe, without comment. If HE is satisfied,
we shall find no fault. There they stand and
there they will fall together. Copperheadism
will be no more popular with General at the
head than with aMahony or Vallandigham.
LOUISA COUNTY REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
The Republicans of Louisa county, in Con-
vention at Wapello, last Saturday, nominated
the following ticket: For Representative,
Enoch Potter; for County Judge, L. w.
Vale; for Treasurer and Recorder, B. F. Coe :;
for Sheriff, H. McClurkin; for County Sur
veyor, W. S. Kremer; for Superintendent of
Schools, A. S. Prather; for Coroner, Joseph
Martin. The ticket is sound in every partic-
ular, and will be elected by larger majority
than usual.
The Convention adopted the following SEN
sible and patriotic resolution:
Resozred, That the general assembly of this
State, at the next session thereof, be reques
ted to so amend the election law, as to require
each electcr. when challenged to take an oath
in addition to that now required by law, that
he has not taken up arms in. or aided, or
assisted directly or indirectly the existing re-
belion in the United States.
HOMICIDE AT Rock ISLAND The name of
the man killed at Rock Island last Sunday
afternoon was George W. Sinnett. He was
shot deliberately with revolver by Daniel
Thralkild, in the yard of the house in which
the two men lived. The difficulty originated
in quarrel between the children of the two
families. The two men had fisticuff fight
about it, in which Sinnett worsted Thralkld.
The latter then went to the house, got out his
pistol, hid himself behind fence, and when
his adversary anneared in the ward shot and