Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-23
10 the Union Mem Of Nuscatine
County:

10 the Union Nlen Of NIuscatine
County:
At your last session you were pleased to
associate me with twelve others, earnest men,
bers Of your party, as Chairman of your
Central Committee. | accepted the appoint
ment and commenced the performance of my
duties under great disadvantages. arising from
necessary absence from home. Much OF my
labor has been performed by correspondence
Atthe commencement of the recent campaign,
with the aid of my worthy colaborers upon
the Committee, [ commenced thorough
CANVASS Of the relative strength of the two
opposing parties. Many of your candidates
entertained grave doubts Of your ability to
elect your ticket in this county. never did
entertain that doubt. l thought could not
be deceived in the patriotism of the people,
I entered upon the canvass with the firm be-
lief that you could rot only bring disaster
upon your enemies in the county, but that
you could also redeem Bloomington township
from the hands Of class of the most unmit-
gated Tories that ever disgraced the pages of
history. l believed then, that in the lump Of
so called Democracy, there was the leaven
OF an unconditional love Of, and for the Union
of our ia hers
Our candidates made most brilliant can
vass of the county, by addressing you upon
the hustings. My associates upon the Com
mittee were faithful and energetic in their
respective townships Our organization was
never excelled. Your enthusiasm partook Of
spirit of the most perfect confidence. You
gave no heed to the appeals of blind and in
furiatng passion, but listened to the calm
ctates Of reason and common sense. Many
of you had been taught in your very infancy
to venerate the name of Democracy. You
had followed it in many glorious victories
ard loved its name so dearly, that to sacrifice
it required "a great struggle. But standing
upon the Union at all hazards and at any
COST" you beheld your party pass into the
hands Of rebels and their sympathizers. 1t
became the traitors party and you determined
long and excited contest is over. The victory
is yours. Treason staggers under the well
directed blow. The rebel throne totters, and
the Government, whose chief corner stone is
human slavery, will rapidly decay. The trai
tors party in the North has been most scath-
ingly rebuked. The Mahoneys, Byingtons,
Masons, Duncombes, Thayers and Wallaces,
bave gone to graves from which no resurrec-
ton has ever been provided and none ever
will be. Their names will 60 down to pos
teIity b!ackened with the most damning in
fanny. You have convicted them of being
the allies of Davis and his cohorts, of giving
aid and comfort to the rebel armies, and of
destroying the Democratic party. You have
condemned mean, cowardly opposition to
measures honestly intended to crush rebel
lion. You have voted aid and comfort to our
brave boys in the field. No6ly have you
spoken in behalf of the rights of the loyal
people, as against the pretended rights Of
traitors. You have responded in gladsome
notes of victory to your friends everywhere,
from Maine to California. Brethren, permit
me to congratulate you upon your glorious
achievement and to rttnrn my thanks for the
manner in which you have rewarded the la
bors Of your Committee. must return you
my personal thanks for your generous en-
dorsement of letter addressed to the Chair
man of the Traitors Party Committee" in
this county, in which declined to enter into
any public discussions with the representa-.
tive men Of such party. You have been
kind enough to assure me of your approval
in that response. 1t has come in unexpected
manner.
Friends, very soon it will appear by the
election returns from the heroes of Wilson's
Creek, Belmont, Donelson, Shiloh, Black
River, Jackson and Vicksburg, that you stood
shoulder to shoulder with them in the recent
contest. For season we shall rest from the
excitement incident to political warfare. Bu'
let US not forget our duty to our county
Thousands there are whose minds you must
enlighten with AUST appreciation Of the ben
efits of a free and happy country. Open
their hearts to the most exalted ideas of a
true political destiny. Convince them Of
your determination to aid in making this the
greatest and best Government that God ever
blessed. One year mere and Presidential
election will call us to our posts In the
meantime do not relax efforts that have just
been crowned with such glorious results.
To my fellow -laborers on the Committee l
tender my most profound acknowledgment
Of the cooperative aid they have at all times
10 cheerfully given me. know we shall resi-
from our labors with our hearts full of good
feel ng for each other, and of love for coun
try torn and bleeding.
Yours, in Victory, W. F. DAVIS,
Ch'm'n Cen. Com.
@The rebels are progressing fast in thei
tendency to absolute government. A lat
number of the Southern Literary Messsnge,
says: "We have no special objection t.
rova1fv when roctro;nod H.