Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-08-21
General futile Accepts nnd Re-
Dukes COpperhenllislM.


the letter by every Democrat in the State.
One fact cannot be ignored nor lost sight
of-Gcn futile does not accept the nomina'
ton rendered by the Democratic Committee,
but addresses his letter ito the people Of
Iowa" and becomes a candidate TAT the solic-
itation by men Of all classes, both in and out
Of the army" He ignores the history Of his
name in the recent Democratic Convention,
before the Democratic Central Committee,
and contrary to usage declines communica-
ting with the Committee that nominated him.
Whether this conduct is blind to the sold
iers, or in honesty Of purpose, we are in the
dark to determine.
Every Democratic paper in Iowa has raised
the name of Tuttle for Governor-most Of
them forced to do so by the action of their
Committee, under solemn protest. Demo-
Gratis that have for two years past clamored
for "peace," and denounced every measure Of
the Government for the suppression Of rebel
ion, have been commanded by their standard
bearer to "hold their peace" A convention
that declared that there is a manifest differ
cnce between the administration Of the Gov
eminent and the Government itself, is now
told by its candidate that "Mr. Lincoln is the
legally elected Executive of this Government
and the fact that we did not vote for him
renders us under no less obligation to SUPPORT
the Government under his administration,
than if we had been his ardent supporters"
Cease, now, your efforts to prove that while
you owe allegiance to the Government, you
owe none to an abolition administration"
The Democratic Convention, with great
solemnity
"Resolved, That we are opposed to the
prosecution of the war for the purpose of
carrying out the emancipation proclamation
of the President-opposed to system of
emancipation by the States"
Its candidate quietly steps out and de-
clares-
81 am in favor of vigorous prosecution
OF the war to the FULL EXTENT OF OUR POWER,
until the rebellion is suppressed, and OF USING
ALL MEANS that may be in our possession,
recognized by honorable warfare, for that
purpose" RI
Read it, you sneaking tories of Iowa, who
have spent your breath denouncing condsca-
ton, emancipation, arming negroes, and con-
scription, and then grow ''terribly, TERRIBLY,
TERRIBLY in earnest in this campaign.
And you, who have for months sobbed
and moaned, cursed and swore that you were
in favor of restoration of the Union "pro
vided," and 'if," "but," &C., will you not
become still more ''TERR1BLY" in earnest over
your candidate, who declares he is for the
Union without an "Ir," and regardless Of
whether slavery stands or falls. A Demo
cratic candidate stolidly Indifferent to the
constitutional rights of the South" what
means the man?
And you, generation of vipers and peace
sneaks, who have so often demanded an ''ar
mistice," a convention, a compromise and
peace upon generous, magnanimous terms"
we know your earnestness and zeal in sup
porting candidate who declares himself in
flavor of peace on NO OTHER TERMS than the
unconditional submission of the rebels to the
constituted authorities of the Federal Gov
ernment"
What! subdue the South! why "the his
tory of the world affords no instance where
eight millions of people were conquered" y
Verify what grief has come upon Copperhead
Democracy In the last days.
But, alas for poor futile! Had he manfully
and boldly declined the nomination of the
Democratic Central Committee, and then an
nounced himself a candidate in compliance
with the wishes of linen Of all classes" upon
that platform, he might be Governor. But
to accept a Copperhead nomination and at
tempt to secure an election upon two plat
forms, each of which is entirely at variance
with the other, is his certain political death.
He must be stranger to the canvass of 1861,
when VIM. H. Merritt, war Democrat, was
wofully beaten. Tray was good dog, but
suffered for his company. futile is good
soldier-an earnest war mana true friend
of the Union-but must suffer defeat for be-
ing confederated with Mahony, Dean, Bying-
ton and Thayer. To elect Tu!tle would be
the success of Democratic party, all the
leaders of which are sympathizers with rebel
lion. There is but one Union ticket in the
field, and that cannot be defeated by the
Vaccinations of tories disguised.
But Tuttle's platform, alas the "occupa-
ton of Copperheads in Iowa is gone:"
To THE PEOPLE OF IowA-Fsllow- Citizens:
Having very frequently been solicited, with
in the last few months, by men of all classes,
both in and out of the army, to become can
didate for Governor of this State, have here
tofore uniformly declined for several reasons,
the principal one of which is, my desire after
the present rebellion is put down and the
Union fully restored thereby, to remain pri-
vate citizen and not engage in public life I'M
der any circumstances; and there is but one
motive that causes me to swerve from that
resolution, which is the very same that caused
me to Join the army, and that is, DUTY.
am informed by men of both political
parties, since my arrival at home, that the
public mind has been so infamed by dema-
gogues, on both sides, that there is danger Of
collision at any time, SO much so as to seri-
ously embarrass the Government
Fully believing that there is no future for
the Government or the Country. but by thor
oughly and effectually putting down the pres
ent rebellion in the Southern States. look
upon it as the duty Of all to render what as
sistance is in their power and in whatever
manner it will do the most good-to unite
the public sentiment of the people, to crush
out treason and rebellion against the best
Government on earth.
The masses of the people Of all parties are
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