Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-01-02

Of the dignity and justice which character
lied that. By all the previous practices and
principles of the party every one Of these
journals would be suppressed.
Treason at Home.
Speaking of the statement published in our
own paper last week that secret organiza-
ton of K. G. C.'s exists in this place, the
Davenport Gazette remarks
We sec no reason to doubt the truth Of this
statement, since it is quite certain that the
city of Muscatine has the most dishonorable
distinction of publishing the most intensely
traitorous newspaper in the whole State Of
Iowa, and that this rebel sheet is enabled to
boast of the extensive advertising patronage
it receives from Muscatine merchants. Has
Muscatine sent so many loyal men to fight
the rebels that none but tories remain to
"buy and sell and get gain ?"
The question is often asked by strangers in
our city, Why is it that treason stalks so
boldly among us-that it lifts its head in
scorn and shakes it defantly in our faces,
boasting Of its strength and its favor with the
people! Why is an editor allowed to sit at
his table and shoot bitter shafts at the Gov
eminent, at its measures and its soldiers
shafts more deadly than those which hiss and
shrek through the battle smoke? Which is
the meaner act: to write articles stepped in
the vilest treason and send them out to cor
rupt and poison public sentiment, or to creep
stealthily along the lines of our army to assas.
sinate the Government in the person of our
soldiers? Which is the more honorable man !:
he who deludes the Southern masses and
then leads them in person against the flag that
has sheltered them so long, or he who shields
himself behind party prejudice and labors
diligently to cripple the war power-to excite
INSTRUMENTATION at home against the Admin
istration, in order to strengthen the rebels
With such men as the editor of the Courier.
every measure for crushing the rebellion must
be weighed by the Constitution, as though
the rebels had claims for protection under a
Constitution which they have trampled un.
der foot. Arbitrary arrests of traitors are
denounced as subversive of popular liberty
and contrary to the usage of the fathers of the
Republic, though recommended by Washing
ton, approved by Jefferson and practiced by
Jackson. Why is such bold opposition to
the Government and manifest aid to the rebel
lion permitted in loyal community 1t
would seem that our people are half afraid
OF the miscreants who are plotting, and by
no means indirectly, the overthrow Of the
Government. At home men are thus tolera.
ted who would not be safe an instant within
the army lines.
This base treachery must be silenced-not
by violence or bloodshed, so long as these
tories commit no overt act-but by creating
such public sentiment as will drive out all
reasonable publications like the Courier. We
may be accused Of being actuated by feelings
Of rivalry in this suggestion, but it makes no
difference to us what occupation q man fol-
lows who is constantly and systematically
seeking to undermine the government by aid.
ing the cause of the rebellion, we think every
loyal man should withdraw support and coun.
tenance from him. It is notorious fact that
the Courier receives nearly all its patronage
from men who condemn its reasonable doc
t'ines. Let them but act consistently in this
matter, and sustain no man who does not give
the Administration support in its war meas
ures. We do not claim that the Administra-
ton is infallible. 1t has made mistakes, and
is still liable to err but it represents all that
the country hopes for, and to be false to it
now is to be false to every feeling of honor,
patriotism and duty. Our brave soldiers in
the field will become disheartened indeed if
we do not make the air of the North too pure
for traitors to live upon, and thus enable the
Government to use all its vast energies in
putting down the rebellion.
Loyal men Of Muscatine merchants. me.
chanics and farmers you who earnestly
desire restoration Of the Union and speedy
peace-whose sons, brothers and friends are
will you not frown down and spurn from
you those at home who are daily striving to
produce rebellion in the North against the
Government Will you come out boldly on
the side Of the army, or will you still hesitate
and tremble before the home traitors who are
endeavoring to enthrall you, cripple your
Government, and destroy the efforts of your
soldierss
~ The following is weekly report of
the deaths Of Iowa soldiers in the general hos
pitfalls of Springfield, No., for the week end
ing Dec. goth, 1862:
Dec. 14th, VIM. G. Smith, Co. D, 18th Iowa.
VIM. Feath, Co. B. Goth Iowa.
18th, Martin Heller Co. NJ, 1st Iowa Cav.
18th, WIN. R. Dukes, Co. F, 18th Iowa.
n. L. Robinson, Co. E, 10th Iowa.
Jacob Miller, Co. A, goth Iowa.
w. r. Gladfeldter, 20. F, 18th Iowa.
18th, VIM. Scott, Co. D, 18th Iowa.