Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-01-16
Arouse, LOyalists !

Aet US " Tie WOTk DeIOTe us. we nave
not day to lose; we must conquer, or be
conquered. The tories of the North, embold
ened by their temporary success at the ballot
box, are becoming still more daring and inso-
lent. The message of Gov. Seymour has been
their keynote, upon which they have COM
menced their fiendish song of death to Lib
erty.', They boldly advise our valiant troops
to lay down their arms and turn their backs
upon a deadly foe. They reasonably re-
commend the separation of the West from
the East. They counsel the withholding by
the people Of money and supplies to prosecute
war to perpetuate the Union. They urge
the ignorant and illiterate, whom they lead,
to open resistance to the lawful authorities.
They promise an ignoble peace to those whom
we seek to punish. Their hearts are full of
treason; their heads full of treacherous mis-
chief. They are organized to accomplish
their dark and reasonable purposes. That
we do not exaggerate those purposes, we have
but to refer to Ssymour.s message, files Of
the New York Herald, Chicago Times, Bur-
hngton argus, Davenport Democrat and
Muscatine Courier
We call especial attention to the following
remark of one Cloudy, a prominent candidate
for United States Senator from Illinois, made
at public speech at Springfield, last Mon
day evening In the event of the Presi.
dents refusing to withdraw the Proclama-
ticn, he was in favor of marching an army to
Washington and driving the officers of the
Administration from their places"
Already have the miserable creatures, offer
ed their resolutions into the Legislatures of
Illinois and Indiana, directing the recall of
the troops from those States. Their aid and
comfort to the enemy is undisguised.
Already has jeff. Davis congratulated his
rebel hordes upon the growing sentiment in
the Northwest of its separation from the East
Their plans are revolutionary, and if car
ried out, will result in civil war, desolation
and death at our own loyal fresides. They
are more to be feared than our open foes at
the South, for they profess loyalty but prac-
tee treason. They are known in many in
stances. Every Federal repulse lights up
their countenances with smile of intense Joy.
Every rebel success causes laugh of fend-
ism glee
Loyalists of the Banner War County, shall
they be permitted to be triumphant here
Rather shall not organization on their part be
met by organization on ours. We have no
time to lose. The friends of the Government
must be watchful and vigilant, Or our enc
mics will triumph. Let US tell them plainly
that treason cannot live and thrive amid the
graves of those who have sacrificed their
lives in their country's defense. Give them
to understand that the fire of patriotism went
not out with the departure of the 100 hero
ic ones, from our own hearthstones. Up then,
loyalists, and organize for your own safety,
and your country's honor. eternal vigil
ance is the price of Liberty"
The Periured Traitor Mahony.
Dennis Mahony, the Dubuque traitor, has
assumed the editorial charge of the Herald,
of that city. In leader on the President s
Proclamation, he closes with the following
fiendish and reasonable language:
"The people who submit to the insolent
fanaticism which dictated his last act, ara and
deserve to be enslaved to the class which
Abraham Lincoln self-suf6cienty declares
free. If they possessed 1.-THE of the spirit
which animated Rome when Cataline was
expelled from its walls, or of their own i'm
mediate ancestry who went to war for an act
which seemed to encroach upon their liber-
ties, they would hurl him into the Potomac,
Cabinet, Congress and ALL"
This dirty spawn Of felon's cell was re-
leased from the Old Capitol Prison a short
time since on his solemn promise and oath
that he would thereafter bear true and faithful
allegiance to the Federal Governmental Chi
cago Tribune.
And yet the very patriotic editor of the