Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-07-10
Liberal Inducements to Enlist.

Liberal Inducements to Enlist.
Under date of the 2Sth ult., A. A. G. Town
send, of the War Department, gives notice
that enlistnents for three years or during
the war will be in order for ninety days from
that date, each recruit to receive, in addition
to the the regular pay and bounty of a sol
der, a premium of four hundred and too
dollars, to be paid in eight instsllments Al
intervals during bis time of service, or If his
services sholld not be required for three
years he will be paid the whole amount o
premium remaining unpaid upon his dis
charge the same as if the full term had beer
served. This makes the total amount Of pay
offered to prva,es nearly thirty dollars pei
month, which is certainly a liberal advance
on the present pay of the soldier. The volun
teers so enlisted, and such of the three years
troops now in the field as may re- enlist, in &C
cordance with the provisions Of this order
will constitute force 10 be designated "Vet
ersn Volunteers" The regulations for en-
listing this force will shortly be made known
by the Governors Of the several States,
In view of the approaching draft, we expect
to see enlisting quite brisk in few days un'
der the provisions of this order.
War Democrats Below Par.
1t is settled by the edict of the Dubuque
Herald and Muscatire Courier, that no
Democrat in favor of the war for the Union
shall receive the nomination of the Copper.
head Convention for Governor Gen. Tuttle
having been recommended for that Office by
a correspondent of the Chicago Times, the
Herald snubs him by declaring that it
wouldn't give the toss of a copper between
an expediency candidate and Col Stone for
Governor"
1t may be regarded as certain, therefore,
that the Coppers will put up some such man
as Clay Dean or Byingten, who is bitterly
and uncompromlsingly opposed to the war,
and that their Convention will follow the ex-
ample of the Vallandighammers iu Ohio and
Illinois War Democrats out of the
party.
COppcrherheads Cleaned Out at
Mt. Vernon.
There was an exciting time at the anniver-
sary exercises of Cornell College, at Mt. Yer
non, on the 26th ult. 1t seems that about a
dozen persons from Marion appeared in the
crowd with Copperhead pins. About two
thousand persons were present, the exercises
being held in grove. On the appearance of
the secesh emblems, business was suspended
by the tumult, and every Copperhead badge
was hastily taken from its owner and he
forced to hurrah for the Union. A gray
headed traitor, who has long been blatant for
the Southern Confederacy, declared that he
would not hurrah for the Union, but little
choking brought him to terms. One young
woman had on the Southern badge, which
was torn from her breast, clothes and all, by
another young woman. The latter had her
bonnet destroyed in capturing the pin, and
some young men raised eight or ten dollars
instanter to replace the bonnet. The Copper
head pins being all ''cleaned out" the exer-
cises were resumed, and passed off very sat-
isfactorily.
The Indiana Union War Democ-
Tacy.
An important movement has been inaugu-
rated in Indiana. The Central Committee Of
the Union War Democrats of that State have
issued an able address to the Democracy Of
Indiana, appealing to the Democrats to stand
by the Government in its efforts to crush the
rebellion, and to throw off the party yoke
. when the existence of the Union and the Gov
eminent are in imminent peril
The Central Committee announce mass
meeting of the Union War Democracy at the
Capital of the State, on Thursday, the 18th
of August. Among the speakers are John
Van Buren,, D. S. Dickinson, Jas. T. Brady,
Gen. Butler, Gen. Cass, Gen. McClernand,
Gen. Logan, Senator Rice, of Minnesota, Jas.
Gutherie, of Kentucky, and John Brough, Of
Ohio.