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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-03-27

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Germantown, june lat, 1861.
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Juliet signal., 1863-06-02

LET THE SOLDIERS VoTE-The republi.
cans affect to be so very anxious that the
soldiers shall be allowed to vote OF the time
of the elections 10 the states whence thew
come, We would suggest that the experi-
ment of holding an election in camp be
tried. 1t lis evident that the administration
is puzzled as to whom it shall give the
command Of the army Of the Potomac. and
can get no honest counsel from its pretep-
tious supporters, for the reason that thew
are divided among themselves on the
question-some clamo' ing for Fremont.
some for Butler, some for Sicklss. and a
few for tho retention of Hooker. Now.
this is matter in which the soldiers ave
not only interested but 10 reference 10
which they are peculiarly fitted To decide.
The prudence and courage of MeCIelIen
the ingnorance of Burnside. and the salf'
confident rashuess of Hooker, thew have
known by personal experience. BY this
time they must know what general thew
have confidence in, as possessing the abili.
ty both to secure them against another der
feat sRd lead them to victory. Since thew
whipped the enemy at AOtietam their com.
manders have been singled out for them bv
the politicians. aud sorry mess thew have
made of it. Now-justf for the once-whv
not let these brave soldiers decide by their
votes whom they will have for their leader.
Ford. 2 iz1F se :,aae 81
Juliet signal., 1863-06-02
Dem. State Comm iiltee.

FEMALE LOYAL LEAGUES 1t seems that
Seward Loyal Leagues and the Chase 10y
oil Leagues were not adequate to the wants
of the Abolition party. A set of petticoat-
ed scolds, without any of the refinement
aud purity peculiar to the sex, are peram-
bulating the country Organizing female
Loyal Leagues wherever material can be
suitable for that purpose. The New York
Argus gives an account of the organization
of one of these leagues in that city recently.
The meeting for the purpose was composed
principally of free-l5vsites and women's
rights women. 1t is true they were coun-
tenanced by a number of henpecked hus-
bands, and other persons without any sex
whatever, in brooches, but the truly loyal
women Of the nation, of course, were not
there. The unsexed females who were
present scolded at the Union and the con.
stitutiou with such might as they possessed,
mixing in wOmen's rights, abolition, and a
little atheism, with puffs of Fremont and
Hunter, and threats against the Copper.
heads"
Juliet signal., 1863-06-02
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Room OF THE COMMON CoUscIL

0OLiETI heys u, 1908,
Present his Honor the Mayor, and Aid,
Doolittle, Higinbotham. Hersehbach, Pae-
sold, Hunter. Cagwin, Austin, Leo, Casey,
Porter and Cas~ell.
Minutes of previous neetisgs read and
approved.
AID. CsgWiu, chairman Of the COMMITTEES
or building school house made a verbal re
port, that the old school house could be re-
paired outside of the limits Of Mr.. Thomr.-
son, archt. estimate of s., ,S51, said com
mIttee recommend that the COMMITTEES Sc
authorized to receive proposals for repair
ing said old school house, and also receive
proposals for building a new school honse'-
OF brick, the same size of the old school
house, and according to the plan suggested
BY the committee, and also receive propo-
sails for building two story school house,
and proposals invited for stone building,
and also for brick. Old school house ma
terial to be bid for by ell making proposals.. ;
| On motion of Aid. CasWell, the report Of
the committee was accepted and said CON-
mittee authorized to receive proposals al
recommended by said committee, and aleo
receive proposals on the plan originally
| submitted. and tnat the said committee re =
port on Friday the 29th day of May, 1868
). w. Bowen, chairman Of the committee
heretofore appointed and authorized TO re.
ceive proposals for buildipA two small
school houses, made q verbal report, chow
ing names and amounts Of bids for different
plans, or motion Of AID. Doolittis said re-
port was laid over until Friday the 29th
day Of May, 1863. et-s.-
On motion council adjourned.
! w. ii. FARLEY, City Clerk,
Juliet signal., 1863-06-02
From WasIlIneton.

~.... .. Washington, May %.
Gen SIckles arrived here this P. N. from
the Army Of the Potomac, and discredits
the published reports that Lees army wac
in motion in the north " ard direction. He
states that although the enemy bad massed
a considerable force at various river fords.
no column Of his troops mad made sny for
ward movement. On the contrary, the
belief seems quite general that troops from
the RappahannOck are going westward 20
oppose Grant and Banks. Both evening
papers likewise doubt the story of q rebel
advance. r
Gen. Sickles is ON his way North on
brief turlOugh, to recruit hts health, which
lis mnch impaired.
Gov. Curtin had an interview with the
Presid to-day on his mission announced
In advance, day or two since, that of
protecting Peursylvenia and Mary yland
| from threatened rebel raid. s
Rear Admiral Foote has not applied to
be lIeved from his bureau, but offers
bis services to the department for duty
ahoat in case they are required.
Juliet signal., 1863-06-02
DEMOCRATIC MASS CONVENTION.
ATsP GFIELDi
JUNE 11th, ,lses.
Spring6eld. Nav 28. ls63

Springfield, May %, 1863.
The Democratic State Committee, 10
compliance with general democratic pcpu-
lar wish, that q macs convention of the
party be held during the coming month Of
June, for the purpose of consultation and
deiiberation upon the state of the country
and to give expression, in autboritiye form,
to tie views Of public policy in regard to
present national crisis, entertained blythe
by the Illinois democracy, hereby desig-
nate Wednesday the l7h day of June, for
the holding of such mass convention, at
Springfield. s Ea-s-@ -s
The committee earnestly urge that every
county in the state be represented, by the
largest possible numbers.
Prominent representative men of the
democratic party Of other states have been
invited TO be present, to confer and counsel
with the Illinois democracy at the proposed
convention among whom are:
Cor. SEYMOUR, of New York
Hon. WAsnINGToN HUNT, of New York ;
GEORGE c. PUGH, of Ohio;
S S Cox, Of Ohio;
THos. A. uENDRIcKs, of Iudinna;
DANIEL W. VooRHEEs, of Indiana.
All the leading democratic orators of our
own state, will be present.
Let the democratic people cnme-from
the north, the south, the east and the west.
Let them came from the fields and the
workshops, frnm the unfer and desk. and
in general democratic re union, send forth
To the country the opinions aud the wishes
Ut the Illinois democracy in regard to the
dangers which environ the Constitution
and the Union, brquea thed ta u, as >acred
! truss hv pur fathers.
| JOHN MOORE, ". D. LATSHAW, =,
| WM c. GOUDY gro JUDD
I ii. X. s. .OMELVENY, JOHN HILL.
| GEO. J.. KIMBERLY, ANTHONY THORNTON.
4, d. MARSH, GEO. H. YARNELL,
! j. M. PITMAN, WM. KEMPFF -.
PETER SWEAT, JOHN g. POWELL,
! JOHN L. MCCORMICK, g.. ...-
Dem. State CO,u1niItee
Juliet signal., 1863-06-02
THE LATE JUDGE MANEIRRE.

At a meeting of the members Of the
Will County Bar, held in the Court House
in the city of Joliet, on the 22d day of
May, 1868, for the purpose of expressing
a asuitable tribute of respect to the memo"
ry of the late Hon. George Maneirre,
Judge of the Cook County Circuit Court,
Hon. Judge Harris was appointed Chair
man and Henry L'gan Secretary.
On motion of committee Of three, con-
sisting IF Messrs. Randall, Breckenridge
and Fellows, was appointed to draft and
present suitable resolutions to the meet
ing. The following resolutions were
adopted, and ordered to be spread on the
records of Will County Circuit Court, as
memorial Of the esteem and respect in
which he was held by the members of the
bar.
WHEREAS, The members of the bar of
this CRY have received with deep sorrow
the melancholy intelligence of the death Of
the Honorable George Munierre, Judge OF
the adjoining Circuit, and long member
Oi the bar of this Circuit aud
WHEREAS, Our relations with the la
mented deceased were of the kind to in
spire pleasant memories, aud his genial
naturs, his high moral integrity, his ur
banity Of manners. his warm impulses
while practicising with US at the bar, and
his uniform impartiality aud kindly bear
ing upon the Bench. have inspired us
with a high respect for him as jurist
therefore Fl6
Resolved. As the sense ofthe members
of this bar, that in the death of Judge Man
eirre we have lost from our circle aud pro-
feSsion one of it's brightest ornaments, and
the tribunals of justice are bere.t of an
honorable and just Judge.
ReSolped, That the members of this bar
tender to our brothers in the profession in
the City of Chicago, our unfeigned regret
and sorrow for the void in the fOrum there
Occasioned by the death of Judge Mans
eirre--a void it cannot be easy to supply
and with his nearer friends we minglc
our sincere sympathies for the loss of one
who, by his domestic and private virtues,
had secured their warmest affections.
After which, able, touching and effect
i've addresses were made by Messrs.
Breckenridge, osgood, Snapp. NOrtDn,
Bowen, Barber, Pinney and Randall, of
the Will County Bar, Messrs. Storrs'
and Paige, of the Chicago bar, and bis
Honor Judge Harris,
On motion the proceedings of the meet
ing were ordered to be published in the
County papers. On motion the meeting
adjourned.
S. w. HARRIS, Chairman.
HENRY LOGAN. Secretary.
Juliet signal., 1863-06-02
Later From Vacksb0re,
Cairo, Nav 80.

Cairo, May 80.
The dispatch beat New N Natiopal arrived
this evening from Young's Point, which
place she left Tuesday afternoon. There
bad been fighting on Monday and Toes
day. On Monday. from to 9P. NJ, there
was a cessation Of hostilities, to allow both
parties to bury their dead. The battle Vas
renewed on Tuesday morning. But few if
any of the water batteries have been tax en-.
The shells from Sherman's siege guns
come over into the city, as can be seen
from this side. -
Our forces still surrounded the city three
crlumns deep. They'sould take the city at
any time by an assault, bat it would cost a
great sacrifice of LIE, and Il is believed by
all there that Pemherton must surrender
IN few days. The fnal result is not coo.
sidered Doubtful p-E8Ia3.&
Banks forces have not arrived
- We have taken about s 900 prisoners
Eve thousand of them had arrived at Mem.
pIis.
Juliet signal., 1863-06-02
The Extra Legislative session.

The Legislature Of Illinois adjourned a;
the close Of the last regular session to re-
assemble in extra session the second day of
June-next Tuesday.
Ii has been questionable, we believe.
since the adj ,urnm6 Mt, whether, unless the
sbolitionists should carry the Senator at
the special election in the late Senator
K 'dgHrs' district, the abolition minority Of
the two houses would attend at the ad-
Journed session /; but il is Understood that
at an sstemblage the other day 10 this city
Of the addition State committee and other
partZin engineers it was resolved that the
minority should attend, and thar thev
should run away aud break up a Quorum
IT the democratic majority should under
take any measures not agreeable to them
Ii is further understood that the object oC
this attendance Of the minority is To pro.
cure, by bargain aud sale, a large anurc-
priation las was attempted to be procured
by fraudulent means at the regular session
Ostensihly for the relief Of lin lis ,!diers
10 the fed, bot really ps partizan cor.
ouptiou fund to be dis bursed by the Gov
error.
Aswe have before hal occasiIn 10 re-
mark, if this is the object, or the exec
ton, nf the abolition minority, they might
a. well revolutioDize before going to
Springfield, for they will obtain no carrup.
ton fund by any means whatever from the
treasury.
The Legislature should. aid it will. pro-
vide b, untifully for the relief of Illinois
sliiers in the field, and it should, and il
will, appoint its own agents to disturse
this relief 1t will entrust no such mission
TO the Governor. The diseracefuI trims 70
Pittsburg Landing by that nuetionaty are
too fresh IN the democratic majority of this
Legislature to allow them to trust him up-
on am ther errand of mercy. The circum.
stantial history of that shockingIy dis
graceful proceeding remains to be written.
however, when Gov. Yates shall dare to
present himself again as candidate for
the popular confidence.
Much important business awaits trans
action by the Legislature. 1t ought to te
useful session; if it shall net be, let not
the fault be With the democratic msiority.
-ChicdQo Times
Juliet signal., 1863-06-02
Democratic state Convention.

The call Of the Democratic central COM
mittee fur State mass convention appears
in our columns to-day. The meeting is
TO take place at Springfield on the 18th Of
June, and, a. will be seen, will be address,
ed by some of the most distinguished
Statesmen and patriots of the time.
We rcjOice at the prompt action of the
committee. Their decision will be res
pOnded to by the Democratic masses
throughout the State. There never was q
more urgent time for the meeting of the
Democracy. The country is on the verge
Of destruction. The constitution is being
trampled upon by those whose duty it is
to enforce its provisions. And we are
rapidly approaching despotism more
tyrat nical and oppressive than that of
Austria or Turkey. Freedom of speech is
being wrested from Us, and our citizens by
scores are being dragged from their homes,
charged with no other offense than love for
the constitution, aud incsl cerated in pris-
ons.
Surely, in view of these Outrages, it be,
hooVes the Democracy to meet in council
to deliberate upon the crisis, and TO pro-
test against the usurpatiOns which are
bringing disgrace and ruin upon our coun
try. -.-.
We are glad that Illinois will soon join
her sister state, Indiana, in proclaimiug
for liberty, law, and the constitution.
Juliet signal., 1863-06-02
Home Music.

The citisens Of this City are land have
been for some time pastl preparing mus
ical feast for our music loving community.
The Programme will present greater va.
riety than has ever been given in this
city by travelling trOupes. Songs, Duets.
Quartetts and Opera Choruses will appeal
60 The feelings of the grave, the gay, and
the laughable, Lovers of instrumental
music may feel sure of treat. The work
is in the able hands of Mr. L. Grundy, of
this City, who is devOting all bis time to
bring the different parts to perfection, and
which we shope to announce in two weeks
FROM this time. 4.4
Juliet signal., 1863-06-02
TIE New YORK Press ON FREE SPEECH

The New YORK Press ON FREE SPEECH.
The New York Argus says that the Dai-
y 1s"'es. of that city, has the bad pre-
eminence Of being the only paper in the
metropolis which justifies the OOppressior
of free speech and the arrest of Vallandig ig-
ham. Even the Tribune, with all it's fanat
icism, admits the arrest to have been wrong
and the Post reads Burnside constitution
al lecture, which he very much needs. The
Commercial Advertiser says: "Mr. Vallau
digham is civilian; and as such, we
tniuk has LEGAL RIGHT to express his OPP
position to the aCar itse!f fas l0eH as the mode
Of conducting 1t without beiog thereby iia>
bic to arrest" The Advertiser simply ad-
mits a truism. The right of free speech is
one of those inalienable rights which the
declaration of American Independence was
intended to secure, and the times which
tried mems souls will be endured again
rather than it shall be lost.
Juliet signal., 1863-06-02

COO 70 1s. 900, which, With the pTisons-.
captured by the enemy, ndmberite ave =,
SIX thousand more. would make me totsl
loss rom q. 600 to $4,000. Lee. n Il sts-
TED BY the same authorities, fost mora th.n
Hooker did, or about 5000 men-exeeed.
ing bali bis. original force. He could mot
have been reinforced by more than from
IT, OOO to ID. ZOO men: That would Leave
bis whole force after his Iosses-includiue
the loss OF Gen. Jackson, who va. a bosf
10 himself-from $4,000 to 70. 600 mS1.-
Before this small force Hooker retreated
with au army which. after all bis Losses !.
still numbered l36. 900 men, or about 70
TO one OF the enemy. So much for the
generalsbip and fighting qualities of the
new Napoleon. 7 Herald u
Juliet signal., 1863-06-02

S9The Loyal Leaguers'II'are constant.
ly clamoriDg that the "Copperhsads." )" as
they term them, shall be cent South. The
Illinois State Register very properly asks
why do not some Of the lsaguers go South
themselves They can there display their
loyalty 10 other modes than abusing the
Democrats, or ridiculing the prowess of
live rebels. The only leaguers, however,
that we have known to cross our lines, did
90 for the purpose of buying cotton or
stealing negroes. There's the loyalty for
you.
Juliet signal., 1863-06-02

RS%Judge Leavitt's Cincinnati extra.
judicial assertion that the President has
unlimited and uncontrolled overs as Com
mander-in-Chief, together with his theory
that martial law may exist without being
proclaimed, puts finishing stroke to the
idea that we still live under a republican
form of government. In war times, at
least, it is simply, on this theory, mili-
tary dsspotism.
Juliet signal., 1863-06-02
How 10 Put Down the RebelI-
Ion.

The New York Evening Post, q leading
administration paper, has an article in
its issue of the 2Srd, on this point. 1t
says: $3.50 arza
To capture Richmond, or any other
place in the south, viii not put an end to
the rebellion to try political offenders by
military courts will not put down rebeli-
ion; to arrest women for hspping thei.
erinolines at the star s2angled banner will
not put down the rebellion but ~ so mass
our armies, and so plan our summer cam-
paign, as to defeat and rout and destroy
the rebel armies-thst it will put an end
not only to the rebellion bat to all the
mischiesous aud silly manifestations of
sympathy with it which appear 10 the free
states"
Juliet signal., 1863-06-02

SUIcIDE-Mrs. Nancy Maboney, wife of
John MahOney farmer ic good circum-
stances residing two miles west of this
city, poisoned herself to death on last Fri>
day BY taking arsenic. 10 fit of insanity
she came to the city and procured poison,
On the same day returned home and took
the fatal dose. DIR. Reese was called, but
arrived too late to save her from the effects
Of her rash act. She died in q few hours
after she took the poison, in the greatest
agony.
Juliet signal., 1863-06-02
Produce the Proof

The Joliet Republican, which is fed from
the Government crib, has the audscity to
charge that we have at some period in our
career as editors, counteDaDced aud justi-
fed the suppression Of free speech. -.-
Now we deny the charge in every par
ticular. We have slways beer the adyo-
Gates and defenders of the constitutional
right of free speech and free press. In
deed we defy the editor, or any one else, to
produce sentence, line, or syllable, that
has appeared in the columns IF the Siqnal
since it has been under our control, which
can be construed in such manner as to
justify the suppression of the right of dis
cussion. We have always sustained the
widest freedom in this respect. When the
men who are now arresting and imprison-
ing citizens for the exercise Of this heaven
born right, were Dob6ed for uttering' their
fanatical views at ar early period in the
history of their sectional and unconstitu-
tionsl party, We denounced the Outrages as
anti-American and contrary to the broad
and liberal principles Of Democracy
The editor oftbe Joliet Republican is, Of
course, expected 20 hex the hand that feeds
him. He is favored with a good Office, by
the Administration, and hence must sus.
tain the acts of the Government officials,
however re2ugnsnt to law, reason and
common sense. All that it is necessary
to know on his part is, that it is the COM
mand Of bis superiors, and he obeys with
an alacrity truly surprising. So fierce is
he to endorse all that is done by the Ad.
minIstration, that he barely waits for the
confirmation of the declaration of an act OF
order before he espouses it with all his
might. We do not object to this-we are
even perfectly willing that he should abuse
US without stint and apply to US all manner
OF epitheis, but we insist that he shall noI
grossly falsify our position. This he has
done time and again, with a recklessness
that admits of no excuse. ...
Not satisfied with misrepresenting OUT
position on the right of free speech, be
again repeats the foul islseho 4 that we
sustained the right of State to secede
when o majority Of it's inhabitants so de-
termiDed. As far as Onr readers are con
cerned, it is not necessary for us to deny
this faIsehOod. But as there are tt ose who
will read bis article that are unacquainted
with our position on this question, we call
upon him to bring forward the proof Of his
charge, or to do US the justice to retract it
This he will do # be has any respect fol
the principles Of hcnor.
1t really appears that the ASolitiOnist:
cannot speak OF Democrats or their acts
without stating falsehOOds. They have be
come so accustomed to this habit of lying
about Democrats, that they will not speak
the truth when it will subserve their pur
pose just as we'll Their cause is a bad
one, and is founded on falsehood and de
ception, and hence requires lying to sus
tain it.
Juliet signal., 1863-06-02

b@O. P. Dyer, Provost Marshal for
Pike county, Missouri, has issued an order
requiring the stare and stripes to be placed
on every school house and church in the
county, before the expiration of six days,
and to keep them flying until further or.
ders. Missouri at one time was supposed
to belong to the United States. We have
officials styled Provost Marshals in Illi-
nois. -- .... ..-srs5r
Juliet signal., 1863-06-02
CANAL MEETING AT THE COURr
HOUSE.

Pursuant to notice meeting was held at
the Court House, in Joliet, on Saturday,
May 23i, to chose delegates to attend the
Canal Convention to be held at Chicago,
on the 2nd day of June next.
Meeting was called to order, and On mo-
ton, MARTIN c. BISSELL, was called
to the chair, and E. PORTER, and E. F.
GIBBS, were chosen Secretaries. On motion
of S. w. Bowen. Esq. the Chairman ap>
pointed S. w. Bowen, j. Beaumont, w. c.
Wood, E. Porter and Charles ii. Weeks, as
a committee to select delegates to attend
said Convention.
The committee reported the following
Dapnaa aS Ialarataa
Juliet signal., 1863-06-02

A GALLANT AMESDE.-Seuator Wall. of
New York Jersey. having in late speech
alluded to ''tbe Jesuitical doctrine of the
cad justifying the MEANS" the Freeman's
Journal of New York took his good ma
taredly to task for it. Senator W replies,
aluding to his accidental use of an old
phrase, bis letter closing with the following
cutting paragraph: .... ...
~ have watched the course of your church
in this terrible struggle now going on, and
have been mortified when contrasted its
big magnsnimity. unfaltering courage
and tolerance, with the base eubserviency,
eowardice and intolerance of some Of the
priests Of the Protestant persuasion. / can
never forget that it was Roman Catholic
colony 10 Maryland ahat first uniurled the
banner OF freedom for religious worship,
when then Puritanism Of. New England
was whipping at the cart-iaiI my ancestors
Tor desiring to worship God 10 their own
way 10 the town Of Lyuu."