Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-07-10
Special dispatch to the Muscatine Daily Journal.
FROM WASHINGTON
The Soldiers Home-Pennsylvania Pluck
Some GuesseS-etc., ETC.

The Soldiers Home-Pennsylyania Pluck.
Some GuesseS-etc., etc.
WASHINGTON, June 9th, 1868.
Gen. Scott confscated great batch O.
Mexican property whilst commanding oul
armies during the war with that country
The old hero afterwards went out West, il
will be remembered, to look up location
for SOLDIERS Home" upon which to invest
the funds arising from the sales ofproperty Sc
confscated as aforesaid, on which journey he
fired off his famous shots about "the rich
Irish brogue and the sweet German accent "
They hung fire slightly, but the Soldiers
Homo idea succeeded, as very fine structure
and beautiful grounds mile or two north
ward of this city bear noble evidence. Many
MANNED and SCARED veterans there rest from
their warfare, in as delightful a spot as the
sun in all his course can shine upon. During
the heated term, the President occupies a
house on the same grounds, and Mr.. Lincoln
may now be seen daily going thither in the
evening and returning in the morning, escort
ed by troop of horse: There is Jacksonian
courage for you! I am happy to state he
doesn't wear Scotch plaid, or any other
plaid whatever.
To my knowledge there are two honest
public men in Pennsylvania-Thad. Stevens
and David Wilmot. 1t is possible there are
two more, but if so they never got this far
away from home. The State is now suffering
the effects of having an Executive whose
courage is like that Of the wrathful dove or
most magnanimous mouse, and who has been
engaged more in engineering denomination
than in his legitimate duties and of the
presence ola set of politicians whose end is
wealth. So nothing to brag about is done to
repel the Invaded OR defend the sacred home,
not to mention lots Of fat horses, cattle and
swine. The rebels have now been in the
Pennsylvania ten days, and the great State of
Pennsylvania, at last reliable advices, had
gobbled mp twenty-one of 'em. Small bust
ness.
But do not judge too hastily of the old
Keystone. Iguess there is a little strategy
my boy" in this campaign. l guess that
Hooker would give one of his arms to know
that Lee was in Pennsylvania with his whole
army, and that everything will be done to
coax him there, or, that failing, to make him
fight on the left bank of the Potomac. I
guess that Heintzleman has reinforced Hooktr
with $4,000 men that Dix and Peck have
reinforced him with nearly twice that many
more. guess that Hooker now has in hand,
or will have in hand by tomorrow or next
day, fully 100000 men. think, therefor,
taking these guesses to be true, that there
will be stirring events before our next nation
al anniversary. think there will be battle
in comparison of which Malvern Hill was an
affair, and Antietam skirmish. But if the
quiet and the scare should continue, then re-
fleet that am only guessing. At any rate,
Gen. Lee has killed the peace party even of
peaceable Pennsylvania as dead as Dutch
herring.
Frank Ballinger, of Keokuk, has been pro-
noted to as 600 clerksbip in the 9th Auditor
Office. L. NJ Croker, formerly of your city,
and member of the glorious Iowa First, gave
me call the other day.
The Iowa people here generally like the
nominations of our late convention. l think
may safely say, however, that Daniel Web
ster might possibly have written little bit
better platform, provided he had been about
three sheets in the wind ard mad enough to
tell the truth. The magnanimity of the Re-
publicans in whistlng even their own party
down the wind, ard taking a stand upon
broader basis cannot be too much admired
Success to the ticket must be the ardent wish
Of every earnest patriot. L1NKENsALE.