Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-01-09

CITY OF NIUSCATINE.
FRIDAY MORNING.. JAN. 9, 1858.
The Slime Of Treason.
On the LIST ultimo there came from the
President the greatest blow yet given the
wicked and accursed rebellion, conceived by
slave-drivers and born in slavery, containing
these words: Therefore, 1, Abraham Lin
coin, President of the United States, by virtue
of the power in me vested as Commander-in-
chief of the army and navy, in time of &C
tual armed rebellion against the authority OF
the Government Of the United States, as a fit
and necessary war measure, &C." That Mr..
Lincoln postponed the execution of this blow
contrary to the earnest petitions and suppl.
cations of those who, many months, ago saw
no end to this struggle save in the overthrow
of slavery-his expressed views to Mr.. Gree
ley-his proclamation Of timely warning to
the rebelious States, September 22d, are all
familiar to the public. Up to this date no
man has questioned Mr.. Lincoln's desire to
preserve to the South slavery, if that preser-
walton was not incompatible with national
safety. Upon the issuing Of the September
proclamation the pro-slavery tory press proph-
esied that it would be followed by designations
of army officers, assertions from the ranks,
mutiny and INSTRUMENTATION throughout the
army of the Republic Those prophesies
were fulfilled in the case of solitary Lieu
tenant. The LIST of January came and the
President was true to his promise. The army
has expected all-hoped for it. Assured Of
its coming our troops marched into the very
jaws of death at Fredericksburg-they met
and repulsed the enemy in North Carolina
they drove the enemy over the Boston Noun
tains in utter confusion - they have
been victorious at Murfreesboro-and have
struck the fatal blow at Vicksburg. Amid
all those grand efforts Of our grand army of
freedom, there comes not word of reproach
to the President-not a word of condemna-
tlon. This is the glorious work Of restoring
rebellious districts to the lawful authority of a
benefcient and free Government They
pause not in their marches to victory. But
it remains to such supple tools of the rebel
lion-such Shiny supports of treason as the
editor of the Muscatine Courier, to hiss trea-
son in the ears of loyal men. We have pc
rused his leader upon the proclamation, pub
lished yesterday, with wonder and indigna-
ton. Wonder, that he is permitted to put
forth his Shiny production indignation over
his insults to the memory of the brave men
who have forfeited their lives, in their coun-
try's defence. From the Richmond Examiner,
Wing and Tennessee Rebel, we might expect
such expressions as these: "Wherever our
forces have no footing, and WITH NO PROS
PECTs FOR ANY HEREAFTER" 'There can be
no doubt that Mr.. Lincoln intended his proc
lamation as the knel which should sound the
destruction of the Government" 1.-THE war
may continue on shallow scale, but, &c.
'There certainly can no longer be any hope
for restored Union by means Of the bayo-
net. That time has passed" "We hope in
God, that but few more brave men will be
sacrificed to aid the enforcement of an edict
conceived in the breast of corrupt politician"
"a war for abolitionism is detes table, and in
the highest sense criminal before God. That
kind of war we now have" "That the
great moral support which has been freely
given to the prosecution of the war, by mil
lions not in arms, will now be withdrawn
from the Administration, no man can reason
ably doubt" ''Let the people encourage the
OF no more blood for abolitionism."
"Never mind stone walls or iron bars. IT IS
NoBLER TO DIE FIGHTING AGAINST ABOLITION
ISM THAN TO DIE FIGHTING FOR IT."
Such is the language of the Courier, utter
ed where Mason, Kitchener, Clark, Buchanan,
Ady, Mikesell, Corwin, White, Pittsenberger,
Seibert, Howell and many others pledged
their lives to punish treason, and sealed that
pledge with their hearts best blood.
In county which has sent seventeen
hundred brave men to smite the serpent of
secession, amid the widows weeds and Or
phans' tears, jostled by the clutches Of the
MANNED in battle-it is here. IN loyal Musca-
tine, that this vile serpent Of treason crawls
upon his belly to poison the minds of his
political confederates, to counsel mutiny and
insubordination in the army, and to create
distrust and enmity where all should be- con-
fidence and good will.
Is there no remedy? Yes; with the peo-
pie. Let it be applied. The treason of the
Courier should be silenced. Will our loyal
business men longer patronize his villainous
sheet? Will the fathers and brothers of
those in the field permit their friends to be
called "hireling soldiery" by this enemy of
the country? His heart is not with us in
this mighty struggle; why remain here?
The time has come when the people in the
most effective way should smite the serpent
in our midst. Let not our reputation for
patriotism be sullied or poisoned with the
slime of treason.
D1scouNrENANc1NG TREASON. - The i'm.
mense Wholesale Dry Goods House Of Coo.
ley, Farwell & Co., Chicago, has kicked the
Chicago Times into the street on account of
its treason. The following note, addressed to
the proprietors of tina paper, explains the
matter:
CHICAGO, Jan. LIST, 1868.
Nessrs. Story 4 Worden:
GENTLEMEN: We wish to begin the new
year periodically, and know Of no better
way than to commence by excluding you,
paper from our counting room. Your vile
sympathies with treason are too apparent,