Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-08-08
DAKOTA CORRE sPONDENCE OF
THE REGlSTER.
VERMrLLroN, july 5th, 1863

ERMlLL1oN, July 9th, 1868.
We were honorc.i, on Saturday last,
With . call from U. s. Marshal Pinney, Of
Dakota. He reports . general coalition
among the Union men Of the Territory,
without respect to former potitica! prefer
ences, ~ against Tire dirty Copperheads
thai exist there ~ elsewhere. The camp.
fires OF these patriots are already burning
throughout Dakota, aud when quenched
in October, we know that from among the
ashes can be drawn the charred corpse of
Treason and Copperhcadism. So mote it
be here and elsewhere.
Marshal Pinney il engaged in looking
after Uncle Sans timber interests which
have suffered considerable depletion at
the hands Of deprsdators. He will snail
some Of en- if they don't watch.-Siour
City Journal, dug. 4th, 1868.
We have also the "honor" Of knowing
U. s. Marsha! George ". Piuney. former
y Of Sun Prairie, Dane county, Wiscon-
sin, upon whose report the above article
10 predicated. If his libel upon the PEG.
pie Of Dakota is based upon no better
foundation than his reputation in Wiscon-
sin for Mercantile and Theological probity,
then they have little to apprehend from
his slanderous attack.
We are not advised that he has any
more to boast Of in bis political career
either, for il is we'll understood that when
he absconded from his former home he
started as Buchanan Democrat when
he reached Minnesota he became Doug.
las Democrat by some strange ,ransi-
ton, and before reaching Dakota 10 1861
he was suddenly metamorpbesed into .
Republican Of the trues. and purest water
"A conversation AZ sudden and unex pect.
ed - when he repen,ed Of his transaction
with the Insurance offices and Joined the
church, and studied at Columbia College
for the ministry. .m.m., ..... II
Such Icing the ansecedents Of this poll,
teal and moral ,ntriguer, We are not
surprised At the ucnons be "spils OUT
against he people Of this Territory in the
above article. He has received his price.
He has betrayed since his arrival in the
Territory Ill who have trusted him his
scrittcn pledges hare been violated without
companction; his mendacity is his re.
proacn, and his name Is synonymous with
xeachery. -
Will this Thing please tell Us when the
coalition was formed "snong the Union
men" against the dirty Copperheads that
exist there As elsewhere who these
dirty Copperheads" ate1 We would like
TO know If our Territory warns in her
generous bosom such serpents - he repre-
SCENTS; but above oil we should like 10
know when those camp 6rcs" are TO be
lighted, the ashes Of which are 10 yield
u such precious treasures q "ehs charred
corpse Of treason and copperhesdism.-
Tell rs, Marshal, tell u, Who these victims
are,- but tell Us true. No pieae antry, no
attempts It Wit, for you always fail-but
the naked truth. We know that you do
not often indulge in this luxury, bu. for
once We are willing to listen. But when
ever you kneel ct the confessional make
clean breast OF il, and tell 81 ron know
from Dane county. Wisconsin,, 10 Bon
Homms, y. T. Don't forget, however, to
tell . how such you made out Of The
popr Norwegian u Bruls Greek fos cst-
ting timber. ~ -