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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-09
Public Sale.
MILL be sold ct 10 o'clock A. n, on
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18th,

SATUROAY, OCTOBER 11tu.
at @. O. Colemans four miles and half northeast Of
Swestland Centre; wagon, two horses and harness,
two cots-one yearling, sucklingthree plOws and
tie. twelve head Of stock hogs hand corn shelter
one straw and cutter and other articles
of household and farm use
TEKMS Twelve months credit with approved secu-
rty, without interest if paid whom dus-f not 10 per
cent. Sums under five dollars, cash. .
Oct, 0-w2w% O. O. COLEMAN.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-09

Fulton TOWNSHIP UNION NoxINATIoNs.-
The Union men of Fulton township have put
in nomination the following excellent ticket {:
For Supervisor, ]. E. Robb; for Assessor,
Levi Cunningham; for Clerk, J. A. Eaton /;
for Constables, L. Gear and j. Brunnell; for
Trustees, H. Cook, A. Long and M. H. Lake.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-09
The Convention Of Loyal Women

This convention assembled at fremont Hal
at 10 o'clock yesterday forenoon, and organ.
lied by electing the following officers:
President Mrs F. HUMPHREYS, of Cedar
Rapids.
Vice Presidents-Mrs. COL PERRY, of Kcokuk
N. II. BRAINARD, Of
Iowa City.
Secretary-Miss MARY E. SHELTON, of Burl.
ington.
Assistant Secretary-Mrs. G. W. SIMMONS, OIL
Clinton.
After the appointment Of several commit.
tees, the convention adjourned till o'clock,
Pm.
On re-assembling at o'clock discussion
arose as to the precise object of the conven.
ton, from which it appeared that many enter
tanned vague and conflicting views in regard
to it. One lady, from the Northern part Of the
State, declared that the society she represented
and others in that rejoin had pledged their
aid to the Northwestern Sanitary Commission
at Chicago, and she thought if that Commits
sion should be authorized to disburse our con-
tributions, it would save our people much
labor and perhaps loss of someof their sani-
tary supplies. Another lady, from the South
ern part Of the State, took an entirely oppo-
site view, in favor of forming an independent
State organization. She thought Iowa was
able to take care of her own soldiers, and that
Illinois should not meddle with us, especially
when it is we'll known fact that Illinois
has tried to rob Iowa soldiers of honors won
on battle-felds.
Mrs. Wittenmyer, State Sanitary agent,
then stated in business-like way her views
on the question, and finally offered the fol-
lowing resolution
Resolued, That we unite ourselves into q
State Sanitary Organization, for the purpose
of promoting the Sanitary interests of the
State and of building an orphan asylum.
The resolution was adopted almost unani-
mously.
The following Committee, each member
representing local Soldiers Aid Society,
was then appointed to nominate officers for
the State organization:
Mrs. Wright, Keosauqua,
Crandall, Washington,
" Brown, Burlington,
Buell.. Ksokuk,
Saunders, Davenport,
Brainard, Iowa City,
Daniels, Marin,
Dodder, Mt Vernon.
Marsh, Mt. Pleasant,
Leonard, Clinton,
Boardman, Brighton,
Gibson, Jackson,
Shields, Vinton,
Meacham, Clay,
Miss Robertson, Dutch Greek,
Mrs. Grinnell, Grinnell,
Cattell, DesMoines,
Mcconnell, Washington,
Andrews, Indianapolis,
Mrs. Horton, Muscatine,
Miss Mikesell, "
Dunsmore,
The following Committee on Constitution
was then appointed:
Mrs. Wfttenmyer, of Keokuk,
Wright, Keosauqua,
Brainard, of Iowa City.
Adjourned to meet at o'clock this morn
ing.-Daily, sM.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-09

MAJOR SHIRLEY AT HoME.-The enthusi-
asm over the nomination of the Major among
his friends and neighbors in Sweetland town.
ship is only equalled by the zeal and TERRI
BILE EARNEsrNEss of the young lady who
walked twelve miles to attend Butternut
meeting in Jasper county, an account of which
appeared in Saturdays Courier. Last week
was fixed by the Major for his appearance
before the good people of Sweetland to give
his reasons why he desired to go to the State
Senate. The hour arrived and with it Col. %
J. H. Wallace, man by the name of Gilbert and
Maj. Sherfey. The people were there in their
strength, seventeen strong, divided as follows {:
Nine Democrats and eight Unionists. Wal
lace splurged and gave his usual contortions
of countenance, and like good Christian, al
ways leading off in splendid laugh at his
own brilliant fancies. He was heavy on the
niger and created such an impression as a
Circus clown usually makes-no more. We
did not learn that Gilbert said anything.
Major Sherfey wanted to 60 to the Legislature
to prevent niggers from voting, and that was
about all he said. Such meetings will un-
doutedly be productive Of great good-to the
Union cause.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-09

q F. B. McGill was arrested by Provost
Marshal Compton, Wednesday, and taken to
Davenport, as deserter from an Illinois reg
iment raised at Ottawa, in which he enlisted
something over year ago.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-09
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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-09

To E. H. THAYER-Editor Of Muscdtine
Courier:-1n your paper of Tuesday you ex-
press with great confidence your belief that
the people of this county will not endorse my
letter to you, dated October Sd. No man
knows better than yourself that the real issue
in the contest is between the friends of the
Federal Government and its enemies patri-
OTIS and traitors. That some well-meaning,
patriotic citizen may vote your ticket do not
doubt. The term Democracy is one of magic
power. Many will not pause to reflect that
the Democratic party in Iowa to-day is con-
trolled and managed by as an unmitigated
set Of political demagogues and downright
sympathizers with treason as ever went un-
hung. Upon this issue make this PROPOSE
ton: If the Union ticket in this county is
elected it shall be regarded as an endorsement
of my letter to you, and you shall furnish
ten half barrels of the best quality of -four
to the most needy families Of deceased or alb
sent soldiers. If the Democratic ticket is
elected, such result shall be regarded as a
reputation of that letter and an endorsement
of your conduct of the Courier, and there
upon shall furnish ten half barrels of the
best quality of -four to the most needy fami-
lies of deceased or absent soldiers. The price
of the -four shall be deposited with the CASH
Ter of the State Bank Immediately upon your
acceptance of this proposition.
Hoping that you have sufficient confidence
in the uprightness and patriotism Of your own
cause and in the integrity Of the people to
stand by the right as to accept patriotic
proposition, remain respectfully,
VIM F. DAVIS
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-09
Chm Co. Cen. Com

Union Township Convention.
The Convention was organized at the Court
House, Saturday, at 2 o'clock P. NJ, by the
election of Alfred Purcell, Esq, President,
and W. F. Davis, Esq, Secretary.
Upon motion, the Convention proceeded to
nominate candidates for the several township
officers by acc'amation, resulting as follows:
For Supervisor, Richard Musser; for trus-
tees, G. H. Havercamp, W. P. Crawford and
Edward Stewart; for Township Clerk, Chas.
Is. Foster; for Constables, Adam Hartman
and G. w. Conner Assessor, within the
city, Geo. D. Stevenson, Qor the township,
Henry Y. Iddings.
G. S. Foster, John Schmidt and A. F.
Demorest were elected members of the Town
ship Committee.
On motion, Messrs O'Connor, Davis and
Cloud were appointed committee on recep-
ton of speakers, at the grand mass meeting
in this city, on the 10th inst.
Robert Hatch was elected chief marshal.
| 0. w. Eckle, S. Underwood and Peter
Musser were appointed Committee to pre-
pare seats and platforms.
Pliny Fay and L. H. Washburn were ap-
pointed to prepare banners, &C.
| Voted that we will do our utmost to con
tribute to the comfort and pleasure Of all who
may meet with US at our last Grand Rally of
the campaign.
Adjourned sine die.
A. PURCELL, Pres't.
W. F. DAVIS, Sec'y.
~ The Courier estimates the attendance
at the Copperhead meeting in Iowa City,
Monday, at $4,000. Judging by its former
estimates this means 1900. Instead of hear
| ing Fernando Wood, the crowd were served
with balderdash from Mitchell and Thayer.-
The whole affair was a miserable deception
and failure.
| PROCESSION From TIE ISLAND ROAD SArUR-
DAY.-We are requested to give notice that
the citizens of Louisa county coming to the
Mass Meeting in this place on Saturday will
meet at 10 o'clock at the Fair Grounds on the
Island, two miles below this city, where they
will form in procession and march to the
Court House Square.
The citizens of the Island are requested to
Join the procession with their friends from
Louisa coanty.
| This 10 an excellent arrangement.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-09

The sale of the government barracks
at Camp Strong, on the Island, Monday,
was largely attended, and the bidding was
spirited. The largest barracks sold for $95
apiece. They were estimated to contain be-
tween eleven and twelve thousand feet of lum-
Der each, which, about year age, cost the gov
eminent eleven dollars per thousand. The
aggregate of sales came very near remunera-
ting the government in the expense Of
erecting the barracks-which was doing bet
ter than expected.
~ The Copperheads of Louisa county
had - grand mass meeting" at Wapello on
Saturday last, composed of 337 men, women
and children and the usual accompaniment
of dogs. Don Carlos Augustus Cesar Bonn.
bastes Furioso Dodge was the most disting-
uished speaker present. Judge Negus, Of
Fairfield, and Mr.. Craig, also made speeches.
The meeting was complete fizzle in every
respect.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-09

Vacancies have occurred in the follow.
w ing Senatorial Districts In the State of Iowa,
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letter which we below produce il to DIR. Wilson of
Pittsburgh PENN from Dr. Jordan, in answer to let
of inquiry concerning DR.. James, formerly of New
Orleans, and now of Sc Randolph street, Chicago. Ill
DR. Wilson ava e that DR.. Jordan knew DR. James,
which induced DR.. Wilson to mako the inquiry. DR..
J. H. Jordan physician to the Cincinnati Cholera
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ST. Louis, Oct. 6.
FLouRDull with sales reported of COO bbs at 81 90
a Is for good and choice supcrne IS 90 for single
ira, and Sc, OOa6, so per Dbl. for double extra.
Wheat inactive and rather lower with sales of 500
SKIS at 75ca$1 Ss per bushel for trash to choice fall
Corn active, and sales reported Of 5000 SKIS
at 77ssc for yellow and mxeu and soc per bushs
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-09

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The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-04-09

A FEW days ago Gen. Darlington issued
proclamation to his command and the
citizens of Indiana He tells us our duty,
and defines the duties of soldiers. lie says
soldiers may vote where they are legally
entitled to; bu. they must do so in a peace
able. lawful and orderly manner. Promis-
ing the citizen protection at the polls, the
disrepu.able ward-trickster disarms sus-
Picion, and on election dsy turns GU. his
troops to the polls, where they assault, and
beat democrats. driving them from the
ballot-box and robbing them of the right,
of suffrage; and this, too, in the city Of In
dianapolis, under the eye of this fair-prom-
ising General, and under tho influence
and at the instigation of his commissioned
officers, who "ssll their birth-rights for a
mess Of green backs.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-04-09

To those who are impatient Of time and
who would see the abuses which now
alarm all conservative meu speedily COR
rected, il is only necessary to point to the
grand political revolution now going on,
and which is sweeping with resistless force
over the entire loyal portion of she Union.
IL has already revolutionized haf dozen
States and needs but the opportunity 10
complete the regeneration of the whole
Union. Were the Presidential election to
take p!ace this year. the presen, corruFt
Administration would be swept from pow
or, with relentless indignation. by the peo-
pie. Oppressive as are its acts Of usur-
patton, the Democratic and Conservative
masses (who outnumber by an immense
majority the radicals) will patiently and
periodically wait the opportunity, BY Con.
s.itutional and legal means. to restore the
Union upon a Constitutional basis. But
Little more than year will elapse before
(if our civil rights are not subverted) ne
shall be engaged in presidential cam
pa,gn, which will absorb the at
tentiou of the country. Upon its re-
sults-whether it shall BE- free expression
Of the popular will or a repetition of the
farce which gave to France her present
ruler through the bayonsts and ballots Of
the people-wll depend the further e1iss
ence Of civil liberty. Unless, however,
the Americans have lost their manhood
and their independent spirit. they will
never be deprived Of fair expression of
their preferences, through the instramen-
tally Of the ballot.-N. y Argus.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-04-09
Very Truly Yours.


WE find the following in the Warren
Consultation, paper published in the Gid
dings District in Ohio. which speaks we'll
four Representative, paying him a meri-
ted compliment. Resolutions were adopted
at the meeting which we should be glad to
publish if we bad room for them.
1.-The meeting on last Thursday night at
the Gsskill House, was the largest town
ship meeting We ever attended in War
rem. was not only the largest, but the
most determined and enthusiastic-made
up Of men who are pledged to spend their
lives in the hol cause of restoring peace
and union to our distracted country, and
in crushing out the twin sisters of discord,
abolition and secession. Hon. NJ. A. o.
PACKARD. a leading member of the Indiana
legislature, in town, visiting friends, be-
ing present. was called upon. and in a
speech of nearly tao hours, portrayed in
eloquent language, the position Of the
Democratic party in the great stugglre
now impending, at the same time showing
to the satisfaction of every one of his hear
srs that the policy pursued BY the admit
istratiOn, if persisted in. would eventually
destroy constitutional liberty in this coun-
try. The frequent cheers which greeted
the speaker, showed in unmis.skabls terms,
shat what he uttered me. the judgmen: of
his audie.ce. Indiana may we'll be proud
Of her young Packard. In her Legisls.
ture, he and the Democratic majority.
planted themselves OH their constituted
rights, and stood shere. refusing to yield
to the corrupt influences about them, while
the rebel abolition minority, true to til cir
instincts seeded and broke up the Legisla-
.ure.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-04-09
The Elections.

Wisconsin, all hail From the returns
received, it is estimated that the democrat
ic candidate for Chief Justice 10 elected BY
q majority of ten thousand. This is q
SPLENDID triumph. Ia Crosse and Keno
sha have elected the democratic municipal
tickets.
The abolition majority in Connecticut is
a little less than twenty five hundred
More than that number Of soldiers we're
sent into the State on condition that they
vote the abolition ticket while no demo-
crotio soldier was permitted to return to
the State. Then the influence Of the shod.
dy contractors, and the fact that vast num-
bers Of the people are making money out
Of the war-ihat. as whole, the people Of
the State arc making money out of the
war-wers worth fve to ton thousand
votes to the abolition ticket. In Wiscon-
sin it is different. There the people are
losing money by the war.
In Indiana and Ohio the gains are large
for the democracy. We discover how the
sbolitionists have succeeded in Cincinnati,
The de mocrats carried the city last fall by
i55 majority, and yet they poll 90 more
votes now than thsy poled then. The abo.
litionis,s poll 1890 more votes now than
they pollsd then. The democracy were
beaten by an enormous fraud.
The returns from the Illinois township
elections look spendidly.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-04-09
THE RESULT.

The election in this County. last Mon
day passed off quietly and satisfactorily.
For a Spring election the vote was large.
and the Democratic majorities were in
ike proportion.
In Center township, with vote of over
GOO We have an average majority Of 1T.
lad the vote been larger our majority
would hav. been increased Mr.. OSBORNE 8
majority was l89.
Polk, we learn by J. c. CUsHMAS, gives
AL average democratic majority of SIS, on
strc. ps.ty vote.
Bourbon, on which abolitionists fixed
their strongest hopes, goes democratic by
about 20 majority, proving concusively
that there has been wonderful change in
ssntimsn, up there since las. fall. or that
Parks had his "hands" from Kosciusko to
help him out, at the fall election, and
could not afford TO bring them in this
Spring. -
German is democratic BY about so ma
jority, we are. informed, though We have
20 direct information.
West is 'butternu,' by an average of AZ.
Green about the same perhaps larger.
In North the aboliiionis's got discour-
aged and made no opposition.
Tippecanoe township gives A. abolition
msiority; and in Wal vt We are beaten on.
ly s-sslorious DEM, gain.
We have no news from Union, but i. is
Democratic by. coed round majority,
viihou, doubt.
The democratic majority in the county
at the election Monday was not far from
$40; which is just about what Marshall
can BE- relied upon for with safety. though
msny place the figures much higher.
Since the above was put in type We
have learned that Union township gave
An average Democratic majority of about
bixty. Good for Union!
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-04-09

WEBsrKR's IDEA OF CoScEssIoS.-"I In
March, 1850, when found it my duty to
address Congress on these important top
les, it was my conscientious belief, and it
still remains mistaken, that If the contio-
versy with Texas could not be amicably
adjusted. there must, in all probability
be civil war AMI bloodshed; and in con-
temptation of such prospect. a.tho, We
took j. for granted that no opposition
could arise to the government, of the United
States that would no. be suppressed, i.
appeared OF little consequence on which
standard victory should perch. But what
Of that! was not anxious sbou, militia
~ consequences; | looked to the civil and
political state of things, and their results,
and l inquired wha. would be the condi-
ton of the country. if in this vastly extern.
ded. though not generally pervading feel
ing of the South, war should break out
and bloodsl,ead should en.ue in that quar-
ter Of the Union, T'ha; was enough for
me to inquire into and consid' r; and if the
chances had been one in thousand, that
war would be the result | should have felt
that one ,housandth chance should be
6, arded against at any reaso, able sacrifice;
becaus; gentlemen. sanguine as am of
the future prosperity of tho country,
strongly as believe now. after what has
passed, ADD especially after the enact ment
OF these mo .sures 10 which have referred,
that it is likely to hold together. yet be-
lieve that this Union, once broken, is in
capable. according to all human experience.
Of being reconstructed in It's original char
acter, of being re-cemented by any chem
istry, or art, OF effort, or skill Of maD."
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-04-09

with Napoleon, Washington, Hannibal Ju-
Illus Cesar. in order to get the advice of
those retired officers" on their military
plans. But We forbear. Upon all these
subjects the people would no doubt be re-.
joiced to receive authentic information,
and We protest tina: the court journals"
ought not to con6ne themselves to a emile
and brief Geographic announcement as 10
how ''the Government" feels in mind,
when there are SO many points upon which
intelligence would be graciously received
by his loyal and obedisnt subjects. ".
y. Caucasian.