Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-22

While Copperheads like them oppose,
Our noble army, hard pressed
pray for peace, but not a,you,
BY treacherous thoughts too often led,
For must fight this battle through,
i 'Gainst rebel foes and Copparheads.
love tho bright old Union star,
Which guides through flood and field,
Oh! may the cruel god OF war,
Democrats to fiji its Columns vi rs INC
President of the Club responsible for those
old attacks upon the Democratic party?
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Patriots and DcmasOgues.
Mr.. Douglas, before the South commenced
the war, in partzan spirit and for party
purposes. said the Republican party was re-
spon ible for these troubles speech often
quoted by the Courier. But, after the
South fred upon Sumpter and inaugurated
war, in speech neuer quoted by the Judge,
he boldly said the South wantonly and with
out any excuse commenced the war. and
that in such contest there could be but two
parties, Patriots and Traitors.
In like spirit and for like purposes, Dan
iel Webster, in speech recently published
lin the Courier, violently attacked Gen.
jackson, but when he found that South Caro-
lima meant notification he and Clay dropped
lal partizan feeling and nobly and cordially
lsnnnnrted Gen. jackson in all his efforts to
sufficient guarantee that the forthcoming
woik will be truthful and comprehensive
history Of the momentous and stirring times
through which we are now passing. 1t will
be issued semi-monthly; each number con-
tains one or more splendid steel engravings,
either of some battle by sea or land, or full
length portraits of military or naval command
ers. The latter are all engraved by Chapel,
the illustrous painter and .engraver, from pho
tographs taken for the purpose. 1t will be
printed on paper Of superior quality, manu-
featured expressly for the purpose, with large
clear type, and when finished will make
volume which should be found in the library
of every intelligent man. To those who SUBJ
scribed for the Life and Times of Washington,
History of the United States, or the complete
works of Shakespeare, published by John
son, Fry & Co., it will only be necessary to
state that the forthcoming work will be got
up in the same style. Four numbers have
already been issued. The remaining numbers
will appear regularly semi-monthly.
One of the publishers is now in this city
soliciting subscriptions. He has already met
with great success. He will remain for some
time in order to afford all an opportunity to
subscribe. The work will be issued in Ger
man also, thus presenting to that class o.
citizens an excellent opportunity Of reading
a truthful history of the war Gin which they
all take such deep interest) in. their own
language. ... -...
AN IMPORTANT IMpRovEMENr.-An effort is
about to be made to secure the construction
of a safe and substantial bridge over the "Big
Slough on the opposite side Of the river
To this end subscriptions will be solicited
from our business men and citizens. Mr..
Wamacks, Supervisor from Drury township,
informs US that at the next meeting of the
Rock Island county Board, (June lst) he
will make an effort to secure an appropriation
for this purpose equal to any amount which
our citizens may contribute, and he has
strong hopes Of success, especially if Musca-
tine responds literally. 1t is needless for us
to show the Importance of this improvement
to our city. 1t is on the avenue of a large
and profitable trade, which will go elsewhere,
unless access can be had by this route. The
bridge now in use over the slough was con.
demned as unsafe by the authorities last fall,
and will soon tumble down from rottenness.
1t should be replaced by new one at once.
Whatever is done in this matter should be
done quickly. Let all be prepared help the
enterprise when called upon to do so.
CELEBRATION OF THE FoURrH-At the last
meeting of the Union League, the following
named gentlemen were appointed commit
Of arrangements to make preparations for eel
ebrating the Fourth of July in this city Je-
rome Carskaddan, H. H. Hine, II. S. Comp
ton, Pliny Fay, A. jackson, Fred. Tape, VIM.
Heuer, John Fredericks, G. s. Foster, John
Mahin, j. H. Canon, A. j. Westbrook, Ed.
Stewart, R. B. Hatch and Chas e. Kent.
An invitation is given to all Union Leagues
in the county and loyal citizens generally to
participate. 1t is designed to have a regular
old-fashioned celebration.
The DRAFr.-W. F. Davis, Esq, Commits
sioner of Enrolment for this Congressional
District, left home for Davenport, Wednesday,
to commence proceedings under the Conscrlp-
ton Act. The Board Of Enrolment having
been convened, without delay, by orders from
headquarters, we suppose. the draft is coming.
= ADMITTED To- PRAcr1cs- G. Cloud, Esq,
of this city, was admitted to practice at the
bar Of, the United States Circuit Court, at its
late session at Des Moiues.,
r., A CHANCE FOB GRLs.-The press make
great complaint Of the scarcity Of domestic
helpin Denver City. cThey sayit is impos-
sible to get good .shired girl' for love or
money. If two hundred were to arrive ut
once. they would be gobbled UP at from. 81
to S. per week.
~ A dancing master, in renewing his
solicitation for patronage, wished to express
his obligation for pastfavors, when the printer,
by mistake, made him ay,T""Most respect.
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