Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-01-16

now We AE1AGOrS In MuSC0t1m0
It's important to the loyal citizens that
this question should be correctly answered.
If in the affirmative, we should mark the
traitors, to prevent their doing injury to our
country mop, and when these troublesome
times are over that we may remember the
disloyalists. As words are ones thoughts
made public-thcrefore, when we find men
singing the same songs, prating on the same
subjects, and using the same language, we
may safely conclude that they think alike.
If then, we believe jeff Davis, j. G. Brock
inridge and others of like conduct, traitors,
and can show that some of our own citizens
use similar language and advocate the same
measures as these arch rebels, we may be
sure that the question is answered in the
affirmative.
The rebels from the beginning of their
rebellion have been looking and expecting
the Democratic party in the free States to
aid them in some way. Their hope of for
eign intervention having failed, their only
hope now is in ''divided North" 1t is this
hope that stimulates them to persevere and
but for this hope the rebellion would soon
close, and our friends return to the out
stretched arms ready to receive them. With
what execration, then, should we visit those
men who continue the war by holding out in
ducements to the rebels, by making them
believe that large party in the North are
sympathizing with them.
At the extra session of Congress in the
summer Of 1861, Mr.. Breckenridge, then in
the Senate, said: Flight twelve months
longer, and the already opening differences
between New England and the Northwest will
develope themselves. You have two confed-
eracies now fight twelve months and you
will have three"
jeff. Davis, in speech recently, at Rich
mond, claimed a great victory at Murfrees-
boro, and said cit would hasten the separa.
ton Of the Northwest from New England"
Loyal citizens, do you see any similarity
with the language Of these rebels and that Of
the Muscatine Courier to "leave New Eng.
land out in the cold ?" Who has read the
editorials of the Courier for the last few
months and has not been struck with the
similarity of the language between that paper
and the rebel papers of the South? Is moi
Mr.. Thayer, as editor, doing all he can to Gre
ate division in the North, and thus accom-
plish the darling object of the rebels; and by
this means giving aid and comfort to them
Again, look at the similarity of the Ian
guage at the South and by tho Courier on tn,
subject of the Presidents Emancipation
PROCLAIM alton. The rebels and the C5urie,
hate it with like intensity. They look upor
it with the same dread. They denounce i
in kindred language. They are equally afrai(
of its power and influence. Does not th
show similarity of feeling? Does it no
prove they are alike traitors' Who of ou
citizens denounce that proclamation Is Their
one whose loyalty was not suspected before
do not know newspaper railing at tina
proclamation but was sympathizing with tn
rebels before it was issued. Those Democrat:
who were heartily endeavoring to destroy tn
rebellion, endorse it as necessary measure
Gen. Butler, in his speech at New Orleans
said 81 came among you, by teachings, b,
habit of mine, by political position, by socia
affinity, inclined to sustain your domestic
laws, if by possibility they might be will
safety to the Union. Months of experience
and observation hare forced the convictio,
that the existence of slavery Is Incompatible
rith the safety either Of yourselves or of TIL
Union. Come, then, to III,
unconditional support Of the Government
There is the language of patriot. Differ
ing from the Administration in politics, HI
throws aside party, and goes for his country
And so with thousands of other Democrats
But not so with Fernando W God and his fol
lowers. They think to ride into power ovel
the PROSTATE form of our bleeding country
To purchase peace at the sacrifice of honor
liberty and our Government. But they will
fail. Their traitorous conduct will only
return to trouble them when our soldiers
return home.
From the editorials in the Courier, to which
| have before alluded, is there loyal man in
our city but believes the editor to be a trail
tor? How must man feel, who walks our
streets, and has reason to think that almost
every man he meets considers him a traitor
to his country. They must think SO, for he
uses similar language to the Southern rebels
He sings the same songs. He denounces the
same measure. He echoes their anathemas,
at the administration. He is doing all he can
to separate the East and West.
The question is answered. We haze trail
tors in Muscatine. UNION.
W We copy the following from the
Special Dispatches to the Chicago Tribune,
and take this occasion to congratulate the
country upon having so worthy an officer, in