Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-15
What Treason Breeds.

18th TO. MCCALL, Story
Davenport, Feb. -, 1868.
What Treason Breeds.
Yesterday we announced that the arch
traitor of the North, Vallandigham, name
that will be as utterly despised and loathed as
that of Arnold, in the long ages to come, had
been arrested by an order from General Burn
side, commanding the department of the Ohio
That this venomous Copperhead has giver
repeated provocation for his arrest and exc
cution as traitor and spy, there can be ne
doubt in the mind of any loyal man. TIT
facts in brief are these Burnside in q gene
raj order announced the penalty for speaking
and acting disloyally, toward the government
Vallandigham, finding this order infringing
upon his rights of abusing and villifying de-
cency and loyalty, publicly condemned and
denounced it, in unmeasured terms. At hi:
next appointment for speech, Gen. Burnside
sent detectives to take notes. Vallandighau
returned to Dayton from the scene of his last
abusive attack upon the government, when lie
was waited upon by company of U. S. sol.
diers, and taken into custody. Finding him
self surrounded and escape impossible, be
caused gun to be fired from side window
which at once led to the ringing of fire
bells and the gathering of many Knights
Vallandigham was safely conducted a prisoner
to Cincinnati, where he will be tried by
court martial, and receive, we hope, the ex'
IRENE penalty of the law.
And here is the sequel. An armed mob OF
600 sympathizers with treason and rebellion,
every man Of whom, we venture to say, will
swear be is Democrat, proceeded to the
building occupied by the Republican newspa.
per Dayton Journal and with demoniac yells
and wicked imprecations, stormed the build
ing with missiles and then fred it, and to day
the building, type and press, are shoulder
ing heap of ruins. As soon as we finished
reading the kilograms, our mind required to
the time when men, in the name of Democra.
cy, murdered Lovejoy and threw his press
into the Mississippi. 1t then came down to
later day, when brave and chivalrous south
erners demolished presses devoted to Free.
dom, and tarred and feathered their publish
ers. And then we recalled to mind an
editorial, penned by the loyal admirer of Val
l,ndigham in this city; an editorial written by
a man who sees in downright traitor and
spy the coming President of Washington's,
Jefferson's, Madison's and Jackson's country.
Have they forgotten the direct threat that if
such and such things were done, this Office
should be destroyed? Does any man suppose
that Thayer made an idle threat-that he had
not counted on his resources? Fellow-citi-
zens, we answer no. Every day reveals fresh
evidence of organized mobs of traitorous SYM
pathizers, determined to resist the loyal meas
ures and lawful authority of the government.
In Dayton, a perfect system prevailed. The
discharge of gun, brought the ringing Of fire
bells-the bells brought an armed mob.
Does any man believe there are no traitors or
tories in Muscatine? Does any man doubt
that given signal would rally them? The
mob of Dayton is what may be expected in
every city, when measures obnoxious to trail
tors are enforced.
The hour has come when the Cover nment
must meet this mob and reasonable spirit
with stern measures, and crush it with an
iron heel We counsel no mob spirit-on the
other hand, we beseech our friends every
where to take no rash steps, but when treason
and disloyalty step between the Government
and its officers to defy its authority, let every
loyal man be fully prepared to stand by his
country at whatever cost. If Government
officers are to be forcibly resisted, let the re-
sistants perish in their own tracks. If mobs
are melted and urged on to violence because
the Government acts harshly towards its en-
emies, let no quarter be shown that mob
Let no private property be sacrificed to salts
fy personal feelings. Let loyalty rule and
reign in our now distracted land. Let trea-
son and anarchy be crushed. Treason has
produced mob in Dayton. Thank God,
Burnside is equal to the emergency, and we
trust that he will succeed in annihilating the
race of Vallandighams. ~
Bestir, unionsts; be wise as serpents,
harmless as doves-be calm-be caut ious-
but if the hour ever comes, as we pray it
never may, when your arm must be raised,
see that it strikes death to treason.
Ya The Happy Family. b..
The Democratic mouthpie ce of Muscatine
county says he is opposed to recognizing the
of the Southern Confederacy,
and will probably attend the State Convention
of that party. @
The mouthpiece of the Scott county De-
mocracy, says publicly, HE Is in favor of
recognizing Southern Independence, and he
will 60 to that same Convention. Now, which
will back water Will another
Convention be called to patch up compro-
mise, or will they fight? Who is it that will
back down? How sweet and how pleasant
it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.
But which is Democracy the Courier
enlighten us?
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