The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-04-29

"incip.ent Traitors"

slst o. May ana sr the osgauisaton o! the party ia
NSadcn 3ewnkhip. *s icfJ5 1921
"Incip.ent TRAITORS" " "A3s.
The Des Moines Register not b.ing con,
tent to 6ght its natural enemy, the Demo
szats, has.begun to abuse those whoi.fis
Cd the Union movement in this state, using
as,a caption for its article tho offensive
words, ''lncipient Traitors" Here is a
specimen sentence: "5..a> ssa.n.a 8.
"In the the fall Of 1851, > lot Of dsma.
gogues in this State, mainly old Wings and
sore-headed Democrats, undertook to or
ganizo what they called Union Party
The Rtgistsr stultifies history. Those
who were present at the birth and baptism
Of the Union party Of this state. who piled
up their partisanism upon the altar Of their
country and went to work in good faith to
build up 4 strong organization Of true Tn
ion men, for the preservation Of the Union
against all its enemies, and who met the
opposition Of the Register at every step,
can with little effort pocket such adj on.s as
the above. ....,-
The Union movement Of 1861, which is
such favorte subject Of derision with the
Register, enlisted the hearty sympathies Of
such Republicans in this county as lion.
D. W.. Chase, Hon. r. Noble, Judge S.
Murdoch, B. 7. Hunt, Homer E. Newell,
W. Drummond, I. Updegraf, W. A. Ben.
ton, .. F. Rcmick, and many others, and
Mr.. Newell went to DesMoines as delegate
to the state convention. Does the state or
gan Of the Republican party design 10 call
these gentlemen "Jemagogucs =, .-
The Reoister is eloquent in it's denuncia
tons Of Democrats Yet in this county
such prominent Democrats as Judge Baush,
Hon. D. Hammer. Hon. Geo. L. Bass, Jno.
I. Stoneman, S. r. Peet, NJ. Uriell, E. r.
Barron, Homer Kennedy, and scores Of
others. who come under the prescribed list
Of our cotemporary, approved and assist
ed in passing resolutions approbatory of
Mr.. Lincoln's administration, pledging him
their sympathy and all the men and money
he wanted from this state. With what con-
sistency does this Des Moincs paper now
sandwich its ohjurgations Of the Democra-
ey with sugar. coated appeals t, loyal Dem.
csrats to join Union Leaguesg t'
It is true the Union movement Of 1861
proved in good part failure, but that fact
entities those engaged in it to sympathy
and not abuse. 1t had a powerful admin
istration party to fight in front, and a rad.
scal Democracy under the leadership of Ma.
hony to fight in the rear. We put it upon
the record that the movement which was so
full Of hope TO thousands of loyal men, was
stabbed in the house Of its friends" and
ses'Register man was in at the death. The
opposition by the Mahony Democracy was
altogether wrong, and decidedly adverse to
restoration Of the Union and return Of
peace; but if the Democracy have sinnyd,
what shall be said Of the Republicans, who
shut the door in the face 0: party largely
made up Of Democrats, who were rallyins
TO the hearty support Of President they
had not chosen, and pledsing material aid
and their warmest sympathies to the gov
srnmcnt in its efforts to maintain its ma
tionality! e~
We said the Union movement of 1861
was in good part failure. We should
have qualified that expression. In its re
suits as political party it in good part
failed; but its bene6ccnt results in the ill.
ing ap Of the splendid regiments which
have brought sch high rcnown upon our
state, have alons thousand times paid for
the effort made. And though the party
has no active, organized existence, we un.
dertake to say that the honest expression Of
four.fifths Of the people Of this state is, that
there is too much politics and par:isanism
abroad in these loyal states. They desire
tho maintenance Of our Constitution and
laws passed in pursuance thereof; the VIC.
orous prosecution of the war until the re
hel'ion is crushed out the welcoming back
Of Inc erring states and the summary pun.
ishment Of those who have precipitated this
rebellion upon US. Had we not faith in
this, We should despair,sf the republic.
And such a. these the Register pleasant
~ terms '.incipient traitors" Nav the
Lord deal generously with its ungenerous
editor. e o "|.
Weather. Markets. &c.
The weather is pleasant as the most Gym
ical could wish. ). gs No. 49,
hece'pts Of wheat are materially improv.
Snsp sinl.> A. 49, 80