Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-04-17

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DEAR SIR:-I am sorry that in your mis-
directed zeal to perpetuate the power of your
party, you SO bitterly oppose the legally con-
stituted authorities to quell the rebellion
Your opposition extends not only to the gen.
eral but to our State Government. You
know that such opposition is revolutionary in
its tendency, that it is the spirit aud essence
of secession. You seem to forget that we
are in state of war, for you say that Gov.
Kirkwood "Luts arms in the hands of his po-
litical friends to perpetuate an abolition party
in this State, at any and all hazards" My
opinion is that cur Governor asks himself
what he shall do to protect the Government
against traitors, both North and South, who
rebel against the laws not what he shall do
to perpetuate the power of Aboltionists. You
know that your charges against Gov. Kirk
wood are without shadow Of justification.
What do you mean by saying IF it is neces.
sary for Abolitionists to help Sam Kirkwood
into Office by means of tie bayonet, it is nec-
essary for the people to keep him out by the
same means"? l hope you are not an un-
principled demagogue, or teacher of sedition.
The substratum of your political faith
in this time of the country's sorest need being
mild and gentle peace with rebels against the
laws, it follows of course that you do not like
Gov. Kirkw ood's attempts to compel obe-
dience to the laws. His preparations to en-
force them seems to have awakened in you
more venom than properly belongs to q gentle
and lamblike advocate Of Peace. g. -.
Like an angry hornet you keep up contin.
ual buzzing about the ''Abolitionists," about
Niggers aud the niger war, )" about ''smell-
ing committees" about ''circumventing the
Governor" about "Lincoln's tyranny" about
"Union Leagues" about every organization,
every policy and every measure which will
hurt those who are in arms to overthrow the
Government.
of friend to you that am willing to tell
you the strict truth. The rebels, in whose be
half you are creating opposition or in1iffer-
ence as to the furth,r prosecution of the uar,
despisc you for the poor deception you seem
to he attempting to play upon them, and
upon the friends Of the Union. copy few
extracts from Southern editor who is we'll
informed respecting the former and present
subserviency of your kind of Democracy to
the Slave Pow er. .-.. .-..... .
Hear what he says of you: ''The Peace
party of the North is turning out to be an
arrant humbug. They may hold their con-
ventions, whine about Peace, and pass their
canting resolutions until dooms-day, but they
will never OBJECT a peace on their terms.
They had better 60 at some more promising
business than Union-saving. If they are still
determined that the seeded States shall return
into the beloved Union they had better keep
on fighting, as it is their only chance. If
they would restore Peace, let them advocate
the unconditional cessation of this UPRIGHT
GUS war, and unconditional acknowledgement
of the rights Of the Southern people to govern
That is the only solution Of the
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Now sir, in your advocacy of the peace pol
icy, which side, according to this rebel author
ity, are you supporting, that Of Union or Dis
union? Truly yours, ~
OLDEN BARNEvELDT.