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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-02

TIE MAINE ELECTION. The Portland Id
oertise-, copperhead sheet, has discovered
the reason why its party was defeated in
Maine. 1t was because patriotic men had
the idea that vote in condemnation of the
Administration would be a vote Of encour-
-agement to the rebels" and that it would be
safer to overlook even it's mistakes than to do
anything calculated to weaken or embarrass
it. The logic thus attributed by the Adcer-
tiser to the people of Maine is not far out Of
the way. .....0 ...--,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-02
A Democratic Candidate.

When man ent rs the political arena his
political acts and sayings become public
property, and upon this theory we shall now
speak of Samuel Gilbert, the Dtmoc attic can
didate for Sheriff. Not many months ago, in
the course of conversation in this city, Mr.
Gilbert declared, 'that our Republican form
Of government was failure and could not be
maintained, and that were the question sub
mitted to vote of the people to morrow HE
would vote for monarchy" This language,
we are told, can be vouched for by respon-
sib'e party who bears NJ. Gilbert no i'll will
Upon more recent occasion Mr. Gilbert was
discussing the question of taxes, in one of
our stores, during which he said "the Ma
tional tax was oppressive and abominable-
could or ought not to be collected. That the
School taxes of our State were abominable
and a humbug. That it was an outrage
that the property holders should be compel
led to submit to the imposition of taxes for
school purposes, by men who cou!dn't afford
to cover the nakedness Of their children
And by way of illustration mentioned John
Myers, John Coleman and Mr. Brogan, as
Of that c'ass. He continued his remarks by
saying that law ought to be passed prohib-
iting such men voting upon the question Of
school taxes, &C., to punish them for having
children they couldn't take care off," This
language is also vouched for by a responsible
gentleman to whom 1t was addressed Is
this man worthy of the support Of American
citizens, who declares himself in favor of a
monarchy? Does he deserve the confidence
and support Of those whose misfortune it is
to be too poor to give their children an edu-
cation? What think Messrs. Coleman, Myers,
and Brogan, of the Democracy of this man
Gilbert? Opposed to Republican and pre-
fe' ring monarchial form of government
opposed to system of common schools and
free education and yet be Democrat! Oh
what Democrat
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-02

GEN. LYTLE-The Gen. Lytle who was at
first reported killed at the recent battle in
Georgia, but who, as is now announced, was
wounded and captured, was the same General
who ran for Lieutenant. Governor of Ohio on
the Democratic ticket, which had for its Cub
Material candidate Hon. Fl. B. Payne. The
General is brave and accomplished officer.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-02

R The Richmond Enquirer advises Lee
to cross the Potomac, and invade Pennsylva-
mia, and "thus embolden the peace party"
The Enquirer understands upon whom it can
depend and properly appreciates the motives
of the peace party. .- ,......-..
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-02
WELL ANswERED.-1hs Nashville Union

WELL ANswERED.-Ms Nashville Union.
replying to contemptuous remark of Cop
perhead paper that ''Sambo. is getting to be of
great Importance in these latter days" says:
1.-THE negro has been of great importance
for more than generation. He has enabled
a few aristocrats to rule the nation. He has
given the O'tton States all their Importance.
He has caused one foreign and one civil war
Already, and has .bscome ut last the chief
cornerstone of the Southern Confederacy.'
Who will deny 'Sambo's' importance ~ 16.s
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-02
C0pperhead Rallyins Cries.

"Give US compromise and peace because
you can never whip the rehels." .hsi- ss-
"Give us compromise and peace, because
we are whipping the rebels gloriously."
ILLUSTRATION.
"I'n take the turkey and you may have the
owl or else you may take the owl, and I'll
have the turkey" 47-.3' -'. 1~i-."
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-02

ANOTHER DRAFr.-The Washington cor
respondent of the Boston Herald expresses
the opinion that there will be another draft
Immediately, and that Secretary Stanton will
recommend the abrogation of the $500 ex-
emption clause -' q
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-02

a. Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana hold
State elections this year on the same day as
Iowa--October 18th. In all these States, the
prospects are most encouraging that the rebel
allies will be defeated. -- e..-sf
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-02

FR1ENDLY.-That worthy sect, the Quakers,
have custom of shaking hands all round at
the close of their religious meetings. To q
gentleman who inquired the meaning of this
Dra ;tice, the reply was, that it was done to
show that they parted "good Friends -
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-02

MORE FRosr.-There was heavy frost,
even to freezing water, in this section of Ohio,
on Saturday night last. Late tobacco is in
jured, and late corn is also badly frosted
This with the previous frost in August, and
the great hail storm few days since, has Sc
riously injured the corn crop of this county.
Many fields planted early have escaped, but
there will be large amount of poor corn
this year.-Xenia o Torch Light, 23a.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-02

wThe Rev. Henry Clay Dean is said to
be engaged in preaching the gospel according
to Jeff. Davis in Pennsylvania. If he stays
long there will be pestilence and perhaps a
famine.-Hosokys. s W.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-02
cen consistent ever since,

Iowa TRooPs-Sherman' Fifteenth Army
Corps, which has gone to reinforce Rosecrans,
contains amongst other troops, the 4th, 9th,
s'h, 9th, 18th, 24h, 25th, 26th, Soth, 3lst
and S5th Iowa Infantry.-Burlington Hasck-
eye. -..-. ..H II
We think this announcements premature.
At all events some Of the regiments named
are not with Gen. Sherman. The 9th and
24th, we believe, are in Gen. Herron's corps.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-02

VALLANDIGHAM AS A "PEAcE" MAN
While Vallandigham was at Washington, in
January, 1861, he wrote note to firm in
Cincinnati, dealers in arms, inquirins the
probable cost of seventy five mimic muskets,
if they could supply that number, :" and a
good many more ~ Val. professed to want
them for "friend" Whether that 'friend'
was one OF the Southern ira tors does not ap
pear positively. But if he was not, who
could have desired to have so many muskets
and "yood many naore!'' His honest love
of "peace" is evinced by his willingness to
aid traitors to procure ''muskets" with which
to slay Northern patriots. The South was
buying muskets then to make war with
against the Union. In that sort of "peace''
Val. was willing to be an instrument! He has
been consistent ever since.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-02

Tns Texas ExPEpIT1oN.-The expedition
for Texas, which left New Orleans on the 4th
inst, consisted of three parts. One portion
under Major Gen. Franklin went down the
river to the Gulf, thence by the outlet of Sa-
bine lake, and meeting with disaster, returned
to New Orleans on the 18th. Another corps
under Gen. Washburne went west over TIE
Opelousas railroad to Brashear City, and a
third corps under Gen. Heron moved up TIE
Mississippi for Red river. By latest news
from New Orleans nothing had been heard
from Washburne's ard Herron's corps since
they left that city.
There are five or six Iowa regiments in
Gen. Herron's corps,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-02

IMPORTANT TO SOLDIERS 'FR1ENDs.-Hereaf-
ter certificates Of pay and bounty due de-
ceased soldiers will be paid only by the pay
master belonging to the pay districtafrom
which the certificate emanates. When pre-
sented to paymaster outside of the district
from which they come, he will refer them to
the senior paymaster of the proper district
for payment. The immense number of audi
tors certificates now being issued render this
precau.on absolutely necessary.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-02

As far as revenue from customs is con-
cerned, San Francisco is the second port in
the United States, New York being the first.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-02

TIE DEAFr.-The Boston Daily A!osr-
tiser says: "We are informed that it ap-
pears from official returns at Washington,
that Of 125, 900 drafted men examined by the
enrolling boards, only $4,000 we're exempted
from all causes. This is less than the pro-
portion Of men rejected from those who ap-
ply as recruits for the regular service, and the
result, by which the Government obtains the
service of 10000 men from this number, is
more favorable than the most well-informed
persons had ANTICIPATED"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-02

Of course Iowa is fairly out of the present
draft and very encouraging distance in the
advance of the next. This exhibit present.
an evidence of Iowa patriotism of which eve
~ citizen may web be proud.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-02

ssNO lBayOnetS at the EallOf.kSOX."
That is, none in the hands of Abolitionists.
And why not? -. t...
Not many miles from this city reside two
brothers who bear striking resemblance
each to the other, so much so that stranger
would be at loss to determine which was
the other. One brother.is an earnest Union
man, while the other is a Peace Democrat
and known to be a(member of the Knights
of the Golden Circle. A few days since, a citi-
zen of this place approached the Union
brother, supposing him, to be the other man,
and gave very mysterious sign. Converse.
ton commenced, duffrg which our "citizen"
said "the Knights were making arrangements
to secretly arm large number of Democrats
in Mus ratine, and it was important they
should ALL be furnished before election-that
no time was to be lost in procuring the arms"
This is 10 bug a-boo story, but an incident
that actually occurred and can be vouched
for. And this is why the Peace Sneak Dem.
ocrats want no bayonets at the ballot box
What weapons are there must be borne by
them and not by the Abolitionists. Secretly
arming their ignorant dupes, they cry, 'No
bayonets at the ballot-box." Secretly fixing
their own, they cry to us, 'unfx bayonets." :"
This is the party that entertains such pro-
found reverence for the laws. And is it in.
deed true that they expect to carry Muscatine
by brute force at the polls?
NAUGHTY OLD BoYs.-We regret to learn
from the st. Louis Democrat that the follow
ing members Of the Grey Beard Regiment
have been sentenced before the Court Martial
at st. Louis, of which Col. VIM. A. Barstow,
Sd Wisconsin Cavalry, is President:
Jacob Williams, Co. F, 37th Iowa Infty.,
for desertion. Sentence ITO be imprison-
ed for one month at such place as the Gener-
al commanding the Department may direct,
m from the United States''
George Deri-, Co. D, 37th iowa, for deser-
ton, 'to be imprisoned at hard labor for the
term of one month, at such place as the
General commanding the Department may
direct; and that he forfeit all pay aud allow.
ances due him by the United States for that
period of time" 1t
Daniel Wall, Co. F, 37th Iowa, for drunk
enness and cursing and threatening to run
through with his bayonet the officer of the
day; ito be imprisoned three months at hard
labor, at such place as the General command.
ing the Department may direct, and to forfeit
all pay and allowan 'es due him by the United
States during that period" -s' r. ~
Anton l.. Bush, Co. F, 37th Iowa, descr.
ton to be imprisoned at hard labor for one
month, and to forfeit all pay and allowances
due him by the United States.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-02
A Tutt.e Organ on National Gen.
erals.

Brute Butler goes to Pennsylvania to stump
for Curtin. We hope that at every place
where he speaks the ladies' loyal league will
manifest its love for the brave woman warrior
by crowning him with loyal wreath. The
picture will not be complete, however, with
out Mcneil and Schenck. Butler murdered
his one man, Mcneil his tens, while Schenck
keeps the war upon poor handful of cay
By all means let Butler, the brute, Mcneil, the
murderer, and Schenck, the government
Jackal, go together. argus.
Such are the exhibitions ot malignant hate
of Union Generals continually made by the
Iowa Tutile organs. Having no use for nei-
ther Butler, Mcneil or Schenck as bats for
loyal votes, the Argus acts out its nature in
abusing these, while protesting love for Gen
eral Tuttle. "Butler, the BRUTE" secured
New Orleans to the Union, "McNeil, the
murderer" delivered the harassed and hunt
ed !oyalists Of Palmyra, Mo-, from the re-
morseless persecution of numbering guerrillas,
and is now doing the same good work at
Springfield; and ''Schenck, the Government
Jackal," has by untiring energy forever ban
ished all hope of Baltimore falling into rebel
bands. OF course these three Generals have
earned the hate of the Tutte organs and Of
the whole Copperhead fraternity. Davenport
Gazette. sz------
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-09-24
BRoUeH GIVES THE LIE 70 IT. r

- ~ rf-..
Ever since Brough's nomination, GER
tain copperhead editors sud stump
speakers have gone back and brought
up his record, endeayoring to find
something to make political capital opt
Of. They find nothing. however, that
will in any way impeaeh bis integrity.
For his straightforwsrdness and honesty
Of purpose, John Brough hss always
been admired by men Of al parties.-
With reference to bis vote at the las.
Presidential election, be says positively
he did not vote for Lincoln, and says,
further. had II not been fer i,Iness.- be
would have cast his vote foE1 Dougias.-
As to the charge against Che railroad
of which he was President, refusing to
carry soldiers for half fare, de-;
1.-The military authorities Of The State
made q proposition to us that we should
carry the sick and wounded soldiers at
half the regular fare on the road; that
hslf.fare should be paid by the State Of
Ohio; that the railroad company. should
contribute the other half as their half
of the public burden. To that request
we responded: we were ready to do Il.
But in that connection they were to have
certain red tape vouchers. They re-
quired US to take from every sick and
wounded soldier we carried. receipt
showing his name, residence, company
and regiment, together with the dis
tances we carried him, and the amount
we collected. These vouchers were to
be returned to the Quartermaster Of
the State, and from him to the Pay
master, that the soldier should have the
amount checked against his payroll
We said, we thank you. we will do no
such work as that. We wanted the
soldier to have the full benefit Of the re-
duced rates. Applause. These men
did net go to the sanguinary battle
field for the pitiful compensation allowed
them by the Government. They went
to sustain the cause Of our country,
and the honor of our flag. They went
to protect corporations at home in the
enjoyment Of their rights and their prop
erty, and it is a pitiful thing il we,
who have staid at home to enjoy the
protection of gallant men, can not af-
ford to pay the amount required I'd car
ry them home, perhaps to die Of sick
ness or wounds received in our defense.
They argued that we were wrong. I'VE
responded that we were right. Welcut
the Gordian knot by getting them to
take back their vouchers and papers,
We did not want them. We passed.
over FIVE hundred men on our road af-
terward. But we did more than that.
but l do not speak of this as having
merit iu it. because it was no more
than we should have done. We carried
hundreds and thousands of tons (and
so do other railroads. Of the collections
that were made by the soldiers socie-
ties and sanitary commissions. We
carried them free, and more than that,
we negotiated at the end Of our road
for their conveyance to Cairo, st. Louis,
and other points Of destination. They
were carried free, and there was no mer-
it, because the men for whom the con-
tributions were intended, were protect
ing our property from the inroads Of
Vandals, who would have destroyed it
If permitted to invade us. Applause
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-09-24

A WAY TO REDUCE WAGEs.-Ii
Satan, in his hatred of mankind,
should set himself to devise the best
mode OF lowering the rate Of wsges.
he could end no plan more effectual
than that of inducing mobs to destroy
labor saving machinery.
Wealth is being constantly produced
by labor, and the amount produced is
in proportion to the quality and supply
of the tools and machinery that the
laborers have TO work with. A man
can produce something with his naked
hands, more with the aid of an axe or
hoe, more still with horse and plow.
and still more with a steam engine or
saw mil.
When wealth is produced, it is divi-
ded between the laborer who does
the work, and the man who owns the
tools or machinery that the laborers
work with-lhe capitalists; the lahore
usually obtaining his portion in the
form Of wages. 1t is manifest, there
fore, that when the product of wealth
is small there will be but little 10 d.
vide, and wages must be low.
We accordingly find that in all couu-
tries where but little labor saving (ol
rather labor doing) machinery is used
wages are low. The price Of labor il
England and the United States ha'
multiplied several fold since the inven
ton Of the steam engine, the spinning
Jenny, the cotton gin and the powe
loom. We have before us some care
fully collected statistics of the rates o
wages in 1649-at the time when tb'
expressions of Charles 1. we're driving
emigrants in such crowds to this coun
try. An agricultural lsborer received
ls cents per day. or il he had his food
12 cents. A weeder had 8 cents
a watchman cents and carpente
96 cents. At the present time wage
are even lower than these rates in al
countries where labor saving machiner,
is not employed.
In the division OF the product, th
interest of the laborer is adverse Il
that of the capitalists, but both ar
alike interested in having larg
quantity to divide, and it is, therefore
. for the interest of both that all labor
saving machinery should be kept In &C
tive operation.--Scient1fe American.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-09-24
"PRETTY WELL FOR A LITTLE
DUTCHMAN."


A correspondent sends the Indianap-
oils Journal an account Of the gallant
conduct of Henry Shaler, of that city,
in the battle Of Gettysburg. which de-
serves to go the rounds Of the papers.
Young Shaler's parents reside in In
dianapolis, and are Germans. The ac-
count says:
"Harry is a brick; be did more, that
is, he took more prisoners, in the bat
tie Of Gettysburg. than any other man
in the army. He took in all twenty
FIVE men; one lieutenant and eighteen
men at one time; he took them by STRAIT
egg that tUas strategy, 'he surrounded
Them and they had to give up. On
the morning Of the 4tb he went out
with his poncho over his shoulders so
that the rebs couldn't see his coat, so
they thought he was one Of their own
men; be went up and told them to lay
down their arms and come and help
carry some wounded of the field; they
did so; when he got them away from
their arms he rode up to the lieutenant
and told him TO give up his sword; the
lieutenant refused at first, but Harry
drew his pepper-box, and like Crocket's
coon the lieutenant came down without
shot. Harry then took them all into
camp. He took a captain and FIVE men
at another time, making twenty FIVE in
all, which is doing pretty well for
little Dutchman, and he deserves TO be
remembered for it."
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-09-24

AN IMPRESSIVE ScENE.--At the
great Union meeting held in Chicago a
most thrilling and impressive scene oc-
Cured. The Hon. VIM. Kellogg Of
Peoria was addressing the vast crowd
with his accustomed eloquence in be-
half of supporting the government and
the laws. Suddenly pausing he ex.
claimed:
Would that I could In to Heaven
the heavy hands OF those thousand,
which see before me and
have an oath registered there that
neverl neverl while q Rebel lives or a
foot Of reasonable soil is found, shall
this war ceasei and It shall be prosecu-
ted with all the vigor. and with all the
terrible means at our disposal, until the
entire Union shall be restored.
Administer itl'' administer itP'
shouted scores of voices. admins
ter itl''--swelled upon the air, as thou
sands took up the cry. Then lit up
your hands, said Judge Kelloggi and
bending down he ran bis eye over that
vast crowd. Il can see no copper
heads be shouted; these upliited
hands sre those Of loyal freenen-pat-
riots ALL Aud amidst the most i'm
pressive silence he administered the
oath, the substance Of which is given
above, and thousands Of voices min.
gled in one mighty responsive
swear to it'
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-09-24

Of legslizing disunion? It's, emphsti-
cally, Secession made easy" II pro-
poses that the Constitution shall recog-
nize the right of secession, and that it
shall point out the mode by which that
right shall be exercised, And in his
speech in defense Of this plan for dis
union. Vallsndighsm distinctly AYERS
the same thing. He declares that he
would not prohibit totally the right Of
secession" and further states that his
object snd purpose are TO define and
regulate that right.
Now, look at "Article IA" of the
above, aud see in what manner be has
proposed to dissolve the Union. He
would first divide the Union into ..fouF
sections" Then, by "Article XIV"
he would provide that any State might
secede by getting the consent Of the
legislatures of tie section to which such
State belongs. Suppose this article
were embodied 10 the Constitution Just
as Vsllandigham proposed il; and that
the fifteen slave States which he desig-
mates as "THE SoUTH," should desire to
secede, what would be easier than for
them severally to secure the consent of
each other to secede? And this being
done. the whole thing is donel The
other "seetious" are not to be consulted.
That disunion "Artiele" provides that
there is. nothing further 10 be done but
for the President TO proceed to "sdjust
the terms" Of the dissolution andVto
wind up the concern, with Congress to
act as Commissioner in Chancery for
the division Of the assets. That is all.
The Union is dissolved. Secession has
been made easy. Mr.. Vallandigham
has provided the plan for the dissolution
of the Union. I'D Fs-
And yet his followers go about the
streets and with blatant voices harangue
the people in behalf Of ValIsudigham
and "the Union as it was and the Con-
stitution as il isl" And all this, while
Vallandigham is the man who, in bis
place in Congress, proposed to annaake
the Consultation as it is, and to make it
what it never has been; to dissolve the
Union as pds, and to make it what
it never can bel And, if such man
is not disunionist, then language and
sections have equally lost their power
to define what Disunionist is.