Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-02
More Expressions from Iowa Sole
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layton & Co. Threatened.


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fnSton & Go. Threatened.
A friend at Atalissa has forwarded us the
following extract from a private letter written
by soldier in the army. The language Of
the resolutions is emphatic and unmistakeable:
The officers and men Of Co. G, 9th Iowa,
tonight held a meeting for the purpose Of ex-
pre-, sing their sentiments in regard to the
politicians and politics at home. Capt. Jor-
dan was appointed chairman, and VIM. Rich
ardson secretary. A committee that had pre-
viously been appointed to draft resolutions,
&C.. was then called upon to report, and sub
mitted the following:
WHEREAS, The part taken by certain per-
sons in the poll ical affairs OF our State, par
tlcularly The action of certain officer of this
army, is SO at variance with the cause and
principles, for the maintenance of which we
have sacrificed the pleasures and comforts Of
home, and broken, as it were, for long and
weary years, the ties Of love and friendship; ;
that we deem ourselves bound to publicly
make known our sentiments, that our friends
at home may know that we are still true to
our cause, our State, and our country, and
WHEREAS, A soldier should be judged by
his deeds; therefore be it
Resolved, That Brigadier General James
NJ. Tuttle, by accepting a nomination of a
taitorous party, is no longer entitled to be
respected and esteemed as an officer that by
this un faithf.l &C Of his ne has released us
from all obligations to respect him; that we
never W II, never can, believe him man of
truth and honor, since he, while holding a
commission in the Union army, sanctioned
the actions of party that is now endeavor-
ing to ruin the cause for which that army is
contending; that VIC do and aoiH treat as false,
and scorn with contempt al letters, circulars,
or documents OF any description whatever,
that he has written, or may write to the army
in endeavoring to vindcate his action and
secure or gain the votes Of the soldiers; that
no reasoning of his or Of the "Copperhe ad
Chairman" can convin as that this act Of
his is consistent with his duties as soldier
Of the Union, or that he is not false to his
oath of office, false to h's country, and false to
the soldie who fought his battles, and made
him what he is-a General And further
more be it
Resoluei, 1s'. That to LeGrand Byington
and his fellow Copperheads of johnson coun.
ty, we respectfully tender our ardent hatred
ah' e'eI'a' ehtiii'y va my S't "ocoP'
these offerings if they want to, and if they
don't, they shall have them anyhow.
I'd. That as we viii be the first company
of volunteers to return to johnson county,
We will consider it our right and high privil-
ege to take upon ourselves, or such of us as
may return, the business OF inhicting upon
the Copperheads of said county such treat
ment as only soldiers can bestow upon traitors,
and that VIC aoiA, either Individually or col
lectively, bestow SAID treatment to the very
best Of our ability.
Sd. That any merchant who may possess,
but refuse to sell to US a supply of tar and
feathers" to be used in administering said
treatment, be considered Copperheaa sym
pa,hizer, and be treated accordingly,%
4th. That.we, who: are lovers Of true dem
ocratlc principles, consider the name Of de-
mocracy s!audered, our noble State DETAINED,
and ourselves personality insulted by the
Mahony, Byington & Co. party when they
style themselves the Democracy Of Iowa.
LIEUT. E. G. FBocKER,)
LIEUT.. ". II. SAMSON Conemittee.
CORPORAL R. j. JoNEs,)
The report was unanimously adopted, and
ordered published in the Iowa City RepubH-
can and Washington Press. ...--~-. .