Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-01
Recognition of the Southern Com
federMCy.

Recognition of the Southern Com.
II federncy.
That pink of moral excellence and unques-
toned veracity(O the Hon. E. H. Thayer,
whom we refer to only because he is the rep
resentative man Of dangerous faction in this
county, in his leader Of yesterday publishes
q cunningly devised fable, the absurd false
ness of which must have caused his shame
less face to blush when he penned it. He as
serts with unparalleled effrontery that SER
timent in favor of recognizing the indepen.
dence of the South is rapidly growing in the
Republican party. True to his instincts, he
falsely asserts that he finds leading Republi-
cans boldly proclaiming this issue. So trans
parent is this falsehood that we decline going
into controversy, and content ourself with
defying the Hon. Mr.. Thayer to produce the
name Of a single leading or following Repub-
lican who is in favor of such recognition.
And when the Hon. gentleman further asserts
that within the past ten days he has had the
pleasure of conversing with large numbers or
Nth any Republicans who favored such a
recognition, he utters what he cannot sub
stantiate by the production of the name Of
one such person, and we challenge him to the
proof. No, Mr.. Thayer, your falsehoods
concerning recent elections, the negro fight
ing in Florida, and your hasty retreat from
Grandview, have seriously impaired your rep
utation for veracity, and people are not dis
posed to take your say-so without the stub
born facts to back it.
"The Republicans in favor of recognizing a
Southern Confederacy !" Why, that editor
must be a fool or knave! The Republican
party calling for an additional force to swell
the ranks Of our great armies, and to the end
that more men be raised, passing conscrp-
ton act, passing laws to arm and equip the
emancipated slaves of rebels, appropriating
money to purchase and manufacture colum-
biads, Parrots, muskets, sabres, clothing, am
Notwithstanding iron-clads and gunboats,
corvettes and frigates-in fact making the
most stupendous preparations, on a grand
war scale, to acknowledge the independence
of the South! Why, Mr.. Thayer, do you
suppose your readers are all fools? A strange
way, indeed, IS this to proceedl Suppose you
that the Republicans have no interest in this
Government, and that having fought its enc
mics for two years, that they now propose to
yield to foe that seeks to destroy the liber-
ties Of a great people? No, no, Hon. Thayer,
the people are not to be deceived by the cry
of wolf, coming from such lips as yours. To-
day there are men in England and in France
making strenuous efforts for Southern recog-
milton by those Governments, every one Of
whom boasts of his Democratic associations
and antecedents. Not long since delegation
of so-called Democrats of the North called
upon Lord Lyons and implored England to
recognize Southern traitors and cut-throats as
an Independent nation of the earth. Social.
ed Democrats throughout the North are daily
clamoring for peace, which means only recog-
milton of independence. In our own city the
only mar who has ever had the moral cour-
age to advocate the doctrine of independence
is the financial hacker and political associate
Of the Courier editor, T. NJ. Isett. Now, Mr..
Courier, and Copperhead Democracy, throw
off your mask, and skulk not behind the Re-
publican party, and by an attempt at ventril-
oquism, make that party responsible for your
crimes. Be honest as you will be in your
State Convention, and tell the people that you
believe the South is right and their independ-
ence should be recognized. In the meantime,
give US the name of Republican who favors
that theory, if you can.