Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-07-17
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The editor of the Courier must have been
shut up in his bed-chamber, or in attendance
upon Copperhead Convention, when the
intelligence came Of the recent successes Of
the Union forces, to deliberately state that
''the Abolitionists were exceedingly angry"
We are disposed to be charitable enough to
believe he was not at home, on the reception
of the joyful tidings from Gettysburg and
Vicksburg, but that he was 10 much en-
crossed with the Vallandigham platform, in
committee, that he did not hear the pulsa.
tons of tho popular heart, or witness the Joy
of the people. If it be true, as hs says, then
the Coppers are Abolitionists, for we saw
none angry, save and except them. When
the joyful tidings reached this city, every
Union tongue huzzahed it to the breeze
Union citizens left their counters, desks,
anvils, benches, mills and various occu'
pations, and with smiles and an honest grip
of the hand, united in demonstrations of JOY.
The gun was brought out, manned by Union
Leaguers; powder was furnished and burned
by Union Leaguers; flags were thrown to
the breeze; Union bands made the air re-
sound with patriotic airs, and we say here,
without fear of successful contradiction, that
from o'clock, the hour the news was made
public, NOT DOZEN DEMocRA1s COULD BE
SEEN Oh HEARD OF. Democrats, Of the Cop
perhead school, kept their holes, unmoved
by the stirring intelligence, until they moved
to their homes for supper. In the evening,
vast crowds assembled on Iowa Avenue and
Second street, to listen to congratulatory adj
dresses and prolong the jubilee. It was re-
markable fact, which will be long remembered,
that there was terrible dearth Of Democrats,
a few who do not swear by Mahony and Val
landigham being excepted. Not Democrat
raised his voice to congratulate the country,
the people, or give thanks to brave men, who
by their heroism had secured from the peo-
pie q large amount of stock in this war.
The air was livid with pyrotechnical displays,
and we have yet to hear Of Democrat who
contributed ought to make it 30. We 60
farther and say that NOT man joined in the
demonstrations of that memorable day in
any shape or manner who is not . member Of
the Union League of Muscatine, and abused
by every Copperhead in Iowa. The news
was enough to fire every heart with enthusi
asm-but Copperheads shrunk away to their
homes, with hats drawn over their eyes,
Cross and sour. We wish we could give a
different picture, but truth will not warrant
it. Our meaning must not be misconstrued,
when we say no Democrat joined in the gen.
eral hilarity-there WERE those whom we
know have never yet voted other than
Democratic ticket-a very few in number
who are denounced by the Copperheads as
-renegades and Abolitiorists, because they
will not worship at vallandigham's and Thay-
er's altar, and who believe that the prosecu-
ton of this war is just and necessary to
National life. Under such circumstances the
speakers of the evening we're justified in hurl.
ing their anathemas at the cowardly cravens
among US, who could find neither time nor
inclination to rejoice over the self.sacri6cing
labors and devotion, unsurpassed heroism and
answering patriotism Of the heroes, who
have crowned themselves and their arms with
so much glory. The Courier and it's tribe
realize the storm that viii inevitably follow
their studied silence over the news of Vicks-
burg's fall. None but Copperheads were
angry or profanely cursed the flag. Poor
fool or knave is he who charges the Unionists
with being angry. 1