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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-04-24
Republican state Conve.tion.

The Republicans Of Iowa are requested to send dsls
gates to State Convsution, to b held in the CITY Of
Des Moinss. Wednesday. the 18th Of June, 1885,
commence at 10 o'clock H., for the purpose Of plao
ing In nomination. to BE- voted for st the sasHing
October election, candidates for Governor. Lieutenant
and Judge Of the Supreme oout and for
the Of such other business may properly
come before the Convention.
The ratio OF Improvisation will b the same at The
last Republican State Convention Wis: One dslsgs'
70 each organised county and ere delegate ait nal
for Abraham Lincoln - Of the United States
Irscaionnl vote o. nttv will b sntits to
sdd nonsl aseSass All citizens without dSsnetion Of
party wnc sts ss' rtiy in favor Of su.taing the Gov
eInn0n. IN 'e' ne Of all Constitutional aad nsoss.
ssv "H No assures fer the speedy and complete sup.
preston o. the Rebellion. and tbs psnisA .snt Of
who opposed to the schemes designed to
bring anarchy and bioodshsd to own Arssidss BY
the Free States into hostile and petty 0onfsd
ciss and Who still believe IN the good old doctrine
of General Jackson, "Ths Uniow-I Ssss sa1 shau b
prsssrvsd are cordially invited to unite in sending
delegates.
County Central COMMITTEES ere requested 70 take
such steps will nsare full attendance at the Con
vention, and thorough and sfneient organization In
their respective counties. JAMES I. LAM.
H. ~ Sf-AN "
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-04-24
news Paragraphs.

Gold ia ne.r,v s;x t;mes a hish in the
tyonfsderacv a. r. the IJnitsd States
The city Of Londons glit to me Princess
a5O. GOO
General Shields, who arrived AZ san iran
CISCO on the 2Oth Mt, mas resigned nis CON-
-
Inc blu providing Tor taxing the vote Of
the Ohio soldiers in the army has become .
law.
The ratio Of sick for the whole armv of the
Potomac is less than sixty 'eight In the one
thousand, or under seven PEI cent ''''t
The report that our cavalry had taken DOS
session Of Gordonsyille. Aankiue tho rebel
armv At fredericksburg. neels Confirmation.
the Att S.ps ha.S Ss.rd from .nd thst .hsn
are in Canada saving wood for . colored fam.
" for their board. '' - =
~ IN S1i7 ,| t1 = ~. -
matimony mas proved good specuiation
LOT ION Ihumo ana ms ms Wiie' VINO nave tsken
on an average OF 3i'UV per gay, lot aom's
slon 70 'neir ievees' sioce 'neiF marriage.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-04-24

Tho Supreme JudGeshAp.
w vearn on good authority that Chief JUS
Tee Caleb s. Baldwin declines being candi-
date for reelection to the Supreme Court Of
this State. This is to be regretted, since by
unremitting attention to the laborious duties
of his position no less than by his unques-
tionabie legal knowledge and judicial ability,
Judge Baldwin has won for himself reputa-
ton of which he may well be proud, and
which has reflected honor on the judiciary of
our State. Had he been willing to serve an
other term, his nomination and election would
have been freely accorded. Now, however,
that he has declined these, it becomes neces-
sary to select o successor in every respect
worthy of the position and acceptable to the
people. It is no disparagement to any other
member of the talented bar of which Iowa
can boast to say that Judge J. +. Dillon, OF
this city, is the man who above oil others
should be chosen. In this we are sure that
we do but express the sentiment of large
number of citizens all over the State; and
though we have no authority for saying that
Judge D. desires or will accept the position,
we are assured that his election would be
highly satisfactory to the people Of Iowa, and
add much to the increasing honor and dignity
Of the bench that has won for the judiciary
of our State such enviable renown. The 70
sition to be filed is one that calls for extern
sive legal knowledge, accurate Judicial skill
and unceasing industry. These indispensa-
bic prerequisites Judge Dillon possesses in
an eminent degree, as his able decisions, in
connection with his laborious devotion to the
duties of the position he now occupies IS
Judge of the District Court, fully attest.
Davenport Gasstss.
We endorse al that the Gazette says in
relation to Judge Dillon. We have no hest
fancy in saying that as the successor Of Judge
Baldwin he would carry with him his present
enviable reputation of q frst-class jurist, a
scholar and gentleman. We know he has
no superior on the bench in Iowa. o.a. .-
At the time of publishing our preferences
Of candidates for State officers we were not
aware that Judge Dillon would consent to the
use of his name as candidate for the higher
position. We had thought of him, but did
not believe he could be spared from this Dis
trict. Judge D. promoted to the Supreme
Bench, upon whose shoulders will his mantle
fall9 Personally we should be pleased to sec
Judge Dillon promoted to the higher position
but we haye our doubts whether the people
and the bar of his District will consent to il
without an earnest protest. The truth is, he
is the model jur;st upon the bench, and in
this county we have never had his equal
For this reason we hope he will not permit
his name to be used for another position.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-04-24
New York, April %.

I y =, No.: NEW ORK, April ~.
In the matter of the claim of the United
States District Attorney, for the mails Of the
Peterhof to be given up to him, to be by
him disposed Of, Judge Belts to-day rendered
q verbal opinion in the United States District
Court of this city. .e.-e.: ~
He held that the District Attorney was the
master of the case That as the public pros
ecutor he has the right to withhold such evil
dence as he might see fit, and if he refused
to permit the mails to be opened, and asked
that it be given up to him, he was entitled to
it. On this decision the mails were delivered
to District Attorney Smith, and by him at
once transmitted to the British Consul. -
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-04-24

TIT Non EXEMPTION OF MINISTERS FROM
THE DRAFr.-The Episcopal Recorder, in an
article referring to the refusal of Congress to
exempt ministers of the Gospel from liability
to draft, says: Nor will there be any
serious consequences from the refusal to grant
this exemption. Wherever minister Of the
Gospel is useful to his people, and breaches
faithfully to them of Christ, they will gladly
contribute for his relief the three hundred
dollars the law prescribes for communication.
Should they not be ready to do this, or
should the drafted minister DO without a
church connection which will pay this
amount for his discharge, we cannot see that
he has any public claims to be excused from
the performance of that service which, dis
tastful as it may be, every loyal citizen Is
now called upon to render
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-04-24

LETTERS FROM TIE ARxY.-Once in while
the Courier receives consoling letter from
. soldier, accompanied by soothing balm in
the shape of ga dollar or two," for subscrip-
ton. In order to lead the loyal people Of
this community to believe that the soldiers
are with it in sentiment, every one of these
letters is published. 2 >t
Scarcely day passes or mail arrives but
we receive number Of such letters from the
army. If we were to attempt to publish
them all, our columns would be inadequate.
We select the following as an example:
CAxP OF THE 2D Iowa CAvALRY,l
Lagrange, Tenn, April 10.
Mr.. JoHH MAHIN Enclosed please find
two dollars, for which send the daily or tri-
weekly, whichever is preferred, to my wife
as long as this sum pays for it. When
it is exhausted please inform me, and will
remit more. Ny wife says she sees nothing
but the Courier, and that she has become
sick of that vile sheet j. r. H.,
81 a'fl Co. G.. I'd Iowa Cavalry.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-04-24

Nraaozs WILL FIaHrl-Let those persons
who think otherwise read the dispatches con.
corning one hundred and eighty black troops
driving . superior force Of rebels from the
Aeld, compelling them to leave their eolors.
Many don't want them to fight because they
win hurt rebels.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-04-24

The young Republic was struggling for
existence, and Benedict Arnold was its
traitor. Again the Republic rose up to
crush the monstrous heresy Of secession by
armed rebellion, and there are found Arnolds
within our midst! Arnold the first was bold
and courageous - the modern Arnolds are
cravens and towards. Strutting behind the
Union shield, they secretly and covertly labor
with their friends and the country's enemies.
If Benedict Arnold was traitor in 1880 for
stirring up sedition, strife and revolution
against the government dc faeto, what are
Odds, Cox, Vallandigham, Wood, Mahony,
Clagett and Thayer, in 1852 Let the
record answer. FL.
The foregoing is our answer to the 0ou-
rier's leader entitled Encouraging"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-04-24
Co. G, I'd Iowa Cavalry.

The revenue from the Income Tax, which
goes into operation IN May, will, it is believed,
bring the receipts under the Internal Revenue
bill, fully ug the estimate submitted to Con-
gress by the Secretary and Commissioner in
their late reports The tax on incomes and
salaries is 8 per cent on the excess of $500
per year. 70 -,sr s's1f.f.ftf rtr n-}a sre
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-04-24
ENCOURAGING Signs.


There is much, very much, IN the recent
Union men. The battle was fought by the
Democracy on strictly Union grounds. Dem
ocrats contended that "war was disunion, y
and the party declared itself unqualiiedly in
favor of peace, in order that the Union might
be preserved. The contest was in fact mar.
rowed down to PEACE or WAR. And what
was the result? eee- .s~sa ~ III
In total vote of $4,000 votes, rHIRTY.slx
THOUSAND of them were for PEAcE.-Musca
tine Courier. ,g--
The Copperhead leaders hereabouts tried
to wriggle out of their committal to Peace
Platform, but at Muscafine, where tho wife Of
one of the leading Copperheads spit upon the
flag of the country, they are still for peace,
and are highly encouraged by the vote cast
in favor of peace in Connecticut. .,...
Now forbearing any comments of our own,
we quote from the Missouri Republican of q
late date, to show that peace means disunion
and destruction, and hence that the position
Of the Copperheads tends directly to that is
sue for the present struggle. The Missouri
Republican, be it remembered, is the leading
organ of the opposition to the Administration
in the West, and declares its hostility to the
policy of the Administration. Nevertheless,
it says in reply to peace editorial of the ILL
nois Register: .-
"* But is it not seen that,
in crisis like this, all talk of resisting the
war, when resistance can only be made by
force and revolution, tends in no way towards
peace? Its effect is simply to encourage the
rebels to further arrogance in their demands
Ito stimulate them to continue their struggle
land thereby prolong the strife.
"Opposed as individuals may be 70 the
present policy of the Administration, we must
look to the probable result of forcing peace
at this time, rather than continue the war as
it is now going. To stop the war at the ex-
isting stage is to break up the country. No
sensible man will dare say that il the armies
were recalled tomorrow the Union could be
restored or reconstructed. The rebels do not
propose to return to their allegiance if the
Emancipation proclamation is Withdrawn and
all other radical measures cancelled. They
say they will not have peace on any terms
but the unconditional recognition of the indie
pendence Of the seeded States, among which
they class Missouri aad Kentucky, if not
Maryland also"
It is just this in nutshell: to stop the
war now is to acknowledge the independence
of the Rebel Confederacy, and to talk of peace
in the North is to give encouragement to reb.
els in the South to persist in their reasonable
war, and likewise tends to propagate treason.
able opposition to the measures Of the Gov
eminent in the North.-G0ts City. sa5 80
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-04-24

MORE INDIAN TROUBLES IN MINNESOTA
The thrilling intelligence reaches US that the
savages have already commenced their bloody
murders in Minnesota. A military outpost
SO miles from Mankato was attacked last
week by band of about so Indians. One
soldier and ons boy were killed, and two SOL
diers and two women badly wounded COL
Miller, commander At Mankato, on receipt Of
the information, Immediately dispatched q
force in pursuit. with what result is not
known. a5t
This news will spread great CONSERVATION
all over the State, effectually preventing emf.
grafton and planting of crops.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-04-24

Gen. Rosseau is now organizing force Of
twelve thousand mounted Infantry in South
force is designed for scouting anti.guerrilla
purposes.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-04-24

A DEFAuLrER CAUaBr.-Howland, the de-
faulting Quartermaster, who drew $1,000
on Government check and then fed, was
arrested at Hyacinth, Canada The detect
ives induced him to believe they we're going
to Halifax, to take an English steamer; but
instead. they passed over the line and inform
ed him of Ills arrest. Most Of the money has
been recovered, and be is now in the Capitol
Prison.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-04-24

Gen. Burnside, it is said, intends to take
the field, leaving the military districts Of
Illinois, Indians and Ohio to the care Of his
suboEdinates.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-04-24

"What 10 America but Z
land of widows. orphani
and beggsrs? But WIS
need Of arguments to suct
- feel infinitely more mis-
cry than tongue can OK
press ! I give my prom lex
Of most atfectionate vel
come to all who are dispos
cd to join me In measure,
necessary 70 close the scen'
of our amiction, which
must be increased until w
are content with the liber'
Atty Of the parent country,
who still Offers US protec'
tion, and perpetual exemp'
ton from all taxes but
such a. We shall think At q
impose on ourselves"
Benedict Arnold.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-04-24
SAN Francisco. April %.

SAN FRANCISCO, April %.
The Office of the Copperhead newspaper at
the Republican, was destroyed
at one o'clock this morning, by mob of SOL
diers from Camp Union.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-04-24

"Your country once va
happy. and had the prefer
cd peace been embraced. tn
last two years NJ misery hs'
been spent in peaos ant
plenty, and repairing tn
desolations ofa quarrel thu
would have set the Interest
ofGrsat Britain and Amer
lea in = true light, AM
csmentsd their friendship
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-04-24
Also q Word Of Caution.

To create sympathy for Mr.. Thayer and re-
vive the tagging energies of the tory faction
in this city, and more especially to inAame
the passions of the ignorant and unthinking
of the tory party, John H. Wallace pens an
editorial for the Courier, giving word Of
caution to certain imaginary individuals al
legged to be engaged in plot to destroy the
printing material Of that Office. ia.
The Courier knows there is no such scheme
on foot. It has not syllable Of evidence to
bolster up any such belief, and when the au-
thor of that editorial, whoever he may be,
says that leading abolitionists are putting
forward said imaginaries, it utters one of
those lies which are Characteristic of that pa
per. We hear challenge the editor of the
Courier, who is godfather at least to the
said article, to give the name of solitary
person said to be engaged in such plot
We moreover challenge the authority upon
which he makes this foul-mouthed libel upon
members of the Union party in this city
You cannot do it. We have never doubted
your desire to have your material demolished
that you might thereby be ranked among the
martyrs; and it is for this reason that many
civilians and soldiers, while they have desired
to see your material thrown in the river, have
concluded that you do less harm to the cause
of the Union without molestation.
What wronged and injured soldiers may
have contemplated, we have no means of
knowing, and we are satisfied you have still
less. The Union men Of this city, we repeat
again, have determined not to answer your
applications to be mobbed. You cannot be-
come candidate for Governor by their acts
To become more notorious you must display
more brain. We here venture to say that
the rumor you heard came from your tory
partizans and originated with them. But
when you say you have at no time breathed
a syllable against the Government, the Con-
stitution, the Union, or the enforcement of
the Laws, you utter that which you cannot
substantiate; and were it not consuming more
time than so weak a traitor deserves, we
should proceed to prove its untruth from the
record
If your material be destroyed it will be
done without our knowledge, and under pro-
test. If it be destroyed the Unionists of this
city will not be responsible. We believe
them to be as ignorant of any plot as our
self. That the provocation exists we do not
doubt; but being satisfied that the Courier is
pulling the rope that will yet strangle it, and
knowing the earnest policy Of the Govern
ment IN suppressing disloyalty, We are will
ing to abide by the law. We are not driven
to this position by the threats of an editor
who never hears it thunder without seeking
the protecting shelter of feather-bed, that
our Office must also suffer. We have pursued
the course Of loyal editor and are response
BILE for all we say. We know we have the
Government ON our side; being its defender
we know it is our protector. But when the
Courier assails us we shall not wait to call
to our aid our Government.
-&sOs<
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-04-24

II wish to lead . chosen
band Of Americans to thu
attainment Of peace, Hbsrts
and safety, tie first objectI
In taking the Aeld.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-04-24
Il. III. Thayer ana Benedict Arneld.

e. II. Thayer and Benedict Arnold.
For the benefit of the last named and the
satisfaction Of the first, as well as those who
have been induced to subscribe for the Co..
risr because they were tired of hearing the
terms "traitor," ''copperhead," secession
ist' applied without proof, We have taken the
pains 10 run over Thayer's speech in the
then country" and to array some Of its SEN
iments side by side with those uttered by
Benedict Arnold, after his fall from tho high
estate Of an American patriot: 1s
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-04-24

Soldiers, what think you of it
The Dubuque Herald. on the subject Of
the Presidents proclamation recommending
the people to observe April 30th as day Of
fasting and prayer, advises the people to re-
tire to their closets and offer prayer in man.
ner and form prescribed by D. A. Mahony.-
Among his traitorous supplications we find
the following, and invite for it the perusal Of
every American soldier: ....-......
For having been the cause of sending forth
thousands of infamous wretches to commit
upon persons and property the crimes of rape,
burglary, arson, larceny, and other crimes
which can only be named by demons,
-fa Have mercy on us, 0, Lord.
For being in any way the cause of sacrifc-
ing the lives of our fellow citizens in a war
whose motive is that of mistaken philan-
th,opy and misguided zeal and whose prin-
cipal object is that of plumber and the gratifi-
cation Of the passions,
Have mercy on us, O, Lord.
E. H. Thayer, editor of the Muscatine
Courier, wishes the Democratic party had
more editors like Mahony-editors who Sian.
der and villify the brave defenders of COM
mon country and cause. If Thayer endorses
Mahony, how much less a slanderer is the
one than the other. And yet the Courier
processes to be the friend of the soldier. rs
But the endorsement of Mahony's course
as an editor is not confined to Mr.. Thayer.-
The Dubuque Herald is the leading organ Of
the Democratic party of Iowa. That paper
has never been denounced or repudiated by
that party in convention. On the other hand
they have generally voted Mahony their heart
felt sympathies. It was an Iowa Democratic
convention that nominated the black traitor
for Congress. It was Democratic conven-
ton that denounced his arrest. Democratic
editors congratulated him upon his release
from prison and his return to the editorial
chair. Among them was E. H. Thayer and
still the latter gentleman insists that he is a
friend Of the country and Of the soldier!
Soldiers, what think you of being called
," infamous wretches sent out to commit rape,
arson, and crimes which can only be named
by demons ?" and that, too, by the leading
Democratic paper Of Iowa?
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-04-24

vsoM ARNoLp's PsocLANA.
TON TO the ClTlZgNo AND
eoLDlDRo OF ruR UNITED
STATES lasunD OCT. 90FH,
1700. Ea
"You are promised liberty
by the leaders OF your af.
fhirs, but 10 there an indi.
viaual in the enjoyment oi
Il, saving your oppressors :
who among you dare spsak
or write what he thinks
against the tyranny which
has robbed you Of your
property, inprisons your
sons. drags yoS to de field q
battls, cad = daily dslssiss
yoSr sosstry With your
Noods"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-04-24

WASHINGTON, Apr

l ~ ---.....-.t f..H ASHIN0TONs april Zls
There are fresh rumors flying every day
about Charleston and Admiral Dupont.
The truth seems to be, that the brief at
tack on Fort Sumter was . heavy reconnois-
sance, which might easily haye become the
grand attack. This revealed to Dupont his
strength and his weakness, so that he will
be better prepared for the work on hand
should be renew the attack. 70 9i 1if
The statement that the President was very
angry with the Admiral, and that he is to be
removed, and the President having peremp-
torily ordered second attack, is groundless.
& There is to be second attack, but Dupont
will probably lead it, and no unpleasant dis.
patches have been sent to him at all. He will
however make the attack only when in his
own judgement he thinks fit. w BIS bslGm
Gar .rsg NEW YoBK, April %. .
: Advices from Port Royal say the rebels At
tempted to raise the Keokuk, but with what
success is not stated The weather is getting
intentionally warm, but the, health Of the
troops and navy continued good.
+, Intelligence from England leads to the be-
lief that the departure Of privateers from
British ports will be arrested BY the English. {.
Government.