The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-03-05
Democratic FaIsehOOls.

known as willful and malicious lies.
We first select from the Iopa Valley
Democrat, published at Marengo.
"The editor knows we'll that the
Democrats were inviegled into the army
by fraud and falschood. Lie Mol.
'Thc only way under Heaven, in
which the Union can be restored, is by
compromise and construction
No..
sour country is now upon the very
verge Of National bankruptcy.'-Lie
No3.
"The Eighty millions of Government
debt that was upon us when the present
Administration obtained power, and
which was held up 10 the people in the
presidential canvass of lsfO as Of dan
gcrous dimensions, is now swollen to
one thousand millions per annum."-
Lie No 4.
Too much by oyor 100000, 900.
even the leading members Of the
administration party now regard the
power Of the Government to redeem its
credit "a question Of great doubt, its
currency being sold with difficulty at
from SO to 40 cents on the dollar.,, Lie
No 5.
Any one can see that if gold COM
manded 100 cents premium,-a figure it
never reached yet-green backs would
be worth one half as much as gold, or
so cts on the dollar.
"North west have sunk beneath the
blit' Ing power of its desolating pro-
.ress, until our joyous and hopeful pop
nlace Of few years ago are now
people Of sorrow and nation Of mourn
ing. Yet what has all this accomplish
ed ? Nothing -absolutely Nothing"
Lie No 6.
"The hope of quellins the Rebellion
by war is as distant as ever. lie No
"Thc fact is the resources Of the
South are not exhausted any more than
our own.''-Lic No s.
sand the rebellion never will be
crushed by war."-Lie No 8.
sThc Government has had uninte. rup
ted control of the unbounded resources
of the North in men and money, to serve
its purpose OF crushing out treason, and
all has been trui,lcssly wasted" -Lie
No 10.
Scarcely day passes that hundreds
do not desert and either 90 South or
stray off il search Of some placc-they
know not wh're--that they may not be
| recognized or arrested and sent back"
Lie No II.
For the FIRST time almost in the his
tory Of our country, whole regiments,
from Massachusetts,, New York, Penn
sylvania and Illinois have refused to
fight or obey orders, when commanded
to march upon the enemy."-Lie No L.
The above were all taken from one
issue Of the Democrat and from but two
editorials
The following are taken from one
issue of the Muscatine Courier.
"The Administration il bent on de-
stroying the Government and acknowl
edging the Southern CoDfcderacy."-
Lie No l.
"The party which placed it in power
demand the abolition Of slavery at every
conceivable cost."-Lie No 2.
Openly, they advocate the eternal
separation Of the States rather than the
restoration Of the Union with slavery"
Lie No 8.
'7hey are willing.to see the country
cut up into petty confederacics, and an
everlasting war continued rather than
the North should join hands with slave
States. lie No 4.
1T is, then, the duty Of nncondi,ion-
al Union men to oppose the Administra-
ton Lie No 5.
"Thcre has been more treason at the
White House during the past twelve
months, than there possibly could have
been at the rebel Capitol" Not
'Thc traitors at the White House
nave been secretly planning schemes
for encouraging the rebels III their trea-
sonable practices, and for permanent
dissolution Of the Union" lie No 7
"The Administration is looking for
some evidence of timidity on the part Of
the people. Lie No 8.
..&Arrested loyal citizens Of loyal
States. Lie NJ 8.
Referring to Congress, it says:
"Onc week from this morning, mil
lions Of patriots will be rejoiced at the
glad tidings which on that morn awaits
them. It will be the Fourth of March,
!663-tbe ever memorable day which
shall disperse the most traitorous assem-
blage Of legislators that ever yet con.
gregated in one building-"-Lic No 10
"They have done all the mischief
they can. There never was any good