, 1863-02-24
FROM KE0KUK, IOWA.


!
|. Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune.1
| kEoKuk. Iowa, Feb. 10th, 1858.
The Cepperhead paper Of this city, known
as the Constitution, was destroyed this after.
noon By the soldiers In the hospitals Of this
place. The causes which have led to this re-
suit have been operating for some time. Prob
ably you are familiar with the character Of the
journal and Of the antecedents Of its chief
editor; bht, inasmuch as many Of your read
ers may not be, I will briefly state that it has
been one Of the most unscrupulous, 1,ncom-
promising, bitter, secession ssmpathizing
| journals in the whole country, SO far as the
editorial ability could make #. 1thas ass,,,ed
+bo cororrr,ar+ +ho p.o-tao.. ~. N'
t"e tns 1'sioeAt, tae manage
ment o1 tne war the agents and officers Of tho
Government engaged in subdning the rebel
1fon 1,ns n,a1fpned thc so1diers and ot nm +fn,a
oo11;,,or th.,r, t3ho 7,as ot,1,a;. s.as
A,D-,,.a. @4s .A t.~s ~ ~. o4Asete aAuas
oelne useo oniy as neans Oh promoting the
| selfish interests Of the latter, and at another
| as being 'sinsnbordinate, ssanxious to close
tn' "al ~ "s"u pt4s'' 'nu .1ia1 .ncy were de
uiqc<r under the Emaucipation Proclamation
of t1,e President ~ has h,se,v .na :. ~ ~
,,a.as 1r,,sa1,,. ,;,,a @ s' auu' - ID pe-
ue'ea' "ahuns, .''ue a!ter t1ne. sought TO un-
dermine that faith OF the rank and file of the
army in the Stability of rho f,ovar,rnor+
o,a J., ;+e ,,ovor ~ os.a.,...r
"no III 40 po"e' " eou4ues tne ttaltorsi mas
seemed to gloatoVer the occasional disasterst to.
which our arms have been subjected siucc the
~" 4'. 80, ,p-o "a.eAs4nse VI
arbitrary arrests, on the jeopardy Of our civil
Institutions, and the subfugatiop of free
people to military desnotism. and has r.
sorted ~ oro~v ,nao, ,arant,aa 49,, 80. .A,.9
sorted 10 every mean invention and lnsinua-
tion that was likely to affect the passions and
preiudices Of the unthinEinp and Ignorant.
tbat tho der;1;eb inranu;t, ,f ~, ,,..5..,.1.5
sas.as.N. s..e " =, a1 unpI,ueip1eo
aemagog?e could invent 70 thwart the Coy
IT'S integrity against the assaults Of the rebels;
mas preacneo peace 70 armed traitors, and,
eeehingty, las oone apo1t every ytht1g taat an
nnPilne'pled paft1sAa Journal could do to
rn1e nahe IL outo9s and o1enslsel9 tnc estimation
a., o. nGnoaaots IN n s;s ana mSn.mnaea men.
bnt nll OF thls pas been borne, up to the
present tlme, by !Ae soldiers III this vicinity,
| without any particular expression, on their
| PAT, other than contempt. a few weeks ago.
1t Is true, while one Of the editors was passing
they gave three ,groans for the paper,
ana teW expressed the opinion that the con-
| cern, In mercantile phrasc, had "bcttcr be
closed out" but it docs not appear that this
was more than slight ebullition Of feeling,
on TIE Part Ct few, which passed off without
any further demonstration oft.
| The recent visit Of Gov. Wright Of Indiana,
| however, unWlttingly, on his part. of course,
has been provocative OF stirring up the anger Of
| the men again, and the Co"sfitution and the
| editors have been made the eXemplificatiou
Of how dangerous it is to play with edged
| tools, when In the hands Of men whose keen
| sense of honor and patriotism are to deter
mine when they shall cut You will under
stand that make no apology for their acts.
only state the causes which have led to them.
EI-Goy. Wright had been invited to address
the people Of this place on tue condition of
the country, by several Of the most respecta-
lie business men, without party distinction.
He accepted, and spoke to large audience in
the Athwneum, night before 1ast. in terms
Eot at all gratifying to traitors or their Cop
perheaa sympathizers. It was bold express
Sion Of the feelings of true patriot,
The next morning the editor of the Cousti-
rillous manner, md in vny well calculated
to touch the pride and sense 6f Justice Of the
soldiers from that State, many Of whom knew
the Governor personally. They were present
and l1card his speech. and knew that the At |
the extreme herewith send you the article
in full. that il NAV be fudred of As II deserTcs
The soldiers from Indiana dis]ikcj Il
yery much. IN this editorial Tbo.
Claegett promised to rcrieW The GoT.
ernoE at anothnr time ana fhis tne mo-n;o Gos'
to add fue1 to thu tirc' he ba1 a1ra3Jr ~, ntus'
ated. be came ont with an ar1ic]r on}tc az
ill.tempercd and IN many resnecfs T,nsnar a.
than tic first. This:w % tie % hair that e broke
State A. vii A. those from iithe eraat NV W,r,h
west determined they wonid to1e3at. The -.
rer no 1ourer. Accordingly ahont tro brn.
dred organIzed themselves yery onietiy ,nto a
proper military organization, with snme of |
their own number f5r their officers. Armed
with their own reyolyers thev cotbc1ed n
Main street. in the central narf of The tow, ~
and proceeded in most orderly manner to /
the office Of the Constellation, tooktpossessfon
and detailed twelve men t9 TO in ani dssf-o1
the press and other contents of ne hn;j5ng
One Of The assistant editors was in the nfI;ee