Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-02-27

necticut Volunteers, is also here, looking
hearty. LINKENsALE.
[For the Journal -i.' t.
George Francis Train.
Let us try to unravel some of the threads
in the tissue of falsehoods held up by this
man, in fremont Hall, for the special edifica.
ton of the Democrats. Let US look through
the abundant clouds of gassy eloquence and
self-adulation, which he wrapped as a cloak
about him, and see what there is of this man
and what he really means.
Did he justify the expectations of those in
whose interests he came here-Thayer, Wal
lace, Harrigan and the rest ? Not quite, we
think though they must have been satisfied
with the last half of his lecture, which was
made up of fantastic exaggerations and posi-
tive falsehoods, concerning New England and
the abolitionists. Was the chief object Of
his visit here to give us his opinion of his
own vast abilities and impress us with his
sickening vanity and egotism? Certainly
not. Was it simply to tell good stories and
offer to amuse his audience upon any subject
they might select, that this political mounte.
bank came here ? No. These were mere
condiments and spices to render his venom
Gus opposition to the war more palatable, and
to persuade his poor Irish hearers that they
were not swindled out of twenty-five cents
His mission is to cool off the patriotic enthu-
siam of the masses for the successful prosecu-
ton of the war, to weaken the hands of the
Administration, and to curse Abolitionists
soundly, like any other peace Democrat.
Was Mr.. Train ever Know-nothing, like
his friend Mr.. Wallace? Did he come here
to adp the sin of hypocricy to that of being
a rebel-sympathizer? That his affection for
foreigners is just about equal to the love of
j. Fl. Wallace for them is probable. We will
do Mr.. Wallace the justice to say that in ha-
tired for Abolitionists he is fully the equal Of
Mr.. Train, but he cannot match him in bold
and brazen-faced lying. Thayer & Co. know
that though lying is common, charity for
liars is very scarce, and they ought to have re-
spected public opinion more than to have
hired this man to lie by the hour.
Mr.. Train is noisy, hippant and rather
malignant representative Of that class of men
who style themselves 'peace Democrats. -
These are they who artfully SOW dlssensions
to prevent triumph of the Union arms un-
der Republican rule; who hide their oppo-
sition to the war policy, and their sympa-
thy with the rebels behind Abolitionism -
These are they who threaten revolution in
our midst in behalf of Southern rebels; who
declare that our army is demoralized by the
proclamation of emancipation; with whom
apologies for armed slave-holding rebels, ha-
tired for abolitionists and "niggers" are
"stock ideas" These are the men who dark
en- the minds of those who read their papers
by persistent lying about "the Abolition war;
"infractions of the constitution" "illegal ar
rests" "Lincoln's tyranny" and in every
other way that they dare morally favor the
rebels and withhold their support from the
Government. These are the peace Demo-
ocrats these the doctrines of the tory Sham
ocracy represented by Mr.. Train. These are
the men whose watchwords, IN our present
extreme peril from shareholders in arms, who
are tearing and hawking at the nations life,
are, ''the Constitution as it is, and the Union
as itwas," "Peace on any terms," and ''down
with the Abolition war;" So says Train
They say ''down with Abolitionists," "stop
Abolition preaching" So says Train. He
repeated the lying accusation that the Aboli.
tionists caused the war. This is nothing but
q pretext, with both Southern and Northern
traitors. The former use it to justify rebel.
lion, the latter to apologize for, or to conceal
their sympathy for rebels. This furious
clamor about Abolitionists is only uttered by
traitors who aoiU have some excuse for Sc
cession. 1t is only these who wish to leave
New England tout in the cold;" only these
who are in favor of Northern secession. The
doctrine is disintegrating, dissolving, revolu-
tionary in effect.
Admitting that both secession and abolition
are wrong, which is the greater evil of the
two? Abolition having the wish but no pow
er to destroy slavery, or secession which is in
arms to destroy the Union and freedom in be-
half of slaveryp Which evil preceded the
other, abolition or treason of shareholders to
the Government? We will answer this lat
ter question in future number.
Mr.. Trains statement that Mr.. Lincoln's
proclamation Of freedom and general treat.
ment Of the "nigger question is gigantic
joke to deceive the friends of freedom is a gi-
gantic lie. On that ground only does he
stand by the President. But enough con-
cerning this miserable pedler of "stock ideas"
for the Peace snamocrats. His price is cheap
two shil!ings for the lot. Abolitionists are
crzsed gratis. OLDEN BARNvELDT.
- A Convention of political prisoners is
to be held in New York on the 4th of March,
at which the Mahonys, Olds, Shehans, John
sons and compatriots propose to ''deyise,
adopt and put into practical effect measures
to obtain satisfaction for the outrages to which
they claim to have been subjected. If salts
faction is what they are after, we advise them
although they failed to get the silver for
their treason-to initiate Judas and hang
themselves. We assure them it would give
most intense satisfaction Tran
script. s.. -