Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-08-28
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s-r.r' ui DAVENPORT, Aug %.
DEAR JOURNAL: believing that Mass
Meeting of Copperheads would be a novelty,
and having been informed that Hon. VIM. E.
Leffingwell, Of Lyons, and MAJOR Willard, Of
Chicago, would pour forth their eulogiums
upon the Democratic candidate for Governor,
the music Of most excellent band preceded
me to the Court House. Arrived there, |
found that Major Willard was being intro
duced to VAST AssENBLAGE, numbering
nearly three hundred persons. When | say
that all the space within the bar was almost
entirely unoccupied, and that no one was
cramped or crowded in court room very
much smaller than that of Muscasino, you will
believe my statement. Il went 50. far IS to
count one half the audience, and that, the
larger half, and found one hundred and TWEEN
ty-two persons One half of the entire au Il
ence were natives Of Ireland, who seem to
think that their mission to this country is to
aid its enemies and berate and denounce its
Government aud those in authority. Irish
men were there whom I was informed h d
never taken out their first papers, but who
Justify cheered and exhibited the contents of
their stomachs, in their enthusiasm for the
speakers denunciations Of every thing but
rebels and Copperheads. A very considera-
bic part of the remainder of the audience
consisted of men who had an unusual
hearty laugh and were most noisy when the
speaker referred to sacred things and espec-
tally when he compared Vallandigham to
Daniel the Prophet and to our Savior.
To his credit and his honor be it said, Mr..
Lefingwell was not present to take part in
the councils of the ungodly." Major Will
lard was there, and he spoke after the man
ner of Vallandigham Mason, Seymore, Of
Connecticut, Fern ndo Wood q Co. | know
nothing of the fellows history save that CIV
en- by himself, to-wit: that he had been in
the artillery branch of the service for 81
months during this war, and becoming dis
gusted with the Presidents Proclamation, re-
signed in disgust | have faint recollection
that he is the same Chicago officer who was
dismissed the service in disgrace, by Rose
Grams for uttering qdisloyal sentiments.
know from his style he never left the service
hoporaby to- himself A more malignant,
bitter, unscrupulops, lying speech was never
made by Copperhead. What it lacked in
ability was made up in meanness and false
hood. He pronounced the currency of the
country, worthless green-backs," the agents
Of the Governments whether in the civil or
military departments, "minions and hire
lings," the men who have been arrested and
confined for reasonable practices, Democrat
ic gentlemen" the war an abolition war, "
to which no support should be given until its
abolition purposes are abandoned, )" the duty
of Democrats to unite and give General
Futile an enthusiastic support" the ''iilegal
arrests Of loyal cit Gems, arbitrary and tend
ing toward despotisua," the transcription
law unconstitutional and uni ust', Lin fact
everything that a rebel would say about the
Government, public policy, &C., this Willard
said to the edification of his MASS Meeting"
Not word did he utter commendatory of
our soldiery,1 not a syllable concerning the
glorious victories they have achieved, not an
idea advanced as to what should berthe true
policy, nothing to vindtcate the Government
| in single particular. No rebel ever denoun-
ced the administrator and it's policy in more
malignant terms than did this speaker. Yet
| he stood there and advocated the claims Of
Ueti i uCIic loI 0oStIuOi, ocCduSos W use LIE
own language, ''the time had come when Iowa
should have a Democratic Governor, like
Seymour, of New York, and Parker of New
Jersey, who would not permit the arbitrary
arrests Of good citizens by the minions Of an
abolition dynasty" His mention Of Tutle's
name never elected a cheer, or other demon
stration Of applause. Every mention Of Val
landigham's name brought down the house
every denunciation Of Abolitionists and an
"Aboition war" aroused the enthusiasm Of
l his hearers. q sfrial2 WcG q9.daA lo''t
| II 1t was a remarkable s,ghtlthat Of nearly
300 democrats fred with malignant hatred
against the Administration and its measures,
yet supporting Gen. Tuttle for Governor. =
What means it? It has no other meaning
than that futile has sold himself to the tories
Of Iowa for a chance Of being Governor as
the consideration. Would any honest, high;
minded War Democrat, like Croker, Bussey,
Williamson and Dodge, icohsent'tol an asso:
citation with such mem is were here assembled
[te-day? Gen. futile is, convicted ,rof double
dealing. ! Professedly war man, for the
Union without an 'sif,'' he throws himself