Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-12-11
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When we look at the Flourish Of trum-
pets" before the ladies' convention at Des
Moines and its results, the above line is forci
bly, suggested. At the convention at Musca-
tine an effort was made to induce all the SOL
diers' aid societies in the State to send their
contributions by way Of Davenport to the
Northwestern Commission, at Chicago
Knowing that it would consume more time
and money to send goods destined for the
Lower Mississippi, by way Of Chicago, they
wisely refused, and resolved to send to St.
Louis, letting all who preferred send to Chi.
cago. It was this refusal, and this alone, that
led to the convention at Des Moines. There,
by calling in the aid of men in high places to
preside over and manipulate the machine, by
appointing committees inimical to Mrs. Wit
tsnmyer,+ (who operates entirely through
the Western Commission, at st. LOUISE by
brow beating and refusing the floor to Mrs..
W. and her friends, the same darling object
was sought to be attained. What was the
result! The convention, seeing the object of
the Kynett faction and the folly of sending
stores from Council Bluffs to Vicksburg BY
way of Chicago, refused, by vote Of one
hundred and fifteen against forty-fve, to stul-
tify themselves by such suicidal course
Having full confidence in both the Commits
sions, they refused to make any invidious
distinction. A fitting scathing rebuke to
some would-be great men in Iowa. Truly
their Herculean labor brought forth ridicu-
lous mouse. But the convention was not
entirely barren. Whereas, before Iowa had q
State Sanitary Society, with Mrs. Wittenmyer
| for President and Miss Shelton for Secretary,
and divers other officers from different parts
of the State, and one even from Muscatine,
the Nazareth Of Iowa, now she has another
Hermaphrodite Association, conceived and
brought forth by women's convention, with
Hon. Judge Dillon Gan honor to any station, J
for President, and polished" thong some
! what tortuous shaft in the Methodist Church
| and would-be Lieut. Col. in a certain cavalry
regiment, for secretary, and other officers, too
tedious to mention, from other parts of the
State, with Muscatine left out in the cold
This may crafty some little mind. Well, the
qualification is cheap let them enjoy it. The
truly great and good of Iowa will continue to
| labor for the comfort of our sick and wound
ed soldiers, and use Mrs. Wittenmyer or Mr..
Kynett as agents for distribution, according
to their elective afini'ies.
A single fact from a hundred others will
show the impression made on the minds of
| the people of Des Moines after having and
seeing the whole course of the two agents in
the convention. While the one was suffered
| to leave unnoticed and ride all night in the
cold with the driver rather than sit with and
face the noble women who had stood by Mrs.
W., she was pressed to remain and partake
of public dinner as testimony of her worth
and noble deeds. Intent on her godlike mis-
sion, and unwilling to do anything that
might "sow discord among brethren" this
honor she declined.
see by the papers that the new organiza-
ton has met at Davenport and appointed
three agents as evangelists to itinerate the
State. One agent might be useful to stir up
the people and organize societies where they
do not exist, Do the old societies need the
visits of such agents? Will they teach the
ladies how to cut out garments for the sick
or to make wine and jelies for the GONZALES
| cent Or what is their mission? Ifthey aim
to compel all societies to patronize Davenport,
their labor will be in vain. 1t is to be hoped
that the Governor and Legislature will have
too much sense to waste the money Of the
State on any such sinecures.
ANr1-HuMBua.