Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-09-18
COppcrllead Abuse Of Loyal Dem.
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We noted the other day the marked differ
erence between the conduct of the present
| canvass in Iowa, on the part of the friends Of
the Union, and the opposition, touching the
| treatment of the principal candidates. An
other hing which has doubtless attracted the
attention and received the dsapprobation of
all candid men, is the malignant bitterness
with which the Copperhead journals and ora
tors attack all those Democrats who have had
the patriotism and courage to leave their par
ty, upon seeing that it was leagued with the
enemies of the cou ltry.
1t might seem, indeed, that the general dis
ruption of party ties, which followed upon
the breaking out of the war, was enough of
| itself to convince honest men that it was no
time for partizan feeling. Stephen A. Dou-
GAS uttered his noblest words just before he
died, and left as legacy to his countrymen,
not his Democracy, but his patriotism
not party platform, but words Of courage
and hope for all men of all parties who should
stand by the country in its time Of peril, and
of indignation against all men Of all parties
who should not SO stand by it.
Others of scarcely less note took the same
position, and still occupy it, regardless of the
abuse of those who give up to party what
should be given to the country. The names
of Butler, Brady, John Cochrane, Lehman,
Brough, Logan, McClernand, and host of
others, will at once be thought of. In our
own State, it has been the same way, and
Croker, Bussey, Williamson, and other
prominent Democrats, train no longer with
1.-The Democracy" but receive the assaults
Of its friends Here is a specimen from the
Dubuque Herald:
Thackeray's Yel!owplush, in his auto-biog-
raphy, says, with well assumed pride ::
During these three years of witch distin
guished myself not a little in the MUSCLE
| way, for bloc the bellus of the church hor-
gio, and very fine tunes we played too -
That is nearly the style Of such little Yellow
pushes as Logan, McClernand, Dickinson,
Williamson, and that squad. They "distin-
guish themselves" by blowing "the belluses,"
while the Abolition party select and finger
out the tunes. Every once in a while some
one of these fellows writes out small portion
Of his life, winding up with land very fine
tunes we play too," at which all the Adolf
tionists on the other side of the "horgin ="
laugh. They very we'll know that all the
Yellowplush fraternity is good for is to pump
little breath into their instrument.
And it is very mild specimen at that
1t seems little singular that these abused
Democrats should be so unceremoniously pla-
ced in the back seats by the Copperhead
writer's. Ofthe four men mentioned by the
Herald, two are Major Generals in the army,
one is Attorney General of New York, and
the other Colonel of an Iowa regiment, who
has been spoken Of as highly in the columns
of this abolition" journal at all events as
has been the most radical of our soldiers.
1t is mesn'y and wickedly false to say that
the friends of the Government called Adolf
tionists have given to former Democrats a
whit less consideration than to the most rad
ical Free Sellers. 1t is meanly and wickedly
false to say that the Administration has done
so. Ofall the Generals now having impor-
tant commands, but one-Gen. Banks-sup-
ported Mr.. Lincoln for the Presidency in
$780, whilst the departments at Washington
and the custom houses in our principal cities,
swarm with democratic" officials.
The truth is, the Copperheads are mad be-
cause the best men in the cid Democratic
party, all over the country, from Maine to
Tennessee, and from Tennessee to California.
have left the standard Of party to join the
standard of country. That is what s the
matter.
A FLYING MACHINE.-Dr. Solomon An
drews, of Perth Amboy, N. j.. has invented