Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-04-24
Ten Positive Lies

Were published by the Muscatine Courier
in yesterdays editorials, as we shall here emu
merate: s "5t --..
lst. Besides Provost Marshals in each Con-
gressional District, there are to be Deputy
Marshals in every county in the North.
I'd. The compensation of these county dep
uties will be 1850 per annum.
Sd. Both parties in Connecticut, before the
election, agreed that Seymour's majority
would be from 1,700 to 1000.
4th. The whok pouer of the National Gov
ernment was then brought to bear to over
come this majority. ''.@ -..' ':'
5th. Secretary Stanton issued more than
four thousand furloughs to Connecticut vol
unteers to 60 home and vote against the Cop
perhead ticket, at the expense of the North
west. '- .rao
9Th. The names of all the Democrats were
known, and not one of them was granted a
furlough. msr7 ',.t
7th. As last resort, the Administration
would have called to its aid the bayonet to
drive Democratic voters from the polls. g q.
Sth. In Indianapolis and Cincinnati the lat
ter was done. iai4- a ri
9th. In indianapolis soldiers surrounded the
polls and drove away every Democrat that
dare show his head.
10th. The Abolitionists will take possession
of the polls in Iowa next fall, and prevent
Democrats from taking any part in the elec.
ton. r. 5 = e1 3aa, - a-
We have no hesitancy in saying-knowing
the editor Of that sheet to be no fool-that
the above enumerated declarations from his
pen were intended to deceive and arouse the
baser passions Of those who have no means
save through his columns, of knowing the
truth of the subjects whereof he writes. We
charge him with willful, deliberate, unmitiga-
ted lying. We respect an honorable and
truthful competitor-we admire candor in an
opponent but when men are so lost to truth
decency and patriotism as the editor Of thai
vile sheet, we find no language too severe, nc
epithets too strong to apply. That editor il
reading man, and he knows better than te
palm such falsehoods upon his unsuspectine
and incredulous readers and followers.
That we do not misrepresent him nor dc
him injustice, we will here refer to fam.
ing announcement made in his paper about
one week ago, that Wisconsin had gone Dem
ocratic by over 10000 majority. His OWL
compositors were compelled to blush wher
asked whence. the intelligence came FROM
The announcement was made in large type
and placed at the head Of the editorial col
umn, when the returns had not been received
at this point from single county in Wiscon
sin. "A week or more has passed, and tina
editor Enosos that the Republican Union tick
ct Of that State has been elected-probabl..
without the soldiers votes certainly with it
Yet he has not the candor and honesty t
correct his first falsehood. The truth is tha
treason has corrupted the very fountain Q
his being. No man can be false to his coun
try without being false to everything else. e
The Courier, by following system Of false
hood, instead Of basing his action on tn
principles Of eternal rectitude, is digging hi
own grave And whenever he deviates from
the true course Of public journalist we shal
assist in throwing up the clods.-D Daily, 17M
The n1~rArsD HON CLAD KEoKuK.-Th
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