Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-03-06
A VOICE FROM THE ARMY.
Northern Treason Aiders, Take
Heed!


Northern Treason Aidsrs, Take
CAMP NEAR LA GRANGE, TENN,
February 10th, 1863.
EDITOR JoURNAL:-At meeting of com
panies A, Capt. Horton, and G, Capt Eys,ra,
the following resolutions were read and
unanimously adopted by company g, and
with ten exceptions by company A. In con-
nection Herewith, it is proper to state that
these 80 utions reflect but faint glow of
the indignation felt by these commands
towards the traitors who infest and render
odious the hitherto most loyal districts in
Iowa; and they are almost as bitter in their
denunciation of those who permit these alb II
tons of that relic of the Revolutionary var
treason and coward ce--to faunt their damna-
BILE treason, and misrepresent the condition
| and feelings of the soldiers in the field.
believe every one Of them pretend to be
good Union men," and under these false
colors attempt to disguise their real motives
| tell them that they are only delaying, for
| time, the inevitable fate that will sooner or
| q
down to their children.
The reasons urged by the already ''distin-
guished'' ten of company a, for refusing to
| endorse the resolutions were, as near as can
ascertain, that they were 'pr,metour," and
that 1.-THE word Limm,crat' was mot spelled
right" 1t may be, however, that they come
und r the general rule, with enough set aside
to prove the exception, that whoever refuses
to endorse resolutions Of that character, are
neither good soldiers nor good citizens.
| We have no doubt but that the love for
power is sufficient to induce some hitherto
apparently respectable Union men, to assoc
ciate themselves with reasonable gatherings,
| for
ITO reign Is worth ambition, though in hell"
while others become inoculated as it were,
without the moral power to resist the devel-
opment Of disease which will necessarily
render them subject to retribution equal to
that of others far more guilty.
Like the Fortress of He'll, in Millions Par
adise Lost" our country gave birth to litter
of fiends, who pursued their common mother
with more lust than rage, and in embraces
forcible and foul, engendered these yelling
monsters who, when thwarted in their hellish
designs, rush back into their mothers womb
and kennel there, gnawing her vitals for their
repast, and bowling still within Gen.
But have already transgressed my limit
yet there is another matter wish to mention,
and do so by request of the whole company:
One j. Haight, who was once a member of
company G, has lately been making secession
speeches somewhere in Cedar county. He
was slightly wounded at Pennington, in May
last, and was sent to Keokuk hospital, where
by some hocus pocus, he obtained discharge,
but not until after he had been reported ard
mustered as deserter. While with the COM
pany, his talents and energies were directed
more particularly to poker playing than SOL
dering. As this Haight is one of those men,
the mention of whose name adds little grace
or entity to communication, have only
stated these facts to prove the above rule
Like an unnamed vessel with the handle
broken off, he should be set aside, never to be
used except in cases of extreme necessity.
Here are the resolutions.
Yours, &c. ***
| RESOLUTIONS.
| WHEREAS, Our Government being now en-
gagged in putting down the most malignant
and causeless rebellion thai ever cursed a ma
ton, it behooves us, as soldiers as men-to
speak, with one voice, the sentiments which
animate US; and,
WHEREAS, We have read, with the deepe st
modification and regret, the proceedings of
what are miscalled Democratic meetings in
the vicinity of our homes, which meetings
were called for no other purpo than to de-
velope treason, embarrass tn. Cover ment,
encourage desertioa, discourage e listments,
and even offer protection to deserters; there
fore, I've it
Rssolced, That having pledged our lives
and every cherished interest to the service of
our country in this its hour of peril, we ask
these m n to desist in their tr aSonable de-
signs, and to maintain the dignity Of our
Government and the State of Iowa, by sup
porting every war measure of the Admins
traton, until every State in rebellion shall
acknowledge the supremacy of our flag.
Resoiret, That we view with the deepest
indignation, every effort on the part of North
ern raitors for a cessation OF hostilities, upon
any pretenses whatever, and that we will
nsver voluntarily consent to any proposition
for peace from any source, except the uncon-
ditional surrender of the rebels to the Federal
| forces.
Reso'ued, That while we tender to Gov.
Kirkwood our thanks for the zeal and devo-
| ton he has manifested towards the soldiers of
Iowa, and pl dye him our cordial support,
and, If need be, our lives, to maintain the
honor of the State, of which we are so jus ly
proud, we ask that instead of executing the
penalty of treason, he execute treason as q
penalty.
Resoluea, That it is the duty of all loyal
citizens to whose protection we have left all
that is dear to men-our wives, our children,
our fathers and our homes-to destroy, first,
those cess pools of treason, disloyal newspa-
pers, then dive out with the moose and bay
onet, all their aiders and abettors.
Resolced, That should these scoundrels
persist in their trai,orous designs and we be
permitted to return home, by the blood of
our comrades who have fallen victims to this
he,lish rebellion-Ayre, Lawrence, Gaddis,
Lynn, Graves, Finn, Wallngsford, Craddock,
Moore, Woodford, Corleit, Mowry, Brown,
Avery, Lee, Waterman, Smith. Wigem, Van
devort, LOOMS, Rigby, Ady, Smith-it is our
unalterable determination, so far as we have
the ability, that not a single traitor shall
b permitted to Iive in peace in our midsH
Resolved, That these resolutions be pub
lished in the Muscatine JOURNAL, Davenport
Gazette, Iowa City Republican, Upton Id
Uertiser and Washington Press
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A Voice from the Army.
send you extracts from two letters re.
ceived from soldiers now in the army under
Gen. Grant. / withhold their names for the