Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-04-24
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.., ID -... .... IlPTON, april IL.
Mr. EDITOR Once more 1 seek admit
lance into the columns of your valuable pa
per. What change six months has wrought
in the minds of the people of this vicinity
At one time disloyalty ran, as it were, un-
checked. 1t was hardly safe for a loyal man
to express his sentiments on the streets. Dis
turbance of the peace was of frequent occur
renee. What o change has taken place in the
public sentiment Why is this? All owing
to the effort put forth by loyal men in hold
ing meetings, and through the aid of able
speakers, who laid before the minds of the
people the issues of the day in their proper
light. without fear or favor. Such men have
lived to some purpose How different will be
their end from those Arnold-like, who have
endeavored to ruin the best country and Gov
ernment the sun ever shone upon. Il 4-
1t is my object and purpose to oppose some
of the doings of the so-called Democrats of
the present day, alias Copperheads. Last
August a Copperhead went into the recruit.
ing business, the better to shield his real pur-
pose, and succeeded in raising two companies
Of volunteers, Of whom nearly all were Re-
|publicans and loyal Democrats. At the same
time he was engaged in organizing society of
the K. G. G. for the purpose, should the
draft take place (the loyal soldier being out
of the way to resist it successfully. He was
very jealous in the work, working night and
day, but death, who spares none, put stop
to his sctions The society has two rooms
one for those who have ridden the goat and
one for the reception of those who are to be
initiated into the secrets of Synomosyism.
Some of their secrets have already been pub.
lished. Their sayings and doings are treason
able in the extreme; one expression will suffice
to prove the assertion: ~ have taken SOL
emn oath to resist the encroachments of Lin
coin and his traitorous crew. The South is
in the right. 1t is our duty to bring about a
peace at all hazards"
What are the principles Of such menu
They are capable Of STOPPING to any depth to
carry out their principles One of their num-
Der actually got out petition while his part
ner was lying in the house dead, who was a
Justice of the Peace, because he was. afraid
some one would get the start, as he was anx-
ious to have the position. The names of a
few such men will mention. The most ac-
tive ought to be kicked out of the country
Mr.. Snyder, Abraham Vance and Lawyer
Piatt. The latter has been trying to carry
water on both shoulders, but at the time Of
the charter election was caught in his own
trap; taking some paper and going over to
the Court House, as if on business, and de-
posting his vote; then sneaking out Of the
back door, he not knowing that not Union
man was going to vote, thereby finding out
who these men were These men are not
alone in fermenting treason. We have some
of the fair sex who openly boast that they
are guilty Of helping along the cause.
It is represented as fact that two of our
hardest working Copperheads, Bissell and
Swinford, have been out talking to the
people on their particular hobbies, but instead
of converting people to their faith, are driving
them into the folds of Unionism. .f..,
I We have organized p. National Union
League, the object Of which is to explain the
issues that are now before the people, and en-.
Tighten the minds Of those who are in the
habit of being led by the ears whichever way
best suit their leaders. Many, have been
converted, and many more are being turned
from the errors of their way. 81, ! ]. K.
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