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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-08-28

Our readers have not forgotten the account
published in our columns few weeks since
in. relation to the terrible punishment in.
Aicted upon brave soldier Of an Illinois reg.
iment who, in an evil moment, listened ia
the counsel Of father, honored with the
judicial ermine Of that State, aud deserted hil
comrades. We have been shown . letter,
written by ayoong man in neighborine
county to his brother in the service, in which
he takes occasion to say that "the Democrats
are increasing every day and the war growing
more unpopular" But the chief feature Of
the letter is the following extract, which we
commend Is the boys in the army. as speci-
men Of latter-day Democratic friendship:
Il got the last letter you wrote to pap &
brought it for Judge B. to read he says you
are all right on the goose for this is nothing
but an abolition war he says for you to be
careful who you shoot & be sure to shoot ab-
olitionists he says il Bates don't turn his coat
to shoot him Zines are getting very warm
here WE ARE EXPECTING EVERY DNY THE
WAR WILL BREAK OUT HEBE if it does aboli-
tionism will have to suffer blast their black
hearts they have almost ruined US already &
think the sooner we put an end to them
the better" ....., 80 Il
The Bates referred to is prominent lawyer
Of Cedar Rapids, and was one of the Presi
dental electors for this State in 1860. His
crime consists in being opposed to the exten-
sion Of slavery and in taking up arms at the
call Of his country. And Judge B., whose
real name we have, advises q soldier in the
field to shoot bis superior officer if he don't
change his politics. q Be careful who you
shoot, and be sure to shoot Abolitionists. ~
That is, when you go forth to battle and you
meet the enemy, be careful who you shoot.
If you have Abolitionists that is, any one
who endorses the war policy of the Govern
ment-be sure and shoot them instead of
rebels. --1'4 '- --' '1'' ~ ~
That, soldiers Of the Republic. is the advice
given by an active, working Democrat to :
comrade in arns.o1 1910 ba.-.J .r su itajz
This is Democracy in Iowa. This is the
"ire in the rear party" who are expecting
every day 1.-THE war will break out in Iowa,
and the sooner aboli,ionists are pu. an end to,
the better" Inviters of civil war and mob
violence are the leaders of the Democracy in
Iowa. These are the men who meet in con-
ventions, adopt platforms, nominate eandi.
dates and declare the soldiers voting law
unconstitutional, unless the soldiers vote for
those candidates and that platform. 1Dg ii
The writer Of the above letter, together with
Judge B., will vote for Gen. Tuttle, if he re-
mains the Democratic candidate. ,,t i.... ., ~,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-08-28
An Honest COppcrhes d.

That is, one who in his heart believes th,
South justified in rebellion, and whose sym
pathies are all with the enemies Of is govern
ment and who conscisntiously o pos S tn
prosecution of war for the res.o a ion Of tn,
Union There are console tious rebels Souti
and tories North Above all other men, com
mend US TO- an horest manT77one who say!
what he means and means what he says
though the heavens fall bG We know to b,
honest in opposition to the war for the Unior
and follow the course indicated, incurs many
risks. But an honest man hazards all things
for what be believes TO be truth Although
we may despise the opinions and utterance'
ofa treason mongeF, yet We rs. may be coEmpellee
TO pay tribute to his unainching courage ,ir
their advocacy iod 4id baa tib2ro al or
Among the rebel organs In Iowa, none
commands from Us, a higher degree Of respect
for its honesty and fearlessness than the. Du
fbuque Herald. Neither party sxpediency
individ ialT advantage, hope # success, moi
tdI " VI ~, Sau S'tAPSt ~ " S"Ct'S i,Vh ~
recognized path of duty 1t is guided BY
principl IS and not by hope of success 1t j.
so infinitly above the lawtr'ekl;ngb denaa-
gogu ism and supplian rneanhess aidd servvil
'ty Of such rebel paper Ii rs the Burlington
Aryns. g aNdttsm,n and CuM ,,er, that, it il
refr shing to readsits contents after having
sickenea With the 81 ny fiji Of the papers
We ehayeA med. " ,abomnate $ t achings
I've deprecate its dangerous inRuencs-but
we admire its hold, honest style ,Tr'Gao'
Speaking Of Tattle's letter to the people,
the I, Herald, instead, like the Courier Of
striving to make it consistent with its own
anti war fecord, and fearless Of results, thus
rebukes the miserable stulli6ers of their own
record: aqio loe ai.ag NJ ,a.-,c,,.a =,
i THAI LE7TER.--We publish elsewhere
what spurpor,s to- be Gen. Tut les letter OF
acc: pt nee,. deferring comments until its au
thentici'y is established. 5i We recognize nc
code which imposes honesty in business md
permits doqbls5desfing ip politics. What we
believe politically We cannot help believing,
nor can we discover the distinction betyeen
telling, that which Is, untrue, aud refusing to
tell that which we, believe t. be true. Let us
see, however, what q day will bring forth.''
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-08-28

p From, all portions Of Northern Missouri
We have information Of q slave exodus. The
slaves are leaving byfdayzand' by night. Few
prssas TO ser dsd ss ssa
walk boldly off in broad rdey lght Should
tho fight continue atlhey present rate. by the
time 1866 rolls around, the slaves Of the State
will scarcely be worth countingsaN 4TGX
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-08-28

The Davenport Democrat is publishing
a list of the frauds and violences whereby it
alleges That the Bramlettel ticket wasI elected
:in1I kentucky.j sTheuBurlington Aydus and
other Ceppsrhead sheets are swearing that
the Braplstse ticket was, a, true Democratic
cohcerh,. and that the 'Wyck'iffe arrangement
was seeesh.5 So We go. Who shall decide
Mhcn''s Tories disagree ?s- State Register.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-08-28
TIE JEFF. DAVIS CoBgEsPoNDBNcE.-The
recent capture: of jeff! Davis library and

TIE JEFF DAVIS CoBgEsPoNDBNcE.TTh
recent capture of jeff! Davis library and
correspondence is bringing to light some Gu
rious matters. y, Nor hern, traitors are IN
earthed's in. q manner to them y none y, too
pleasing vt Among the letters captured, ard
which have found their way into print, is one
from Ex-Governor Reynolds, Of Illinois, writ
ten. December 2sth, 1860, in, wFich he, says
to Davis that, AN the slave States mustsep-
arate from the North and come together, >.
and "the general secession ought to he &C,
complished before the 4,h Of March, TIE
"old Ranger now claims to be ore Of the
stlic.est sect Democrats 1.-The o. ly rue I'm on
men. This letter shows him an out d ont
traitpr, an alder and abettor Of ssc ss IS.
ion, an adviser of insurrectipn an revolutiono
And he is only q type ofa large class among
|, us men of like minds with him in go, bnt
not sufficient note to have the name of JEFF.
Davis down On their. list Of correspondents. t.
d dtAncttpriett4r fromuai prominent il taemo
cratic politician oof 1iinoisAJames ILaraion,
y, wealfky, citizen Of Chicago is published,
he predicts that Indiana and AL the States
| of the West win come Into this new Con-
federacy," and s'Omo, Pennsylvania and New
YORK as soon thereafter. as would be desira.
ble.n'' He also Laughed at the idea that the
Government would attempt coercion,i as the
South would take with it all the ''vital polit-
icat force Of the country, leaving the North
with is p litical diseases" This was writ
ten on the l4th Of January, 1861: :y7Iauoo n
Ore John Broad6ead, Of Penn. writes to
Davis in 1855, 70 am tired Of teng d white
fslafe At he North, AMI iong for home iu
the sunny Souths'saco 2afsd 9rs s19G7red
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-08-28

Toia zaoT WaE WxsH1NaToN, Aug! 22.i &
i; The MsrshafofI this district aiixeftises the
public sale ofsthe life estate ofoseseral pieces
,or PasselsIof' gradnd, with improyepts tiatBis
'city under hheo con6scationi sctr' Captains
lFrenth's, Forests and Motifs estates in
uinded.sW1 bsxs ,rcGj zrao2 AIT .3lD 5.
8 Seven chrl. flredi deserters hare. within the
last two days; been sent hence to join thtr
respective regiments. esDof ID otn oIoTd
The Treasury Department is issuing the
third series Of $40 coupons each series be-
ing Fl 10000, ,oO0in emeunt- -5sT The new honds
have addition5i prote ton and guards against
,counterfelting. 2 UponIhe face Of Lthe bonds
the denomination appears in git underneart,
the engraRiagy which csnriot be removed land
can't be copied iiy photographic or my other
Known pro essy and hacks Of the coupons sre
SO arranged that the cou nons Of onescannet
tbe altered Of date. md substituted for another
without dst, esingcsamesy The bonds are con-
sideradl - safer from lmitationl than the
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-08-28

THE HfRAED's TUMBLE The Dubuque
Herala Of Sunday charged Gen Tuts!e with
astrsten ssas s Wiling sP sRS sa sSsay Ss e. s,ss. aS
Illiucis, consigning two Judges from that
State, among others, to the military prison
at Washington. +" It exciaimedl l'What has
befallen the Democratic party that such =
man is sought 10 be foisted upon il as caiidl-
date for Governor ?' 2Ds 'noc1iN 9iSa sih' q
The next number Of the Herald came out
with the name of Gen Tutsle over itg edito-
rial columns, as its candi idate for Gov rnor. 81
Tho Hsrola managers will do to start i
circus.-Dubuqxs Timer S'''92sAfAi
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-08-28

|. IWHxrd6EN. JACKSON ovouLD HAVE. 1oSs
WITH Va, A,kAstIaHsx.-aiW We, comm ntn nt,, the
Nal.ahdi shamefDe noerats sth q ofsllowins aexs
Iuacsb from ooe ofJaeksons letters. 10 1tkr as
Srittento to Mr.. cMoaroes lenIthe 9TH rs6 Jsnuary,
ol8l and may be found on page lb92 of Ran
|s.ah.s hifeIeofi Jefersop, 9yolumeL Thus
Espake the old hero :: I'll am free TO declare.
EsadI comwandaiq the military 81 etartment
hyhereath4 Hartford Convention met if it had
Fbeen the blast nact Of my lifes should have
punished the sshnee principal leaders Of the
bpafty.iL am certain nan. indepepdent aecurt
martial would have condemned them under
the second section Of the aet establishing rules
and regulations for the government Of the
army Of the United States" Il
Comment is needless. hh 70 Sih@.@ Z
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-08-28

Bri,,, &c !. Jossp W Revere, cfthe II Poto
mac arm i. has cen d's,nis eel from the ser.
vice for uns0idisrly conduct.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-08-28

- Gen. Tom Thumb and wife have got ,aa
far as Hartford, Conn.,. on their way to Eu-
rope They are holding public levees as
USUAL lna g. sol 10 s..aL .aoEa2 ts.4a.I
& AT the close of the last financial year
March 3lst tie national debt of England
was e7s9, ,sOe, ,lS9, CT about four thousand
millions Of dollars. 81: 2o yg . a3jilreo
The contractor for the Milwaukee and St
Paul Railway company, ,dvertises for thou
sand laborers to build the proposed s. ction o
the western road, between Columbus and
Portage. n Accord ng to present prospects it
will soon be finished and the cars running
through, a. r5,.oon 49, ,f..,-. ~,
ed Six hundred rebel prisoners confined at
Fl. Delaware, near Philadelphia, have taken
tn oath ofoallegiance and enlisted in the Sd
Maryland cavalry. Most Of them are South
efhrhorn. The Philadelphia Copperheads are
saidoto be groahing over this unlocked for
m0vement:7G1 lis i.i aICisT3GH sT3!ioSs1
{ by order Of Gen. Grant, steamboat pass.
age to Cairo for his men has been limited to
S., and 81 for officers. AT first exort liant
prices were G. arged, and oneboat was detain7
ed by hi, order AID the Captain forced to dis
gorge a large amount, to the great delight of
the passengers and the disgust Of the greedy
'Captaaan.305 sid1 20 5as 2 mol saj m gggyi.
great iron-clad gunboat and ram. the
iDictathr, which is understood % b. the most
formidable vessel yet constructed n -aF
country. is so far advanced that IL is said it
will be iaun he'd aboutihe first OF 0ctoaer
It's sides consist Of three feet thickness of
solid oak, andW105 inches iron. II itaequals
expectations it Ifasll undoubtedly prove the
Dictator of the sVas ,95Gsq sd 10 s39if<gJ
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-08-28

TIE PRESIDENTS HEALrH.-The President
still resides at the Soldiers Home. Every
evening, at about six o'clock, he can be seen
leaving the Executive Mansion at the bead of
mounted escort Of, fifteen or twenty soldiers
The cares and responsibilities of bis Office
are obviously telling upon the health Of the
President. He looks thin and feeble, and his
eyes have Loaf their numerous expression.-
His friends entertain much solicltude about
his health, and have endeayoaed to persuade
him to leave Washington to recuy. .erate, but,
SO far, the pilot sticks to 5tis hei,l9 and does
not seem disposed. Ito leaveait soo long last he
has strength t. hold it.--= Correspondence heso
York heniag Post ..r-r...
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-08-28

oit aa-secesh Stoopa down here, Unclelr
90 Unde Sam-What for Secesh2e 1sbnu
9sSscsshrL want to cpt .yonr ythroatl noe
, y, ,S-sGuess not Don't want cutting,
eCopperhead-Yes, stoop down, UncleI
I'll q: 'S-What! do you, too, want To cut
oa'dt sscdw ,aohiw c 70 roe
1Nopperhead-Gh; no-peyes aoIwouldn't
dc such thing for the world r I only want
TO hold your arms pinioned behind your
back while Secesh cuts it. % That's very differ
,eut, YOU seotdw amod to yGt2 O: .nos 70
lied l&t-No; + don't see it.n-:N. 7. Tribune.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-06-23

presence Of mind he would not have de
served to have been the husband Of such
woman. He made slight gesture to
show he understood her, and said aloud
T" Excuse me, my dear, left the none
down stairs. I'll be back in two min
utes." Within that time he returned
pistol in hand. He looks at the prmnr
walks 10 the alcove, stoops, and while
the iorefnger of the right hand is on the
trigger, with the other band lie seizes
one Of the feet, and cries in voice of
thunder, Surrender or you're dead
man y He drags by the feet, into the
middle OF the room, a man OF most i'll.
favored aspect, crouch.g low TO avoid
the pistol which is held within an inch
Of his head. He is searched, and sharp
dagger is found on him. He con fesses
that the girl was his accdmplice, and had
told him NJ. Aubry would bring large
sum home that night. Nothing remains
now but TO give them over to the author
tiles. Madame Aubry asked her hus
band TO pardon them, but the voice of
duty is louder than that OF pity When
NJ Aubry heard from his wife all she
bad gone through, he could only say.
Who would have thought you SO cour,
ageous p But in spite Of her courage,
she was attacked that night with vio-
lent nervous fever, and did not get over
her heroism for several days.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-06-23
The Great American Desert--A Novel
Enterprise.
ours Truly,
GEo. b. SIrLER.

In the acquisition Of Territory from
Mexico. we acquired not only COOL, bad
and Indifferent lands, but we got desert
so large in lis dimensions, 50 for
midable in its wilhering desolations.
that we are at a loss 10 know what TO do
with il as was the party who drew the
elephant Professor Blake. who, from
his position OF geologist, accompanying
the exploring and surveying expedition
Of Capt. Williamson, OF the Atlantic and
Pacific RAILROAD Survey. acquired a
personal and familiar knowledge of this
;ourRda del muerta (desert OF death, } in
recent lecture in San Francisco, in
speaking of The Colorado Desert, pro-
nounced il as fine a specimen OF the
desert as that of Lydia or Sahara. IL
extends from the base OF San Bernardlno
southwesterly one hundred and eighty
miles, parts of its surface being below
our boundary line IN Sonora. is area y
some nine thousand square miles and
excepting The Colorado. which cuts
across its lower end, is without river or
lake. Ii stretches of 10 the horizon on
all sides without one glimpse of vegeIa-
lion or life. It's surface is ashy aud
parched It's frame of mountains rise in
rugged pinnacles Of brown rock, bare
even Of soil. Words are unequal 10 The
task Of describing lis apparent expanses,
the purity Of It's air, the silence OF lIs
night, tie brillianey Of he stare that
ovel hang it. the lints of the mountains al
day break, the looming up Of those be
yond the horizon, the glare Of tho mid
day sun, the violence Of its local storms
Of dus, and sand,
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-06-23

Parts are entirely destitute even Of
sand, being smooth, compact, sun baked
clay other parts are covered with heaps
Of sand, disposed like snow drifts in
waves of fifty and eighty feet in hight.
Near the mountains along the Colorado
there is a terrace as flat as the floor, and
paved with pebbles Of nearly uniform
size, ofporphyry, jasper, quartx, cornell
an, and agate, all rounded by the action
Of the water, and polished till they gist-
en-, by the driving sand. In this respect,
again, The porch of our Great Desert is
like that which outlines the Lybian
Desert. Doubtless the northern part Of
the desert is the dry bed of .2n ancient
lake of fresh water, whose beach lines
are strongly marked. Probably, at a
comparatively recent period, the water of
the California Gul covered all the clay
surface Of the desert II lies below their
level now, aud ii channel were cut
through the natural embankment Of the
Colorado, it would doubtless cover again
with water. Ii is very probable that the
Colorado Desert region was uplifed
within historic times. Earthquakes oc-
casionally agitate its surface, and in l8
SO there were eruptions Of mud and hot
water in the central parts of the valley.
The National MteHigencer says that an
enterprise is on foot for converting this
formidable desert into fruitful field by
introducing water from the Colorado
river on and over it, thus causing yer,
dure 10 replace slerility, causing the
desert to bloom as the rose"
The propagator Of this enterprise hav-
ing devoted several years in the prelim
mary work, and having fully determin.
ed the practicability Of the measure by
actual instrumental surveys, now awaits
the action of Congress TO make cession
OF this Sahara to the State OF California,
in compliance with the expressed wish
Of her Legislature. Itcannot be doubt
ed that Congress will at once comply
with the application made by California,
and allow the parties 10 g on with this
novel work, which promises to be Of so
much benefit to the government and
mankind = Scientific Americon.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-06-23
FEMALE COURAGE.

a striking trait of courage in iadv
forms the subject OF conversation at pres
ent in the French metropolis. Madame
Aub,y lives in solitary chateau, not
iaI from the town of -. The fam
Ily consists only of NJ. Aubry. his wife,
= child about one year old and one maid
servant. In a lille town, every light is
out 10y ten O'Clock. and OF course ihe
most perfect solitude rei.ns at that hour
in their house which lies of the road
completely hidden by ire 5. One night
last winter, Madame Aubry was sitting
alone reading. Her husband had left
her in the morning TO visit friend six
or eight miles off, and as he expected 20
bring home considerable sum of mon
ey, he had taken the usual precaution of
arming himself with a pair Of pistols
At about six o'clock the lady went up to
her room TO put her child TO bed. Her
apartment was q large room on the first
floor, filled up on one side BY an old
fashioned chimney aud on the other bv
a deep and eapacious alcove, near which
stood her infants cradle The night
was gloomy one, cold and dark, and
every now and then dash o. rain beal
against the gothic windows. The trees
in the garden bowed to the wind, and
their branches came sweeping against
tie easement; IN short, it was a night in
which the solitude of the mansion was
more complete and melancholy than US
ual Madam Aubiy sat down on low
chair near the fire, which, by It's sudden
flashes, cast an uncertain light over th4
vast apartment, throwing its antique
carvings and mouldings by turns into
brighter relief or deeper shade She
had her child on her lap, and had just
finished preparing il for the cradle. She
cast her eyes toward the alcove, to see
il the cradle was ready to receive its
little occupant, whose eyes Were already
closed. Just then the fire flashed up
brightly aid threw strong light Oh the
alcoye, by which the lady disting guished
pair OF feet. cased in heavy nailed
shoes, peeping out Fl ON under the curtain
in front OF the bed. A thousand
thoughts passed through her mind in al
instant. The person hidden there was
thief, perhaps an assassn-thal was
clear She had no protection. no aid a
hand, Her husband would not return
ill eight at soonest. and il was now only
half past six. What was now 10 bt
done She did not utter a single cry
nor even start on her seat The servan
girl probably would not have such pres
ence of mind. The robber probabl,
Fmeant TO remain quiet where lie was Ill
midnight. and then seize the none,
her husband was to bring with him (; bn
il he should find that he was discovered
and that there was nobody in the hous
but two women. he would not fail {
leave his hiding place and secure thei
numbering them. Besides. might nc
the girl be the robbers accompice
Several slight causes OF suspicion occu,