Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-03-13
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HUMBOLDT, Tenn, Feb. 22d, 1868.

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HUMBOLDT, Tenn, Feb. 22d, 1853.
Ed. JouRNAL.-I have just received letter
from friend, (or what supposed to be a
near friend.) I will send you copy Of part
Of it, expressing at the same time soldiers
opinion of all such. Here it is: :asg}a ..a
"The men are getting up clubs here; they
are getting up Republican club in Musca-
tine and Democratic club in Wilton. The
Abolitionists sent on to Lincoln to know if
they should hang Thayer, the editor of the
Courier, or not. Now, when that comes
therell be mob in Muscatine. 81 ARR -.ls =
'The Rock Island Argus says Lincoln has
got the last regiment Of men in the field he
will ever get. do hope the last man is
there, and let them come home as fast as they
can, let them desert if they wish, care not.
I'm tired of this war tell you. The negroes
may all come right into Muscat;ne for all I
care, or they may all go to HI If they
were all dead the North would have nothing
to fight for, for she is fighting for the big
black nigger, and nothing else. 700 '7'ni p s7 %.
Brooks, tell you there are hundreds Of
sick and wounded soldiers suffering for vict-
uals and clothes, whilst the cursed niggers
have all they want of both. s--i'I 49,. sol
''The S5th Iowa Regiment writes home
that they are tired Of the war and if they
were out Of the scrape they would never be
caught in another'" a'.'t' "> a'
Now, Mr.. Editor, if the 35th writes such as
that home, why then say 'bully for them"
But, sir, l am personally acquainted with
many soldiers Of that regiment, and know
that they never will write any such thing,
hence say my friend has lied. ,4 ~.
There are no troops that have fought harder
and suffered more than the Iowa troops, and
sometimes think them inv;ncible. Yet here
comes an Iowan with such talk as this. 'Tis
shame, disgrace to the State and her
brave troops. Look at the Iowa 7th, together
with other Iowa regiments and then think
how black-hearted my friend must be. The
7th fought hand to hand with the 18th Ten
nessee (rebell at the three bloody battles of
Belmont, Donelson and Corinth, if I mistake
not; at least those two regiments came to-
gether three times, and yet the 7th is but one
Iowa regiment They have all done we'll. I
am from Illinois, in an Illinois regiment, yet
Iowa troops are just as dear to me as those of
my own State. r.5. ,.. .-.., - -........ +
Shame shame! shame! My friend, don't
try to delude soldier by writing any such
letters. If the people of the North are fools
enough to think as you do, let them think so,
but don't send me any more such stuff as
this. think know what am fighting for,
and am not fighting for the nigger either
LIE No. ?. '
As to ''hundreds of sick and wounded sol.
dies suffering, &C., &C." why that's lie too,
hence lie No. 8. Everything is done that can
be done for the sick and wounded soldier, let
him be friend or foe. .-..7 ..,. ..,,,
"Lincoln has his last regiment in the field,
&C.; ;;"that's lie No. 8. If necessary let Congress
pass Conscrptfon Act, and Old Abe will
soon find soldiers enough to enforce it, as
sure you. 5l .'a. ....s.
My friend is brave, brave, brave, to stay
way up North out of danger and the reach of
rebel balls and preach secession, and cry
peace, peace, peace, that friend can 60 ahead,
but want him to cut my acquaintance. He's
a rebel, sir, and would rather cross swords
with him than with Jeff. Davis, because I
consider him, (and all such) more cowardly
and meaner than Davis. JEFF. Davis
claims some cause for rebelling but what
cause has my friend for being rebel? Is it
because two or three hundred thousand Union
soldiers have sacrificed their lives and now
lay mouldering under the soil? No, sir. 1t
is because he's coward and traitor. a..
''The abolitionists sent on to know if they
should hang Thayer, the editor Of the Couri-
er, or not" have no acquaintance with
Thayer and never saw but one or two copies
of his paper. But one think do know and
that is, that no one ever sent on to Lincoln
to know if they should hang him but if he,
or "any other man." breaches such doctrines
as the Chicago Times, as well as many other
papers I could mention, then soldier will
tell you that he or "any other man" ought to
be hung. -.rt"" r,r fo'
Now, Mr.. Editor, am Douglas Democrat
and glory in the name You are Repub-
lican and print Republican paper. You are
for the Union, and so am l. Yet would
join issue with you to-day, on the political is
sues of the last campaign, but those issues
are dead, and you and are working for the
same great cause, yet you are Republican
and am a Democrat.
Those northern fanatics who claim to be
Douglas Democrats and preach secession, are
traitors, northern rebels and as such will
some day be treated. rt@ gu;@a
Perhaps 1 have spoken plainly. hope I
have. All that regret is that have not the
ability of a Webster or Clay, with which to
pitch into stmy friend" and all SUCH"
~ Respectfully and truly yours, zos
s.a.1 s-ltt sze'- B. R. HAMILTON,
-- e a Co. I, l26th Reg,t Ill. Inf7t.
Queer Things. ero'
@ [From the Ohio Buckeye state.l ~
. We know lazy. shiftless, triAing DEVILS,
who never paid dollar of taxes in their lives,
who are bowling twelve out of the twenty.