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Republican State Convention.

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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-01-15
The Prospect Before Us

Hon. E. D. Mansfield, writer of some note.
in an article in the Cincinnati Gazette, dis
cussing the relative prospects of the Confed-
crate and Federal governments, and the as
poets of the wsr, closes his article as follows
When The troops get disentangled from all
the ridges of mountains, which exterd about
forty miles south of Chattanooga, they will
find winter march comparatively easy. 1t
will not do ftr our armies to stand still. Now
is the time when every blow tells on the re-
bellion with do3ble force. They are like
the sinking pugilist, who after having stood
several rounds, with apparent strength and
courage, begins to feel the blood oozing from
his veins; his sight grows dizzy !; his limbs
become unsteady, and he deals hard, but i'll
directed blows, which often strike the empty
air, TIL he begins to stagger 1hen two or
three blows from his adversary fell him to the
earth, and he rises no more. Cut off from
half their territory; cut off from their cattle
in Texas and their sugar in Louisiana, their
men exhausted. by war ard disease their
monsy worthless their people dissatisfied,
how much longer can they last? Toombs'
speech, the North Carolina election, the Rich.
mond papers, the constant accounts of dis.
tress and exhaustion from every quarter, tell
the story without any resort to argument or
imagination. The rebels are staggering from
exhaustion, and their only hope is that Lee
and Brsgg may keep the field till some body
offers them peace or compromise. The hope
is in vain. Unconditional surrender is the
only terms they will be allowed Whether
Their rebel dominion perishes in the last ditch
or not |; whether they die In battle or by ex
|, bauslios. hey will come to an early end, and
be remembered only for he most signal folly
aud the most signal punishment which the
world ever saw since the downfall Of Rome.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-01-15
Iowa News.

Mrs. Monges, of Independence, Buchan.
an county, came to her death few days
since by upsetting kerosene lamp in her lap,
satura.ing her clothes with the oil, which,
becoming ignited, burned her clothes off and
her person in horrible manner. She fingered
three days before death put an end to her
sutferings. q f7s-
The BurlingtoneDaily Argus Gntensely
Copperhead) is dead. There are now only
four tory daily papers printed in the State.
WARRINGTON IrEMs-Geo. w. Teas, a
widely known and esteemed citizen of Wash
ington, died on the 5,h., after lingering i'll.
ness.-The boys of Co. q, I'd Iowa, who
have re-enlisted and are now at home on fur
Tough, were given q complimentary supper by
the ladies Of Washington, on the evening Of
the 4th inst - t..,-.
The barn of Joshua Hadley. in Richland
township, Keokuk county, was destroyed by
fire on the evening Of the 3lst. Seven hor.
sVS, OaAS "" nhN I" A"A 81 QooASty "
were consumed with it. yee.t q
SUic1DE.-A Mrs. Myers, of Fort Madison
committed suicide by jumping into an all
hole in the river on the I'd inst. A man who
attempted to rescue her, got into the watel
and came very Dear drowning. ~
| Frank Clinton, young man residing q
Council Bluffs, was recently killed by the up
setting of his wagon. -l'g'' = %
The Fort Dodge Repulicon advocates tb'
re.enactment Of a stringent dog law. It ar
gues, and very correctly too, that the peopl
of this State must either quit dog raising o
sheep raising. F-. ne-t 81.
The vinton Eagle says that Hon. E
Sells arrived home last week, after an ab
8, nee of several months. He is now Maste
Of Mississippi Transport. He purpose
spending short time at Desmoines, durin
the session of the Legislature. a17
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-01-15

/ i--.-4 > : l4r !. F
his Chief Of staff, will leave here this evening
or tomorrow. ] am sorry to part with the
Colonel, be is so genial and wide awake, but
Heaven bless him and the General evermore,
is my hearty prayer. :. ze,.,. -..,-
N.McCrea, Esq, Of our State, has recently
been promoted to more profitable position
in the Agricultural Department. No clerk in
any Department of the Government deserves
consideration more than McCrea. Sensible,
d,gent, stically devoted to the bust
ness, and heartily believing in the usefulness
of the important department in which he is
engaged, he serves it in every way he can,
always showing tact and good Judgment
Mr.. Newton has in this promotion again
shown his practical good sense-a quality, by
the way, which he has in much greater abun.
dance than many who know more Greek and
and Latin Than he knows. LINKENsALE.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-01-15

Copperheads are not at oil pleased with the
idea that their rebel friends are, required to
swear allegiance to the Union and the acts Of
Congress and, of the Administration with
reference to slaves, before being re-admtted
to the rights OF citizenship. The idea of a
test cath is wholly repugnant to their virtu-
Gus souls, and they prophscy-nay, advise
their "dear Southern brethren will spurn it
with indignation. They have forgotten that
test oath no more obnoxious than the one
proposed by MIR. Lincoln is required Of all
who take upon themselves the honors and
emoluments of cisi! Office. whether State or
National. Will our aspiring neighbor down
the Avenue, when he gets to Congress 1--WE
believe he still has some notion Of it,) vent
his indignant wrath upon the Clerk Of the
House when that functionsry shall require
Gas he does of all new mcmbers) an oath in
accordance with the followiog provision of
tho Constitutions: 'f I'D '','
"The Senators and Representatives before
mentioned and the members of the several
State Legislatures and all executive and judic-
ial fiicers both Of the United States and Of
the several States shall! be bound by oath or
affirmation, to support this Constitution" "
We guess not. He vii! rather pocket the in
suit for the time being and take the oa'h,
thereby securing little sa 600 year. .-.
fheidea that the test cath prcpo ed is anti :
Dem; cratic and violation of the Constitution
is too ridiculous for discussion. It isa fact
too we'll known 10 require proof that every
office holder in the government, from presi
dent Of the United States to township Super
visor, must have taken q test oath before
entering upon the duties Of his office, and any
citizen may be required to take test oath at
the polls before he can exercise his elective
franchise. Who ever pretended that this was
unconstitutional or anti. Democratic? On the
contrary It is duty specially epjoincd by the
Constitution for the preservation of our liber-,
ties. @ r- .u
When the Kansas Nebraska bill passed
Congress by democratic party votes, it con-
tanned provision requiring all persons hold
ing Office in those territories to takc an oath
no. only to support the Constitution and
laws of the United States, but also that act.
When the Border Rufian Legislature of Kan
sas enacted Slave Code, and required every
voter to take an oath to support that Slave
Code, it ives regarded as all right by the Demo-
cratic party of the nation. If it was consti-
tuional, Democratic and right then to pre-
scribe such test oa,hs, it is certainly SO now
for President Lincoln to require the rebels
who have rebelled against the Government
for the sake of slavery, to swear that they
will support the military orders Of the Pres
ident and the laws Of Congress against Slav.
very, while they remain in force, as the con-.
dition Of. their pardon and restoration to the
rights and privileges Of loyal citizens. 50 n. /.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-01-15
CoMrNs-The North Carolina Times

COMING North Carolina Times. a
new loyal paper published at Newbern, pub.
fishes an article to the effect that I" the old
North State" is beginning to furnish her quota
Of troops to the Federal Government A
loyal white regiment has been raised in the
Newbern district; another is rapidly filling
up; two colored regiments from the same
State are already in the service, and General
Burnside organized two regiments Of loyal
North Carolinians in East Tennessee before
he retired from that command. A black
cavalry regimsnt is now recruiting in New
bern, g. .-- -.. ..-s
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-01-15
Protection o8 the Lower Nlissfs-
- zTt e Ulpp1. ~

The Government is taking every measure
to afford protection to the commerce Of the
Mississippi, and renderthe navigation Of that
stream secure from guerrilla attacks. In ad.
dition to the feet of gunboats and rams which
patrol the river from New Orleans to Colum.
bus, and the marine brigade, which is now
doing excellent service below Napoleon, it is
in contemplation to establish line of signal
stations. communicating with each other from
Cairo south, in order to give instant informa-
tton of any outrage that might be perpetra'
ted. It is proposed to establish twenty sta
tons, at a distance of nine miles apart. by
avoiding the bends Of the river the distance
between the two cities is thus materially
shortened These stations will each have 2
small garrison for defence, and in case Of at
tack, Can easily call to their assistance gun
boat. -rf -5 --
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-01-15

az The Rock Island Union announces
itself in favor of the reelection Of President
Lincoln. 1t says =: "The people are for him.
and most truly may it be said Of him, as it
was Of Washington, "First in war, first in
peace, and first in the hearts Of his country
men," Mr.. Lincoln wolld meet with but
little serious opposition for the second term.
Enough opposition could not be arrayed
against him to carry With it single State
We could not get better man."
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-01-15
E The Richmond Erom;ner thus flip

~. The Richmond Er0nsines thus flip
PANTY and a1daciously announces the murder
Of Federal prisoner in that modern Sodom :
'He was intoxicated and commenced prais.
ing up Abe Lincoln and his Government in
the presence of two Southern soldiers who
were in the house. They heard him through
and then one caved Ibis mouth with a spit
toon and the other cut him entirely through
the upper part Of he thigh. He came nigh
bleeding to death before he could be carried
to the hospital The parties to the assault
walked away, asserting that he was not the
first Yankee they had killed, and he would
not be the last"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-01-15

Miss Hill and Miss johnson, aged fourteen
and fifteen, were found dead in bed at Red
Bark station. on the Little Miami Railroad,
Ohio, on Sunday morning The night being
cod they filed POT with the live embers Of
a wood Ere, set it in the middle Of the room
and weot to bed. The fumes Of the charcoal
caused them to take their final rest. Their
dead appearance was that Of sound sleep.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-01-15

H It is said that Gen. Grant has forwar-
ded to Washington his views on the way the
war should be conducted in future to insure
the earliest and most complete suppression Of
the rebellion. What that these views are in
detail, is not Of course known. lt'ti
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-01-15

ExposuRE AND DEArn OF RETURNING SOL
D1Eas.-somebody is grossly to blame for the
following sad facts, which we find in the
Louisville Democrat Of the 5th: z
On Sunday evening, three hundred and
fifty of the l17th, 118sh and 10th Indiana
regiments, arrived here from Cumberland
Gap, en- route for Indianapolis, where they
are ordered to report, their term Of service,
six months, having nearly expired. On the
road from Cumberland Gap to this city, sew.
eral of them. we learn, died from fatigue and
from the extreme cold weather Of Thursday
and Friday nights. These brave boys were
marched across the mountains, some Of them
without shoes on their feet. or sufficient cloth
ing on their bodies. to protect them from the
severe weather. They were but scantly pro.
vided with food, and it is said that some Of
them actually died from starvation while on
the route
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-01-15

RE-ENn1srxENrs CREDITED ON QuoTAs.--
The War Department has determined to cred.
it on their respective States, all re-enlist
ing ro!diers who have already served two
years. It is estimated that seventy five
thousand out of the, three hundred thousand
last called for win be raised in this m.nner
OF the residue, a hundred and twenty 1--WE
thousand men ate expected to volunteer
leaving not more than d hundred thousand tt
be drafted. ~ ~ ..i. ~, = s ''.-'
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-01-15

PeDEz.-A statement sometime since crept
irto this paper that the Pest Office at Pedee,
Cedar county, had been discontinued. This
is mistake. This office is still kept by VIM.
Grsham, Esq, but has been moved to point
o mile and halt south of its former location.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-01-15
Dr. Breckinridge or: the Eud OF
the Rebellion.

the Rebellion.
Rev. DR.. Breckenridge, Of Kentucky, in a
recen. article in the Danville Revaesc, makes
a novel suggestion to the rebels, if they refuse
to submit He says:
How can the final success of the insurgent
cause be any longer even imagined, except
upon the basis of some charge in the condi-
tion of the parties which only miracle could
produce Two or three hundred thousand
veteran in>ufg MT, with almost no available
reserve of fighting "en, ght protract the
war, and do mech mischief; bu, tHat they
can fina lg,or even lon, maintai9 them yes
az inst an equal number o F4de al veterans,
with reserve that is pIact cally inexhausti-
BILE, cannot be imagined. II these Insnrgsnt
troops are not embittered against the United
States, that they are resolved to brave anj
fortune sooner than return to their allegiance
to it, how much better would 1t be- for them
to quit the desperate folly and mischief they
are now engaged in, and escaping the destruc
iion wh, ch awaits them, march into Mexico,
drive the French out Of it, and followed by
their women and children, establish them
selves in some portion of Spanish America,
where all who choose to share their fortunes
might Join them from the United States, and
where they would lay the foundation of a
glorious future. 1t would be wonderful
thing, if in the providence of God this mon
strous conspiracy against the existence of the
United States as one of the great nations Of
the earth, should end in making it still more
powerful and durable than before, in totally
changing the condition of the black on this
continent, and by consequence, in some de-
gree throughout the world, in creating great
Protestant Anglo Saxon nation, in the vast
region on this continent so long abused by
the Papal and Latin races; besides working
out, in regard Of two great European nations,
results in all respects the opposite of those
they hoped to derive from our ruin. Noevent
in modern times has been so fruitful as the
war to establish the Independence of this ma.
ton. Who need doubt that the far more ter
rible war waged to m'intain and perpetuate
the existence won might be used by God in
a manner more fruitful
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-01-15

A@ The Provost Marshal General has de-
cided that desertsrs from the rebel service
are not entitled to exemption papers. All
such as are drafted will be assigned to duty
on the western frontier, and not to regiments
in the South. A
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-01-15
Awakening In the Church.

Onr suggestions in reference to the organ
ization of an, Independent Church, where
reptiles of all grades. from the rattle snake to
the alligator, could worship according to the
dictates of their own consciences ~ without
being disturbed by the children of Africa,
has brought out Bro. J. II. Wallace, whom
we recommended as suitable person Tor
chorister. In view Of Bso. WIS extraord'-
nary Biblical commentary published in this
weeks Courier. We must say that the position
of Presiding Elder would be highly honorsd
by this learned and tligaitied Psllm-singer.--
Had Bro. Thaycr been tho author Of said
commentary, We should have urged that he
be elected senior Deacon and custodian Of the
fluids Since publishing the original ticket
for Independent Church officers the friends
of that church have suggested that, owing to
want Of proper support given the Courier,
Bro. T. might've DONE say eould) be tempt
cd to misappropr'atc the monthly collections
of. the church. We take the liberty to r,pu-
diate the base inslnuatioa against this devout
meelber} Of the Independent Church. Bro.
Wallacs's commentary evinces an intense de
votion to the '''New Church, and is charac
teriz,d by = familiarity with the New Testa
ment, which We regret to say Bro. Thayer has
never attained That the virtuous author of
the 'sNew Church. article in that excellent
religious periodical, the Courier, should be
unable to discriminate between an ancient
"Cyreniau" and ''Cyprian," (see Websser's
unabridged, } we attribute solely to the result
Of early education and subsequent associa-
tons. He is not the only mortal who has
unpardoratly compounded and confounded
the English vocabulary. "Out Of the abun-
dance Of the heart the mouth speaketh," aud
as "Cyrrians" are SO freely uttered by our
pious brother and commentator, his henrt
must be libaraaly supplied. As Bro ". has
exhibited such superior qualities for posi-
ton higher than that Of Musical Director, we
beg leave to submit Bro. Geo. Mahan as an
excellent musician and devout aspirant for
the honors.
Reader, obtain this weeks Courier and see
how much concerned is its editor over the
subject Of piety and religion. What sort Of a
church must that be whose great apostle in
this county is E. H. Thayer! None but the
Devil can answer .. ac..@4 sT . .a ~.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-01-15

E It IS said that the chief cause of fail.
ure in the attack on Charleston, is the for.
midable manner in which the harbor il
obstructed. Engineer Wood Of the Navy, is
said to have invented a machine for removing
the obstructions, on which board Of officers
and engineers have reported favorably, and
recommended Secretary Welles to give Mr..
Wood $4,000 to facilitate the completion ol
h;o prr;oct = 7----ft - -.'..-'-'
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-01-15

. Texas. According to the latest advices,
the wo:k Of "re- -annexing Texas 10 the Union
is. proceeding in manner highly satisfactory
to the authorities. Our forces under com.
mand Of Gen Banks have already reconquer.
ed q considerable part Of the State, and find
no difficulty in holding their possession. Gen.
Hamilton, the Military Governor, arrived al
Brownsville four weeks ago, and is busly en-.
gagged in organizing a government around
which the loyal Texans can rally ta
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-01-15

"A SUCCESSFUL DRAsr.-The Second Con-
greasional District of Rhode Island Is said to
have furnished . larger proportion Of men
under the last draft than any other in the
United States. The quota Was 900, ard 455
men were obtained and 1873 commutations---
There were s47 substitutes and 1Os conscripts
hel1 = - lief
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-01-15

: A CoSrR ST. "A year ago gold was quoted
at $40 in New York and $3.50 1T Rich
moad, Now it sells at $1,51 in the former
and at $40 in the latter! The statement
bears it's own comment. ca fca gE
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-01-15

p@T The rebei Houseof Representatives
have passed : bin prohibiting any person
from buying, setling,i taking, circulating, or
in any manner trading IN the paper currency
Of the Unitsd States. = a81 ~ a'.aSs'
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-01-15

W A Union movement, which promises
good fruit, has begun in Florida. A meeting
participated in by the most influential cl,i-
zens, was held at St. Augustine on the 10th
ult.. at which speeches were made and reso-
lutions adopted looking 10 return of the
State to the Union. One of the resolutions
proclaimed the recognition Of all persons in
the State as free, and the prohibition of Sla-
very in the future as foremost in important
reforms.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-01-15

elH. A. cutions story is afoat. 1t runs
that the Queen has been casting her eyes
about for an eligible mate, and has fixed upon
strong, broad ishouldered Scotchman, named
Alexander Murray. The Queen is said not to
live to her satisfaction in her present state Of
widowhood. Whether true or not, the story
has received ., great circulation. Should it
prove correct, she will, Of course, have to re-
sign her ''crown''' into the hands Of the Prince
Of Wales, IS the statutes Of England forbid
the King or Queen marrying a subject.