The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-10-13

was inhunan, it was downright
butchcry, and that Lincoln must be
cracking some Of his big Jokes for
which he is famous, that il in earnest
lie must recall his order fof more troops,
because the people would not submit to
it
The following are some coppcrhead
expressions, marie bit \ short time be
fore the draft, and when, as We have
said before, they were somewhat soften
cd down.
The first tvs extracts are taken from
the Mw.ca,ine "Ceuric,". ~> -
TITO dry the draft commences all
|over the country. The beauties Of ab'.
lit,onism commence to stick ont now
quite prominently. A new plank. how
ever, has been added 10 the Abolition
pla,fe.n,, or rather a.sor, Of an amend
mcnt 10 the Abolition draft. We mean
the branding .: recruits. So conscripts
will please prepare for the bran.iing
iron. How the people mus, love Abra
ham Lincoln. A. Greeley would. say
"God nleas him. cor the brand, ;, Won't
somebody kiss him for bis mo,hc'.'
"The draft il unpo,Nlar-madr 80 nv
the imbccile acts Of fourth rstc Iii
noie pet;if"gger. Nov, for great
people to ait calmI. down, fold mp their
arms, and place their lives in the hands
Of mere ret,h"eging adventnrer.
shows spirit among the maeses,
which, If NOT discouraged. vii lead 10
asvstcm IT slavery sucn "A never be
fore existed an this continent" -
The following i, from the State
"Prcss''.
"The 5!h Of September approaches
when 500 900 Americans are to he dra.
god like beasts into the bloody arena TO
fight for ";he abandonment of slavery =
Will the people consent to b" torn {, ON
their homes TO lose III ,ha. mikes Ife
sweet. to ti1ii, no, for the Union they
have been Taught ,o.reyere M. fsr he
laws thcy respect. nat for the s..n.;i,
Of their own homes and ller,ics, hut 10
fight-ths, the negro, The miserable
degraded negro, may be freed,
The E,llowin. is trnm the Washing
ton "Dcmocra,'.
"And now he wants 500 900 more
making g,and total Of 2 .53o74e mor,
who have gnn", and wh" are ~. 2,
forth to bc manned and slaughtered
that the Constitution my -bc over
thrown, and The niger Sc, free"
The frll,win. is from tic speech 81
Hon. ~. Reed Of Indiana. delivered a,
| the Chicago Dem. convention.
III" advised open aud above board
! resistance to the iraft. If Lincoln and
his satrars attempted 70 enforce j,
! blood would A,v n cur streets. ani !,
you'll be righ, it should A'w. H. had
taken consiAfra ile pains 10 inform him
self Of the opinion e Tho people in e
lat,np t. this draft, and he fund il II
together condemned. H. further con
tinuc.l his infama,ory appeal, concern
IN. tho draft. aud advised open and as
sociatcd resistance 10 its cnfniccnlAnt
lie advised his hearers To shoot ,lnwn
those who would erf .rcr tho lr,f :
Il any luther proof venting ha'
the athin.- Of the Democracy h,-
been such ~ 10 enc"ura-. resis'anc.
to the draft. and that they are r-aiI.
responsible for the deatha II the Pro
voet Mar.hals in P"Ys ehcik count,
Il so We will presrn. il. The Democrats
Of Powesheik comfy are 1T The. most
nlt'a Coprerhead character. AZ = DE-
mocrat,c Mass mre,ing in thai county,
held a little mpse than two months
since. they openly and unblu.h,r.lv
stated in. one 81 their resolutions tia,
miles, ,hc N,'ional n,mo.rl,ic con.
ven,ion hen soon 10 be hel' ., Chi
cago would adop. an ""t and ''n pesr"
platform, and M'inin.u peace eand
dates, they woa'd see III. ticket il hen
before they would Vote T." it.
This shows the character at tho d.
mncracy in the immrlitt" vicin,,v at
the pad occurrpncc. VIII will sat tat
the r.,pw,lIead DIN 'crar, ~" moi re-
sp,..ihle for the ii /. 1t tn so NJ .rshil>:
But here is m,e proof. q. the .t,.
da. "a which these men we," killed, =
military company vas drillin. in that
nriel.h"rhnnl. iris company called
themselves the I'D .na"ra,:c Rangers
md n any nf the i,nmrtant memh..a
h,a publicly rroclam" their intention
I, resist ,nc draft.
The " r.htis, learning that this com.
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