Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-12-16
Northern rre.son Not Dead Yet.

The New York Day Book has concoct-
ed new plan to establish secessionism
as the ruling principle in America. The
failure of the peace move in the last
canvass has made it necessary to devise
another scheme, and here it is, exposed
in an article in the Day Book, which is
filed with as much hatred of War DEM
ocrats as of Administration men,
"But having got rid of the blind
guides of Chicago, the question is, how
shall we organize resistance to this
frightful madness, save our institutions,
and restore the Union of the States -
We must abandon all Otfice-seeking, all
desire even to get control of the federal
government, and turn our sole attention
to the recovery of the individual States,
just as Jefferson and the great founders
of American Democracy did in 1789.-
State sovereignty is vital to the safety of
| society, as we'll as political liberty, and
two years earnest efforts will enable us
to get every State government in our
hands, and then Abraham Lincoln and
his mad abolition Congress may be rem
dered as harmless as their unfortunate
"fellow' citizens in the Lunatic Asylum
at Utica. This is the work before u.s.
Abandon Congress, indeed strive to
make it disreputable, and q stain upon
mans democracy to seek a seat in that
body, but work day and night, in season
and out of season, everywhere and at all
times, to recover the States, for that is
the only means under Heaven to save
our country, ourselves and our children
from absolute destruction"
The purpose is here plainly indicated
to ignore the general government en-
tirely, and secure the State organiza-
tons in the hands of secessionists.-
Then force each State to secede and form
a new confederacy, with slavery as the
chief corner stone. Fortunately, this
scheme is more amusing than alarming.
The secessionists stand about as good
chance to get possession of northern
State organizations as the devil does of
composing the kingdom of Heaven.
IfMcCIellan had been Elected.
In the rebel Congress on the 10Th, Mr.
Foote, of Tennessee, made the follow
ing remarks. We commend them to
the consideration of everybody-espe-
cially to the supporters of Mcclellan:
Mr.. Speaker, the gentleman from
South Carolina says we have no friends
in the North. make issue with him.
I say we have friends-good, true, val
liant friends in the North. Every vote
given for Mcclellan was for peace
Every vote given for Mcclellan was
vote against LincOln's African policy
Every vote given for Mcclellan was a
vote given for an armistice. If McClel-
To- ho o1o h1 otDN oc.i
prepared to make from his seat q propo-
sition for a convention of the sovereign
States, North and South, and he believ
ed that the South would have secured
from it peace and her Independence.
President LincoIn's Religious Views.
At the Tenth Anniversary of the
Massachusetts Sunday School Teachers
Convention, held in Boston on the 18th
ult., the following touching fact was re-
lated by one of the speakers, which was
reported in the New York (Baptist)
Chronicle:
"a gentleman, known to the speaker,
having recently visited Washington on
business with the President, was, on
leaving home, requested by friend to
ask Mr.. Lincoln Vhether he JoUed Jesus.
The business being completed, the ques-
ton was kindly asked. The President
buried his face in his handkerchief,
turned away and wept. Hethen turned
and said:
"When I left home to take this chair
Of State, requested my countrymen to
pray for me; was not then Christian.
When my son died, the severest trial of
my life, was not Christian. But
I went to Gettysburg; and looked upon
the graves of our dead heroes who had
fallen in defense. of their country, I |
then and there consecrated myself to
Christ I do lore Jesus u" .-o