Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-07-29
The Sky all Bright.

The Sky all Bright.
There is nothing to cause the loyal
hearts of our people to despond. Never
was our promise of success more cheer
ing. We do not participate in the
gloomy apprehensions of some relative
to our forces in Virginia. Grant is meet
ing with no disaster, but maintains his
hold upon the rebels in and around Pc
tersburg. They dare not assail Grant
neither change their lines. They are
evidently in a vice, from which there is
to be no release. Let the people see that
the grasp be made secure beyond all
risk, by sending new men to relieve the
veterans. Grant exhibits no signs of
uneasiness, but quietly smokes his cigar,
and only asks that the people stand by
him. Sherman drives the rebel
hordes under Johnston from stronghold
to stronghold, until they have passed
beyond the formidable distractions the
face of thecountry affords, and dacknowl-
edge to the world their inability to cope
with the veterans of the Union. Victo-
ry after victory marks the way of our
troops, and probably ere this goes to
press the occupation of Atlanta by Sher-
man will be confirmed.
In Mississippi the rebels under For
rest have been roughly handled by A. J.
Smith and Gen. Mower, the heroes of
the Red River campaign. The injuries
inflicted have been serious to the partic-
ipators in the bloody affair at Ft. Pillow.
Laden with booty, The rebels who, a
few days since, seriously threatened
Washington, were dreaming of their
good fortune as they rolled along the
road towards Gordonsville, when their
feet are arrested by our forces under
Crook, and they reluctantly give up 800
wagons of their plunder, leave their
dead and wounded on the field and
glorious company of prisoners in our
hands. Crook is encouraged in his good
work and pursucs the flying thieves and
maraudcrs. All that plunder will never
reach Richmond.
An important and formidable move
ment from Vicksburg, another from
Huntsville, and still another on the
coast near Mobile, looks very much as
though Sherman had determined upon
q water base of supplies. These are all
formidable in their separate divisions,
and will soon be heard from. Mean
time there is growing stringency in
the Eastern money market, and a fall
ing off in deposits. The bankers who
have been loaning to spectators threat
en- to call home their loans, which, if
carried into execution, will compel the
combinations holding coffee, sugars,
teas, &C., way above the heads of COM
mon people, to drop" The banks
know there is no sound reason for such
high rates for staple articles, and the
people have learned that those prices
are kept up by their bank deposits
The banks will not quarrel with the
people, but prefer rather to lose the good
opinion of few soulless sharks.
What is there to discourage the peo-
pie? Nothing. Our arms are meeting
with good success. The Secretary of
the Treasury will soon ask the people
for a loan. 1t will be paying loan and
a safe investment. Let the people take
it, for this is the peoples war, wag-
ed for the purpose of protecting their
homes and securing them in the enjoy
ment of their rights. Let the people
stand by themselves and be not sad
when JOY is their portion.