Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-07-01
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ocrat wasn't smart enough to cover up
his lie tracks, and in the last issue of his
vile paper he confirms our opinion. For
instance, in an article entitled "a South
srn Confederacy," he has the brazen eff
frontery and rebel impudence to say
that
Everything looks as though LINCOLN was
preparing to acknowledge the Southern Con-
federacy. His course, i'll fact for the past two
years has leaned in that direction. He has
played into the hands of the rebels time and
tlne agaln-he has refused to en- terrain the SUBJ
lect OF peace or construction-but he seems to
have Kept steadily in view a Southern Confed-
eracy, and has SO arranged his plans us to force
himself To recognize such q COnfederacy at an
early day"
Now courageous rebel would not dis
honor himself with retailing 80 small u
lie. TO engage in such work is worthy
of bushwhacker" such as Thayer.
II you would hear of low, cowardly,
sneaking work for the COnfederacy, you
must look, after dark, in the tangle-
wood of the forest-in canebrakes and
behind wood-piles for those who do it.
The high-minded rebel, who is really
impressed with the belief that his cause
is just, is brave enough to meet his ene-
my on elevated and open ground. We
have an illustration of this proposition
in this quotation. That our readers may
judge to what an extent this man stulti-
fies himself, we quote from an editorial
headed Peace" in another column of
the same paper us follows:
We frankly declare that we can imagine no
peace, the terms of which would be so revolving
national character and reputation, as the con-
tinuation of the war for the abject purposes as
set forth by the Administration party. And
while we believe that the present mode of con-
Quoting the war only widens the secession gulf
and makes it more and more impossible, we at
the same time believe that the old government
can be restored by peace, and by peace only.
Loving the old Union, and sincerely desiring
its preservation, and entertaining the senti-
m0ntS We do in relation to the further prOSecu-
ton of this war, we here declare that from this
time henceforth we shall advocate the cessation
of hostiIities, and the establishment Of speedy
manner will we become a party to continuing
the struggle another hour
The very crime he charges others with
attempting to commit he openly con-
fesses he is guilty of. He cries thief,
thief and Us the Waterman passes him
in the discharge Of his duty, he picks
the pocket of a bystander. At this late
day we shall not insult the intelligence
of any reader by an attempt to convince
him that any peace that is not preceded
by an unconditional surrender of the
rebels is impossible. Peace How is it
to be obtained? Who shall first pro-
pose terms? Shall the people of the
North, who still recognize the existence
and authority of the Constitution, the
integrity of the Union, say to our enc
mics 1--WE submit ~ If we sue for peace
can we dictate its terms? 1t is impossi-
BILE. Peace now, unless sued for by our
enemies, is to recognize the independ-
ence OF the Southern Confederacy, and
the base soul that pleads for it is more
cowardly and contemplate than the
root-diggers' of the Rocky Mountains.
" We can imagine no peace, the terms
Of .chich ,co,tld be so 'euolting, so dis1.On-
Ordble, as the continuation of the aO0r."
Don't the rebel believe that if this war
is wrong it was so at the outset? If it
was right then it is right now, and here
the villainy and hypocrisy of the fell
low is seen. From the firing Of the first
gun on Sumter, until the present mo-
ment, this great peace advocate has never
at any time been foranything but peace
on any terms, and all his protestations
to the contrary will not convince the
people.
"Peace Oh any terms.' This is the
proposition of Il man, who, with lie
sticking in his throat, has gone upon
the hustings and pleaded his loyalty,
and begged the people for their votes on
the ground that he was as good war
man as his opponent. Now if this man
Thayer, and his friends Hutchins and
Byington, lovely trio,) desire peace,
why do they not furnish some plan of
settlement of our national difficulties
Can they not devise some means by
which peace shall Be inaugurated p
What is your plan? What will be your
first step? What terms? All! we for
get! "Peace on any terms" What a
pink is this spawn of treason, that with
such impudence talks of peace that
shall compel the brave men of Musca-
tine county to trail their muskets, spike
their cannon, muffle their drums, furl
their flags and deliver up their swords
to those who have made war upon the
Constitution and Union, and that which
is the only true foundation of our gov
eminent, human liberty"
A SEcEsH LETTER.-The editor Of the
Charles City LateUigencer says, ga
friend sends us from Memphis secesh
letter written by an affectionate wife in
Alabama to her husband. The letter
was picked up in Mississippi. For sun
dry reasons we refrain from publishing
the document entire, but here is an ex-
tract:"
81 seat myself down toilet youno that
we haint got nothing to eat. The cows
is got so that they don't give no milk
Since you and the three boys was con-
scripted I've had to see to every thing.
feet is full of scars and splinters. \
l close by sain we are all sick and hellish
mad. / RENAME your slavish wife til
deth, which haint fur of without CRATE
change. s. s. TYNER.
P. S. haint in humer to write.
P. S. How can write when haint
got nothing to eat?
P. s. agin. Sis Boone is dead and Pm
glad on it."
THE SANITARY FAIR AT DUBUQUE