Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-10-21

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South said, "The election of Mr.. Lin
coin will be the signal of our seeding"
But the men OF the North had become
tired of these threats. They nerved
themselves and like men said, tive are
not to be ,intimidated from doing our
duty by your threats. - Mr., Lincoln
was elected, constitutionally and fairly
The South did secede and made war up
on our government g.'' =" G sr"@t
In 1868 a peace-upon-any- -terms-with-
the-rebels party sprang up in the North
and threatened a second secession
Here in the Northwest they boldly pro-
claimed their intention to "leave New
| England out in the colu," anu establish
aNorthwestern Contederacy that should,
iii the event OF a Reconstruction of the
Union, unite its fortunes and interests
with those ofthe Southern COnfederacy
AT the fall elections in that year they
threatened war if the Union party tri-
umphed. They organized secret soci-
cites to carry out their purposes.
In 1854 this party met in Chicago and
declared in favor of laying down the
arms of the Union and sueing for peace
with rebels. They threatened revolu-
ton and civil war, if their notions of
political economy were not carried out
by the party III power. They said they
would fight rather than submit to the
arrest OF disloyal men. They adjourned
their convention to meet subject to the
call of their committee, that they might,
in certain emergencies, prcpare9for rev.
olution. On every hand they threaten
the people with civil strife and discord
| if they do not elect Mcclellan. .j-.,.
t Can any man doubt the true policy of
this peace party: Is there man who
believes that with Mcclellan in the Ex-
ecutive chair and Seymour, Vallandig-
ham, Belmont, Wood & Co., in the
Cabinet, that the South would not
achieve its independence? What then?
y Northwestern Confederacy, with New
/ England out IN the cold: How do we
know it? ,.
! Ex-Gov. Weller, in speech in Provi-
dence, Il. l., on Saturday, the 18th ult.,
/ said: a.
| "If Abraham Lincoln is reelected in less
J than year there is a division between the
Northwest and New England"
John McKeon, at the New York Me-
Clellan ratification meeting, said:
"If Abraham Lincoln is reelected there will
be a bloody revelation at the North and West" I"
If you want more evidence of this
reasonable purpose, we can furnish it.
Peace Democracy and the Rebellion. one
in Purpose. d
Ii is not difficult to see the unity of
purpose between The rebellion and the
present Democratic party. We repeat
what we have oftentimes said, that the
success of Mcclellan depends upon the
success of rebel arms, ut least so the reb-
els themselves think. The Richmond
Enquirer, but few days since, said,
That the elements of the composite party now
relied upon TO make Mcclellan President, are
truly described above: and that if elected he
will be co,npeled from the very nature of the
Gaze, whatever his own Individual desires may
be- to seek negotiation with rs, and suspend the
military operations, is to many minds very
clear. But we must Stiil remember that to give
him a chance OF being elected at all, the invn-
fiing armies must gain 10 further successes
army which created a peace party at the North:
Jo;;nsion and Beauregard planted it; Lee wa
tered it; and we must give it incrseae; we must
nuiS Sc it and cherish it, by the same methods
! hiSilerto-that is, with the bullets and bayonet
should ttie military situation be unfnvorable
to Us next month, Mcclellan will not be elected
Are loyal men prepared to act with a
party that was created by the Confed-
crate army? Will you vote for man
whose success depends upon militia
ry situation favorable to traitors ?
Pause and reflect. -.
n SesliiiOnist.
Ira G. Mitchell, Copperhead candidate
for Congress against MIR. Grinnell, in the
4th District, offered, the following reso-
luton in the last Democratic State Con-
vention, and supported it with a speech:
E.eso'sed That the present executive of the
STATE, BY declaring himself to be partisan gov
cratic minority Of the peoEle of the State fr IL,
equal consideration and equal rights with other
white men, has thrown himself out OF the pale
OF iurtheI respect and legal protection. and that
he slOuld he considered as an official demagogue
and "A sslLF7ooSSrITUTED OUTLAW. n .
This declares the Governor of Iowa to
be beyond the pale illegal protection"
and virtuallyinvites Copperheadst to treat
him as an "outlaw" and slay him if
possible. Can it be that men in the 4th
Congressional District expect those who
approve Of the murder of the Marshals
in Poweshiek county will, after this,
support this traitor Mitchell for Con-
gress? The editor of the Iowa City Re
publican in commenting on these Heso-
lutions justly said: " Righteous indig-
nation prompts US to say that the writer
of the foregoing resolution is a kaaue and
scountl,'oi, too uile and aUiched to live in a
civilized lani-that he is utterly re-
gardless ofthe welfare, peace and happi-
ness of his fellow citizens; and willing,
aye, anxious to kindle flames of civil
war in our midst.'
la III. s. Foote, once q Senator in
Congress, now a prominent Southern
traitor, has issued an address at Rich
mond to the people of the Confederate
States, in which lie gives his views of
the Chicago Convention and it's candi-
dates. Speaking of the candidates, he
says: -4- i .t r.s
As to the nominees at Chicago, 1 shall say
nothing but this:. Nc 1ellan's general availa-
bility as a candidNte is undOubted :; his willing
ness to run upon a genuine Peace platform,
commits him t,sl!y to his future action in the
event of his election and his association with
Mr.. Pendleton. of Ohio, whose outspoken peace
procivities are so well known, makes assur-
ance doubly sure" in regard to the course of
any administration at the head of which he
might be placed. =
These Confederate; gentlemen fully
understand the destination - of tho
Northern Democracy and their candi-
dates, and have assurance doubly
sure" that they will be all that they
could ask.