Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-04-15
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IOWA ana unole otend9 nrSt IN the llS
Of loyal States. They have thus far met
every call Of the Government for troops and
we venture to say when the record o.
human valQr comes to be made up Of the
material furnished by the present war;. the
praise OF superior courage, aud efficiency will
be awarded to the seldiers from these two
States. Dee Moiass State RAoistsr. aa
The Alineis and Iowa soldiers have, in al.
most every Western battle, 6elds fought aide
by side With equal valor. andlhAVs never
been whipped by the rsbsls. .,eyss.6str4-
And new in the forthcoming political cam
pAisn, Let the tAthsrs. hrothers snd friends
Of these soldiers, It h,mu, be equally true
and steadfast to the cause Of the nation, and
whip the copperhsads in every contest at the
polls. Let Illinois and Iowa ut home hs not
less faithful to our sacred cause than are their
soldiers in tho field CAiea9o Journal Q,
ths 3th. 800 --..,
We repeat the language Of the Register
with much more added. We clip the fore
going for . special purpose and embrace tho
present occasion to say, that it is high time
the Illinois press condsscended to notice
the heroism and devotion Of Iowa's gallant
sons. We have exchanged with the Journal
and Tribune during this terrible war and
this is the 6rst instance in which We recol.
lect either Of those papers have approached
doing our soldiers justice. They have had in
their employ able correspondents who have
moved with our western troops, but who
ignored the splendid services of "the bravest
of the btsve.", Iowans lase fought side by
side with Illinosans with equal 1rsrry. but
the Illinois press has never before SO
written their history. TIE highest encom-
iums of praise have been bestowed upon the
troops Of Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota !;
but = studied silence has been maintained
towards as brave m army of men - were
ever rnarshaled beneath the sun.
"A notable instance Of this injustice to-
wards our troops was in the Illinois versions
Of the battles Of Mission Ridge and Lookout
Mountain. The beautiful history Of the
fighting above tho clouds, BY Hooker's com.
mand, written BY Mr.. Taylor, vas as silent as
the grave concerning the Iowa participants
in that memorable cloud fight And yet the
gallant Iowa 4th infantry was among the
foremost and most brave, and were specially
compiimensed by General Hooker. Did the
readers Of the Tribune or Journal ever
CLEAN from thsir columns such an item?
Never. We have no objection to corraspon-
dents doing what they are employed to do !,
but we do protest that when they attempt TO-
write history, they shall be just to all
sections Of country. We confess we feel q
sensitiveness when our brave men are sland.
cred, or when their heroic successes are
Ignored. We know no braver men livc-we
know that no Iowa regiment has ever turn
cd its back to the foe. Our troops have
been the pride Of every General officer who
has been with them. A proudsr history we
do not covet than that written with the
bayonets of our Iowa soldiers. That history
is too bright and luminous to be treated with
contempt by army correspondents. We
accept the Journals confession, that our
troops have fought With valor equal to that
of Illinois heroes '2 i '.i