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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-06-17

NOT so LUCKY, AFTER ALL.-lt will
be remembered that Mr.. B. l.. Martin,
of Davenport, was the man who drew
the lucky number in the great lottery at
the st. Louis Fair for the SmiZer farm.
The Democrat announces his arrival in
St. Louis in company with lawyer to
investigate the title to the farm. If
what the Democrat says is correct, it
only proves the truthfulness of the old
saying, ''don't look gift horse in the
mouth" 1--
1--WE have no desire to throw cloud
over the brilliant prospects of the gen.
tleman from Iowa, but they do say that
there is small mortgage on the farm
for $50, 200. Moreover, it is said that the
place is claimed by Smizer. Also that
the County Court can give no title to the
property. 1t is likewise reported that
it isn't much Of farm after all and not
worth near as much as it brought in the
rattle. 1t is also limited that if the win
ner don't give the farm to the soldiers he
will be voted an ungenerous fellow
What Mr.. Martin intends to do, we have
no means of knowing, but suppose he
will retire to his Martin-box and go to
raising onions and potatoes" .i8
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-06-17

THE REBELS LOOKING FOR HELP
FROM NORTHERN CoPPERHEADs.-The
rebel editors turn with imploring looks
to their Northern friends" in this hour
of trial, to come to the rescue and break
down the wall Of fire which is encircling
them: esfr+ .,t.ta-
There is no doubt, says the Atlanta
Late1igencer, that there are, in the West
ern States, large number of men OPP
posed to the abolition war. The vote
in Ohio during the last gubernatorial
election exhibited the fact that over two
thousand voters in that State were OPP
posed to the war, and if the flames of In
surrection will only spread over Illinois,
we feel certain that thousands of Ohio
ans will join the melee. Nothing could
give us greater satisfaction than the
sight of the Copperheads engaged in
cutting the throats of Lincoln's hire
Hngs. ..4 SO l9-I .s1e-
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-06-17
who was it?

Sam. Wilkerson, the regular cores
pendent of the New York Tribune, writ
ing from Baltimore, gives some jealous
Iowan the following hit: .f5v.
Twas not easy to come down from
this sublime to the paths that the feet
of politicians make in National Conven
tons. But the haste of men furnished
for Office, or demented with vanity, to
get ahead in the sorry race for prece-
dence in nominating an inevitable can
dfdate for the Presidency, had to be en-
dured. Iowa must breed men of nerve,
or men without nerves. The insensibil-
ity of one of her sons to the jeers and
laughter and scorn of the convention,
while he scrambled through all rules
and all courtesy and all decency, to
snatch fIom Cameron, of Pennsylvania,
the distinction of moving the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Lincoln by reclamation,
was marvellous spectacle. But it fur
nished the fun of the day, and men in
the end were as grateful of him of Iowa
as if he had been Ravel, and had
sought before our eyes to Stake his thirst
out of bottle whose cork had no end.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-06-17
Mr. ,Nasby Rejoiceth over khe vn,.,.-.,.-
NV FremOxt

sHuRcH CIV Tue. Moo D1sPENsAsHEN,
NOW IL thefwinter NV our diskontent.
t mao geliapus summer. The clowds,
h tnao oreh d the perlittkle horyzon is
po1' a,au Tayes frum the sun NV success
ICY icy pegrceu enl, sildin the posis NV the
m"t ~;ua WIFI " rayJepce that wisky can
Honey hez kun out Nv kor,,;s
good hez perceeded from Na~@vnatt
The Radykels hev nominated Trn;,, Ill |;
Halleloogy! They did it at CIt',n Iom5
l never votid for Fremont. InSe u +
didn't like him-in fact l abOozed hin.
1 laft at him fer partin his hare in the
middle, akoozed him NV bein Cath
Tic, and NV steelin cattle from the GUY
ment. Wen Linkin apinted him Genral
l abOozed him agin, and more then ever
wen he ishOod his Emansipashen Proc
limashen. -
But now l diskiver that l hev did him
a grevous wrong. The most becomin
way man kin part his hare is in the
middle, the stealth NV cattle from the
Convent is act that no man who sup
portld Bookannon kin condem, and his
ablishnism- heze to be pittied fer
that.
Wv course no dimocrat kin vote fer
him, for ther is triflin difference is our
principles, yet about Il half Nv the alb
lishn party ought to do it by all menes.
Jon G. is the man fer them undoubtedly.
But wether he gets meny votes or few,
his bein nominated is salvashen to us.
Every vote he gifts, Linkin won't git,
and then what
The bair thot almost overpowrs me
We kin elect a DimOcrat!
This movement puts new face upon
affairs. We incident be pertikelery
anxshus emmy moar fer Lees successful
fact | believe it wood be better for us 2
hev Grant whip Lee and talk Richmond.
Fer why? Becoz. Spozn about the
time the Confedrasy is played out, we
elect a Dimocrat, and spozn that Dino
GRAFT lets up on EN-, restoars ther niggers,
pardons EN-, pays ther debts, compen-
salts them ez heZ sustained losses in the
war, and penshuns their widers,
woodent they let US hev the heft NV the
orfisis while. OF coorse they wood.
1 segest that the Commits who air
takin up the coleckshun fer Vallandy-
gum, send the mummy forthwith to
Fremont's EXecootiv COmmitty. l shell
talk up colleckshun in my cOngrega-
shen Immediately for that purpus. Re-
inwiggoreted.
PETROLEUM V. Nasty.
Faster NV sed church in charge.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-06-17

THE RIGHT PRINCIPLE.-A colored sentinel
was recently marching on his beat in the streets
OF Norfolk Va when a white man, passing by
shouldered him insolently off the sidewalk,
quite into the street. The soldier, on recover
ing himself, called out:
"White man, halt!' t.H' .y|
The white man, Southerner-like, went straight
on. The sentinel brought his musket to O pre-
sent, cooked it, and hailed again:
'sWhite man, halt, or I'll fire.' y
The white man hearing shoot in the tone halt
ed and faced about.
Z white man." continued the sentry, perempt-
orily, "come herew
he did so. w, rI r.t 81.
white man. said the soldier again, "ms no
care one cent bout this partiklar Cuffee; but
white man bound to respeck dis uniform (strik-
ing his breast.l White man move on ~ indie
pendent.
This is the true spirit-"white man bound to
respeck this unifOrrn."9 When government
clothes colored man it takes him under its
protection-not as colored man but as soldier
of the United States, and as such entitled to re-
spect. Let the administration act on this prin-
cipie and the Fort Pillow massacre will not go
long unrevenGed.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-06-17
The Conservation Act.

Among the amendments recently
adopted, by the Senate, to this act, is
one providing that mo person drafted
on future calls shall be liable to be again
drafted until the present enrolment be
exhausted" And another, "that the
number of men furnished from any dis
trict beyond and above the quota on
calls previously made, and the term of
service of each man shall be considered
and allowed to said district in calls here
after made.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-06-17

REPEAL OF THE $500 COMPUTATION
CLAUSE RECOMMENDED BY THE SECRE-
TARY OF Wharf.-The Secretary Of War
has communicated to the President the
result of the draft in number of sub
districts, as specimens of its efficacy in
recruiting, and has thereupon recom-
mended the repeal of the $500 commuta-
ton clause, and an immediate draft
without pecuniary exemption, as the
only means. of keeping up the army
As mitigation Of this, he proposes to
draft for shorter term of service. The
President has transmitted this to Con-
rress. M FtA
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-06-17

WHO SUPPORTS Mr.. LINCoLN.-The
New York Eceniag Post explains the
popular demand for Mr.. Lipcoln's re-
election as follows:
In the first place, he is popular with
the "plain people," who believe him
honest, with the rich people, who be-
lieve him safe, with the soldiers, who
believe him their friend, and with relig-
ious people, who believe him to have
been specially raised up for this crisis
and in the second place, because many
of the thieving and corrupt scoundrels
of the political news, who know the
fact of his popularity, have eagerly at
tached themselves to the car of his sue
cess" -4
If the plain people, the rich, the re-
ligious, the soldiers, and the politicians,
the honest and the dishonest are forhim,
who shall stand against him?
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-06-17

r0e It is fact that not one Of the
public journals or public men that sup
ported Fremont in 1856, is now favor.
ably disposed to his ridiculous preten-
tons. The st. Louis Democrat, even,
until now the rabid organ ofthe intense
radicals In Missouri, now ignores Free
mont, and supports Lincoln and john
son. The old Republican and War
Democratic papers, without an excep-
ton. are for Abraham Linoeln's re-elec.
tan. DbeS fsA r
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-06-17
mffklp 9ournal.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE COUNTY
JOHN MAHIN, oE
w. F. DAVIS, EDITORS
CITY OF NIUSCATINE.
FRIDAY MORNING;.. JUNE II. 1884
National Union Ticket.
FOR PRESIDENT.
Abraham Lincoln.
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT,
Andrew johnson.
Republican Union state Convention.

The Eighth Annual State Convention will A.
ssInoie a. Des Moines, on Thursday, the 7th day
81 July, A. u. 1884, for the purpose Of placing in
One Judge OF the supreme Court, Secretary Of
SStsse, AUDITOR OF state, Treasurer OF State, and
cordially sustain the policy now being pursued
oy the Administration Of the National Govern
ment 70 crush the Rebellion, restore the Nation
q authority, and establish the Republic upon q
1oundaLion OF which the '.corner-stOne" Of the
Rebel Confederacy shall form no part are ro-
the following ratio: One delepnte for aach
county, and one additional delegate for every
hundred votes and fraction of over fifty votes
eaSt oy the electors of the County at the last
general election for VIM. NJ. Stone for Governor
the number OF votes to be determined by ad-
H ehy 70 those east in the County thoss cast by
By order OF the Republican State Central Com
THO. +. WIrHROW, Chairman
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-06-17

Iowa CITY 1TEMS.-Lt. l.. A Duncan
Adjutant of the 4Oth regiment, is visit
ing his friends at Iowa City. .. The
trustees of the State University adver-
tise for bids till the 2Sth of June, for the
erection of building for the Universe
ty, at a contemplated cost of $25, 900, in
accordance with plans and specifications
which can be seen from and after June
10th, at the rooms of o. M. Spencer.
President of the Faculty. :. A cor
poration has been formed, with its prin-
cipal place Of business at Iowa City, for
the construction of telegraph line from
some point on the Mississippi river,
through Iowa City and Desmoines, to
Council Bluffs. The capital is S25, 900,
with the privilege of increasing it to
5000, 900. The directors are Nathan
Randall, Silas c. Way and Henry Nor
gan. 1t is understood the line is to be
completed this year. -. We CLEAN the
above from the Republican.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-06-17
TIE unEMocRAr1Cu N

THE DEMOCRATIC" NATIONAL Con-
vENTIoN TO BE ADJOURNED.-Lead
Democrats declare that the Chicago
Convention will probably be adjourned
to August Goth, and if Grant be not
available that Hancock will be nominal
ted as a War Democrat, so as to carry
Pennsylvania and New York.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-06-17
Rewarded.

Lawrence M. Keitt, of South Carolina
and Thomas Tourney, of Virginia, who
contributed largely to fire the Southern
heart with treason and disunion, were
recently killed in the battle, near Rich
mnnd
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-06-17
For One Year.

An amendment to the so called Con-
scription Act, limiting the time Of SER
vice for drafted man to one year in
stead of three, has passed the Senate of
the United States. The $500 clause will
probably be stricken out.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-06-17

Maine, S F Heysey,
N. Hainp., JnO B Clark,
VT, Abr'm B Gardner,
Mass. VIM Claf1in,
r. l., Thos G Turner,
Conn.,, N ID Sperry,
n. Y, H ] Raymond,
N. j., Marcus L. Ward,
Penn, mot named,)
Del, n b Smithers,
Nd, II w Hoffman,
Va, N B LangfOrd,
Ark, Jas NJ Johnson,
Missouri, 8 H Boyd,
Tenn, JOS s Fowler,
KY, r r Williams,
Ohio, Geo B Senter.
Ind, John B Lefries,
Ills, Burt G Cook,
Mich, Marsh Giddings,
Wis. StOddard Judd.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-06-17
oregon Heard From.

The Unionists of Oregon have dis
charged their duty "copiously," hav-
ing elected Members of Congress, State
Printer, and Judges in the second, third
and fifth districts. The Legislature is
all right and will elect successor to
Harding, United States Senator. En-
couraging signs these, for the Guerrilla
Democracy. h.,tse
BLACKHAwK COUNTY.-The county
continues to pay to veterans re-enlisting
$500 bounty. t 90. , - =. -se-.c
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-06-17

Hon. Joseph B. Young, State Sena-
tor from Linn county, has been APP
pointed and confirmed an additional
Paymaster in the army.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-06-17
SIissessnaiion Cox, of Ohio.


Notwithstanding the published views
of the Buckeye Abroad, Mr.. s. S.
Cox, who misrepresents the views of a
majority of his constituents, was slight
ly cornered in debate few days since,
and, by the way, not an unusual thing
for Mr.. c. Mr.. Blaine, of Maine, dur
ing discussion upon the repeal Of the
Fugitive Slave Law, asked Mr.. Cox
whether he would return to loyal own
err slave found in the Union army, to
which that gentleman replied, she
would return any slave who had been
stolen. He was opposed to putting
blacks in the army. Gen. Grant does
not fight them" Thereupon Mr.. Blaine
informed Mr.. c. that there was then
more than $50 wounded blacks in the
Washington hospitals, and then caused
to be read telegram from Gen. Foster
to show Mr.. Cox that his declaration
that negroes will not fight was incorrect.
The telegram says: "The negroes in
the Fort at Frankfort, Kentucky, per-
mission having been given them, rallied
and re-captured the guns the rebels had
taken" This was sufficient for the art
full dodger, who changed his base, and
went in upon the Arguilles case with all
his muscle. Facts We're too much for
the defamation of the author of misce-
genation. VIII the Des .Moines States
nan please notice the language Of Cen
Fosters telegram?
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-06-17
Iowa, d B Stubs,

LOW a, - ID 1otQbDS,
Mimi, Thos Simpson,
Cal, mot named,)
Oregon, Eras D Jarrett,
w Va, A w Campbell,
Kansas, Jas II Lane,
Neb., w HI H Waters,
Col, Jerome B Chaplin,
Nevada, H d Morgan,
DacOtah, Geo NJ Binnie,
New NJ, John S Watts,
Utah, John w Kerr.
Wash'n, A A Denham,
Montana, n B Lang
worthy,
Idaho, W Fl Wallace,
Florida, c l. Robinson,
Arizona, ] s Turner,
Dist. of Columbia, j ]
Coombs.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-06-17
National Central Committee.

The following gentlemen were an
nounced by the different States and Ter
ritries as the National Central Commit
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-06-17

EXTRAORDINARY SHARPNESS.--The
Davenport Democrat is evidently cut
ting its eye teeth. 1t is becoming ex-
|ceedingly sharp. Commenting upon a
suggestion of the Cincinnati Gazette,
that in the event of McClellan's nomi-
nation at Chicago, that worthy indiyid-
ual should follow the example of FIRE.
mont, and resign his commission in the
army, the Democrat says: Mr.. Lin
coin is Comnlanoet-in-Ch Chief Of the army.
VIII he resiga?" Now if that isn't a
poser, we would like to knowit. Wins
lows soothing syrup is recommended
for teething children, and we advise the
Democrat to try it.
ESCAPE OF REBEL. PRIsONERs.-The
Davenport Gazette says that on Monday
night twelve rebel prisoners escaped
from Rock Island Barracks, under COW
er of the darkness, through an excava-
ton made some time before, but which
had not been filled up. All but two of
them were re-captured: One was found
drowned in the slough.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-06-17

aea- Hons John P. Hale, John F. Pot
ter, of Wisconsin, and Preston King, Of
New York, are spoken of as likely to
succeed Joshua R. Giddings, as Consul
General at Montreal.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-06-17

MoRMONs FOR UTAH-A party of be-
tween seven and eight hundred Nor
mons, bound for Utah, passed through
Chicago last week. They took the cars
of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Railroad westward. They comprised
every age, sex and condition, though
their. appearance was not particularly
intelligent or prepossessing. They were
principally from Denmark and Sweden,
about a fourth of the number being
from England and Scotland.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-06-17

And SO the foreign critic, conducting
the leading paper of the English press,
whose sympathies in this struggle are
all with treason and rebellion, is COM
PEELED to admit THAT the Americans
fought more desperately and for long
er time than any nation before them"
Our friends over the water will learn, if
they live long enough, something of the
pluck and endurance of our people, and
their learning will make them wise
enough to do no act to disturb the peace
full relations now existing between them
and us. The lessons of our power upon
the land and sea, though taught at a ter
rible cost, may be of value to us, in that
we shall be at peace with all nations
for many long years to come.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-06-17

REFORM.-We commend to the attsn-
ton of our readers the following earn
nest words which we extract from q
most admirable address delivered by
Thos. b. Bryan, Esq, on the occasion of
arecent Dress Reform meeting in Chi
carO:
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-06-17

The Union Of these States once more
perfected, and their people united and
happy, the crowned heads and poten-
tates of Europe will not be inclined to
act rashly or in belligerent manner to-
wards us. The battles fought during
the three years just past have been very
instructive to the monarchists. But the
recent battles in Virginia have caused
them to stand amazed. The London
Times, in commenting upon Grants bat
ties in the Wilderness, thus compli-
ments the pluck of American soldiers !:
Perhaps the Americans may be proud of the
prominence, but they have certainly fought
more desperately, for longer time, and With
more dreadful slaughter, than any nation be-
" It would not be impossible to match the re-
suit OF any one days battle with stories from
the wars OF the Old World; but hever, we should
battles as these compressed into six successive
days. 1t is hard to conceive how nature could
have supported the exhaustion and the strain
We have been told that after single days hard
lighting the lassitude and reaction in even
victorious army are such that any fresh force
might snatch Its larrsls from III whereas here
slaughter from the morning OF Thursday till
the night OF Tuesday with Scarcely the inter-
urday there was a pitched battle. contested
with the utmost fury; and even Saturday was
devoted to marching and fighting on the march,
Nor were these prodigiOus operations divi-
ded among immense numbers brought into ac-
ton by relays. Neither army numbered appa-
rently above 100000 men, and oftheSe every man
seems to have been engaged in every battle
Indeed, we are expressly told that the Federal
reserves" were brought up on the very first
day
The desperate ferocity OF the fighting may
be inferred from the fact now reported that the
slaughter was produced without the aid of ar
ullery.. No rided guns or murderouS shells did
battle Of Friday, which is said to have cost the
Federals alone upward Of 10000 men, was .
hand to-hand fight.
"The ConfederateS were posted in the we'll
known woods in the vicinity of Chancellors-
rspulse, and SO dense was the thicket that cam
non could not come into play. Regiment
against regiment, and man against man, the
combatants fired and hacked at each other in
and an intercepted report from Gen. Lee actual
ly tells US that, on his side, the heaviest loss
was in men killed outwright, and that he had
comparatively few wounded. If this be a cor
preRsive idea of the fury Of the conflict than
any other of the incidents reported
o" 1t Is clear, indeed, that whatever may be
said OF the composition OF the Northern armies
and of their inferiority in this respect to the
patriot legionS OF the South they have fought
in this campaign with valor as obstinate as
that OF their enemies No mere Indifferent or
dlsaffected mercenarieS could have been led
from a battle like that at Wilderness to three
more such battles at SpotSylvania Be the inn
pulse what it may, the Federals are fighting in
stern reality and with aSpirit reSolute as that
OF their adverEarieS.''
And SO the foreign critic, conducting
No Loo -
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-06-17

saAs The Troy Times puts the follow
ing pertinent question, which the oppo-
nents of President Lincoln will do well
to consider:
If Mr.. Lincoln has fallen into errors
and made mistakes-if he has done
some things that he ought not to have,
and left undone some things that he
ought to have done-who that was ever
called upon to do so much has erred so
little 9'
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-06-17

MIR. MAHIN:-Won't you please pub
lish the annexed, for the benefit of those
Copperheads who, after voting, have
claimed foreign protection?
Plain Talk from British Consul.
The British Consul at Buffalo has adj
dressed the following expressive letter
to drafted man who claimed exemption
as British subject:
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1864-12-28
BRILLIANT VICTORIES IN TENN.

While Gen. Sherman has been complete
ly successful in his march throughlGa ,
Hood, who tried to do the same thing in
Tenn, has most signally failed. He got
as far as Nashville, it is true and invest
ed the city several days. Thomas took
the offensive last week. Thursday, and in
series of spleudidly fought battles on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, routed
the enemy at every point, with great loss.
and drove him far from the city. We
captured about 1000 prisoners. 6 pieces
of cannon. the rebel general Chalmners'
headquarters, and train and another train
of 20 Wagons By Monday the rebels
were many miles from Nashville, tired of
fighting. and our army, following closely
upon the retreating and demoralized col
umns. l'nH
Our eaptures from Hood amounted to
| 10000 men. 81 cannon. leaving him on
ly four. and vast amount of small arms
and stores. Our loss will not exceed
5000 in killed and wounded. with no
prisoners, and no general officers. All
our wounded captured ar franklin have
been retaken. Thomas has continued the
pursuit since Tuesday as fast as possible,
though the tro ops were much fatigued
At last accounts Hood had succeeded
in crossing the Duck river AZ miles south
of Nashville. and Thomas was preparing
to take his army across.
On the same day that Thomas first at.
tackled Hood, the rebel general Forrest
made an attack on Murfreesboro and wal
repulsed with loss Of 1000 men. by Gen
Rousseau.