Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-09-30
Another Prop Fallen.


When the Courier and kindred sheets
alleged that the Hon. John T. Waite, of
Connecticut, had ''come out for McClel-
Ian" we didn't believe word in it,
knowing they will lie. The Hon. J. T.
Waite is one of the most talented MEM
bers of the Connecticut Bar, and as a
criminal lawyer has no superior in that
State. For many years he discharged
the duties of Prosecuting Attorney for
his District, which was too Democratic
to defeat him. Mr.. w. was subsequent
~ the Democratic candidate for Senator,
Lieutenant Governor, and one year for
Governor, if our memory serves us. In
the Presidential election of 1860 he was
the ablest champion of Douglas In that
State. But when the South reared the
flag of treason, Mr.. W., with thousands
of other Democrats in Connecticut, rail-
lied to the support of the government.
His son, a young man of great promise,
left his studies, entered the army, and
gave his life noble sacrifice to his
country. Idolized, as he was, his death
| was terrible blow to his parents. His
blood cemented still more strongly the
fathers love and fidelity to the Union.
From April, 1861, until now, this
staunch old Democrat has not faltered
| in his support of the constitutional au-
thorities. The Union Republicans of
Connecticut have honored themselves
and the cause in placing Mr.. Waite at
the head of their Electoral ticket.
And thus stands exposed another of
those political lies of the Gunboat De-
mocracy.
Another Straw and Sound One.
The Boston Herald, a journal of large
circulation and influence, particularly
among the laboring men and mechanics
of New England, ana edited with signal
ability, repudiates the Chicago plat
form and it's candidates in the following
terse, earnest, truthful language, which
we hope every Douglas Democrat will
read and ponder well:
In 1860 we supported Stephen a. Douglas be-
cause we believed the doctrines he advocated,
AMI The PLATFORM OF the party which nohlina, ed
him We're in accordance with the Constitution
and formed a basis upon which al true Union
men could stand, both in the North and in the
south. He was defeated by the action of certuin
men at the south who are now the leaders in
tue rebellion. They have ignored the national
compact denounced the Constitution, formed Il
Southern Confederacy, and call themselves in
dependent OF those with whom they We're for
| mery united. They have from that day to this
made war upon tleir former friends and essuci-
| ates. and committed acts of barbarism only
equalled by the Sepoys OF India, or the savages
of our own land.
From the time they fired upon the Star of the
West and upon Fort SUMTER we have not failed
to do what we consider to be plain duty, viz ::
to denounce all such acts as anti-cOnSt!tuiionul
and wicked; and as a natural consequence have
eXeried our humble influence toward raising
armies and in sustaining the Government in
it's efforts to suppress the rebellion and to put
down tie wicked men who Were bent on ruin il
they could only rule. Wehave witnessed with
cru, hing out the rebel armies, and the success
which has attended the navy IN reducing the
| fprtitications which the rebels mad stolen from
the General Government and rejoice to believe
that the day is not lar distant when the super
| structure of the so-called Southern Confederacy
will fall to the ground and with it the men who
are disgrace TO the age in which they live.
Having failed 10 accomplish their designs by
| the force OF arms, and realizing the dangerous
position i'll which they are placed, they are re-
sorting to political action the last step to
them from that condemnation and punishment
which they so richly deserve. Hence we find
| them active in the free States among their Old
cO-workers, to produce Il revolution at the North
when W ii enable them TO cal ry out their orig
| inal purpose of separation and independence
Hence we find the Agents of jefferson DAVIS at
/ Niagara Fails, acrans ing the platform and the
candidate to he put forward at the Chicago Con-
yentlon, by and through which they are in
hopes to fool and to cheat the free States out OF
| the advantages gained, and which, if contin-
, ued, will wipe the rebel leaders out. So far as
| the platform, the speeches and candidates are
concerned. the Convention held at Chicago
might well have been held in Richmond. 1t
was II NJ serabie, fawning, sycophantic and de-
grading surrender TO the men who are in arms
against the Government, and who have done
| their utmost to destroy American liberty
Their talk about free speech, u free press, and
| the Constitution are very pretty and capital
| ca;chwortis to deceive honest voters. But now
| is il in the dominion of Jefferson Davis? How
about Il free press and free speech there? If q
| man in Virginia would dare to utter one word
against Davis or his plans, lie would be hung to
the first tree OF most convenient ltmp-p post for
| his ;emerity. Yes, these leaders the men
| that the Chicago Convention proposes to restore
to power in the nation to wra:tk their vengeance
| upon those at the North WHO have opposed
| .hem. What kind of liberty OF speech and OF
! the press oud there be then? The success of
| the Chicago ticket would be but the beginning
| OF series of disasters which come upon us, too
| horrible to contemplate. For ourselves We
support no such doctrines and such ticket
| as mat made and put forth at Chicago.