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

give you fair notice that from and after
this date, my individuality is swallowed
up in the plural of newspaper life. Gu,
opinions are too we'll known to require
at this time any special exposition. So
long as error exists in this world and
We live to behold it, we shall remain
Radical. Our ideas of expediency in
dealing with great questions involving
the interests of man and country are
not expansive. We most heartily de-
spise trimming to policy. Let man be
either for or against, as his enlightened
Judgment may dictate.
During our connection with this ex-
cellent diurnal, we shall endeavor to
conduct ourselves as becomes a fearless
and candid journalist We have no
friends to reward, no enemies topunish,
save and except those who are not for
theperpetuity of this Government with
out qualification. AS in past years, SO
in those that are to come, we shall yield
a cheerful obedience to the powers that
be. If at any time, however, those
powers adopt any policy, or do any act
that we regard as inimical to the well
fare of the governed, we shall allow no
party fealty to seal our lips or paralyze
our pen. We shall regard it our duty
to fairly and honestly criticise the acts
of our rulers. Toward those who are
lending all their sympathies and pray
ers to most causeless rebellion against
o government established by the Wash
ington's, J efferson's and Adam'so 9TH
er days, we have no honeyed words to
use. AS we abhor those who have del
uged the land with fraternal blood, so do
we despise those who can find it in their
hearts to defend traitors in this hour Of
National peril. The man who isnot for
suppressing this shareholders rebellion
against law and order, who is not will
ing to yield his individual opinions to
the general good, he who is not for as
serring the supremacy Of the Constitu-
ton and the integrity of the Union over
all domestic foes, we regard as a public
enemy, and no Better than he who
tAIedleLS tIldt COuStltullOu aAu y AAOlI,
armed to the teeth.
Believing Slavery to have been the
primary cause of this rebellion, we are
RADICALLY i'll favor of its extinction
and extirpation from American soil by
an amendment to the Federal Constitu-
ton. The constitutional rights of the
South have departed in the direction of
its leaden rain andiron hail. They have
charged their artillery to the very muz-
gle with those rights, and discharged
them with perfect recklessness. Their
rights will return to them when they
lay down their weapons of death, and
peaceably submit to Constitutional au-
thority. Until then our watchword is
subjugation." But we are straying
from our path.
To our co-laborers engaged in thework
Of writing history, educating the public
mind and advancing the Interests of the
human race, we extend our hand in to-
ken of kindly fellowship. We shall
strive with you all, who labor to lead
rather than follow public opinion. We
shall insist that you cover our short
comings with the goodly mantle of char
ity, hoping that as we grow older we
shall grow wiser, and thus merit your
good esteem. To the patrons of the
JOURNAL we promise to use our endeav-
ors to give you such reading as will COM
mend us to your good will, and expect
you to reciprocate by way Of increased
patronage. w. F. DAVIS.