Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1864-08-17
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DAVENPORT, Iowa.
AUGUST 2. 1864.

made tour through few of the coun-
ties in the southern part Of this State. L
spent about ten days III the pleasant pra-
rie village of Fairfield Jefferson county
1t LAYS nearly in a direct line 60 miles
west from Burlington, on the Mississippi
river The branch road of the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy Railway runs
through this place, and or, some thirty
miles to Ottumwa, on the Des Moisne
river, and forming junction with the
Keokuk and Fort Des Moisne road, which
/ follows the lead Of the river, in \. w,
direction.
Along the Des Moisne river, the coun-
try is quite rough. Considerable timber
of rapid growth, lines either side, during
I its whole length across Iowa. To return
to Fairfield, it is situated quite off any
water-couEse, Oh the main level of the
prairie, it is not quite so undulating in this
| section as would be desirable by most
! farmers. The country is so little broken
that i'll a .'wet season." Gas they term 1t
| here, The water stands on the whole sur
face of the ground, making the roads al
most impossible. In size, the village TOR
more property town, of Fairfield will
correspond favorably with Ebensburg.
! Several fine churches, Court House and
/ Il public town square, set off the place to
advantage, in prospective point OF view.
The next thing (of no Importance,
| whatever but nuisance) is the renown
| which II receives from It's containing the
| most vile, reptilous, black dammati0n-likc,
traitorous Abolition I.incoln-copperheads,
/ that can claim residence in any town or
! city in this Union. You may reccollcct,
| that at the time Mahoney WAS kidnapped
from his home in Dubuque in this State,
/ one Shcward was taken at the same time,
! with several others to Washington, and
! confined in the Old Capitol prison. This
same Shuward, hailed from Fairfield, in
which place he edited Democratic news
paper His press would have been silent.
| had it not beer for the pluck, dctermina-
| ton and ability Of his wife, assisted by
his brother, rs loreman-printer. After his
( release he returned home and, again re
| sumcd the editorial chair, which he filled
! till within about one week of the time OF
| my arrival in the place, when his office
was entered by squad of mean vaga-
| bonds wearing the insignia Of Uncle SANS
soldiers, and, by his being taken una
wares, his books were seized and partly
| torn up and the press damaged TO such an
extent that he concluded to close up and
quit the place which he done while
| was ther.. Thus you will perceive
what a recommendation the place has
for the quiet, peace and harmonious
disposition (over the left Of the people
for first class society No where in the
country does the different religious sccts
hold such eternal, deadly hatred Of one
another, as there. 1t has come to such
pass that not a single Democrat will at
tend Divine worship in the original
churches Il mean the edifce, alone(.
For what ought to be Divine, there is
substituted, the worship of the devil.
When | was there, efforts were being put
forth, to raise money for the purpose of
erecting a church where the people both
Jew and Gentle could attend to hear the
g word Of life - explained, without the
political thunderings of hcll-bound
clergy, haranguing somebody, as cop
perheads, traitors, rebel sympathisers,"
they, who on questions Of matters of
the State, honestly choose to differ from
them.
The leading man and most popular one
in the county is DR. Ware, an early set
Ter and genuine practical physician for
thirty years, is a thorough Democrat.
And, since the war began, he has been
perfectly silent outwardly, neither associa-
ting with Abolitionists, or pubically de-
nouncing them, for as he told me, ''they
are not worth talking about" And just
for the reason that the Abs. could not
get him to say anything, they made it a
point to persecutc and abuse him when,
and wherever an opportunity offered.
His life was threatened by the cut
throats, and so much was his fear,
that he never went out from his door
without arms. As was a visitor at his
house, during my stay in the place, |
write as twas told me. About ten DAYS
before my arrival at his house, he told me
SIX armed men made their unwelcome
presence known one evening when it was
quite dark, by ringing the door-beTl The
Dr's wife being the only one in at the
time, answered by opening the door;
when, to her astonishment, which amount
to fright, she beheld two soldiers standing
on either side Of the door, with drawn