The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-09-16

Office. and viii frankly ooafsss that car
anti Nebraska SENTIMENTS defeated Gs--a
sacrifice ws were wiling 10 make Tor
opinions ssle but ws never attributed
this to Gen. Dodge a. any body else sG'
the dear s0rsresyns" who hare cor
ssi,usional fight Of dong as they please
We oppose the Nebraska Bill it is true
and 50 do many other sound demccTts
We have never aspired &c be fed Oh, OF
the public crib and consequently are DO,
hcuad 10 hurza Tor The Nebraska inslnisy
like those who are. There are now ,wo
divisions oil the democratic party. Oae
comprises Inc masses Of the people, and
the other Z, S. officers and asEaranst.-.
One are in favor of freedom and free ter
ri,ories, and the other hold the tenure Of
their offices. be ii either In possession or
in expectancy. by their feaisy to the Ne
braska bill. We are obscure it is true.
but could never sink 50 far as 10 dehase
ourselves BY accepting or desiring to be
sconcilia,ed' a, the sacrifice of conscience
TIE
result is to be attributed 10 other causes and 10
greater rez thsn yourself. II is reserved 70.
such as roo 70 reflect that while yen hsse nos
been prenissed to behold the Generals who have
con mandei You in this crusade against your
party and against your country. yea hsvs like
Submissive recruits, who reEssea yourselves Aad
absorbed your own bounty, tssilea IS sGaerna-
merary servedss and slaves In the ranks of your
political enemy
We claim no part in the late defeat, bu,
did suppose through the campaign we
beheld "the General who commanded
us" We Tough, under the banner Of
Bales and Hampstead, and suppose we
were in the ranks OF the faithful and did
20; dream we were "crusadlng against
our parry or our country. We as DEM
ccrat followed our leader, aud believed
We were trailing as supernumerary"
in the ranks OF the democracy. Ii this
was scrusade against our party and
country" II mus, hc because said lead
ers broke down the old landmarks Of
democracy, dashed aside the platform up
on which We have long stood, and erect
ed in It's stead tie Juggernaut oil slavery
Bill Nebraska. s.....
The editor Of the Advertiser has ever
been democrat, faithful and fearless -
has followed his party through thick and
Ihin, right or rrong-has never shrunk
from duty nor feared tine foe-every man
late frsm his saperiors he has willingly
,beyed-esery measure or policy advan-
led by democrats or democratic admin
STATIONS he has swallowed as pill pure
y democratic and pronounced il good
,ut the repea. o The Missouri Compro-
Mise was clandessinely put for,h--it o.
'iginated through sinister motives, it out
'ages the intelligence and feelings Of the
reemen OF the North-it stains the hon.
II of The Soulful was Matched in ini-
!uity ami paced sse;i BY corruption and de.
fraughs with evil to our par
y and our country. By fighting under
he banner with this iniquity inscribed
pom j, is wherein We were "crusading
gains, our party and our country" and
was initiating against the best inter-
SITS OF both. But though we supported
he ticket, we did not nor can we ever
ubscribe to the Nebraska Bill Ii this is |
reason, we are traitor. II this is alb
or lanaiicism, We are an abo-
Zionist and fanatic; we care not for
ne name, our motto is principles not
lcn," and if a deviation from the crook
d path Of a political ieader--if the sup
ors ofjustice and morality is treason and
Inaticisrn, we will assume the name for
.en there is no obloquy attached 10 it.
At the opening OF the late campaign,
e Nebraska Bill was s,uiiousIy KEEP, on.
sight. and the party united upon their
,nuine platform; we went with them
art and hand. The attempt was soon
ads to thrust upon as toe Nebraska bill.
s democrat we repudiated /, as &
lse issue, and an abonrina,ion hu, still
pporied The ticke,-in this cur lead !,
! had gone estray, yet we could
{ discard the valuable principles OF
forth ia one isolated issue, thus !;
sgisina,ely cast upon Us We still claim i
be democrat, but il the Express is
be our guide. OF The Nebraska biil our
li;iczi bible we csn say Farewell, a i
g farewell. II the political derna- !.
yues who Lover around the ran OF our i
" csn enact any code Of principles
he rank ard file, which their pockets ),
.he.r popularity q; the South may re-
re. laeE oCr "oascnrity" will screen !,
sssertioo; ~ we believe this will not
Dc case. n
EAT Be > sois spo4 III Ii, OF 2 squam-
rezs stt1t tae glzzara, which pronpss
- ok G-o1 tt.- strl4es OF the specu-