The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-10-28
DISUUION.


States. The call for this Convention is signed
bv posers in the Northern states to the number
of 400. by other persons (wcmcn and children,
doubtless,) to the number of 1898 more, max
ing grand total of 6J23 PERSONS whose judy
meuts are of 50 little value to them as 10 seri-
eusly question the excellence Of orr resent
form Of government, and who desire launch
into political chaos merely for the excitement it
NAV stir up. We are sssured Ivy the committee
Of arrangements that Ten timts as msny, CT
$4,000 names, could have been obtained, had
the committee gone to the trouble of collecting
them, aud Of this fact We have no doubt, be-
cause the burthen OF the speeches and arguments
Of the opponent. of the Democratic patty has
been dcnunciatory of the South, and appeals to
the northern people to excite little short of ven-
geance upon their southern copa timers in the
blessings and the benefits Of our present politi-
cal organization. We know that the best men
If the opposition deplore ,hsstat Of feeling in
the party speeches and newspaper arguments OF
their friends, hut 50 long rs these good men
with national hearts in them, act with and s,ls.
tain, leaders WHO scrup!e not to denouncc the
Union Of the states as curse to Northern
PEOPLE, they must not erect to escape the
charge Of completely with the Unionhaters in
their mischievous work. <.1 0tE
The principal reason assigned for the neces-
city of dissolution is that the South hold slaves
and we do not Would separation, as peace
fal if You please as the parting of Abraham
aud Lot, DO the bondsman any good His
master wotld only be necessitated to guard
him with twice the vigilance and severity that
he now does. The Safes of TIE North are not
willing to SUI ject their white lubcrers to the
competition which would result from free
admission Of the negroes Of the South into
their limits. "Free Labar" at living PRICES can
a,t be sustained, if blacks may be permitted to
9 pply all the demands for work. No man
need be told that colony Of free blacks in the
vicinity Of any village would drive away every
" bite laborer except such as are engaged in
me- hanical branches requiring long years of
strvicc to become workmcn. The negro rarely
asks for more than u mere living, and the pros
yect of securing an independence seldom ex-
cites him to exertion. In the history Of the
race it has been always thus, and the assump-
t;un of all idea that the black man is about to
contradict the history of his people for thous-
ards of years, leads to the present overflow of
= mpsthy for lis color. 1t is inaisp,, table that
the tendency Of cheap labor is to drive out the
l,igher-priecd article, ard to prevent this. the
whites OF the North now, v hen the states are
/, n terms of partial amity resulting from an
ilen'ity OF general interests, refuse on every
eaeasion when the question il omitted TO
them, to admit the nfgro to even the right Of
residence on their H. The boosted Constitu-
ton OF Kansas got up at topeka 10y Lane,
Robinson g. CO., prohibited the admission of
negroes into the State In tie ado, ton of
that Instrument tie men who deploIed the
'shorross If slavery" most ctiectually provided
that 50 far as Kansas was concerned, the s'poor
negro should not ESCAPE the clash of South.
crn mss'er.' He might be followed by tile
"blood hounds till Lis starving form measured
IFS length in the state ccnsecrated to Liberty
bltthc constit sion of these model worshippers
in her temple, ordered him outside of their ter.
rit.ry and he must march :! az
Ii our Irejudiccs arc so strong against those
whom God in his wisdom has brought into the
world black, would they be less strong after a
separation Of the states, and q remoral of every
bond Of rnion between rs? We think they
would be m ch great r. II then we can be of
no benefit to the blacks--;f willie complaining
Of $ treatment in Alabama, we decline to let
linn breath the air OF Kansas OF Iowa as slave
Or freeman-ot what use is allo sympathy for
him. II our sorrow for hin, should PROMPT us
t, admit him TO our farms and wo, kshops, we
bit dispense with those of our own color who
~ould soon become as needy as the African. j.
+. Ia one POINT OF view We are not sorry tina,
this Disunion meeting is called. We prefer On
out-and-oGt D.sunionist to the man who affects
% love the constitution Of the Union, and ye,
insists uT on measuring his duties by his interests
or bis prjndiees. This convention will doubt.
less take high ground. All Law but the law O
conscience will be ienorcd. The Iropositionl
mado AMI TIE tenor Of the discussions will b.
20 radienl, SO mIracticablc, so revolving, 9,
destructive of all sound theory or safe rractic,
sl.at we count upon their meeting the genera
disgust Of Northern people. We halisve til,
public mind Of tie North will be relieved of
load OF political bile at this convention and i
will feel better afterwards. Men of hard sens
vi . have fail. to give the subject careful CT
animation. will be ALARMED into close view Q
this sectional Jealousy which can result in moth
Ing but injury 10 10th portions of the Union
snd in additional curses to the POOR creature
who ere the innocent carsc fall the quar- ellne
1t is said that in the lac war it IVES impoas
ible 70 rally the Penn ylvania Germans into tn
volunteer corr s, Until after The taking of Wash
ington by the Iritish. When that event wa
announced the war-cry went up from field an
workshop. Tam desc Pritish RS L-dey dink
70 dake dc Gnferment away from Wash nton--
hey! By sire, we will see ap%ut dat Az
they did see alto t it with such effect that Il,
enemy made hasty retreat to the sea-hoard.
We trust that this ligh-handed move of til
restless devils who would make Heaven odiou
by their contentious iftherc vas not a scripture
bar against the admission Of such anti "peace
makers" will prod' ce the same { a ct rpon tn
patriots OF tie country as Tie taking of tn
! Capitol did u.en the sturdy yeoman,y Of III
old Keys one and We shall not be su, priced /
hear from the lips of men who have fioated /.
the sea OF indifference almost into the laws q
Treason, curses loud and deep against tia
! whole brood OF asitators who would dcstro
the noblest government OH earth because Of a
EVIL Tor which no human being has ever bee
wise enough to suggest remedy.
@ Letth Traitors show their hands!