The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-06-29
WHOLE NO. l41.

WHOLE NO. 141.
by the immigration from Europe. Slaves
and slave labor in the northern and eastern
States, having become Improbable, it would
not pay. .... 're.-r .... ...
The agricultural productions of cold, and
comparatively. barren New England, were
laid aside or suspended for more profitable
business and investments, such as CON-
merce, ship buildings, fisheries, manufac-
tories, arts and trades, &C.; fostered by the
bounties Of the general government in pro-
hibiting tariffs, &c. In the establishment
Of their factories the wide-awake Yankees
invited, induced and welcomed those emf.
grants from Europe, and England in particu.
lar, who were skilled in all manner Of man.
utacturins and trades, and to give them their
due, the Yankees improved upon their in
structors, and brought to perfection many
inventions and fabrics superior to what they
ware before. In the mean time the south
ern States, fifteen IN number, continued
slavery, guaranteed to them, and sanctioned
by the Constitution of the United States.
which we have solemnly sworn to support,
uphold and maintain. There are numbers,
however, who take this oath, and stifle their
conscience under the pretence Of higher
law, which is all moonshine, fanaticism and
intermeddling with their neighbors and f.l.
low citizens Of the south who will no doubt
eradicate slavery from their soil whenever
it becomes Improbable, as the Yankee has
done. The elasticity and energy Of the
Yankee is such that they viii follow no
business or pursuit long, which is not lucra-
tive, but choose other pursuits more prof.
table, that will pay.
Louisiana was purchased t,nder demo-
cratic auspices, from Napoleon Bonapart,
and the most Of it being adapted to slave
labor, the products of cotton, sugar and
rice were immensely increased. Prior to
which, and two years before the adoption Of
the constitution, democratic Virginia ccded
to the United States the whole Of the North
Western territory, now composed of the
States Of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota, which by
the ordinance of 1857, slavery and inyolun-
tary servitude was forever prohibited, except
for crime. All and every one of those
States were admitted into the Union, be-
lieve, under democratic administrations
The only free State which was admitted un-
der whig or republican administration, was
California, child Of the Mexican war
Oregon last Of all, also free State, admit
ted into the Union by democratic votes,
although violently opposed by the republi-
cans in Congress with some few exceptions.
A great field, historically, politically, NOR
ally, religiously opens extensively to my
view, but must refrain.
The agitation of things in Heaven, things
on earth, and things under the earth, is the
order Of the day, and the old proverb, ''like
priest, like people, is found to be true, since
political preaching is all the vogue now-a-
days, instead of the gospel of the blessed
God. Instead of the gospel according tn
St. Matthew, Mark, Luxe or John, we have
in many pulpits, consecrated to the living
God, from Sabbath to Sabbath, preached
the gospel according to Kansas, the gospel
according to slavery or abolitionisn; the
gospel according to Bspcher, or Greely, OF
Abby Kelly, or NJ. and to N, all through
the alphabet, feeding Christ's flock with
----lal.s,r ca>~ 9.
their hearers. II these sanctimonious polit-
ical persons believed what they generally
preach is the gospel, why don't they go into
the Slave States, and preach it to masters
and slaves. They know better, for they
can find no warrant for it in the Gospel 0l
Christ, and I must pay my respects to Mr..
'N."wh appears to be member of the
church of Christ, and perhaps a worthy
member.
would most respectfully ask an" what
ties,-it must have been the gospel accord
| .~~ 20 a.
You broke the ninth commandment, in
stating that the Chief Justice Of the Su
preme Court Of the United States, in the
Dred Scott case that his decision was "Tha'
the negro has no rights schich the chite ma,
ras bound to respect" Iwould seriousl,
enquire with all proper respect, do 20,
know the purport, signifcation or meaning
of words Read the whole proceeding
again-you done this ignorantly, becaus
there was such hue and cry among tn
republicans about it, you believed it be
cause you wished to believe it-like the Rev
Thomas NJ. Eddy, of the NJ. e. Church
who stated the same falsehood at CAM
meeting in Michigan, instead of endeavor
ing to win souls to Christ. l offered tina
gentleman five hundred dollars if he coul
prove that that was the decision Of the Chic
Justice
But he was mum and dumb and woul
not allow my answer thereto place in tn
North Western Christian Adoocate an
Journal, edited by that gentleman. at Chi
cago. suppose he carefully perused tn
documents, the whole subject-and f0un
that he slandered the Supreme Court. Th
venerable Chief Justice was only stating a
= matter of history the opinion Of the civ
; lized world about negroes, over one hur
dred years ago, and nothing else. The d
cision was (by . majority of the Suprem
Court, delivered by the Chief Justice) thu
the United States District below, in whic
Court Dred Scott sued for his freedom, erre
not having jurisdiction, for the reason thu
, the negro, Drcd Scott, was not = citizen I
E the United States, according to the COnst
tuition. There is the decision in nut shel
In several States the negroes are citizens b
State enactment, but these enactments 9
5 not and cannot constitute them citizens
S tho United States; this high privilege
, granted only to white men.
Old Massachusetts, has recently amendt
her Constitution, and enacted that person
born on the other side of the Atlantic, En-,
lish, German, Irish, Welch, Norwegian
: ETC., etc, must remain on probation tv
: years longer after they are naturalized b
a fore they can vote or hold Office. Where's
BY the same Constitution, the negro q
vote, after one years residence in the Stat
This was accomplished by the Republica
!, and Know Nothings combined. How do
the foreign population Of the West like t
Blue light Fsdsralist laos revived ho
. my friend an" will pray to God for forgiv
;, ness, for . breach Of the ninth comman
9 ment-.sThou shall not bear false witne