Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-10-29
THE y IRREP1EssIDAE COW.
FLICT.D

THE " IRREP1EssIDAE CON.
About one year ago, in his Rochester
speech, the chief representative Of sll ths
foalies and heresies Of RepuLlicanism
mapped out the bloody programme Of sec.
tioaal interference and abolition violence.
The calamitous tendencies Of his ulti-
matum we're equalled only BY the de6an,
aid aggressive spirit Of the chief:ain.-
The challenge excited alarm and uueasi-
ness in the South, and fell with gloomy
Significance upon the ears Of good and
true men throughout the North. Convsn
sions seized with shs phreuzy Of :. DANCE
runs fanaticism spplauded the reasonable
proposition; presses that sentinel the poll
tical fortune Of the d.magogns re.cchoed
the ominous sentiment and maiorities
threatened with party prescription and
excited By partizan appeals, were betrayed
into dangerous silence. To-day the teIe-
graph furnishes us with the FIRST aud legi.
innate fruits Of this odious doctrine. A
peaceable community is en,broilcd in civil
war. Que Of the most patriotic of States
is called upon TO protect its citizens agains,
outrage, rapine and slaughter. Slaves are
besought to murder their masters free
blacks and whites are instigated by offers
Of plumber and power 10 rebel against and
overthrow civil authority, while Kansas
shriekinR fanatics are directing and cheer
ing on the movement. And yet. the per-
Petrators Of this alarming treason are
without the form Of apology or excuse for
their crimes. 1t does not appear that
there has been any cruel treatment OF
slavss-any unequal aud oppressive laws
ANY interference with the rights of per.
sons. What . commentary OF American
patriotism and fidelity to law. Who will
longer be unable to solve the Kansas diff.
cslties Of three years ago? He whom the
Republicans then proclaimed from the
platform-the pulpit and the press a.
martyr aud apostle Of freedom, is now
leader in the Harper's Ferry rebellion.
Were his motives any purer-his aims
higher and his cause more just in Kansas
than in Virginia? The scene of bis &C.
tons is changed, but his plan Of opera
tions-his murderous purpose, are the
same-subserving order by force, and *.
tinguishing existing institutions in blood.
Nor is he alone responsible for this trea-
son. He has confederates in council a
we'll a. in action CO workers in design a.
we'll as in execution. The facts already
in our possession reveal the existence of
an extensive and thorough organization
for the, inqui,ous work Of insurrec,ioniz-
ing the South. If successful ia Virginia
and Maryland the bloody design would
have been prosecuted in other States. In
Cincinnati il Was known weeks befcrs the
blow vas struck. GERRIT SMITH and
others Of New York had already contri-
buted to ils success, and TO the shame Of
Iowa, be it said, her name figures in the
trsnsaction. $40
We have no disposition 10 charge upon
any p,d i,icai party even sympathy with
this movement ~. We would feign believe
that 10 CONSTABLE party has yet arisen,
or ever will arise in this country, 40 des-
tisute Of virtue, patriotism sud humanity,
- to be psivy to such reasonable and
nurdeross design. Yet, those who fos-
tered the Kansas imbroglio for political
ends-those who sanction or even wink 1t
the re.istence Of the ODE, linitss -those
whs proclaim the evolutionary doctrine
Of irrepressible conflict" ere not wholly
exempt from fearful responsibility in this
matter.
The blood shed At Harpsr's Ferry bears
uni@peachable testimony 70 the secssssry
consequences tho PRACTICAL working Of
their policy and doctrine. Abolitionism
has been cheered and encouraged to ito
present excuses Ivy the comfort and sym.
patty which il hrs received from other
qnarters-by ths support that hes in 70
many Northern States elevated tito power.
It 10 high tims that good, and Wise, snd
patriotic men Of al parties and sections,
began 70 look around them. Can they
remain silent while such scenes are being
enacted? Those who have any sympathy
whatever with this rebellion should be
made 70 feel by painful experience what it
10 to incur the displeasure Of 90 outraged
people and violated Law.
>sS $500
THE RETURNS