The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-10-16

out my SIeab ~ iueiPiO VI hou- iutei
vention is the dead squatter SOW
ereign atoning for the evil deeds he com
mitted in his bodily existence. Not long
ago, he haunted the railroad crossings
and clam bakes of New England then
the crossroads Of the South, and the
CHASTITY apparition was last seen in this
neighborhood Where is that formida
BILE party tyrant whose wishes once were
commands who broke down sacred
compromises with a mere stroke of his
finger; whose very whims were tests of
Democracy Where is he who once,
like Macbeth, thought himself invulner
able by any man "who was of woman
born - invincible, great,
Till Birnam wood
Do HE to Dunsinane hill,
Should come against him."
Like Macbeth, he has believed the
fends
"That paltered with him in a double sense"
and there he stands, tied to the stake of
his nomination.
He cannot fly,
And, bear like, he must fight his course
But as Birnam Wood marched to Dun
shame, so the very fence rails of Illinois
are rushing down upon him, and, like
Macduff, there rises against the spirit Of
free labor, one whose children he has
murdered, and that is champion not
of woman born" And now
"On Macduff;
And damned be he who first cries hod-enough
Oh, there is justice in history.
The same betrayal of the Free Labor
cause.-The Nebraska bill, which was to
he his stepping stone to power, proved
to be the abyss which engulfed his honor.
his manhood, his strength and his hopes.
There are those who mean to reverse
the judgment OF history. Vain under
taking That man is marked by the
hand Of eternal retribution. On his very
front stands the fatal touch. Do no, at
tempt to arrest the hand of Supreme JUS
tice. You cannot save him from his ru-
in. Why are you so eager to share his
disgrace ? Leaders of the Douglas Dem
ocracy, what means your empty bravado
of strength You cannot deceive 9TH
ers why are you working SO hard to de-
ceive yourselves ? You know that your
orators are but endeavoring to galvanize
dead body into artificial life. You know
well that your mass meeting demonstra
tons are nothing but huge galvanic bat
teries at play. What means your des.
perate attempt to glue your broken for
tunes together with those Of other par
ties Do you think this is the way to
cheat destiny out of its dues Is it
your ambition to have your descendants
read in the history of our days there
were men living in 1860 that with in
stncts SO depraved that when they could
not accomplish that which was evil, they
endeavored, at least, TO prevent that
which was good.
And you who are warned by this sa-
cred voice of conscience that you are
doing wrong in adhering to Douglas, and
yet obey the command of party, hear
me Is this party drill discipline so
omnipotent an idol that you would sac
riice upon lis altar your Independence,
your manhood, aud all that constitutes
your moral worth
And you who claim the exclusive priv
ilege OF swearing by the Constitution
and the laws, will you stamp the evil
dences of hypocrisy upon your brow by
indirectly indorsing him who has done
more than any other living man to un-
dermine the Constitution and peryert the
laws ? Will you permit your political
hucksterers to barter away not only your
votes. but your consciences and your
Lonor?
But let the consplrators come on we
defy them. GO on with your coalitions.
which are made the distinct understand
ing that those who unite to day are to
cheat each other to morrow. Has it be-
come a ruling principle in your parties
that the crank and file have no rights
which the leaders are bound TO respect ?"
You will find out your mistake. Look
around you. Do you see thousands leav
ing your banners, unwilling to submit to
your treacherous scheme TO rob the peo-
pie of their elections. Do you know
what that means ? 1t means that the man
rises above the partisan. 1t means the
revival af conscience in our politics. Ii
is the true sovereignty of the people vim
dicating itself.
Now. build up your mole-hills, and
call them impregnable fortresses. 1t
seems you do not know how small they
are. The logic of tbings will not roll
its massive will over them. Your puny
contrvances will leave no trace behind
to tell your doleful story.
Sir, only those whose hearts are un-
moved by great moral impulses can fail
TO see that we are in the midst of a great
moral revolution. They cannot prevent
final victory firmly believe they can
not retard it. No, they are aiding it in
spite of themselves; for their general
rottenness demonstrates its necessity
Douglas himself is powerfully promoting
its progress He has taught the people
of America great, sublime lesson.
think it was Senator Pugh who once
said that if Douglas were struck dcwn
by the South, he would take his bleed.
ing corpse and show it to the youth of
the North. West as an example of South