The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-07-16


1enng. for any supporter of the Gov
eminent, fer any lover of the Union, for
an, opponent of Southern treason, to
know that We have in our midst a man
and a Journal devoted entirely to the in
terests Of rebellion. and 10 the dcnunca-
tive OF the uphoders Of the government.
1t is not to be wondered at that blood
should boil, that hands should clench,
and impreca,ions should be muttered bv
the loyal men around us, who are cheer
full in the midst Of financial disaster, and
are giving up property, sons, brothers
and friends, in order to preserve the
blessings that our government has given
us, and Of which an Infamous pro slave
ry oiigarchy are seeking to rob us, when
they find, day after day, printed libel
upon them and upon their efforts; when
they read, day after day, the basost mis-.
representations Of their motives, the most
illiberal and violent denunciaton of their
cause when they find man using the
powerful lever of the press to create sym
pathy and give support, by continued
editorial efforts, and by selection of arti
clcs, 10 The men ana the means being
used TO break up the Union, and over
throw Republican institutions. We say
that il is not to be wondered at that men
should become eXasperated when they
have continually sounding in their ears
denunciations Of the sacred cause of
country and Of freedom for which they
are giving up their property and their
blood, as is sounded by the Jesuit Ma
HoNY. The wonder is, not that men
have been reused TO passion, but that
they have not been reused to violence;
and it but shows the better discipline Of
Northern society, but shows the love
which Northern freemen have for the
right Of speech, that the Dubuque Her.
old still exists to convey the venom of its
trai!orous editor into a public chan
rei.
We are led to these remarks by per-
ceiving that an attempt was made by
some persons in Dubuque, to urge on the
volunteers to violent action against the
Hsrald and It's editor. A crowd collect
ed around the Office, and we learn from
good private authority that there were
plenty of armed men in the crowd, who
were only waiting for tie volunteers to
make the first movement, SO that the res
possibility might be upon the soldiers,
to rush in and throw the Office in the
street. Thanks to the good sense of the
soldiers, however, this attempt Of the
| Dubuque enemies OF the Herald to make
a eats paw of them, was unsuccessful.
Our Independence boys, particularly, we
are glad to hear, kept aIoof from the
demonstrations, though urgently be,
sought to take an active part in the az,
fair. We have good authority for say
ing that prominent Democrat of Du-
buquo, occupying a high official posi-
ton, at ten o'clock at night, sought out
Capt. LEE, and entreated him TO let the
Guards so and destroy the Office. or
course neither Capt, LEE or his men
would listen to such proposal. They
go to tight for the supremacy of law and
order, and have no sympathy with mobs
and with lynching. 1t is a scandal to
the city and the Safe that the Herald
should be tolerated, but there is only one
proper way to drive it out 1t cannot ex-
istiG the people will not support ii. fit
outrages public sentiment in Dubuque, let
the citizens withdraw their patronage
from it. 1t will thus be DESTROYED, and
our love Of law and order INDICATED.