The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-02-21
WE WANT CONCESSION.

VIC want concession. W want tHe
Southern States which are c'amo. ing
about conc sion aud compromise, to con
cede that ours is Government proper
and not a compact between States. We
want them to coDccde that a State can
not dissolve its connection with this
Union at will We want them to concedc
that this Government has right to en-
force its laws aud protect its property,
even if it becomes necessary to hang or
shoot every traitor IN the United States,
to do it. We want them to concedc that
it is the duty Of this Government to re-
take from Southern traitors its stolen
forts, arsenals, etc. We wan. them to
concede that Abraham Lincoln, having
been constitutionaly elected President
Of the United States of America, has a
right to take his seat without any oppo,
siton from any quarter Whatever; and
that if armed opposition is offered, It is
the duty Of the Government to pul down
or overcome such opposition at every
hazard. W. want tie South 10 conceae
that after Abraham Lincoln has taken
an oath to support the Constitution ot
the United States, it is his duty to oh.
serve it We want them to concede that
the seeding States have violated the
Constltution-that they arc in rebellion
against the Federal Government, and
that it is the duty of this Government to
put down rebellion We want them to
copcede that the taking of Federal forts
and firing upon the Star of the West, are
insults that should be atoned for. We
ask them to concede that Northern cred
itors have right to sue for and collect
their demands in Southern courts. We
ask them to concede that Slavery is the
creature Of local law.
Ia all this we do not ask the South to
concede sirele ching that is not de.
mandei by the Constitution of the Uni
ted States. Until they 90 concede all
this, they ought not to expect that the
North has any concession to make The
tag Of our country, the glorious stars and
stri pes has been lnsuited BY traitors
our laws have been set at detianee-our
forts and arsenals have been seized by
traitors-our vessels Lave been fired into
the free navi cation of the Mississippi
as been interruptcd-and to-day, large
army Of traitors lies in wait to take + rt
Pickens. We are in hour y expectation
Of the sad news that some brave defend
crs of the American fag-the flag of
Washington-havc been struck doe in
death IN the effort to uphold it on Aue"
lean soil. The telegraph tells US to day
that South Carolina has dete mined to
attack the noble Anderson if Goverumen,
does not surrender Fort Sumter to the
traitors. Away with compromises at an
hour like this Let Us first establish the
fact that we hav. Government IA Gov
ernment able to protect itself and punish
treason. We should not talk about com
promise while the flag Of the traitors
floats over an American fort, and the flag
of our country trails in the dust. The
flag tina, Washington aud his war worn,
weary soldiery kept flying at Valley
Forge--the flag that Jasper replaced ON
the walls of Fort Moultrie at the cost Of
his lite--lhe flag that our heroic Revo
lutionary fathers carried trlumphan,ly
through the war for independence-the
flag that is honored the wide world over
has been torn from American forts, ar
senaIs and navy yards at home-has been
trampled under foot by traitors in our
own land, on American soil. Until that
flag is unfurled over Moultrie, and over
every other stolen fort, arsenal, custom
house and navy yard-until the laws oi
this Government are obeyed and its an
thority recognized, let US never talk
about compromise. Concession Aes'
We want concession. We ask no man 10
yield up his conscience, his manhood moi
his honor. The border States tells US
that they are devoted to the Union and
the Constitution. We ask them, then
to concede that the ono shall stand and