The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-03-05
Ehrontery.

EF We have had, very recently, what
we deemed very frigid temperature, the
thermometer, according to Mr.. WHEAT
ON, going down to 90 degrees below the
zero of Fahrenheit, congealing everything
that is ordinarily capable of congeation.
But cool as that may be considered, it is
absolutely white heat in comparison with
the attempt of correspondent Of the
Civilian, in that papers last issue, to put
the burden of this secession business up
on the Republican party. That worthy
speaks of Disunionsts, alias Republi-
can party" Isn't that the perfection OF
impudence? Then again he says +" the
Union, which our fathers formed, and
which the Democracy have sustained for
so many years, and loved with their
whole hearts!' Well, isn't that ineffa-
bly, serene? Evidently, "R." believes
audaoity to be great virtue.
Now it is useless to argue with Or, 7"
for man who can deliberately pen SEN
fences so foolishly lacking in truth, is not
likely to be convinced by anything that
can be said by those opposed 10 him. He
knows tina! lie states most transparent
falsehood when he says that Republicans
are disuniopists, because he knows, as
every tyre knows, that no sentiment Of
disunion has ever been breathed by the
party, and that to-day, as heretofore, ev
cry disunionist is arrayed against, and is
bitterly hostile to, the Republican party.
That party alone is the subject of assault
from secessionists and traitors, whether
it be the YANcEYs or the DAvIsEs of the
cotton states, or their dirty doughface CO.
adjutors, the MooREs and the LEAvIrrs of
Northern communities. That party alone
stands between the constitution and its
violators. That party alone proposes to
preserve the government from the con-
spiracies and assaults which menace it.
And yet R." is silly and brazen enough
to attempt to arraign Republicans for dis
union sympathies
1.-The Union which Democrats loved
and sustained - Your love and susie
nance lasted only SO long as the Union
fed and sustained you. So long as il
poured its gold into your open palms
80 long as you fed at its crib-so long as
you welded its power--just SO long you
sang paans to it. But when you were
turned away from its treasury, then you
concocled schemes to destroy it. DEM
ocratic love for the Union, forsooth !
What were Buchanan, and Cobb, and
Floyd, and Thompson, and Davis, and
Toombs, and Yancy, and Hammond, and
Pickens, and Lane, and Toucey, and
Benjamin ? Democratic leaders and or
ncles, every one. How much they loved
the Union How much Cobb loved it,
when, many months ago, he inaugurated
policy to bankrupt the treasury, in the
interest of secession. How much Floyd
loved it, when he took pains to place
nearly all its forts, arsenals, and arms in
a condition to be turned against it for its
destruction. And how much such North
ern Democrats as you love it, when you
seek by every means in your power tc
hold up the hands Of these villains and
traitors by insisting that their demands
must be complied with. What you de-
clared TO be abominable and abhorrent,
and broke up your party at Charleston
rather than grant, you now call Southern
rights And because Republicans refuse
10 cal their words, sacrifice their prnci-
pies, and crawl in tho dirt on their bel
lies, as you have done, at the same bid
ding, YOU must needs attempt to defle
them with your abuse, and GEORGE them
with your peurie threats. Eat dirt, and
be as cowardly as you please, Mr.. r."
in tbs fpee Of Southern threats. but do
not ask the whole country to follow your
isnominious example.