The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-07-18

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better reason why the government,
which has conferred such benefits on
both them and us, should now be bro
kel. up in any sectionp
Whoever, in any section, proposesto
abandon such a good, would do we'll to
consider, in Difference to what princi-
pies it is that he does it, whether the
substitute will give, or be intended to
give, so much good to the people
There is some fore-shadowing on this
subject. Our adversaries have adopted
some declarations Of Independence, in
waich, unlike the good old one penncd
by Jefferson, they omit the words, fare
created equal Why have they adopt
ed temporary national Constitution,
in the preamble Of which, unlike our
good old one, signed by Washington,
they omit, 1--WE, the people," and sub
stitute, 1--WE, the deputies Of the SOW
ereign independent States"
Why this deliberate pressing out Of
view of the rights Of men and the au.
thority Of the peopleP This is essen
TALLY peoples contest on the side Of
the Union. 1t is struggle for main
tanning, in the world, that form and
substance Of government, whose lead
ing object is to elevate the condition Of
men-to lift artificial weight from all
soldiers-to clear the paths Of laudible
pursuit, and to afford all an unfettered
start and fair chance in the race Of
life, yielding to temporary departures
from necessity. This is the leading OBJ
ject Of the government for whose exls-
lance we contend.
am most happy to believe that the
pl ain people understand and appreciate
this. It is worthy Of note that while in
this, the governments hours of trial,
large numbers Of those in the army and
! navy who have been favored with the
officers rank have resigned and proved
false to the land that pampered them,
not one common soldier is known to
have deserted his flag. Great honor is
due to those officers who remained true
despite the example of their trcachrrous
associates. But the greatest honor and
most emphatic feat Of all, is the unani.
nous frmness Of the comslon soldiers
and common sailors. To the last man,
SO far as is known, they have success
fully resisted the efforts Of those whose
command within an hour before, they
obeyed as absolute law.
This is a patriotic instinct Of plain
men. They understand without an ar.
gument, that the destroying Of the
Government which was made BY Wash
ington, means no good for them. Our
popular government has often been call
ed on to experiment. Two points in it
our people have settled. The success
full establishing, and the successful adj
ministering Of it. One still remains, its
successful maintenance against the
formidable attempt to overthrow it.
It is now for them to demonstrate to
the world that those who can fairly car
~ an election, can also suppress a re-
bellion; that ballots are the rightful
| successors of bullets and when ballots
are fairly and constitutionally decided,
there can be no successful appeal back
to bullets-lhat there can be no sue
cessful appeal except back to ballots
themselves at succeeding election.-
Such will be great lesson Of peace
teaching men that what they cannot
take by an election, neither can they
take it by war-teaching all, the folly
Of being the beginning of war.
Lest there be some uneasincss in the
minds Of candid men as to what is to
be the course Of the goyernmcnttowards
the Southern States after the rebellion
shall have been suppressed, the Execu-
tive deems it proper to say it shall be
his purpose then, IS ever, to be guided
by the Constitution and the Laws, and
that he probably will have no different
understanding Of the power Of and du-
ty Of the Federal Government, relative
to the rights Of the State and the peo-
pie under the Constitution, than that
expressed in the inaugural address.
He desires to preserve the govern
ment, that it may be administered for
all as it was administered by the men
who made it. Loyal. citizens every
where have the right to claim this Of
their government.
The government has not the right to
withhold or neglect, and it is not per-
ceivcd in giving it, that there is any
coercion, any conquest, or any subju-