The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-08-29
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pubIicans caused this War;" | desire t
show you that, the Democratic party
caused it, and as it appears to me, they
are now like poor Tray, in bad company
The tendency of their course has been tt
make our Government one of slavery. anl
one of the greatest monopolies on earth
instead of exact and equal justice, as
preached, and believe practiccd by on,
Democratic fathers And | claim the
end and object of the Republican party
is to restore this Government to its for
mer purity, aud for that am willing to
hazard my all and my life.
Our country presents two systems po-
litIcalIy; one, slave labor, and the other
free labor. The negroes are the persons
now enslaved, but the principle seems t.
be that, labor is low and it is better fol
society, that it be enslavcd, be i,
black or white, and that the institu-
ton is sanctioned by Heaven as right.
The emancipation of slavery has been
progressing for 500 years, and slavery
now has few advocates, except in Turkey
and the Democratic party in the U S.
Slavery was introduced in the L. s. tC
perpetuate slavery and monarchy, by the
Portuguese and Spanards, while the cmi
grants from Sweden, Holland, Germany
Great britain, and Ireland, desired free
dom, as they well knew the slave system
unjust and cruel, inhuman aud outrage
Gus, loads the victim with chains and
converts him to merchandise, and denies
him his God given right of life, liberty
and the pursuit Of happiness, and it is
one If constant danger, distrust and sus.
r'c'on, making the master petty tyrant,
debasing all enslaved and all that tell
with and in competition with it. The
master secures all political power holds
death grippe OF his slave, and swears he
= rontente' and hrppy, is improving and
has fair chance for heaven while he
IS an arlstocrat md producing aristocra-
cy, monopoly. and disunion generally, in
IN our govrrnu,.ut.
About \. d 1900, Napoleon said,
Europe would become all Cossack, or Re
publlcan; we see the truth of his proph-
ecy, the Cossacks are nearly or quite ex-
tinct therein
About A. d. 1900, emancipation Of
slaves commenced in New England, New
York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania,
but remained in Virginia, the CaroIinas
and Georgia, and every new State added
indicated its choice of free or slave labor,
on It's admission To hold the balance of
power, between the systems of labor has
been the struggle. Our L. S. Ccnstitu-
tlonal Convention had majority for free
dom and free labor, and organized this
government with the view and cxpecta-
tion Of ~lavcry'> final extinction therein,
and dccreed all men equal aud free, aud
by the Ordinance Of 81, Congress then
dedicated to freedom forever, all their
then national domain, not tainted or
tenantcd by slavery, and invited free
labor from ill countries, and interdicted
the importation Of slaves after 1>OS.-
The Constitutional Convention left the
emancipation or abolition of slavery to
the several States who had its entire con-
troll and jurisdiction, and in whose care
and only keeping it was, to abolish in
their own way and time. All New Eng
land, N. Y, N. j., and Pa, did abolish
it, thank God. And Va the Carolinas,
and Ga. neglected to do it, and hence
our present national trouble. They Sc
cured to the slave States by that conven-
tlon three titths representation in Con-
gress, and the creation of delegates to
elect President and Vice President
And L have every reason to believe the
and our patriotic fathers, ex-
perfrd an entire emancipation of slavery
In the Union by the States. But com
m'r"lal changes, unforeseen, made the
'ystem profitable and it speedily had
plenty OF advocates, of its importance,
is almost divinity and nationality The
holders exertcd themselves to protect,
oerpetuate and extend it, and for that
end and object, shareholders, in whose
interest has been the Democratic party,
nave struggled for majority in the U.
) Senate, and by that majority defeated
the admission of free States and secured
hat of slave States.
The slave States have advocated the
r peal of the act of our patriotic fathers
If 1903, prohibiting the slave trade, and
have violated it extensively, and with
mrunity under our late Democratic Ex-
'cutIve; and the leaders have demoraliz.
ID the free States and made slavery ac-
'cptab!e to her people, and many Demo-
rats appear to have accepted it, and the
treat lever Of Democracy has been the
interest and institution of slavery, its ex-
ension and pcrpctuation in the {. s for
ome years. The Democrats of the free
states have fought her battles manfully
or bad cause and poor prospect for pay,
xcept over the left
Unless they can apply the principles
y the Institution to political opponents,
heir recent platforms have committed
'"m to execute the designs and will of
he stakeholder; b. It the Monroe doc
r'ne, to annex Mexico, Cuba, Central
or any other slave territory, /
'ut don't say Canada once Democracy
las Its seat and prompting in the slave
'tates, and their 3-5th representation of
unknown persons gives it to them. De-
rive them of that and they would lose
heir major support in the free States,
nd no one can fail to see it has been en-.
nently, (what it has charged its oppon-
nts) a sectional p party, and very much of
joint stock conce IN for themselves, in
tead of the sovereign people and govern
nent-only to tighten its treasury for
heir use, and the southern leaders have
ounted on the lions share, for directing