The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-01-24

WHO AXE DIStNIONISTSf
The last Cedar Democrut contains an
article 10 answer to the above question
which attempts to make out that the
Republicans are disuninnists In Nav
last the Democrat said, 1--WE understand
a disunio ist to be one who desires to
dissolve the union Of the States witbou.
any just cause whatever" We migh.
let the answer of the Dcmocrat, in May
last, answer the Democrnt of the 18th
ms, tor no one can pretend that tno
Republicans ''dcsire 20 dissolve the union
Of the States" But there are some
things in the Democrats last article that
demand passing notice 1t say :,
MANY Northern States have dcl!her.
stely and with the wicked pur,ose
Of aggression on unoffcnding friends.
bro ken the compact Of the Constitution
in it's vital points, ia its letter and in its
spirit. 1t would, no doubt, have given
more satisfactian to its readers had it
specified what the "broken points" are,
and given some proof Of is ASSERT, us.
but we have learned never TO look for
any proof in modern Democratic paper.
The rul. with them now is, to make
charge against their opponents and then
say, ''if it aint true why don't you prove
that it amt true We are left to guess
what those "vi,al points" are, but in
another article in the same number the
Democrat says ''they have nuIitiel the
fugitive slave law" so that from the best
night We can get, we take it that the
Democrat regards the catching of run
away nlgsels as the '.vital point of the
Consti ution.
j We suppose that the Dcmocrat refers
to the laws of some of the Northern
States which are commonly known as
personal liberty bills and we propose
to give a little Democratic proof that
these laws are not the cause of the nres.
ent rebellion at the South. On page 40
Of the Congressional Globe we find that
senator lverson, in speaking Of the per-
sona' liberty bills said: NO, sir; they
have never operated to prevent the exc
cutlon of the fugitive slave law" Bat
we have other, aud to the Democrat per
haps better authority for it still has the
name of s. A. Douglas Standing as its
nert car dtdatc for President Mr.. Doug
las on the llth OF December last, in hi.
place in the Senate, said, "sRut yet,
while We hear the personal liberty bills
presented as the cause oc Gi>union, VIC
are told, and SO far US | know. the state,
ment Is tue, that in 10 ono case have
these bills been the cause uf d,priying
the master from re. capturir hs Save ="
And again on the same oceasIea he sal4
"My object ia rising WIS to -u.ts'a M
FREUD from Ohio in the tlec.srsts,n a.
far as our northwestern country ~ s>4.
cerned that the fugitive Save Iaw J.. g
eeuted with as much fidelity "a, most
laws upon the statute-books Of the Tn
ion.'-[See Gang. GioL~, poge 81
We might give other proof of the fal
sity OF the charge of the Democrat, bu,
we think the foregoing is sufficient, for ,
Douglas man at any rate, for If the fugi.
tive slave law IS executed ia OHIO and
the northwest we would ike to know
where ''they have nuilifed the fugitive
slave law :"
We might quote from other Southern
Congressman to show that it is not the
election of Mr.. Lincoln, nor the personal
liberty bills Of the North that have in
duced the South to 90 into rebellion -
Mr.. WigtalI, Senator from Texas. on the
llth OF December 'ast, said:
Inc senator from Illinois Mr.
Douglas says that he is glad We are 60
ing into details, and making speciica-
tions; and he pledges himself here before
the country, aud as Senator, that If we
will max out our lis, of grievances, aud
state the specifications, he, by his vote,
will remove them. Now, sir, | accept
the pledge, and will state grievance.
Il is, that the inhabitants of Territory,
gathered from every quarter of the world
from the Five Points Of New York and
the purIieus Of London-und home
stead bills, have squatte6 upon domein
that belongs TO these States chat they,
in their arrogance and inpudence, coun.
by men whose opinions have in
,she days weighed with the people Of
he United States, and 10 open violation