The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-05-07
THE WAR.

THE WAX.
Ey> On Sunday night last, the TWEEN
ty days which Mr.. LINCOLN, in his pro-
clamation, gave the rebels to disperse,
expired, and from now onward nothing
will intervene to prevent the government
from pushing its movements actively
against the traitors. T. w. SEWARD, AS
sistant Secretary of State. telegraphed TO
New York, in reply to the report that an
armistice had been asked by the govern
ment, that that sort of thing ended on
the 4th of March, and we may therefore
conclude, both from that, and Mr.. LIN
CONS reply to the Maryland Populations,
that the Administration is determined to
give action to the determined sentiment
OF the whole North, that this infamous
rebellion must not be compromised with,
but must be crushed out-crushed out
so effectually that the men and system
that for long years have kept the coun-
try in foment, will never thereafter be
able to create turbance. The coun-
try demands no halfway measures. 1t
demands of the government no conserva.
tive, defensive efforts, but calls for a for
ward, aggressive movement. 1t de-
mands not only that Washington may be
made secure, but that every fort, arsenal,
ard government building in the slave
States, stolen by the secesionists, shall
be retaken. Demands that columns Of
troops shall be marched through or over
the cities Of the seeded States, to the
borders of the Gulf of Mexico, driving
every armed traitor from the land. De-
mands that no thought of reconstruction,
no proposition of division, shall be enter
tanned, but that the Union and the Con-
stitution, as they have existed, shall be
preserved intact. Since they have been
forced to fight, they demand that the
question in issue shall be settled forever
that slavery shall no longer have the pow
er to convulse the country as it has here
tofore.
This firm, determined stand Of the
people and the Administration, has had
its clear effect in the border States. Ma
ryland, for while overcome by bold
mob, has received a strengthening Of
backbone by this evidence of the power
and will of the great North. Again the
American flag floats throug hout all her
borders, again her people in mass meet
ings declare their fidelity to the Union,
and her legislature is forced TO frown
down the idea of secession. The cry of
Northern volunteers of a" Through BalG.
more or over it," has made that city al
most as patriotic and as meek as can be
desired. Western Virginia stands bold
ly up, under the inspiration of Northern
frmness, and declares that she will bat
tie to the death with the seces5ionists Of
the Eastern part Of the State. Missouri,
also, as well as Kentucky and Tennessee,
dane not declare against the old flag in
view of the glorious uprising of the free
States, and the stern declarations of dri-
wing treason from the land. Teacher
Gus as they were and are willing to prove,
with secession triumphant, with North
ern army on their borders, and the free
States united and determined, they have
found it inexpedient to secede, and prob
ably will SO continue to find it. Virgin
ia that demanded so much considera-
ION, that claimed so much power, has
gone over 10 the seceeders, and this
movement has had no other effect than
TO show how weak she really was, with
all her vaporing. Her going has de.
racted nothing from the strength Of the
government, and added nothing TO the
seceders. Her power is now forever
broken, because all see that the influence
she claimed in the Confederacy she
should not have possessed. Her preten-
lions were mere bubble, and she her
self has pricked it.
We hope, then, that the government
will declare, as the people do, their firm
determination to permit no division OF
The country, no disruption of the Union
With that declaration, the people of the
Free States will make short work Of this
,.han;n,