New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-01-18

and dishonored. They have been preaching
for years that the Constitution was anti-sla-
very, and thatit has always been perverted
by "the slave oligarchy" to their purposes.
audience they have proclaimed, on thou
sand occasions, that they intended, when they
got hold Of il, to place it Oh "ths side of inc
gro) freedom"
Just now, however, they keep this object in
the back ground, and ring the changes on
''tho union-the Union-it must be pre-
scrvedH' They say not word about the Con.
stitution, not a word about fulfilling that, not
word about giving all the States their legal
rights but it is simply the Union. Well,
the Union is only name, its substance is the
Constitution, and that violated, there is
no Union But let it be borne in mind that
the viOlators of the Constitution are the de :
stroyers Of the Union.
Hence Mr.. Buchanan, ifhe should use force
at all, oughs to commence with those who
were the original delinquents. What!
send an army to the South to make war
upon her because she simply asks to be let on
t'rely alone, because she is willing to encoun
ter all tho isks and expenses Of separation
rather than trust her interests to the care of
Lincoln If she be right or wrong, how do
We mend matters by fighting her But
Massachusetts, it is said, is roady to send
seven thousand men to coerce tie South
Who ever heard of this State being so anxious
to fight before She has opposed every war
since the Revolution, md now seems to have
reserved all her fighting preponsities to sub
due her swn brothers. We suppose she is
ready to send her Garrisons, her Sanborns.
her Howes and all her John Brownies to
fight the South. For years they have wished
tor such an issue. They have laborcd to
overthrow this 'accursed Cnion.' and now
they announce that they arc ready to over
throw it
In other States it is said the Black Repub
lican Governors are going to call out volun-
teers with the intention to eoercc tie South
to fight for negro freedom under the name of
preserving the Union. We hear but we
cannot credit. the story that some so-cal'ed
Democrats favor these wicked schemes.
When Democrats find themselves on the side
OF Giddings and Garrison. of John Brownies
and Harpcrs Ferry murdercrs it Is time for
them to pause. These men have been preach
lug treason for years, and new desire to use
the power they have obtained 10 break M
this Union. We trust Mr. Buchanan will
remain firm. Let no blood be shed. Let the
ira tors howl. NY. Day Book.
LET 1T BE REMEMBERED.-Jhe
people who sympathized with
John Brown, who declared that
he was an apostle of freedom and
piety, are just now fierce for fight
ing the South. Let itbe remember
cd that the men wh) endorsed
Helpers Book that vile, inccndi-
airy, cut-throat publication. are al
so fierce for coercing the South.
What does all this mean, but
that they want to fight the South,
because they hate her, not because
they care straw for the Union.
If they really wanted to preserve
the Union they would yield the
southern States their just rights.
Every man who denies the South
her just rights is responsible for
breaking up this Union and a
traitor, in every essential particu-
lar.