The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-04-18

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<'s0'eeo"''scso cA"'tcth = natior
and sin is reprd h to any people. =
So the nation prl1 4ically and really i.
divided, and the end is not yet. A
dreadful lesson must be learned by the
American people. We must be taugh,
that the God Of the Hebrew still liveth
that he is unshorn ofa whit OF his pow.
er-that justice and judgement are now
as ever the habitation Of bis throne
Hence, look to see the North hnmilia.
ted by the downfall Of stocks, by the
general depreciation Of property as well
As BY the sacrifice Of many precious
life. Look also, to see the South over
run with the plowshare Of destruction.
resulting in the complete overthrow Of
the system of American slavery. Then
shall come order out of confusion, peace
out Of strife, and a new government
whose god is not human slavery.
In support Of the preceding We beg
leave to submit few facts in our ma
tional history patent to all. When our
government was organized some seven
ty years ago, slavery stood at the bar
Of public opinion confessed and con-
victed criminal, deserving immediate
execution. On bended knee and out
stretched arms, he implored little res
pite in order tfias he might prepare for
death in safety. In half Of the State.
Of our Union he honestly wen, 10 work
and male the needful preparation Of
death, so that now in the free States
few traces of his existence can be found
among us. In the other States Of the
Union how different. There, immcdi-
ate. and vigorous action was taken, to
strengthen and fortify his status, until
in 1920 rising from his knees and no
longer snpPliant, he at once assumed
the attitude and spoke in the authorita-
tive tones Of the master. From that
day until 500, slavery and cotton have
been king IN our country, controlling
every department Of government and
dictaiing her entire policy. At the bid
ding laws and tariffs have been made
and nnmadc, time-honorcd compromises
have been repealed, and wcll-scttlcd
decisions Of courts reversed. Slavery
has presided at our general assemblies
and threatened accommodation to the
sinner who should dare to contravcne
her authority. IN order to break up a
retreat for the painting fugitive from
the despotism Of slavery, the Seminole
war was begun and forty millions sub.
racted from tho national treasury. On,
the slightest pretext possible, a war was
commenced upon weak .neighboring
nation for the sole purpose of ofcxtenling
the domain Of Slavery. Then follows
the miserable effort to grab Cuba, "The
gem Of the seas"-the most brilliant
gem, however, visible to the eye Of en-
ridity was her seven millions Of niggers
To accomplish this, bribes were offered
and resort made to all the arts and
tricks Of diplomacy.
Last Of all came the famous Ostend
circular, which should have coneigned
to everlasting infamy every one Of lis
authors. Not 40, however James
Buchanan, the first of the three signers
Of that disgraccful document, comes
home, and up 60 the plaudits Of slavery.
Who has served us longest and best,
was the inquiry At Cincinnati. Buchan-
An, was the response; e;-then he shall be
President, said Slavery. Then comes
an administration, unparalleled for cor
ruption, treason and imbecility. And
because slavery could not dictate his
successor, he says, l will break up the
government and bring it down with
vast ruin. -lo,co City Repub.