The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-03-27
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Some Republican friends of ours, and
nearly all our exchanges on that side, are
dcsirous Of relieving their party from the
sin of having pushed the irrepressiblc con-
fict to dismembcrmcnt of the Confeder-
acy Like Macbeth in his address to the
ghost Of Banquo, they look at our unhappy
country, and with glaring cyeballs vocife-
rate. 'Thou canst not say (we) did it,,
'ait 10 che Demncrssir ~1isrer-oa...
the purposes Of Republicanism," say they
which has caused this i'll feeling at the
South?"
In our range of observation, during the
canvass, the key note of Republican oratori-
cal and editorial tunes was the Infamous
character Of the Southern people, morally
socially, and politically; and no man could
get the plaudits of the crowd till he struck
this note heary. We have been astounded
to see conservative men yield to the pres
sure, and "go in" wthlungs and pen to back
up the crudities of that most dangerous,
because most able, Of all disunion sheets,
the New York Tribune. We thought we
knew that these conservatives were not at
home in the company Of such rampant fel-
lows, but unfortunately the radicals insisted
on leading and the "healthy excitement"
developed by recklesss zealots promised too
much party profit at the ballot box to be
checked during the progress Of the cam
paign. The speeches Of I.ovejoy, Schurz'
Wentworth and Burlingamc were copied
and commended, while those Of Corwin and
Ewing, of Ohio, were scarcely noticed
Believing that the bad opinion entertained
by the South towards the Republicans is
the legitimate fruit Of the noisy dcclama.
tions Of Abolitionists, who in an evil hour
were taken into the Republican ranks and
promoted to leadership. we have not hesi.
tatcd to say so. Believing, also, that there
can be no peace in the country, nor in the
party which now has the running. gears o.
this government in charge till Conservatism
Summons nerve sufficient to rule these i'm
Ipracticables out of their counsels and mark
them as Ishmaelites in politics, We gratuit
ously advise the real Union men of the op
position, the stamina of Republicanism, te
set their faces against the wranglcrs who
have already done them and the country sc
much mischief When w. II. SEWARD
receives the viperous attacks of these crca
lures who have been warmed into life by
the smoothncss Of his cloqucnce and the
purity Of his private character. it is time
for respectable Republicans to inquire
whether it is safe longer to act with so ja
cobinical faction. To show that we arc
not alone in our views on this subject, WI
copy from the New York World, very
able Republican paper:
"The dominant party has its fiery zeal
OTIS, its implacable radicals, its jacobinica
mountain. They bear, We believe, but I
small proportion to the body of the party
and yet their evcr-active audacity has giver
them an undue figure in the movements o
the times. The gross misconcopton which
prevails at the South, in regard to the aims
of the Republicans has been derived mainly
from the extravagant speeches and acts o
this wing Of the party. This evil influences
must be discarded. 1t is morally inpossibl.
to settle upon sound practical policy thai
shall revive the old sentiment Of nationali
ty, and carry the Administration safely
and honorably through, without firm re.
sistance to ultraism in every form. Ever
though such resistance threatens schism IL
the party, the duty remains the same. Th'
party would sustain no loss by the separa
tion Of this portion Of it, which would bt
more than made up by the accession o
god men; but even were it otherwise thu
obligation would be unchanged. The in
tcrests of the country are suprcme--not tn
interests of party.
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