The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-07-10

.E4 W. extract from late leaOer III tle
Dubuque Daily Times, the following Ian.
guage on the Slave Question. Some few
pitiable victims Of negro mania whom to
name would bea crime against courtesy now
permit the public to see that their idea of
supporting the Constitution and Laws"
th.ir ''love for the Flag of the United
States" their anxiety Ito maintain the
Union Of the States-all their boasted pat
riotism in a word, is simulated. Their ef-
forts for years have been directed to the
purpose of tearing down our Constitution
and with the glaring eye Of insanity they
exult in the hope (vain it will be, however)
that now is the propitious time to bring the
power of the General Government into play
against an institution which, in the Fedora
compact is guaranteed protection as much
as any other State right referred to in our
Great Charter. The proposed robbery Of
the Unionism Of the South is the return
which knaves and apes proffer for the 10y.
atty displayed by johnson Of Tennessee,
Crittenden of Kentucky, and their noble.
hearted supporters. First in this pro.
gramlnc of savage warfare Of heather beast.
illness is the slaughter of the whites Of the
Southern States, the arming of the negroes,
the recognition Of no law that makes dis.
tinction in color. After these pleasan,
| voluntaries or introductions the main
Play is to open; what it will be is beyond
the range of imagination. We are right
glad the Dubuque Times, as the organ OF
the Republican issue in Iowa, has thought
proper to publish general condemnation
of that sentiment, which, while it would
hatter ErnERIpGE of Tennessee or PREM.
rlcE of Louisville with professions Of "love
for the Union" would send an emissary to
his household and direct his slaves to be
lead as murderers to the bedsides of sleep.
ing innocence! Republcanism asks nc
such butchery:
The policy and purposes Of the Govern,
ment are determined by its acts, and not
| by the views or desires of Abolitionists,
who represent no great portion OF the loyal
citizens of the North.
Generals Mcclellan and Patterson, who
have invaded the sacred soir Of the rebels,
| proclaim that slave property must not be
ntcrfered with, and that slave instructions
must be put down with an iron hand. Gen.
Butler offers to give up to loyal claimants,
all their fugitive slaves, but treats such As
are owned by rebels in arms, and who de-
cline to take the oath Of allegiance, as con-
traband property. He is directed to keep
an account of their work and the cost OF
keeping them, and this fact is to be taken
as evidence that it is not yet decided whether
| or not these slaves are even to become free.
| In many instances, humanity will require
that the fugitives be received and held by
| federal forces. Gen. Prentss, at Cairo, re-
turns fugitives to loyal citizens, and Col.
Bates proclaim non-intelference with slave
property. 1t is but simple justice to pre-
sumo that these officers speak the policy Of
the Government.
Not three days ago some slaves from Ken
lucky were sont back because their master
came and claimed them, and Kentucky has
| not voted herself out Of the Union. Had
those slaves come from Tennessee, which
has Just seeded, it is not likely their owner
would have ever seen them again.