The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-09-26


for them, but because have not the
means. 1t is right you should know that
the money your boys had, did not come
from your State Treasury, but was bor.
rowed upon individual credit, and is not
yet refunded. You should at least en-,
deavor to help furnish the means to re
fund this money by subscribing for State
bonds. grew pathetic in a newspaper
appeal a few days since, asking you to
subscribe for State Bouds Now there
is scarcely man of you who, if life, limb
or property were at stake, could not take
500 at least of Iowa State Bonds, and
thus furnish the means to carry on this
woik, and have it done right. Aud let
me say to you painl y-thouSh as a can
dldate ought not to talk so to you--that
in so doin: you would BE- performing
your duty as we'll as in carping and fault
finding Now | am probably making a
! mistake. dou't know. ought per.
hags to make handsome bows, speak soft
and fonicd words, things cannot do ,
but | will tell You the truth a, | under
stand and believe it, and if you don't
like it, you have the remedy III your own
hands, you know. But it is due to you
for me to mention what Iowa has already
done in this war. She has sent into the
field, and now has in active service in
Missouri, counting the Iowa First--and
i every man in Iowa will always love to
couut the Iowa First Loud and long
continued p|ause. seee" Mousond men,
she has In camp at kcokuk, lu0U men
under tui. Eu>>ey. She has in Burliur-
ton another full regiment Of cavalry un-
der Col. Warren. She has in Iowa CITY
Il regiment of iatantry, consisting of 900
/ men, waiting the arrival of another com
! pany Of 100 men to complete the rcgi-
| mcnt, which was to have been under tho
command of Col Bennett. And here LET
me say Of Col. Bennett, he has proved
| himself to be the patriot as well as the
soldier. lie has acted the mn When
he found that his appointment as Color Il
would cause heart burnlnys aud dissen-
>ions in the regiment, he said to me -
"Place me where you please, but have
the regiment formed. (Applause. This
was what Col. Bennett did AT Daven'
! port there is full regiment of infantry,
commanded by COL Hoffman, and full
regimen, Of cavalry, whose rc-imcntal
officers have not yet been appointed -
We have, hope day at Dubuque 9
full regiment of infantry, under Coloue
Vandevcr. That is what Iowa has done
1t is what your State Authorities hav
done without money to do it with but
will not speak Of THAI again, :or ain sat
lSfcd You would rather hear of some
thing Gle.
And how what more should talk to
| you about! | will not talk about myself
! any longer. Let US look for moment at
the cause of this unholy rebellion Why
Is 1t that many. mothers eye is wet
with tears to night for the brave who
have fallen on the battle ticidy Why is
it, why is it that Iowa is pouring forth
her sons by the thousands to engage in
this contest? ? Why have our brave men
been shot down in Missouri? Why do
we mourn the loss Of men by death at
| Springfield! Why is it that the battle
a, Man; ssas has brought sorrow aud af-
Fiction to thousands of homes in the
East! | ask these questions because
where the responsibility for all this rests,
there rests burden which bends men
to the earth. Why is it that the men of
the North meet the men of virginia,
Missouri and the South to deso!ate each
Others fields and burn each Others $
houses: 1t is not ia nature that we
should desire to kill each other. We are
brethren Of the United States Of Ameri.
ca. Why then this strife: Why is it !?
1t Is just because an attempt is made to
strike down our Government, the best
the world ever saw, That is why What
is the meaning Of Republican form of
government 1t means this that the
people of country have sense, intclli
gence, honor aud energy enough to GOV
eru the country. You good people of
Des Moines manage Des Moines affairs
1t docs not 90 upon the theory that the
people may not sometimes make mistakes,
but it dues 90 on the theory that men
have intelligence to see those mistakes
aud cnrrcct them. That is the theory Of
Republican system of government -
Now after battle of eight long years the
Repub lean party came into power last
Fall, or rather were elected last Fall, and
come into power on the 4th of March
last. Our Southern friends rebellcl at
that election. They said mistakes and
wrongs had been committed. Very well
What was their bounden duty? 1t was
to appeal to the intelligence and honesty
Of the people. Nearly all the South, and
some OF our Northern friends said Il lis
take had been committed, aud said they
would not trust to the good faith intelIi-
gence and honesty Of the people to cor
rect it, but would right their wrongs by
arms. That is what our Southern brcth
ren have done. They have said they
will not submit. If they have such rights
as these, then KcpubIican form of gov
ernmcut is not government, because
such attributes crush out its Vitality
Suppose we Republicans, four years ago,
had said, ave will not submit to be rul-
ed bya President Ccnsti;utionally elect
Gu. SuPPosc thaI "heh Duchahan was
elected in 1886, the minority had said,
eve will not trust majority of the peo.
pie to correct mistakes but We will re
sort to arms Then we would have
had our rebellion four years ago instead
of now. Establish this precedent, aud
you may look for a rebellion every four
years. The defeated party always would
appeal to arms for what they claimed