The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-07-17
WHOLE NO. 248.

citizen responsible to this rigid rule. Let
no man theI efore advise ut the first adver-
sity, the overturning of the Constitution or
the slightest notifications in any Of its
provisions except in the manner pointed
out by the Constitution itself. Hcnceforth
and for ever let no man with impunity
utter libel against that Union which
we all love and the Constitution we revere
Let the lightnings Of popular indgna-
tion, and the scorn of men consign that
wretch, whether guilty of moral, or legal
treason, to q dannation so deep, that the
hand of temporal regeneration shall never
be able to drag him forth! 1t is idle at
this time to speculate on the result Of the
contest now being waged against the gov.
ernmcnt. But one thing we know. The
mandate has gone forth from the loyal mil
| lions, that treason must be put down with
a strong hand. .... ...-... ........
From every vale and hamlet in the
Southern States, have gone armed men to
wage an unholy crusade against the flag
Of their country. From household and
hamlet in the North has gone forth
mighticr ARMY, clothed with power, and
armed with s'thc sword Of the Lord and of
Gideon" and as yonder Comet that nightly
lights the northern sky, shall sweep from
| Polar Star to Southern Cross, so shall that
army of loyal men, sweep as with the be-
som of destruction, the last vestige of Sc
cession and treason from the land. . -.-
Squadron after squadron, column after
column, rank after rank, have filed across
the broad Potomac, and pitched their tents
on the sacred soil of Virginia. Within
sight Of the tomb of Washington, is the
army of conspirators. Over them floats a
flag Of strange device, its stars plundered
from the Federal Firmament. Nearer and
nearer approach those mighty armies, the
mightiest ever marshalled on the battle
field of the Western world, armed with all
the terrible enginery of destruction. The
advance guard have already dyed the soil
with each others blood, and we listen even
now with painful eagerness, to hear the
roar of artillery, the tramp of infantry,
and the rush of cavalry, as they meet and
mingle in the dreadful shock of battle.
God of our Fathers must these things
| be? Shall not the memories Of the past
the blood Of Warren--the garlands of Sara
| toga--the cherished recollection of Indepen-
dcnce Hall--the warming voice of Washing
ton and the sacred influences of this dav,
arrest the tide of battle, and bring our
erring brethren back to their allegiance to
| the government and their duty to the Union!
| 1t is related Of the Sabnes and the Ro-
mans. that their opposing armies were
posted in battle array, and just as the word
of command, for each to rush upon the
other in deadly strife, was about to be
given, the women, wives Of the Romans
and daughters of the Sabines, with their
hair streaming in the wind, and with wall
Of anguish, rushed between the combatants
and put an end to thestrife. A treaty was
made, by which the Romans and Sabines
became one community, and ever after,
dwelt together in amity on the Capitoline
Hill.
would indulge the hope, feeble though
it be, that some such kindly influence may
vet touch the heart Of our errng brethren,
thai they too, may pause on the banks of
the RuG;con, that they may receive the
rendered olive branch Of reconciliation,
ground the arms OF rebellion and pledge
anew their lives, their fortunes and their
sacred honors, on the altar ct the Union.
If not, then indeed, must our liberties, born
amid the stormy period of the revolution.
be baphsed in blood, amid the roar of can
non, the clangor of trumpets and the rattle
OF musketry. Our armies must march
from one field of slaughter to another; our
navles must ride the wave in quest of the
proving privateer; our commerce, the
prey of the sea roEber; the sunny fields of
south, devastated cities in ashes while
the moan Of the widow and the cry of the
orphan, will fill our ears, after the wild
huzzah of victory shall have died away
1t was a favorite maxim of the first
Napoleon, that in war, " Providence was
always on the side of the heaviest artillery"
and in warfare waged by one tyrant on
another, the remark doubtless has some
force.
1t is seldom in the history of the world,
that whole people have taken up arms for
the vlndication of great principle OF all
the wars that have desolated the globe,
nincty-nine in a hundred have been wagcd
to establish or change the succession of a
reigning dynasty--to settle a disputed
boundary line, or to extend or restrict
commerce and trade.
A million of human beings were slain to
overthrow and re-establish the itotic Bour
bon Kings. In such warfare, Providence
does not incline to either side, but leaves
the wrath Of man to wreak its vengeance TO
safety. But when the sword Of human
justice is drawn in vindication of eternal
truth, the sun stands still upon Gibeon MS
at Joshua's command, and the moon iHthc
valley of Ajalon, until the people have
avenged themselves upon their enemics.-
Search the annals Of history, sacred and
prolane, from the time when the rebellious
archangcl cssayed to overturn Jehoyah's
righteous throne, and you find no war more
unjust than that which was began when the
tempest of fire rained on Sumpter's be-
leaguered walls. Contrast the conduct of
Beauregard and his myrmidons, with that
of Anderson and his men. A hundred
cannon belched forth their fire on the flag
that waved over that fortress that flag
under whose folds Charleston had for near
II century rested secure from every foreign
foe, became the target for their rifled can
non. Struck at last, it fell, but not in dis
honor. Its gallant defenders rushed around
its shattered staff, and caught it in their
arms ere it reached the earth With tears
filling their eyes, such tears as none but
such men can shed, those toll soldiers
kissed the sacred emblem Of their country,
and planted it upon the shattered walls
1t is such men, fighting in such cause,
that Providence delights to aid. Let US
then put our trust in the God of battles,
conduct ourselves like men and PATRIOTS
Let our efforts be directed to restore the
Union and the Constitution entire, in all
its parts, awarding to every American citi
zen every right therein contained, consign-
ing to merited oblo4uy every man north or
south, who in spirit Of treason or f,na,i.
ci>m, shall attempt to abrogate any of its
provisions, saying with the holy Evanse
list of God, If any mn shall add
unto these things, God shall add unto him
the plaques that are written in the book :
and il any man shall take away from the
words OF the book of this prophecy, God
shall take away his part ont of the book of