The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-07-09

gwen 1 Hese are the HaEs, tDen, tnat
TO support, shows, in your view, genu-
inc love of country. This is clearly
our position. No man in Buchanan
County, except one utterly reckless of
| statement, and oblivious Of truth, will
say we have denounced as traitor any
man who has gone to the support of the
cid flag of the Union. No man, except
in the widest and blindest impulse Of
passion, thirsting in vain for fair cause
| for recrimination, can say that since this
rebellion began, we have denounced a
man as a traitor, who has come up boldly
and declared for the preservation of the
government, the enforcement of the laws,
and the integrity of the Union. On the
contrary, our animadversions have been
for open enemies to the government, for
those who, like the editor of the Dubu-
bue Herald. and Mr. RoszELL, indirect
y war against the government. for its eff
forts TO preserve its own integrity. And
our traitors are o. H. P,'s patriots DA-
Wis and FLOYD and PIcKENs and BEAU
REGARD and TwIGGs are the men who
have genuine love of country, in the
eyes of Mr.. RoszELL!
Unanimously, almost, the people of the
free States have declared for a prompt,
decisive, efiectual crushing out of the
JEFF. DAVIS rebellion. Unanimously,
almost, they have come up to the sup
port Of the administration in its efforts
to maintain the integrity of the govern
ment. Unanimously, almost, they have
declared that no means should be left
untried, no force reserved, to wipe out
treason and the traitors. We have agreed
with this overwhelming sentiment of the
people-we have raised what voice we
had TO give expression to that sentiment.
We have had no word of opposition to
the loyal demonstrations Of the people
But where stands Mr.. RoszELL? Does
he give the weight Of his diminutiye in
fluence to the government ? Has lie ev-
CT said a word in favor OF the cause for
which so many Of our own brave, noble
fellows GO forth in a day or two to fight :?
Has he not, on the contrary, denounced
the efforts made by the government to
preserve itself from overthrow Has he
not declared that this war, on the part of
the government, is an unjust one, un-
worthy Of encouragement Is he not
opposed, in every at;itu lie, to the grand,
almost universal loyal sentiment Of the
country ? Certainly he is. And yet,
with an assurance that would do credit
to Luciler himself, he pirates of patriots
and patriotism. Like Satan he would
rather rule in hell than serve in heaven.
He would rather that the country should
become disin,egrated, the government
DcCOlHc CiidOS, IIldll lUdl tIe democratic
party should be shorn of its power. No
man in this county, on the stump. has
been SO wont to indulge in hifalutin laud-
alton of our flag, in SO many spread ca
gle panegyricS upon the blessings Of I'm
ion. or has sighed and wept more at the
thought of its disruption, than 0. II. p.
But now, when its foundations are being
Slapped, when the Constitution is threat.
eued with overthrow, and the vital prin-
ciple Of Republican institutions-th
right of the majority TO rule-is being
threatened with violation, he has no word
Of sympathy, nothing but denunclation,
for the defenders Of the Union, the gov
eminent and the Republican principle
Out upon such base partnership. such
hypocrisy, such disloyalty. 1t is the
promptings of traitorous heart-the en-
vious venomous breathing of disap-
pointed partizan.