The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-09-18
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Have we n Government

Wv VI '"e Stea cst questions ever pre-
scented to the American people is now
in process of solution.
1t is no less than the enc at the head
of this article. A question involving
the capacity of people for self govern.
mcnt. If the right Of secession is ad.
mitted, we must answer the question in
the negative. And consequently VIC
nave these many years been laboriDg I'M
der most g gantic dclvsion. The whole
civilized world has been paying homage
TO mere myth 10 their respect for the
American flag. If South Carolina can
seccde upon one pretext, Massachusetts,
may upon another, and the whole FEEDER
al compact amounts to nothing more than
the mock marriage Of slaves; being o
mere matter Of form of no binding force,
and may be ignored at pleasure, as the
profit or caprice of some master may
prompt. If we answer the question in
tho affirmative, the next question is,
what is our duty in the premises? And
-" answer must be, Sustain it. Here,
perhaps, every loyal man occupies COM
mon ground But as to the best means
to accomplish it, there is less unanimity.
Almost every man has his programme,
and claims the right to dictate the terms
upon which he will lend his ais. One
extreme demands that slavery must be
stricken down promptly and totally,
(honcs,ly no doubt) believing that this
being the cause Of the rebellion, if it
were renewed the effect would cease
The other, perhaps as honestly, demonds
that the rebels should be protected in
their rights, or in other words, that the
war should be conducted on peace prin-
cIples. ii nee the two wings look on
aud grumblc, while the real Union men
go out TO battle for the rights and priv.
lcses that the extremists are very willing
to euJ Joy. Now We very much question
the wisdom Of the policy Of both ex-
tremcs. 1t is this very pressure brought
to bear upon the Executive that causes
the apparent s~ci!ating course of the
head OF the -ation in the many changes
III our army officers. 1t is often said the
President should not be moved BY this
pressure, but have mind Of his own
This theory is very good SO long as it is
my "ox that is gored." The fact is, in
government like ours where the real
power is in the people, no President can
successfully 60 far in advance of public
sentiment. If lie move as fast as public
sentiment will warrant him, it is all We
can reasonably ask And this We firmly
believe Mr.. Lincoln is willing to do. In
30 other way can be be said to be the
PEG les representative. And the best
way to express that sentiment, is, not to
weaken it by INDUCING in censorious
spirit, or like the N. y. Herald, advise
Mcclellan to strike down at one blow our
whole fabric, by assuming the military
dictatorship and selling upon the Gov
ernment, mould it TO suit his own pur.
poses, by filing the cabinet with men
who will do his bidding; but to be ready
and willing to make any and every sacri-
flee to aid him in the Herculean task of
speedily crushing out the most wicked
reb .llion that ever disgraced the pages
of history. Let him have all the men he
can use, and that too without the neces.
sity Of drafting. But let it be the out.
gushing of patriotism indicated by spec
Oily filing up every regiment authorized
to be raised, of whatever character 1t may
be. This is the surest way of convincing
him that the nations heart is with him.
VOX.