The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-04-15
Strange.

ness, more triumphant in tone and man.
ner---oyer a little local political victory,
than over the glorious victories for the
Country, for the Constitution, or the
Union, for free government, for the Dem
ocraic idea, which have been achieved
by our armies at Island No. 10 and at
Pitsburg Landing. D pom the contest
at Pittsburg Landing not only depended
the welfare, the lives, of scores of thou
sands of our brave soldiers-not only de-
pended largely the termination, as to
time, of this struggle-not only depend
ed largely the peeuniary interests Of the
people-but upon it depended greatly
the success of the government, the
triumph of the Constitution, the integri-
ty Of the Union, tho success of Republ-
can principles, the upholding of free in
stltutlons. That contest resulted well
for these interests, and yet we find men
among US, who rejoiced in manner and in
words, in style Of wonderful glorifca-
ton oyer petty partizan triumph, who
could read withouta symptom of exhl-
aration, the chronicles OF that victory
which more than all else, insures the in
tegrity of these interests.
How are we, in all candor, 10 read
these evidences ? Ii is no pleasant thing.
no gratifying idea, to suppose that
these men are actuated by sympathy
with the traitors who are in arms against
the government. We would infinitely
rather be bankrupt forever in political
capital than seek wilfully to destroy the
idea of Northern unity against the pre-
tensions Of this yilainous rebellion. We
would sooner, thousand times, that ey-
cry member of the Democratic party had
outstr'pped every member of the Repub-
hear party, in his loyalty and devotion
to the old flag and the government, than
to have seen the Republican party
achieve another triumph. We would in
iinitely sooner have it written in history
that this rebellion found every heart in
the free States steadfaslly, unalerably,
opposed to its pretensions, than to have
any party interest foslered at the ex-
pense of that unity. We say sincerely
that we have no inclination to magnify
the evidences ola lack Of sympathy with
the government in its contest with trea-
son, but we ask in al. candor how we are
to read the evidences Of which we have
spoken. We ask how we are to read the
men in our midst who find nothing 10
criticize but the course of the govern
ment-who heap their maledic.ions only
upon the loyal-who read, with darken
ed brows, every evidence of the triumph
of our armies-who have no CALCULATIONS
to indulge in when our brave soldiers
advance the old flag over the ramparts Of
tFeitSOH we dSh NOW are we W Feau
DENNIS MAnosY OF the Dubuque Her
alQ, when he becomes almost drunk with
exhlaration over little local contest,
and yet can write thus mpassionately Of
the great victory at Pittsburg. On Fri
day. the second day after the report of
that battle. the only notice that MAHoNY
gave tie victory, was as follows
Being without authentic details, VIC have
not referred to the Battle at Pittsburg which
the Telegraph reports MS victory the FEEDER
al arms. We can only regard it yet as a bloody
affair, and await more reliable information re-
spccting it before indulging in feelings which
might be mistaken and misused has been
the case before when taking it for granted that
Geographic reports tell the truth, which, by the
way, they seldom do nowa- days. Meantime
we hope for the best, but We are not without
nisgiyngs withal."
Would any one believe that the Dubu-
que Herald could put forth claim to
loyalty when it could thus be SO callous
u the inspiration Of loyal victories. Not
"a note of exutation, not a strain Of sym
pathetic jublation, has the Herald given
over the late great victories Of our arms.
But with frowning brow it has endeav
ored to do its utmost to stop the joyous
pulsalions Of other hearts by belittling
the victory, as it at first belllled that at
FL. Donelson. All know Low it magni-
fled the rebel triumphs at Bull Run and
in the Merrimac contest, and how it con
tnually detraotS from Union success
And all know, too, who read the paper.
how persistently il tries to excuse trea-
son by charging the rebellion to the ac-
count Of the Republicans. In its exult
alton over the result of the local election
in Dubuque, it claimed that that vic
tory was one over the enemies of the
Constitution and the Union, who had
DESTROYED The peace and prosperity of
the counlry-thus charging the Repub
licans and Union Democrats with the re-
sponeibility of the war.