The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-08-19

Wnal prlnClple can lne peopie uIeah vi
this relation Of servitude established by
State laws and command the services o
these slaves for the " common defense,
may be answered, as was the question II
1888. On what principle could the peo
pie of nine States by ratifying the Con
stitution break up the compact under the
articles of confederation solemnly entered
into by thirteen States ? Said Madison
"the question is answered at once by re
curing to the absolute necessity of the
case ; to the great principle of self-pres
ervation ; to the transcendent law OF Ma
ture and of Natures God-which de
clares that the safety and happiness of so
ciety are the objects at which all poliiica
institutions aim, and to which all sucl
institutions must be sacrificed"
Foreseeing the great crime now at
tempted upon the Government in these
Rebel States, with the prescience of The
seer patriot statesman spoke Of the slaves
as "an unhappy species of population
abounding in some Of the States, who
during the calm of re gular government
are sunk below the level of men, but who
in the tempestuous scenes of civil VIC
lence, may emerge into the human char.
acter and give superiority of strength
to any party with which they may asso'
cate themselves This unhappy spe.
cies," even in their chains are the
strength Of this Rebellion. Shiver the
letters that bind them and they will rise
from the degradation of slaves to the dig.
nifty of freemen, and render faithful SER
vices TO your country. Washington
deemed these enslaved men fit to fight
the battles of the Revolution. Jackson
deemed them fit 10 fight in the second
war for Independence. Neither would
consent that they should do battle for
their country in chains. Can we not in
this deadly conflict with this gigantic re-
volt initiate the illustrious example OF
these tried patriots? Can you not, shall
you not, obey the voice of duty, and by
your imperial mandate declare that even
the slave may defend his native land, and
to that end shall be free ?
Men Of America we but utter what
we do know when we say, that under
Providence the fate Of the country is III
your hands; that the hour has struck
when you must decide by additional sac
rifces Of treasure and of blood the dread
issue forced upon us-shall the Republic
live or perish The eyes of the civil
zed world are upon us ? Let us quit
ourselves like men who know their rights
and dare maintain them. Let there be
an uprising of the people in support O
the National authority, that will not only
blast forever this unmatched treason and
its guilty authors, but give significant
notice as well to all foreign states dis.
posed to intervene in our domestic affairs
that the American people have the will,
not only to suppress this rebellion, but
to resent and etfectually resist all foreign
intervention. You cannot consent that
your country shall cease to maintain the
right and avenge the wrong. You can.
not consent that the just and benefcent
fabric of civil Government. founded and
reared by our fathers, whom God taught
to build for glory and for beauty, shall
be shattered and destroyed by the hands
of traitors. that your goodly heritage
shall be partitioned, and that America
the Youngest born, and the hope Of the
world, shall be botted from the map oil
nations, and cease to be power in the
earth.
Let it be the fixed purpose of every
good citizen, that relying upon the Di-
vine protection, whatever may be the
sacrifice. The Constitution shall be main.
tanned and the Republic shall live.
We adop, the words of the Congress
of 1888, in their Address TO the People
i" Let it be remembe that it has ev-
er been the pride and boast of America,
that the rights for which she contended
were the rights of human nature. By
the blessings of the Author of these
rights on the means exerted for their do
fense, they have prevailed against all OPP
position. The People of the United States
are responsible for the greatest trust ever
committed to political society. y
Ii the great cause wa have engaged to
vindicale shall be dishonored and de
stroyed, the last and fairest experiment
in favor of the rights Of human nature
will be turned against them, and their
patrons and friends exposed to be insult
ed and siIenced by the yotaries of ,yrany
and oppress on.
Washington. July l5. 1862.
II. +. WADE. JAMES HARLAN,
HENRY WILSON JOHN L. HALE.
NJ. J. WILKINSON, s. Q. P0MEROY,
j. ii. LANE. T.. CHANDLER,
JAS. ". GRIMES. of the Senate.
\. BINGHAM. 5. W. SHERMAN,
THAD. STEVENS, w. +. CUTLER,
j r. POTTER, y, III, DuNAL,
c. B. SEDGENICK, II. II DUELL,
\. A SARGEANT, CYRUS ALDRlCH,
THOS. u. ELIOT, \. =. SLOAN,
WM. WINDOW, II G. BLAKE,
\. +. MORRILL,. WM. WALL.
GEO. W. JULIAN, SAM G. FESSENDEN
". q. LANSING. MARTIN FCONW AY
.IAS. L WILSON, OWEN LON EjOl,
j. NJ ASHLEY. A. G.. BlDDLE.
SAML. 5. BLAIR, of the House Of Representa-
tiycs.
THE LAW AUTHORIZING DRAFT
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