The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-07-24
FOR the Upton Advertiser.

! Mr.. EDtToR:-Sympath;z with the
present wicked rebellion, are in the habit
Of calling the defensive war on the part
Of the Federal government, SIN oboA-
ton war-'hc Lincoln wur upon the con-
aitutional rights Of the Sou'h, DC, still
they profess to be for the Union. Now
what are the " constitutional rights Of
the South" which have been intringed,
on the part Of the Federal government!
Is /, the right to steal government treas
urc: To take by force of arms. govern
eminent forts TO hang without regard
to law or justice, loyal citizens? TO claim
universally for their domestic idol,
slarcry, and if disappointed, to break ny
the Federal government, and establish
upon it, ruins SLAVE ALIGAECHY to
crush OF. the Aope Of freedom torerer9
To DO all this without let or hindrauce .
Have the free people Ct America no
rights secured to them BY the constitu-
ton lfso, why should it be matter
Of SO much complaint, wien they have
no more than used them in constitution
ally elcctiDg q President. But say they,
1T was done by a sectional party And
wherefore are those in power sectional
party; Because they are opposed to
tie extension Of Slavery Were the
great and good men who under divine
Providence framed our government, a
sectional party, because they were oppos-
cd to slavery, and verify thought, slavery
and political freedom antagonistic to each
other? They understood slavery to exist
only BY local law, while freedom was
universal Washing ton, Madison, Mon
roe, aud a host of others, were they now
living would be tried and condemned BY
the same process Of reasoning, now used
against the administration, for they al
held slavery as sectional, and liberty uni
versal; Will, the lamcnted Clay gave hi:
testimony to the last against the cxten-
sion Of slavery over free territory. W.
mig swell this note to volume il
quotations of the testimony Of our states
men Fathers, against slavery.
That the ultimate adjustment of til
institution Of slavery was the ardent dc
sire of most, if not all of the grea
a and good men, who under God, founde
y this government, is matter of histor,
= which will never fail to cmbalm the
Il memory IN the heart Of all good men.
Southern writers acknowledge the co
rectue-s of this history of the opinio,
aud sentiments Of our Fathers on tn
subject, but claim, "they were in error
10 " hat then has the present administr
- ton party done? Why, they have sill
- ply elected a President, which was do
>, over, and over again, by the oppos;
II party, without exciting one thought
q rebellion as consequence Of their maj
&c defeats. But now having succeede
70 they are charged with being the cause
:. all this bloody war After their succe
10 the national election, the Preside
$ had not taken his seat, nor a man cleo
y cd, taken his office, before the defeat,
y party in the south, were in rebeli,
% against the Federal government. II
public treasure was stolen, Fort Stunt
was reduced, and the so called confedel
II acy organized, while yet the complaint
= party had their President in the chat
:, and a maj GRITTY ia the national Congress
. The Federal government then submitte
to peace congress, and diplomatic co
, rcspoudeuce, to reconcile the aggrieve
e party bat all was Of no avail. They fire
r the first shot upon our loyal men, an
, then held jubilee of rejoicing on a,
count of their glorious victory, over tn
National arms and the National flag.
In view of the excellence of the 60,
} ernment, and the forbearanre of the ad
ministratiou, more upjustifable, an
wicked rebellion has never been re ,orde
in history. And yet strange to say. Their
are thousands ia the free States, who cal
have no personal interest in the South
that nevertheless sympathise with thi.
wicked rebellion, and do all they dare
to cripple the Administration 10 the
prosecution of the war in defense of the
best government the world ever saw