The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-08-19
An Appeal frcm the Tennessee Loyal
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An Appeal from me lennesSee Loyai"
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From the Nashville Patriot, Aug. 2
Months and months ago--has it been a
twelvemonth ?-the president told his
countrymen that he intended as the ex'
ecutive of the republic TO put has foot
dorm frmly." 1t was not to be the deli.
cate pat Of the dancers foot as he glides
along with ETHEREAL and noiseless motion,
but rather the solid and pondcrous stroke
of the elephants foot, which would make
the very ground uemble under its
weight. Months have glided by-thc
rebellion still rages-the deadly smell OF
battle is in the air, and blood and gun
powder taintevery breeze-and thousands
of true hearts have become strangely
still and cold on the field Of carnage.
Never. oh never more shall we look up
on the faces Of Baker and Lyon and Win
,hrop, whose eyes darkened with the film
of death while they fought for the glorl-
Gus old flag They offered up their lives
to save the lives and liberties of others
many of whom, we fear, are not worth
the precious sacrifice. And treason
rases. and traitors are insolent, and loyal
men are insulied, plundered and exiled,
and the land groans in anguish. 1t is
The darkest night of time. Never was
such nation racked with such agony.
Mr.. President, do you still hesitate to
strike our enemies ? Do you still dream
of the possibility of concilating men who
tell YOU with sneers and furious impreca-
,iops that they will not be conciliated ?
f,anisb The idle dream, and grid your
loips for action. The rebels are making
VIGOROUS. determined, earnest war, and
we are hesilating and undecided. Ii we
triie thus much longer the nation is lost
beyord redemption, the stars and bars
will float indeed " from the dome OF the
federal capital" as secretary Walker
boosted, and Toombs will call the roll OF
his slaves in the shadow OF Bunker Hill
Monument. If we falter now, at what
point Of degradation and dishonor
may we hope TO stop Why may not
the Northwest, the great Middle States
and New England bow TO the unreslsted
puerillas Of jeff. Davis, who will ride
over the whole country as triumphantly
as the army of Mahomet? The Eastern
napers announce that there will be no
complaint henceforward of the lack OF
vigor in prosecuting the war the Presl-
dent has so declared. We hope the
declaration may be verified. Let the
President put his foot down firmly"
1t is ungraceful as well as fatigre;ng to
stand for months at time, with one leg
poised IN mid air, like shiyering rooster
ON cold day. 1t would be a bad atti-
tude for a historical portrait, for the
President to be sketched with his legs
forming a figure four, or the outline of
little h, with the foreleg truncated. 1t
would be a bad attitude, we say, and we
h ,pe the President won't adop i. himself,
non allow any Of his subordinates to do
SO. We woald rather sec the cabinet
and all tie major and brigadier generals,
and soldiers in the amy, represented as
movable s,atuary, working their feet up
and down vigorously to the music of the
Union. ST. Vitus dance would be pref
erabl. to The stand still policy. Timid
men who al the beginning of the rebel
lion. said that it would never do to coerce,
and lhat we must expostulate with the
traitors WHO were seeking 10 Stay US, are
now demonstrating against the adoption
OF more vigorous policy. They insist
hat things are going on exactly rig hi,
that this IS constitutional war and that
the President must still continue to bal
ance himself on one leg ; then if all this
fail, that we must acknowledge the
Southern Conr,deracy. Disregard all
such counseIlors, Mr.. President. Never
in tie history Of any great revolution
did YOU read Of t e success OF a vascllla-
ing, compromise policy. Compromises
and revolutions are incompatible they
will not mix YOU can no more combine
them than you can combine oil and
water. Down with your foot, Mr.. Lin
coln We wait anxlously TO see 1t de-
scend like a gigantic trip hammer upon
the heal OF that treason which srobblng
US Of peace, safety, freedom, property
and life. Are we slaves-dastards, GRAY
enhearled buings-serfs who are doomed
TO crouch in abect servitule to Davis,
aud Beaurp gard, and VallandiSham, and
VOORHEES,. and Isham 6. Harris, and
Jesse d. Blight? Shame op the wretch
whose mini ever harbored the thought
Tor moment Let him be driven from
among freemen, whose companion he Is
unfit 10 be Again we say down with
your foo, Grmly.
Law To PROTECT FRUr-For the
h4npfit If f,uit etnalore we will state that