The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-07-22
Mr.. Train on England's Neutrality and
Gen. Buffers Proclamation.
NEUTRALITY.

NEUTRALITY.
Mr.. TRAIN-Neutrality signifies week
ness. All small minds hesitate. Lack
of decision shows lack Of power; Gen.
erals who win battles are not neutral
men. Neutrality on the American re-
bellion is taking sides in disguise. The
man who is soft on the American ques-
ton is soft on all questions, | despise
soft Americans as well as soft English,
men, l is impossible for an honest man
to be neutral. He who is not for me is
against me. The Indian Thug is re-
markable for his neutrality until you feel
his garrotte is around your neck. The
Camanche chief is neutral TO your face,
while his scalping knife sleeps in his
belt. Dumollard, The French murderer
was neutral before he destroyed his vic,
Tins. There is no half way between a
patriot and traitor. The woman who
permits the least familiarity has already
lost the foundation of her virtue.
Let her remain neutral in the presence
Of the libertine and she is lost. The
young man counting his employers
money must not be neutral, if he does
not wish to end his life upon the gallows.
The coat | have made fits exactly the
neutral bankers and leading Americans
abroad, who are waiting for victories
before hosting secession or Union flags.
The garment is not out Of place on Eng
land 5 back. Neutrality in England is
treachery. Americans say, " England,
with all thy faults, We love thee stilln'
Englishmen say, =" America, with all thy
virtues we continue to hate thee. Strong
men choose sides weak men are always
neutral once an idiot always an idiot.
The world is packed with fools.
Neutrality is imbecility. No man can
serve two masters. He must either love
the one and hate the other, or hate the
one and love the other. Our Saviour
was not neutral. England for three
generations has been unjust to America
lie that is unjust in lituo is unjust in
much. The maxim comes from an an
cient and respectabl. authority. -
Unjust in small matters for half centu-
rs, England was just ripe for being un-
just in great matters during our reyolu-
ton. Neutrality in disguise-assassins
are neutral before they use the poignard.
The tiger in the jungle is neutral before
he plunges on his victim. When you
wish to destroy an enemy, you first con
ceal your plan. Error and injustice are
neutral before becoming arrogant and
impudent.
GEN. BUrLER's PROCLAMATION.
A love of fault finding is no proof Of
wisdom. Your criticisms on General
Buffers proclamation are as just as your
pretended love for America is honest
Critics, says Wycherly, are like thieves
who, condemned TO execution, choose the
business Of executioners rather than be
hung. Your distortion of the New
Orleans proclamation is worthy of the
eeople that were abolitionists when they
thought, by preaching that doctrine,
they could break up our Repubic--and
proslsvery advocates when they believed
that we should preserve the Union. The
proclamation you have dishonesty trans.
lated. Do you mean to say that you be-
lieved that General Butler issued the
order for immoral purposes
Do you really understand lis wording
to signify that unbridled license was
given TO the federal army? The very
idea is contrary TO the instincts of our
nature, insulting TO the American people.
and outraging the senses OF our race.
You give the order meaning never in.
tended 1t was unfortunately worded,
but the spirit of the order was proper
one. Ladies hold the remedy. Let
them remain in doors let them behave
like women. not like human tigresses.
The terrible slaughter Of our soldiers
will some day lay heavily upon their
consciances Women who 20 out OF
their way to iusut federal officers who
have treated them with every courtesy.
by pouring hot water out OF their win.
dows when they pass or throwing vitrol
IN their faces on the pavement, or So far
unsexing themselves as 90 strike an Off
Ger, ought not TO object when martial
law Is ordered, To provlamations that en-.
force cnilily where ruieaezs was So
marked