The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-09-23
For Clerk of the District Court,
EDWARD BREW Err.
Evidence OF their Sympathy with Urea
son.

Evidence OIL their sympathy Win urea.
RE- The editors of the Independence
"Criss' have now issued three numbers
of their paper. We have looked these
numbers over carefully, and we have not
seen in them one single sentence, either
editorial, or selected from other papers,
den unc iatory of treason or rebellion. The
country is battling for its life-thousands
upon thousands Of our kindred and
friends are stretched in death upon the
battle: field, sacrificing themselves to stem
the torrent Of treason seeking to over
whelm the government-every loyal
heart is tortured with anxiety for the
safety of kindred and for the integrity of
our country. This is our situation, and
yet we find public journal, protesting
devotion to the Constitution and TO the
Union, which, during such times, has
not, during its existence, brea,hed word
of denunciation, of complaint, against
those in arms against the government,
against those who have murdered thou
sands upon thousands of the best and
bravest lfes of the country! Think OF
it! Think Of the infany of lhat-hypoc-
ricy which, while pretending love for
our government, never utlers word
against the would be murderers Of our
nationality. Think of the brazenness,
the villainy, of that falsehood, which lays
claim to loyalty, while devoting every
artifice, plying every argument, adopting
every theory, accepting every excuse,
inventng every pretence, TO pallate trea
son. DAVIS and TooMDs, and YAHcEY,
and KEIrr, and RHErr, and all the phal-
anx of disunionists, who have for long
years sought secretly and openly to dis
member ard break up the government
who in 1850 openly wen, before the peo-
pie Of the cotton States on the platform
ofdisunon--who have called conventions
Of States, and Of the people, to advance
the cause OF disruption, during times of
control Of the old Democratic party
these men, who boas ted and now boast of
having long been disunioniss upon priu-
ciple, these men are defended, their trea-
son excused, their murder of our friends
and brethren, and their attempted de-
struction Of our national existence, palla-
ted, BY the editors Of the j" Crisis" and
the burden of their sin laid upon the
Republican party, party having no ex
istence until long years after the efforts
Of these villains were concerted and
openly avowed.
How is it that these bright teachers Of
the public, who have, in their own words,
been called by The Democracy Of Blu
chanan County TO the editorship of the
" Crisis" thence TO dispense words OF
wisdom-how is it that they reason p
There was party in This country, say
tue1 ~ tIc ines Vi the IespuD-
lican party were obnoxious. They would
not consent that the doctrines of the Re
publican party should be engrafted upon
the policy Of the government therefore
the Republican party should have given
up It's doctrines. and not attempted TO
override the will Of the opposing party.
In refusing TO succumb to the wishes OF
the opposing party, in refusing to give
up their distinctive views Of what was
constitutional and best for the country,
the Republican party has become respon-
sible for tryin. TO govern these men
without their consent, conseq uenlly re
sponsble for the rebellion That is the
argument of these fellows, precisely-it
is upon Ibis basis. and this alone. that
they charge the responsibility upon the
Republicans.
Let us carry this proposition a little
further. The SIuatter Sovereignty doc
uiDe Of Mr.. DOUGLAS was equally obnox