New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1862-06-06
NEW OREGON HOWARD COUNTY, IOWA, JUNE6, 1852

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they abandon the paths in which they are
now blindly marching If they follow the
lead Of anti-slaveryism, and, reversing the
Dread Scott decision, mongrelize the govern
ment, they will, of course, undermine, and
finally destroy, the Republic founded by
Washington, as we'll as work out the rum
and desolation Of southern society, and ifa
Southern Confederacy' is permitted to exist,
it can, under existing circumstances, only
increase the chances and hasten the terrible
dangers suspended over the latter.
There is plainly, therefore, but single
straightforward course, the utter abandon
ment Of political anti-slaycryism and return
to the principles Of l7sS-to government of
white men, made by white men for them
selves and their posterity .forevsr. With a
small negro population in the North, which,
under our mistaken theories are rapidly
perishing, mongrel government, or the alb
straction of Impartial freedom" is Of little or
no practical consequence; but to the people
| of the South, with four millions Of negroes
who are multiplying even faster than them
selves. a mongrel government that admits
negroes to citizenship or into the political
system, involves, of course their utter do.
struction. But ,cith the Dread Scott decision
incorporated in direct terms IN the Constitu.
t,on, and gove, nment of ,ch,te men thus rem
dered secure in the future, peace, progress
fraternitA nationality, and american ciud
'sation piu be placed on foundations immov
able and everlasting. lti our destiny, doubt
less to extend our boundaries to the equator
and, perhaps, over the whole contihent, and
with government of white men we shall
preserve the purity ofour blosd, the unity ol
our nationality with the integrity of our Re-
publican system, and save American civ;fiza-
ton from the blight and desolation now
resting on the mongrel Republics South Of us,
and which God has decreed forever: as the
penalty for dsregarding the distinctions and
natural relations Of races.
1t is wholly question ofrace, and 'seces-
sion," estate Rights" &C., mere means or
modes of defense against "anti-slavery" de-
lusion The South, the Suprems Court, the
Democracy, aud every administration, from
Washington to Buchanan, have held this to
be government of white men, and negroes
no part of our political society, or clement in
our political system. The party now in pow
or on the contrary. construes the Federal
Constitution to include negroes as equally
entitled to freedom. and, while it recognizes
slavery rs State institution, it is pledged
to reverse the bred Scott decision, ani Sc
cure Impartial freedom" or common citizen
ship Tor all races within Federal jurisdiction.
Between these constructions of the Constitu-
ton lies the whole future of Republican in-
stitutions and American civilization. If the
former prevails, if the Dred Scott decision is
to be the rule, and this is to be white gov
crnment in the future as it has been in the
past. and the liberty and civilization of the
South arc thus rendered secure forerer, and
there need be no northern armies raised to
.'sayc the Union," for the men of the South
will save such Union rs that themselves
DULL the llttOr COuStA uCViOh 40 w PAS''3
the Federal Constitution is to be construed 10
include negroes ifthis government is to be
reyolutionized and the white citizenship de-.
graded into impartial freedom" with the
subject races of this Continent, then all the
armies Of the world combined will not sass
such Union as that, for eight millions OF
mon. women and children of the South will
prefer determination rather than amaigama-
ton or Impartial freedom" with their me-
groes. And this is the question now to bo
decided forever: the bred Scctt decision and
government Of white men, or Impartial
freedom" and mongrel Republic, with the
eternal, inevitable consequences sf Immediate
ruin of society in the South, and ultimate
extinction" OF libert ty and Democratic insti-
tutions in the North.