The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-10-02
rRON WASHINGTON.
correspondeues Of the Advertiser.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. %, 1862

1AOA
correspondeues osthe Advertiser.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. Is, 1862.
rarESp DANIELs:--
Tuesday morning we, Of this city, were
gratifyiuely surprised with the publica.
ton of President Lincoln's emancipation
proclamation. I say gratiied because
the great mass of our loyal citizens were
convinced, having nearer insight to
military operations than many Of our fel'
low citizens at a distance from the seat
Of war, that our military efforts to sup.
press the rebellion and establish our lib.
critics would, uuaided by this action, be
long and bloody war, if, indeed, we
would ever have been successful while
the rebels were left in quiet possession
of their slaves to produce the necessary
provisions for their armies, leaving the
whites free to bear arms against our gov
ernment.
President Lincoln objected to inter
feriug with slavery, unless convinced
that the preservation of the Union and
our liberties could cot be maintained
without. His long forbearance had sore.
" tried many of his old friends who
thought this to be the most effectual
way to suppress the MISUNDERSTANDING
that as the rebels had thrown themselves
out of the pale of the constitution, we
should strike them in their weakest point
and thus save the lives of loyal soldiers
.~I ----y ".itfiun, Of dollars.
The military operations of the last
month, notwithstanding Gen. McClellan's
complete" victory, has overcome the
conservatism Of the President and his
repugnance to using this extreme meas
ure to suppress this great and desperate
rebellion. But the President had given
the rebels due notice that he would, If
necessary, to save the Union, resort to
this and all other means, within his pow.
err to use, to pcrpetuate the integrity of
the United States. They, therefore, nor
their sympathizers, cannot justly com.
plain of not having warning Of wha,
would befaIl them if they persisted in
this rebellion. The President takes no
backward steps in this matter, and, al,
though slower to move in this direction
than many Of his frier DIS could wish
when he does move be is firm to his pur.
pose of making every requisite effort to
reestabllsh the supremacy Of the Govern.
ment.
The rebels, elated by their late sue.
cesses, are SO desperately blind, and 50
determined to overthrow our free govern.
ment, that they may establish on its
ruins government to their liking, the
corner stone Of which, as Stephens, their
vice president, said, should b, slavery,
that Notwithstanding the one hundred
days notice the President still grants
them, by the terms of his proclamation n,
there will not, probably, be any abate.
ment Of their efforts to invade the loyal
States, according to the advice Of the
rebel Congress, and thereby conquer
from US an acknowledgment Of their in
dependence. But this would disgrace US
in the eyes Of all the world aud be, vir-
tually, disruption of our government,
for If We &C knowledge that cue section
may 90 off to-day, another section will
want to secede when Insults its supposed
interests, and thus cur Gag, heretofore
respected in all cIimes, become d;shon-
ored as the flag of petty state. 1t was
for fear Of this dire calamity that our
fathers, under the old confederacy, de-
termined to "form more perfect union"
and hence our present constitution pro.
vidlng for the adjustment Of al. gricyan.
cies through the ballot box.
The subjects Of kings aud despo's may
have the right to revolutionize their gov
ernments by force Of arms, for it is their
only resource when oppressed. But cur
constitution makes our government per-
petual-provid!ng for peaceful redres:
Of wrongs every four years. Our loya
people will never submit to the dismem-
bcrment Of the Union thus formed lc
the consequences be what tn y may t
any rebel, or any section.
Sec. Smith, ever careful Of the welfar
Of his countrymen, has ordered the con
: missioner Of Indian affairs to give motto
that it will be unsafe to 80 overland
the Pacific coast, this season, on accoui
Of Indian hostii,ies.
There are about 20, 600 sick and woul
e ded soldiers in the forty hospitals in tn
p, District. LORZO.