The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-10-22
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Our only hope of national salvation lies
in the success Of the Government IN pat.
ting down the rebellion. Every attempt
to embarrass the Government or destroy
popular confidence in it is q blow at the
Union itself If the Government is 1t fault
in is measures, let it be told so with all
fidelity. But false and hostile attacks or
the Administration, whether made by Re.
publ ans or Democrats, can have no effect
but to weaken the only power that can save
the country, and thus to give indirect aid
and comfort to the reason that seeks its
destruction. 1t is impossible to believe
that those who dishonesty and malignant
ly assail the government do it from motives
of patriotism, or if they do they are labor
ing under terrible hallucination. We
say, then, to all men who mean 10 be loyal
and to contribute to the extent Of ther per.
sonal and social power to the salvation Of
the Union from its present perils, stand by
the Government. Give it, too, words and
deeds Of encouragement, and il there arc
ccnsures to be given that cannot be deferred
to moment Of less danger, let them be
spoken with friendliness and not with hate.
If anybody insinuates that the Govern
ment does not prosecute the war with ener.
gy, ask them what they mean by it point
them to tn" hundreds Of hard contested
and bloody fields, to the weeks of despcr.
ate battles in succession, to the thousands
of dad and wounded, to the record Of the
year past, which shows war without par.
a'lel in history for the energy and success
with which it has been waged. Look at
the bloody but glorious record, and ask the
senSelcss GROWERS what they mean by
saying that our Generals desire to spare
the enemy and prolong the war. They
cannot tell what they mean they speak
ignorantly or from malice aforethought.-
Oh that the whole army Of malcontents
might be drafted and put in front in some
OF our hottest battles; that would soon
stop their fGlse and unsratcful complaints
against the men who arc winning safety
and glory for the Union.
Ii anybody says that the Constitution "
obsolete and the Union clean gone, tell
him to 60 South where he belongs and
preach the doctrines Of secession to those
that will receive them he has no business
to retain his peStlent heresies here among
loyal men. If anybody insinuates that the
President Of the United States is dsloyal
and Will not execute the laws, tell him he
is the most stupid Of slanderers. If any
body insists that our Generals are all trait
ors, and that no man is loyal at heart who
does not receive the benedicton of Wen
dell Phillips. tell him the country is lost
then and he may as well sit down in des-
par, for that style Of loyalty is as rare as
honesty in politics. In fine, whoever dis
pa'agts our Generals and our armies, with
such glorious record as they have made
AMI are making, or calls ia question the
patriotism and fidelity Of the President and
his Cabinet upon whom rests burden and
responsibility such as no government
.v'r stood under before, command him to
silence. 1t is little less than treason to lis.
ten to such men at time like this
Springfield, .H.ss., Republican.