Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-12-12
THE HERALD ON THE BEAUTIES
OF SLAVERY.


we have convincing proof that we are thor
oughly Union. he proof is found in the
fact that that reasonable lantlng, the Du-
buque Democratic Herald abuses us. If we
were n traitor that sheet weuld show er bless
ings upon our head, and denunciations upon
our opponents. We should think ourselves
cternally disgraccd to receive encomiums from,
that pcstiierous organ, and should expect
people to believe us to be as mean and low
lived pimp of traitors, as they generally
know the present editor of the Herald to be,
should we receive word Of commentator
from that source We announced last week
the arrival of lot Of contrabands at this
place destined for Iowa Falls, which notice
has called forth a panegyric from the Herald,
from which we make the following extracts
The poor miserable lot of unfortunate ne.
groes, which arrived at Dubuque last week,
have been received at Cedar Falls, and turn
ed over to the tender mcrcies of Abolition
charity The Gazette, the Abolition organ
at that place, rubs its dirty hands in glee,
and chuckles apishly over the fact.
The Gazette ''learns that there is great
suffering among the negroes at Cairo, and
that many are dying from restitution"
Would it not have been great mercy had
they been allowed to remain in a congenial
climate, in The homes of their childhood,
near the graves of their relatives and friends,
and where they were contentsd and happy,
and abeve all under the protection and care
of people who understand and practice the
great first principles of Christianity, ITO love
one another? Would this not have been a
greater charity than to drive them far from
home to cold climate, where charity is but
freezing formality at best, and religion, as
practiced, as a painted bauble-all hollow
within, to be placed under the protection and
care of people whose entire creed is wrap
ped up in the base sordid desire Of making
money.
Such pleasing picture does he draw Of
the beauties of slavery that We shall expect
to hear that the editor of the Herald has
BACKED his face, assumed to be regular
"Guinea," and placed himself under the
protection and care of some rebel who
as he declares, understand and practice the
first great principles Of Christianity" way
down in the "sunny South" We should
think he would be in hurry to get away
from the ''freezing formality" of the North,
and place himself where the manners and
customs Of the people are more congenial to
his tastes.
What pity that Mahony was not allowed
to remain in his "cengenIar' cell in the old
capitol prison, where he was provided with
his victuals and drink free ofexpense to him
self; what an outrage to drag him forth from
the protection and care' he was the recipi-
ent Of, to oblige him to battle for his own
bread and butter amid the " cold fornaity of
a people whose entire creed is wrapped up
in the base, ssrdd desire for making money"
and not slaves. Horrible injustice. The
above Heraldisms are not worthy of serious
attention. If the author is not an addle-pa-
ted nincompoop he knows that the assump-
ton he makes and the conclusions he draws,
are as false as they are silly. If the editor
of the Herald is not the favorts son Of the
Father of all lies" he deserves to be.