The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-09-18
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nave we Government!
Que of the greatest questions ever pre-
scented to the American people is now
IN process of solution.
1t is no less than the enc at the head
of this article. A question involving
the capacity of a people for self govern
mcnt. If the right Of secession is ad-
United, we must answer the question in
the negative. And consequently VIC
have these many years been laboriDg un-
der most 81 gantic dclvsion. The whole
civilized world has been paying homage
TO mere myth 10 their respect for the
Amcrcan flag. If South Carolina can
secede upon one pretext, Massachusetts,
may upon another, and the whole FEEDER
al compact amounts to nothing more than
the mock marriage Of slaves; being q
mere matter Of form of no binding force,
aud may be ignored at pleasure, as the
profit or caprice of some master NAV
prompt. 1T We answer the question in
tho affirmative, the next question is,
what is our duty in the premises? And
-" ah-Tcr must be, sustain it. Here.
perhaps, every loyal man occupies COM
mon ground But as to the best means
to accomplish it, there is less unanimity.
Almost every man has his programme,
and claims the right to dictate the terms
upon which he will lend his aiI. One
extreme demands that slavery must be
stricken down promptly and totally,
honestly no doubt) believing That this
being the cause Of the rebellion, if it
were renewed the effect would cease.
The other, perhaps as honestly, demands
that the rebels Should be protected 10
their rights, or in other words, that the
war should be conducted on peace prin-
clples. ii nee the two wings look on
aud grumblc, while the real Union men
60 out TO battle for the rights and rriyi.
lcges that the extremists are very willing
to ENJOY Now We very much question
the wisdom of the policy Of both ex.
trencs. 1t Is this very pressure brought
10 bear upon the Executive that causes
the ol.4reut '~cil!ating course of the
u4'! u the -atlon in the many changes
ia oar army officers. 1t is often said the
President should not be moved By this
PRESSURE, but have mind Of his own
This theory is very good SO long as it is
my ''ox that is sorel." The fact is. in
a government hkt ours whore tho ro.,
power Is IN the people, no President can
successfully 60 far in ;dvance Of public
''n'''"rnt' If lie move as fast as public
sentiment Will warrant him, it is all We
can reasonably ask. And this We firmly
believe Mr.. Lincoln is willnst to do. In
10 other way can he be said to be the
PEG lie representative. And the hos,
way to express that sentiment, is, no, to
weaken it by INDUCING in censorious
spirit, or like the n. Y Heyuld. advise
Mcclellan to strike down at one blow our
whole fabric, by assuming the military
dictatorship and seizing upon the Gov
crnmcnt, mould it to suit his own pur
poses, b. filing the cabinet with mer
who will do his bidding; but to be read,
and willing TO make any and every sacri
fee to aid him in the Herculean task O
speedily crushing out the most wicked
REBELLION that ever disgraced the page.
Of history. Let him have all the men b,
can use, and that too without the neces.
s,y of drafting. But let it be the out
Gushing of patriotism indicated by spec
Oily filling up every regiment authorized
to be raised, of whatever character It NAV
be. This is the surcst way of convincing
him that the nations heart is with him.
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