Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-08-15
THE WAR.

To arms To arms is the cry that is now
heard from tho pine forests Of Maine, to the
prairies Of the West, and even now we heal
the firm and heavy tramp of men, 800, 00G
strong, fastening to the rescue Of our imper
illed country and before the echo Of Their
tread shall be lost in the distance, another
100000 will be on their way to the field Of
strife. They are going, our friends and brtoh
ers, the dearest and choicest in the land; to
offer themselves sacrifice on the altar OF
their country. And what is it that demands
this sacrifice Of al we hold dear? A rebel
lion, the most unholy the world ever wit.
messed aninsane attempt to destroy the best
government man ever instituted. If the re-
bellion succeeds everything we prize as Amer.
lean citizens is lost to us the contemplation
of our glorious past will be naught but mock
cry, and the bright future we all have pictur-
ed for our country will shrive up like a
parched scroll. Then if the sacrifices we are
called upon to make are so great, ard the issues
involved so momentous, let us prosecute this
war in such manner as to crush the rebel
lion speedily. Let every object that stands
in the way Of our success be overthrown, and
if it cannot be done under the authority of
the Constitution, let it DO done in the name
Of God and Humanity. We do not care to
discuss the question, whether slavery is an
evil or right Tie question is, Is it an ad-
vantage to the rebellion, and capable Of be-
ing used against us I? If so, blot it out. The
hanging Of traitors, the emancipation Of their
:heir slaves, and the confscation and des-
truction of the property of all rebels are per-
fectly legitimate measures in the present en-
Urgency, for by the enforcement Of these
stern DEGREES we weaken the rebellion
and add strength to the Government. We
are getting heartily tired Of the lenient man
ner in which our "dear Southern brethren"
have been treated throughout this war. Now
let there be visited upon them the stern, ret
ributive vengeance their own acts have
invoked. Do not Let us stop to bubble about
the constitutionalty Of our acts let us only
be certain that we deal the rebellion stagger-
ing blows, and cast aside everything that in
tervenes between US and the accomplishment
of our purpose. The Government has right
to protect itself; let that right be enforced.
The Constitution has been called tho "bul-
wark of cur liberties" but if it is not equal
to the present emergency, let US so into the
fight without it, and when we have settled
this struggle in favor of freedom, we will have
a new instrument that will give the Govern
ment the right Of self-pressryation under all
circumstances. But we do net believe that
we shall violate the spirit of the Constitution
in taking every advantage we can of the trail
tors. If the constitution protects slavery it
was also intended that it should protect the
Government, and it was never intended that
it should protect slavery at the expense Of
the downfall of the Government. If it can
net protect both at the present time, as one
is arraigned against the other, which shall it
be, Freedom or Slavery? Secessionists and
their Northern sympathizers say Slavery =
We, the loyal people Of the North, say Free
dom. We have the Right on our side, and
by Gods help we will triumph, even though
slavery and everything connected with it be
utterly exterminated. ..... *.
For CONGRESS- IN THE 4TH DIsTRIcr-Hon.
j. b. Grinnell is the Republican candidate for
Congress in the 4th District. Mr. Grinnell