Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-02-01
LETTER FROM DIES MONIES.

Thinking that few lines from your
Occasional may prove acceptable dur
ing my ramblings through this State and
Missouri-as l have concluded to 60 down
on visit to old Secesh, and if possible
pick up young contraband and as re
can:ation is the order of the day, / have
recan,ed the damnable heresy that the
contraband are more contented and in a
better condition as q slave, than if free,
and l now long to be instrumental j.. set.
ting one at liberty TO breath the pure air
of the North, and perhaps. like the
cha mellon he can live on it--but if he can
not that will be his misfortune, not my
fault. You will please inform Father
Abraham that do not write this for a
Brgadiership, and Uncle Samuel that do
not expect promotion for this change in
political creed.
The Legislative body seem to be getting
fairly to work. There is one peculiar fea.
ture in the House, that there has not been
more than ten old members returned to
that body. Query-What has become Of
them-has Uncle Samuel sent them to
Dixie land Echo answers, mary man"
But such motley crowd Of opinionis,s-
From the rabid emancipa;ionist and Con-
stitution;st, to the niggardIy economist.
a. Il. IL
passage Of memorial to Congress urging
the liberation Of the Slaves in the South, set
sending the innocen. with the guilty be.
You'd the space of time. and then give
them that freedom not much coveted, Of
going where the masters Of their mind and
cody see fit 10 send them. The second
class, asking for the passage Of an act
suspenling all proceedings in civil cases
for the collection Of debts, tina, the dear
people may be more able to pay tax soon
to be so oppressive, for the maintenance
Of this war-,aking from US the very
means or rec0ufses we have of raising
means to save our property from distress
and sale by the tax collector, and striking
a death blow d. the wise provis ion of the
Constitution, which declares that no laws
shall be passed nparng obligation. But
ns habit becomes a second nature, so has
the constant, breach Of the Constitution,
become so common with the ruling power
that it has become to them as IL second
nature, not only to override one but all Of
its wise provisions. And next comes the
niggardly economist, who from conscien.
cious scrup'es ask the passage ola resoIu
the close Of the session the knife and pen
furnished them by the State, to the Score
tary of State but let an appropriation of
ten thousand dollars be asked for the pay
ment OF :he Governcr's staif-men bear.
ing the title with good portion more
than all the dignties, and doing good
deal less than all their duties. and over
goes the barrel out of the bung hole i'm
stead Of at tho spile, on the prncipla
" that to the victurs belong TIE spols"
This may be right, but there are many
Democrats that have learned u lesson from
the past, that they may profit by ia The
future. That uuica for the sake of the
Union is literally true, so faras the repub.
leans are coaeerued, if properly con>tru.
ed but with them it can 90 no farther
than simply a union to give them power,
therefore II union for the sake Of a Onion
Although the Democratic party are bat
SHINY represented as to members, we can
be proud Of our Representatives Willie
we have Sch men Us l'a!rnil. o.. johnson,
and Smeltaer, Of Clay, who dare to bring
into que nion and debate the ria't and
authority of the q ynrnog in mating mill.
tary appointments and other acts contrary
to the constitutional provisions OF State
and although for lie time being might
may over ride right. yet their voice of
reasoning NAV reach the ear of the peo-
pie through the medium Of the press, aud
awaken them 10 the true sense Of their
duty in the future. Bat must close this.
You may expect TO hear from me weekly,
if acceptable. am your
OCCASIONAL.
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