The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-06-16

ference and prayer meetings with the
young ladies, discovered where they KEEP
their jewelry. and then entered their
houses and robbed them by night. was a
long time in danger in his home, roars
of laughter. and by and by the cruel
police went in large numbers, and with
their murderous clubs, and in the night
time, too, and arbitrarily arrested I"
him. and put him in prison, and the
Court sent him to the State prison for
twenty years. All for stealing a few
trinkets. Yf"Gov Seymour says moth.
ing. Had he connived with rebellion
for the overthrow Of the only great free
government on earth, and had be been
detected and arrested, it would have
been arbitrary" But it nterfered
with the " freedom Of speech p How ?
Who has objected to the freest possible
discussion I? Freedom Of speech does
not confer the right to go before an enc.
my and stimulate mutiny and disobedi.
ence and recommend desertion. 1t does
not justify anything which, in time Of
war, is calculated and intended TO weak
en- the military arm of the Government
The Governor complains that the Gov.
ernors Of some of the Western States has
sunk into insignicance. 1t is certainly
time TO be on the look out. hope what
ever may become Of other States, New
York may not find herself in the same
pitiful category. Laughter.] 1t is
certainly humliating position for the
first State of the Union. when the scales
Of our being as nation are vibrating
when our children are dying by lhous.
ands in defense of the Union-to see the
Chief Magistrate turn from contemrlat.
ing the picture with anxious solicitude,
TO denounce the Government and encour-
age the rebellion, because a ran,ing,
foamlng. frothiug. gasconading traitor
cries of "hang him, hang him." has
been charged with an offence cognizable
by martial law, and has been arrested,
and after a full and fair trial convicted.
This is the species OF support which
Gov. Seymour and those who are with
him, from the beginning Of the war, have
given TO the Administration, and this he
calls generous one They now
propose to pause" as he tells US and
il they will but "pause in their as.
Saulis upon the Adminisration-in their
proclaimed sympathy with traitors, and
IN their encouragement 10 rebellion
hey will confer a favor upon the present
and coming generations. [Applause !
The people cry pause" but i. is to
those engaged in assaults upon the Ad-
minstration, not to those who are strik.
ing death blows at the rebellion. They
cry "pause," but il is that you pause"
in stimulating the rebellion They have
perled their lives in defense Of the Gov.
eminent. With heads uncovered and
bosoms bare, they have met The enemies
nf free Institutions upon the battle field
vociferous cheering, and they cry
pause TO you who By sympathizing
with traitors, encourage resistance TO
the Government and its institutions they
conJure you TO pause--pause in your
mad career ; the husband and son hare
been slain your parlizansbip gives aid
to the rebels. The father cries pause"
in your encouragement to the rebels in
arms. Joseph is not, Simeon as not,
and you will take away Benjamin also. +"
There are others who cry pause"
adopt the language of his Excellency,
the Governor, and cry pause" Our
sons and brothers sleep in Death
Tongues which are silent in death, could
they speak, would cry "pause" they
would say You have marched us here
we come TO defend our country's flag
we come TO vindicate tie honor of our
natlon-we come to preserve The memo.
ries that cluster around the banner for
which our fathers fought you have len,
hope and encouragement to the REBEL.
ion "pause " in your course. Yes,
say pause. When you sit down at your
table pause set vacant chair there
"A skeleton will be at your side. When
YOU proceed to your chamber pause"
/ death will be there. At the hour ol
midnight "pause = the pale face and
skeleton fingers will point to the record
OF aid you have given the rebels in arms
against the Government. Ii these mer
are not punished at judgment, il no
here, | shall be mistaken. For mer
who assist in tbs rebellion, il not execu
ted and damned eternally hereafter, hem,
will loose is value. and hell will forlei
it's charter for misuse TGreat chear