The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-02-05


&c 'ew slaves left. He though. if th,
war were vigorously prosecuted and soou
terminated, few old stumps Of neyroe,
might be left in the country. is YER,
fema!Eaole, sir, that m n who hurrah 70,
: the Union should stand by the waysid,
ana attempt to prejudice our peop,e
against the decided views Of the ADMIN.
ls'r"tlon, who, by the exercise of the
power, seek to destroy the very elemeu.
OF the strength of those who desire to
r'nd the Union asunder-I mea, sl,-
very.
Napoleon and the Generals of mast
years surveyed the whole strength of the
enemy; not merely the number of men 10
arms Their heavy artillery, their cavalry
',t1e' the bravery Of the troops, and tho
SAiI' OF their commanders, but the mum.
bcFS and the resources at home to rein.
io'ee and sustain the army in the field:
and they struck the enemy heavily where
aney could most etfec,ually cripple him.
Tins Is the policy of the President clear.
~ ana 'orcibly stated. He has anuounc.
ca hiS paramount object to be to save tho
tn'oh' and not to interfere with slavery
1t he could save the Union witbou, inter.
ferIng with slavery. he has avowed his
readiness to do so; but if there were no
othcr means to accomplish that essential
,ooject than ythe destruction of slavery.
De It so; let slavery be destroyed. It is
the w''i OF the people that the Union
SNAIL ri IL
'ty must resort to the requisite means.
Nai IL what you may, apply any appel
ia'oh That your fancy may suygcst-be it
INVASION, conquest, suhjugation, aboli.
honIsm-lf no other resource be left n
preserve the life Of the nation, the rebel.
lion must Be crushed by fire and n.
sword, by the faggot, and death and de-.
structiun.
LETTERS OF MARQCE.
Mt Iresldcnt, in connection with thi,
suhJ'ct permit me to call the attention Of
the Senate to matter in which some in
tcre>t was manifested during the last
session OF Congress, and certainly events
that hoVe occurred since that time sLould
induce the Senate to turn their attention
70 Il; aI'udc to the granting of letters of
narGue and reprisal hope that du.
E'rg the time shall remain in the Sen.
ate shall have an opportunity to give
vote IN favor OF measure of that char.
l'trF. took occasion in the month Of
/; MY last, when proposition Of that ma.
ore was pending, to give my views to
The Senatc upon the subject.
The Senator here gave some account ~
the action of the British parliament in
issuing commissions to private ships
against American privatcers in l777.
adding:
"Slr, regard t is Congress as deri-
lect IN duty every hour that it abstain.
from giving to men wl.o are loyal to this
Government the power to take proper,v
upon the sea, upon the lakes, upon the
rivers that belongs to the rebel govern.
ncpf, wherever they may find it, and up-
'roPflatc it, if you please, to their own
Sc for IN that way you cripple the
'rength Of the rebellion.
ON THE >EcEss'Tr or 4 DEFINED POSITION.
Wisdom aud carnestncss in council
d promptness in execution are demand
!. tnanImty and vigor in the cxecu.
We departments, and field operation,
at will strike terror to the rebel hosts
e people expect this, or they expect a
'an@e OF the men to whom their power
conhdcd. Weakness and vacilIation
'dang"r our best interests; indurcnc.
traitors is cruelty to the loyal. The
'op'c have expressed to see sublime
rosm that. nocks at fear, and not m
crt .prolongaton of Los'ilities that
'cks their hopes
\ lncaicicncy in administra.
II Will present the Executive, there.
e, without excuse, for he has the
ole" Of III. counSclors, and should not
crate imhcclllty or discordant elements
his cabinet; and the people have tho
.ht t" know what counsel they give
'ihout defined principle and conccn-
ltcd action, the Administration must
vaelIIatin- or Ineffective; and in
1915 50 fearful, cur country and our fire.
Is IN peril, the large, throbbinc heart
the nation depressed with dark fore
iih@S, beats with anguish, and tho
nest prayer asconds for executive en-.
htcomen'. for the infusion of an iu.
n''"bIe will, and iron ncrvcd energy,
united couns"ls based on determin.
policy. Without policy, our high
'os will be bIightcd. and hence we re-.
rate our cry for policy. Oh, for
icy.
CoRErrTIoN AND rFcrLArIoS
me OF tue many questions in the
st, and perhaps one Of the leading
:, which was made to operate on our
.''ons, was the ten thousand stories
:niiled, bad rs they arc, Of the pecu-
~ aad thicving @oing on under tho
"i"istration Wen, sir, war brings
II, amcng other evils, always this.
ne Senator gave number Of instan.
showing the immense corruption aud