The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-10-27

and seems 10 be IN great distress over
the idea that the American people have
lost their liberties, and that he, himself,
holds his property, liberty and life solely
at the will of ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Poor
man What sanguinary night mare
has his guilty, traitorous conscience
conjured up! Hear him /;
"The late elections show that the power Of
e military despot is stronger than the will ofthe
people"
What false, unblushing, senseless
assertion During the present year
elections have been holden in Ohio,
Iowa, Maine, Vermont, California, Con
necticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania
aud New Hampshire. In all Of these
States, the opponents Of the Administra
ton have made an earnest, even bite,
canvass. They have gone before the
people Of those States, and freely can
vassed every act of Mr.. L1NCoLN's ad
ministration. They have denounced
Mr.; lincoln with ali the violence, all the
freedom, that they ever exhibited in
party contests. Their presses have
spoken out as freely, their speakers de-,
claimed as unreasonably, as ever before.
Their partizans went to the polls with as
much safety, worked as uninterrupedly,
as ever they did in any political contest.
The same freed-m which the people al
ways possessed in this county they pos
sessed last voting day. The same free.
dom Of choice which they always pos
sessed in the Stale of Iowa, they pos.
sessed It tie late election. The same
rights at the ballot box were accorded
the people everywhere, in their elections,
which they always enjoyed. Where,
then, can you find an exhibition of the
power of military despot-showing
itself stronger than the will of the PEG
pie? Mr.. LINCOLN no more attempted
Is control The elections than did any pre-
rlous president, and the editor of the
Ciuiltan knows it--and he knows that he
asserts gross fasehood, and SANDERS
the people OF these States most basely,
in asserting that the expression received
through tie ballot box recently, reflected
not the will Of the people, but that Of a
military despot. But hear him further
We have, almost without protest, relin-
pushed every guarantee, and Welded every
right, into the hands of one man, and now
hold properly, liberty and life, only by the
suferance of.his will. Let every man ask him
sell by what tenor he retains his property
Does the President command it to be seized l.?
there is no remedy. What security has any
person for his liberty does Lincoln direct, or
the most subordinate Provost Marshal desire
You are to be imprisoned, there is no relief
What security have Won for your life Does
the Administration order your execution, or the
lowest private soldier murder you outright
there is no redress"
Can liar more unblushingly peddle
his wares "a contemplate partizan
more sdncelessly expose bis vindictive.
ness and his meanness ? The people
have relinquished no guarantee and no
right that they did not relinquish when
they accepted the constitution, and which
all people have to relnquish for their
own protection against disorganizalion
and overtb brow. Has the editor of the
Cipiliaa desired TO say word that he
has not said, fIom fear Of Mr.. LINCOLN 2
Has he desired to take step that he has
not taken, because he dreaded Mr.. LIN.
coins power =? Does not the law pro-
tect him as fully to-day as it has ever
protected him ? Is not property as Sc
cure to-day, in the county of Buchanan,
as, it ever was Did any government
ever combat sach .hellish attempts
against its own existe nee, and still en-
brace SO reluctantly those acknowledged
privileges centred in the constitutional
provisions for the suppression of REBEL.
ion We think no., and yet the editor
of tue C'viltan, sinking country in party,
would prejudice the people against the
oaly power and the only means that can
preserve tie integrity Of the nation. All
this stuff is the iuSlian of a disappointed
parlizan. Arnold, turned traitor, could
talk and write in similar terms and Ian. |
guage.
Bat RoszELL is determined to fight for
the peof!g. even if they refuse to fight
for themselves. lie is determined TO re.
sist 10 the death the o?crshadowing au
thority aud despotic will Of ABRAHAM
LrYcoLN He offers himself as a com
panon mar'yr to bis sain!sbip, DEssIs
MAHoNY Hear him
I've ncIther ask for quarter nor yield us
captive Though beaten, We are not conquer
ed, and defeat. shall only stimulate us to new
energy
Go on, oh mo / unselioh, most sin
cere, most immaculate champion Of the