The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-06-10
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Sound Doctrine from an Unex.
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The mutations Of political opinion since
the beginning of the present great rebellion,
form some of the most singular, surprising
and interesting events of the entire tragedy.
Thus many Democrats who had entertained
ifc long sentiments of conservatism, and
who guarded the Constitution and the laws
Of the land with greater care than did
the vcstal virgins the sacred fire at
ancient Rome. now that the same Constitu-
ton and laws arc put in jeopardy by a
powerful rebellion, have been among the
most ready to set at naught the compacts
and obligations Of the same, whenever
general order from the President or some
newly strapped General should override
them. On the contrary, there arc many
radical Republicans and abolitionists, who
have ever taught their disciples, that the
Union should never be restored as it was,
!. C., by the continuation of even one negro
in the bonds Of slavery; that the war should
not end, until slavery was destroyed root
and branch; who are now the opponents
d arbitrary arrests and the suppression of
newspapers, and would give their bottom
dollar to see the Union restored, even were
there the former condition Of slavery in
every one of the old slaveholding states.
Prominent among this latter class stands
Gcrritt Smith, Of New York, life long
aboli,lonists, who week or two ago. at the
Utica Loyal League convention, declared
that call Americans, whether called demo
Gratis, republicans, abolitionis,s, or temper
ance men, should cooperate politically to-
gether now. having in view solely the work
Of crushing the rebellion" That is pre-
cisely our idea Of loyalty, and what we
have urged in these columns for two years
past, and if it could have obtained, we are
quite sure the onset of united and deter
mined people would ere this have crushed
out the rebellion, by its inherent weight
and force of collision. Continuing his re.
marks, Mr.. Smith also stated that he twas
willing to sacrifice everything in order to
lend the rebellion; that he would even run
"the risk Of seeing slavery restored to its
former strength for that purpose; that he
"rcpudiated all party views and personal
schemes in time like this, and claimed
That AL Union men should submit to
sacrifices Of opinion, and coalcscc. no
matter what their disagreements upon
''other subjects, to secure the overthrow of
1.-THE rebels and the maintenance Of the
national integrity" s~
We shall always admire Gerrit Smith for
Tins sentiment; it covers the ground pre-
c'sely. VIVA, matters it, if ncde ntally this
war should result in the emancipation Of
every slave in the South? Why should
we murmur at it SO long as it secures to us
the perpetuity AMI inestimable blessing Of
our Union? II, on the contrary, the war
should leave the institution just as it was in
states where is constitutional!y existed,
why should we complain if, at the same
time, it restored the rebellous Scuthrons to
allegiance and gave US the Union intact !?
Clearly, the salvation Of the Union is of
thousand times more importance than the
slavery or any other side question, and it
Is high time VIC arose to full conception
OF this truth. Let a spirit of concord and
Inflammation prevail throughout the loyal
north, let distracting issues be avoided, and
our armies be led on to victory, and it is
not unreasonable to hope that the close oil
THIS year may witness the close of the re.
belllon, and the folding away of the blacklist
page OF our nations history. @'