The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-06-18
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son Of drouth, in the news line, for this
city. Our dsily papers make up their
issues Of police items and specuhtions
relative to operations before Vicksburg,
from whence all loyal persons are hoping
to hear Of Gen. Grants success.
! But the ever restless secessionists, too
many Of whom are allowed to remain in
this cur capital city and within our lines,
break the monotony, consequent on go
change in the situation at Vicksburg'
and "all quiet on the Rappahannock, -
by asserting that Lee is about to advance
on Washington, or invade Maryland and
Pennsylvania. Some days We have the
startlii rumor that the rebels are with
in few miles Of Alexandria,, and then,
again, that a strong rebel force is coming
down the Shenandoah. The FIRST Of
these may be tru.hfully asserted at any
time, for there are many rebels already
in Alexandra and in this city, and
"witbin few miles," of course, includes
this class Of our citizens. Strange as j.
may seem, sympathy with the rebellion
causes our resident secesh to circulate
rumors that work detrimeDt to the bust.
ness of the city in which they are more
or less interested. But their infatuatiop
and zeal for a bad cause has blinded
them to their own true interests and
they make the sacrifice cheerfully for the
purpose Of misleading the government, if
possible, and destroying confidence in
our military leaders. In this effort to
give aid and comfort to the enemies Of
our country they are ably seconded by
every coy perhead in the country. The
only difference is, one calls himself, or
herself, seccssionist, the other, to cover
his treason from his neishbors, processes
to be a great lover of the Union and con,
stitution, or play the assassin and stab
our government in the dark.
This is always the action Of towards
to accomplish wha. they dare not openly
attempt This is the game being played
by the Seymours, Woods and Vallandig-
hams, aided by such papers as the Chi
csgo Times, New York World, Herald,
and many other sheets Of less note
Gen Burnside, knowing their evil intent,
in the honesty Of his purpose to support
the government, and destroy treason 10
every shape has laid his military hand
on some Of these and treated them "a
they deserve, but the President, fearing
the honest and loyal might misintcrpret
the design Of the government, led there.
to by designing traitors who are ever
ready to seize every opportunity TO dc.
stroy confidence ia our constitutional
authorities, revoked Gen. Burnside's
order suppressins the Times and World.
We, as a free people, are jealous of our
right to free speech, and our fathers had
just adherence of constructive treason,
knowing what their ancestors had suffer
ed under the sanguinary rule of English
tyranny. They, therefore, defined, in
general terms III our constitution, what
should constitute treason, aud say it
shall be an covert act" proven by two
or more witnesses. There was time in
England when any riiling witness could
60 before a corrupt court and convict
any one of treason who was inimical to
the crown. To guard US from such tyr.
amy our constitution protects US.
But we are amcnablc to an individual
for an improper use Of the freedom Of
! speech, aud our courts always punish
those who are vile enough to attempt to
Sestroy the reputation or life of an indi-
vidua! by saying or writing what is false
of him, or saying, or writing tina. which
will incite Others to asssil the person or
reputation of citizen
Are the rights of the individual more
sacred than the life and reputation of the
government? May gator to humani.
ty assail the government with iTpunity,
when he would be punished for assisting
the rights Of an individual who is only a
fraction Of the government in this coun-
try? We have become so jealous OF
fecdom of speech that we have gone te
the other extreme, but We are likely te
see the error.
Lamartine done more by his eloquenc,
towards reyolutionizing Paris in As tina,
10000 men with bayouets, yet, accordin,
to the common acceptation Of the tern
) in this country, he did not commit a
I overt act because he did not shoot an
G one, or strike off head with a saber.-
, lopiue that our courts will yet dec,d
that taking and writing are overt act
. It is one thing to discuss the acts of &
T. administration and criticise their wi
dom, and quite another to coudcmu Ia,
j. and council resistance to them, urgir
It the people to such 40 act by false imp,
!. tations of tyrranical design on the pa
e of the government Reckless politician
habitually use this SANDER to carry
IS elections and secure power for their pa
IS ty. But these gamblers, who Won
e. stake the life of the country on a tbre
~ of dice, will learn, by severe experiene
.e that the people of this country hold the
i, free institutions and the Union in t
" sacred estimation to be trifed with
t. serious times like the present. The pc
b. ular will, which is the vor Del 10 til
- country, will yet force common sen
s. practice in dealing with traitors, wheth
e overt, or what is now distinguished