New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1863-06-05
directly brought on thi, war.

| We are not the men who were will
ing to loose country to save an idea
to tear down the proud temple of tht
nation in spite, nor to make war or
eight millions of white folks for fou
millions of blacks.
/ We did not for years argue on stump
in papers, and from pulpit that th'
south was race of towards who dar,
not fight, and if they dare, one north
ern man could whip five Of them.
We did not open this feast of blood
by telling the people that war was a
pastime, and no one would be hurt.
We have not suspended the sacred
writ of babeas corpus, nor Forgotten
the Constitution which our honorec
sires and patriots, green grow the grass
over their graves, gave us with solemn
injunetions to keep.
We are not the fawning office hunt
ers of the day, thinking more of oficei
salaries, than of nations salvation.
We are not the authors Of the Con-
scription bill which exempts office hold
ers and rich men, but has no more mer.
CIV than hell Itself for poor man whose
labor will barely support himself and
family
We are not the advocates of filling
the north with black labor to lessor
white, and drive men to the poorhouse
or to death.
We are not the men to uniform black
men and make them into soldiers, thus
placing them on par with the Anglo
Sexon, nor are we the men who admi,
that northern men are not an equal
latch for those of the south, to the
shame and disgrace of every white man
in the states not in rebellion.
We are not the men who make part,
fealty the test for Office either civil OF
military.
We are not the men who are willing
to see this Union in ruins even to save
as great curse as that of slavery.
We are not the men who believe the
Union is a league with hell and cove.
nant with the devil.
We are not the men who insist that
the President shall be continually gull.
ty of doing what the rebel, are being
punished for.
We are not the men who are striving
to abolish all future Presidential elec.
tions by making one man Dictator,
thereby entailing upon the people an
administration more corrupt and devilish
than ever cursed a civilized people be-
fore.
We are not the men who are so lost
to all that is humane and honorable as
to openly and unblushiagly proclaim
that it is right and proper for the
slaves to cut the throats of innocent
women and children and for the gov
ernment not only to furnish them with
arms for such purposes but officers to
direct them.
We are not the men who say steal
ing is honorable murder is virtue /; ig
norance at premium over knowledge;
the wish of the people ofnot the least
account, the Union is of no account
compared to abolitionisn the lives Of
few millions of white soldiers mere
bagarelle and the success of our party
the great desideratum for which the war
is being carried on.
We are not the men who say this
war has been brilliant success when
so far 1t has been miserable failure.
We are not the men who argue pub.
licly and in private lodges that the life
of a political opponant is of no more
account than that of a dog.
We do not advocate the wanton de-
struction Of property belonging to those
who differ from us in opinion, nor ad-
wise people to shun them in business
matters nor do we meet in secret
council at night, with armed men to
guard the entrance, to devise means
and study plans to rid the land of all
who do not agree with the unreason-
able demands of fanatics.