The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-09-15

mercy and humanity--since all thes
these things, and other atrocities ant
outrages innumerable, loyal men, from
the President to the private citizen, have
recognized the necessity of extermnat
ing the monstrous cause Of the wal
which now RACES in our midst. Presi
dent Lincoln, considerate, cautious, and
averse to has;y innovation, as he is, be
came practical abolitionist when he de-
creed the freedom, now and forever, o
three millions Of slaves. The policy, as
well as justice and humanity Of that
benefcent measure, cannot be contro-
verted. Captain. Lees friends will be
pleased to know that he occupies SO
worthy and so radical position, and
one so essential TO the welfare and pros
perity of the nation. The conclusions
to which he has arrived are those which
must be adopted by all Union men, il
they would have the United States attain
permanent peace and prosperity.
+" The signs of the times =" continue
to be encouraging and inspiring. The
draft encounters no opposition now in
New York City. Governor Seymour
noble hearted friends " do not make il
an occasion for riot, arson, plunder and
murder. A sufiiciency Of bayonets, and
competent police, make these Fernan-
-wood-ite hyenas and tigers roar as
gently as sucking dove. Oh that the
same policy had been wisely adopted be-
fore. What destruction, cruelty and
disgrace would have been prevented
When mentioning, in previous letter,
the historical and eminent personages,
who had been elected by the draft in this
city, omitted TO designate John Wesley
and Andrew jackson. Most of these
men Of note were colored persons.
Our forces are making continual pro
gress against Sumter, Wagner and
Charleston. The meme, meme, tekel,
upharsin, is written on their walls.
Delenda est CARTHAGE! Soon we can
say, "Babylon is fallen" The most
pestilent of all cities, the hot bed Of trea
son, the parent Of rebellion, tile sink oil
slavery, and the forces of Southern bar
barism, will soon yield TO our arms Ii
Is to be hoped the clustering Gascons
who inhabit it will make good their boast
of defending it from street to street, that
our forces may be compelled to destroy
it utterly. Would that it might be left
desolate, like some Of the hun.anity-de-
flying cities of old, as mark and monu
ment of the punishment which is ulti-
mately meted out TO wickedness and
cruelty.
Rosecans, the Catholic abolilonist,
has set down before Chattanooga, and
for him TO attempt and TO accomplish is
the same thing. He has never lost a
battle, and we need have no fears of his
being less successful now than hitherto.
II is a matter of great rejoicing that he
has made this move. 1t is the first
earnest step for the relief of East
Tennessee, a region as loyal as West
Virginia. territory which has never
coalesced with the rebels, and which has
been subjected to such scenes OF brutali-
ty and torture as only feuds incarnate
could imagine, and as only such
monsters as slavery breeds could execute
For two years. in that devoted country,
have Union women been subject
to scourgings, violation and murder,
Union men TO torture, manning, and
butchery, before the very eyes OF their
wives and daughters. and robbery, de-
yastation, assassination, and crimes o!
every hideous dye, have been remorse-
essly committed by the myrmidons
of slavery. For two years have the
walls Of these Union men and women
been disregarded by those who could
succor and relieve, At length The day
has arrived. May the help be speedy
and the punishment inexorable.
As | have said heretofore, the Cop.
perheads, who have sense enough to
read the hand writing on the wall, and
who perceive that the days OF armed re
bellion are numbered. are now for max
ing easy terms with the slave holding
traitors, and would protect slavery anC
saddle the Southern war debt on North
ern shoulders. 1t is curious, however
TO observe that in discussing this ques
ton, the New York World admits tina
:" the spilit of modern civilization, tn,
growing use Of machinery. tue public
opinion Of the world. and the ineulcation
of the christian religion. all operate
against the perpetuity OF slavery" !