The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-03-05

l was born IN slave state, ana 1
can't make myself believe that the Crea
tor of all things ever intended to have
me or any other man own human soul
If l believed that the Bible taught this
doctrine would spurn it; should want
no better evidence to convince me that
it was the work of men, and not Of God.
These men cry, "bad policy" Admit
that they consider the policy Of the gov
eminent to be wrong in some respects,
what is their duty? To stand by the
government 1t is not to be supposed
that all men will be Of one opinion. That
would be unreasonable. What then?
The President il the man who must give
US policy. He must determine what
course Of action the government shall
pursue, and i: is the duty of every good
citizen to stand by him, whether he
agrees with him or not. 1t cannot be
otherwise.
These men say that our armies should
be called back, and that a compromise of
some sort shoul be agreed upon. They
are writing letters to their friends in the
army, and cndeavoripg to create dissatis.
faction there,-endeavorin. to induce
them to desert. think that l shall have
evidence of this fact in my hands before
long; if so, you may rest assured that
they shall be punished, if l live.
These men say that they cannot con-
scieutiously uphold the government any
longer If any man from their ranks
!; was President it would be our duty to
stand by him Ihave not always approx
) ed of the Presidents policy. went
, down to the river after the taking o.
D Forts Donelson and Henry to sec how
t our boys were getting along. After de
+. scribing the sufferines of the soldiers
y from sickness and exposure, and the
/ heavy work that they were compelled to
E do in carrying baggage, transporting
f guns, digging entrenchments, &C., the
speaker said: If I had been there
would have employed tho negro to per
! form this work and saved our own boys
: from disease and death. At Shiloh. too
klkhcy built miles of corduroy road These
kp3or boys in these swamps dug thci
Jasesb ~ thousands. Had been ther
fsnA aud, Abolitionist or no Aboli
Bs ponld, SO help me God, if ther
v, egroes enou Oh in Tennessee
M W kem do that work and save
Y Hae brothers. Why was nc
\ fe,yE because that order No.
v ~ 1alfeck prohibited the slave
I ~ into our lines. They cam
4t1o nps but were forced away b
III bristling bayonets. | taIke
J ~ I'D President about this matter.
- 2 him that if Gen. Halleck, who ha
VI .hal 1IFection Of this matter, had bee
Jblt 10 the bitches, that order No.
,glron'd have been resciuded in hurry
For months and months the Presiden
!. yielded to this, even against the solicita-
5 tion of his warmest friends. He has nov
G protested against it. Did we at tha
# time say we don't like your policy; W
J. won't support your government? No
e We felt it to be our duty to stand b
It him whether we liked his policy or not
n We stood by him, because that when "
" stood by him we stood by the country.
e am told that these men feel indie
10 naut when they are called secessionis'
n They call me an Abolitionist. If to be
n leve that decent loyal negro stands
N better chance to 60 to heaven than
70 traitor South or traitor North, is bein
70 an Abolitionist, then I am one.
ne l am accustomed to judge man
If, what he does, not by what he says.
At tie actions Of these men do no. pro
at, them to be rebels, then l don't knc
'rt what rebel is.
'e' Let US draw a parallel between the
10 two classes of men and see how near tn
III arc alike.
~ These traitors North and the traito
SO South both say that the Abolitionis
caused this war. Is it not remarkat
at coin cidence. jeff Davis says that Il
p President of the United States has l
IN right to coerce These men say II
- same thing. The rebels cry out again
IT, the coniscation act; the Copperheads
at sert that it is unconstitutional. Bo
= these two classes of men cry out again
IN ipcitins servile insurrection and again
O. using the negro; both are horrifed wi
W the idea OF settlhg negro W shoo'
RS rebel | believe that the rebels deser
e, killing, and that it don't make any di
y, ference whether the gun which sends Il
e, bullet is held by black man or viii
I'd man, | believe that it would be bett
nd to have some of the negroes lose the
he lives in this war than to have all tho
al. who are sacrificed be white men. Is it n
20 better for Iowa to have 5000 negroes al
" 5000 white men lose their lives than
have 10000 of her own sons sacrifice
of These men, these, who sympathizc wi
II. the South had rather see the sons of To-
7e. sacrificed by tens Of thousands-h
ed rather see the last young man of To-
ite die than to see slavery touched. This
en- their policy.
,at These men agree in their hatred
rty New England. They both desire to {
ed off from her, to leave her "out in
lis. cold" We would have had a propo'
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