The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-12-29

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We only need 10 keep up good courage,
fill our armies, and let the Government
know that loyal North is standing uni
teddy to its support, TO crush this Rebel,
lion in less than six months. Only look
at the progress we have made. When
the war commenced our treasury was
nearly bankrupt, our arsenals and forts
disman, lied, but the patriotism of the
mighty North overcame all obstacles,
and soon from the pine clad hills of
Maine, the teeming factories Of the Gran
lite State, by the rolling lakes, and sweep
ing rivers, and broad prairies of the
West, came hosts of gallant defenders,
ready and eager TO do their country's
service.
1t seems. however, that the Democrat
ic party, through its noble representa-
tive, FERNANDO Woop, have determined
to make martyrs OF themselves and per-
ish with the Rebellion. Therefore, in
the face of all our successes, they have
made direct oyertures Of peace TO the
rebels. The only effect of which will be
to encourage the Southern leaders and
proong the struggle. No man who I'M
derstands the history of the Rebellion
expects that the leaders will submit on
any terms. They know that they must
succeed or perish, and they are deter
mined to sacrifice the last man if they
can hold the Southern people to their
purpose, rather than yield. If the Re-
bellion fails they know very we'll that
they cannot live in the United States,
and they will hasten to make themselves
scarce. as soon as they see that there is
no longer any chance of success.
The Presidents offer of amnesty and
pardon, embraces the betrayed, deceiv
ed, and nearly ruined people of the
South, and they (not the leaders) are
the parties with whom peace should be
made. The feeling already developed
in States and parts of States, delivered
from tie DAVIS despotsm, shows plain
ly enough that they will be ready to
make peace at the earliest opportunity
AS for the poor, weak, timid conserva
tives and Copperheads, they may as well
, understand now, as ever, that it is the
settled purpose of the Government, and
. Of all loyal men, that no peace shall BE-
: made with the slaveholding aristocra, y
e who originated the Rebellion. Let then
e perish and go down with it, while to tn,
t common people OF the South, who were
r not to blame in participating the presen
trouble upon the country, let the olive
V branch of mercy be extended. The fu
ture course of policy. therefore, for us Il
| simple and direct-hard fighting unit
o the rebel armies are destroyed-death t.
j, the leaders unless they escape it by
: flight, and pardon and restoration TO tn,
. Southern people, on the terms of thu
/ Presidents late proclamation. AS W.
0 have reiterated hundred times, thes,
e peace men at the North have Away
!, sought to embarrass the Government
: and cry out against an offensive prose
e cution of the war. If our army routet
r rebel horde on the battle field, the
. were opposed to coercion by force o
D arms. If provisions of the rebels wa
e appropriated to the use Of our hungr,
t soldiers, they said it was unconstitution
k al. If a negro entered our lines he mus
S forthwith be returned again, else we wer
: violating the darling rights Of the South
o In order TO have pleased these Norther
!, South side apologies, our general
n should have divided the army up int
h small squads, and set them to huntin
t all through the country after runawa
l. negroes, and then, when the chattel wa
'e returned, humble apologies should hav
been made, prayer of Thanksgiving {
! the Moloch Of slavery offered up, an
d ample pecuniary remuneration made I
J. the master. for any loss that he ma
n have experienced by being deprived {
e the services Of his fugitive. Had tn
S North continued to yield to the arrogan
/ demands Of the South, and permitte
: to tar and feather every person foun
: W thin their domains, who dared TO spea
: or write against slavery, delivered int
: their hands Horace GREELEY, wendell
e PHILIPS, and CERT SMITH, and con
r signed TO the flames every copy Of Uncl
g Toms Cabin, and Helpers Impending
J. Crisis, with every concession that the
d (the South couli asked for hereafter
It this war would never have transpired
r We may rest assured row, however, will
-'tbe lipht Of recent events, that the Re