Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-02-14

insist upon this perfect equality, lyet
when it was proposed-as l understand
the Senator from Kentucky now proposes
that the line Of SO deg 30 mia shall he
extended, acknowledging and protecting
our property on the South side of that
line, for the sake Of peace, said 10 the
Committee Of Thirteen, and | saw here,
With other satisfactory provisions, would
accept it,"
What a sad mistake was the rejection
OF that compromise! What deluge of
blood and gold, want and misery, tears
and sadness would have been saved our
country had the Nation, at that time, shut
down the gate of War and closed it with
the bars OF Peace. But that day is past.
and the question which now arises with
every earnest man Of the North is, "Can
we yet compromise, cons istent with no aor.
and save our coun,ry?' We snswe. yes;
the people can, but our rulers never will.
Pride, ambition, positions and profits of
politicians and Generals, will keep this
war open till the rivers run red with the
blood of our coantrymen. There are
thousands Of ellisers in the field to- day,
who, rather than have hostilties end. and
their salaries cease, would see the war 90
on and the Union destroyed. Our Re.
public to-day is like the ,oitering ruins of
some ancient temple, wherein TIE kings
and demIgods are scrambing for the jew.
els and gold, before the downfall OF the
mighty structure. When this war began,
1t Was the confident cry Of the North that
the Rebellion would be crushed with the
raw eniletments Of three months volun.
teers. Since then We have raised an army
of nearly million of white men and have
called upon the slaves for help. The
whites have appeared and gone 70 battle,
but the blacks seem to prefer slavery to
the smell of gun powder. The fact is the
heart OF the people is net In the cause
! his Is war for the nero, not for the
white man Tor Slavery not for the Union.
This Nation can exist, and grow great
and powerful, half slave and half tree
and The people nave learned this fact ia
the history Of the last century
We are no appogist for tie South and
never have been, (Ior the North should re-
ce'Ve the Sympathy, if not the support of
every san; tut We do protest that the
presen, war = un"ise and unnecessary. We
beileve mat there are certain ri hts to be
guaranteed the South as we'll as the North,
that tLe Constitution Was not framed for
the stronger States, but for all the States.
and that compromise is the only restora-
tive OF peace to the Union. We, of the
North, are unwilling TO grant single
Concession, while, with our own eyes, We
daily see the breach Of dsun;on growing
wider aud deeper with every shot tina.
thunders across the guh of Secession
War Will never unite the States wisdom,
justice, reason and compromise, can alone
accomplish that great object. Never did
noble people rally aud fight more f eely
and bravery, than have the loyal millions
OF the North, for the last two years. They
have blockaded the Sout bern sea cost,
stormed the enemies strongbods, and
marched to the cannonS mouth at the bid
OF incompetent Generals, to he moved in.
20 heaps of the dead and dying. Ours
have been battles of attack, their, Of de-
tense and our repulses-not their ,icto-
ries-ha'e rendered them bold, proud and
unconquerable In an open field, the
Union army would drive the Confederate
forces before them like chat efore the
wind. Butt is now asked will the South
still compromise We fear not. They
have already established Government,
with lis President. Cabinet, Senators, Rep.
resentatives and foreign Ministers. and
now to proclaim an arnIistlc, ignore their
government, rest upon their arms and
send their delegates back INTO the halls of
tn" American Congress to make peace,
would be such huInGIiNg Of the pride of
the chlvalrc South as was never before
witnessed on this continent. Let us hope
and pray that it may be so; and that the
leaders of the North may lend the ear of
wisdom, that before the blasts of another
winter the thunders OF la tie may cease
misery end, peace return. and the old
Union Of States once more move on.
ward under oae Aag and one Government.
LOGROLLER
\. b. BY FIX. Pub. Doc received by
las, nights mail, perceive that our Dele
gate III Congress, Gen Todd. has succeed
ed IN getting n Recommendation from the
Secretary Of the Interior before the House,
for making appropriations Of $4,000 for
the building Of roads. bridges and public
buildings, &c, in Dakota, to which we
say. well done, General; we thank YOU for
for trying, even if you fail in your en-
deayors. l.
George Washington McFlnn, of Bur.
Eng'on, who killed A. II Hayes for foul
ofcnse against the daughter Of the homi-
eide. was acquitted on Saturday last The
case was tried in the District Cour. o: Des
Moines county. The Jury in brief time
brought in a verdict of No, Guilty"
Col. W. NJ. Stone has been relieved of
the command at Rolla, and has been sue.
ceeded by Col. Glover. 1t was not under.
stood at the start that Colonel Stone would
have anything but a temporary command
at that point.
Captain Brown and Captain Byrne's
Companies, formerly Of the 42i Regiment,
have been consolidated to form a Company
for the 9th Iowa Cavalry. So says the
Davenport Gazette
Captain Patterson of the Doth Regiment,