The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-01-15
Democratic Mass Meeting.
Large Gathering At the CouIt House. ..
Views Of the Northern Democracy.

}. Al dCSOiudUCC Will
J. circulated among the "faithful," but no
y by handbiIls, the Democracy Of Ceda
g county met at the court house on Satur
t day afternoon to sympathyize over the;
, recent defeat, to consider the Lyi2lianc,
Of their future prospects, to hear words
IF instruction from, their leaders. to con.
sole themselves by lmbibing kindred
spirit and to make a practical dcmonstra.
ton Of their avowcd principles by stir
ring up, and engaging in promiseuous
"kDock down" among themselves in the
evening.
The meeting was called to order BY
the Hon. Benjamin F. Pswlin-. The
moderator, with commendable modestv,
took it upon himself to nominate all the
officers and make all the preliminary
motions. The meeting was organized
ny the election Of VIM. II. Edgar as
chairman and Abner Piatt and E. F.
Whitcomb as secretaries. A commi,te G
Of three, Benjsmin F. Pavling, Thomas
Knott and Samuel Hanlin, were chosen,
Ey u cote ofMree, as a committee Oh res
81 atoms. Judge f. II. Thayer, editor
CT 'ceohIy paper at Muscatiue, was then
Introduced. The Democrats, he said,
must be in earnest now or never. lie
could not submit aud remain silent while
his rights were being invaded, not BY
the rebels, lut by the Administration
! For twenty months the Government has
by force ot arms been endesvoring to put
down the rebellion Why, he asked, is
1t that several Of the States are yet 10
arms? Crhe speaker asked the question
but left 1t unanswered Nothing can
restore the government to the OF; ginal
status but fra,ernaI affection. The gov.
eminent was founded Oh compromise, and
nothing can restore it. or bind it toseth.
er after it is restored but compromise.
The people, be though. had no right
TO inculcate the doctrine that slavery is
wrong. Ministers of the gospel have 10
right to teach it, and whenever they
bring it into :heir pulpits they desecra.e
the sanctuary and blaspheme sainst God
This government is founded upon
s!avery-it is its chief corner stone If
you remove it the whole fabric must fall
The government embraces three indie
pendent co ordinate branches each one Of
which in It's action is indcpeuden, of the
mheis-raeh having its own d, partner,
The bred Scntt decision emanated from
one OF these departments; Il was emi
nen''y just aud right; it is the supreme
law OF the land AMI as such is Just as
binding as the Constitute, II or any act Of
Congress. For tie pee pie to reverse the
decision Of Court is Revelation: and
for them TO hold the Judges Of the SUI
preme Court and ,h"ir decisions in con
tempt, is as much rebellion as it would be
to drive them from the bench by force OF
arms. The citizens have an undoubtet
Constitutional right to call the officers o.
the legislative and executive branche tc
an account for the actions. Every citi-
zen should defeud this right even by ex
treme measures.
The speaker here introduced quite
disqu'>ition upon cotton. lie endeavor
cd to show that the civilization of tn
world depended upon the cotton raisce
in the slave States. Cotton cannot b.
raised on the Gambia and the Senegal
, although the soil aud climate are in ey
: cry way suited to its culture, simply be
cause there is no slavery there. Wer
it not for slavery the world would not b,
blessed with cotton Any alteration 0
am 'ndment Of the Constitution tendu,
, to Interfere with the cotton growing, O
any other interest, would justly alarm
and arouse the planters. Their interest
, their life, rs section Of the country. de.
ponds upon he inviv'ab,Iity Of the >acrc,
INSTITUTION. Upon the advent of tn
campaign of 1860, the Uuion existed
part as free and part as slave territory
a party, vi h avowed intention of lber
ating tie slaves, elected iIr Lincoln t,
the Presidential chair. Would he not
therefore. carry out the avowed princi
pies of his party? Would he not make Us,
: Of the power conferred upon him b,
his high ofic TO make the country free
to incite the sIaves to bloody servile in
) surrcction !? The cotton States though
that this was the policy Of the dominan
} party, and asked, as a right, tina, their in
terests Should not be molested or thei
institutions destroyed, The sbolitic mist.
refused to grant this request, trembling
at the same time, lest that they shoulc
not force the slave States to withdraw.
The speaker then quoted portion Of
one Of Senator Douglas speeches, the
purpors Of which was, That tho only diff