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

day, and that We now owe one billion
aud half Shall We consent to carry
on the war and incur this enormous ex-
expenditure? "Sir, not another mao or
another dollar shall this administration
have to carry on this unnatural var
Let US have u "secession" Of hostilities
for six months and "we Democrats" will
make peace. The speaker showed the
necessity of our seeding from the New
England States, and the beauty, right
eousness aud sauctity Of American sla.
very, stoutly coutending that it is right
in the sight of God, aud beneficial to sll
concerned.
He squatted.
Senator Cue being loudly called for,
addressed the meeting in a brief and
pungent speech, protesting against the
ISLANDERS which Mr.. ingalls, had heaped
upon the Democratic party, for which he
had always had a degree Of respect, and
against the idea which had pcrvoded the
centleman's address from beginning to
end that the administration and the
loyal party were the cause Of all tho
trouble, suffering and boodshed that had
deluged the land. He gave the audience
the first intimation they received during
the meeting that there was such man
as JEFF Davis; that traitors were the &C.
cursed cause Of all our suffer 'ngs. He
made a ringing point Of the fact that tho
gentleman had no word Of ceusure or
even gentle remonstraDce for sour South
ern brethren" He found sbuu dant
constitutional authority, ample prece.
dent, and showed overwhelming neces-
sity for the suspension Of the writ Of
haLeas corpus. wish l could report
his impromptu sp cch verbatim, but l
dare not even ask for space in your
crowded columns for extended extracts.
He closed by saying "if Confederate
notes were worth evea fifteen cents per
!, cord, Jeff davis is awfully cheated in
= !, employing and sending such an emssary
Il as this young man" (Tumultuous up.
:, plause
Il Mr. ingalls, arose to reply: He was
, stranger; did not live in your county;
/, CA voice, 1--WE are glad of that. but
u intended to move into it next week -
> (Oh my) He read the opinion of "Rob
ert D Taney, "ChiefJustice Of the United
> States! on the suspension of the writ Of
: hab,as corpus. He proposed showing
!, his loyalty by taking off his "shirt and
Il making of it the emblem Of our country
= The audience seemed to prefer that he
! should retain the aforesaid srticle; but
: thought that a rebels shirt would be .
J fitting place for stripes, we'll laid on.
" Mr.. J. II. Freeman, of Liberty, fol-
" lowed in an exceedingly happy speech.
n will only say that the telling blows he
- dealt on the few Corperheads who had
u, the temerity to interrupt him caused
- them to fully realize the truth Of the
NJ NJ prophecy that, "thc seed Of the woman
~ shah bruise the serpent's head" Cooper
,le head, of coursc)
~ Rev. S. n Grout, Of Inland, followed
X. He spurued the idea as base aud slaoder
ns Gus that the ministry has left it's appro
nv pirate work to discuss politics. lie must
ID rcbukc sin wherever he found It, All
fc oppression is sin; and slavery is the very
worst form of oppression that the devil
10 ever invented He would feel that no
% was recreant to his duty to God and hu-
manity were he to remain silent when
these creeping emissares Of Infamous
- rebels are coming up like the lice OF
IS Egypt to cover the land
A gentleman from Benton county re.
y y marked, that these fanatic appeals fol
a. peace, put forth by traitorous emissnries
W reminded him Of little rebel receiving
y. a castication at the hands ot his father
~ and when the skin was almost beat OH
- from bis back he shouted, "Hold up
dad; let's argur" The mere fact that
- our land is filled with rebel emissarie.
~ " pleading pitifulIy in every school house
~ for peace! peace! gives tho lie to the
' ' statements of those very men, that they
u" are not reduced to sore extremity. Peace
~, ,ir. with whom? With armed traitor,
y, against our Government? (Cries Of nev
.n :s' er, never!) The gentleman tells us "tba'
-. the Mississippi runs red to the Gulf with
., or the best blood of the Northwest" 1t i
u. ~ so. And will you make peace with th'
~ murderers Of these men, your sons sn'
> brothers, while they still hold thei
-. 49, bloody weapons? Shall |, for the sake c
e'' peace, on my knees, kiss the sword il
u the hand of the arch traitor in Richmond
eu now steaming with the blood Of my tw
~" ;no only brothers? (No, no0 ! am goiu
;.v ;,r to my home and wish to tell the pee
NY pie of patriotic old Benton that you hav
"u "u resolved to support and defend the ad
e. a.. ministra,ion 10 its efforts to put dow
.o' o the rebellion, eren though 1t make you
1 '. uiues uidors andyour children orphans
= (Cries, we will, We will.
he At this juncture the chairman move
m. that the house adjourn; the motion wa
,,a seconded; Mr. Cue arose to point Q
ed order, but the chairman quietly retire
,at followed by five or six men. TIE meet
, = ING called Hiram Cable to the chair
nd The following resolutions were presente
and unanimously adopted:
hat Resolced lst. That We have entire con