The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-02-26
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under the Constitution, . right to 90,
which I am puoud was accomplished, nd
the result Of which can but be beneficial.
That is one OF the radical acts which, II
il said, threaten the existence Of the
Union; and what is the extent Of that
evil from which such wonderful results
are expected to fow? twenty-five hun
dred or twenty three hundred slaves have
had the chains stricken from their limbs;
and because twenty three hundred ne
groes have been set at liberty, therefore
the Government is destroyed, the Constl-
tution overthrown! Is it not q terrible
consequence to flow from go slight a
cause? Another act of radical legislation,
7 suppose, was the con6scation bill which
passed at the last session Of Congress, q
biz. which supposed then, and which l
believe to be right now. II was simply
to mske the rebels, who have prscipitatsd
the country into state of war, who have
made il necessary for Us to exPeud .
thousand million dollars. and to sacrifice
thousands and thousands Of lives, feel
some Of the burdens Of that war which
they have cruelty and recklessly brought
upon the country. lam ready to defend
that act. The loyal Union people Of my
State, Democrats as well as Republicans,
sanctioned and approved that act. |
heard no voice Of complaint against it
They believed It right and proper that
the rebels who had rendered it nc cesssry
for US to expeod so much money, should
be made to contribute their portion in the
laudation of our debt.
The people we're told that compromise
and cancellation would bring back the
rebel States. aud re unite the bonds of
brotherhood that had bound us together
for eighty years. What terms do you
propose that they will accept? They
have trampled under foot everything
except the recognition Of southern indie
peudepce; and are gentlemen prepared to
take that ground? They say We must
compromise with them upon terms which
Will preserve the perfect equality CT the
States; aud what do they mean by that?
That we are not only to be taxed to pay
our own war debt, but that we arc to as
sume the war debt Of the rebel States;
we are not only to pay al indemnity to
our own citizens for losses, but We are to
pay indemnity to rebels in arms for their
losses. lis that, Eat these gentlemen
contemplate by a return to peace Oh terms
p,rf%etIv quad to all the States! | am
rsa ~ for 10. such compromise; neither
are our people ready for any such com
promise.
| spoke, in the beginning of my re-
marks, Ut what some gentlemen style the
radc cal action Of the President OF the
United States, in reference to the pros.
ecution Of this war; aud the act selected
by the distinguished Senator from Ken
lucky, was the proclamation Of freedom
of the I'D of September, 1862. Tn,
gentleman says that when he read tina
proclamation his heart sank within him
1t had far different effect upon me-
When | read the proclamation, my hea,
grew stronger, and my hope grew brigh
err Those grand utterances, kindre
with the Declaration of independence
itself, stirred my heart like the buCle ca
to battle | felt that at last the Presi
dent was in earnest. l stand by tina
proclau ion of emauci patton. 1t ha
no depressing effect upon the people c
my State; it Was hailed with JOY all owe
the State as the beginning of new era
The gentleman, IN reference to the lat
election, says that, being life lon
Democrat, he rejoiced at this great tr
umph of "the ion.hearted Democracy.
The gentleman from his stand por
could but have rcj"iced. He believe
honestly, aud has from the start, that tn
application of force is not the prope
way to suppress the rebellion and say
the Union; therefore be might we'll re
joice at a victory 10 our State whicl
promised to tie the hand Of the Exeeu.
tive, para!yze the arm Of the nation, an
bring upon the country disgraceful an
ignoble peace, because he does not BE
l,eve that war is the instrumentality b
which the Union can be saved; aud the
is strange coincidence between tn
rejoicing Of the Senator from kentuc'
and the rejoicing elsewhere. The resi-
of our elections carried "a thrill e jo7
the heart of rebeldom, from Richmo
to New Orleans. They were paraded
every secession paper as evidence o
reaction of the public sentiment in
North against the President and agail
Che war. At Charleston, South Caro-
ma, over the result of the New Y ork ell
ton. they fred two hundred guns I'll
rejoiced in this victory achieved BY
"l,on hearted Democracy | rejoice
no victory where have to share my
with the enemies of my country
much. then, for this cause Of rejoic
over the result Of OR elections.
But. Mr. President, i. is idle to say
would be untrue to say, that the Pre-
dent may not have made mistakes in
exercise Of these high powers; it nay
that occasionally there have been cases
individual hardship and individ
wrong; but his higher and greater d.
rroan..o H. l:la..;,, oc 49, 49,