The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-02-24
JED LAKE.
For the Guardian.

For the Guardian.
The CiUiiion Of last week has an arii
Gle in il, taken from the New York OF
seroer, purporling 10 express the views
Of the Rev. Dr. Barnes, in relation to the
unnatural war now pending between the
North and the South. The article in
question is a good exposition of the
measures The Ciuilion adopts 10 carry
out its wishes of bringing Tie admins
tralion into disrepute, and reinstaling the
Democratic party in power, even at The
expense of a dshonorable peace. No
candid reader of the extracts from Dr.
Barnes, as published in the Civilian,
could for moment, suppose that he
(Dr. b. was for the most active prose
culinn OF tie war SAYS the New York
Observer, in noticing the sermon alt
is impossible for US. in our limited space,
to give full outline of Mr.. Barnes views
on the subject he dscusses-t the condi-
ton on which peace should be made
But we may say that he insists on the
immediate suppression of the rebellion"
The extracts given by the immaculate
Editor OF the CiOiiton, were preceded By
the most unequivocal expressions for the
prosecution OF the war IN what he consid-
cred a legitimate way to the bitter end
Dr.. Barnes had just said and which was
the key TO the whole sermon: "The
duty now, the immediate duly-lhe sole
duty, rs TO suppress Ibis ebeition, and to
esls b,ioh the authority Of iaw--lo main.
tain The Union." Now what can bett- r
show the secession proclyilies of the Z
ltor OF the Ci~lian, than his attempt to
misconstrue the real sentiments of SO dis
| tlnguished a man as Dr.. Barnes, and 10
lug them in to impress his readers that
there is great change going on in the
P"P"'"' hh'hu' III ItIatioh 10 vigorous
measures for the suppression of the reb
els. No candid reader OF the Civilian
now, Of year ago, can doubt but there
has a great change come over the spin,
Of ITS dreams within that time. Then lis
Leavil's aud its Clarks, and others, led
with each other in their protestations for
Union oil parties, for the better prosecu
lion OF the war-9or The salvation of on,
country. Now every measure is taken
to bring odium upon the authorities con
stituted for lis preservation. Appeals
are made to the lowest passions OF oul
nature our cupidi'y) which, il they mean
anything, mean that the vast expenses
incident to war can be met without any
pecuniary sacrifice from those for who's.
benefit our government exists.
Hear III Civilian " Look about 70,
to-day, Feb. 17.h. 1869 and though
you may not perceive" certain thing,
enumerated. that exist only in the trea
Sonabie imagination OF the Editor, " We
! you cannot fail TO see that ercessiue taxa
ton. and exorbilant prices, are rapid,
imPoverishing you, and wasting away tn,
little substance you have accumulated h,
years Of labor" Who can forget tn,
lhiill that passed over the popular mind
as the boom OF The Palmetto guns, on til,
26lh Of Dec. 1860, echoed and re-echo
ed from every mountain and valley Of
united North, and spread itself in on,
mighty swell over the vast prairies o
the West, like their own aulumnal fires
Who can forget how our citizens, with
Out regard to party, We'd with each othe
III their OK oresslons o loyalty 10 The gov
ernment-ol SYM athy with, and re
ward to, those who would go forth t
fight the battles Of an insuted North
"eyen TO the dividing with the poor II
der the last loaf ?" But now they ar,
called upon TO see that ibis involves lax
ation-inyolves il may be, "a sacrifice 0
some of the luxuries OF lie.
Shame shame 10 the man, or 10 til,
c0ntbip0tton OF men lhal can, for siniste
purposes-tor the purpose Of exalling
party, eudeavor 10 embara,s in any wa,
those Oh whom the vast responslbilil,
rests OF prosecuting ibis war, unlil tb,
Stars aud Stripes Shall float again in al
their pristine glory, not only rs they d,
now, over every Stale, but over ever,
ciiy and hamlet Of our once happy, bu
ROW distracted United States.
A. z.
Correspondence of the Guardian.
CAMP REED, JACKSON TENN,
Feb. 18th, 1853.