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

all. Banks, FREMONT and Curtls, hePuo-
lican Generals, have always been kept in
a secondary position. Was not this
course maguanimous in the highest de
gree? Contrast this with the course of
Mr. Polk in the Mexican war; Every
General, every Brigadier General even,
was Democrat. Mr.. Lincoln hoping to
keep the people united upon this great
national question, ignored his friends
and gave all prominent positions to the
Democrats. You see how this magma
nimity has been repaid. From the out
set he has been running this war on the
Democratic policy. Many prominent
men thought that this was wrong poll
cy-thought they saw that blow at
slavery was the true way to crush out
the rebellion Fremont and Hunter saw
this and issued their proclamations. The
Government ignored and repudiated their
action. Hallecks order No. 3 came
prohibiting the colored people from com
ing into our lines. Mr. Lincoln's friends
complained bitterly of this policy. But
it stood until the last summer-it stood
until Mr.. Lincoln became satisfied that
he must, in order to crush out this re-
bellion, strike blow at its life. What
did he do then? Did he issue the Eman.
cpation proclamation at once? No. He,
on the 22d of September, issued pro.
clamation atiug that if they did not
Icy down their arms before the lst of
January that he would issue the procla-
nation, procaiming the slaves of rebels
free men. lie gave them one hundred
days to return to their allegiance. Was
this a hardship? What did he ask them
to do? Just what they ought always to
have done-ccase to be rebels Wha,
was their answer? Cannon ball and bul
let. They scorned his proposition. They
openly and defantly said that they woulc
not accede to it, They used all tn,
means in their power until the 1st o
January to crush this Government, ant
then, thank God, came the Proclama-
nation. These men at the North sal
that the Proclamation was unconstisS-
tio;al They say that Mr.. Lincoln stat]
in his Inaugural that he had no right
interfere with slavery 10 the 6tq : ,
that he did not avow any sn1k II -
then. Suppose that he - ~ ak.
inaugural that he did noe in1tnd q a.,
bard Charleston Or NJ ,
: send Gencraf 80 g. l-ndI
cut off the town. eo n y
it, always supposinr M
NAMED loyal. B1tI1S r A =
keep feet before C,nisa S,sl VI
vannah. Does any ~ ero, Il III ]
does he get the right til t6S |
gets it from the same IS;
you get the right Of seif.usI6n6os< IN
Government has right to protect itse'
and in so doing it has right to sppro
pirate and remove any property or an
thing else that stands in it's way. Slave
ry stands there, hence the President has
the same ri cht to strike at that, that h
has to strike at any other species o
property. Why does he lombard Vicks
burg? Because Vicksburg stands in tn
way of the triumph Of the Governmen
over armed traitors. Slavery stands il
y the way-.onsequeLtly he strikes bio,
e at it, How does slavery stand in til
" way, Three or four million slaves VIII
y are laboring to support the Souther
n army. In your own State you find me
o laboring to put an end to the rebellio
= by raising produce and thus i1creasin
h our revenues. just what you are doin
" at home the slaves are doing at I'll
J, South. The masters have gone to wa
1t and the "niggcrs," to use the Democra
l. ic classical term, are raising corn, whea
o and whatever else is necessary to suppo
the Southern army. Take away the n
X gro and you will force the white man
3. 90 home and do this work. You W
d draw away men from their rauks and co
}, sequently your sons wont get killed
> much.
n Suppose that jeff Davis knew tn
e he had 10000 friends in Iowa, and sui
o posing that he issued his proclamatio
= inviting them to come down South
l. Would we be as strong if they wen
IT could we raise as much corn and whe
if 20, 900 working men left our midst
d Our Democratic friends have no commc
% sense if they say the Emancipation pr
l clamation does not help tie Governmen
Sc Bring the slaves away and the soldle
must 90 home; if the soldiers 60 hom
Y We triumph. But the Democrats sa
e No. You may kill as many as you pleas
a you may seize horses, cattle, grain, at
}, occupy their houses and country, al
j. that is all right, but if you touch Il
& sacred "nigger," it is unconstitution;
r. Now these men, who in time of war
,e around and endeavor to cripple the Go
" ernment, are traitors.
q, But some men say that the freeing
s. the negro is bad policy-that the 4
'e mighty intended the negro to be sav
,e don't believe it. The Almighty Great
is the black man free as we'll as the viii
re man. 1t was great pity, that VIII
r the Almighty created the world tn
k. some members of the Democratic par
er couldn't have been present and Undue
Him to create the negroes without sou