The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-02-05
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very existence; even amid the groans
the DYING on hundred battle fields, an
while the widows wall is going up owe
all the land. No wonder the honest pat
riots of the country hare grown sick
heart while brooding over this grea
evil. A righteous storm OF indignation
ia brewing, and cannot be long delayed
The people demand that We at once wage
war of determination upon these mise
rable vampire miscreants, and SWEEP
them from the country, and from th'
face of the earth, to receive the doom Of
devils damned.
| may say further on this point, that
have every evidence that the Presideu,
and his Cabinet are doing everything they
can to detect and punish frauds; bat gen
tlemen will see, wheU they look over the
history ofother countries, how utterly i'm.
possible it is to reach oil cases of swind.
ling which occur. We may legi.ate
here, We may provide law after law, but,
10 spite of all we can do, improper intlu-
ences will be brought to bear to obtain
contracts, and improper men will obtain
them, and the government will be de-
frauaed; and the party out of power act
as upon every such case, and represents
it so as to poison the public mind; not
because that so doing will advance the
interests ofthe country, but simply that
they may get into power.
now TIE REBELS NAY OBTAIN rEAcF.
I Il the people Of the rebelious States
really desire to enjoy their rights under
the Constitution, they have it in their
power to do so at once-the door is open
before them They have but to accept
OF the invitation of the President. lay
down their arms and retarn to their ale.
glance to the government, and they will
ind ii cnce that the Constitution is the
palladium Of their ri ght> and liberties -
But on the other hand, if they spurn
THIS invitation, and persist in their bar
barous rebellion, they can claim no rights
under the constitution they make them
selves outlaws. The constitution is to
them the stone of the Scriptures; if they
fall upon it they shall be saved; but if it
falls upon them it will grind them to
powder.
WHAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS ACCOMPLISHED.
Now, Mr.. President, it may be asked
and that question | desire to answer
10 brief, summary m'nner-what is to
be the end Of all this; when are these
things to cease? Ianswer, first, the war
is not 10 cease until we secure the saliva
tion Of every inch of the territory Of this
country Dark a. the hour may b., who
can tell what may be accomplished in the
day Of peril by the energy of free peo-
fighting for right and humanity? know
that many men seem to despond. We
hear upon the streets, as we 60 through
the multitude, occasionally man des-
.pondlnE. can conceive how a man
might despair on any other subject but
his country.
But, sir, is there anything in the his
tory of the past eighteen months which
should make us dcsponl? Is there any
thing that should make US 60 with the
head bowed duwDy True, the waiIiug
the weeping, the mourning in the land
is enough 10 make sad the heart of every
patriot; but has the government accom-
plished nothing? But little more than
eighteen months ago an ADMINISTRATION
went out of power which, according to
the language of Mr.. Douglas, had scccs-
sion in its very midst for over twelve
months, planning for disruption, taking
your gus, sending your navy off into
distant seas, 80 that when this admins
tration came into power there was 20 ma
vat hand, 30 money in the treasury, ~
army to fight the battles Of the country
and have we accom- lished nothirc2 Sir
lrcjolce that We have government to
day. and | rejoice still more that one hail
of the territory claimed by the rebels i,
now under the national flag. rejoice
to know that We have made blockade OF
three thousand miles, the greatest block.
ade the world has ever seen, aud so cf
fective that no nation in Europe calls i,
In question. | rejoice to believe tina,
We have possession of the great city a
the mouth Of the Mississippi. / rcjoic.
that We have an army. that we have {
government, that we have a country. tina
we have currency, and if we d. on
duty, we shall be able to sustain the cur
reOcy and the country, and thank Coo
we are Ilvlng this day to do somc.hin.
to bring alb ut the salvation of our clori
Gus republic
| am no military man, but If my opin,
ions were worth anything, | should lik
TO have seeu the army on the Rappphan
mock and on the Po: me stand still.
wansto see tie Mississippi opened.
want to see Louisiana, Texas, Arka sa
and Missouri cut off from the cotton re
gion. | know that there is not foot G
grazing land in the Southern Contrder.
cy when you cut those States off fror
cottondom. | know that over two hun
dred thousand head Of cattle have cross
ed at Vic':,b burg from the grazing rccio
west Of the Mississippi, to Give lite t
this rebellion, 10 the last twelve months