New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1863-02-27

| am III favor ot recognizing the Loyal
States rs the American nation. basedas
they are on the principle of freedom for
all, without distinction Of race, color or
condition. I Ihelieve it to he the manifest
destiny Of the American continent On
this principle.
lconceive therefore, that the true oh
iect If this war is to revo,u,i 'nize the
National Government by resolving the
North into the nation and the South in
to ! distinct public body, leaving us in
a position to pursue the latter as sep
,ratc State. 7 believe that the direc-
tion If the war to any other end is u
perversion of it, calculated to suhvert
the very Object it was designed toef.
feet.
| Ills rNlONlsM.
I have never allowed myself to in
dn|ge in that superstitious idolatay of
the Union so prevalent among simple
but honest people, nor that political cant
about the Union so prevalent among the
dishonest ones. l have simply regard
ed it as form If government, to he
valued in proportion to its merits as an
instrument of national prosperity and
power. .'.. ...
THE SOUTH INDEPENDENT
The war which has come in between
the North and the South for the past
two years has made revolution. 1t
has SUI stituted in the South another
government for that Of the Union.
This is the fact, and the fact iu such a
matter is the important thing. 1t set
ties the law. No technicality in a
question Of this kind can stand. The
war has utterly dissolved the connection
between the North and the South, and
rendered them seperate and indepen-
dent powers in the world. This is the
necessary legal effect Of civil war any
where. 1t makes the belligcrent par,
ties independent for the time being,
and. unless the one snccumbs to the
other, they continue independent Of each
other forever.
Toe psincip]e is laid down by Vattel
as follows;
""hen nation becomes divided in
to tvs parties, absolutely Independent,
and no longer acknowledging a com
mon superior. the State is dissolved,
and the war between the two parties
stands upon the same ground, in every
respect, as public war between two
different nations. Book III, chap. II
page 427.
1t is not to he wondered at therefore,
that s, learned and profound a jurist as
the honorable member from Pennsyl
vania (Alr. S,evens) should express the
same opinion.
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THE DEMOCRACY TRUE TO THE UNION
The Democrats will not, of course,
listen to seperAtion for an instant.
Such suggestion, in their eyes, is
treason--a proposition to desolve the
Union-f,r which one ought to he
hanged. They expect the question
whether the Union shall be restored bv
force or by compromise to be submitted
to the people in the next election; a, d
mean that to carry the country. Their
plan is to oppose the Administration
simply on its anti slavery p,licy. They
put in issue the cou6Scation act, the
Missouri emancipation act. the Presi
dents proclamation Of emancipation.
These measures they pronounce un--
constitutional, deny their validity, and
everything done or to be done, in pur-
suance # them. In al iition to this,
they attack the Administration on ac
count of its supension Of the writ of
habens crpus false imprisonment, cor.
rup,ion, ,mbccility, &c. and thous.
md other incidents. But on the war
and the integrity Of the Union, they
are like ,A,uant itself Thev claim IN
favor the war FIR the sake Of the Union
but for compromise rather than war.
They saw very truthfullv, that the re-
nnhl;cans haua- trini E,rna For two xnars