The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-02-10

souri, Is about to enter career Of pros
perity equal to her vast natural resources.
North Missouri is naturally richer than
any of the adjacent States, yet so far
great tracts have remained vacant, while
the less attractive lands of Iowa and Hi
nois were eagerly taken. Great changes
will follow the removal of slavery, and
thousands of energetic settlers will crowd
on the lands between the Missouri river
and the northern line of the State
Emancipation will raise the value of the
land and property OF the State nearly or
quite the ten millions of dollars in the
first year after it shall be declared.
a Hard Hit at the Democratic Party.
The conservatism" of Senator An
thony, of Rhode Island, has been fre
quently eulogised by Democratic ora
tors and editors these, therefore, will Of
course appreciate the force of the follow.
ing hit at the great party" made by
that Senator in his recent reply to Pow
ell, of Kentucky, on the question OF I'll.
legal arrests :"
Il shall not follow my friend, the
honorable Senator from Kentucky, Mr..
Powell. in the glowing and spirited eu
logism which he delivered the other dav
upon the great party which commenced
with Aaron Burr, and ended, as we had
hoped, with James Buchanan whose in
itial act was TO attempt TO break down
the administration of Washington, and
whose tina. iniamy WAS the surrender of
the defences Of the country. Doubtless,
Mr.. President the impartial student OF
history will have occasion 10 note that,
! in all its course it has been illustrated
and too often led by men worthy Of those
who stood BY lis cradle, and OF those who
fingered mourners at its fall and il its
acts, at no previous period, have paral.
leed those which in the closing months
of the last Administration embalmed il
in the execration of mankind, we must
remember that it never before had so
fair an occasion to manifest its true spirit
and its real character, but that under all
/ circumstances, and all times. ii remain
ed true TO its mission, and never failed 10
accomplish all the mischief in its pow.
er.
The rebellion we are now fighting is
the logical sequence Of the doctrines o
that party, of its insidious teachings and
lis iagrant practices, OF its disregard o.
law, It's contempt Of authority. its az,
( grandizements Of one section of the coun
, try at the expense OF the other, and il:
subordinalion of every other interest tc
the perpetuation and extension of human
bondage. The chiefs of that party il
the South are fighting against the gov
ernment ; lis chiefs in the North, Will
some most honorable exceptions. are vo
ting against the government The for
mer do not affect TO conceal their gratif
cation at the victories Of the latter, anC
the latter have rendered very importan
and aud encouragement 10 the former
Ii now stands before the country clam
oring for more vigorous prosecution o
the war; and opposing every measur,
which is deemed just and necessary b,
those to whom the people have entruste,
The conduct Of the war. Arrogant owe
the victories which il has achieved in tn
absence ofso many men fighting the bat
ties Of their country, it talks openly o
amnesty 10 rebels in arms. and hints a
restoring violated constitution hv over
throwing the power at Washington an
organizing a provincial government i
New YorR
Mr. President, | would not distur
the complacency of any Senator who f.
lieitates himself on having belonged /
that party, and whoaounds his hope
peace and tranquility upon bringing
back 10 power, and restoring to ,h
2 Chamber. Mason. aud Slilell. an
Toombs, and Davis. and Wshll an
to the other, Pryor, end H,ndmau, an
+, Baikslale. and Keitt
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