The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1864-02-23

ernment, or in seeking an alliance will
a power that would hold us in subjectior
to it's will. As long as the political con
nection remained, the South never va,
at the mercy or will Of the North.
! II we once bad good government
and that was during the Union of tb.
States, why may not we have a re union
of the same States with all the equality
that ever existed? The same Union
may not exist, but Union of equality
may be formed which shall be more per
manent than the former. A subiugated
people cannot live upon terms of equali-
ty with The conquerors--and in this lies
the solution Of the great questions oil
peace which is 80 much desired by the
world. The people of the South are not
conquered. and, il united, could not be
The people Of most of the Southern
States, if not Of all, were attached to the
Union OF the States, North and South
Hurriedly and precipi,ately they were
thrown into antagonism with the old gov.
ernment, whilst their judgments con.
demned the rashness. And do pre-.
sent for the consideration of the world,
aud plead before the bar Of nations, that
our peop.e be heard in their own vindi.
cation, that there has not been a time
when they deliberately would have dis
solved the old government This is not
the only instance in the history of ma
tions where party has seized the ad-
ministration of affairs against the con.
yictions Of the public mind, and contra.
ry to legit mate right. England's crown
has been usurped, and again restored to
its rightful possessor. France has shar-
ed the same fate. For centuries the
struggle has been among nations between
legitimacy and illegitimacy, between
lawful constituted authority, and illegal
power. The people in this country were
attached to the Union Of the States, and
to the government formed for their mu-
tual protection. They had always looked
with reverence upon the political work
Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Ham
ilton, Jay. They had ALWAYS viewed
with pride and affection the master ef.
forts Of Jackson. Webster, Clay, Cal
hour, Douglas, to sustain that work and
cement the ties that bound US together.
The people Of the South are as much en-
titled to their legitimate inheritance as
are those OF the North. and they ought
10 be restored to those rights.
Under the old government the masses
OF the population of all the States were
happy and con,ented. They were hap.
py because they possessed the materials
which render people contented. Look
again at the reality. All over the broad
land industry was rewarded. The ex.
tent of prosperity was unlimited. The
imag ina,ion could conceive Of no liberty,
consistent with the well being of society,
which was not possessed. 1t is true that
many were alarmed at the danger which
threatened the disposition of the grea,
social questions in the South. Blu, ther.
was want OF manliness in the action OF
the precipitators. They sought to es-
cape the question by fleeing from it
and in their flight they have been over.
taken and the greater part of the terri
tory OF the South has been made to suf.
fer. The battle should have been DO.
litical one. And it must yet be polit-
ical fight. We should stand 10 the con
test like men, and let the moral right be
determined by the force Of reason.
1.-THE moral sentiment of the world
WAS against the institution Of African
Slavery. then the physical power would
be used. sooner or later to abolish it,
We have sufficient evidence of the dispo.
sition Of the physical power of this con
tinent. and II is but madness and folly in
leaders to further urge the country into
ruin. The final issue must come, az
well TO those who have abandoned their
,, homes as TO those who have remained
None can escape the question. 1t can
be more properly disposed of by civil
political action. than by war. Hostili
ties but aggrevate. and violence ruins
II the question of negro slavery. which
is about and around US all, is to be finally
disposed Of by violence. tell US what will
be the condition of the unarmed inhab.
itants Of the country? Already are the
terr torisl limits OF one half the States oi
Virginia and North Carolina, three
fourths OF Tennessee. Arkansas, Louisi.
ana. Mississippi, a large portion of Ala
bama. Florida, portion Of South Caro-
lima and Texas. entirely At the mercy oi
the Federal arms When will the Con
federate arms be able to dislodge them ?
Or, il the Federal armies should be driv.
en- on, Of any OF the States named, can
they not carry with them the laborers'
And how long can it be safely calcula.
ted that Georgia will not share the fate
OF her sister States? Missouri, Kentuoky =
Maryland and Delaware are now and
have been firmly attached to the cause
of the United States.
In vain have the Confederate authori
ties called for aid upon foreign govern.
ments. Invariably have they responded
that We must take care Of ourselves
No, only so. bu, the Unied States army
is recruited from the people in foreign
lands, and there is no nation under th,
sun from which the Southern army il
reinforced The inhabitants Of all III,
territorial limits specified are forced I,
call for protection upon the Federal arms