The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-09-22

Appeal Of the National Union
COinmistee Ia the People Of
the United states
HEADQUARTERS OF THE
national UNION Cow
New York Sent a 1871

IL NATIONAL UNION CoM
New York, Sept Q, 1864
The great rebellion, which for moro
than three years has wrapped the ma,
ton in the flames of evil war. draws
near its crisis. I,s armies have been
beaten, its territory has'been conquered,
the forts and posts which it PREACHER
on ly seized have been occupied aud
held by the soldiers Of the Republic, it's
foreign allies have been detached from
its support, and its hos,,let arm, para
'yzed by exhaustion, and discouraged
by defeat, il upheld solely by the hope
ct political victories TO be achieved by
its allies in. the Presidential election Of
, Novembernext.
lfthe people in that election sustain
the government, If they re assert it's
just authority and re.affirm their pur.
pose to maintain it by war 80 long a.
war assails it., the rebellion will speedily
end. II they falter in this deter nina
ton, or leave any room for doubt on
! this vital point, the rebels will take
fresh courage and prolong the contes'.
Every nlterance OF their organs
affirms and confirms this position.
Every rebel in arms and every rebel in
office-eyery rebel organ in the rebel
States or in foreign lnnds--every hater
of democratic freedom and the rights Of
man, longs and labors for the overthrow
Of the adminiss, alton and the expulsion
Of Abraham Lincoln from the P,esi
dental chair.
In the Northern and Western States
this hostility has been embodied and
organized in the acts and declarations
Of the Chicago Convention. That con.
vention gives a silent approval Of the
rebellion itself, and an open condcmna
ton Of the war waced for ,s suppress
sion. Without a word Of ccn.rre for
the conspiratOrs who plotted the na
tons death, j, brands with nnspariny
dennnciation the patriots and heroes
who defend its life. Whit it passes IN
utter silence the gigantic usnrpa,ions Of
Jefferson Davis and his confederate
trai,ors-while it ov.,looks entirely
and thus, ~ jus, and necessary infer
, encc, approves their abroga';on cfp".
li,ical rights and personal liberties over
all ,hat portion of the United States in
which they have been able thus far {.
sustain their usurpci authority, i; pours
ont i,s wrath, without attn, or measure
upon every act by which the Ccns,i,u
tional President nf the United States
has sough, 10 defend and protect the
life and Liberties Of the nation, whose
executive power is placed in his hands.
The Convention had no words Of tx.
filtration for our victories no thanks
and honors tor the soldiers and sailors
who have shed their blood 10 achieve
them. While it denounces our Govern
ment tor neg!ect Of duty toward our
fellow citizens who are now and long
have been, prisoners Of war in suffer.
ing condition" it has not even . syla
Bile Of censure for those rebel au,hori
lies Who, Will, more than savage cruel.
ty, and in utter disregard Of every die
tate Of humanity, os we'll ~ Of every
usage Of civilized warefare, have delhi
erately and with systematic purpose, in
tlicted upon those prisoners all the tor
lures Of exposure, ofncglect and s,arva
ton. and have offered premiums Ter
their murder to the brutal guards to
whose grim custody they have been
consigned. And, on the very eve Of
the most g!orion. vicories tba, have
ever crowned our arms-after three
years OF bloody, costly and enccessful
war, when three fourths Of The territory
ORIGINALLY held by the rebels has Eassed
into our hands; at the very moment
moment when the rebellion.itaselfis tot
tering to its fall aud tho flag Of our
country is rapidly adyacing to its old
supremacy, the party represented At
Chicago demands that "inmediatcef
forts be made for cessation Of hostili
:ies''--s step which would instantly ar
rest our conqnering armies aud snatch
from them the glories Of final tri
nmph, repeat the blockade, and throw
the whole wh,Ac rebel frontier open to
the supplies thcy 40 sorely need, secure
the recognition Of foreign powers, md
either accompis h their independence
or gave them ability tc fight for it -four
years longer. 10
We appeal 10 The people Of the Unit
ed States-iovers Of the Union and
friends Of Freed-against the consu,Rp
tion at the foul crime against both,