The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1864-03-01

tration and this Southern pro- slavery re
bellion have forever swept away that
Northern conservatism which rested up
on the perpetuation of this Southern
democratic balance Of power 1t needs
no argument TO prove that this balance
of power has disappeared, The founda
tons upon which it was established be
ing overlhrown.'
The Herald ten goes on TO say that
the republicans I" can be successfully me,
only by Constitutional platform for The
absolute eatinction of Siovery!" 1t adds
" clearly, then, it has become the policy
of the Northern democracy and all the
conservative elements of the country lc
lake new departure-to strike ou
boldly for an amendment of the Consti
tuion which will forever settle this
troublesome question of slavery By re-
mooing the institution from the country p
So says BENNETT, the Prince Of Copper
heads. He is not alone. Other copper.
heads have also at length seen the hand
writing on the wall
| The New York World SAYS:
I" We are bound to support the war
until the rebels lay down their arms and
the natural tendency ard necessary con
sequence Of the war is to shake the in
/ CT tInn IF cta to H..
So far as its downfall is the natural re-
suit of the war, the Democratic party
cannot in,erpese to save it..
The Boston Post discusses in SINH
lar view. 1t says:
"That slavery, as a system, will be
fatally damaged by this war, there can
be no doubt. In SO far AS the slave sys
tenn is broken down and the system O
Tree labor takes its place the country will
be prospered, the white man, at least will
Immediately secure permanent benefit
1t will tend TO unite the North with the
South to break up sectional distinctions
and political distinctions. Mcclellan
was the first emancir ator of the country;
he first enunciated the principles and
carried them out practically, which
effected emancipation y
This is the way these copperheads
talk. They are going TO swear truth
out of Christeudom, and make an affida
Wit that they were the original abolition
ISIS, and tina, John Brown was one o!
their missionaries At any rate these
revelations should give new courage and
determination TO the republicans, aud
cause them TO go on inflexibly and un
falteringly to the absolute determination
of slavery throughout, the entire Union,
and never stop short Of that glorious
contamination.
The Senate reported back TO the House
the Lieutenant-General bill with a clause
making such officer General. in Chief,
and striking out the name of Gen. Grant.
The debate in the Senate on the pay of
colored troops was one Of great interest.
Senator Grimes WAS in favor OF liking
their backing the s;ihject of separate
bill, but OF awarding it to them in all ca
ses where it had been legitimately prom
ised. sincerely hope these brave and
meritorious men will receive the same
pay and treatment and position as white
soldiers. In view of this. and The needs
of the country, Senator Brown proposed
to amend the Enlistment bill so as TO
abolish slavery, and make negroes sub
ject 10 military service as whites now
are. This is right, and this will carry
recruiting into Kentucky, and into all
places in our possession where slaves
are. In passing the Enrolment bill the
House directed the enrolment of ne
groes free and slave, declared the com
pensaton to masters should not exceed
$500, but gave them 500 bounty to the
master, instead OF the slave himself,
who, in my opinion, only ought to re
ceive it. These are the chief points OF
interest in congressional proceedings for
the past week, and | give them to you
without attempting either elegance or
method.
am pleased to see, from the letters
of Mr.. RICH, that Messrs. HART and
HoLpRIDGE are taking that position in
the Iowa legislature which their ability
deserves, and which reflects credit on
the county they represent. 1t is what
we expected who knew the men. We,
also, here, who are acquainted with the
man, are especially gralifed at the very
complimentary manner IN which Mr..
Rich was nominated and elected TO the
place he holds. No individual in the
State was more deserving Among the
citizens Of Iowa Of culture, requirements
and native intellectual strength and pow
er, Mr.. Rich may be mentioned with
honor and as warm hearted upnial