The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-10-27
THE EI.nCTIONe.

are 20 CnOOO0 our VOSOs NuHsOsSOsO Ouls
for tho consideration asd persosmsucs
Of our duties ~ citizens d this truly grsst
country. d la Z
/. We ore our country vote.
The right Of suffrage is ours, aud with
the right comes tho duty. In Repub.
lie, na.iou.l safety i, conditioned upon
the virtue and fsithfulness Of the people.
Private virtue is necessary, but if it re-
main private, if it desert the polls, II it
give the ballot. box to the control Of vice,
then private virtue. wanting 10 faithful
ness, becomes vicious. The duty Of
Christian mes to vote is imperative; We
exhors our readers to ito performance
Let no circumstance short Of positive
disability keep you from the polls.
II. We ors our country an inselligens
rote. ......r.-. .... .
We should understand the great ques-
lions Of the day What are tho princi-
pies Of tho conteuding parties, and how
will they etIse. The eouD.ry' Which
way does right call usl Which way
does God call usl How shall W vote
to best, earliest and perasnsasly, secure
peace! How css W best secure the
5.s# 3 -
rights Of al menl How shall We place
ourselves on Gods side! We should
remember that VIC are face to faco with
the most swful reslisies, and that we act
for oil time and for countless millions.
III. We should zee that 10 snla,efal
poses are cast r. ..,a... ~. -'..
vigilsoce 10 the price We pay for ma
tional security, aud at no time is Il at
higher premium than on tho days Of the
nationsl election. Lawful voters arc
sovereigns aud mono but they can weak
the crown. Others arc freebooters,
usurpers, Invaders, and No should Al
soon consent to tho occupancy of Wash
ington BY Davis, As to the control Of the
ballot. box BY men without the right to
vote.
Nv. Hop shall zoe vote?
l. What ballot will most surely cause
rebels in arms to feel that peace can only
come BY the submission Of every part Of
the territory Of tho United States to its
lawful authority? What ballot can you
cast which viii most surely teach them
that no terms can be accepted short Of
"instant aud unoon ditionsl surrender -
What ballot will most directly assert the
majesty Of government and the dignity
and sacredness of our starry hsgi Tia,
ballot We advise you to vote.
2. How can you vote 90 % to bear the
most emphatic protest against human
slavery, the capital crime Of tho ccuntr,
the disgrace of the aee,::the milestone up
on tho nations neck, the cause OF it.
bloody struggle? How can you best &C.
cure our territory from iss foul presence,
and cur free States from ito pollution!
How osn you most decidedly say "we
guarantee freedom to all who have beeu
declared free by the war power. and tina,
We will Welcome any length Of war be.
fore agreeing that sny man who has worn
our uniform amid the smoke of battle
shall DO remanded into slavery"
3. How can you best declare By your
vote your idea Of the dignity Of human
labor, its God-liksness and majesty +?
4 How can You best vote the idea
that this is n nation, not an aggregation
of petty principalisies. but massive ma
tion which will never bate one lot, nor
exchange one title Of it, Federal author
ity as expressed in the official u:teraoce
Of its constitutional msjori.ies :.
S. How can you best vote to teach old
oppressive, .nonarchical nations that self
government is not failure, snd that a
Republic can live, mighty iu peace, uu-
conquersble' in war
8. How can yon best declare BY your
ballot that neuer shall this Republic be
cleft in twain to make Of one half hid.
ecas power with human slavery for it,
cornerstone.
:. What vote will bcs. satisfy your
intelligent conscience 10 the sight Of
Cod,
These questions We do not answer
The opposing platforms are before our
reade's,and from them they can draw
their conclusions.
Personally, w mean:
!. To give that vote ~ believe most
pleasing IN the sight Of God 49,
2 Togive that vote which will be
most offensive to sebels and most disss.
trons TO theiv cansc
3. TO give that vote which our SOL
diers in the field will regard as the most
2quiSocal md emphatic support We can
render them. and in which they shall
zee the strongest purpose to maintain tho
unity Of tho patton aud the honor Of the
lag. ....
The lssoe Plainly Stated.
A vote for McClellsu will be, 6rst and