The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-01-28

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.'.ait j.- ..aa,y syege7-H WHOM ,',el
ave never uI.:j"m!y IL taa q, Fsl#t
.lncnttct - ar !&htN onl& he here
- con ,aaaa jas roJ ANY cs.ah
/ ,hcA G8Ncrrg"-u. M absolute li-it 10
exercise Ibis auy,rej4& authority Over
it's own subjects. II: it be alleged that
thi~ would he Il violation of our isi h
with lhc Southern States, the concIus.
I've answers is, thai hey had already
violated theirs with ns by attempting
t. dissolve the Union. We could as
rightfully do this, as we could indacc
the soldiers in the rebe, armies 20 leave
their ranks and return to their a!legl
ance, by the offer Of a general pardon.
And to deny that we can righttully az
either, is to hold that the individual
claims Of traitors, the rights and local,
regulations ofinsurgent States, are para
mount in the sovereignty of the General
Government. @r "" r1:
The period at length arrived whento
insure success to our arms, and make
the overthrow Of the Rebellion speedy
and certain event, an effectual blow al
th;,;.. g element Of rebel power
was li,pv,allvciy demanded. Our au-
thority over the subject was broad and
ample, and the necessity tor the step no
longer doubtful. Why hesitate to ter
inmate the war, and sayethc Union, by
losing slavery? 1t become obvious,
that amid the throes of this mighty rev.
olut:on, one or the other must 60 down.
The l'nlon and Slavery cannot both ee
saved from the wreck, for tie same
power which rescues the one must in
eytable crush the other. Which is the
mere valuable for pre- serya;icn : After
all its manifold crimes against liberty
and humanity, agains, God and His
holy laws, what claim has Slavery upon
this Governmen: for prot jc:idn and per
pctulty To this reckoning had the Ma
ton come on the FIRST day Of January
1868.
l thank Almighty God that at this
momentous ianetute, We had man at
the helm Of This Government, whn fully
realized the situation, and possessed the
sublime courage TO perform !.is duty,
ard place the seal Of condemnation If
revocahly. All forever. u,.or tii~ .on.
virtaA c,imina! II mankind The deed
is done ta righteous judgement has
been pre-. nnc"a ana from his honest
heart n. author tells rs, ut cannot be
ret,actel. -, earthly power can send
back " s'sres>, tsses7 M.5is,rs of freed
mon for hctwenn them alil such pow
er stand more than twenty millions Of
,tier men. defer, I broad seal
ai.ich ;..at proclamation bears.
Il IS diminished and attenuatcl
form, slavery still fingers but i, IS rob
bed III ne habilinents Of The grave,
waiting only f. Tie rites Of sepuiure
How these shall be performed the worl!
may not care; far over lis accurseel re.
mains The star Of freedom shall forever
slime, and the lon,l hosannas Of an
emancipated rae" he sung through all
succeeding ages.
The victim Of morbid and treason.
oblc ambition, slavery, has been muir
dcred in the house Of its friends. Upon
them, not ne, the responsibility Of its
death must forever rest. The Union
as it was, tie people Of the North were
willing to maintain and abide by but
as the South have determined otherwise
it is our duty, now to insist upon the
Union as it should be, and as our faith.
ers intended it.
My ardent wish is, that this desolat.
ing war may speedily close, and the in.
surgent States resume their political
rights in the Union.
That VIC may properly understand
the theory Reconstruction, it is impor
tant to avoid pisapplica,ion of the
term. The rebellion having failed of
success, the Union Is not dissolved; and
therefore, the disorganized States, only
require to be reconstructed. Had they
succeeded in ACHIEVING their separa-
ion, the Union, 10 that extent, w"r 4
nave been dissolyea, ard the question
ofreconstruc,iou have presented diff |
ferent aspect.
Having, by treason to the General
.anl -" inevitable cons
lucnces Of civil war accomplished the
destruction other local organizations.
and not their observance from the |
Union, they stand in the attitude OF |
States, with their government, subyerted
and overtime ~. REORGANIZATION. |
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