The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-02-17
sustain the war, amply testify. And the
North would have diSplaYed still moro Ell.

sustain the war, cup'y testify. And the
North would have displayed still moro Ell.
uberantly its loyalty under all circumstan-
ces, had no, fanaticisn iabored 80 diligently
to repress t-had it not labored 10 thrust
the negro into the public eye as the prima-
ry object Of al! our expenditure Of life and
treasure, instead Of the salvation Of the
Union. There never has been but one
voice, from the Aroostook to the Delaware
on the subject Of sustaining the govern.
ment, (witaout regard to the political char.
acter OF the administrator in the msinten.
ancc Of the federal laws and the constitu.
ton. against rebels and the rebellion. All
the dlscord we have experienced has beeh
that occasoned by the faction which insist
ed on making the negro, in season and out
Of season, the great discussion Of the day,
and his freedom, not our country's integfi.
rity, the specific purpose Of the war. BY
exacerbat;ng this raw on the popular
mind Of the North; by bitterly and inces.
sanity "agtating" the negro question; BY
legislating about little else; by making ev-
cry political topic at home and abroad
hinge upon the negro by excrtins in eve-
ry possible form every possible means Of
excluding everything tut the negro from,
the programme Of parties and the policy of
administrations, these fanatics have played
the part of mischief makers to perfection.
They have prolonged the war unnecessart.
ly if not Intentionally. They have made
a united South, and they have created all
that we witness Of divided North. And
yet, even now they would persevcre in
their pernicious course. Even now they
would thin down our armies, estrange pat.
riotic men from the support Of the govern
ment and extend moral aid and comfort to
the enemy, by proclaiming two thirds Of
the Northern people "disloyal!' And whyS
Because those two thirds will not consdeA
the interests Of the negro superior to those
OF the nation.
Confound the negro. say we. We are
sick Of seeing him made to occupy so i'm
portaut place in the political conSidera-
ton Of our country. We are sick Of see.
ing everything Of moment to the Union, in
this hour of trouble, sacrificed to different
ces Of opinion about him. We ere sick Of
seeing Congress and the people dcvotng so
entirely to him the precious time, and the
more precious eXcrtion Of intellect, which
should be devoted 20 the best and speediest
means Of bringing the rebellion to al cno
and the rebels to their federal allegiance.
We are sick Of seeing him used in this
manner to distract what would otherwise be
a consolidated nation. We are sick of see.
ing him used as a brand Of discord in our
midst, to the delight of those European
powers which yearn 10 witness our dissolu.
ton, and to the satisfaction Of those super
loyal gentlemen at home who are amassing
millions Of green backs" the while, at the
public expense. We are sick of all this,
and-so are the American people. Drop
the n"gro, then, until a more convenient
season. No matter wha! may bc the u'tt!
mate fate Of the "insttution." (for we cars
far more for our country than we do for the
slavery question: let US all unite, irnsspec-
tive OF party feelings and party feuds, TO
give the coup de grace to the rebellion
That effected, it will be time enongh to
settle the status Of the negro Until tha,
is effected, we solemnly maintain that he
is no truly loyal citizen who idly agtats$
the negro qnestlon.-N. Y. Sunday Times.