The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-08-25

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lu the joint debate between Governo
Morton, OF Indiana, aud Mr.. Mcdonald
his "Denocratic' competitor, at Laporte
recently, the Governor gave his oppopen
some bold and telling rel inders. As
specimen We copy the following extract:
My competitor says that Mr.. Lincolt
might have avoided this war if he hac
felt SO disposed, He further says that il
has been brought on by the agitation o
the slavery question l can only say that
If the agitation of the slavery question
has been the cause of the war, then my
friend is very guilty He commenced
sglta'ing in the first place on the anti
slavery side, and went further than | did
He then commenced 10 1854 on the 9th
er side. and became an ultra pro slavery
man. Now, having tried both sides,
should like to know which side he likes
best. Laughter, ] His judgment now,
owing to his great experience, is entitled
to great consideration
Now one word in regard to that asser
tion that Lincoln commenced this war
la October, 1859, more than one year be.
fore Mr. Lincon's election, Mr. Floyd,
Secretary of War under Mr. Buchanan's S
Administration, issued an order sending
10000 muskcts to the Southern arsen
ais, and placing them where they could
be seized. In October Gen. Scott in.
formed Mr.. Buchanan that preparations
were being made to seize the forts aud
dock yards 10 the South. During the
time Of Mr.. Buchanau's Administration,
before Mr.. Lincoln came into Office eight
States seeded During the time of Mr..
Buchanan's Administration, the Mont
Comery Constitution was formed, and
J'f Davis was inauyurated as President
of the Southern Contederacy Mr. Da.
Wis himself had said before Mr. Lincoln
came into Office, "the time for onpro-
mise is past, and if tn y resist secession
We will make them feel Southern steel
and Southern gunpowder" On the day
Of Mr. Lincon's Inauguration there were
more than thirty thousand under arms in
the South, while We had less than Eve
thousand On the 9th day of March the
rebel Congress passed bill to increase
the rebel army to one hundred thousand
men. -Four days before Mr.. Lincoln's
Inauguration every ship yard, d. ck yard.
mint and custom house in the South had
been seized; and every fort except Sum
ter Was seized All tins was done during
Buchanau's administration. Remember
that eight states had seeded under the
Democratic Administration, when YOU
charge secession as having been caused
by Rrpubiicac fanatic,sm The rebel
constitution WAS adopted while We of the
North had Democratic Administration
And yet. for the purpose of dvidir, the
people OF the No'th, We are told that Mr..
Lincoln made this war, when it is mat
ter OF public history that the preparation
for the rebellion had been going on not
nnly through Buchanan A Administration,
but Tor thirty years before it. When the
ordinance of secession was passed in S.
Carolina, Mr.. Ingalls,, in the South Caro-.
Ina Convention, said: at is the work
Of years" Mr.. Keitt said: IL have
been engaged in this war all my life" -
farnweil Rhett said, ave have been en-.
gagged in this war for more than thirty
year. 1t Is no consequence of Lincoln's
Election or the failure to execute the Flu.
,l'lve Slav> Law; but We have been en-
,aged in this war for more than thirty
ears - That was true, and the same
sv are ';ifnist sitfini stSsa iiba, Lincoln made this
var, and that he mi ght have avoided it if
'e had been so disposed
If there ever was lime when we were
allcd upon to deal truly and honestly
With the people, it is now. We have no
isht--as we are men, and as we love our
.ountry. our homes aud our famlies-we
nave no right to deal unfaithfully and un.
ruly to, the people My friend should
lot let his party prejudices lead him so
ar from the path OF duty and the truth
If history. You have heard him de.
bounce my a administration, aud you have /
leard him denounce Mr.. Lincoln's Ad /
| want to know if any
nan in the assembly has heard him say !
,ne word directly aud indirectly against
he Administration of Mr. Davis? Has
he said one word against these men who
are cudeavoriDg to kill your brothers and
sons on Southern battle fields? Has he
said one word against those men who
shed the blood of the gallant Col Ha'ha.
way, of your own county? Not single
syllable. Has my friend no indignation
except for the brave men who rally around
the old flag, and are true to the cause Of
the Union? Has he no sympathy except
for those who are opposing the Govern
men,' Is there nothing to be said against
these men who are shedding the best
blood of the land? l speak for them. |
denounce. in their name, that rebellion
as wicked aud infamous, against the best
in the word-rebels against
liberty. against God, and against human
i'y. And l call upon all truly loyal and
patriotic men to unite with me 10 de-
nouucing that cause.