The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-05-18
WEDNESDAY, MAY Is, 1864.

and Their, fore in no respect determines
JUSTICE between the contending nations
Why does the Senator carry on this war
Just for the love of blood, havoc, public
plunder, and the destruction of human
life? He boldly and clearly and most per
spicuousiy declared in 1s45 that it never
will effect its aim. Yet we find the Sena
tor in that most ridiculous attitude, at wal
with himself This is the barbarism tha
fanaticism teaches. 1t brings him int
most striking contradiction. But l viii
read little further from the honorable
Senator'S most elaborate speech. He says
"Christianity tor1ias the Whole custom
Of aoar."
Is the gentleman, in order to carry Out
his one idea of destroying negro slavery
not only to overthrow the fixed and firm
principles of his life, but is he to overthrow
Christianity? The whole system of Chris
tianity is to go by the board because the
Senator wishes to effect through the instru
mentality Of arms one single ohject-tht
abolition of slavery. He is willing to fore
GO no: only his former principles about
human affairs, but to overthrow the religion
Of the blessed Savior himself, to bring
about that, to him, most desirable Of al! OBJ
jects.
The honorable Senator from Massachu
setts further says on this subject Of Chris
tanity and war:
II acas not untH Christianity became cor
rupt that ats ,tcltoaeers became soldiers, ana
its priests learned to ,ain;ster at the alta'
efthe God of 6attles.'
I admit with the Senator that many oi
the clergy in his region Of country have
become very much corrupted, because they
preach war and nothing else; but suppose
the honorable Senator is willing to see not
only the church and the clergy, but every
thing else, corrupted to carry out this one
idea. l have sometimes fallen IN among
that description of preachers who deliver
nothing but political essays. | never heard
one of that description but once. When
go into church and the minister com.
mences preaching in that way, | sit and
listen out of the respect l have for the name
cf Christianity. do not rise and leave
because the thing is offensive to me. but
remain until the services are concluded.
But, sir, never go back to that church
again; for think the Christian minister
that does not preach Christ and Him cru
cited poilutes the pulpit in which he stands,
and is an unworthy servant Of that blessed
Master who is King Of peace.
But, sir, let US go on a little further in
this address Of the Senator Here is an
extract upon civil war. The Senate will
remember that these extracts that l read
from the honorable Senator's speech are
general propositions. He says:
1.-THE soul trembes aghast as We contem.
plate fields Grenched in fraternal gore,
where the happiness CT homes has been
shiyered by the un'riendly arms Of neigh
bors, and kinsnaen hare been sunk be.
meath the steel nerged By q kinsman's hand
THIS is ciost car, achic6 stands GceuTsed to,'-
ever in the calSndar Of ti'ns."
GraAt God! tho Senator from Massa.
chusetts says that civil war stands accursed
forever in the calendar of time. Why, sir
he sometimes speaks OF this as war Of
Massachusetts. TO continue:
But the muse Of history, in the faithful
record Of the future transactions of nations,
inspired By new and loI.er justice, and
touched to finer sensiblites, shall extend
to the general sorrows Of universal man the
sympathy still profusely shed for the selfish
sorrow Of the country, and shall pronounce
international war to be civil war, and the
partakers in it as traitors 10 God and enc
mics u man.
Here the Senator declares that those who
partake in these civil wars, or in interna-
tional wars, which he says are civil wars,
are traitors to God and enemies to man.
w hy, sir. to take the Senator's own posi-
ton here as true, he stands to-day traitor
to God and en- enemy 70 man.
Let me read Cne other sentence from
this address. The Senator says:
"A man is higher than the beasts Of the
field as the angels are higher than man
as Christ is hi cher than Mars as he that
ruleth his spirit is higher than he that tax
eth city, SO are the victories OF peace
higher than the victories Of war"
That is very handsomely said, and in the
main it is very true. The Senator then
goes on to inveigh against standing armies
He speaks of the vast expense of main
tanning them, and quotes table Of exper
ses of other countries and yet that Sena
tor is engaged in war. When l say he
is engaged in a war will do the Senator
the Justice to say that he only advocates il
on his lips-he advocates it here by word
speech, and letter.
have not much faith in the sincerity O
those who always preach war and never
fight. 1t would be better for them to fish
little, and then people will think they arr
in earnest. The Senator is willing tha
other peoples blood shall be she'd
lie is willing that million of the young
men Of the country shall be sacrificed
He is willing that the whole land shall b.
laid in mourning, and that the W eeds OF th'
widow and the tears Of the orphan shal
everywhere be seen. He is wiling tha
the hard earnings of the laboring man
though his wife and children may be starv
ing, shall be wrenchcd from him by tn
ruthless hand Of the tax gatheror in orde
to detray expenses of this war, and TO pa,
the interest on the immense debt that i
accrung. All these things he is willing
to see for the purpose of carrying out ia
natca idea that he boasts of; that he gloat
over; but, sir, he never seeketh the BATH
even afar off, He does not 60 within
sound of the drum and fife; nor is he iish
the war-horse that smelleth the battle afa
off. Irepeai have not much confidenc
in the sincerity of that description Of pa
triots.
! Mr.. President, l have said all intend
say on the matter. 1t was not my purpos
to open my mouth on this amendment.
had determined to content myself with th
very elaborate speeches made by my co
league the Senator fr.m Delaware, MI
Salisbury ; and the Senator from Indian;
Mr.. Hendricks but sir, such wete tn
Inconsistencies of the Senators from Ne
England to whom | have referred, sue
were their assaults upon the Democrat
party, such were their assaults upon m
own State, that felt called upon 10 say
,word in their vindication. In doing that
thought it but right that should allow Il
| cnnntnr from Massachusetts to look I'M