The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-10-13

~, who " ~ d0o0SseSs make an enO1t to
| have Lincoln rstaised, aud the pesce par.
ty, who will msksa bold effort 10 elect q
man pledged to give the Coufedsrscy jus.
sios and restore psaes-loug desired aud
.rdently pssysd. for peace---to our bleed
ing country. Va hope. We trust, we
pray thst they ,may be successful Such
b shout % never tns heard before would
spread over our s1Ricted South. II such
be the happy result, our indepcndeses
will be established. But should Liucolu
be re-elccted our Sbnd hopes will be dash.
ed to the ground, CUR indepsodence but
. thing dreamed Of, for We have exhsust
ed our resources, andscouId not possibly
hope TO be able TO continue the var four
years longer Rassexperiencs has tsugh,
| ~ that ~ phoaA .esprct 90 favors Ut the
hands Of the iudonitable tysant and
usurper, Abraham Lincoln. Let us re-
pose our trust 10 this God Of bst,les, and
snxiously await the resuls." There i.
what Mr.. Curry says. Ho prays ardent.
ly for the peace candidate, b csuse, he
says, it he is elected, their independence
will Be forever established. How does
he know! He asserts it % fact. These
uu,cations thss have been going on
80 constantly between the rebels Of the
Southern Coufcderacy snd the Northern
rebels--all assembled at Niagara Falls
might possibly explain, how he knew SO
much about what the Confcderscy may
expect from the peace men, if elected -
Many things thai have been done 10 this
country will explain the reason why.
This peace party-this anti war party
lis made up Of very strange kind Of
men. They are very impatient for peace,
at the same time they know the kind of
peace they want will involve the country
in most terrible and bloody war in FIVE
years than We have ever heard Of. Gap
plausc) # @
Mr.. Curry, you see, goes on to say that
if Mr.. Lincoln should be re elected, 'the
hopes of the Southern Confedcracy will
be dashed to the ground" and 80 forth.
Now, l don't propose to join Mr.. Curry
in his electioneering tour for the peace
candidates., or any of his crowd
If | find the leading rebels in favor Of
man, | don't think oughtto bc. But
If fnd them denounciSg man and op
posing him. - they do Mr.. Lincoln, I
can't help thinking he is q pretty good
sort Of a fellow. Lsughter.) Now, l
told you we could restore this country by
suppressiog the rebellion. There is no
msnuer of doubt Of it that We can de-
stroy their armies; We can kill every man
that belongs to them; and 90 far az / am
aancarnad. sAahs then ses this. Govssu-
ment destroyed, would kill the last reb
el, jeff Davis himself, all Of them, and
see their bleeding corses stretched upon
the ground; and when the last one cx-
pired, would wave the Stars and Stripes
over him, sud cry, "Heaven be blessed!
We have a restored country once more"
(Applause.) aa =. ..s
l know Of no mode BY which a loyal
citiz a may SO we'll demonstrate his de.
vo'ion to his country, as by maintaining
the Constitution, the flag and the Union,
under all circumstances aud every "a.
ministration, regardless 0: party politics,
against all assaiIants at home and abroad
That was Mr.. Douglas doctrine when he
died; it would be his doctrine to day if
he were alive. It is my doctrine to. day,
aud has been oil along, and l intend 10
stand by it to the last. applause
OUR PRESENT EXECUTIVE.
This, then, is al ! caro- about saying
10 references 70 the p,.ty platforms OF in
reference to the candidates. So far %
Mr.. Lincoln is concerned know this:
There were great many people 10 this
country who opposed him four years ago
I know I did. did it frs. ss heartily
IS any man in the country. IF any man
had told me four years ago that I would
ever mako speech 10 favor Of his cleo
ton, I would have told him it was not so,
and you could have proved It. "a cop
perhead in the crowd-"I think you
could.") General Logan" Blu. you
couldn't do it now" Laugh,er.) But
when ! 6ud the leaders of the party l
acted with betrayiug tho trust the peo.a
pie repssed iu them; when, find them
repudiasins the doctrines Of .Jsckson,
who was for hanging trsitors to the high
est tree he could 6nd, and for preserving
the Union at al hssards; when / 6od
them leaving behind them oil the doc.
triocs Of the Democratic party, renoune,
ing their allegiance to their God, their
country and their flag, | sm not COMPEL.
ed to follow them any further. I cannot
90 with them into the precincts Of tres.
son and disloyalsy. Mr.. Lincoln stands,
| say, upon tho true Union platform, and
therefore am for him. lbeicve he has
endeavored to sustain the Government
honestly and faithfully, Although he
may not have acted just TO suit my wish.
es, that shall make no difference
Andrew. johnson | believe to be equal
y faithful and honest. have but one
choice to make between the Constitution,
Union flag, and its brave heroes on our
side, and the sympathizers, defsmers and
slanderers the other. I will sct with 90
party which is not in favor cf my coun.
try, and must refuse my support to the
nominees Of the Chicago Convention. l
talk this way because | am an independ
ent American citizen and United States
enlJ;or aud nro,J of ha;nr. L..L a/Aa