The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-04-14
Upton, IOWA, APRIL IA, 1864,
D~Whcn will the terrible war in this

~When will the terrible war in this
nation coma to an end? If the South is
not victorious, it will end when the re-
bellion is put down, and not before; for
the President is required by the Consti-
tuition to do all in his power TO put it
down, and when it is down it would cost
him his life to fire another gun. 1t would
have been put down long ago if tho Cop.
perheads had not done all they could to
encourage the rebels to persevere
The South are fighting for slavery, and
for nothing else; for slavery is avowedly
the cornerstone Of the Southern Confed-
eracy. They contend that persons who
work should be the property or slaves Of
those who do not. TO establish this
principle more fully and to carry it out
without molestatiop, was the only object
for which the rebellion was undertaken.
The rebels then are fighting for slavery,
or to defend, support and strengthen
that system of oppression, injustice and
cruelty by which shareholders obtaiu'their
living, and which has been justly demon,
mated "the sum Of all villaiuies."
The North are fighting to uphold the
Constitution and laws of this nation; or,
in other words, they are fighting to put
down the rebellion in the most effcctual
manner, and for nothing else. This the
President and every person in this na-
tion must try to do, or they are traitors.
The administration, among other meas
ures. is trying to put down the rebellion
by inducing the slaves to join the North.
For this end the emancipation proclama-
tion was issued; and already it has bro't
into our armies large number of nc
groes; and if the copperheads succeed in
protrac.ing the war much longer We shall
finally have an army Of negroes, who will
need no aid in putting down the rebel
ion. Four millions slaves, with more
than life at stake, and already armed in
part, are sure 10 conquer in the end, tho
it may be by oceans Of blood.
The poor whites at the South are as
bad off as the slaves, and would be as
much benefited in having slavery de-
stroyed as the slaves themselves This
they are beginning to see, and no doubt
they will see it more and more; and this
! win iucline them 10 JOIN the rurIn. Uu-
der tho amnesty proclamation many al.
ready havo done it, and no doubt thou
sands on thousands will follow suit
Unless the South gain their independ-
ence the war will not end, as some sup.
pose, by forming a treaty with the rebels;
but by their submission. To form a
treaty with them would be acknowledge
ing them as an independent nation, and
JEFF. Davis and his associates as legal Of
fcers. No doubt most, or all the rebels
will be pardoued by the President when
they lay down their arms. The amnesty
proclamation offers pardon to all, except
few officers, if they will take an oath to
support the Constitution and laws of his
nation. If they are unwilling to do this
they are rebels still, and should be treat
ed accordingly. Every person who does
not do his utmost tc put the rebels down
as soon as possible is at heart a traitor,
or is exceedingly deluded. Most of those
who oppose the government are no doubt
deluded Their number is fast dimin
ishing, and their influence too; and the
prospect that the rebellion will be put
down and our country saved is brighten
ing every day. MIC.