Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-09-03
A Line olnite in favor Of Peace.

"I shall never vote again for Abraham
Lincoln" said some what influential Re.
publican in this city on Monday. 'Hereto>
fore, when you Democrats have charged
that ne vas more for aboli.ionism than
the Union, I denied it. Now-I can say
one word. l am for no man who insists
upon abolition as a condition even to the
opening of Negotiations or the hearing of
Of propositions. For one, am ready to
have the Old Union again, without condi.
tlon.-wilh slavery in the South, or not,
just as the South themselves choose to-
decide, fcr it concerns them most. What
ever else do, you may he sure / will new
er vote for Abraham Lincoln again. lie
has proved hlpselt, by his Niagara letter,
to be no Cnicn man. His disgrace(ul
manners and obscene jokes, could put
up with, mortiiying as the fact is, rather
than vote with party who have beliey.
Il begin to think perhaps unjustI9) We're
not for the Union but cannot give nv
sanction to President WHO makes aboli.
, ton an absolute condition even to the
hearing Of propositions from tie rebels.
That gentleman we hare rea.on 20 be.
lieve spoke the sentiments Of hundreds Of
his party in Hartford. For the sake of
our common country and the credit OF our
whole people, we would gladly believe that
such sentiments would command the ap-
proval OF every Republican voter. But
facts compel US to say, that there are about
as many Republicans who endorse Lin
coins unpatrio1c position, as there ore
those Of that farty who like ,ha. gentle.
man above spoken of, condemn it. More
than one we<have heard utter this senti.
ment: II am glad Of that letter. No pro.
position ought to be entertain ed--the war
ought to go on, until the rebels are
thoroug ghly subj ugated-and rather than
see the old Union restored, with slavery,
would see the whole country sink forever
III the OottOal'ess PIT
Such are the actual words. Such are the
conflicting sentiments OF the Republican
party in Hartford, ard We Judge elsewhere
at this time, after three years and three
months OF such war as the world has never
before Witnessed.
What is the Union party? Which most
likely to restore the Union? Abraham
Lincoln makes a simple but O fearful
issue. Are you prepared, freemen, to en-
dorse his position 2-Har'f6ra Times.
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Gene raj Indian WAR Threatened.
.. The Intelligence from Colorado and
Kansas, together with the murder of our
own citizens in SAe Earth county, is not
of a pleasing chsNNsr Gov. Evans, of
Colorado, is sa'isfse ahat nearly all the
Indian tribes Of the pains are combined
in war asains, the white, enl predicts it
will be the largest Indian " this country
hos ever had, and that it will extend from
Texas 10 the British line. ThiA> New is
confirmed by Gen. Curtis, in Kansass
who states that white men, supposed to be
rebel emissaries, have been tampering
with the Indians 70 induce them to rise
against the whites. Since We have used
the heathenish, imbru.ed negro in our war.
fare against the rebels, we must not won.
der if they use such instruments as they
can find most suited to the work of retail.
iation.
1fa general Indian war is opened along
the frontier from Texas to the British line,
our tender, hearted Eastern hunanitarians
are in some degree responsible, and Presi,
dent lincoln IS not entirely blame less
Mere than three hundred Indian iends,
convicted, after fair trial, of tho most
hellish atrocities upon the settlers Of Min.
nescta, and sentenced to death, were al.
lowed to escape the fate they 80 richly de.
served by bis foolish clemency Some Of
them have been allowed to ream over the
frontier again, aud i. is not improbable
tn at they are those who comi,.ed the mur'
ders below Mankato, to revenge the deaths
Of thirty,eight Of their brea,hren hung by
Colonel (now Governor) Miller in tha,
town in December, 1862 If justice had
then been allowed to take its course, the
Indians from Texas to the British line "
would have been struck with terror, and
never would have dared to invade ou.
State again The news of such terrible
vengeance Of the whites on their guilty
brethren would have sped across the plains
almost as fast as . bird could hy."e
We trust our military snthorilies will
not again be guilty of the weakness OF
sentencing Indian murderers to death and
awaiting the Presidents warrant Of execu'
tion.-N Paul Pioneer.
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. Tho lady whose "peace Of mind Wal
broken intends to hare it repaired. I