The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-03-01

We invite the attention of all thinking
men to the following lesson from history
1t is contained in an address of Hon. Chas.
Mason Of ashington, r~' .... E..
Toward the close Of the thirteenth cen.
t,irn Ed pard Z Of Ennin r,A n,ain al ia ne
the legitimate sovereign OF Scotland--hold-
ing all those to be traitors who resisted
his rule. His claims were stoutlY resisted
by the "rebels," under the leadership OF
the celebrated William Wallace. In 1899
they were defeated at the decisive battle of
FalkiIk. Their military" power was
crushed and Scotland was Subjug, ,ted
ard Loyal"
Three years later Wallace had become
again as formidable as before, and Edward
had TO commence the work of conquest
anew. He moved northward with the
whole military power Of his realm, accom-,
panied by bis navy, which had the entire
command Of the sea. After war Of two
years, the Scotch were entirely over.
whelmed, and Wallace taken prisoner and
executed. The conqeror marched in tri-
umph from one end of the country to the
other. All We'd in their professions of al
lcgiance all bowed to the sceptre of the
conqueror. He attempted to abrogate, the
Scottish customs, to abolish the Scottish
Name. and even TO substitute English for
he Scotch inhabitants Of the kingdom
All seemed peace and security. '.7.-. .'.
Two years later the rebellion broke out
afresh under Robert Ruce In 1907. at the
fatal battle OF Metheven, the organized
military power Of Scotland was again an
n,hilateG and Bruce became a fugitive and
wandcrer. Eight years later he found
himself at the head Of another army
The battle of Bannockburn was fought
and Scotland was again free.
Under the weak successors of Bruce the
d,nina,i n of England was again en-.
forced. For three hundred years Scotland
ten raised the standard Of rebellion, and
seized every opportunity that pre-, ente1 it
8 II for cooperation with the enemies oi
England. The two nations came to be
regarded as natural enemies until James
| VI OF Scotland at length ascended7 the
English, throne, The more powerful
country thus, united itself to the weak er
and the national animosities became ex,
tinguished by peaceful alliances which
would never have yielded to force. The
lapse of more than two hundred years has
seen that union constantly growing strong
er, which centuries Of war and mutual in
| jury had seemed to have rendered wholly
impossible. 4 ..,g. ii s~...... ........ .J-
These teachings Of the history of ths
past are confirmed by the lessons Of our
own cxperiance. The state of Missouri
once reduced to quiet and held in state o
constrained loyalty by military power, j.
again likely 10 rise rebellion, anG
be said Of a great portion Of Louis,ana
Texas, Arkansas, es we'll as some Of ths
states on this side of the Mississippi. !,
Mere conquest never extingulshes ma.
tional antipathies, but gives them age ant
venom. The mild influences Of peace ant
kindness effected what could never be OBJ
tanned by violence in the production ant
preservation of national unity. They ac
complish their purposes, not by resisting
the power to separate, but by removing thu
wish and the motive for doing 80. Is tn,
lesson to b. lost upon US 7 Shall we con
tinue vainly to pursue the phantom
"Union" over fields cf orange when it i,
ready to nestle in our bosom as blessed
reality, il, discarding the brutal, savag,
and fendish propensi,ies Of our nature, y
invoke the peaceful influences Of intellec
and reason and the teachings Of the Di
vine master. SIS .sG:a b. 30 & laH
We may soon have peace and Union if "
choose. but not BY war, however success
fully. The conquest Of al the cities ant
tho dispersion Of the armies Of the Con
federacy will only bring increasing Difficult
tiles and enshroud the country in deepe
gloon. Your means Of support viii b
sbs,racted by increasing taxation, you
sons snstched from you by frequent recur
ring conscription. Large standing armie
will be necessary to preserve the countr.
in its forced allegiance. The simplicity Q
your republican institutions will disappear
and in their stead the machinery of gov
ernment which enlorces obedience by th
fear Il excites rather than by The affection
lit induces. For your own sake and fo
that of your pos,erity we copjurs, You I
turn back from the path Of danger j
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