The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-09-14

usurpations. It developed only the agri-
cultural localities, geographically distinct
from the free labor localities, and less than
onc-third Of the whole with African slaves
II neld 4,OOO,OOO Of human beings as chat
ties, yet made them the basis Of unjust
power for themselves in Federal and State
Governments. To maintain slavery it ex-
cluded free white labor from the richest
agricultural lands of the world, forced them
to remain inactive and unfruitful in the
mineral lands and lumber localities en-
bracing two-thirds of the South in SQUARE
miles and real undeveloped wealth, simplv
because the localities were agriculturaily
too poor for slave labor, and condemned to
agriculture, on this unagricultural locality.
and consigned them to UNIV ling ignorance
and poverty by denying capital and strang-
ling enterprise 1t repclled the capital,
energy, and will of the free states from
labor localities, by unmitigated tolerance
and prescription, thus guarding the APP
proaches to their slave domain against de-
mocracy. Statute-books groaned under
despotic laws against unlawful and insur-
rectionary assemblies. Itamed at the con-
stitutional guarantees to the right to peace
ably assemble and petition fer the redress
of grievances. 1t prescribed democratic
literature as incendiary. 1t nullifed con-
stitutional guarantees Of freedom, and free
speech, and a free press. 1t deprived citi-
zens of the other states of their privileges
and immunities in the states, an injury and
usurpation alike unjust to Northern citizens,
and destructive of the best interests of the
states themselves. Alarmed at the progress
Of democracy in the face Of every dscour-
agement, at last it sought immunity by Sc
cession aud war. The heart sickens with
contemplation of the four years that fol-
lowed Forced loans, impressments, con-
scriptions, with bloody hands and bayonets;
the number Of aged men, who had long laid
aside the implements Of labor, who had
Of their sons; to support their children and
grandchildren reduced TO the verge Of star
walton of the slaughter of noble youth
types of physical manhood, forced into
war against those with whom they we're
identified by every interest long months of
Incarceration in rebel B.stles; banished
from home and hearthstones but part
of the long catalogue of horrors.
But Democrats, North and South COM
bined, defeated them. They lost. What
did they lose? The cause Of olgarchy
They lost African slavery by name only.
As soon as the tocsin of war ceased. as soon
as the clang Of arms was hushed, they raise
the cry Of immediate admission, and with
that watchword commence to organize
under new forms, system to continue their
unbridled sway. They rehabilis,e with
them, seeking control Of all local aud state
organizations.
The Federal Executive, readily scduced,
easily yields to these monsters Aided by
his INSCRIPTIONS disrega d of the Constitu.
ton and laws, BY his merciless prescription
Of true democratic opinions, and by all his
appliances of despotic power, they now de-
family enter the lists in the loyal North,
and seek to wiring from freemen an endorse
ment of their wicked designs. Every foul
agency is at work to accomplish this result.
Falsely protesting to assent 10 the abolition
Of slavery, they are trying to gain their de-
tested power by acts against pretended va
grants. They know that any form Of serv-
itude will answer their unholy purpose.
They pronounce the four years war brill
liant sword scene in the great revolutionary
drama. Proscriptiyc public sentiment holds
high carnival, and, protiling by the example
Of the Presidential platform breathes out
the continuing Of slaughter against loyal
lists, and denounces all legal restraint, aud
assails with tongue of malignant SANDER
the constitutionaliy chosen representatives
of the people. To still the voice of liberty,
dangerous alone to tyrants, midnight con-
tagrations and assassinations are called to
aid reign of terror through all these ten
States, making loyalty stand silent in the
presence of treason, or whisper in bated
breath. Strong men openly hesitate to speak
for liberty, and decline 10 attend conven-
ton at Philadelphia for fear of destruction.
But all Southern men are not yet awed into
submission to treason, and we have as
sembled from all these States, determined
that liberty, when endangered, shall find
mouth piece, and that the government Of
the people, by the people, tor the people
shall not perish from the earth. We are
here to consult together how best to provide
for Union Of truly republican States; to
seek to resume the thirty-six stars on the
cid flag. We are here to see that ten Of
these stars, opaque bodies, paling their in
etleotual fires beneath the gloom and dark
ness of oligarchial tyranny and oppression
are made to be brilliant stars, emblems Of
constitutional liberty glittering orbs,
sparkling with the life giving principles of
the model Republic, fitting ornaments Of
the glorious banner of freedom Our past
and only hope is in the unity and fortitude
OF the loyal people Of. America in the sup
port and vindication Of the Both Congress,
and the election Of controlling Union ma
Jority in the succeeding or 4Oth Congress.
While the new article amending the Consti-
tuition offers the most liberal conditions to
the authors Of the rebellion, and does not
come up to our expectation, we believe its
ratification would be the commencement Of
complete and lasting protection to all our
people; aud therefore we accept it as the
best present remedy, and appeal to our
brothers and friends in the North and West
to make it their watchword in the coming
election.
The tokens are suspicious of overwhelm-
ing success. However little the verdict Of
the ballot-box may affect the reckless man
in the. Presidential chair, we cannot doubt
that traitors and their sympnthzcrs will re-
cognize that verdict as the eurest indication
that the mighty power which crushed the
rebellion is still titanic, aud that those who
attempt to oppose or defy it will do so at
tho risk Of their own destruction.
Our confidence in the ovcrrulinp proyi-
dence OF God prompts the prediction and
lntensifies the belief that, when this warm
ing is sufficiently taught to these misguided
and reckless men, the liberated millions Of
the South will be proffered those rights and
which may be necessary to adjust
and settle this mighty controversy in the
spirit Of the most enlarged and Christian
0Eo. w. PASCAL,
Chairman.