The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1866-01-25

Jepses .. soafisA the bleeding toldissssof
No Usiea. Ipveks The gratsfsl snesso
J, II slsAs masy, theusssda whs hare .bsss
|, seeepe1, ,lsen Ne lssd lises 1f Andn-
I. ees5ile and lihby, isadsa synpsshy sud
i 1eeaeaios u she rsds cabin Of she- slave.
'.Ap1esl 20 the fathers aud nothsss oil
,oyss shis broad lasd, whoasl esd hearts
Aays bsss relieved By the ss,uss of'soss
lss9 nourasd - among the hsplsfs vic
/, ssims, Of Rebel cruelty! ,asas aat g't'
~. BIZ these numerous so'a Of vsIusbIe
! service and their unvavcrinx 6dsIisy TO
the Union, these people have placed the
government in I. position tovsrds them
. zhich should engage the xraves' o,nsid.
srstion The act of emancipation e"sn-
Delled chem to occupy an essentially o-w
sad responsible relation 10 tho couu,ry.
Walls in the condition Of slavery they
ssishsr claimed nor :. osiv.d any political
rssygai.ion. and, beyond theis amsns.
bilisy. 20 the criminal code. the will Of
thsir masters Vas their only Law. But.
.ts,nsfosmsd from slsv.s to frssmen, thsy
.Aays become invested With duties ssd
rights which in their very nature neces-
.safly Greats political relations between
then add the Government. -.n-r ....as /.
:. Their snsso ips,ion, va. IN emphatic
,ssssfsioa Of Federal jurisdiction aud ~.
-shorisy. over them, carrying with it By
unavoidable implication the power to
gasrsuty al the rights and incidents
which result l.gitim.te'y from it. Al
though. 10 form, = military measure, yet
its validity did not tcrmin tie with the
var. Independent Of the Constitutional
Amendment, We insisted upon freedom
IN the Southern States a. = conditi"o uf
their return TO the Uuion. Tnis demand
could not have been legally made sn,eri
OF to the rebs!liun, hut the power to do
i nov is clearly d.ducibls from the
position Of the Government, ~ the injar.
ed and prevailing party in tho late war,
exercising the right 10 rcqaire conditions
OF security FROM u vspqui-n.d brIlis-r-ut
To maintain tina, We now lack ,hs Con
sti,usiunai authority to secure ,hi. freed
people 10 the eoj ,yment Of all the rights
Incident to their new condition, 10 wolves
the inevitable conclusion that, on the
part Of the Federal Government, compul
sorry emancipation itself was usurp.,iou
Of power. .-.-..e.. ...r.. ...
No large and distinct class of ci,izens
10 sny community s.n long or ruccessfsl.
y msiotaio their rights, deprived of the
means to protect themselves sgainst the
gradual eocroschmsnts If power in tho
hands Of others. While suffrage may
cot b regarded ~ an inherent right, yet,
under . popular form Of government i,
bscomes . political right, common to Ill
classes from WHOM tho duties of citizen
ship sro required. This is the essential
ssd manifest thsery Of cor Republican
SJss.m. We invite the foreigner to our
shores, rendering him the inducsment Of
: home and protection upder the flsg
a. the sod Of Eve years, If no choose. to
avail himself Of the privilege, We confer
upon him the full stature Of m Americ.u
citizen. No people of soy recognized
nstiossli'y on the globe are excluded from
tho benefits ofou natural; ..tion iaws- |
And q bounty for military services, .
foreigoe, who hiss served one year in tho
army aud received an honorable discharge,
may become nsturalised without any
further qualification. All this aceords
with the sublime truth announced in the
Declaration Of Independence that, to So.
cure certain inaliensbIe rights, "Qovcrn.
nsnts are instituted among mon, dsriy. !
iDg their just. powers from tho consent
Of the governed" and with that higher
declaration that God "ha,h made Of one
blood oil nations of men" And.by what
authority dare We declare that The loyal
citizen Of African descent, born upon
our soil, shall, among '.ll men," be tho
solitary exception to this truth lie has
woro our uniform, fought our battles,
and proved true TO the A.y, We made
him . fresm"n, an element of national
power. and thereby citizen, and as =
citizen he obeys the laws, own. property,
pays taxes, and viii, when called upon
sxain chcerfuIly defend tho flag. Yet
there are those among " who would dc
~ bin the common political right which,
more than s0y other, is enjoyed by all
citizens under tho Government. Can
~ satisfy Ourselves that Is would be ex.
pedisnt u wise TO inaiot so great wrong
upon - obedisus and loyal subject! His.
cory sffords no example Of . Gnyernmcns
hsving psospcred, while violating : fun.
damental principle Of its Constitution. -
This Government was not established for
the benefit Of any particular nationality
ar com plexi0 of men Int vas deaionod
By its Immortal founder, as m asylum for
al men who seek the shelter Of its flag
speak now Of q ationsl necessity -
Hereafter the political power Of the late
iosnrgcnt States must BIZ exercised either
BY loyal citizens or traitors, or by bath
oonjointly. Prejudice may dictate. but
justice and sound policy will never sane
tion the acknowledgements Of these four
millions Of tried people. whose loyal