Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-10-18

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constructed urcn a loyal basis, shall
be founa occupying It's proper position
within the Union. The rebel States
practically withdrew from the Union.
The contest which they waged was not
merely physical. involving the tramp
of armies and the clash Of arm., but a
war of ideas, Of fundamental princi-
pies. On the one hand war the re.
publican principle of the political
equality of all men, inspiring the arm
ed and nnarmed hosts Of loyalty; on
the other, the ar~istocratic principle Of
caste-ot bodily and political scrvi-
underwriting the hands and wills Of
traitors to strike at the very existence
If the nation. In crushing rebellion,
then, !, became necessary, not only
to meet anil vanquish a%rnics, but to
bring into subsection and to render
forever helpless, the false and undcm-
ocratic principles upon which rebel
lion vas based, and to establish rcpnt-
lican forms Of government in the
States so lately cmbodying the most
unrelenting forms Of Tyranny. Thus.
tho surrender Of the last rebel sword
by nc mca ended the rebellion. The
var Of principles was kept up and has
been persistently waged TO the pres.
en-, moment. 1t viii not end mil
every rebel State shall have been
thoroughly repub.icanizcd. Had An
drew johnson proved a patriot instead
of a despicable traitor, this consum-
nation might are, dy have been real.
ized.-cvery State restored to its
proper relations with the general Gov
ernment. and the rebellion ended in
fact. His treachery throws the weight
Of Executive influence upon the side
Of the rebels and treason still virulent-
y wages the war Of principles. It
fights to render itself honorable, and
70 maintain those aristoeratic princi-
pies Of caste which were the inspira.
ton Of rebellion. Our work is but
half accomplished. The war still
RACES, with an activity on the part of
The enemy which should induce us to
put forth greater exertions than cvcr
10 secure a triumph Of the principles
upon which our government was
founded. We must recollcct that in
this RAJ Of principles-this branch Of
the rcbellion-the Democracy Of the
North arc, exactly as in the past, on
the side Of the enemy. In the phyei-
cal contest they were too cowardly to
support actively their slavc-holding
brethren Of tho South, bnt in this war
Of principles, involving no physical
danger, they are bold a. lions and
wise as scrncnts. We have heard
their roar in the far East, and their
hiss nearer home. During their de-
preston Of spirits, naturally following
the decision Of arms agains; them,
their fimsy expedicnts to conceal their
treachcry only resulted in their 0
ignolninious overthrow ; but with the
full detection Of Andrew johnson and
the increased apathy Of loyal men,
they boldly threw of the mask, and
TO day boast Of partial victories in
Pennsylvania and Ohio, ard boldly
avow their determination TO carry the
presidential election next year. Ade-
feat Of the Republican party next
year would inevitably result in the
final success Of the rebellion. Every
Republicans. then. should fully realize
the importance Of vigilance and ac-
tivity. We must not defer our
work uotil the eleventh hour. We
said the Democracy we're wise a. SER
penis. We have full demonstration
Of that in the reduced Republican ma
jority in orr own State. The Democ-
ricy were greatly in the minority. and
with them the policy Of seisdom
that Of distraction. In the campaign
just fought they acted entirely upon
the theory Of distraction. They sought
to divide the Republican party upon
the whisky question, the tariff ques-
ton and the bond question, and
wherever their Misrepresentation
We're not exposed and their superhu-
man excrtions headed of BY the Re-
publican press or Republican speak
ere. they sncceded in reducing very
considerably the Republican majority.
We should derive an impressive lesson
Of wisdom from this fact. Untu the
Fundamental principles upon which
se. Jougkt dovn armed rebellion are
fully esto6lished in erery re1el State,
no side issue whatever houMA be ollose-
I'd 70 Distract the Republican party Of
Los1. We must not permisthe fruits
cfriesory IN the field to pass into the
hands ef the friends q re5eh at home.
The complete overthrow Of the REBEL
ion in spirit % well ~ in deed 10 Of
vital Importance to the country-of
far greater importance than any posi-
Bile side issue. Negro suffrage i not
a side issue, but is involved as . nat
ural adjunct Of the great government
al principles for which " are con- |
tending. Il has already been en-
phaticaIly decided in our State. 1t
was the only real principle 1t stake
between the parties in tho recent
campaign. The Democracy did not
attempt to fight MS upon that a. the
main issue, well knowing that the
question had becn virtually decided
already. but introduced other ques-
tons ~ entering wedges by which
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