The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-08-22
JudGo Mason on the stump.-He
II Jn1ttAoe the Rebellion and De-
/. fnnda the Rebels It all Points.

SW0ZO AMDOu ON tu0 0CUuQps- nc
II Jn1tiAos the Rebellion and De-
tendB the Rebels ct all Points.
s,,he From the Burlington Hawk-Eye. .s
The distinguished candidate Of the
.'sDsmocracyn Of Iowa for the response
hle position Of Governor Of this patriotic
State, made his first appeal to the People
from '.the stump,'' q the city Of Dubu-
.aue on the evening OF the sth inst. His
speech had been deliberately and care
fully written out, and all that portion OF
~ (which was new was already In type
at the time Of its delivery. Indeed the
Dubuque Times informs Us that he read
taaAs portion of it from half-sheet of the
,Heuld, which was published the next
.saorning. That paper is now before US
with CHARLES MASON, HIS MARX"
indelibly stamped upon seven columns
Of it to his everlasting dishonor. 1t oc-
6upies' too much space for US to print II
- fun. But we make some choice ex-
tracts from it. Our readers will find
{hese eufFicient to indicate the exact
! positior Of the man and the party now
seeking to attain political rule in proud
and patriotic IOWA.
The opening,pcrtien Of the speech was
devoted, the Herald tells us, to an elabo-
rution Of the views expressed by Judge
Mason on the Democratic platform i'll
his '.address to the people of the State"
Thia part Of the speech is not printed
What appears processes to be review of
tie Republican platform.
Tire first resolution he declares is Of
little practical importance. While he
,professcs to differ from it in theory he is
willing that it should be submitted to a
vote of the people and to abide the result.
The second resolution, he affirms, COM
nends certain acts Of Congsess for blot
ting out ten State governments and sub
stituting five vice-royalties in their
stead!'' This he denounces through
lsslfa column, declaring that, If Congress
has such power, "then is the flag of the
Union q "FLAUNTING LIE!"
The third resolution he finds ''charac-
terized by spirit Of vengeance" aud
the fourth he thinks mere buncombe.-
And then he comes to the fifth, to which.
he devotes the remainder ofhis discourse.
He first declares that there can be no
prctence that the President or any of his
supporters and friends, have ever at
tempted to do more than to secure to all
the States their rights under the Consti-
vution." The 'dceper significance OF
these resolutions he says, is that they
"evidently seek to cherish the feelings
of bitterness out of which the war
~prung.n Through a column he earnest
Is pleads for the pardon of the traitors,
aud for their reception ''into full COM
munion in our great political love-feast,'
and that on the ground that rebellion is
but slight offence, if not always excus-
able. On this point we quote his words !:
..Our antagonists--in effect-seek to
incnlcatA the maxim that rebellion is an
objectionable offence, involving moral
turpitude Of SO heinous character that
10 grace can reach the criminal. This
doctrine never had its birth place in
kAl0eFlCA. IL Is AustiliH, II nv 1Aols.tAe,
i'll its origin. Tyran's who rule by fear
alone. and who tremble on their thrones
ut every exhibition of independent
thought and action among the people,
may well endeavor to instillsuch maXims
into their minds; but they will never
find favor with free people who prefer
liberty with all its necessary inconveni-
ences to the stagnant calm of despotlC
peace. Why, our nationality was con-
ceiyed in rebellion. The free institu
lions which are our glory and our delight
arc I'LL Of rebel pedigree. The creates
names which adorn our history ant
which cause the heart of every true
American to swell with patriotic pride
were all rebels al the frs: water.
1T is true that rebellion in that case
was successful. This l Admit makes ;
wide difference politically and historical
ly but does it do so morally? If the rev
. olution Of 1916 had ultimately iaile'
through the neglect OF France ana IN
superhuman efforts Of Great Britain
would that have rendered the declara
ton of independence an unpardolabl
crime? Would George the Third il
such an event have been justifiablc o
even wise in abrogating the colonia
charters, DISTINGUISHING the white colon
lists and cOntiscatiRg their property
snanumitting the slaves and placing
them in the control of the new govern
mcnts he had organized2 He Nigh
have attempted to justify such tyrann.
by the pretense that he was thereby rem
,lering treason odious, and removing I'll
cause Of future rebellion, but would suci
course have met with the approval o
the statesman or the philanthropist?-
He should have remembered that Thcr
there is sufficient cause the people ough
to rebel. and Where there is no cause tie
Uil not attempt it,; that the closing u
of one avenue of its eXter manifestation
will cause the unrcmoyed disease to burs
forth In another equally formidable
that where there is iUiU there is Away
q wdv, and that the only etiectual mean
of preventing outbreaks and revolution
is by giving the people good and jus
government, and thus removing al
ground Of dissatisfaction and all wish 70
change"
This open and deliberate justification
ofrebellion and treason he attempts t.
fortify by the authority of Jefferson
wlao, he says, regarded "insurrection a
colnparatively venal offenses!" His as
|;esftion above that "where there is sutiic.
Icient cni1es the people ought to rebel an
LsrjBere 01crc n none they aOiN not dttetnl1
:. !, l- e..~<SAon tho late rebellion