The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-07-18

Napoleon, executed; aud We feel conf
dent, also, with him far gone 'forev'
the hope of establishing an empire O
this continent, and the days Of moi
4 archy in America are numbered, an
| the soil will be soon consecrated to r,
publican liberty for all time to com,
Brazil also falls into the line Of freedor
and proclaims to the world that her 81
million slaves are unshackled and frct
But in our own country we must lool
for the most wonderful results of til
| triumph Of our arms. What rcfOrme
| in his widest reyeries Of the fntur
would have ever dreamed that we shoul'
have witnessed in one generation wha
our eyes now behold? Who had tn
most distant idea ten years ago that II
! 1867 there would have been an amend
ment to the constitution of the United
| States prohibiting slavery in all tn,
States and territories. How sublime
was the sight when Abraham Lincoln
took his pen and said, "By the authori
fy invested In me as commandment.
chief of the army and navy of the
United States, do hereby proclaim that
four millions of bondsmcn shall be for
ever free and upon this act, sincerely
believed to be an act of justice warrant
ell Ivy the constitution, invoke the
consideate juatice of man, and the gra-
cious favor of Almighty God" En-
ljghtcned and Christian humanity will
proclamation through all coming time,
ani Almighty will give it his sanction
forever. What now do we see in every
field AMI mandatory Of the land?
There is not u man that is not freeman,
and who has not his own labor for his
capital; and in all-our land there ~ not
u mother that nurses siave-child;
and not only so bat in South Carolina
men of both colors arc sitting in council
planning political campaigns together,
md men of all parties are begging
colored men for their votes. We are no
longer disgraced that our nations CAPT
tol sheltered the slave Cufice, or bonds
men wait in the mansion Of the Presi-
dent, Or that long professions of slave
men and women thread the streets of
Washington on their way to life scrvi-
Jude in the distant South. We are no
longer tainted in foreign lands that our
'ag waved over four million human
Beings who have no right to themselves,
Dr. that thousands Of children are bred
and reared for the auction block; but
,very mother in our great Republic,
however poor, calls her children her
own and can rear them by her own
hand.
But not only has the body been UNI
'ettered, but also the mind. There is
not an ordinance upon statute book
IN all our land forbidding any of the in
habitants from an acquisition of knowl-
edge. There is not a closed door in
our temple of letters, but the open page
Of science and the privilege of free
bill is granted to all of the inhabitants
Of the land. Free schools will soon be
everywhere never to be
closed; and now we have free speech,
free labour and free pulpit everywhere.
Men are no longer murdered or sent to
prison as incendiarys for uttering senti-
nents Of truth aud right; but we can
discuss our political issues without let
,r hindrance in all places, and man
can subscribe for and peruse any paper
he may see proper.
Butabove all we have gained in this
struggle greatly enlarged religious lib
crty. Now every man can worship ac-
cOrding rs his conscience dictates.
East, west, north and south geographic
cal limits no longer circumscribe reli-
gious teaching, but the teacher of divine
v
seems good In his own eyes. With tho
exercises of these liberties, sectional
and sectional parties must fade
anu rrr,ro uie 10 pe obilterated and our
Union that has been cemented with the
blood of our departed heroes will be q
union open in all its borders for the in
culcation of all sentiments and truths
that can elevate man physically, men
tally and morally.
But another grand result of this con-
fict which must not be overlook ed, and
that is the wonderful development of
the natural resources of our great coun-
try. 1t is strange fact that even the
natural resources Of a country have but
little development that is governed by
army principles. How strange that our
great mineral treasures of the Pacific
coast should have been so long hidden
from the Spanish settlers who occupied
IT, and how soon after republican and
free America udfurled its flag over it, its
vast treasures We're discovered and pour
ed INTO the Golfers Of the nation as we'll
as enriehlng her co!onists; and we NAV
observe the old world and see her beg
gard population on as luxuriant land as
any In the world; and thus false sys-
TEN OF government not only dcgraacs
the inhabitants but impovershes the
land and wastes the resources of a coun-
try, and as we have already intimated
THIS 1T has been in our southern States,
Who that walks over her fields would
suppose that in her bosom can be found
and from her soil can be taken the rich
est treasures Of the nation. She abouuds
with every mineral; her lands can be
rendered more fruitful than your rich
prairies OF the west; her fruits are the
most delicious and most varied on the
globe. She has her mountain. of iron
ana her hills of coal she has her mines
OIL copper, silver and gold. In hef forest.
grow the oak, the fir. the pine, aud eve
~ variety OF timber adapted to the con
struction OF buildings either to be reared
Oh land or float on water. Her glaaes
ana meadows will afford pasture 10 in
Hooks and herds eye-r month
II the year Every cereal that caa lie
Lseful 10 man can be cultivated on her
fruitful soil. Hef groves are aIsef! With
osffls of skie most beautiful E..g4Ia..esg and
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g@S iuat county Is nov otYening to
northern enterprise and free labor, and