Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-06-05

cute IL further under the idea Of the gsutlss
man from Pennsylvania (Mr. Stevens) as .
war waged against the Confederate States -
As su Independent nation for the purpose Of
conquest and subjugstion, - hs proposes and
the Administration Is in truth and in fact de-
ing. An sqsally opposed. ErE4
Il Will say further, M. Chairman, that II
this war i % be further prosecuted, \ prefer
il shall b done under the asspiest Of those
whe ASw sSnduct u management, - lido not
wish the party with which am connected to
b. in any degree responsihle To-. its results:
which cannot be otherwise than disastrous
and suicidsl-let the responsibility remain
where it is until We can have change Of pol
icy instead Of men, If such thing is possible
Nothing could be move fatal to the De mocratic
party than to seek to come into power pledged
to . continuance:ofs war policy poli-
cy would be . libel upon it, creed in the past
and the ideas that lie ut the basis Of all free
Governments, and would lead to its complete
decentralization and ruin.
~ believe the masses Of the Democratic
party are for peace, that they would be placed
in . false position il thsy should nominatsa
wsr candidate for the Presidency, and seek
to make issue upon the narrow basis Of how
the war should be prosecuted. For my own
part a. have already indicated, I fear that
our Old Government cannot Be preserved even
under the best auspices, and under any poll,
cy that may Be now adopted; Jet I desire 70
see the Democratic party with which l have
always been connected, preserve Its cons'st-
encv and republican character unshaken.
f THE TRAITOR HARRIS SPEECH.
Mr.. Harris, Of Maryland, said that he in.
dorsed .every word that the gentleman from
Ohio (Long) had uttered and would stand by
thin FOR veal or woe. You say that the gem
slemen Uong) meant treason at the very mo-
msnt that you say he was sincere and hon
est He VAS willing to 60 with his friend
(Long) anywhere on this issue. Gould not .
man say when war is carried on to exter-
inmate people, thet he would rather have
peace thus saving lives on both sidesa We
were . ground down people, He (Harris) Was
. peace man. He WAS for recognizing tho
Southern Confederacy and for aequiescing in
the doctrine Of Secession. He had q Hops, but
| il was not in this House. he hoped tornado
would come out and sweep you from power,
rive it to honest men, who have feelings Of
humanity and some regard for the principles
Of their fathers. War would never bring
you . termination worth . cent. He WAS
for pssee and Union. (LAugAtsr] FIVE can
not make peace, let ~ have TWO splendid
Governments-two happy Governments. lie
mas . stakeholder, and was 20 still, fall his
slaves had not been stolen from him. He
looked upon those who opposed slavery -
madmen. He compassionated them. II sla.
very was sin, he was willing to bear it.
The north had been deceived by stereotype lies.
when this was commenced, Secretary Seward
said it could be put down in sixty days, In
stead Of sixty thousend men it, you have now
called for . half million soldiers. A better
Get Of men never existed in Gods earth than
exist in the South, and when you attempt to
elevate the negro with the white man then
you stir up strife. The Puritans saw nothing,
in The Bible against slavery, and when they
found slavery Improbable they sold their
slaves to the South. Having taken the gold
their descendants now turn round and attempt
70 dispossess the South Of the property. He
had voted against men and money to carry
on the war. He would not consent that our
money should be spent BY tyrant. Not
man or dollar should he vote for this infer.
nal war. II was the most stupsnduous folly
that ever disgraced any people on the face Of
Gods earth. II this be treason make the most
Of it. II was the right Of . commoner TO say
that hs would not intrust the means Of carry>
ing on the war to king who is the war pow
er. The South asks you to leave them in
peace, but now you say you viii bring them
into subsection. That is not done yet and
God Almighty grant II may never be. I hope
that you win never subjugate the South. The
President has. proved himself unit to Be in
trusted with the moneyed power"
What do the war Democrats think Of this.
and how does itjibe with their sentiments
now7 ..,s -