The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-06-06


barism must be conquered, and again those in
domitable pioneers Of new civilization paid
the price. Savage races were destroyed after
long and bloody strife, after years OF conten-
ton with a willy, trescherous foe, after many a
bloody massacre, the consuming in lurid flame
of many pioneer home and the sacrifice OF
many noble life. The wilderness was made
to blossom as the rose. and prosperous, hap
by nation had sprung up on this far western
continent. But the full price had not vet been
paid. The mother country, not content to al
low her children, whom she had driven from
home, to seek al asylum in q new world, to
enjoy prosperity we'll earned by their noble
sacrifices, persisted in imposing onerous bur-
deus on her still loyal dependencies, and again
a new demand arose, and this was demand
for civil, as well as religious liberty, and the
price paid for this boon, 80 dear day to every
American citizen, was seven long, weary years
OF bloody war. God raised US up a leader, one
OF Natures own noblemen, the great, grand,
glorious Father OF his country, who, with the
thousands Of noble men and women who aided
him, backed as he was by as patriotic band Of
soldiers as ever drew o sword or shouldered a
musket, compelled proud England's king to let
the people go. Another point was gained, an
other installment OF the inestimabe cost OF
this free land of ours had been paid by patri-
otto heartg and loyal blood But the end was
not yet. The full fruition OF liberty and free
dom was not yet gained. Freedom on the land
was ours, but this great American nation now
grown to the full stature of manhood demand
ed as we'll, freedom OF the seas, and 10 obtain
this she, as before, was ready to pay the price,
and after three years struggle with the proud
mistress OF the seas this point was gained and
America ssood forth before the world, triumph
ant, with her starry banner proudly floating on
the breezes OF heaven, strong in her manly
vigor, the acknowledged peer of any nation on
Gods green earth. Having thus by sacrifice,
by suffering by patriotism and vaor, succeeded
IN securing religious liberty, having conquered
home for themselves and their poserity by
subduing a savage foe, and converting the
wilderness into fields teemlng with all the
varied products of fertile: SOIL and by an al
most superhuman effort having obtained indie
pendence and civil liberty, and having gained
the freedom Of the seas and having secured for
themselves proud position among the nations
of the earth, having verified the statement,
since made by one Of her own most eminent
citizens, that the proudest exclamation Of man
should be, am an American citizen. it would
indeed seem that the TRIALS Of the nation were
ended, and that thenceforth the great Ameri-
can people were on the high road to become
the miGhtiest and most prosperous nation on
the globe, and that they would need learn war
no more, but might well beat their spears into
pruning hooks and their swords into plough
shares, and devote themselves exclusively to
cultirating the arts Of peace, and the develop
ment OF the resources OF their magnificent and
spreading domain. The founders Of this gov
eminent in their immortal Declaration of In
dependence declared to the world as the very
foundation stone of their national edifce, "We |
hold these truths to be SELF evident, that all
men are created equal, that they are endowed /
by their Creator with certain unalienable rights;
that@among these are life, liberty and the pur-
suit OF happiness
Had they IN fact erected this government
upon the broad ground OF truth and right thus
boldly avowed to all mankind, the thousands of
millions OF treasure expended in the war of the
would never have been thus used, the
thousands upon thousands OF Americas best
aud noblest men would never have lost their
ives for their country's sake. Mothers would
aot have mourned the loss of noble sons, wild
)ws tears would have renamed unshed and
he Cry OF the orphan would never have been
heard throughout the length and breadth OF
our far land. But our forefathers when they
this government, found IN existence
luman slavery, . relic TOT barbarous ages, a
most infamous and lnhuman system. that re-
luced human beings to the condition of brutes,
md recognized as legal the traffic in human
lesh, If forsooth it was only covered by dark
kin. From the very foundation of our gov
there was an "rrepressible conflict
'etween freedom and slavery, and it was but
question of time which should prevail.
1t was an utter mpossibility that the two
ystems should continue to exist aide by side
KS the country grew in wealth. in strength
nd in power, the demands Of the slave drivers ,
Increased, and having with the aid OF their [
lorthern allies and sympathizers, the entire '
ontrol OF the government, they had power to !
naet the most unjust and obnoxious laws
onceivable on the subject of human slavery,
power OF which they were not slow to avail
themselves. From Supreme court, which ,
las a plant tool in their hands, they obtained !
decision that no colored man had any rights 8
,hich white man was bound to respect, and
ais together with their infamous fugitive slave i
wv, converted the whole nation into nation !
slave catchers. Demanding, as they did,
he right to carry slavery into all the territory
the United States, and the right to bring {
,eir slaves into the free states IL bacame hut a