The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-10-20
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Il ~ the following amusing sketch from
usdssion Mercury. We hope our Southern
aussp be on hand at The grand inaug uratiou
II 4 Washington On the fourth Of March,
h wide-Awakes will Be On hand, and ap
usuaiy win b. afforded Of judging Of the
sAnseter Of the osganisation. The Mercury
: d IN this wiss:
.ya The least significant feature in the pres
!, rn,aas i the organisation Of Black Repub.
= CIuba in the Northern States into military
s,.nirs under command Of marshals, captains.
q ~ Ssesrs. some Of whom have distinguish.
,h,msslyes N the Mexican var, and IN Of
ao,r ,re selected With reference to superior
In,siscat;ous y martial men. This organisation
=, chaa II organizations, known a. "Wide
n ..ta an aid 70 reach already four hundred
Eou,sud nsn. thoroughly drilled, and ready for
I, service their leaders may demand at their
"a. They had their origin in that traditional
a d traitors, Hartford, Connecticut, and near
I, yery coast where the blue lights Of the sec-
War Of Independence were burnt Is signals
/, public enemy, the red torchlights of Black
,ablcsa incendiarism are liz in the present
a.sa
'1s.bere is no significance in these things:-
y Northern friends are men Of action, mot Of
~ they organize, drill, march and file, while
seak and talk-they do privately aud BY
lnny associations, what We debate il DELHI
rive bodies, and hesitatingly perform, II at
By kgisative action. Their organizations
not vet armed, it 10 true, at least not that
niden ore aware Of, but they are drilled, uni.
ned, aad provided with rails, overcoats, and
rAes ready for marching.
Vt will be remembered that the front door of
u Allstadt, Of jefferson street, was broken
Hby Browns party with rail; hence these
hilton cohorts-they parade at midnight, car
nis TO open our doors, torches TO fire our
ceilings, and beneath their long black capes
knife TO cut our throats.
ber can be no installing the meaning Of
1A! organizations, nor does it need any au-
dou acuteDess to point out moral for such
na u "Zouave Wide-Awakes," and Rail
i,en Battalion Are there no "Brown Aven.
n,s o. HaTsr's Ferry Raiders among them
he fssjdcntial candidates three ara sEreed
" State hes no right 70 secede, and on that
ae occupy tie same platform and the Wide
wakes have their authority in believing that in
event Of the secession Of Alabama or South
rlAa will be not only pfete9t, but = duty
mach into Southern territory. Now these
htasencics, OF Lincoln's election and State
s.An, are imminent, and why, in the day Of
nd danger, SHOULD be distracted in council
psralised ia action by division among our
~. We hope and trust that no VirGinian
nOancile himself TO the thought Of an arm
Sasion Of Southern States through her ter
)r and yet this 10 the crisis TO which affairs
sndiDg. and which We shall have to meet
hive shall do in such contingency is q
lon outweighing in importance all consider
- Of mere party triumph, and it will be too
kb respond to il effectively when the crisis
spsO "a Cur only hope il TO unite and pre-
Men Individual fsont npwis As far a. Virginia il
nunea, .he contest viii bs Fought not out Of
Union, dut for State Rights ahdS State Soyer-
pg in lhe Tniod, SIDE wiz hsye 70 stspd be-
Nj ny poses Of he Lehital G6vstament and
iss9tUn Of sovereign authority in some sis
s'sts Let the FIRST armed invader, whether
dsal minion or an abolition drilled incendiary,
y violates the sanctity Of her tarr;.... nnc
e''Il.ns not only vide awake but prepared