The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-10-05

The COUNTY T1CKKf.-The Republicans OF
Des Moines County have nominated q Legisla-
tive and County ticket, which may be found
in our columns. The persons whose names APP
pear upon it need no eulogy from us. They
are well and favorably known throughout the
county-not as politicians-for there is not .
professional politician upon the ticket-but ss
citizens, who have earned the good opinion of
those who know them best, and have thus been
brought before the public, at AL important time
like the present, for important positions neither
sought nor coveted Their past lives are q
guarantee of their faithfuness to the trusts now
sought to be bestowed. They are not likely to
be mislead BY personal ambition, or controlled
and used by demagogues. They have entered
into no entangling alliances and owe no divided
allegiance. That they will if elected to the
Legislature, pursue that course best calculated,
in their opinion, to advance the true interests
Of the State and Nation few will deny Can as
much be said Of any other ticket with truth p
We fear not.
candidates in the field, we say plainly to all
loyal voters of Des Moines county, without
caring what have been their former status, it is
your duty TO elect this ticket. The men who
are upon il are not there as partisans but as pa
triots. They are not bound to any political
creed-do not stand upon any party platform
and are not plghted to any set Of men. We
ask you as friends of thio Government and
Union, having common stake and interest in
its perpetuity, to unite with US in giving this
ticket an overwhelming and decisive majority.
It is your duty to do so if you are true men. 1t
10 duty you owe your country. If the war for
the Union is right-if to defend the Capitol of
the Nation is right-if to war against rebellion
is right, until the last armed traitor lays down
his arms and sues for peace, then it is the duty
of every loyal citizen Of Iowa to give his voice,
his money,-his bottom dollar and his last drop
Of blood. And if he is heart and soul with US,
let him manifest it by giving US his vote for our
county and State tickets and thus encourage and
streng CITIZEN the Government and present a COM
pact undivided front to our enemies.
We make no appeal to peace men. We no
votes from men who declare this an abolition
war and Mr.. Lincoln a usurper. But VIC ask all
loyal, patriotic citizens to give their votes to
SAMUEL j. KIRKwooD and our State and Legs.
lative tickets as the least they can do-the only
thing they can do which will give expression,
through the bsllot.box, to that loyalty which
they profess. Let this expression Of public
opinion be emphatic and decided. aet
eEA portion Of the Missouri Legislature
have passed an ordinance of Secession The
business of getting State tout of the Union,
- it is called, has been greatly simpliGed in
these latter days. At first State Convention
was required. but now anybody can pass an or
dinance of Secession. A Governor has no diff.
Guilty in proclaiming State out of the Union
Half dozen vsgrant members Of Legislature
may do all that 10 needful in dissolving the con
nection Of State with the United States We
suppose Q mass meeting in the market place, or
half dozen whisky inspired champions of |
States rights, taking friendly drink for the
twentieth time Of an evening at the bur where
they are accustomed to refresh themselves, can
exercise their sovereignty and break up the
Union, in just as legitimate q way as State
Convention can do it. Indeed the false pre.
epce of Constitutional right to dissolve the
Union is about abanooned. Secession is reyo.
luton and anarchy. and ct liking behind it is the
Of peopes the desolation Of lands.
the destruction Of popular liberties, military Les.
pot'sms, and endless wars on the European plan
II the Government cannot crush the rebellion it
must itself be crushed. No compromise can
eveoe the rugged issue Of National life or death.
1oere 10 no escape from the trial by battle.
correspondent of the Richmond Wing c
su.'sss Gel" .nsyis with refusing to permit the
. De' army o. the Potomsc to attack Washing. 8
Wv un''' ne Is able togo With i. and share The
CORY JEFF is afraid il Be.arsxara viD, . .,s.,
-. INA. ne, Beauregard, viii be elected Pr. d
'''s"' u the Confederate States, &c. ~ .