The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-02-02

geoskNS ~ a0Iorupeton ofs1A11 0ovefnuol
and ~ establishHest Of . ecui6 Nm Copfsdsr
g, claim % be Dc only true friends Of q
south and IL institutious Those Who ars Il
maintaining The 0oyefnment are denounced 1
hepublicans Ahsllticel1es, &c. Any man, wit
eat uaane fee1ne power. can zee that ID
| friends OF the exyesing Government are the onl
true friends Of Slavery. The prosperity Of ii
South-its wealth and reanement-has resulte
from the exi,ience o. the institution Of Slsyer
-aad that inseitation has depended mainly "a
its existence upon the protection afforded Il 5
the Constitution, which has bound the Pre-
States Of the Confederacy, "a we'll as the Slav
States 70 IL maintenance. No other Cover
ment In ne work., has been able to sustai.. Sla
very 20 sucessfaIly ~ this-none indeed. % Ga,
tain It at all. The constitutional support of In
seventeen Free States, united fifteen Slave, an
forming one OF the first powers Of the earth, hs
cxtenoed over shis institusion . protection tina
mas kept the anti-slavery sentiment Of the who'll
world ct bay, ~ far as any practical interser
enoe jeopardizing our safety d concerned Blu
how will it be after the present Governments i
dissolved, and the Northern States are absolye,
from their constitutional obligations, and instea,
OF being parties 70 the mainsen nee of slavery
"a they are under the Consultation, become IL
open and avowed enemies. nos In the abstract
but practically, and a. a Republici It Il clsa
TO be seea that the South VII be greatly and 70
tally weakened, and the doom Of Slavery IRE
vocably fixed. IS 4 n, a.. ,,.,6s 81
IL this opinion We are endorsed by one Of ii,
most sagacious Leaders Of the present movemen
~ South Carolina. In 1851, the Hon. W. w
boyce stood out successfully against secession
though in 1850 he was forced to yield, seeing
that in ten years those engaged in educating
the Southern mind" and '6ring the Southern
heart, had made such rapid progress as to rem
der resistance self.lmn,elation, and very few DO
lticians Of this day are in the habit of carrying
their convictions Of right to such an extent
But the arguments Of Mr.. Boyce against seces
sion in 1851, are unanswered either by himself OF
his cosecessionists in 1860, and they will moi
be answered. Then, after speaking Of the ..hos
tile spirit of the age to the institution of Slave
ry," he said: a
Secession, separate. nationality with all it,
burdens, is no remedy. II 10 no redress for the
past; it lie no security for the future It is only
= magnificent sacrifice to the present, without
IN any wise gaining in the future. \
For the various reasons have stated, I object
IN as strong terms as can, to the secession OF
South Carolina. Such is the intensity of my
conviction on this subject, that if secession was
to take place-of which L haye no idea, for i
S"'"os oeheve IN the existence OF sucn etupen'
u ~ ~ 'naoness- snaii cons.der.the institution
- o,a' s, % uooneo' ana tnat the Great zoo,
~. Tus .onune,s mas mace US .ne instruments OF
10 ues'ruc''o'. II Nasnviie lienn. banner.
CHAR1rsros Irrvs- have never .eo, ~.
fact any where stated that the Ordinance of Sc.
cession never received the signatures or assent
of all the members of the Convention of South
Carolina. The fact quite number refused to
dsv the numher vou,d no n,,oh ,rs..ss ' IT, ~
l. Irn,or s...,, 60 " u ~ Ane.e
gaming every day Ill
Inc acton OF georgia and the hitch in Ala
! cause JOY ana concern-Joy that Georgia
mas ranged nerseif alongside Of South Carolina,
a"o concern lest Alabama, by some mishap,
s"1ui9 NOT DC IN the same position.
things were 70 remain as they are till the 4th
y Aareh, anu south carolina Is compelled to
Keep ner standing army IN the heid and maintain
per oay' without oelng able to st,ihe blow, Sc
! ne areao 10 tnat they have got themselves into
ust tnis n1 ana tnat wnen Mr.. Lincoln comes IN,
lney win De just wnere they are now, only weak
.'euoy expense scu o'scouragea oy the sell EVIL
ic Is .mpracllcaoll.y 0! secession.
~ neahs.nie' survive lhscrrection snouid oreak
'u'; wn'cn 1ney profess not TO rear, me Gamers
PACK cer'a'niy Wouia De broken. would 1t not
pe iunhy one Oh the hrst acts OF PRESIDENT
L'ncoih enouio DC tne suppression OF domestic
.io,euce III weak anu humDied South Caroiine
a"u yes, Stranger tnihgs snan tnat nave nap
pe mta
i"e co'nnerce VI tne poi. o' savannah is rep
.esen.eo 70 oe IN nouI,sning coneit,on, at the
sApense, Prlnclpsny, OF Vnarieston. very Ittie
i -. Is oens snPPed ns,e' ana s'agnau0n y y
= "s o.uef u Tue '-loharies'onO or. y. l.
lr'oune'
Mosr HopR,R1r Dr.ru-A most shock;no sc.
.ident and death than the one recorded below.
BY the Planter LA Banner, we do not remem.
Der having read Of 1t says:
M Robert Gunnigan, formerly OF Ohio, but
,f late resident OF this county, was at work on
Bayou De Glsize, on the 18th inst. telling a cy-
press tree in the swamp. He was at work upon
me of those large trees that swell out to an
size to the hight of ten or twelve feet
rom the ground, but above that they assume re-
yular proportions. The swampers have way of
,oxing in at the side of these trees and staging
up with boards so as to be able to cut the tree
DIFF above the more bulky part.
The unfortunate man was standing on such
staging about ten feet from the ground, previous
70 the accident, chopping the tree; suddenly the
rec commenced falling and struck another tree
near, and the man seeing his danger, jumped to
he ground. No sooner had he reached the
ground than the tree, slipping from the stump,
upon him with the velocity of an ar
,ow, struck him on the back of tie hips, thrust
him into the soft, swampy ground, three feet, land
tut his body in two with the exception of a small
piece the width of mans hand. The top Of
he tree then descending, the stump forming
ucrum, the mangled body, covered with mud,
bleeding and horribly disfigured, was thrown out
If the grave into which it had been so suddenly
plunged, to be gazed upon by horror-stricken
riends as one Of the most shocking spectacles
hat ever human eyes beheld.
p,rn,,,-. ~. M. :. .rcr, .r,ov-Tho
~ ..s:...s.. ..s"... - So NJ vi, d..
writes
Gen. Scott has admitted the private Secretary
# Gov. Hicks to an interview. II is understood
hat he has received intelligence which renders
him especially solicitous to perfect measures for
he defence OF the Capital. There are two conf
oanies of United States troops besides the sap
oers and miners here now, five at Fort McHenry,
and the number will be increased as fast rs pos
,ible. The Militia Of the District, who are vari-
'usly estimated from three to ten thousand, are
supposed to be trustworthy. There IS also
association or club IN w ashlngtOn OF