The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-04-27
The Rally.

Inc meetihS at Union Park on SATURDAY. I'll
not merely meeting in single locality, bu,
| ,ho oo,,,,, VI "i' 'i'y au INC cites Dad CO
'"e eo'y iou"u aDout, IN an ,mmense ID ciy Bal
course that spread itself in every Directs Icsanbi
most from river to Ever, and from one - Chesso
the town to the other Its central poi- Sumoe !.
deed was Union Square, where the mighty III i II
surged with constant ebb and h0v at the ~ Eyrxnkf
the statute OF Washington-that bropY i n,ssis
| movable hnger pointing ever forward,
which foated the torn flag upon its brOE,,
which had waved over Sumter till the H. Il NV
rebels oronen. IL down. vi all that W. q THE Oh
but the spirit that moved the ton. es' gears,
that thronged the streets the deem and 80
but not loud enthusiasm that ran With "a ee veil er
.rio .nriii through 'ae vast multitude gave at 10
in ,bi: county s;ncs ,bosa tba. 10 'Sea full ST
eighty Eve wears ago. twas The rs;n;,-s' pense
the first great victory. New York The bsar best g
the Union beats now with a steady pgi.. al !. low
knows no other feeling but love OF e6urt,pE rbo
devotion TO its flag. When it is reusuisI in'
how very little while ago il Is since d. The b,
ty prevailed among US how far the .piri. 4 Shoes
osilion mad seized upon portion Of the Fss ~ FAN
when treachery was openly avOwed I'll e,...
places, and plan was maturing to sever n S''~'
York from the Federal Union and make hi srr
NJ triaI hos cone an nov s"A' us IssIir
sion have passed away and are forro,t.s sT0R
the duty of faithful and devout aIleganea Rouse
common country Is alone CHERISHED, We uFH hiey
regard the demonstration on SATURDAY u n g.
first great and glorious victory of overriding
patriotism, forcshadowing and living ,sqI, rspute
of the certain triumph that awaits u: il tie ia barge
penulng struggle, And such 1t mHa 'ed' compile
comnel tb.u 70 soho- - 50 TAIL at
thing can check the madness that ME, tie ID The tin
in that section. They hoped, undoubtedly, d ASD
nI sToner vas oo~ struck at the SCUM ign o
we should be II people divided among oursevs n
, 'b"t s,e"so ~ouia Dc rampant ana &M
possess itself of tho Goys,,ner, apI ,;5si fuad
the influence and wealth of the North. wO4
crush out every sentiment Of loyalty among 4 sB
people, and o'erawe them into obedience al aid to
Than as IL mas ,ne OPPOSITION ID tne sCaa olont
event will prove, and as our daily progress sho7 -,
been on this MONT heretofore. there will be no pect
hereafter. There is no refux to the tide Of heir 5
thusiasm and devotion when manifested u opted
on Saturday. Here and there, perhaps, s1
mean old man, too imbecile to lit himself out e
the slough of party prejudice and prosire1 10 tho
error OF the past or some young man, "ptR4 nticn
oT h nc. ne Is ripe whose auli olCood esG pauy
De moved to generous and manly emob5 "
may mark exceptions to be noted only in pa sof VI
ing with pitiiul contempt. But, saving imme
these patty few, who hide themselves in 81
ooscurity, or venture only to mutter their fe e
reasons among c9ngeniai towards. the f hight
patriotism, though it may have slumberi 4 -
tanned now to an intense glow in the boscu y.
all men. The blow that the traitors Of ~. W
South hoped would be the signal for dstrss Nat !
and revolution among US has united the VI
North as one man, and not merely AmerI& us
oil all parties and all clssses but men Of forne
tons who have found welcome and ID Assem-
upon cur shores, in q devotion 10 the cau'sF
liberty and country that nothing now
change, and that temporary disasters, II saaf
shall come, will only deepen. The words EsSep
Franklin at the breaking out Of the first VA e Der I
Independence, if not remembered, are, at k- "a
the ruling spirit of the hour: You have doo
" ed our country TO destruction. You have
" gun to lire upon our forts and murder ourrtE n
" pie. Look upon your hands They are STAN y.
with the blood of your relations, YounsE Ii
were lorg friends; You are now nv enemy Fl tish
+" IN yours!" As it is here, so it ersrE er,l
where. In the East, in the West, in the yCttk -.
the Messenger with the burning brand hasFsS -
over mountains and through valleys, and ttI paol
hame shoots up from every city, and tosnl
village, and shedding a lurid glare over
Southern Sky which may well appal the stout ),
heart among the mad and misguided traitf
who are doomed to quick subsection or to sNt osei
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