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


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aating rom tne Umol., may DC uiviueu int'
suree glasses. tirst, snose wno rea,'y oes'fe
separate national existence ior !ne save sSases
VINO please teeir imagiuations wisn sDe tdea Of I
southern Confederacy, OF which tney are TO b
tue founders and the government OF which they
are TO administer These men are most numer
Gus N south Caroline, though they are to b
FOUND dispersed everywhere throughout tht
slave States SECONDLY, those VINO wish to SCI
the slave trade revived 10 the most lucrative o.
oil branches Of modern commerce. These form
perhaps, the most attractive, persevering and
NOISY leaders OF the secession movement Third
y, those politicians who have taken part in the
project OF breaking up the Union that they may
o0tain better laws OF She Free States. They
have tried the menace Of disunion several timei
with good effect, until at length they find that
mere threats are no longer needed, and finally
are driven to the expedient Of carrying that Of
ten repeated menace into edect, in the hope Of
enectnally humbling the Free States and recon
structing the Union 90 as effectualiy 70 national.
ize the institution of Slavery. aQt
The frst class OF which we have spoken, those
whose ultimate object Is pure and SIMPLE slave
holding contederacy, are not to be satisfied with
anything short Of an abandonment Of the pro.
Perty OF the Federal Government within their
limits, and the full recognition OF their separate
independence. The second class, the specula
tors who expect to enrich themselves by the
slave trade, will not accept any terms which do
not include the free importation Of captives
from Africa As legal objects OF merchandise, anu
seeing no ground to expect the consent Of the
United States to this, they place their hopes
solely on the formation Of separate Southern
Government Neither Of these classes will be
satisfied with anything but an absolute uncondi
tionsi arquiescence in secession.
b There remains the third clAss-th0se who see
the Importance of the Union to the seeding
States, and who, presuming on the quiet TEN
per of the people of the North, and the love
they bear to the Union, think to extort from the
Free States, BY actual secession, some guaranty
for the protection and perpetuation of Slavery
which the Constitution of itself does not give.
The demands aud expectations Of this class are,
doubtless, various some will accept nothing
short OF the naturalization Of Slavery-the re-
cognition Of the rights Of the Southern master
NOT only In the Territories but in all the States
which be chooses to pass through or visit; 9th
ers, claiming something little short of this, l..
s'st that Slavery shall be recognised as lawful
ana protected by the Federal Government in
the Territories south OF a certain degree OF lati
tube; but all Of them demand that the Free
States, which have just, with one voice, declared
against permitting the introduction Of Slavery
INTO any OF the Territories, shall reverse that de-
clslon, rcnounce that principle, and, IN the fear
OF dissolution of the Union, yield to tile cham
plons OF Slavery what these have never been
aDie 70 OBTAIN from the Federal Government
when they had the President and both Houses
OF congress on their side. The men who make
these demands are encouraged by their associ-
ates, tue secesslonists proper and the champi-
ons OF the slave trade, to ask for more than can
possibly be granted, and would lind themselves
deserted and deceived by them the moment
they expressed willingness to be content with
any reasonable arrangement of the differences
between the North and the South
1t is clear, therefore, that at present netting
can be done in the way of friendly adjustment
Of the dispute To all human appearances the
cure OF the present unhappy state of things
must be left to time and firm and prudent
course on the part of the General Government
If the result should be FINAL separation OF the
Slave States from the Free, there are advanta-
ges in the separation which we ought not to
overlook. Let it be understood that dissolu
ton of the Union is not what we desire, but it
must not be forgotten that, if the Free States
formed Republic by themselves it would be rid
Of an influence which has demoralzed and cor
rupted our politics, by shaping them to promote
the interests of powerful oIigarchy that we
shall have freed ourselves from the dishonor Of
tolerating Slavery within any part of our juris-
diction; that the Slave States, no longer enjoy
ing that respect which the free communities OF
the North have acquired for them, will be left to
feel the effect which the natural adherence OF
the civilized world tor Slavery Will have upon
the standing of those countries in which it is
tolerated; but That we OF the Free States, freed
from that clog on our action, and clear OF that
dark blot, shall proceed on q career of glory
AM o.Yf u 70 fh0 yynr MIL NH.