The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-04-20

to Illinois for similar purpose. he has de-
clined the commission in the Army, which Was
rendered him. III sa
BosroN Mass, April l6.-The bark Manhattan
which arrived this morning from Savannah, had
. secession flag hoisted. A crowd proceeded to
the wharf and compelled Capt. Davis to take it
down and hoist the stars and stripes.
LAwREscs, MASS, April 15.---Our city gov
eminent this morning appropriated q, 900 for
the benefit of the families Of those who have
volunteered to defend the country's flag.
CoNcoRD, N. e., April 16.-New Hampshire
responds to the Presidents proclamation and
will furnish the troops required.
The Concord Union Bank has rendered loan
| of $4,000 to the Governor, and all the Direc.
tors, with the Cashier, agree to contribute 500
each, to the support Of such families Of this
city as may fall in defending the flag of the
country.
MExPuIs, April 16,-There is an intense ex-
element here to night, and a tremendous meet
ing is being held. Memphis is out of the Union.
There are no Union men here.
ADRIAN, Mich, April 16.-Alarge and enthu-
sastic meeting assembled on short notice last
night irrespective Of party. Resolutions were
unanimously adopted expressing sympathy with
the Administration and recommending the Gov
ernor to adopt such measures as will enable
Michigan to cooperate with other States in
maintaining perpetuity of the institutions be-
queathed by our ancestors A similar meeting
was held in Hudson. IL 81. gG s,G
NEW ORLEANS, April 16.-All the Courts of
this city, including the Supreme Court, have
adjourned to the I'd Monday in May, owing to
the present State of affairs. sfo
Hon. Upton Walker arrived yesterday as .
special messenger to Montgomery, from Calves
ton, to consult with President Davis about the
defense of the Texas coast 500
There is much excitement in Galveston on
account of the war news. .Gii" ;3h'
| The City Council in extraordinary. session
strongly expressed feeling of resistance
There is great activity on all sides.
Several pieces of ordnance we're to-day taken
to Forts Jackson, ST. Phillips and st. Marks.
Volunteers have gone to Pensacola.
ST. LOUIS, April lett is understood that
Gov. Jackson will refuse to comply with Secre-
tary Camerons requistion for troops
New HAVEN, April l6.-The Mechanics Bank
of this city this morning rendered to the Gov
ernor $4,000 for the use of the State in sup
porting the national Government.
Fl. KEARNEY, April 16.-Capt. Bee, en- route
for South Carolina, accompanied by Capt. Stone,
on leave of absence, and Ward Suttler, all from
Fl. Laramie, arrived here yesterday evening and
| left to-day. 1t is understood here that Capt.
Bee will join the Southern army.
LOUISVILLE, KY, April l6.-A large and en-
thusiastic meeting of those opposed to Mr. Lin
coins war policy was held tonight. About 81
| 900 men present. Resolutions were adopted that
Kentucky would not permit the marching of
troops against the Confederate States, butwould
share the latters destiny if war must come, and
sympathizng with all patriots in the free States,
and endorsing Gov. McGofin's reply to Secre
tary Cameron.
PADucAH KY, April ia meeting, ir'res-
pective of party, J. B. Husband presiding,
adopted resolutions recommending the immedi
ate converting of the Legislature; that no one
with the South in interest and action; that the
Governor be requested to issue proclamation
for q Convention at Frankfort at as early n
day as practicable to consider the position and
future destiny of Kentucky, calling on the peo
pie of Kentucky to ignore party feelings, and
oppose to the last extremity the coercivc and
fratricieal policy of the Executive.
DETROIT, April l6-At an informal meeting
of citizens to day, at which Gov. Blair was pre-
sent, it was resolved in order to expedite the
equipment of troops from Michigan, to raise
100000 by private subscriptions
A large portion of the amount was subscribed
| on the spot and the balance will be raised i'm
medately. Gen. Cass responded literally.
Who Makes Ware
We live under Government based on writ
ten Constitution. The Constitution requires
every functionary and ION occasion) every citi-
zen to support and uphold it. 1t expressly pres
cribes that all duties and imports shall be uni
form throughout the Union The President, on
| n olyoso So,
the laws. He lays perjury to his soul if he does
not in good faith endeavor to do so. To let the
revenue go uncollected on half our seaboard is
to paralyze and ultimately preclude its collection
| anywhere. To allow rebels and traitors to inter-
cept and misappropriate those revenues IS even
worse than to let them remain uncollected. A
Government that would tamely submit to this,
cenfesses itself a humbug and bastard. Either
govern or abdicate, is the obvious dictate of
| common deeency.
If a highwayman were to poke his rife and
his head into a stage coach and demand the pas
sengers wallets and purses, under penalty of
DEATH who could blame that passenger who re-
sisted as peacebreaker and a bloodshedder9
| Who would not say to any remonstrant, cad.
dress yourself to the robber--it is he who breaks
the peace-not the brave defender of property
and right? ?"
There is no peace-there can be none-on any
other basis than that of respect for constituted
authority and submission to law. They who
defy the legally constituted authorities-who
break and trample down the laws-who have
stolen the property and fred at the flag of the
Union-are, before God and man, responsible
for whatever Of bloodshed may result from their
wicked rebellion.
Let US have peace-ins.ant, perfect, lasting
peace but only on the basis Of submission and
obedience to the laws. That obedience we have
all sworn to render-it is our simple duty to rem
der tit is the imperative duty of the Govern.
ment to require it. Peace, on the basis of let
ting every one who chooses defy the laws, resist
the laws, trampe on the laws, would be a stu
pendous lie, hideous mockery. That is not
peace which leads inevitably through lawless-
| ness to anarchy
Who are for the Union, the Constitution, and
the enforcement of the laws? Let them show
it in the crisis now upon us Thousands have
been talking of their devotion to the Union !;
now let them back their words by deed The
Government is about to vindicate its right to
exist-to assert its authority and set forth its
power Let US see who stands by it, and who
propose to substitute the Spanish-American
reign of pronunciameatos and revolutions for the
peaceful supremacy of law! Mark the men
who prove recreant in this hour of our country's
trial In. Y. World.
HAPPY EFFECTS OF CoNcILIAroRY Policy
UPON THE TExANs.-The Houston (Texas) Pa
triot, one of the most rabid of the secession
sheets, contains long article in its issue of
April 9th, under the head:
THE "CHIvALRY" HAS TRIUNpHED AND THE NORTH
''EATS DIRT"
The Patriot says:
Once we thought the North with Lincoln to
lead, would fight; we thought that though fanat-
icai, the Republicans were not cowardly dogs
we thought they would at least attempt to make
good their proud and scornful boasts against the
"barbarians" South. But as day after day, they
"back down." first to the military necessity"
Of giving up Sumter; then, to give up Pickens,
in fact from every place except Tortugas and
Key West the only place Northern Wide
Awakes cannot be needed to conquer the
"rebel," we see no prospect of a fight and can
only rejoice over the spectacle, Of the tables
being turned and the Yankees, ''eating dirt"
Such is now the state of affairs. Lincoln has
proved utterly unworthy of ruling; the Repub,
licans forget all in the basest scramble for Office;
their scheme has failed and at nreaant tbay orc