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

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our success BY employing slaves for onr dess'oe.
tion, avery principle OF humanity, justice and
nsat requires that the power OF Ssyery snouid na
be utterly annihilated. 1s is claimed, however,
that IN such an event, political pledges, and the
Oonsetution Of the United States would be vio-
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The object Of this artisls e % examine l that i
question. The Republican platforms npledgi.s
non interference with the iinssitnsion Of Slavery
IN the States whore It exists BY local laxss has
! been quotsd with coahdsncs1As - bar aany
disturbance OF slavery Whatever IN tnis war. =
4t - not my business now TO question the e SINGER. %
| ny or honesty OF such % entertain that view,
OUT nope to snow tnas tney wnoiiy misappre'
nend 'ds the question. pledge, political or oth'
erwise, contains the elements Of contract or
agreement, and that implies parties which, by
pledge Or contract either M expressed o. implied,
are reciprocally bound 70 Do. 1or abstain from
doing something. But where the contract is
not.executed. but only ezecsaory, and one party
utterly fails to meet his part of the contract,
and puts himself entirely beyond the power OF
the other party either to compel compliance or
recover damages, the latter 10 as fully released
from his obligations as il he had never given
such pledge or any such contract or promise.
The contrary Of this would encourage all
kinds Of injustice and villiany, and totally ruin
society. What are the facts in the case before
US! 3saa -. @
tnei Po""cai parry NO" ADMINISTERING '"e
"ove'n"'e"'' Wv peuseu or p.onseu e.
'e'ence WIN tue system o' Slavery '' tue S'a'es
"ne'e ~ eAisss W law. 10 N"om was TINS
promise maoet was u 70 men or states IN
Leoe'on sgs'nss sO tne ~ legtinase antnori'y
" y NN S'e uenerai oo'ernmsnt! Socn q thonsns
"e'el Sa'efsu ene n'hd o. Hiah. lne 'oea Is
p'epos'e'ous III tue eAtreme
.ft1iH Ans promise was maze 70 iofal ctt'zens ana
! o'Ates' ~ n"e OF proiound peace ana In the
e :. -" 'pp'enens'oos o' war; anu II was
~ '"y w '"e "nN'eu teeal, Pohslc'a' anu
'"''a' o''sauons u ioya''y 70 Enc uoVernmen'
VI .ne p-so. '"ose ''"'ens eho o'a.e'' ano
- ''u' u'"e.' ~ 'uee'ne 'uose oonsa'lohs'
Ju'' ~ 'here'ore' A. % 'ncy nave 'allee "
.n." ''Npieu oonea'lons oi oyA"y, .ney
"a'e iu'iy co"ceaeo tAis' ana al Similar piedges
maui Wy 'hose ""o no" administer Tue uoVern-
,"en'. ne"'e' 'nose S.a'es ana persons VINO
nave fenouhceo the autnorty OF the Consutu-
ton ana Laws OF the United States, have vol
unfairly thrown themselves outside OF and en-
ureiy beyond, the provisions of this promise Of
noninterierence with Slavery, and have assumed
an attitude and Character to which the political
party now in power never made the shadow Of
piedge or promise OF any kind whatever.-
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government but they are its enemies; that
piedge was made to loyal citizens, but they are
In state OF rebellion; that pledge was made
to peaceable citizens, but they are in arms-at
open war against the Government with all the
righ's ana privileges IL secures to loyal and
peaceable citizens. Is it not impossible to con.
ceive of greater absurdity, than to suppose
the Government, in contcnding with Rebels in
arms for its very existence. is bound and con.
trolied by political promises maze to loyal citi.
zens in time of peace and National prosperity
But it is also claimed that, the Constitution
would be violated by any interference with the
institution of Slavery in this war The facts
and inferences as to the violation of no,i.;ca,
n,edues already noticed .,n,v :, Al, ,ho;. fo,oo
to this question. @ p M
The Constitution contains neither provision
nor promise, in letter or spirit, for the protec.
ton OF the property of any description, or any
other interests of those who are in open rebel.
lion and war against its authority, and seeking
its overthrow and utter ruin. All its provisions
and immunities of every kind are made and in.
tended alone for the protection of the rights,
privileges and interests Of peaceable and loyal
subjects and citizens; consequently those in the
Southern rebellion have forfeited all claims upon
the provisions of the Constitution for the pro.
lection of their Slave property or any other in.
terest whatever
If We were at war with . foreign foe, would
any man man OF common sense and common honesty
claim that we are bound by the Constitution to
mon interference" with the property OF the foe'
and especially certain species of property that
might De used with greater success against us,
and with more efficiency for our defeat and final
ruin, than any othery
ANY man VINO wonid SO amrm, might truthful
y be branded all over as the vilest OF traitors
But there is not a nation on the broad earth,