The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-10-19

Won, and rssesi ablishing and maintaining the
e1shoriy Of he Genseal Governuent Let
1ene Be tlartAsd At this appeal % til peoplei
II is aesir Governmsss that q assaIed with
barbarous malignity. Their money mast meet
the expense Of this rebellion. Their families
must furnish the men who must die in bloody
conflict with the enemies Of their Government.
The people will shed the tears of sorrow and
feel the pangs Of grief for the thousands Of
their hoaseholds slaughtered on the field Of bat
Gle in defense Of the Government and the peace
and safety Of their fre-sides-and shall they not
speak, and say whether this tremendous sacrifice
Of men and means shall effect only partial
and temporary remedy, or shall sweep the cause
Of this calamity from the Nations But to the
questions:
Who are seeking the ruin Of the GOVERNMENT
and for what cause? and how shall we defeat
thems Men, through ignorance, prejudice, in
terest, or other influences, may attempt to evads
| or give other answers, but the facts stand out
In bold relief, and will constitute the darkest
chapter in the history Of the Nation, to be read
in all the future, that tie advocates Of Slavery are
the authors of this Rebellion, and that they have de.
te,7nined on tie min Of tie Government IN order
TO extend osd perpetaate this inhnnaan iassitutios
will pursue the subject in subsequent arti.
cles. HAxnfoN.
Another speech fro. Daniel >. D'ek,n-
uou nsp;ol n;oL;oaop n;.LN
lis doing good service on the stump, in New
York, where he heads the Union ticket At
Utica, last week, he made . great speech, and
quoted Scripture against rebels and peace men,
| a. follows:
The fiat has gone forth, and the American peo-
pie are determined to crush rebellion. see
| clearly through this days business. see this
gaunt and haggard rebellion, covered all over
with crime, driven to the last extremity--its
leaders in the piIlory Of the public execration-
deserted by peace" friends, who have fed for
safety-Ilsse these wretched men falling victims
to the laws they have outraged. see them led
to execution, or confined in dungeons where the
iron enters deep into their souls. And hear q
great voice lifted, the voice Of united peo.
pie, saying, Amen
| From this day forth we should set in battle
array against the traitors. Let the old men
counsel, and let the young men enlist for the
| war. Let fair woman, at the domestic altar,
plead for the cause; and let her encourage lover
and husband, son and brother, to go forth and
do mighty deeds. Let little children, by their
voices, stimulate the work. When ali is &C.
complished-ghen the war is over, and rebel
lion subdued. ask the ''peace" men to come
back, and look them in the face and ask them
if they object to what has been done; if they OBJ
iect to The restoration of the Union and the
4 oc no Lat
them hold up their rattle box of party, and play
with it all their lives if they wish.
1t is our purpose to vindicate the strength of
the Government and the integrity of the Con
vention. This we will do or perish. l, for one,
will
| In victory exult, or in death be laid low,
With my back to the field, and my feet to the
| toe.H
I speak akin to the spirit of prophecy ~
have been young, and am old, and have not seen
| the righteous forsaken nor his seed begging
bread"
have, by the favor of my fellow citizens,
stoed in the high places of the Government, and
have been the peer, officially, Of the greatest
men America has produced Yet never have
felt so proud as when permitted to invoke my
| feilow-citizens as now do to rally to the sup.
port Of the Constitution and the laws, and had
rather do that Office than to enjoy every place
and every honor that Government can bestow.
[Appause.l l am confident and hopeful.
see the day star Of hope in the distance, This
contest will result as loyal men wish it to result.
Then where will be the peace" men? II they
do not escape to the city OF refuge soon, their
very graves will be di-honored. If they do not
soon lay hold of the horns of the altar they will
be lost-and some of tbs wickeGest of them will
be if they do.
the g peace men" must realize that there is
endless punishment on esrth-there is a worm
that never dies-the worm of remorse, which
every "peace" man carries in his bosom. All
from false pride. Because you happened to say
secession once, you will not let 60 of it. Hold
on, there are enough without you. Laughter.
You will be preserved as specimens of the geol
ogy of the nineteenth centlry7-worth more to
look at than those places overrun with lsya--aa
you will be laughter -Pompeii and Hercula
neun.,
Why did you not come up like men to the
support of the Government Because you de-
sired to drag in party and gain place. The wholi
country has despised you aud laughed you &c
scorn. The country, after it has got Govern
ment to sustain, will bsgin to think about di
viding into parties concerning its admins traton.
You 'peace" men might as well attempt to
draw out Leviathan with hook and pierce hi.
jaw with thorn, as TO arrest the waves of pub
lie opinion.
No one opposed the election of the present
Administration more vigorously than l, but now
it represents the country, and stay it up with
both hands. Party men are trying to drive me
away. When they are through, shall ask
them how much they have accomplished. Ishall
raise my voice early and late, in all times and
places, wherever can get a crowd to hear me,
aud shall fifty characterize this domestic re-
bollion, this thing which crawls upon its belly
and eats dirt
When the American people come to speak
Notwithstanding the political prejudice which
has pervaded the country like the frogs and lice
of Egypt, coming into the beds, and ovens, and
kneadings trough-notwithstand this food
tide Of prejudice it will be found that multi.
tude greater than man can number think alike,
have overcome their prejudice, and will sweep
away rebellion, and cover with shame and con-
fusion those who connive at 1t. Courage! cour.
| age! Onward against rebellion is the word, ~
Onward to strengthen the hands of the Admin.
istration; to put down rebellion at home; to re.
| establish law and order.
McClellan,s Position.
The n. 7. Worlds Washington Correspond
ent says:
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