The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-05-25
Addres. of John p. Kennedy.

Mr. Kennedy has published an eloquent and
patriotic address to the people of Maryland-
We cut few extracts from it, ....
"Let US bring our minds to calm estimate Of
our own duty in this great crisis There is but
one issue before US, Union or Disunion. Every
man In the State of Maryland must meet that
issue. e
Union, on the one side, is loyalty, faith, in the
traditions of our ancestors, devotion to our his
torcal Union, brave support of our country in
its adversity.
Disunion--let US not evade the concluson-is
rebellion, desertion Of our duty, dishonor to our
flag voluntary disgrace cast upon the name of
the heroes and sageS who have made our country
illus strious in human annals. 1t is prompted by
the assertion OF principle of anarchy which
makes all government impossible !; a false dogma
which aiirms right of disntegration that may
'pervade every division of society.
This assumed right of Secession is secuted by
the Judgment of the world. No jurist, no states.
man, no man of honest Judgment, ever affirmed
it until, in these Latter days, it was found to be
the convenient pretext tor party design Ev-
cry President who has heard il uttered, every
Cabinet, every State, and every party, at one
period or another OF our progress, has disowned
1t. If Washington or Jackson were alive they
would account it only as rank rebellion and
| would 50 trea: it.
We MAY not shelter ourselves under the plea
of revolution. Maryland has 10 cause for revo-
Iuton No man in Maryland can lay his hand
upon his heart and say that this Government of
ours has ever done him wrong; has ever
stinted its bounty to him in the full enjoyment
of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. We
cannot answer to God or man, therefore, for
plunging into the great crime of rebellion and
| treason. Our honor, our faith, our religion will
rise Up in judgment against us, to convict US of
| the greatest wickedness man can commit, il, on
| snch pretence, we lifted bloody hand against
! the blessed parent of our political life Il
loyalty nothings Submission to law nothing ?
Fidelity to duty nothings Gentlemen of Mary.
land, do these things no longer touch your hon.
| or? Will you listen to the sordid arguments OF
gain, to the mean persuasions of interest, to the
fear of danger, TO the wretchcd ISLANDERS of ia.
natics, to the dread OF that vulgar obloquy that
| brands you with the name of ''Submissionists, >
to seduce you from your allegiance to the Gov.
ernment you have inherited from brave ances
tors? Has the cavalier blood become 80 diluted
in your veins that you can for such motives
abandon your country in her distress? We mia
take you, and have long misunderstood you, il
| that be the spirit in which you meet this crisis
No, no. Stand by your ancient flag Be true to
Maryland and keep her where your fathers have
| placed her, and when the time comes, redeem
your country.
On one side of us is united nation of nine
teen millions OF people. On the other divided
population of nine millions. We stand between
them. II we feman true to the Union We shal
have protection and peace and hereafter an eas,
settlement OF all complaints. If We desert Tho
Union we shall be driven into Coniederacy thai
has but little sympathy with our interests, ans
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the frequent wars which must inevitably a,is,
between the two sections.
The Southern Confederacy is essentially veal
in the basis of its construction. 1t is foundes
on principle which must lead to everrecur
ring dangers Of new secessions and the exhibi
tion OF worse than Mexican anarchy. 1t ma,
| witness prOnunciamentoes upon every discon
tent, and the strife of parties ending in furlhe
disntegration. Ii the Border States go int
that Confederacy the oppositioa of material in
terests will soon develop the utter want Of capa
city in the new Government to secure its cohs
sion.
Maryland, under any circumstances Of peac
or war, must soon become Free State, and sh
will then be found to be wholly ungenial to tn
principle upon which the Southern Confedersc
Is established. 1t would, therefore, not be lon
before she would be compelled to retire from .h
alliance aud become suppliant for shelter un
der the wing Of that old Union which, in ras
moment, she had Abandoned"
If the query would not be deemed impertinen
We should really like to know why such notor
Qua traitors as Extra Billy Smith are allowed 4
come and go freely at Washington. This man
is in close communion with the managin
traitors In virginia, is more heartily with and q
them than Letcher, xndis behind even Wise 4
nothing hu, courage, being Ca, d date for JEFF
Day,s's Congress- While such ~ he msy ente
4 our lines at will, il would be folly for Beanr
gard 70 employ any paid spies He can do bel
e. GTrihuno a-ss - ).