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


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A 1nS1nsA View 81 the Amer1eaA CSases,
Iaao From The London Telegraph,
No unprejudioed reader Of the intelligence
from America, brought BY the latest mail, will
dsny that the South . taking upon itself the en-.
tire responsibility Of civil var. There was no
threat, No Insult, no challenge in the inaugara.
ton speech Of NJ. Lincoln. The discontented
States we're invited calmly 70 reflect upon the
crisis, were told that their rights would never be
attacked, and we're exhorted, in friendly Ian.
guags. not to put themselves In the wrong by
piratical seizures of Federal property; but the
information We now receive appears to narrow
within the smallest compass the chances of |.
pacific settlement The three salient facts ere
that martial preparations were going forward
on both sides, that the Union forts we're men.
aced With instant seizure, and that the Southern
Confederacy had promulgated Constitution,
The Southern mind il inner yious TO any arou.
ment founded upon justice Otherwise il would
concede, AZ fact, the truth that the return Of
Mr.. Lincoln can scarcely be recorded "A : great
triumph Of the Republican party. Surely that
party must enjoy many similar triumphs before
It can hope 70 stand on par With its antago.
nists.
The highest Office in the common wealth has
been filed twelve times by men from the South.
and only six by men from the North; and vet the
former protest that they are denied an equal
participation in the Governments of the United
States. The New Orle.n. ;ourn.is ;o;n cho.n.
in the fierv protest ao.inat the ,;er
of tyranny. What tyrsnnvf I. II that of !.
Southern majority in Consresa over a Northern
President or that of a Csrolin. nlanter over
gang Of naked Africans toilinr themselves tn
death in the sunp
Mr.. Lincoln has se,.ed no State nron.rt,
hoisted no revolutionary fac convened na M
gal assemblies. armed NO i. CIass troon. ;nvoL. Al
the authority of no turbulent and sedit;ous r.h.
Die. The onlv blnnder NJ .nv m.on;tude vh;"h
has been committed has bcen n.rdoned WITH
singular forbearasce. Six months 400 had
President Buchanan heen sincere in 5;s bs.r.
and strong in his band. he m;oht have shared hi.
successor An immensitv of tronhle Rnt Ahr.-
ham Lincoln. upon assuming Office fnds h;m.alf
in the pernIex;tv Of . NOV comm.nder;n oh;oc
whose Predecessor has left .lmo.t every atoms
position undisturbed in the hand. Of the enemv
In one Quarter the n.lmetto fl,o ha. neon at
ing. aimee Decemher over limited stste. rror,o.-
-. ~. ".. '.aeS y: o".ou o'.'e' euls' .ne
S..,a ..h. '"I Wv n. ss oseu on p.pea Az .ne
." .sS 49, c' w .eus uo'1'ne., PurPor''ns
s " oou1e l'o'" Ie.,a'n SCUM osrol'na conms
.."s 20 S', VIC ~ VI le.elal lot
so sS :: uuueu :. .uousu Nne pArues were
I re- oes"ss usa"s upon e!I:. . I'm.
,;nsd 49, s"h.;s ~ NJ. ne sun" - usse'-
g. p -. ase, '.T ~ u.S ~. .ouse.
800. ~. "s C.nI;, ~ s:I ': -. aue nr.'
canr.;s T;ss;.s;un; 80 49, s .Sn.',s IN, ~
~ ;mmad;", na a". w snos,u ~ ,eau
s,s".a" :. ~ ~ y. 1oI III H H"u on
sS:s. WL.. , W.. feue'ai
Heho.a "h. oh,.;" .ha .a.,;as. D.o"ss w w
oIs;".s "rsn, ny -. oI $3.50: "i oe
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mndsr..L.n IT, 80. sn. ~ .:i:. ""o Ass
1870. -. .s.::,, 1 pr
p pa ocs 'ne ques''o. ". xnl veco"e. IN 'ne
.hS o - "U.S:s, s ~ VII oe sno"u "
HE nU.,,;da. IS s,. Cana. D a'a:.. an: ~
.he;. tn,n;";S.1 ~ VI NSo.k Sonks p.ss' ~
a.."haS "oS Io IEeesI raw un ..n
pp..;on.i ra.anm: -. ~ u".ns 81 "S,,os.;.
anS ,.;thant ,,n'c.o...aa " o"e'
ria ,.;.h ".. ":"L :: ~ ' 80" su..." - ss,us
So LEI n, :" az aoa as,.h VI sssen
thn.;ss.;o .oa.n;,, , u' ".a'"y a"u gu. en-
s."".:"" community: opea sccess across ..e
800, ""1 ." u"'''''s" o"s'' 'ot '''''""
WILL TIE SrcrpKp RrruRs notice in the
northern naners articles GOING 70 sbov that thsrs
is growing up !, marty at the South in onnosition
to the government Of the Southern Confederacy
and fayorino . RECOMMENDATION of the limited
St.tea "A The Rsn,bj;con nm 70 the Loo, mn.
ment onnossd aecass;on ,os;nst tho .dv;co NJ
its best friends. ne feel that what We nov sav
mon this suh;ect should he entitled to a certain
degree of consideration. In common with thou.
sands of our fellow. citizens. we looked mon a
dissolution of the States With sorrow. the Con.
stitution We had revered ne the Guardian IF each
SOVEREIGN State and individual and our renut,.
ton abroad and b.nn;ness At home vent to male
ma love our whole country with that devot;on
which marks the natriot. and il was long before
We could believe that it wa. our duty to aban.
don ali these and trnst our destiny in an mn
known and untr;ed dominion Rnt the most vi.
olent opponents We now know to reconstruction
are those who onnosad secession tho longes, and
strongest Thew are the men Who are ,iwavs I.st
To move h,t vb.n onoe ,hs;r sonv;c,;nns 90
ch.ncsd tha, ~. .ho 49,. da.o.n';, al anS sna
cessfnl s,nnorta.. ~ II. 800 Nv. 49, =.
snail tho ,r,,th .han .s GOV tho. .honId 80 W
he taten m socass;n, in soo-a;a - d,n :. woUid
he moro nonn,ar ,han evor d;s,nan,shad
gentleman from Now YorL b.. heen tr,yei;ns
thronoh Genra;. fo, .uo mouth. f"r tho nnrnnss
or;uc.r,,;nr L;,,.oIf 80 ~. suh;oot d. +
GIn;on man and ha;,a snesaec IN counero;.i
nursu;t w,s n.tur.llv ,broyn With those vho
ron,d 10 .nt IN on,a.,.;n on;n;on, .;r,;ior ~ h;s
n PvutI lima hp ofot nd
~ -. vss tbs. hs bsd found hrt S.- ,nan =,
the Site who were IIn;on mon and onv tvo NJ
them for the Union "a Il v,s At tht time of de-
solution. We heg those of tho North Who arc
vainly hoping for change of sentiment, to lay
these facts to heart. We ask for nothing but
peace st home. We ask to be let alone. and
when we ask for admission back into the Union
then it will be time enough to write about
change Of feeling here.
We prefer peace at every hazard. except that
OF going back into the Union. This step would
sacrifice every principle that would so ignomin
iously submit and not obtain peace at last. How
could We consistently with honor, go back now?
We would be pointed with contempt, everywhere
as people who, having achieved Independence,
had baseiy surrendered 1t to escape from its bur-
dons, and ENJOY ease at the price OF OF national
dignity ana national honor. See whata position
Carolina mas occupied since her unsuccessful at
tempt at nu'ihication, and imagine the crowings
and C0uCkIlngS the North would make our