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

battle here until the gun-boats are due and
more men are cent here 70 replace the men or
dsrsdAo Warrington 70 6ght the battles Of the
nm Who shoast Of patriotism and SHOW theis
Ansosr Rdhia by remaining at home and
shouting ION to Richmond !" With our best
troops taken from us, We in the west are ex.
pected to oaretrieve the fallen fortsnes Of the
Government and wipe out the stain Of Great
Bethel and Bulls Run sasaN a'if - tEt4Atl-
1oAt this time know NO partiek They may
b. Of use again after We determine tho vital
question: Have We Government ia Govern
msnt, that can give protection TO the thousands
Of loyal men all over the South that meet %
daily and with tears Of Joy and welcome ~ ~
their deliversrs from . reign Of terror and ~.
surep US that in. no State is the love of the
Union extingnished but that Union clubs sre
formed al over the South that are operating
aecretly In bringing about the reaction that
must sooner or later sweep the leaders Of this
infsinal REBELLION completely from the political
ateha forever. Where then will their meaner
allies in the North be t--shese Union ses.fs that
would make peace BY crushing the last hope Of
the struggling patriots Of the Southern States,
and drive them, contrary 70 al their wishes and
hopes, into the hell Of secession. daat ai Z
HsIf these loyal men were in hea,hen India, Chi.
ma, or any where else on the wide earth, there
would be united exclamation from one end of
our country to .he other, in favor of exhausting
every resource Of the Governme mt for their res.
cue. But now that they are at home, surrounded
BY all the associations that have hitherto beens
dear, and planting themselves upon the graves
of their fathers demand but the rights that, they
by their blood purchased for them and incorpo-
rated into the charter Of our liberties, strange
as it may seem, some are base enough, merely
for the qualification Of q petty party prejudice,
not only to deny them protection, but to be !
willing to sacrifice them upon the altar Of an
old defsnct party BY expatriating them altogeth.
er. While there has been base attempt in my
own adopted State. to drag the remains Of the /
once noble old Democratic party into treason
and disunion, l am rcjoiced to see that 80 many
Of the men formerly associated Herewith, can.
not be decoyed from their love Of country BY
The fimsy pretexts Of political tricktsrs, who
prate about Lincoln's violation Of the Constitu-
lion, but have no word of condemnation for
Davis, for attempting to subvert it; who talk
about rewarding treason by acknowledging its
and howl for compromise with fel-
,ns, thieves and murderersl t>Ol
We soldiers, never name politics, and only
Inow men by their loyalty to the Union and the
A man of the Mahoney stamp |
would be drummed out of camp to the tune of
he Rogue's N ,rch. The nomination of the tai.
ntcd young Champion Of the Union and the
J. F. Wilson, for Congress, on a |
ound Union platform, gives universal satisfac-
ion. He could command every vote in our en-.
ire Brigade on such platform, against the milk
md water one of the opposition. 81.
Fellow. citizens, at home, while we are under. |
,oing hardships, tolls and exposure upon the |
ented field, in defense of the Union, while our
'oung State has won for herself immortal hon.
,rs through her noble sons who surrounded the |
gallant Lyon, and SO freely mingled their blood |
With his, will you not sustain US aud the cause at
,omeY We know you will Then send our
beloved fellow citizen, ]. F. Wilson, to Con-
;ress, to mingle his wisdom and patriotism with
! like offering from all the loyal States, and all
will be we'll on that score. While we are meet.
ng treason with the cannons roar and the gilt.
ering steel, do not suffer it to secretly under.
nire us at home. But strike through the nsise.
ess but no less potent machinery of the ballot,
box, and let traitors know that it is fearful |
hing to be found attempting to destroy the
best Government on earth.
Your old friend and fellow-citizen, "a
j. F. WARNER. /