The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-05-25
Speech by Gen. ID. r. Duller, Of Massa.
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Speech BY Gen. b. r. Dutler, Of massa
= Washington, Nay ,s, 1851.
| Major General Butler, who Is stopping at chi
National Hotel, received . complimentary seren
ade, tonight, from his Massachusetts, friends
now in Washington. Some two thousand peoplS
collected in and about the hotel
In response to the serrnsde and the cheers ol
the croVd, Gen. Butler spoke 40 follows:
F4LLow CITIZENS: Your cheers for the old
Commonwealth. of Massachusetts, ara rightly be.
slowed. - Foremost in the rank Of those who
fought for the liberty Of the country in the Rev.
olution, were the men Of Massachusetts. It is
an historical fact to which take pride in now
referring, that in the Revolution Massachusetts,
sent more men south of Mason and Dixon's Line
to fight for the OF the country, than all the
Southern Colonies put together; and in this sec.
ond war, if war must come. to proclaim the Dec.
| laratiOD of Independence anew, and as neces-
sary consequence, establi-h the Union and the
Constitution, Massachusetts, will give, if neccs-
sary, every man in. her borders-ayo, and wo-
man! (Cheers. THRUST may be excused for
| speaking thus OF Massachusetts; but am conf
dent there are mary within the sound of my
voice whose hearts beat with, proud memories Of
the old Commonwealth. There is this differ
ence, will say, between our Southern brothers
| and ourselves, that while we love our State with
the true love Of a aon, We love the Union and
the country witlian equal devotion. Loud and
prolonged applause We place no States
rights before, above or beyond the Union
Cheers. To US our country is first, because
1t is our country, Three cheers, and our State
Is next and second. because she is part Of our
country and our State. Renewed applause.]
Our oath Of allegiance to our country, and our
oath Of allegiance to our State, are intcrwreath-
ed harmoniously, and never come in conflict nor
clash. He who does his duty to the Union does
his duty to the State; and he who does his whole
daty to the State, does his duty to the Union
lone and inseparable, now and forever" Re-
newed applause.] As Hook upon this demon
stration of yours. l believe it to be prompted by
love of the common cause, and our common
country-a country SO great and good; Gov.
ernpent so kind, SO bene6ccnt, that the hand
from which we have only felt kindness is now
tor the first time raised in chastisement. Zap
planse. Many things in mans life may be
may be many things, such Ms dishonor and dsin.
tegration, worse than the shedding of blood
lCheers. Our fathers purchased our liberty
and country for Us at an immense cost of tres-
sure and blood, and by the bright heavens above
US, we will not part with them without first pay.
ing the original debt and the interest to this
date! Loud cheers.l I'VE have in our veins
the same blood as they shed; we have the game
power Of endurance: tie same love Of liberty
and law. We will hold as a brother him who
stands by the Union; we will hold him as an en-
emy him who would strike from its constellation
II single star. [Applause.l But hear aome one
say, shall we carry on this frstricidal war;
Shall we shed oHr brotber's blood, and meet in
arms aur brothers Of the SoutL!" | would say,
as our fathers did not hesitate to strike the mo.
in def nf fhpir rriUh
should not hesitate to meet the brother as they
did the mother. Sensation. If this unholy,
this fratcdal war is forced upon US, say, Woe,
Woe to them uho hare made the neceSsity. Our
hands are clean, our hearts are pure; bn tie
Union rug ts preserved"
Gen. Butler was interrupted here by all in.
tense cheering. When silence was restored, he
continued:
"At all hazard o; money, and, if need be, of
every life this side the Arctic Regons (Cheers.
II the $4,000 Northern soldiers who are here are
cut of. in six weeks $4,000 vii, lake their place;
and if they die b. fever, pestilence or the sword,
quarter of million will take their place, till
our army of the reserve will be women with their
broomsticks, to drive every enemy in the Gulf
lCheers and laughter. have neither fear or
doubt of the issue. feel only horror and dis
may for those who have made the war. God
help them! we are here for our rights, for our
country, for our flag. Our faces are set South,
and there shall be no footsteps backwards -
Immense applause. He is mistaken who sup,
poses. Eve can be intimidated by threats o; ca
ioled by compromise. The day Of compromises
is past. 'te
The Government, must be sustained, [cheers,
and when it is sustained, We shall give every
body in the Union their rights under the Consti-
tuition, as We always have, and everybody out
side of the Union iill they shall come under the
Union, lCheers, and cries Of "Good."l