The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-04-27
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The evacuation and burning Of the United
States Arsenal at Harper's Ferry, to prevent its
falling into the hands Of the secessionists. and
the restoration of the reign Of rufisnism in Bati
more. are among the startling events OF the last
twenty. -four hours Of our Southern rebellion.
In resisting the passage through baltimore
Yesterday Of the Pennsylvania and Massachu-
setts volunteers, route for the defence OF Wash
inoton, the secession mob Of that unfortunate
city received some warning from the Massachu-
sets men which it would be well for all concerned
TO remember. The respectable and responsible
citizens Of Baltimore appear to have realized the
dangerous character Of this last exhibition OF
rutfianism in their midst, and from the subse-
auent efforts among them, in behalf Of law and
order, it is to be hoped that no further impede
ments will be made to the passage of Northern
troops through their streets in response to the
calls Of our general government We say that
this is to be hoped, for we admonish the good
people of Baltimore, in a spirit Of fraternal So
iicitudc, that another ruffianiy or revolutionary
demonstration or two in said city, like that Of
Yesterday, may possibly result in the reduction
of the city to the condition of Fort Sumter.
We must also admonsli the people Of Mary
land that we of the North have the common
right OF way through their State to our national
capital; that, under the flag OF the United States,
we shall maintain that capital, and the right Of
way to it, by land and by water; and that Mary
land will thus be retained in the Union. though
her people to a man may join in this Southern
rebellion. The true position of Maryland is to
stand by our federal governments; it is, indeed her
only position of safety. Loyal to the Union,
el~o I'll
from her fidelity in this sectional contest will
immensely contribute to her prosperity In
stead Of suffering from the evils Of war, che will
only experience the cash benefits Of a vastly in
creased transportation OF passengers and freight
through her borders to the theater of war be-
yond her. But let her join the revolutionists,
and her substance will be devoured by our Nor
thern legions as by an Arabian cloud of locusts.
and her slave population will disappear in a sin.
gle campaign.
The conservative people of the North excused
the forbearance of Mr.. Buchanan, and they would
have excused even greater degree OF forbear.
ance on the part of Mr. Lincoln, with any indi-
cations of concliatory spirit in the revolted
States. large number of our people of this
section were not disposed even to apply harsh
names or epithets to the seizure by the seeded
States OF the forts, arsenas, ships and shpyards,
mintS and money Of the United States, SO long
AS the door OF reconciliation remained OPEN
But the bombaIdment of Fort Sumter has changed
| all this We now understand that we have been
deceived by a deliberate and comprehensive re-
bellion, not intended to enforce concessions
| within the Union, but to build up n separate
Southern Coniederacy. We now perceive that
President Lincoln is right in treating this grand
| conspiracy and its developments as a gigantic
insurrection, and in exercising his constitutional
mowers SupnrpsS ac an in
Thus relieved of the thankless Office of peace
maker, this journal is free to undertake the
the unqualified duty Of sustaining the cause
of the government and of the Union by
force of arms. We believe, too. that this great
cause can thus be re-established. In truth, this
Southern rebellion has betrayed all the elements
of Southern reign of terror. Tia seeded States,
we have some reason to believe, have fallen I'M
der the fearful despotism Of set of Jacobins
with mob at their heels. as stupid and remorse-
less as the Jacobins and their mob of the first
French Revolution. Their passive, submissive
and helpless victims are the men of substance
| the planters, the large shareholders, tho capital
| ists and the law and order men of the revoted
States
| The seceders, in their desperate enterprise,
| have not only tramplcd under foot the laws of
| the Union, but have usurped the rights of their
own people. Excepting South Carolina, we dare
| say but for the terrorism of a secession mob Sc
cession would have failed in every seeded State
as signally as it failed in Georgia, Alabama and
Mississippi ten years ago. I'm the election of her
State Convention in February last, before the
invasion OF this Southern terrorism Virginia cast
a popular majority of thirty thousand against Sc
cession. Her State Convention had been fright
ened into it, and coercei by terrorism into a re
tuSal to submit the issue to the people, after the
| fash 0f all th. fhnrr ojta1
ing South Carolina. She stands alone, in the un-
doubted honesty of her rebellion
What are we tn infer from this general dis
trust of the people? We Can safely conclude
that they are under the reign of terror ism, and
tn with any reasonable assurance Of safety to
their lives and property, we shall fnd ont that
they are still devoted to our Union 1t is our
duty now to open the way of dcverancc to those
conservative men of the South who are now suf.
| tering under a system of slavery to which that
of their own slaves is comparative freedom. A
powerful Northern army in Virginia, Offering pro-
lection, equal rights and security to all good
Union men, will soon show that disunon ha ;
been thrust upon her people. On the other hand,
a Northern invasion of Virginia. and Of Ken
lucky, if necessary, carrying along with it the
Canadian line of African ire, dom, as it must do
from the very nature OF civil war, will produce a
powerful Union reaction. The slave population
of the border States Will be moved in two direc
tons. One branch OF It, without the masters,
will move northw@rd, and the other branch. with
the masters, will be MAYED south ward, so that
by the time a Northern army will have pene.
tratcd to the centre of the border slave States,
they will be relieved of the substance and alb
>tract rights of slave property for all time to
| come.
Finally, the revolted States, having appealed
to the sword of vouion TO re dress their wrongs
may soon have to choose between submission tn
the Uni"n or the bloody extinction of slavery,
from the absence of any law, any wish, an,
power foI its protection. Let Maryland stand
last if she would not bring upon her own house
the calamities OF hostile invasion and tue list
ening enemy within her gates : ~ Y. Herald
SECESSION RECRUITING IN kENTuCKY-SENsI
BILE ADVICE TO Gov. MAGoFFIN. Louis