The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-02-16
Secretary Iowa Farmers College.
Des 1oines, Feb. 4, 1851. Ns7;

Yovs BuLL-Nr Ox.-suppose the Democrat,
had carried the late election precisely q the Re.
publicans did-thst il. by plurality of the Pen.
ular with larRe majority of the Electoral W tes
land that certain Republican States had there.
upon proceeded TO do Just what certain Demo
cratic States have done-eall Leeislatures. hold
Conventions, and therein assume 10 sscede from
and break up the Union suppose Massachusetts
had declared her Independents and seized the
Springfield Arsenal, the Charleston Navy Y ard,
and the Boston Sub Treasury, and that New York
had been inspired BY her example 10 clutch the
Custom Houae, Sub! Treasury, and Assay Once
in this City. With Ill the forts around our hsrbor
but one or two and that We we're now investing
them--<loss any one believe tina. single Demo.
crat in all the land would have demonstrated
against recovery Of the Federal pronerty by any
needful amount Of force. Would Horatio Sew.
mour, Sanford E. Church. Peter Csseer. James
8. Thayer. 10. have gathered in State Conven.
ton 10 protest aesinst the s.coercioas Of the in
surgents, even though they were Heir own i'm.
mediate neirhbors? Would any Democrat or
Dsll man. have maintained hat the requisite con-
ccssionS should DO made to ;nducs. thsss insur-
gents to ,rstrace their steps : and that, If this
we're not done, the law.abidinR, lsuthority.res-
pectinp party would be responsible for whatever
bloodshed might ensdde, and for he breaking IN
Of the Union - =. !. : &
Thaso duestiens suggest thsin own arswers. -
Are they mot fair onss? Can any. ono sssien
GOOD reason for recurring of Anti .Sfayery men Z
LOYALTY which il mot, expected Of Pro Saverye
The naked issue now pendinr is-LShall the
Government be demoralized for the benefit Of I
faetionY For il verc. idle to hope that Slavery
shorld nov tv;umnh by menacinr the integrity Of
the Union. and that tie precedent thus estab.
lished sbould never he followed "tloodv in.
struction" must iireturn to plague he invent.
ora If secession may be re6earsed for the
6enehs Of slavery, Why nos TOR taas OF Anti,
slavery n sne Snlon may % clsso.sea .a y
yeslm ceoer snss o,avs,! my % eAsenoeu,wny
NOS next year N orosr ina. Cuoa may Sor tnst !.
my Aoll % ae9mIeu nsneI s eas " ot.''
HvApnee esteoasn see prahoipie teat yne parNes
oesssn u an e'ecs'on nay JC.nnsoly comoins 70
prescribe serms @ tpe consntu1eo au.norlnes OF
sne NATION, ana snas' II tnoss IsFms are MOI ae'
ceoeo 70, sse plane Q, the consequent aiofsP'
uon - justly 70 20 isiG ON tue neaos OF those
VINO PsrNssed IN sssnaing s'mpiy Oy toe Consti'
s"Mon ana Laws! =
we 90 NOT err-no one 0eiieVes We do-ln
saying that 4 the relative positions Of the two
grea! parties were exactly reversed. ana t6e Ne
psnncsne, neYiRe Qeen nesten, we're nov &C.
manong 4en gusnntles for freedom " the Ter.
ritorses, under penalty Ct disruptfen Of the
Union, The kysretts and Winthrops who are nov
sstaining every nerve 70 force INTO conPro-
mise when they KNOW TO heM open MAJ WITH
our Pranc,Paes YOU'D % hmskine me Ana ring
with denungeeeaons q our tresso9s ~ VeoAts,
yoa cona nos ee "A We 'asI 2. $50, Is.