The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-07-13


the privileges Of civil liberty on all the noun
tains and in all the valleys Of our continent
IN. Y. Evening Post. - + - sa'As
III President Lincoln prevents the execution
of the Southern programme. preserving the 3
abundant constitutional rightsof the Southern
States as members OF the Union, we shall say
thst he has defended the cause of liberty, and
/ not the whit the less because the dominant
party in the South has its own projects for rear
ing an empire of tyranny and oppression. If it
becomes necessary for that purpose to draw the
sword, we shall say that unit the millennium
day! when the sword shall be beaten into the
plowshare and the spearinto the pruninghook, war
can be raised Tor higher object than to main
tain the Constitution OF the United States over
the length and breadth Of the Union. From the
first, Mr.. Lincoln has uniformly declared that he
will do this. Every new declaration he has
made has illustrated his consistency and stead
fastness. 1t seems to be maintained in some
quarters that because the Government of the
United States is so free, its head ought not to
defend it. pWe1do NOT see why good Govern
ment should have denied TO it rights If self.ds-
fence which are conceded as a matter of course
to y bad one.-[ London News asHoh ,,f4, II
Pr HIN OUr.-The present Senate contains
at least one man who should be forthwith ex.
OeIltV.fii9sve mean JOuu " DrecklOrIOge. MOI.
withstanding the habitual dignity of his man
ners, and his plausible speeches, there is not in
all Kentuckyis more treacnerods hypocrite or a
meaner and yindictive opponent At heart he
IS a traitor, and his occupation of seat in the
Senate can only be for the purpose of embar-
RAISING the Goyernment. It is probable that no
man is deeper than he in the secrets Of the reb.
el leaders, and that NagofEn is merely HE tool
M State secret is safe in his keeping. The Sen
ate win elevate itself in the estimation of good
men everywhere by promptly expelling the
smooth-faccd scoundrei. Out with him.-lPe.
oria Transcript. as1't' NJ.
TRAIToRs IN THE AFRICAN rSQUADRoN.--We
are permitted to make the following extract
| from a letter dated, United States Steamer San
Jacinto, Loando, (African Coast,) May !, 1861:
l. HI rs = ~ Those officers whose States have
seeded are very quiet. They say that they feel
Obliged to follow the fortunes of their Iespec-
tive States, but all seem to regret most sincerely
the necessity of doing go The course pursued
by Captain Armstrong who treacherously SUR
rendered the Pensacola Navy Yard to the rebelsl
is universally condemned by the naval men of
all parties out here. There will probably be
FIVE yor six designations in the squadron. Our
two years cruise 10 nearly up, but We hear moth
ing of any vessel fitting out to relieve tus."-[N.
Y. Eve. Post ey s6l ia ss zssi4E
RuxoKs FROM NEVADA THRRiroRY.- The Sac
ramento Union says: y s @l,H s5'
For several days past rumors have been rife
in this city Of 4 collision between the Union
men at Virginia City and party of rebels,
which, II has been more than once reported, had
ended III bloodshed. The truth appears to be,
| that landlord Of hotel IN Virginia, whose
name is said to be Brown, raised the rebel Hsgi
over his hotel last week, and threatened to shoot
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