The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-04-13


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w. soea ssese. Nneh sse principles O
vee - very sounce9os al wnolssome
ueveranens ress are widely ana somewhat wild.
y clsce:.eo' " ven 70 sossess oeeasisnaily the
MAIN Poinss ~ oispsse. Inese are Always 700
apt 70 % covered up and sost 70 sight beneath
mulasuoe o. ml.cnieyous ana impe.Nnen. sloe
issues, when confuse the popular nina ana pre-
vent it from coming 70 Just conclusions In the
lev months during which tae country mas Oe,n
asisateo oy the tratoroas attempt o. Isw ~.
appointed pont.cians % emoe.ras sns suP.sms
government Of the land, tners nsve ea.e.ay ~.
pearsd number Of tnsee aoe 49,; uvss ~
to such can't phrases = meunse .nu ~ "
operative" secession. ccnoluon. .oya.sy ~ sne
Union, rsconetract,on, sn'i-coe 'as' Peace
conferences" "a
The stormy sssslon 81 -. =. Hk,..e Svavou'
ton has been especla.y PRONE o. wen s c..1s
The minority, wnoss sm y = n.lly sue'r 49,
By any means, INTO reoen'on sgnns. 'ne ieoe.al
Goyernment Wers uneon 70 gam .nelr Polns "
presenting me issue P.sinly sna saey nave s.I
ven very naro 70 make s.c. cAss "oulu
way. .o
The PLAIN ana simple question .Mcn u pc
tore the virginia Gonvenuon y on.s wnes.e =
tney WI support sns o9y l.Ml" uove..'.ns " =.
the country, - Loyal ana 1utiul clt1ens mus.'or
whetner they VII! array themselves .ss.nst ~
rebellion. Inc closer tney aanere 70 .n's pom.
the better tney WIZ acqul. snemselves VI 'nelr
duty 70 their constituents; tne wloes s1ey s.erve
from It, the more hkeiy arg even sne oess ,nsen'
TONED OF them 20 60 astray -.
The unauthorized and unconstitutional posi-
ton taken BY Virginia IN the contest between
the Government ana tns fepeis mas zone n0sning
but harm 70 the whole country. Tue omcious
calling OF Peace Conference, whose conciu-
sions, even had they been just, would have car
ried no authority, merely anorded encourage.
ment to those who are already IN reoelhon, ana
who had with it, authors no other purpose.
The numerous propositions TOR "reconstruc-
ton, which have for their basis IN every case q
violent and unlawful change OF the letter ana
spirit OF the supreme law OF the iand, are ootn
idle and irrelevant
The conditional loyalty" on which 80 many
Border State men plume themse!yes IS equally
conditional treason. Men who will not be loyal
to their Government unless that Governments
W!l De a'sioyM 70 itseli' are nos 70 Dc .reaseo
with % honest, iaw'aoioing ciu1ens Is Pi-
table spectacle 20 see the foremost men en- OF
great state coquetting with the puonc virtue,
and Ike . Yankee peddier win MS I'm ware,
holding 1t up Tor sale 70 the highest BIDDER.
A. for the pulling cant about coercion, II
receives ito best answer from the very men Who
have raised it. Not one OF the State Conven.
tione which have pasasd secession ordinances.
but has hastened TO add 70 TINS reasonable ACT
another defining treason against the leaders OF
the rebellion, and providing for its punishment.
1t seems too trlte TO argue that without power
TO enforce onedience all Hovernment 10 farce,
and law only hollow mockery. the authority
70 make laws coniers Dy imphcatlon the power
to enforce them, even II the PRESIDENT OF the
United States were not bound by solemn oath
to carry into enect that which remains, until II
- constltutionaily changed or abrogated, the su'
preme law OF the land.
In the eyes OF these conditional traitors,
| only the supreme Government must be eosrced
only the Federal omcers may be pulled only
the supreme law OF the land can be violated