The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-10-26

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Mississippi would cause considerable i!I.feelinf
if it were not so universally doubted. The cir
cumstances as given, and the well known char
acteriof Capt Holins, the hero Of the Greytowr
bombardment Che being called by the Star -
notorious chronic l-r,") make the whole story
very improbable. ss
Ihave just seen gang Of Rebel prisoners
placed at work for the Governments on Pennsyl-
vania Avenue. They are certainly the most
God forsaken looking wretches that could we'll
be found If they are fair specimens of the
great Southern army, it must be motley gath
ering. sa' X0X.
| For the Hawk-Eye.
ssThe Handwriting ON the wall.''
Nh. Editor: aa
It is rumered that Fremont is to be super
derstand what is to be the policy Of the Ad-
ministration. 1t is to suppress this rebellion
without intei ering with the peculiar institution
Of the Sou h. The Government is to be estab-
| lished az it was; and there are to be Free and
| Slave States This is to be the end of the con-
fiict, viz: tile establishing of the Government
on its formt basis. But have no fears that
| such will be the fact There is higher power; !;
power that moulds the future of nations and
fxes their destiny. IS s.J sds zas
Tile sla,es are to be free. The Administration
wont do it. though; thu. people wont do it; abo-
itionsts or soldiers wont doit. But there is a
power higher than all these. There is One who
has been listening to The groans of the slaves
He has head their cry. He has seen how North
rn anti slavery men have folded their arms and
said Z: sit is none of my business-I am not my
brothers keeper" And now He will do the
work himself How often has it been that con-
SUMPTION steals upon its victim almost unknown,
till too late 1T is only little cold and slight
cough--it will soon pass away" How much like
a consumptve we have been!
slavery is only little wrong: thuswe tried
to think. And even now there are those, ab |
many, who would rather see the Government
would rather see Republican principles hiss
and a by-wcrd in Europe, and the prospects of
free government forever tlighted throughout
the world, Than that the oppressed should go
free This h IS been, and is yet the feeling, to
some extent OF the Northern people, not ma
jorty, it is true but their numbers are sufficient
to retard terribly the wheel of progress. To
| such let me sly, your service is not needed nom
lie who doeth all things well will free the slaves.
He whose Office is to have mercy will have mer-
CIV upon them. He will show you that slavery
is national evil, aye, he has already showed
you this, ard he will make you feel it more
ktenly yet. As to the policy of the Admnistra-
ton and those who favor It, let me kindly sug-
to desire thai it should be terminated You
have chosen poicy--policy is everything with
you in this contest; there is go much policy that
both friends aud enemies know that it Is policy
and nothing else. You protect the slaves of
traitors from policy. You condemn Frenont's
proclamation from policy. All this is excusa
| BILE, you canuo. avoid it, But what you cannot
do will be done, and what you woad do never
will be done. This rebellion will never be put
! down by su h policy. But yet it arW be put
| down. The handwriting is on the wall Rea.
sening from plain propositions, could never
| have concluded that the country would be
plunged into the horrors of civil war by South.
ern devils Reasoning thus, would never have
believed that England would attempt to raise
the blockade But the former has come. to pass
and go will the latter What shall come to pass
then no one can tell. But we will be punished
for our great national sin, and the oppressed gih
90 free And Republican, Democratic princi
pies will triumph or else the world will 60 back
to its former icspotc kind Of governments.
A few words respecting Fremont. That he
| has erred io one will doubt. But Scott and the
Cabinet erre. when they sent an army into thai
slaughter pen in Virginia. They sent then
1 there,-thcv were defeated and their Leader acd
ren,o,ed Who committed the greatest blu,,der ia
that case So has Fremont erred, but not with
such disastrous results. Scott was out-general
ed. He sent troops after willy foe and wat
caught Fremont was out-generaled, ergo h
must be r60,oued Or it may be he is removed
for ris proclamation. If go, the humility is hi
greatest honor. Policy policy policy! theE
transparent, wss not his watchword. He wal
opposed to slavery and thought that as traitor
forfeited aeir other property they forfeited
that peculiar property called slaves. Therefor'
he .issued proclamation oonGscating property-
even slave property. He is to be removed to
this perhaps. II SO his name will live and b.
honored wAeu his enemies are forgotten. III
knew there was some relation more than mere!.
incidental between cause and effect. He say
the handwriting on the wall. namely, that tn
cause of our evils must be removed ere we Cal
have peace. Fremont, thou art still the star Q
the West. Thou shalt live when intriguing pol
iticians, wire re-workers, would-be Presidents an
all thy calufni.iators are dead. Thou vert M
leader, my bescon light FIVE years ego, and an
not ashaIlis d Of my choice. When thou art hun
bled the West is humbled, and the maker Q
destiny is ht.iubled and will be hambled. Blu
there is no dtnger. May Northern doughiace
hear tiny the Administration hearit-ma
the South hear it,-"Ne ha.drritiog Is on Il
,yaL sla,vI'g fan.t die, this is the decree of Goo
IL is the decree OF the West. We shall ne,e
he humbled, Fremont shall nerer be bumbled
gnless Heose, is humbled and the arm of ma
is stronger than that of the Omnipotent.
Presentation.
There will be gathering of the people 8
Kossuth, Iowa. on Friday, (25th inst for th
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