The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-08-17

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arms IN ffsternal hatred against it ! They have
foreed the war upen ~, sand-we cannot avoid il
and eve oar heaor. Itl hasI6scouse stern ne.
ceessE "! 1nst prosecute It with ell our. amer
THI Int there be no halfway measnrea.7aWe
nnss strike, and strike home, in the spirit in
uhijh Dsutn ret hin signesin the death. 4 arrant
Of his sonsss 1dsttcs Il satisHe0 and Rome is
freer Remember, the hour Of compromise and
oonsiiilHon y paat; the gathering for TIE great
battle H. e. hand, and the pountry ealls upon
every man 10 do his duty: Tho country demanas
our loee gur devotion, our courage, cur hearts
blood Y, nesd be. Cast the sacrifice willingly
speai ts alass,s 4 ell upon yoa-I eail upon you
In the name Of our couptry's power, and might
and majesty of the history Of ope fathers, and
thsitraaitioas of our noshses-of our past re-
s6yn nd present pride and power--ouf future
hlpes md desHny greatness, glory, consti-
tntiOnal ihoeEJ and freedom forever TITO the
eight, With the Crusaders battle cry on your libs,
'lod Wills Is God wills Il, J" and never ground
your arms rather let your spirits be waited heav.
snwardi in shested 6rs and fame, uhHl every
rebel u sub4ded, every stolen fort fortiHcatlon,
arsenal, and arnory is restored to the Govern
ment, and our glorious old Gag, the stars and
stripes, its ample folds thrown out 10 the sun.
tight aud the breeze, unstained and untorn. is
borne in triumph over all the land, and planted
in every vallsy, npon every hill Top and noun.
tain summit-the more dearly loved because of
its last, greatest, and lost signal triumph.
Let traitors and rebels ''ground the arms of
their rebellion" and return Is shat Government
which has nourished and cherished them with
mere than mothers fondness, and whose PEG.
pie enjoy more Of genuine freedom and substan-
tial happiness than any psopae On earth, then
maywe counsel Cancellation and peaceful arrange
ment but until that time comes, far away a. it
MAJ be in the future, NO adyanoes, no terms or
Rfppoaitioas should be received or listened to,
nor the hand ofrssrbstion sssysd, desolatng as
may be its sweep, and terrible - its infections
may prove.
This il no time for, divided opinions or con.
Aicting counsels One grand idea, one great pur
pose, should possess our souls, control our
thoughss and prompl IL our aotioss sand that 4
should be the preservation of our common coun- 4
try at every hazard and any sacrifice of blood \
y this . time when words Or sedition, of said
and comfort" to the enemy, should be listened /
"A Or tolerated il our midet. So dong -. Secess-
Ion was question for argument, topic of sub. 4
" and even vehement discussion alOne; 90 long
% 1t content to put forth its claim in peace.
full submission to the Constitptjon and laws, It
mattered but little what men said; or what pre-.
ssnslsns they avowed; bot now that the afro
cious monster has grown and expanded into arm
~ nd SERGE rebellion, andis waging deadly war
against the Government, and this Union of
6Saass, b Who advocates its casse, and Iustifies
IL course, 10 traitor to his country, and an en-.
s6y % It's peace, and will be 20 esteemed and
treated By ill true and rightminded men. The
1eyal Nofth should see to it, that no treasonl
whether il assumes the language and style of the
6savado, or stsals upon us Ii covert form, cloth.
I'd in soft phrases and honeyed words, should
Psllase its atmosphere, and corrupt the ear Of
it, youth. "A thoughts beget Words and words
actiona 90 be Who thinks treason VIII soon speak
TREASON, unless restrained by wholesome regard
for his personal safety; and hs Who speaks trea.
covert act" There 10 scarcely village, town.
ship, parish, or neighborhood-a Workshop,
countingroom, Or Office, in al the free North,
1Aat has aos its representative u our valiant ar.
my, exposing himself in defense of our country,
Of our hearths and homes, our shrines and affairs.
not only to Southern knives and bullets, but
what ID fer more to be dreaded, to the malaria
and pestilentiai atmosphere Of Southern lagoons
and swamps; and shall it be permitted that,
while those Of our own flesh and blood are sub.
jecting themselves to all these perils, to fight
traitors abroad, our ,neighbon shall talk, preach
and plot treason at hOmeS Let such men, and a
few such there are be admonished, and kindly
requested to forbsar; ii still persistent in their
highly oGensive and Cgiminals course marx then, |