The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-05-04
Secession Terrorism i'm Tennessee.-.JOhI
Bell Succunbs.

From the LoulSvlle JOURNAL April
The Nashville papers of yesterday bring intel
ligence of the detection Of John Bell and the
Ewings. Less than week ago these gentlemen
united with other distinguished Tennesseeans in
sending forth an address to the people of Ten
nessee which was cloEe psraphrase of the Ad-
dress Of the United States Central Committee of
Kentucky They solemnly declared it to be the
duty of Tennessee in the unnatural strife ito de-
cline Joining either party" and calling upon her
to assume and maintain position of armed neu
trality. They CALAMITY locked hands with the
Union men of Kentucky, and appealed to the
patriots of Tennessee to make one great last ei-
fort for the arrest of civil war and for the saliva
ton of the country. We republished this ap-
peal in the Journal of Monday. On Tuesday
night. before our paper laden with these just
and noble sentiments mad fairly lifted its wings
and cleared the premises on its mission of loyal
ty and peace, John Bell and Ewin II. Ewing and
| Andrew Ewing, three of the principal signers Of
| the appeal, declared before the excited popuiacc
| of Nashville in favor of Immediately taking up
arms against tic government, and making common
cause Nth tie seeding States Mr. Ewin II Ew-
ing even went SO far to proclaim his readiness
to march under jeff. Davis against the National
| Capital A more sudden and utter and iuglori'
GUS detection was never suffered by an imperi-
ed cause. 1t must excite unspeahabe NORTH.
cation and disgust and Indignation in the breast
of every true ard enlightened lover of his coun-
try til burning scandal to the cause of con.
| stitutional liberty. But we have no heart to
dwell upon it.
Kentucky now stands all but singly erect and
calm in the midst of these distracted and war
ring States, Such is her mournful yet proud
and glorious fate Let her be equal to it. The
path of action marked out for Kentucky by her
honor, by the interests OF peace and oil constitu'
tional government, by her own special interests,
by her geographical position, by her history, by
the counsels of the greatest of her children Iiv.
ing and dead, and by the high pure instincts OF
her people is plain and broad before her. Let
her tread it fearlessly and TRANQUILITY, whoever
falters or flies Kentucky can with safety and
homer take no part in this war except the part
of an armed mediator. Let her arm herself
promptly, and play this part. If her efforts shall
end in the arrest OF hostiilics and the re-estao-
lishment of the Union, she will have covered
herself all over deep with unfading glory. II
her efforts shall fail, she may then, in full view
of the developments which attend that sad issue,
and with the delberateness and self possession
| which beft wise and brave people, dispose OF
her destiny according to her own free will. In
any event, she and every other member Of the
! Con!ederacy must be UNNECESSARILY the gamer
by her eHorts Let them be judiciously but Wig
orousy put forth-put forth without rashness
and without shrinking. This is our conscientious
and most earnest counsel We give it now, and
we shall press it earnestly hereafter II, how.
ever, Kentucky shall decide to reject it, we, ei
course will submit to her decision like loyal and
. loving sons We she'll fight for our views o
what the safety and the honor Of Kentucky de
mand, until Kentucky authoritatiyely announces
her own, when her views shall be ours. But WI
, shall first struggle faithfully and make our view
hers.