The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-04-13
A Foreign Power Invadin. our Soil,

Jefferson Davis, President of the c. S. A.,
has an earnest desire that the State of Arkan-
sas should unite her destines" with his, and so
| he has sent Williamson S. Oldham to the Arkan.
sas Convention, with credentials, to inform the
| members of that body of their wrongs and dan
gers and to cordially invite them to separate
from the United States" and unite with the c.
5. A. The Arkansas delegates, however, were
not quite SO earnest in their desires to leave-in
fact, they were as cool as Jefferson is ardent
they refused to separate, and sent Oldham about
his business, "+ - @ u
This was all right, and very we'll done BY our
loyal young sister; but is there not something
here for other folks to look after9 Is there to
be no limit to the audacious nsolence of the
Secessionists When every little petty State
in Cottondom was "precipitating" on its own in
dependent account, and when the lawless ras-
Gals of those States, catching the infection Of
bad example, were under no more control than
so many banditti, outrages were to be expected,
and forbearonce might overlook them But when
the treason of the Secession leaders was deyel-
oped into revolution, and new Government
was formed, it was supposed that the Confedera-
cy would be upon its good behavior. In gener-
al, the responsibilities of Government are suffi=
cient to insure on the part of Governors an OBJ
servance of propriety and comfy, and especial;
ly of the peace, toward their neighbors Col.
Davis has been bred to strict discipline and
courtesy, both ss a soldier and statesman, it
was confidently expected that his Government,
although q revolutionary one, would be scrupu.
Ions in observing, well as in exacting, respect
for international law. -5
But it seems that no rules apply to Cotton.
dom. We must respect its sovereignty, but it
may be utterly regardless of ours Our rela-
lions with it are those of one-sided reciprocity
treaty. Davis claims that his Confedefacy is an
independent nation, and that the United States,
like all other nations, is foreign, and yet he
dares to send his Commissioner oldham, by nm
open official act, into the territory of this al
legged foreign power, to excite rebellion and se-
duce the people of whole State from their al
legiance. In Mr.. Jefferson Davis new vocabula-
ry Of pacific revolt can he find any warrant
to pronounce such proceeding an,act of peace
or comfy between nation? Can even he style
it anything but an open, defiant, insolent act of
war. Col. Davis if you claim that your Con-
federacy Is nation, then, to use the old homely
phrase, applicable to all pretenders, "you must
act as SUCH" not only with regard to your rights
which are enormous. but also with regard to
your duties, which, in the novelty of your situa-
ton, you seem to forget. You must cease to
send your Commissioners into the United States
to excite revolt. FL t.'#Hi eav "#3 asTs
To our own people, we would recall the facts
that in the early days Of the country our Gov
eminent disgraced Minister of the French Re.
public, our ancient ally for much less offensive
invasion Of our sovereignty; and that, in our
own day, British Minister-the representative
of the first naval power of earth-was driven
from our soil for an affront to our nationality,
triaing and venial compared with JEFF Davis
attempt to procure the secession of Arkansas
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