The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-07-27

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4 vof infamny that can never perish. The inost di!
Iatinenished Of Them were educated BY the CHART
i Of the Government on which, they are now max
a Ing war;. For long years they we're fed from Y
ftable, and clothed from its wardrobe. and tbei
brows gir1andsd by its honors. They are th
j ungratefui sons Of fond mother who dandle'
4 them upon her knee, aswhO lavisled upon then
the gushing love Of her noble and devoted ma
d sure, and who nurtured them from the very DO
som Other life; and nov, fl the frenzied excese
Of licentious and bafaedf ambition, they sr,
d distabbinG at that bosom with the ferocity viii
which the tiger springs upon his prey. Tn
President Of the United States is heroicallyant
kpaeriosidally struggling tobaftie the machinaton
Of, these lnost wicked men. have unbounded
i gratiRcakion in knowing that he is the courag.
ing rthe. duties Of bis great Office, he takes nc
counsel Of his fears. He is entitled to the zeal
/ ousisupport of the, whole country, and, may
not add without offense, that he will receive the
support Of all who justly appreciate the bound.
! less blessings of our free institutions
Iftis rebellion succeedsit will involve neces
sarily the destruction of our nationality, the
division of our territory, the permanent disrup,
i tion ofthe republic. It must rapidly dry up the
recourcss Of our, material prosperity, and year
| by year weshall grow more and more impoyerish
ed, more and more revolutionary, enfeeb!ed, and
eeva:eui each returning eiect'on VIII orihg
WIN " grounds ior new civil commouon, ana
.ra''oIs prepared 20 strike at the country tnat
mas re)eeted tneir claims 70 power, VIII spring
up on every SIDE Disnnion once begun VIII 90
w ano On inoehhteiy, ana uiloer tne innuhehce
=. tue iasa aoctrine OF secession, not ohiy VIII
states seceoe from States, but counties Will Sc
ced from States also, towns and cities from
counties until universal anarchy will he cOl,-
somma.ed IN eaeh Individual who can make good
nis position by force OF arms, claiming the right
70 dsIy tne power OF the Goverl4fment Thus We
s"ouid nave brought oack 70 US tne Gays OF tne me
Foooer narons with their moated castles and
lnaFaIding retsiners Inis doctrine wnen an.
sIyxed is SIMPLY declaration that no physical
,orce snsl ever pc employed IN executing the
."Ws aliu epnoioing tne uovernment, anu Gov
ens n.o whose pFa.'csi .'Aomihssraton
suca Princ.pa' mas oeen introduced, could no
more commune 10 exist tnan a man could 1--we
WIN anseleo coDsa IN ms bosom. II you wouid
nn1" "nas are 'ne iegisimate Irqits 81 secession
,ooS AZ virginia ana tennessee, which have 50
.a:eiy gwen themselves m up 70 the embrace OF
TINS monster. There the schools are deserted; !;
the .ourts OF justice closed; public and private
creo'. destroyed; commerce annahilated; debts
rePudiated cohnscations, ana spoiiations evefyi
wnere preyaMng; every check Diancned with fear
anu every heart frozen with despair; ana al ev-
Ct tnat eesoiate ianc thc hahd ofihiuriatod pas.
sloh ana crime IS waving, with avuieures scre am
Io' piooa' tne SWORD OF civil war; And this 10
c sne Ianoemoniun which some woutd nave trans
1erpeui 70 hentuckY. ~
De. am no. mere TO diseuss TINS proposition
to-nlsnt wish soiemniy to declare before you
anu .ne worid, ina. am Tor this Union without
Ioiulelons' one ana inolVisiDie now ana forever.
m an ior its preservation at any ana every cost
" p'oou ana treasure against all It's assailiants
hnoW no heutraiity between my country
.. anu its ioes, whether they be foreign or domes-
'ie! no neutrality between that glorious nag
"hicn now floats over Us, and the ingrates and
sran'ors who would trampie it in the dust. My
prayer Is for victory, complete, enduring and ov.
er"neihnihg, TO the armies OF the republic over
All us enemies am against any ana every
compromise that may be proposed to he made
ander tne guns OF the rebels, while at the same
'luie' am oecidediy IN favor OF aHording every
Ieasonaoie guarantee Tor the safety OF Southern
lns''.at'ohs, whlch the nonest stconylctloRs OF the
people-not tne conspirators-oft the South may
ae,"aho, mhene"c' aaey atdntay do'cn Mesr arms
ona ., nottm taem. 4 t.8Aa'''Hg s''R td.
ine aronranieht OF the sword mas been de-
han'iy thrust INTO the lace OF the Government
ana country. and there IS no honorable escape
ron H. All guarantees ana all attempts at "d-
Jus'tment oy amendments to the Constitution are
scorniuiy rejected, and the leaders OF the rebel
non openly proclaim that they are fighting tor
tneir independence. In this contemptuous re-
Jection OF guarantees, and IN this avowal OF the
opJects OF the rebellion now SO audaciousiy
made, we have complete exposure OF that
iraud winch through the slavery agitation has
Deeh practiced upon the pubic credulity Tor the
iast niteeh OF twenty years. In the lisht OF tnis
revelation, we feel as one awakened from the
sunocatlng tortures OF nightmare, and reailze
what oaseIess dream our apPrehensions have
oeen, and OF what tfaltorous swiDdle we have
Deen mace sne victi ms. They are lighting for
thelr independence Independence OF what
independence OF tnose laws which they them.
serves nave aided In enacting Independence OF
sna' oons.susIon a.Hs wnlcn !ne'r iatners irameo
anu W which tney are parues, ana supJect Dy III
hertance; independence OF that benehcent
government on whose treasury and honors they
nave grown strohg ana INDUSTRIOUS. When a
ulan comm,ss roooery on the nighway, or
MURDER IN tue oafK, ne thereoy declares MS In
uspenucnce VI Tue laws unoer winch ne HVes
auu VI .he society VI Wuch nc Is memoer.-
omoulo me- wnen arraigheo, aVow ana ]ustiiv tne
onense' Ie thereoy becomes sne advocate o. the
inuePenoencS ne mas thus declared ana, II ne
resists oy iorce OF arms the omcer, when drag
en,S nun W 'ue PRISON, Tue pehitehtisry, OF tue
gaio~s' ne IL thereDy ngntihg Tor the indepen
uehce ne nes mus declared ana aovocated ano
suen S IS .ns cohal'ion OF tne consPrators OF the
aon'a e ~ .nis momen. - Is no longer ques
saon " oou'uein rlshts, whlcn nave never oeen
o.a'eo, ~ nor =. security OIL southern lhsttu
s sons nc. snlcu We Ano~ perlecuy wen nave never
,': oe.. WIN oy Tue 9fnerai uovernmeh'
~. ~ pureiy WIN US question OF hatons
eA.stenoe Al meeting 'nls Terrible issue wnien
aeus.o' nas maui up WIN 'he ioysi men Oh 'ne
COUNTY, u : We s'anu upon grouna innni'ely ABOVE
an pay n.es anu party pas'prms-er al
as 'nas on wnlcn our lathers stood whel
uey VI. oa'.,es Vi 'ue Nesoluuoh. ! all
ol ~ uo"s .s ,asD .his coh'est mus iorceG upon
=; =. sI "a..:a' ahu mora resources ana ener
ses s'e na''1 ~ o'uer .l"t Tue s'rueg,e ma,
aa p.s. anu 90 .'.t.e Sans ulnsry as Posseo,e
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