The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-11-22

plsce, sowing 70 the scarcity OF rsga
~ The mode By which the dastards who
style themselves CONSERVATIVES" propose to
save the Union and maintain the Constitution,
10 60 absurd In itself, and 90 base in its particu
lars, that even those Who thus far have blindly
followed them will denoancs It - Infamous -
In substance it 10 just this: "You, the slave
owners and lords Of the South, are superior
race Of men; you posses greater sagacity, skill,
wisdom and courage, than We; you are there
fore the natural law-naksrs and rulers of the
Nation; you have properly asserted your right
full authority, and it ,wss foul wrong for any
one in the North to resist ito exercise, or to en-
terrain or utter any opinion, upon morals or
politics, without first having secured your ap-
provL and permission. We, Of the North, on
the contrary, are ignorant, degraded, cowardly
wsetches. unfit to Associate with such noble men
Is you on any terms Of equality. We are nat
urally mere servants and meniala,, showers of
wood and drawers Of WATER" having no title to
. voice in the councils of the nation. It is We
who are rebels, and not You. It is We who are
the traitors We have sadly deceived our
selves, and if you will only pardon our sin
and again take rs under your benign pro-
lection, again assume authority and control
over us and the country, make laws and con.
stitutions as you may deem agreeable, aud rule
the whole people according to your own desires,
We, who are quite incapable Of doing any Of
these things, will be your grateful and submissive
servants forever" This is about the substance
of the programme, marked out by the poltroon
conservatives" in palmer words, by Northern
traitors, who desire that the South, shall rule.
because they imagine that thereby they may be
enabled to occupy . position somewhat higher
than they are likely to attain among men of
principle and patriotism. We are at loss to
know what term will properly characterize these
men. A Guinea Negro has more manhood, a
whipped spaniel more courage, an hyena more
humanity, q tadpole more intelligence, and the
labors of sisyphus more likelihood Of success.
All Northern men are not euch az these-not
even all the conservatives" The people of the
North have made their last concession to slave.
~. Henceforth they intend that the Govern.
ment shall be administered for freemen and for
the interests Of freedom. They intend to per.
petuate q Republic. The oligarchists are inevi-
tably to be driven 70 the wall, and kept there
now and forever. The Van Burens, Vallandig-
hams, and cattle Of she same unworthy breed,
may scheme and fume, in the interests Of their
masters. It will avail little. It will merely evil
dence then infamy- perhaps secure them hal
ter. But in all the North, there is no considers
BILE number Of persons who, for q moment, will
listen to any compromise with treason, any
treaty with rebels, to any termination of the
war. that Is not based on the subjugation Of all
who are in arms to the constitution and the
laws. No other conclusion will satisfy them,
because NO other Is either safe or honorable.
RNeThe larger damocratio- seceeh sheats such