The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-09-20
o. From The Cincinnati Gazette.
THE irsIDloCs PRoMoTloN Of DEs-
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The attempt to cripple the Government in in
defense sgainst the rebellion, BY pretending AN
alarm lest the Constitution should be fractured
BY making war on the rebels, Ass not been moro
notable than the willingness to dissolve thu Con.
sttution, reyolutionize our Institutions. ana sua.
pend oil civil power, on the plea that only miliI
tary men can carry On war; Both of these con.
Trajectory pleas come from the came psrties
who would on the one hand, make the Coustitu.
ton strait, jacket to bind the Governments
against exerting ito energies to put down the
rebels, and on the other, would break down the
Constitution and our civil institutions for fear Of
the loyal people at home.
;. This effort takes the form Of persistent and
malignant attacks upon the legislative branch Of
the Government-ths distinguishing feature Of
republican institutions, and which the trainers Of
our Constitution supposed to be the principal
department Of this Government; and of assaults
upon every civil officer Of the Government who
is supposed to be interfering In any way with
military, absolution. They demand that Con-
gress shall promptly pass the appropriations, and
sdjourn and denounoe its deliberationg upon
affairs vital to the nation is medding With things
with which it has; 10 buSioess In time of war.
when everything should be left to the military.
The talk of sending battalion to clear out Con.
gress ct the point Of the bsyonet, was common
in the w ashihgton bar.rooms which the army
Officers crowded last winter, and the press of the
same sentiment was everywhere preparing the
public mind tor it BY malignant denunci.tions Of
Congress. t.6a j. ,slfgS-g@I -
These attacks spare the President lust 90 far
as he is supposed to be entirely subssry Went to
the military direction; and have been. bitter
upon every officer Of his Cabinet in proportion
as he was supposed to stand in the way of mill
tary supremacy. The army sentiment and tho
disloyal had deliberate purpose in this effort
to suppress the popular branch, and turn the
Government into q despotism, governed by tho
military; but some Of the inconsiderate public
journals, which have no wiser rule of conduct
than TO catch up any clamor, have helped the
effort by their senseless abuse of Congress, and
by continually clamoring for it to adjourn, and
protesting to rejoice when it had adjourned. We
see now the same folly in some localities, where
blind support of the Administration, and no
opinions on national affairs, are attempted to be
set up - the test for Representative candidates.
The prospects of the perpetuity of republican
institutions, which are believed to depend ON
the intelligence ofthe people, would be poor in
deed it the, people themselves were 90 anxious
to give up their control Of tho Government to
despotism. But we have seen no signs on the
part of the people that they desire to sink their
vnica in tho Envorn,nank
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the mass Of the peopls.)a qtJds ,saeia
Il becomes the peoole 70 watch ,ie.lou.,v
their own rights and powers Ia. the Goyernment
and to Gee that the military pcver Il not turn-
ed against their own liberties instssd 81 Tho re-
bellion. 70 this end they shosld imsissain yiel-
lantly the olaoid dignity add aisdspsndenoe oe
their direct REPRESENTATIVE. and he novera az
Congress q. the coEtrolIipR Departnent of r..
publican Government. L becomes tie Pred-.
dent also to zee that b dosssnot create . Mill
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