The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-02-01
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a. when Geors. Wallace Joue, 10 !.

eE When George Wallace Jones was sen,
to Fort Lafayette for an avowal Of his intsstior
to join the Southern Coufederacy and take up
arms against the lawful Government Of the Uni.
ted States, In a letter over his own signature
addressed to Jefferson Davis, Presiden: @. s. A.,
Father Mahcney, Of the Dubuque Herald, made
agreat outcry. Recently, more humble but
equally guilty william called Bill, Clerk Of the
Court in Harrison county, Iowa, has been cent
to Fort Lafayette for equally reasonable avow.
els Of sympathy with rebellion, and that other
traitor, Babbitt, of tho Council Bluffs Buele,
even out does xahoney in his outcry over the
matter. It is an awful outrage upon the Free
dom Of speech and the press that traitors are
sent to prison for preaching treason at least
these two fellows pretend to think so It may
not be amiss to remind them that life and liber.
ty are guaranteed to white men under our free
institutions. Yet white men have been incarce.
rated in jsils and sometimes deprived Of life,
without violating any provision of our Consti.
tuition. The rights and property Of honest citi-
zens can only be protected by runishing rogues,
thieves and murderers.
In all ages OF the world and under all forms
of government to coaspirs against the lawful
Government, adhere to and give aid to its
enemies, has teen held and punished as the
greatest crime citizen could be guilty of, and
in times of public peril offenders have always
been arrested. imprisoned, tried and condemned,
by both civil and military authorities, as the
public good seemed to require. And Of this no
loyal citizen ever did or ever will complain.
THE DocrRMEs FOR rar TMEs--" We thank
God" says the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser,
'that the slavery question is now in fair way
OF settlement. We are alike sick Of Northern
fanaticism and agitation and Southern falsehoods
and distractions. Let the war 60 on, and let
slavery take care of itself is our motto If the
latter comes in our way crush it; if It does not,
let it alone. If, in putting down the rebellion,
we also put down slavery-as a consequence
not as part Of our policy-then let slavery 60
down. The country has too many interests at
stake, just now, to pause in its march for the
sake of chaffering about :" the peculiar institu.
tion," or of arguing in regard either to its rights
or its wrongs. Fight first, and settle all mat.
ters that remain to be settled afterwards, is our
doctrine"
The difference between Republican and Dem.
ocratic Cover. ing and administrative ability is
seen or will be seen, in the conduct of tho War
Department respectively by Mr. Cameron -
Mr.. Stanton. And it would be seen in the 6e
duct of all the Executive departments If changes
oh ho do IN Ne dor
stands this difference-he has learned it from
the history of the country-and is therefore ap-
pointing only democrats to the high subordinate
positions in his department in place of Republi-
cans removed Chicago Times.
This is the way Mr.. Liucoln's liberalty and
patriotism is metl What was intended to pro.
mote harmony and unite parties in carrying for.
ward the war, is construed as an act Of neces-
sity--the only way to keep the Government
running. We are the salt Of hte earth-the
governing class, says the Times-we embody all
the ability and the virtue extant-Stsnton
knows this (probably he learned it while in
Bnchanan's Cabinet) and is turning out Repub-
licans and putting In Democrats!
We think well of Mr.. Stanton and hope much
from his Administration OF the War Depart
ment-not because he Is Democrat, but be.
cause he is, as We hope and believe, true and
loyal man, possessing talents and energy, and
entirely devoted to the Office he now fills. We
care not what changes he makes 80 that rogues
are turned out and honest men put in. But We
doubt very much either Mr.. Stanton's ability or
wish to prescribe men for their opinions sake
and turn out Republicans because they are Re
pubcans.
ANY exhibition of magnanimity towards the
late Democratic party is thrown away-is just
about as foolish as the same measures have
proven towards the rebels