The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-09-06

served the right, when occasion called for Il !.
act in his broader capacity. So. therefore =.
soldier, but not the less citizen, I will in Il.
little have to say to you, speak nv on;n;o.
freely ferries of 'Good, - good" and sppiausssi
but at the same time will endesvor to do y
with the reserve belonging to the first chsrsc.s,
will ask your indulgence If speak UPON ,nh
Ject about which you are not all equally united
but the proper treatment ofwhich thick eou,'
~ important with the proper treatment Of o.,
forces in the field; and i'll speak of myself 4.
connection, it 10 because in the suggestion,
presume TO make to you speak upon nv ind.
vidual experience. [Cries of"Good," and an
]. Six years ago, when bad the honor to re,
resent your views upon national affairs, I beh
In common with yourselves, the opinion thu,
slavery should not be disturbed within it's s.i..
ting limits. When the Confederate States A..
nounced their existence, their executive on.
claimed slavery to be the corner stone Of In
new power. In Missouri, a year ago, as ~,
measure, I declared the slaves Of rebels fre,
Immense applause, cries Of "good," and eres.
cheering. believing this to be the most incisye
searching and deadly blow that could be sine5
at the heart of the rebellion. Applause, and
"Good, good" bully for you," and cheersl I
judged it to be the qcickest mode to damage and
disconcert the enemy, and to gain great advan.
tages with the least cost of life TO the good
citizens who were acting with me in maintain.
ing the laws. A General in the field in distant
and rebellious district, invested with procopsu.
lar powers, did this in the exercise of what
believed to be my legitimate authorize
| Cheers. Later, as the war went on, became
satisfied that with its successful Termination
must also terminate slavery in some form.
["Good, good" and cheers.l
considered 1t then sufficient that some meas.
ures should be adopted BY which 1T should i'm.
mediately cease % q political power, and begin
to cease ae social fact. But as the contest VA
protracted the conditional opinions with which
We all entered upon it, in my mind, gave place
to the conviction that every advantage which
the laws Of war allowed to us should bs en-
ployed, and that to be effective as Q war measure
this act should be thorough and immediate. Il !
be Intellectual And 20 the events of the wear
have brought me to the conviction that there
can be no lasting peace while slavery exists on
our continent. Great spplause.l Therefore,
all other considerations apart, and regarding Ii
only % measure for the efectual suppression
OF the rebellion, / am in favor of the immediate
abolition of slavery, Igrest cheersl and in favor
of using every practicable means to make that
abolition effective, Tcheers] and to deprive the
enemy Of their great element of strength. [Great
applause. - 49,,
Wherever our flag waves in jurisdiction, lie.
it wave over free men. [Cheers1 Let il an.
swer oil questions, and give all passports. loud
cheers ,'.s
It is urged against summary measures that the
liberation of the slaves would be an act of great
injustice to the loyal men of the South. But
can such q war a. this be carried on without
sacrifices from the loyal people in every section
Of the country? The loyalists of the South would
be required to contribute . portion OF what's
held to be property, and for which they would
doubtless be afterward remunerateG. Against
this the loyal people Of the North give not ONLY
absolute property, bnt their own lives, and the
lives OF those most dear to them. (Cheers1-
At this point Gov. Andrews came upon the
platform and was received with loud cheers.1H
To them their loss never can be repaid. How
then can such distinctions be entertained? And
how can we in making war upon q country pro.
tect it's vital interests!-separate it into parts.
and for the sake of protecting the property of a
class forego our greatest advsntages9 Such
policy would carry within itself the elements of
sure defeat, and the real Unonists of the South
are ready for the sacrifice. Nor do share in
the belief that there is large body of Unionists
in the South. In my individual experience l
have found them few, and in the progress of the
war they have been fast decreasing. H
The danger which has attended the avowal of
Union sentiments, the uncertain protection which
we have been able to give them, the certain
seventies Of the Confederate Government, the
unexpected length to which the rebels have been
able to protract the struggle, together with
neighborbood friendships and interests, have
carried away many who in the beginning main
tanned their allegiance to the. Union. In the
whole valley of Virginia do not remember to
have met Union man, and certainly not one
Union woman. Laughter This element of
their strength must not be moderated. 1t serves
to show how thoroughly the feelings of the South
are in this contest, and leaves no doubt as to
what will be the training Of the growing genera.
ton, Not only were the people not DESTROYS of
returning into the Union, but they did not en-
terrain the idea in any shape-their only conjec.
lures we're as to the manner in which the sepa.
ration would finally be effected. do not think
that our Northern people realize how many years
the South has been preparing for this struggle.
The advent of the Natchez in Charleston bar.
Dor with Jackson's proclamation and her ready
batteries, checked it for time in South Carroll.
ma, where there was then strong body of men
with Union sentiments strong enough to have
the consistency Of party, and with its repre-
sentative organs. Then quite Q young man,
was among the Unionists enrolled with view to
service under Mr.. Poinsett, then the acknowl-
edged head of the party in that State. Calhoun
died defeated rebel chief, but be left legons of
young men devoted to disseminate his princi-
ples-young legions growing up in the faith of
the principles to the establishment of which this
generation has been consecrated in the South.
We are at war with people who have been ed.
ucated to believe that they are contcndine for
their liberties; they are carrying on this contest
with unity and determination their armies have
acquired the solidity and consistency of regular
troops. To reduce such rebellion will require
the utmost exertion of our force, and the imme-
diats use Of every advantage which naturally
falls TO our share in the contest Their deter.
minstion to obtain success lie unconquerable-to
subdue them their designs must be made impos.
sible, and the unity which gives them strength
must be ours. [Cheers. sHs .s -
TO secure this unity We must rouse ourselves
toextraordinary exertions. Not only must eve
~ possible means be used to damage the enemy
in the field, but We must geard vigilsntly against
the enemies in our midst. [Cheersl While