The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-06-14
THE HAWk-EYE

aeva Dsnoerass ana Seashesn Rsbess,
jobs J. Jenning q Democratic State Senator
from Dphuque, say3 Of Southern rebels, In 4
card recently publishsd: sssages
3. z"Thsy ere Americana. and wish 70 see them
acquls thenselves in 4 manner worthy Of Amer
ican citi1eni And eoldien I with 70 zee them
conduct themselves witA such svigos, "a 10 com.
psl ale North 10 yield 10 sseh cenprosAises ia tie
ssd a. eN secsys 10 Mes 1sI cosstitstioai rights.
The Constitution 10 fsaRded ia compromise,
and BY compromise Only can II and the Union
be prseerved. Szsf s4asHatsL ,s
II may be somewhat difficult for the loyal
reader 70 conceive that We have man in Iowa
who not only desires ~ success Of the Rebel
lion but has the coursset to avow'it. Yet such
10 shs fact Jennings i State Senator and a9ead-
ing nshoseyise.2 He but gives utterancs % the
real sentiments and wishes of the vallandig
hammers in De above extract That party de.
sireS Nat shs Rebellion shall be 90 fer success
full - to ssesre the object for which the Secesh
raised The stGndsrd Of revolt, viz: the expansion
and peri ration Of slavery. They desire that
slavery sl-.l b stsrnal- that Whatever else may
Be ovsrshrown. slavery may BE- preserved. Na.
hoasy has plsinly said that it is older than the
Constitution, just - ssered as The Christian
religion, and must aot and shall not b sacrificed
70 save even the Constitution and the Union.
This 10 the spirit of the Eallandigham party
Their vaunssd conservation Il only An over
vsasine anxiety 70 conserve slavery. For our
~ institptions-for the fights Of the people
for our National existence they care nothing
There 10 nothing in thsir party papers- nothing
in the talk Of the resurrection leadeFa--notbing
In their speeches, addresses and plGtforDs put
the everlsssing ''nigger,e and the blatant cry
of "Abolisioplss,g vhils they have nothing but
ridicule and abuse for every man who i labor
ing to pus down the rebellion, from the President
down-while they have no word Of encourage.
msnt or praise for the half million Of men fght-
ing the battles of their country, they are ma
king the most frantic efforts to prevent slavery
from being destroyed BY the madness Of seces.
sion. Their labor is one repugnant toAevery
sentiment Of loyalty, Of Christianity and pro
gress-st var with every manly instinct and
every democratic impulse.
~ Il 10 about time Ne we're learning that
Sscesdonists cannot b placsted BY yielding
to their exacsing demands. For years We have
tried to get along peaceably with the Southern
6reeaters BY giving them all they asked-by
anticipating their understanding their niggers
and eating dirt We did this dirty work until
they dispised and denounced us as cowards-
until they wearied in kicking and cufang US. -
They really believed the whole people Of the
North % mean and mercenary and craven as
they knew Northern dough.faces were, and
thought il would be no job at all to get up
revolution, overthrow the Government and es.
tablish one that suitsd them better-was more
in accordance With their aristocratic ideas. We
have been eompsllsd to 6ght to vindicate Nor
thsrn manhood and preserve our Republican
InstisutionA Let us do both effectively. They
no longer think one Southern soldier can lick
two Northern men. We have beat that out Of
their haads. Let us teach them thst Northern
men hare just as much selfrespect as Southern
gsntlenen-tbat the soldiers of eur armies are
above Tie dirty work of running down negroes
70 restore to masters who are lighting to over
throw the Government or to any other masters.
Let Southern gentlemen do their own negro
catching g-ieava the chivalry to attend to that
business. Our armies are in the field to fight
for the life of the Republic-they are doing it
in manner to excite the wonder and admira.
tion Of the world. Let them not be degraded
through their officers to the menial duties Of
negro police. Our brave men will not do it
voluntarily. They have too much pride-too
much seli-respect-too 6ne sense of honor
and humanity. Let them not be degraded
. through their officers Let us now teach them
not only that We viii 6ght, but that we are not
the nsrcsnary canting bypocrites we have been
charged with being. a
This is the way and the only way We shall
ever placate the rebel States No more com
promises or concessions-no more sugar pluns
no more dirt eating-war until the last rebel
shall lay down his arms or his life and then
equai laws, equal rights, freedom Of speech and
the press throughout all the States and Terrific