The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-01-18

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slavery 10 begun Q course Of Six lectures ~
Manchester, on s.the American War" The
nrsE was delivered ON the 18th Of December,
at the Free.tFadc Hall, and Is so replete with
good sense and . just appreciation Of oar posi-.
ton, that We are tempted to extract from the
Manchester Examiner, the following abstract OF
Il, with the reporters notes which viii show the
temper in which his remark were received
ssMr. Thompson said he hoped that one re-
suit Of the death of the Prince Consort would
be the bringing about Of better feeling in
this country. II those cold lips in Windsor
Tower could speak, they would advise the
people 10 put away passion, prejudice and
pride, to leave of the language Of taunt, mem
ace and insult, and to remit to reason aud JUS
tice the adjustment of any difference that Tor
the present might disturb the amicable rela-
tions between us and America. To be neutral
and not to give our sympathies to the North,
was to be false to the cause of freedom, and
be on the side of Slavery. The North was In
the right, cons.itutionaly and morally; and
the South was in the wrong Slavery was
the cause Of this carnival of blood Hear, hear
| The South obtained the ascendency when the
maintained it until Mr.. Buchanan left Office,
and il was to regain that ascendency that
| the South were now in arms, and for
nothing else. 1t was not for empire that
the North were fighting, but for the in
| tegrity of their Government, and the institu-
| tions founded by their fathers, Felons and
| traitors were seeking TO overthrow the Union
because they desired to erect, on the ruins Of
the grand republic, an institution the most ex-
ecrable, q government based ayowedly upon
the enslavement Of mankind, Slavery being its
chief corner stone. Hear, hear The North
| had no other object than to prevent the es-
| Enlistment of that government Hear, hear,
| and Kisses which were cheered down. As to
| Secession, nation alone could recognize the
] right to secede, not the sworn servants OF
/ the Constitution, who knew nothing Of Seces.
sion. Hear. A constitutional right to Sc
cede was q constitutional absurdily, and con-
tradiction Of terms. The Constitution pre-
scribed the means to be taken to ascertain the
sense Of the people in reference 20 any organ
ic change. There was no unanimity 10 the
South, as most people thought. Terrorism and
lynch law we're there. Only seven days ago he
breakfasted with party of American gentlemen
including two from Georgia, (Unionists, who
had been driven out for their attachment to
the Union.
1ucy Suiu tudt IL OcVIk SOulu uC P0hSu, VIA SC-
fourths of the votes would be for the Union
If the whole South could be polled, the rattle
snake flag would soon give place to the stars
| and stripes. Abolitionist as he was, he could
say that Mr.. Lincoln had not at any time, had the
| right to decree the abolition of Slavery. He
wished he had [Hear, hear. Just as q mag.
istrate was guided in his decisions, not by his
private opinion, but the law books, so Mr.. Lin
coin, the Chief Magistrate of the United States
had to be guided by the oath he took on the
| 4th of March to support the Constitution, and
not by his own inclinatons, which would make
him wish to see freedom in every part of the re.
| public. Hear, hear. The South was not men
aced by the election of Mr.. Lincoln. He hop
ed that Mr.. Lincoln would live to see the news
papers in this country, which were daily given
columns to the misrepresentation Of his acts,
| change itheir tone; and that before he left the
chair, MIR. Lincoln would he the President ola
restored Union without slave. The Republic
can party, which triumphed in the last Presi-
Dental election, knew that they could not in
terfere with Slavery in the several States all
they said was, that it should not extend into
the Territories of the Union; and it was owing
to that party that Slavery had not overrun
| thousands of acres in the best part of the coun
| try" Hear, hear.
Mr.. Thompson quoted largely from the his
tory bearing on his subject, and confended
that the course of the North had been right
throughout. He remarked that, although
| emancipation was not the object of the North
yet the result of the conflict would be that the
Slavery system would be wounded. Hear,
hear. At the conclusion of the lecture, which
occupied more than two hours, vote of thanks
to Mr.. Thompson was moved by Mr.. Nelson,
seconded by MIR. Wilson, and passed with ac-
| clamation, This concluded the proceedings,