The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-08-30
JUNE, / 1889 );
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a0LsnsH-i have this moment receiv>a
yoSl ssseemeo iavor OF the SOth ult3mo, inyisine
ne 70 stssnd and address mass meeting q
.e, Iesne, On me 4th instant, called for he
EpSN =, p!omossS eniistmente, and 70 arouss
.ue people 70 = sense Of the danger which
sI.sassn' ;.."n our CsDssitution and national ex-
-. ATs'es my mssi!ity to comply with
yTs' !s.. . rq.ess. ior ! save like enlargement u
sn's secs'on ior saturday, the 2d, and after this
csnnos conveniently reach you in time for ths
ksMne. 5l art 10 -sias
-: nsvs 1e soday what they were whaa
su. ssn-oosn rebellion assaulted the glorioas
nag oi our counuyB pride and hope at Sumter
-snst J! must % put down without regard %
COZ OF treasure pus down BY the strong arm
OF the government Sustained by the matesia
power eno cneered ~ the moral energy Of
sresss isee people put down upon the theatre
seIecseo 70! tne inauguration Of ita diabolieAl
treason, the neid Of blood and put down, tso.
venne tns neso Of the Ioashsoms serpsae
llo% Ns Dooy: IL V nos mere rebelhon o.
ou'DFak us me resust OF dark and DG;ign
conspiracy, concstved and prosecuted by . wossU
c0mosnsuon c o. evh spirits than assembled Is
nisons "internai Conference" It will never
relax nor yieid uns'i u has overthrown the Gov.
srnmens or osen crushed into the earth beyood
nope OF prospect OF resurrection and not only
soits overthrow, but iss annihilation, should We,
% people, address ourselves.a iisss aoi.ls
Tsere can be, there ehould be, but two par
ties to this contest in the legal Statss. The
hrst. embracing those Who, regardless Of all
otner considerations or consequences, viii pros.
ecute the war and sustain the Administration,
ior the purpose Of punishiDg treason und v,n-
dlcating the supremacy of the Constitution;
and the other, those who sympathize with re-
oellion, and either justify it by open advocacy,
or lend it aid and comfort and encourag agement.
by mods and winks, and stolen glaDces Of sppro-
baton; BY illooncealed apologies for its course,
and by assaults upon the Government for prose.
cutting war against it. And in the second di-
vision should be sclassed all Of any and every
political party, sect or faction, who cannot at
such time rise above President making or Of
flee hunting machinery Of every description:
abstain from psrtsking of the unclean drippings
OF the contract department, or withstand the
odor of the suffers stewpans.
The rebellion has on'y had greater power of
endurance than was expected, because it has
received moral and material aid from abroad,
which We did not believe would be extended it.
This has enabled it to keep upon its feet longer,
and to stagger a little further than We supposed
it could; but the satisfaction of terminating its
miserable existence will be all the greater when
IS done, and the meens Of our people to stran.
gle 1t are as ample as their will is resolu.e.-
The var is not and should not be waged to ad-
vance any cause on earth but that of the Con-
sti' ution and the Laws. 1t is not and should
not be prosecuted to destroy any interests but
| those Of conspiracy and treason. Its aim and
end and chief av0wal should be the protec-
sion Of loyalty and the destruction of rebellion.
But in the pursuit Of its purpose the Govern
msnt must rise TO TIE dignity Of the RESPONSE
6h'ty, and while it extends the protection Of the
Const'tution to those who acknowledge It's OBJ
hga.ion. should, ID dealing with revolt, lay its
hand with iron rigor upon every interest which
sill give it strength or weaken ito lawless sdver-
sary, and should strike hardest where il will bs
fels most-snouid, for the purpose of conquering
an early peace, in obedience to the first instincts
OF seIt-presefvation and the holiest dictates Of
humanity, whenever 1t will contribste to these
results, immediately or remotely, condemn and
connscase to ite use every species OF property Of
every nsme ana kind, whether animate or insni.
msse-on two legs or on four. This will give an
earnest Of the realities OF war. ss
We nave NOT now, nor have we ever bad, over
ABOUT one-nsif men enough in the field to con.
quer ana hold 90 vast an arena Of rebellion; and
the the occasion - nov presented for US 70 rectify
the error. aud to embody force which can
practically assert the strength sDddigrisy of the
government; can crnsh the venom ont Of this
pest'lent curse, and exhibit to the enyious, med
dlesome monarchies OF the old world the vindi-
cation Of free, self governed people, against
the Vaccinations Of consdiracy and the symps-
tines OF king craft. 7'5@ o.. g .fa5 isi5s.
10 raising such force, the President should IN
oerstand tnat 10 Tar % taxation becomes neces-
ssry 70 vigorous and successful prosecution Of
sne val, ano 80 long - ito fruits are faithfully
applied to that purpose, the people will not
hesitate at any amount, for they mean this re.
oeIncn seali DO destroyed and the Constitution
sustained, cost what il will or come what NAV.
ana 10 comparison with these results they viii