The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-05-03


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The Panash0eas -
EXTRACTS From TIE SPHEca OF ScHofLE. :. CoI-
FAX, OF INpIASA, ON TIE CoSSiscAilos Dill:
The Catilines who sat here e .ne yV ~
Chanberp Of the kePuchc. ana vno, wasn
oath ON heir Hps and 10 sneir hearts 70 sup
port the Constitution Of the un,seo ot.'es ply
ted treason q night-ae mas Dece sno"n ~
papers recovered at Fiorlda' p,rlculsly 'ne
letter Of Mr.. Yulee, describing the proceeongs
Of the midnight conclascs OF Incse mon ~ I'LL
confederates in the Southern s.ases-aaoula "
punished by the severest penalties OF tne l.w'
for they have added to their tiesson RegeLy,
and are doubly condemned before Uou s"u
man. Never, in any lana, nave tnsse ~.
more guilty and more deserving 81 Wy 49, ..I.
est terrors OF the law. Inc mu. cc ..A'
but single life, ana We ca, mn, .,..a
But these men wlckeoiy snu ~lllnev P..9 IN
peaceful country INTO tne hoI ~ -
war, and inaugura'eo 'eyMe ~ 20 - .hs;r
and outrage agA.Is,; sna ;mnr;,onino
MIDST, hanging, - Tho .h.da the
IN manner ~. sn1 r vi. nsvnlnt;on Not content
atrocues =, VIC s,ha;r hIovs al the life of the
with TINS, .ney sims sI - ,n.nva battle.6eld. in
hePuonc ns 20 hi. a thsv sought mot onlyto de-
csIn.so. n..;Sa ;...if INIT 70 murder its de-
49,. ' plnre;nc into still darker crimes
.s.. h.vo havoneted the wounded on the field
20 :.rn.ga hnried the dead that fell into their
ID -;,h sverv nossiple ipnominy, and then
- cloat their revenge dug up their lifeless re-
MANS from the tomb. where even savages would
have aIloved them to rest and converted their
sknils into drinking cups-a barbarism that
vonld have dispracol the Visigoths Of Alaric,
the barbarian, in the dark ages of the past
The blood of our soldiers cries out against
them. Has not forbearance ceased longer to
be q virtue? We were told year ago that
lenicy would probably induce them TO return
to their allegiance, and to cease this unnatural
war; and what has been the resuia Let the
bloody battle-felds Of the conflict answer.
When return home shall miss many o 10
miliar face that has looked in past years with
the besming eye of friendship upon me.
shall see those who have come home with con
situations broken down by exposure ana
wounds and disease, to linger and to DIE. l
shall see women whom | have seen sabbath
after Sabbath leaning on beloved husoands
arm as they went to the peacefnl sanctuary,
clothed now in widows weeds. l snail see or"
phans destitute, with no one to tram them INTO
paths of usefulness. shall see the sWelllng
hillock in the grave yard-where, after LIES
fitful fever, We shall all be gathered.oe
ing that there, prematurely cut on ny rlhe
ooAI "AAAS" - 49,
soldier sleeps. shall see desoiate heartnstones
and anguish and woe on every side. Those OF
us who come here from Indiana ana iilnois
know too painfully the sad scenes that VIII con-
front US amid the circles OF our constituents
Nor need We ask the cause OF oil tins suner-
ing, the necessity of all these sacrifices! They
have been entailed on us as part OF the fearful
cost of saving our country from destruction
But what mountain of guilt must rest upon
| those who, by their efforts to destroy the Gov
eminent and the Union, have rendered these
terrible sacrifices necessary.
Why do we hesitate? These men have drawn
the sword and thrown away the scabbard.-
| They did not hesitate in Furnishing Union men
within their power They have confscated
| their property, and have for o year past, with
| out any of the compunctions that troubles US
| here. They imprisoned John NJ. Bolts for
| silently retaining lingering love for the Union
in his desolate home. They hang Union men
| in East Tennessee for bridge burning, refusing
them even the sympathy Of chaplain to con-
sole their dying hours. They prosecute Brown
! low because faithful among the faithless, he
refused, almost alone, in his outspoken hero
ism. to bow the knee to the Baal of their wor-
shin Let us follow his counsel by stripping
the leaders Of this conspiracy of their possess
sions. and outlawipp them hereafter from the
HIGH places of honor and of trust they have
heretofore epioyed.
In mo other wav can we more effectually be
felt throughout all the region where treason
rears its blackened> crest. The loyal Union
men of ali these regions will sec in this legisla-
tion. and in the concurrent advance of our
armies toward the Gulf. that we have put our
hands To the nlow determine ed not to look back:
that we have resolved that every man who
ro;ses b;s hand AGAINST the Union shall be
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n,t;on shall ha nrotected. and that the retri-
hutton which shall follow the leaders of this
roboIl;on for life shall be 90 thorough and sc.
, yere that M rantle fao Of disnn; on will ever
oao;r be reared ON the so;j Of this Republic.-
And INV w;Il Of Iost o,l realize that the induce
, NON, 20 svmnath;Sa with secession ESQ No to
sava ths;r nrpnertv from rehal con6scstion and
/ to olo;n =, tha sa1e time Un;on nrotect;onl no
,onrar ax;s,s. ,hat tho time for this m;enlaced
lsn;,, hns a~,;rad. ,hot tho nronertv of rebels
10 80 10 con6scateS and tba armies oftbe Re-
! nuhl;c sustained thereon in the regions which
t p rsnn;rss them 70 occnnv
, Meror ~ ,ra;,ors i hos been we'll said. Is
ruelt,, 70 iovol mon would not initiate
3 ,ba;r cr;mos or thor barhar;tv Init 7 would
= ;n;.a,a tha;, rssoln,;o, Tho Gsntleman from
: Kontncky noorest mo mr. Gr;Jer1 told ns. >
.,ts .,o 80 ,hat ,ho rohoi ornv Lod
rnn Of saOo OOO Worth of slaves of Union mer
from connt;es near h;s residence and thew
have oonsscotod and ,otan s,aves no sween.
;nn,v 90 onvtb;nc else claimed or held hv these
,s n Tha;r nwe siavsS worL On the;r fort;.
soa,;o,s from nannor beh;nd wh;cb our sol.
a;ans us ,aro;,ossi,, sl.;n. ,hov norform tbe;,
camn drudoerv TINS ;ncrsas;ng the mower Of
!, their army: thew raise the produce that feeds
, thar troons and the crons on the faith d
- which their scrip is rendered current five
wish 70 .breok tho nower of the rebellion Lot ms
strike it wherever we can weaken it. and stike
! Il boldly and faarless}v ms IN. ;nstice of ON,
j cause fully warrants. And let us if there arc
= hnt fftv cr five hundred loval men in State
: resolve that thew shall he protected hv Tho
i whole mower of the Government and clothed
e with all the advantages hereafter that thei,
unfalteripp allegiance during these dark hour,
r SO richly merits.
t None of the confiscation bills before us arc
f er most facto in their operatiop. Thev operat.