The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-06-21

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Stase 81 Tennessee waS born md yAieed =
Democrat q he straiehtest cot, and have
known personally, for tie last sixteen years.
many Of the leading men o. che South; bnt
when see what I have seen, ne Tiger = aroees
ca In my nature. Every ridge u ROACH vi
graves, and sseh graves! L makes me shnddsr
% think Of them. Il Il BY no means IN unfre-
ouent sight 20 sce the blackened bands Of the
dead exlsoding from the soil, - Il n supplicar
ton Eof Z decent burial. ieel ~ il y would Be
Z delight - turn common hangman, and spend
the balance Of my days In choking TO death the
instlgators Of tha internal rebellion Il Il doubt
70 burn bis house; 70 commit piracy upon the
high sess; bet In my estimation, the man Who
commits one or al Of these crimes is an angel Of
light compared with the nstigators Of tfis rebel.
lion. And yet We are called upon to consider
this war mere difference Of politics. and hon.
oesble members of Congress lit up their hands
IN holy horror when you talk even Of 20 mild Z
punishment 6 con6scation. There il but one
way to close this rebellion, and that lie 70 crush
Il out with an iron hand. The davehoIding
South, with the exception Of such loyal men %
you find in eastern Tennessee and western North
Carolina, and in Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland,
and western Virginia, 10 rotten with treason
Slavery breeds treason - certainly % mias-
matte swamp breeds agus. Il 10 foul upas tree,
polluting everything that comes within 10 shad.
Ow Let us then destroy that trce-nOt 1t once,
for il might crush ~ in its fall; but, at least,
let NJ girdlc it and cut on its tap root, aud i
will die by degrees It's leaves are already with.
ering, and, as its branches shrive they will drop
to the ground, enriching the soil upon. which
they fall The black race is loyal. docile and
patient Ny policy 10 TO exclude Slavery from
I'll the Territories Of tho Union, present and
prospective; to free the slaves Of the rebels and
give them the lands Of their former masters IL
lease, with privilege of purchasing in fec simple
upon the payment Of . fair valuation. We mus,
adopt this policy, or maintain an immense army
In the seeded States for the next one hundred
years" ss
And now hear Colonel Robert n. Lee. Of youl
| city, another Democrat, who writes over the
dead body Of his gallant son, these honest words
ssThe individual vho could have witnessed th,
scenes have witnessed since my arrival here
and hesitate before the most stringent measures
| the Government can adopt, to bring to speed.
| judgment the. traitors TO our Government, !
unworthy the name Of man. Mercy to then
10 cruelty to civilization; and as for patienc
with the sympatl.izers Of traitors in our commtl
nities-this is little short Of treason. The.
should be driven from our midst, or compelled
| to abandon their reasonable practices and con
versstion,, and that at once, 3l.aa
These are better arguments than the resolu
tons of party OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES testimonial
| in favor Of the right and against the wrong, thai
the intriguee of politicians the sneere of dieai