The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-04-12


!. THEY WISH TO PROLoNG THE WAL
hoping that something may turn up 70 get thei
Southern rebel friends out of their position
without being made % acknowledge the supre
macy of the Constitution and the Union. The,
hope and work for = foreign war. to make tina
| pretext for stopping the domestic strife, an,
uniting against common foe They are TO
prolonging the war also, for the purpose of Il
ring the patience Of the country, while they cal
make public sentiment ready to ''compromise
With armed rebellion-to do anything honorable
or dishonorable to stop the war. To do thi
they appeal to the pockets Of the people will
exaggerated pictures of enormous taxes, ant
virtually say, that because it costs money to main
tain the Union, we ought to surrender at discre
| ton to the demands Of those who have taken "
arms in rebellion against It.
2. THEY WORK BY TREACHERY.-Hav
ing first opposed the Government in asserting
| any authority to enforce the laws and maintain
| the Union and the Constitution. and done what
| they could to encourage the outbreak by tender
Ing Northern sympathy and support in advance
they are now seeking to assist their friends in
the Southern army, by getting themselves into
positions to betray the Union cause for their
benefit. In the month Of August last, immedi
ately after the disaster Of Bull Run, they mark.
ed out new programme, and sent messengers
through all the loyal States to give their friends
the K. g. c., the CUE for putting their new
plan into extensive operation. The treachery
of their men at the head OF column of the
Federal army, who turned the tide of battle
against US at Bull Run, worked go we'll that
they determined at once, during the reorganiza-
ton Of our army, to fill it with their own men
for similar future operations. "Castles" were
forthwith organized in all the States. Those
,h<h bad hoo tkasv
loyal neighbors, to the full extent that public
sentiment would tolerate, now very suddenly
and saysteriouay became seemingly loyal and pa.
triotic, and are anxious for places to draw their
swords in defense of the Union, and measure
them with its rebellious foes They wanted to
be decorated with epaulets. They would serve
as Captains, and from that up to Colonies of
Regiments, Brigadier and Major Generals. They
wound net work Of influence around Congress
and the "powers that be-" to maintain men in
the Departments, and to get others in specially
in the War Department-who were shining
lights in the ''Castles" of the K G. c., for the
avowed and express purpose of aiding the enemy
by treacherously watching, and conveying the
secrets Of the Government to the rebel army
Men we're selected in the States, and sent hun
dreds of miles to Washington, with strong in.
fuences to back them, for this purpose. Bet
ter to carry out their project, they adrotly
raised the mo Party" cry, and by protesting
the most exalted and devoted loyalty, claimed
the best places in which to betray the Union
cause, for those who were trusted "Knights"-
thus secretly plotting treason against the very
cause that was to feed and clothe them Among
the K. G. C. OF the Third Degree they freely
calculate their prospects of success from the
"treachery" Of Federal officers, and especially
of officers in the Union army, who, if occasion
presents, are to disobey orders, and screen
themselves behind fmsy excuses for allowing
the enemy to escape, when by acting in good
faith, they might be defeated. They point to
the singular escape Of Floyd and his crew in
Western Virginia, after Rosecrans had go decoy-
ed them into position, that he was certain to
bag the whole command, If orders had been ex-
ecuted by his subordinates At the time of the
Balls Bluff disaster they also gave knowing
winks to indicate that it was the fuliillment of
chapter in their programme to disgust and dis
hearten the loyal North, discourage any advance
movements, and encourage the rebel army with
the report of victory. They claim large mum.
Der Of the officers of Companies, RegiT::ss,
and Brigades, and Divisions, seer 70 oe IN
their interests, and even ha-- are auoacisy 10
whisper that Gen. M-r.v'lan understands their
nroorsmms is not unfriendly to working up
to i .ney claim, also, goodly number of
~
They deprecate the appointment of Stanton to
the administration OF the War Department. and
regret that he IL not one of their mystical nun.
Der. They fear that all the influences they can
throw around him will not induce him to bend
his policy to favor their projects; yet they are
ever on the alert, and will make concerted eff.
fort, by pretended confidence and fattery, to
weave an influence around him that will par.
TALLY capture him, and control his policy. They
acknowledge their faint hopes, however, of be-
ing able either to induce him to become a
knight" or to lure him into their plausible
scheme for the future control Of the spoils of
GovernncnG.
3. PEACE CONVENTION AND NEW
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES mode of arriving
al their object, is National Peace or Compro
mise convention, is to be held when all things
are prepared. The schedule is 10 call conven.
ton of all the States, North and South to ar.
i've at an understanding, and compromise the
difficulty upon basis already fixed. That ba
BIS is the JEFF. Davis Constitution of the Soutb.
srn Contederacy-conceding and adopting some
'f It's features, and yielding some of the impor.
'aht ones In our present instrument, as q "com.
PROMISE" The main features of the comnro.
MISE will be constitutional recognition, guaran-
y, and protection of Slavery in the States aud
territories, without distinction In the mean
line, the country being tired and sick of war
md taxes, they expect to manufacture public
opinion that will adopt their scheme. To give
popular strength to this convention, there ia
o be most earnest and persistent effort to car
every local and State election this year
galnst the administration, or War and Union
aity-so that it will appear that the country
las changed, and is against the further prosecu.
ION OF the war for the supremacy of the old
Union and the old Constitution as Il is. and that
he party calling the National Peace Conven. |
entlon" are the majority or dominant party. |
no represent the public will. Further to facil. |
late party success at the polls, and cover IN or
raw attention from their own reasonable plot
hss against the Government, they are to ioin
united and harmonious howl of "a ROLL
loSlsr" against all loyal men who sustain the
administration and the wor to crush the rebel.
on; for the purpose of trying to identify and
'gmatlze them with the SINS and the long obi
Us lin the North) doctrines and sentiments nro.
'uigated by band of fanatical disunionists
eaded by Garrison and Wendell PHILLIPS
aiming that all whom they chose to call "Abo
tionists, including the whole party that elected
'e Administration, and all who sustain it in the
Iosecution OF the war, are equally TRAITORS"
it'll those who are in arms against the Union.
I'd that if the life ola Southern man, caught in
re overt act, is sacrificed, the life of an "Aboli.
onist" should balance the account. While
me but Southern men are in arms to overthrow
e Government, the responsibility of the warts
be perslstently charged upon the loyal North,
hich should be the first to offer terms of
'eace" and compromise" By throwing ev.
y obstacle in the way of the Government. nd
d to secret treason, they hope to give pIausi
lily, among the weak minded, that whenever
control Of the nation passes from their +.
nds the country will getintO trouble, and that
only party capable Of governing the coun.
! ia the one they lead-that peace and nros.
rity cannot return until they are restored to t
wer. "Look at the country in civil war in S
8 than three months after the change of rn. n
3" they say, with exulting triumph. No n
ans are to be left untried to "divde and con. c
er" the war party at the polls. They have a a
tematc plan to discredit the Government in l
eyes of the people They cry aloud about j,
uds, while they are busy employed seeking Il
'tracts for the very purpose of defrauding the d
vernment. to give coloring to their charges! Il
they cannot get original contracts, they seek n
'-contracts from the friends of the Union. b
t the odium of their own dishonesty NAV fall Ii
the shoulders Of the Wsr..party. They boast Il
having already used these tactics to great eff. "
T. Doubling the ability of the Government Ii
'ay its liabilities, with view of depreciatipe