The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-09-06

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TIE HAWK-EYE|
Wedssssd9v Sspeesusbes' 3.
d ~ Al The vallandigham and Ben Wood
= political papers throughout The country. are
just nov busily striving 70 convince the pup
10 thst there l. division IN The ranks Of the
loyal and patriotic. They are aaxioss above oil
things to produce the Impression thas there are
irreconcilab;e differences among thoss Who uni
/. ted in the election Of the President With this
view, they ere Ill extolling Tie President and
his policy 70 the skies, taking care TO condemn
certain prominent papers and persons whom they
desire If possible to place in opposition TO him.
These joarnals are ssill persistius in their old
7nistaks. Because they have always found II
necessary to endorse blindly oil the opinions Of
their leaders, they fooishly imagine that Ill 9TH
o. men must do the came. Loyal and honest
men think differently. Patriots believe that the
'best way to give assistance 70 the government
d for each and oil to speak out plainly their in
dividual convictions Of public policy and action
That they suppose, will give the President the
benefit Of all their views and Judgments; They
do not expect to agree With him IN all shinga-
They do expect him to listen to III public coun-
sells, and afterwards decide for himself and for
-the country q public necessity shall convince
him will be best and wisest ea -tFa9s4 II
e. The idea that any man or any press is an enc
ny Of the President because be or it boldly Mt
ters well considered opinions. and advocates
such measures as are honestly intended for: the
public good, is exactly what might be expected
Of % adhersnt of JED. Davis. It ID dsspotism
which imperiously demands uniformity and &C.
;eordance Of ideas OF course those Who favor
arbitrary rule, are outraged IT any indication Of
Independent thought The difference between :
rvallandigham politician and an honest and patri.
otto man 10 simply thia 4 The one. ssaaiis the
President and his acts, with the intent 70 dieoar-
age, weaken and divide tie people. The other
does his duty to tho country and bis fellow men.
The fact that there is diversity! Of opinion
among the supporters Of the President, and that
some think different policy best, only proves
that they are not partisans but patricia TIE
President is to act Az an honest man and Z
patriotic head Of the government he exercises
the best judgment he possesses for the good Of
his country and mankind. s7.Igpit- lF.a OBJ
g The democracy of the North are for the gov
erument-for the Consultation and the Union
and they will fight for their perpetuity unto the
end Chicago Times. 9egt sH-
If the Democracy is for the government, how
does it chance to be true that the Times, and al
the press of the same sort, has done everything
It can do to oppose the governmental derange
ito plansto fettsr ito efforts, and 70 encourage
the foul revolt, If what the Times says istsue,
then It must be equally true that Il has no right
70 speak for the Democracy. We believe the
people Of the North, - q general thing, are Ill
determined to support the government, and to
fight for the perpetuity Of the Union until tri-
umphant peace shall be fully asserted. But II is
quite ~ plain to Us that the Times has quite op.
posiee ends in view, and, instead Of speaking the
sentiments of the Northern Democrats, II hes
psrsistently sought to deludc them into close
sAiliation with the rebels Of the South, who we're
formerly, and who still call themselves, Demo-
crats. All the so-called Democratic members
of Congress- from Illinois, for instance, have
made themselves conspicuous BY their Official op.
position to, and denunciation Of, every admins
trative measure. The Times lauds thslr actions,
and supports these men, and Ill of like opinions!
According to the Times, the Democracy Of tho
North do the opposits-they are for the govern
mont and the Union. The Times thus ASSERTS
itsel to be traitorous h its designs, and fater-
nslly working to accomplish the same end q ito
brother traitors Of the South. s#,,.
n Some anonymous scriblsr, improperly
sisning himself Justice" IN the Appanooss
Democrat, takes % to task Tor our stricturss up.
On the report Of Ne. Trimblss speech in the Ju-
dicisl Convention ct Ottumwa. Our structures
we're based, - stated, upon the report Of the
Ottumws Courier of the remarks Of Hsndershott
and Trimbls. Hendsrshott had already admitted
that be made substantially The remark attributed
- him; that the so.ealled Democratic party had
more 70 fear from the '.Aboitionists"- mean
ing the Republicans from the rebels in
arma ''Justios, in bic communicated, sdpits
that Hendershott said that Trimbls had more
wiley and dangerous foo to contend with, as the
nominse Of that Convention, than the one be
I'D met in the battlefield. And Trimbls did
not spurn the fool nor reprovs bis folly. In
making this admission, Justice" admits that
Trimbls is either an ass, simpleton, or that be
sympathizes with Hendershott and in the mad
ness and folly Of his partissnship, would range
himself even with traitors, whose hands ore red
with frsternal blood, iu order to oppose every
thing advocated BY Republican, We are in
cainsd to believe every man patriot who riaks
his life In the service Of his country. Mr.. Trim
bio has honorable wounds which bear testimony
70 his fidelity. But If hs were covered over