The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-03-29
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- There never was q set of men in such
straights for principle-an idea--a plank
catch word-anythng upon which to build par
ty and divide the couatry, as are part-the
worst part, Of the leaders of the defunct Demo
cratic party. They care nothing for..the country,
for principle, for truth, for honor. A stipend
Gus lie Is dearer to them than truth il they can
win with it, Like the leaders Of the rebellion
they would blot out our National existence and
drench our whole country in blood il thereby
they could place themselves in the ascendent
under q new form Of Government no matter
what. In the start they were intent upon aiding
their friends, the rebels, by organizing an anti
war party. The "Black Republicans" had made
the war and might fight it. No Democrat ought
to enlist They hoped every one that enlisted
would be killed.
But these Williams soon learned that they could
not organize party in opposition to the war
with any chance of success and desisted from
the effort, not because thereby they were aiding
the rebels, but because the people had discern
ment and patriotism and were determined to
stand by the Government at all hazards
Afraid longer to oppose the war-afrsid long
er to appear in public places and openly persuade
men MOTTO volunteer, they coptented themselves
with opposing any sort of taxation to pay the
expense of the war. These knaves now drink
rye and other substitutes for coffee, because they
fear that their money will 60 into the Golfers of
the nation and aid in preserving this glorious
Union. With faces Of uncommon length and
accents Of deepest despond they speak of the
dreadful taxes which are to be levied and the
impossibility of payment! Here and there they
fnds knave or simpleton into whose willing ears
they hiss the poison of their cold blooded trea-
son. But thank God the great mass Of the peo-
pie are earnest and hopeful-have put their
hands to the work-have resolved to make
every sacrifice and to make it cheerfully.
But most of these political malcontents, who
we're left last year astride of dead issues and de-
funct hobbies, and have not had either honesty,
patriotism or good sense enough to place them
selves in loyal positions, are now convinced that
it ia destruction to oppose the war in any shape,
openly or covertly, and that they must move
with the current if they succeed. But an issue
is now their great want. In their great straight
they are many Of them willing even TO rally en-
personal issue. After swearing at General
Mcclellan and ridiculing the Potomac army for
for and the Administration disposed to censure
General Mcclellan for allowing himself to be
bloekaded for six month. by an inferior force and
then permitting this force to escape with all its
munitions OF war unscathed--now that General
Mcclellan has fallen under the ban these Micaw-
bers have suddenly become great Mcclellan men.
They dilate by the hour upon McClellsn's STRAIT.
egy. They have not the least doubt that McC.
had deep purpose in this evacuation which was
all contrived before hsnd and happened just as
be wished it. They have no doubt that the Ia
king Of Roanoke, Henry, Donelson, Fernandina.
Newberp, Beaufort, the Battle of Pea Ridge,
everything in short that has been done in the
field to the credit and glory Of our arms is owing
to McClelIans strategy. In short they would di-
vide the country upon mere personal issue if
they could. But they cannot do it, General Nc
G. is on trial. Ifhe, with the splendid army he
commands, deals to rebellion its death blow, as
be may, he will be applauded by the whole
country. If he fails in reasonable time to
show results such as should be shown by SO we'll
trained and well-appointed an army, he will 60
to the wall as others have done before him. In
either event these uneasy and unscrupulous gen.
tlemen will find themselves as before, without