The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-07-12

Union man. and that / did believe that on
Union could remain part slave and part free
: and that the conflict was not an irrepressibl
one.
1 II have nothing to regret as to my course 10
wards Judge Douglas, who I firmly belle g,
in 1858, would, as he afterwards 80 shouef,U
did, prove recreant to the real Democracy Q
the country, North and South. Mr.. Lincoln de
clsred in 1898, that If elected be would pursue
lust such course of compromise q Henri,
Clay had ever done. continued to beliey
that, until after his election to the Presidency
and that even nov he Is not disposed to yield :,
the mad schemes Of the Abolition wing of th
party, to which he unfortunately 10 attached. -
Hence his dismissal of Fremont and his disap
|proval of Gen. Hunters wholesale emapcipatio,
in three States.
have been pursued and prosecuted from tn,
Inauguration Of the present party to the presen
moment. First, by my removal, or the determi
nation to do so, in the fret month of the reigl
OF terror, although Mr. Seward had made RI
pedted professions Of the warmest personal re
gard for me and determination to serve me, i
ever in his power-compliment me even i,
the letter of my recall, of Sept, 1861, to Pres
ident hosquera. Next in doing violence. con
trary to the laws of nations and of nv owl
country. to my private letters to my wife anC
children, as well as those (sli sent BY permis
sion and suggestion of the Department Of STATE
az al! others were) to my brother, friends and
relations in Texas. Then by Withholding from
me some II 900 due me for money laid out and
expended for our Government and for nv tran.
sit pay. And then, to add insult and coptumel,
to great personal and pecunisry in;urv. bv hsls
graphing the Superintendent Of Police in Nev
York, ITO arrest and send me to Fort Lafave0e y
where l received worse fare than the meanes,
hired foreign born soldier there, compelled A
was, to cook, and wash my own clothes. saw
wood, carry IN coal, and carry the ashes and
slops out, besides performing other mental ser.
wees, the Fort and classmates being less com.
Portable and clean than any of the number Of
fenitentiarles which have ever visited in the
United States.
Nor have ever yet been informed by the
Administration why I was arrested of the
charges against me or allowed hearing or
trial, Tor all which l made demand by telegraph
and by letters.
To cap the climax of insults and Injuries.
| am villifed and abused in nearly all the Repub.
llcan and Abolition newspapers as laborine .to
re-organize the Knights of the Golden Circle.
to organize the Democratic party, to place this
country under the dominion of the Roman
Catholic Church. and other equally ridiculous
and maliciously false accusations, the editors
referred to knowing full well that my first trip
to keokuk) was for the purpose of consulting
my counsel there, Hon. S. F. Miller, Repub.
han too, OF the highest standing in the State,
IN reference to most important suit then
pending before the Supreme Court. The whole
pack, Tray, Blanche and Sweetheart coutip
ued their bowling and barking at nv heels. as
went to the seat of the Government to secure
the final decree in the suit referred to: whilst I
was there the Register, the organ of the Adolf
ton party Of the State, averaging an attack
each Of the twelve days that remained in the
city, the purpose being, am assured, to pre-
vent the Supreme Court from issuing their final
decree, and writ Of restitution in my favor
The Justices however, were honorable men.
and though differing with me in political senti-
ments, toto cello, acted accordingly to what they
conceived to be legal and just and SO disregard
ed the behests of the corrupt editors.
1t is true that have often, very often, indeed
since my return home, been assured orally and
IN writing OF the determination Of my friends
to restore me to Congress or some other ex allied
position, true that have never in all my life,
before received at the hands of the Democratic
citizens OF Iowa, so many assurances of their
continued confidence in, and friendship for me
and my family and whilst Ihave always thank
~ ~ ASAAS" SAsAASAS AOA Suo same, / nave
uniformly declared that my desire was to remain
the balance ofmy life in the only real point of
honor-a private station-but that whilst such
was my determination and earnest wish, that I
shall ever be found contributing my humble
though Jealous efforts, to promote the success of
the Democratic party, the only one which has
ever yet been proved qualified to conduct the
affairs of the nation and promote the peace.
prosperity, happiness, glory and unity Of our
government.
When visited my only brother and other
numerous relatives in the spring of 1857, II
promised them that would, as soon Is could
arrange my affairs in the North, return there
and purchase home for the winter and spring
seasons ut least Hence my reference to that
intention in my letters to Davis, but not in
tending then nor afterwards to go there to join |
them in war against the North. My idea
always was to fight the Abolitionists, if it |
should become necessary to do so in the Union,
but not to break up the Union for any such |
suicidal purpose.
l hope those newspapers which have given
publicity to the many ISLANDERS heaped upon
me, will publish the above as simple act Of
justice.
Yours respectfully,
GEO. w. JONES.
Hon. D. A. MAHoxY, Editor Herald.