The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-10-25
BURLINGTON WEEKLYE HAWK-EYE.

BURLINGTON WEE
ed-patriarchal, ecclesiastical, emperial, des
potic, monarchial, arist0cratic, simple or mix
ed-in much foreign travel, in considerable
personal observation, and after good deal of
careful reflection, it is my deliberate judgement
that the most contemplate failure in the shape
of a government, is the government of the Re-
publican party of the non slave holding States
of North America. TGood and applause j.
And now, O! for Fort Lafayette. Loud laugh
ter and cheers. l have been upon spare diet
for ten mou:hs-TAt this juncture of Mr.. Van
Buren's remarks, an individual at the door
made some disturbance. which occasioned con.
siderable confusion for few moments, but
the obnoxious individual was promptly elected,
and the speaker proceeded]-I have been, he
continued, upon spare diet for ten months,
and two months confinement in Fort Lafayette
would not hurt me bit won't hold more
than FIVE hundred people, at best and that
would not be missed out OF our majority al the
next election; and besides, the President would
have the satisfaction of knowing that ne aad
that fort stocked with better gari ison than
were ever inside of it before. [Appause.l
We propose to stop stealing for ninety days
laughter land have the money raised by
taxation applied to pay the soldiers to feed
and clothe them to support their families while
they are in the field. TApplause,] want
that tried Just ninety days, for these contracts
ors, who have stolen all they could lay their
hands on, could last for over ninety days
while we carried on the war with the money.
1t strikes me there might be a prospect Of bringing
it to a termination before the Presidents proclama
ton could take effect Cheers We propose to
haze a rigorous prosecution of tie acar now-Tap-
plause land, IN my mind Nc Clel7an onqht to be
authorized to march to Richmond and take The
capital [Cheers Taking the eueoy's capital is
the natural resting place in every war
When Vienna was taken the Austrian gov
eminent was subdued; when Paris was taken,
upon two different occasions, France was sub.
bued. 1t was never heard of that you carry
out the war in detail SO as 20 Conquer every
province of the country that you are attempt
ing to subdue. When Mexico was taken, al
though there were seven millions of hostile
Mexicans in every part of that Republic, Mex
leo was conquered and peace was declared. l
say it is, if not the end of the war; the natu-
raj resting place in the war; and after that will
be the time in my humble judgment, to treat
of peace, and to determine what ought to be
done.
-And I am Just as oceU prepared noao to sag 'chat
ought TO be done as I should be then. I5elieoe a
convention shouldbe called. [" That's right, and
applause. I6elieue our Southern brethren ought
to be united to such a convention. T" That's the
doctrme." Ibelieve that achen Richmond is taken
they riU be satisfied of their inability to contend
Nth the gigantic resources Of the free and loyal
States Of this Union. They have suffered pro.
digiously and must suffer more. I will not be
lieve that they have utterly forgotten the glori-
Il -
Applause. I will not believe that they are
willing to relinguish their share in our common
heritage of fame. / will not believe that they
will consent to see this great model republic,
starting in its career and challenging the adj
miration of the world and being the hope and
light of freedom throughout the world strangled
in its infancy. Ibel,eve,that under those cira
cumstances they acould come into a conventiom;tha
are could agree to lire together under the Consti-
tuition 1t is, Nth more distinctly defining achat
the Constitution now is. Applause.I And if
they 'front.' consent, then I kno,c that am in favor
Of so amending the Constitution as to let them 90
saying to them,m the language Of the gallant Scott
maynard sisters, depart IN peace" say they
have no right to 60. 1t is a wanton and wick.
ed attempt on their part, in defiance of the
Constitution and the law, peaceably to secede
from the Union but if they, after due refec-
ton think it desirable to form a confederacy of
their own, l should feel in regard to it very
much as if had wife who told me that she
was going to leave. would say to her, you
cannot go according to law. You can make me
mighty uncomfortable if you stay you had
better think this all over before you set out,
and ifupon mature reflection, Though there is
no law under heaven authorizing you to co.
Peter or Thomas, whoever it was, will pack
your trunk, stop at some lawyers as you 90
down street, and find out how we can get apart
at the least possible expense and 60. Laugh.
ter and cheers. would rather pack your
trunk myself than to have you stay, if you
want to 60. Honor, self.respect, the common
est feelings of humanity, would dictate to any
one of US, if they did not want to live with us.
let them go according to law; bnt they won't
CO. you will find
And now, gentlemen, let US see what is our
condition just at this time. We have already,
as have stated to you, carried on this war at
this trightful loss of human life and this great
destruction OF property; we have come to a stat
OF things when the widowed mother calls upon
you to stop at the first honorable point: when
the wife whose husband goes out to battle for the
Union and the Constitution; when the sister,
who finds brother coming home; when the be-
| trothed, who parts from her future lord and mas
ter, de0lcates him to the service OF the country:
when the bride, who separates with her groom
at the church door to 60 forth to battle-all ap-
peal to you not to stop the war dshonorably.-
With firm lips, they tell you to go forward as
long as honor and justice requires it, but when
you come to point where peace can properly
be made, than to make it,
! CLOTHING FOR THE ARMY.-Ihe Importance
of this subject must be our excuse for the fire.
quency with which we now bring it before the
public. The needs of our army in the ield are
imperative, and the sooner we afford our SOL
diers relief, the more speedily shall we lessen
the amount of suffering. The weather is pro
pitious now, and here, at home, but among the
mountains of Virginia, the reverse is the case
Premonitions of winter have already made them.
selves felt there. If ever there was fit time
for the exercise of true patriotism, it is now.
Various modes have been suggested to raise
clothing for the men. Blankets are an essential
in soldiers wardrobe, and it has been proposed
that, as in this warm climate, carpets are more
luxury than a necessity, they be cut up for
blankets. What say our friends to this? It
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