The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-05-24

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!. Mitchell has been ordered 70 move down With hi
force to our left, probably to cut on the enemy
retreat on the Mobile railroad, or south 70 Jack
son. We shall know in day or two, for til
D great battle, 90 long expected, 10 Just at hand
, Gen. Pope, I think, win be honored with bring
. ing il on. shall 60 to the right wing to-mol
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THE ORIGIN AND C1ARACTRR O1
Lecture Of Hon. Edward Evsrsss.
, Bryan Hall was crowded last evening to IL
utmost capacity with an intelligent snd appre
ciative audience, assembled to listen to the cele
brsted lecture Of the distinguished and venera
bic orator from Massachusetts, Edward Everett
. upon "The Origin and Character of the Pre-
sent War; Long ere the hour appointed for The
commencement of the address, TIE continual
stream Of people which had been pouring 10
since Z o'clock had filed the spacious hall and
galleries, and eagerly awaited the appearance oi
the eminent speaker Al 8 o'clock Mr. Everett,
accompanied by the Chairman of the Lecture
Committee Of the Young Mems Association, E.
w. Russell, Esq., made his appearance upon
the stage, and was greeted with prolonged and
enthusiastic applause. After few remarks by
Mr.. Russell, Ar. Everett came forward and
opened his address with brief introduction.
In which he stated that, soon after the COM
mencement OF this war, it was said that the
time for action had arrived; but with how
much more propriety might il now be said since
the brilliant victories at Fort Henry, Fort Don
elson, Yorktown, aud, as We have every reason
to believe, the occupation of Richmond. fire.
mendous applause. With this introduction,
Mr.. Everett proceeded TO show that the present
war is not, 40 10 asserted, both here and abroad.
& nv the mi Off fho T1p{ov,
on the part of the North.
The orator then proceeded to show that the
present contest Was commenced as far back a.
| the year 1928, when South Caroline raised the
cry OF nuilihc4tion on account OF tariff which
was imposed upon sugar and cotton for the ex-
press purpose of introducing and encouraging
their culture in the Southern States But We
then had'a President who did not understand
| the Constitution as Buchanan understood Il.
and that President was General jackson. The
only privilege offered by him to the nulliiers,
or any one found opposing the laws of the United
States by force OF arms, was that of military
execution. In tracing the progress Of this con.
test, the speakers illusions to President Jack
son and General Scott were received With the
most tumultuous applause. He referred to the
famous letter of Jackson in 1888, after the close
OF the nulli6cstion struggle, in which, with sim
gular sagacity, 40 events had eince proven, he
l uSSAn'ou sn2t suc was tueu O0t tDe Dre.
| text for disunion and Southern Confederacy
The next pretext would be the slavery question.
The orator then proceeded to trace the rise
and progress OF the movement in England for
the abolition of slavery in her colonies and the
influence II had upon the minds of certain per-
sons on this side of the ocean the slave insur-
rections in South Carolina and Virgins, which
greatly excited the minds Of the Southern peo-
pie; the Missouri Compromise of 1921 the ex-
ertions which we're made during number of
sessions to settle the question of the non intro.
duction of slaves into the free Territories and
the manner in which the South even more than
the North, had made opinions relative to slavery
party test.
Upon Mr.. Everetts reference to the exertions
which he had made to unite the hearts of the
North and South, by attempting to inspire a rev.
erence for the name Of w Washington and q sacred
regard for his birthplace, the house rang with
shouts of applause.
He then proceeded to show that the North had
had as much cause for complaint and irritation
by the tone Of southern journals, and speeches
in Congress of southern men, as the South. One
was just as provoking a. the other.
The South had been the petted child of the
Union. From the time of the Texas annexation
to the compromise Of 1854 and the admnistra.
ton Of Mr.. Buchanan, during which che was
again favored in the forced settlement of the
Kansas question against the will of the majority
OF the people, everything had been done to con-
ciliate the South. At length the election Of 1860
placed the candidate of the republican party in
the Presidential chair, and even then the utmost
efforts were made to convince the South that its
constitutional rights were the special care of the
President and his friends; but the defeat of that
very democratic party which southern conspira-
tors had divided at Charleston was made the |
pretext for immediate secession. South Caro-.
lima did not wait for overt acts, for she well !
knew that none would be committed She with
drew from the Union, declaring herself free and !
independent From this point Mr. Everett con.
tinued to deineate the progress of secession, step
BY step, and the brilliant instances Of patriotism
that illustrated the action ol the North and |
northern men. His mention of the names of |
Gen. Anderson and Gen. Dix, and the conduct |
oil portions OF the border States, especially West
ern Virginia and Northern Kentucky, was crown.
ed with reiterated plaudits. The labors of the |
Union Conference Convention received especial |
encomium, and a handsome tribute WAS paid to |
the name of Virginia and her dead patriots,
chief among whom stood the immortal Washing |
ton. The late and present position of Eastern |
Virginia was analyzed with much force. Vir. |
ginia tinctured with the heresies of notification
and secession, would not secede with South Car. |
olina, but If TIE right Of the latter to secede |
should be denied, then would she stand by her. |
The teachings of her own Jefferson and Madison |
we're perverted to the people until this right was
declared to be established. 80
Still, Virginia would not move until the Pre-.
sident should take measures to Invade the South,
% his preparations to maintain the government |
were called. She would still cling to the Union,
provided the Union would be divided, 1t will. |
by any and every discontented member The |
strategy Of the States that had already seeded,
bearing upon the melancholy privilege of Vir.
ginia to stock the plantations of the cotton !
States, soon changed even these dispositions, |
and by wicked concert of trickery, at Rich. |
mond and Montgomery, the Old Dominion was |
betrayed into overt treason. Next came the phase
of open violence. This was illustrated by vivid
description of the bombardment Of Fort Sumter, |
which the orator declared to have been piece |
Of cool Nachiavellian policy to force the United
States government into hostilities, and TO drive
Virginia to the fulfllment Of her promise to re.
sist the march of national troops across her ter.
ritory against the South. That act, commenc. |
ing on the 18th of April, was a Knox Walker.
member of the Confederate Cabinet, in pub. |
lie haraDgue, declared, the Inauguration of the |
war; for the proclamation Of Mr. Lincoln did |
not issue until the 10th Of April, and hence vas
not the cause or opening Of the conHict That |
atrocious bombardment. which was intended to
"hre the southern heart" did FIRE the northern
heart; and the fsg that the same Walker boast. |
ed Wa by the lst Of Nay, 1860, to float above
the dome Of the Capitol at Washington. and soon |
thereafter over Faneuil Hall at Boston, will have
to wait until 1t can regain its flight above its |
own Beaufort In South Caroline. lThundsrs Of |
applause: Mr.. Everett here graphically and |
touchingly depicted the horrors Of the civil var
throughout the country, and particularly the de.
vasteting punishment of Virginia and South |
Carolina - n
Revertng then to the consideration of our
government and Union In peace and prosperity, !
ne painted glowing picture Of the future, % Il |
might be on this continent, with vast confed. |
eraoy of fifty or sixty free states, enjoying such
glories sna advantages - mankind has not yet |
dreamed All this bright vision foul secession |
b!ights. The grand and imposing position oocu.
pied only two years since BY the United States |
among the nations Ia already jeopArdissd, and |
where the South, even then. was ready 70 10 70 |
war with mighty England for mere patch Of /
Maine or Oregon, or face in arms, side BY side |
with us, the combined power of Europe in de- |
Tending the honor Of the Gag Of stars, to-day che |