The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-10-04

whom Little Grow says were killed in the first
outbreak. were half Winnebagoes, being the
sons Of Prophet, Winnebago Chief.
Debate Or Messvs.l Kassoas ana Finch a,
so Des MOlnes, es s
Extrac. from Kasson's Speech
TIE NAHoNY PLATFORM.
Look ct the platform which my competitor en-.
dorses, and upon which he asks the suffrsges Of
the people, The Convention nominating him
passed but one resolution; and that was an en-
dorsement Of the Mahony platform, and he re-
af6rms it on the stump.
The hrst resolution isin sincere, ambiguous and
deceptive. 1ts phraseology runs thus -" We
are in favor Of the employment of all constitt-
faonal means tor that purpose, Iputting down the
rebellionI not merely By force Of arms. but by
such other measures O. common sense, reason
and patriotism will readily suggest TO the gov
erning powers. They do not positively affirm that
war - constitutional means for suppressing it.
They do affirm that they are in favor of other
unknown means, but do not affirm they are in
favor of that, and this indefinite and double
tongued phrase is the only assertion in the whole
Platform that can be twisted BY the utmost inge-
nuity into an endorsement of the war. If that
political organization had been willing to en-
dorse it. Why did they not Explicitly state it (? 1t
was just as easy TO say it clearly and decsively,
as it was 70 dodge it by ambiguous pbrsseology.
1t party should ever pursue an open, manly,
dignihed policy, it is nop, when the national
peril thrills every village and every hut with
patriotic alarm. The fact that this organization
Was guilty OF disloyalty in this respect is proved
6y the fact that they did not make their parpose
plain by emphatic speech. But that their true
meaning vas against; the war appears also by
other proof The preacher often reads the con-
text TO illustrate the true meaning, of his text.
SO turn to the platform OF the same organiza.
ton, adopted at their Convention held At Des
Moinee last year, on the 24th Of July. The 9Th
resolution of that platform reads thus -" That
our Union Was formed in peace, and can neuer be
rerpetuated by force Of arms, and that Repub-
lican government held together By the sword be-
comes military despotism." There is no am,
biguity about that. 1t is point blank against
the war, and for the dissolution Of the Union,
whenever any State insists that it will secede.
II is the very language Of secessioniem and trea.
son. The people last year 90 emphatically re-
pudiated it, that this year it was left out, and
doubtful language used instead of clear and Ger.
tain speech. The only step in advance lie, that
while last year they condemned the war openly,
this year they are silent and refuse to endorse
it. But the disloyalty is there, still, az truly
it existed in the Hartford Convention of Fed.
erslists during the war of 1912.
So, also, with the "other measuresn which the
same resolution recommends, without saying
what they are, or to what they point. refer
to the same context,-the platform of last year
and find in the 9th Resolution these words:
"That the Democratic party is in favor Of fair
and equitable compromise of the unhappy di6fc-
alties that exist between the General Govern
ment and the Confederate Stated" This ipfs-
nous resolution was passed in the Seth year OF
our independence, and just after the disaster to
the national troops At Bull Run had reached
the ears of the Convention, and when the trai.
tore threatened the capture of the national
capital. can only interpret these 'other mea.
sures" to mean compromise and . cowardly
peace with the rebels l have time and again
demanded of my competitor what these s'other
measures" proposed we're to be. / have asked
him to define and explain them.g He has never
yet done it. ann in the situation of the boy
at school who was told by his teacher to parse
the word Egg What part Of speech is i,:"-
"a noun, sir" every well, now tell me wha.
gender is it," "Gender!p said the boy. s"Yes,
what gender is it. masculine, feminine, or neu-
teri" "Ah," said the boy, II can't tell you that
till tie hatched!" Laughter.] Neither can l,
nor any mortal man outside the Mahony organ.
ization, tell you Of what gender this political egg
is, till tits PATCHED. have begged my worthy
friend and competitor to hatch it, ever. since
our canvass commenced, But he does not in
cubate we'll. [Cop.inued laughter / have
implored him, as the old woman did the hen
when she put four dozen eggs under her, to
spread herselil Roars of laugh.er.I But be
won't sit on it long enough to answer the ;pur.
pose; and the doubt will remain until the PEG.
pie cast il out, and s2urn it from them. q
= Well, take the next resolution, which declares
that mo more war, or. acts of war, should be
prosecuted or done than are necessary and pro
per for the prompt aud complete suppression Of
the rebellion" They still use the negative styie
Of speech. If there was any sincerity and earn.
estness in them, they would have spoken1affirm
atively. They would say, ".his war should be
effectively prosecuted by all the means know.
to the usages of civilized warfare, until the re-
bellion is suppressed" But they did not intend
to speak thus Their policy is to hold back .e
discourage, and to cheek the ardor and extin-
guish the patriotic fire that animstes our troops
and which sent them, like tempes, victori-
ously over the enemy's ramparts at Fort Donel,
son. " - --'''t f.. .
But in the 4.h and 5.h Resolutions of this or.
ganization, falsely called democratic, they are
explicit. They denounce the schemes of confis
cation and emancipation adopted by the las,
Congress, and approved by the President, and
the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus il
States where the civil authorities are unimpe
ded, and call this unconstitutional lie repudi
ates the coIfscation law. endorse it. Here
is a direct issue between US. s'''N- '.7 20.
THE coNrIscATIoS LAW. 7'3 a'
What is this copfscation law? The second
and thru sections punish the crime Of meeting
rebellion by lne, by imprisonment, and by lb-
GRAFTON of slaves, if the guilty party has any;
and by disqualification to hold Office under the
United States. The fifth section directs the
seizure Of goods, property, and estates OF all
persons thereafter acting as officers of the army
Or navy OF the so-called Confederate States; o.
being officers Of either branch Of that so called
Government, or representing it in any Official
and of al! persons in any loyal State
Or Territory who shall give aid and comfor, to
the rebellion. BY the; sixth section all Other
persons bearing arms, common soldiers and
others aiding the rebellion, who shallnot, within
sivty Says after the Prorjs ma eion lsv dow