The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-08-02

Views q Leading Shareholder.
We publish the following extract from letter
written By Hon. Lsonidas NstoalR, Of Kensacty,
: prominsnt citizen and large slsveholder Of that
State, 70 the Ciucinnaa Gazstte. II win serve
70 show what loyal men in that State think
and how they are disposed to act. If ne had
written the letter, Il highly probable that the
usual hue.and.cry Of ''abolitionist" would have
been raised against US BY all the disloyal press
of Iowa:
Is there anybody in America simple enough to
bs fooled again BY the sympathizing scoundrels
in Kentucky that profess to do nothing! But I
tell you they are constantly plotting and plan
ming the destruction of every Union man. They
invite in these thieves and robbers, cooperate
with them, rob and murder our friends and still
expect that We must protect their lives and pro-
erty. Win Kentuckisns never, never learn
look on, and 60 your State invaded by : band
M murderers, Who ere invited to your door by
the scoundrels in your midst, and calmly look
on while they murder your father, your brother,
and your sonf You who are thus beresyed
know full we'll who are the sympathizera That
father, brother and con whose blood now il upon
the hands Of these tends in your own neighbor.
hood, have nobly fallen defending your homes
and fresides, and now they stand ct thu gates
Of heaven, guarding it against the entrance of
the cowardly relatives left behind who will not
avenge their unjust death. Kind policy has
been tried-protecting their property has been
tried. We have protected their families, while
they went to war against Us. We have protect.
ed their property, while they robbed US. We
have tried to argue constitutional laws while
they cut our throats. Will experience teach you
nothing? Rise and subdue them by any means
in your power. II It requires the taking Of their
lives, you must do It % sad necessity. Your
country and your life and liberty are at stake
Fight them by any means in your power, % long
thizing with the enemy. They can make peace
in twenty -four hours, if they wish. But you must
conquer it You have voted, and they are try
ing to whip you out of your allegiance to your
country and your own decision, and place over
you rulers you have rejected. You have done
your duty at the ballotbox. Now try the bayo.
net. The rich men in your own country who
have lent their aid and influence to the enemy,
are the men for your especial attention. At the
beginning Of this rebellion they we're simple
enough to believe that they we're to be, made
the lords over you; that the laws of South Car.
DINA would soon be extended over Kentucky,
and all of you who did not own ten negroes
would be deprived of legislative powers, and all
who were not "nigger" owners would be entire
ly deprived of vote, ard they would be the
lords Of our land. Down with them, boys. Take
that property from them. Deprive them of the
means by which they expect to put you down.
Teach them that you are their superiors, as men
and freemen, If not 10 property.
They did wantonly burn the dwelling houses
nf do NJ "
it be but simple justice for them to move into
the finest house of sympathizer in their neigh.
borhood and drive them out? call upon you,
gentlemen, to set the example. Let them feel
the anarchy they have produced; give them
some practical demonstration, SO that they can
compare anarchy with the good old way it was
when they commenced this war. But, halt Let
US see if We cannot find . remedy that will do
away with the sad necessity of killing our own
race and devastating our lovely land. Yes, we
can. That is, to remove the cause of this war.
If there had been no slaves, there would have
been no war. Why did our people turn fillibus.
ters and attempt to take by force Cuba, Central
America, Yucatar, &C.? They said at the time
that the object was to extend the slave power,
and give the balance Of power to the slave
States. Then it is plain case that if there
had been no slaves, there would have been no
.
necessity for the unholy war upon these unof-
Tending people. That spirit of fi,libusteriDg and
robbing Of our neighbors was argued on by the
same party who now sympathize with the rebels,
and are now making war on our country, and q
year ago you could hear nothing else but niger,
niger They made war upon our own country
as uDjustly as they did upon Cuba and for the
same purpose, to conquer balance of power
for the negro owner, and at time when their
negro property was protected by the strongest
laws that could be devised, and when no one
Was disturbing their rights in the negro or any
other property. Now, some of the same men
who we're foremost in the negro cry are trying
to deny that niger has anything to do with
this war. Don't let them slip out in that way.
Can't you all remember one year back? Can
they now make you believe that you were
asleep, and dreamed all that? If there had
been no Niger, there acouM haze been no ,cdr-I
Niger has been the prete1t to ride into office
AbOlitionist ever since can remember, to carry
any point, and the same cry was up this time to
create war;, ri aaityn.gsa ag4 o as5f
Thirty years ago they attempted to get up q
wal. upon the tariff, but the public pulse would
not vibrate to that call. But now they want q
war, and all they have to do is to cry out "Nig.
germ danger" and just see whata terrible con.
fict follows. In the face of all this, will any
sane man believe the negro had nothing to do
with the, war? Now, fellow citizens, which is
the best for us-sball we go on destroying our
own race, killing, staying devastating; or shall
We remove the cause Of the war and quit this
wicked work, and return to the pursuits of peace
and pleasure, and meet again in quiet our dear
ones at, home, sweet home? Alb! but they tell
you that it 10 better for the negro that he re
main as he is. Well, grant it; but is it better
for uss Had We better do that which is better
for US, orthat which is better for the negro? Is
it all the aimand object of our lives to take care
of the negro?a Must the peace of Sally and the
children, their welfare and their happiness be
sacri6ced,a they turned loose, widowed and i'm
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