The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-10-11
r Democrat on the War.

with the fact that Capt. h. II. Heath, Of Du.
buque, has always been Democrat Of the
strsightest sect. He was Postmaster 1t Dubuque
under Buchanan. He was never suspected Of
Abolitionism, or Republicanism, or any other
than the most pro slavery sentiments The Cap.
tain became . member of the lst Iowa Cavalry
at its organization, having raised company for
it Must Of the other Captains in that regiment
were, like him, prominent and wel.known mem
bers Of one or the other wing of the same polit.
ical party. He has been with his regiment in
Missouri fighting or chasing the rebels, for about
year, and is now returned on account of a Sc
we're wound received some time since in an en-
gagement with guerrillas. He made speech
at Davenport, on Tuesday evening last, and the
Gazette reports it in substance as given below
We understand that large proportion. if not
all, of Capt. Heath's fellow Democratic officers
in the lst Cavalry have experienced a change of
opinion quite as. marked as in bis case. Indeed,
such seems to be the inevitable result of actual
contact with the internal rebellion, and with
slavery throughout the army. Read and ponder
what the Captain says:
Mr.. D. L. Shorey was called to the chair, and
introduced Capt. a. to the audience, who was
received with applause. The speaker, in the
course of his Introductory remarks, referred to
the last time he was in that hall, his object then
being to organize the Breckenridge party in this
State. He contrasted the condition of the coun-
try at that time with it's present state. Then
all WAS peace and quiet, now tumult and rebel.
lion prevailed. Al the very foundation of this
rebellion was slavery, and the slave aiistocracy
we're prosecuting it. The effect was the crea.
ton of q Southern Confederacy, got up by dema-
gogue leaders, based on slavery and sristocracy.
History shows only one parallel to the present.
rebellion-that of the angels in heaven, and the
leaders of this rebellion should be consigned to
the same place as those of the former were.
The speaker was happy to know that we had a
man OF the head of affairs at Washington who
understood the case and knew how to manage it.
He 1.-THE President) has put bis foot on the rebel.
lion in earnest, and the people should sustain
him-and not only our own people, but those OF
the whole world. He considered the President
had perfect right to suspend the writ OF ha6eas
corpus, especially in the case of Mahony. He
fully approved the Presidents proclamation-it
was equivalent to cutting off the right arm of
the rebellion close up to the shoulder joint, and
the leg close up to the body. He considered it
the first graat blow the Presided had struck at
the rebellion. Ii there was party at the North
who opposed the Presidents proclamation, he
could show them where there was party just
like them, and read a resolution passed by the
Confederate Congress, embOdying the same 20.
litical creed, He has no sympathy with such
party, North or South. Tho soldiers, no matter
what their polical faith, consider that whatever
will weaken the rebellion, is right. He had only
one fault to find with the proclsmation-it should
have been promulgated at least four months ago.
He was in favor Of emancipation, and Of paying
loyal men, at the close OF the war, for their
slaves. if We have money enough.
Was there man in Iowa who opposed the
Presidents proclamation? lChairman-Yes;
Mr.. Thayer, of Mescatine. If there was, the
Democratic soldier would notsustain such . man
or such party.
He compared the fear that the negroes would
overrun the North, and come into competition
with free labor, with that heretofore entertained
by portions of the laboring classes at the intro
duction of machinery into the mechanic arts
But the latter we're convinced that they were
not injured by such improvements in machinery;
and the coming of the negro North would also be
a benefit, and could in no case be an injury
All the CIV that the negroes won't work. is false.
Give them to understand that they are free, and
they will work willingly; SO that argument falls
to the ground.
In Missouri, the negroes who we're slaves at
the breaking out of the war, were now free, and
their masters we're as much slaves as they
Wherever the Federal army went it carried free
dom, and it WAS impossible to re establish slavery
there.
The time had arrived when those opposed to
the war. placed themselves in opposition to the
Government It was not an abolition war-not
M Liucoln's war-not Mr.. Kirkwood's wal flor
thew might as we'll call it Mr.. Kirkwoods war as
M Lincoln's, as the former had sent 10000 sol.
diers into the field)-but it was war for liber-
~. There are men in this State who oppose the
var AZ . Lincoln war-a Republican war-an
Abolition war; such men should hear the opin-
ions of the gallant Iowa soldiers. Three cheers
we're here given with hearty good will for the
Iowa soldiers Iowa is the banner State west
of the mountains.
Those who remain at home owe duty to the
soldiers in the field. They should let the soldiers
know and feel they have the sympathy and sup.
mort of those who remain at home, BY the latter
voting periodically at the election. So vote %
to sustain the President and Executive of the
State. No voter could be loyal who did not, by
n. o4o ho sc h.