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

pie Of this District. I wish them to support me,
if they support me OF all, simply as National
man-one who knows no North, no South, no
East, no West, but embraces in the, bosom of
his patriotism men of all sections; and one who
would rather sacrifice his own life than to see
one single square foot of the country once coy
cred by the flag of the Union severed from it.
[Cheering.] Mr.. Bronson proceeded to say that
he felt sure that the great mass of the people of
New Jersey agreed with him, and that he repre-
sented the great National Union party-the true
Republican party, using the word in its proper
Specification, and not in party sense. why then
should not all men vote for the party he repre-
sented What could the men who asked votes
because they were Democrats propose to do
They dare not avow that they were opposed to
the war; they know that if they did they would
quickly follow the fate of their great leader,
Vallandigham. Applause. He did not know
his opponent, but he would like to know ii ne
proposed to stop the war, to divide the Union,
to recognize the Southern Confederacy, and give
them three fourths of the territory Of the United
States Then why did he oppose US?
In our times there could be only two parties
the party that was for the nation, and the par
ty that was against it; and no man dare say ne
was of the latter party. But what were the op-
position party, if not opposed to carrying on
the war? There were many well meaning per-
sons in the party, but the leaders and wire pui
lers were not loyal; it had never got through
their heads that this was not political contest.
They imagined that if they could get into power,
it would settle the whole question, and tnat 0eh
Davis and his men would lay down their arms
at once. But these same men were IN power
when these difficulties began. The same men
who placed Buchanan, Cobb, Thompson, ana
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Fernando Wood. Sooner than pus these men
in sower again he would forswear his country,
and 90 into some forest impenetrable to all but
wild beasts, to live in obscurity and die. Mr..
Brovnson concluded as follows: men who have
robbed your treasury, who have destroyed the
character of the Government abroad, broke it up
at home and involved it in one of the most for
midable civil wars ever known-have those men
the face to come forward before an intelligent
people and ask them, Do elect US again and place
US in power once more? [Cheers]. Well, /
have heard great many things which we're i'm
pudent, but cannot conceive anything more
impudent than those Buchanan leaders, those
wire.pullers, coming forward now and asking to
be placed in power. It shows that this Rebel
lion is their work, and they want to complete it,
and that they have no faith in the intelligence
of people They may talk about the Democracy
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their lungs, from morning till night; but when
they dare to come before the people with such
proposition as that, it shows that they regard
the people fools and think they can lead them
just as they please. am not one of those who
fatter people, but believe they have too much
intelligence to be deceived by such men. know
some of those men. I have been acting with
them, and my friend who will follow me, and on
whose time am trespassing, will give you assu.
rance that he has known some of them perhaps
| far better than l, and at later period. But
ask again, what can these persons dos Will
they ask to suspend the laws? They cannot do
it and the North, the free North, will never sub
NIT. There is deep burning in the hearts of this
people of the Free States, love of country,
deep and earnest. They may not make much
demonstration they may be slow to fight slow
to make up their minds to resort to the last re-
source of Republics as well as of Kings; but l
believe that they have made up their minds to
fight this battle through. l believe that they
have made up their minds to sacrifice the last
dollar and the last life rather than national hon.
or. believe in tie patriotism of my country.
men, and OF that rely.