The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-09-13
2 Ths Rebels ana the rershvvsss.

assfa7sT The Rebels ana the Northwest
According to . despatch from New York.
Henry s Foots has offered in the rsbsl House
of Representatives ''series Of resolutions "a
voring an aggressive war; also fsyorins q
proclamation to the inhabitants Of the North.
western States Offering to GUARANTEED the Nee
navigation Of the Mississippi and Ohio riv6rs
to their mouths If they will desise from thA far-
thsr prosecution Of the VAN We, suppose
the doughty little Mississippian intends lis
resolutions Is at once threat and tsnapts-
tion toathe people ofths Northwsst, 'ths Susr-
anteeing Of the free navigation OF the iMilSis-
sippi and the Ohio formine the LATTER, .endt
invasion Of the Northwest constituting Tho Tor.
met., We do not think that either viii b 10.
garded ss at Oh potent BY the people u vksn
both are addressed. &. div sJih;sGfnTs oGu
A. The holding Of the freedom ofths Mississippi
and the. Ohio BY the su6eranee Of {. foreign
power would be boon not worth poSsessiSe.
Il would be . badge Of depeideHcS fistesd Of
% title Of sindepsndenesI and beggtrly - it
fwould be, 5itiwould cost, infinitely more blaod
and treasure to keep it THANH will cost to keep
the vital and precious right, which III people
are asked to exchange for the despicSble' bsux
ble.a The temptation ID an empty ons 80 ID the
threat. . The invasion OF tho Nerthwestes Of
the North, by . rebel army would prove even
more fatal to the invader then the invssion Of
Russia BY Napoleon proved. fhs arrow Of
death would descend Upon thsfinvsder IN In
and never csasine tsmpish ,uatil
capture or snnihilation would close the scene.
Foote but wastes his trsitorous breath. The
people Of the Northwest are not to be movedby
either threats Or Temptations They esnnbe
neither scared nor coaxed into treason Asfor
coaxipg, they are not children Of. simpletons,
but full grown men; and, IS to being scared, We
have the especial testimony Of an AStonished
confederate Of Foote'S that they i'|dNSv seure
corM a damn" Foote evidently Fdosa't know
bis men. The people Of the Northw vest An dis
tinguished alike,for, courage and patriotism.
either. The Northwest is the great seat b I'm.
conditional and uusdultsrsted lov4 of thsI ion
L--the great hive Of soldiers of the Union. v1he
Northwest is intensely and heroically patriotic.
And it never viii be any thing less. It can
never be. Foote may a. well make up his mind
to this. He decsives himself, He befools him
SELF His sham Confederacy has no threat in
its arsenal Of evils, no temptation in it's treas
ury of blessings, that can swerve that glorious
people ahair's breadth from their devotion to
the Unlon.rs it7t T3aA s-,=. e55fagp
(. In the, work of re-establishment the Govern
ment in it's constitutional integrity, the North.
west and the border are now locked hand in
hand, and thus they will 60 through dividing
not, turning not, pausing not, until victory
shall crown the mighty endeavor. Under their
joint inspiration, the nation will collectits true
strength and its whole strength, and make
short and brilliant work Of the eonspirscy.-
While the rebel leaders are gravely plotting
the seduction of the Northwest, the Northwest
will cut up and crush out the rebellion
Whence, we interpose no objection to these
rebel intrigues. By no means. Solar as they
are earnest they serve at the same time ~ 3
mask for US and . blind to their auihors.-
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