The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-01-18

Edward Everett ON tho Commencement
Oftne WaI..AoW the Conaplretors man.
ment Of Fort Sumter. H
EDWARD EvERErT delivered a speech in New
York the other day, on the origin and character
of the war. The following true and vivid pic
ture, of the act Of war Of the conspirat0rs,
should be before the country, now tina. foul
mouthed demagogues with hearts rotten with
treason are charging the Administration with
making the war:
The Gag of the Union. upheld by the noble
Anderson, still foated-Qoud cheers)-s
Aoated ever the walls Of Sumter She Cabinet
had been purged Of its traitors. That unfaith-
full servant who made the shameless boast
have just repeated, had given way to that gallant
| son Of New York, General Dix-(loud applause)
-one Of whose FIRST orders were, "If any man
dare to haul down the flag Of the United States,
shoot him on the spot" (Cheers) But the
great States of Virginia, North Carolina and
Tennessee still stood firm. Though treason was
carried on With melancholy assiduity, Union
meetings were held in all the large counties aud
principal towns Of the Union. A peace confer
ence, attended by some Of our most distin.
guished citizens, both from the free and slave
holding States, was convened at Washington
Propositions we're made for . compromise, and
the most important Of them received the con-
stitutional majority Of two thirds in both houses
Of Congress. But oil Of this was to no effect
The members from the seeded States, one after
another, as their States declared themselves out
of tho Union, vacated their seats in Congress.
Their sympathising friends remained only to in.
flame the country with their reasonable ha.
rangues, and prevent, by their votes, every at
tempt at adjustment; and at last one of them
said that If the North would tender to the South
carte biaache upon which she might write her
own terms of compromise, the South would not
accept the offer. And go the winter passed
away.
The cotton States seeded, revolted in conse.
quence OF certain wrongs and grievances
wrongs and grievances which were either Who'll
" imaginary or enormously exaggerated: but
there was kind Of grace in setting forth pro-
vocation. Virginia would not join them At the
outset in that movement, but stood aloof four
or Eve months, and did not think there was
sufficient cause for It; but when the Govern.
nent OF the United States, concurring with Vir-
ginIa 10 this opinion, proceeded to discharge
its sworn duty In putting down the rebellion.
then Virginia threw her sword into the scale =
The cotton States reyolted because they said the
Institution Of slavery was mensced, and Vir.
ginia did not zee cause in that prctence for ioin.
ing the revolt and, rs have said, stood aloof
four or 1--WE months, and finally joined it be-
Sduoc sue uaH cpusssuS sOpHism on s00 subject
of State rights Was not observed-scas ,r;Q;nc n
dreaeh The ONION IN Mood to Iop that Mad;son
had not understood tie neaniag of his ossa ,eso.
lYtions. Nov this state of action vas perfactiv
we'll understood BY the leaders Of the move mem
In the cotton Statea On this a. the basis they
rested their plan Of operation, and they deter.
mined 20 resort to some measures thst vould
have the eject Of firing the Southern heark
The neesares resorted TO for this purpose we're
tuodold--ooe measure of cousummste lesis.
lativs astuteuess, and The other measure Of
despesete violence. The Legislative meaeurs
was this:-Ihs state Of agsieslturs 10 a. bor.
der slave States y such that tie valus Of the
slave y almost sastaised BY lhs domestic slave
trade-that h. BY sonslsntlyr sending lurthsr
South ths surplss sef that part Of the ponnls.
eoe Iawas ssldsby n inbslligsnt citizen a.
.acanoad seae yeass ago that not lsss tAan one
hundred slavss daily, every day in ths yser. Want
fea iAat psins further 6ouah. Nov. hssi1:
- eeas pesshissy return Of ssck tre0e.
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