The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-10-25
John Van Buren, and the War-What He
Is In Favor of Doing.

We make the following extracts from John
Van Bureus speech in the Cooper Institute
Hall, New York, on Monday night. Mr.. Van
Buren, is the only one of the Democratic politi-
clans who as far as our observation extends,
has condscended to say what he is in favor of.
For this reason his speech is in the highest de-
gree interesting. He quoted, in the first place,
Gen Scott's letter to the President advising
him to say to the s'wayward sisters" Of the
South to ''depart in peace" and, after some
commentary, observed:
As friend of this war, determined to see it
carried on until an honorable peace is accom-
plished, say it is the most unsuitable thing
for me to do to support Jas. S. Wadsworth for
Goveror of the State of New York. had
conversation with him myself-not private
one, for these Republicans never make
confdants of me; if they have any secrets to
keep they choose some other depsitary; and
said to him, in the presence Of several people
who will appear if he contradicts what say
-'how do you propose to terminate this war;
wanted to see Republican who sees where
we are coming ont; never met one get l
| agree to 60 on with the war; agree most of
all. not stop when we are whipped; but when
we get through want to know what them
"Will you hold the States of the South
by armies and upon call us to pay the taxes
necessary to subsist the troops amounting to
some millions Of menu A voice-'No'1 That
is what Wadsworth said. TLauahter. "Will
you change the form Of this Government, SO
that instead of being the Government of our
liberty and of the Constitution, it shall be a
military Government? ono" What then?'
"Why We will whip them and let them CO."
Cheers. sBut" said I, ''would it not be
easier to let them 60 without whipping them?
Would they not be little better neighbors?
You do not propose to move the continent
away the people will be there; and would they
not be little better neighbors if you let them
60 without whipping" Cheers. ''No." "we
| will whip them and let them CO." And he,
being military man, and l civilian, he
started South to whip them, while stad here
after he got through to let them 60. Laugh
ter and applause. What is the Republican
plank? They make no secret oft 1t is to
| emancipate the slaves of the South; it is to
make colonies of the South and plant upon
them, after driving out the people that went
through the Revolution with US and formed a
more perfect Union and Constitution, and
tough: side by with our people in the late war
on the plains of Mexico, in every great con-
test till this fearful calamity came upon US
to drive them from the country and put set
tiers in their place. To that am uncondi-
tionaly opposed loud cheers and to that
believe the people of this State to man are
opposed. They will have an opportunity on
the 4th of next November to express their opin-
ion in regard to this measure, and it will be
heard and needed at Washington, in my hum.
BILE judgment Applause. What is the Union
plan in support of which We now meet? Why, it
is to sustain the President, SO far as justice will
authorize us to sustain him, in every fair gov
ornamental measure that he may adopt for the
purpose of carrying ON the war or upholding
the government 1t is our purpose to stand
by the Union and the Constitution applause7
to stand by Mr.. Lincoln so far as he will let
us, and to stand by General Mcclellan wheth-
er he will let us or not. Great cheering 1t
Is our purpose to overthrow this Republican
party and political sharks that follow in their
wake to davour what they throw overheard
Laughter and cheer. We propose, if We can
TO Illustrate that party, because, in what obser-
vation have been able to give the subject. in
looking at all the governments that have exist