The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-01-24

people in prosecuting the war upon the radi-
cal programme, iepudiated it at the outset, and
proclaimed their devotion to the Union and the
constitution. These we're tslsmanic words,
which reused every easrgy and invigorsted
every patriotic purpose of . loyal people
How cordially the people responded to the de-
mands Of the Presldsnt for yolunteers-how
cheerfully they met every danger and privation
confronting them-the muster rolls of our ar.
mics and the history Of our battle fields re
veal If mistakes were committed BY the ad-
ministrstion or the Generals in command, the
people and army alike forgsve them, and abat-
ed no jot Of hope or exertion.t 60
So long - the contest was national in
stead Of party one. defeat was regarded as but
. temporary bar to ultimate triumph. There
was no doubtof victory in the end, no tagging
Of zeal, no complaint rave from the conspira.
tors who reviled and impreeated the Union az
1t was and the constitution as it is. 80.
These facts, plainly stated, are necessary to
justify the present attitude and demands OF
the democratic part. The unity Of feeling
and purpose, the cordial cooperation, existing
between democrats and republicans one year
ego has been destroyed, and now, in the midst
of civil war. the administration ind them
selves opposed in their purposes and policy by
country. Either the administration have been
and are now unfaithful to their trust, or the
majority Of the people are recresnt to every Oh.
legation Of honor and patriotism. The people
of just and bene6cent government who re-
fuse their earnest and cordial support to a
faithful administration during civil wsr are
guilty Of heinous crime, and the admiu;stra.
ton charged with the conduct Of such q gov
eminent who render support by the people
impossible except upon terms that defy law
aud violate constitutional obligations, are
treacherous to their trust, the country and
people, and should be denounced and over
thrown. .-.g.t
This is precisely the crime Of the adminis-
tration. They have betrayed the government
into the keeping Of conspirators who have al
wayr denounced it and wrought for its SUBJ
version. How could it be otherwise than that
the people should resist such treachery, and
endesvor to avert its consequences? How
could it be otherwise than that1he loyalStstes
should refuse their support to measures that
must, ffpersistently urged, make the re-estab-
lishment of the government impossible? 1t
wss this treaohery Of the administration that
divided the North. The people have supported
the war against the rebellion for the mainten-
ance Of the government. The administration
are urging the war against shareholders, for
the destruction Of the government s-
Between such radical extremes there can be
no compromise. The administration or the
people must yield, or this war must cease. We
cannot conquer the united South with divide
cd North. None but "fools and blind" will
entertain any such idea. If the abolitionists
and the administration wish to conquer the
rebellion and restore the government, they
may do SO by yielding to the will Of the people
and the requirements Of the constitution. They
cannot do 80 By trampling upon the constitu-
ton and defying the people. Until this sub.
mission BY the administration, the fact is evi.
dent to the world that they prefer the sacrifice
OF the government to the surrender Of their
own partisan schemes.
There can be no question as to the meaning Of
this article it plainly avovs, for itself and for
ito party, the determination to oppose and break
down the Administration and stop the war for
tho Union unle the war shall be carried on asi,
and ito friends sh oil dictate. And the ainsy ex.
cuse given BY this shallow villain for thus offer
ing aid to the rebels is the unconstitution ality
of Hbersting the slaves of traitors! Making
war upon rebels. shooting them in battle lie con
stitusional, 10 presume, but to turn their ne
groes loose aud give them their freedom, is a
most dagrant violation of Constitutional rights,
although these came rebels have been living two
years outside the Government of the. United
States and under government and constitution
Of their own creating. But whatever the alb
surdity and inconsistency of the idea, the fact il
presented to US in shape we cannot mistake
and dare not deny-the democratic party are
lsborng avowedy against the government
will continue to do 90 to the bitter end. Az be-
tween Abraham Lincoln aud JEFF Dayie, they are
for Jefferson Davis. As between government,
administered by Republicans and tie C. S. A
they are for annexation to the Southern Coafed
eracy.
Here are couple of paragraphs, no worse
than thousand others We might find in leading
papers of the 20 called Democratic party. show
ing the bitter, lying and vindicitve spirit of the
press:
GovRRNxIxr CREDIT AFFECTED BIZ LrxcoLsIsr
-Government promises are worth about fifty
| cents on the dollar to-day. Never before since
the revolutionary Wat was its credit 30 doubted
OF 20 low. Before the day of Linooln's election
government promise was as good as gold. dol
lar for dollar. Now, in less than two wears q
Lincoln's aduistration, it is not worth more thar
half 90 much. Before the end of two years more
If Lincolnisu continues to have its way iu tn,
conduct of the government, Treasury notes Vii
not be worth twenty Eve cents on the dollar !
their face. What profit, what advantage, vba
benefit has Lincolnism been to the country q
compensate for the injuries it has done, the out.
RACES it has inflicted, the lives it has sacrificed
the Union It has broken, and the universal mi,
it has wrought. Answer satisfactorily, if anv :
you can, Observation-Disclosures Herald.
Tm Ccsf ovrHE WAR Il is estimated that III
war he's cost the people of the Northern State
l FIVE THOUSAND MILLIONS OF DOIIIR
already, Of which 81, 500 600 900 of the smoun
has been fncurrnd In actual var expenditnre.
ttsO0, 0Oo, coo have been lost to productive indu,
W, q ,00O, 900 600 lost BY the deetruot;on !
p.operty, md the balance il vsrious oths. =. ;
which almost every one personally sxner;encs
THIS, With The sacrifice Of hundreds Of thons. Il
lot lives and the manning for life Of hsndreds :
Thousands aofe. might % endured without NM
nuruee Il It were for the prssrvasioo 81 q
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