The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-12-19
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under State laws. Hence, the sin of the
Stale being done by individuals, its saliva
ton mnst come in the same way. The idea
that the rebel States are foreign States is
nonsense. The idea that 8 hundred thou
sand loyal people in Tennessee have no
right to resuscitate their State Government,
because the majority have gone into rebel
lion, is an idea of gross injustice. We are
not at wor with foreign States. IT we were,
we ought to make peace Immediately, for
we have no wish to make foreign con-
quests. IT is precisely because they are not
foreign States, that we are fighting them.
We are fighting to conquer rebels in arms
against their legitimate Government. This
is just, and SO recognized by intelligent
men in ali ages Of the world. In the only
cases where legitimate Government is over
thrown successfully, it is historically and
rightly attributed to force alone. The only
claim Of the Poles to the sympathies OF
mankind is that their own Government
was oyerthrown by force. The rebels in
their association to effect the overthrow Of
our National Government are rebels only.
They are not States in fact and cannot pos
siblV be so till successful. There is no one
OF the rebel States in which there are not
many loyal inhabitants. The legitimate
rights of the State Governmenthence follow
upon them. This is the doctrine OF Mr..
Chase in Mozart Hall, and the doctrine
which M. Lincoln has taken as the initial
point Of his doctrine Of reconstruction
Now in this principle there is, by no means,
as much difficulty as in the practical appli-
cation oft. and it is in the application only
that politicians, statesmen, and various
sets begin 70 differ. For it is plain that the
practical results will depend upon soko are
construed to be t0yGl people! Two differ
ent constructions may be put upon that
question. II the rebel arms are subdued,
and South Carolina finds she cannot help
herself any longer, the great body Oh her
people, although stepped in rebellion, may
be perfectly willing TO submit to the laws
and Consultation Of the United States
Suppose that is all, and taking their word
for being Union people, they do, what Mr..
Seward said was all that was necessary
send their Senators and Representatives to
Congress. What will be the practical effect?
Why, she will remain in the Union with all
her slaves, defy Mr.. Lincolns proclama-
ton. be restored to- her forts, hold her Sc
cession Legislature, and proclaim State
Rights as fCriorsly as ever. The demon OF
Slavery and rebellion will be there as much
as ever. This is what is meant by the
"Union as it was. and the Constitution as
it is Is is Union with the bioodhounds
who have sprung at your throat and lap
ped your blood till they ceased only for
want of strength. This is a constructiOnsof
'sioyaf people, which may suit Mr.. Mont
golnery Blair or Mr.. Davis, of Kentucky,
Or Mr.. James Brooks, of New York, Or Mr..
Fernando Wood; but it does not suit the
loyal people OF the West and North. who
have shed their blood, and put 1orth their
strength, and offered their wealth to fdes-
troy the dogs OF rebellion. They want the
destruction so complete that the work is
never 10 be done again. Who, then. are
the loya2 people? This is the precise thing
Mr.. Lincoln has undertaken TO define
nd w.. nell bow,
coin to offer his definition in a new procla-
nation? Why, Mr.. Fernando Wood, Mr..
Vallandighanl, Mr.. Voorhees,, and all OF that
ilk, are under grea. concern OF mind that
the President has never offered the rebels
any terms OF amnesty-told them anything
by which, if they chose, they might return
TO their beloved Uncle, whom they have
might. The rebels We're equally concerned.
They said: You are the strongest; it is
your business 20 propose salnethlng.' Mr..
Lincoln is an amiable man, and just man;
so he says: your loyal people may recon-
struct your laws and State Governments:
and loyal man is, first, one who obeys my
proclamation, which sets free all of The
Slaves IN ISos.th Carolina, aud nearly all co.
e1ypheTe; secondly, who never took any
part, as an official or responsible person, in
setting the rebellion going; and, thirdly,
who commands neither regiment, brigade,
division, corps or army in the rebel service.
That is all. You who are willing to renew
your allegiance to the laws and Govern
ment Of the United States, can Just take
your oath to support the Proclamation of
Freedom, and all it's incidents; then re-
instate your State Governments. They
who have taken part as Legislators, Judg-
es and Commanders, in getting up this Re
bellion, must take their chance, to be tried
as traitors
-loA @Ins 10 -1,,t
mode of Reconstruction? 1t offers an am
nesty and reunion to all aOho acW obey the
lauS and Constitution as they nov are, ex-
cept only the leaders. Does any one mag
inc that there are no people in the South to
accept his offer? What interest do you
suppose any man, who is not an owner of
slaves, has in rejecting it? Let us look for
a moment at the number of these people
Mr.. De Bow, one of the most bitter rebels,
in the Compendium of the United States
Census for 1850, has kindly furnished as
with the materials for Judgment on this
subject. We will take three States, whose
population has moved but little since 1850,
and show the number Of Shareholders and
of non Shareholders: -"
Slave White Males
holders. over 81.
South Carolina, 25, 400 10000
North Carolina, 1903 10000
Tennessee, 80 s64 Isl GOO
We have in these three States, then, only
S7,763 shareholders, including men, wo-
men, children, executors and administra-
tors !; and if we deduct the whole of them
from the able bodied white males we have
27733 ,2237 non-slaveholding voters of these
three States. In other words, the able-bo-
died male non-slave-ho holders of those States
are three times in number the slavehold-
ers. Nor is that all. Of those 81 900 slave
holders, nearly 10000 do not own over fire
slaves, aud 5000 of them only oaun one
SLAVE! Such ia the atrocious system of
moral and political viilainy which has in
volved thirty millions of people in blood,
disaster and suffering. poor wounded
soldier of Arkansas said: 1--WE fout, and
fout, and fout, and what was it fol? All
for our big men, That is it exactly. A
society founded on the principle that one
class of men can make slaves of another
will always be governed by its Dig men;