The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-04-11
BURLINGTON WEEKLY HAWK:EYE.


Resolutions ~
The Convention was ably addressed BY 2.
Brown, of Oceola, and g. G. Bridges, Of Decatur
City. The remarks Of these gentlemen were re.
ceived with shouts of applause, and for near
three hours they held the audience standing in
the open air, there being no house in town large
enough to contain the Convention. The Union
men felt good over 1.-THE Copperteads didn't.
That's the difference 7tg 81
the Committee reported the following resolu
| tons. which were unanimously adopted BY the
Convention: ssgL
WHEREAS, Our country is now involved in
Civil War, which for the past twenty months has
swept over the country like demon Of destruc
ton and threatening the very existence of the
Government and the Constitution; and already
has suspended the enforcement Of the laws of
the United States in almost one. half of our com
mon country; and
| WHEREAS, The war and the destruction of
life, the carnage, the destruction of property,
the open and persistent violation of the laws,
and the suppression of the Courts and Custom
Houses of the United States, in fully the South.
ern half of the nation, has been forced upon us
I
/ RESOLVED. That We, the people of Decatur
County, Iowa, in Mass Convention assembled,
without regard to former party sfinities, do de-
clare that We utterly loathe, hate and detest all
traitors. and especially such as Jefferson Davis
and his wicked, corrupt and traitorous coadju-
tors, who are now, with arms in their hands,
doing all they can to destroy our Government,
the Constitution, our liberties, and the great and
fundamental principles upon which our demo-
cratic Republican institutions rest.
| Resolved. That We further declare that We are
now and forever utterly and entirely opposed
to any compromise or armistice on terms OF any
kind with Jefferson Davis, his aiders and abet-
tors or With any armed traitors or rebels at this
time or hereafter. And that the only manner
in which the present war can be ended is by the
rebels laying down their arms and quietly SUBJ
hitting to the regularly constituted authorities,
or by their entire, total and perfect subjugation
till they submit to the laws of tie country.
| RESOLVED. That we care not what may have
been the former political standing or opinions
of any persons providing such persons are now
willing to sustain the war, that he is willing to
sustain the Government in its determination to
crush out rebellion and put down traitors and
preserve the integrity of the nation, and enforce
the constitution and the laws of the country
then such persons are our political friends and
we will politically affiliate with them.
|~Resolved, That it is the duty of the Govern
ment to make use of all means under the heavens
which any nation has heretofore used and which
sre consistent with civilized warfare, to sustain
itself at the present time.
0lResolued, That the Constitution is broad
enough and strong.enough, if properly aud ener-
getically enforced to put down this rebellion,
and We would not have the old charter OF our
liberties, the Constitution, altered one iota, to
please any traitor, or rebel, or other person.
RESOLVED, That we approve of the Conscrip-
ton law, and regard the Presidents Proclama-
ton as military necessity, and We will sustain
the same with all our force, politically and other
wise. And we further pledge ourselves to do
all that We can to sustain and enforce oil laws,
peaceably if We can, forcibly if We must, and we
further pledge ourselves to an unconditional
LOYALTY to the Government and an unwavering
support to it's efforts to crush this rebellion.
Resolued, That We have but little political
support for those in our midst who are continu-
ally complaining Of the acts of the Administra-
ton, and find but little to condemn in the acts
of the pretended Southern Confederacy.
Resolved, That our soldiers in the field and es.
pecially the Iowa soldiers, our brothers sons
and friends, have done well and nobly and de-
serve the indispensable gratitude and admira-
ton of all patriots. Andsif they are fully sustain
ed by prompt and vigorous enforcement of the
CONSUMPTION law will soon end the war as it
should be.
GEo W. HALL,
JOIN KELLER, Committee.
JOHN w. HALL,