The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-05-23

, dangerous than was expected, and tho
sympathizers with it had been. in CON-
tempt ana derIsion, called wooden mt
megs," how many Democrats would bomo
sported wooden nutmegs, to show tba1
! they were allied in feeling with the Yankee
traitors?-CS,,. Com.
) SENTENCE OF VALLANDIGHAM.-Tbe ve--
dlct and sentence of the military court in
the case of Vallandigham is made public
he Is sentenced to be confined in TT. War.
rem. Whatever opinions may be entertain
ed of the beneficial effect of this confna-
ment, 1t rs doubtful if any who desire the
preservation OF the Government will reya nd
the penalty as severe or unmerited one
Inc case made out by the Court comes far
short OF exhibiting the seditious and trea-
Sonapie character of his labors. They NAV
t ne Juase1 by their etfects-the shouts for
the JET. Davis confederacy from those who
attend his ltinerating speeches, the armed
organizations to resist the Government and
the actual outbreaks of his followers in vio-
lent resistance to military authority.
Ii Is true he defends himself in Court Inv
producing some lncoherent aside remark
ABOUT lawful resistance to unconstitutionai
authority, and about resistance tbrOuob tho
courts and the baliot-box, and by force
| only when these failed to protect tboir
rights; put these show the pusillanimous
| character OF the man in melting the imnru-
dent bold and ignorant to violence. while
| ne carefully provides these loopholes for
ms own safety, without mitigating i'm the
least the lnfiammatory effect of his har
argues on his auditors.
Dut theSe sly prOviSOS which he makes
lor ms own safety while Instigating Others
10 violence, do not mean legal resistance
only, IN the connection he uses them in
he Justtles resistance by force to the I'M
constitutional acts of the Government and
he continually denounces every act Of tba
Government in putting down the rebellion
as violation of the Constitution. When
brought before the Court he separates his
size bar remark about the law and the bal.
Iot Dox from the substance of his speech
.I aIects that 1t was only opposition
advocating. wac
we Will not undervalue public intelIi
Sehce so much as to regard it necessary To
snow tnat man may instigate armed con.
splracy and rebellion while all the whiIa
deprecating conspiracy and rebellion. In
me case or Vallandigham, this Mark Anto-
ny part is hardly attempted in his speecb-
es. They are made to seem bold defan+
ana violent to lis auditors. The unjer.
talk about law and the ballot-box does not
Elodefate the effect OF speeches which urpe
resistance to unconstitutional acts of The
Government, and denounce all its acts in
carrying on the war unconstitutional. and
constitution and set up desp0tism,
Our eastern cote1aporar;es. who have
commented on this arrest as unnecessary.
90 not appreciate the entire situation. in
the East when the purpose OF the hostility
10 the government is announced to be nre-
sent separation with view to several Com
federacieS, and Interior intrigues forannav-
alton, even the Copperheads quail. and ara
forced to declare that separation is not to
De consented TO Ill any event. But i'm tho
w est the success of SecesSionsthe recopni
ton of Confederate independence. the for
NATION OF a Northwestern Confederacy and
us suDJect!on to the South, is determined
purpose, TO be carried out by secret armed
organizations, and rebellion, as well as nv
open agitation to create disatfection,
we do not assume that in this time of
PuDllc danger, discussion and criticism of
the measures fthe Government are to be
suppressed. We believe in the greatest
latltude OF discussion, which has for it's
purpose the preservation of the Govern-
ment and the putting down of rebellion.
put we deny that there is liberty of speech
or OF the press any more than liberty of ac-
tlon, winch IS used with the intent to des-
Troy the Government and establish the re-
belilon on the ruins of the nation.
II Is sometimes dishonesty charged that
tne harsh crltlslcms OF those whose desire
ior the subJugation of the rebellion is un-
ddouotediy sincere, are damaging to the
Government, and therefore reasonable.
This is usually offered by those who are
conscious that their own purpose, as well
as course, is reasonable. But there is no
dlfflcu!ty in distinguishing between honest
ioyal criticism and disloyal hostility to the
Government; and if there might be in any
case, there is none in the case of Vallani-
lgham, for he does not pretend any LOYALTY.
or desire for the preservation of the nation
or for its success in the war;
Even all the phrases about the Union and
Constitution which with mental inerepre
tation are SO much used as a subterfuge for
dlsloyalty, have received a construction
from Mr.. Vallandigham which prevents
Their Disgusting his purposes. Tie Union
winch he advocates, he has explained to
oe u separation, and then sloaghing off of
D northwestern Contederacy, and its sub
lectl0n 10 the South. The Constitution
'. men ne talks OF he has explained to be
constitution which makes Secession right.
and Government wrong. He makes no
pretense to the support of the war. for he
ienounces 1t as on our part a violation of
The Constitution, and the draft for soldiars
4 thing to be resisted.
There is in this case no plea of the right
ol loyal discussion of the measures of the
Government. We do not understand that
either Vallandigham or his friends set mn
such aplea; it isap plea that the safeguardsthe
constitution provides for personal liberty,
are protection to practices hostile to the
Constitution and Government, and which
are designed to destroy them. The entire
legal effort is TO see how far sedition and
treason can be carried on under the protec-
ton OF the Constitution. 1t is in this noble
undertaking that Mr.. Vallandigham has
been going about the country aggravating
its perils by inflamatory seditious har-
rangues, and experimenting if he can
strike his poisonous fangs into the bosom
Of the Commonwealth while pleading it's
warmth and projection. 1t is this most
despicable career that is interrupted by
his arrest.-Cia. Gazette.
JOBS PROPHECY OF THE IRoN-CLAps.-
y His scales are his pride, shut up together
rs with close seal-one il so near TO an
other that no air can come between them.
When he rajspth him ~ !, - -,