The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-09-19

more to delude thepeople. will be believed,
while their actions constantly write
"LIE," upon them. He will fail this time
though he succeeded last year. People re-
the New York riots. They know
he is morally responsiblef for them. They
know he refused to do his duty on the re-
sumption of the draft, and thus made it
necessary to withdraw large numbers from
the army, thus, to that extent, aiding the
rebels. They know, for he tells them so in
this speech, that he opposes the draft, for
the purpose ofsecuring the success of trail
tors. Yet, this man, now that another
election is approaching, says he won't con-
sent to disunion! What an abandoned
wretch he is! If he won't consent to dis
union why don't he do something to main
tain the Union? Why do all his acts aid
the rebels? Why does Maury look to him
for succor and SUGGEST @
Ms-There is law on most statute books
imposing penalty against compound
ing felonies." There is one among the laws
of Iowa, and the offense is thereby made a
felony, punishable by imprisonment in
the penitentiary for not more than six
years." 1t may be found under the title
of "Offenses against Public Justice
The Butternuts, who are constantly talk
ing Of ''peace,' and doing what they can to
make war interminable, ought all to be in
dicted for compromising felony" They
are seeking to compound the hugest mass
of feIonies committed in one age since the
creation, They are doing it on the promise
of ''valuable consideration and pledge
themselves in advance not to prosecute the
"felons,' nor to bear witness against them;
in fact they have managed to make up a
clear case of felony against themselves
Now, these men, who are so anxious to ex-
onerate traitors from all punishment for
their enormous crime, and that too before
they manifest the slightest indication Of
repentance for their manifold transgres-
sions," or any wish Or intention to submit
to the laws they have violated, ought to be
attended to. They are guilty of the very
highest 'Offense against Public Justice
and being guilty, not merely of sympathy
with traitors, but of seeking to release
them from the terrible penalties they have
justly incurred, by all sorts of lies, subter-
fuges, and violent procedures, ought at
once to be made to understand that they
are also under the ban of the law Trea-
son is an objectionable crime. To con-
ceal it, is itself a great crime. What shall
be said OF those who seek to compound
mass of treason which has produced such
terrible calamities throughout the country?
a Gss~ JEFF Davis just prior to his last,
eternally last, departure from Washington
City, is said to have sneered at Senator
for expressing high sense of the value of
the Union as evidenced by its cost. He
pence of Every little time, very little
money, and no blood All the world
knows enough of the history of it's cost to
render any comments upon his lie quite
superfuous. But one thing has since been
made evident. Certainly a considerable
time, vast expenditure of money, ter
rible outlay of blood, and innumerable
desolations, heartbreaKings and unspesk-
able agonies, have been the consequence of
the attempt he and his confederate trait
ors are making, to deStroyt the Union. Does
he think now, we wonder, that these efforts
and this burden of war and dishonor and
disaster are likely to be sufficiently recom-
pensed, even on the assumption that. at
last, the Rebellion proves a success, the
Union is destroyed, and the Republic
buried forever beneath the wreck? Does he
not glance with intense, unutterable re-
morse, upon the ruin his conduct has al
ready resulted in to so many, and the
prospect Of still heavier woes which cloud
and blacken the outlook of the future? If
he does not, what scared conscience he
must have-what an incarnate devil he
must be!
DUBUQUE SUPERvIsoRs.-We notice that
the Butternut Supervisors of DUBUQUE
county, in humble imitation of New York
City Aldermen of the same persuasion,
have attempted to nullify the draft. We
beg leave to suggest to the tax payers of
dubuque that these proceedings are not
merely illegal, but that they squint a good
deal towards treason. We think these SUI
State laws for their misappheation of pub
lie moneys, but also under the United
States laws for Interference and obstruc
ton OF the draft, and for giving laid and
comfort" to the rebels. AT all events there
can be no doubt that their illegal proceed
ings can be promptly enjoined, and stop
put to their iniquity. They may with
propriety act in aid Of the laws Of the Uni
ted States. They may assist the needy
soldiers. They may encourage them by
bounties if needed. But wholesale effort
to impede the operation of the enrolment
act, to prevent the recruiting of the army,
is, in any form and under whatever pre-
tense, crime which should be met at the
Threshold with the severest penalties of
the law, State and National. Will the pat
riotic citizens and lawyers of Dubuque
look into the matter and act promptly
For the credit of Dubuque and of the State
let these malignant Butternuts be atten-
dad to. ,, I'D. ......,.,,.
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