The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-09-05

WHEREAS, The necessary consequence OF
such war would be the ruin of thousands
of loyal citizens in the States now seeded,
and in other portions of the Union who are
in no way responsible for the fratricidal
war now commenced in our unfortunate
countrv-and believing as we do, that calm
patriotism and reason of the American peo-
pie may yet settle upon honorable terms
the existing trouble-and believing that
bitter nalignity which universally charac.
terizes all civil war, will only terminate in
an overwhelming indebtedness, public and
private, without benefiting either of the
parties to the controversy, and in q militia.
ry despotism in which the liberties of the
people will be disregarded, the butchery OF
the patriotic and innocent citizen as well as
the guilty, and that such war, if possible
to be honorably avoided. is impolitic, IN
reasonable, and ti-Christian. Therefore
ReSotUcd, That the Senate of the State OF
Iowa recommend to the Government Of the
United States, in this, their most earnest
appeal, that while every preparation fol
the defense of the Government shall be
made a cessation of active hostilities until
Congress shall have time to act in the pre-
misses.
2. That we recommend to Congress the
calling of a National Convention for the
settlement of our national difficulties, and
that every possible honorable means shall
be first exhausted by the General Govern
ment before our prosperous people be piung-
ed into civil war, the ultimate result OF
which the wisest cannot foresee.
g. That we are opposed to a war proSecu-
ted for the purpose of the subjugatlon OF
the Seeded States while it is possible ami
cably to settle the existing difficulties.
4. That we are opposed to the prosecution
of a war against the Seeded States waged
under any circumstance for the purpose of
emancipating the slaves of the Southern
Slave-holding States.
5. That the Secretary Of the Senate be re-
quested to forward a copy OF these resolu-
tons to the President of the United States,
and to each of our Representatives in Con-
gress.
The votes against bill intended to ena-
bic the Governor of Iowa to clothe, equip
and put into the field Iowa's quota Of men
to put down the rebellion, and the intro
duction of the above beautiful peace and
submission preamble and resolutions, tell
very clearly where Mr.. Duncombe stands.
Comment is unnecessary.
Having shown who were the Copperhead
Senators in the Sth General Assembly, we
spects to those early co-laborers in the
Butternut cause who misrepresented Des
Moines County, Justus Clark and NJ. w.
Robinson.
On the 23d of May, blouse File No. 6"
for arming and equiping Iowa's quota of
the House by the decided vote of SO to IA.
Those voting no were Beal, Bracewell,
Bennett, JUSTUS CLARK, Curtis, Deg
gett, Dunlavy, Hotchkiss, Jennings, Nc
Culiough, Riddle, NJ. w. ROBINSON
Whitaker and Williams.-House Journal,
Extra Session, p. 5S.
Having been amended by the Senate,
this bill came back to the House on the
18th, where it again passed by 60 ayes to
81 nays. Among those voting no were
JUSTUS CLARK and NJ. w. ROBINSON.
At this same Extra Session ga bill for
an Act to provide for the issue and sale OF
State Bonds, to procure a loan of money
for the State of Iowa, to enable it to repel
invasion, and defend itself in war;" was
passed by both Houses. On the 18th of
May it passed the House by the decided
vote of Is to II.
The nays were Beal, Bennett, JUSTUS
CLARK, Connor, Curtis, Doggett, Dun
lavey, Gnitfke, Hotchkiss, Jennings, LIE
Lacheur, Mccullough, Riddle, Stevens,
Whitaker, Williams and Williamson.
Absent-M. w. Robinson.-House Jour
nal, p. 81.
The above embraces but small part of
the "record" made by the three persons
named above. There is great deal more
OF the same sort, as the reader will find
who examines the Journals. We have no
desire to add anything in the way of COM
ment. These votes speak for themselves.
Gy- The Richmond Wing has two faint
sources ofhope for Rebel success. One is
"foreign Intervention" The other is a sssuc-
cessful opposition by the conservative mas
SEES of the North to the Abolition faction
which has control of the Government at
Washington"
The Whigintends by the ''cause'' it speaks
of not submission to the Constitution as
it's" but separation, an independent Con-
federacy, the triumph of treason, and a
final overthrow Of Republican institutions.
By the conservative masses of the North
it means the followers of Ben Wood, Val
landigham, the Deans, Dodges, Masons and
Mahonys, who lead, or at least control,
what processes to be the Democratic party.
This declaration of the Wing shows what
is the work laid out for the Democracy. 1t
pays that party the compliment of associa-
ton with foreign enemies of the Nation,
and confidently anticipates from itssuccess
a certain and absolute disruption of the
Union and victory to the Rebellion! And
in this anticipation the traitorous scoun-
drels who seek position at the hands of the
Democracy concur. They not only mean
to insure the success of the foulest rebel
lion recorded in all time, but they have
proclaimed that such is their mission
They insist on Withdrawing our armies, in
giving up the territory we have occupied.
in relinquishing all the fruits of our vast
of men and means, because
these things will atonce result in the estab-
ishment of the Confederacy upon a firm
basis.