The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-01-17

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ous opportunity. Since nothing is immortal bat
moral truth, and Mr.. Lincoln has intrusted bis
name and fame to the keeping of Justice and
among the Great of this world! zstsE
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new Political Mischief Makers.
ae From the New York Herald
is curious paradox that there are radi-
: even IN the conservative party. This panty
mss gained ite present great ascendency and is
IsPl.y acquiring increased power and inAu
enceln tne country simply because it is con.
:etsauye m It's principles and purposes, and
ence in it's principles Ind purposes. and ia TINS
distinguished from the radical. destructiye
OF negro worshipping party. Yet e seems
there are men too blind to perceive th;s fact
and 50 mistaken as to imagine that becansa
the people are disguised with the one evtrane
they are therefore. willingto rush impetuouslv
to the other. 1t is very certain, however.
that these counter revolutionists, or conserva.
tive radicals, mean just as much harm and
may do just as much harm, % the abolition
radicals themselves. They have not, do mot
deserve, and will not receive, the confidence
and support Of the loyal people, who have not
the slightest intention of allowing the govern.
mentto be destroyed by extremists of any party,
sect or faction whatever.
"a These counter revolutionists have formed q
sort Of club, or society, in this city, and their
proceedings, though not lively, are extremely
ridiculous. They appoint each other officers
OF this club, and have president, who pre-.
sides over nothing worth mentioning, secre-
tary, who reports nothing worth recording,
and treasurer who has charge Of an empty
cash box. At certain periods they select one
Of their number to deliver an address to them,
and these addresses are full of fire, and fury
as miniature volcano at q cheap show in the
Bowery. Thespeech Of the Hon. James Brooks
delivered few evenings ago, is fair sample
ofthese orations. 1t is quite as radical in its
way, as any speech of Garrison, Greedy, Beech.
er or Wendell Phillips. It reserves it's strong
est denunciations for what these radicals call
the "despotism, ''usurpation" and "tyranny"
of President Lincoln, and gives the despotism,
usurpation and tyranny of jeff Davis only q
passing notice. It winds up with a set of
peace resolutions which are quite as appropos
at this crisis as the most radical measure of the
insane negro-worshiper. The people can no
more endorse such nonsensical sentiments and
resolutions than they can the more sanguina.
ry, but not less mischievous, utterances of the
abolition leaders. To steer clear of Scylla only
to wreck the ship of state upon Chary bdis, or
to beat back the abolition pirates only to permit
the vessel to be burned by mutineers, is by no
means the intention of the conservative party.
Conservatism is but another word for neses-
sary moderation, and is not synonymous with
destruction.
The World and the Express seems to be the
organs Of this counter.revolutionary club, it is
difficult to say which is the more crazed and
the more silly. The World is weaker, but the
Express shows its insanity better, because of
its peculiaaity Of sprinkling its articles upon
upon the paper out of q pepper cruet, so that
the first paragraph is found upon the fourth
page, the second upon the first page, and the
the third some where among the last borrowed
news Of the last edition. But both Express
and World aptly represent the foolish twaddle
of this club, whose members are always boast.
ing of their correspondence with the enemy;
and producing all sorts of impossible peace
propositions from anonymous rebels down
South. Indeed, it is the object of these coun>
ter-revolutionists to get up such reputation
as peace brokers that whenever and however
peace does come at last the people may be
humbugged into believing that it came from
their shop, and that they are the original
just been elected to Congress, or who are lay
ing pipe for the next Congressional election;
men who want to be Senator'S men who desire
this Office, or that Office, or the other office,
compose the membership Of the club, assisted
by 9 few unhappy individuals who have passed
part Of the last year behind stone walls, and
imagine themselves into fever of revolutiona.
airy excitement, and who, having never seen a
fight or heard pistol shot, think themselves
capable Of defending baricade, and dream
of emeutes when they should be soaking their,
heads in cold water and measuring themselves
for straight waistooats. The Office seekers
see in the triumphs Of the conservative party
. new chance for place and pelf. Theimagins.
ry martyrs in barricades misunderstood the
pesceable revolution in pnblic sentiment
which has recreated the conservative
party, aud behold only an opportunity for
3 revolution against the government Both
classes therefore try to push themselves into
notice as the representatives. and leaders of the
popular part in order to gain the credit and
the profit Of all that the party may accomplish.
This is the reason that the scum representing
itself as the substance-the camp followers
pretending to be the army-the unauthorized,
irresponsible, banditti-hke guerrilla assuming
the authority Of the Commander in Chief.
These crack Drained sumphs are the hangers.
on Of the conservative party-not it's leaders or
its representatives. For what they say or do
the party is in no sense responsible. Let the
people steadfastly hold to the golden, mean"
discountenancing equally the radical destruc-
tives Of the abolition party and theseoradical
revolutionists who falsely call themselves con :,
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Of The N. Y. Tribune. . ,a79g sssl
WASHINGTON, Saturday, Jan g, 1862. !,
The news by the latest Europeans mail fully
coroborates the statements made in my last
letter concerning the disposition of the French
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