The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-02-21

through their dictation or influence, must enter
the conferences imbued with the spirit and
pledged to the personal fortunes Of the insurgent
chiefs. The loyal people in the iDsurrectionary
States would be unhesrd, and any oner OF peace
by this Government on the condition Of the
maintensnce Of the Union, must necessarily be
rejected. as aT.2 .aa st4 h57aa s asfs'
On the other hand, as I have already intima-
ted, this Government has not the least thought
Of Ielinauishing the trust which has been conf
ded to it BY the nation under the most solemn
of al political sanctions; and if il bad any such
thought Il would have still abundant reason to
know that peacs proposed ct the cost Of dissolu.
tion would be Immediately universally, end in.
dignantly rejected by the American people. It
10 great mistake that European statesmen
make, if they suppose this people are demoral-
lied. zEas E10a so sxsEEga 8gUYa1E 81
Whatever, in case of an insurrection, the
people of France, or Great Britain or Ssitzsr-
land, or Of the Netherlands, would do to save
their national existence, no matter how the
strife might be regarded BY, or affect, foreign
nations, just 90 much, and certainly no les, the
people of the United States will do, If Unnecessary,
to save for the common benefit the region which
is bounded by the Pacific and Atlantic coasts.
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and Mexico, together with the free and common
navigation Of the Rio Grande, Missouri, Arkan-
sas, Mississippi. Ohio, st. Lawrence, Hudson,
Delaware, Potomac, and other national high.
ways, by which this land, which 70 them 10 ct
once land Of inheritance and land Of promise
= opened and wstersd. .i5@s o.. aer5 q.
Esen il the agents Of the American people.
thus exercising their power, should, through fear
Or faction, fall below the hight Of national viz
tue, they would be speedily, yet enthusiastically,
replaced BY others Of sterner character and pa
triotism. I must b allowed 70 say also that !.
I Drouyn de Lhuys errs In bic description OF the
parties 70 The present conflict - ,-.st..,.
/ We have here, IN spolitical sense, no North,
no South; no Northern, no Southern estatsa-
We have On irsurrectionary party which 10 10
Gated upon and 10 chiefly adjacent TO the shores
! of the Cult of Mexico. And We have, on the
other hand, . loyal people, who constitute not
only Northern States, but Eastern, Middle,
Western and Southern States. have, on many
occasions heretofore, submitted to the French
Government the Presidents views Of the inter
| ests and ideas which lie at the bottom Of the
determination of the American Government and
people to maintain the Federal Union.
The President has done the same thing in bis
messages; and therefore, from reviewing that
argument in connection with the existing ques-
ton, n. Drouyn de Lhuys draws to his aid the
conferences which TOOK place between the Col
onies and Great Britain IN our Revolutionary
war. ne wili ALLOW me 70 answer tnat acsion
IN the crisis OF nation must accord WITH lte
necessities, and therefore can DO seldom con :
formed to presidents. treat Britain, when en-
tering on that negotiation, had manifestiy come
to entertain doubts of her ultimate success; and
it is certain that the counsels of the Colonies
could not have failed to take new courage II
not to gain other advantage, when the parent
: State compromised 20 tar as to treat OF peace
on the terms OF conceding their independence
It's true, indeed, that peace must come some
time, and that conferences must attend, II theJ
are not allowed to precede the pacihcation.-
There is, however, better form tor such con-
terences than the one which =. Orouyn q
Lhuys suggests The latter would be palpably
in derogation OF the Constitution Of the United
States, and would carry no weight, because des'
titute OF tho sanction necessary TO bind either
to the loyal or disloyal portions OF the people
% the other hand, the Congress OF the Uni
]. TED States furnishes constitutional forum fo'
debates between the aiienatsd parties. Sena'
. tors and Representatives, from TIE loyal Psopi:
are there always, iuly empowered 70 confer, ant
seats are also vacant inviting the Senators aae
, representatives OF tne aiscontented party wnt
! may be constitutionslly sent there from thu
States involved in the insurrection.
Moreover, the conferences which can thus bs
, held IN congress nave TINS great advantage ovel
any that could be organized on the plan OF =
Drouyn Do hhuye, VIZ: That Congress- It !,
thought wise, could call National Convsnt'oI
70 adopt It: MISREPRESENTATION, and give them al
may be said to have already begun.
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