The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-08-29

Is LOYALTY TO THE UNION TREASON
AGAINST DEMOCRACY ?-The Steubenville
American Union, which has always been q
straight-out Democratic paper, publishes
the following article, in which it expresses
It's views of the Vallandigham and Pugh
"peace" advocates, who now claim to be
The true representatives Of Democracy:
I'VE have always contended that the true
position of the Democratic party in this re-
bellion ought not to be equivocal or uncer-
tain. The principles of Democracy have not
been changed by reason of the rebellion;
indeed they cannot change. The party may
be destroyed and the Government may
crumble to pieces, but the principles of the
party upon which the Government is based,
are eternal and Interchangeable. These prin-
ciples are the same in the midst Of rebel
lion that they were in the halcyon days of
the Republic. They are now what they
were in the Revolution, which secured to
us Constitution and Union. Fidelity to
these principles is summed up in main
tanning, supporting, defending and abiding
by the Constitution and the Union" This
IS true, genuine, American Democracy. He
who advocates these principles is Demo-
crat, wherever he may be found. He who
fails or falters in his support and defense
of the Constitution and the Union has no
claim to the title or Democrat.
How can a Northern press hesitate in do
nouncing the doctrine of Secession, come
rom what quarter it may? What more
does JEFF. Davis adhere to than the Consti-
tutional right of Secession? the constitution
atty of destroyingthe Union? How can any
press raise the flag of Democracy over such
an abominable heresy? The pretext for this
paradoxical position is found in the COM
plant that the war for the Union is not
prosecuted in constitutional manner.
Admitting this, no paper has been more
prompt than ours in denouncing every de-
Walton from the Constitution by the Ad
ministration-bu does the duty of sup
pressing the rebellion become any less
binding upon the citizen? Must we give
up the Union, because in defending it, in
dividuals have been unlawfully deprived
of their property, or even because the free
dom of the press has been violated? Rath-
&c, when the Union is assaied by armed
rebels, and the Constitution is violated by
\ Republican Administration, does it not
demand renewed vigilance and devotion
of all good citizens to maintain and defend
both the Constitution and the Union? This
vigilance and devotion we have endeavor-
ed to MAINTAIN. Wehave been quick to de
nounce every act of Executive usurpation.
Il is also true, that we have at all times
denounced in the strongest terms that
more stupendous crime-the Rebellion
which aims at destroying both the COnsti-
tuition and the Union. Of this our paper
gives every week, indisputable proof. This
is our Democracy, and this is our crime
charged against US. If loyalty to the Union
is treason against Democracy, then are we
guilty before these hd,pteS and small poll
ticians, who assume to be the Apostles Of
new Democracy. They select a man for
Governor whose loyalty is questionable,
and make the supporting of him the test
of Democracy. What n prostitution of the
No, Il
1ounce secession as crime and Secession
ssts North and South, as the enemies of the
Government-when they hold it to be the
highest duty OF citizen to aid in putting
down the Rebellion-when with President
Jackson they will swear that ''the Union
shall be preserved" then, and not till then
let them hoist the flag of the Democratic
party.
THE BATTLE OF THE ENGINEERs.-The
contest now going on at Charleston between
two of the best, if not absolutely the two
best, engineers in their respective armies,
is extremely interesting In every point OF
view beside that which CONCERNS tsell with
the national bearing of the result. 1t is
universally admitted that if Beauregard is
good for anything in the way OF general
ship, il is SIS an engineer. And he proba-
bly, is very accomplishing ana ingenious IN
that line of service. His actual exploits
thus far are not proofs Of great originality
as perhaps the occasion did not call for it,
but they show no defects in his Claim to be
a first class engineer. But Gen. Gilmore.
in his reduction OF Ft. Pulaski, demonstra-
ted highly original and brilliant qualities.
What lie ACCOMPLISHED in that case is well
known, but the following statement by tho
Philadelphia North American, OF the I'M
mense barriers of routine opinion which ne
had the boldness to attack and demolish at
the same time, best shows what stun the
man is made OF.
1t is stated that General Wright, for
three years chief of the Engineer Bureau
at Washington. after a careful survey, pro-
nounced most positively against the prac-
ticability of an attack on Pulaski, stating
that there is not old iron enough in Amer
lea to take that fort General Totten, long
the head of the entire Engineer Corps, is
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