The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-08-01

LETTER FROM SoLpIER.-C. G. Cole,
Esq, has received q letter from an old
Democratic associate, now in the army,
from which we are permitted to make the
"Cherishing as do, with a fondness ap-
preaching idolatry, the principles that JEFF
ferson taught, Jackson fought for. and
Douglas has loved, your course as q DEM
Ocrat, your efforts to save from infamvand
disgrace the proud old Democratic name
and to render loyal that party which, un-
der patriotic leaders, had ever before been
true and faithful in its devotion to the
Government, / have watched with pecu-
liar pride and qualification. Had the Dem
ocrats of Iowa needed your advice and fol-
lowed the noble example of Croker, VIII
hanson, Bussey and other leaders, and
had the Democratic party throughout the
OF the lamented Douglas, and followed the
example Of Dix, Butler, Stanton, Rose
Grams, and host of others, at the out
break OF this Rebellion, the war would
have terminated and peace blessed the
land a year ago. And believe me when
own choicest hopes for the future could I
recall the past, and rid myself of this
feeling of self reproach that constantly
haunts me for not having shouldered my
musket when Sumter fell. sa--.
For months past has the army hereaway
| been on the ''qui uipe,' watching with
painful expectancy the operations before
| Vicksburg and Port Hudson. The intelli-
gence of the fall of both these rebel strong
| holds, with the news of the glorious yictO-
| ries at Helena and Gettysburg and of the
forward movement of Rosecrans, has filled
the hearts of our soldiers with the widest
rapture, and the more enthusiastic and
hopeful, begin to calculate from these sue
cess, the chances for an early peace, to be
attained by other great successes in pro-
| cess OF accomplishment-butt the attention
OF the more thoughtful is directed to the
North, where THE GREAT issue is being
contested, where the HOPEFUL army of
secession, upon whose banners are wrought
the "Copperhead," eneircling in its coils
the inscription, ''PEAcE and SLAVERY" is
struggling for political ascendency in the
free States, which once obtained would
place the Government in the hands of
Traitors, and extend the dominion of jeff.
Davis over the North as well as South.
| The Convention that assembled in Des
Moines on the Sth ult., and which nomi-
mated Fisher, Duncombe and Mason, was
a detachment of that army, organized and
commanded by Generals Seymour, VAL
landigham, voorhees,, Richardson, Maho-
ny, and other like traitors-without the aid
of which the hideous monster, Rebellion,
would to-day lie lifeless carcass in the
house of its birth. Follow with our advance
ing armies, the routed, demoralized, panic
stricken columns of the defeated rebels,
and of the thousands of intelligent pris-
oners captured, you will not interrogate
one, who will not point you to the Peace
party, North, instead of their army, as the
star OF hope to the Confederacy. They will
not hesitate to tell you that they only look
to their army to prolong the struggle, by
| protecting their fields and homes from de-
VISITATION, and thereby prevent general
starvation until the next Presidential cleo
ton, when they believe the Peace party
North will elect President, even more
acceptable than JEFF. Davis. With these
facts staring me in the face, would APP
peal to you and to every Union Democrat
IN the land, with the same feeling of anx-
lous earnestness, as upon the bloody bat
tle-rield when surrounded by rebel hordes,
HAVE appealed to my brave comrades, to
rally around our brave old Flag, and with
1t aloft, press forward amid the storm of
leaden hail to victory or honorable death.
Our brave soldiers who for two years have
braved the dangers of the field, and who
to-day cheerfully shoulder their muskets
for any and all sacrifices; the thousands of
Scared, wounded and diseased patriots
that lie stretched upon their lone cots in
our Hospital are earnestly looking to you
to the Union army at home, to crush
treason there. Convince them that it will
be done, overcome, and rout the followers
of Seymour and Vallandigham at the cleo
lions IN the Northwestern and border
States this fall, and disappointed, dismayed
and terror-stricken, the armed rebels viii
flee before our victorious columns and the
flag of the Union will float over city and
village of the South, and ere the new year
of '64 is ushered in, the conquered follow
ers of jeff. Davis will beg for peace upon
any terms. Would to God we had a Union
Democratic party, for as Democrat you
know how very painful it is to be forced to
unite with party, that for years you have
fought; but no loyal man, no man, within
whose breast remains a spark Of love for
his country, can vote for, or even respect
any man, aDho viu support the reasonable
offerings of the Dean, Mahony Convention,
the devotees of the arch traitor Vallandig-
ham. AS Union men, loving our Govern
ment more than party, we must, forgetting
our prejudice, unite our efforts with that
party, (Republican) that has been faithful
in its support of the Government, the only
political organization in the Nation, around
which the Union men can rally, and to
which we must look, for the salvation of
the country. I reflect the sentiments of
almost every Democrat in the army from
our State when say that shall cordially
and earnestly support the nominees of the
Republican Convention of the 18th ult.
Truly, =
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