The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-10-10

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unavoidable consequences of separation, o,
they are knaves who try to deceive and
cheat You out of your birthrights. They
are, at this crisis, the worst enemies of the
country, and deserve the reprobation and
! contempt OF the whole nation. And what
shall be said Of those who would deprive
the Government of the means voted by
congress to carry on the war and to reduce
the rebellious States to subsection? By
Wnat name shall we designate those who
would put obstacles in the way Of recruit
ing our army and navy, now that COM
plete and final victory is within our grasp.
The peace party tell US that if we let the
Southern States go now they will come
back to us in due time, and the reunion
Will then be accompanied by fraternal
as to believe in the possibility of such an
event, and despise those who affect to be-
lleve 1t when they know the contrary. The
Union once dissolved will never be re-
stored. There are thousand causes
which would initiate against it, independ-
ent OF the intrigues Of European diplomacy
and the ambition of political leaders, We
have no alternative but to conquer the
South or be the most abject and degraded
nation on earth.
The Union cannot now be saved by nice
points OF law, or metaphysical DISGUISE
tons. These we shall have afterwards. We
now want soldiers and sailors to put an
end to the civil war which consumes our
strength and wastes our national resources.
| We must crush the enemies of our Union
with an overwhelming force, and we must
90 1t speedily. There is danger in every
| hour OF delay, and in every moment of
doubt and hesitation. If soldiers can not
be obtained by voluntary enlistment, thew
must be procured by draft; however dis
tasteful that mode OF raising an army may
be to many of our citizens, it is sacrifice
the people must make to their liberal insti-
tutions, which cannot be preserved with
Quilt. 1t is better to raise three hundred
thousand men now than q million in a wear
| hence"
Firmly believing that President Lincoln
has striven honestly to do the best he nos
sibly could, he adds:
"But it is said by the opponents of the
Administration and the war, that Mr.. Lin
coin is attempting to supersede our Con-
stitution, and to establish military des-
potism on the ruin of our free institutions.
I do not believe word oft, though wo' d
not answer for what other parties might
attempt to do in his place. Mr.. Lincoln
may have made mistakes. What Admin
istration would not have made mistakes in
such crisis? Have former Administra-
tions been without mistakes? But that he
seeks to subvert the liberties of his coun-
try is an impudent, barefaced and mali
cious SANDER. No act Of his warrants such
a conclusion.
'Mr. Lincoln was placed in a more diff
cult position than any President of the
United States since the establishment of
| the Federal Government, and if he has not
done all that his most Sanguine friends ex-
pected of him, or done things which the
Democratic opposition find fault with, he
has at least the signal, the unextinguisha-
BILE merit, OF having held up the great cause
OF the country through good report and
| through evil report, in misfortune and dis
aster, as in the hour of victory and tri-
umph, firmly, untiinchingly, uncompro-
misingly, till the end is near, and success
no longer doubtful. For this he deserves
| the thanks of the whole country, and of
all parties who sincerely and honestly de-
sire the perpetuity of our glorious Union
| as paramount to every other public or pri-
| vate consideration
Mr.. Grund explained that he could not
stand the doctrines sought to be propaga-
ted by the proprietOrs of The Age, and
| therefore ceased to be its editor on the 18th
of July; the articles calling Davis "Presi-
dent were not his-he would not have
| given the traitor that title for the seas
worth. The speaker did not directly touch
| the Slavery question, but, in speaking Of
Davis's mad folly, said:
eff he were a statesman, he would have
known that it is worse than folly to seek to
perpetuate an institution by destroying the
| only Government which recognized and
projected it, and there is no power, moral
or physical, possessed either by individu-
ais or nations, which can with impunity,
challenge the leading idea of the epoch"
With reference to the State election, Mr.
G.. said if Judge Woodward Democratic
! candidate for Governor) would come out
squarely on full war platform and avow
himself in favor of a vigorous prosecution
of the war until the Rebels lay down their
arms, he would work and vote for him; if,
| on the contrary, he supports the war only
| conditionally, or if, sharing the opinions
of Mr.. Calhoun, he holds. as 1 honestly be-
| lieve he holds, that the Federal Govern
ment has no right to coerce one or more
sovereign States which dare to raise the
standard Of Secession and Rebellion against
the lawful authority of the United States,
then, whatever objection l might hereto
fore have had to the reelection of Governor
| Curtin, shall vote and labor for the Sue
cess OF that nominee whose election will
best secure the hearty cooperation Of the
patriotic people Of Pennsylvania in the ho-
" work OF conquering and utterly crush
How well Mr.. Grund understands the
hollowness of Democratic platform may be
seen in this extract:
II know that these platforms are con-
lstructed by politicians. not by statesmen,
with view to entrap unwary voters, and
not as rules of action binding on the candi-
dates after their election. l know that the
bulk of the democratic party, in spite of the
professions of its cunning leaders, stands
on the peace platform, and that, if it were
to succeed, the Rebels would take fresh
start, and the Governments of France and
England, which are now, by the Union of
the North, deferred from intervening in our
national quarrel, would no longer hesita e
to act, ifassured Of the good wishes, if not
of the active cooperation, of so powerful a
party in the free States.''- Y. Tribune.
| The TENNESSEE NATIONAL GUARD
RAPID RECRUITING FOR THE VOLUNTEER
SERvICE-SoUTHERN RAILRoADs.-knox-
vile, Tenn, Sept. N.-Colonel
late yesterday afternoon fell back before
the cavalry force of Scott and Pegram,
from Calhoun to Athens.
Our information from Rosecrans is still
very meager. The = Army Corps
is moving to the southwark, as if with the
intention of going to his assistance. From
the rebels Of Southwestern Virginia we
have nothing whatever to fear, as one
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