The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-10-17


the love of happy children. Farewell my
father; we meet again by Gods mercy.
SPENCER KELLOGG.
THE PRINCIPAL CAUSE OF THE DEFEAT
OF THE DEMOCRACY IN THE LATE ELEC-
TIoNs-A RETROSPECTIVE VIEW.
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The heart Of the great democratic party
of the country beats with nothing but pat
riotic impulses. It's love for the Union Of
the States is only equalled by it's love for
individual and civil liberty, and hence it
will not be led by men who give any rea-
sonable ground of suspicion against their
devotion to the Union. They cannot see
how this rebellion is to be put down with
out the use OF the military power of the
country. And we confess that we are now,
and have always conceded with them in
that opinion, since actual war commenced
between the two sections of the country
But the efforts of the party in it's legitimate
opposition to certain measures which the
great mass of the party oppose from the
purest motives of patriotism, because they
believe as honestly as patriots ever be-
lieved anything, that those measures are
calculated to weaken the Union cause
and to strengthen the hand of the en-
envy are Inexperienced. They desire to
have the administration change it's policy,
that more power and unity may be gained
South, and more weakness and division
created among the rebels of the South. But
they find their efforts to promote these
praiseworthy objects often frustrated by
the extreme radical peace men in the dem
ocratic ranks, who manage by hook or by
crook to get an influence in their conven-
tons, which leaves no comparison to their
numbers in the political organization, and
by such means, they too often succeed in
nominating candidates and drafting plat
forms of principles antagonistic to the feel
ings and wishes of the great mass Of the
party. We have often witnessed these
things with the most painful feelings, and
pointed out to these men the dangerous
quicksands upon which they stood, as well
as the ruin their radical conduct might
bring not, only upon the party, but upon
our country for which we profess such I'M
dying attachment. t,.l
The defeat we have sustained in the late
elections is but the natural fruit of the
evils the Democratic party has been sub
jected to, ever since the rebellion broke
out. We, together with the great mass of
the Democratic party, with whom we are
in political accord, have patiently borne
with these radicals, and tried to make the
best we could of their doings, hoping and
trusting thai the conservative masses of the
party would, in the future, arouse from
their Iethargy and attend the conventions
forms in conformity to the wishes OF the
great body of the party, instead Of staying
at home and suffering few radical men
(nO matter how good their intentions NAV
be- from using the party to serve their in
dividual ambition, or to engraft their rad
ical political creed OF unconditional peace,
on the platform of the Democratic party
in opposition to the convictions of nine
tenths Of the organization. For ourself,
we are heartily tired of being constantly
held in false position on the question OF
the war through the conduct of few radi-
calls in the Democratic party, whom we
honestly believe have been pursuing a
caurse of political conduct just as detri-
mental to the good of the country as that
Of the most radical abolitionists, and i'll
they shall hereafter force themselves, or
their radical opinions upon the Democratic
party, this journal will neither hesitate or
1alter in duty to the party and the country,
by failing to give timely warning of the
fact. We religiously believe that our
Union can only be saved at this stage of
the war by the exercise of the most con-
sentative wisdom in the counsels of the
nation, united with the most energetic ac-
ton in the field. That the issue pure and
simple should be, the rigid maintenance of
the laws for the suppression of the rebellion
and the restoration of the Union under the
and when these objects are
attained, Inc war SuOulU cease, (Dut not
until then, Leaving slavery and all other
side issues to take care Of themselves as
best they may, or as the end of the war may
find them.-Keokuk Constitution, (C2Ggget).
BIG REBEL GUN BURsT.-We learn that
the 25-pounder Armstrong gun, which the
rebels had planted on Lookout Mountain,
ranging on Chattanooga, met with the
same untimely fate that befell its big rebel
brother at Charleston recently. The gun
had been aimed so as to bear upon the de-
pot at Chattanooga, and preparations had
been made to knock the depot, army stores
and Federals generally into infinitessimal
atoms-not much bigger than Copper
heads soul. The fire opened; the first shot
struck the depot, wounding two men of
Gen. Thomas escort; the second shot burst
the gun to pieces, greatly to the discomfit- |
ure OF the rebels, who did not look out for
any such disaster to their Lookout cannon.
-Nashville Uaion, 9th. i.tll5I Faa ssos
The plaster model for one of the doors forrI
the capitol at Washington is now on its |
way to New York. 1t will be cast in this |
country, as the secretary of the interior has
decided, that as far as possible all future
work for the capitol shall be done upon our
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