The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-09-12
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reader, were not intended either for pnbli
cation or miscellaneous perusal. If those
whose names are attached as authors. or
II their friends, deny the geuuineness of
these documents, the originals will be pro-
dqced, in all their original beauty. By
whom they were placed in our hands, is of
no consequence. Not long ago General
pondence Of JEFF. Davis, and published it
Tor the benefit of the cause. That the same
species OF property in the hands of some of
his followers should share the same fate. is
SIMPLY one of the incidents of war.
we ask particular attention to the letter
OF Laurel Summers. He formerly held a
nlgn, Federal Office in this State. He
SnoIsd nave been among the first to sustain
the FEDERAL cause in this its time of peril.
Even II his party associates saw fit to turn
against MS Government. the impulses of
Ordinary gratitude should have restrained
MIN from following their example. In
stead OF tins, however, he encourages
fontlcai Editor to proclaim that this War
for the National Preservation is only a
John Broa0n raid" on a large scale. and
that eff the North should conquer the
South, the whole theory of our Govern
ment would be destroyed These declar-
atoms have an unusual significance lust
now. Mr.. Summers was the President of
the Copperhead State Convention which put
AAcSsts. buuCoAnuS anu MaSOn IN nominal
ton for Lieut.. Governor and Judge. He ap-
pointed the State Central Committee which
put James M. Tuttle in nomination for
Governor. Yet this gentleman is of opin-
ion that ''this Union cannot be kept togeth-
or by force of arms!' What business has
Gen. Tuttle to be in association with such
an enemy of the Federal cause!
The letter of John F. Duncombe is not
intended as an exposition of his views on
National affairs, but to show his peculiar
fitness for the administration of State af-
fairs! What trusty man he showed him
self as Legislator, when he was willing
to bend Legislative Act which was to be
general in its application, to meet partic-
ular lawsuit in which he happened to be
hguring as COUNSEL! How eminently hon
est 1t was in him, too, to ask that such q
publication of the Act might be made as
would suit ms purposes, but cheat the re-
mainder of the public, and violate the spir-
1t and even letter of the laws! Shame ON
you, John F. Duncombe! ~
AS Tor Selman, we never heard of him
before; ana never expect to hear of him
his loyalty! He knew his man when he
appealed to Hutchins to have the Democ-
racy stop acting the "Hippocrit' on the
question of the War! Stilson has his
faults, but it is due to him that we should
say he has been out-spoken and consistent
as any rebel in the Southern Confederacy
could wish! He never needed advice such
as came from his Oskaloosa friend. If the
latter still has his epistolary passion in full
glow, our advice to him is to try his hand
| on Tuttle! We know of no other individ-
| aal who needs so much to be convinced that
there lis no use in acting the HIppocrit"
We are deeply sensible of the fact that the
Copperheads throughout the State will not
thank US for publishing these personal
opinions OF some of their leading men. In
everything we have said and done as Jour-
nalists we have thus tar failed to win their
love, and so at last are resigned to the fail
ure as consoiatOry evidence of our ortho-
doxy as public teachers!
LIE CLAIRE, Iowa, June Is, 1861.
STILsoN HUTCHINs, EsQ.-My Dear Sir:
| am so we'll pleased with your editorial in
the Journal Of the 9TH inst, that I must ex-
press my thanks. Since the 18th of April
have felt that was without friend or q
country, but thank God, a few bold and
brave spirits have begun to show them
selves, and now begin to hope and pray
that something may yet be done to save us
from desolation anddespotsm. have not
only been mortified, but surprised to see so
many democrats fall into the abolition
ranks and John BrOVn raid, for such it re-
ally is on large scale, and give the lie to
their whole history. 1t is no use now to
discuss the right of secession or revolution.
Statesmen view things as they are, and not
as they should be. We all know what a
revolution has been going on many years
in the North, and it has produced coun-
ter revolution in the South, and now the
question is, how shall we deal with these
revolutions? Ifthe North should conquer
the South the whole theory eff our Govern
ment would be destroyed, and if the South
has to establish their independence by the
sword, the whole commerce and prosperity
OF the North are forever destroyed, for, dis
guise it as they may, the whole prosperity
OF the country has mainly depended on
Southern products and Southern trade
even abolitionists, who aregenerally blind,
will soon see this. But with the late Sena-
tor Douglas, have always believed that
s'War is disunion per se," (see his 18th Of
March speechI With you, then, say, we
need "bold men, at this trying time in our
country's history, to declare for PEACE.
1t is no time for tirnid and time serving
policy. That has been tried in Iowa quite
long enough, it seems to me. was glad
to see many democratic members Of the
Legislature speak OUT trust no true
democrat will be afraid to do so. d. A.
Mahony, Esq, Chairman Of the State Gen.
trail Committee, am rejoiced to see, talks
right. I know not what the Democratic
State Convention will do, but if it is deter
mined to tug along at the tail of the
Black Republican party, It might as ,oeU
not be held at all. Such course may suit
mere spoilsmen, but the honest rank and
file. who have studied the doctrines of JEFF
ferson, and all the early fathers, never can
be made to believe that this Union can be
kept together by the force of arms. Every
democrat in this township, with two or
three exceptions, are for peace, and have
read your article to many admiring crowds.
l regret that the Democrat and News has
gone over to the enemy in fact. trust it
will see the error of it's ways. I have writ
ten this letter in great haste, and it is not
intended for publication or any part of it.
Trusting that you may continue faithful
to the end, and finally come out conqueror,
remain truly yours, 1900. /
LAUREL SUMMERS, /
FORT DODGE, April IL, 1850.
s. HUTcHINs, Eso.-Dear friend II
wish you would see that the law providing
for putting into effect sections of the new
Code allowing parties to testify in suits. is |
published Immediately in your paper. I'll
you can't do this, set it up and strike off !
a copy the same as proof-sheet, and send it |