The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-04-04

ders came round aud seized the remainder, Civ
ing him in exchange an order for the value Of
the animals upon the departmental quartermss-
ter. His troubles we're only commencing When
it was found that he had nothing else to lose, .
Confederate officer charged with enforcing the
conscription act, coolly informed him that his
place was in the ranks of the army, and know
ing full well that the opinion would b followed
up BY coercive measures, be lost no time in tax.
ing to his heels and reaching Fernandina under
cover Of the woods"
Speech % Mr.. DickeFse1.
From . recent speech made BY Mr.. E. N.
Dickenson. in Connecticut, we make the follow
ing Extract:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: This is the first
time for fifteen years, with one exception, that
/ have had the pleasure Of appearing before IN
audience of my fellow citizens, and am almost
ashamed to say that that one exception wac in
devoting an evening to advocating the cleo
ton Of James Buchanan as President Of the
United States. Laughter was innocent
Of any intention to do my country wrong. My
judgment was mistaken, and not my heart
When last left the rostrum thought I had
taken . long farewell to the faces Of brave men
that grateful incense, that electric spark, that
comes up from an assembled multitude tomake
the blood fow faster, and the heart feel war
mer; I thought then I shold never again
enjoy that pleasure. thought then that
I should leave that field to ssscuruy politi-
clans forever. But did not foresee to day.
I did not foresee the time when this magnif>
cient temple Of American liberty should be
shaken from its turret to its foundation stone
by hands Of armed traitors without, while its
stills and foundation should be gnawed at by
rats within. (Applrese, Though there were
men enough left in the country to divide the
spoils and fill the Offices wlthout..my assistance:
and that the man was not recreant to his duty
to his fellow,ci:izens who did not choose to
participate in that business. But now, fellow.
citizens, when we see that inheritance that has
been handed down to us from our ancestors,
and those glorious institutions under which
We have lived and the nation has grown so
great, and upon which the eyes Of the whole
world are fixed in admiration and hope, which
have been the sanctuary for the oppressed Of
all nations, and which, if they persist carry
down with them into the grave Of eternal right
every vestige of constitutional liberty upon
the earth. When I see these institutions
| threatened as they now are, think should be
doing my duty neither to myself nor my couns
try i'll were to keep silence.
Looking at my little children, to whom am
bound, if can, to transmit that priceless heri-
tage, looking at the graves of my fathers from
whom received it, looking at the whole world,
which ia gazing upon US now, in hope or in fear,
and some in hatred, thought that if came
here tonight, and by my precept might possibly
help some wavering man, or by my example
might deter some who thought their duty led
them the other way, l should be devoting small
part of the day to some useful purpose. APP
plause.7 I have always been a Democaat.
| have never voted for any man whose name was
| not upon Democratic ticket was brought
up Democrat Members of my family have
occupied high positions in the Democratic. party
and in the country; and from my earliest recol.
lection was accustomed to be taught the doc
trines that we call Democratic, and to believe
them as believed my religion. I stand here
tonight withou. any suspicion of being the ad-
vocate Of any party except the Democratic
party stand here to night to bear my feeble
testimony against that assumption which seeks
to brand with infamy the name of the Democrat
tic party by associating it with efforts that are
tending to destroy the great temple of constitu-
tional liberty in which we live. [Appause.
know perfectly well the gentleman who is
candidate for your votes for Governor of this
State. know him personally, socially and
politically, We have stood together in the
distant frozen regions Of Russia, and casting
| our gaze over the intervening ocean we have
longed again to come under the banner of our
| country, and to breathe again the air Of frees
dom that is so essential to the happiness of
every true American. I have known him well,
I admire his courage, respect his good quail.
ties, but despise the position he now occu-
| pies, and condemn him in that. Applause. ]
Men of Connecticut, it is passing strange that
l or any other man from New York or else.
where s1pald stand here to appsel to your de-
votion to your native country. Why is 1t that
you, men Of New England, who are peculiarly
American citizens, who have 80 little Of
the foreign element in your population, who
have so much enterprise, intelligence, energy,
education, intellect, and. every quality that
makes community great and prosperous-for
say here that, although am not New Eng.
land man, there is no such community on this
round globe as New England, for all the quail.
tiles that distinguish and grace mankind. Why
is it that you should have to ask US to come
here to night to appeal to you to stand BY the
4 Tag of your country and to preserve the insti.
tutiols that have made you what you arei /
could very we'll understand how the man who
had taken refuge under our Gag from some for~
eign country, familiar from his childhood with
oppression and wrong, should be willing to see
those magnificent institutions destroyed but
that you men of New England should consen,
!; to it. I cannot understand.
Democrats were asked to sustain Seymour fol
Governor of Connecticut, because Mr.. Lincoln
was not the best man that could have been Sc
iected for President Of the Uuited States. Mr.
f Lincoln was not his choice. He thought bin
not the best man that could have been found,
but he was not his choice. He is the choiceot the
American people, He Was not there by any
power of his, but because we had chosen to pu,
him there, as our agent and servant. But be
thought he had done we'll, that he acted with q
} moderation and sagacity, calmuess and cour
age that falls to the lot Of NO ordinary man. He
! was the true type of the American. A rail.
splitter, he proved that under institutions like
this the country was ever ready to reward faith
fulness and ability, no matter how humble it,
! beginnings We do not make our Presidents a.
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