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

war would open thr slave trade, make ne
groes cheap, and enable them to settle adj
vantageously in fresh territories, where
they fancied to get rich by the labor OF the
black. Now they talk of having no inter-
est in the struggle, and say they are not
Shareholders, and don't care to fight Tor the
benefit of those who are.
Nothing has been more ridiculous than
representing the Secessionists as actuated
by high principles. 1t is as absurd as if
we We're to imagine that the fight for the
corn laws, made by the English aristocra-
cy, was founded upon an unseltish motive.
In both cases an oligarchy sought its own
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and power. and as the
Southern cause is much worse than that of
the British bread takers, we are not called
upon to imagine that higher motives have
Influenced its leaders and animated its
ranks. Hatred of the North was genuine,
mixed with the contempt that an aristoc-
racy always feels for those who have sub
mitted to its yoke; but the struggle has
been most distinctly for power and personal
gain, and as it becomes palmer that ii
must end in loss, the imaginary patriotism
takes its flight. Let no one wish such q
war to be smothered in compromise. The
worst thing would be an un just peace. and
we hope the neck Of slaveholding will be
sufficiently stiff not to yield till it is broken
in the strife.
a considerable party in the North which
is not opposed to slavery again attempts to
create a diversion by stirring up animosity
| against England, and an article to this Ell
| feet appeared in paper supposed TO be
semi-official. This infamous policy is dis
ayowed by Mr.. Lincoln, and if we could
poll the Northern people we should find
! that nearly all the anti-slavery men were
friendly to ourselves. From an American
point of view, a quarrel with England
would be most unwise. 1t is clearly the
interest of tho Federal party to be on good
terms with us, and especially so now that
the French Empire is waiting for an OPP
portunity of recognizing the Confederacy,
| and thus gaining allies for its Mexican
schemes. It is very likely thatthe French
conquest of Mexico and the engagements
said to be entered into with Austria will
end in rupture between France and the
United States, and only the most unscru-
pulous and the widest politicians would
pick needless quarrel with us when our
| neutrality is so valuable. The ruling class
in England always manifests its hatred OF
Republics. 1t has the strongest interest in
the failure Of the North; but our oligarchy
and a section of the middle class do not
| those who hate popular institutions may
think or say, England will do justice to the
American Federalists, provided only that
they will do justice to themselves.
In speech at Philadelphia, on Monday
evening, Professor Orestes A. Brownson,
the Catholic orator and writer, said:
''The war is not a calamity. Nations
have gone out and expired in absolute
aunkeyism. 1 hope the war will not cease
until it has made all the North men. II
has been our supineness that has allowed
the South for thirty years to gamble on our
love for the Union.
"Men CAN'T be neutral in these times.
How can a good kscn be neutral when he
sees a man with a. dagger at his mother s
heart ? Country is more than mother
The neutral is not. only traitor-he is a
coward. have no sympathy with party
that seeks to come into power through
peace. Give the rebels peace and you give
them independence. The copperheads are
deceived. Some Of their leaders expect
but temporary secession. The South
has not such an idea. They have used the
Northern Democrats; how they intend in
future to treat them can be seen by the
Richmond papers. They will keep be.
tween them and the wind, and then hold
their noses. The Union once dissolved car
never be restored. We must elect snch
men to Office as will push the war and
maintain the Government