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


vania, Ohio, Iowa, and elsewhere, on Tues.
day last is Of incalculable moment. It de.
termines, and that forever, that this Union
shall not be broken, that the Republic
shall live, that civil order and the suprem.
acy of the law shall be maintained, that
the public liberties Of our people shall
never again be invaded. 1t proves tina,
the hearts of our people are patriotic to the
core-that, however politicians may at
tempt to deceive them, and however they
may at times actually be deluded, when
they once see the issue of Union or Dis.
union, they will at once scatter the dema-
gogues to the winds and come out boldly
and truly on the side Of honor and patriot
ism.
In an undertaking faith in this result we
broke out. The gross deception practiced
| by the Butternuts last year only confirm
ed our faith and assured US of the more
important success which the people have
just published to the. world under their
own hand and seal. We never had any
their eyes being opened last year to the
actual treason intended, we knew that this
year they would hurl back the foul impu-
tation Of disloyalty and bury their libellers
in eternal infamy. Our faith was not mis-
placed. The people have spoken in tones
of thunder which will reverberate through
the world and down the frightening aisles
of the future till Time shall be no more
forever.
On Tuesday the people SAVED THE
COUNTRY from otherwise inevitable perdi-
ton. They gave renewed energy and spir-
it and faith to the loyal hearts at home
They sent greetings to our soldiers in the
field which will so fortify their souls as will
make each of the many host in himself.
They announced to the rebels in arms that
their infamous revolt must succumb to the
law and rightful authority-that, what
ever else may happen, they, THE PEOPLE,
in the majesty of their might, have I'M
alterably decreed that the Republic shall
live on and ever-that peace, disturbed by
the sword of rebels, shall be restored by
the sword of Justice.
That voice will carry dismay to the
hearts of traitors. 1t is the crushing out
of their last hope. 1t lis the demonstration
of the false clangor of the infamous fac
ton at home whose encouragement built
war, and caused the bloody immolation OF
thousands of our gallant brothers in the
field. The hope of Northern aid is now
blasted. They have nothing left but the
agonizing efforts such desperate devils
make on the brink Of the abyss to which
they have brought themselves. Bidding
farewell to Hope, they may struggle briefly
and terribly. But Ruin has marked them
for it's own. They see it as well as we, and
will tremble before the popular edict
which awards them the penalty Of their
enormous crime against Humanity.
These results are fruitful in lessons to US
all. But above everything else they teach
us to rely upon the courage, fidelity and
patriotism of the great mass of the people.
They teach US to combat error with the
t'Wth-to falter not when the intrigues, and
falsehoods and deceits of the public enc !
mics seem to acquire strength and power
to overwhelm-that, at such an hour, if
we only do our duty, raise still higher
the Banner of Truth and Country, and
fight on and on with undiminished cour-
age and unflagging zeal, we shall not fail,
in the end, to come out Of the contest clad,
as now, with triumph all the more glo-
rious from the darkness which preceded il.
Let us continue to nOurish this faith-fipht
the battle to the end under its encourage
ments, and our memories will 60 down to
posterity with the sweetest fragrance, as
the SAv1oRs OF OUR COUNTRY.