The Burlington weekly hawk-eye., 1863-05-23
Grand Union Rally Mt Denmark.
For the Hawk-Eye.j

A large and enthusiastic meeting of the
friends of the Union was held in the Church
at Denmark, on Wednesday evening, May
18th, 1868.
The meeting was organized by the choice
of George G.. Eaton, Esq, of Washington
township, as President, and Mr.. H. X. Ed
son, of Denmark, as Secretary.
Judge Rorer, of Burlington, addressed
the assembly, with great acceptance, for
more than two hours. 1t was evident one
purpose animated all the six hundred that
were gathered from their homes for many
miles around, and that was to stand by
and sustain the Government to the tri-
umphant end of our national struggle. No
other feeling than devotion to the country
would have called out, at this busy season
of the year, SO large a concourse, and held
it interested TO so late an hour.
a platform was presented and adopted
for the basis of Union League.
The occasion was enlivened by patriotic
songs and martial music. The following
resolutions were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The Government of the Unit
ed States is now engaged in suppressing
a wicked and UNI justifiable rebellion against
the Government Of our fathers; and
WHEREAS, We believe it to be the duty
of every citizen Of the United States to sus-
tain the Government at all hazards, there
fore
Resolred, That in the present crisis there
CitIl bc iio Idll-Nay uO"cNeF
much people may differ as to the policy of
administering the Government, there ought
not to be any difference as to the necessity
Of sustaining it.
Resolped, That the present Rebellion is
entirely without any justification, and that
any attempt to apologize for its existence is
calculated to give aid and comfort to the en-
envy and produce dissension among tho
people of the loyal States.
RcSOIUed, In the language of Stephen A.
Douglas, that ''there can be in the present
condition of affairs, but two parties, the
one patriots and the other traitors
RESOLVED, That in times like these, trait
ors should be treated as traitors, stunned
by all honest men, and brought to condign
punishment, nt,-treasonable practices should
be terrified out, and the actors, aiders and
abettors thereof, suffer the severest penalty
OF the law.
Resolved, That the only road to peace is
in united, vigorous and successful effort
in crushing the rebellion-the prosecution
of the war on scale, large enough to crush
the rebels ut the South, and an efficient ex-
ecution of the laws against treason in the
North.
ResOlred, That we never will consent TO
the formation of another government out
of any portion of the United States. and
therefore, we will endorse and support eve
ry measure of the Administration, deemed
necessary to the suppression of the rebel
lion and the preservation of the Union
one Flag and one Union of States, now and
forever.
ReSotued, That we heartily rejoice in the
prospect that the President is about to raise
a sufficient force, under the late law Of Con-
gress, to crush out all armed treason in the
land, and we pledge to the government our
support of that law and that cOnscription.
Whereas, Two cannot walk together ex-
cept they be agreed; and whereas, il is en-
inently fit and proper, as far as practicable,
that those should walk together who are
agreed, therefore
Resotred, That we rejoice and give thanks
that our military authorities are searching
out the aiders and abettors of treason in the
North, and providing them with passports
and passage to. the land of Dixie, where
they may more freely and perfectly enjoy
the sympathy and friendship of their sway
ward sisters"
ResotUed, That on all occasions like the
present, it is fit, and we will not fail, to ex-
press our admiration and gratitude 10 the
soldiers of our State for their gallantry ana
noble bearing, whenever and wherever an
opportunity has been offered 10 manifest
their character-Iowa feels proud of her
sons in the army.
+. TRAGEDY AT COLUMBUS CITy.--On Thurs
day evening last, James Cotton, of CO.
lumbus City, Louisa county, was shot
and severely wounded by young man
named Charles Daum of Grandview The
latter was suspected of having robbed the
safe of Clark IL Cotton, of $780, In the
evening he was discovered in the suburbs
of the town and an attempt was made to
arrest him. During the struggle he fired a
pistol the ball producing severe though
not fatal cash in the forehead. Daum was
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