The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-06-06
THE HAWK-EYE


HBAs Republican it is pleasant to note
the fact that the Republican party is plant |
ed upon the broad-platform of the National
existence-that it must sink or swim with
the UNITED States.' If the Government
is overthrown the Republican party is over
thrown, and JEFF. Davis becomes the head
ola new Government, to take the place of
the one made by the fathers. On the other
hand if the Government maintains its exis-
tence, by putting down the Rebellion, the
Republican party triumphs. AS the credit
of the Government rises and falls in Wall
street, so does that of the Republican party.
On the other hand the Opposition" or Cop
perhead party can only live and flourish
upon the misfortunes and disasters of the
Nation. Copperhead stock rises as Gov
eminent credit recedes. The defeat of our
armies is its opportunity. Its only hope of
existence as a party is based upon the hope
and expectation that the Rebels can main
tain separate national existence and thus
destroy the Government.
AS politician, we see in this state of af-
fairs the certainty that Copperheadism will
90 down with the fall of the Rebellion and
its leaders never survive the infamy of
their present conduct. We cannot desire
any thing worse to befan any body. On
the other hand we are willing personally,
and as a Republican, to go down with the
flag of the Union. We are willing to fail
when "Uncle Sam" fails. We are willing
to stake all upon the hazard, and live or
die with Democratic Institutions.
SLAVERY IN THE NoRTH.-It is just as
likely that the introduction of negroes into
the Northern States will result in the en-
slavement of these people as that slavery
has been the condition of the negro race in
the South. 1t is true that the States of the
North abolished slavery, but it was not so
much on moral principles that it was done
as on the ground of the unprofitableness OF
the negro in a state Of slavery. As soon as
it shall be demonstrated that it is protita
BILE to hold the negro race in the subsection
of slavery, there will not be wanting ma
iority of the people of the North to favor
the institution of Slavery; and when that
time comes, as it is quite likely to come,
those who have been the most ardent in
their opposition to slavery in the South will
be found to be equally so in their efforts to
establish Slavery in the North.
We find the foregoing editorial of Den
mis- Mahony in the Dubuque Herald of May
29th. 1t is one more evidence of his unal-
terable faith in the absolute necessity of
negro servitude-in the "Corner Stone' on
which traitors have undertaken to build a
nationality. Dennis don't believe that sla-
very was abolished in the North on 'smor-
al principles" Not he. Dennis don't be-
lieve in any "moral principles" He has mt
any ''moral principles himself The Cop.
perheads with whom he associates, as well
as the traitors for whose success he labors,
are now and ever have been devoid of "mo-
raj principles" They never acted on ''mo-
raj principles and don't propose acting
on them. 1t is not astonishing that he
thinks ''moral principles had nothing to
do with the expulsion of slavery from the
North, and that he honors the Lords Of the
Lash and strives to make their reign per-
petual. But we wish to inquire how gen.
uine Democrats like the suggestion Dennis
makes. Do they really want slavery in the
North? Dennis certainly desires it, and
assumes that they do. The Copperheads all
want it. Are the Democrats anxious to have
it? If they are not, why do they permit
men to speak for them,-why do they make
leaders of those who proclaim themselves
the friends Of slavery and the enemies of
human ibertys Is that Democracy?
IT, The Little Rock Democrat, the rebel
organ of Arkansas, on March 1lth., pub
ished what itstyles acknowledgements 'great
speech" and styles him "the greatest
statesman of the age" This is just what
the Copperhead papers of the North say of