The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-03-28

into action the party which desires "separat0
independence" and in paralyzing the United
States, removes an obstacle to the military oc.
cupation Of Mexico, which but for our civil
war, would have precluded all thought Of such
an attempt.
have thus, as think, shown that, apart
from all considerations Of constitutional right
the doctrine Of secession, as we'll on the part
OF the seeding States as of the foreign powers
which countenance and abet them, is q mons.
trous political blunder, and that the Govern
ment and loyal people Of the Union in combat.
ing that doctrine are contending not merely
for the interests Of America, North and South.
but also for the true interests of the great ri.
val powers of Europe and of the civilized
world. Boston, February "a, 1864.
Another speech from a war Democrat
Gen. John Cochrane ON the War.
The friends Of Hon. Roscoe Conkling. in tes-
timony of his services in the recent Congress
gave him a dinner in New York, on THURSDAY
evening last, on which occasion speeches we-e
made by Mr.. Conkln, Dudley Field, Gen. John
Cochrane. and Others
we take pleasure in republishing the report
OF Gen. Cochrane's remarks as showing the views
OF brave and efficient officer whose former
prominence and influence as Democratic leader
entities bis opinion to the candid consideration
of his old political friends.
GEN. cocHRANE's SPEECH.
Gen. Cochrane alluded to his casual presence.
and bis qualification that be was thus unexpect.
ly allowed, as guest, to express to those aiilis.
ted with opposite political organizations, briefly
bis views He made eloquent illusions to the
magnetic support between the army and the ma
ton. He said that it was drawn from the very
marrow of the citizen yeomanry of the country;
ool A.
longed to this whole land, spoke for this whole
people, and acted for this whole Government.
Its language was its march, and it's arguments
its bsyonets. With a steady tramp under every
inclemency; with a Roman fortitude and cour-
age, it stood the champion of the liberty of the
country. Whether success dawned to-day or
Tomorrow upon its serried ranks, 1t was there:
1t never would 60 backward till the full work
was accomplished. Loud cheers They wod
take care of the enemy in the front; look we to
the enemy in the rear. lCheers The battle
impending here in civil and political life was of
infinitely greater Importance than that along the
lines. Defeated, worsted, with the people at
their back, and the battle was never lost; but
successful, with treason at their revr, and the
country was inevitably lost lCheers And
that country was the American continent.
No feeble aspiration of party could accomplish
the hight of that great argument, to make this
what God intended 1.-THE governing race of
this continent Party must be sunk Helwas
OF 10 party; he was no peace Democrat, and,
| while awar Democrat, he was neither Republi-
can nor Abolitonist; he was for his country,
first, last and always and whenever we should
unite here upon these peaceful plains, as those
soldiers were united in warlike array then, and
not till then, would the victory be achieved. It
was not to the passage of arms that we were to
refer eur cause; it was to the united and ON.
nipotent feeling of great, and glorious, and
overwhelming people; and when that spirit, ex-
cited, manifested itself upon mountaiu-top and
everywhere upon the breeze, then, and then on.
ly, would our cause be successful Then upon
that issue would the soldiers strike home; then
upon that occasion would the notes Of liberty be
heard ringing throughout this whole land, and
whether the foe had gone down before our arms,
the battle and its success would have been
achieved, and this continent dedicated to the
spirit and genius of the liberty of the Saxon race
The war in which we we're engaged was not
simply question of rebellion; it was not simply
civil wal; it was the war Of the great principle
of Northern, which was normal, civilization. Il
was the war OF the crisis which needed adjust.
ment and produced the epoch which would be
as lasting as the ages themselves. And there
would be no more compromise, no more settle.
ment to this question than there could be com.
promise and settlement to ocean tides II must
achieve its purpose, it must accomplish its OBJ.
ject, and never till one side or the other should
prevail, would the contest be decided. And "a
we might have either success or defeat would
our free institutions perish or survive. (Cheers
That was the question, and the war, whether it
was for one day or . thousand years, must pro-
ceed from the nature Of circumstances, and they
who fatered must be content to throw them
selves beneath the wheels Of the chariot of the
onward course of civilization, and to be crushed
beneath them. [Cheers He, for one, was for
proceeding. Applause 1t was apparent at
its earliest moment that the war was to be for
great and universal principles, therefore to be
but at it's commencement Having arrived at
its commencement we we're within view Of ito
end. And whenever war of this kind was ac-
tually commenced, it was achieved If we had
begun this war one year ago, as We we're begin.
ming it now, we would be far advanced upon the
path of peace. (Cheers.
1t was not the proclamation, it was not to the
announcement of intended acts that he would
ascribe potency, but to the acts themselves, ex-
ertiop. action The law of emancipation, other
laws enacted, we're immaterial, except so far a.
they might be executed, and in times of revolu-
ton there could be no execution separate from
w.
our difference, and to power we looked for de.
eision. The proclamation for freedom to the
slaves at Richmond was now as abortiye as q
proclamation for freedom in Timbuctoo; but the
army in Richmond was freedom to all over whom
its power might prevail. (Applause.l Let,
then, our generals but accomplish the spirit of
this war-let them but strike for victory, and
the work was DONE The means must be EN-.
ployed, or defeat would be the consequence, and
among those means we're the 1900, 900 slavee.-
Those who would spare them we're not only the
daettantes Of professional warfare, but they were
traitors in the camp Of the country which was
struggling for existence: lCheers BE knew
the feeling of his comrades, from which he had
so recently parted. BE had gauged their patri-
otism. Never. never since Marathon, had there
been a body of men, who, with their country at
their hearts core, bad raised more manly arm
to strike more hearty blows for their country.
Let the war terminate Tomorrow or years hence
they would continue to strike as firmly and sue.
cessfully for their common country as any ofus.
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