The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-02-21

If am required to do it, morning, noon and
night: and il man wont release himself by TAX.
ing the oath be ought to lie there aud rot, or to
be driven out of the country A man that wont
take the oath to support the government ought
70 ioin the Southern army right away. He has
no right to the protection Of this government.
Immense cheering s
know the macs of the people are right upon
these subjects. The mass of the Democratic
party are just as honest and true as any other
party that ever lived. But tell you, democrats,
YOU have leaders that love party more than they
love their country. I have noticed one thing in
nv life. II you tell story on man, it will not
make him mad; but if you strike him right on
the heart you will zee the FIRE Ay at once. But
just look at the state Of things in this country
for the last twenty months. The rebels have
been doing their utmost to break down the gov
eminent, and destroy the country, and how many
men have not opened their mouths to oppose it!
Some Of them have been Presidents, some Of
them have been Senator'S some of them have eat
in Congress, but they have looked on, and never
opened their mouths I tell you respect JET
Davis much more than do man like that
You can tell where he stands; but cannot tell
where they stand. Your county may have seat
thonsand men to the army, your sons may be on
the battle field, there may be hundred widows
and orphans in your county, made such by this
war; and yet these men do not open their
mouths! These men have nothing 70 say in
favor of sustaining this government. and putting
down this rebellion! But supposing you had
had victory instead of defeat at Bull Run.
These very men would then have been the rank
est Union men in the country, and would have
sworn that they were alwaysin favor Of the wsrl
daughter, and cries Of, Hit them again, and
great applause. ..5t
Well now, what do you think of . man Who
has been in Congress, in the Senate, in the Presi
dency, and in these times never opens his mouth
in behalf of his county? (Shouts of ''He is Z
Traitor."] Yes, JET. Davis ia an honorable man
to that man. This is no time for any man to
be still. We are told on high authority that
"He that 10 not for US Is against us"
But then what have you been doing! What
Is the matter with you! Both parties have said
that you must put down the rebellion. Well
then, somebody must sct, must they not And
who ia to begin? Abraham Lincoln ID the man,
is he not? He is President; be is responsible
for the maintenance Of the Government; he is
Commander in Chief Of the Army and Navy.
Well, hs acts. The first thing he does is to call
out seventy five thousand men; and some Of
you said: "Thas is wrong Why does he call
for 90 many men ?" Then Congress came to-
gether and called out half million. Then the
President was right; but this was wrong Then
Congress passed an act that the army should not
return negroes to disloyal masters: and what
did they sayf Why they said, "that is out
rageous. It will never do. The niger must
60 back" Then the President took smother
step. He said they must be used to dig bitches,
to build forti6cations, to drive, wagons and
they said the President was right before; but be
10 wrong now. Tne white men are able to put
down this rebellion without getting the niggers
70 help Then the President took . third step !:
and you come up to the second, and cay the
President WAS right about that but wrong about
the third I tell you what Is the matter You
ere inquiring for public opinion, and not for
what is right. The President may do things
which do net approve Of; but will give him
credit for honestly intending to preserve this
Union. But you find fault with every thing that
is done, and then change Is public opinion
changes. You found fault With the FIRST step
then the first Vas right, but you found faslt with
the second. But you cannot get man to say
now that the niger ought not to dig the bitches
and build the fotti6cAtiona. And / will tell
you, in twelve months You will put . gun in
every nigger's hand and swear you we're always
in favor Of doing it. lCheers and immense ap
plause. ogs. s5,a ass yge. s--t
But you ask now, 10 the public in favor of it !
Shame on such Democracy. That is not the old
Jackson Democracy. q 5e}@ d .4}aH~
Still there is another thing. If it was not for
the niger question there would be no question
to talk about, would there be! Well, there is
set Of men who 60 all through the country;
they 60 into every mandatory and workshop,
and tell every day laborer, ''These men are 10
favor of getting aiggers to do oil the work.
II it was not for thss lie you could mot get ten
votes in this town ''r 1853 a4soi ssH q -sl5 =
Well, let % enquire ABOUT this matter. Will
there be any more iaborers in the country when
the niggers are free than while they are slaves!
Will there not be just - much to do then a.
there 10 now? These men don't believe wha,
they say They know bstssr than that, them.
selvea But then the President does not want
to send the negroes among you. He wants to
eoloniss them. And if you take the negroes Out
Of the country, want 70 know ii there won,
b more room tor white men, and more worl
for white men to do. I5y airg
There 10 another thing. Great capital VA
made about the last Congress recognising Libe.
ra. Well, voted for that, and I am proud Of
it This nation ought 70 hsve been the frs,
nation to have welcomed Liberia to the family Of
nations. France and England did % twenty
years ago. But when it was proposed that The
United States should do Co. the Southern aris
tocracy said you must not do IL They have
coffee and palm oil and . trade worth hundred
millions Of dollars; but we must not have any
treaty With them because they are black
Laughter Well, what harm would result from
making treaty with black man ct distance
Of several thousand miles Off They have nc
objection to treat with an Indian; it is no dis
grace to enter into a treaty with red man; but
will never do to treat with uiggerl "Why
II We treat with them We must have their repre-
sentative at our seat of Government; aud tina,
would never do 10 the world" f4
Well now, friends, this is altogether com
mercial matter, aud not political question -
Inc more people you treat with, the more you
get Tor your produce. 1t brings up the price Of
your grain, and your cattle, and your pork =
Sus II you want to exchange commodities with
snem you must treat with them. You must
nave treaty With them to get their coffee and
PAIN Oil and their hundred millions of trade.
Now, have said We ought to have been the
nrst 70 recognize the Independence of Liberia