The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-01-31
"A Loyal Banquet.

On Thursday night, some prominent citizens
of Maryland gave banquet to Gen. Schenck in
Baltimore, at which Gov. Bradford, the Hon.
Henry Winter Davis, the Hon. A. 8. White Of
Indiana, the Hon. Horace Maynard of Tennessee,
and other prominent gentlemen, were speakers
Gov Bradford spoke feeliDgly of the loyalty Of
the people of Maryland. He said:
II will repudiate all local, all sectional, all
subordinate, all selfish considerations-every
consideration, in fact, that has the power or pos
sibity of diverting its hand from the great
work that occupies it's heart. Applause. The
loyal men Of Maryland have but one purpose
and one hope-but one ambition and one
thought and that is the Union, its restoration,
We would save it, if it be possible, with ali the
institutions and with every interest that has
ever found shelter beneath it. Save it and save
it we may, if from no other object than that
we would be thus saving, in the very shape in
which the inhertors receive it from their own
glorious ancestors. [Applause. We would,
therefore save the ark and all that it contains
every bird, and every beast, and every creeping
thing that has ever found refuge beneath its
roof. [Applause.] But if this be not possible,
and some must be thrown overheard, let them
eo-let them GO. [Grest applause. Let them
jgo-sacred, pstriarchal, though some may be-
lieve-to the depths Of the sea, go that we can
save the ark itself and its precious freight Of
popular government, public liberty, republican
institutions, the home Of our children. the hope
Of the uuiverse-ail, all to be annihilated when
ever it goes down. Applanse, and three
cheers
Gen. Scbenck (who is Representative elect to
next Congress from Ohio) made patriotic aud
eloquent response, in which be proclaimed him
.,rc :. o..%v man I'm. he 1Yn;op H,o lace
and eli the while; parties may differ Is to the
mode of running the Government machine. but
where it became question of the safety Of
the machine itself, differences were at an end,
and all good men would rush to the rescue
The Hon. Henry Winter Davis spoke proudly
of Maryland's faith and courage. He said the
Union must be preserved, though the whole
generation should fall in its defense.
Perish in its defense Why, what is this gen.
GRAFTON? It is the life of the men who are be-
fore me, It is our liberty and the union of this
country, it is our willingness to do ALL and to be
ready IN our own persons to do what % many
soldiers BY the thousands have done on every
field of battle-to be prepared to die, that their
blood be not in vain. By no dalliance in your
ladies' chambers can this be accomplished, by
no debating upon streets, nor by any considers
ton in the council, but BY stubborn, hard, req
dilute, fearless blows upon the deadly field, where
true men lay down and seal their patriotism BY
their blood; and they who live owe it to the
memory of the dead that their blood shall not
have been shed in vain. [Applause.l An ar.
mistice say the doubtful, hssitating Union
men. "a voice 'Traitors"] An arhistice that
would relax your arms woald compel your SUBJ
mission recognition Of the Confederate States;
the disruption Of the American name, ito etsr.
nal degradation; peace for month, for Q year,
for i've years-wars for generations, and anar.
chy 70 the end OF time. [Applausel Once
South, said the speaker, and more than one viii
divide the North itself One stone from the
arch brings il in ruin on your own hssla Bat
Who are they that moot thsss qasstioasi They