The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-03-14
You don't think. withithe sword, your liberty to

You don't think. withithe sword, your liberty to
save?
Would yeu like to know where got that =
1t was brought me by the spirit OF Mr. Mahonys
Platform, born at Des Aoines city, july 1901
as attested by H G. Dean and other Bota-
bic accouchants in attendance, all of whom tes
tifvethat one of its oraculsr atterances at that
time, was this:
RESOLVED, That our Union was formed IN peace,
and can never oe perpetuated by force OF arms,
and that Government held together by the
sword becomes military despotism.
Let US analyze this 'Our Union formed 10
peace" Query.-Was it "a time OF peace, IN
May l775? That was the time OF the forma'
ton of the Union, by the old Colonial Congress,
That Union having never been broken, until oy
the present rebellion. Was that time OF
peace, when our fathers OF the revolution, were
giving their lives on the field of carnage and
death in defence Of the rights OF MAI! II that
was time of peace. deliver US from time OF
wari Can it be, that the authors OF that reso.
luton thought that the American people had
not and never would read the history of the
Revolution
But Cd. That save A'0ur Government cannot
be perpetuated by the sword" Then WHAT
Cali home our brave volunteers, and let the re-
bellion run riot az far as it pleases Who would
be glad to have US do this I? Jef. Davis Go,
say, 'et us alone that is all We want" This res
olutioD says do as JEFF. wants you. But JET. is
an arch tsaitor, guilty of high treason, and the
authors of this resolution try to persuade us to
let him alone, thus endeavoring to give him aid
and comfort, and by 60 doing become traitors
themselves.
But Sd. A Government held together by the
George Washington and all bis coRpstriots
we're guilty of military despotism. For they
held together the Government of our fathers by
the sword until by it's instrumentality they had
established ous independence. O shame, where
is thy blush !?
One more NshoDy platform resolution, mum.
Der 8.
"Resolued, That we repudiate the modern
heresy that the States of this Confederacy
never had an existence separate from the gen.
eral Government and are indebted to the gen.
eral government, for their present position in
the Union rs a gross insult to the common
sense Of the country aud a shameless fabrica-
ton of historical facts; unworthy of the
source whence it emsnated, and unless met
with stern rebuke on the part of the people,
fraught with consequences fatal to the liber-
ties of the people"
What are the the facts here ? see Rives' Life
of Madison, in which he says. that the Coloni
al Assembly of Virginia, by resolution in
structed the delegates to the Colonial Congress,
to move in that body, for the formation OF
union of all the then colonies, for the defense
and maintenance Of their rights and liberties.
This move was made and the union formed
one year and some more than two months be-
fore the declaration of American Independence.
Whc1 people call historic truth "heresy" as in
this case then to say the least, We have q
right to suspect some sinister design.
But again, this ''heresy," rather truthful
history sis unworthy the source from whence
it emanated," what source is indicated. The
Presidents inaugural. Then truth ought not
to appear in q political document. Well, l
presume the authors Of that platform judged
others by themselves, and as they don't pre-
tend to tell the truth, they thought it unfash-
ionable and ought not to be told. Poor fellows.
But the worst if possible is yet to come
"Franght with consequences fatal to the lib
critics of the people," Fatal to liberty to do
what? To secede as the southern rebels have
and as these northern ones would, if they dar
ed to. But they are aset of cowardly poltroons,
there is no danger from them. Then let the
boobies 60.
Once more; resolution number Is says: The
writ of habeas corpus can only be suspended
BY Congress-; and by them, only in time of in
surrection. Admit. Then what? Washing
ton was tyrant and usurper. Jefferson a
knaye, and ought to have been impeached
and thrown out Of Office. Jackson reckless
headstrong usurper. Proof: Without regard
to the writ of habeas corpus, Washington, as
Commander mischief of the Army of the revo-
luton, caused the arrest of numbers Some
/ IN ha;p 10
cases of Connolly aud others; some for 'Damn
ing'' Washington and the Continental Congress
as in case of Kirkpatrick; some on suspicion
of being Loyalists as in case of Col Frey, oil
New York, who was imprisoned during the
war.
See also, Jefferson's letter to Gen. Wilkin
son. On great occasions every good Officer
must be ready to risk himself in going beyond
the strict line of the law when the public safety
IT quires it, His motives will be justification
as far as there is any discretion in his ultrs
legal proceedings, and no indulgence Of pri-
vate feelings. Your sending here Swartwou
Bolman aud adding to them Burr, Banner
hasset and Tyler, should they fall into your
hands, will be supported by public opinion
The Feds and the little band of Guilds in oppo
sition will try to make something out of thi
infringement of liberty by military arrests ane
; deportation Of citizens. But, if it does not g
, beyond such offenders, as Burr, Bolman, Blan
nerhasset, Tyler, &C., they will be supported
by the public appreciation.
Then they tell Us, that all parties were a
} FIRST in favor Of vigorous prosecution Of tb
. war, until it became an abolition ,oar. Wha
means the platform from which these extract
J are made, if all parties we're At first united il
the war Or, are the authors of that platform
, the off-casts OF all parties, and Of themseive
no party?
r One thing more. You mus: not touch Ia
slaves of tour Southern brethren" That's IN
r constitutional. VIVA. long arord! What say
the Constitution? See Sec. q ANY person
E negro, horse, OK, mule or other oeas! OF burden
owned and held to service and labor, in on
= State, by tie laws thereof, escaping into anoth
I er, shall, on requis!tion, be delivered" etc
q This quotation, we're it lot tor one thirg, woul
. place property in men on the same footing wit
. every other species Of personal property. Blu
: even then i, would prove too much and conse