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

the war assumed by the Copperheads is the
blndest piece of political folly Of which party
was ever guilty. If they carry their point and
succeed in forcing disunion peace, they con
sign their party to perpetual minority. They
will never again be entrusted with the reins Of
power, but will be held in the odium that blast.
ed the Tories after the Revolution and the Fed.
eralists sitter the war of 1912.
If the Copperheads make such general and
bitter opposion to the prosecution Of the war as
shall force the Government to acknowledge the
independence Of the rebels and consent to dis
union-peacs, the entire stigma and disgrace will
forever rest on their heads. All the waters Of
Lethe can never wash away the opprobrium.-
The leaders will be hooted on the street, Kissed
in public meetings, stunned by honorable men,
and their memories will be execrated when dead
Patriotic and loyal citizens, will ever believe
that the Union, but for their accursed OPPOSE
ten might have been saved In its whole geo.
graphical domain. At the ballot box loyal citi.
zens and returned soldiers will cast solid votes
against every candidate that ever was tainted
with Copperheadism. The soldiers will hate
these fire in-the rear villains with intensity in
proportion to their sufferings and sacrifices to
save the Union. There will be no political fu-
sure for them. The grave will be their only
friend.
At the next Presidential canvass if the Cop
perheads succeed in forcing disunion peace,
the election will be confined to the Northern and
Border States Nine or ten Southern States
would take no part in the canvass The old
| stroDgholds of the Democratic party would be-
long to the Southern Confederacy. It would
only be necessary for the Republicans to carry
majority of the States remaining in the Uuion,
to continue their rule. and this they can do with
the utmost ease against party by whose treach
cry and treason the Union, was dismembered.-
The Copperheads could not carry Stste-not
one They would be 90 Overwhelmingly defeated
that the party would disband incontinenly, to
escape the wtbering adherence and implacable
hatred Of all good citizens; -.[Chicago Tribune.
UNION ORGAsIzArross The State Central
Committee have requested the County Central
Committees to take such steps as viii insure .
thorough and efficient organization of their re-
4 spective Committees. II ever thee Was time
when organization on the part of the friends OF
the Government was demanded, it is now. y In
counties where the Committees do not act, let
the citizens take hold of the matter and see to
it that the work 10 thoroughly and promptly
done. E,.'ah iasal - 81 ss''9' ~ s9'Ai on 80
Let every Township have it's association, en-
bracing all those who are loyal to the Union
without regard to past political differences OF
present views as to immaterial questions The
great and only issue now presented to the people
is, Shall this Union be sared or shall 1t be destroyed
All who love the Union Of their Fathers and the
flag of the Stars and Stripes, must take one eide
of that issue, and all who hate the Union and it,
glorious symbols and are prepared to betray
their country to domestic traitors and rebels
and to forein tyrants, must take the other side.
10 such contest there can be no neutrality
Every man is either patriot ror a traitor
Let the patriots then meet together, take each
others hands, and look into each Others faces
1t is time that they understand each other and
are prepared to act in concert at q moments
warning. Have the name of every loyal man il
your Township inscribed on the PATRIOTS roll
Let the Vigilance Committee Of each Township
be in prompt correspondence with the County
Central, Committee, giving and receiving in
Z formation as to the common enemy. The State
Central Committee have given sus the only
watchword and test in this movement, that Of
Andrew Jackson, in similar emergency, 5""7H.
Union, Il must and shall be preserved "sa9sSa ,4as
Then rally to that true Democratic standard
"Form, form, Patriots form,
| Ready be to meet the storm ~ -.
1 ragls,os.tz, g,s .sT .l Dubuque Times.