The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-04-25

had said no such thing. He would like to
see Leagues formed in every School-house.
at every cross-road, in every neighborhood.
He would like some time to be set apart,
as well the Sabbath morning as any other
time, and a blank book prepared, and the
people gathered by the Clergyman or some
one else, and old and young, men and wo-
men and children asked to take and sub
scribe to an oath to stand by the Union,
the whole Union, and nothing but the
Union until the last dollar is spent, and
the last drop of blood is spilled. [Great
applause.] If he had his way he would
talk about loyalty. He doubted very much
Tiny OF us are really loyal. He would
give definition of loyalty. We had not
felt the Importance Of this crisis. He could
give his idea of loyalty best by telling
what he saw when he was in Paris. There
is q government where one man rules. Ma
poleon wanted to raise a loan of three mill
lion Of francs. The Office was opened in
the Hotel Boulevards. Perhaps it was half
a mile round the building. Well, there he
saw crowd gathered around the door
waiting for admission. Old men, women,
boys and girls, all waiting to take their
turn to deposite their hundred francs and
get their certificate, emitting them to re-
ceive the interest from the government OF
France. He was told some remained there
all through the night and waited for forty
eight hours till their turn would come! He
called that loyalty. five would 60 and give
all we have, our money; stocks and all, and
offer it upon the altar of our country, we
would have peace in sixty days. [Cheers.] ]
That is what he calls loyalty. He does not
know what may come yet; but one thing
he was inclined to believe; we have had
too much prosperity to feel the importance
IF A hi S fiycf f1r,fu n
his Maker. He owes his wife and children
a high duty; but there is higher duty than
that; that duty is to his country. If you
have no country everything else is OF no
value. You will waken up to this some
day. Perhaps you will have short crop,
a famine, may have to beg from door to
door. You may have to offer many more
precious lives. Whatever it is, you must
offer it, for the country must be saved. He
sometimes thought the people would never
feel the Importance of this crisis till they
are wakened up to it by some great
calamity. vre1
Some were afraid of interference. He
was not afraid Of that. Sufficient unto
the day is the evil thereof "But when is
peace to come? He did not know. He
disliked to hear men talk about peace
Some men thought there would be peace in
thirty days or by the Fourth of July. He
did not pretend to say. Still, if they were
all united, he thought it would come soon.
The violence of the rebellion would ex-
haust itself, But he would say, not in ten,
not in thirty years: he would say never,
neUer have peace while there is eight mil
lions of men in rebellion against the Gov
eminent. Applause Never let eighteen
millions ofImen in the North yield, while
there is one left to be Knocked at by trail
tors. Things are moving rapidly now.-
They must submit soon. At least so it ap-
peared to him. He saw men going round
town and hanging down their heads. Hold
them up, will you? Did you ever hear of
rebellion put down in two years.
This thing has been maturing for years.
The speaker referred to the fact that ar
engagements were making for it under the
Administration of Buchanan and the ar
my and navy were disposed of in view of
its occurrence. He said, when we thought
of these things, we ought to be thankful
that we have a country, a capital, a curren-
CIV. He wished to make a remark about
the currency. He was in Newark, New
Jersey, the other day. There he was intro
duced to Mr.. Hornblower, a gentleman
who was twelve years older than the Gov
eminent, and son of Judge Hornblower
who signed the Declaration of Indepen-
dence. He said he remembered when the
whole revenue of the country was only two
and half millions OF dollars. A friend
picked up a paper and asked Mr.. Horn
blower if he had noticed that the receipts
of the Pennsylvania Central Railroad for
February of this year, amounted to over
one million of dollars. He thought that
was the strongest argument he could bring
to show the people the ability of the coun-
try to sustain the expenses OF the war, and
eventually to shake off the embarrassment.
Now the receipts of one railroad in Penn
sylvania amounted to five times more in
one year than the whole receipts of the
United States after the issuing of the De-
claration Of Independence. The man who
talks about the cost OF the war shows that
there is something not right about his heart.
Applause. - s-r ~ g 5n
The speaker referred to and exposed 9TH
er pleas; such as the peculation which is
carried on, and which always does exist.
He then asked what that Democratic party
is that is to save the country? He supposed
they did not think Mr.. Buchanan would DO
it. He always went back to Jefferson
when he talked about democracy. Wash
ington was the man for his time; but JEFF
ferson was the man for all coming time
He spoke of the slavery aristocracy coming
up to rule this country. With prophetic
foresight he anticipated the future. He
spoke of the sub-treasury. But was not
Burr Vice President with Jefferson? Well,
they We're both inside the party organiza-
ton. Then he would come down to Jack
houn Vice President then? They were both
inside the party. Then there was Stephen
A. Douglas and Breckenridge. They were
both inside of the party, recognized by your
Conventions. All these men were inside
of healthy Democratic organization
Now which democracy do you mean when
you say the Democratic partFimust save the
country: the party of Jefferson, jackson
and Douglas, or the party of Burr, Calhoun,
and Breckenridge? Away with your party
creeds and platforms. This is not a ques-
ton Of party. 1t is u question as to whether
there are loyal men or traitors in this
country. You ought to tell these men what
kind Of democracy you mean.
The speaker then referred to the strength
of the country; not the numbers and arms,
but the intelligence, the virtue, the patriot
ism, the courage, the determination OF its
citizens.
He then showed the necessity of enforcing
the lawsof the country. Hesaid we should
never, never save the Government till we
execute the laws. He didnot know wheth-
er the next thirty days would determine it;
but the time is coming, sooner or later,
when the Government must show its pow
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