The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-06-13
New York, June 6, 1868. I'll as-.


lished. Yours with respect,
JOHN E. WILLIAMS.
New York, June 6, 1868.
THE PRESIDENT AND THE GERMANS OF
ST. IoUIs.-The statement Of James Taus-
sig, Esq, in regard to a recent interview
with the President, elsewhere published,
will attract general attention. Mr.. Taus-
sig's communication is in the form of a re-
port of his action as a delegate selected by
a meeting Of Germans in this city. The
meeting alluded to will be recollected as
one held at Concordia Park. at which reso-
lutions of decidedly radical character
we're adopted. These resolutions were pre-
scented to the President by Mr.. Taussig, and
elected the response detailed in Mr.. It's
report.
OF the reliability of the report no doubt
can be entertained. Mr.. Taussig is lead
ing lawyer Of this city, a gentleman of good
capacity and undoubted standing in the
community. He is entirely responsible.
Without stopping to inquire how far the
Concordia Park resolutions reflect the
views Of the radical Emancipationists of
Missouri-now forming decidedly the larg-
est political party in the State-the decla-
rations of the President in response to them
will serve to convince the intelligent public
that he totally misapprehendst the real con-
dition of things in this State. This, per-
&
has in his Cabinet a man who, while Mis-
sourian, has not been in the State for over
two years, who never was in real sympathy
with the people, and who now is profound
ly ignorant OF their true feelings. If the
President takes his views of Missouri poll
ties from Attorney General Bates, as with
out doubt he in a great measure does, it is
not remarkable that he is led estray. Be
sides this, the fact is notorious, that the
President has recently been waited upon
by large delegation from this State, con-
sisting Of such men as Governor Gamble,
John 3. Henderson, Ex-Governor KING,
and other Conservatives and Copperheads,
who have no sympathy with and are very
far from having the confidence OF the mas
ses of the people of Missouri, and SO far
Welded to their representations as to con-
sent to change Of commanders for this
Department at their solicitation. There is
no difficulty, therefore, in understanding
the influences which have been at work to
mould the Presidents views With regard to
matters in Missouri.
Nevertheless, these facts do not excuse
ignorance on the part of the Chief Magis-
tlate Of the nation, nor make his error less
unfortunate While the Radical masses OF
Missouri might not concur in all the ex-
presslons contained in the Concordia Park
resol utions, there is no question OF the TACT
that they are in favor Of the adoption OF the
most expeditions mode OF Kidding the State
of slayery-the cause Of rebellion ana war.
All recent elections by the people prove this
fact Enthusiastically. 1t is certainly TO be re-
GREETED that the President, while protesting
to be Anti Slavery and in favor OF ending
the war of rebellion as speedily as possible
should be found less solicitous on these
points than a majority of the people OF
slayeholding State, and should place NM
self in an attitude before the nation, which
might lead to- the supposition that he was
in sympathy with conditional Union men
and the upholders of the slavehoidlng sys-
tenn, We are charitable enough, as we
have above stated, to attribute his position
to misunderstanding OF the SITUATION OF
affairs in Missouri. For full ana correct
comprehension Of the grounds occupied oy
political parties in this State, we reler 10 al
article elsewhere appearing in our columns,
in which we have taken occasion to discuss
the whole subject-6fo. Democrat.
DEMOCRATS TRAMPLINa UPON THE
THE RIGHTS OF THE PEoPLE.-Ihe DeHo-
cratic politicians and organs have ever Deeh
clamorous in their pretended regard 1or
popular rights" The 'rightoi ne people
TO rule" is, according 70 their proiesslonsl
the very cornerstone prihcipAe VI De
mocracy."
Demagogues. big and little, lind 1t more
easy to 9,rofess to be the friends of 1.-THE
people.'' than to be so in fact ana IN prlncl-
ple. when it comes to the test. We have a
st rjkinp illustration now before US IN this
state and in this city. The Democratic
minority in the Legislature have voted to
Mace Chicago. not exactly under martial
law. but under the rule of monstrous
Horse Railway corporation, without so
much as previously intimating their pur-