The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-03-07

ime comes to revive these old issues, and fight
these old battles, if such time shall ever come,
we shall be found side by side doing yeoman
service But we say, theoretically at least,
that these issues are not before the people;
that they are in allegiance" What the State
Central Committee has said is, both practical
ly and theoretically" a
All citizens without distinction Of party,
who are heartily in favor Of sustaining the
Government in the use of all CONSTITUTIONAL and
necessary War measures for the speedy and
complete suppression of the Rebellion, and the
punishment Of Treason: who are opposed to
the schemes designed to bring anarchy aud
bloodsned to our own firesides by dividing the
Free States into hostile and petty Confedera-
cies; and who still believe in the good old doc
trine of General jackson, s.The Unio9a--it must
and shall 5s PRESCRIBED" are cordially invited to
unite in sending delegates. n ira
We present no old issues to the people. The
extension OF slavery, and all similar questions
have been settled on the Jefersoniau basis,
and no longer present any issues to the people.
We retain our organization and name and take
position, with reference to the issue low be-
fore the country, of unconditional loyalty
The loyal man, whatever may have been his
opinion on the Kansas Nebraska Bill will find
his true home in the Republican party. We
ask him to abandon no opinions IN regard to
issues which divided US years ago. If be does
not love his country more than he hates the
mere name of Republican, his patriotism is too
weak to be worth anytbing-he is a semi.trai-
tor-his home is with the Copperheads. Wha.
is to be gained by being "meally mouthed'
with men who are practically, and the greater
portion of them Intentionally, traitorss For
eighteen long months we "stood upon the pro-
prieties' for the purpose Of concliating men
who were ready to make word a pretext for
betraying their country. To conciliate this
element the only loyal party in the country
abandoned its organization in many States
Mcclellan and Fitz John Porter and Don Carlos
Buell. were kept in command Of the army,
while the Hunters and Rosecranses and Ere
monts and Banks were snubbed. The ccncil-
iation of traitors North and South has been
carried almost to the destruction Of the coun-
try. mere must De no more equl'ocai taih,
| ing or acting Men who are not with the gov
ernment are simply traitors, and should be de-
nounced and treated as such.
''Its discipline and drill has been the boast
of the democratic party ever since it had
being by this sign it has conquered" -
This can be check-mated only by better dis
cipline and drill We must reach the Northern
! traitors as our Generals reach their masters in
the south-opposing organization. discipline
and drill with organization, discipline and
drill "God is no the side Of The strongest
battalions" said Napoleon; and all political
history demonstrates that at the bsllot.box vic.
tory is generally with the best organized party.
Sugar coated pills, MIR. Editor, are not the
remedy for these times Kid-gloved, oily
tongued old gentleman will do we'll to defer
their lectures on department until the times
are more settled. Recent demonstration show
conclusively that in almost every neighborhood
in the Northwest, secret compact, oath bound
societies have been formed for the purpose of
taking the Northwest out Of the Union. The
| loyal men of the country have no time to listen
| to elaborate disquisitions on the Importance of
conciiating such Cepperheads, something
harsher than words and epithets-the heel of
the government-must be put upon the heads
| of the serpenrs if this Internal conspiracy is
no, abandoned. REPUBLICAN.