The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-08-29
A Sound Letter from a democrat.
DECATUR City, Iowa.

DECATUR CITY, Iowa.
D.B. CRAWFORD, ESQ.,, PLEASANT GROVE.
Your polite and complimentary letter
| of the oath inst. is before me and contents
noted. 1t gives me pleasure at all times,
and more especially in these dark hours of
our nations history, to hear from old
friends and to know that when they do
SPEAK, they speak for the country of their
Fathers
It has been my lot, sir, since this in
fernal rebellion broke out, to be the subject
of wiliful and slanderous persecution, and
from whom? From those who all my life
has witnessed as professed friends. NY
political history is known to you and is
short. The Democratic party gave me
birth. My relations and associations were
Democratic in the main, and my acts are
tolerably good proof of my principles.
was an ardent supporter of the lament
ed Douglas and friend of the patriot, c.
Cole; and were the former alive, he mould
receiDe my cordial Support-the latter can
count me one of the faithful. r..s..,-..
To day, as in days past, the Democrat
should be proud of his name, and not only
of name, but principle. He that is an enc
my to his Government is an enemy to De-
mocracy. It may be thought my acts
will not keep pace, with present day De-
mocracy. Suffice it to say, [ have not the
time nor the aoiy to spend in cursing the
constitutional authorities of my country
have been taught by my country to be
peaceable, quiet citizen, subject to the pow
ers that be. If there are laws that are I'M
constitutional, learn that not from men
who curse the Abs, but from the de-
cision of our courts. If the President has
violated his oath of Office, learn that
not from rebel emissaries, but from an
impeachment by our. Congress. And until
these proofs are produced, it is the duty
of all good and loyal citizens to give their
united support to the authorities of their
Government in all and every necessary
measure for the suppression of treason.
AS a Democrat, l feel proud of the names
of 10. Wright, Ben. Butler, Halleck.
Burnside, CROKER, and thousands of like
sentiment who think more of coua-
try than party, and the man who can curse
his Government, talk of negro wars,
thieving Union Generals, unconstitution-
al acts of Lincoln and his minions, and
resisting the draft, without deyoting his
time to the internal deuigS who bolted the |
Charleston Convention, stole the Govern
ment property, fired upon the forts, and
nave caused the death of thousands OF the
noblest patriots the world ever saw; aye,
sucn men should be, in the language oil the
fsalinlst "of fen days and fuH OF tron6te;
ana, sir, IN our country, think thelr DAYS
are shortening, and their looks would not
prove avery high state OF happiness. for
uttering such sentiments many OF my
old friends call me a fool, fanatic, all
ApohtIonist, nt39cr-t9teI, &C, &c. God
bless YOU. Mr.. Crawford, such terms used
by such men towards me do my very soul
good. L love to hate such e0DdrdS. l /
know them whenever / see them, and ] I
think the day not far distant when they
will ..tiee from the wrath to come, ana |
call upon the rocks and mountains to fall |
on them and hide them from the face of all