The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-05-02

wealthy portion Of the community are the
worst enemies of the Union just the re-
verse. They have been forced into their
present attitude by the military power at
Richmond, the dread OF confiscation and
fear of the mob. Wealth and agriculture
never breed revolution. On all these points
will say more when I see you. My posi-
ton is one of difficulty, and not without
peril. Ny property has deprecated 80 per
cent, and though never whipped negro
in my life, never had an overseer, never
had a slave to run away, never had one ar
rested for crime, and always feed and clothe
and nurse them well, and give them a
chance to earn good wages for themselves,
nave lost seven Of my best men. Years
ago adopted Gen. Banks idea Of sys-
tenn OF voluntary compensation for negro
labor; not one Of my people earned less
than N5, except those who were too lazy to
work. This year have given then one of
my best fields-seventy acres, which am
now planting in the celebrated Monterey
SILK cotton. 1t will be cultivated in my
time, with my teams. Isupplying subsist-
ence and clothing, picking, ginning and
packing the cotton, and dividing among
them one half the proceeds. This is my
voluntary plan fixed on as far back as
September last, when commenced plow-
ing up the field. 1t accords with the plan
recommended by General Banks,to the
planters of Louisiana, but was assure You
adopted by me antecedently. a,y
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DANIEL s. DICKINsoN's SPEECH. Par
ty names and political designations, in
their ordinary Specification, should never
be heard in q moment Of civil warfare
Parties, as such, can not, should not act
Parties are organized to inaugurate, en-
force, or oppose some measure of Govern
ment in its civil and internal policy. But
when the edifice Of Government is threat
ened-the Constitution defied-the Nations
flag, insulted, by those who owe it alle-.
glance, the existence and maintenance of
the Government is the first, the absorbing
can be but two parties upon it-one which
would uphold the Government, and one
which would destroy it-one which would
crush and conquer the rebellion, and one
which would give it aid and encourage
ment, and secure its ultimate triumph
All half-and-half pretenders, all compro-
misers, all go-betweens, all who would
hail rebel leaders in arms, engaged in per-
petrating all the crimes that blacken the
history Of civilization with proposals for
armlstlces, and negotiations for peace, are
men to be despisd, and thrice more to be
dlstrusted than the rebel who levels his
musket at your heart. They would sell
their country's birthright for mess Of po-
litlcal pottage, while he would take it by
the force of arms. The country is cursed
by the mean ambitions of some of all par
ties-by those who have been accustomed
to run with the machine; who fear they will
be lost sight of under the waves Of the
great popular ocean when its bosom is agi-
tated and heaves and beats with the throes
OF the revolution, unless they cling to the
rigging of their political craft; and hence
they cry out at such tunes with the timid
Caesar, help me, party, or / sink!' 1t is
Tor TINS these party organizations are kept
on foot, when their notes should be
hushed in silence. It is for this that honest.
loyal men are carried away, by knavish
leaders, under the rallying cry of political
party. 1t is for this that opposition to the
just measures of the Administration are
raised upto the encouragement of the rebel
lion, the hindraHce of the Government
and the vigorous prosecution of the war;
and 1t is for this that tens of thousands of
our brave sons are slain by rebellion.
when is protracting the war, in the hope
that its political sympathizers will gain
the power in one section, and rise up in
another, as was to have been done in the
Northwest, if it had been successful in its
disloyal schemes in Connecticut.
CoPPERHEADs. -
The political class just described have
been designated as Copperheads. Never.
or more worthily and appropriately be-
slowed. In the popular nomenclature the
copperhead is the rattlesnake's mate
more mean, and, if possible, more veno-
nous, and its poison more virulent and
malignant. The rebellion is one huge rat
tlesnake, endeavoring to wind it's scaly
folds around the Union, and strangle and
sting it to death, and the comprehend of the
loyal States is crawling on its snaky, slimv
errand to render it's assistance. May our
brave army and navy abroad cut off
the head OF one, and the heel of the
woman's seed at home most effectually
and thoroughly bruise the head of the other.
GLIMPSES OF LILLE AMONG THE REBELS.
We have before us a Fl le nftha Che rlosftn