The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-09-26

them, if he had known jefferson Davis was
mean white"-that is Yankee of nine
ty years ago, kept from advancing on the
road to prosperity because he aoould carry
heavy negro on his back!
what are we to believe from such peo-
pie? Every statement they make turns
out upon examination to be downright
imposition; They appeal for instance to me,
as state Rights Democrats strict con-
structionist at that, and ask me through
their friends in the convention and eyery-
where else: Don't you think our rights
were endangered by Republican Admin
istration?" In answer I want to know il
that is any excuse for making war upon
mes turn to the record. find that as a
party we never interfered against slavery
in the Southern States; that, on the contra
ry, we abandoned our fundamental princi-
Piles to please the owners; that even after
LincOln's election we were ready as a par
tv to help the Representatives and Senators
of Southern States against any attack upon
property in slaves; that they knew these
things perfectly well, and understood from
experience and observation how much we
were disposed to aid and to ;befriend them;
that if they had remained at their posts,
particularly in the Senate, we could have
prevented the administration from moving
hand or foot without our consent. That
notwithstanding all these things, they
basely deserted us, their friends. They
treacherouslyle left us defenseless to our po-
litical enemies. They meanly picked our
pockets before they left US, and wound up
by trying to cut our throats-an attempt
they still keep up. l, therefore, am com
PEELED to say to them, that if the stream of
events should bear us on so far, / shall be-
hold with much resignation the corpse of
the last rebel hanging in the chains of the
last slave. And for his own sake as well
as mine, shall rejoice to see the man of
the South promoted to the plow and his
wife exalted to the wash-tub. He will
then understand practical democracy, and
will better appreciate the dignity Of labor
when he performs it himself.
/ have dwelt upon the twaddle of our
ward and county politicians, not because
it is worth the trouble / have expended on
II, but out OF ofabundant cautions; because an
enemy should never be merely despised.-
Their defeat in our convention can be fol-
lowed up throughout the Commonwealth
by supporting the government. They whine
about this cruel war Let US execrate
this mean rebellion. They say they long
for peace. Let them then advise their
Southern friends to stop fighting. They
say they cannot fight for the negro. Let
them fight to put down the rebellion
They do not like political arrests, suspen-
sion OF the habeas corpus, the proclamation,
&C., beginning with the first act of the Ad-
ministration and closing with the last. Nei-
ther dol, butt cannot stop to find fault n0W.
Now is the time to work-not to grumble.
Let me then respectfully ask you to join
me in giving to the President of the United
States an unqualified support. The DEM
ocratic party always supports the Govern
ment in time Of war. Lieut.. Riordon of
Lee expressed your sentiments and mine
in the convention better than can, be-
cause Of the mute eloquence Of that empty
Government, and when the next Presiden-
| tial election comes, if I think the Govern
ment is wrong, I, as Democrat, will sup
port Democrat for the administration
hen." So will /. In the meantime I will
support the Government actively and
without conditions. ...
Let US take lesson from the history OF
our own State. In 1872 New England set
up the standard of secession. A convention
sat to thwart the Government. The press
and pulpit thundered against those who in
the hour of need would help the country
In Boston there were associations to pre-
| vent the filling up of Government loans.-
People were obliged to subscribe in secret
as if it was dishonest. At the same time
banks on those of the Central and Southern
States. The specie thus drained was sen,
to Canada to pay for smuggled goods, anG
British Government bills were drawn al
Quebec and disposed of in great numbers
| on advantageous terms to mOneyed meI
here. But at last came the day of reckon
ing. The: ::Federalists awoke from their de-
lirium of factious intoxication, and founC
themselves covered with contempt anG
shame. Their country had been in danger
and they had gloried in her distress. Sht
had exposed herself to privations from
which they had extracted profit. In hel
triumph they had no part except that o
having mourned over and deprecated
them. They were never heard of more.-
They sunk into well merited oblivion. A.
they are now, so may all who initiate then
be! So perish all the enemies of America
| Respectfully your fellow citizen,
| A JACKSoNIAN DEMOCRAT.