The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-08-08

true-if it were imbecile in its character,
corrupt in its action and unfaithful in it's
designs, their conduct would still be with
out apology for its infamy. In fact the
more truth any one may believe he finds
in their clanor, the more infamous must
he consider the conduct of the Northern
oonspirstors. If our officers are corrupt,
or weak, Eor false to their trust, so much
the more vigilant, faithful and energetic
ought genuine patriots to be. Denouncing
the Administration is an encouragement
to the rebels. Discouraging enlistments
in the army aids the rebels. Assailing the
Enrolment and draft, gives aid and COM
fort to the rebels. Threatening to resist
the draft, makes the hearts of the traitors
"rejoice with an exceeding great joy
Denunciation of our army and soldiers,
gives further delight to the traitors, and
assures them that they have friends in the
North who will do all they dare to further
peace-the ceaseless talk of compromise
and concession with ruffians, can only be
INDUCED in by those who intend to assist
them by any and all available means.
Now it is wholly immaterial what the
Administration has done or intends to do.
Its conduct cannot excuse the treachery
of the Copperhead leaders, to the country
| first and next to their deluded followers
1t is their duty as it is every mans duty,
| to sustain and enforce the laws in every
part of the Union, and to aid the Govern
ment at all times and in all places against
either domestic rebellion or foreign agrees
sion. This duty is SO plain, it's obligation
| is so far above all others, that no man who
does not wish to be thought public enc
my could even dream ofdisputing it. Every
man in his senses knows, too, that no COM
promise is ever possible with armed trail
| tors. ANY concession to rebellion, is a
confession that the rebels ride over the law
and may rightly do so. To concede is to
submit-to confess that the rebels are. VIC
tors and the law their slave. The only
mode in which patriotic men can prove
their loyalty to the law and the Govern
ment is by an earnest support Of the Adj
ministration in its efforts to enforce the
law against rebels. Whatever it at
tempt to do with that object must be sus-
tanned while it is acted upon, because such
is the law and because no other mode Of
directing the public purpose is possible
He who fails in this, even, much more
that class of men.who denounce this course,
is deliberately and Intentionally an actual
party to the rebellion. He is none the less
traitor because he does not take place
among those who are in arms, and he may
do infinitely more harm than if he did. A
man must do his own duty before he COM
plains of the shortcomings of others
When traitors complain of the action of
| authority it is most likely because the laws
are observed and enforced, rather than
| violated. The enforcement of the laws is
what they most dread.
@-Peace-What is it? 1t is the subordi-
nation of society and every individual in
| it, to the laws of the land. There is and
can be no other "peace,' in this or any
other country. Among civilized commu-
mites the support and enforcement Of the
law, are the only guarantee as well as the
only evidence of 'peace." The laws must
be made by some authority and must be
obeyed willingly by all, or enforced by au-
thority acknowledged by all, or ''peace" is
impossible. In this Union at this moment
the rebels must throw down their arms
and acknowledge the supremacy of the
Constitution and the laws enacted under it,
to secure "peace." No other mode is pos
slble. They may do this of their own Volt
ton or they must be compelled to do it.
Compromise connot be had, if we wanted
! it, without disunion. Compromise means
disunion. The cry OF ''peace' made by
the Copperheads means disunion and
much more than that. 1t means a separa-
ton, final, eternal, of the North and South.
| 1t means another American Empire in the
South. 1t means forcible disruption of
what remains of the North, the creation of
number Of petty principalities or king
doms, and instead of ''peace" eternal dis
cord and wars. 1t means that the men OF
America shall all be serfs and that free
governments shall cease for all time. That
is the Copperhead meaning of ''PEAcE!'--
| If freemen like it, let them also. cry
"peace'' -....
Mss~ Since, under the benefcent intiu-
ence of the French Empire, our neighbor-
ing Republic Of Mexico is to be elevated
into the beatifc condition symboiized by
Austria, probably some of our readers will
be curious to know who and what the
Mexican Emperor, already selected is
OF course he is an Austrian-an Emperor
must come from one of the Old Empires
His nameis Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph
NOW Arch-duke Of Austria, and oldest
brother of the reigning Emperor of thai
excellently governed and highly civilized
country. He was born July 9th, 1882, snG
Is now thirty-one years old. He has {
wife, too, having been married on July
9Th, 1867, to Maria Charlotte, daughter o
the King of Belgium. This son of an En-
peror and husband Of Kings daughter
, is now Chief Commander of the Austria,
) Navy, Of which service, Of course, he ha.
all the knowledged it is possible for 81
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