The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-03-05

the haven where the Union is the firm an
choring ground of every hope, and the still
waters Of patriotism, give the only sure
repose. IApplause.]
HOW SLAVERY is DOOMED.
Meantime the steady an dimpetuous tor |
rent of events wears away the barred ioun-
dations of slavery throughout the land,
and the huge, unsightly fabric totters to its
fall. Not volley is fired in battle, on
either side, but pours death into the vitals
of slavery. Not bugle-blast sounds to
the onset, but signals a charge upon slave |
ry. Not shell flies through the startled
air, but shreks out the doom OF slavery
Not a moan of the wounded and dying on
the cory field, bat under.ones the dirge OF
slavery. Not a cheer OF victory Tor the
Union. but sweils the worlds rejoicing cry
over slavery, PROSTATE, and devoted to an
Inhalation [cheers,] and when that cheer
bursts from the thrOats OF the hundred
thousand slaves OF yesterday, now the
freedmen and brave soldiers Of the Repub-
lie, beside whom, before another annivers-
AIRY of Washington's birth, will stand an
other hundred thousand OF their black bro
theirs, armed to defend their new-found
freedom, and the country that bestowed 1t,
then may all who still cling to slavery
know that it were as easy to call the un-
numbered dead Of this war from their
graves, as to reinfuse life into the dead
corpse Of American slavery ls this fanat-
icism? Is it enthusiasm? Is it exaggera-
ton? Is il even extravaganza? No, my
friends, it is sober, solemn, unvarnished
truth; such truth as ought: to be spoken
| from the house-tOps through all the Border
| States. and no where more than in this an
cient Commonwealth. The people of all
these States will he wise to hear and heed
it. Presently, like the imprisoned drop of
! ~, hvyfi hoo Av
pansive power to rend u mountain, II Will
hurl the battlements of slavery from their
solid base, and upon their crushed and
shameless fragments will rise new temple
of Liberty, with this grand inscription over
| it's wide and open portals: HERE WAS
SLAVERY ! HERE Is FREEpoM T.
PECULIAR EErRIBUTIoN OF SLAVERY.
Let Us pursue still further train OF
thought, which the reference to the colored
troops of the Nation now presents. l re-
call no instance in history OF so signal u
re,ribution as i,npends over the Southern
people at tlfe hands of their former slaves.
They raised the cry Of revolt. dreaming
not that on their own plantations, III Their
own cities, towns and villages, at their own
iiresides. in their very parlors and cham
bers, there was a dormant army OF free
dom. which. once wakened. would never
sleep again. They marched forth 10 battle
for Slavery leaving slaves behind them,
and looked back TO see them free. They
left human chattels in their rear, and be-
| hold ! the chattels have become men. They
held them TO the soulless masses OF bone
and muscle, and 10! a life and soul have
. been hreathed into them. They parted
, with abject menials, who now confront
them as stalwart soldiers, never again 70
! call them master! [Applause.l These sol
) diers have sprung asit were from the dra-
!, CONS teeth of rebellion, sown broadcast
NO >,Jth INT n, NJ "A NJ
saught upon Freedom for the sake Of Sla-
: yery. Mark in this the self-invoked ven-
geance upon crime. These dark columns
Of the sons of Africa are the counter revo'
: luton which is 10 paraiyze Southern tfea
2 son. From the day when the arms OF the
2 Union were confided to their hands. anC
4 they marched under the grand old flag t.
} the conflict with its foes, if never before
the fate OF the rebellion and of Slavery was
{, irreyocablv sealed, and the foot OF thu
black man was destined to tramp down th'
7 earth into the grave when both shall III
], dead together. From that day the blaci
: race in America felt the power OF new
: manhood, and stepped firmly into the are
: ma of higher and a better life. Think vol
e that race will ever again rfurn to what
: was? Think YOU that here III kentucky Y
n or there in Missouri. or Tennessee, or Ma
r rvland, you can forge fetiers stron.
G enough 10 keep one part of that race en-
= itself is free, because il has fought for free
q dom? will expect to reduce a part OF tn
J, white race in this land TO bondage. Th
:. negroes buy with their blood the freedom
e Of their race. and the nation will secure
Il to the race forever; and when this grea
nation speaks the word OF entranchlseinen
e states will stand aside in silence; JUST &c
!; honor, generosity, all enforce the claim c
/ the black race to respect. 20 confidence, I
IS consideration, and 10 freedom. Let us fac
K the logical result. The black race is hence
,, forth TO assume new status among ns.an
le be dealt with on principles wholly differ
4 ent from those which, in the Slave State,
n have heretofore shaped The conditions {
his existence lie is 10 be hereafter "A ma
IS no. II chattei, and he j. 10 feel that he is
II MAN. j say not that he is to be lifted int
/ equality with the white man; but that h
= is to be assigned position above that {
"a former days, and the specifications. pro
TO hibi,ions, and degrsd:.!ions, are 10 be r.
a. moved, and privileges conferred, that /
lie NAV know that the freedom he has won h
70 his fidelity and vaior, is no empty nam
. but a tangible, steadfas,, and inestimab
c reality.
2, THE LESSON WE SHOULD LEARN.
v And now, in view OF these Inevitable an
ne most pregnant results, where is the Wi
s. dom Of attempting to prop up staggerir
"a institution which must certainly fall !?
WHY dream Of lengthening out the bri
(. span of time that remains to Slavery
~ this land? Why hope for good from
40 continuance, when you know that in y fe
n. years at most-perchance even in fe
er months-it must ignominously cease to b
e. Why not rather sacrifice the pitiful rer
IL nant Of it now, and redeem the precio'
rs time by shaping the destiny Of the enfra
~ chised race which is to dwell among US,
he as to make the four millions of men, W
,r- men and children blessing instead of
is curse to themselves and to the nation. N
ey friends, these are momentous questions
~, us and to our country. Seldom have gre
fe, ter been presented to any people. Let
o. not shrink from the high responsibiliti
on involved in their solution; but takil
tn courage from the very difficulties that su
Dir round US, go bravely forward in tho pa
.ss trusting, through God, to the early and
Ze, nal overthrow Of every form Of SLAYER
h. and the glorious establishment in its stea
th of true and universal freedom.
N, My friends, when in an after age the hi
en- torian shall review this wonderful era
i" American history, he will be forced to d
t;l oIo.n <Lo% nothing haa hANn recorded in T.