The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-11-05


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~ THE WAR OF IDEAS,
Another thing: We have learned that in
addition 10 this being war of material vi.
olence, it is still more emphatically q war
forms OF civilization struggling for the mas.
terry of this country. In the beginning we
didn't know this, and we tried with all our
might not to believe il. We tried to make
ourselves believe that this rebellion was a
stupendous accident, sprung into life with
out design or pareatage; that it was SIM
ply terrible national riot, which should
be put down, it was true, but nobody
| should say word about the causes that
produced it. And N Congress this idea
prevailed, for it was there declared that the
slavery question was not involved in the
contest. The Government told us that eve
~ slave would clank his chains IN bond
age as before the waYs-a slight mistake, as
it has turned out-and in the prosecution
i0fthat idea, when that. proclamation was
made giving freedom to slavea Ia Missouri,
which sent . thrill of gladness through ali
| good hearts, it was revoked in Washing
ton, in order to keep on good terms with
our doubtful Kentucky friends, and pla-
cate the power that began the war. And in
pursuance Of that idea Mcclellan was en-
deavoring to put down the war by concilia-
ton, and Ealleck was setting the blood
hounds after the fugitive slaves that came
fleeing into our lines. And in accordance
with this same idea too, Mcclellan was oc.
cupied, in defiance Of the sentiments OF the
people during his famous peninsular CAM
paign, in keeping your brothers and sons
ny, until disease and death hung around
I the spade Ike q ,specter, while all around
his camp were swarlns Of able bodied ne
| groes, who were deniedthe opportunity Of
lifting hand to 90 the work, lest i. might
offend the nostfils of Democratic gentility
and endanger the Union as It was. Cheers
andlaaghter.9 S~s ESta1 SalfnE IT,
Hence the Government, while endeavor-
| ing TO iight the rebels with one hand, was
| guarding the slave property and protecting
the. constitutional rights, Of. scoundrels
who had in fact no rights except the con-
stitutional right to die in this world, and
the Irvine right to be damned in thenext.
ltCheers3 More than fifty thousand SOL
diers perished as sacrifice to tha. mistake:
bFothers have gone to appear before the
throne Of God az witnesses against the in
fatuation Of trying TO compromise with the
devil iCheen.l You hear now, some
times, about making war on constitutional
principles and Democratic ideas. WAY,
you sI.eu WAX oA tDat pan ioT Two years
with all your might. You had = regular
partnership with The devil for over eigh-
| teen months, and he cheated you, as he al
ways does those who make bargains with
him. But the moment we abjured tha.
partnership and got on the Lords side, we
got victories; and We are now succeeding
In this war, simply because we have at our
backs the power that moves the stars and
| controls the billows Of the sea, and while
we operate in harmony with it We cannot
fail HeF Ill., se .yAS s~4.8 s.l S-
WI HAVE LEARNED TO EATE SLAVERY.
But the Grandest lesson Of this war Is,
that we havean learned to hate slavery
We have learned 70 hate it as all good
christians ought 70 have hated it all their
lives: Even Congress, under the school
ing Of this war. BY the passage Of confisca.
slaves who would come over and help Us.
We found ont that they were good hands
to dig IN our entertainments; that they
were good teamsters, and that q span Of
horses woulc pun as big . load under q
negro's hands ss under the hands Of the
ICheers.l We also found out that they
made good cooks, good nurses, and finally
that they made good scouts and after a
great while we have lecrned that they
make good missionaries to go down South,
with guns On their shoulders, to convert
heathenish traitors TO . knowledge Of the
rights of -cer. IGreat applause.]
at It. He aisn'. want Congress to win all
the glory, and 50 with few rourishes Of
his great iron zen, he communicated free
dom 10 three million Of the slaves Of rebel
masters. And then Congress, getting
boider, abolished slavery in your District
was the thing out Of which this inferna,
war sprung, and which sustained It, we re-
solved 10 smile it wherever and whenever
we could reach i, and 50 we destroyed IL
forever ID ,y1nf National Capital. [Great
The bred Scott decision had cursed our
went to work and nndid all that, and put
Wilmot proviso n force in all the terrific
ries. We also secured such an organization
Of the districts as to give Us preponder-
ance on the Supreme Bench, 50 that never
again can be ground on. such decision as
that given while old Bnchanan ran the
tive Slave Law, and al parts OF laws rela-
ting to the rendition Of fugitives from la
Dor, kicking them all to that place where
those who made them have gone or will
go in due season. lCheers.] So, too, We
provided that negro may Sue and be sued
In your Federal Courts, as any other man.
looking and could not come in; that he be-
longed to race that had no rights which a
white man was bound to respect. always
had thought this hard on old bred Scott,
for If he had been consulted about the
matter, have no doubt he would have
been born white as the rest Of as. fLaugh-
teri We put an end to this, and provided
that il Dred Scott should come up out of
his grave be could shake his fist under
Judge Taney's nose and demand the same
legal rights as others. They are now ena-
b1ed to testify in our courts and are en-
ployed as soldiers in the Union army. And
the best Of all ts that your Copperhead
Democrats are compelled to recognize their
Importance by perambulating the country
in seach OF them as representatives to fill
their places in the army. [Cheefs.] They
see marvellous wisdom, just now. in recog-
nizing them as acceptable substitutes for
white soldiers. It has. in short. come 70
pass that if you can find q man who is vii.
ling to look upon slavery with the slightest
GRAIN If allowance vou will find In him in