The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-23

fellow-ri0ters, led forward under the influ-
encc of his teachings in New York, who
foully and cruelty murdered, among 9th.
ers, even one of the officers of your noble
army while wearing the national uniform
oh, no; probably he skunk away in the
midst of that riot. Probably he was not
seen in the street. Probably he held no
weapon in his hand and applied no torch
to any dwelling. But who does not know
that it was the uniform teachings of him
and his school that ooused that angry, that
unrehecting, that ignorant populace into
deeds Of violence, OF ruin, of rapine, Of muir
der, in which it INDUCED?
And now he stands here talking smoothly
about peace, and about being no War DEM
Ocrat u.
Bat, sir. have another "Reminiscences for
him. There was time when he was a war
Democrat-aye, . war Democrat of the true
stripe, tOo--not war against defenseless
women and children in the streets of New
YORK. After he had proposed the secession
OF the city of New York, after he regretted
that he could not help Georgia with arms.
he became, about the 18th or 18th of April,
1861, alarmed by the reused indignation
and swelling voices Of the then whole, uni
ted loyal people, and met and addressed
that people Mt their great meeting in Union
square. And there he pledged himself to
assem- bled thousands that he was for the
war, and for the Union. / apprehend he
found it convenient to have it understood
IKE those whom he now denOunces around
him.
Perhaps he will deny this too. Let him.
Happening to be present in New York, and
invited, spoke on that OccasiOn-yOu NAV
call it honor or'dishonor. as you will-frorn
the same stand with him to those assem-
bled thousands. l had no acquaintance
hi tN~NH L.
was thus delivering himself and making
those loyal pledges and avowals.
l say, therefore, that i do not know what
kind war Democrat he may be here
after; whether he will he against his own
people and the Government Of the United
States, as he is now, or against the insur-
gents, as he was then. His present pro-
fession is to be neither, but to crawl along
on the border between the two and try
neutrality, which has never yet been at
tempted by any State or people that it has
not proved their curse and ruin. But, sir,
he would propose terms OF. peace, and that
peace he would offer to those who scOrn
him. He would propose terms of peace to
those who will extend to him no hand of
welcome at his coming. But still he will
press upon his Southern friends his good
offices. reluctant as they may be.
Sir. he sings this siren song OF peace for
the effect he hopes il may pave at home.
ask him again, what mode of seeking peace
is that, except to crawl PROSTATE to The feet
OF insurgents in arms and say 70 them, ''Do
with us as you will, tear from the flag of
our glorious Union half its cleaning
stripes, blot out as many OF those stars as
you can reach and extinguish, only join us
again. that you might help us save the
Democratic party, so that we may here
after, as heretofore. enjoy power and the
offices together. For these we will SO hum
BILE ourselves as none Of Gods creatures
ever humbled themselves before" Laugh
ter