The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-06-04

slavery from the destruction that now
threatens it was made In Congress last
week. Mr.. Dawson, OF Pennsylvania, o.
fered series Of resolutions depreeatiDg
the evils Of war, proclaiming the desirs
bleness Of peace, reiterating the declara-
tiOns Of Congress and the President that
the war is not for conquest or subiugation
but solely to maintain the Union, and re-
,quiring the President to proclaim an am
nesty and invite the seeded States to re-
turn on the sole condition Of submission
to the constitution and laws. Fiity-three
lutions, seventy.six Republicans against
them, and SO they were rejected.
On their face, the resolutions of Mr..
Dawson are innocent enough, and the op-
position interpret their rejection to mean
that the party in power desires to continue
the war till the South is utterly subjuga-
ted, and will not consent "a the return Of
the seeded States on condition Of the re-
newal OF their allegiance 20 the Govern
ment. This statement is false, because the
essential elements in the case are inten-
tionally omitted and ignored. The aG-
ministration and the party q the admins
tration are ready to receive the South
back into the Union wherever it shall
throw down it's arms apc return to its alle-
glance, and to cOncede tC .hat section all
it's rights under the constitution. But the
rebellion has originated new circum-
stances which cannot Re eft ont Of ac.
count, and the war has IMPOSED new cor
ditions that can by no means be evaded.-
In the exercise of the war power the cOm-
maDder-in-chief has declared The slaves in
the insurgent districts free: he has armed
many. thousands Of their. and they are
fighting by the side of on- white soldiers
for the life Of the nation. These are fixed
facts: it is not possible 70 take hack the
events Of three years and act as if they had
never occurred. These negro soldiers ard
their wives and children. these hundreds
OF thousands of other reed people within
our lines, belong legally ard constitution
ally TO their old masttrs Il we could thus
blot out the events Of tle war and GO back
to the situation Of 1867. But every body
must zee that there car pe no such retro
gression. II would be sHirnr-ac,ica BILE az
monstrOus. Now, tie President has
offered amnesty to the -epellious PEOPLE
and States of the South. arc on the most
liberal terms possible undeY these facts.
It requires only 10y Atty tcthe constitution
and acquiescence in the most ifnrcrtant
measure adopted fortf suprress;on Of the
rebellion. 1t is too late " incpre now
whether that measure was n itself wise
and timely. 1t has partially gore into ef- !
feet, and cannot be arrested without wrong
and evil. II everything r-g-': against the
measure were admitted, sti4l The easiest
and safest way out Of the dilemma now is
to go through with it. more .. ;ecially as
the final result, the freedoms II BE whole
people, is an end devoutjv tc ne Ge>ired.
The thing TO be noteO by petrlo.ic DEM
ocrats in this matter is.-.ha. TO- ,eaders
are go exceedingly anxious % sa.e negro
slavery from utter destruc:tp There is
much vague declama..on au.sag them
about state rights and state institutions be-
ing in danger, but as a rnat;ey u fact the
only institution in danger is slavery, and
the only right imperiled g the right to
make brutes of men, and compel them to
work without wages. AIRY znan who un-
derstands the idea and spirit Of Democra-
cy might be expected ~ welcome the first
opportunity to strike a deac.v blow at
such an undemocratic lns:i'n'iot. On the
contrary, we find our Democratic leaders
showing more anxiety 20 sareelaverv than I
to save the country. ano con'iDUally, In
Congress and out, raisingopTosiiion to an
emancipation policy in the war, on all sorts
of pretences, sometimes honest perhaps,
but for the most part ta.se and deceptive.
What do these men mean? no they hope
to secure power again through their SUBJ
servience to the negro whipping aristoc-
racy or do they keep up tie OLD style Of
talk from mere force ci habit? We call
the attention of Democrats Of t1e com.
mon sort, who do the ~orking and the vo-
ting, to these persistent Efforts OF their
leaders to protect slavery from the doom
that it deserves, and that ev identity hangs
over It, and ask them what they think Of
the matter Does slook 10 them Democrat
ic or patriotic, or even reasonably polite,
as things are +? slavery has been great
polit3al power, but ii Goes not need Sol
Omdh TO teach us ths. 4 'lIvinc dog il bet
ter than a dead lion. - sprrGse,d Rcpubli-
c0n. 4@ AArE
GRANT AND THE SoLpIkEs.-The conf
Gence Of the army IN General Grant ex-
ceeds anything ever before witnessed in
the field. Every soldier religiously and
sOlemnly believes that the Lieutenant
General means, as they phrase il. 10 ''mash
the rebellion" !" and tha: be viii DO it and
they tell, with the utmost gus.o, Of the
novel methods to bring every man square.
" up to the spirit Of his own high purpose.
The night before the last ..rand conflict the
General went out TO the Line Of skirmish-
ers, and passing slowly Aiong, encouraged
the men with generous praise. '.You have
never had . fair chance. boys" he said,
''at these Johnny Rebe mean that you
shall have it noW You can whip them !;
am sure you caR.'' And at that the men
cheered; and the story flying from camp
to camp, sent every soldier into the fsha Of
Thursday with . faith in their leader and
. confidence in themselves which made
them perfectly irresistible. Suoh charges
~ these brave men were hever beard Of in
history; such slaughter a. they inflicted On
the enemy, cruching in their ride pits,
even the veterans Of this royal -stll1led army
Of the Potomac never saw nor dreamed Of.
The soldiers have catered fully into the
spirit and purpOee OF their ooTnElaDder.--
In one Of the FIRST conflicts last week, one
Of our divisions broke and fell hack, in
disorder. General Grant, rldAng up, setil
TO the men, sBOys, yOD may break II yOu
choose, but you M0st fight in the end. I
have taken up the bridges 10 the rear !;
there il NO communication with Washin3-
ton We must night the thing out rigkt
here" This story has been told me ~
several soldiers. all Of whom e1 hibited -
most unqualified acQniescence in the Gen
erals tactics. Another thing the men Nike
in General Grant il his nnosientafion. ssHoI
il like one Of ourselves they say sshe
avoidsy fuss and show; even hls sta6 ID
limited, and composed Of men like hinnA
SELL" II have more than onSe, said an
orderly % me. while in the glow Of con
versatiQn about the General, '.seen his aidg
get down from their horse 70 let wsundea
men ride to the hospitals." In > word,