The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-10-15

"Wednesday, OcteSer IL.


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Thee times are too earnest and TIL
events transpiring too important to MAKE
party shams and frauds Of the least con
sequence. The tricky politicians build
their rotten platforms only to be smashed
% pieces. Those who are pouring out thei'
money and giving thsir lives for the ma
don-who know that it, destiny Il to b
dxed for ages 70 como by the decision n
the ballot-box In November, are not to be
cheated or played upon by lying catch
words. The real tissues cannot be dis.
9uised by the arts Of deuagogues. They
are truly understood and appreciated.
The real conflict Il between the Loyal
people and Government Of the United
States, adhering to Democratic institutions
equal rights and territorial integrity, and
the bogus Confederate Government, formed
upon the corner stone Of slavery, aud de-
claricg its unwillingness to submit to the
decision of the ballot-box and the rule o!
the majority BY levying war and deluging
the country In blood.
These are the issues which come home to
the business and bosoms Of the people,
The representative men are Abraham Lin
coin and Jefferson Davis. Mcclellan is a
mere puppet. jefferson Davis is the real
head OF the opposition, and Mcclellan,
Vallandigham, ETC., are cooperating in q
teble way.
We stand for Abraham Lincoln, because
We do not know another man that we are
% willing to trust-that 80 we'll represents
the loyal and true people Of the United
0tafes-so we'll illustrates in his life and
his administration our Democratic In
stttu1cns. No man % well represents the
patient, self-aacri6cing devotion Of the
people. NoEwithstandingt the free criticism
OF his friends and tho abuse Of his enc
mics, We think he is the man Of tts times
the man for this great crisis. As his
election was the psetsxt for the rebellion,
there is justice and propriety in electing
him to that position until be shall be the
Precedent Of the United States in fact, and
until his authority shall be acknowledged
BY al the rehsl0 He Is the only man we
can elect and the only man we ought to
elect.
ii These are few Of the reasons why we go
for Abraham Lincoln. Those who co-ope-
rate with jefferson Davis can tell why. 1t
i enough fox u to know that they are on
the side Of the rebellion.
~The editors and publishers who met at |
the Briggs House inChicago, Tuesday last,
formed Northwestern Associated Press,
with capital of $4,000, slecting the fol- |
lowing ofacers: M
! President, Z. Emery Of the Transcript,
Peoria, Ill; Vice President, N. NJ. Ham, of
the Herald, Dubuque, Iowa; Treasurer,
Thomas Lewis Of the Democrat, Cairo, ILL.,; |
Recording Secretary. J. J. Langdon OF the |
Wing and Rep&bascom, Quincy, ILL.,; Cor
,respon ding Secretary, Edward Russell of
the Gazette. Davenport, Iowa.
9 But the most important part OF the work |
accomplished was the breaking down Of
the combination by the Chicago Tribune.
Cincinnati Gazette and Louisville Journal,
which was entered into, not to give to
those papers later and fuller news reports
but to deprive smaller papers and their
ereaders Of the news altogether, except by
mail. The monopoly was broken down
and such arrangements made as will give
to the papers better and fuller reports than
heretofore.
Il It was impossible for us to attend. But
we congratulate those who did upon the
good work accomplished. They are NOV
ing in the right direction. Combination is
al that will save US from being crushed
out BY the large newspapers of the large
cities.
N-Ihere 10 one fact which il apparent
% The whole world, and which even the
!. Copperhead press in all it, unscrupulous-
: ness Las not the hardihood todeny. It is
that the rebels who are carrying on the
I war for the destruction Of the Union, pray
Sor the success Of Mcclellan, knowing well
!. enough that II hs gains the flay their inde-
! -pendence WILDE acknowledged and thew
J permitted to prescribe their own terms of
peace. The conduct Of the Copperhead
party and their professions their secret
societies which aim at the subyersion If
I the National authority afford just;iica-
ton TO the rebels in such helief--anc1 ia .uf.
ficient to consign the whole party to undv-
+, ing infamy. The rebels boast that If Mc.
! Clellan IL elected the gain will be greater
= % them than any number of victories ther
: might achieve in the field. During Sheri-
dams fight ct Opequan creek, our men
y cheered for Lincoln and the rebels for Nc
Clellsn. Has either side mistaken its
/. manf No! Lincoln and our noble SOL
diers ere for the maintenance of the Union
In all its integrity; Mcclellan and the reb-
els are for its dissolution, and consequent
destruction. This is all that saves them
from, despair. The burden Of their speeches,