The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-10-22

what pleaseS him or as the muruer0r
n Ffetense, that the way to make life secure
84 to abandon thr coercion OF law. a
sss3 II il now declared that the Democratic
sxArty has always labored to establish the
Nght of secession, and that it is now fight
ng solely for this cause, in the South hy
|Anilitary power and, in the North by every
9neans, to defeat the Government in its ei-
forts to put down thesrebellion. The peo-
pie accept the issue. a plain declaration
OF this doctrine would have annihilated the
Democratic party before it was attempted
to be put in practice; and its operation has
not increased its attractiveness.
The people will remember that the very
beginning Of secession, when it was in the
hands Of a few Of the vagabonds Of South
ern society, and when its bravest feats were
the bloodiess capture OF forts and arsenals
which were left in charge of a Corporaps $
guard, paralyzed the whole trade ard in
dustry of the country, changed the labor
ing population from comfort 10 want and
greater apprehension. contiscated at sim
gle blow three hundred millions of North
ern credits in the South; and that the very
alarm OF the beginning OF secession, cost
the people Of the North more than a year
Of the immense expenditure Of this i'm
mense war.
The people had surfeit Of the doctrine
Of secession before ever they took up arms
to crush it. They had already realized that
they could not afford any more OF this dog
ma at any price. The right of secession is
perpetual war. There can be no peace un-
til it is crushed. The country cannot af-
ford the luxury Of Democratic doctrine
which changes the country from the hight
OF prosperity to destruction and bloodsheG,
and heaps upon the industry Of the people
an eternal load of debt. Several hundred
thousand lives, four thousand millions OF
debt. another thousand millions robbed of
the Northern people, the land turned into
mourning, and years of anxiety which has
made generation untimely old, are suf-
ficient price for the indulgence::or.thislDem
ocratic doctrine. We cannot afford rep
etition of it. Therefore the people tpro-
pose to quiet this dogma Of the right Of. Sc
cession before they lay down their arms.
Neither can the Northern people afford to
offer the South the opportunity OF this rob-
beiy as standing temptation to perform
the play OF secession. The chivalry have
an itching palm, and if the acting of 9 po-
litical farce 10 going 10 be payment IN full
of their debts to the North, and to give
them an excuse TO lay their light fingers on
all the property OF Union people that may
be within their reach, we shall have the
secession piece played as often as the cred
ulous Northern traders and capitalists viii
trust them. G
We are glad that the Democratic journals
put tGe W8E OI O6IuCCIdslC I0O0AllOQ on 1IS
true issue-the Democratic doctrine Of the
right Of secession, and that they abandon
all the false pretences about questions Of
slavery which might be settled by compro-
mise. There is no compromise Of the right
Of secession. 1t must either be established
by success in the attempt or crushed by
force Of arms.
That is the ''real question now nnder the
arbitrament OF arms It 10 question be-
tween permanent peace and security or
perpetual war. Until this monstrous claim
is crushed, military preparation dould
never cease on this continent, no matter
what arrangement might be made. This
doctrine Of the Democratic party made the
war. and is the only thing that stands in
the way OF pea ce. To admit it is TO make
the war perpetual. To crush it is to estab-
lish permanent peace.-Ctn. Gazette.