The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-03-26

no The internal malice of Northern
Copperheads leaks out occasionally in n
mode that ought to startle all loyal citi-
zeus. We all remember how this class Of
men at one time sought to inspire McClel-
Ian with the purpose of attempting mill
tary usurpation of the government. We
have not forgotten how they counselled him
to drive the President out Of Washington
and to assume. in his own person, control Of
the country. The same traitOrous organs
have revived this game. They are seeking
to indoctrinate Grant with the idea that he
is above the people and the laws, and that,
if the Administration does not shape its
policy to suit hn~, he, by the aid of the ar
my, should Dust them from their positions
and take upon himself the duties assigned
significantly suggests 10 Grant the exam
pies Of Caesar, of Cromwell and the first
Bonaparte, as worthy of his emulation, and
really seems solicitous that Grant should
try the experiment, seek to overturn the
liberties Of the people and reap for himself
an infamy like theirs.
These suggestions Of Copperheads are sig
nificaa:. They should be made familiar to
the people. They should be thoroughly un-
derstood. Malevolence can End no profan-
er mode Of signifying its hostility to all the
principles which underlie our institutions.
Not content with the aid they give the Re-
bellion by undisguised sympathy with it
purposes, the Copperhead leaders seek to
introduce a new element of evil into our
midst, by fostering the ambition of militia
~ men, and striving to array them against
the National authorities. They have failed
signally in deceiving the people of the
North. They would now seduce, if posi-
BILE, the soldiers from the path of honor and
duty. We know very we'll that there is
little danger of their succeeding. Our SOL
diers are both patriotic and intelligent and
could no more be induced to support an at
tempted military usurpation than to sub
NIT to JeG. Davis. Even if any could be
deluded into the attempt, he would find no
followers and merely write his own SEN
tence and dig his own grave.
But what must be thought Of those who
deliberately suggest such evil counsels to
Grant, by name-who call upon him to i'm
itate those who, with military power, tram
pied upon the liberties Of their country, and
for the sake of ruling, usurped q power
which can rightfully belong to none? What
greater outrage can be committed against
Republican NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. can men
10 rlo ;rar tho; Ia<roI ~ r-oo<3o,,1 thu :,
by thus advising its forcible suppression !
Yet this is done, and done, too by those
who complain that freedom Of speech is de-
MED them, and who call the enforcement OF
the laws an arbitrary exercise of power
viii loyal people continue longer to doubt
the deviish aims Of Corperhesds-their de-
signs to destroy the country?
E- If accounts be true the Emperor OF
Mexico, that is to be. has been cultivating
the Dixieites in Paris most SUCCESSFULLY
Safely ensconced under the wing of Napo-
leon, he has gratifed the ardent aspirations
Of the Democratic chivalry Of Secessia by
bestowing upon sundry Of them titles
which are to be held and enjoyed within
the new Empire on this side Of the Atlantic.
Just as the Norman dispensed titles to his
needy followers, when he invaded Eng
land, so the Mexican ruler of the future,
dispenses these cheap decisions among
similar desperate adventures, thus hoping
to fasten them to his fortunes and perhaps
secure to himself future advantage
William, the Norman, was successful in
his adventures and the titles he bestowed
were followed with fortunes and estates
sufficient to maintain their dignity
Whether Maximilliau intends to bestow
the great Mexican estates upon these new
dignitaries we are not informed. But IL
he don't follow it up in this way,-if he
don't steal all the lands Of the country and
bestow them upon these new mobiles, be
willge abundance of cursing He needn't
object to the stealing. These chiyalrous
fellows won't object to that. That is a
thing they are accustomed to. Indeed il is
one Of their prerogatives. They Will enioy
their new possessions-when they get
them-all the more it they know they are
the fruits Of open robbery. There is de-
Mciousness about that sort of thing known
only to slave-monger.
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20 On Monday Of last week the New
York Herald was terribly indignant over
the fact that Gen. Grant had been "packe cd
of to the West It's rage and venom were
vomited in all sorts of expletives against
the Administration, because Grant was. as
i; imagined, banished from the Capital
The sagacious, patriotic and honest editors,
thought they had good thing out Of
which to manufacture little more enmity
toward the Government. They rushed in
to the work with will. The authorities
were mbecile-incapahle, were unable to
appreciate ability, were jealous Of Grant,
were determined he should be kept in the
distance, and other equally opprobrious
terms were heaped up against them, and
all because Gran. had gone West!
WeH,-Grant has gone back; he has taken
command Of the armies of the United