The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-09-10

into the net, win they let this little moul
gnaw his way out9 We think not.
thirdly. There il another fact which is
change. Except in two or three States
II (OhiO, Iowa, and one or two others, tn
soldiers did not vote. But this year the
will vote in nearly all the States. Ne,
York and Pennsylvania have voted to IL
the soldiers vote. Will the Copperhea.
York it will probably make very little dill
ference, for New York, New Jersey ant
Kentucky, are probably the only States il
which the nomination Of Mcclellan viii
OF itself, give any strength. Still the ma
!iority Of New York soldiers will be agains
him. In two or three States, the laws per
uniting soldiers to vote have been ad
judged constitutional by the Supreme
Courts. Being the express law Of the land
there will be no serious objection from any
quarter. - na
Let US now ask what States are expected
to vote for Mcclellan? In New England
the vote Of New Hampshire is always
doubtful, on account Of the closeness of the
vote. But then the soldiers are TO vote,
and there will.be no.doubt:: abouttheir vote.
New Jersey will vote for Mcclellan. Penn
sytvania will 90 against him largely
What of New York; II will take a great
change Of opinion there to give it TO Nc
Clel!an. 1t will be recollected that in 1850
all the parties, and fragments Of parties.
united on fusion ticket, in opposition to
Lincoln. All. the old American party
which could be mustered under Fillmore.
Brooks, Hunt Il Co., voted that ticket. Ali
the Old Democratic party supported it. The
ticket was beaten BY $1,000 majority
unless it is the. effects Of volunteering,
which are of course very great. That will
be remedied by the soldiers vote. If it
can be shown that considerable number
OF Republicans and Union men here mean
to support Mcclellan, of course it may be
different: But is that probable?
IN the lWest where can State be found
certainly for NcClellan?' Leslie Combs
says Kentucky will vote for Mcclellan
Very probabfe, for Kentucky wants neu-
trat salts. But it II not altogether certain.
by any means. Kentucky is divided into
three parties, about equal in strength-the
Secessionists. Conservative Union, and
Unconditional Union. II is obvious that
II the Secessionists vote with either one Of
lily admit that they will most probably
vote with the Conservative Union. Nen-
tral salts is nauseous enough to them
for they are Of the Harris school-but
perhaps they viii : prefer it to calo-
mel and rhubarb. But nothing is Ger.
taIn IN Aentucky. SO We set il down
to Mcclellan. Now, what other State?
Judging from the local elections in
Indiana, that State might be considered
doubtful, with some prospect for the Cop
perhead ticket. But we cannot believe il 10
doubtful now. The startling disclosures
Of the operations Of the Sons Of Liberty:
the Voorhees, correspondence; the importa-
ton Of arms for conspirators; the weak.
ness Of Mcdonald. and the patriotic con-
duct OF Morton, have all united to alarm
and startle into action the patriotic citizens
Of that patriotic State. It will, We have
no doubt, 60 for the Union and the Flag
In Missouri, the Copperheads have little
chance. In all the other States Of the
West and the Pacific, they have apparent.
" no chance at all.
We have given this exposition Of the DO
litical status of the day to show this fact.
which we hope will be well pondered bv
our readers. If the Copperhead party have
any success whatever, even in q single
State. it will be die entirely to the dirisions
and ~eakness Of the Onion party. And can
i De possible that any patriotic citizen Of
this ceuntTywill hesitate one moment where
he viii goY Can he put his little iealousies
and disappointments for one moment in
the scale against his country! Never. Sink
or swim, let rs rally round the flag! Re-
member that little mouse gnawed away
the net which imprisoned the lion. Let no
such thing happen to Us. Let rs make the
net impregnably strong with the arms and
hearts Of patriots. E.D.M.
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