The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-05-14

49, x0ot No nave oo06 u ont 70 0SaDQ ana
to lght for. ,c ....s,.-..s-r ttc ssr
While that cause trembles in the balance
and Whistler the hattie over Il goes uniGhti-
y In it, 1kvor or aeriously against 4, We
ought to re-examine Il, restafe it, reset its
foundation stones, and ro-rear its. SUPER
structure Against tho day Of adversity We
|ehouh measure OufoolvoB. Should the
hour Of orr final triumph come, we should
BE- ready for It with minds well Instructed,
clear and. stable IN MI that ooncsrns its
grounds, its argument and logic. -1as-ir
For what are We 6ghtingf Fer geographic
cal consolidation That does n'texpreea it.
We can do without territory that 10 ae-
Quired simply for the nike Of acquiring it,
Are we fighting for any Thing that never be-
longed to usf We are not. Are we fight
ing for what hes been taken from us? We
taken from us1 We cannot. The nation
was founded - . whole; it win be lost, if
lost It II, ~ = whole. It cannot lose any OF
its parts without terminating the life of the
whole. 'AAs 8f's -,
. We are selfish in SELF. defense. We must
have all OF none. We must keep all the
The paris together. United We i've, divided
We die. It is not 2 loving Partially for
South Carolina that induces US to retain
her in the sisterhood OF States at 30 great
and terrible . cost; it II our loving partial
tty for the sisterhood Of States-for the one
Great Only Republic for ourselves! True,
South C9olins in tho Republic has him
dsrsd the Republic, but i y NO less true
would hinder the Republic vastly more
Az . part of the Republic, that Of her which
= inconsiatent with the Republic win be-
assimilated away; ~ q neighbor 70 the Re-
public, that Of her which d unrepublican
would remain eae possibly pcospsr. One
with ~ she win BE- :regenerated and also
q sans sod DO :. es 6. ~"
drag 40 down with her. Our union with,
her 4 for her good and for ours; her aeces-
sion from 40 would be her ruin and ours,
Secession b ehaos - Ill concerned II &c. 70
those oocodiD9 no Lem than those seeded
ftom. ConsoIida&ion b the only hope Of
the republican sistefhood of0tafes.
Weaso na&Seeally ooa6sh then. We can
not b ovoroolnsh. American Republican
patriotism demands the uttefmoss and
most ultra tenaclty Of aol6ohneoo. Al
American Republicans ~ must have oil.
and own al, and reignover all between the
line that divides % from one uatto0 On enc
eide Of 40, % he line that divides from an.
Other nation on Tie other aide Of us. We
ere bounded On the north BY The British
south By the Cult. and On Tie west by thO|
territory Of Aexioo and The waters Of thel
Focsno. All Whatooevor and Whoeoover
within these boundary lines belongs to, 10
The property Of the 0overnme0S Of the
United States. And now, all contained
within thee boundary lines = what vel
We are not ash.inr for the sak. Of fight
Ing, but for the sake Of what We are 6ght-
ing for. We do mot like war; We are Id
verse g It. We do mot like the spectacle
Of br0lhers' hands imbrued in the blood Of
brothers, We recoil from It. But this 10
our excuse, our palliation, our iustifica-
ton, our vindication- light and conquer
and live . FREQ and sovereign Republic |
forever; or We yield and 60 70 ruin. and
the disenthrallment Of mankind IL noet-
poned for centuries upon centuries,
We want the stability Of . monarchy and
the liberty Of . republic combined. This is !
what We are 6ghting for. We want all to
he the ruler Of all, aud no one to be the ru- !
Ter Of any. This Is what we are fighting |
or. We want . republic containing only
for the sole and exclusive beneft !
If freemen. This is what we are fighting |
or. We want everybody to own some Of
he land, rather than any body should own
III the land. This is what We are lighting |
or. And over all this spectacle of industry,
liberty md progress, we want peace to
eign. This Is what We are fighting for
We aIe Fighting for ls,ace.