The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-09-03

sx6O, IOtk8IS lOy0ls p06rlOtlC anu 4euSIOuS
you old Democrats, who have long be-
country, come to this grand jnry room and
examine this evidence. 4s eg9sysz4
First, as 70 the motive of thia conspiracy.
There il much moro to come, but let us
take what we have. stsEaasSt
Four months after the wal. began. Joseph
Ristine, now Auditor Of State, writes to
Voorhees, thus: ae6Fa a
THE successful resistance Of the South
regard ~ the only safety for us of the
North. Should she be overwhelmed, woe
botides rs who have dared TO oppose the
policy Of this Administration.
if s'Daniel, q Democrat of the North who
dares to oppose the policy of the present
leaders, il as much hated ~ those Of the
South, and look upon this war ~ much
and more 9 war upon the Democracy than
anything else" a.
The successfml resistance Of the South is
what this man wants and hopes for. And
what il that success? It was the defeat Of
Union arms, the slGytng Of Indiasa soldiers
and the triumph Of rebels, traitors and nsuv
derers. This was written at the close Of
June, and the battle of Bull Run occurred
on the 2lst of july How this man must
have rejoiced in our defeat at Bull Run
And yet 1t is possible that he concealed his
sontlments. and met the poor wounded
soldiers Of Indiana as if he was their friend.
Ask his neighbors if he did not. And vet
here he was, counting on the success Of
upon this as 9 war upon the Democracy.
Then what does he count the Democracy
at? What is the condition Of any man or
party when war upon rebels is o war up
on them? Democrats of Indiana are YOU
willing to be put upon the same level with
rebels and traitors? This man thinks you
are upon the satne level.
lof II q mr. an cot n Va thxx
present time. Here is what Mr.. Walker,
another State officer, writes in May, IS64-I
only three months ago: rs
~ can see worse results than general
upturning of society, in the establishment,
through Federal victory, Of military
despotism governed and shaped by fanati-
cism. But as the former is more likely TO
come than the latter, it is to that, and for
that, that we should look and prepare
The general upturniag' of society-that
is, anarchy-has been considered and pro-
we'd, In every period Of the world, the
worst condition into which the human race
could besthrown. In it neither age, sex,
Look at Rome, England and
France, in the wild tumult of their civil
wars, and measure the countless lives, the
seas Of blood, the tumultuous uproar of
the passions, uptnrning society with
volcanic fires, and is there any picture of
human woe that is worse than that 1-l
Is there any horror insthe dark horrors
of unlicensed passions worse than that
Yet, this man says he would rather see this
worst of human conditions, than see Fed
erHl victoryl It is true, he says, because it !
Is the establishment OF a military desp0t-
ism. But. remember, people Of Indiana,
that no military despotism was ever es-
tablished till anarchy preceded it. It isl
to establish despolism against
hrav N IlvnH L. HtraI
people of Rome, England and France
called to power their Csesars, Cromwells !
and NapOleons? Why? 1t was to avoid |
that very anarchy which such men as these
are now endeavoring to produce, and we
shall never have q despOtism-n0 such |
thing is possible-till demagogues have
first made it necessary, by just such con- |
spiracies as this against the peace and tran
guilty Of their country. Fortunately the
Of our country have not the |
talents equal to the mischief they would !
produce. Nature has not endowed them
with the capacity essential to tie success OF
great achievements.
The motives Of the conspiracy being to |
give success TO the rebels, let rs look at the |
means: lst. We have the formation of this |
secret Order, which embraces such we'll |
knOwn men as Voorhees,, Vallandigham, |
Ristine, &c. I'd. We. find them shipping
boxes Of revolvers to members Of the |
Order. Sd. Next we find some Of them !
sending for arms to the Eastern States |
and Mr.. Wall, who was Senator from New |
Jersey, and recently and inhabitant Of
Fort Warren, recommending a certain |
dealer in arms, and vouches for 1.-THE quail |
ity." Mr.. Carr wants to sell 2O,O rifles, |
and thinks them bargain. Now we
might suppose that Mr.. Wall was innocent
in this matter, if he were not writing !
10 Voorhees,. Voorhees, had nothing |
In dA xayifh ha vyop Uy0 No III
vable object for which he should want them |
but for these conspirators. At any rate, |
this much is certain. Boxes of revolvers |
and numbers Of rifles are ordered to In |
diana by private psrties. What for7 To |
shoot wolves and deer7 To defend their |
liberties7 What mortal man in Indiana
has had his liberty infringed? Is not the |
fact that these very men are now at large
the most palpable and convincing proof
that the largest, broadest possible liberty |
exists in Indiana7 Do you believe they /
would be at large if James Monroe or
Andrew jackson were President Of the |
United States3 The fact IL, these arms |
ators, for aiding the rebels by confusion |
ane anarchy in Indiana. The time has |
come when thelrebels3are on their last legs. !
No matter how much we may blunder in |
our armies, the relsls are fast going do,On. |
must be done now to helb them, |
or never. walker would rather See an up- |
turning Of society than q Federal victory. |
which, he says, would make despotism.
Now people Of Indiana, ask yourselves
il these revolvers and rifles had
been used, against whom would taeyI
hare been Jredf They whould have been
fired at your own breasts, and that Of your
neighbors and friends if you were not on
the rebel side, Are you on the rebel side?
IL there one fifth or the men OF Indiana
who would deliberately shoot at your fell
low citizens? II 70 q do not mean this,
there il but one thing on earth for you to
do. You must discard every one OF these |
men from your councils. You must visit
them with public indignation. You must
lay aside for time y0nr party spirit. You
must put your feet upon these conspira- |
tors, and all who sympathize with the reb- |
els. There are but wosides-yOur country |
or its senemies. Choose ye this day whom |
you will serve. e. d. NJ. |
-CinciS,sati Gazette.
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surprised at the pleasant appearance our
future home presented upon our arrival
here. The town site is the most beautiful
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