The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-10-01

duct of civilization. Yet these imperfec
Interstate relations strain the resources
Of every one Of them to keep up a military
esta blishment for their protection agains
each other. For this alone throughout
young man ID required for the army. Fol
this they are loaded down with taxes and
eternal debt. Their peace is at the best bu,
| preparations for war and q continuance o.
its burdens.
Separate this Republic, and we shall have
to begin the work which has cost Europe
ages Of bloodshed, to end either in one mil.
in peace between discovered States, which,
Ike that in Europe, will be only an inter.
val Of preparation for war, and Of diplo-
matte intrigue for alliances with the stron1
to conquer and divide the weak and the
peaceful; to end at the best in q condition
which will demand that every man shall
be held to the service Of the State, instead
that his best years shall be given to the
army. Is it possible that these cessation.
separationists have ever reflected upon the
innumerable interstate questions that will
at once be created by the separation Of
these States, nr upon the wars which these
questions have caused in other countries.
and upon this perpetual source Of war
ner?
Have the American people the peaceful
and meek dispositions which will make
war impossible between neigh boring States
in the settlement Of all these international
questions Are they 20 destitute Of ambi-
ton for conquest and empire that the strong
States will look upon their weak neighbors
only to protect them, and will settle all
disputes in . spirit Of concession and com.
promise? They have not shownit hitherto.
No people have more of the habit of threat.
ening war. Even the ancient Mortimer
were not more apt for wars Of conquest and
robbery Of weaker nations. Ours is the
only nation which has declared to the
world the right to conquer and annex any
neigh boring territory, If it suits our con-
venierce. And this was done by party.
one part of which now cries separation or
determination, and the other peace on any
terms, and separation to begin with.
The beginning Of the separation Of these
States is the perpetuation of war and OF q
military establishment which will absorb
the whole energies of the Government, and
the labor and lives Of the people. The in
tervals Of peace will be only for competing
prepara4On for war, and for diplomatic in.
trigue and alliances for conquest. The
peace Of the continent, the integrity cot
States, and the welfare Of the people, would
be mere footballs for any great military
genius, or any State with a superior mill.
tary establishment. The despotic military
conscriptioD in one section, would make
the same thing necessary to the safety Of
the other. Peace would depend on the
highest preparation for war. Every State
would be military camp, justas the states
Of Europe are. s af &
Popular liberty ould die amid this DER.
petual paramount military necessity. The
people whose boast has been that they wero
born free, and whose Government has hith.
extO been 80 Light that, a. Mr.. Alexander.
III. stevens said on the brink Of secession.
It was only felt by its blessines, would b
born subject to military service which
and would fasten an eteral burden on their
industry. The anarchy through which ev.
en- this established military status would
have to b reached, would be fatal to indus
try and destructive to property. There are
some OF these destructtves who pretend
that II the General Government is dissolved
erty viii be preserved, and the law "a admin-. &
istered by the State Governments. But
who can apply the torch to the governments
81 temple and say that at such q point the
flames shall be stayed? Who can fire .
confiagratiOn and limit it to the roasing OF
his own potatoe! - 5.T
The party Of destructives show by their
course that they do not expect their revolu-
ton to work within these limitations.-.
Their fundamental principle is also against
It. Thee Is as much reason for the aisso-
luton oflOcal as Of general law. Coercion
OF State law is as much . wrong to be resis-
ted as Of National law. Secession 10 a.
much right Of smaller communities . OF
States. Their plans and conspiracies, and
the means they gather, show that by seces-
sion they mean not only the disintegration
Of all the States, but the dissolution Of The
bonds OF society. In such revolution the
dregs OF society always rise to the surface,
crime runs riot. Rights Of property are
dissolved with the dissolution Of law
Movable capital would early take flight q
Property would loose its VAL
ne as well as its protection. At length when
military conditions had subdued the spirit
Of the people, taken away their liberties,
ana brought the country to ruin, the des-
potism Of conquerer might be accepted q
the only possible relief. This il the pros
pect that the Democratic party offers the
to be sought through pusillanimous sub
mission to national destruction, to be pro-
cured through the cowardice Of the North
eEn people, and to end in interminable war,
anu lmmeasureable woe.-Cisscinnati Ga
zette.
RESOLVED. That we congratulate
the Mozart fernando Woods, democracy
that at last, after three years Of struggle
amid unjust reproach. and misrepresenta-
ton. their doctrines have been accepted By
the democracy of the whole country in ma
iional Convention assembled. Let Us con-
nnue the vigorous prosecution OF the same
blessed principles of peace until they shall
become the policy Of the government, -
they are. already that Of the democratic
paTty.-Nos0rt Democracy aa8ar
:" The noble band OF patriots led by ex.
President Pierce, Seymour Of Connections.
Wood ofNew York, and Vallandigham. 81
Ohio. are doing Us indirect service Thax