The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-10-15

81 saw VINO COmmo0C0O LILO Wal ~
Abraham Lincelnf IA voice-"Nos Jen
God there il too much intelligence in the
country for the people to be generally mis-
led. How many States went out Of the
Union before Lincoln came into power
Voices-"Eight," "Eleven."] And after
he came into power what was donef Who
fred the first gun upon the Star OF the
West Upon Fort Sumter? Was LIN
called out q man? i.'No."l Who passed
the first law for raising armies. on the 9th
Of March, in Montgomery, Alabama7 Who
issued the first letters Of marque and repri-
sal, to rob your ships and take your forts,
arsenals and dock yards? JET. Davis took
the lead in all these things. Was this VI
olation Of the Constitution, for one portion
make war upon it? Tho Constitution de-
clares it is. and everybody knows it is Jeff.
Davis war.
THE LIGHT OF THE CHICAGO PLATFORM.
When we come 10 examine these Ques-
tons in the light OF the Chicago platform,
we learn that ''it is the sense of the Amer1-
can people that after four years of failure TO
restore the Union by the experiment OF
war;" ETC.; in other words. when stated
Alright; the rebellion,a fer fur years OF
war, has failed to accomplish q separation.
[Voices-"That's it; that's the ticket"]
II the war has been a failure, the very
man selected by the President of the Uni
ted States to command the armies was the
cause Of the failure for the larger portion Of
the time; and now these protested friends
of the Union select this very man to carry
on the war who has been the cause Of the
failure.
The speaker then showed very conclu-
sively that the war had not been a failure
SO far as the Union side was concerned
that it had been 30 far victorious that the
only hope of the rebels was in the election
Of their choice of the candidates for Presi
dent Of the United States. lGreat cheers.
Lincoln, and the American people at his
back, has been trying TO extend the juris-
6iction of the Government over all the
States. JEFF. Davis says NO." and the
peace party says mo" Look at their pa
pers and you will see that their only re-
naming hope rests upon defeating the Ad-
ministration and he who votes to defeat
the Administration indirectly votes for the
establishment of the Confederacy.
COMPROMISE AFTER COMPROMISE.
They talk about compromise. Why,
fellow. citizens. I am compromise man
upon correct principles; but l am free to
say, as this question has come mp for final
settlement, that / am tired of any more
compromises. In 1920, compromise was
made in which this negro question was
patched up. In 1850 there was another
compromise made, and ! voted for some Of
them, patched up as they. were and in
1851 Ne attempted TO make another. I
voted for them, hoping thereby to save the
nation. But who rejected the last compro-
mise? believeit would have been better
to have settled this question in 1870, than TO
have postponed 1t till now; its proportions
would not have been so large. But now
that the question turns on the institution
of slavery, the issue is, whether 1t shall be
about peace and the restoration Of the Un-
ion; why don't they tell you whether they
are for re-establishing slavery under the
Constitution or not, for that is the ques-
ton. Let them show their hands. Doyou
want slavery in again? Look us in the
face, gentlemen, and look your followers
in the face, and not like the Auguries Of
old cheat each other with your platform
and your nomination. You think you
have a great conundrum which nobody
can understand. Look US in the face, and
tell us whether you are for Incorporating
this disturbing element in our system.
SLAVERY NOT WORTH SAVING.
am free to say for myself that, though
I was born and have resided all my life in
slave State, yet have been disposed to
tolerate rather than advocate and sustain
~
ton has to be settled whether the govern
ment can stand having an institution in It
which can raise itself above the Govern
ment and defy it? This is great PROPOSE
ton lying alongside the doctrine of free
Government, that no nation can exist long
while an institution exists within it that
rises above the power of the nation itself.
Slavery, under its arrogant supporters, has
for years substantially controlled the legis-
lation of this country. The institution has
undertaken to control the Government and
now what is the Government 10 do? Will
it yield to slavery, and acknowledge this
institution paramount? Are the thirty
millions of free white people to be con-
trolled by four millions of blacks and their
MANY notes.-the, no."1 Then the ques-
ton comes up which shall 90 down, the in
stitutiOn Of slavery or this Government?
lVoices-s'Slavery."1
When this issue came-my friend here
will bear me witness that declared IL you
make the issue between the existence of
slavery and the existence Of the Govern
ment, l say let slavery 60 and let the Union
live. [Great applause.1 And now is the
ysme, while the Government has been bro
ken up in fact and the pieces are lying
about dormant, those OF them blighted with
slavery, now is the time to settle this great
question and every man who has consid-
cred the 0lEncultles We na0 10 encounter IN
1921 and in 1851 and in 1861, who loves his
country will say, leave slavery out
[Great cheers.1 Let the Government be
paramount, and il the institution Of slav-
cry gets in the way of the great car Of
State. let slavery 60 and let the nation live.
lCheers.
EMANCIPATION OF WHITE MEN.
While on this subject of emancipation, a
word tha. is often on the lips of our oppos.
ers, let me say to you that in the ernanci.
patton of the slaves a. the South, you eman.
cipate more white men than you do black
ones. fCheers.1 And while advocate the
policy as principle, am now for making
fair and full experiment; that is, let them
ali be free, and have fair start and equal
chance In the race of life. While am fol
this, and while believe the time win come
when they can enjoy free government, still
am for the "white mans governmental
But if we are white men, and men Of prin.
ciple and humanity. ought We not 70 be dis
posed to give the black men q chance
INVOICES" Yes, yes."l Ihave said to then
In my State, when hundreds Of them wer,
standing around hearing my speeches, fol
them not to DO deceived and run away ON
mistaken idea Of liberty. And though