The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-02

.,,nrits do not execute themselves, and
q 49, e no exception to the rule.
sSjmif that the progress of the war has
oi'cniished much toward giving effect to
iHcree. In our harvest of blood we
- - thered gfeat compensatory results.
.n;rit OF patriotism has returned to us
r..Hd With resurrectional brightness like
- that which shall light the heirs Ot
80 to the abode of the eternal Father
e.:hood. ~ it stood proudly erect in
4. crand. colossal, symmetrical proper
80 known to the early days Of the Re-
USl;n aeain gives sublimity to American
srscler. An acknowledged dependence
= Him who guides the planets aud notices
8. an Of Q sparrow, 10 once more the sure
,shaee Of our people. An awakened, in
s;~crated. concentrated national conscience
vas;vi6es our Observance Of justice. Fear
= Odd and love Of country blend and
..nrse from heart to extremities Of the
s.,neot masses who struggle amid the aw-
n lefeon and black woes Of war for that
mime end, . true peace. These happy
~ have effected many Of the preltmi..
49, to the final death Of the condemned
Sturber Of our repose. Already the glow.
= sad about %. Thousands Of human
49, who were slaves at the commence
~snf of this accursed rebellion are now
Soying the freedom which God designed
= I'll of His creatures. The limits Oh
livery have been contracted by state ac-
h. and other States are directing their
6bfts to the further compression o. the
hhek power which wars upon ali tnat ID
nj. Congress has not failed to provide q
81 through which men may march from
r:dace to freedom. The President has
:shlv performed his duty by striking the
;ssins Of slavery from millions OF men,
Sublic opinion, the cOnqueror u men and
lies. the maker of Presidents and Con-
rsses. has flung its banner TO the breeze.
embed with the glorious words, Lib
| q and Union" Proyidence has opened
~ythe way to that higher civilization and
mar Christianity which the Republic il to
ain. The. very atmosphere which sur
,ands rs is filled with the spirit of eman-
sMtion. Every throb Of the popular heart
11rds coursing to the very extremities of
,.6onal life the warm blood Of freedom
49, things all cheer the hearts Of the
M sons Of the Republic. Our Red Sea
usage promises to be as propitioIs as was
%fof Gods chosen people, when the wa
| = parteti and presented the sea-bed for
Ssr escape from the hosts upon whom
asse waters closed, and effected the burial
mpointed by Him who had declared, LET
| = people go" The bow Of promise now
,,hes the heavens. but the end is not yet.
| We have advanced, but promises sig
| jfv future. We hope for the end, but it is
! ri vet abiding with us; for hope pertains
that which We do not possess. We feel
Lat we have gained much during the ter
Ible trial to which the Republic has been
kubiected, and we know that at far too
nj price have the people purchased the
ositlou of which they are now the masters,
\, permit ii to pass again into the posses
lon Of the enemies of free government
Ne position must De fortified and the lines
lvancsd. What freedom has gained must
1 i intrenched by the strong arm of the
mslilntion. The life and treasure which
y loyal citizens of the Union have ex-
nded. in amount unprecedented and with
Usefulness almost incOmprehensible, must
fhmade to secure something more durable
IN o lull Of the storm, q delusive hope
q aidecsitful peace. Security for the flu
IWmust b the result of the great de.
nsasto which our people have % nobly
Impsndsd. The price paid is ample, and
lnstums must be worthy Of the grand
jbatoGiam which rose, as if by the COM
md OF God, all panOplied for war. and
haul to ell Of the exactions of the awful
I1nlict whose birth was announced by the
'nr of rebel cannon over the bay OF
IhslestoR. KE
lsir, let Us not be misled by delusive hope,
\ deceived by artfnl words. Let no SIC
= song divert us from the path which the
e. zss,l - x~f III
nons Of this war have marked out for US
Ia more unersing exactness than that
(which the magnetic needle points
course Of the mariner on the tracklees
ben. There was lurking devil in the
1nr1s OF the gentleman from New York
III. Brooks] when he told us that he ac-
Iced 1.-THE abolition of slavery as fact
Isomplished.' He knows, the world
Inwr, that none Of the acts hostile to slav-
IL which have mentioned have gone be-
(md the fact Of making men affected by
I'D free E; that no one has reached the root
II slavery and prepared for the destruc-
au Of The system. We have made some
Ina free, but the system yet lives, and hae
hthousands of active tongues all over this
lid, Kissing its defense and seeking tc
|sarmb the public conscience by covering
noVer with the slime Of death. One Ol
ltae tongues forked and Shiny sleakf
. lion the mouth Of the man who holds In
liz hands the reign Of the Executive power
I N - Empire State the words:
s1fit 10 true that slavery must be ahcl.
: ltd to save this Union, then the people
IfAe South should be allowed to with.
nav themselves from that Government
j. lAkh cannot give them the protection
|. I1nnteed by its TERMS"
! 1b man does not believe that the abo.
GA Of slavery Is "faGt accomplished
Iadhe has numerous, active, crafty. un.
Inupllous party at his back, every mem
= Of which accepts the teachings OF this
tnter. Ia this Hall busy tongues para
laase this guilty declaration, and cry
I'D for the "Unfon as it was" with the
- black crime Of slavery ''as 1t was" u
rIH0e on any terms"
nom the other end Of this Capitol sen.
Fvall tongue has Kissed upon the records
e(t8 counry these defiant words in behal
1very:
4 ~ your acts you attempt to free slaves
hIYM win not have them among y0u. You
IAM them where they are. Then what Il
eh the resultf I presume that Local
: Ne Governments will be preserved. /
: ~ are, il the people have right to make
- own laws and to govern Themselves
HfQw viii hot only re-enslave every person
, N attempt to net free. but they will re.
tlAve the whole race.
I Nd q tongue in this body answers, 81
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