The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-09-17

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~ Now that it il made manifest that
the Chicago Platform was concocted in
Canada under the joint inspiration Of Jen.
Davis emmissarfes and the Northern trai.
tors with the same aim, how ID it possible
for any man who loves his country to give
K his countenance and support: Can that
which suits rebels possibly accord with the
feelings and aims of the loyal? We don't
SEQ how it is possible that . scheme which
has been deliberately concocted to ensure
the ultimate triumph Of the Rebellion, can
be sanctioned by any loyal man who Sea
what the game il and who are playing 1t
It. No one else can reconcile the support
of tho Chicago, Niagars Falls, Richmond
programme with his duty to the country
and the Union. It was meant to destroy
the existence of both. If it is sanctioned
by the people h will ensure the destruction
OF both. II the people endorse the platform
Of Jef. Davis, what is that but sanctionine
and approving the Rebellion? Ifthe Re-
bellion be sanctioned by the people, what
is that but affirming its purposes and con-
ceding the separation and independence
the rebels demand? Tfaitors all stand up
on that platform. That ought to be warn.
Ing enough to honest men TO get of Of it =
soon as possible. What other warning do
they needY Do not true men avoid the
company Of known criminals of less atm
city? Why should they associate viii
traitors? Can they touch pitch and not b
defled?
~ B. 7. Taylor, says IN the Chicag
Journal, that 30 many friends OF JefY. D..
Wis as were assembled 1t the CHICAGO Com
vention were never before gathered togeth-
or within the Union lines without q battle.
Taylor is about right. There were some
Union men there, no doubt, mere look
ers on - but the mass of those in atten.
dance were infinitely more anxious to serve
JEFF. Davis and his treason, than to sustain
the Union. What else could be expected
of men who endorsed platform prepared
for them at the dictation Of the Chief Of the
rebels? a9
A-Ex-Mayor Opdyke, Of New York.
having sued the World Of that city, for Ii.
bel, has been endesvoring to discover who
are the real owners Of the concern. Man.
ton Marble and =. Comstock are the only
persons he has been able to discover a vi
and both of these fellows are utterly ire.
sponsible. They object to any discovery
Of the other names, but We suspect that
Opdy ke win bring them down By The allow
process New York Copperhead justice.
" MA correspondent Of the New York
ESenisg Post wants 70 know why ne Cor
perheads don't wear Grape On their arms.
for thirty days, - token Of their grieffor
the untimely death Of their friend Aud
brother, John Morgan, the Kentucky
horse-thief, They would do 20, a. : mat.
ter Of course, were they not apprshensive
that lit would injure their prospects In No
vember. That is the only thing that pre-
vents. But they do not mourn over the
loss Of any Union soldier who give any in.
dication of q desire to hurt the rebels. Not
q bit oft. as s.
~The Hon. John Cessna, late Speaker
Of the Pennsylvania House Of Representa-
tives, and always laboring with the "Dem.
ocratic'' party until the Chicago Conveu-
ton, made Union speech 1t Philadelphia
on the l1th inst. He Gays he can't swal.
low the reasonable platform, and purposes
helping, as much 40 he can, ii defeating il
aims. A great many others are
finding out whore thetraitors propose lead.
ing them, and are doing and win continue
to do likewise. They are fast getting 70
what modern Democracv
means. It is not the sort they admire. ana
they are putting themselves where tiey
belong, among the patriots. ~ a''
AThe Vermont election the other dsy
an index to the positionin which
the people are placing themselves. The
Maine election seems, from our present In
TO have given an additional to-
timony in favor Of the Union, and an A.
dignant rebuke to The towards and teeasr,Sh
platform Of Chicago. The peo-
pie OF Maine do not intend to make franc
OF the public liberties. They stand By the
They intend to sustain the Re-
public. They mean to put down the Re-.
bellion. Has Mcclellan heard that gun?
a-H Mcclellan did not know and com.
prehend the purpose Of the negotiations be-
tween his confidential friends and the retel
ei1,issaries in Canada 80 long aeo as TIE
sth Of August, what . miserable gull and
he must be.
II ne did know what they were doius
aud what they agreed to do. and haa ac-
cepted nomination upon ths riatsorr,