The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-11-12

Next Tuesday the question 10 to be de-
cided whether the naaOn shall be preser-
we'd, popular government vindicated, and
the country 90 on to glorious destiny, or
shall sink into dishOnOr, anarchy and ruin.
The issue of national preservation and
honor, or Of dishonor and destruction, is
to be decided by the Presidential election,
and with it the fate Of popular liberty. Our
readers realize the fact, but have they acted
upon the conviction, and have they done
the work that such q crisis demands Of
them? II not, there is but short week
improved with . diligence and zeal ac-
cording 70 the momentOusness of the issue.
We see In the monstrous frauds practiced
upon the New York soldiers vote, the des-
perate measures the Democratic party have
resorted to to carry the election. Does any
one suppose this an isolated case, or this
the only mode they conspired? We know
by this that their efforts stop at no crime
that viii advance their ends. We know
election Of the Democratic candidate for its
triumph ia the dissolution Of the nation,
and is cooperating in the canvass. We
know that disharded and furlouxhed reb-
els are swarming into Tennessee, Ken
tucfy, Missouri, West Virginia and Mary
land, 10 help carry the Democratic ticket.
We know that in every secessionist Of the
Border States, and in every rebel who plays
the guerrilla and robs, murders and burns,
with certificate Of the oath Of allegiance
Ia his pocket, the Democratic party is sure
Of voter. We know that the pirates who
throng our Northern frontier. and in the
disguise of citizens steal on board peaceful
vessels and burn them, and rob unsuspect-
Ing villages, are ready to vote the Demo
cratic ticket all along the border. Weknow
that active rebels will expect 70 find in the
De- n~ O. sk.~ H. .s~-sN
ance at The polls which may be exercised
IN the rebel districts, and will take advan-
tage OF 1t.
II IL strange that good citizens can be SUI
pine, while an election which will decide
the future Of this nation is environed by
s1ch dangers. Blu. the greatest peril arises
from the relaxation Of effort, under the idea
that the State elections have already settled
the matter. and that the election Of Mr..
fort. But that the Democratic party does
not regard the election as foregone con-
clusion, is evident by the monstrous frauds
its leaders have resorted to to carry it In
New York. They were counterfeiting and
changing soldiers ballots to an extent sui.
icienl to overcome very large popular
majority. They were not playing this
carry other States for Mcclellan.
: Our safety requires q full vote. Let
every man DO his duty to his country. A
full Union vote will furnish margin
against frauds, even Of great magnitude.
Let every man devote this eleventh hour
10 labor for his country. Let it not be
said by our brave soldiers that while they
endured for long years the hardships Of
the field, and continually faced death in
the countYy's cause, we at home begrudge
them the aid ofexertions sufficient to car
~ peaceful election contest and by our
inertness allowed the Government they
are fighting for, 10 lapse into the power Of
the enemy. Let no man leave the work to
another, or trust the cause to the general
enthusiasm, or regard the election as de-
cided by the State elections which have ta-
ken place. Let every Union man do his
duty, and we shall have a victory that will
be the knell Of despair to the Confederate
Democracy from Maine 10 Texas, and will
cary to our soldiers the same assurance Of
support, fnal success, and speedy re-
turn to their homes.