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

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them he would die first. He went to Ohio.
and from that to Washington. When our
army went to Tennessee. after Mr.. Bragg
had been driven out, he went with il. IA
has been acting the part of a patriot and a
statesman ever since; furnishing treason
and traitors wherever they stalked abroad
n the land. There 10 the difference be-
tween these men. And yet am asked to
vote for Mcclellan and Pend!eton, Cen
tlemen won't do it. [Applause.] john
son and fought against secession and se.
cesstonists when the war first broke ont.
We are lighting against them now. We
stood together then, and we stand together
lists.
THE REBELS FOR LITTLE MAC.
Now, my fellow countrymen, / can say
to you, that these rebels to-day are adyo-
casing the election of George B. McClellan a
and George III. Pendleton. I can prove Il.
And they have good reason for il. too. I
don't say this because believe George B.
Mcclellan to be traitor, for don't be-
lieve any such thing. But / believe he is
and II elected President he would throw
around him such men as Wood, yallandio-
ham, Richmond, and this Isrselite, Bel
mont. He would be only a tool in. the
hands OF these men, through which they
would act in order to give the Southern
Confederacy their independence. [Ap-
plause.l
There are many things, perhaps, that this
administration has done but yet believe
this: when my country is in extremes as it
has been, am willing to overlook the mi
nor faults and mistakes which man NAV
make, SO long as the good of the country is
the paramount object which he seeks to at
tain. l will accept him no matter what his
peculiar notion about these minor points
may be. ! understand the issue of this
controversy to be war or no war, Union or
disunion, suppression of the rebellion and
restoration Of the country, or cessation OF
hostilities and permission IF the rebels to
have their Independence. AS Mr.. Lincoln
and Mr.. johnson are for prosecuting this
war, and as the loyal men OF this country
are for helping them, believing myself to
be loyal, am for the men who stand on
| the war platform, no matter by what party
name they have been called in the past, or
what party differences may have existed
between them and myself in former times.
Not long ago there was speech made in
Southern Alabama by ]. L. NJ. Curry. He
was member of Congress when served,
and is very talented man. After the
South seeded, and when this rebellion
commenced, he was elected mem Der of
the Confederate Congress, and he served
| there with credit to himself, so far rs man
l d.
tIaughter.1 He returned home some time
ago, aud made speech 10 his fellow citi-
zens. happened to be far down in Dixie
at the time. 1 found one Of their papers
containing this speech. 1t was made tohis
fellow citizens. Now do you know who
Congressman's fellow citizens are in the
Southern Confederacy? The soldiers of
the rebel army are the only fellow citizens
he has. Every man is in the army who is
not 80 old that he can't carry gun, nor SO
young that he can't leave his mamma
LLaughter.l If q man makes political
speech there he must make it in the army
and to the army. There is no such thing as
election polls, like we have here. They
elect congressman, Senators, and every
thing else in the army. The army is the
Southern Confederacy. It is all there is of
it, and when we get that used npthe South
ern Confederacy is gone up. lApplause.]
Mr.. Curry said this: "My hearers, we
should remember that much depends upon
the choice the Northern men make for a
President the incoming tall. There will be
at least two parties represented, to-wit:-
The war party, who will doubtless make an
effort to have Lincoln retained, and the
peace party, who will make a bold effort to
elect man pledged to give the 0nfedera-
cy justice and restore peace-long desired
and ardently prayed for pcace-to our
bleeding country. We hope, we trust, we
pray that they may be successful; such
shout as was never heard before would
spread over Our afflicted South. Ifsuch be
the happy result, our independence will be
established. But should Lincoln be re-
elected, our fond hopes swill be dashed to
the ground; our independence be but y
thing dreamed Of, for. we have exhausted
our resources, and could not possibly hope
to be- able to continue the war four years
longer. Past experience has taught us that
We should expect no favors at the bands of
the indomitable tyrant and usurper, Abra-
ham Lincoln. Let MS repose our trust in
the God of battles, aud anxiously await
the result.''
There iswhat Mr.. Curry says. He prays
ardently for the peace candidate, because
he says il he is elected their independence
will be forever established. How does he
known He asserts it as fact. These
communications that have been going con-
stantly between the rebels Of the Southern
C0nfederacy and the Northern rebels-all
assembled at Niagara Falls-might possi
bly, explain how he knows so much about
what the C0nfederacy can expect from the
peace men if elected. Many things
that have been done in this country will
explain the reason why. This peace party,
kind of men. They are very impatient for
peace-at the same time they know the
of peace they want will invt I've the coun-
try in more terrible and bloody war, III
five years, than we have ever had, or heard
of. (Applause.l Mr.'Curry, you see goes
on to say, "that If Lincoln should be re-
elected, the hopes Of the Southern Conftd-
eracy would be dashed to the ground
and 20 forth. Now, I don't propose to join
Mr.. Curry in his electioneering tour for
this peace candidate, or any of his crowd.
Ill fiAd the leading rebels in favor Of a
man, dent think ought to be, but if I
ind them denouncing a man. and opposing
him az they do Lincoln, 1 can't help Think
ing he is a pretty good sort of fellow
{ [Laughter.1 Now, I told you We could re-
store this country by suppressing the re-
bellion. There is no matter of doubt that
We can destroy their armies-we can kill
every man that belongs to them, and so far |
Government destroyed I would kill the
last rebel-Jeff. Davishimself-all ofthem,
and see their bleeding corpses stretched
upon the ground, and when the last one
expired, would wave the stars and stripes |
over him, and cry "Heaven be blessed,
we have restored country once more.'