The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-09-24
BURLINGTON WEEKLY oHAWK;EYE.

lKLY HAWK;EYE.
$ The Unalaerahle Deaecfseys's-.
Nothing better illustratss the Incidence
OF the Copperhead, ''peace -on-any-terms'
leaders, their profound contempt Of the
people, thona their course in regard to the
platform Of Chicago. It has already been
demonstrated that the platform had been
prepared BY. these, leaders in consultation
.Witarebel emissariss in Canada, long be-
fore the meeting at Chicago This fact
shows that these leaders ,nodestly assumed
that they carried the so-called = Democret-
ic Party in their pocket. By this act,
they cot1placently assured the world that
they were the Democracy and whateyer
they agreed to the Democracy would agree
to. The Convention met, and the first.
thing it did was to adopt as the policy and
purpose Of, the Democracy precisely what
their oficious leaders had bargained for
with the traitors. The Convention declar-
ed that the war was . failure that it was
in favor ofan Immediate cessation of hos
tilities," with "a viewsto anaultimate Con-
ve1tion Of all the States, and that the re-
election Of Lincoln should DO opposed by
all possible means. That was what the
leaders had contracted with the agents Of
JEFF. Davis should be done, and We see
that it was done Literally according to con-
tract. So We peroeiveft that the modest ~
sumption Of these leaders that then repre-
sented and spoke FOR the DEMOCRACY, = was
absolutely confessed and sanctioned by the
the Democracy in Con-
vention assembled! SO that It seems that
these men, when they assume to carry the
Democracy in their pocket, and to de-
clare its policy In advance, merely act up.
on on acknowledged fact, openly confessed
by the Convention of the party. IS snI
But it may be said that these men merely
acted upon the known and universal opin-
ions ofthe Democracy It may be affirm
ed that they merely acted upon this know
ledge and made the agreement because they
knew that the "party" was universally in
favor Of 9 cessation OF hostilities," thought
the war q failure and wanted the pro-
posed Convention! aas
Well; admit that to be the fact, and what
follows: Why, this follows: Taat on the
30th Of August the Democracy was uni
versaliy "peace-on-any-terms" party
that it demandeda cessation of hostilities''
because the war had proved Failure ~
That 10 where the Democracy stood on
that day. These were their universally
accepted principles and purposes, and the
leaders were guilty Of no presumption in
agreeing to such q platform IN udvarce,
simplr because they agreed 10 what every
body knew was the fact.,sfsga III
The" Democracy may adhere to this III
hey choose. The mass Of them will onfv
act consistently il, they do so. But it leaves
hem in = position of, savowed hostility to
he Union, in favor Of the Independence,
81 the sContedsfacy,' and ranges them
along side Of Jen, Davis, That is where
he platform puts them. II they liked the |
position on the s0th Of August, if they
thought it good then, It ongM to be, good
till, and they ought to maintain it still. |
[ftaey adhere TO it,' they ought to ray %.
But, whether they still adhere to 1t or
aot these insolent leaders we speak OF,
aaveuadertaken to change the programme. !
the platform they agreed too before the |
9Th Of August, and which was sanctioned |
!. Chicago, BY the assembled wisdom OF the |
-opperheads, has already become distaste-
ul to them, and they have, with supreme
corn Of the Convention assumed the duty
II painting the planks, which we're damned
With badness and pertidy, all white with
ruth and patriotism! They first compelled /
Mcclellan to write ! letter which, If sim
ere. completely reverses the platform, |
,rofesses to be for maintaining the Union,
md for prosecuting thewar until the rebels |
'pbmi. TO the laws. And next these same |
men. speaking through the New York Con-
'ention, declafe that the platform, which |
meant 'speaeep at Chicago, don't mean
peace now, but war; and That since
Mac" painted the planks vithaa new col
y, that color is the only one any body has |
. right to look 1t. No one has any right to |
Grape 1t OF. Or GET behind it, TO look q the
'risinal planks. il They are all white and
,urs now, on ese ssessde, and that is quite
'nough for the peoples! so II Is plain. that |
the leaders truly represented the Mn-
manageable Democracy on the 9Th and
he 3Oth OF August. BY the 10th OF Septem.
yer, they took the responsibility Of saying
lat they meant something else, apparently |
ust the opposite, and that to know what
hey really did mean, We must consult Nc
Jie.lan's letter, from which we CLEAN that
cessation Of hostilities' means, ''carryonI
he war" that failure means s.success,e |
md that Convention means Exhaust |
ng az the resources of statesmanship, |
md oil things which were Thought black,
n reality are white ~ snow!