The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-03-05

subjugatiOn OF the rebels was the verv first
dictate and the most imperative demand of
pose Of subjugation. A large part OF the
nations territory had been seized, and was
held by the nations enemies in arms.
and could be recovered only by conquest;
but an intent Of conquest was expressly
disavowed. The object Of Congress in
prosecuting the war, was to defend and
maintain the supremacy Of the Constitu-
ton, and to preserve the Union; but yet
with all the dignity, equality and rights of
the rebel States unimpaired; as If the dig
nifty Of States in rebellion against the Con-
stitutiOn, had survived their own unspeak-
ale crime, and their equality had suffered
no little abatement by their willful self
the Union, had not been by their own most
heinous act as completely renOunced as il
they had migrated to another planet. And,
finally, the purpose Of OverthrOwing or in
terfering with the established institutions
of those States is denied; when it was 30
avowed by the rebels, and as glaring as the
rebellion itself, that but for one "estab-
lished institution Of those States,' no war
would have been begun or thought OF, and
that as long as that institution existed, the
war would continue, and that, from the
very necessity Of the case, that institution
would have to be put out Of existence be-
fore the war could be brought to termina-
IlOIj, WHICH WOulu Icully uuu pei
"maintain the supremacy Of the Constitu-
ton, and preserve the UniOn."
PRESENT OBJECT AND ULTIMATE END OF
THE WAR.
That either Mr.. Crittenden or Mr.. john
son, or any of the one hundred and seven-
teen Representatives, and thirty Senators
who voted for that resolution, should not
have seen the errOr-nOt to say absurdity-
which characterized it, is not to be Won
dered at or harshly commented upon; for
the eyes of men had not then begun to be
fairly opened to the real nature, motive and
object Of the war, on the part Of the rebels,
and to the overwhelming necessity which
no sOphistry could elude or effort avoid, OF
striking at the rebellion through ats cause,
and destroying its motive by making its
obiect-a great slave empire-fOreyer un-
attainable, but nearly three years Of war
have rolled over the land, and by its dead
" flames men see, "a they will not see at
first, and of consequence think as they did
not think in the beginning. Everywhere
in the loyal States the truth has burst upon
the people. like an eruption of Vesuvius in
IA dark night, and patriots see in Slavery,
and that alone, the cause, the motive, the
end, the life, and the soul Of the rebellion
and while ITO defehd and maintain, and
defend the supremacy OF the COnstltu-
ton and to preserve the Union"
is their holy and irreversible purpose,
| luey IeCs RHlLc lIht lLdt utlcHSc Is hS AukAC
as blows in the air, unless they overthrow
that "estaDlished institution which can
no more live and let the Union live, than
fire and water can be combined in ha-mo-
ny. [Applause.] Yes, my friends. let the
truth be spoken fearlessly iii this earnest
hour, for its own sake and for our cOun-
trys sake. This war is no longer waged,
and never again will be waged hy the 10y
al people Of the Nation 10 maintain the
Constitution, and preserve the Union with
out conquest or suhjugation, or interfer-
ence with established institutions OF the
rebel States; but it is henceforth 10 be dis
tinctly and avowedly a war for the con-
quest of the ravished domain Of the Union
Ia war for the abs oiute, unconditional and
permanent subjugation. aye, and if need
be, the complete determination of the reb-
els in arms-and, above and beyond these,
Il war for the utter overthrow and final ex-
; tirpation Of Southern Slavery, all to the
|. great end Of maintaining the Nations in.
tegrity, vindicating its supreme dominion
over every foot Of its soil, and sacredly
; preserving its union and Constitution
without which independence is q myth
: freedom mockery, the past failure, the
present disgrace, and the future q hope
less blank. [Cheers.l If we cannot fact
the mighty truth, are We not unfit for thu
tempestuous times IN which our lot is cast.
Ii we shun to declare it in every place anC
4 presence, are we not false to the precious
: truths committed to MS? And if the Natior
) fails to act upon it. might it not as wei
cease to act at all, andsend Fernando WOot
to Richmond, TO sue for an ignominiou.
peace?