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


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HAN0MAN FOor = ON PEACE.-Hon. and
Gen. Henry $. FOote, who used 10 b .
Union Democratic u. s. Senator from Ms
sissippi, but who is Tor lately was q Con-
fedefate NJ. G. from Tennessee, and who
wanted personally to hang John p. Hale
for avowing his hatred ofslavery, has been
stirred to exultation by Perusing tho say.
vention, and blows OF through letter b
the Richmond Wing. Foote sees land It
last-no delusive fog bank this tims-and,
while he propounds that the Triumphant
COnfederacy must "allcw the first formal
proposition of peace to originate with our
adversaries," thinks the independents Of
the Confederacy is secured by the Chicago
development. He says:
'tIf Il be true that AN Out-and.out peae
platform has been adopted In the Chicago
democratic Convention, and ous-an9eut
peace candidates for the Presidency havs|
been nominated, then il must be mostevi.|
dent to men Of the shrewdness and saS1ci-|
~ of WIN. H. Seward and his unprindpled|
accom- plices, tina. the defeat OF their corr
rupt and dishOn ored faction In Tho ~.
preaching Presidential elections sure;thGl
II Mcclellan and Pendieton are elected,
outraged and indignant public sentiment
will demand the arraignment, trial and de-
served punishment Of the enormous tsait.|
ors and murderers who are responsible b. \
fore God and man for all the atoWiDable'
crimes and mischiefs which this unpardoo-
able war has produced; and they VII,
most naturally, aim to evade the menAnd
punishment.'' 81
Foote sees that the talk at Chicago OF VI
Convention Of all the States" with vev
to a restoration Of the Union, is the nerssty|
bosh-that it is q very thin disguise for sur
render at discretion. He SAYS:
The Chicago Convention has now ser' +
mated it's candidates for the Presiderey |
and Vice. Presidency, and enunciatsd
platform Of principles. The action Of In /
body seems 70 have been well nigh unAlr
| nous in regard 10 all important questions
| hold it to be most certain, whatever 0plrf
| ion may be uttered n certain quarters
| the contrary, tina. The platform is in ca
tinct and irreconc.laole opposition 70 -
| further prosecution Of the war for any pl1
pose whatever; the second restitution
said platform is Of unmistakable impoy
and how any man Of discerning mind
entertain . different view of the mafte!
am at q loss TO conceive. The reeolupo
referred to, in the most emphatic mann1
denounces the experiment OF var
means of restoring the Union; declAfeo ~
| Justice, humanity, liberty, and the pun
welfare demand that immediate e0eSo ~
made for . cessation Of hostilitiesT u,7
though the most earnest desire ID expfe0
for the restoration Of the Union by pot
BILE means, there is not the least nintaEI
ltended restraint of any kind whatev0:
| At last the thought strikes him ~
there may be some chance Of McCehsiI
defeat but he has taken sweet oeurs
with his Copperhead friends, and kDosiI
what they will do in that continesgI
Hear him:
| "Should the Chicago nominee b. ~
ed, as believe TO be scarcely p0ns
such a result you'd be so clearly attTiOasn
to force or fraud, on tAe part o. the saCM
cspted faction noao in pOwe1, that It cor. "
oe reasonably expected that the erean4
81 the States Rights Democracy Of the M
,aosc so fully and deliberately con1Ssitta
1nfcxibte opposition to the atroci0xs dk2I
ism organized IN Washington CITY, srots
found s0illing to submit TO that desp0fssmJ
four gears more. ] venture to pIe0y
therefore, tina: should Mcclellan and III
dleton be defeated, the States in which
Republican Presidential ticket shai
found to have failed, with view toee
ing themselves from threatened enslsJ
ment. s0iN themselves promptly seeeosy
ne Federal Union: that one or nor ~.
| Confederacies, based upon true ~
Rights principles, will be immedaAA
formed, which must naturally eeek sm1
tary alliance with the Confederate CsIs1
after which, as is most manifest, TINS
unnatural and exhausting war woas
soon promptly brought to an end" c,,t
! Poor Foote poor. Conlederacy! poor ~
perheads! naughty Phil. Sheridan.
could you rudely shatter such roseee3
ions Of peace and bliss! You ouem
ashamed Of yourself!
| Hassaurek, overlooking with scau
the duplicity and treasonablenscs