The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-10-08
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two aspects first, in what It does say, and
secondly, in what it does not say. Inere
are two things which it does say-nrs!,
lion is failure, and secondly, that there
should be 4 cessation OF hostilities. Tnere
are two things which it does not say-hrst,
it does not say anything against the renei.
lion, and secondly, 1t does not say anything
against slavery. And candidates have
been nominated on this platform. IN vot-
ing for them, you will affirm that the war
has failed, and that it ought to be stopped,
while you will decline 70 say anything
against the rebellion or against slavery.
You will declare that Grant has failed ct
vicksbuTg and Richmond; that sherman
has failed at Atlanta; that Farragut mas
failed at New Orleans and Mobile that
Winslow has failed against the Alabama
and that Sheridan has failed in the Valley
Of the Shenandoah and you will further
declare that all these heroes should be ar
rested in mad.career, while Democratic
agencies take their place, and rose-water
substituted in place Of cannon balls: And
you will declare, also, that the rebellion
shall prevail, and that slavery shall con-
tinue to degrade our country, and he Inc
seed of inferminable war. All this you
will affirm and declare by your votes.
anything were needed TO illustrate the
be found in the efforts made to get away
from it-at least in this latitude. Nobody
here is willing 70 stand upon il. The cry
of the railroad conductor is transferred 70
politics-.'it is dangerous to stand on the
platform Nobody has made greater eff
fort to get away froE, it than the Presiden-
tial candidate Of the Democracy, who for
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the platform, and united to it, as the Sia-
mess twins are united together, SO that the
two cannot be separated. As well cut
apart Chang and Eng as cut apart Nc
Clellan and Chicago. The two must 50
together.
McCLELLANs LETTER-FRoM scYLI4A TO
CHARYBpIs.
The letter of Mcclellan is a specimen Of
chow not to do it, This is the prevailing
idea; how not to stand on the platform
how not to offend the rebels, and how not
to touch slavery. Its an ingenious wrig-
gle and twist; but so far as the writer sue
ceeds in getting off the platform it is only
to run upon other difficulties-as from
Scylla TO Charybdis. The platform sur
renders to slavery. But the rebellion is
nothing but belligerent slavery, so that
surrender TO slavery is surrender 10 the
rebellion. Theplatform discarls the I'm
ion, but the letter, while protesting de-
sire for Union, discards emancipation,
without which Union is impossible, and
while protesting desire for peace 1t dis
cards liberty, through which alone peace
can he secured.
EMANCIPATION NECESSARY TO UNION AS TO
@S1 FREEDOM.
It is q strange infatuation which im-
AGNES that the rebellion can be closed
without the entire abolition of slavery
The rebellion began with slavery, and it
will end with slavery. As il began in no
other way, soft can end In no other way.
Born from slavery, it must die with slave
~. Therefore do ! insist that slavery
shall not be spared, Tor Ia sparing slavery
you spare the rebellion itself.
But even the reason and the necessity OF
the case did not require the sacrifice, it is
now too late, thank God! BY the procla.
nation Of the President, the freedom Of all
slaves in the rebel region il secured BE-.
yond recall The gift cannot be taken
back. It was q saying Of antiquity, repea-
ted by an exquisite poet Of our day, that
gifts.' But even If other gifts are recalled,
the gift Of freedom cannot: for its recall
would be the sacrifice Of human rights
Every elave declared free by the pr0clama-
ton IL entitled to his freedom as much as
you and ]. The President himself, who
was empowered TO confer freedom. is i'm
potent to make slave. Look at the ques.
ton as you will, in the light of morals or
Of Jurisprudence, and the answer will be
the same. There is the promise Of the
proclamation, by which the public faith OF
the country is irrevocably pledged, that
certain slaves shall bes'hence7orward Free
and that their freedom 'sshall be recognized
and maintained - and this promise. ac-
cording TO morals, cannot be taken back ;
maxim, and no court. sitting under the
Constitution, and inspired by the Declare
ton of Independence, can venture to limit
or restrain proclamation Of freedom, made
in the exercise of war powers for the sup
preston of the rebellion. 1t is vain to say
that the slaves are now in our power. This
is a proper argument for the enemy, but
not for any court of the United states, for
every such court will stultify itself and
shock the judicial conscience Of mankind
If it refuse to recognize the act Of the Pres
ident. II is enough that the proclamation
has declared the slaves to he free. There lie
not q slave in the rebel region which may
not look to it for protection, while it over
arches all like ornament. which human
effort will strive in vain to drag down.
Do you need authority for this principle
Let me read to you the emphatic and well
considered words Of Postmaster General
Blair:
"The people once slaves in the rebel
States, can never again be recognized as
such by the United States. No JUDICIAL
DECISION, NO LEGISLATIVE ACTION, STATE
OR NATIONAL, can be admitted to re-en-
slave people who are associated with our
own destinies, in this war OF defense to
save the Government. and whose manu-
mission was deemed essential to the resto-
ration and preservation OF the Union, and
to ITS permanent peace
This is noble doctrine, and il is none the
less noble because 1t is from q member oil
the Cabinet who has sometimes been sup.
posed to hesitate where freedom is in <aes.
| ton. H@ ts
See, then, into what denial Of just priu.
ciples, as we'll as inconsistencies you are
| led when you undertake 10 follow the Dem.
ocratic candidate in rejecting freedom q
| the corner stone of the Union. a
| But have said enough. The case is toe
plain for argument. Let TIE give il TO you
| in q nutshell.
THE ISSUE PLAINLY STATED. 4
4 vote for Mcclellan will be, first and
foremost, a vote for slavery at a time wher
| this crime has plunged the country into
the SORROWS and waste Of war.
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