The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-10-22

to go Down to our children which -. =
settle ourselves. M. BeecheY merit 49,
from the language of Alexander r ~
phens, as used in one Of his (3e.so"sse
speeches Of 1661-a self-refutat ~ ~ ~
sophistTies expressed in his recent lsss..s :.
regard TO the rights Of States. and ~; =
to peace conceding those rights, IA .I9
inception OF Secession, Stephens hsS 80 ~
ton in endeavors to prove to his dug
friends the folly, madness, inxratitu6x Y :
criminality of Secession. But when ~ ssa
gia went ont, Mr.. Stephens pasriotisS ~. ~:
honesty also went out. Es proved h;Sa
self, wise as he was, less than a great -. ~
He was not then with his countrv ~ ~.
with his State. It was his duty Is ~. S1
remained faithful among the faithful ~
he dared not. The next step which he ~. ~
thereafter, was that one IN which - i.
clared tnat Slavery was the foundatisn !.
have him in q new phsse--that in ~h;.s
he presents himself in his recent 49,. 0
fMr. Beecher here read That poyt;cr !.
Stephens's letter which looks toward !.
hints at an establishment, OF peane ~ e
Union upon q basis Of recognition al &C.,
Sovel eighty, etc. There never was me-
Transparent fallacy than this. When ~
Stevens declares that the ultimate. Az
lutte sovereignty Of the State was TIA 49,
trine upon which our fathers foueht :.
their liberty, he salsifies the Shiny.
teachings Of history. II he has said m
the ground upon which we fought our ~
tie Of Revolution was thai q the Sova.
eighty Of the People, he would have 80
ken therruth. But the doctrine that stsss.
or Colonies had absolute, alternate ~.
ereignty, is also utterly false. The ~,
opposite il true. The speaker here vsct
into an elaborate and logical arguusns
against the new heresy Of Mr.. Stevena h
cSnsiderating the formation OF the CONT
Grafton, and the action OF Nassachussn
and New Hampshire therein those Hta,H
or Colonies, having voluntarily rsln.
Quished, at the very birth Of the Union. IN
idea of State Sovereignty-and that Va
the approval Of South Carolina Conslss
to form q Confederacy for perpem,
Union; and, when it was found that then
was not sufficient power in the Confedra.
ton, new Congress was instituted for ia
Of . more perfect Union-nos
for more perfect leaguo-not for q Mora
perfect confederation-bu: for q more ner.
feet Union. During tnd process Of the form.
alton of the Union the question was dis.
cussed whether the States were sovereisn
or whether they were whether t6ey
should maintain their sepera,e sovereign.
which should control and protect them an
Not one State ever pretended 10 have ~
OF State sovereignty. They
passed from the sovereignty Of The crown
Of Great Britain to the sovereignty Of tha
United Colonies, and thence 20 the soytr.
eighty Of the United States Of America
They never set up anything on their own
account. No one colony eve
fought the mother country. War N
made by the aggregated colonies. IN
doctrine Of State Sovereignty - heresy-
one full Of mischief and peril. j. is the doe
trine OF revolution and coDyulsiOn. Whr
then, was il introduced ~ The Soutk}
Have they found the Cover nIent opprspL
ing them? Did they find ,heinselva
groaning under q daspc;jsm more thm
they could bear? .sVhnt reasons can von
give to the nations of the earth 10 Justly
Secession 20 said Mr.. STEPHENS in he
Georgia Union speech. "Wha, right has
The North assailed? What Interest OF ne
South has been invadedf' What Justice
has been denied - etc., etc. Why, then,
lid the South breach this question Of Snn
sovereignty at this late day? It wW
brought out as batteriDg ram to destroy
he Union-the bu,wark Of our free inst.
utions-by those who desire to institute
in the South for the oppression
II the many and benefit Of tie few. M
question is this: Do yon want another
Kind Of Government, or are you sat
SIZED with the Government, 81 your
athers? Which do you want? Ifyou want
he latter you must so with the Govern
nent. II you want another. the one ;r-
rented BY the Slaveocracv, you must q
against the Governments. These Questions
loH isHo N,r. \ .,,
he assertion by the General Governmg.
i its lawful authority. Thehistoric arya-
nent is all on one side. The will o. ;as
,eople at the North that j. true al least
There can be no Question that, If q fair e.
PRESTON Of that will could .e had. II woou I
,e in favor Of the old government in nine-
y-nine cases out of hundred. Let the
National Administration stand a. it has
TODD, declaring that it represents UEion
md the liberty of all, ana those who rebe
gainst 1t must be crushed at all hazards
ous authority Of the Government. Ifthey
want PEACE, let them obey the laws. w
re going to dismember this Governm0t
or the sake of giving the rebels peacA-
now, through their bought or bribed "a.
locates at the North, they set up the uyM
'eace. My reply to them il in the lapguaU
4 the Bible, LET those who stole steal y
nOre." The speaker said that he had b1
ne word to say in respect to the two Plat
orms. The Baltimore Platform declara
ts principles openly. freely, boldly. tn
'hicago Platform does nothing Of the kind |
I is meant to be interpreted in one VA
y one section, and in another wav by a.
ther section. Those who love honesy,
pen handedness, and truth, and han |
neaks, could not hesitate IN their choiu |
etween the two platforms. As regards |
lavery. it is our duty to give the acc1ral
hing the final blow, since il il alreaAJ
ceiling beneath the many II has received
ls existence at the South has exerciseda !
aleful influence as exhibited in the gag
1g, sordid spiri: of the S0utherners, d
ontrast with the nagnanimity Of IL
forth; which has always been too facils 70
outhern demands. The North would. POT 1
oily, to-day, readily forgive the RebeA l
nd permit them to come back on eoui |
rms. There is danger in this excess Of !
'agnanimity. We should b. true to our J
elves and our children in q crisis like tbe
resent. The speaker concluded by speak /
q foFcibly in favor Of the characterization /
reclamation, which was received with /
reat applause. But want of space and |
me renders It necessary to conclude or |
rief sketch at once.