The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-09-17

W. MA Ii
BURLINGTON WE.
N4-Would it not be well for the loyal
men Of our city to organize . Union Club,
to meet as often AZ might be considered
advisable during the campaign? It be-
hooves the friends of freedom and the coun-
try to be ever on the alert to meet the
Vaccinations of their unscrupuious 6e.-
The Copperheads Of this city have COM
menced laboring in earnest. Their trea-
sonable meetings are held every week, and
every effort that low cunning can suggest
IL being exerted to counteract the influence
of Union men, and bring about victory
| for their felon cause in November. They
are INSCRIPTIONS. They will leave no
agency untried to gain triumph this fall.
Defeat to them is death. Hence the vigor
and resolution with which they have en-
tered upon the canyass. They have men
vigilance committees-in every township,
who scatter their documents and villain
Gus literature broadcast over whole neigh
borhoods and townships, poisoning the
minds of many honest men, and working
more or less mischief in communities
where they operate. But little effort will
remedy the evil. Let clubs be organized,
and steps be taken to furnish wholesome
reading matter to the people. Such course
will prove effective. If we would triumph
we must labor increasingly until the vic-
t<Npwv fS- W. AI.4
there will be no bsckwardness in matter
that all must see the necessity Of, but let a
Union Club be formed in Burlington with.
out delay.
&A-H any man wanted to buy horse or
q house, would he tell the owner that he
must have it and that he would pay any
price he chose to demand. Was there ever
such q fool as that in the ordinary transac-
tons of life? But just such follyias this the
Copperheads ask men to sanction In q mat
ter of infinitely greater importance to each
and all Of us. They profess to be peace
men. They tell the rebels and the world
that they will have "peace" on any terms.
They notify the traitors in advance that
they have no conditions to require. They
must have ''peace," and anything the reb-
els may require they are quite prepared to
grant them. It is quite immaterial what
the traitorous regulations may be. Ifany
terms of submission will secure their reg
toration to the Union, the ''peace'' men are
prepared to say all right to that. If the
rebels insist on separation and indepcn-
dence," the "peace' men are agreed to
that, They want ''peace'' and will pay
any price for it, and they proclaim that fact
from the house-sope. ISL ta
We want speace," too. but we are not
disposed to pay amy price for it. We donot
propose becoming slaves to the s,ave-uon-
ger for it. We do not propose paying the
price Of disunion for it. We do not propose
to sacrifice the authority OF the Union in
one jot or title to secure 1t. For any of
these are too great price to pay for it at
any time, and particularly when we have
pushed rebellion to the verge OF its "last
ditch" and but q Sigh. additional exsrtion
will give us 'sIeace's which will require
no sacrifice ofrights or honor, and which
alone can be enduring. We want sspeaoe,"
but more than that we want security and
perpetuity to our Republican institutions,
the national honor and dignity, and the
maintenance Of national authority. We
want peace, but We consider that no peace
which makes white men the serfs OF .snig-
which destroys the Union,
which makes the name OF America by
word and reproach among men, and rem
ders republicanissn impossible forever
We propose securing "peace'' by compel
ling rebels to return to duty and to keep
the peace. aaAf
@-The Mcclellan Copperheads say that
he is popular in the army. Well, il that is
the case. why have these same villains
everywhere sought 10 deprive the soldiers
Of the right to vote. Will they tell us -
No dosbt they hope he will prove popular
there, now that in most Of the States the
soldiers are authorized by the voices OF
Union men to vote. But McClellan's
friends did what they couldto prevent this.
n that likely to induce the soldiers to vote
TOR hins Will that make him popular -
WIN that be likely to induce the soldiersto
swallow the Chicago platform
90
~ The "Democracy'' of the Second
District Of Ohio, refused to re-nornin nate
MI. Alexander Long, the apostle Of peace,
who came near being expelled and who
ought to have been expelled at the last ses-
sion OF Congress. They nominated Mr..
Lord, who, as soon as advised of their ac-
ton, politely informed them that he was
no Lord for them. Whereupon they tried
again and nominated Joseph C. Butler.
who politely accepted. We submit that
their treatment of Mr.. Long is not encour-
aging. He was martyred in Congress and
now he is made martyr at home. while
Pendleton is nominated Tor Vice President.
What is the use Of being ''peacs" man.