The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-07-30

a, - YEobably no people in the world
more earnestly desire peace, value it moro
highly, or would sacrifice more to secure
it thel5sl1pflcyalAea Of The NORTH They
had enjoyed it long when Jhe civifwar was
forced upon them, and they were fully
aware 81 its unspeakable blessing. Their
ayocations were those Of peace. It was
their pride and boast that they were law
abiding men, peaceful citizens, the sup
porters Of the lawful authorities. They de-
tested war and still do, and especially in.
testine wars and conmotions. II was this
love Of peace, this desire to avoid appeals
70 violence and ala i1naatteHdant acts Of
horror, which for 30 many years induced
them to submit to the 'insolence and bra
vado Of The iletion. Of man stealers, who
Nors determined 70 'sTule or ruin" They
ouhrnitted because the power Of the nation
.was constitutioSally in their hands. They
sought, peacefully aad. eonstituti onally, to
rescue Il from hehAnde that polluted it,
AZ Last they suecesdsd. l,f.s
Than came the fsbsllion. The slave.
muneers would not give mp their powsr,7
They sought TO make u still more absS-
lute. They Had no idea that they could
|Yals. ia north, but they knew they could
theisown section. Thsy Immediately, and
whil6 their own blind and infamous Ia.
lsr1lnsnt continued to control the execd-
tive department, undertook to separate
from H. Union, and establiah IN indepsnd-
rQtpowSr within the limits Of the Union,
- North Vas long incredulous. II could
not believe that such apparent madness
was real. They waited long in hopes that
~ va amere partizan ebullution Of pas
tston.s They were astounded st the mons-
/ trous baseness which. erew more and more
evident day By day. an 1t last affairs cul.
minated IN the attack On Sumter. :.
The people comprehended that and a
once realised the whole nature Of the con-
| dict which had brooded over them. They
wanted s'peacs;'' hut they meant - they
SIN mem, 70 maintain the Republic one
md individbla They understood ther
that peace could only come at the end q,
. terrible wu. And just in proportion q
sney value peace II the resolve Of all ear.
nest men to prosecute thewar until tho M.
tionai authority = everywhere fully C
knowledged and vindicated. They know
and have known nom the start, that X
psace p possible without the absolut,
maintsnance Of orr territorial inteeritv.-
Just in proportion ~ men estimate IL,
value Of an enduring ''peacev are thew res
dilute and energetic In prosecuting the var
They feel that rebellion must IS mao i'm
possible forever, or else We must bav,
rebellions forever. Treason mn.t \,
trodden under foot. revolt visited viii
; Tits terrible retributions, traitors mad,
TO suffer their proper penalty, or Ala,
: such peace and confidence as we Ia,
y ever enjoyed will be forever mer,
y memory Of the past, never in all time aaair
to be renewed.
They are peace men, therefore they SUP
port the war;, for "peace'' can only com,
to ~ through successful war against tn
hideous revolt. They prefer one war to ,
tperpetuity Of warfare. They prefer it at ,
distance to having it at home. They woult
decide the Issue NVsV, because they must