The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-28
those strength must be broken

pel 2 slave State from the Union. IMAM 20
readmit one with single slave IN her Dor
ders. They must be overihrown. Iheir
power is the power of the anti-siaverv sen.
timent Of the people, and OF modern civil
Zation. The tide Of that cpinien can not
be resisted, and is SO strong thatit is carry
ing with it several dangerous and vital er-
rors, such az the enlargement and intensl-
ication Of Executive power, the reduction
Of States to Territories, the denial OF the
common law and constitutional wits OF
freedom, the suppression Of the press, the
Of hurried and unaccused ci.I-
yens, and other things, admitted by the
dominant party to he evils, but supposed
10 be temporarily necessary and incidea-
tai to the one grea. purpose OF overthrow
ing rebellion and slavery.
.'iu passing this amendment We do make
sure the final extinction of slavery, ont 50
far from indorsing the radical Abolition
party, we rob them Of their power. ARD IL
will rob the secessionist OF mucn Of has
power. for without this element OF excite
ment and power of cohesion, the rebellion
could neither have been organized nor held
Np for one year on any other question:
And NAV here as well admit, and put the
admission on record, that whlle nave
constantly ,oDtended that slavery was not
the cause Of the rebellion, the very lnti-
mate relation which that institution mas
from the beginning maintained wt'h me
deadly assault OF my Government. mas NOT
the little love ever had for IT.
Then seeing that slavery is already practs-
callv abolished, so disorganized That slave
labor is no longer of any value; seeing mat
violent and irregular abolition is more OF
fensive and irritating than constitutional
and legitimate emancipation: 10 prlhS ~
an end the name and legal existence u
that which no longer has q practical anI
nc,,y nd ~
poweriess the two disturbing factions n
the country's politics; it seems to me wise
to NEE, the issue fairly and fully, and TO
make on end at the earliest possible dAy O.
this great element of disturbance.
Mr.. Yeaman's personal experience VAIN
the negro question in this war IS sonewha.
humorcusly related. He says:
~ owned two. One / found 1. goo1 u
send off for the safety Of my children. and
the other thought it good thing 70 run Oh
lust in time to save me the expense OF sap
porting her the balance Of her lie. And
rad two hired. One was stolen away oy Il
Northern substitute agency. VINO wisely
preferred direct personal interview Win
Joe TO a formal correspondence VIII ten.
Sherman on the subject, and the Other went
10 the army Il hope he is a better solder
than ha was a farmer, leaving me minus
some things which had innocenlv sup
posed were mine and not his. ieaving my
place in weeds, and my hire note oltstan1
ne and unpaid. And now that they have
ali gone, feel so much better that deem
it bat polite and neighbcrly % invite the
whole world 10 try theexpefimens.
As to the question O: arr-ng TIE ne
groes. Mr., Yeaman is in favor OF i. Con
corning the economy q emancipation he
saws:
characterization IS now the true economy
in Kentucky. Right or wrong. the Gov
eminent has taken her able bodied slaves
for the service, and will continue 20 .ahe
them, leaving the women and children OF
our hands for support. Being deprived o.
ito its burdens? If there is pa-; Of that
population yet desirable as laborers, con.
slider whether emancipation is now the on
" means left OF securing their services, and
whether this being refused or deferred they
will not all leave, with the hope OF procIr.
ing freedom elsewhere, and whether, upon
the whole, reasonable hire is not better
for both parties, the negro feeding and
clothing himself, paying bis own doctor
| bills, with all the stimulus to industry and
economy springing from the compensated
| labor system?"
The conclusion ofthis emarkable speech
| is as follows:
THE system Of slavery, as l have Oh
served it in Kentucky, wears none of those
\
been pictured on the Northern mind. Thu
household of kind master and contentet
slave has something of advantage and a.
Effectiveness in IL. But the content, III,
quiet, and the mutual confidence hav'
passed away. need moi stop to tell Why
J, 1t is palpable that SO long as the war con
tinues slavery will continue 20 tumble <
pieces. When the war is over. and the fre
slave returns 10 intermix with the other
the institution could only be preserved il
the form Of modified state OF war, result.
/ ing a: last in open war between the races
Who SO simple as 10 want for slave NAL
| who has borne arms as q soldier under
promise of freedom for his services? VIII
whould undertake to keep n subsection
influence Of the returned freedman wh
had learned confidence, sagacity and bold
ness in the school of war? ltcannot be,
will not be, and we had as well prepare t
preserve the peace between the races.
look for the large shareholders who hav
had numerous and expensive families lei
on their hands soon to become the mos. "
gent emancipationists, from motives {
economy and justice TO themselves. wi
not now stop TO discusss the fnal destiny {
the black man. expressed myself cleas
" and at length on that subieo. last ses
sion, and have seen no cause 10 chang
my mind.
l. Mr.. Speaker, have done WHAT nav
deemed best for my immediate constiir
ents, for my whole State, and for The n;
ton. If am condemned il will bo wit
the proud consciousness end sweet salts
faction tina. j have emancipa.eG mySe
from the unmanly fear Of censure, an
saved myself the embarrassnien.s OF
false position. II my vote be tho mean
, in this close contest, of determining III
great question, and thereby, in some rnea
, ure, assisting IN the restoration OF peace,
will be more than compensated for any ga,
, riiice may have made. If it be a virtu
) to e,nancipate four million slaves ] clair
, not the credit. Their bonds were broke
by the blind rage of their masters, and If
!, be q crime or an error, say we have on
smoothed the pillow Of a dying man, an
: substituted law for violence. And when
is ended it will be written Of the instit,
ton and it's mistaken friends, as one Of {.
, most charming historians has said of one
, the greatest disturhers Of the peace Of +,
rope in the seventeenth century. who fell
his own house, under the halb"rd of h
own men, who SO lately were obedien.
his every nod:
"Thus Wallenstein fell not because
. was rebel, but he became rebel becau.
he fell. Unfortunate in life that he made