The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-06-10
THE HAWK-EYE
Wednesday, June =.

- The southern rebellion had its foun-
dalton in ingratitude. We had for yeArs
conceded every thing almost that they
asked. We had humored their whims-
loWsd them 70 annul the Consultation In It's
most vital and important provisions. We
had conceded everything Snr psacs-ai-
lowed them to run IL govsenmsnt-lln
short given them everything. We pr.
mittsd them to bully ~ until they thought
~ towards and repaid al BY hatred Of the
bit:srest kind. They dsspissd ~. And
when We elected President against their
wiahes they inaugurated . rebellion Of tho
LARGEST proportions, founded solely upon
hate, and upon nothing else. Day and
nieht they educated themselves and their
children to hate Us. They tried to teach it
to their slaves. Disregarding everything
like common sense, to say nothing about
statesmanship, in the management Of their
affairs, they studied only to shed blood.
All the mind il the rebel States had this
direction-no other. They wanted to kill
they had no wrongs or grievances-we
were the party wronged, and they knew it
and hated us all the more for it. We had
intimated that we might have something
to cay in the management Of the govern
ment, which was characterization to plan-
tation government, and they determined to
punish ns for our temerity, ~ they used to
their slaves. Hence the rebellion and
hence the manner it has been carried for.
ward in violation Of right, humanity and
civilization. They have been more cruel
aud relentless than the Indians, the Chi.
nee, or even the barbarous tribes Of Affi.
@. They have poisoned wells and springs,
murdered and scalpsd prisoners-deliber.
at6ay starved to death "a 900 prisoners and
ruined the health Of half . many more.
They have murdered innocent women and
children by blowing up aud burning
steamboats, aad hotels, throwing trains
from railroad t-acxs, &C., &C., &c. But 1t
would take up 81 our paper to all out the
bill Of indictment and make it complete.
What has cone Of 1T The Good Book
saysthat ne WAC taSss up the sword shall
die by the swo,d, and il has bseo true all
the time. Ambitious men who have made
war have u TIE end been destroyed BY the
tempest which they raised and gone down
In blood. Bat when was there ever amore
striking Illustration than In this cruel war;
The robe: stasas age in desolation and pow
e.ty swi.h corpse in every house." Her
cities arc IA asnes. her plantations in ruins
and her p-oSd soas and daughters in pow
erty and sa&s. Tney have scourgsd them
selves WHEN We failed to do It thoroughly.
When we aave taken compassion upon
them and tried &c ave them, It seems %
though it was not the wish Of Divine jus.
tiee that it should b. 50, for through their
own people. by accident or some manner
ths blow las sAs.an. We would have saved
Charleston. Ca.u nbia and Richmond, but
itwas nor 20 BE- They burned thoss pia.
CT. Aud las. Mobile has had eight squares
OF bu;idings destroyed BY tsrribls explo-
sion, with sae loss OF hundreds Of liveo and
millions os dollars. No one knows how.
Perhaps BY tie ex olosion Of one Of the in.
fsE1al machines invented to destroy 10, for
every person near whore the accident hap.
psasd was instantly killed. The South has
besn destroyed by ;ts cwn madness. Had
thsif malice been lees their punishment
had been Less = they have now given up
The contest aai resolved to make the most
and best 9: re situation il - we'll tor them.
II they have act, the measure ofthelr pun.
ishment j. not :u.i.
- E1-vsse President sts2hsns and
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