The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-04-22
BURLINGTON WEEKLY HAWK-EYE,

f.ollicdl power OF the State, they held cleo
tions, organized State government, adopt
sd Free state Constitution, giving tn,
benefit of the public schools equally t.
Aolack and white, and empowering the Leg
lslature to confer the elective franchise or
the colored man. The Legislature has al
ready voted to ratify the Constitutions
ainendment recently passed by Congress
aDollshlng slavery throughout the Union
Inese 1900 persons are thus fully com
United to the Union, to perpetuate freedom
IN the State committed to the very things
ana nearly all the things the nation wants
ana they ask the nations recognition and
assistance. We have rejected and spurned
them. We In fact say to the white mar
you are worthless or worse. We will new
er help you nor be helped by you. To thu
D'acks we say this cup Of liberty which
these your old masters held to your lips W.
Will dash from you and leave you to thu
chances OF gathering the spilled ard scat.
.ered contents IN some vague and unde
hned where, when and how.
1t this course, discouraging and para.
lying both to white and black. has any
tendency to bring Louisiana into proper
practical relations with the Union, have
SO Tar been unable to perceive it. If. on
Tue contrary, We recognize and sustain the
new government Of Louisiana, the converse
OF all this is made true. We encourage the
nearts and nerve the arms Of 1900 10 adj
here 10 their work. and argue for it. and
proselyte tor it, and fight for it, aud feed it.
and grow 1t, and ripen it to complete sue.
cess.
The colored man, too, in seeing all uni.
ted fer him is inspirited with vigilance and
energy. Grant that lie desires the elective
franchise, will he not attain it sooner by
saving the already advanced steps toward
y than by running backward over them I
Concede that the new government of Lou.
isfana 10 only to what 1t should be as the
egg to the fowl. We shall sooner have the
fowl by Matching the egg than by smashing
it. Laughtef.]
Again, If We reject Louisiana We also re-
amendment to the National Constitution
To meet this proposition it has been ar.
gued that no more than ee.fourths OF
those States which have not attempted Sc.
cesslon are necessary to validate and ratify
the amendments. / do not commit mysefl
against this further than to say that such
ratification would be questionable, and
sure TO be Professionally questioned, while y
ratification by three-fOurths of all the
States would be unquestioned and un-
questionable.
repeat the question. Can Louisians
be brought into proper practical relation
with the Union sooner by Sustaining OF
&discarding her new State Government?
WI hat has bean said OF Louisiana will ap-
ply to other States, yet, SO great peculia-
rites pertain TO each State, and such i'm
fportant and sudden changes occur in some
States, and also new and Unprecedented as
lis the whole case that no exclusive and in
flexible plan can safely be prescribed as to
"Details or collatera!s. Each exclusive and
Einhexible plan would surely become = new
Of important principles, and
must be inhexible in presentation. as the
phrase goes. 1t may be my duty to make
isome new announcement TO the people OF
Ithe South. lam considering and shall not
fail to act when salts fed that action will be
proper.