The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-03-04
what they saia In 1861.

low extremely happy the C01Sleelon1ans
were in 1861 after they had fred upon the
Star Of the West, captured Fort Sumter and
inaugurated this wicked war? How they
magn;fed themselves and the Palmetto
States !? Here is what the Charleston Mer-
cary said then. It is now fugitive and
may or may not turn upin some village.
But if it ever issues another edition its tone
Will probably be slightly different. Here
is its jubilation ever the fall Of Sumter and
over the inauguration Of war upon the
Union. which was to destroy the Yankee
nation and demonstrate the sublime graz
luer Of South Carolina:
THE NINTH OF JANUARY, 1851.
Great events crowd rapidly one upon an
other. Three short weeks ago, and the
greatest event of the century upon the
Western Hemisphere was transacted IN
Charleston. The U1ion Of the States Of
North America was dissolved by the &C.
ton Of the State Of South Carolina.
It appears to be decree OF history that
upon all great revolutions or changes OF
the Government Of people, the sed
seal Of blood must be set. Yesterday, the
day in history. Powder has been burned
over the decree Of our State, timber has
been crushed, perhaps blood spilled
South Carolina still maintains her liberties
and her independence whilst there 10 . sim
gle shot In her lockers. Blind infatuation
10 driving our enemies forward, and
stroke by stroke the liberties Of the South
The expulsion Of the steamer Star Of the
West, from the Charleston harbol, yeeter-
day morning, was the opening Of the ball
of the Revolution. We are proud that our
harbor has been 90 honored. We are more
proud that the State Of South Carolina, SO
long, 90 bitterly, so contemporary reviled
and scof1ed at, above all others, should
Of her enemies. 1ntrenched upon her soil,
she has spoken from the mouth Of her
cannon, and not from the mouths Of sour.
rilous demagogues, fanatics and scri blers.
Condemned, the sanctity of her water
violated with the hostile purpose of re-en.
forcing enemies in our harbor, she has not
heeitated to strike the first blow, full in
the face OF her insulter. Let the United
States bear or return at their good will the
blow still tingling about her ears, the
fruit OF her own bandit temerity. We
would not exchange or recall that blow for
millions. It has wiped out half century
OF scorn and outrage. Again South Caroll.
ma may be proud Of her historic fame ana
ancestry, without blush upon her cheek
Tor ner present honor.
The haughty echo Of her cannon has
ere this reverbera:ed from Maine to Texas,
through every hamlet of the North. and
down along the great waters Of the South.
west. The decree has gone forth. Upon
every acre Of the peaceful soil Of the South
armed men will spring up as the sound
breaks upon their ears, and it viii be
found that every word Of our insolent foes
hes indeed been dragons teeth sown for
their destruction.
And though greasy and treacherous ruff
fans may cry on the dogs ofwar, and trail
toTous politicians may lend their aid in de-
ceptions, South Carolina viii stand under
her own palmetto tree, unterrified by the
snarling growls or the assaults Of the one,
undeceived or undeterred by the willy ma.
chinations Of the other. And if that red
sea Of blood be still lacking to the parch.
ment Of our liberties, and blood they want,
blood they shall have, and blood enough
to stamp it all in red. For, by the God of
our Fathers, the soil Of South Carolina
shall BE- free! w