The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-25
From the CapiteI.

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EDITOR OF HAwK-EYE-Dear Sir: Gov
ernor Stone arrived here on Wednesday.
from Knoxville, and lefton Thursday (yes-
terday) for Washington. He is still anx.
iously considering his duty with regard to
an extra session. He hopes thatthe action
Of Congress may open door for eettle-
rnent OF the slavery question. If the or
cred States be recognized by Congress, the
action Of Delaware, New Jersey and Ken.
lucky may be disregarded. In that event
ne would not hesitate to convene the Legis-
lature, that the seal of Iowa might be af-
liked to the constitutional amendmeut.-
His inquiries at Washington may throw
Light upon the path of duty. It will not do
Ito permit shade Of doubt to rest upon the
position OF Iowa. Nor will it do to afford
pretext for delay to the three Stases I
have named. The sooner it is irrevocably
decided that slavery is extinct forever in
this country, the better. Having once set.
tied the question it will no longer be an ell
emeut OF discussion in deciding the pre-.
liminaries to peace aud the re-establish-
ment OF the Union.
There are those who intimate that extra.
neouS questions are allowed to contsel the
decision of the Governor. 1t Is to be hoped
that such is not the fact, and have yet to
see evidence that it ia. This is moment
Gus os Grlsls, and no housing, narrow, per-
allowed to have feathers weight when q!
great public duty is involved. There are
dlmculties sufficient and Of SUFFICIENT mag
nltude to be disposed of before peace and
Union are secured upon permanent basis
without leaving the monster evil of our
country and age, to vex the soul of the ma
ton aud provoke the wrath OF q Just God. |
To my surprise the Democratic journals |
OF this city, tine Statesman INDUCES in a |
furious TRADE against the President and !
Mr. Seward ON the pretext that they reject. |
ed all ove-tures for peace from the rebel |
commissioners, and demanded . recogni. |
ton OF the death of slavery as prelimina- |
~ to any adjustment. Is it not surprising |
that such lnfatuation and recklessues |
be exhibited in any quarter! What judi
c.ai blindness must have smitten journ- |
Aust IN these free States, who with all the |
terrible facts Of four years history in view, |
aud with full knowledge of the all per-
vading sentiment of the North, stands up |
III the light Of day and says to the South I
you are right in squirting the conditions !
presented by Lincoln and Seward. Wei
seek your degradation and dishonor spurn |
them. Fight on to the death, strike down |
the Union armies aud the Union dag, rath-
than submit! This is almosta literal YER
sion of the tenor and spirit OF the States
mars. phillippic Who does not know
that its assumptions are utterly false.
Mr.. Lincoln could not go behind the ac-
ton OF Congress and his own proclama- |
tons. he could not make peace !
that ignored his own acts and the express |
sed will of the nation. Hecould hold no
parlsy with men who ignored the Uuion. |
When such men as Fernando Wood and |
s. 8. Cox, express themselves satisfied |
that the President manifested becoming !
lenity towards rebels and gave satisfactory |
evidence of his desire for peace, what folly !
aud madness It Is for the leading Demo. |
cratic papers Of Iowa to re-ech0 the insane |
rawlings Of Davis Richmond organs. and |
seek to strengthen the hearts and arms of!
our countrys embattled enemies. Surely |
It seeks a lower deep for its political con-
freres in the North. It will yet wish that
its folly lad never seen the light.
Des Moiues is still agitated by discus |
sious of the OIL question. The original dis |
coversrs OF the oil were obliged to return |
from Chicago to this place to verify their |
tors OF the former city. They have been
here for several days, with Chicago, Mil
waukie and Cincinnati men. In company |
with several of our citizens they have Wis |
tied the alleged oil section, several miles |
east of this city. They have succeeded, I
believe, in demonstrating to the satifaction |
OF al who h:, have gone with them, the exist
ure Of their faith cannot speak. Nor il |
it practicable to estimate the value Of these |
discoveries. When the earth is bored it |
will tell its own tale. Whether that shall |
prove bore to the borers will in due time |
be known. It will certainly not surprise |
any one to learn that there 10 coal oil in |
this great coal section of Iowa.
A large amount of the land in the coal
section has been leased by the spectators,
and some of it purchased. Tho develop
ments OF oil are said to BIZ in we'll and
one or two springs near Rising Sun. Since
these discoveries successful explorations
have been made in other directions, lead
ing to the impression that oil may be found
all around US.
Yours, Dies MONIES.