The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-18

Who does not want peace; that peace
Wncn results from the prevalence Of law,
order and righteousness in the land. Who
does want peace which is to end in the ruin
OF the Republic. the prevalence Of slavery,
and the success Of the rebellion? II such
there be, be assured that he Will 80 down
To the vile earth from whence he sprurg,
UnWept, 1nhonored and pnsrng.
No one of humane feelings wants to con.
lnue the flow Of blood or delay that pros
peflty which must attend permanent
peace. But the nation il not prepared to
lose its nationality. and yet the loss Of ma
tiona1ity is the only condition Of peace ashich
the rebels offer.
We gave credit to the rebel government
tor tie people have had nothing to say
about IT. that they had some truth and ear
nes.ness when they 90 long and so loudly
asserted that they were fighting for inde-
pecGence. So far as their government is
concerned this seems to be the fact, but in
regard to the people, there is much evil
dence to the contrary. The notorious Wig
fall, the Charleston Mercury, and most Of
the orjgina! rebels, declare they are fighting
for slavery, and nothing else. There is more
truth in that than in most Of their esser-
tions, but whatever may be their past or
present motives, one thing TO as is clear,
that they will not submit to the condition
Of the conquered ts!l they are Conquered
Nor 10 it desirable, taking all into view,
that they should. Just as would q CONF
promise in the beginning of the war, so
$500, psas NV, ,,sa sas
r.. ,a.,;n. p nn " "nHs .a as Ne.
o ~ oge,eu ~ aSpilsn' ~ was nos
cry which this way was intended to effect j;
we cay intended, not by any man, any par
ty, o. any opinion, North or South, but
what Is iastltcated as the natural conclusion
ge ~ n1 se.s. 1ne une nas so .,.:e
Government mnst he tested Thirty mil
lions Of peonle cannot he governed bv the
same rneasnre Of mower which will govern
three nl;llions: and a speciea Of Confeder-
ate Government sufficient for thirteen
small colonies is utterly inadequate to give
variety and development to thirty-sir States
With thirty 1silliosas OF people, stretching from
the 44tlGntic to TIE Pacific, over continent
I! thousand miles n oreadtA. The poll
ticians of the ultra Democratic party saw
this, and saw the inevitable tendency to
strengthen and consolidate the power the
Constitution. till the Government would
become National; and being administered
by a majority, they could no longer gov
ern the country by the Legislaturesofsm small
States, controlled by the capital invested in
slaves. They made the war, by exciting
the Southern people in regard to slave
property, and with the dreams of golden
empire; but their obiec. was to obtain such
construction of the Constitution, and
such q victory over nationality az would
replace them in power and keep them in it,
by the same means they had formerly em.
ployed. Hence it is altogether better that
they should be thoroughly conquered
Then, not onlyiwi the Union be restored,
and slavery abolished, but the political idea
which was the basis OF secession and re-
bellion, will be made powerless. if not ex
tinguished.
In this view Of the case there ara no oh.
.tacles ia nence an tho Yehel side which
have NOT been fully Icousidered. Some Of
them are these:
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says: We ,;s.a le no ~ usn a .or
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sney may se ~, w narrnos ond n.y.. co.,'so,
eau l1.a ~ .a .n ,.a. IN tho arI - wpmid
smo ~; ~ 20 r"y 49," W;~f.ii con h;ra
oe lu J. w. 80. III ho.. .sPann,, will do
y. ~ tnasf LII for 90 cont. dav hnt
;ss y..,4 81. sn oa,,ts what ia ia - dns
~, - n n e"n ~ " 100 Sa,ni.s. Sha;no thsn
. hneae ~, auo hsn"oht IN ss;thnmt knnu,.
.nos NV WI ~ a morn ~ snvtb;nr Nov # The
.ng now ~ w hano ,ha;r oat.tss confsscated
re1els h are - n"ue ,n wor,hiess what csr
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