The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-05-20
n-. Lincoln aud Our Mining
Wealth. Speaker CUlfax's Over


Wealth. speaker COlfax's Over |
land Trip 90 CRl1fOr MA.
Mr.. Liucoln's comprehensive thought
and practical wisdom were qualities that
will grow more and more conspicuous as
the reconstruction Of the Union and the fu-
ture development of the nations wealth
Justify his policies and illuminate has -e-
cord. The giving away ci the southern
armies. tue almost universal acQuie,cence
Of the southern people IN the national au-
thority and unitv, their readiness 20 accept
the new order of things, and make the
best of their defeat. all goes to show that
he forecast the future better than most Of
our northern leaders. and justities his ie-
nient disposition towards our defeated aud
acouiescing brethren. 4 few OF the bitter
leaders tho fathers OF the exploded plO,
for the destruction OF the Union, Oh course
cannot live among us. Their own people
would no; permit them TO remain. They
must fee the country, OK If caught made
an historical example OF on the gibbe', or
beforever ex xpatriated. But the great body
OF fthe South, soldiers and civilians, Will
accept peace ia the right spirit. and SO ac-
amid the activities ana industries OF the
South, its social. material and political
revolution, all this bloody strife with all
its bitterness will soon cease to be any
thing more than historical fact. Mr..
Lincoln saw this; and he was acting on 1t.
upon it. His policy will he perpetuated,
Of Commerce, OF q (iani.y.
IN ether ways. 700. his mind took
strong and clear view of the future, OF the
opporiunities OF the nation, aud OF the re-
pouslb1.ifies of the government. There
was T. t;,e illustration Of tha.in his conver-
ss.son with Speaker Colfax on that very
last day O: his memorable life. Absorbed
as he would seem necessarily to be that
day in the then JUS. assured peace, and III
the policies OF peace iast inaugurated "a
ab:ne. meeting fresh from Richnond,
and all the political ana military experian-
ces associated with our possession OF the
rebel cani,al, his mind yet ran across the
continent, and to1k strong and practical
view ot the great national interests associa-
ted with the mining wealth OF Colorado,
Nevada. Montana, California. Idaho and
Oregon. :, sin glad you are going thither,
ssi,, he TO Mr. Colfax. "Visit all the mining
reRions-.eil them iners have no. tOrgcs-
ten them nor their iltt yests-teu them
look to them to redee19 this nation from It's
great debt tell them the governmentwill do
III II can 70 hasten the developement of the
vast wealth hid in their mountain sides
and along their valleys. shall encour-
age the discharged soldiers TO go there
1shalldirect emigration thither. There is
wealth there for individual and na-
don. Co." he concluded, land do not
mind, and are ut work for them."
In these few words he struck the Keys
note Of one Of the chief features in the
daWning era of growth and wealth OF the
nation. The United States are entering
upon q career Of prosperity unexampled in
their own, il not in the worlds history. =
The agricultural regeneration and develop
ment Of the South, with its cotton, sugar,
rtce and corn, many times multiplied Oy
ekillinl and free labor, and machinery and
disseminated capital; and the working Of
the gold and silver and quicksilver mines
eastern capital, labor, machinery and skill,
Will rival each other In contributing TO the
national riches. Emigrants will fiow IL
rom Europe a. never 5efore, money VIII
come with them the ekill, energy aud cap.
VA accumulated BY the war Will be tu!neo
agriculture, manufactures and mining
and the nation will move onward with
npid strides towards q destiny o: wealth
and power, Of civilization aud Christianity
such as history never yet chrOnicIed. !.
Already do we SEQ the movement 70 al
directions. The steamers for California 6
crowded the overland stages never had
patronage a. now; the emigrant trains ma
plans are Of unexampled promise; and
more s!gnifcsrs though less obtrCsive, ma
cnlnery and capital from the East are doW
ng anto the mining regions as In no previ
Sas W season. These are what is Chiefly want
"a lur profitable mining-machinery ant
capita, and more of both ere likely TO b.
Caleeled c,N,s 70 Nevada, Idaho, Montana ane
Ssn,o: n, Ma 10 the coming six months thar
~ All me time before since the discovery 0
tne wealth. OF minerals in those states ane
sell:torles. There is scarcely liui: TO th'
pront to oe returned from the iEteiligen
exc sasrcsse s.9. oi these two weapons chinerl
.hsn,pt sho Gapa'al-in changing the raw rock int.
even five hundred per cont are realizet
nom the gold and silver mines in Nevada
,.sao 1no SSaIa!ornia, where theas .instrpmsnta1i
ees hsxe basn wisely direcsed. The for
tSsss? g? ?s.,Ss9m are slight compared Y
1nexhaustihle tresen ssessA - -
~ anese circumstances, tho condition Q
t0e country, the new assantion al ~ Cas
sotae West, The dying message - i. wer'