The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-28
THE HAWk-EYE
Wednesday,, January 25.
What the Rebels think or their
0Opperhead Allies.

OAdIu, tH0 ReOei historian ana EultOr,
was some time since caught on blockade
runner and has since been held by our au-
thorities III retaliation for the imprison
ment Of Northern newspaper corrrespon.
denis. Pollard was allowed to go to Rich.
moEd for the purpose of effecting an ex
change of himself for Richardson OF the
1<,5aac, but unfortunately for him, Rich
ardson has taken leg bail and left the Con.
federacy, and Pollard will probably have
to return. In the meantime We have the
following article from his pen, printed in
the Enquirer Of the 18th inst, giving his
impressions Of the friends he found North
the Democratic party, Mcclellan. etc.
This is from the pen OF Mr. f. A. Pol.
lard, the editor, who has just been ex
changed.
There LA. been so mitch said o: 4 certain
peace party. of Il certain element Of conser-
vatism III tho North with regard to the
war. That something written on tie sub;ec!
by one who has had the benefit of recent
personal observation in the North, SO far
rs :; gives fresh and original interest 10 the
Sua.e may not be considered as IN ;sp,aced
ii TIE columns OF the Era;a!ncr. The wri-
Ter IS quite sure that it is impossible to IN
derstand The present state OF political par
ties al the North from any rete-eDte to the
divisions i n past Presidential cainpa:g gus.
as al party change IN the North may be
saiG t. be constantly accommodating them
selves to the course of military events, so
little IS there Of virtue or OF principle il the
public opinion Of the Yankees. Since the
Chicago Convention, the peace party va
Yies adversely with the scale OF military
success; and as that has mounted in North
tlxNt;t isact
proacnes zero. No doubt can rest IL his
tory tuat at the time Of the Chicago Con-
velt!on the Democratic party in The North
had prepared a secret programme o. Oper
atoms, the final and inevitable conclusion
OF which was the Acknowledgements OF the
Independence ofthe southern Confectionery.
1t was proposed TO get to this conclusion
by distinct and successive steps, SO as not
10 alarm too much Of the Union sentiment
Of the country. The first step was to be IA a
proposition OF the Union as il was in con-
veDs.on of States. Ii that was voted down.
then the proposition OF "A new principle 0.
limited to foreign relation and
TO revenue. Ii that were rejected, then the
Of an int. Confederate Union
to preserve as far ~ possible, by an extra.
ordinary league, the American prestige;
and Z al, these propositions, intended as
tests OF the spirit OF the South,
were TO fail, then at last the independence
OF the Confederate States, made Sirc t,,sr
non, was 10 be conceded by the Democratic |
party of the North. When their choice (!
could no longer hesitate il will be seen from
this sketch Of the programme that the de- |
sign Of the Democratic party was 20 get |
The North on the naked issue OF war and |
separation. The plan, as We az. know, ut
terly failed in its execution. The fa,l O. |
Atlanta gave new lease to the war, and |
aside from. that event il would aave fallen |
through from the incoherecce O: The mate
-ials which at tEat time conn posed the !
Democratic party. In tact, like ~, other I
Yankee u;.or:.ieS, il went ~ pieces and |
was swallowed Up il! The Presidents, ~!ee-
,ioc, ana may be said - have practically /
iisar peaspd since then from the po,it.cai T
arena, where. /. II shows itself at all, !, Is
1Lly IL mock combat. l, was only neces- I
sary to observe, as the writer did the !
ira.aa ofthe Presidential cam paiSn n tha, |
,ity o!iminense sensations, New York, to |
get directly before ones ewes the peculiar !
snd unparalleled cowardice aud s'.bsery:-
>ucy al The Yankee il his parties and his |
political organizations. Seine days before !
he election, New York was incandesceut|
with revelation. PROFESSIONS Haunted |
banners and pasteboard through the |
street, shattered with what was. in the |
WASH .agtOn definition, downright treason
The hotels and ba--rooms were thohed |
eralty half drunk. Yet, when But, er cane. /
All tbs ciamOr and show left the stage as
suddenly as one of Helier's spactac!es. II I
not ixs it in flash Of brlnlstone and in one |
" eek 3 time men whose mouths had beeu
iiled with the fumes OF revolution, and |
who lad been breathing ire and slaughter,
were as quiet as whipped ours, and not /
whit more dangerous. OF course the Yam
kee papers interpreted this exhibition ..
,owHrdiy submission as q virtuous and ,
nagn. ficent aCguiescence in the will of the !
triumph OF republican irrs.itu-
ions. And all that sort Of nonsense. and
what was actually display of the wretch.
"a uIe serving of Yankee minovities, was
put before the world by the ef.ontery OF |
The New York Herald, and the ignorance
Of Professor Goodwin Smith as the sublime
spectacle of patriotic self-negation aud in
hn!te moral virtue in Yankee politics. The |
writer has asserted that there is little. very
ait.ie, left OF any peace party in the North |
At the present time. l. is necessary 70 dis !
lngCish The remnant OF this organization
iroin certain other sentiments in the North, |
i'hEE CLASSES OF sEcIssH ~ THE
NORTH !
Iiose people in the North wno symoa. |
mise WIN the South, Or affect any cons.a- |
eratioa Tor 1t, may be conveniently divided
mo S11ee ciaSses. First We NAV anrfnar !
ale tA4 so-called War Democrats. They
't1sci great virtue on account Of the;, ~, |
lsls...en To Abraham I..ieoin bur are c,,,ta
amo!asxter upon the Issues of veace All
they hAve ever said upon tae ,erra;r,.;.n
or tAe war being nothing more than :.
WINE 81 Hypocrisy, rs FROM time 10 t;r,a
the military successes OF the con.ade-.cv |
have extorted it, while playing Their no.,
against Abraham Lincoln, in which ~
fact, they have no higher aim than NV;
san Office or public plumber. Thew attain -, |
4 popular compensation for this in mr. |
tending virtuOus attack to the cnnsi;.,,.
ConA Union, occasionally throwing inc
Their opinions little spice OF black nd
Ism about the extreme men in the confa1
eracy. These opinions are well examn,;-
ned IA taat famous sheet the New Vpri,
World. and that nose of wax. McCle,lan,
We W. find the editor Of this paner ona
DAY Ell plying his pot of 9Th on Mr. TN.
coin aud the next day making a sor. of
popa,a- amende, and s1uaring his acconnt
VIA tae vulgar. by low aings at the South
SAD style of dou ole er,teadre that shows :,
wonderful proficiency in blacxc,lard schoi-
.sEsaIp; The life Of this party Is euuiyoca-
aon: Inc writer was told that the editor
OF tie World was at the bottom a naaca
MAJ, out had found it necessary for the in.