Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-12-25

what war Means.
Gen. Hawley, of Connecticut, made
very handsome reply to 5. ). Cox's
insane harangue about going to war
with Spain. He said he had listen
ed with an indignant start to the re-
marks from the gentleman from
New York Mr.. CoX), who had dar-
ed to tell the House that it waa pu-
sillanimous, and had not energy
enough to kill mouse, aud that ,he
flag had been draggled in the dust. /.
He had no admiration for that cheap
sort of bavery, but ne would not re-
tort by any remarks which were
equally cheap. He would not ask
that gentleman why, when there
was grand opportunity few yeals
ago to plunge into u fight on one side
or the other, and it was not material
ON which side, he had not gone in?
Did that gentleman know what war
is? Had he ever seen cannon balls
go through men by his side, and had
he ever seen men moved down by
hundreds around him? Did he Know
what war was? If he did, why had
he cot up here and ranted rs he had
done? II say" continued Mr.. Haw-
ley, "that man Is guilty before God
and his country who darcs stand
here and trifle with this great ques-
tion. He does not know what war
il, or, ii lie does, then he is ten times
the more guilty. / knew man
once who was extremely anxious to
get into one Of these little fights.
The war had been progressing about
a year and half and he had been
assigned to fancy duty ut some dis
tant post, aud .colnplaineg that he
had never seen Il tiffit.. We
started iaa Asxpedit!on md
gave tiris gaffnub cplosfci tirc
command OF It. He came suddenly
upon the enemy and the Confeder-
ate5 opened IA terrible fire upon him.
In three minutes he came out of it,
and came ont handsomely, but left
about 50 men behind him. | asked
him that same evening how he liked
it. Well, said he, am satisfied,
but when was in the fights minute
or two and saw men falling down I'LL
around me | thought 10 myself can't
this confounded thing be comproiEis-
cd in some way Laughter. |
wish to add an emphatic commenda-
ton Of the President and Secretary
good sense, and, | may venture to
say, Christian temper and Christian
craftsmanship, unpopular as that eX-
preston has become, which they
have exhibited in this matter. 1t
would have been easy TO have plung-
ed the country headlong into war,
unprepared as we were, but even if
we had had the grandest navy inthe
world should have demanded Of
this administration the same reti-
ceDee and seIf-respect which IL has
shown. The time has passed when
the American nation can go round
tire globe with chip on its shoulder
trying to get into fight with every
rowdy it meets. We can be patient,
temperate. and dignified with all the
world. Nothing that Gen. Grant ev-
er did, from the time he left Galcna
until he passed through the Wilder
ness and came into the White House,
does him more honor than the pa
tient frmness with which he has
faced the Spanish difficulty ana set
tied il to the satisfaction OF ALL
Uaack-Eye.
The party and press in opposition
to tho Administration have almost
unanimously demanded war with
Spain and would not listen with"pa-
tience to any proposition looking
toward the preservation Of peace.
Now that peace is assured, the Vir-
ginius and her survivors delivered
up, our flag bonored in Spain and ia
Cuba, the honor Of the country main-
tanned without loss Of life or the ex-
penditure Of vast treasure to increase
our debt, tho Democracy arc un-
happy.
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