The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-07-20
A speech from GEN. Butler. .

iH "A AcOrresponuent Of tne fnlia0epna lh1uirer
reports the Fourthof July speech of General
Butler, delivered to the Federal troops at Hamp-
ton. The following is the concluding part of
the Generals remarks:las5s bai ,sdEW -s.5
! So far as kLow, this is the only spot upon
Virgnins soil where the booming of cannon is
heard to day in honor of lis glorious memories,
and where the anniversary is respected and re-
veped. ag 3qf II e srs5HEs Ess-s, Il
g Let every man of you land see those be-
fore me here who have come from foreign
shore to this land of their adoption. and who
are armed TO defend her bravcly in this hour of
her sorrow let every man Of you, saw, who
has lain down as have lain down with you, our
lives, our fortunes and our sacred honors in this
cause, stop TO see that we all animated by.
one spirit--a spirit of puresand holy patriotism.
Let us be ready tc do our enemies no harm, ex
cept in necessity to those in arms against us
Let US deal tenderiy especially with those who
are not in arms, and show them that spirit of
honor lives with useven In war. Letfus deal
strictly, persistently--I had almost said sever ely
with those whom we find in arms, till no man
shall there are totthrsy -four stars that shine
in that glori us galaxy,sof,, our natioLs banner.
Countrymen, brothers in-arms friendS--ibr |
regard every man my friend who stands beside
me in arms to-day--les as zee TO it that we do
our duty, and do is pebir, in this contest while
" shah last, and uesshiil 60 home from the field
to be welcomed withthe plau,lits and honars of
a grateful and enthusiastic people. In this see.
ond war of indopendenca; no less will be the glo
~ that will ,esoa,,d TO es heroes th.n in that
+ evon.iul war which wrGught eut our liberties.
bet ns then pledge ourselves anew TO the well
fare of the Ratinn,1 Let2as invoke u new deter
mina.ion, and press iarassed with ardent, patri-
otic zeal TO thu issnea spsi before another ami.
,e,sary OF this glcnaus'tiay shall he welcomed
with the booming hfscata,on, the waving of our
national hag-the one our fathers hrqneat thed
us--abd the shouts of ga great and greatful
people, this land shall be the most prosperous
aud glorious nation on earth Greg -
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SEoEsstoNlsTs IN CONGRESS-. s.--Co!onel Forney
writes from Washington 10 the Philadephia
Press to-day: tliitis a..b r ispg
Have you ever thought what would become o
any man who, iufthe: convent an of southern trai
tors, shoaid rise ana denounce the policy of Jeif
erson Davis, and avow his determination TO Iepi
barrass the operations Of the tfai,ors' srhy
| How long would such, independence be toleratet
or be permitted TO go unpunished? In th,
| American Congress men TO he t0uId viii,
| not ony sympathiae with secession, hut boldl
| avow their DISCRIMINATION to resist the prepara
tions for the defence Of the government and tt
constitution, and to refuse to sanction the cuurs
which the President was about to take IN tla
/ premises. ~ e Fsb y 20 .,
1t is a startling, commentary upon such bon
duet that the seeessonists III the present Cor
gress Insist upon being permitted 10 attack tn
Union, even when they know that the Rich
moni Convention expelled almost unaniaons
every member of tnat body who had taken gr9un'
against secession, and were standing forth u
Western Virginia, and in other parts Of tn
ssate, ~ the champions Of the stars and stripes
4 Thatthey are pstriotic. c.uuconditianal Union mel
from the South in the present Congress, 10 true
| do not believe that Nr. Crittenden ID wilin
70 endorse Mr.. Barnetts course, and am Quit
cure that such Representatives q Jackson an
Dunlap, from the same state. viii be found ui
resetyedly in favor of maintaining the govern
ment at ali ,hasards. So with the entire delsg.
tion from Virginia, and 30, Of al the member
but one from Macy land and OF one from Misso,
H. You will percelye. therefore, that the diseor
| tents In the House viii soon be reduced, To !,
| On Tuesday morning Ar. Cisco received sI.e
iegraphic dispatch from the Secretary Of lth
Treasury, authorizing him % borrow ave mi
lion dollars for Treasury notes. having sixty day
/ 70 run, and bearing six per Cent inseress ,
three o'cleck the entire amount wss saheeritet
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