The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-07-27

m reditorial experience: as season of al
~ hope and fear. First came the news
lre holy calm of the Sabbath had been
e by theithunder of cannon and the horri-
]. Eacle Of 100000 men engaged in fatal
30 far, the signs were in our favor, but
- N vas heavy as it mused upon the una.
- aAaenors even Of victory Then came
U ssswry slowly, as if the burden was too
Il hHhs lines, that our, men who had done
~ :. eaSeate deeds of daring and persever-
sc1 rht worn out, had been attacked BY
. :, saforcements, had quailed before the
& 'zaught and fed to their entrenchments
sA news is, no material delay can occur
= ptps will only be more fully aroused, ev-
1, s'ss Of temporizing policy will be dashed
! nd the end Of that tender dealing with
x'as foes which is answsrableP to some
h'ht the defeat has come. Every act
- entsa must have for its direct object the
= snsnt Of the foe, and eotsing that can af-
asa nustbe omitted or postponed.
:. When Gen. Scott was about to visit the
"a eide on the day Of the advance, he said
ahsnd, This is no child's play; our troops
:, been hOaorably eager to move, but they will
hf mat they have hard work before them."--
q 3 erds were soon verified.
Il QUIScY, ADAMS Co., Iowa, July IL.
IN up DuxHAn--Dsar Sr,-Yesterday was
o. fz day for this point on the Western or
S Slope. On the. previous evening q
feg Of twenty men arrived in our town
= laon, and according to previous arrange
D1 United with our boys of this County who
4 nSsdiness, to the number of thirty five
y Oe hearted patriots, and will make their mark
q We coming contest. Our little village, which
sady very quiet, became the theatre of ex-
= 1sa' and military display such as few of our
ss have ever before witnessed. Though
anoers from our County, thirty-five, may
Is significant, yet in population of three
q 10 voters take out thirty.five. and you
4 vacuum in many families which is appre-
BY the entire community. About ten
Of yesterday they took up their line Of
Hon our town, accompanied to tho out
1a town BY our Brass Band and a large
10 citizens Of the County, and as they
ae residence of A. K. Crawford, ESQ.,, q
-" called, when NJ. Crawford made .
aa pocket Bible TO each one Of she vol,
which we.,ee received with many thanks
aH every one. They then marched ts
as' Of town and again halted and thu
4 of shaking hands and expressing wishe'
Is Welfare and success of the volunteer
t2sess through with, and after three cheer
&ssars and stripes, given with patriou'
r' they proceeded on their way to Counci
a@ unite with the Regiment at this tim
ae here by Col. Baldwin. Our boys ar
<aaaded by Captain E. 7. Burgan, citize'
quincy.
sar IN our County promise to be abundant
~s'hosgh We send but IS volunteers yet v
Md Eve hundred for the next year.
"ave few nuisances among rs such q
'uists, Wolves and Rattlesnakes, bu
L. lev and keep themselves alike retired
"0clusion, il you think this notice OF th
" se are alive In adams worthy Of
H. Hawk Eye, I feel like the sailor di
y NE storm At go prayed to his Maker I
ssto Of that scrspe, promising that II B
1000 he would never bother him by al
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