The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-07-13
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= y aal sbs Aesfss sae bore we're iIghtl a
1s'ng sun shines 1tertously; and domes an
epircs and princely houses glisten II the blas'
Aags5iy the eye Arinks In the familiar scenes
soon p b shut sut from our sight, peahaps fol
ever.oce ~ s1s0 ss'ia nen' 6ai
ID Onh upon the quiet stream, The busy multi
ssdo shat crowd ths thesoush}arse dyindle .
spesks - ws travel oa-lshs lefsy astfucture
glide one into anuther, melting IN tie erucibl
q idlseanes, until the gay old city nestles ]
eo@pacs nsss, enoug the hillss-ths sniles
shs' moruing PLAYING oA her face. TO that laa
smile ys wavs our, last adieu, and We ate Off,
w, for the land Ct the Cemanches, and ID
AraPahoes. ana shss sNsvajoes, and the Mclean
os-she 49, Iend where smooth quarters are goo
'or TWO h oits, snd eight dimes pass for dollar.
as1 Aas loeen aa'd tnas one Y ionel'ese when D.
V s'one ID CROWD. 9fhdoet believe IT, ACTIN
upon soas d'soeIet, Issse' smong ny fellow
passengers, VINO. IN the true spirit OF Ysnkeeisn
sese ssnt.launs tnelri fee4llngs hy making noise
-oos olsnmn'g "ish hiss angsrs s'Scenee tha
70, 's'0', snsess,--enos0er mamohng ''home
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ase ,e.d y Wes MOI agreeable hplped nF
~. :. s"ss'hesy ooe'es sno eenpsed eaem aii, will
4 20 melcn 'sl z'''' 80 '.'sg "a Ii
ss tnsre hnl y 20 necessity OF my waxing eloquent
Saavoo. konsoosac. of Uaallas, Al q y
80 une vs arrives ~ u Madison, dwhers the
49, WOW q tne psnasen0ary must nave anord'
~ MEMS = oehgnt % three ccnvicts who were
~ pease } ana we're committed 70 the tender
uerc'es q soe hamshorn Railway. Afeer abous
: week OF rapid travelling, stopping tvics
whenever u se we came me 70 depot ana once when
ever We didn't We were discharged At Keokuk.
o'oes'afiy enough, although vas sure We had
oeen . travelling Tor week, my watch indicated
the iapse OF only Two hours 40 the steamer 1 Ham
nioa' c'ty' k'ndiy took rs ain,-landing Us,
snofuy after, upon the levee OF her namesake;
wnere We received the gratifying intelligence
'nat We were 100 ia late Tor the train and must
remain over night. After performing that PEN
snce, We gained . seat In the cars, and rolled
aaiong very vuiet'y where the road was smooth,
ana very rapidly where It was rough, toward
Kansas City va st. Joseph, over 2 route invol-
wing Two railroads, one steamboat, and six
changes OF tickets. -. -
Along the line OF the Hannibal and 81. 10
rosd' my eyes and ears we're greeted with the
nrss symptoms on secession. Everybody on the
tra'n' save the subscriber, talked politics, and
became eSc'teo. As three dlnerent points, be
lore reaching st' 20, secession flags were wav
ing. A'fort Leavenwortn the other side was vas
"ani'ess nI In tne shape OF large supply OF army
stores A. "estpolt' however, We once more
iound ourselves in Southern community The
oontederase colors waved multitudinously, and
tne voice OF the people was unanimous for sep
arat'on. So strong Was the sentiment of s''inde'
pendence, )" that one would suppose that every
person in the place had been born on the Fourth
OF July am happy to be able to say, how
ever, that among them found several intelli-
gent and courteous gentlemen, who discussed
the Watter gravely and quietly, and made some
very plausible arguments in favor of this new
republic with the two corner stones Of liberty
and slavery. They seemed to entertain no doubt
that the North would be completely vanquished
In the great struggle which everybody was ex-
pecting; and. indeed, if one we're to Judge from
the appearance Of volunteer company which
saw there. composed Of twenty men, luxuriating
in most sdmirable ignorance Of military mat.
ters, there is some danger h .e5.
But we must tear ourselves away from West
port 1t is nearly sunset as the Santa Fe mail
coach comes tearing round the corner. It is
we'll loaded BY the time four Of Us, with perfect
chaos Of our trumperv, are packed in: We bid
farewell to the tri.color Haunting at the corner,
and dash away. The Kansas farms through
which We pass, before dark, are ss beautiful as
heart could wish. rolling prairie, green as
an emerald, with the young crops, lay spread out
as Tar as sight could penetrate. The next day
We nah ' oetter opportunity OF examining the
external appearance OF TINS celebrated state
which has bIed out Q history that no country