The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-07-20
News iron s.seces.ia.,,

News from s.secessia.',
The Charleston Mercury, Of July 10th, has
the following touching reference to the "Glo-
rious Fourth - u.
ARMY OF THE PoToxAc,(
CAMP PIcKENs, July 4.
As might have been anticipated, the "Glo.
rious Fourth" a. it Is called, inspires among the
assembled thousands here, no very elevated feel.
ing of enthusiasm. The principles Of the Decla.
ration Of independence, that all men are born free
and equal haze an indleslable righ, 10 liberty, are
not responded 10 bv the men o fight for the instit-
ton of domestic slavery, and in falling almost I'M.
mediately under the dominion of the North,
they scarcely realize that they achieved much to
rejoice at in emancipation from Great Britain.
The same correspondent after some romancing
about johnson whipping Patterson says: 81.
After nil their bluster, believe, as have be
leved that the fight will yet come from our at
tempt to take Washington, rather than from
their attempt to take Richmond; ami that it
will be for US TO say when the ball, by the army
of the Potomac shall be opened. OF course,
we have no use for Washington. But from its
being a stronghold Of the enemy, who can give
no securities for its good behavior, We must
drive him out Of it.
Writing from Richmond under date of July
7th, the Mercury's correspondent says:
1t has become evident that the en- envy Is not
yet ready TO fight US, even with great y superior
numbers on his side, on the plain or away from
his entertainments. Cadwalader and Patterson
have thirty thousand men or more johnson
with Jackson's force united to his command,
has, perhaps about fifteen thousand yet the
enemy have not annihilatcd him. Gen. Scott
has under his immediate command, in and around
Washington, between sixty and seventy thous
and men, with every branch Of this large army
in complete and efficient state. He has full
proportion Of artillery and cavalry to the infant
~, and has some eight thousand regular United
States soldiers. He is we'll, not to say formida.
bly, entrenched all along the heights which form
the banks of the Potomac, and even to the Sc
cond aud third tier of bills back from the river
Bemregdrd. las not more than half that anaouat
of force ,citn striking distance, and pet the great
General for rests quietly 6ead Ais fortfcat;ons
Butler has large army at Fortress Monroe
probably twice as large as ours on the mainland
inNthat part Of Virginia, with abundance of the
materials of war of the most approved kind,
and plenty of shipping for transportation and
aggressive warfare, hitherto he has attempt.
ed nothing but the battle at Bethel
The truth is Gen. Scott and his armies have
acquired wholesome dread of u.s. He is in
fear Of losing his laurels, and the mass of his
men fear the puncture Of their hides.
The Charleston Mercury Of the lIth has the
following:
The Inspection Closing Scenes-The 10th reg.
iment S G. NJ, comprising eight companies.
were on the green yesterday for inspection (?).
A more ridiculous farce could not possibly been
enacted than that gone through with yesterday
that is if regarded in q military point IF v;.w