The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-08-10


TRAsTRD-The present war has lasted quite long
enough to settle beyond a doubt the relat We
question of Northern and Southern bravery,
and to exhibit the peculiafities Of our mode of
fighting as compared with that practiced by the
South. 1t is, the old, old story of history
over again. The Northern troops fight with the
full front, the open, honest bravery Of men who
are valiant in good cause. The Southern sol.
diers fight like the Indians hide themselves be
hind woods, thickets and masked batteries; have
recourse to every mean and dishonorable feint
and stratagem, and wresk their weak vengeance
| on the wounded and the dying. The Northern
troops fight for their country and its glorious
dag,s which no act Of theirs shall disgrace. The
| Southerners fight for present success, and care
nothing for their reputations or for the worlds
opinion of the means which they use to secure
victory. 1t is the Southern Sepoy gainst the
| Northern soldier. II is the Indian against the
white man. Southern bravery is that of the
serpent, and Northern bravery is that of the man.
But if they did not rival even the Indian in
| bravery, they at least equalled him in ingenuity
and cunning. Some Of them, it is said, dis
played tie Union flag at Bnll's Run, to attract
small squads of our troops toward them 9th
ers shouted, Don't fire on your brothers" from
4 behind til, ir masked batteries, in order to take
advantage of the momentary confusion thus
caused, and pour in a murder0us volley. ls this
Southern bravery and cniyalry? Or is it chival-
ric TO rob the dead and telegraph to Nashville
1 how many gold dollars wounded Union officer
had in his pocket? Is it chiyalric to butcher
the wounded, to nail prisoners to tree for tar
gets, to hack and quarter the bodies of the dead?
Is it chivalric TO fire upon Hospitals and AL bu-
lances, to kill nurses and y,yusdiefos, to wound
and capture surgeons? Northern s.savages" give
| water TO wounded rebels, Who return bullets for
thanks care for the inferred, bury the dead,
treat the prisoners with madness and considers
tion, and, in short, fghtlike brave soldiers, but
like humane men also. Can the chivalric say
the same OF themselves ifsers the recent atroci.
ties at Bulls Run? If tho South sent its "gen.
tlemen" to the war, of whasnmust its general
! population consist? The true Southern gentle
man never had hand In such fighting.
This contrast between Northern and Southern
bravery, as displayed in the present war, shows
that the South is entirelyss' the mercy Of the
North, and that our success Is. certain and as.
sured. It is to be hoped that the principles Of
honor, morality and humanity instilled into our
soldiers will lead them to tfeat the rebels, as
heretofore, like deceived and erring kinsmen, 10
be defeated only to be agpin restored to the bless
ings of the Union. But God help the South If
it continues to make this . battle OF a FomfrdRce.
The greatest patience has it's limit, and such
outrag . as those committed after the battle of
Bulls Run, will only bring upon tie South that
utter ruin and des6lasion which sll right minded
conscientious men are striving Ito avert. Let
the South, then, be warned In time, and spare
itself this moral suicide -Unless shc rebel troops
behave like ChHssisuA. sthe Northern soldiers
can hardly BE- expected TO sreatthem Is such.--
i IN. Y. Herald.