The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-10-19
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vet remains one feature which We have not seen
mentioned elsewhere, viz: the manner in which
recruits are obtained, and the supervision main.
sained over them when they have left for the
seat of war We deem the subject one Of i'm
portance in treating Of the morale Of the force
which to-day lines the banks Of the Posomsc, and
hunts the traitorous towards in Missouri.
In the English army, for instance, recruiting
10 a business. Special arts are necessary TO sue
the scarlet dress, the military swagger, the
voluble, jestiug, Dragging tongue, music and
the Intoxicating cup. The recruit is usually .
raw country lad, or mechanic on.s debauch.--j
he is engaged in conversation, piled with drink,
the shilling is thrust into his hand and in another
/ moment he Aaunts knot of gay ribbands from
his hat or breast These are picked up one by
one at different places, and forwarded to some
rendezvous, thence to distant station. The
bounty offered in ordinary times is equal TO $25,
but out Of this, the Exit" has to be furniehed.
and when ready for marching orders the victim
| finds himself destitute Of means, and shorn OF
those bright hopes with which Imagination cloth
ed his career as he listened to the tongue of the
recruiting sergeant. He goes to battle enobed
| by no grand and immortal sentiment, unmatched
by the public eye, and never more to be known
among men, save by the execution ct some rare
| and all but superhuman act Il
We turn with feeling Of pride, to the man
ner in which, within sin months, 100000 men
have been raised from the loyal States Of the
North. No syren voice could have done it, moth
ing but the inspirations Of flibertyand patriotism
that will never die. No offers of honor and re-
ward are made, which cannot and are not re-
! deemed. There is deception nowhere, because
| there is need of none. Men from every rank
have gone forth to share the hardest labors of q
long campaign. Each recruit is the subject of
special advantages. He knows that he shall not
be forgotten. The press has taken cognizsnce
of his act, published his name, it follows him to
the rendezvous, records his regiment, company
and rank Keeps step with him on the tedious
| and perious march, watches him in the obstinate
and bloody 6ght repeats at bis heme fre-sdes
| his conduct branding the coward with an intamy
which will extend to the third and fourth gener-
utOu, VI SNW8 ptVhhiuCuCC W VIC UVovC WuiCu
will secure, not IL lasting remembrance, but
grateful rewards from the people he has honored
and served Under such auspices what might
| our armies not achieve, and to these may be ad.
ded the constant care and kindness of our best
| and noblest women. No army in the world goes
to its work OF death, so loved, SO watched, SO
cared for, and prayed for, as ours.
cBOn hundred and ffty Union men, who
had been driven by the Rebels from their homes
and families in Christian county, Kentucky, ar
| rived at Evansville, Indiana, on the Sd inst
They we're pursued in their flight by rebel
force called the jackson cavalry.
| eB-The Chicago Journal says that the SUBJ
agent of the Treasury for the North west handed
! to the Government on Saturday $4,000 as one
days subscription to the National Loan.
Police Court.
BEFORE JUSTICE cvIRToN.
Jesse A. Lisk was charged with an assault and
battery upon man named Meyers, and with
| robbing the same Of considerable amount of
money. The evidence proved that three men
connected with military companies here broke
| open the house Of the complainant and commit
| ted the crime charged, but the men most impli
| Gated had evaied arrest and there was no evi
| dence to convict the defendent. He was accord
| ingly discharged. Meyer was badly beaten, his
face presenting a swollen aud blackened appear.
ance. ssI
i
The Governor has appointed Lieut.. Aber-
crombie, late of the Burlington Zouaves, Major
of the llth Iowa Regiment
| .s.s For the Hawk-Eye.
| KossurH, Iowa, Oct. IA, 1851.
Mr.. EDIroR:- t."fe,
Your statement, in Saturdays paper, in rela-
| tion to dcclination of Mr.. Orr being candidate
for Representative, on the Democratic ticket,
conveys the idea that his withdrawal was pur-
suant to an arrangement between myself and
others.
Lest my silence may be construed into COM
plici.y with the seeming bargain and sale" be.
tween the Union and Democratic Central Com
mittees, deem it due to myself and others, to
say that the putting of my name on the Demo.
cratic ticket, was done without my knowledge
or consent.
1 make this plain statement, believing that
enough to enable them to decide as to whether
my statement is entitled to credence Or not
have no disposition to war upon any loyal
party; but am free to confess that have very
little sympathy with the efforts of either the
Republican or Democratic parties to keep up
their distinctive party organizations, and hope
that the day ie not far distant when the lines Of
Union and disunion--loyal and disloyal, will be
80 clearly drawn as to compel every rebel sym.
pathizer to show his colors.
I have no party interests nor party ends to
subserve, and can say with the patriotic Holt,
81 am for this Union without conditions, one
and indivisble, now and forever"
But this is not time in which to cavil about
party differences, but time for work-a time
for prompt, energetic and united action.
The rgor of winter will soon be upon US, ant
we have great work to do in order that oul
brave soldiers may be comfortable In their win
ter quarters or winter campaigns. And here
allow me, Mr.. Editor, to call the attention
the citizens of this county to an appeal OF tn
Army Sanitary Commission, published in you
!, paper Of Saturday
. Inasmnch as very little can be accomplishe'
in any other way than by concert and systems
tic action, / would respectfully suggest tina
township meetings be called. say some six o
eight days hence, to be held at the usual plac
of holding elections. That township societie
be formed-th that committees be appointed fo
t every school and sub-district in the count,
+ whose duty it shall be to call upon every famil
y in his her, or their district, and solicit such al
ticles, not only are called for by the Santar
n Commission, but such, also, as may be necessar
< for the comfort Of volunteers in Regiments no
{, being formed in our State
! Lit us have a prompt and liberal sesponi
ID from the good ladies OF this county and State