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The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-09-28
CAMP LYON, near Rolla, NO., I
Sent O0fh 1891


EDITOR HAwK-EYE:-At a meeting of the
Printers of the Fourth Regiment Of Iowa Volun-
teers, held for the purpose of forming Typo.
graphical Union, Lieut. L. Shields was called to
the Chair, and P. o. James appointed Secretary.
On motion of Sergeant Morris, committee Of
three was appointed to procure Charter
On motion Of J. F. Hopper committee Of five
we're appointed to draft the Constitution and
By Laws for the government of said Union -
whereupon the following persons were appointed
as said Committee :-Messrs. Yokoner, Hopper,
Norris Henry, and James
On motion, the meeting proceeded to perfect
the permanent organization of the Union, by
clecting the following officers: Lieutenant L.
Shields, President; lst Sergeant Geo. A. Henry,
Vice President; Serg's J. l. Morris, Secretary
P. O. James, Cor. Secretary, and J. F. Hopper.
Treasurer.
Cn motion Of J. F. Hopper, an invitation was
members) to join the Union.
On motion, it was ordered that the proceed
inps of this meeting be forwarded to the Missouri
Democrat, Burlington Hawk Eye, The Printer
Council Bluffs Nonpariel, Glenwood Times, and
Rolla Express, requesting the publication o.
| the same ~ L4g5 ss1
On motion, the papers of Iowa were requested
| to furnish the Union with one or more copies Of
their respective papers, for the benefit Of said
association.
On motion, the meeting adjourned until
Thursday evening, the 10th inst at Z o'clock.
| L. SHISLDs, Prest.
p. O. JAMES. Cor. Sec,y. -
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+ ~ Col. (Senator) Lane in addressing large
audience at Indianapolis, said he would never
sanction propositions for peace that did not pro-
vide for the hanging of traitors. He did not
want them to have Providential deaths, but TO end
their lives as dogs and felons, at the end of the
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The Memphis Appeal informs the Secesh that
''more coast raids are on the tapis" 1t says: rs
Busy notes of active preparation are coming to
success Of Butler, at HatterAs has opened the
eyes to our truly vulnerable points, and measures
are now on foot to attempt srepsti,ion of that
unfortunate foray. a . -,-sss.sg. ..,,.s. =.
We will be assaed this fall by the
embattled hosts Of the enemy, upon land and by
sea w. ~
y We must be up and doing, to meet
the enemy at every point on the, Potomac, along
the Ohio, up in the Western frontier, and partic-
uiary along the as yet unprotected portion Of our
seaboard. s-- ~
We doubt whether the Sscesh will consider
this information as cheering,
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NEAL AT OsKALoosA.-The secession candidate
for Congress in this district has visited Oskaloo
ga repeating the queer odds and ends he read
and vociferated here. The Herald thus comments
upon the exhibition, and the political pedigree of
the candidate. - ..'''
We have no inclination to follow Jarius
through all the windings of his weak and essen
TALLY REASONABLE speech Having been pro-
fessed Freesoilcr and supporter or Hale in 80,
an issuer Of vile shinplasters to palm off on hon.
est people in '56, Neal is now very suitable
person to run on the Mahoney ticket for Con.
gress. He is nothing less than an alder and
abettor Of treason. If his advice were followed,
the Government would be in the hands of jeff
Davis and his traitor crew, in less than twenty
days. In time of peace we are in favor of the
largest liberty of speech and of the press, but in
| times of war man has no right to print or spout
treason, and Jarius E. Neal, like the rebel papers
of New York and St. Louis, and the traitors of
| Washington and Baltimore, ought to be legally
suppressed When the Government is taxed to
its utmost to put down most wicked and gigan-
tic rebellion, no man has right to defend the
cause Of the traitors or stir up dissensions and
dissatisfaction among loyal people.
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STAMPEDE OF NEGRoIs.-There was q STAN.
pede of negroes, IA in number, men, women and
children, in the neighborhood Of Lewinsville to.
day. They came to our lines seeking protection
saying they we're to have been sent to Manassas
this morning. Gen. Smith sent them TO Wash.
ington. They belonged to the estate Of the late
Commodore Jones They stated that they left
At their home only daughter Of the Commo-
dore, her mother having departed sometime ago
for Ianasaas Junction. b. la ~
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A SuGcEsrlcx.-As our Mahoney friends are
!, peek of trouble, not being able to get re
vxable candidate that win stick, we beg leave
Fny Of helping them out Of difficulty, to
Nh suggestion. Our advice is that they put
~ their ticket Judge Webber for Governor,
dDr. Marchand for Lieutenant Governor
III Of these gentlemen are in harmony with
Il plstiorm and with Dennis Mahoney, "or
|.ly other man." and both of them are warran-
led 10 hold on if they get but two votes.
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1--WE have thus far tried in vain toget On

1--WE have thus for tried in vain TO- get any
:. 4 response from Judge Webber and HE
,,,a.y conclave, in regard to Che mutilation Of
$ lnenocra,ic platform. We have repeatedly
s.,d home upon Judge Webber By name ,ands
/. aries acting with sim,w without naming
~ This a.grant and high-handed outrage BY
,leh ,ha. platform Was shorn Of every loyal
.s.;.sut A. we can gesno response from the
.s,, uar.ies, We have concluded 70 place their
.res before the public and see if they can thus
!. ;od,ced TO enlighten the people in regard
= ,bis matter A good many loyal Democrats
.,,slike to hear from them. The conclave, as
,,winformed, upon what We be!ieveto beck.
rss, authority, consists Of Judge Weber, A.
& Carpenter, B. J. Hail and J. y. Morgan
Nm may have been others engaged in the work,
is We will be happy to print their names -
! b. gentlemen, give us your reasons,if you
ne any, why sentence should not At once be
nd upon you. F :.a- Fa 'a' E''
ihis is grave matter-a matter OF whicn the
tbIic ia entitled to be fully Informed. Thls is
3 excuse and . very sufficient excuse, ,tor orin2'
the names of private citizens thus prominent
Sefor. the public. as We reluctantly do
here are no considerations OF personal friend
10 or Of any other sort that ought or shall
Ssa the parties implicated.
1--WE understand this matter correctly there
it, A breach of trust on the part of Webber.
u Larceny, SO far as the others are concern-
4 stealing the loyal principles Of the Demo.
s6 party Of Des Moines county.
n Fraud and forgery SO far as all of them
4 ~ concerned in attempting to impose upon the
x,rc rs the authoritive declaration Of polit-
party, bogus platform full of treason, man
.csued BY themselves
L .uy one can show that these parties are not
sysy guilty, as charged above, we shall be
,srlad to quash the Indictment.
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HAr. Thomson, German, has exhibited .
'ssket With barrel six feet long, and without
gkek, which is designed to receive forty
eAges at the same time, to be fred in success.
Aene sitter another, by fuses running through
sSallets A fuse extends from the upper
srge to the muzzle, and when the soldier is
Adsto commence his FIRE, be lights the fuse
@s1en has nothing else to do than to point
apieee at one enemy after another, the gun
ssping up the fire till the whole forty charges
eslhausted. The cartridges may be arranged
ny number, and driven into the gun by .
e motion. The gun With stock is about
ain length, and with bayonet would form
eneellsnt weapon against cavalry, The Sci
s''hc American representa- It as . plausible in
0aon, but asks will il be found practicablef
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q The Democrats Of Massachusetts, have
- their convention and nominated their can
*''e' for the highest Offices. The platform
'a'alns resolutions conforming to the advice Of
gias and pledging the party TO the aid Of
s~uinistration sin . rigorous prosecution
1e var as the only means of securing last
hsce' The loyalty Of The convention,
.se'er, vas not without stain, in the speech
We chairman, which though violently assail.
ne Goverament, vas greeted by large por.
sA Of the convention. and in the reasonable
'ess solsnist frsmssrsi sfthe lsedieg ypsa
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The LATEST CANCELLATION HUMBUa.-The
childish attempt Of the Past Grand Master of the
Masonic Order in Kentucky, Ohio, and other
States, to bring about an era of good feeling In
the country through the mediation of that vener-
erable Order, has met the repulse which it dc.
served, and less than which could not have been
expected, at the hands Of the Southern Lodges.
The Grand Lodge of Mississippi replies: ii 1'ro
Your well-meant attempt to make Free Mason
ry the means of reconsolidating the temple of
the political Union could only result, even if the
meeting to which you invite us was practicable,
in introducing confusion" into that Temple
where we may still meet as free and accepted
Masons. The Grand Lodges of the United States
are henceforth to US just what the Grand Lodges
Of England and Holland are; nor can we, as Ma
sons, too much congratulate ourselves that our
relations to the former are not complicated by
the existence of any general jurisdiction, such
as has been proposed under the form of Grand
Lodge of all the States.
We feel all the horrors of war as sensibly as
our Northern brethren, and as all Masons are led
by their principles to do. But believing that
our countrymen are in no wise responsible for
them, and fearing that even an effort for peace
might at this time be regarded as movement
towards an impossible reconstruction of the
American Union, we respectfully decline your
request that we should meet with you at Louis
vile KY, to consult upon . plan for the ADJUST
ment of the present difficulties. ,s,ls .,s sl q.
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Hfhe detachment from Gen. Sickles's bri-
pds shich has reconnoitered Prince George
ID riArundel counties, in Maryland, as far as
r Tobacco, opposite Matthias Point, has bro
up rebel recruiting stations, post routes,
y aud provision depots, arrested implicated
zs.ionists, and inspired confidence among
Union man .....---e. ...#. ....... ..,
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WHAT NEXr.-We received circular yes
terday, signed on behalf of the majority of the
Democratic State Central Committee, by Geo.
H. Todd Chairman, informing US of a very
strange fact, viz: that Col. Merritt has become
the nominee of the Democratic party for Gov
ernor, after spurning the platform and declining
the nomination for Lieut.. Governor-that Lau.
rem Dewey has become the candidate Of this
same party for Lieut.. Governor, the only person
remaining Of the original nominees being the
inevitable Elwood, who thinks he is running for
Supreme Judge.
Here is an anomalous state of affairs, to be
sure What becomes Of the Mahoney platform?
Is it still in existence Do all three of the
candidates stand upon it,or only Elwood! Where
is Mahoney? Has the Democratic party gone to
bush-whacking by his advice and consent, or is he
no longer managers After reading good many
true men out of the party, has be finally beer
kicked out? LE s.tE.
But what shall we say of Col. Merritt! He
is true man, and a very good man. How comes
he in such fix?
In this same circular, we find an eloquent
appeal to the unterrifed Democracy Of Iowa to
rally to the support of 'Lauren Dewey Of Hen.
ry county" There can hardly be any mistake
about this Col. Dewey is undoubtedly the man
referred to. What has Col Dewey ever done
to endear him to the hard shell Democracy
Right here, story very we'll told by our Demo
cratic friend, Corse, comes in appropriately. A
gentleman supposed to have lived at remote
period, somewhere in the rural districts, and LED
quiet pastoral life, once upon time, died
leaving all his wealth, hock Of sheep, to be
equally divided between his two surviving sons
The elder divided the fock, putting all the goot
sheep into one pen, and all the poor, mean
scragly hard ones, into another. In this las
lot he put pet lamb which had been grea
favorite with his younger brother, and then in
vited him to take his choice. The young mar
fondIed his pet embraced him. "Billy," sait
he, II have always thought great deal of you
and it is now very hard to part with you. Blu
you are in bad company. You have got into
| h. ri crowd Good Rive ~
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DazADyrL-One of the Mahoney stump-tail
wner grocery politicians of this vicinity, was
srnheard the other day boo-hooing over this
isadfnl war. He wound up by saying, as the
wv climax Of disaster and the ecstacy of war,
'iAt il ras brsaling the Dcmocratic party all 10
xe" There is the rub. The country is no
ias. The Constitution and Laws are nothing.
kiberies of thirty millions Of people are
&ng. But that this strumpet Of party, which
kcaused the trouble, should 60 down to rise
anore, is an awful thing, for these God-forsa.
| ih politicians. -.-,-1 ..tf e--r. ..a...,i -r
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SE-The Twenty fourth Illinois Regiment >.
Col. Hccker, left Cincinnati on Friday, on the
steamers Dunle.th and Champion, for Louisville.
The Nineteenth, Col. Turehin, probably went
down the river on Saturday.
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eB- The National Intelligencer of the 18th
inst. contains list Of agents for the National
Loan in the several states and from which it ap.
pears that none have yet been designated for
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Should this communication, Mr.. Editor, fin,
place IN your columns. will. in subseouen1 II 4
| article. notice that auestiou. a
saliss 4, bas h HAMILTON. 5
roo,-a.noonra...,,,c.., !, - 7u.... Ia
LET'rER FROM DEs MONIES. :
,-, q.s1 s4s,s .Dss AoINEs, Sept, %.
EDrToR OF HAwK- EHE:-Dear Sir:-The polit
ical elements sre still in ferment at the Capital
You are aware that three delegations were re
GENTLY sent from thia city-ope to Mason. one tt
Nar.;.. .na ~. - Nal r.. ,,,;..;o,, ,e .has.
-. !. -'1 O.l0 " 4 - - :. .'
oeiegauons was 70 persuade mason ana Neai tt
decline the positions assigned them on the trait
or's platform. to give place to Merritt and Ed
-..i. D.. -. !. In ... -.
~
ton was sent, IN order to persuade Edwards to
accept the nomination for Congress. Mason re-
fused to decline. he vas not nrenared To take
a..
"' "-s nv 0on''N'eu VI ''' 'ecess''s
orAdvantage to tte Democracy; did not see how
Merritt could be supported by the Democracy
after having eschewed the marty in this omo-
soncy' anu 'iAen MS sIand upon tue Union plat
form. Neal was equally dubious about the De
mocracy supporting Black Republican and
nractical war man i;ke Edwards No,.;t. 20.
~, .r~
e"oa''a'seu W s"e sau'e convictions ana oim'
culties; doubted whether Mason could be in.
duced to decline, and whether he could accent
nomination from two no r.;as ,et n,ofassnn 80. ,;,,
= ee''e pau.
c'p'es 80 adverse as 70 leave no common ground
to stand Upon. In other words, he could not see
how it was possible for him to be loval Union
49,, .nd o,,o.o ,a . III H. - ~,
;stra.;on ~ - 80 .ha Tn;aa "'"s' - VIC "u""'
Tsms :, "a a.. :. ,.a,s sas tn' -, .h -,
IL rra oon..;.;ns -, ~ 49,, =. sile
Tha nnnonan,. of . % se
asn =. l"..' poo "un.'s'." were
.ha, .aaao,;on Iud~a Ms.n n0"s ,s. .nas on ,Ir'
could der;ve No ,,a-sora Al honos, s.nn, @ s.a: NC
ton ,bat sava NJ nron,;.a oe anoaaOS ao.a .hn.
ro..nn of ~. ~, das;,oa ~ - anu 'na. ~:
s,d o;ve 20 enpth.r nh ao,,la 80, I'm ,:..,' nn'
nre.t;ae from The h.i.ls So,S % - ho, & .ue
The odinm of the nlstform mon rb;nh h. sepe ~
called IN stand Promnted hp sroh rea.a.;o,a
Indoe Mason racons;dere5 b;s res,..i anS sa,,,
for,5 b;s decl;not;on IN s;an;sosn. sa e I'm
latter. not de;on;n, :, oYerass ~ a, caa,;n my
nromnted bv The s,ee thus in = moo v a1,a , SnrnsS
mon him NV The nnprsc;ous .n,;on os III .o,"su .
friends - -'' '"A
The dec];nat;on tool al, hv surn,;so Ill.,,
w.s m time IN consmlt with Eerr;.t snd ;us.
annrehans;on was fat that ba would u s,sS
what be had sIraadv snhs.sn.;.II,, sef',aa
was feared that he had already soean,ed .hs
ColoneIcv of the sth Reo;mant :ands.ep H., te he
the Governor ;mmed;ateIv ofter h;s ra,,,. Co., ~
M;ssonr; The frayment of Tho nemoo,".;a ~, a.v-
m;ttce located At tbe Can;.ai de,oro;nad - I'm "m.
the oordan knot bv e.erc;s;ng sn.oor..o .u'
Thav decided IN tho Sahhotb a.n rr;t,' ~ tooo,. t
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The NATIONAL LoAN.-In Chicago, in two
days, $l13,l50 was subscribed to the National
Loan-$lOO,O 900 by Solomon Sturgis l. Son.
Rev. George w. Gale, the founder of the city
of Galesburg, in Illinois. is dead. He was one
of the oldest and most respected clergymen in
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B Although it was well known here yester.
day that portion of the gallant Col. Mulligan's
command, after having surrendered to the rebel
General Price and been discharged on parole,
had marched to the Hannibal and St. Joseph
Road, travelled to Quincy and passed on thence
to their homes in Chicago-after at least one of
the brave men Of his command had told the
story Of their gallant resistance but final surren.
der, for lack of water and ammunition, in
our streets to anxious listeners yesterday, the
telegraph tried to delude the public with the
foolish lie that Aullgan yet feld lexington
We shall, ut this rate soon rival the G. s. A.
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ESEABIIISHEDl


Gen. Fremont anA the ffsseaent.
on the SOth OF August last Gen; Fremont q.
clafed martial Law Throughout the State of Mis-.
scurt. q H6s right 70 do 70 hns not been denied
BY the President or any one else. This rightS
not derived freslith6 C0hstitusisn in express
terms, but from necessfty, and Of this Necessity
Gen. Fremont Is the Judge. The President
does not question the wisdom Of the declaration,
admitting Fremou,'s superior knowledge of the
necessities of the care and the propHety Of
promptly meeting the emergency ~ he did
Having the admitted right to declare martial
Law, and martial siaxi suspendinE Civil law, in
Gliding the cconnscation e act of. the 9Th Of Au
gust, of,couuse Gen. Fremont has not exceeded
his authority in declaring the slaves of rebelp
In arms free, The matter resolves itself simply
into Z question of policy. =
The right being admitted on the part Of Gen.
Fremont 70 suspend the civil law and substitate
the military, was It in view of the state Of If.
fairs in Missouri. wise and polite, to 1iberate
the slaves of masters in open rebellion, as be
did in his proclamation, or was it better to leave
the act Of Congress Of Aug eth ia force, freeing
only such slsycs a. have borne arms against the
United States or labored upon entrenchments,
with the consent Of their masterss This is the
question, as we conceive. Looking at the mat
Ter cooly and impartially, 60 far as we are able,
we give the preference to Gen. Fremont's pro-
clamation over the act of Congress, SO far as its
application to the State of Missouri is concern.
cd. as being more iust. treating all armed re |
bells alike, and publishing them with greater se.
verify. But looking at it in any light, 1t is but
a question of policy. The President, as the
Commander in Chief, has an undoubted right |
to say what the policy shall be, and it is equally
Gen. Fremont's duty to obey, which he can do |
without torfeiting his own self.respect. s 1,
So much for this matter 60 far as it has been
authoritatively set before the public. But |
newspaper correspondents in and about Wash.
ington have told the public, with how much |
truth we do not know, that this proclamation of |
Gen. Fremont's was sent to the President be-
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The UNION CONVENTION Union Conven.
tion which met here yesterday, made the follow.
ing nominations:
For Senator-Shep LETTER
House-H. w. Starr, VIM Harper, and James
Crawford
Sheriff-W. F. Johnson egg &
Treas. and Recorder. C. Abercr ombie.
County Judge-A J Messenger.
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other interfere with the institution of slavery
another question or two: Suppose our cause
aternates between victories and defeats till it
reaches such crisis that we must either wholly
abandon the end for which we have taken up
arms, allow the rebels to dictate the terms OF
peace, and submit to the unrestraned tyranny
and reign Of the slave power, or as last re-
sort-a military necessity, proclaim liberty to the
slaves in every rebel state into which our armies
are marched. in such an event, which alterna-
tive will you choose? Will you destroy slavery
in the rebellious states as the last resort and
only means Of re-establishing the authority of
the Government? or will you spare slavery and
| sacrifice the liberties of this nation! II all
visible indications are not delusive, matters are
hastening to that very crisis and the time is not
remote when every friend of freedom must give
| practical answer to these questions. The ad.
vocates Of slavery have determined on the de.
struction Of the government and constitution,
| with the view to extend, strengthen, and per-
petuate the Institution; and they are now using
the slaves BY thousands as means of success.
The slaves are now performing most of the
drudgery and exhausting work of their armies,
and thereby keeping their soldiers in better con.
dition for our destruction; while our men have
to do oil the work the slaves are doing in the
camp and elsewhere, and the work of soldiers
on the field Of battle. As means of utility and
strength the slaves to-day, in one sense, consti
tute the balance Of popsr between the contend.
Ling armies; and the public mind should be fully
pre- pared for tremendous increase Of this aux.
| iliary power, and none need be surprised tc
learn at any day that slaves are compelled e
bear arms and shoot down white men and free
men by the ,housand Then this issue will bs
fally before thelpublic and the world-the de-
atruction Of slavery in the rebel states, q the
only means Of maintaining our liberties BY ths
stablisbment Of the government, or the sac
rifice of both atths bloody shrine of slavery !!
That the rebels viii strain every nerve, sxhaus,