The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-12-28

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Mr.. Chandler said he was ready 10 abolil
Of The rebellion! He believed reproduced mo-
teai.sss than any where else aince the days Of ]
The bin v.s po.tpoded till tomorrow. A
WAsmsssos, - Several petitions we're Or
ssntsd preyisg for the emancipation of Il
slaves Of rebels without compensation, and tho,
u Of loyal masters with compensation.
II. Howe gave notice that be would int,
dues bin 70 amend the fugitive slave Law.
The Senate then went into executive session
On The opening ~ the door the Senate adjour,
q until Thursday. ss z
IL WAsHNeros, Dec. 96--SRHAfk--On motto
Of NJ. Hale Il was agreed that when the Senas
adjourn to-day + be to meet on Monday mex
end lwksn the Senate adjourn on that day It q
Fjousn 70 meet next Thursday 81 sgs
Mr. Grimes presented . petition from citizen
Of Iowa for the Introduction Of the Homoepathi
system Of practice in the army. Z
Hessrs. 6smner and Trumbull pssseuted pet
oens tor the emancipation Of slaves under II
war power. s,s,s4 at..,.f .,s.5ss
Several petitions were presented for the loca
6on Of, national armory ct Rock Island. III. 4
II. Hale offered . resolution, that the Presi
dent be requested, II not Incompatible with tn
public, Interest. TO transmit copies Of all dis
/ patches which have passed between this countr,
and Great Britain relative to the seizure Of Ma
ron md SlidclL Said dispatches to be commu
nicased 10 either open or executive session, q,
may b deemed proper. ~ s4e5l
Mr.. Sumner objected. 6
NJ. Hale, said he had understood from thu
public press, and thoss Who held more intimate
relations. with tho administration than himself
though the absence Of the intimacy Was not hil
fault, as be was willing be as confidential ii
anybody, that for three or four days past the
Cabinet has had under consideration PROPOSE
ton fraught with more evil to the country than
anything that had yet marked its history, and
that was ths surrender OF Mason and Slidell "a
Great Britain.
By doing this we would yield all that We had
gained 10 the war Of the Revolution and be hu.
niiiated to . second rate power. No man would
60 further than himself for peace, but he would
not submit to National disgrace and dishonor 10
obtain such peace. He could favor the arbi.
trati0n Of another power, but IL demand has
been made BY Great Britain for the Surrender of
Mason and Slidell, war should be declared against
her instantly. He would make all honorable
concessions for peace-but peace involving
such surrender would be infinitely worse than
war. gfia5iI allii qcs llssa -
His friend from Indiana (Lane) had remarked
this morning that his State had now GO, 900 men
in the field and would double that number to
maintain the national hoaor. IF this Senate
should 60 home after such surrender and hu.
initiation, it would be subject to the scorn and
indignation of the country. He regarded the ar
rogant demand of England as pretext for war.
She was determined to humiliate US first and
fight US afterwards. Let our cities and villages
be pfllaged and burned. Let our national hon
or be preserved.
Francis I, said after the battle of Pavia, that
al Was lost but honor. He (Hale) would pray
that this Administration might not sacrifice Out
National honor-thousands would yet come to
the field to defend it. If this surrender was
| made the Administration would meet with such
FIRE in the rear that 1t would be hurled from
power. "f4ei s''!
If We had q war with England, it would be 70,
the same same cause that had sent one king t.
the block and another homeless and houseless
over the world, and one that would appeal ia
men wherever the English language was spoken
He believed too, that if Napoleon had one desire
more than another, it was 10 wipe out the stain
upon the French arms at Waterloo.
All over Canada there we're thousands of Irish
men who would rush to larms to sustain such q
cause Is ours Our principles were our gres,
strength, and if war must come he would cay lei
it come, and thank God that we are the instru
ments in his hands to work out his own cause.
NJ. Sumner said his own belief was that the
matter would be amicably adjusted-it was il
safe hands and it would be better fer the Senate
to reserve themselves for facts and not act upon
rum0rs
Mr. Hale's resolution was laid over under the
rules. a2,L3st &4 E5a -'
Mr. Davis gave notice that he should intro
duce bill con6scating every species Of proper
ty of al persons who have had any connection
with the Southern Rebellion, either in civil, mi
litary or moral capacity.
Mr.. Harlan introduced bill for establishing
Provisional Governments in all the seeding
States. Referred.
Mr.. Howe INTRODUCED bill amending the Fugi
tive Slave Act. Referred.
Adjourned till Monday.
From Missouri.
WARRrNrsA, No. Dec 24-The damages to
the North No Railroad may lbe summed up al
follows Bridges at Stanton, Centralia, Mexico
Jefferson and Warrenton burned; also one alta
ton and twenty cars from 80 to 80 culverts
large and small, three or four water stations
10000 ties, from 200 to 500 Telegraph poles ani
Eve miles of iron and ten miles Of wire, render
ing useless two trains one having eight car load
of hogs, &C., seven cars of hemp and the othel
having two cars of merchandise are in the pos
session of the rebels, and four engines are lyinf
where they can be seized by them. Some o
the men belonging to the trains have arrive
did the damage sac yet ecamped along the roaG
about 80 behind high bill and other bodies al
or near Martinsburg, Mexico, Oeutralis, Ster.
geon and Allen. Fy 8..E{T
At Oeutralia they went within halt mile oil
the Berge sharp shooters, aud destroyed bridge
and water station; ard two freight trains wers
captured within four miles Of the camp of de
tachmsnt of the same forces at Renick. Tn,
work was directed by practical railroad men
and tho right course was always taken to maxi
the destruction complete. Where the tract
was taken up, the rails were removed, ties ga
thered In piles and set on fire, and the rail
became heated, the weight of the coalen ben
| them so as to render them useless in destroying
the bridges. ,nil
The first fires were kindled around the cor
ners where they would sooner throw the bridg
down; and the trussle guards which spanned tn
open culverts we're burned with the ties to lea
the rail. IS were also the frames on which tn
water tanks stood.
By arrivals from Mexico, we learn that tn
bridge over Salt river, which is the largest an
most costly on the road except that at Revergu
which the rebels fred on Friday night, was en-
tirely destroyed on Sunday night. The static
heuse at jacksonville, was also burned, togethe
with 40 or 80 cars.
The repairs progress rapidly here. The bridg
IL repaired and the culverts between here an
Jonesbury, and the tract will be tomorrow,
the men are not interrupted, and the repairs {
the telegraph line keep pace with the road.
Usually the houses of Railroad men and of a
Union men in the vicinity of the road were SUI