The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-12-14

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.L.LI[NlGTON,,s j SATURDI
OenscrlpsssA Anaong the Rsbeis.
Here 10 ons di6erence-ths loyal states have
raised an army Of more than half million vol
unteers, and can raise q million II needed. But
the rebels have prsctised compulson from the
frst, and now talk Of = general conscription -
The Richmond Examiner says that the only way
tomeet the North with any prospect Of success
to raise . regular army, BY some meapa re-
sembiing the conscript:ons Of allosher nations in
the world except England and Ameriea, and that
BY this mesns half . million men can be put into
the field. Il says: j 5 s.i., aslg, 4 -
1.-THE campaign Of 1851 may be considered q
over. In fortnight the enemy can do nothing
more. The early danger Of the South, that it
would be overwhelmed before it could organize
1 and prepare for defense, BY superior numbers
and transportation; is ut an end. We have 90
much advantage. But in the struggle an unex-i
pected feature has developed itself in the tenn
per of the United States. Before the war began
all sane men believed they would compromise.
the political quarrel with the South, and badthe
North offered the South the poorest terms, 30
| corrupt was public sentiment in Virginia, at
least, that those terms would have been accept
ed. When the war begun but a1few thought it
would last six months. The six months have
gone. The United States have endured defeat
after defeat, made sacrifice after eacriiice, and
have closed an unsuccessful campaign without
the slightest approach to reason. The peace
party Of the North, like the Union party Of the
South, has entirely disappeared. The whele peo-
pie are completely under the hand Of the govern
ment, and all together, people and government,
are bent on the prosecution Of this war, even If
the consequence be collision with England and
national bankruptcy. Under this impulse they
have steadily increased, and are still increasing
| their vast regulur force. Not less team soc, 900
men are enlisted for an indefinite period, and
equivalent in all it's parts to y regular army
Mr.. Seward is getting rather queer in his talk,
if we may accept as authentic all the letter wTi
ters put in his month. The correspondent of
the Anti-Slavery Standard reports him ss saying:
"The effective part Of the war, on our side, is
over. There may be more fighting the less
Of it the surer we are Of speedy peace. Every
battle saved--which can be honorably avoided
lis gain to the cause of the Union. The real
danger is over If we escape danger in our for
eign affairs, all will be well.' -
| Upwards Of 800 negro emigrants from Penn
sylyania, Michigan and Canada, Of both sexes,
and all ages and shades of complexion, sailed
from New York last week, for Hayti. Most of
the emigrants have already had some experience
in farming, and they intend TO follow the same
occupation on arriving at their new home.
gE A battalion Of the Second Regiment of
Iowa CvaIry, struck their tents at Davenport bar
racks on Saturday evening, and were conveyed
by the Rock Island, Illinois Central and Terre
Haute l. St. Louis Railroads to st. Louis, where
they go into quarters at Benton Barracks The
battalion embraces $50 men under command of
the following officers: E-.-
! Lieut.. .-Colonel-Edward Hatch sa :, s.
Major-W. P. Hepburn 50 y4e
Company K-Capt Crocker. - 3
| Company L-Oapt Eaton. W
Company E-Capt. Frank A. Kendrick. ef
Company M-Cspt. Joseph Mcdonnell.
Regimental Adjutant-C. F. Marden q
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A BIa SELL.-Operators in the stock market
in Wall street Monday, made several hundred
thousand dollars by circulating bogus dispatch.
Army Correspondence.
Sedala, No., December, 1861.
Mr.. EDITOR R:-Thinking that might be inter-
esting to your readers to hear something from
the "Sixth Iowa,"I have undertaken to write
you a paragraph or. two in relation to our
whereabouts, condition and 80 forth. We are
encamped about two miles north of Sedalia, on
Lamine Creek. The site is not as good as it
ought to be for the health and comfort of the
soldiers. The water is very bad, and is the cause
of considerable sickness. We have had some
very cold weather, making it quite uncomforta-
.ble for us in tents. We have had to sleep on the
ground without any straw until yesterday, when
we we're furnished with some of that badly need
ed article. '@e
Last week three inches OF snow fell, the first
of the season for us. This was not at all well
come to US in our exposed situation. Despite
of our Inconvenience the men seem cheerful,
and perfectly resigned to anything that tends to
forward the cause of Union and Constitutional
liberty. r. s sA t'5t =, 20 fsa
We have been expecting to be ordered to st.
Louis, but as nails and lumber are being shipped
here from st. Louis, We may have to build bar
racks, and remain here this winter. s2i1l
Our regiment is, as general thing, supplied
with good officers. Our Colonel (AcDowelD is
a firm disciplinarian; and uses his utmost endea-
vors to keep an orderly camp, and to restrain
vice of all kinds. Ne swearing, no drinking,
no card playing arc tolerated in the smallest de-
gree. Lieut.. Col. Cummings has not been with
us much on account of i'll health but from what
we know Of him We all like him very well. As
for Major Corse, it is enough to say that he is
BELOVED by euery man in the regiment. s. j. Ga.
| hagan of Burlington, well known in the ranks Of
the zouave Light Guards, has been promoted
from our Company to be Regimental Drill Ser
geant, q very marked Office. He is we'll drilled
soldier, and splendid drill master, and the
Light Guards may well be proud of his name on
their roll. e1 5f 4,
| We are all anxious TO get a sight Of Price and
McCulloch, but we fear they will never give 10
that privilege. We have done great deal of
hard marching in search of the Secesh, and We
think that it is about time we were getting a
little fighting to do. .4.., .rl 3 81
More anon. W. G. H.
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| TIE VALUE OF TME.-If the troops sent from
Paducah, to cooperate with the expedition
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