The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-05-18

a. The London Times, With IL provsrbiAl
irnor sncs Of American affairs, will not believe
that anything serious i meant BY he Preside a.
Notwithstanding his Proclamation, ana sne ne.ss
clustered at his back. 1t insists on treating '"e
bombardment Of Sumter as an event insuMc'e"s
70 being on the catastrophe Of bloody civil war;
r.. ve,.;on az the affair is dressed up so as to
.nne.r amusing, but ignores completely the
deep meaning which the fall Of that Fort con.
yeye,i to every loyal heart; and in proceeding
to detail the uncertainties of the conflict, lays
emphasis upon the assertion that "a democracy
has no bond Of loyalty such as We own, and no
sense Of honor or propriety to sovereign pow
er." That the monarch in England at least is
only smabol cannot be doubted. Victoria is
in no sense sovereign, such as was Elizabeth.
The executive power has passed to other hands,
mighty. To the American his Gag is the symbol
of all that is grand in his empire or attractive in
his peaceful home, and when shot down At Sum-
ter, he felt that blow had been struck at the
stability of his government, that an insult had
been offered to his pride. that his home was as
sailed, and all his cherished institutions endan-
gered. His Gag exerts . sovereign power over
his entire being, and il bond in democracy
a thousand fold more strong than any other
could be. 1t has some kingly attributes, too,
for not only has it proved 10 be 1.-THE fountain
IF honor" but il "can DO no wrong" Not the
name Of Lincoln, not the prestige Of the admin
is,ration. but the Stars and Stripes, has called
together the thousands of freemen now resolved
to uphold the mighty interests represented BY it
AMERICAN AFFAIRS IN THE BRIrlsH HoUsE OF
LORDS We we're not mistaken when we AT
firmed that our troubles would meet with the
most respectful sympathy from the British PEG
pie, and that however deeply the reverberationi
Of the conflict might affect their interests the
moral weight Of that sympathy would go with
the North. The House Of Lords has not fels il
beyond its sphere to express its feelings in com
mon with the nation at large. The Earl o.
Maimsbury, for the purpose of eliciting the ex
preston, asked o: the Government whether in
the crisis, any steps had been taken to prevent
if possible the shedding Of blood The reply o.
Lord Wodehouse will commend itself to every
American citizen as all lie could wish. After
speaking of the sorrow and concern with
which the dissension was viewed he saidt--
"However great may be the interest which we
feel, and however anxious We may be to avert
this misfortune. impending over the United
States, we yet feel that free and independent
nation might not welcome advice in Its internal
affairs, if that advice should be proffe.ed with
out being asked for" He also informed the
House that Lord Lyons was only instructed on
every occasion to to express the hope that
peaceful results might be arrived at. We are
able to appreciate not only the wisdom but the
generosity which dictates such course, though
we never for a moment supposed that England
would attempt any interference in our affairs.
H- A victim to intemperance, once a
school teacher and subsequently a member OF
the bar, termin ted his existence In Saloon in
Dubuque on the morning of the 10th He was
in the habit of sleeping in the bar-room of the
Saloon as he Was destit1te ofmeans and oil the
morning in question lie was found with. his throat
cut and the razor clutched in his hand. He
had executed bis purp ,se with the greatest
determination, for be had used first one hand and
than the other cutting from the side to the
front, sundering the blood vessels and wind pipe
His name was Gilmore and his friends reside
in Cayuga County New York.
~" One of the Wisconsin volunteers has ri,
vailed our lack Of climbs" in ingenuity for being
refused for the lack of an eye, he went to Chi.
cago, bought artificial one and secured enlist
ment