The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-06-29


sui 10 Genoa. Salary $500 per anumn. There
II consequently vacancy in the regiment.
"DniED urr.-The last one Of the secession.
lists at Ossian last Saturday went before Esq.
Smith and took the oath of allegiance to the
United States, and 80 treason in Ossian is tfi.
ciently dried up" They got thoroughly alarm.
ed and caved in.-[Decorah Republican.
AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON.
Intersssang Letter from the Seat OF War.
Correspondence Of the Cincinnati Commercial.l
The Confederates have haxarded their all on
the contest in Virginia, and seem willing now to
make the fight between the Potomac aud the
Rappahannoc. The day their army, which has
been advanced with such temerity, is driven by
battle, or any military necessity" to fall back,
it is demoralized, and will pass away like mist
The Southern leaders have for go long mis-
represented the North to their ignorant follow
ers, that they are now likely to be taken at their
word, and "precipitated" in wav they don't
like. 1t is reported that the Southern soldiers
at Mannassas-who labor under the cruel dis
advantage in war of being gentlemen" and en-
titled, in their own estimation, to peculiar privi-
leges-have been holding mass meetings and
demanding to be led against the invaders Of the
sacred soil" Hence, suppose, the increase
of the Southern force at advanced positions-
the object being to allow the gentlemen who
hold mass meetings to instruct their Generals to
feel the weight Of theiI enemy, that their ten
dency to Impotence may be counteracted.
Gen. johnson undoubtedly thought he was
playing a singularly sharp game at Harper's
Ferry, by evacuating that position with such a
display of destructiveness and eviience of haste.
He supposed that Gen. Patterson would make
haste to cross the Potomac and "possess" the
position. Now, Harper's Ferry is q most indie
fensible position if assaied from the direction of
Winchester, and Patterson had sent portion Of
his men across the river, Johnston's spies, who
might have overlooked the movement from the
Shenandoah mountains, would have notified
him Of the fact, and the evacuating force would
suddenly have re appeared-and Patterson
wsuld have found himself in an exceedingly
tight place, obliged to fight battle on ground
of the enemy's selection, with the Potomac and
the precipices of the Maryland mountains in his
rear.
Gen. SCOTS object in moving Patterson's
column upon Harper's Ferry was to compel the
evacuation of the position-not to fight battle
at disadvantages, for the possession of the worth
less town of Harper's Ferry. The evacuation
removed the menace Of an advance upon Balti-
more, or an invasion of Pennsylvania. Now,
Gen. Johnston is welcome to remain in the val
ley of the Shenandoah, and burn and destroy
everything there. In the meantime, the flower
Of Pattersons command returns to Washington;
and the regiment of regulars, who we're to head
the column Of attack upon Harpel's Ferry, cross
ed the river here last night.
Gen. Beauregards manoeuvres point to de-
sire on his part to provoke skirmishes, and draw
on our volunteers, to involve them in battle
where the ground has been carefully prepared
for them. But Gen. Scott will not suffer an ad-
vance until he orders it to be made in force and
then he knows that the enemies fine spun
schemes must pass away, all Intellectual
am glad to see that the officers of the regu-
lar army are fully convinced that Gen. Scott is
doing his work like great captain. They have
perfect confidence that the present angry impa.
thence of the country will presently give way to
q general expression of grateful admiration.
am told that Gen. Scott used the following
words respecting the Vienna affair: 1T does
not appear that the new idea of accommodating
an enemy's country by railroad, is always at
tended by the happiest results"
A few days since column of Federal troops
entered town in Western Virginia The off,
Ger commanding was met very soon after bis ar
rival by quiet gentleman, who presented his
card, and perfect map of the surrounding
country, with exact information as to the mum.
bers, condition and equipment of the enemy, as
well as evidence that he was confidential agent
of Gen. Scott. The officer exhibited some sur
prise that he should be supplied so promptly with
precisely the information he wanted, when lie
was told by his informant that three weeks be.
fore, Gen. Scott had laid out the work to be
done, and told him to meet the officer COM
mandng the Federal forces, who would arrive in
that town on that very day. There are names,
dates, places, and other details connected with
this story, which l am not permitted to print,
,,b; oh od3 f1yf oi Il int
make its authenticity unquestioned by the pub
io The officer SO opportunity instructed, now
regards Gen. Scott, in military matters as sort
of Divine Providence.
Of course our Congressman and Editors all
have their plans of the campaign marked out,
and any of them could tell Scott what to do:
but he is prouder than Lucifer and will have
his own way absolutely. So we have only to
wait and swatch and pray"
The course of true love is not destined to run
smooth at the meeting of Congress. The real
friends Of the country want the session short
and harmonious. / don't believe it will be Ell
Their.
The speakership contest will not suppose,
be ]Ong--neither will the contest for the clerk
ship. The Speakers Chair will be filed by Col.
Frank P. Blair, of Missouri, or Galusha A.
Grow, of Pennsylvania. Col. Blair is the man
tleman who is very much overrated.
The Clerkship is between Forney and Ether
idge. presume Forney will be re elected If
Blair is Speaker, Forney will be Clerk. If Grow
should be Speaker, Etheridge will be Clerk.
There will be Border State effort, by men,
bers from Maryland, Kentucky and Missouri, led
by Mr.. Crittenden, and backed by such Demo
Gratis US Ben. w ood, of New York, and Valland.
igham, of Ohio-to stop the war and patch up a
disgraceful peace. This compromise conspiracy
will be crushed cut, but it will make great
deal of noise and confusion; and the idea of
those getting it up is to embarrass the Govern.
ment Mr.. Crittenden's part in it will be as in.
furious and mistaken as bis advocacy of COM
promise that Surrendered everything to traitors
last winter. He will play into the saais of Jeff
Davis l. Co., now, as entirely and as innocentiy
in intention as last winter.
The idea of making peace with the scoundrels
who have attempted the destruction Of our
and all that makes life dear or tolera-
BILE, will not be entertained for moment by
Congress, which will ride rough shod over all
twaddle aud twadders.
There is, however, in the North, little party
of AbolitOnists who are disunionists Der Sc and
they may have influence with three or four Con.
gressmen, who would be happy to make peace
provided the Slave States could be sioughed Off
But this for the present will not amount to
much. We may have to talk more of it in the
future.
After the compromise conspiracy comes the
financial questions, which will assume gigantic
1t is understood here that the great work to
be done next winter, is the opening of the Mis-
sissippi river. Virginia will be attended to
will be humbed in due
time. And the great Northwestern States are
to make the navigation of the Mississippi free
forever more. The expedition is to be led by
John @. Fremont. Ali the steamers of the up
per rivers will BE- employed to carry the army
A feet Of gun boats and floating batteries are
being made ready.
statement from Colonel FOrney.
Colonel Forney writes from Washington to
the Philadelphia Press:-
" am not of those who desire to see the
property of our Southern people interfered with.
would unutterably depiore the horrors of
servile insurrection. But, as IA faithful historian
Of the times, it is well that should say that
those who have taken the full responsibility of
resisting the Federal authority, and Of pro-
scribng all who are found in defence Of the
American flag, should appreciate the dangers