The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-03-16
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I vris yos few line 70 tai you to make
vour business arrangements for pav. We are -
imagine the feeling of the country. and il you
souid you could only - he pooe, miserable, de.
uded fools, yos would laueA. u came On the
rain from Atlanta, Ga, On Saturday with Jef. /
Davis. the President elect shopld Judge him
% be 1 determinsd sort of . man, and Ne talks
plainly Of war to conquer the Northern Yam /
ksss. II makes me laugh, but 4 am compelled
70 keep close mouth, or join in with them. At
Atlanta, should judge, about 500 men, women
and niggers assembled to welcome the President.
he made spsech--was glad to meet his friends;
he needed their help; and II in his duties he
mould not do al they expected of him, wanted
shem to overlook it. and il the Northern Yam.
KEGS were determined to have war, then he
would join them in battle, God would protect
Them in their just cause. II the Yankee Repub-
Means at the North could beat them at the bal
lot-box they would show them that the cart
ridge-box was different institution. Applause
And If you could see the class Of people you
would laugh. 1t looked like . small military
display of boys, with tin pans and broomsticks
PLAYING soldier. I wish had the faculty of
writing what ssw-it would be big thing
We left Atlanta with q car for JEFF. Davis and
the Committee flag, at each end, stars aud
stripes-six small stars, and one large one in the
center. At every station would be military
company, and about, say from 20 to 100 men,
women, children and niggers-no more. The
towns Of the North are counties here. Some Of
our largest counties are not u large a. Oneida,
and each county turns out military company;
and If you could see themi The greater part
are boys from Is to 40 years old-a perfect
farce. am sick and tired Of II, and LIDO col
emily believe the Seventh Regiment Of New
York could march through the entire country.
We got to Lagrange, Georgia. A crowd of not
more than $50 was at the cars, consisting Of
men, women, boys and niggers; military com
pany numbering eighteen nuskets and three ne
gross, with one playing the base drum, one the
snare drum, and the other fife. They marched
into line, and such drilling, q just yelled, could
not help it); then they fred salute, six muskets
at time; then Davis made the same speech he
made at Atlauta-and the same thing was re-
peated at West Point, Apelika and Auburn, on
ly worse in military point of viex. We ar
rived here Saturday night, with no reception
whatever; all quiet until this morning. At
10 o'clock, the Columbus Guards went through
the Zouave drill, in front of the Exchange Ho-
tel-the company that challenged the Chicago
Zouaves-a perfect farce, / think. ! wish you
could have seen ii. At l22 o'clock We went to
the Capitol to see the Inauguration of the Presi-
dent.
o, yes, you never saw congregation. was
sick. should not think more than 2, 500 men,
women, children and niggers were there. Jeff
Davis came in-Alex. Stephens at his right, and
Howell Cobb at his left. They then called for
music. and the band played the Marseillaise
hymn then q prayer, then Davis delivered his
inaugural Address. can't qnote it. He was
for war; said the reconstruction of the Union
was not practicable or desirable. he wished
their help in the emergency, and if his services
were needed in the battlefield he would be
there. The oath was then administered by How
ell Cobb. His voice trembled so as to hardly be
audible. do not wonder, in his traitorous acts.
JEFF Davis, with arm and head uplifted towering
hsavenward, said: "Yes, SO help me God, will ad-
minister according to the Constitution" and you
can bet no means it. In less than two weeks
from to-day he will certainly be engaged in war.
The Last JOust between Joseph Lane and
johnson Of Tennessee,
l[Correspondsnoe of the N. Y. world.]
WARRINGTON, March ..
After the morning business of the Senate had
been rapidly gone through with, Mr.. Joseph Lane
of Oregon, who will hereafter be chiefly remem-
bsred in connection with the last day of the
second session of the thirty sig tn Congress, hay
ing the floor resumed his speech Of yesterday,
and occupied between four and five hours OF the
most important time ever set apart for the de.
liberations of the American Senate-not SO much
in the consideration Of the present grave issues
before the country, or of the principles therein
involved, as, SO far as could be judged from an
occasional word of his nterminable harangue
which was audible, in discussion of matters
personal to himself and of his own position. 1t
should be remembered that there were great
number of private bills which awaited the final
action of the body, that the resolutions of the
Committee of Thirty-three, that the propositions
of the Peace Convention, and the various mea
sures of compromise were before it for approval
or rejection, that the galleries were filed to over
flowing with persons from all parts of the coun
try, many of whom for the first time were pre-
sent in the Senate Chamber, and that the COLDER
sands of the session were fast running out. AND
yet the Senator kept on, hour after hour, read
ing speech, of which no one except in his i'm
mediate vicinity on the floor could catch an in
telligble sentence or cared brass farthing tc
hear even that, apparently unconscious ina
there was anybody else in the universe excep
Joe Lane, or any other subject pressing upol
the public mind than his political consistency
Hardly Senator was in his seat, and no ont
paying the least attention to what he said, ex
cept, perhaps, Mr.. johnson of Tennessee, whei
he was personally assailed. Visible signs of ex
IRENE Impotence were manifested Throughout
the galleries, and curses not only not cloud bu
Deep" but distinctly audible, were showere
upon his devoted head. Still the dull, mono
onous reading was continued; it seemed as thong
he never would get through his manuscript
whose leaves, strewn thicker than those of al
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less succession. Now and then he would com
to so-callsd conclusion, but every endin
proved in fact to be fresh beginning. Ever
finite infliction, however, must have an end, an
SO at last had the gentleman's speech, but nc
until despair was depicted upon every cour
tenance ee&'i2 5.i -
Mr. johnson rose to reply and made, it is sal
to say, the most effective stump speech eve
heard in the Senate of the United States. TIL
pent up feelings of the galleries could not b
restrained but was expressed in distinct accom-
paniment of the eloquent remarks Of the gallan
Tennessean as he piled the Senator from Orego
with every effort of ridicule and satire, of arg,
ment and invective. At length, the demonstr;
tons of approval and delight becoming too d.
cided, the presiding officer threatened that til
galleries should be cleared if the disturbanc
was renewed. Comparative quiet was restore
for few moments, but grand Union sentimep
soon elected burst of applause. The fats
order was given, but before it could be execute
Mr. Douglas rose to the motion that it be su.
pended. Nearly an hour was consumed in dc
batting the proprieties of the Senate, discussi,,
points Of order motions to adjourn, etc. The
Senate got completely befogged, and no on
more SO than the gentleman in the chair ON
Polk.) General consent was at last obtained ths
the order should not be enforced, and the Ser
ator from Tennessee resumed his remarks; br
when he came to his peroration, and the sta,
and stripes were thrown to the breeze Of popr
lar enthusiasm in all their original and accuni,
lated lustre, repressed patriotism must wreak i,
self upon expression and it did without the pc:
sibility of mistake. "Clear the galleries." thur
dered the presiding officer Mr. Fitch had take
the chair; the vast audience rose Simultaneous,
and knowing that then they might as well be hun
for veteran Of the flock as for the most inne
cent lamb, made the very walls of the Chambe
echo to their continuous and unrestrained plaut
its. '1Hurrah for Johnson three cheers 70
old Tennessee" and various other outbursts
excited feeling, burst upon the ears of astount
ed Senators. The multitude was at length dii
persed, and soon after the Senate adjourned I