The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-05-04
A Hearty Laugh.

Now that the regiments, SO many days hidden
from the view of the country, have reached
Washington; now that eleven thousand men in
the service of the Government are close on their
heels now that the communication by mail and
telegraph is open between Philadelphia and the
Capital now that troops, stores, munitions of
war, ofiiceseekers, and newspaper correspon-
dents may go to and fro; now that the story of
Beauregard's being on Arlington Heights is
known to be false; now that it is clear that no
body of troops, that single battery of flying
artillery could not blow into kingdom come, is
near the Capital now, in q word, that the plans
and purposes of Gen. Scott are worked out,and
as usual crowned with success, we see the farcial
side of the New York papers Of Thursday, and
are provoked to many hearty laugh over the
diatribes upon the powers that be, in which
these papers indulge. We are intensely amused
by the loud call of the Times upon the Cabinet
to resign and make way for younger and quick
er men; by the grave carnestness Of the Tribune
as it reviews the existing situation; by the loud
shrieks of the Herald to save the Capital; and
by the patriotic circumstances of the World
against the treason Of the Times in las PROPOSE
ton to depose Honest Old Abe. The fight is
over The dead point is passed, and before this
time, the loud complaints of New York are
changed into words OF encouragement and praise.
Recent events have taught valuable lesson,
which the people who read the Journals, and
the editors who make them, will do well to re-
member; and were we addressing an individual
to enforce it, we should sum the whole matter
up in pithy command.-keep your SHIRT NJ
When danger threatens and great disgrace
seems to be impending, don't set up howl, fall
to aud pull your hair, nor indulge in crimna
tons of everybody and everything in the neigh
borhood Keep your shirt on The country is
in good hands the people are all right, resour-
ces are abundant, and "Barki's is willing" The
dreadful work of slaughter will begin soon
enough Do not make it more dreadful by SEN
ding men into the field half armed not drilled at
all, and without the supplies which are as impor-
tant as muskets and gunpowder. General Scott
and his subordinates know when to say Ready /!
when they do, look ont for decisive blow and a
signal victory !-[Chicago Tribune.
The TRUTH AT LAsT-THAr LoAN.-It seems
by the following in the y. o. Prdyue oil Satur-
day, that the enthusiasm of the capitalists for
the Confederate loan did not hold out to the
end. Considering the magnificent sum that
Louisiana is reported as having subscribed, and
the reputed anxiety for more, this exhortaton
seems quite superauops:
s.Ths is the last day for receiving subscriptions
to the Government loan The books close at 2
D. m. We make one more appeal to the wealthy
classes, some OF WHOM Neep HiOst EXTRAORDINARILY
in the back ground, to come forward and sustain
the country and the cause for which the youth
and yalor of our State are now prepared to lay
down their lives. The people Of moderate means
have subscribed most literally. All the foreign
houses have come down most handsomely. We
now look for the faction Of some of our million
aires. and those whose fortunes are estimated by
hundreds of thousands"
MIsSOURI-Sr. LopIs.-The President Of
the United States has made requisition upon
the st. Louis Arsenal for 81 900 stand of arms,
artillery and ammunition for the State of Illinois,
The reouisition was duly presented by the Gov.
ernor OF Illinois and the whole amount of arms
and ammunition has been duly handed over with
out disturbance or commotion, and are now safe
| at Springfield.
The Democrat learns from good authority,
that when General Pillow telegraphed from Nash
vile to Montgomery that be could raise ten
thousand volunteers to join the Southern army,
| be was informed that the troops we're not de-
sirable, unless, accompanied NTH provisions. This
shows where the pinch is In the Cotton States
A privsteering Office is publicly announced In
the New Orleans papers.