The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-05-11


annual convention, and appear to have had
good time generally. They are perfectly I'M
moved BY the national troubles; come of the
speakers finding in them ful6lments Of Joseph's
prophecies, or judgments sent for their vindica-
ton, while others made them the subjects Of
witty comment. Young, thinks Lincoln as good
man as ever sat in the chair Of state, but ut
tery powerless to avert the destruction oil the
government, in consequence Of the criminal con-
duct Of his predecessors. Young came out on the
.plurality Of wives" but our report fails to give
us digest Of his sermon"
tY-we cut the following dispatches from a
Boston paper. The minister referred to Occur
pied one of our city pulpits for few months
and is now pastor of fremont Temple, Boston:
Baltimore, April II.
nv Dear Son Your remarks of last Sab.
bath were telegraphed to Baltimore, and pub
lished in an extra Has God sent you to preach
the sword or to preach Christ? Your
MOTHER
Boston, April %.
nv Dear Mother Good has sent" me. not
When this Government tumbles, look amongst
the ruins for your
STAR SpANGLED BANNER Son.
-[Chicago Tribune.
rEPrivate H. Needham Of the Sixth Mas
sachusetts Regiment, whose skull was fractured
by paving stone in the riot on the 18th, died
at Baltimore on Friday last.
NEWSPAPERS CHAHGE.-Mr. John Teesdale has
retired from the Des Mones Register. Mr.. F,
W. Palmer, State Printer, becomes editor and
proprietor.
fB-The Glenwood Times represents the tide
of emigration passing through as very great and
still increasing.
REMEMBER FHE NAMEs.-The names Of the
first victims of the rebellion should he embalm-
ed in memory, they we're natives of Massachu-
sets. and their names wcre-Addison 0. Whit
ney, Luther &. Laid, and Sumner H. Needham.
There are at present more than 80 minis.
tiers of the gospel in the army-500 women who
volunteered as nurses, with others who donned
male attire, while hundred thousand are busy
making lint, bandages and uniforms.
eBT The troops from Davenport. while on
their way down, offered to pay the expenses of
the wife of Sergeant Russell provided she would
go with the Regiment through the campaign. 1t
is supposed that she accepted the proposal
B-A Roman Catholic Priest in Oneida coun-
ty, N. Y, told his people that If the Pope was to
| attack the u S. Government he would be the
first to shoot him
A VOICE FROM THE Provinces. gentleman
writing from Newfoundland to person in this
city says:
81 vas in hopes there would be no fighting in
| your country, but suppose the Southerners
like the little Irish tailor "gettn' blue for the
| want of battin'" and hope to the Lord they'll
tit Boston Traveller.
| eB- Military Company has been organized at
| Alton, called the Union Guards, S. R,guet, edi-
| tor of the Reveille, Captain. 1t is composed Of
| young and active men, is drilled thoroughly and
will soon be ready for service
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Burlington Bawk-Eye.l
Washington, May 3, 1861.
The forces called out by the Administration
! are continuing to arrive, until the number now
| is in the neghborhood of 10000. For so large
| a body of soldiers they preserve the most admi-
rable order. Though constantly in the streets
and mingling freely with our citizens, scarcely
anything Objectionable has occurred, and wher.
ever it has, such punishment has promptly Wis
tied the offender as to secure erectuaiiy against
its repetition
The Seventh Regiment continues to attract
the most notice, as from :heir high name might
be expected. Among the citizens, too, they are
most agreeable visitors, rs they scatter their
money with liberal hands, boarding at The ho
tells, and purchasing expensive Injuries They
left their quarters at the GapitQl Yesterday, and
are encampeGl mon Meridian HILL about two
miles from the White House
The Rhode Island Regiment, headed by Gov.
Sprague, is also looked upon as most efficient
corps. Their uniform consists of blue flannel
frock Fastened by belt,) and Kossuth hat,
something very simple and plain, but easy in
actual war, such as they expect TO meet. Yes
teiday flag was raised by them at the Patent
Office, and their skillful drill was highly APP
pauded. President Lincoln raised the flag
Near by stood Secretary Seward and Mrs Lin
coin. The President looks careworn. Those of
yonr readers who saw him in his Senatorial
campaign with Douglas, would hardly recognize
the rough, whIskeiless, plain clad Old Abe in
the President. l certainly thought him, then,
the farthest remove from personal beauty, that
Providence ever set on this mundane sphere
But yesterday, as saw him, with fine growth
of jet black whiskers and carefully dressed, tow
erng above all those around him like Saul
above his brethren, modified my ideas OF him
considerably.
The news from the North and West surprises
US here. The intention OF the Administration
was not originally to pursue such vigorous
policy as present omens show to be inevitable.
This is not certainly known, for the Administra
ton very properly keeps its own counsel, but
such is the common street talk. There we've
still advocates of Fabian policy in the Cabinet
perhaps the Secretary of State and Secretary
of War,-and Mr.. Lincoln was understood,
though firm, to be lenent 1t was said that the
design only was to protect the Federal Capital
from invaders, and In no event to make an ag-
gressive march on Virginia or the Cont, degate
States. But no one foresaw the storm that was
gathering at the North, till it swept down upon
us. No one here thought the North capable of
such self devotion. We are gradually realizing
its truth now, and it fills Union men here with "A
JOY and pride whose force you cannot imagine.
! have seen old men cry as they have seen these
noble regiments parading our streets. And they
tell US they have come here for something more
than the defence of Washington,-to settle once
and forever, whether the Government is to con-
tinue or not, and to punish traitors And they
are inpatient perhaps too inpatient. Already
complaints are made Of the Administration, and
fears of relapse into Peace Policy They
are groundless, am sure. More time is neces-
sary; for any sensible man must see the utter
of pursuing any vigorous policy.