The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-11-02


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4 We have hsd an ioppporsnnity OF c"mvsrs'n
with several persoass just arrived IRON the Int
I! rior Of the Southern states some OF wpom iei
II rather than take the oath OF allegiance 70 IN
ID new Confederacy, and Others, because sneir ou
siness was broken up BY res'on OF adnef'ne .
thsir alle9isn,es Ono Of these partI 9 le'e R.ch
mpnd, where he had been since February, oI
ThursdAv last. and spent Friday in Norfolk. III
4 informed us that there was stiii nerce chtnu
sissm seemings % apervade the Secessionist.
4 throughout the South women and children, q
! we'll as men; they have confidence in their abil
! ~ to maintain their position; that there were
I 10 HE personal knowledge. many Union men IN
1 RichU0nd, ,anda In Norfolk espe, Tally; that the
| cm,ntiss Of Eastern Virginia, a. we'll - The
i towns, we're. swarming with soIdirrs; that al
I most every man wore uniform, and was attach
ed 70 some military orgSnisstion; that the
troops we're 10. many cares ragged. and Ia very
few cnses uniformed that their clothes weie oi
homespun, dyed with the walnut bark, or soms
similar substance, 10 secure something like uni
4 formity Of cnlor amore those af the same com.
psay; that they wsres badly off for shoes. had
very few blankets, stlll fewer tents, and we're
well armed only in certain places, a. at Naass-
| sas. and in mart or Tepnessee. having brought
each man his squirrel gun or fowliag picce, With
such fixtures a. he could provide at home. as
Certain medicines we're veiy scarce, nd some
il vas impossible to obtain CaIomcl vas wn-sh
City cents an ounce, and hardly any TO be had
At Richmond. Qninine, there WA none 70 Be-
had at any drug store ,there on Wednesday,
Ipscacuanhs and .idoipe of potassium. and pi.
um particularly, we're al most unattaii able. He
found come opium at Norfolk, but neither Of the
others RaG 7rl5slri ri tg' esa s4ad n1sn
The Tradexar iron works we're said to be turn.
ing out ne large gun dsy. The armories we're
busy, and ne guns were much needed, as fast 40
they could be manufactured, they were sent to
their tr0ops. In Richmond there was rot much
dis0rlerly behavior in the streets, and no drunk
ennesa, that he saw. amo. the soldiers Among
the operatives and mechanics eepecialiv, the
Onion feeling vas strong; but no one could dare
TO give expression to Il. The Union men, how
ever, knew e,cl other, and we're objects Of sue
picion to those who ruled and those who upheld
them. The know ledge that man still adhered
to the Union was suatfent TO deprive him of
employment and taKe away custom from his
store Many Union men who could get awav
had left, but the great mass, Of course, could
not get of, and they were waiting in hope, the
arrival Of the Federal armies 10 release them
from the oppression which was exercised over
them. So
The Union men would undoubtedly join the
United States flag aa soon ne it could lie display.
ed among them. Thousands would dock to IL
who now we're silenced, aid who nov we're actu
ally forced tn bear arms against it. What was
the relative actual strength Of tn. parties tiere
1t was inpossible to s.y. No test could be h,d
no election held under present circumstances
in these States would afford any evidence, even
II It were possible, to run Union can lid tie
None snch could show himself, nor ~"u't 1t be
safe for any voter to Vote for such The dsi,n.
ionists we'll knew this. we'll a. the fact that
there are thousands Of Unioa mea. and their fear
Of allowing these Union men to find out their
own strength, causes them to forbid and crush
out any attempt at demonstration.
y The sacrs-ionists were. in many pieces in the
Interior beginning to he entirely ck of this state
OF affairs. COffre, fifty cents p"und-hardly
any hotrl now gave cofsae-somp had tea; that.
too. was high. bacon, twentv i've cents pound;
salt, eight dollars sack: Hour, eight and nine
dollars barrel.
In North Carolinl, where ore OF the parties
vita whom we conversed had been staying some
mouths, wheat was worth in country store
about eighty 6vr to ninety cents bushel, and
the storekreper told a farmer. in his hearing,
that shortly it would be hushcl of wheat for q
pound Of coffee Gold and silver never seen.-
Bank notes Of the different States, and "Conied
crate" money, of the denomination of FIVE dol
lars and upwards--all change consisted Of "shin.
p'asters' and corporated promises to pay FIVE
and ten cents (when 45 was presented) in Vir.
yum "o"e!'