The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-02-08

VI Ths Ree u eur UoAse.
1sI In 81 Losis there are scores Of dangsroua
+ men, xealoao and schening rsbell, Who ere bod
e acting ths part u spies IL or eanps Aad, b.
y their podtioa, preeenee, aBamp1e cd eeaneol,
ltl are rendegi1g vsi1shlo ssevleee - the sn1ny.
The inmunity With which shsy have losg 1ens
b, this enboldsns osben = follow b tlelR foos-
deseairing 10 q ~ 0e1d. & = tino sha1 shese
mlschief.makees wsse plaosd vhsss their inas.
encs would b povsr1eaA The peaec of the
2 city. the welfare Of tie Seals, and the cause d
the country, as we'll q genuine kindness 20 thsss
d disturbers and their ff3sod4 ~ demand tAisl-
= Justics, policy, precsdsnt and pseprissy alike
. require II.
4 Daring the struggle that gave birth . The Re.
:. public, the country was srisvoasly infested By
d active and bitter tories "a certain portions Of
the land they especially aboundsd, and IN some
q were actually predominant IN numbsrA They
frustrated the efforts Of patricia gave Invaluable
; information TO the ensmy and materially aided
b In protracting the condict. Many Of them were
y wealthy, edacatsd, Of high standing, had even
gained . reputation for integrity, and thus
!, welded an inAuence mischieyous In the extreme
that have since been published tell ~ how these
= citizens were disposed Of They were made 70
! pay heavily for carrying On the var, and wefe
. removed 20 some region where their power for
. evil ceased This course Was adopted By the
.dvice and With the hearty concurrence Of
Washington. xs
Il In principle. the secessionists Of this var are
! moro fagitioas than the tories Of '76, and 10
!. practice those Of them near cur military lines
are worse. The difference between the olden
, and the modern tory ID purely circumstaneial,
and the circumstances are In favor Of the former.
The one brcathed In the times Of nc, when
. republic was an experiment; the other knows
that the experiment has been gloriousy success
] full for four-score years. The ONE was opposed
To- government Of the country by the people Of
the country, and the other 4 % opposed. The
first was unwilling to have the people Of the
land rule the land, and the second ID similarly
unwilling. But Viii e one objected 70 sacrifice
peace and the ties Of fatherland, with ia hal
lowed memories and proud historic associations,
70 enter upon novel experiment unde. gloomy
auspices, the other inyokes war, tfamples upon
every sentiment Of national pride, outrages the
glorious history and Gag of his country, In order
to render abortive the tried and wen proved ex.
pertinent of natioaal self governn emit. Every
sentiment that palliated tho course of the tory
OF 76, sggravates that of the secessionist Of
| to-day.
What plea can be urged in behalf Of further
tolerance to the foe In our midst? Why has be
more claim to the shelter of constitutional Law
than the oe in the feldS How, when bis
whole spirit, all his aspirations, hopes, efforts
ana influence. are known to be hostile, 10 no
| not amcnable to the laws of war; Are the
friends and well wishers of the enemy to be in.
definitely barbored and cherished among ~ p
II Is time that ali illusions were at last disips
TED, and that many of our citizens, who seem to
be still dreaming amid the terrible realities I'M.
on Us, were startled with discovery OF the se-
rious nature Of their position. We are at war:
st. Louis 10 military post yet in all quarters
she IL infested with prying, hypocriticai, plot
ting, ingenious, implacablc and deadliest foes.
our streets should some chance Of var enable
the enemy, through their aid, to gain BOSSES. |
sion, of st. Louis! How much mercy would be |
shown to their Union fcllow-citisensi Not a
particle. Every Uaionis would be 6dn;shed. or |
imprisoned and his property eonfscated. The |
wealth Of tile patriots OF st. Louis has been by |
Sterling Price distinctly offered, though with ab-
eurd imbecility, as the prize Of his rebel horde
We urge no such Wholesale treatment Of those
here who may sympathize with the enemy
Yet the busy leaders and conspicuous intri. |
guers among these sympathizers ought to be.
and we trust soon will be, marked and effectu.
ally disposed of-[ss Louis Democrat.
BORDER ScoUrs---A THRILLING ADyrxruas.
Among the most active and daring of the
Union scouts in the Southwest are four Young
men known as the Norrises and Breedins. AZ.
quainted with every cross road and by.way.
they scour the country for radius Of seventy
nve miles south and east of Fort Scott. Their
very names are terror to secession and eyerv |
plan that ingenuity could devise has been re.
sorted to to effect their destruction Not long
since the younger Norris was wounded in
skirmish near Shanghai, in which six out of
party OF twelve under Lieutenant Lewis met
with simirar fate while contending against
treble their number of the enemy. He is in
the saddle. again, however, and ready for the I
held These men formerly lived in Golen
Grove, Mo-, fifteen miles beyond Lamar, in the
direction of Greenfield. The elder Breedin
has wife and family still living there.
couple OF weeks ago, being anxious to {
visit his family, he took with him party Of I
SIX well armed and determined men and went '
down. Their arrival in the settlement became 9
known to some of his secession neighbors and !
plan was instantly set on foot to sstake them g
IN. On the third night, being apprehensive
OF an attack, they assembled at house in the Q
settlement, where, after making oil necessary y
preparations, they betook themselves to sleep. 0
About two o'clock they were awakened by the r
approach Of the enemy. They quietly took q
their places behind the fence surrounding the 81
house, ready to give the foe warm reception. 81
The secession force approached to within so e.
yards, halted. and most of them dismounted 81
lor the attack. snow" said the captain .screep +
up cautiously, and when fire the signal gun. b
make rush for the house and surround it. y 81
Breedin and his comrades lay quietly ia their c'
corners until the enemy were within a few ia
yards Of them, when they delivered their fire CT
Tlth terrible effect, just as the sesesh Captain
vas about to fire his ''signal gun" A prison. dl
y whom the attacking party had with them q
houted as he beard the discharge, "d-m il. OF
gentlemen. there's good many signal guns q
here" For few minutes the skirmish was be
lot one, when four Of our men, having emptied Il!
IL OF our rifles and pistols, and fearing that VI
hey might be surrounded, retired past the A
'ort Scott on foot, leaving Breedin, Carpenter ru
nd Jones still at the fence fighting. Jones Oh
ad nothing but q musket, but he made every To-
hot tell. Carpenter q boy Of eighteen or nine. Va
cen years, had left his revolver in the house. en-
Iftsr firing bis sbarps's rife, he threw it Pc
own, ran into the house. got his revolver. and An
DOLLY closing thedoor after him, returned to his tu
ost ct the fence. Astonished ct the telling and hu
lpid fire from the fence, the enemy became lar
.nic, stricken, and rushing to their horses cd
18th loud cries Of we're whipped, eve can't va
AMI the MINES" &c., fed in utter confusion ito
! the Greenfield road, leaving two dead and Of
wonnded-two Of WHOM have since died by
the held. They continued their fight about POI
rec miles, when the captain succeeded in still
0pping few Of them; but the barking Of tiol
me dogs started them again, and no more ord
ITS were made until they reached Greenfield. tur
messenger was Immediately sent to Price pos
regiment Of troops to come and drive onl
.eedin out of the country. ed
Eight horses were left BY the enemy N thar of I
ght; these were captured by Breedin and hia ing
mpahions; and after securing the conntrv froI
o days longer, they returned to Fort Scott Sou
lnglng two prisoners, the eight secession notl
rses, and the horses left by their own party, exp
e distance is about seventy miles. The se-
's.on party by their own account numbered
less than one hundred and thirty men 4
eedin's whole force Is We before stated. was y
! seven.-lLeavenworth Conserv.t;vs with
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