The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-08-30

glad 70 zee Cen. Harvey At the hesd Of CON-
msnd to put down Guerrillaa From biz anteee.
dents it thinks. he would be likely to handls
them without gloves. -sau
PIC Nc At ADDLsfowA.-Oapt. Uttsrs CON
pany attended picnic At Niddletown % Monday
where large number of persons from the vicia
ity in addition were present Speeches we're
made, the band discoursed patriotic music, good
eating vas abundant, and general good time
was showed BY ~: Zt-l
~ ARMY CORRESPONDENCE.
FIFTH DIVISION AaAy or TEsI.,l
Aemphis, Aug. 8, 1852.
Nh. ED1roR-Vsry little news Of especial in
terest has been received here, except what hes
been received from the North. We have no
telegraph communication from this point any
where, and are about a. much cut OF from the
world and the rest Of mankind q W were q
La Grange and Moscow. The principal topic Of
discussion for the last ten days hes been tho fail
ure Of our feet to capture the rebel gunboak
Arkansas. She Las proved herself 70 be soms
boat .-,. .,g,
Various rumors-prinoipally from secesh
sources-that Bragg aud Breckinridgs arc con-
centrating large forces south Of ", with the
avowed intention of making an attack on this
place, have been circulated with good deal Of
industry for some time past That such thing
may be attempted is very possible. The rebels
undoubtedly have numerous forces in different
localities south Of u. They also have all the
rolling stock of all the Southern Railroads with
them, which they took good care to secure when
they evacuated this place and Corinth. This
will enable them to mass their forces With
great rapidity. The Ohio and Memphis; the
Memphis and New Orleans; the vicksburg and
Mobile and the Grand Junction Railroads, arc
all open to them. They have pressed every
able bodied man within their lines into their ser.
vice, and undoubtedly will be able to make Q
stout resistance. How far the energetic mea-
sures of the Government may 60 to dampen their
ardor by opening their eyes to the uselessness of
their resistance, remains to be seen.
From what Rave seen and heard from citi-
zens, and what know Of the sentiments Of the
Southern people. l am fully persuaded that they
viii make the most desperate efforts to sustain
their sinking cause. Reason seems to be de-
the passions and follies of tho
maniac seem to have taken possession of them.
1t matters not how they became imbued with
this sentiment-the fact is, they have some in
definite idea. morbid sentimentality, an unex-
plainable hatred to something terribly loath-
some, which they imagine to exist somewhere
that all arguments except those hard ones ut
tered by Dahlgreen and Parrots, are uselesa-
You might as we'll attempt to make an impress
sion upon granite rock with cambria needle
as to convince them that their Impressions are
groundless BY any softer arguments. Ihave not
found one who was able to give an Intelligent
cause of their feelings. It 10 all COACHED in The
phrase abolition and niger equality" Ak
them what they mean BY those teru,sl and ~
answer is "freeing the niger and making hin
equal to the white man" These Impressions
are frequently confirmed and dsepsned BY OF.
GERS and soldiers of the Union army. have
hesrd some stigmatise the Republican party %
Wishing to bring about this state Of things, snd
denounce the Administration on account Of the
abolition of slavery in the District Of Columbia.
True such expressions come from tho most
stupid and besotted ignorance, and would pro-
auce NO effect uttered at the North, nor evea
here before intelligent men. Yet spoken In The
presence Of the masses It has . tendency 20 oou-
firm them in their opposition to tho Govern
ment. #,.
From these things am convinced that those
rebels Who have thrown of their allegiance 20
the Government, will not again submit 70 it,
authority without . NEST desperate ssruggle.-
They are encouraged In their opposition and h.
tred TO the Government from hearing such 90.
siments expressed BY olleers and soldiers Of IL
Union army. They ere told 70 believe that they
have many friends still ss Tie Nsrth; and tlsl
half Of the Union army would disband and retur.
home If they theught they were ashtsg - ~
the Niger. IF shis . 70 b siggss var -
may count ne out" ssid . thlrd rass ssvua
speaker q che Uaion meeting last Monday s,ss.
ing IN Court Square, and who lived sN.fwse
setussn Springfield and Chicago, sadLou .Ase
account Vas - we'll aeqsaisted With Dsuslas -
LincolO. and hat there wore p.os boys ia Hli.
nois smarter than either Of then.s
II speaking Of the Union meetings Two q
which have astsnded-l would ssy hat thsy
were not what might b expected. Ae.phisis
her prosperous daye claimed q. oso ishabissats<
The population u new considerably diminished,
cay 10000. which would still Isavs S0oeo n
9 population Of 81, 900 70 might expect largo
tara out in such exciting does - these. o. .
public demonsssssion Of their loyalty and patti
osism, on pleasant and mat agreeable eve
ming. in . bssssitul grove, tssseis'y arrasged,
and easy Of sseeea asd provided with every
convenience 70 render them comfortable. -
might hsvs expected vast crowd - be preseas
Il 10 claimed shss the city b oue-half UaisA-