The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-09-27

It cannot make matters wosss.9d But il vii not
fail. Blows will now be struck which win tell
which will hurt-which viii parslizs and destroy
the snsrgiss and resources that feed the rsbsl-
lion l.''.l ga p 2s2 ~ ea5 e.9. i ar'a.os
q We feel that in this act Of Nr. Lincoln, the
soultty has more 70 hope and the rebels more
10 fear than in al the acts Of the President and
Of Congress since the rebellion broke out. Il
comes in moment Of despondeney.r It comes q
s time when II seems = though bloody Treason
would triumph over Us and blot out our nation.
atty. 1T coined to turn the tide Of batsls. Let
I'll loyal people thank God and take coursge.ba
ID -oua THE CONSERVATIVES. II -
a tits the nature Of vice to ape virtue and vesr
it gsrb. Falsehood Is the counterfeit Of truth.
In I'll ages Of the world the enemies Of Govern
mont, Of society, Of virtue, have performed their
work in tthsnams Of liberty and law, religion
and morality. It is 80 now and always will BE-
90. Look for an illustration upon the so.cslled
conservatives Of the present terrible crisis.-
They stun the public sar-not by their outcries
sgsinst the avowed conspirstors who ere ct the
throat Of the Nstion-not by their battle cry
ssainss the domestic Or foreign foe-not BY their
calls upon the people to rally around the old
flag and preserve the Ark Of the Covenant from
vandsl hands. No They shout abolition
let" and howl "Rsdiosl," They would stop the
tide of battle and the onward sweep Of our ar.
niss, for what |, 70 save slavery To, preserve
uniupsired to rebel owners their right Of pro-
perty in loyal sl.ves! Slavery is At the bottom
Of this internal rebellion, and is guilty before
God Of al the blood shed and the misery this
war has cost and is yet to cost It 10 and al.
Ways has been . stain upon US - Nation, CIV
ing the lie to our boosted freedom and equality
and making our declaration of independence Q
sslf.evidsnt lis Seeing the guilty cause of "all
our woes" these Conservatives fear the people
will demand that slayery shall be struck down,
- the easiest Osy Of crushing the rebellion. It
can be done without iossto loyal people. There
.>.se.,, Loyal al4.s A-...A- yNe~ = she time to
do it. The Nation waitsin expectancy When
ever Abraham Lincoln proclAims liberty to tho
slaves there viii go up such shout Of Joy and
gratitude and hope IS will shake the solid earth,
and the great rebellion will fell. &, sa.e
Who are thess bowling Conservatives who
Get themselves up q the salt Of the earth .
Dead and played out politicians, The merce-
nary csmp.followsrs Of defunct party. Men
Sho inhabit the gambling bells and brothels of
cities-nen Who spend their nights over greasy
cards and dice and their dsys in street broils-
men full Of oaths-full Of malice, hatred and
revenge -ensmies Of public order, of morality,
religion and law-of progress and civilization.
Men who represent al that is vicious, stupid aud
ignorant in society, al that is Pharsaic.l in our
chufc hes-ail that is dspravsd and .'cussed" in
our politics. They are the men Who would ra-
ther see anarchy reign over the fragments Of
our discovered Usion, and Liberty bid the world
farewell for thousand years, than that slavery
shall be destroyed and the old Democratic par.
y fail Of : resurrection to take care OF them
In short they are couservators Of evil and moth.
How NV, REcspI1s FIaHr. corresponn-
dent of the N. T. Tribune Gays that s'all agree
that no battle since the war begun has engaged
more men Or was contested more desper ateiyn
than thai Of Wednesday. Onr soldiers beh ared
like heroes, neo recruit. fighting a. yell as old ones
He saye the victory would have been much more
complete butfor the unfortunate woundine of
Gen. Hooker, whose gallantry was wonderfully
to the army. Hooker said, as be wss
borne from the field, that he would rather have
been shot through the head at the close Of the
battle than in the foot at chat time.
New recruits nia fight J DULY give them off,
Gers who ,oo,lt turn their backs on an enemv
and they will do anything. Didn't the Iowa
seventh fight At Belmont They had the right
man % 70 lead them. /. And % everywhere. Thew
have only finched when they were % untortu.
nats y 70 have oncers who were either ipcom-
petent or cowardly, or both. If officers win on.
, 'ead' their men viii follow them into any dan
ger and through it ''Givs Us leader il their
cry. 1fthey have one they believe in thew No.
come heroes at once.
~ASSeA AsAvnA Aue 0Sto Otty, elludin1 n xhA
fact that almost all the democrats who have
been in the army are in favor Of striking ths
Rebellion through the "pscrlisr, institut;onn -
which i owes paternity, quotes, from priv...
letter, the following remarks Of Capt J. N. Reid
Of KeoEuk, formerly democratic caudidat. "a,
Register Of the State Land Office :aeg,o III ~
II am sound on the niger question, believe
IN the universal emancipation, Of the dawes ~
AZ Shareholders as . matter of policy-sucb !.
course will break the back Of the rebellion. And
any man who has been in the field and seem hov
slaves are used by the rebels to support the :.
bellion will admit it. Some are still foole And
talk about niggers aud Democracy. fiat home
I could never support the ticket nominated ~
4ahony & Co. If that is Democracy, and they
are good Democrats, they have very poor way
of showing it" 3le'.F
fIRsr Iowa CAvALRY.-Ths officers Of CHS
gallant Regiment, since the promotion Of Col.
Warren to Brigadier General, are as follows:-
Colonel, J. Q. Cover; Lieutenant. Colonel, P.
Cad Bryan; Majors, D. Anderson and J. W.
CsldHell-sll promotions in the rAsimart