The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-12-06
] BURLINGTON WEEKLY EHAWK-EYE.

3. BURLINGTON WEE
Of and Christian, % we'll q soldier. He has
never had an enemy in the Regiment. No man
could wish to be more popular. Lieut. Col
Cowles is very good man-was for years Csp-
tain of thew ashington Guards whom he brought
with him into the Regiment Major Howard is
an excellent young man, a military Cadet, and
the best military authority in the Regiment. He
came into the Regiment Lieutenant afterwards
promoted to Captain. The Division will pro.
badly remain in garrison here during the win
ter, which will give it an excellent opportunity
to recruit ito numbers. There is rumor that
the Ed and 7th are to be sent North to recruit,
but, in conversation with the boys, End that
the idea is not very favorably entertained unless
every man can get furlough to 60 nome after
bis arrival st the Barracks, which will certainly
not be granted. The fact is We boys are BE-
coming 90 southernizadi that We almost shudder
when We think Of another winter in Northern
camp. With the exception Of one little "skift"
Of snow, which disappeared with few hours OF
sunshine, We have 50 far had delightful weatheF.
Occasionally We have sharp, frosty night, and
dissgreeable North wind, but nothing that
looks like winter as yet
The reason for Withdrawing the troops at
Rienzi was this: It is distant sixteen or seven
teen miles South. Having no troops on the
tanks at Kossuth and Jscinto, the post was in
constant dsnger Of being cut off by forces NOV
ing on Dan,ille from the East or West Rod
ney's and Wsrren's Cavalry, numbering about
1000 were on the East, Bakers on the South
and the remnant of Faulkner's on the West -
All these, however, the little outpost could keep
at bay, but large force was reported on Tues
day, coming down the Jonesborough road, d.
rectly towards Danville, which would cut them
off entirely from Corinth. About the same time
q company Of Infantry WAS gobbled up at Hen
deraon Station, North Of here on the Columbus
road, and the station burned. This looked come
thing like as if an attack upon the place was
contemplated, which was not very improbable,
since Grant had fallen back from Holly Springs
| and Lees cavalry had returned from Ripley to
Grand Junction. We now keep out-posts at
Glendale, seven miles East; At Cbewella, nine
miles West and at the Tuscumbia bridges, some
three or four miles South. After the rainy and
muddy season commences, these will certainly
be sufficiently distant, at least until Rosecrans
and Grant push the main columns beyond Chat
tanooga and Holly Springs Bakers Cavalry
were in Rienzi to-day and captured one of our
Scouts near Danville.
The enemy between Holly Springs and Grand
Junction are reported pressing strongly on
Grants pickets. This means either fight or a
retreat 1t is probably feint to give time to
fall back on jackson, Miss and Vcksburgh.
The election in the middle States have gone
about as we could have expected. five should
leave this strong position, with all its valuable
stores. machine shops, &C., &C., to the care of
the Provost, and the sick and convslescent, and
make long march into the enemy's country, the
guerrilas would have it in less than twenty four
hours The Republicans and war Democrats
have gone to the war and left their homes to the
protection of gorillas in the shape of disappoint
ed, sore-headed political secesb, and their
plant tools, who now gloat over their easy VIC
tory. They call it. political revolution. The
lie ought to crisp their treacherous lips. This
war asmade Republicans by tens of thousands
and had the soldiers been permitted to vote,
Northern traitors would have received their dues
l:A<1o Nav &c IL.
them. do not say that all who have voted the
Democratic ticket are traitors, but do most
certainly affirm, that no traitor voted the Re
publican ticket. Such men as Mahony, Jones'
voorhees,, and Vallandigham ought to be sent
beyond the lines "where their friends are," not
to return during the var. Don't send any more
to the "Old Capitol" to be martyrized by their
secesh afinities. Send them down to us here.
Wen tend to them. Well send them where
their sentiments are more popular than they are
'up in America" as the boys call the Free
States. #
The changes in the Eastern and Middle De
partments suits our Division. 1t looks ike do
| ing something have not heard single mur-
muir, and no one mingles with the army more
| freely than do. Rosecrans is THE man for the
position he occupies, but don't push him. Gen.
Mcclellan long since played out. He lie either
of the two-perhaps both. Old Abe is begin
ming to put his friends to the work. He has
learned from sad experience the folly of giving
the direction of this war to bis political enc
mics. he wished to secure the aid of the Dem
ocrats by putting them over the Republicans,
but the thing has been tried long enough. He
knew his friends would take any position and be
satisfied to serve. Strip the shoulder-straps
from all the tender footed who are afraid of
hurting somebody, and give their places to 9th
ers who deserve them. a. S
For the Hawk-Eye.
THE FIRST DARK DAY.
By RIv. 8. BUTLER.
The FIRST dark wintry day has come,
With dreary storms and with'ring air,
And reared for loveliness q tomb,
And buried oil earth's beauty there.
But Why should beauty bloom'for me-