The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-05-24

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How They are Treated BY the Re6els-HoO Tie lie.
6els Should Be Treated IN Order to Raise the
Union Sentiment
There are very few Union men here that
there are some, is evident from the bitter and
unrelenting prosecutions some here received,
and the manner others have been used in COM
parison. Many would willingly see peace on
any terms, because Of the sacrifices they have
been forced to make, and tho privations they
endure; the most, however, are sullen, and OBJ
stinately boast of their hatred of the ---
Yankees. So far as we can see. until their ar
my is whipped, and they subjlgated, It is idle to
talk of peace. There is much complaint by the
Union people of the lenicncy We treat the reb-
els with, when they have done all that could be
done except taking the life of those who stood
by the old flag.
We were conversing, today, with lady, in
front of fine new mansion. She told how her
husband had been beggarred, his property con-
fscated, and the provisions taken from their
cellar. II have not food for two weeks, no mo-
ney my husbands place is stripped of fences,
houses, barns and cattle-all Is gone. How are
We to liver There goes-as lady, with bias.
ket and bunch of flowers, passed along, she
continucd-"a lady to feed the wounded rebels
and comfort them; I do not speak to her any
more. Her husband is rich yet, because be il
in the rebel army; his property is safe; your
soldiers are guarding it for her to feed the reb-
els while we live on corn neal |" We told her
1t did not seem fair, and we hoped it would be
remedied yet How we wished some Of our
doughfaced congressman, who pirate Of coDcili.
ting the rebel hordes, could have heard her ex
press her contempt for them. "What would you
have US do ~ We asked. Hang the leaders
whenever you catch them. Whenever Union
man is put in Jail, confne two Secessionists =
If hung and murdered, strike back show them
you are in earnest; i: is q wonder there ia . sin
gle Union man in the whole South; to be one
noisily and openly costs all We have, property
friends and ALL have not been from my resi-
dence for four months; cannot 60 to church
Now your army Ia here, there are those who
would not insult me with their actions or looks
but will not notice them now. Those ladies
across the street waved their handkerchiefs e
the rebel army as they marched through here
on Monday to join the attack; now they hang
| them out as flags of truce, while they EMO,
| themselves quietly in the parlor looking out q
the army. My parlor is filled with their woun
ded soldiers, as punishment for my not urging
| them on to butcher you"
! Some steps should be taken at once to ensur,
! protection to the Union men learn the rebel
that we can give and will strike two blows 70
every one they give to Union men, and if the,
rob, plumber, devsstate Union farms, rebe
one shall make it good. We should take car
the Union people did not have to beg for brea'
and let the South know We will reuenge III
wrongs done them, and they will cease their per
secutions; then we may expect to find Uniol
sentiment; now it is idle to expect it-(Wil
liamsburg Va, Cor. Phil. Inquirer.