The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-08-16
reliable fighting regiments, will doubtless b /,
the advance; and, If spared, shall be With Il
to note events. WAasRs.
NlsNe.I .47Pesser.

No., on tue 7sh inst., Only SIX Union men Were
killed and twenty wounded. Capt. Mayns. Of
the Sd Iowa Cavalry, was amongst the dead
l0s rebels we're killed, 100 wounded, and 400
stand of arms and 200 horses captured, and so
or go prisoners taken, Is of whom had taken
the oath some two or three times, and given
bonds, were shot. Porter stopped his men in
the town and sent messenger to our commander
20 inform him that be had gone on, but it didn't
take. Mcneil sent scouts in advance. and found
the rebels bid In the houses, so be opened bin
artillery (six peces) on the town and riddled
them badly. Porter retseatsd In confusion 10.
wards Charlton river, the Black Horse Cavalry
after him. They are still finding dead rebels in
the heids and brush, to the amount Of rs or
loo. The following day, ten miles west Of
kirksville, another bsttle occurred between the
same parties About 90 rebels were killed, 200
or 300 guns and large number of horses were
taken. Our loss is not known, though it IL
small. Porter is on the retreat. he says his
object is recruiting men and horses. Ia the
last twenty days be collected 1000 men and
mounted them. "1s. -. zs--7''--'7
! have procured this information from % re-.
liable sources as could, from men who were on
the field IGOR. Gate City. y
True ana Eieq-sa. words from Jslss
g AuV AVAOWAuk 1ouSIk0 u uO80 nS00oY &e
. recent meeting in Chillicothe, Ohio, should be
read BY avery man, and especially by every
Whether We voted for the present Admins
tration or not, We are equally interested in
preserving this Government, Administrators
are but for day. fYHANK COP, THIS COUNTRY
Is OURS. We had better expend all No have
in preserving 1t, sad leave il to our children
than to leave them anything else. 5fiseje
We are under obligations % citizens 70 bear
arms in defense Of the Government, and 70 do
80 voluntarily. Should We wait to be forced
into he.feld, We wouldnst be doing our duty;
and the moral effect Of popular support would
be lost to the Government. This call IL I'd.
dressed to Us all, do not look around you for
poor man who may be obliged to co. Let him
who 10 in situation to enlist step forth and
say to others, Come! Il il great matter with
MS to know that We are in the right. ''Thrice
armed 10 he who hath his quarrel JUST
Without discussing the past, l say to you that
this rebellion was produced by ambitious men
in the South without reason or excuse We
do not deny the right Of revolution, but those
who undertake such movements can be justif-
ed only by such reasons as our fathers had,
such as are recorded by Jefferson in the Dec
laration Of Independence. But there Is no shsd.
rebels to overthrow our Government.
Remember the tolls Of our fathers who set
tied this country, and the heroic struggle Of
the revolution, the wisdom Of the trainers of
the Government the mildest and best in the
world. All that has been gained for us in the
past the rebels seek to wrest from us. They
seek to sever an immense section Of our coun-
try, and to accomplish this, they, in their des-
peration would sell that section back to old
England from whom our fathers conquered it.
It is for US to say whether this shall be done.
The people can prevent it, but if we.would pre-.
vent it We must rise in our might, We must
show some Of the spirit of our forefathers,
while we say to the Executive. You are
acting as our agent, we hold you responsible
for the preservation of the, Union We must
also say we are here with men and means to
enable you to perform your duty. It's idle to
call for the suppression of the rebellion unless
We make the needful lexertion to suppress it.
The Union men Of the South need our i'm
mediate aid, and it is due to thems They have
sacrificed q thousand times more than we have
for the Government. The very idea of Govern
ment requires protection to the citizen in re-
turn for his allegiance. We must save the
Mississippi-the highway of the West. Think
what this Valley is to be when filled by your
children. Talk not Of treaties with men who
have broken the Constitution made by Wash
ington. We must never yield this river or any
part ofits banks. would see every man in
the West in the field and sacrificed, before
consent to yield it. Let the great State Of
Ohio, then, make such response to the present
call as will accomplish her full share in sup.
pressing this accursed rebellion. % j22tt-s