The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-08-16

checked her prosperity and demoralissd bel
people. AZ you ere awArs,' Missouri has recent
" been subject 70 many military orders, ill tend
ing to put her in : military position, the las,
Of which is that oil loyal men shall enroll them.
selves and all sympathisers with rebels shall
give up their arms and return to and attend Ia
their business-the generally supposed design
Of which is to separate the loyal from the dis.
loyal, preparatory to sending the latter beyond
the lines of civilization into the great whirlpool
of latter day barbarism. The result Is that Ill
Missouri is in blaze Of excitement. The LOYAL
men are flying to arms and the traitors to the
brush. The Union men are organizing rapidly,
with the determination of driving treason be.
fore them, and, as their power is daily develop.
irg, the long pent up fires Aash forth With a
withering heat. Every town and village in the
State is under strong guard at night, and even
through the country, at each cross road, and in
the dark recess BY the way, the vigilant sentinel
keeps his lonely watch. The traitors are also
active, are leaving their families and property
and gathering around their leaders. Ouantrell.
that daring partisan chief, still; infests the brush.
committing his' depredations ~ usual But
realized the hight Of the excitement on nv way
here. Arriving at St. Joe about the hour Of
evening drill, I found the streets Of the CITY
lined With citizen soldiery, awk wardly but vii.
lingly studying Ha,uAc At this place they have
about 200 secesh Imprisoned. Along the line
of the b l. st. Joe R. R. at every station were
seen the little canvas dwellings,; at few places
were large entrenched camps of 1000 and 1900
men. At one station noticed three freight
cars filed with secesh, peeping rather disconso.
lately through the iron gratings intended for the
accommodation of travellers Of the brute crea-
ton. Of course the thought would come un.
hidden, that their situation was suited to their
natures. At each station military guard vas
placed around the trains to prevent citizens from
leaving. Last Saturday was one of unusual ex.
element along the road, caused by trains being
fred into and stopped, and the diminishing
with Porter's band. On Friday they had lit.
tie fight in Macon county, resulting In but little
loss on either side. On Saturday the contend.
ing parties were within two miles of the Rail.
road. and another fight was hourly expected.
The train Was crowded with citisenA from boys
to old gray headed men, armed with shot guns,
and sporting rifles, Oil bound for the scene Of
conflict, aud to the credit Of tho road, the con.
ductor greeted them with smile and passed
them free. On board was messenger Just from
Adairi county, BY whom Twas told that up to the
time of his leaving - of Porter's dad had been
found and Of the prisonsrs taken, IL had been
shot ard 3 more we're under sentence for vic.
lating their parole. The probability Il that
throughout Missouri blood will soon BE fteelv
shed, ending in the entire suhjugation of re.
bells there. We have perhaps been too ready
To- ind fault With the, apparent, inaction Of
Union men. in Missouri, but be assured that
they are Of the right stamp and are now moving
ia . way that is glorious 70 behold 20 They de
serve and should have our sympathy and
support, net our condemnation. a, -,al.n,, 0t