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

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Jones nd Dodge clique vhs governed Iowa up
70 lsss, very ~ can Ce sure apd certainly
ceanssd as uncendi,ionsl USioi &eu& Ia.our
State she vallanaighsm manifesto is pablished
and commended IN every Democratic paper and
accepted BY nest Of the leading politicians-by
men who control the Organization. This is the
cess 10 no other State. In the New Eugland
and Middle States most Of the Democratic poli.
ticians and papers reject the vallandigsan I'd.
dress ~ tainted with secession. Even 10 Indi.
ana scarcely single Democratic Newspaper win
touch il Here 3 what Gray, Of Tie Cleveland
Plain Dealer. the leading Democratic nsvspaper
in Ohio, says Of Il:
"Our motto 10, first quash the rebellion and
cave the Consultation and the country. and then
We shall have, and not be slow In expressing,
our views Of men and measures But with 90
gigantic rebellion on band q exists in The ~.
ton, Z unity of all the friends of the Copstitu.
ton and the old Stars and Stripes 10 necessary,
10 our estimation, to pat Il down and bring e
back to ito original status; and whatever may
stand between the country and this result for
the time must stand aside or be held in abey.
ance. If Il cannot be accomplished without
/ Rs
let il be destroyed. Nor can We oee that this
conflicts with Popular Sovereignty Without
. country and Constitution, what Il Popular
Sovereignty worth? Then, We repeat, what the
country needs most, or first, is an end 70 the re-
belion. and the nation brought back to . recog-
milton Of the Consultation and the rights Of the
| majority"
Iowa, while she furnishes the largest qaots Of
troops who are conceded to be the best and the
bravest, upon every battle field, 10 disgraced In
the possession Of few Of the meanest secesh
politicians 10 all the loyal Statesmen unmista-
kably disloyal-msn who not only give their
voice, their influence and their active, persis-
tent labor to embarras the Government in its
war for the Union, but who labor - persistsrtly
in cid Of the rebellion, sending recruits to the
rebel army-giving their sons to Davis and
Beauregard to murder our loyal volunteers and
destroy the Government. Quite . number
Of prominent young men Of Dubuque have
been recruited for the rebel army through
the influence Of Jones and his family and Den
mis- Mahoney. Doctor Pendleton, the Democrat
ic nominee for Clerk of Dee Moines county, and
Doctor Edelin,, Physician and Steward of the
Marine Hospital ct Burlington, appointed under
Buchanan through the influence Of leading Dem.
ocrats Of Burlington. are both in the rebel army
and both fought against us in the battle Of
Pittsburgh Landing; a
We cheerfally bear witness to the loyalty of
the masses of that party and disclaim any in.
tsntion Of stating these facts to disparase or
disgrace them. We publish only to show the
tendency Of the leaders--their evident intention
to USE the party to further their reasonable
designs. We ask loyal Democrats TO read NJ.
Douglas patriotic utterances after the rebels
had inaugurated this internal war, and try the
Jones and Dodge conspirators by the standard
he erected. E 11q 7
eT Just now the people hereabOuts are suf.
fering under q severe visitation Of CHATS. After
but few days experience, 1t is generally con.
ceded, even by old settlers that this is going TO
be one Of the best seasons for them ever known
in this favored meridian. As We have yet had
but single week aud in the course OF human
events Eve more still remain TO us Of the gnst
season, We recommend the cultivation Of an
amisble even temper and quiet department, with
. free use of fans, pocket handkerchief, bougha
Of trees, &c. The gnats, it may be we'll to re.
mark, for the benefit OF the uniformed, were
introduced into Iowa at an early period BY the
bufalos-hence the name buffalo gnats. When
the buffalos departed for the far west, they left
the graves Of their fathers and the gnats to re-
mind US that they had been here before and dxed
up some Of our domestic institutions.
NEW MAP OF IowA.-We have received .
new pocket map of this State by Cotton, Mill
Brothers. Des Aoines, agents. 1t is the lates
and probably most perfect map yet published
price rs cents or IS per dozen.
FROM THE FEDERAL PRIsONBR
AT MEMPHIS. I
We are permitted to copy the following pri
vate letter from Dixie:
l 'a MrMPHIs, Tenn, April Q. 1862.
DEAR FRIENDS You have ere this, heart
something from the battle near Corintb, and ar,
no doubt very anxious as regards our fate. Thil
time we are unfortunate, but such, you know
is the fate Of war.
We we're attacked on the morning of the 9th
Our regiment occupied position near the cen
ire Of the line Of battle. We fought from a
n, until near P n when the enemy succeeded
in turning our tanks and we we're taken prison
ers. It ives one of the hardest fought battles o
the war. There is a terrible loss OF life on both
sides. The fighting still continues. As regard.
our company, We are scattered in every direc
ton. None killed and but one or two wounded
that we know Of There is twenty seven of D,
prisoners, including our two commissioned Off
GERS. We were taken the day after the battle t
Corintb, and on the next day, on the cars, t
this place. Our regiment are all quartered to
gether in large warehouse. We have goot
quarters, and have received kind treatment sincs
we have been prisoners. So much 90, that I car
scarcely realize that We are In the hands of enc
mics. They appear more like brothers.
Of the fate Of those left behind, we are ignor
ant but think there is not more than two
wounded. One from Kossuth, (P. A. Dolbe,
and We heard since We came here, that Harvey
Yeaman was wounded. J. 81. Robson, II. v
Barton and c. C. Ashlock, we're not on the bat
tie field with us, being detained by sickness and
duty. John NcChesney went back to camp with
some Of the wounded, and had not returned
when we were taken. Twill give you the nalnei
of those Of our company who are prisoners -
Please circulate among the friends:
G W Campbell, Capt. P. King, Lieut.
VT NcAahen, Sergt. H Guthrie Sergt.
VIM Thompson, Corp. is Statler. Corporal.
J Wertz, Corporal, LII Bruce. Corporal
] Arle, D Hopkins, 81
] Fritz, ] n johnson,
W d Stsrks, Oscar Lewis,
J H HoIcroft, r b Wall,
D B Hixer, s b Hsight,
J 8 Grier, by sf7H A Mcclure,
William Goben,5 nc Stillwell,
VIM w Trobee, .as L D Baker,
E Mcclure, n E Calkins,
| ID Aatsou, Sergt Major.
] Our field officers were all taken, together with
near 300 Of our regiment.
You must rot grieve or despair on our &C
count. We are al doing we'll and in nne spirits
You need not think write this merely to allsy
your fears. have not seen our boys In much
better spirits for some time. Their greatest
trouble Is for The anxiety Of the friends q home
have no reason to despair 40 to our fate. W.
will be we'll treated. and perhaps soon excbang
ed. Ifso, We may meet sooner than would have
otherwise been the case. Such seems TO be the
will of Providence. We should b thankful thai
oar kves are spared. Keep Up god hsasA FOL