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

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
prizes very much, both on account Of the value
of the present and the character of the donor
The Gag 10 regulation size with silk stripes
and orange fringe. On the center are written the
words Fort Donelson" in quotation marks, and
Immediately beneath, "Iowa Second Infantry"
After dress parade, Col. Weaver formed the
regiment into square with the colors in the
center, and having taken his stand beside them,
he read the Governors letter Of presentation,
and then made substantially the following re-.
marks in reply: t'sa.E 5
He alluded to the flag which they had borne
so VIGOROUSLY at Fort Douelson, and which was
now preserved by their friends among the ar
chives of the State Historical Society a. me-
mortal of their bravery and Patriotism They
we're glad to yield to their friends such . test.
monial of their fsithfulness to the cause of their
country. sooafsh b s&IaR 7iaat 7aasTani ffa s
; He then alluded to the trials through which
they had passed. = - '..., -s,1
When the regiment left Keokuk it numbered
over one thousand men, and had received about
two hundred recruits since. Many had fallen
by disease and upon the battle field, and many
more had been discharged on account Of their
wounds and had gone home to halt their way
through life, and the regiment now numbers,
present, on detached service, wounded and sick
in the hospital, only about six hundred. But
the remaining few, after having passed the or.
deal Of war for eighteen months, still stand rea-
dy to do their duty and defend the flag of their
country.
We had every reason for encouragement
see, said he, . star on that flag representing
Tennessee, which is - completely under the
power of the United States as she was before
she seeded. see star for Mississippi, the
State which We now occupy, and in which re-
bellion was crushed at the battle of Corinth. /
see stars for Missouri, Arkansas and Texas
The whole country west Of the Mississippi river
is virtually under the authority of our arms. =
Gen. Burnside is.moving on Richmond-Ge General
Granger is moving on Georgia. Expeditions
were being fitted out against Charleston and
Mobile, and in six months there would not be .
vestige of rebellion left.
Here the Colonel stopped for q moment and
looked up at the asg. =
Said he, God bless the old Gag; aud gathering
it in his arms, he said, with cboked utterance,
love it, with my life will defend it. Will you
stand by me my brave boys? 90
I'VE will, responded the regiment With one
universal shout. g
The Colonel having closed his remarks, Capt
Davis, in his own peculiar style, in style that
makes every word mean something. proposed
three cheers for the National Flag. Three rounds
of hearty cheers were given. Immediately come
one shouted three cheers for Col Weaver, and
again the woods, and all the bills and valleys
around, echoed with three such rounds of cheers
as come only from the heart. They did not
sound careless as though they we're given merely
for the sake of fashion, nor did they CRATE against
the throat IS though they had been forced out
by outside pressure, but they came out with q
full round note, just as they always will come,
when pushed out by the warm impulses Of the
heart. Three cheers were then proposed for Gov.
Kirkwood, and again they made the very canopy
ring.
After the usual mapeuvering, the Colonel gave
the order to break ranks, and ali went to their
quarters, pleased. The regiment is again very
ably commanded. Col. Weaver, man of tried
military ability, has the respect, confidence aud
affection of his regiment. Capt Cowles, man
Of courage and extensive military experience,
has been appointed Lieutenant Colonel, and
Capt. Howard, young man of marked ability,
in civil life, and native-born military genius,
has been appointed Major-and you may expect
| to hear from them. They will, no doubt, equal
the noble deeds of their illustrious predecessors.
There we're other. good men in the regiment,
who we're candidates for these positions, and who
may have been somewhat disappointed. Capt
Davis, for instance, the very personi6cation Of
the soldier, good natured, eccentric, talented,
brave man, emphaticaily 'sui generis," man
who would sacrifice anything, rather than biz
principles, and would divide the last crust Of
bread with friend-who would coolly Jest with
an enemy OF his country one moment and shoot
him the next-an able officer, and hope Bis
country will reward him SoLDIxR.
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
WAsHIsaroS, D. c., Nov. IS, 1852.
Ma. EDIroR:-In former letter spoke O.
the success of the projectile invented by ou
fellow tovpsmap, G. W. Stafford, ESQ.,, in tn,
trial at West Point Yesterday he had anothe
trial at the Navy Yard, under the auspices Of tn,
Navy Department; q trial more severe even, re-
su'ting in success even more complete, than a
West Point. This mornings Republican, unde
the head of "Stafford's jectiles-sheir triumph
aud success" saws: sThe gun used for this tes