The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-07-26
England Horffaed.

Inc bfltlen lion must roar IN some sort, and
loug practice has given him wonderful compass
and variety. A few months ago there came to
US, booming over the waters, the deep, blood.
and.thunder notes of defiance. Now it is fall
setto wall in the minor key, and he roars at YOU
as gently as sucking dove He is even lachry.
nose! His tender sensibiities are deeply moved,
and we have the touching spectacle of the Brit
ish lion in tears! Himself grown fat and besot-
ted with the blood of millions remorselessly
she'd he now SYSTEMATICALLY fumbles at bis blear.
ed and gummy eyes, and, if you will believe it,
blubbers and snivels at our inhumapity!
No sentiment of humanity is violated BY even
torrents of blood when it slakes his thirst for
dominion, or is coined into ssvereigns for his
exchequer; but when by reason Of a monstrous
and unparalleled crime it becomes an unavoidable
necessity to pour it out that great and benef
cent government may be saved from utter ami
hilation, then, forsootb, the lions heart is melt.
ed into more than womsnly tenderness, and he
whines Of humanity! Poor, dear old king of
beasts! Don't weep-please don't. Your dis
tress moves Us; We have little humanity left.
We even pity you! and, we may add, in pass-
more than enough for home consumption
q note Of that And you. Mr.. Pslmerston, I've
beg his lordship's pardon)-Lord Palmerston-
pray don't be indignant" at least, not rery in
dignant. Small ebullitions We won't mind, a.
we feel for you. Such . tide of virtuous emo
ton as swels your lordships bosom should have
some vent. The pressure per square inch must
be enormous, and entirely to close the valves
might endanger your lordship's physical safety.
Your lordship sees that we are considerate-
pray reciprocate, and strive to contain yourself
under these cruel provocations, as well as your
lordship decently may. Consider that General
Butler. whose outrages so justly excite your
Tor iship's sensibilities, is but weak man--no-
toriousy shaky in the joints, and there is no
knowing what disastrous effect a too free ex
preston of your lordship's indignation" may
have upon his nervous system-a consideration
which certainly appeals to your lordship's con.
spicuous humanity. Even great crimes, such Is
treason against the noblest government that
God ever smiled upon, are not, as your lordship
knows, to be treated too severely. lest .'the res.
pect and affection of European nations" be lost
thereby. Be not too severe then upon our poor
Yankee general. 1t is true, when ne found that
the forbearance and native chivairy Of bis col
diers leo un. English that perhaps your lordship
cannot understand it) instead of commanding
deserved respect and gratitude, only invited the
insults of certain she tigers in petticoats, he
vindicated the character Of the larger and better
portion of the women Of New Orleans by FORE
warning these few that they must be legally pre-
sumed to belong to the class whose free manners
they had adopted-and so be punished accord.
ingly. This was all very wicked in the general,
no doubt but as your lordship has seen-wss
wonderfully efficient to the end proposed-yet
We know in your loIdship's severe morality the
end never justifies the means; therefore we do
not seek to justify-we only appeal, aswe may
with so much confidence, to your lordship's hu-
mainly. n#
But to be serious, how these old aristocracies
hover about Us in our extremity, like greedy
vultures, waiting but too impatiently for prom
Used orgies. The noble stag stands at bay
pierced by thousand treacherous srrows-
bleeding at every pore, and these obscene birds
come circling about him, darkening his vision
with their murky wings; croaking their III sup
pressed glee and gloating in anticipation over
the loathsome carnival. The mighty republic
fallen! The hated banner Of liberty trailed u
the dust! The hope Of millions eXtinguished!
This is the foul feast TO which these canting
lords invite themselves. But they will be dr.
appointed. Out Of the ashes Of our calamity
shall rise, Phenix like, . power mightier and
nobler than is dreamed of In their philosophy,
purified and strengthened BY the fiery ordeal
Humbled, yet exalted, knowing our weaknsssS
well IS our strength, We shall yet, with Gods
OiCoctu6s SOuSuuWeSO SuC 8sVoe WOtA "
riously begun. and for ages to come stand n
proud pre.eminence, at once the example sne
the bulwark of freedom-unmoved By aggnT
sion from without or treason from within:
These words may seem strained-especian!D
in the darkness Of this hour-but We Dehes.
them, not wholly because of the strength 'o.s
We see in human arms, or wisdom IN numso
heads, but because We believe that God has ~! ~
reaching and glorious work to do through w
nation, and that he will do it Neither ~
bloody hands of slave driving traitors, nor tos
..friendly interyentions" of decaying monarcmes
shall stay the hand Of The Almighty. Spring
field Republican.
RETURNED PRDoHEk-Capt. Crabb, OF Con-
paw g, Seventh lows, who was captured by the
Rebels a. the battle of Belmont, passed throuSh
the city Yesterday on his way home, to Wash'
inpton. The Captain gives some very gratifying
information of the Muscatine boys who were
c,ptured in the same battle, and who are nown
Macon, Ga, from whence the Captain has jcs
returned. he reports our boys oil we'll, in 10
best Of spirits and enjoying themselves hnely'
T., <ho IA ncoa -CMuacs tim Courier.