The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-03-08
socIal FellcIty south.

Social Felicity South.
In the well-known conversations Of Mr. Sam
uel Slick, that philosopher describes picture,
tile work Of Western artist, which represent
ed an angel emgrating from Heaven to the State
Of Arkansas, with bottle of whiskey in one
hand and q bowie knife in the other, while over
the whole were blazoned the letters "a r >
which Mr.. Slick interpreted to signify "Airthly
Paradise" This Charming m0rsel of artistic
fancy has, in the opinion of Mr., Jefferson Davis,
indurated to solid piece of political reality; for
in his dismally cheerful Inaugural" which may
after all, be compelled to do service as .sVale-
dictory," he informs US that the Oonfederacy,
since it went into business, has inundated socie-
ty with blessings. Through all the necessities
of an unequal struggle" says he, 'sthere has been
no act to impair personal liberty, or the freedom
of speech, OF thought, or Of the press" "The
Courts" he continues, have been open, the iu.
dicial functions fully executed, and every right
of the peaceful citizen maintained as securely as
if war of invasion had not disturbed the land. "
Quite an Arcadia, to be sure There has been
no terrorism, no coercion, no consumption, no
lynching of Yankee schoolmistresses, ne swind-
ling of Northern mechanics! 'The Courts have
been Open" Whose Courts "The judicial
functions have been fully executed o yes !
cordsa LYNCH, j., who finds his Blackstone in a
tar-pot, and his Pleas OF the Crown in bag Of
feathers!
One thing is certain If Davis, the Lachry.
mose-Jubilant, is right, the .freedom from truth
Of the Southern press" infringes slightly upon
licentiousness Not long ago, in one of the cap
itai cities Of the Confederacy-for it has num-
Der, in case Of emergencies-the Richmond pa.
pers were complaining of rather more street as.
sasinatons than Was found agreeable, especial.
" to the fascinated; and some of them went 80
far as to intimate that Jefferson Davis was
kind Of Old Mau Of the Mountain, aud RESPONSE
BILE for the multitudinous Stockings and shoot
ngs. Thus, too, we find the Wilmington IN c.
Journal lamenting, and not uDreasonably, we
think, that "seven gentlemen have been ASSAULT
ed in the streets at night within short time,
saulted gentlemen, assaulted, too, in the night
time, would have done very well for any italian
city during the Middle Ages; and the fact leads
10 to suspect that the worshipfal fraternity Of
Thugs have sent over diplomatic deputation to
congratulate the Confederacy, and to receive
few worthy spirits into the brotherhood. If Mr..
J. Davis be an alert and faithful custodian, not
merely Of his peoples liberties, but of their
brains, stomschs, and other organs liable to in.
jures by lead and steel empirically administered,
he will make few Of his numerous Courts Of
Justice perambulatory. A deputation of his
Judges, in their robes of Office, or even in their
shirtsleeves, as they have been seen by travel.
ers in the South West, would have fine effect
in Wilmington, provided they did not introduce
there the Ordeal of Battle, and begin by ilustra.
ting its striking beauties among themselves
The great English poet has said that "suspi-
cion ever haunts the guilty mind" and from the
amounts Of suspicion" which we find in the
Southern papers, we argue that equity minds"
are far from scarce in the regions in which they
are printed. Thus the Richmond Examiner be-
means 1.-THE disaffection of large portion of
the foreign population in Richmond" and as
surse its trembling readers that vigilance is to
be the price Of their safety from enemies in
their midst" The trouble, We imagine Is, that
many Of their "foreign population" having
sworn upon the Evaugelists to support the Con.
stitution Of the United States, shrink just lit
tie from that Confederate virtue which was once
= vice, by which we mean perjury. But really,
they are too squeamisb. A man is out of fash
ion in Richmond unless he be forsworn. When
all the great men of the city have set an exam
pie Of abjuration, why should the mob be deli
cate IT'S most untimeiy squemishncss, and
calls for ropes! But we refer to it principally,
because We are bothered by great gaping dis.
crepancy between president" Davis and the
laforesaid) Examiner. That paper says: eve
assure the public that vigilance is to be the
price of safety from enemies in our midst ~ and
j. D. says: ..Our people have rallied with un.
sxampied unanimity to the support OF the Gov
eminent" The Examiner asserts that there are
. great many snakes, Of venomous varieties. in
the Earthly Paradise j. d. declares that there
are no more snakes there than in Ireland
Which is right? We don't pretend to saw. The
answer 20 that question is Of more Importance
to those Who are liable to be bitten than it il to M
An Earthly Paradise rsvaged BY war, shrink
ing from starvation, convulsed by anarchy, bull.
lied by drillsergeants, full Of the fumes OF tar.
infested BY assassins, threatened by conspira.
tors, periled BY disaffection, and with Jefferson
Davis for ito President, and such angels a.
Floyd, Benjamin 4 Co., for its Guardian Spirits.
isn't the sort Of Edenin which the Tree OF Tenn.
tation will long remain unstripped of the no
longer fatal burden; tor if sensible men can oct
ont Of it BY boiling bushel of apples, thew
will risk oil consequences, and fall upon the
fruit at once.-lTribune.
ions @. BssCKIHRIDGR's HABIrs.-We have
ust had an interview with . gentleman Of hiph
who lives in Hopkinsvile. He esys
hat hs heard . lieutenant in the rebel armv
peak Of John c. Breckinridge as common
rnnkard. His intoxication was 30 frequent that
be was hasdly ever able 70 perform his Official
datiesL On one occasion party OF soldiers
we're sent 70 destroy some liquors 10 doegery.
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