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

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80, rHE WORK BEFORE Us.
-g We are in the receipt Of private letters from
different parts Of the State, complaining that
reading Democrats are secretly every where, and
opsaly In some places, dissuading Democratic
voters from ellisting. We are told that in two
companies enlisted at Ottumwa or in Wapello
county, there IRE not twenty Democrats SINH
Lar representations are made In regard 10 enlist
ments elsewhere O Recruiting officers havs been
driven Of in several Instances, where they have
gone 70 Democratic precincts, BY persons who
have evidently been influenced to this course
b. Democratic leaders Ths Inference 10 that
&his course ID adopted either to afford aid and
eomfort to the rebels or secure advantages at
che coming election, or both.
A. 70 the truth Of these allegations 10 have
only to ny our letters are from men Of chanc-
Ger and standing. The public are knowing to
the fact Of interference in the recruiting service
at several places. We are reluctant to charge
conduct 90 base and trsscherous upon any body.
But if there is set Of politicians any whore in
the free States capable of such conduct it is the
disappointed, demoralised, degraded party hacks
IN Iowa. who, under the Leadership Of Jones and
Iahony, are now throwing dust in the eyes Of
loyal Democrats and calling it - political can.
vasa
The base designs Of these trsacheross cut
shroats viii defeat themselves The hearts Of
tho people are loyal and true. For that We
shaak God and take Aourage. Let rs employ
Ill our enersies-lst % devote ourselves fully
and unFeservedly to the work Of recruiting and
Organising Iowas quota under the Presidents
new regulations. rising above partisanship and
leaving the result to Providence. Lstus deter.
mine whether We have . countzy-whether We
are worthy to have one. Let % send succor to
our brave troops in the field, turn the tide of
war, crush out the rebellion and restore the On.
psemsey of the laws over these thirty.four
Statea II vs are trAs men and patriots this
q our appointed work and We should do It
above and before every thing else. 1--we don't
do it, we are guilty before Heaven and the
blood Of the Nation win be upon ~
RRlAfIvE srRExsrH.-Few persons seem -
have any very correct notion of the immense
superiority Of the North over tie South In Also.
lutte and available power. Taking the number
Of males between tho ages Of fifteen and fifty, %
. majority between these ages could bs made
~ Of II the war should last three years, let %
&c how they stand. .t1g .ai,s .aesf40Y Y 4
The number in the loyal STATES, excluding
California and Oregon, Kentucky, Missouri, and
I'll the Territories, In 1850, was s,es7, sls; and
n 1860, was 4.9so, 70s. Is role n
In the Seeded States in 1850, the number
Was l,o4s, sll; aud in 1850, 1895, $50 !
q IN Kentucky and Missouri in 1850, there were
3lo, 7sl; in 1850, there we're 4ss, a7e. 4
Out Of itsiractional proportion Of or strength
ehe rebels have put nearly Or quite ~ many int
IL field - We. Their Losses, especially BY dis.
sass, have bsen, and win eoatisue 70 b much
afsatsr than ours. Of cosrss Il follows tAat IT,
Iongsr tie var lasts, ths grsatss win b 81
prsponderanes end Tie lss their ability 70 eoa-1
ssnd With - IL mere nunhsrs, casting aside our
innsnssly greater superiority in sthsr resources.
How can The result b dosbtfsli ? aa& !
Z Tn BATTLE on I'm RAR1DAx.-0n Saturday
last, The advance Of Gen. Popss army, under
Gen. Backs, attacked The rebels under Gen.
Stousvan Jackson, who proved 10 b in sups-
sior force, near Culpsppsr Court HOUSE, and in
sAe vicinity Of the Rspidan river. Gen. Banks
forces appear to have maintained their ground
Ike true men sgsinst almost overwhelming odds,
until ths arrival Of Cen. Pops, in person, with
'xsinio'csments, the rebels being reinforced 1t
.abous tia Same time BY IL, 900 additional troopa
The p, battle thereafter ragged persistsntly and
<ooursseoualy until about two O'clock Of Sunday
0oRniag, when both parties appear 70 have de-
sisted and lain Down upon their arms from
oeer exhaustion. The casualties are reported
r., have been from two to three thousand
HI usd, wounded and missing, on each aide.
|. the battle does not appear 70 have been re-
sum ed in the morning, though ,kirmisbinr i.
repo. 'ted 70 have besa going on. The contest
seems to have been gallant one. Fshtine in
force, II is runored, was also going ON near
Gordon sville on the same day.
From subsequent information Il appear, Ia.
lhe rebels sent in . flag Of truce askins leave to
bury their dead. They also appear to have
fallen back from the front; but whether for Tia
purpose Of making flank movement, or in 40.
suai retr. ,at, does not yet appear.
On the whole, % far - we can Judge. the
battle appe IN to have been most stirring and
r.llsnt one, Of about 1000 on our side against
20 900 rebels. Il is enough proof Of tais 70 know
hat our forces maintained their ground.