The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-08-02

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can leave their families wen provided for. ''...
You have repeatedly called attention to the
Offices, honors and emoluments, conferred upon
mo, and this constrains me to say that I am not,
nor have ever been, under the slightest obi
cations to the Hawk.Eye, yourself, or your pat.
ty for such favors. I owe them oil to the Dem.
ocratic party, whose standard bearer was proud
to be, and to, whose cherished principles l
have always been, and intend to be, faithful,
alike in defeat or victory. s'....,,.,S ~
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Mr.. Dunham,s Reply. 'n = ~
. .a5o 2a' 'aa BURLINGTON, July 2s, 1862.
Hon. A. @. DoDGE, ar.ss54 a,a
Sir After week of suspense have at
last your letter of the 2lst., in which, with .
noncbalance which is truly refreshing in these
sultry days, you offer to excuse me from . chal-
lenge you have given, and which l have unre-
servedly accepted. Lam not IS conversant with
the code supposed to govern in such cases as
some other persons. But your unasked offer to
excuse me, after have accepted your challenge
ard agreed to 60 with you Is proposed or in
any other way, upon the ground that am una
BILE to do military duty, i anunusual and I'M.
expected exhibition of magnanimity. never
pleaded bad health as bar to going. I simply
said you knew what my health was. You admit
goa did. Now you say that cannot and ought
not to 60, will be rejected, &C., thus confessing
that you challenged:an inRrm man to battle, with
the additional safeguard Of impossible condi-
tions. You expect me to recruit certain num-
Der of persons whom you are to name, and you
viii pick up an equal number wherever you can.
Call you this fair dealing! l. this: according
70 the code?, Loan recruit eleven or twice
eleven Republicans in Burlington, but l must
not BE- tied up to such as you may select. s.''a
The reason I first associated your name with
the command of . Regiment WAS not az you in
sist, for the purpose Of attacking you personally
then desired and do still greatly desire to Sc.
cure your services in recruiting the Eve new
Regiments called for. You are in the meridian
vigor Of life, full chested and we'll mu scled
wearing the title Of General, fairly won, I pre-
sumo, notwithstanding yow modesty, in the
Black Hawk War. i If there Il public maj, in
Iowa who owes SO much to, the people o
this State, l have not heard Of him., The PEG
pie have right to call upon you to lead them
and I, % = public journalist, am in duty bound
to bring the matter to your notice. You will
fnd 1t difficult to convince them that your con
ditions are reasonable OF that you should max.
conditions ct all loo soi aosS9l 9d' s3rsst {
r You say it is numbers that we want" You
Sir, can recruit = Regiment IN this district
quicker than any man in it. You have 81 yye,
done nothing, leaving your political friends t.
suppose that you are opposed to the war. 1You
have said nothing known to the public iudicatisa
= desire that Rebellion should be crushed. The
public are left to infer that your boosted ealty L
The Democratic party and friendship for its lead
ers, many Of whose hands are. now red With Ii,
best blood Of the nation, is stronger than you,
love Of country. Your loyal friends, and coun,
myself one, -desire that there shall be no fur
Their uncertainty. We sntreat-we exhort ~
pray you 70 come oat on the side Of the couutr,
and stand With ~ shoulder to shoulder. II tht
conditions Of your cid and cooperation han,
upon me, am ready tomorrow TO shoulder tn
muskst and 90 in the ranks because your con
duct will influence thousands. hear the 70
mark in every direction "n Ges. Dodge zoe,
I win 60" II General Dodge commands . reg
imsntI will raise . company, IT,, &C., &c. >
Now, Dir, have no desire to push you % ii,
wan upon challenge hastily sent which ! y q
may not have we'll considered But, Dir, l Nil
do any thing 70 induce yos, in this hour .
gloom and peril, to throw your weight and in
auenes on the side Of the country. Twill 20 !,
privass-I viii give bond and security thu,
The Government shall be At 40 expense for . =,
support il case Of sickuesA I will earnestl,
labor to enlist any man or set of men that 70,
may think ought to 90. But do not tribe viii
% important matter. Do not develope inpo.
sible and unreasonable conditisns. They Vii
not shelter you from public indignation. In !,
word, sir, you can do great public good.
have been striving 70 induce you to act o. . ma,
and citizen should. Will you do it or viii
you not? ~. a Easossf3g ,
Very respectfully, your ob't serv't..s q :.
| as 9. DUNLAP.
B If all who are seeking 70 serve til,
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