The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-03-01

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~ lfuE NEWS rRoN yoRY DoNnk10H.
The fertitude Of our peopje u sgsin 70 be
tried, aud the metAlof which their courage 10
made once more to be tested, by the last news
from Fort Donelson. We have met with heavy
disaster there. The wretchss who are invading
our country we're enabled, by tie facilities Of
river transportasioo. 10 bring up reinfcrcements
to their previously whipped troops, and have
overwhelmed MS with numbers. We ere with
out the necessary facts and explanations to JUS
tfy coMmeus upon the tragedy Of LIST Sunday
We have had experience enough already 70
show the folly Of premature criticisms. We
must have patience. Such reports % have reach
cd us are chiefly from the North, and are given
in the telegraphic column.
But this thing We Mnst do: BY the mangled
body Of every man who fell a. the hands OF the
sconndrel murderers who have invaded the cOun-
try Of those who never did them any hafm-by
the homes which We have established by our In.
dustry--by the beautiful land which Ne have
inherited from our fathers--by the families that
We lovely al that is noble, patriotic and
brave, and in the fear and ferventIy invoking
the favor OF God--we must all resolve, 10 our
Utmost sonls, and vow with AZ rrsvocable vow,
that We will resist the enemy to the last extrem-
ity, and that we will die ii We cannot live free.
meni
And this v0w we must set about making good
Let towards tremble il they will--let vile mig
CARDS count their treasures in agony. But what
brave or generous citizen would wish to survive
the ruin Of bis country Who would desire to
live when odious and vulgar despots have foot
upon our necksy No, fellow citizens--let us,
- did our fathers, pledge our sacred honor to
each other and to the world that our lives and
our fortunes shall be devoted to the viadication
of our liberties, and that if these are lost moth
Ing shall survive the wreck, for nothing would
be worth savina.
Courage, then, people Of the Confederate
States! You have now one Of those "opportu
nities" which, ifimproved, make nations famous,
our action, to make up the record of glory or
infamy. Any man can be brave when there ID
| no danger Any soldier can be enthusiastic
when cheered by round Of successes. II ID
adversely that tries mems souls, and distinguishes
between the true man and the false---the genuine
and the counterfeit Let US stimulate each 9th.
| er's courage and emulate each Others zeal If
one man falls, let two step forward to take bis
place! This fight must be redeemed. We wiA
have the yictory
| What II we have reverses? IT'S the fate OF
| war. A var without disasters ID winter with.
| out storms. BIT we will bear them like patriots
| and brave men, aud both in our fortitude and
| our daring, we will chow ourselves worthy to be
free. five do not, we do not deserve to be free
| Of the extent Of the disaster which we have
suffered at Donelson we are very uncertain. We
must believe that the Federal account Is greatly
| exaggerated.
The wires were not working yesterday to
Nashville. after the morning. The War Depart
| ment received no news save dispatch from
Gen. A. 8. Johnston in the morning. He was
| at Nashville. Gen. Floyd was there also with q
portion of the Fort Donelson command The
dispatch said che had saved thousand" The
number captured by the enemy cannot surely be
fifteen thousaDd But in the absence of infor.
nation it is vain to speculate. A little patience
will bring the facts
Gen. A. 8. Johnston has fallen back froh,
Bowling Green to Nashville, where he hopes to
be able to make defence.