The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-09-13
THE NEW CRISIS IN THE Nar1or,s
s AFFAIRS. -"stl-'-- = .
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Fren Ne Baltimore American.
Travelling in . circle for the past year, the
Union armies and those Of the Confederscy have
met again ct Bull Run and Nunsons Hin A.
Lexington and For. Donelson. Let ma nr.v
Heaven that both parties may not meet at mum
berless other old points Of contact suppo. ed !.
brief period since impossible. It il not worth
while to disguise the deep modification oil must
feel Ut this unexpected remandipg to old posi-
lions; II il useless to consider ourselves a. not
deeply humilisted ct our defeat by the ragged
and half.srmed conscripts which make up the
Rebel leviea The FIRST step toward success is to
look into results and to ascertain what has
caused them; the next to re-organize our shat
tered columns, pitch overheard every incompe-'
tent functionary, civil or military, and take the
field again the very first mon,entn can be done
: i But have We the courage to do all this? Is it
not toe often the case that, for fear of "hurtDg
the feelings" of some incompetent Hotspur or
noodle in shoulder-straps, he is continued in
command until another and another host of the
gallant and confding rank and file find prema.
ture graves, while the Gag they carry is dishon.
ored, and the whele nation is humbled in the
dust? Of the soldiers who have fought of late
not single complaint comes up that is worth
. moments attention. Notly, gloriously have
they borne themselves, pouring out their blood
like water to cover the blunders of their CON-
manding generals, counting their lives as moth.
ing it they might but repair the errors which had
compromised the safety of our nationality on
The battle field. Fighting in isolated squads O..
divisions, left to grope about.miles asunder, with
out supports, out-6anked, rakcd At every turn
by murderous masked batteries whose locality
was never ascertained in advance for lack of a
proper reconnoisance, cut up by dashes of cav
airy into every available opening-our own,
meanwhile, nowhere; they have been beaten,
disheartened, disorganized, lost their supplies,
to finally retreat to the old stronghold of .
year ago, and unavailingly grieve over the loss
lessly. Who will deny that this is 60? Who can
deny it? al bgGva"
Z And look ct the condition of those who, bet.
ter led, have reduced them to this humiliating
condition. One hundred and fifty miles or more
from their former late base of operations near
Richmond, pricked forward by their officers at
the point of the sword over such distance of
weary marching, carrying perhaps weeks sup.
ply Of poor food in their haversacks or depen-
dent on the corn fields to keep starvation at
arms end, and firing railroad iron sugs for lack
of cannon balls, they have shown an endurance
and valor worthy Of better cause; while their
audacious generslship has enabled them to rely
upon oa1r supply trains for what wac lacking,
our own brave soldiery suffering sadly in sight
Of their own smoking provisions MEANWHILE
These are the facts plain to view and which
nothing can conceal; which ought not to be con-
cealed. To give TO such incompetent Generals
more troops is but pouring water in sieve, is
and recklesslv vasted sne. IN hr.sk tho hertz
Of the neonlo At home anev IN cNrnnromian tho
life Of the Nation - 80 -"
We have honed and boned tbrou,b ,o,v and
weary months: Va have snconr.seS al v;th th.
hone that soms ;n.n;r.t;on von,d CONF :" The
leaders from the 6erv n.tr;ot;.m and en.bu.,.a.
.o sps sh ne,y . ana en-.
here - Are After tvelve month, rs .cIen;nv
sn.n.nse of hone defsr,.d At The oId ro;ns
from vhich "a set ont
NV "a sh.lI mot n,onose /. ,o,;cv n. IN,
i..d.r. civil or m;I;t.r,. hnt th.rs - nrs .h;n.
the Nation. like the old ithen;.n orator iii ;ne
.;.t nnon and th.. ia. action action ...;on
w. ho,;s,. ~ a. A., ~. 1900. a,,f-on.;n.
the Rebels o,.tn,.,b,r them. bes,de he;no anne
rior i, everythinr vhioh const;tu,.. eon;nment.
and aupplies And here ve .hsll opo,e the hat
tl.. aeid corre.nondent of NJ Vol n.n.,
whose ststsmens has the merit Of being conarm.
Cd BY what comes from Others best informed on
dc subject he ssys: - - =,
"Rebel prisoners cay that the enemy ID very
short Of ammunition and provisions. and repre.
sent the troops % almost starving, This il psr.
TALLY confirmed BY The fact, q am informed
By an officer, that the Rebels do not fire more
than TWENTY-FIVE shets (artillery) to our one hun.
ired-and aim 70 make every shot tell. can
Gay for myself that never NV such misera-