The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-06-14
s WAsR1NGroH, June 9, 1862.


friends on the Rlm City, from the White House,
I met no less than forty-sx, marching in double
file, initiating the soldiers method Of travel,
who had just crossed the Long Bridge from Old
Virginia. Weary. foot.sore, each with a. much
personal plumber az be could travel with, they
appeared radiant and happy, as If they had
reached the Mecca Of all earthly hopes. i-,
The number Of this class now here is greater
than is generally supposed. Marshal Lsmon
says there are not less than $4,000 to Is, 200.
The result Of his efforts is not percepsible in
diminishing the amount. Four or fveia day in
the liveiest times is the most that he has been
able to return to their lords and masters, and
the business 10 so rapidly growing disreputsbls
about here, is 90 disagreeable and involves, 50
much unenvisble notoriety to claimants, that it
is pretty much suspended at present. =
went over to Duff Green's row short time
since to look At the way things we're managed at
the contraband headquarters About three hun.
dred Of the fugitives, comprising both sexes, all
ages, and every shade Of color we're in a large
room, at one end Of which government official
bad desk and kept record of ali received and
released. Applicants we're continually coming
up to his desk to hire. Receiving permission to
examine, they went among the crowd and select.
ed such as they thought would suit When an
applicant came to the desk with his darkev, the
clerk required him to make his bargain with the
contrabard, the terms Of which, together with
the names of both parties, were recorded, and
10 addition the party hiring had TO sign an agree.
ment that he would not allow the negro TO be
taken back into slavery. At the other end Of
the room. looking through bars, were sundry in.
dividunls less rich in human chattels than they
lately were, gazing among the sable crowd to
see II they could discover any whose allegiance
they claimed, and witnessing with evident cha.
grin the rapid process of removal to free homes
and paid employment
The abolition Of SlaverY.in this District has
proved the great turning point in the movement
OF political affairs,-the initial act that has.
given u new direction to mems aims and
thoughts, Judging from indications about me.
In THE city We have daily paper called the
Evening Star, which is the best ne,os paper in
the city, and consequently has large cirouls.
ton and something like corresponding inAu-
ence. Its editor, the brother Of the Mayer, was
an active Breckenridge Democrat during the late
canvas, and since the Inauguration of the new
regime, though he has been thoroughly loyal he
hes been, by political education and natural pro-
clivities, intensely pro-slavery. The abolition Of
Slavery in the District he Denounced with vehe.
mence and bitterness. He could say nothing
too vile Of those favoring it, and was prolific in
bis auguries Of evils to follow it. But, that act
being done, new aspect of public affairs was
presented for his consideration. 1t was IN ire
vocable deed. The future-the necessary, inter.
minabe future-was all of different com.
plexion from the past. To fight against fate
was futile. He "could not, if he would. be
blind to the signs Of the times.:s On Friday last
he came outin q lengthy article advocating com.
pensated emancipation. The old Iutelligencer,
too, has latterly been a. rancorously pro.slavery
as the most ardent of the chivalry could desire,
aud has well represented their interest in the
matter of slavery ever since they abandoned
Washington to found government of their own
on the basis of their beloved institution. It,
too. fought emancipation in the Distrief to the
bitter end; 1T too, has received new light
snce the contamination Of that great historical
act. On Saturday, in one Of its pondorous and
stately articles.-an al icle well argued on the
same grounds and with the same evidence that
the Republican party has hitherto argued its
cause in general,-it fell into line with the Pres
ident and its newspsporial contemporary, demon.
s,rating the physical, political and moral advan.
tsge aud Importance Of compensated emancipa.
ton and its Immediate Inauguration in all the
Border States. These are not isolated instances.
Senator Henderson Of Missouri has gone home
to advocate the same policy before the Conven.
tioa and people Of his State. Other leading
men from the saue section are getting doubtful
Of their old moorings, in the whirl Of events,
and are casting about for new soundings Pas.
sion, preudices local interests, seem yielding 70
the memorable march Of svents. The indica-
lions, like these have quoted, coming from the
stsanch "conse,vatives," as they have been
falsely called. the political middlemen, arc cor
respond!ngy cheering. Are they not indications
Of q radical snd permanent change in the great
STRAIN Of public aifai.s They may be. God
send IL We shall soon see. But ii 90, where
will the valIandlghammers aud the upgodly sp.
pesfy IL ID stims FOE politicians TO take heed
to their waya. Il may prove unsafe longer to
preach Unending Slavery a. abe chief item Of
The ,Constitutiea and the chisf axiom in public
pohcy II 1'i9 | Iowa.
- {, WAszIsefos, June 10. 1852.
s have converssd freely With Nsjer stope..-.
Hs i in possession Of much information Of in
tefest and importance, but under his parole Of
course hs can communicats nothing that ore
would most like to know. Hs vas In Richmond
thirty-aix hosfss rosuing about ct will; stopped
ct the spstsswood hossi, and Being unsecoxnissd
heard the officers and leading nsn talk freely Of
their eoodihon and purpossa He says - NV
ths whole insids Of things thsrs and On The