The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-11-22

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musket, and we're at once soldiers, ready to fight
for the freedom of others. The troops made
thirteen landings on the main between FeInap-
dina and Fort Pulaski. destroying nine large
salt works, together with some $50, 900 worth Of
salt, corn, rice, horses, &C., which could no. be-
brought away. About seventy slaves were Ia
ken from their rebel masters. while our steamers
brought back the scars Of $50 of the eneny's
balls. The men entered Beaufort singing the
John Brown song more heartily, venture 70
say, than it was ever sang before, The negroes
now think they will be ready when the brigsde
is completed, to take the job of putting down
the rebellion.
The Fidelity Of the Army Of the Potomac.
The people who have noted attentively the
accounts given by army correspondents Of the
dramatic management of the retirement of the
commander of the Army of the Potomac, and
OF the influences which were brought to bear on
the minds Of the soldiers, to draw them into
demonstration, which might be seized and led to
any desperate undertaking, will be apt to con.
clude both that the army cannot be swervet
from its loyalty, and that it was high time for
change of commanders. Every influence which
could be used to draw the soldiers into demon.
stration against the Government, short of set
| ting up the standard of revolt, and calling them
| to rally round their commander as military
dictator, Was restored to. That this was not,
was probably because the officers who were in.
stigating mutiny did not dare to appeal to the
soldiers on the square issue.
The Grand Army, on q campaign whose sue.
Gees had already been endangered, If not wholly
lost, by the commanders obstinate delay of q
month, and by his cubs equent unaccountably
slow progress, was halted tor four days for the
intelligence of the suppression to work, aided
BY the insidious instigations Of his partsans, and
for grand spectacular display, in which the
emotions of each division were appealed to by q
pathetic address. When we reflect how abso.
lutte has been this commanders control of all the
appointments in that army for the last year, and
how great is the influence of officers over dis.
ciplined men, we may begin to appreciate the
safety that lies in an army of the people II is
no violence to probabilities to suppose that to
this identity of the army with the people We
now owe the preservation of this Government,
and our escape from military dictatorship.
We will improve this occasion by referring to
the very unmilitary proceeding of filling up the
regular army, by depicting and demoralizing the
volunteer regiments in the feld-a proceeding
in violation Of all military propriety, decency
and regard for the service, while it increases the
risk to which we have just been exposed. We
need not devote space to an exhibition Of its
character, for no one will attempt to justify it
by military or any other rules. 1t is more like
the expedient of General preparing for coup
detat, that the conduct of q Government rely
ing on the loyalty of the people for its defense.
We shall not fully appreciate the fidelity of
the army unless we take into consideration the
other influences to which it has been constantly
subject. A certain class of journals in the
North, which have industriousy promoted every
feature of the Secession programme, have per-
sistently labored to create an antagonism be-
tween the army and the Government. The
charge has been continually reiterated that mem.
bers of the Cabinet and of Congress we're
thwarting the operations of the commander of
the army, for the purpose of breaking him down.
His own plans, after they bad utterly failed,
we're charged to Cabinet or radical interfe,ences.
And after his failure had swallowed up the
whole army, and left the Capital exposed to
capture, and the Northern cities to invasion, it
was charged to the refusal Of the Government.
to reinforce him.
Soldiers who saw the army helplessly sacrific.
ed by the commanders imbecility, were told by
these journals that it was the interference of the
radicals in the Government that sacrificed them.
The chief of these journals was the New York
Herald. Some others of less Satanic ability
have labored with the same intent, and some
with better intentions have probably followed as
mere dupes. These have been the only journals
allowed to reach the soldiers Of the Army of the
Potomac. careful supervision, welding the
means which military absolutism in the field
gives has excluded the honest and loyal journals
OF the country from the soldiers, while it has at
the same time furnished this poisonous literature
in abundance The Herald has had almost the
monopoly Of the military circulation. Excluded
from the truth, and for months receiving no in
telligence except By these treachsrous newspa-
pers, every department Of which was controlled
by the same purpose, the most intelligent and
patriotic soldiers could hardly escape their ef-
feet This continual influence to undermine the
loyalty of the soldiers aided BY the continual
expressions OF contempt and hostility towsrd the
political authority, which is to great extent the
regular army tone, must be taken into the &C
count in order to fully appreciate the fidelity OF
the Army of the Potomac. The people have
reason for combined Songratulations-that the
army is relieved from an incompetent comman-
der; that its fidelity has come out triumphant
from protracted and severe contest, and that
1t is relieved from an influence which was tam
pering with it's loyalty.-(oincinnati Gazette.
Rev. John Buzzel, an aged Free Will Baptist
minister Of Parsonsfeld, Me-, who was most
popular and excellent preacher 60 years ago,
is now 95, enjoys good health and breaches
occasionally. tits most remarkable that with
in few years he has new hair-the hair of
his youth--new teeth and eyesight Wonder
full illustration of the scripture statement
Thy youth is renewed like the eagles"
| MARTIN VAN BURES's WILL.-The will Of Ex-
President Van Buren, has been admitted to pro-
bate at Hudson. 1t is dated January 18th, 1860,
and commences as follows:
| II, Martin Van Buren,, Of the town of Kinder
hook, county of Columbia, and State of New
York, heretofore Governor of the State, and
more recently President of the United States,
but for the last and happiest years Of my life,
farmer In my native. town, do make and declare
the following to be my last will and testament"
&C., &c.