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

Gus gr0AO, we've examined al those Door CreA.
lures in that whole line, and find them all hope.
lessly and incurably mad"
Samyule gave such start that be split one Of
his boots. and says be:
"Waich line!"
''Why, that line there" says the chap, point
ing.
''By ell that's Federal!" says Samyule, slap
ping his left leg; '1'll be blessed if you old gos>
lings hav'nt been examining the WRONG
LINE! Them veterans there are the sane ones!"
Insanity, my boy, like Charity, 60 seldom be.
gins at home, that We sometimes mistake the
best kind Of sanity for it when We meet the lat
ter, as q stranger, abroad. The man we call .
maniac il frequently nothing more than sane
man seen through . maniac's spectacles.
But the whole body Of Nackere)s, sane and
insane alike, unite in feeling Of streng anguish
blended With enthusiasm, at the removal Of the
beloved General Of the Mackerel Brigade. He
has been 20 much Father to them al, that
they never expected to get step-father while
be was with them.
There's piece of domestic philosophy for
you, my boy.
When the General heard Of hie removal, nv
boy, he sad it was like divorcing husband
from wife who had always supported him, and
Immediately let 1y the following
FAREWELL ADDRESS.
HEADaR's OF The Army OF AccoMAc,l
Foor OF TIE BLUE RIDGE
Ny CHILDREN:
An order from the Honest Abe divorces ne,
and gives the command of all these attached
beings to Major General Wobert Wobinson.-
lHeartrending and enthusiastic cheers
In parting with you, cannot express how I
love your dear bosoms. As an army, you have
grown from youth to old age under my CARE
In you have never found doubt nor GOODNESS,
nor anything else. The victories you have won
under my command will live in the nations
works Of fiction. The strategy We have achiev-
ed, the graves of many unripe xackerels, the
broken forms Of those disabled by the Emanci-
patton Proclamation-the strongest associa.
tons that can exist among men-still makes il
advisable that you should vote for me Is Presi-
dent Of the United States in 1865. Thus We
shall ever be comrades in supporting the Consti-
tuition, and making the Constitution support us.
TaE GENERAL OF THE NAcKERIL BRIGADs
[Green Seal. .. =
1t was while this affecting document was be-
ing read to the Army, my boy, that process
sion Of political chaps with banners, and small
cannon, landed from boat on Awlkyet River,
and came afably into camp. Only pausipg to
insult two correspondents of the Tribune, and
to FIRE the cannon 30 close to farm house that
it broke all the windows, these pleasant chspt .,
once organised meeting and gave orders that
all fighting should be postponed till after the
session. :.
The Hon. Mr.. K Stream proceeded to say
that he considered Mr.. Lincoln sstrictly-honest
upright, able, and noble-hearted man, lCheers]
out It could not be denied that his Administra-
ton was wretched failure-a blending of bru-
tai imbecility with helsh despotism. Much
enthusiasm While it continued so, every thing
in the stock market would 60 up-up-uP! IN
til the bubble burst The General of the Mack
erel Brigade had been removed universal Sob
bing] but it was only that he might shine tbt
4 brighter beforea Democratic Convention il
1865.
1 The Hon. Prince Van Brumagen next spoke
Undoubtedly, he would be called traitor fo
what he was about 70 cay, but be was accustoul-
ed to that sort of talk from every one who kuev
him. He wished to sec this war vigorously push
ed forward; but he could never consent to SCI
violence offered to men who only warred agains
US because they were mistaken. Our Southern
friends had imagined that the Abolitionist
wanted to prevent their enjoyment of the pur
J suit of happiness which was guaranteed to then
by the Constitution. They were mistaken, an
} seeded. The Union as it was haG passed ava
from US, but was undoubtedly somewhere on th
: Globe; and as the Globe was constantly fevolv
J ing, we had only to stand still, aud it woul
} come round to US in due time
The Hon. Fernando Fuel next undressed hi
: thoughts to the meeting. Az proprietor of tn
City of New York, which he had frequent
bought, he protested against the removal of th
General Of the Mackerel Brigade at this incle
3 ment season of the year. The idoized Geners
, was beloved even by the Rebels, and his ow
devoted troops had cheered even louder whe
l parting with him, if possible, than when he ha
}, first come among them.
e Here the speaker was interrupted by cha
o who suddenly touched.off the cannon and simu
y taneously unfurled new banner Borrowing
j piece of smoked glass, l looked through it &
: the dazzling standard, and read upon its elo
ouent folds: