The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-05-31

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The news ~e give this morning is of,a YER
different tenor from that served up to the pub
lio for some time back We have had nothing
but rebel dsfeats. surrenders. evacsstions, &c.
until to-day. New Ne have 10 chronicle th'
fact that Gen. Banks has been driven out OF TIN
Shenandoah valley and across the Potomac =
BALTIMORE Is ready for . rice and Warrington Il
in alarm. Too much strategy! g75 '@egi -
cE The Newbern correspondent Of the Nes
York Tribuns reports reaction in favor Of the
Union throughout the Old North State. He A..
serts that the Union party is in the ascendancy;
that the secessionists intend to run 8. <. John
con % candidsts for Governor. and that the
Union party win nominate the Hon. VIM. A.
Graham for the same Office, on the first Thurs-
day In August, great mass meeting OF citi-
zens from all psrts Of the State is announced to
be held at Raleigh. 70 nominate Hr. Graham - -
II appears that Kenneth Rsynor, an ex-Aember
Of Congress, had aimed in the State Convention
70 have an ordisance adopted providing for the
punishment Of ali persons who should show any
favor to the Union cause. His proposition was
defeated by an overwhelming vote for indef-
mite possponement. The tone Of the Raleigh
Standard indicates the ultimate reestablisbment
Of Law and order al through the State. That 10
an old Democratic organ, but early in the cam.
psien abandoned the sinking ship. and it now
sustains the Opposition. It is also asserted
that the State Convention has under considera-
don the Presidents proposition for emancipa
tiou, that in the discussions upon this subject
the ablest men in the State had asserted that
Slavery vas the cause of the Rebellion, and that
Il 10 wise and expedient to regard the President
ial hint with favor.
THs CHICAGO & BURLINGTON RAELRoAD-At
the special meeting Of the shareholders of the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, held
in Boston last Saturday, it was resolved to build
a separate track from Aurora into Chicago, and
an issue Of one million Of bonds authorized for
this purpose. The meeting, which was COM
posed for the most part Of the Directors, and
other parties largely interested against the set.
element of the controversy with the Peo.
ris Road, voted down the following preamble
and resolution
WHsskAs, The officers of this Company have,
without the sanction Of the stockholders OF this
Company, made certain contracts with the les
sees of the Western Division of the Peoria and
OQuawka Railroad Company, incurring liabii-
ties to a very large extent, and that they pro.
pose to make certain issues Of bonds for the
purpose of extending this road from Aurora to
Chicago, .... ...s. f-..-f..,4
Resolved, That it is the opinion of this meet
ing that sush liabilities and expenditures were
entirely without authority of the stockholders
of this Company, and greatly to their injury
and that the officers Of this Company are cx.
pressly prohibited from making further expen.
ditures on account of the above named contracts
or from issuing any more bonds, until all mat
ters In relation thereto, and the contracts made
with the above mentioned parties, are submit.
ted to the stockholders at their next annual
meeting, and until the decision in the controver.
sy now pending between the Peoria and Oquaw-
ka Railroad Company and this Company may be
decided. fs
ASueoEsuoN As the principal purpose and
aim Of the vallandighsmmers is evidently to
hold the niggers all safe and secure go that no
loss shall accrue to their rebel masters while
they are fighting TO overthrow the Government,
We suggest that they 60 at once down into
Dixie and take charge of and hold this colored
property until the war is concluded. They could
not show their love for their '.misguided breth.
rem" in better way, and the employment would
certainly he congenial.
The failure Of the mortar boats in attacking
forts and batteries, is an established fact. The
difficulty is not in the power Of tho mortars Of
the tremendous destructive capabilities of th'
shells, but in the impossibility Of throwing th,
shells with accuracy. Captain Davis has dis
continued mortar practice at Fort Wright Tn,
tremendous bombardment Of Island No. 10 wa
without effect Even the bombardment of tht
forts below New Orleans was almost use.
less. Gen. Butler says the forts we're as strong
after the bombardment as before. Riaed ant
heavy shell guns are the implements sti
U The passage of the Homestead bill vii
no doubt be considered an un."constitutional
and fanatical proceeding by the vallandigham
mere, as It may operate to prevent the rebt
lie domain into large plantations, and give il
In small farms to white men. 10 1t not an ae
eravatsd violation Of Southern Rightss" e.
~ The Leavenworth Conservative says tn
real name Of the great jayhawker, Cleveland
was Metz. He used to drive stage out Of Clev
land, Ohio, and hence adopted that name. b
was born in that vicinity. H--JeaHa
REBEL TACK TIcKs-The vallandighamme
are telling the Irish voters that the "Black R
publicans" are trying to abolish slavery in o
der to have the "Nagcrs" all in tho free State
where they will get all the work, and, Of cours
throw the Irish out Of business This is goo
story and should be generally disseminated al
well stuck to. Fa rs '4z's 'f'te=la
AKoraxR NARINE loSsrsR-The plating
The steam frigate Roanoke-mste OF the defun,
Aerrimac-wss commenced in the Brookly
Navy Yard on Tuesday. The plates are for
inches thick. and reach some four feet belo
Vater mark The spar deck and the old bu
vGrks down to level with the gun deck, hoy
been completely cut away. The turrets wi
shortly be forthcoming, and the guns are rapid
preparing by the ordnance authorities, but the
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