The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-02-21

Il There are some ladies ! must speak Of.
would rather have one good women than dozen
men. Half dozen loyal women are worth more
than whole field full Of disloyal men. Laugh.
tet1 The loyal women Of the North are work
ing day and night, oil over the county, making
mittens, and clothes for the soldiers. Do you
think oil that 10 to bs blottsd out? The ten
thousand prayers that 60 up for this government;
do you think they will be fogotten! All thess
hands that are at work are doing Is much in
their appropriate sphere to maintain the gov
eminent - are the soldiers in the field.
If this war does one thing, and nothing else,
it will bs worth all it cost; II it brings up the
manhood and patriotism of our country. There
was . manhood in the Revolution that I am
afraid We have lost sight Of But We are going
to bring it up. never believed much in giving
bounties to soldiers. I want to pay our soldiers
we'll; but we are paying our officers too much.
There 10 not . neighborhood that would not take
care of the families Of the soldiers, if you appeal
to the patriotism of the people. And the patri-
otism Of the people will save this country.
You think We csnnot raise::any more soldiers.
WE'LL when We appeal to the patriotism Of the
people you will find out You will find the hui
manity of the nation going up. And we want
it. Ifs man goes into this army to make money
be is very poor soldier. This country can fur
nish men 70 open the Mississippi without its
costing . dollar to the country. They would
come in their wagons, carrying their own pro-
visions, and furnishing their own clothing, and
be glad of the chance. h4 al @t5 7i' 81. ,
believe they have carried this matter Of
bounties 90 far in some Of the Eastern States, 90
to pay $500 per man; and perhaps the same man
two or three timea (Lsughter.) aw as71t :
Wall II wank In kakA "a If tia ao1dsora and
Of their families, and to do it we'll But want
the soldier to know that this country is to be
saved through our love Of the country, and not
for the love Of dollars and cents. If We have
committed mistake, Il he's been in appealing to
the almighty dollar, and not to the patriotic in.
stincts Of the American people. (Applauss.) y
There 10 no part of the country that hes % much
interest in this war - the North West; and
there 10 no part of the country that gives me 90
much hope There 10 less fsnsticism and al.
traism in the North West than anywhere in
the country; and believe the North West will
yet save the country. And say to Gen. Hall
leck, Gen. Hooker, and oil our Generals: 'If
you can not clear out the Mississippi, let US
have the job, and We will do it in thirty dsys"
Qmmense applause.
Do you think We can make contract with
anybody about that river? Why it would be
like contracting with man about his wife!-l
Nsughter.) That river is youra Il God has put
i there; stretching all. through the country,
from North to South, to be your highway to the
ries down. to the ssa.board, and to bring up to
you what you may need in return. No set Of
men have right to throw Slave Confederscy
across the mouth of that river; and If you per-
init them TO DO II, you ought . b slaves yout-
selvea (Immsnss applasse.) av ajas8stA 4
Some complain Of the change Of Generals
But another word. If you ever make . line 10
divide this country, there il no peace to you nor
to your children, nor 70 your children's children.
You viii soon break up into - many little patty
States % they have in Germany. Vas told Of
one Of those little German principslities that
desired TO have an Armstrong gun, and % they
sent 70 London snd bought an Armstrong gun
and took it over 70 their principality. But when
they goti thers, they found they had not terri,
tory enough on which to FIRE 81 the cannon they
had bought Laughter.l And 80 Il will be
With you. You will break mp into such little.
fragments, that you won't be able to fire OF an
Armstrong gun on your own territory. !.
But about these Generals. I am In favor of
whoever command the army. I am rather in
favor of Joseph. Fighting Joseph. (Great
cheering.1 You know Joseph saved his brethren
when they we're down in Egypt, and am in
clined 70 think that our Joseph will save us. I
want him to 20 down South with fire and sword9
We have had enough Of this brain fighting. L
may not understand it I may be wrong, but I
want some more fighting with the cannon and
the rife, and the bayonet. (Great cheering
wsnt him to 90 right into it and strike right
and left q Where 10 he? Strike him r
am tired Of this building of Notifications and
digging Of bitches. A voice. fare you for
McOlellan."1 No more than for any other pri.
vate man. If he is decent man, Il will respect
him. II you want to know who I, am for, am
for . General who can point to members of his
own staff shot down around him. am in favor
of man that is not afraid of the roar Of the
cannon and the rattle of the musketry. I am
in favor of our own General Rosecrana Loud
and vociferous cheering.] Don't you think it 10
time we have man for General who is fight
ing for his country and not for the Presidency
[Great applause and cries Of that's the doc.
trine."] s -eg ars .5l, 81
Remember, if this rebellion is not put down
you will have the theatre of war transferred to
your own territory. You may dream and talk
as you please; but your only hope is in putting
down this rebellion. Stand by your govern
ment; maintain it as your fathers had it, and
when the time comes, il you want to change
your public officers, do it as the law provides.
But you must stand by your country, or De
ruined. I tell you, Cop IS WORTH LIVING FOB,
AND MAN WORTH DYING FOB. Let that be your
motto.
You would have had no trouble in this coun-
try If it had not been for some politicians VINO
have tried to lead you into error and treason.
They have been calling hard names but they
do not frigbten anybody nowadays by j.: It
used to pay well but that day has passed. There
was an editor in Illinois few years ago who
published Wing paper. He had all the sub
scriptons and all the advertisements Use aa Of the
County and WAS Who started an opposition sae
nar hut AZ the end of three months he had only
fortv subscribers. Ono day he met lawyer,
and asked him what he should do in order TO
succeed. "Why," said be, "next week call the