The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-12-26
BURLINGTON WEEKLY HAWK-EYE

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BURLINGTON WEI
IN The Chicago nIox~e publishes list
of individuals who have made oath before
the Provost Marshal of that city that they
are not citizens of the United States. 1t
gives their residence and the time they
profess to have been in the country. Some
of them swear they have been here Tor Pc
RODS of sixteen, down five or six years
These fellows require looking after. A lit
tie examination Of Poll Books will proba-
bly disclose the fact that a large proportion
of them have been voting as citizens at all
elections. If they have, it will be doing
the State service to make examples OF
them. If they don't like the army Jet them
try the penitentiary. That is the place Tor
men who vote knowing themselves not to
be citizens.
@a- The Sanitary Commission Of the
Pacific Coast, have sent contributions to
the East to the amount of about six hum
bred thousand dollars. And it is not salts
fed with this liberal supply to the aid of
the sick and wounded soldiers. Il propo-
ses to continue the good work until the
end. How many valuable lives their con-
tributions have assisted in rescuing from
yawning graves,-how many comforts
they have provided for the sick, cannot be
told. But the relief afforded has doubtless
ELECTED tears of gratitude from many
heart-weary soldier. The consciousness OF
this will not fail to make glad the hearts OF
the liberal contributors of the Pacific.
Ms- Mr.. Cobden's description of the re-
bellion is felicitous as it is true. He styles
it, "An Aristocratic rebellion against
Democratic government" Thatsthe whole
story in a nutshell. 1t is almost miracle
that an Englishman should be wise enough
to see it. It seems that he did not see the
special atrocity of the attempt in the sub
ordinate fact that the "Aristocracy" who
are thus rebelling against ademocraticgov-
eminent, do it in the name of Democracy
and that the leaders of the Internal game OF
despotism, have always prcfessed to be
Democrats
ne The Butternuts of Cincinnati are
going to start petition to Congress for
Peace! The miserable towards seem to
forget that an offer of "peace'' has already
been made to the rebels. They are not only
rendered peace" if they will accept OF it,
but an offer of pardon goes with it. All
they have to do is to signify their resolve
to become good, peaceful and loyal citizens.
This is not enough, it seems, to satisfy the
Butternuts of Cincinnati. That is not the
sort of speace'' they are after. ltdoes not
suit their purposes that the criminals
should be required to manifest the slightest
sign of contrition. They want the Grimm
ais TO stand by their wrong, to persist in
their war, and the law and the Govern
ment to kneel to them! They want the
murderer to be set at large while he is
swearing he will Stay the next man he
meets! Could human infatuation and
malice go farther?
&a-T The Springfield Ill.) State Journal
says that over eight hundred deserters
have been arrested during the fall and
winter in the four counties OF Perry, Sa-
lire, Jackson and Williamson. That shows
how the bitterness and malice Of the But
ternuts has operated in these localities
Probably very few would have been guilty
of the crime, or have thought Of mourning
the ineffable disgrace, but for the teachings
of the Williams who sought to bring disaster
to our arms, and ruin to the country
They are bearing part of the penalty now,
and will continue to bear the remainder
until they at last "shuffie off this mortal
COLL" 1t "a pleasant prospect, but it is
such as they have brought upon them
selves! -EE
We The guerrillas along the Mississippi
are considerably too troublesome to steam
boat navigation. Where is Rear Admiral
Porter? We thought he was going to at
tend to that matter. Has he given up bus
mess since the capture of Vicksburg? We
think the capture and hanging OF a fewssof
these murderers, who seem to take so much
non-combatants, women and children,
would produce a salutary effect. 1t would
be well enough to try it. at all events.
as There are said to be thirty EIGHT
thousand, one hundred and eghty-three
houses of public worship in the Union.-
Of these twelve thousand eight hundred
and fourteen are in the South. That ought
to be enough to accommodate the people,
even if all old enough. should attend. The
trouble is that they are seldom full.
"OUT OF THE DRAFT."-We are inform
ed that Huron Township, in this County
has filled its quota of volunteers, and is
now safely and honorably out of the draft.
We suppose the other Country Townships,
will do likewise. 1t is only in Burlington,
where so many young men, with no spe-
cial ties to keep them at home, are to be
found, that this County is likely to be want