The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-08-22
BURLINGTON WEEKLY HAWK-EYE.

them would not 20 so long as one of the
original secessionists was left behind. IS
regiment is ordered into Tennessee, where
one of them is. The army is poorly fed,
only two ounces of beef day, and some
little corn meal Many of our soldiers
have been without shoes all the winter, and
without bed or body clothes, and none of
them over-fed. We can not get paper, even
fit to write supon, nor pens, nor ink; each
of these sheets cost five cents, and they
are just blotting paper. When we get an
opportunity, we have to send our boys
something to eat, clothing, blankets, &C.;
but those who brought on the war secured
for themselves good warm, fat, safe offices;
if they can keep them they will be lucky.
If we can get our independence and peace,
perhaps things may go on smoothly for Q
few years, but they can not continue; and
will certainly wind up and clear out. /
will not risk another revolution; but. II we
fail in our present attempt, am complete
ly ruined. Can we sustain ourselves IN pro-
visions? If our people were true to them
selves, perhaps we might; but every one has
apparently lost sight Of country to make
money; and vet how few haye any conf
dence in the money now in circulation.
do not think my household expenses and
taxes this year will fall short of "A 600
(GSO0). Such times will ruin many men,
Certainly our country is at present wreck.
1t is considered generally we have weak
er set of men in our Government heads
and Congress than ever was in our old
Government or in the old Congress-; and
certainly ours are no less corrupt. Our
present Vice President made a great
speech to the Legislature of the State of
Georgia (where he belongs toy before that
State seeded; and there he warned them
that, if they broke up the old Government,
they would leave to see their teeming
fields and noble plantations become howl
ing wildernesses. That man had, and has,
the name of being the most seeing and
most able statesman in the Southern cOun-
try; but the demagogues were determined
to break up all law and government
They were men of ruined fortunes, hav
ing nothing to lose and every thing to gain.
In South Carolina, the originator of Sc
cession, when they in that State took the
vote whether to secede or not, they (the
leaders, carried every person to vote,
whether drunk or crazy, and they de-
clared that the State was now sovereign
and independent. Our people abuse the
English and praise the French, though
France has given them no assistance what
ever in any way or in any thing, while
England has furnished us with all our
ships and guns, and every thing we have
of warlike material-nOt the British Gov
eminent, but the British people. Welearn
that we have now most powerful fleet
of war vessels building and nearly finish
ed in Britain. This has been the most
cruel and vindictive war perhaps ever
waged; and our Southern people have
taken more advantage of the necessities of
their own countryman than could believe
of such a people, boasting Of their pa
triotism and charity. The necessities of
life, both in provisions and clothing, are
terrible; and if we ever are conquered,
it will be by our producers and specula-
tors. How would you like to pay for eve
ry thing you use 500 to 1000 per cent. over
the prices you had to pay before the war?
Our producers and SPECTATORS have done
this for us" -!Scottish american.