The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-09-12
what they think Of Tuttle.

What they think OF Tuttle.
. At Corinth, Miss, the Union soldiers,
publish a paper named the Corinth CAdnt'-
cleer. It is edited by member of the Sec
ond Iowa Infantry, the regiment which
made Gen. futile. The motto of the paper
reads, "Death to all traitors, North and
South From this paper Of August 18th,
we extract the following editorial remarks,
which, like the resolutions adopted by the
officers and men of that regiment, imply
that the soldiers have a very accurate APP
probation of Gen. Tuttle and his unenvia-
BILE position as the leader of the Butter
nuts:
GEN. TUTTLE's SENSE OF DUTY.-It is
wonderful to see how impressed Gen. Tut
tie seems to be with sense of his "duty"
for Governor OF Iowa. It is strange that
that sense Of duty has not led him to re-
fleet that he could do his dear country much
more good by fighting her battles in the
field as he commenced, than by allowing
himself to be used by the vilest party that
ever disgraced the name of Americans, and
whose sympathies, energies and aid are
ever exhibited in behalf of the South.
The editor of the Chdnticleer has been
member of the Second Iowa Infantry from
its organization, and voted for Capt. Tuttle
Of Co. 'F,' for Lieutenant Colonel of the
regiment, soon after which he was appoint
ed Colonel. We were with him at the me-
morable attack upon the left of the enemy's
works at Donelson, and saw with feelings
of pride CUR brave commanders in the thick
est of the fight, until compelled by injuries
quent adventures of the regiment until
Col. futile left us to fill higher position,
we looked upon him with that respect
which is ever the delight of good soldier
to acknowledge toward his commanding
officer. Since Gen. Tuttle has been Brig
adler we have never ceased to hear good
tidings from him, soIong as he stood face to
face with the enemy; but when the smoke
cleared away, and the allurements of de-
signing men were held up to his vanity, his
love of country fell before the stronger love
Of self and position. The name of General
he had become used to. The name Of Gov
ernor was something new, and more i'm
portant, and in that evil hour when self
gained the mastery over the country, he
fell from that position of respect in the eyes
of his regiment and his country, and allow
ed himself to be proclaimed to the world
the oracle of the party in the North, that
would rather see any nation in Europe es-
tablish a Monarchy in the South, than to
see the disatfected States forced back into
their rightful allegiance to the established
Government. What his sense of duty can
invent as an excuse for this step it is hard
to imagine, he must either in the improba-
BILE event of his election, disappoint his
constituents and supporters, or he must
| tacitly submit to. be made a tool Of by the
tory party that nominated him.
~ Earl Russell, the English Minister
of Foreign Affairs, lately refused to receive
a deputation from large public meeting at
| Westminster, held in behalf Of Polish indie
pendence, ''6ec0nSe the meeting consisted
largely Of artisans and ia5oring nse,a'' If
it had been meeting of 'nigger drivers
just imagine with what alacrity they would
have been welcomed! What piece of in
science it is for a parcel of ARTISANS and
laboring men, to attempt to "come be-
tween the wind and his nobilityr' In Eng
land, as among the rebels, the only thing
that stands in the way of the highest social
position, is for a man to be useful to soci-
ETY.. Labor is there dishonor. To do moth
ing but prey upon the laborer, is to take
the road to social or political distinction
1t isn't bit singular that the English no.
blllty and government are decidedly friends
of our Southern would-be lords and mas
ters. "a fellow feeling makes them won
drous kind to those who seek to make
this country like those of the "old world!''
Tyranny is deemed blessed thing among
the aristocracy. there. Why should it not
prove equally blessing here? Slavery is
the corner stone'' of the Rebellion, on
which foundation traitors have hoped to
rear up Monarchy and an hereditary no.
bility. That suits the governing classes of
England and the Continent. Therefore,
| they cheer the rebels and seek the downfall
of the Republic. Well-they are consist
ent. They don't profess to be Democrats.
~ They had a Democratic, alias Cop
perhead, Convention in Massachusetts, the
other day, at which sundry speeches were
made and sundry persons were nominated
for State officers, from that of Governor
down, all of whom offer to make martyrs
of themselves for the good of the country!
From this it appears that there are still
some of the old idiots living In the Bay
State who believe the Party is not buried
deeper ethan did ever plummet sound"
beneath an ocean of infamy, and that some
day in the future they will be rewarded
with ''sop'' from their friends who
attain power. They therefore endorse the
customary amount of falsehood and trea-
son, acclaimed as is the habit against the
Administration, and talked about re-
construction and other absurdities as alb
surdly as possible, in all of which the Mas
sachusetts Copperheads prove themselves
quite worthy of a first class letter of credit
to jeff. Davis or the first Copperhead Pres
ident who may be elected.
But if any body supposes there is a party
to back these fellows in Massachusetts.
he is mistaken. The whole thing is there
a mere form, gone through annually by
q few office-hunters, who thereby keep
themselves, as they imagine, in the cline
of promotion" They havn't sense enough
to see that the Democratic party is defunct
dead and rotten,-or that the faction call
ing itself the Democracy" is mere con-